I know it's a bit late to talk about but these are the shades I got for the spring. I actually got them in April but it took me long to write about them somehow. I love both shades so much and I'm actually wearing one of them right now!
This is the colour DA BUSH and I think it came out in 2010 or 2011, so it's not a new shade at all. It's such a unique colour that I had never seen before. It's pale green with a greyish undertone.
It's
a very grownup sophisticated shade which is perfect for office as well.
I love this type of colour because I like black, grey and taupe clothes
that go really well with this colour.
Then this shade is called POP ART PINK. This is not new either but it's a perfect pink for this spring and summer in my opinion.
It doesn't make my skin tone look yellow which is important for me when choosing pink nail polish. It's sheer but definitely noticeable.
I really love both shades but the only thing I want to complain about is the formula. It's so loose and sheer and does go on very streaky. I have to apply 3 coats to make them look even which is a bit of a bother. Other than that I love these nail polishes so much and I want more of shades for the spring / summer! What's your current favourite nail polish?
Beauty Without Cruelty Eye Make-Up Remover $6.29
I have been looking for an alternative to Bioderma since I used up the tiny travel-size bottle. Bioderma is sold in Japan but it's quite expensive so I decided to try this product I found on Vitacost.com. This product is from this American brand called Beauty Without Cruelty and as the name suggests they don't use ingredients which could be harsh on your skin.
The ingredients in this makeup remover is : Botanical infusion of calendula, chamomile, and witch hazel, vegetable glycerin, glyceryl cocoate and cocamidopropyl betaine (gentle cleansers from coconut).
It doesn't contain oil or strong surfactants. I wondered if it would remove makeup completely with this formula.
I'm going to show you how it works. The formula is clear and doesn't have a scent. I wish it had a mild scent of essential oils or something because it would be much relaxing and soothing that way.
These are the products I use daily: eyeliner, lipstick and eyeshadow. I swiped the area once, and it didn't come out. So I kept doing it for like 5 times, and eyeshadow started coming off but not the other two. So I started rubbing it pretty hard, then it finally came off...
You still can see the colours left of each products on the right half. It doesn't work like Bioderma (or maybe nothing works like Bioderma) even when I rub it so hard which obviously what I want to avoid doing around my eye area.
I still use it every time I remove makeup but I try not to rub it too much and use a cotton bud to remove eyeliner left after wiping off with a cotton pad. That way it removes 80% of my eye makeup, then I move on to cleansing.
I can say that it's not an alternative to Bioderma in any way but it doesn't have any harsh ingredients and is suitable for sensitive skin. Which makeup remover do you use? Any recommendations?
BOURJOIS New Healthy Mix Foundation
I picked up this New Healthy Mix Foundation in Boots back in March. I still had a little bit of Healthy Mix Serum left but I needed a new one anyway and I wanted to see what the difference was.
My shade of
Healthy Mix Serum was 52 Vanilla and it matched my skin tone so I picked
up the same shade of Healthy Mix Foundation. But apparently the
foundation one is a little bit darker than the serum which you can see
in the photo.
I always use Buffing Brush from Real Techniques to blend in the foundation, and I noticed that serum took longer to blend in as it stays on my skin longer than the foundation does. When I buff in the foundation, it just melts into my skin and disappears while correcting my discolourations. Also you can see the serum looked a bit drying and cakey in the photo above, but the foundation perfectly blended in and it looks as if it's my bare skin.
Overall I like the foundation better than serum. I like how it smells, how it works and how it makes my skin look. I wish I picked up the shade 51 but hopefully my skin gets a bit darker as it's summer soon (although I don't get tanned at all). Have you tried this product? If you've used both the serum and foundation, which one was your favourite? :)
