Tried & Tested - Max Factor Luminizers

Hi dolls, 

Not to long ago Max Factor came out with a new foundation and concealer, Skin Luminizer Foundation & Eye Luminizer Brightener. The Luminizer part really caught my eye and my curiosity!

I bought it and I must say I love it for an everyday use. Below you can read my thought about these products. 

Both the Max Factor Skin Luminizer Foundation & Eye Luminizer Brightener are packaged in a neat plastic bottle and comes with a pump. Personally I think both these things are smart; the pump makes it much more hygienic and the clear bottle will let you know how much you have left. Through the clear bottle you'll see a white swirl which is the luminizer but when dispensed it's already mixed with the foundation

Foundation:

I always use a primer before putting on foundation so that's the only way I've tried this one as well. I apply it with a Flat Top Kabuki Brush, and it gives me a medium coverage but is buildable. It's a very lightweight formula and it feels really good on my skin, doesn't even feel like I have anything on. One pump is enough. For me the foundation stays put and looks nice, even after a long day at work. 

This foundation gives a luminous and healthy glowing skin, which I'm a big fan off. I don't mind that it doesn't have SPF, but if you live in a very sunny place and still want to try this foundation out, you can always use a sun screen for your face underneath. In Sweden the Skin Luminizer Foundation comes in 5 shades and the price is about SEK 160   

Concealer:

It says brightener on the packaging and that sure is what it does! This product is so beautiful for highlighting the face. The formula is very lightweight and it blends beautiful with the Skin Luminizer foundation but also with other foundations. I use about half a pump to highlight the parts of my face that I want to be highlighted and that's more than enough to cover that. It doesn't feel cakey and doesn't crease under the eye.

But, yes and here's a little but, I have quite dark circles under my eyes, and this doesn't cover that by it self. To get the coverage that I want I use a corrector color underneath. I don't see this as a problem tho because it's so good in other ways. In Sweden the Eye Luminizer Brightener comes in 3 shades and the price is about SEK 115

If you like a luminous, glowy and a nice coverage foundation I would really recommend you to try both of these products. 

IsaDora Spring Collection

Hello dolls

Som de flesta av er säkert redan sett så finns IsaDoras vårkollektion ute i butikerna. 

Jag gick förbi displayen ett par gånger utan att dras till den. Det var mycket ljusa färger i rosa, blått o grönt o ljusa färger är inte något jag dras till i första hand, i alla fall inte när det kommer till ögonskuggor. 

Men så en dag så stannade jag till och tänkte att jag skulle se vad som fanns och jag fastnade faktiskt direkt för deras Twist-Up Blush & Go och Twist-Up Gloss Stick. Gillade flera av nyanserna när jag swatchade på handen, men jag hade inte testat några liknande produkter från IsaDora tidigare så höll mig till att endast köpa en av varje. 

Är jag nöjd? Oh ja! Blush & Go-sticket lägger jag på kinderna och blandar ut med en duo-fiber borste från Make Up Store vilket jag tycker ger bäst resultat och Gloss Sticket glider på fint, ger härlig skimmer och glans och jag upplever den inte som kladdig. 

Kommer säkerligen utforska kollektionen på närmare håll, definitivt kolla in nagellacken och kanske få med mig något mer hem :)

Bild lånad från Isadoras websida som du hittar här

Fick tyvärr inte med några swatches den här gången.

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette - Review and Swatches

I have to say that I have the sweetest baby sis ever! As you could read a few days ago she got me an INGLOT eyeshadow palette for christmas - which I love! And last week she gave me another gift - the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette!! I've been trying to get a hold of it since the launch date, but getting things in Sweden or to Sweden can be pretty hard sometimes. We have a mutual friend that was on vacation in the States recently and my sis, knowing how much I wanted the new UD palette, called her and asked if she could look for it. So a BIG thank you to Ramta as well for actually looking for it and bringing it here. 

Much love to the both of you! 

Alright let's get started with this little review (a bit late, I know)
     First of all this palette is totaly different from the 2 previous Naked palettes which contains beautiful neutrals, brown and gold shades. Naked 3 comes with 12 all new eyeshadows in marvelous rose toned neutrals. 

Starting with the packaging, The Naked 3 palette has the same metal tin snap case packaging as the Naked 2 which is much more durable then the cardboard packaging that the the original Naked has. It includes a dual ended brush, a weeks worth of use of 4 of UDs primer posions - Original, Sin, Eden and Anti Aging which is really nice. 

As said, the palette comes with 12 brand new shades of rose toned neutrals, from light to dark, which contains three matte shades and nine shimmery shades. And as always the UB shadows are highly pigmented and easy to blend. With this palette you can easily create both daytime and night time looks.

from left: Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick

from left: Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, Blackheart

Urban Decay's description of the colours

Strange - “pale neutral pink matte-satin.”

Dust - “pale metallic pink shimmer with iridescent micro-glitter.”

Burnout - “light pinky-peach satin.”

Limit - “light dusty rose matte.”

Buzz - “metallic rose shimmer with silver micro-glitter.”'

Trick - “light metallic pinky-copper shimmer with tonal micro-sparkle.” 

Nooner - “medium pinky-brown matte.”

Liar - “medium metallic mauve shimmer.”

Factory - “pinky-brown satin.” 

Mugshot - “metallic taupe shimmer with slight pink shift.”

Darkside - “deep taupe-mauve satin.”

Blackheart - “smoky black matte with rosy red micro-sparkle.”

My overall thoughts of the UB Naked 3 palette is that I love it! It's different from the previous two (which I really love too!), the colours and quality of the eyeshadows are exceptional. 

Max Factor CC Colour Correcting Cream - mini review

Hello ladies!

Jag älskar Max Factor CC Correcting Cream! Ett impulsköp som jag är riktigt nöjd med. 

Har använt den varje dag i ca 2 veckor nu och den ger en bra täckning, håller i upp till 10h (har inte testat längre) och har en riktigt snygg finish. Dessutom är den även återfuktande och har andra bra egenskaper för att smidiggöra huden. Jag använder fingrarna när jag lägger på denna foundation för ett snabbt och snyggt resultat. Perfekt vardagsfoundation som jag varmt kan rekommendera om du vill ha en bra och lätt täckning de dagar då tiden inte räcker till.  

I love the CC Correcting Cream by Max Factor! An impulse purchase that I'm really happy with.

I have used it everyday for about 2 weeks now, it gives me the coverage I want, last's up to 10h (have not tested longer) and has a really nice finish. The cream is also moisturizing and has other good ingredients to smooth the skin. 

When applying this foundation I use my fingers for a quick and beautiful result. It's a perfect everyday foundation that I highly recommend if you want a nice and light weight coverage on days you might be in a hurry.