Showing posts with label Mascara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mascara. Show all posts

10 Dec 2013

November Favourites...

It's a little bit late to call it "November favourites" but I just wanted to post this because it's the last month of this year!! though I have to say that it just doesn't limit to the month of November I've been using some of these products for more than a month now. The next time I do a favorites post will be my 2013 favorites...it's crazy how quickly this year has gone by!
The two products I have tired in November and I am very excited to share with you are the Napoleon Perdis freebies that came as a bonus with a magazine, I have never used any product from this brand before. I am in love with three of the products but the two that made it to my most favorites had to be the lipgloss and Lash to Lash mascara in black... there is no name mentioned on the lipgloss and I have no idea if these were limited edition exclusive for the magazine. Anyways these two are just too good I wear this mascara every single day ever since the first time I used it  and the lipgloss is a gorgeous milky pale pink mostly I top it on a lipstick, it has clear shine and stay put for a long time.

Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NW 30 is perfect for hiding my blemishes and my horrible dark under eyes. One more product I am currently loving is Mac lipstick in Chilli...I like dabbing it on more than rubbing on my lips because it sheers out the pigmentation and the colour looks better on me this way...it's a gorgeous fresh red colour.

I don't like to wear a thick layer of foundation everyday so I have been using  Maybelline Fit Me foundation in 310 it provides a light coverage and even out my complexion and I hide my blemishes with the Mac studio Finish concealer which goes very well with this foundation. I love this foundation, it completely hides the rough and  dry patches and provides a lovely healthy glow to my skin.
Givenchy Very Irresistible is another favorite, I have this in a 4 ml bottle. It's quite musky for my usual taste but I still like it because it is the only strong smell among all other perfumes I've got... may be it's different that's why I am liking it. It is most definitely a night time floral musky scent.

I will end this post with a rather boring product that really worked for me and it is the REDKEN Scalp Relief Soothing Balance Shampoo... I started feeling  a little bit of discomfort while brushing my hairs sort of hurt as someone is pulling my hairs and I had a itchy scalp too so I thought this product might help and it did...it also fixes my frizzy hairs making it smooth and manageable. I usually get irritated scalp during winters so I believe that I may not need this shampoo during summers...nonetheless it's a fantastic product.

I am also going to write a post on my 2013 favorites too... I just finished second semester of my university, it means a lot more time for blogging and fun. 

Hope you all are looking forward to the coming holidays, some family time, good food, lazy mornings and plenty of fun:) 

1 Feb 2012

Review: L'OREAL Extra Volume Collagen Mascara (Black)

Before I start the review let me tell you that my camera is not working so I am taking pictures with my iphone4S,I am trying to get my camera fixed and if it still wont work I'll definitely buy a new one,till then please bear with the quality of pictures.This is a review of L'Oreal Extra Volume Collagen Mascara(Black) which I bought almost three months back!




L'Oreal claims:The super sized brush and Hydra collagen enriched formula provides breathtaking volume,for more details visit L'Oreal website HERE .It is availble in four colors black brown,smokey black and waterproof black.   
                                                                                                                                               Packaging: The tube is black and round in the middle area and very simple,it looks like a high end product. I like the packaging.                       
Price & Availability: Rs.2335 (at Imtiaz Store Karachi)
                                           US.$.6-8
                                           UK.6-8
Prices mentioned above are approximate,prices may vary depending on where you live and buy this product.                                                    
My Thoughts: This mascara falls under volumizing category and promises up to 12 times more impact...it provides good length but honestly volumizing is below average..the wand is very funky looking,very big that I find it a little harder to work with this brush because it doesn't pick shorter lashes of inner and outer corners of my eyes! Initially it didn't clump or smudged,I loved the staying power and that it gave awesome glow to my lashes,but the brush distributed my lashes in a way as if I have only five lashes.
We all want fuller looking lashes.. but the formula of this mascara is thin and I don't prefer thin formula when volume is required...so I kept it unused for a couple of weeks to let it thicken up and opened it a couple of times to check but it actually dried out just in three months,I am still using my other mascaras almost everyday which I bought 7-8 months ago and they still work fine(sounds gross but I don't throw away my products as long as they are working fine for me:P) now it smudge,clumps,it still doesn't give volume!I think its a below average mascara,I am not really impressed.It not very nice that it dried out so quickly and I just used it a couple of times:(  Iretails at RS.2335 in Pakistan that is US $.26 ????????????? anyone in US reading this review must be thinking I am not serious!at this price I wouldn't recommend you to buy this,there are better mascaras from Maybelline and Rimmel that you can enjoy under Rs.1200,if you are very adventurous you can give it a try.                                                                                                                                                                                 
L'Oreal is officially launched in Pakistan and here it acts like a high end brand,its a shame that most of the time they are out of testers and dont even have complete collection of products.Have you used any products from L'Oreal, don't you think they need to calm down about the prices of their products in Pakistan.
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