Monday 30 June 2014

The best Benefit primer?



Benefit has always sold expensive great products, for now I own the Porefessional and That gal primers. This morning while slapping my makeup on I asked myself 'which primer beats the other?', and this is exactly what I'm going to be talking to you about.

The Benefit Porefessional is a hyped product by many bloggers. It is aimed at minimizing the appearance of pores and mattifyng oily skins. When applied it gives a silky finish and makes it really easy to apply BB cream. I think it does a pretty good job at making makeup last longer -for about 8 hours- but after a while makeup starts to become patchy.

I bought the Benefit That Gal in January where my skin was feeling a little dull and was screaming for a little glow. This pink pigmented primer brightens up the face giving the skin a healthy glow and dewy finish. On the other hand I don't think that it minimizes pores or makes makeup last longer. The packaging is cute, just like all benefit products, it has this twist up tube which I find practical to use.

After all I think the Benefit Porefessional is a better quality primer, having oily skin I am always for the mattifyng and smoothing products.

Have you tried any of these two? What do you think about them?





Friday 27 June 2014

A Little Update on Life | I




School is almost over (one week left!), the time to enjoy afternoons and to catch up with friends outside school has been a lot. I can't believe that a year has already gone by. so fast! It seems like yesterday I was organizing everything for my first school day. Unfortunately this hasn't been the best year in my life, many things have changed, and humans don't tend to adapt quite easily!

Today I spent by far my best Sunday of this year, total relax, no stress, no revising notes in front of me and a few nice polaroid films were taken! For lunch I went with a friend of mine at Dean and Davis and got a caesar salad (it was my first time, quite expensive but yummy). The day was then followed by a nice walk and talk, he is leaving for a tennis boarding school, so if he'll ever end up on TV in the future I'll let you know! I then went to watch "The Fault in Our Stars" with a friend, oh boy! I didn't think I would cry like that (at least I wasn't wearing makeup so no smudges). I personally think that the film was slightly better than the book, which I've also read. There are so many quotes that I would like to share with you but I guess I would have to go with one instead of filling this blank page with John Green.

I am so excited to go and watch Boyhood this Tuesday, if you haven't heard of it.. where have you been living? under a rock presumably. No just kidding, but you should go and watch the trailer after reading this post, well I guess if you've reached this point then you've finished reding it.
Okay.
Bye.






Friday 20 June 2014

The All Year Round Bases


With the summer solstice upon us -tomorrow. The warm days are more than the rainy ones and the time spent relaxing under the rays have brought a really good mood in me. School is almost over and exams are just a memory now, the time to sit back and relax has been lots and I ain't complaining! I say that I've let my guard down (could we say say that?) and the blemishes are just a result of my laziness in the past few days.

My summer bases? just like the winters one. I love to my lightweight bases and I'm not planning on purchasing a foundation any time soon, BB creams are enough for me. Concealer is something I wear daily and has been a staple in my routine for as long as I can remember since I've been slapping makeup on my face. The one I am using at the moment is the Beyu Light Reflecting Concealer, I am quite enjoying it, but not quite as much as the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer (hey but change is always good, right?). For the oily complexion girls like me, a powder just like the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder to cover shiny skin -or during summer better to say sweat- is just what you need. 
Et voila, these are the bases for this summer!

Do you wear makeup during the summer?


Sunday 15 June 2014

Sunday post: Favourite Series


Today I finished the 10th -and I think last- Grey's Anatomy TV series. The last episode came out a few weeks ago, but the thought of ending my favourite of all time and ever TV series made me want to save it for the perfect moment: alone at home, where I had the time to sit back and relax under the covers with a nice cup of green tea in a rainy day.

Grey's Anatomy is an American TV show focusing on the lives of surgical interns and residents as they gradually evolve into doctors in a hospital in Seattle, whilst trying to maintain personal lives and relationships (cheated with Wikipedia here).
This series is so much more than just scalpels, ORs and horrific accidents. The drama surrounding the main characters is what makes it 'juicy' and I've thought of many of their quotes for occasions in life. If I had to be one of the main characters I would probably be Christina (actress name), ambitious and stubborn like here.
Though your DVD shelves, download files and computers are filled with new series to start watching I would really recommend you adding this one to your "To watch'' list if you still haven't.

What's your favourite of all time series?

Thursday 5 June 2014

The Review | L'Oreal EverRich Shampoo


I few months ago I reached a point where my hair was really damaged, at the time it had split ends, felt dry, heavy at the ends of my hair and tangled really easily. I used to use supermarket's shampoo and conditioners which didn't do much for me anymore. So I decided to go for the more expensive brands as I expected them to perform better. I bought this product on a whim while I was at the drugstore. It's not cheap for a supermarket range (7 euro).

They offer 4 different sulphate-free shampoos for the haircare. I wasn't sure in which category my hair fitted so I bought the shampoo for damaged hair and the conditioner aimed to nourish the hair.  They both have a very creamy lather that feels nice in the shower and smells amazing! I wasn't expecting this, but the shampoo really helped with my split ends, although on the packaging it didn't claim to do. The conditioner left the hair really soft, silky and shiny. There are only two downsides of these products, one is that it leaves the ends of the hair feeling heavy which could be a problem if you don't have voluminous hair (I so wish I did) or don't use a volumizing hairspray. The other thing is that it's in a tube, I would much prefer it if it had been in a rigid container, especially for the shampoo which which has a denser textures. In other reviews I've read people have liked this tube packaging, so it's subjective.
I really liked the shampoo and conditioner and as soon as I finish some of my other haircare products I will repurchase this, because it really did help a lot.

What's your favourite haircare product?


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