Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24h Review

Hello my lovely readers... Quite while ago I've been at Sephora and as I was looking through the Lancome counter I saw the Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24h foundation so I decided to ask for a sample and I got it.

I'm always interesting in trying out new long lasting foundations and when I saw this one, as you can understand, I wanted to try it. I really like that they have samples as there is no way I would pay 43 euros for a foundation that I don't know if it's gonna work with my skin or not specially since I can't return it. I got a 5 ml sample that I can tell you will last you a while. I already used it around 15 times or more and I still have some product left. I got this foundation in 03 Beige Diaphane. Here's a picture of the sample.

I had first tried when I wasn't tan at all so when I applied it you could see that this wasn't my color. It also look a bit too yellow but after about an hour the foundation looked better and became closer to my skin.

Now that is summer and I'm a bit tan this is 98% perfect match. Lancome also have good color range. On this picture you 18 shades but on the Lancome site there are more shades.

                                Before                                                                        After

At the moment I took those pictures I didn't have any kind of big problem with breakouts ,only some redness around nose and a bit on the cheeks but I have tried this foundation while I had few big pimples. So I would say that this foundation is medium coverage, buildable, though you won't get full coverage. It claims that it will last 24h. Honestly I don't know a person that would wear makeup for 24h even if it would last that long because your skin must breathe and with makeup on it doesn't. So on me, now that is summer, it doesn't last for very long ( I have combination skin). It will last for around 4-5 hours and then it will start to fade and I set my foundation with ELF HD Powder.

On the site it also says that the foundation is transfer-free. Well I would say exactly that it is transfer-free but it stays on pretty well. Also I noticed , from the sample I have, that it has slightly strong alcohol smell though after you apply it on your face you can't smell alcohol. Here are the ingredients:

AQUA / WATER,CYCLOHEXASILOXANE,ALCOHOL DENAT,ISODODECANE,BUTYLENE GLYCOL,ACRYLATES/POLYTRIMETHYLSILOXYMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER,NYLON-12,ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE,PEG-10 ,DIMETHICONE, ISOHEXADECANE, SILICA,PERLITE,ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE,MAGNESIUM SULFATE, DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE,PARFUM / FRAGRANCE,LINALOOL,GERANIOL,EUGENOL,ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE,HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE, CITRONELLOL, BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL,HEXYL CINNAMAL,BENZYL ALCOHOL,BENZYL SALICYLATE, [+/- MAY CONTAIN,CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES,CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE

This foundation has spf 15 but it photographs great though I haven't tried it in flash photography. The finish is kinda dewy but it gives rather natural glow to your face. A big plus to this foundation is that it didn't break me out. Overall I like this foundation and I think it will last much longer during autumn/winter. Because I'm a girl who likes the full coverage foundations and because it costs 43 euros ( 43euros=£33.74=$52,20) I don't think I will buy the full version but if Sephora will ever do 40% or 50% off I might buy it.

I think this foundation will be great for those of you that don't like full coverage and have normal/dry skin, I don't think this will work well with oily skins.

Have you tried this foundation? Which foundation is your favorite?

EOTD feat MUA Undressed Palette

 Couple days ago I recieved my order from MUA which inculded the Undressed palette.So before I did review for it I obviously have to try it. I already used it twice. At first I was thinking of making FOTD but there was nothing special about the rest of my face so I opted for EOTD.

You could easily wear it at day and night,maybe for night look you could add some eyeliner.

Products used:

ELF Eyelid primer

NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk

From the Undressed palette:

Shade 1 to highlight

Shade 2 and 8 on the lid 

Shade 9 in outter corner

Shade 3 to to blend out

Shade 2 and 9 on the lower lash line

Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

Tomorrow I will post my review for the Undressed Palette so definitely come back tomorrow :)

Also I have few looks on my mind that aren't so neutral , these day I really wanna play with colors so keep an eye for that too :).

Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara Photos,Review,Swatches

For quite a while I wanted to try a Lancome Hypnose mascara. So when the Sephora had 25% off  of selected brands I decided to give it a try. From the different Hypnose mascaras that Lancome has I chose Lancome Hypnose Drama.

You can't imagine how excited I was to try it since I normally choose drugstore brands for mascaras.I must say that I really like the packaging of the mascara and of the box.Let's have a look at the wand

It's a normal size wand with S-shaped which supposedly gonna help you to better cover your lashes.

What Lancome says about this mascara:

"Get instant lash drama in a single coat with this ultra volume-boosting mascara that’ll take lashes from so-so to show-stopping. The full contact brush, with its S-shaped curve, grasps and loads lashes for a fanned out, full body fringe. Lancôme’s luxe Texturizing Complex features highly saturated waxes and intense black pigments for maximum lash volume. The triple coating system delivers a fluid and creamy application to quickly and easily build big, battable lashes that won’t clump or flake."

What I think about this mascara:

First let's see the before and after

 *one coat and curled*

The formula of Hypnose Drama is quite creamy.It does add some volume and length but you really have to be careful when you apply it. What I mean? When you take out the mascara wand you end up with a lot of product on the wand so if you won't remove some, in the end you will have clumpy lashes and that's not pretty unless you like this kind of look. This is my biggest complain, I need to take that extra step to have a nice look. 

Also I was expecting for the mascara to give a bit more volume but I must say that I'm not disappointed with the Hypnose Drama and I quite like it.

What I notice is that if you spend some more time while applying it you can achieve really pretty lashes.

Now about it's lasting power. If you won't curl your lashes after the application and if you won't apply a ton of product it will last for quite a while. Whereas if you curl your lashes after the application you will see some fall out after around 3 hours...This is the not waterproof version so you won't have a hard time to remove it.

Overall rating: 4/5

Whould I buy it again?: I like it but I don't see myself spending that much on mascara,specially since I'm on budget now.

Have you tried it? Do you like it? What high end mascara do you like?

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My everydy makeup - FOTD

This is pretty much what I do on daily bases unless sometimes that I'm bored I will just use some mascara and some powder and I'm out :P

*close up to the eyes*

Products Used

Face

Powder foundation Glamorous(local drugstore brand)

ELF HD powder

Revlon Colorstay Active in natural beige as concealer

ELF bronzer in Warm 

Eyes

ELF Mineral Eyeshadow primer

Nyx Jumbo pencil in Milk

From theBalm Shady Lady vol 2 the shades :

Temting Tara in the inner corner

Devilish Danielle on the lid

Mischievous Marissa on the outter corner and crease

From the NYX Nude on Nude palette

The 1st shade for highlight

The 2nd shade to blend out the eyeshadows

The 3rd shade to line my lower and half upper lash line 

Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara

Lips

NYX round lipstick in ceto 

Hope everyone will have a great week

FOTD feat. NYX Nude on Nude palette

First some quicky news,starting from Monday 6/11/12 and till probably the end of June I wont be able to post very frequently as my semester exams start.Especially the 1st week will be crazy for me,in Monday I have 2 exams Chemistry and Dyeing.The good thing is that after this "torture" I will be free for 3 months plus my birthday is on July 5th *yay* ...Now onto the actual post,this FOTD is actually FOTD from 2 days ago :P . I went out with my friends and this is how I did my makeup 

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Here's a close up for the eyes

Products used:

Face

-Since it was really hot outside I only apply some powder to even out my skin.I used local drugstore brand glamorous( If you live outside Greece it will be too expensive to buy but if you want check it here )

-Revlon colorstay active in natural beige as concealer

-Elf bronzer in Warm on the checks

Lips

-NYX round lipstick in Circe

-Brownish lipgloss by Amy's cosmetics

Eyes

-ELF Mineral eyeshadow primer

-NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk

- Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

- 2. Tempting Tara by the Balm

-From the NYX Nude on Nude palette the following shades

Have a great rest of the week and even better weekend :)

Mini Sephora haul

Yesterday I went for a walk with my mom to get some fresh air.We went to Sephora and couple other stores....So as I walked through the door of Sephora I looked on the right side and what I saw?OPI nail polishes on sale from 13.90 euros down to 8.90 euros...
Just to let my Greek readers know Sephora and Hondos Center have 25% off on beauty products so go and check them out,you can find some pretty good deals.What I noticed is that Sephora does slighty better offers than Hondos Center does...
Unfortunately the shades that were on sale are from old collections,the newest ones were at 13.90...I bought the Girls Love Gold gift bag,which had a small make up bag and 2 OPI nail polishes in Rising Star and Bring on the Bling.Also I bought the Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara and got the sample of Lancome's Teint Idole Ultra 24H foundation

Normally I would pay 30 euros for the OPI set and 33.10 euros for the Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara but instead I paid for both of them 33.10 euros,great deal right?
I want to try that Lancome's 24H foundation although I highly doubt I would buy that one over the MUFE(Make up for ever) HD since Lancome's cost 43euros while MUFE's 33,we'll see.
In my later posts I will post the review for the Hypnose and swatches of OPI nail polishes :),so keep checking back or even better follow the blog so you will be notified.

NOTE to Greek Girls:Go and Check out your local Sephora cuz I think they might have that offer for the OPI nail polishes as well as they try to sell all the shades from previous collections :)