Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Kangol Lip Crayon Review
Hopefully you had a great weekend. I spent all of my time at
home chlling with my sisters and some of our friends we had wine, sang, watched
some tv (Living The Dream With Somizi was
just our highlight, finally a local reality show with actual DRAMMMMMA) all in all it was a great weekend.
Today I will be reviewing the Kangol Lip Crayon which is
available at Truworths for R55. Kangol says the following about their Lip
Crayon chubby stick lipstick “available in a variety of colours with long stay
capabilities and highly pigmented colour”. Let’s see how it does.
The chubby lip crayon comes a in a black wax crayon like
container, at the bottom it has a silver screw and a transparent cap. The lip crayon
comes in a variety of colours, but my store only had two colours a brown (nude)
and the red which I bought.
The lip crayon applies well and does not need you to moisturise your lips before application. The red is not the brightest red but it I buildable. One can wear it during the day and night and it still will look great. Just like with most glossy lipsticks it does transfer so be careful.
In the age of R369 lipsticks I must say that the lip crayon is
worth the buy and I’m impressed.
Price: 5/5
Packaging: 5/5
Repurchase: Yes
Overall: 5/5
*disclaimer products reviewed are purchased using my own money unless otherwise statement. All opinions are my own.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Avon’s Flawless Coverage Cream-to-Powder Review
Happy Foundation Friday, today I have an awesome post for
you. I know I haven’t been reviewing foundations as much as I would like to but
this spot “meaning Foundation Friday’s “is here to stay. I’m reviewing the Avon’s
Flawless Coverage Cream-to-Powder Foundation which retails for R169 but I
bought mine for R99 through an Avon Representative. Let us see how the
foundation does.
I must say that it is pretty hard to order a foundation
through a booklet, so I just ordered the shade “caramel” just to be safe.
The foundation gives a very good medium coverage and a convincing
full coverage. The foundation has warm undertones and it is perfect for my skin
shade. The Avon’s Flawless Coverage Cream-to-Powder Foundation has a creamy
texture and then once applied it turn into a powder. This foundation is great
for people with a combination type skin as the T-zone will remain matte the
entire day. I have dry skin and because the foundation turns into powder it
cakes in certain places in my skin and does not give me that flawless coverage and
I always want.
Overall it’s a good foundation because it gives the benefit
of a liquid and powder all in one. The foundation is great and leaves my skin
feeling flawless. If you have dry skin use a good moisturizer, and if you have
oily skin use a mattifying primer.
Price: 4/5
Packaging: 4/5
Repurchase: Yes
Overall: 4/5
*disclaimer products reviewed are purchased using my own money unless otherwise statement. All opinions are my own.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Essence Cosmetics | Lash Princess Mascara Review
The mascara promises a false lash effect, because the bristles are compact I believe it as false lashes do have that compact thing about them. The end is tapered which helps in the application process for my tiny not existent lashes. The consistency of the formula is not too dry that it clamp and not to wet that it smudges. The price also is great for only R67.95 you get that high end effect, for less the price.
Have you tried any essence mascaras before?
SHOP : HERE (SA only)
Price: 5 /5
Packaging: 5/5
Repurchase: Yes
Overall: 5/5
**On Friday will be sharing a face of the week post, you will see then how it applies.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Tip Thursday | 3 Top Tips on Applying A Concealer
1. Apply foundation and then concealer
I prefer applying a foundation first then a concealer as this not only helps covering the dark circles underneath my eye area but it also helps with keeping my under eye area bright.
2. Do not just dab the concealer beneath your eyes, instead draw a triangle
While most of us just apply a tiny coat directly underneath the eye area, the way that I do it is to draw to a triangle with the base *or some sort*. The triangle method effortlessly camouflages my under eye dark circles and gives me that brightness that I need.
3. Prime your eyelids with concealer to prevent eye shadow bleeding
I don't need to explain this the heading speaks for itself.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
LA Girl HD PRO Concealer | Worth The Hype?
I told you that it was going to be a concealer week, i hope that you have enjoyed every post so far. It's midweek and we are about to finish this week. Yes to that.
What kind of blogger would I be if I don't review the LA Girl HD PRO Concealer now. Lets us see what it has for us.
The concealer comes in a tube like container and has a black cap, inside it has some sort of a brush tip which helps in controlling the amount you can use each time. The consistency is thick and creamy which helps blend out the concealer very easily on the skin.
I bought two shade Almond which was way lighter and Toast which was way darker, but with some chemistry meaning after mixing them both together I got my shade lol * the struggle is real* . I think that I'm fawn or toffee will keep you updated on that.
Alot of you will kill me on this one but I don't think it is worth the hype as after application you do need to set it with a powder I repeat you do need to set it with a powder which helps with controlling the creasing especially on the under eye area. Is it value for your rand I would say yes as it is only R30 bucks at Clicks and Dischem.
The concealer comes in 21 different shades and that is a benefit to us women of color, it is just that stores will need to stock more darker shades as we are all not toast *yeap I said it*.
Price: 5/5
R30.00 who would dispute that?
Packaging: 4/5
Compact, travel size, you can squize it and its controllable.
Repurchase: Yes
Overall: 4.5/5
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Essence Cosmetics | Cover Stick Review, Swatch & Try On
Happy
Tuesday! I think that this is now turning into concealer week as this is my
second post this week reviewing a concealer and tomorrow I have another one. Today I bring you the Essence Coverstick
concealer, let us see what it has in store for us.
I
will begin with the packaging it comes in a shallow card box case, which has a
cream colour and it twists up just like a lipstick. It is really light weight, but
don’t tempt fate by dropping it. The Essence Coverstick Concealer is really
thick (please hear me on this one) When you do a swatch on the skin without any
primer then it won’t glide well, but on the picture below I have on a primer
and ooh boy where has this concealer been all my life. The application is easy because the concealer
is on a stick. I prefer using a beauty blender with the concealer for blending process
to be easy.
The
Essence Coverstick Concealer gives you a good medium coverage if you have dark
circles like me. The concealer doesn’t crease because it has a matte finish
which I love. The concealer lasts for a good 5 – 6 hours, make sure you use a
primer that is oil based if you have dry skin like me, and if you have oily
skin it should be fine.
Shop : HERE
Price: 5/5
R43.00 who would dispute
that?
Packaging: 3/5
The lipstick form is great
but the concealer is thicker than your normal lipstick so the twisting component
might break before you finish your concealer
Repurchase: Yes
Overall: 4/5
Monday, April 4, 2016
BornPrettyStore | Let's Contour
Happy Monday everybody,
hope that all is off to a great start, sorry there were no blogposts last week I
was not feeling well.
Today I have a blog first
(I’m doing a lot of firsts because I want us to learn and master this makeup –
life thing together) I will be showing you how to contour. As you known by now,
the sight BornPrettyStore sent me some of their samples for me to review and I
saved the best for last.
Their contour kit which has
a retail price of $8.99 includes the contour/colour correcting/highlighting palette,
contour brush and their beauty blender. SHOP HERE
The palette is pretty
simple to work, it blends quickly and can be used by all people of colour.
The brush is very soft and can
be used for application or blending but I prefer to use it on the cheek area and
the forehead area as it is quite big for the nose.
The beauty blender as well
can be used for application and blending but the beauty blender can be used for
almost everything in the face.
The palette applies easily
and can last the whole day as it is liquid based, overall I am impressed.
P.S. You can get a 10% discount on all your purchases using the code ZAH10
SHOP : HERE
As you get the palette, the
brush and the beauty blender.
Packaging: 4/5
A mirror wouldn’t hurt.
Repurchase: Yes
Overall: 4/5
I hope that you have
enjoyed my BornPrettyStore series.
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