I have found the best make up remover ever! When I remove my makeup I want it to be as easy as possible, quick and not leave my skin too dry. I have been juggling between different kinds of micellar waters, face cloths, dissolving creams and water washable foams and never found anything I would be completely happy with.
The micellar waters are pretty good and easy, where you use a cotton pad to remove the makeup. But often I have noticed that I need to use so many cotton pads before my face is completely clean. And sometimes it also feels too tugging on my skin and not so gentle at my eyes.
At one point I got really excited about makeup removing creams that you massage on your face and remove with a wet cloth. It has been functioning all right, but it feels messy and like too much of an effort.
The washable foams are quick and easy, but they leave a dry feeling on my skin.
But now I have found a perfect match that is something between a makeup dissolving cream and a face wash. And this does not leave my face feeling dry.
It is the Clinique take the day off.
It is like a hard paste or "butter", but as soon as you rub it to your face it starts melting and dissolving the makeup - mascara and all. You don't have to use any cloth, cotton or makeup wipe to remove it, you just wash it off with warm water. Super easy and good for the skin!
Lastly a picture of my chia pudding at Helsinki City Museum where I had coffee wit my lovely friend.
I have had a lack of inspiration on blogging, but I am trying to start slowly again :) I am having my summer vacation, so maybe I will feel more inspired to share some beauty and fashion stuff on the blog.
The latest post that I was supposed to publish was about these NYX products I bought at Sokos, where NYX is nowadays available. The pink soft matte lip cream is called Antwerp and is a true summer colour. The intense butter gloss is called tres leches is very opaque and a perfect nude colour. These NYX products smell so nice!
The wonder pencil is an allround pencil. Mostly I line my waterline with it, but it can also be used as a concealer or highlighter.
NYX is great for having good quality products for affordable prices.
Yesterday I received some things from Pinja she so kindly bought for me at her New York trip. I asked her to bring me these two products, because these are most difficult to find in online shops. Especially the mascara. It is always finnished in every webshop, and I have been wanting to try it for ages. Finally it is mine!
I have been needing a concealer for a while now, but I have had difficulties choosing what to try. I read some reviews on this NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, and decided I want to try this. I was thinking about trying the NARS foundation as well, but it is difficult to buy a foundation without trying it out first and finding the right colour. The concealer is supposed to be a bit paler than your skin tone, so I think this will fit me good.
I have also gotten some beauty products on the sales lately. The Bodyshop bodybutters are a must. The coconut shower gel was something this coconut lover needed.
I have not tried these Lumene Gel effect nail polishes before, but my
friend recommended them for me. I also found this OPI nail polish on
sale. The shade looks slightly lighter in the bottle, than what it is
on the nails....but I like it anyway.
I could not help myself....It was such a bargain! These last forever.
Gold toned bronzer.
Lastly some recent pictures from my phone.
Frying plantains <3 Oh god these are sooooo good :)
Testing the selfie potential of an YSL lipstick I got from my friend.
Friday relaxation with my friend in restaurant Lungberg.
Since I stopped going to the nail salon, I have been using the UV-gellack at home. I have noticed that they don't last that long on my nails for some reason. I have been missing my long nails, so today I went with my mom to buy some nail stuff, and I got everything needed to build my own acrylic nails. I did everything myself from scratch. It took some time because I am still practicing. Doing the right hand was especialy difficult, but I managed :)
This is what they look like without any nailpolish. Still need to practice on making the shape...
I finished them with a glitter nail polish for new years. I am pretty happy with the result!
If you want to make your own nails all you need is:
You will also need nail polish remover (acetone) and paper. Buying this cost only about 50€ which is equivalent to one time at the nail salon. So I will save a pretty penny doing it my self.
I have been planning to make this post for a long time. After watching tons of Youtube videos of different lipstick swatches etc. I really wanted to do a video as well. And I did. But the struggle, oh man, I really understand now the work behind making good youtube videos. You need the right equipment, the right light, enough memory on your memorycard (!), time and patience. I ran out of all of them :D After I collected all my things together, put my camera stand up and was ready to film, my memorycard kept saying it was full. And so many times I did not even notice, but kept filming even though the camera was not filming. As my memorycard ran out of memory, so did my patience. I took pictures as well, so the amateur video in the end is just something I tried to put together just because I made the effort of filming :)
Anyways, here you have my favourite lipsticks and lip pens at the moment. Some of the colours don't really look the same in the pictures, since my light at home is a bit yellow.
Pink Plaid was the second lipstick I bought with a matching lip pen. I love the cool pink colour. So pretty on pale skin.
My YSL Rouge Volupte Peach Passion 13 is my summer favourite. It is even more peachy in nature than in the pictures. A very good quality lipstick!
Sorry, YSL -13, not 212!! :/
The Lancome 212 is a very basic pinky nude. It has a sheer finish and has a very close colour to my natural lip colour.
This lippie I bought at the airport. I had decided that I have to have a new lipstick from the airport, but when I got there I could not decide on what to buy, so we almost missed the flight. That was the first time my name has been called at the airport :D
I ended up getting this lipstick, it is a lovely brown colour with a sheer finish. Very stylish in a Chanel kind of way.
I saw a picture of someone wearing this lipstick, and I knew I had to have it. It is such a lovely shade, a perfect nude with a hint of gold :)
MAC Ruby Woo is a classic lipstick, and my first deep red. It has a matte finish, and has the perfect ruby shade. Paired with my lip pen Vino, it becomes a deeper cherry red. Perfect for christmas!
By the way, I just found out that this is Kenzas' favourite red lipstick :)
My doll lipstick! Once when I was wearing it somebody said I looked like a doll :) How flattering! This is not really my favourite, since I am not a too big of a fan of orange colours, but on a tanned skin this looks hot!
Aloha! This is a cherry red sheer finish lipstick. This also looks best on a tanned girl...and I am too pale right now :S
A true duck face for you!
Here is my current lip pen collection. Mostly I use the natural shades. I try not to buy lipsticks or pens that are too close in colour, but now I notice that some of them are :) For some reason any time you are about to buy something from the shop, you forget what you already have at home. The same happens with clothes :D
In the picture above I am only wearing the MAC Vino pen.
In the picture below, I am wearing Lumene nr. 6.
My MAC Myth lipstick did not end up in a picture. But it is the first lipstick I am wearing in the video. Myth is a classic MAC lipstick and it has a matte finish. It is perfect to apply in the middle of your lips on top of another darker lipstick to give the lips dimension, and to make them look fuller.
