Hey Beauties!

So lately all I've been putting on my blog are reviews. What can I say, I got a lot of stuff for Christmas and my birthday and I also couldn't resist a lot of online sales. So more reviews of products are still coming. But this time I wanted to put a little makeup look in between those. I hope you like it ;)


I did a very soft pink almost rose inspired makeup look. Pink is one of those colors that I am somewhat afraid of using. Especially on the eyes. I think I'm not the only one. It seems hard to pull it off if you're skin is more warm toned. But I put it together with warm browns and kind of like it right now. You decide for yourself.

For the eyes I mixed two pink shades for all over the lid. I mixed one light pink, which had a peach undertone and a bright fuchsia pink. Then I went in the crease with a warm toned light brown matte shade. In the outer corner I put violet toned brown shade.


I also put the violet brown shade on the lower lid. In the inner corner of the eye I used light pink gel liner and smudged it. Then I used black gel liner and created a really thin liner with just a little wing on the outside corner. Finished with lots and lots of mascara.

And that's my finished pretty soft pink look.
Let me know what you think.  Do you use pink eye shadow?





Eyes:
all over the lid - 88 Coastal Scents shimmer palette (mixed two pinks together, one light peach toned and one fuchsia pink)
crease - Avon True Color Quad in Mocha Latte (shade 2)
outer corner and lower lid - violet brown from Catrice LE Eve in Bloom 02 Beauty Bouquet
inner corner - Avon Super Shock gel eyeliner in Flash
Essence Gel Eyeliner in 01 Midnight in Paris
Bourjois Twist Up the Volume mascara

Face:
Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation
MAC Studio Finish concealer
Revlon Colorstay concealer
Rimmel Stay Matte powder
L'Oreal Lumi Magique pure light primer (as highlighter)
Artdeco Mineral Blusher in 24 PInk

Lips:
Maybelline Hydra Extreme in 600 Precious Petal
lip gloss - mixed together Essence Stay With Me in 02 My Favorite Milkshake and Avon Perfect Kiss in Mauve Kiss

Hey Beauties!

I saw these blushes in the store so many times and never took a second look. Until I saw them on some blogs. I only have 3 powder blushes, so I am starting to realize I should buy more blushes not nail polishes :).


I bought this light peach Maybelline Colorama blush in the shade 101. It's a light peach to pink shade with gold shimmer. The packaging is plastic black and transparent. The blush is really small, great to carry around. It doesn't say on the packaging how much blush it contains. It costs 2.89 €, which I think is a great price.



When I swatched it, I got almost no color, just the shimmer. It swatches very light, but you can definitely build up the color. I like it, because I am used to pigmented blushes and this one seems to be a nice change. To just get a little flush of color is refreshing.


The shimmer in it is gold, so perfect for warm skin tones or anyone who wants a nice gold glow to cheeks. I actually think that it acts as a highlighting blush. I love the sheen and glow that it gives to the skin, but up close the shimmer is too big for my taste. I do like the overall effect, though. Oh and warning the shimmer can transfer to you boyfriend's face, so maybe not the best blush for cuddling :).


Now, if only blogger wouldn't blur most of my photos. Gosh! Do you have this problem too? I don't know how to get rid of blogger alternating my photos anytime I upload them. Maybe blogger compresses them, since they are really big. Anyways, here is how it looks like on me.

Conclusion: pretty fair shade for all those fair ladies, a bit too big shimmer, great because it gives a highlighting effect, not for those who want extremely pigmented matte blushes.



Have you tried any of the Maybelline Colorama blushes?