Makeup Style

BOURJOIS Healthy Mix Foundation One of the best formulas for my skin. It's natural, fresh and has medium coverage, which is enough for me. My skin is dry, so obviously I love such formulas that don't look matte. I'm currently using my old bottle which is in the shade 50 and recently bought the new shade 50,5.  ORIFLAME Giordani Gold MasteCreation Foundation This is my go-to especially for winter because it's a nicely hydrating foundation, similarly to Healthy Mix looks natural on the skin and has light-medium coverage. It's not a heavy or greasy type of foundation, but I still find suits me best when my skin is dry. Oriflame has some of the best foundations I've tried, though sadly this was the only one in a matching shade, and yet no one talks about them.  ESSENCE Choose your Glow Highlighter Palette Given that I have enough pretty highlighters already in my collection, it's easy for these new products to pass me by, but this a gorgeous highlighter palette ...

Oriflame's released these liquid lipsticks some months back in 10 shades. When I saw the name, I was almost certain I won't like them, but these turned out to be so good and I'm especially a big fan of Luscious Taupe, which has become my staple every day shade. They are most similar to Revlon Kiss Cushions (Oriflame's are a bit richer), except here I can get a great every day shade. Formula: These have a soft, plush applicator and a very comfortable formula. It's pleasantly creamy on the lips and feels like an good lip balm. Pigmentation is good, but you need to have a saturated applicator for fully opacity, otherwise you get more of a stain look, which is great too. Scent: They have a sweet cocoa/dessert type of scent. It's only present at application.  Staying power: These are glossy and creamy, so don't expect them to last very long (Oriflame has The One Unlimited Ultra Fix Lipsticks with great staying power), but they last well for such a lipstick.  ...

CATRICE Glam & Doll Volume Mascara Waterproof I've had my eye on this mascara for a while, since it's listed on DM's and Müller's online shops as one of best sellers. Unlike my all-time favourite Essence I <3 Extreme  waterproof, it has a silicone brush, which usually I like more, but I get varied results with this one. Sometimes I get a nice defined look with lots of volume and especially length, but then sometimes it sticks my lashes together giving the appearance I have less of them/creates a spiky look. It excels at giving length and my lashes can look great with it, but I wish it had a better multiplying effect like Essence one does. I'd love this if the formula weren't ridiculously hard to remove. It's properly waterproof, it holds my lashes up all day (well actually on one eye. I don't know what my other eye's deal is in the last year with any mascara, but the reason is still glasses) , it doesn't crumble and stays put all day, howe...

There are several versions of Pupa's Vamp mascaras: there are different colours, a versions with a silicone brush and a waterproof formula. I got three washable formulas in a classic 100 Extra Black shade and the more exciting 300 Deep Night and 504 Military Green. I've raved about these immediately when  got them several months ago and I still think they are some of the best mascaras I've tried when they are new, but after about a month of use they lose some of its amazingness.  All three have the same formula, so there is no difference between coloured formulas and black like I experienced at Maybelline's blue mascara. Regular mascaras generally annoy me because they don't keep my lashes curled, but I have to praise these because they create a fantastic effect. The moment I opened them they were top performers - every lash was defined and fanned out, which at my criss-cross lashes is very hard to find. With more coats it didn't start to clump up the lashes and...