EOTD: Urban Decay Naked 3

After showing you swatches of the Naked 3 Palette, it was time to share an eye make-up I did with it!

Products used:
Urban Decay Naked 3 shades:
Trick (lid), Buzz (crease), Strange (blending, highlight)
Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara

It's rather simple, but has a nice shimmer to it that makes it special.

What do you think of it?
xoxo, M

Review: Maybelline Super Stay 24h Waterproof Powder

Hello guys!

Today I'd like to review a product I've been trying out for a while now. I'm talking about Maybelline's Super Stay 24h Waterproof Powder.

Information:

• Maybelline Super Stay 24h Waterproof Powder
• shade: 30 Sand
• contains 9g
• costs 7,95 Euros
• compact contains a little sponge and a mirror
• available at pretty much all drugstores

Positives:

• availability
• nice range of shades for light skin tones
• mirror and sponge included (I personally don't use the sponge, though)
• very silky feel
• easy to apply with a brush
• nice but not that strong coverage
• mattifies well
• lasts rather long

Negatives:

• isn't as waterproof and sweat-resistant as it promises
• fades during the day (nowhere near the promised 24h)
• can easily look cakey (don't use too much!)
• price is a bit high

After all, I quite like this powder. It of course can't fulfil all its promises, that would be magic and way too much to expect. I love how this mattifies nicely, and don't mind reapplying it during the day. It is of good quality for a drugstore product in my opinion.

Has anyone of you tried this one?
xoxo, Misch

Review: Maybelline Fit Me Concealer 10

Hi there!

Today I'd like to review a product I've been trying recently, Maybelline's Fit Me Concealer! Here you go:

Information:

• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer
• shade 10, lightest one available
• contains 6,8 ml
• costs 5,50 Euros
• has a sponge tip applicator
• mainly intended to be used for concealing under-eye circles

Positives:

• price is fine
• nice variety of shades, also very light ones as this here
• nice light formula
• easy to apply little dots around the eyes with the applicator
• easy to blend
• covers up nicely, but not too much
• looks very natural

Negatives:

• can enhance dry areas
• looks unnatural if not blended enough
• doesn't cover darker areas too well

Here's how I'd like to show you the amount of coverage it gives:

There's this little mole I have on my arm, on which I then dabbed the concealer.

After blending that in just roughly, it looks like this:

So after all, I'm quite content with this concealer! It works great for the dark circles underneath my eyes, and that's what I bought it for. It's not the best thing I've ever tried, but it works fine for its purpose.
Has anyone of you tried this concealer?
xoxo, Misch

August '13 Favorites

Hey there!
How time's passing! Now August is already over, and we're slowly but surely getting to autumn!
But first I'd like to show you my favorites for the past month!

Kiko Fierce Spirit Glow Touch Lips & Cheeks 01 Bitter Margarita
I really love the pink coral shade of this product! And with the cute little container it comes in you can always carry it around in your purse. Swatches can be found here *click*, a review will be up soon!

Urban Decay Naked 2
You guys know I love this palette, and this month I've especially been a fan of the shade Tease. It's a lovely matte grey purplish taupe shade, great for all kinds of looks. Swatches of the whole palette can be found here *click*.

Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara
I love this mascara, I'm now on my third bottle of it, and like it more and more. Here *click* is a rather old review of mine on it.

Astor Lipcolor Butter in 011 Feeling Feline
This is such a great lip shade! Pinkish coral, great for summer, and very soft on the lips. Love it! Review: *click*.

Alverde Eyeshadow Quad Chocolate
This month I pulled out this quad for the first in a very long time, and I've gone back to really liking it! Especially the matte shades make for a great look!

Lush Dream Cream
This is a new product I've been trying, my first ever Lush product. And I love this stuff as a hand lotion! Review will be up soon :)

That's it for my favorites of the month of August! What were yours? Let me know in the comments!
xoxo, Misch

April 2013 Favorites

Hello dear readers,
I'm a little late with my April Favorites, but I hope you forgive me :D Here they are:

Catrice FeMALE Cream To Powder Blush C01 A Woman's World - I love love love this blush, I've hit pan quite some time ago and I never stop using it! It was part of a LE over a year ago, and you can see my original review here *click*.
Ebelin Stippling Brush - this brush is really just great. It works lovely for foundation and blush, and I've been using it for both purposes. Here *click* is my review on it.
Ebelin Eyebrow Brush -  this might not really be worth mentioning, as it's just a regular spoolie as you can get it at every drugstore, but I love this one to comb my brows and also brush out sticky lashes. Spoolies can be so handy!
Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara - I've owned this mascara for quite some time, and already meant to throw it out as I thought it to be empty, but it turned out it wasn't! And I love how this looks on my lashes :) Old review: *click*.
Isana Q10 Body Lotion - this body lotion is really great because it is so light that it's applied in no time and soakes in just as fast. Love that!
Nail Effects: Catrice Nail Sugar Pearls and Essence Nail Effect Powder - and last but not least, nail effects! Even though my reviews on the Catrice Nails Sugar Pearls and the Essence Flocking Powder weren't the most positive ones ever, I still enjoyed wearing these looks!

What were your favorites for the month of April? Feel free to leave me your links in the comments :)
xoxo, Misch

Review: Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara

Hey there!
A couple of days ago I already shared a review about Catrice's Lashes To Kill Mascara, and now I want to talk about the other mascara I'm using at the moment, Maybelline's Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara.

Information:

• Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara
• part of the Maybelline permanent line
• contains 10 ml
• costs 4,75 Euros
• shade: black
• promises a lot of volume

Positives:

• price is okay
• nice black opaque color
• has a nice normal-sized wand
• it easy to apply
• it doesn't smudge easily
• it lengthens nicely
• it has a very natural look

Negatives:

• it doesn't volumize like it promises, there's almost no effect visible
• it doesn't separate your lashes
• your lashes will stick together easily, especially with multiple coats

After all, I'm a little torn. It's a great day-to-day mascara, but it just doesn't keep its promises! I wish it would be a little more volumizing, and that is the reason why I probably won't get this one again.

Has anyone of you tried it?

xoxo, Misch

May 2012 Favorites

Hey there!
Even though I'm away right now, I still didn't forget to schedule my favorites for the month of May! Here you go:

Essence Rebels LE Lip&Cheek Pot - You guys know I love this blush, it's so pretty and I've been using it all month long :) Here *click* is my review on it.
Hipp Baby Shampoo - my scalp's been super sensitive lately, so I switched to using baby shampoo! This one is just our local brand, there are a lot of different ones available. So far my scalp feels great, but I gotta test it in the long run to see how it actually works for me!
SunOzon Sun Fluid for the face - I've been looking for a sunscreen for just my face for a long time and finally found this one at my local Rossmann. I tried it a few times now and love it so far! During my vacation it'll have to prove how good it is, and a review will follow.
Isana Q10 Bodylotion - I actually took this one from my Mom ;) It's a body lotion made for older skin, because it's supposed to tighten it a little. Even though I don't really need that yet, I love the scent and the light consistency that I used it all month long :D
Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara - I just finished my Rival de Loop Ultimate Volume Mascara, which I loved, but I decided to try a new one. Maybelline's Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara is one I never tried before, but so far I like it. Review will follow.
Alterra Caring Lipstick 06 Coral - I love love love this lipstick, the color is so pretty and nice for summer! It's a dark coral, but still great for every day. Great one!

So guys, these were my favorites for the month of May! What were yours? I'm really curious!
See you soon,
xoxo, Misch

EOTD October 9th: Copper and Plum Fall

Hi there!
Today I'm back with an EOTD! It's fall, you guys I know I love that, and I wanted to use fall colors. I first wanted to do a Indian Summer inspired look, but then I came up with plum and copper, and I love this look!

All I did was this: I used a shimmery copper on my lid, a matte plum in my crease, and on the lower lash line similar colors :)

What I used? The copper on the lid is Essence Ballerina Backstage LE Eye Soufflé in Pas de Copper; the matte plum is from the 120 palette; the copper on the lower lash line is Catrice Caramé LE in Spiced Bronze; the purple on the lower lash line is Essence's Long Lasting Eye Pencil in Touch Of Glam; the black on the lower and upper lash line is Essence I Love Glam Powder Eyeliner and Eyeshadow; the mascara is Maybelline Great Lash Mascara.

In real life this purple is looking more plummy, but that didn't show in the pictures...:P
Do you like this look? I do a lot, it's so pretty and still simple!
I'll see you soon!
xoxo, Misch

September 2011 Favorites

Hi guys,
it's time for September favs! These are the products I loved most during September:

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara - I already reviewed this one a while back *click*, and didn't like it too much. Now the formula has turned a bit drier and I find it way better to use.
Essence Multi Color Blush in How Cute Is That? - You guys know that I don't really like this one, because it's so poorly pigmented. Well, that was perfect this month for school, just a swipe of color, and you can't overblush with it, even if you're in a hurry.
Benetton Perfume Inferno Paradiso Pink - I liked this perfume a lot this month. I still just have a sample of this, and it's nowhere close to the end yet, so I won't be getting the full size ;) I just can't describe scents, so I won't do that here ;)
Catrice Eyeshadow in My First Copperware Party - a new color by Catrice that I use all the time. When it has to be quick, I use just this, and mascara. I love it! Here *click* are some swatches.
Essence I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base - I really like this base, it's great! Here *click* I reviewed it.
Essence I Love Glam Eyeliner and Eyeshadow Powder - This one is really great for smokey effects, even though it causes a lot of fall-out. Review on it can be seen here *click*.
Frankening - this month I made my own frankens for the first time, and I love it!

So these were my favs for the month of September. I'd love to see yours, so please leave me a link :)
See you!
xoxo, Misch

Collective Use-It-Up! #3

Hey everyone,
I have another collective Use-It-Up post for you! This time there are more actual make-up products in it, yay :D
That's what I used up:

Astor HD Mattitude Foundation - This is my favorite foundation of the moment, and I already bought a new bottle of this one. It's great!

Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer - This used to be my all-time favorite concealer. It has the perfect coverage and consistency, and I loved it! But apparently it got discontinued, because I can't find it anywhere near me :( So now I'm using a different concealer, the one from p2 that I showed you here *click*.

Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Mascara - Here we have my favorite volume mascara, it's a really good one! But right now I have a different mascara to wear, so I will only buy a new bottle of this one when I use up my current one.

Essence Nail Art Sealing Top Coat - I've already used several bottles of this one, but now I've got a new top coat that I love even more, so this one won't get repurchased so far. It's a good one, however.

MaxFactor False Lash Effect Mascara - This mascara is the only one that's really waterproof on me, and it has a nice black color. But I don't need a waterproof mascara on a daily basis, and so this one won't be bought again.

Rival de Loop Yound Diamond Wish Mascara - Another mascara, yes! It was limited edition, and it was nice, but nothing I have to have. So this was probably my last bottle of it, unless they might repromote it.

I'm proud to say that I used up that many mascaras, because you can't keep them too long. Mascaras are always products that go to waste soon, because they can cause eye infections when you keep them open for too long.
Did you use up anything in the past couple of days?
See ya,
xoxo, Misch

EOTD August 7th: Essence 50's Girls Reloaded LE - I'm A Marine Girl

Hey there!
A few days ago, I showed you the new Essence LE, called 50's Girls Reloaded. Now I have an EOTD with it! For the look, I only used this duo and eyeliner and mascara.

I applied the lighter shade to my inner corner, the inner half of my lid and also underneath my brow bone. The blue went into the crease and the outer half of my lid. The applied nicely, but with the blue I had a problem: the gorgeous color is has in the pot and on the swatch fades when you blend! I went over the blue area like a thousand times, because it just blends away :/ Not so good!
For eyeliner I used Essence's eyeliner pen in black, and Maybelline's Great Lash Mascara went to both top and bottom lashes.

I will be doing a specific post to show you how it blends away some time soon, together with a full review.
Do you like the look?
I'll see you soon!
xoxo, Misch

EOTD August 2nd: Catrice Baked Eyeshadow Planet in C05 Venus Vs. Mars

Hey there!
Back when I showed you swatches of the Catrice Baked Eyeshadow Planet in C05 Venus Vs. Mars *click*, I was asked to do an EOTD with it. Now I've finally gotten around to doing it, I'm sorry it took so long!

I used the eyeshadow wet for this look, because I thought that way the color would show up better, and it did, indeed.
On the inner half of my lid I used a light matte gray color to help blending the color. It's the lighter side of the Alterra Matte Duo in 05 Smokey Grey. Then I started with the Catrice eyeshadow. I began in my very outer corner and applied it wet there. That way the color is way darker and also the blue shimmer peaks out better. I shaded the most part of my crease with this eyeshadow, and then used it dry to blend it into the matte light gray from the beginning. That wasn't the easiest thing to do, because it can be quite hard to blend an eyeshadow that has been applied wet. I also added the eyeshadow to the outer part of my lower lid.
All I did then was add mascara, Maybelline's Great Lash Mascara.

The look doesn't take too many colors, I'm sure you could do it with just the Catrice eyeshadow if you wanted to. It's more of a dramatic night-time look.
Be careful when it comes to fall-out, because that happens all the time with baked eyeshadows.
I also did a comparison of the eyeshadow applied 3 different ways: Normal, over a base, and wet.

Do yo still want a full, complete review of it, or do you think this EOTD and the swatches are enough? Let me know, I'll do it the way you like it :)
I'll see you later!
xoxo, Misch

EOTD July 20th: Neutral Color Pop Variation (again)

Hey there!
Today's look is another variation if the neutral color pop I like to do all the time. For this one, I used the quad "The Season's Must Have" by Catrice, which I reviewed here *click*.

I basically applied the light rosé champagne shade to the inner half of the lid, and the light shimmery gray to the outer half and the crease. The turquoise color's normally not too pigmented, so I used it wet here for the color pop on the lower lash line. The only color I didn't use is the dark gray-ish plum color.

For eyeliner I used Essence's eyeliner pen, and for mascara Maybelline's Great Lash one.

Do you like this look? It's really wearable and not bright at all, so I like it for every day :)
I'll see you later!
xoxo, Misch