2012 Beauty Favourites!!!

Hello my beauties!

Happy New Year! I wish to all of you health, love & luck! 

Did you have fun during the holidays. I want details! 

Beginning this year , I decided the first 2013 blog post to be about my 2012 favourite beauty products. 

What I loved, what I wore the most, which I did not take out of my makeup bag. 

A lot beauty bloggers did the same over the past days, so now it's the time to tell you about mine. 

I have categorised the products so it would be more easier to follow.

Let's start, shall we?

SKIN

Donna Valente exfoliating facial scrub: it is gentle enough to not irritate my skin and good enough to clean it. I love it.

Nelson's Pure & Clear Balancing Moisturiser:

I was searching for an oil free moisturiser that would be a good base for my makeup as well as help my skin with the occasional breakout's. 

Oh yes, I think I found it.

BRUSHES

from top:

bdellium tools # 955 for bronzer

bdellium tools # 957 for foundation

bdellium tools # 945 for contouring

MAC # 168 for blush

bdellium tools # 776 for blending

H&M brush for applying eyeshadow, concealer, blending

(not the same of course :-)

review here

FACE

-Dior HydraLife BB creme spf30++ 

A true beauty balm for my skin review here

-Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation

My favourite everyday foundation!

-Revlon Colorstay Fond de Teint

My evening foundation that gives me flawless skin. review here

-Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Instant Perfector: Fills my pores & smooths my lines just before my foundation. review here

-MUFE HD Primer: all time classic!

- Clinique all about eyes concealer: One of my favourite under eye concealers. review here

- Rimmel Stay Matte Powder: One of my latest discoveries and already a favourite! review here

EYES

clockwise:

Sleek Divine Palette The Original 594

Sleek Divine Palette Storm 578

MAC Paint Pot in Painterly

MAC Paint Pot in Constructivist

MAC Pigment Colour Powder in Aurora.

Clinique High Impact Extreme Volume Mascara in 01 extreme black.

One of the best mascara's I have used in a long time.

CHEEKS 

-Estee Lauder satin creme blush 

in 04 berry light

-H&M powder blush in 12 dazzling peach. 

my everyday blush. stays on forever! review here

-Face of Australia Blush in Terra.

my favourite everyday suttle bronzer!

LIPS

clockwise:

MAC chromographic pencil in Process Magenta.

MAC lip pencil in Magenta.

MAC lip pencil in Hip 'N' Happy.

MAC Matte Lipstick in Ruby Woo.

MAC Satin Liptick in Rebel.

Givenchy Lip Lip Lip! Essential in 227 Nude Pink.

These were my favourite 2012 beauty products!

I used most of them every singe day!

Is one of the above, one of your favourite's too??  Do tell which one!

If not, which else do you recommend?

P.S. Stay tuned for my Blog's 1rst Birthday's Surprise!

stay healthy & beautiful!

kisses

xxx

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My Bronzing Powders

Hello my beauties!

I hope you are well even though the temperature is trying to kill us!

Anyway, today I will talk to you about bronzing powders, one of my most favourite items ever since I discovered it.

It is something about the healhy glow that sun gives us, which unfortunately it is the exact opposite, that makes us want to have it all year long. But even in summer when we all get some colour, we always try to intensify it! I am telling you. Bronzing Powders are sent to us by the Sun himself!

Below I will show you the ones in my make up case right now and of course my Bronzing Powders Wish List. Let's start.

1. H&M Bronzing Powder, Face and Body Bronzer

This is the bronzer I reach out first every day. It is hard to believe it as it's a low price cosmetic line from a clothes store but it really works. It is not too intense so you can build it up. It has a staying power that wil surprise you and the colour suites every skintone except from the too dark. 

I have it for almost a year, I use it every day and as you can see it is like it is brand new. It lasts forever. 

I would give it a go if I ere you.

price approx. 6 euros

2. Clinique Superbalanced Powder Bronzer in bronzed 1

The first bronzer I ever got was a Clinique one so when I was sent the new bronzer I was thrilled. 

As you can see it is compressed inside and as soon as you twist it, fresh bronzing powder is released in the amount you need for one time.

As the rest Superbalanced line products, this powder claims to mentain the skin's humidity while controling the excess oil.

The only thing you need to take notice is that you have to apply it carefully and with confident motions as it tends to leave patches otherwise.

price approx. 38.50 euros

3. Face of Australia Blush in Terra

A while ago I took part to a Beauty Swap where we were matched to a beauty blogger from all over the world and we would exchange beauty products from our country. My match was Megan from Australia.

Among the things she sent me, view post here, was this gorgeous blush in a sweet pinkish terracota colour. 

I love it. It fits perfect my fair medium skintone.

The brush picks up a lot of product so I have to be sure that I tap the brush before starting applying.

4. Gosh Bronzing Shimmer Brush in 102

I think you will all agree with me when I say that a shimmer bronzing powder is essential in our make up bag!

Of course I do not use it everyday but when I am doing a special coctail's night out I put on this powder and the whole bar is at my feet! no kidding.

My sister bought this shimmer bronzing powder from her trip in Ireland and I thank her for that. I have to be careful when applying it though as it is tooooo shimmer and the first time I tried it on I looked like a discoball. But as soon as I got the hand of it I became the Disco Queen!

And as for my Bronzing Powders Wish List?

Guerlain Terracotta Light Sheer Bronzing Powder

Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel Moisturising Bronzing Powder

Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow Season to Season Bronzer

So that is all for Bronzing Powders. At least for now!

Which ones are your favourites?

Which ones do you crave?

Stay healthy & beautiful

xxx

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