Top 10 Drugstore Products

Good afternoon everybody :). I have one exciting plan for this weekend, relaxing :), this week was kinda crazy for me. In today's post I will show you my top 10 drugstore products featuring some of my favorite drugstore brands such as NYX,MUA,e.l.f and more.I forgot to include the Revlon colorstay foundation, with which the total of products is 11 :)

- MUA Undressed palette: This palette is great for everyday makeup, it has a good variety of neutral colors and for £4 it's a bargain, you should definitely check it out. You can read the review here :)

- MUA Blusher in Shade 2: A great matte, mid-tone pink blush which  is one of my favorite blushes :) You can read the review here.

- NYX Round lipstick in Ceto: My go to lipstick for all occasions, I love it and always get compliments when I wear it. I'm almost out of it and will definitely repurchase is once the NYX online store in Greece opens! You can read the review for lipstick here.

- NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk: If you haven't tried this one yet then what are you waiting for? The jumbo pencil is great eyeshadow base and I use it every single day with an eyeshadow primer. I can't do eye makeup without it :).

- e.l.f. Eyelid primer: I like both eyeshadow primers from e.l.f and this is the one I'm currently using. I recently compared it to UDPP and you won't believe how similar they are, you can read it here.

- e.l.f. clear mascara: I really like this and I'm using for my eyebrows everyday, it keeps the eyebrow hair in place.

- e.l.f. High Definition Powder: Great translucent loose powder which I use to set my foundation, you don't need a lot and it will last you for very long time!

- e.l.f Studio Bronzer in Warm: I love this product ever since I got it. I has 2 bronze shades, 1 peachy and 1 kinda beige. I have used this as bronzer, blush and highlighter.

- Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara: My favorite drugstore mascara of all time. I would say that this is even better than some high end mascaras. If you haven't tried it you definitely should!. You can read the review for this mascara here.

- MUA Lip Balm in Great Lips: I recently won this in a giveaway and I can't believe I haven't tried it before. I really like and use it quite often. I will have a review for it very soon so follow my blog to be notified when I will post it :)

- Revlon Colorstay Foundation: I don't think I need to say much about it, everybody knows it and I think it is one of the best drugstore foundations. Also the colorstay active is as good as original but it gives a bit less coverage.

What are your favorite drugstore products? Let me know in the comments below.

Urban Decay Primer Potion VS E.L.F. Eyelid Primer

Good afternoon everyone :) Recently I got the Urban Decay primer potion and I wanted to compare it with the eyeshadow primer I'm currently using, e.l.f. eyelid primer. In the past I compared the e.l.f. eyelid primer with the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer (you can read it here) so basically if I will compare the UDPP with the 2 primers from e.l.f (if you will read that review too).

The Urban Decay, as you might know, changed the packaging for the primer potion, now it comes in a squeeze tube which is much much better than before because, from what I've seen, previously you had to depot it to get the whole amount of primer. The new packing has 0.85 fl oz and you pay around $20,quite expensive I would say. Surprisingly for me this one does contain quite few parabens, you can see the whole list of ingredients here.
The e.l.f. eyelid primer comes in hard plastic tube and it contains 0.17 fl oz for $1. This is 5 times smaller than Urban Decay but even for the same amount you would pay just $5. The good thing is that the e.l.f. eyelid primer doesn't contain any parabens, you can read the ingredients here.
So far +2 for e.l.f. eyelid primer: cheaper,parabens free.

Urban Decay Primer Potion VS E.L.F. Eyelid Primer

Urban Decay primer potion is much thicker than e.l.f. eyelid primer. The UDPP is cold skin tone color while the e.l.f. one is warm skin tone color. They both apply easily and blend in very well. The e.l.f. eyelid primer leaves behind kinda off white color which, to be honest, isn't very visible on the lid. From the swatches on the back of my hand you can see the UDPP goes smoothly and doesn't set in the skin lines while the e.l.f. one does but that doesn't really matter because you use the primer under the eyeshadows. Now let's move on the most important part,how they help the staying power and vibrancy of the eyeshadows.

Urban Decay Primer Potion VS E.L.F. Eyelid Primer

For the pictures I use exactly the same products on both eyes and I did only use the primers under the eyeshadows. As for eyeshadow payoff both Urban Decay primer potion and e.l.f. eyelid primer did exactly the same job. On the picture there is a slight difference but that's because of the camera, in real life you can't tell which one is which.

As for staying power, the UDPP did a slightly better job than e.l.f eyelid primer but the difference is only visible with pictures, in real life you can't tell. To take those pictures I wore the eye makeup for 7 or 8 hours which is the average amount of time that someone would wear makeup, I know that there are some people who wear makeup for way longer. So for staying power the UDPP did slightly better job.

Overall I would say that I like both of them but if I take under the consideration the price and the fact that UDPP has parabens I prefer my e.l.f. eyelid primer. If I would compare UDPP to e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer they probably would perform the same in everything since the mineral eyeshadow primer is slightly better than eyelid primer.

What do you think of this review? Which eyeshadow primer you use? Let me know in the comments below :)

e.l.f. Studio Single Eyeshadow in Wild Wheat Photos,Review, Swatches

Hello everyone, hope you all having a great Sunday.Today's post is a quick review of an e.l.f. studio single eyeshadow. Quite a while ago I had made a purchase from e.l.f. UK and they had an offer that you will get a free studio single eyeshadow. Unfortunately you couldn't choose which one and I got it in Wild Wheat , btw there is such offer now on the eyeslipsface.co.uk.
I have seen other swatches of different studio single eyeshadows and the pigmentation was amazing but not in this one :( .
                                                   *sunlight*                                                                    *in shade*

                                                     *sunlight*                                                            *in shade*

I did use a small amount of the e.l.f. eyelid primer for the swatches. So as you can see the pigmentation is very low,you can barely see the eyeshadow and in the pan it looks so so pretty. It's a beige color with gold glitter in it...The texture is smooth and the eyeshadow isn't too powdery. With eyeshadow primer it will last a while, well at least I think so since you barely see it on the lid :( .
The only use I could find for it is for blending. You can't imagine how much I wanted for this eyeshadow to be pigmented, the color in the pan is pretty and since I love neutral colors this could be a great addition to my collection but ...
I love love many e.l.f. products but this one was a let down :/

If you want you to check out all the studio single eyeshadows click here, they cost £3.75 each.

Question: Do you like when the photos have rounded edges or you prefer them square? Please let me know.

August Favorites 2012

Ok,ok I know I'm kinda late with my August favorites but better now than never right? So I'm not sure if I will be doing favorites posts every single month simply because I don't buy new things every month plus I tend to stick with my old favs so...You can read my July Favorites here. Here are my August favorites:

Bioten cleansing wipes: I use those wipes to remove my makeup and they do great job. They aren't the softest but they are well moisturized and I like it.

Summerline Hydrating cream with insect repellent effect: Basically during this summer in Greece it was crazy with mosquitoes so I decided to try one of those protective creams and this one worked for me,plus it is based on different plants not chemicals :)

MUA Undressed palette: Well not much to say here I just love this palette and I've using a lot. You can read the review for it here.

MUA lip boom in Doing Good: I really really love the lipstick part of it and I have recieved many compliments when I'm wearing it. The lipgloss though isn't my favorite. Read the review here.

Revlon Age Defying concealer: I looove this one. I have been using a lot during summer and less in winter because the color is slightly dark for me in winter. It has good coverage and staying power. The only downside is that I think it has been discontinued :(

e.l.f. wet gloss lash and brow clear mascara:  This is simple clear mascara that helps me with keeping my eyebrows in place. I have been using it for almost a year now. You can read the review here

Lancome hypnose drama mascara: This is great mascara and I like it but it's a bit expensive. You can read the review here.

e.l.f. Complexion brush: This brush is so so soft. I love using it for powder and blush. I think if don't own this brush you should,it's great value!!

Sigma F80 Flat Kabuki brush: I have said it in the past but I'll say it again: This is my favorite brush for foundation! You can read the review here.

Sigma E35 and E45: Ever since I got those brushes I've been using them all the time. You can read the review here.

What items you have been using the past month?

e.l.f. Eyelid Primer vs e.l.f. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

Hello my lovely readers. I've been wanting to do this review for a while now. I have already reviewed the e.l.f. Mineral eyeshadow primer,you can see it here, and today I will compare that one to the e.l.f eyelid primer. I have bought quite a few things from e.l.f. and the mineral eyeshadow primer that I have now is my second. But I wanted to try the e.l.f. eyelid primer and was wondering if there are any differences between the two primers.

So packaging wise you can see that they are different, the e.l.f. eyelid primer is kinda narrow on the bottom and wider on the top. Both have the same color combination, warm beige with black.
I think both, eyelid and mineral eyeshadow primer, have the same amount of product and they are paraben free.
What e.l.f. says about them:

eyelid primer: "Preps your eyelid for smoother, longer-lasting and crease-proof eyeshadow. The ultra sheer nude color works to increase eye colour longevity. The lightweight liquid formula quickly absorbs into the skin for comfortable wear."

mineral eyeshadow primer: "This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The Mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favorite mineral eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes." 

The applicators are the standard for eyeshadow primers, the mineral primer's applicator is slightly bigger than the eyelid primer's.

I got both primers in sheer. The e.l.f. eyelid primer comes in another 3 colors whereas the mineral eyeshadow primer only in sheer.

As you can see from the swatches they look the same and they both blend easily. They dry to matte finish but the eyelid primer has kinda off-white color when it drys which isn't noticeable pretty much at all. Texture wise the are almost the same with mineral primer being slightly smoother.

One difference you will notice when you open them is that the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer has a really nice buttery smell and the other almost hasn't any smell. Personally I prefer the buttery smell :P.

I should probably choose another eyeshadow, less pigmented but anyways. As you can see there is a noticeable difference been the swatches without primers and with them. I would say that the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer is a bit better with helping the eyeshadow payoff. Although they don't do tremendous work with boosting the eyeshadow payoff,  they do help a lot with staying power of eyeshadows. I have noticed big difference when I'm wearing either of the e.l.f. primers.

That's how the eyeshadow looks after about 7-8 hours. I didn't use the same eyeshadow for the eye makeup and swatches!. 

I must say that the color pretty much didn't fade at all so thumbs up for the primers.

Overall I would say that they preform almost identically with e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer being slightly better, at the end is up to you if want to pay £1.5 or £3. To be honest next time I will need a new primer I don't know how I will decide which one I will buy :P.

You can buy the e.l.f. eyelid primer here for £1.5 and the mineral eyeshadow primer here for £3

Have you tried any of these? Which eyeshadow primer are you using? Let me know in the comments below.

July Favorites

Hello my lovely readers. This is the first time I do favorites post and i don't think I will do them every month as I don't buy new products every month. I've been loving these products not only in July but the past months too. :)

theBalm Shady Lady Vol 2 eyeshadow palette: I love all the color in this palette and have used it a lot throughout  the months of June and July. You can read my review here.

MUA Undressed Palette: This is a gorgeous neutral palette great for someone who loves neutral colors. You can read the review here.

Elf Eyelid Primer: This is a lovely eyeshadow primer. It works the same way as the Elf Mineral

Eyeshadow Primer.

MUA Blusher in shade 2: I wasn't huge fan of blushes until recently. Now that I like wearing blushes I use this one all the time :)

B.U. Rock Mantic Fragrance :  I love this fragrance so much and I've been using a lot these past months. Some people say it smells like Nina Ricci  Nina fragrance.

Priorities Olive Stone scrub: This s scrub I've been using the past 3 months. It works great and it's not one of those scrubs that feel like simple cleanser and don't exfoliate at all,this works great. I bought at Sephora but I don't think you will find it outside Greece.

MAC Lip Pencil in Cherry: It's gorgeous red lip pencil. I wore it few times for night outs.

Sunsilk Hair Conditioner for damaged hair: My current favorite hair conditioner,it really great for my hair. I might do a review about it in the future.

What products are in your July Favorites?

 

EOTD with theBalm Shady Lady Vol 2 Palette

Hello my lovely readers,hope you are having a great weekend. For a long time I wanted to do eye makeup using only the theBalm Shade Lady Vol 2 palette. This is my first palette from theBalm and I really love it. If you want to you can check out my review of the palette here  and also here my everyday makeup using this palette. Here are the pictures of the eye makeup.

Products

ELF Eyelid primer

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

theBalm Devilish Danielle in the inner corner and under the brow

theBalm Just This One Jamie on the lid

theBalm Feisty Felicia in the outer corner and crease

theBalm Mischievous Marissa on half lower lash line

theBalm Caught  in the Act Courtney on the other half lower lash line

Black eyeshadow to line my upper lash line

Nyx Jumbo Pencil in Milk on the waterline

Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

What do you think of this? Do you own any of theBalm Shady Lady palettes?

FOTD: Light Bronze Eyes

Hello my lovely readers! Once again I've been playing around with my MUA Undressed palette and I came up with this simple look that I will work with many occasions.

Products

Face

Revlon Colorstay Active in natural beige

ELF HD Powder

Cheeks

MUA Blusher in Shade 2

Bronzer(local brand)

theBalm Devilish Danielle to highlight

Lips

La Roche-Posay in #28

Eyes

ELF Eyelid Primer

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

theBalm Tempting Tara in the inner corner

Shade 2 from the MUA Undressed Palette on half of the lid

Shade 9  from the MUA Undressed Palette on the over half of the lid

Shade 10 from the MUA Undressed Palette in the outter corner and crease

Shade 3 from the MUA Undressed Palette to blend everything out

Shade 1 from the MUA Undressed Palette under the brow

Black eyeshadow to line my upper and lower lashline

Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

What do you think? What's your favorite everyday look?

FOTD: Night out

Hello my lovely readers... I'm still playing with my new MUA palettes ( Going for Gold and Undressed ) so I decided to recreate a look I had done in the past for a night out. This look isn't an everyday look unless you like to have quite bold eyes in your everyday makeup. Here are the pictures.

Products:

Face

Revlon colorstay in natural beige 

ELF HD Powder

Cheeks

Matt Bonzer

MUA Blusher in Shade 2

Lips

NYX Round Lipstick in Circe

Eyes

Elf Eyelid Primer

NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk

theBlam Tempting Tara in the inner corner

Shade 4 from  MUA Going for Gold on half of the lid

Shade 10 from MUA Going for Gold on the other half of the lid

Shades 11 & 12 from the MUA Undressed Palette in the outter corcer and crease

Shade 1 from the MUA Undressed Palette under the brow

Glamorous liquid eyeliner(greek brand)

Seventeen Longstay eyeline in No 14 on my waterline (greek brand)

Max Factor False Lash Effect

What do you think of this look?

Have a nice day

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 :).

My Birthday Makeup-FOTD

My birthday was on July 5th and now I'm officially 20 years old :) . I invited few friends over to my house for a party and we had great time... I didn't want to go for very dramatic with my makeup so here's my look.

It's very easy to create and you can easily to wear even for everyday.

I wanted something neutral with some color so I created brown with teal eyes and rosy lips.

Here's a close up to the eyes

Face:

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24h in Beige Diaphane

Revlon colorstay active in natural beige

ELF HD Powder

Lips:

Nyx round lipstick in Ceto

Eyes:

Elf eyelid primer

NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk

theBalm Devilish Danielle  in inner corner

Shade 12 and 14 from MUA 24 Shade Immaculate Collection Palette on the lid

8th eyeshadow from the second row of NYX Nude on Nude in outter corner

3rd eyeshadow from the first row of NYX Nude on Nude to blend out

1st eyeshadow from the first row of NYX Nude on Nude to highlight  under the brow

Shade 1 from MUA 24 Shade Immaculate Collection Palette on the lower lash line

Shade 4 from MUA 24 Shade Immaculate Collection Palette to line half of the upper lash line

Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

What do you think of this look?

Everyday Eyemakeup - Pink

Hello lovelies.

About a week or so ago I got my MUA 24 Shade Palette and I decided to create an everyday eyemakeup for girls who love pink color. This what I came up with.

It's really easy to create and you can use other colors too. Besically it's like gradient from pink to white.

Porducts:

Elf Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk

From the MUA 24 Shade Palette:

Shade 8 in the outter corner

Shade 3 right next to Shade 8

Shade 9 in the half of inner corner

Shade 18 as highlighter

Shade 4 to line my bottom and upper lash line

Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara

What do you think? What is your favorite color to wear everyday?

Have a nice weekend

Drugstore Haul

Previous week me and my friend did some drugstore shopping. Thankfully both orders came pretty quickly. Basically we just bought few things we needed and that's what we got.

I know we didn't do crazy shopping but like I said we bought what we currently need :)

List:

MUA 24 Shade Immaculate Collection Palette

MUA 12 Shade Glitterball Palette

ELF HD Powder

ELF Mineral Infused Face Primer

ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

ELF Eyelid Primer

2 ELF Wet Gloss Lash and Brow Clear Mascara

ELF Studio Single Eyeshadow in wild wheat ( was a gift )

In future posts I will review the MUA 24 shade palette,Elf single eyeshadow, Elf HD powder and ELF Eyelid Primer. I have already a review for Elf Mineral primer and ELF Clear Mascara

MUA Site: http://muastore.co.uk/

ELF Site : UK USA

NOTE: ELF UK has 35% the essential line till 20/6 and ELF USA has offer too since they celebrate 8 years of beauty,Happy Birthday ELF :)

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 :)

NYX Nude on Nude Palette Photos,Review,Swatches

I wanted to do this review for quite a while now so here we are.Many out there compare the NYX Nude on Nude palette to UD Naked palette.I can't really say anything about that as I don't own the Naked palette. What can I say is that I freaking love this one. It's my go to palette for everyday makeup.I pretty much use it every single day since I bought it.

Let's look inside this beauty :)

*No flash,inside*

*With flash,inside*

*lip glosses*

Now how about some swatches?

*outside*

*direct sunlight*

*outside*

*direct sunlight*

(For eyeshadow swatches I did use a small amount of primer,elf mineral eyeshadow primer)

-Lip glosses-

*outside*

*direct sunlight*

And now my review

What NYX says about the palette:

"NYX Nude on Nude set is a classy medley of 20 neutral eye shadows and 10 vibrant lip colors that work for every skin tone and every occasion. This makeup palette comes with a mirror and 2 applicators for your lips and eyes, making it perfectly portable."

Ingredients:

EYE SHADOW - Talc, Mica, Magnesium Stearate, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polybutene, Synthetic Wax, Mineral Oil, Methylparaben, and Propylparaben. MAY CONTAIN: Titanium Dioxide ( CI 77891 ), Iron Oxide Yellow ( CI 77492 ), Iron Oxide Black ( CI 77499 ), Iron Oxide Red ( CI 77491 ), Ultramarine Blue ( CI 77007 ), Manganese Violet ( CI 77742), or Mica (77019).

LIP GLOSS - Polybutene, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Mineral Oil, Beeswax, Ceresin, Hydroxystearic Acid, Polyethylene, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, and Ethylhexyl Palmitate. MAY CONTAIN: D&C Red 28 Al Lake ( CI 45410 ), D&C Red 6 Na. Salt ( CI 15850 ), D&C Red 7 CA Lake ( CI 15850 ), Titanium Dioxide ( CI 77891 ), Iron Oxide Black ( CI 77499 ), Iron Oxide Yellow ( CI 77492 ), Iron Oxide Red ( CI 77491 ), Mica (CI 77019).

What I say about this palette:

  Like I said at the beginning I really love this palette.

- It has 20 beautiful neutral colors and with those you can create lots of different looks,from a very simple one to a dramatic smokey look.

- The colors will flatter anyone.

- Some of the are less opaque than others but with a primer and base you can get quite amazing pay off. ( I use elf mineral eyeshadow primer and nyx jumbo pencil in milk )

- My favorite shades are 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 ughh I love them all but I REALLY love and and use a lot 1,3,10  and 15. As a matter of fact I almost run out of the shades 3 and 15 as I used to use them everyday.

- Truth is that they can be quite chalky and won't last that long without primer and base.But hey,the primer and base I use cost me only around 8$ and I have them both for months!

- The only negative is that the eyeshadows do contain parabens.

- As for lip glosses,I really don't have much to say as I don't use them.Probably pretty much all of them are quite sticky.

- Somehow to me few of them look quite different when you put them on the lips from how they look in the pan, maybe it's just my idea but...

Overall:

For someone who is into neutral colors this is a great palette,especially if you don't want to spend 40$ or more for a palette.

I believe that it is definitely worth of checking,if you don't already own it

Rating:

5/5

Price:

around 25$ (depends where you buy it )

Availability:

nyx cometics

see here is where I bought it for 22$

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