Tuesday 6 December 2011

November Favorites: Part 1


November is gone (what happened to 2011? It vanished in thin air!) and here are my favorites.

Sigma F84 Angled Top Kabuki Brush: It's been a while since I got this excited over a brush, but I just love this one:
  • Excellent quality: exremely soft but at the same time firm and dense, no shedding, sturdy construction.
  • It applies my foundation (Mac Face & Body) flawlessly and quickly. I just stipple it on my face and because of the size and the density of the brush the result is lovely in no time!
  • The shape makes it also perfect for small nooks, for example arround my nose etc.
  • It applies my foundation a little heavier than my Mac 187, but, F&B is quite sheer, so I actually prefer it this way. 
  • Sooo affordable (at least compared to a Mac face brush)! 
  • The only disadvantage is that it requires two times washing to get clean and it takes almost 2 days to dry.
I love it so much that I've already ordered the Round Top Synthetic Kabuki - F82 and the Precision Tapered - P86 (using the Black Friday free shipping, it took me quite a while to manage to make that order, the site was up, then down, then up, then down, LOL!), as soon as I receive them I'll let you know what I think of them!


Mac Prep+Prime highlighter in Radiant Rose (€22, I got it €15,40, at 30% off, with the Glamour card).
I got frustrated with the Erase Paste by Benefit because of its texture, I felt that it added ages to my eyes because it is quite thick and dense, although soft and creamy. I tried it on top of a silicone primer and it was better this way, more manageable, but too much work for everyday application. So when I visited my local Mac, I decided to try this, although my prior experience with a similar (?) product a few years ago (YSL's Touche Eclat) wasn't very satisfactory (maybe I didn't know how to use it back then?). 
So I just got this one out of pure curiosity, without expecting too much. Imagine my surprise when this little thing actually worked! Of course I have to clarify that I don't have really dark circles, but my under eye area is darker than the rest of my face, and after using this product I realized that I didn't need cover that much as I needed a highlighter.
I love it because:
  • it does light up the under eye area
  • it has a pinkish shade so the result is very natural (I don't really like white stripes under my eyes, LOL!) 
  • it can also be used on the bridge of the nose or anywhere else I want to highlight in a discreet way (without using a shimmering product etc)
  • a little goes a long way
  • it lasts all day without a setting powder.
  • The only con is that it is a bit on the dry side, but nothing that I can't handle (with a little more moisturizer underneath it).

Wet 'n Wild Idol Eyes shadow pencil in Pixie: it's a smooth champagne eyeshadow, no great lasting power though, so I mainly use it under a powder eyeshadow, especially when I want to make the eyeshadow color less vibrant, more muted. If I want to use it alone, I just add a tiny bit of translucent setting powder on top.


Korres #5 Olive Green eyeliner pencil: I got it mainly because I love the color and thought I could use it as an eyeshadow, but it is a little hard to apply it since it's not very soft. What I do is that I rub it on my hand, so as to warm it a little bit. I also wear it on top of the Wet 'n Wild Pixie pencil, because it is easier to apply it this way and it also turns into a gorgeous grey-silverish-frost light green color!

Swatches: Wet 'n Wild Pixie, Korres #5 Olive Green, Olive Green on top of Pixie.


Mac Smolder Eye Khol: I love this pencil for the upper waterline because it is dark and buttery soft. I wouldn's use it anywhere else though because it smudges a bit (I prefer gel eyeliners, Mac's Avenue is my favorite).


Mac Sheertone Blush in Breath Of Plum: I got this blush a while back because I didn't have anything in the plum family, but I didn't use it that much, until November, when it became my (almost) everyday blush. I use my Mac 187 with it because it gives my cheeks the subtle, a little muted and sophisticated result I'm looking for when I'm going a little heavier on the eyes, especially with smokey looks.


Mac matte lipstick in Ruby Woo and Love Alert Dazzleglass: Ruby Woo is my first (and only one so far) red lipstick and I chose this shade because it has a retro appeal, especially if used light handed over a lip balm, it's sooo pretty that I don't need anything else (apart from mascara, defined brows and a smidgen of blush, to be accurate, LOL!). If I want to spice it up, I use a tiny bit of the Love Alert dazzleglass on top. There is one major default though, it is verrrry dry, but I never wear full red lips, I always layer this on top of a bit of lip balm, so I don't mind. Although, if used without the lip balm, it would probably stay on my lips ALL day long!

Swatches: Ruby Woo (blended out on the right), Love Alert, Love Alert on top of a little of Ruby Woo.


I have a few more favorites but since I don't want this post to go on for ever, a part 2 will follow!

6 comments:

  1. OMG OMG OMG!!! How did I Miss this Mac highlighter/concealer pen??? When was it released? I'm a huuuge fan of such products! I had a look in Mac's website and I saw that it contains 3.6 ml which is a massive deal for that type of packaging, I think Touche Eclat contained only 2 ml! Best news I've come across so far, this is definitely going to be my next purchase as soon as I "hit pan" on the one I'm currently using. Weeeeeee, thank you Scrapgal!!! xx

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  2. Yep, this is a pocket beast and quite affordable! I don't think that I'll be looking for another product of this type for quite a while (or at least until something really interesting falls into my radar, LOL!)

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  3. Παρόλο που είναι απόλυτα ικανοποιημένη με το erase and paste και το λατρεύω, στο δικό μου πρόσωπο ταιριάζει τέλεια, θα θελα πολύ να δοκιμάσω κι αυτό εδώ

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  4. Μιά δοκιμή θα σε πείσει (κάποια διαφήμιση δεν το έλεγε κάποτε αυτό;LOL!!!)

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