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May Favourites, Updates and Wishlist

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MAYBELLINE Fit Me Matte + Poreless Powder 90 Transparent   This is one of my unsung heroes that I use almost every day now that I'm using Lavozon sunscreen and my other shiny sunscreen products like Maybelline Dream Urban foundation SPF50 . I bought this sometime in winter and I wrote a less favourable review about it because my skin was going through a rough patch and this looked terrible on occasions, but now I'm a fan. I still love the loose version more for when I want a more perfected look, but this is much more convenient for everyday use since it's a non-messy compact. Powder is very fine, it's not drying, yet it's nicely mattifying without looking too flat. I bought this because reviews mentioned it blurs pores, but it's not a noticeable difference on me  and loose version is better in that respect. This comes in several shades, I picked transparent because I'm so pale and despite looking white in the pan it truly is transparent on me.    ORIFLAME ...

New in #92: What's in my Mail

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*CATRICE COSMETICS Glow in Bloom Limited Edition Monochromatic Blush & Glow C02 Rose Duet Glow in Bloom is Catrice's highlighter-y collection that also includes blushes. There are two versions, I haven't seen the other one which I think is peachy, but mine is a combination of a coral with larger gold shimmer and the other a lighter peachy pink with a less intense fine champagne glow. The coral one is more pigmented than the other and it might be the only one that shows up well on darker skin tones, but it can quickly be too intense for me. The shimmer in the smaller coral one is not fine like it's in the other one, regardless neither end up super glowy on me, so this didn't exactly meet my expectations in this department. The coral one also is not a smooth looking blush and makes the skin appear more textured, while the peachy-pink side is a lot better in that respect and tends to look nicer. They could blend a bit easier, in particular I’m having problems with the ...