Favorites:Everyday Makeup Essentials |Summer Edition 2017| (ЕN)

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It is tradition every summer to do a post about my most used makeup products that I use on everyday bases. The previous post about my everyday makeup essentials you can read here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2016/07/revieweveryday-makeup-essentials-summer_22.html and here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2015/07/revieweveryday-makeup-essentials-summer_27.html

Products are divided in categories, so let’s start with 

Face:

1. Bourjois Air Mat Foundation in the shade 03 Beige Clair

Air Mat seems to be my all-time favorite foundation! You can read a full review on it here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2017/06/reviewbourjois-air-mat-foundation-03_14.html It has non-drying matte finish, it looks super natural on the skin, it has high longevity and the color selection is yellow based. Favorite of mine!

2. Bourjois Loose Powder in the shade 01 Peach

Full review on this powder you can read here:https://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2017/08/reviewbourjois-loose-powder-01-peach-en.html I am using it for almost 5 months and I have quite positive opinion about it. It is transparent, mattifyes finely without any drying, looks super natural on the face and sets the makeup. Longevity isn’t super high but my face doesn’t look cakey or dry. In cooler weather longevity is definitely better but in the summer stays pretty good too. It is available in the shades – one more yellowish and the other is pinker, of course I got the yellow one 01 Peach.

 

3.  Milani Baked Blush in the shade Luminoso

Total favorite of mine and you can read the full review on it here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2016/03/reviewmilani-baked-blush-05-luminoso-en.html Mine is almost used up (as you can tell from the pictures) and I have literally no chance to get a new one so I am using the very last grams of it. It is my all-time favorite blush and the most popular product in the beauty world :D The shade is golden- peachy, it has satin finish, good longevity and the way it looks on the skin is just mmm ♥ Sophisticated peachy golden shade, blush and highlighter in one, universal shade that would suit everyone. If you can get your hands on it, go - definitely recommended!

4. Highlighter (monoeyeshadow) NYX Wanderlust in the shade Transylvania

In 2017 I’ve found the magic of the highlighters: D You can read the full review on this single eyeshadow that I am using as highlighter here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2017/04/reviewnyx-soft-matte-lip-cream_28.html I like applying it on the top of my cheekbones, on my cupid’s bow, in the middle of my nose, under my browbone and even on my décolleté. The shine is really fine and even, the shade is soft champagne and it looks amazing – the way light reflects is stunning ♥ Longevity is also high, even on super oily skin like mine.

As you can see mine eyeshadow is really used and I’ll have to look for a dupe for it soon and I hope NYX would add it to its collection as permanent product.

Eyes:

1.Eyeshadow palette Sleek Oh So Special

I wrote a lot about this palette on the blog and you can read the full review on it here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2015/03/reviewsleek-i-divine-oh-so-special_18.html. Oh So Special is still a favorite product although I didn’t use it for a couple of months while I was using other eyeshadows from my collection. Usually I don’t wear eyeshadows during the summer but this summer I wear full eye makeup everyday at work – I apply light matte shade all over the lid (I’m using whatever is left from the shade Bow), and then using fluffy blending brush I mix The Mail with Boxed and apply it for a soft daytime smokey eye in the outer V of the lid. Using an angled brush I apply black matte eyeshadow (Noir) as an eyeliner, it defines my eyes but it doesn’t look as harsh as the liquid eyeliner.

Packaging of the palette is awful! It’s broken and looks super cheap and crappy – keep this in mind. It’s so broken that it stays only in my vanity – I can’t bring it with me whenever I’m travelling because it’s completely broke. The only time I bring it with me the shades Pamper, Gateau, Celebrate and Glitz broke and although I tried more than 10 times to fix them with rubbing alcohol I couldn’t. I’ll update the post on the blog about the situation with the packaging so that more of my readers can pay attention to it. 

2. NYX Wanderlust monoeyeshadow in the shade Cannes

Review on the duo Cannes will be up soon but I couldn’t resist including the eyeshadow in this post.  Shade is emerald – really, really beautiful ♥ The eyeshadow itself has an excellent quality but more about it you’ll read very soon. Whenever I’m not wearing black eyeshadow I like to apply this emerald green as an eyeliner. My eyes are hazel and the green in them is identical emerald shade so this eyeshadow really makes them pop. I also wore it a couple of times applied all over my mobile lid and blended with black for green smokey eyes – it looks amazing ♥ 

3. Maybelline Lash Sensational Luscious Mascara

I haven’t bought other mascara than the classic Maybelline Lash Sensational (with pink cap) for over a year now and I don’t know what made me buy the Luscious one (in black packaging). It is really intense black but the brush is different and I much prefer the brush from the original Lash Sensational. I like the bolder color (I mean..it is the blackest black, right?!) and the fact that this didn’t smudge at all without being waterproof at the same time (it is harder to remove but it is not as hard as removing waterproof mascara).  I want to mention that I use the brush from the original Lash Sensation to apply the mascara, because the Luscious's brush isn't doing the best for my short, straight and blond lashes.

5.Essence Eyebrow Set #02 in the shade Natural Blonde Style

This is old favorite of mine and I wrote about it in my previous post about my everyday makeup essentials for summer 2016 here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2016/07/revieweveryday-makeup-essentials-summer_22.html Since Essence released their eyebrow set for blondes I haven’t bought other brow product for 2 years already. The eyeshadows are light enough and have grey undertone – that makes the eyebrows look natural. Longevity is high (they stay in place until the moment I remove my makeup in the evening), they are easy to apply due its soft consistency and besides the crappy packaging I don’t see any minuses. It is so hard to find e good brow product that is suitable for blondes on the market and this one is definitely a hit.

Lips:

1.Lidl Cien Tropical Lip Balm with Wild Hibiscus scent

Lip balms from Lidl’s Tropical collection turn out to be hit products and I already own 2 of them. Mommy gave me the Wild Hibiscus one which I have to admit I’ll probably was not gonna buy it myself (because wild hibiscus sounds strange to me) but this has really nice sweet floral scent which I really, really like and it feels on the lips after application. The lip balm itself is really soft and mild but it doesn’t melt even in really hot weather, it softens and nourishes the lips and it has great ingredients and doesn’t leave any color on the lips. These lip balms are extremely good and I put them right next to EOS in my personal favorites list, but these are even better than EOS as action. I have painfully dry lips and I use lip balms on everyday bases. I need good lip balms and these are top picks. I hope they’ll be soon part from Lidl’s regular assortment and if this happens I’ll buy the regularly. Wild Hibiscus’s scent is great and I’ll even search for another body care products that are scented with it.  

2.Lidl Cien Tropical Lip Balm with Peach scent

Almost right after I received the Wild Hibiscus one I bought the Peach scent as well – the Tropical collection is limited and I had to restock:D The 3^rd scent is pineapple but I’m not big fan of pineapples so I skip it (it smells identical to fresh pineapple though) and bought the Peach one. It is identical to the Wild Hibiscus one and the only difference is in the scent – juicy, fragrant and really sweet peach, mmm!  No artificial feeling in it, only realistic ripe peach smell. I still can’t decide which one I like better and if I found more of these somewhere I’ll definitely buy more.

 

3.S-he Cosmetics Nude lip gloss 

Strolling through my posts I saw that I don’t have review on lip gloss – shame on me! It turns out I write thousands of posts about brown & nude lipsticks and none about lip glosses :D I am also a lip gloss girl although glosses aren’t trendy right now and everyone is crazy about the mattest matte liquid lipstick (me, including :D) I always have at least 1 lip gloss in stock for the days I want to switch from matte nude  lips to matte glossy lips. I’ll definitely do a review on this lip gloss because it is a hit product and nobody talks about it – pleasant texture, color and feeling on the lips. Well, the scent is vanilla (you have no idea how much I hate vanilla) The shade is very light and pale nude – ala Kim Kardashian. If you are into this type of nude glosses with no shimmers in it then definitely check this one (it is available only in DM as far as I know).

4.Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet liquid lipstick in the shade Cool Nude

Bourjois is one of my all-time favorite brands but I hadn’t try any of their lipsticks so far. My first try with Bourjois lipsticks is with the liquid lipstick from the Rouge Edition Velvet line in the shade Cool Nude. Review will be up soon and for now I’ll mention that the shade is classic light brown with cool undertone, finish is matte, intensity is high and it is my go-to choice for everyday –this lipstick literally lives in my handbag. 

5.NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in the shade Addis Ababa

I recently posted a review on the duo Addis Ababa by NYX here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reviewnyx-soft-matte-lip-cream.html This lipstick is in bright & bold Barbie shade, it looks great for the summer and I wear it quite a lot during the summer in combination with black eyeliner, done with matte black eyeshadow and angled brush.

6. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in the shade Rome

This is my favorite lipstick by NYX from all that I own. You can read a review on it here:http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2017/08/reviewnyx-soft-matte-lip-cream_14.html The shade is bold brown with cool red undertone and probably most of the women would classify it as fall shade, but for me Rome is universal and suitable for everyday shade, it has that kind of grunge feel in it – perfect for the 90’s trend at the moment. All-time favorite shade in general ♥

These were my favorite makeup products that I use in the summer on everyday bases. Which are your favorites?

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