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Review: Rephr Makeup Brushes
30 Jun 2022
When searching to upgrade my makeup brushes, I came across Rephr. Their brushes always seemed to pop up, when I watched makeup tutorials of professional makeup artist and I was sure there would be no way for me to afford them. But they often times have their concept store event, where they offers great discounts and I took advantage of it.
October 2016 Favorites
30 Oct 2016
Yet another month has passed. This one seemed the most fallish and I've been enjoying watching warm colors of nature. I've also been testing some new products and a lot of those ended up being in my monthly favorites.
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant
Cold weather is definitely here and my lips are feeling it. I have those kind of lips that quickly get dry. I've noticed that it also has to do with how much I drink through the day, but nonetheless, heating and wind are not the best combination for me. This cream is the only product that I've been loyal too and that I feel can prevent major chapped lips. If your lips get chapped, this won't cure them over night, but it's the best product for maintaining lips in the best condition. I use it through the day, at night and in the morning.
Trend It Up Powder Blush 010
I've already talked about the shade 050 and I like it so much, that I both two more shades. One of those being this lovely peach shade. It's the most my kind of shade of blush and I like the satin finish. Most of my peachy blushes are actually shimmery or a bit pinkier, but this one is an orange based peach and I adore it. It looks especially pretty paired with warm fall eye shades.
Ebelin Powder Brush
DM had some offers on their Ebelin brand and I decided to try some of their brushes. Their lip brush is my favorite lip brush. Powder brush is so soft. It has tapered bristles and it's the perfect size for lightly dusting powder on your face. I don't like huge powder brushes, because you don't have any control with those. This one would be just as amazing for applying blush (like Real Techniques Blush Blush).
Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Quad - Smokey Blue and Smokey Brown
I've also got some new Avon eyeshadows and since this month has been all about the glitter, I've loved two glitter shades from these two palettes. Shade 1 from Smokey Blue is a white based, a bit transparent shade, with bright blue glitter. I love applying this over other shades to add sparkle. I've also been liking shade 4 from Smokey Brown, which is a dark brown with coppery warm glitter. I like a bit of brown smokey eye with the shimmer. Smokey eye can sometimes look boring and glitter makes it more interesting. It's also rare to find glitter shades, because most of them are shimmery.
Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer
I got this, because most people said that it's aa Urban Decay Original Eyeshadow Primer Potion dupe. Since I have that one too, I wanted to compare them. So far, I love it. It works pretty much the same. This one has a bit more pinkish base, but it blends into nothing, because it's a thinner formula and doesn't leave behind any color. It makes eyeshadows blend easily and it also makes them long lasting, which is all I can ask from it.
Clio Kill Brown Waterproof Brush Liner
This is a fun story. I accidentally ordered brown shade instead of black. Typical me. I actually ordered black again and they screwed up my order and sent me foam applicator instead of the brush version. I was so mad, because I only got a half refund back. Now I ordered black brush version again and hopefully they don't screw me over again. Anyway, I wasn't that mad about the brown one, because I actually love brown liner, especially for the fall. I've never had a liquid brown version and I've been loving it. It's not as pigmented as black and you need to go over the line a few times, but I love brush applicator and the shade is perfect for warmer and less harsh looks.
Trend It Up Ultra Slim Kajal in 020
I've already said in the review that I've been using it for brows. It's all I've been wearing on my brows this month. I love super slim and precise tip and the fact that I can fill in my bold spots. Once it dries, it stays on for the whole day. The shade is great for my current hair color. It's a really lovely product, if you want something precise to actually draw on your skin where you're missing the hair.
Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamel - Marmalady and Stonewashed
Fall selection of Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamels is right up my alley. I love green and orange shades. Two shades that stood out to me the most and that I have to mention in my favorites are Marmalady and Stonewashed. Maramalady is the most unique dirty orange brown shade. It looks like an apricot jam. I've also been enjoying wearing Stonewashed, which is a grey based shade with olive mixed in it. It's a lovely muted olive.
Avon Naturals Escape Coconut & Starfruit Shower Gel
This is totally unseasonal and I should have taken this out in August, but I love it now. It smells very tropical - definitely not like a coconut. I don't know how starfruit smells, but I would bet it smells most like it. It's refreshing and sweet and it brings me back to holidays. Formula is like a regular transparent shower gel, nothing special. It's the scent that I love.
Avon Life Eau de Parfum
This perfume has been made in collaboration with famous fashion designer Kenzo Takada. I've already had some Kenzo perfumes in the past and I was intrigued to find out how this one smells. I mostly remember Kenzo scents having that powdery feel to them, which I love. This one is a lot more floral than I thought it would be. I've said it before that I'm not a fan of floral scents, but the oriental base in this scent made me love it. I like it when it's been on my skin for a while and when the initial floral burst wears off. Then it because a more sophisticated and very elegant oriental base. It's one of those scents that I wear when I want to feel super grown up and elegant. Not too powerful or invasive, but a very classic scent.
Glitter
This month has been all about glitter. I feel like it has obsessed me a little. I've made two Halloween makeup looks and they both had lots of glitter. Who doesn't like glitter?! I bough a pack of about 16 glitter shades in Kik. It was last year and I didn't find it this year. Every glitter was packed in a small bag and the whole pack of glitter only cost 1€, which was a bargain. I depoted these into small lip balm like pots. It's a lot more useful and it looks so much prettier. I'm definitely going to use them in some other projects as well.
My favorites are also both of my Halloween looks - Glamorous Ghost and Galaxy Skull. It's been so fun creating unconventional makeup looks and using more free spirit applications. It's the one time of the year that you can try something fun and it's still appropriate to post on blog. There's been so much inspirational YouTube videos and images on Instagram, that I had to create something myself and I love both looks.
Review: Avon Best Sellers - LE Supershock Mascara Black, Face Pearls and Angled Brush
8 Apr 2016
Hey Beauties!
Today is a long overdue review of Avon best selling products. It's their Limited Edition packaging which I actually got in February, so it's not available anymore. But they often do Limited Edition packaging and the products are also in their regular line.
Let's talk about the Limited Edition design. It features metallic gold and pink flower and leaf design, which definitely gives it an eye catching look. I love gold, so obviously anything with it looks super pretty to me.
Avon Supershock Mascara
Mascara comes in a regular plastic tube. It has black and shiny packaging with LE design on it. In it is 10 ml of product and regular price is 10.90€. Currently you can get it for 4.90€.
The wand is silicon and has small silicon bristles, which are all the same length. It's an X design from the top and the bristles are spaced in four groups of 6 bristle lines. The lines crisscross in between so that it provides grip for every eyelash. I like that there's never too much product on the brush, which means no clumps. The wand is slightly movable.
Judging by the silicon wand, I would assume it's more of a defining mascara, but Avon promises you shocking volume and separation. It also promises coverage with just one application and 12 x thicker lashes without clumps.
The formula is on the dry side. That is something I've noticed with most Avon mascaras, that they are a lot drier like for example Maybelline mascaras. It also means that if you'll be layering it a lot, you can expect some fallout. I get little dots of mascara on my skin under the eyes, when I put more layers on. It does a descent job of holding the curl. Right after the application lashes tend to drop just so slightly, but then they stay this way for the whole day.
You can put on more coats and it doesn't clump the lashes at all. That's also one thing I've noticed with other Avon mascaras as well. They never look clumpy. One coat gives you a bit of definition and small amount of volume. If you apply second coat, it gives them slightly more volume and they almost look bushy to me. Not thick, but like there is a lot of lashes. It's not super defining though. I do feel like it also gives some length to the lashes. My problem with this mascara is that it doesn't give enough volume for my taste.
Here you can see how it looks like from left to right: no mascara, one coat, second coat.
And some photos with the eye makeup.
I have the black version and the color is definitely black.
It's a non waterproof mascara, but it stays on my lashes all day. I never have problems with staying power of mascaras, because I always use non waterproof formulas and they work fine for my lashes. I think Avon also makes waterproof version, but I'm not sure if it's always available in their campaigns. It goes off with any regular makeup remover.
I feel like this is for someone who has naturally thicker lashes and wants a bit of definition. For my personal taste it's not volumizing enough. I am also not a fan of dry formulas, that's why I never use waterproof mascaras. I prefer something more wet.
Avon Face Pearls
Face pearls come in plastic shiny black pot with LE design on the top. It's a screw on type of packaging. It also comes with paper box. Inside the pot it's a foam which protects the pearls from crushing together and making a mess.
In it is 22 grams (which is a lot) of product and the regular price is 13.70€.
Avon also has Avon Glow range of pearls, which has three shades available: Deepest Bronze, Bronzed and Pink Bronze. Pink Bronze seems to be the same highlighting shade as this one from LE.
Onto the actual pearls. There's two shades of pearl. One are beige pink and other are pink. I swatched both of the pearls and they look totally different swatched than in the pot. Light pear is white based very pale pink an darker looks like proper blush shade, very burnt brick peachy shade. Don't let that fool you either, because once you swirl fingers in it or brush you get something super light. It's a very light white based pale pink highlighting shade.
Formula of these seems a bit wet. If you apply small amount you can see that the pearls provide a very finely milled pearl finish with some added small shimmer. The more you apply it the more intense it looks. I have to say that it looks very natural and gives a nice shine.
I compared it to some other highlighters. It's similar to P2 Glow Up! Highlighter in 021 High Beam when it comes to shade, but P2 is a lot more metallic, shinier and has a definite warm gold sheen to it. theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer is a lot more intense and metallic. Shade is obviously very different, because this one is yellow gold. Avon Face Pearls are the most subtle looking of them all.
They are pigmented, but very light in color. It's something for very light to light skin tones. It might even work on medium skin tones. It gives a slight bit of pink sheen to it (which is a bit cooler), but mostly it's very white. It's almost pearly shiny, not in that obvious metallic way and the shimmer is very small.
The staying power is average. It fades through the day. By the end of the day, it looks very mixed in with the skin and just slightly noticable.
Face Pearls are for those that like natural, but still shiny in a non obvious way finish of their highlighters. It's on the cooler side. The shade is very light and perfect for fair skin tones. Since I am a highlighter freak and I love warm toned highlighters, pearls obviously didn't impress me that much. I also like a really obvious highlighter, which this one is not. It's very natural and a lot less shiny than most of my highlighters. It's a very good natural looking highlighter, just not after my own taste.
Avon Angled Face Brush
Face brush comes with a matte black handle with shiny, but not metallic LE design on it. The bristles are white, but brown colored at the tips and synthetic. The regular price of it is 8€.
Bristles are cut in an angled way, which means this is great for applying highlighter and contour. It also says to be used with blush, but I like my blush applied with a rounder or flat brush, not an angled one.
The bristles are extra soft, which is always a win in my opinion. I personally adore soft brushes and am always on a search for more really soft ones. This is definitely one of the softes brush that I own. It's still dense enough that it nicely picks up the product and because of the shape does all the work for you. Size is perfect for fitting in the contours and highlights of the face.
It applies highlighter in a nice C shape.
I also really like it for contouring, because you can create fairly sharp lines, but still blend them out a little.
Brush is definitely a winner in my opinion and I would love to try some other brushed from them. Especially powder brush.
Here is also makeup look where I used all the products mentioned in this post.
You can get all the products in Avon's regular range in any Avon campaign.
* Products were sent to me by Avon.
Danes
bom ocenile ene izmed Avonovih najbolj prodajanih izdelkov. Ti so del omejene
kolekcije, ki sem jo prejela že v februarju in je ni več na voljo. Ampak Avon
večkrat izdaja dizajne z omejenimi kolekcijami. So pa vsi izdelki tudi v redni linij podaje.
Dizajn
omejene kolekcije predstavlja kovinske zlate in roza cvetove in liste. Vsekakor
privlačen izgled. Sama obožujem vse kar je zlato, zato mi je ta dizajn še
posebej všeč.
Avon
Supershock Maskara
Maskara
pride v tipično črno sijoči embalaži za maskare z dizajnom iz omejene
kolekcije. V njej je 10 ml izdelka in redna cena je 10.90€. Trenutno jo lahko
dobite za 4.90€.
Krtačka
ima silikonske ščetine, ki so vse enako dolge. Če jo pogledamo od zgoraj
navzdol tvori X obliko. Ščetine so razporejene v štiri skupine po 6 vrst. Vrste
se med sabo križajo, da zajamejo vsako trepalnico. Všeč mi je, da nikoli ni na
ščetinah preveč maskare, kar pomeni, da se trepalnice ne bodo sprijemale.
Krtačko je možno malo upogniti.
Glede
na to, da gre za silikonsko krtačko sem predvidevala, da bo maskara bolj
primerna za definiranje, a Avon obljublja šokanten volumen in ločenost. Prav
tako obljublja prekrivnost z eno plastjo in do 12x bolj goste trepalnice brez
grudic.
Formula
je bolj suha. To je nekaj kar sem opazila pri večini Avon maskar, da so vse
bolj suhe kot na primer Maybelline maskare.
To tudi pomeni, da z več nanosi lahko pričakujete nekaj odpada. Včasih
dobim na koži pod očmi majhne pikice maskare, ki odpadejo od trepalnic kadar si
namažem preveč slojev. Še kar drži zavihanost trepalnic, čeprav se takoj po
nanosu malo poleže zavihanost. Vendar je to res malo in od takrat naprej ostane
zavihanost enaka skozi ves dan.
Nanesete
lahko več slojev in ne bo zlepilo trepalnic. To je spet ena od lastnosti, ki
sem jih opazila z Avon maskarami. Nikoli ne dajejo videz zlepljenih trepalnic.
En nanos da trepalnicam malo definicije in majhen volumen. Ko nanesete drugi
sloj, dobijo trepalnice več volumna in izgledajo ne preveč goste ali debele,
ampak kot da je tam veliko trepalnic. Ne daje neke ogromne definicije. Zdi se
mi, da jih tudi malo podaljša. Moj problem s to maskaro je, da ne da dovolj
volumna za moj okus.
Tukaj lahko vidite kako izgleda
od leve proti desni: brez maskare, z enim slojem in z dvema slojema. In nekaj
fotografij maskare z očesnim makeupom.
Jaz imam črno verzijo in odtenek
je vsekakor črn.
Formula ni vodoodporna vendar na
mojih trepalnicah ostane ves dan. Na splošno s tem nimam problemov, ker vedno
uporabljam ne vodoodporne maskare.
Mislim, da ima Avon tudi vodoodporno verzijo, ki pa ni vedno v ponudbi.
Odstranjuje se z lahkoto s kakšnim koli makeup odstranjevalcem.
Menim, da je maskara primerna za
nekoga, ki ima naravno goste trepalnice in želi malo definiranosti. Za moj
osebni okus ne da dovolj volumna. Niti mi ni všeč suha formula, ki je značilna
za vodoodporne formule, katerih jaz nikoli ne uporabljam. Raje imam bolj mokre
maskare.
Avon Osvetlitvene kroglice za
obraz
Kroglice se nahajajo v črni
sijoči posodici z dizajnom omejene kolekcije na vrhu. Embalaža se nahaja tudi v
kartonasti škatli. Ko jo odpremo v njej najdemo plast gobe, ki ščiti kroglice
da se ne bi preveč drgnile med sabo.
V posodi je 22 gramov izdelka in
redna cena je 13.70€.
Avon ima tudi linijo Avon Glow, ki vsebuje
kroglice za bronzer in sicer tri odtenke: Deepest Bronze, Bronzed in Pink
Bronze. Pink Bronze je enak odtenek kot ta iz LE. Te lahko dobiti v Avonovi redni prodaji in niso samo del omejene kolekcije.
Kroglice so v dveh barvah. Ene so
bež roza druge roza. Obe kroglici sem preizkusila posebej na koži in izgledata
popolnoma drugače kot v embalaži. Svetle so belo svetlo roza med tem ko so
temne skoraj kot rdečilo za lica v mareličnem odtenku. Tudi to naj vas ne
zavede. Ko jih nanesete vse skupaj dobite zelo svetel osvetljevalec z belo
podlago in rahlim roza sijajem.
Formula je
skoraj malo mokra. Če nanesete tanek sloj boste opazili res fino mlet puder z
rahlim dodatkom majhnih bleščic. Več nanesete, bolj intenzivno izgleda. Vseeno
je izgled še vedno zelo naraven in da lep sijaj.
Primerjala sem jih z drugimi
osvetljevalci. Kroglice so podobne P2 Glow Up osvetljevalcu v 021 High Beam,
vendar je ta bolj kovinski in ima očitem zlat sijaj. Če primerjam z theBalm
Mary-Lou Manizer, je ta veliko bolj intenziven in kovinski. V odtenku si sploh
nista podobna, saj je ta tipično rumeno zlat. Avonove kroglice so najmanj
očitne izmed vseh.
So dobro pigmentirane, vendar je
odtenek zelo svetel. To je zagotovo nekaj za zelo svetlo do svetlo polt. Mogoče
celo za srednjo. Daje rahel roza sijaj (ki je bolj hladen), ampak podlaga je
zelo svetlo bela. Gre bolj za bisernat sijaj in ne tisti očiten kovinski.
Bleščice so zelo majhne.
Obstojnost je povprečna. Skozi
dan zbledi. Ob koncu dneva je precej pomešano s kožo in izgleda zelo manj
intenzivno kot ob nanosu.
Kroglice so za tiste, ki želijo
precej naraven a tudi sijoč videz z ne očitnim kovinskim finišem. Je bolj
hladen in zelo svetel odtenek primeren za vse svetlopolte. Ker sem sama
obsedenka z osvetljevalci in ker obožujem osvetljevalce s toplim podtonom me
seveda ta ni preveč navdušil. Meni so tudi bolj všeč očitni osvetljevalci, ta
pa je precej naraven in veliko manj sijoč kot moji drugi osvetljevalci.
Vsekakor je to dober dokaj naraven osvetljevalec, ki pa ni po mojem okusu.
Avon kotni čopič
Čopič ima mat črno držalo s
svetlečim dizajnom omejene kolekcije. Ščetine so bele, ampak pobarvane na rjavo
na konicah in sintetične. Redna cena čopiča je 8€.
Čopič je odrezan pod kotom, kar pomeni, da je odličen
za nanos osvetljevalcev in izdelkov za konturiranje. Piše, da je primeren tudi
za nanos rdečila za lica, ampak sama za to raje uporabljam kaj bolj okroglega
ali ravnega.
Ščetine so
izredno mehke, kar jaz obožujem. Vedno išče dodatne izredno mehke čopiče. Ta je
zagotovo en izmed najbolj mehkih v moji kolekciji. Še vedno je dovolj gost, da
dobro zajame izdelek in ga nanese. Zaradi oblike ustvari perfektno C obliko
osvetljevalca in se dobro uleže v konture obraza. Tudi velikost je primerna.
Na
fotografijah lahko vidite kakšen je nanos osvetljevalca in izdelka za
konturiranje.
Čopič je zame zagotovo
zmagovalec. Z veseljem bi preizkusila še kakšne druge njihove čopiče, sploh
čopič za nanos pudra v prahu.
Na fotografiji lahko vidite kako
izgleda makeup, ko uporabim vse tri izdelke.
Vsi izdelki so na voljo tudi v redni Avonovi liniji (niso omejeni samo na omejeno kolekcijo). Izdelke lahko kupite tukaj.
*Izdelke mi je poslalo podjetje Avon.
Review: Foundation Brush (Born Pretty Store)
25 Nov 2015
Hey Beauties!
Another product that I got from Born Pretty Store is this makeup brush, which I call it foundation brush. It seems most appropriate. Ever since I discovered makeup sponges I'm not big on foundation brushes anymore, but I wanted to try this one, because it's thick and short - my favorite type for applying foundation.
This brush has black plastic handle and silver details. Hair is black with white tips, so you see how much product you have on. It's actually well made.
This brush is in style 3 and it costs 2.99$ and you can buy it here. You have four shapes to choose from. I love flat and short foundation brushes, so I went for #3.
The hair is synthetic, short and dense. I like the fact that it's almost flat, but rounded at the edges. It's a nice size and density for applying foundations. I've tried it with lighter foundations and heavier. It works best with more liquid thinner ones. I like doing the tapping motion as I would do with makeup brush and every once in a while I apply it with circular motions to buff it in. Tapping method is perfect, although circular movement can sometimes leave you with stripes as with other foundation brushes, which I don't like.
The hair is pretty soft, but not the softest ever. I've had some scratchy foundation brushes, but this one isn't, although it all depends on the pressure you put on it.
It's also easy to clean with soap and water, but takes a bit longer to dry, as with other synthetic hair.
Not a bad brush. Definitely one of the better ones among cheaper selection, although it's not one I would rave about. So just average. If you need something similar try it. I mostly like it because of the shape and short hair.
You can get 10% of your next Born Pretty Store order, if you use code PETRAH10. Look out for their Black Friday offers, they'll have some good deals.
Review: Essence LE Make Me Pretty Precise Eyeshadow and Powder & Highlight Brush
20 Aug 2015
Hey Beauties!
Apparently I need more brushes. Of course I don't. But, I actually bought only the ones, that I felt are missing in my collection. New LE of Essence called Make Me Pretty served us assortment of synthetic colorful brushes for different parts of the face.
I decided that I need the Powder & Highlight brush, because it was an interesting shape, that it's great for contouring and highlighting. I also got two of the Precise Eyeshadow brushes, because I always need something small like that. I only have one pencil brush in my collection.
Precise Eyeshadow Brush
In person this is a minty colored brush. It looks more blue on my photos. It has a pencil brush shape and it's in fact great for any precise work on eyes. It costs 1.99€.
The bristles are pretty long and soft. They are dense, but the brush still bends a lot if you try to use just the tip of it. They are mint colored.
I love to use this for two parts of the eye. One brush I use around the lower lash line. I use it horizontally on the lash line, because that way the bristles don't bend as much. I find that it gives me just enough of a shadow. It doesn't come too low from the lash line.
Other brush I love to use in the inner corner. I love how precise it is and the fact that I can place the eyeshadow just in the very inner corner.
This can obviously be used for any precise application. I also think this would be good for applying eyeshadow on top of the gel eyeliner or for applying some glitter and such.
It's good, but I only wish the bristles where a bit shorter, so that you could get more control of them. This goes for the application around the lower lash line. I find it great for the inner corner, just as it is.
Powder & Highlighting Brush
This is bright neon orange colored brush. It has a fan shape and it's a lot wider than it is thick. It's a bit more orange in person. It looks too yellow on my photos. It costs 3.59€.
The synthetic bristles are also bright orange color. They are very soft and I love that. That's why I love cheap synthetic brushes, because they are often extremely soft. The bristles are a bit tapered, forming a rounder top. The brush is very wide, but thin from the sides as you can see on the photo. This is perfect for highlighting and contouring. I'm not so sure about the powder.
I tried to use it with a powder and it was good, but I prefer rounder brushes for powder. This is good if you just want to slightly press the powder on certain areas.
It's good for highlighting the cheeks. The brush is just thin enough to fit on tops of the cheeks. It won't give you the precision of smaller brushes, but I find that it does a good job of blending the highlighter on the tops of cheeks. I won't use it on the nose, because it's to thick for that and I like smaller brushes for more precision.
I find it amazing for contouring. Because it's so thin it fits perfectly under the cheekbone. I just apply some of the product onto it and settle it under the cheeks. Then I just slightly brush it on and it's perfect. Thin enough, but can be blended towards the lips. I also use it around the hair line lightly and on the jaw. It' also perfect for sculpting your neck. Not the best for nose though, because it's too thick for that.
I'm happy with the brushes that I chose. I like that they are really soft and work for what I was planning on using them. The color and design of it is also really pretty. Those should be part of their regular line and maybe they should add some other shaped brushes to the line.
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