BEAUTY BUBBLE BLOG: makeup

While I definitely don't wear makeup every single day and usually give my face a break on weekends, I still have developed my favourites to reach for most of the times. Advantage of using something you love is the fact that you know how it works and therefore allows you to be fast in the mornings. My selection is quite basic, but still enhancing while mainly focusing on glowing skin, natural eyes. In my opinion makeup should give, not take away from the face and these staples most certainly have been doing it every day for me.

Foundation has to be hydrating, glowing and as good as possible when it comes to ingredients. I have chosen Living Nature Soft Lights Illuminating Foundation to play apart in my routine. My shade is 'Day Glow' that is medium tone with slight illuminating touch to it. It hydrates amazingly and contains only natural oils, minerals and Manuka Honey to take care of the skin while giving it healthy glow. Concealer comes from the same family as foundation, it is Living Nature Concealer in 'Light'. Provides great coverage while not masking or suffocating the skin, contains minerals, antibacterial Manuka Honey and is suitable for gentle under-eye area. I also use Gressa Minimalist Illuminating Serum as my highlighter. This product is my absolute favourite as it lights up even the most tired face while taking care of it and looking naturally luminous.

To add little bit of colour to face I grab for The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder in the lightest shade available. It has been my favourite for years now and you can't blame me, this one gives natural and warm complexion with minimal effort. Blush wise I have been using Bourjois Cream Blush in '01 Nude Velvet'. Its cream to powder formula doesn't necessarily require a brush to get polished and even application. As the matter of fact, I find it easier to use with clean fingers and put the warmth of your body to work when it comes to blending. Creamy in the pot, but once blended and set on skin it will be matte... this ensures great staying power without gliding off throughout the day.

Everyday eyeshadow has to be simple for me. I rarely like to take time and blend different shadows together, not to mention to take eyeshadow brush into my hands. So cream shadow is the only right way to go. These three natural nude eyeshadows are Maybelline Colour Tattoo Cream Eyeshadows. Two of these, 'Creamy Beige' and 'Créme de Rose' are from Creamy Mattes collection, and one, 'On and On Bronze' is from regular collection. All of these are perfectly easy to apply on their own or tied together. End result will be natural, put together and light on eyes as you don't need a primer or ton of product on your lids. Mascara I randomly bought when I was out of it, but started to adore is Maybelline Lash Sensational. The rubbery brush is curved and has many differently placed bristles that make lashes effortlessly phenomenal. I won't be overstating when I say it is easily one of the best mascaras I have used for a while. Great formula, length, volume, non clumping and easy to use! Lumene Blueberry Eyebrow Pencil in '02 Grey Brown' is the product I mainly bought because of its shade. This light greyish brown without red undertones suits perfectly to me. And I have to say when the shade is right, your brows won't need much work at all. There will be no extra blending or polishing required! Few strokes to fill in and just a quick brush through is all I need when using this (by the way, the brush in the end of it is useless).

As you can see I prefer lip glosses in my daily makeup. L'oreal Infallible Mega Gloss in '102 Scream and Shout' is peachy nude shade just the way I like it. Lip gloss itself deliver medium opaque colour with the lip balm like texture, no stickiness at all. While it doesn't stay as long as lip stains it wears off evenly and its softness makes it perfect product to apply over and over again like you would do with regular lip balm. Applicator that is shaped after lips makes it amazingly comfortable and easy to do. When I am feeling fierce or more adventurous I opt for darker wine/berry red on my lips. For more opaque look I line and fill in my lips with Senna Cosmetics Smooth Lips Lip Liner in 'Crimson' that is matte but soft on lips at the same time. It may end in here, but for juicier finish I might add Max Factor Colour Elixir Lip Gloss in '65 Lustrous Plum', dark red berry shade, which on its own gives sheer 'drank just red wine' balmy sheen to the lips and on top of lip liner will keep lips soft and glossy without the heavy burden.

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My Current Beauty Favourites #3

November 14, 2014 • accessories fashion hair care makeup organic perfume skin care

A lot has changed since my last 'favourites' post. While preferences change, seasons change, products also have to keep up with it and the new selection I reach for the most had to happen. Without further ado, here it is. Mostly skincare, little bit of makeup, haircare and something else.

Vestige Verdant Rare Oil Blend is the new product from the company that blew everybody's minds with their organic bioactive mask I talked about in here. Now they have stepped up their game again and came out with the luxurious organic face oil blend that combats so many skincare issues while giving the softness of cashmere.

Rose Mira Spring Flowers Calming Toner contains floral hydrosols of orange blossom, lemon verbena, essential oils of linden blossom and rose damascene that together make this toner sweetly scented nectar for every skin type. It calms the skin right after washing while preparing it for the next step of moisturising. As much I live the calming scent I also admire how it keeps my skin less oily, balanced and comfortable.

Earthbody Control Facial Mosituriser is another facial oil blend I am keen on. It smells like a warm cosy winter evening or gingerbread cookies with hot cup of tea. It makes you feel calm and focused while taking care of any pimples, breakouts, spots and irritations. Truly luxurious and unique, it contains essential oils of clove, amber, sandalwood, tangerine and frangipani that make your complexion radiant and clear. Must-have when dealing with acne or occasional break outs!

Mádara Brightening AHA Peel Mask is one of the two face masks this wonder company recently let out. Why wonder company? There is not one product I have tried by them that I don't love. They make their products so carefully while keeping in mind the skin of European skin and using the ingredients from European nature. Peel mask is a white liquid gel that exfoliates skin throughout without any particles or scrubbing needed. It leaves skin so smoothly silky while polishing pores smaller than you remembered them to be.

Placent Activ Reinforzing Hair Treatment is a liquid placenta that come in set of ampules. One shot of it should be massaged into scalp and hair every other day after washing it. It is mainly meant for supporting the growth of hair while making it stronger. As it is quite watery, it doesn't make hair visibly stronger right away. As a matter of fact, you won't feel like you put something in your hair at all. But these do hide long term benefits in them! I noticed little baby hair coming in within few weeks and I am definitely will continue using them, in order to post full review.

KOMONO Magnus Black Black Watch has served me so well and day by day I love it more and more. As I discovered after getting it, this is meant to be for men, but still it is perfect. In its black sleekness and big dial it goes with every outfit and occasion while showing you the right time in big easy to watch numbers. Brushed matte metal case and black leather wrist band make the unique perfect mix that is comfortable to wear.

Lucy's Lotions Vitamin E & Grapefruit Lip Balm is a lip potion to soothe, moisturise and heal dry lips. Or to keep them in condition! Its fresh zesty grapefruit scent makes it refreshing to use while its natural butters and oils do hard work taking care of your pout. As it comes in a bigger tin, I use it mostly at home and I don't have to go into my stash I keep in my purse.

Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille is a perfume full of warmth and cosiness. This mellow scent is something to wear when feeling under the weather or stressed out. It lights you up immediately! If you think it is just 'another sweet scent' out there, you are underestimating it. In its vanilla bean sweetness there is also a good amount of wintery woody spiciness hiding in it.

LiLash Puryfyied Eyelash Serum is the new old fellow I used to love and started using again. It made life so easy and allowed me to skip mascara or the whole makeup routine at times. You can't imagine what a big difference great pair of natural lashes do until you have one. This is the serum that gives extreme results!

Lumene Raspberry Miracle Mascara is the one I got just because I needed a mascara and had no clue which one to get. While mascaras doesn't last long, they are great products to alternate with. This one surprised me from the day one. It has a nice thick full brush along with black fibre consistency that makes lashes full and long. It won't smudge or transfer during the day and has conditioning arctic raspberry extracts in it.

Lucy Minerals Bronzer 'Sunny Bronze' is mineral bronzer so fine it gives the most natural bronzed complexion or warmly contoured cheeks. Its light warm brown tone and subtle sheen applies as a natural glow, yet it is greatly pigmented so little bit goes very long way. When worn as an eye shadow, it defines the lids and gives the warm natural bisquity look.