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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Makeup Review: Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer

If you haven't gotten on the bandwagon for this concealer, its high time you wake up & smell the makeup obsession coffee ;) Enter Urban Decay's Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer.....whew that was long! Utterly worth the hype & every single penny!

As usual Urban Decay does things right. They couldn't have gotten it more correct on this fantastic concealer that feels like there' s nothing there? Don't we all want that? to feel like we aren't caked up underneath our eyes, and have our dark circles vanish into thin air -after applying a concealer? And if not, at least you want your under eyes to be luminous, blended in & highlighted. I'm sure everyone will agree on this :)
Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer in "Medium Dark Neutral"

This lightweight formula gives you a buildable & balanced coverage, this is a full coverage concealer, the more you build the more cover. Doesn't settle into lines & gives a luminous demi-matte finish. Ingredients include Litchiderm, a derivative from the lychee fruit assists in preventing dryness giving a brighter & glowing complexion. Japanese green tea which rejuvenates the skin & reduces fine lines. Sodium Hyaluronate helps attract and retain moisture. Also Martrixyl 3000 which contains anti-wrinkle peptides improving the skins elasticity & youthful appearance. Paraben Free*

It comes in several shades that pair up with Urban Decay's Naked Skin Powder Foundations. Urban Decay's colour matching system is based on the names. First part indicated the shade intensity, second part indicates undertone. Shades available are (light to dark); "Fair Neutral", "Light Warm", "Light Neutral", "Medium Light Neutral", "Medium Neutral", "Medium Dark Warm", "Medium Dark Neutral" & "Dark Neutral". There's something for a range of ethnic diverse people.
Use with a beauty sponge, makeup brush or your fingertips to blend/pat in. 

I recommend this to those of you who are in the market for a good concealer, there's a few out there that hit the top 5 and I definitely think that this concealer is one of them :) Give it a go!

These retail for $34.00 CAD on www.urbandecay.ca or www.sephora.ca and $28.00 USD on www.urbandecay.com or www.sephora.com 

I hope you all enjoyed this review/recommendation! Let me know what your thoughts were & if you have any further questions feel free to comment or email me!

Sincerely,

"CHIMERAH"
chimerah.net@gmail.com

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Makeup Review: Star Crushed Minerals Shimmer Eyeshadows

While going through Instagram one night, as I'm sure most of do to kill time hehe, I happened to find the page for Star Crushed Minerals. From what I saw I just had to visit their site, and found amazing loose mineral eyeshadows in colours that are just out of this world! 

I bought 12 shadows to start with, the decision was so difficult! Lol! I loved most of the shadows, if not all...okay fine I love them all and plan to purchase all of them slowly, hehehe. I did only purchase the eyeshadow in the Shimmer collection, I will do more reviews as I purchase. There's also Fluorescent Pigments, Glitter Adhesive, Metallic Eyeshadows,  Mineral Glitters, Halo Glitters, Matte Eyeshadows, Mineral Foundations, Starbright Highlighters & Blushes. Every product looks amazing :)


Star Crushed Minerals Shimmer Eyeshadows

These shimmer eye shadows are soft, smooth & finely milled. On the site it said its milled by hand :) and can be worn as an eyeliner as well. You can apply this wet or dry. If wet, its recommended that you do not dip a wet brush straight into the pot to avoid bacteria growth, instead please tap some product onto the lid and then use a wet brush or add liquid to that. These shadows come in a pot with a sifter on it to prevent pigments from flying everywhere when opened. Due to that, I was unable to show the actual shadow powders, but if you would like a better look to each of them, go to their website listed bellow and go under 'Shimmer Eyeshadow' and find the colours by name. Fancy imaginative names I must say! The pictures there are much better & will give you an amazing glimpse of each :)


Star Crushed Minerals Shimmer Eyeshadows
Colours I have so far. Descriptions as listed on website. Left to Right. First Row: "Twilight Blue" true blue with silver undertones. "Blue Iris" bright semi opaque colour with gold shimmer throughout, soft  gold undertone. "Electric Blue Shimmer" opaque bright blue with slight blue shimmer. "Royal Blue" semi opaque blue color with metallic blue shimmer. "Darkest Night Shimmer" blue/black opaque colour with true blue shimmer. Second Row: "Violet Birds Nest" opaque dark brown with violet blue interference. "Purple People Eater" deep purple with purple interference. "Purple Dream" purple/gray with beige/gold shift. "Black Emerald" semi opaque colour with green/black undertones. "Black Sapphire" semi opaque shimmery blue/black. Third Row: "Black Amethyst" deep purple with black undertones, deep violet shimmer & violet sparkles. "Midnight Blue" darkest blue with violet blue shimmer.
As you can see, I bought predominantly blues and purples. There's every colour imaginable on this site :) and shades & hues you probably never thought of !

I found that these shimmer eyeshadows blend beautifully, you can sheer it out by blending a lot & applying a little bit or build up the colour by packing it on. The colours are true to the pictures online, and show up on the eye exquisitely. Do use a eyeshadow primer of your choice to make it last longer & avoid creasing like with any other eyeshadows out there :)

All Star Crushed Mineral eyeshadows are paraben, sulfate, petrochemical, talc, cornstarch, bismuth oxychloride, fragrance, chemical & preservative free! This is a huge bonus & for me, this earns points. For all skin types*

I really recommend anyone who's into mineral products, or just anyone who wants products of fabulous quality to try these out!! 

These come in 2.5grams for $10.00, 1gram for $5.00  or 0.5 grams for $2.50  www.starcrushedminerals.com

I hope you all enjoyed this review/recommendation! Let me know what your thoughts were & if you have any further questions feel free to comment or email me!

Sincerely,

"CHIMERAH"
chimerah.net@gmail.com

Makeup Review: L'OREAL Colour Riche Balm

So usually I do posts on luxury items, this time I wanted to change it up and review a more drugstore product that is really good. There's hits and misses at the drugstore, we all know how that is.  One product I was surprised I ended up really liking was the L'OREAL Colour Riche Balms.

L'OREAL is a huge company and owns a lot of the higher end brands such as Lancôme, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Biotherm, Kiehls, Shu Uemura, Urban Decay, Ralph Lauren, Maybelline, NYX, Kérastase & Essie just to name a few :) L'OREAL's drugstore products are probably the best in quality out of other drugstore brands, they are also more of the expensive drugstore lines.

L'OREAL Colour Riche Balm

These tinted lip balms are one of my favorites from the drugstore...they deliver good amount of conditioning to the lips without any tackiness (if you hate that) , they go on smoothly and have a pleasant faint vanilla/candy type smell as well :)

Made with jojoba and shea butter to hydrate and nourish the lips, it is said to last up to 8 hrs (softening your lips that is) condition the lips even after removal. The tint of colour is very sheer just to be clear, but they do show up... just very sheer, unless you layer them. Some have more pigment to them compared to others, especially the new vibrant colours that have been added lately.


L'OREAL Colour Riche Balm


Colours available are : In above picture, Left to Right;  "Plush Plum" darkest of the colours available, a pinkish plum tone with shimmer. "Heavenly Berry" a berry pink. "Tender Mauve" a light lilac/mauve with some shimmer. "Caring Coral" a light orange coral. "Rose Elixir" rosy pink. "Pink Satin" a light baby pink. "Nourishing Nude" a pink toned nude.
Other colours available which I do not have at the moment.. "Wild Lily", "Bold Blush", "Fiery Red", "Electric Pink"&  "Caramel Comfort",

I really recommend these for those who would like the idea of the YSL sheer candy balms but don't like the price, or anyone who would like a good quality sheer tinted balm. I use these balms whenever I'm in a rush to go out the door or I just have a very basic or simple look on & need just a little something on my lips. I tend to put these on at those times instead of taking time out to go through my lip stash & pick out a higher end lip colour.

You can purchase these for $7.99 USD on www.lorealparisusa.com , www.ulta.com or any other drugstores near you. For Canadians these are about somewhere $9.99 or up. You can find it at London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart etc. :)

I hope you all enjoyed this review/recommendation! Let me know what your thoughts were & if you have any further questions feel free to comment or email me!

Sincerely,

"CHIMERAH"
chimerah.net@gmail.com

Sunday, December 06, 2015

Makeup Review: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

Skin perfecting powders? Luminous skin? Yes please!! Thanks to the brand Hourglass we all get the benefits of these high performance finishing powders to make our complexions look aglow. Who doesn't need a bit more help in the complexion department? I certainly do!



Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette is the perfect mini size introduction for anyone to their soft focus finishing powders which also come in single compacts. They have no glitter in them, the formula is a light and smooth texture, not densely pigmented but almost a translucent lustrous powder. The magic really happens when you apply it :)

These powders are said to use Photoluminescence technology to enhance complexion and give flattering light effects. By diffusing the reflection of light & manipulating it, the result is the ability to conceal skin imperfections, pores and wrinkles. The luminescence makes the skin appear younger and softer. Use it daytime or nighttime.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

Shades included in this palette are: Left to Right. "Dim Light" neutral peach/beige powered that blurs  imperfections and highlights for a radiant complexion with a balance of warm & cool tones. "Incandescent Light" (exclusive to this palette) opalescent pearl powder provides brightening of the complexion with a luminous glow. And finally "Radiant Light" which is a golden beige enhances the overall complexion with subtle warm giving a summer glow.

Tip for ethnic skin tone ladies or even otherwise, you can use "Radiant Light" where you would naturally do contouring for shade and use "Incandescent Light" for under your eyes and any other areas you would like to highlight.

These powders can be used on any skin tone, you will have to figure out & manipulate them to suit your complexion needs. Can also be used to enhance skin in any light even in flash photography! Free of parabens, fragrance, talc, nanoparticles, gluten and is not tested on animals.

These lighting powders are completely worth the splurge! I highly recommend anyone who does wear makeup to have this as a integral part of their routine for special occasions, date nights/night out or whenever you want to look the best you can!

They retail for $67 CAD on www.sephora.ca and $58 USD on www.sephora.com  or $58 USD on www.hourglasscosmetics.com

I hope you all enjoyed this review/recommendation! Let me know what your thoughts were & if you have any further questions feel free to comment or email me!

Sincerely,

"CHIMERAH"
chimerah.net@gmail.com





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