It's that I moved makeuplique.blogspot.com into it's own domain spot. Therefore, from now onwards I will only be posting in the new domain.
The link will now me:
www.makeuplique.com
I hope to see all of you guys there :)
August 15, 2012
Makeuplique
I just wanted to make a small announcement that I'm really excited for.
It's that I moved makeuplique.blogspot.com into it's own domain spot. Therefore, from now onwards I will only be posting in the new domain.
The link will now me:
I hope to see all of you guys there :)
It's that I moved makeuplique.blogspot.com into it's own domain spot. Therefore, from now onwards I will only be posting in the new domain.
The link will now me:
I hope to see all of you guys there :)
August 14, 2012
l'Occitane: Travel sized Shea Butter and Rose Hand Creams
Hello, how is everyone?
Today, it's going to be a duo review about the brand that I immensely trust and stand by. L'Occitane is such an amazing luxury brand because it has a lot to offer for everyone. I would like to introduce the Shea Butter Hand Cream for dry skin and the Rose Velvet Hand Cream. Both are travel sized and contain 30ml product, but the shea butter is available in both a big 150ml size and in a variety of types.
The Shea Butter Hand Cream for dry skin
A super-smoothing--and best-selling--synergy of 20% Shea Butter, honey and sweet almond extract, blended with the light and alluring aromas of jasmine and ylang-ylang essences. Texturally pleasing balm glides on and miraculously absorbs to help heal and protect dry or dehydrated skin. Anti-oxidizing vitamin E helps nourish. Invites even the most hard-working hands to a fresh beginning.
Rose 4 Reines Velvet Hand Cream
Enriched with shea butter, this cream nourishes and protects hands from daily aggressions while perfuming them with the fresh and slightly fruity fragrance of the Grasse rose, the Bulgarian rose, the Moroccan rose and the Turkish rose.
They both come in this aluminium (?) sort of tube. The shea butter hand cream has this really rich feeling to it. My only concern is the way it feels greasy once you've applied it to the hands, because you are actually unable to touch anything without transferring any of it to other surfaces (eg. cellphone etc). Haha, I remember sitting in the car, applying it and then the next moment I recieved a call. I was so confused as to HOW to pick up the phone without transfering it. So I've actually started to apply it on the top part of both hands and then trying to massage them on each other without having to use the palm side of my hands. This has prevented me from getting the product on stuff. UNLESS you are actually on your way to relax and don't mind getting it on the palms of the hands.
Both are incredibly moisturising and I don't even need to use a lot of product, which is pretty convenient in the long run if we look at the price tag.
The difference between the two is that it's recommended to get the shea butter if your hands are specifically dry. I know that some people, for the sake of moisturising their hands (just the same goes for the face) use hand creams. Which doesn't hurt and you will prevent your hands from getting dehydrated, flaky (me!) and dry. For those people, the hand creams which are an alternative to the Rose hand cream will be a good choice. Here, the alternative is that you will choose a product by the preferred smell. Why?
The shea butter has a rich but very subtle smell, but in the case of the rose hand cream (I have the same one but in a perfume form) it's not subtle and I sometimes actually choose to wear the hand cream instead of the perfume. It's not even overwhelming and I really love it.
The other difference is the consistency of the product. As you can see, the shea butter is in a more composed form while the Rose has a lightly runny consistency (chech the above image).
Again, a little product is incredibly enough and you don't need to put a lot. In my case, I only apply the small amount that you can see in the swatch. The days where I really need more product (very rarely) I apply the same amout as the rose (check swatch picture again).
I think this is the best type of hand cream I've used so this is definitely something I will restock on whenever I'm out of them. :)
Today, it's going to be a duo review about the brand that I immensely trust and stand by. L'Occitane is such an amazing luxury brand because it has a lot to offer for everyone. I would like to introduce the Shea Butter Hand Cream for dry skin and the Rose Velvet Hand Cream. Both are travel sized and contain 30ml product, but the shea butter is available in both a big 150ml size and in a variety of types.
A super-smoothing--and best-selling--synergy of 20% Shea Butter, honey and sweet almond extract, blended with the light and alluring aromas of jasmine and ylang-ylang essences. Texturally pleasing balm glides on and miraculously absorbs to help heal and protect dry or dehydrated skin. Anti-oxidizing vitamin E helps nourish. Invites even the most hard-working hands to a fresh beginning.
Enriched with shea butter, this cream nourishes and protects hands from daily aggressions while perfuming them with the fresh and slightly fruity fragrance of the Grasse rose, the Bulgarian rose, the Moroccan rose and the Turkish rose.
Both are incredibly moisturising and I don't even need to use a lot of product, which is pretty convenient in the long run if we look at the price tag.
The difference between the two is that it's recommended to get the shea butter if your hands are specifically dry. I know that some people, for the sake of moisturising their hands (just the same goes for the face) use hand creams. Which doesn't hurt and you will prevent your hands from getting dehydrated, flaky (me!) and dry. For those people, the hand creams which are an alternative to the Rose hand cream will be a good choice. Here, the alternative is that you will choose a product by the preferred smell. Why?
The shea butter has a rich but very subtle smell, but in the case of the rose hand cream (I have the same one but in a perfume form) it's not subtle and I sometimes actually choose to wear the hand cream instead of the perfume. It's not even overwhelming and I really love it.
Again, a little product is incredibly enough and you don't need to put a lot. In my case, I only apply the small amount that you can see in the swatch. The days where I really need more product (very rarely) I apply the same amout as the rose (check swatch picture again).
I think this is the best type of hand cream I've used so this is definitely something I will restock on whenever I'm out of them. :)
August 12, 2012
Maybelline: Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner
Why, hello! I'm back and almost feeling better. But definitely back! I've missed doing this. I really don't know what happened, and now even my siblings ended up sick. I guess you really have to go trough it once every summer.
Well, today I'm going to review the Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black! What a mouthfull, haha :)
Product file:
- Available in Blackest Black 950, Brown 952, Charcoal 954, Eggplant 956.
- Also comes in Black Gold/Gold Black which is part of the Black Collection*
- Smudge- and water-proof
- Claim: 24-hour wear
- Comes with a brush
It was actually a bit hard to apply the gel liner because it has a certain strange formula to it. It's defintely creamy, but when you actually try to "take it out" with the brush, it get's the consistency of lacking enough moist to it. I guess it's due to it being oil-free? Maybe.
I was able to hold it on for 6 hours. It smudged a little bit, but didn't crease. I've had the one in brown before, and it smudged horrendously!
I've tried better and more affordable brands that have gel eyeliners, so this is not a product that I think any highly off. I don't even know why I got it again since I remember throwing the brown to the bin after using it twice. It was really bad. But this black is better, I won't risk going out with it though.
Well, today I'm going to review the Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black! What a mouthfull, haha :)
- Available in Blackest Black 950, Brown 952, Charcoal 954, Eggplant 956.
- Also comes in Black Gold/Gold Black which is part of the Black Collection*
- Smudge- and water-proof
- Claim: 24-hour wear
- Comes with a brush
I tried to swatch it both lightly and harshly to show how the brush works. It's a bit of a wide brush and is not a firm and angled brush. It's a bit thick and is slighly rounded. That's why I wasn't successfull in applying it smoothly and precise. I had to tug at my skin to be able to make it work for me. I have actually used the brush as a lipliner and it does a way better job doing so!
As you can see on swatch picture 2 (with my hand) the thickest swatch is the one that does not show any handpalm lines. That's because the rest of the lines are all one stroke, except for this one that is built on a couple of layers. That's the most intense colour you can get, which isn't exactly the best one out there. And it smudges. It's not very clear but between the different strokes, you can see how my skin turned a bit greyish because of that. It smudges but it doesn't move out of place.
It was actually a bit hard to apply the gel liner because it has a certain strange formula to it. It's defintely creamy, but when you actually try to "take it out" with the brush, it get's the consistency of lacking enough moist to it. I guess it's due to it being oil-free? Maybe.
I was able to hold it on for 6 hours. It smudged a little bit, but didn't crease. I've had the one in brown before, and it smudged horrendously!
I've tried better and more affordable brands that have gel eyeliners, so this is not a product that I think any highly off. I don't even know why I got it again since I remember throwing the brown to the bin after using it twice. It was really bad. But this black is better, I won't risk going out with it though.
August 7, 2012
I'm really sorry for not updating the promised posts. I'm trying to deal with a fever (- - )
and I hope that I will be back by 1-2 days from now. I'm really missing this :(
I almost forgot! Remember me mentioning something about the blog in the last post? Well, hint hint: I'm doing a revamp. It's almost done.
Now you are probably asking: she can do the revamp but not the reviews? Well, that's because my face and skin doesn't exactly look picture worthy to be reviewed on. But just give me those few days more and I will be ready to go again!
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