tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33404121695088740342024-02-20T09:44:34.400-08:00Bake and BlushClarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847442174207220894noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340412169508874034.post-33271920822449556682014-01-23T10:01:00.000-08:002014-01-23T10:01:33.794-08:00Lady Gaga – FAME – Duschgel - Review<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Passend zum Parfüm von Lady Gaga kann man auch die
dazugehörige Körperpflegeserie erwerben. Ich habe ein Set gekauft bestehend aus
Parfüm und Duschgel, welches als "Black Fluid" bezeichnet wird, über welches ich heute berichten möchte.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inhalt: 200 ml, Schraubverschluss, Preis: ca. 20€</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Duft:</b> Das Duschgel ist dem Parfüm sehr ähnlich, jedoch
weitaus weniger intensiv. Es riecht etwas nach hellem Honig und Aprikose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Konsistenz und Auftrag:</b> Das Besondere an dem Duschgel ist
seine Farbe: es ist schwarz. Das sieht natürlich ziemlich cool aus, wenn es aus
der Flasche kommt. Die Konsistenz ist leicht zähflüssig und erinnert zuerst an
eine Cremedusche. Leider ließ sich das Gel nicht so gut auftragen. Man braucht
sehr viel um den ganzen Körper einzuseifen, da es sich einfach schlecht
verteilen lässt und kaum schäumt. Ich benutze geschätzte 8-10 ml pro
Duschvorgang, was überhaupt nicht ergiebig ist. Beim Einreiben verwandelt sich
die Farbe in grau, was nicht besonders schön ist, da man das Gefühl hat, dass
man sich eher dreckig als sauber machen würde. Beim Abduschen sehe ich
hellgraues Wasser in den Abfluss fließen. Nicht schön!</span><br />
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pflegende Wirkung feststellen. Meine Haut ist nach der Dusche jedoch nicht ausgetrocknet,
sondern so wie vorher. Pflege ist zwar nicht versprochen, aber ich finde es
schade, da ich bei einem teuren Duschgel auch pflegende Inhaltsstoffe erwarte
und dies von anderen parfümierten Duschgels kenne.</span></div>
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das Gefühl hat sich mit Dreck einzureiben. Das Gel lässt sich nicht sparsam
anwenden und pflegt die Haut nicht. Des Weiteren ist der Schraubverschluss
wahnsinnig nervig. Außer dem Duft kann ich leider nichts besonders Gutes
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Obwohl beide Blushes aus vergangenen LEs stammen, möchte ich dennoch einen Vergleich </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vorstellen. Auf Seiten wie Kleiderkreisel oder eBay sind diese immer wieder zu finden. Zudem ist es </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bei MAC nicht unüblich, Farben zu repromoten.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ich selbst bin im letzten Vierteljahr immer wieder um „Cream Soda“ herumgekreist, weil ich es </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">unheimlich hübsch fand, war mir jedoch nicht sicher, ob es „Immortal Flower“ nicht zu ähnlich </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sei, welches ich bereits besitze. Leider konnte ich im Internet keine Swatches beider Produkte </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nebeneinander finden, der einzige Anhalt den ich hatte waren die Swatches von Temptalia, die </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sich aber in unterschiedlichen Artikeln befanden. Im Urlaub habe ich „Cream Soda“ schließlich </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fakten: „Cream Soda“ erschien in der „Archie’s Girls“- Kollektion im März 2013. „Immortal Flower“ </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">erschien u.a. in der „All About Orange“- Kollektion im Juli 2013. Bei beiden Produkten handelt es sich </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">„Cream Soda“ wird von MAC als "light neutral coral", Satin Finish, beschrieben. Es ist ein sehr heller Apricot-Ton mit leichtem Glow. Die Farbabgabe ist sehr gut: Ich habe beim ersten Benutzen den Pinsel sehr kräftig über das Puder gerieben, was wirklich nicht nötig war und musste am Ende Farbe von den Wangen abnehmen. Es ist eine dezente Farbe, die ich mir zu intensiven Augen- oder Lippen-Make-ups sehr gut vorstellen kann.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">„Immortal Flower“ wird als "bright peach", Satin Finish, beschrieben. Im Pfännchen sieht der Ton einen Tick dunkler aus und geht ins orangene. Bei diesem Blush war es nicht so leicht, es zu überdosieren, was keineswegs heißen soll, dass es schlecht zu entnehmen soll. Auch diese Farbe ist dezent und damit optimal für Hellhäutchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Und wie sehen nun beide im direkten Vergleich aus? Sehr ähnlich, aber doch unterschiedlich!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Produkt aufgetragen habe. Im direkten Sonnenlicht wurde der Unterschied ersichtlich: „Immortal </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Flower“ hat einen rosanen Einschlag, was ich ohne „Cream Soda“ wahrscheinlich nie gesehen hätte. „Cream Soda“ ist ein reiner zarter Aprikosenton. „Immortal Flower“ ist m.M.n. eher matt, währenddessen „Cream Soda“ feinste Glitzerpartikel enthält, welches ein frisches Ergebnis im Gesicht zaubern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MAC hat sich im letzten Jahr als meine Lieblingsmarke herauskristallisiert und so habe ich mich sehr darauf gefreut, in den USA das ein oder andere Schnäppchen zu schlagen. Vor allem aber, dass man ohne Druck eine LE beäugen kann, sich seine Favoriten auftragen lassen kann und zwei Tage später immer noch die Möglichkeit hat diese zu erwerben, im Gegensatz zum deutschen Markt.</span></div>
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the brands’ concept. Most makeup of this brand you will find is neutral and not
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it is described as an on-the-go product by the brand. It comes in a slim mirror
compact, which I think is really nice especially if you use it as a lipstick
on-the-go. Furthermore the packaging doesn’t waste any space in your cosmetic
bag. As all Bobbi Brown products it is a black case with white lettering. I’m
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much money on it. I would have been sad if would not have liked. I really like
the color; it is a neutral light burgundy red with a hint of pink in it. Once
applied it doesn’t look that intense as in the pan and it creates a natural
flush on the cheeks. I still have my application issues but I will continue
exercising. At the moment, I am taking a MAC 187 stippling brush. The color
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of the lipstick is pretty similar to the Pot Rouge, as you can see in the
swatch photo. For me it is a red that I dare to wear every day. It creates such
a grown-up and chic look. I have the feeling that I just forgot about the magic
a classic shade can have with all the exiting colors popping off. I love the
formula. As I often lick over my lips or press them together, I’m looking for
formulas that are long wearing. With this formula I know I can trust the
product to last me some hours. I appreciate that it is fragrance free, or at
least I don’t notice it. As it lasts long on the lips the product is abundant.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Gel Eyeliner is one of Bobbi Brown's bestselling products. Rightly! You can get it for 24$ / 23€ and you get .1 oz./ 3 g of product for your money. The color is very intense so no layering is required, which is the most important when using eyeliner, in my opinion. You can apply it with any liner brush, it will go on very smooth. The color sticks the whole day without moving! Great. I also have the color "Denim Ink" which is as compelling as black. You don't need much product and if you always close the container carefully it won't dry out. I have the other product for over one year now and it has still the same texture. You really get a great product here!</span></div>
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Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847442174207220894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340412169508874034.post-26754532560395574562012-09-26T08:32:00.000-07:002012-10-08T12:23:48.052-07:00Laura Mercier Signature Colour Essentials for Face, Eyes & Lips: Review and Swatches Part 2<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I'm reviewing the primer and the palette of the Laura Mercier Collection.</span><br />
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never used a foundation primer because I didn’t see the need for it. To date I never had the requirement that my make-up should stay the whole
day. I tried it yesterday and applied
this primer under my foundation and after removing it in the evening, after 10
hours weartime, there was a little bit more left in the cotton pad than when I
didn’t used it. But I’m not sure if this made a huge difference. The primer
feels light on the skin, a little bit like a moisturizer. I wonder how the
oil-free version would feel because this one is so lightly. I waited some
minutes to let it dry before I applied my foundation. The surface is a little
bit smoother than when I don’t use one and with it the foundation applied a
little bit easier. But these are such small differences that it is not
encouraging me to repurchase it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and blush palette is made in neutral colors that should suit many complexions.
The two duo eye shadows as well as the blush can be removed from the palette to
create your own custom made palette. I made two swatches in different lighting and in the photo below I applied primer under the shadows. In real life they applied a little better, but as you can see they lean more on the light side. The first color is the blush folled by the eyeshadows in order of appearance in the palette.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The blush
called “Vintage Pink” is a dusty rose and it goes on sheer. It goes on smoothly
and you can build up the color. The wear
time is good, when I take my make-up off there is still color on my cheeks. </span></span></div>
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first eye shadow duo contains the colors “Morning Dew”, a matte creamy white
and “Primrose”, a soft rose with champagne sparkles. “Morning Dew” could be
easily duped in my opinion as any brand produces creamy white eye shadow.
“Primrose” is indeed a really nice color which is perhaps not unique but not so
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second eye shadow duo contains “Topaz”, a satin taupe, leaning
more on the brown side, and “Kir Royal”, a deep plum with fine pink sparkle. “These two shades also seem pretty common to
me. As you can see the colors are supposed to create a neutral eye with the
opportunity to add some more drama when applying “Kir Royal”. The texture of the eye
shadows is a little bit better than the blush, since they do have a good color
payoff, although “Kir Royal” isn’t a true to pan color applied once or twice,
and they apply easier. They last on me all day and do not experience problems
of creasing unless my eyes are watering strongly. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Primer in Deluxe Sample Size: 18$</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Blush
in full size: 24$</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Two
eyeshadow duos: each 22$ (my duos only have 0.4 g less than the individually
sold ones so I don’t take that in count)</span></span></li>
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Glacé: 24$</span></span></li>
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Stick: 24$</span></span></li>
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12$ (it is half size)</span></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m pretty happy with my purchase. The palette
is ideal for holidays and weekend trips because it doesn’t take a lot of space and
it is light weighting. You have some shadows to create a neutral eye and you
can always take a bold color with you to pimp your look. The Caviar Stick is at
the moment my go to eyeliner. It compliments my blue-grayish eyes and I like
the depth of color which is created by the tiny sparkles in it. I love the
mascara which survives some watering and the Lip Glacé was a really nice
experience although it won’t change my mind about glosses and I probably
wouldn’t purchase another because either way it leans on the sheer side. I
don’t have so much use for the primer but who knows if I’ll need it once. The
brush is nice but I wouldn’t have purchased it because I don’t use such brushes
regularly as I rarely apply one base color all over. I would definitely
recommend this set as an affordable way to try some products of the brand and
would like to try other products from Laura Mercier, now.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847442174207220894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340412169508874034.post-31338587627620397482012-09-25T00:26:00.000-07:002012-10-08T12:22:45.560-07:00Laura Mercier Signature Colour Essentials for Face, Eyes & Lips: Review and Swatches Part 1<br />
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holidays in London I did some beauty shopping. One of my purchases is this set of
make-up products from Laura Mercier, and as the sales associate said, exclusively
available for the department store John Lewis. I paid 50</span><span lang="EN-US">£ (63€/80$)</span><span lang="EN-US"> for it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a carton packaging with a photo of all the items, which I threw away right
after purchasing to reduce my baggage. Plus there is an advice card which suggets a
look you can create with the products.</span></span></div>
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used Laura Mercier before because it is rarely available in Germany and the
prices are so high, e.g. the Tinted Moisturizer is 48€ which equals 62$, while
it costs only 43$ (before tax) in the US. So this kit was a really nice way to
explore some of her products. I really do love sets like this, because
they are usually a good deal and further more you can try something you
perhaps wouldn’t have bought on your own. I made the experience that many
products I felt skeptical about turned out to be really
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foundation primer (30 ml/ 1 fl.oz.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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eye shadow (à 1.1 g/ 0.03 oz) and blush (3.6 g/ 0.13 oz) palette<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Dew” (permanently available as single matte e/s)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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(permanently available as single sateen e/s)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Royal” (permanently available as single sateen e/s)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Caviar Stick in “Twilight” (1.64 g/ 0.05 oz)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Full Blown Mascara in "Black" (</span>5.7 g/ 0.2 oz) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the first part, I would like to review the Lip Glacé, the Caviar Stick, the mascara and the brush. In the second part the primer as well as the palette will follow. </span><br />
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Glacé was one (out of two) of my surprise products in this set. It doesn’t feel like a conventional lip gloss at all. It is more like a lip balm and I was
totally surprised that a lip gloss could feel so nice and even nurturing. I’m
not a big fan of lip glosses because my hair tends to stick on my mouth. Therefore I
don’t own many glosses but if I decide to use them I usually choose one on days I band my
hair. In addition I think that lip stick looks more chic and grown-up. So yes,
it does feel surprisingly better on lips but in the end, my hair can stick on
it. Now to the color: in the tube it appears like a soft pink with champagne sheen but on my
lips it looks almost like a clear gloss. I didn’t check out the other colors in
the lip glace range but if every color would be that sheer I guess you don’t
have to own more than one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lip Glacé in "Sweetheart" swatched on NW25-skin (different lighting)</span></div>
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surprise product was the Caviar Stick. It comes in the color “Twilight”, which
is a grayish taupe. It has some small silver and charcoal sparkles. According to the little
information card which was included these sticks are meant to be used as an eye
lining color. For that purpose I found it a little bit inconvenient as it is
pretty big, but I managed to use it as a liner near to my upper lashes.
According to Laura Mercier’s homepage it is meant to serve as eye liner and
shadow. Anyway, the color payoff is really good and it is gentle in
application, meaning you don’t have to rub several times over your eye lid to
pack some color on. Until now I only used it as a liner and it works really
well. The color stays where you put it and I couldn’t experience any creasing,
which is always my fear with cream products. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Application is possible as a thin line or a thicker one to serve as a shadow</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was
thinking I don't need another mascara when I bought the set. I have a bunch of sample
sized mascara and it’s been approximately one year that I had to buy a full
size mascara. But I actually like the mascara. Keeping that in mind that I don’t have
high expectations in mascara. This dramatic false lashes look won’t be
achieved by mascara, or why do you think they still sell false lashes like
hell? For me mascara should deliver some volume and curling, but I like to support
the effect by dark eye lining. My demand is that it is tear-proof as I have a
huge problem with watering eyes as soon as there blows a little bit of wind.
And that is the thing I like about this mascara: it can stand some tears and it
delivers some volume, curling and even a little bit of lengthening, without
applying mascara in *exaggerated* ten coats. I really appreciate the generosity of the sample size (5.7 g/ 0.2 oz) which would
be almost a full size of other brands. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The eye
shadow brush is, as the sales associate claimed, a full size brush which has
only a shorter handle. The hair is really soft and feels nice on the lids. Due
to its dimension it is used best for applying base colors all over the lids, as
the brush’s name suggests. I experienced no shedding yet. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This far I'm very happy with my purchase. The next blog post will be about the rest of the set and I will share my overall opinion. </span><br />
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