Second INGLOT haul and swatches

And as I was expecting that to happen, I unfortunately found myself to go back to INLOT for a second mini haul. Dont worry, I only got a couple of eyeshadows to complete my palette.

This is a matte eyeshadow palette, and I should tell you that the colors rock!! From left to right, matte 351 (light beige), matte 363 (dark taupe), matte 326 (dark plum/brown). Below are some swatches.

Here is a photo of the lip paint (first haul) which I wore yesterday for the first time and loved it cause as you can see from the jar a minimum amount ire required. Moreover, the color is pretty and it has a great staying power!!!

Here is a small comparative swatch of all the mauve tone pinks I own, just to get an idea of the color tone in both brighter and lower light. Hope you find it helpful..

 

Next are some swatches of the INGLOT slim lipstick in 41 (first haul) which is compared to similar coral lipsticks. As it appears in the photos, the INGLOT lipstick is less opaque but yet quite bright with an unexpecting staying power. If you are a fan of more opaque lipsticks, this may not be the one for you. BUT, I find myself more attracted to it when it comes to day makeup cause it is somewhat more wearable than the rest.

First INGLOT haul

Hey people,
I am back with a small haul from inglot, a couple of pictures and a first impression...

So, here it goes. Entering the Inglot store for the first time, I must admit that I didnt have the highest expectations to begin with because of the product's price range and the particular store's interior which to me seemed quite cheap looking (might be because of my profession), well at least compared to a MAC flagship store. A first glance at the products drove me insane and gave me this crazy superficial urge to purchase everything around me....(that is sooo bad). But soon after, I somehow gained control of the beast inside me and started trying each product out. Almost an hour later and a hand filled with colors, textures and glitters I had formed my first impression of the brand's products.
They are GOOD, and if we compare them to their price they are very good.

Here is what I purchased:

- A magnetic 3 eyeshadow case

- 1 matte beige eyeshadow

- A plum lip paint

- A coral slim lipstick

- A duraline

The palette is really clever, it is magnetic and highly customizable as you can put eyeshadows, lip paints, blushes and so on in the very same palette, which means that you can travel lightly!! The lid slides off, and the cool thing about them is that you can stack the one on top of the other and they will never move since they are magnetic on both sides. If I remember correct it was only 5,5 euros.

I just purchased one eyeshadow to test the quality, I chose a light beige matte eyeshadow cause I find that these are the hardest for a company to make and they somehow reveal the quality of the eyeshadows. I must tell you that it is not the best eyeshadow I have ever tried, but it is quite decent considering the 6 euros you pay for an eyeshadow twice the size of a MAC one. Most eyeshadows I tried, had a great color payoff and they were quite silky -oh, and I just cant describe the color range!

The #55 lip paint is really wonderful and its large quantity came at the tag of 11euros. I chose a plum pinkish color with a somewhat purple undertone that looks really nice against my skin tone and I have to say that it glides on the lips like butter, its staying power is quite good considering the lipgloss result it has.

The slim lipstick #41 is a wonderful color especially for the summer time, quite bright but at the same time gently see through. I highly recommend it because it suits most skintones and it has an amazingly good staying power for its price.

Finally, the duraline, probably the most innovative item one can find in an INGLOT store. It is a multi- function product that can:

• turn every shadow into an ultra long wearing -almost waterproof- gel liner!

• turn -powder into creamy- long staying eyeshadows.

• thin out any old and dried out eyeliners you may already own.

• be used to adhere even the largest chunks of glitter to your face without any fall outs.

Stay tuned for more INGLOT hauls and reviews...

INGLOT Athens...

Attention: This is a post for my Greek friends...

Inglot Cosmetics just landed in Athens and specifically at the centre of Glyfada!!!

After Thessaloniki, we welcome this amazing beauty store which is situated in 22 Metaxa Str. and I may have to inform you that it is a couple of stores to the right of MAC's flagship store, I bet they wont be too happy about that!! Stay tuned, I will soon be back with a haul cause there are just too many things I wanna buy!

Filakia!

Makeover #2

Hello loves...

Proud to present my blog's second beauty makeover. Here, is my friend Aya who was polite enough to be my "model" for this makeover. She is from the kind of girls with natural beauty and intense facial characteristics that I personally love. We did two looks, a very light wedding makeup look and a sultry smoky eye look to reveal both her sweet and more passionate side.

As you can see, there isnt a large change between the before and the after makeup picture. All I wished to do is create a soft wedding look that would still make her look like herself just more radiant.

In this final look, I gave her a sharp smokey look -which she can support as well- combined with a bright lipstick, a look originally inspired by Rihanna but just more wearable.

Bedroom Photo

Hey guys, here is a photo of my bedroom and the way it currently looks (I change the duvets, bed sheets and cushions all the time). The color base of my bedroom is really neutral, covering most tones of beige and off white just because it is really easy and fun to play with colors around the bed area...
The decoration of my apartment, like makeup and dressing up, changes according to my mood. Ok, It may not be so easy or cheap to completely change the decoration, but a few small changes like moving a piece of furniture to a different place, purchasing new cushions or even adding some fresh flowers can make all the difference in the world. If you have never tried it, I encourage you to do so because it will make you feel so good and certainly give you a psychological boost!

I am thinking to soon replace the pink with a dusty mauve and eggplant colors, what  do you think??

Easter time french manicure

 

Happy Easter!!

This is my Easter french manicure version, hope you like it. It was really simple and quick, I just paid a little attention to the abstract design. For this manicure, I used Ballet slippers and Blanc by Essie and the sparkling nail polish in silver by Sephora.

Idealist by Estee Lauder

 I should begin this review by saying that I love Estee Lauder's products, this is actually why I was convinced into purchasing this product in the first place. This serum is supposed to "dramatically reduce the look of uneven skintone", and by this the Company means: redness, acne marks, dark spots, sun spots and discolorations. Well, I may have to admit that maybe I wasn't the best candidate for this serum cause nothing of the abovementioned really troubled me at the time of purchase (about three months ago) apart from some acne marks. And actually these acne marks were a recent achievement from picking on my face for no reason....

Anyway, the serum is a non oily fluid with many sparkly particles that smells real nice and feels great on the skin. I wore it daily under my cream and I felt as if it gave me a pretty glow -probably because of the particles- and not of what it was actually doing on the skin. Three months later, my acne marks are pretty much gone, but I have to say that I did not witness a great overall change on my skin and the serum may have worked on the marks but not quite as fast as some other products I have used in the past. For example, the Clinique even better dark spot corrector (which I did not love either) worked faster and the Mario Badescu whitening mask which I used directly on old red acne scars -even overnight some times- vanished them in no time.

So, to conclude I wasn't really satisfied with the particular product cause I paid quite enough for it and didnt even see a difference, yes it gave me a temporary daily glow, it didnt break me out, it felt nice on the skin, BUT I wouldn't purchase it again.