Favorites: Summer 2018 |Makeup, Fragrance, Manicure, Suncare| (EN)

Hello everyone ❤

It is tradition to share with you my favorite cosmetic products at the end of every summer - last year's favorites you can see  here and now let's move to this summer's favorites: 

Face:

-foundation Max Factor Healthy Skin Harmony 75 Golden

I had an amazing bronze tan the whole summer (using fake tanning lotion tbh) and I needed to use the darkest foundation I had in my collection to match my tan so I grabbed Healthy Skin Harmony in the darkest shade 75 Golden. This foundation has really light and airy consistenci, weak to medium coverage and dewy finish which I like to set with some loose setting powder.  It reminds me of another favorite of mine - foundation with dewy finish: Bourjois Healthy Mix (review here). It looks extremely natural and light on the skin and it is great everyday pick, plus it has SPF 20. 

-liquid concealer Bourjois Healthy Mix 52

I've never used concealer up now due to the fact I've never had dark cirles or eye bags but in the past few months I went through huge stress & lack of sleep and this reflected on my skin as well. I still don't have dark circles but I have some eye bags so I started to apply a bit of light concealer mixed with some liquid highlighter to my undereyezone to brighten up & refresh my skin. This concealer has nice light & liquid consistency, it does not crease and it brightens up my look. I fix it with some loose powder and it lasts the whole day. 

-liquid highlighter Bourjois Sculpt Light

Liquid highlighters aren't my favorite to apply on my face, but I like mixing them with my body lotion during the summer. I also started mixing this one with my concealer for brightening my under eye zone and I love it - it gives my skin delicate and fine glow which looks natural, it does not have glitter or any particles in ti, it is just fine pearly shine that adds clear glow to the skin.  

- Max Factor Loose Powder

I am huge fan of loose powders and for me they are the best ones for oily skin. I have review on Bourjois's loose powder here, for Rimmel's loose powder here – here, and for Catrice's one – here and in July I've started using Max Factor's powder. This powder is quite identycal to the Bourjois powder: really light, fine and soft, it does not crease and stick to my pores and fine lines, fixes my makeup and mattifyes my super oily skin for ~6hrs. And it looks so natural on the skin! I really love it and I use it a lot! 

-contouring powder Miss Sporty

Anither last summer's favorite which I started using again. I still don't like the highlighter and I don't use it, but the contouring part is so good and I'm almost done with it. I like applying it with flat contouring brush underneath my cheekbones, on both sides of my nose, underneath my lower lip and sometimes in my crease to add some depth. 

-baked blush Milani Berry Amore

I have full review on this blush here, long story short: beautiful orangy-red shades with golden sheen in it, that looks really beautiful and especially good on tanned skin. 

Eyes:

-mascara  Bourjois Volume Glamour Curl Addict

Bourjois's mascara Volume Glamour was one of my favorite products during the spring (here), and after I finished it I get the Curl Addict one because it has my favorite type of brush. Volume Glamour Ultra Curl curles, adds volume and slightly elongates my lashes, it does not smudge and I love it - it takes out the maximum from my naturally blonde, short,straight and spare eyelashes. 

-eyeliner Max Factor Kohl Kajal 01

I've been using silicone eyeliners for so long but I was a bridesmaid on my girlfriends wedding and my black silicone eyeliner made literally black veil on my lenses, I didn't saw anything and I couldn't fix it because I had engagements going on as bridesmaid and the situation was pure nightmare! After this I threw all of my silicone eyeliners in the trash bin and decided to go only for kajals when it comes to eye pencils (you might not now but only if there is a sign "kajal" on your eyeliner, this means that it is suitable for application in the waterline. If the eyepencil is not kajal type, it is suitable for application only on the lid. I did not have a black kajal eyeliner so I picked up Max Factor's one - it is easy to apply both on the skin & waterline, it does smudge a little bit but I fix it with some eyeshadow on top and problem is solved, it does not irrirate my eyes and it is easy to remove with micellar water. I love it and I highly recommend this product!

-single eyeshadow NYX Morocco

Only eyeshadow I worn this summer is NYX's Morocco (deep brown shade with grey undertone) and I wore it applied as an eyeliner with angled brush. Firstly I apply Max Factor's kajal in my upper waterline and a bit at the end of my upper lid and the with angled brush I apply Morocco as eyeliner, for delicate definition.

Lips:

- lipgloss Max Factor Color Elixir 10 Pristine Nude

Totally obsessed with this lipgloss and almost using up my bottle. Recently I've posted full review on it which you can read here This lipgloss has nice non-sticky texture, semi-clear pastel pink shade and it feels like lip balm applied on the lips. I use it on everyday bases and it literally lives in my everyday bag. 

-NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream #Cannes

Full review on this lipstick you can read here Cannes is the most universal pink nude shade that could exist and I literally can't imagine e women that woulnd't rock it. 

Perfumes:

-Lanvin Jeanne Scandal EDP

My favorite scent for spring & summer, delicate and feminine scent which includes notes like pear, apricots and peony. Jeanne Scandal was limited edition for summer 2016 and unfortenately is hard to find anymore. You can read full review on here

-Marc Jacobs Decadence Divine EDP

Decadence Divine I got at the beginning of this spring and I am totally obsessed with its scent - plum jam & champagne, really non-typical, feminine and impressing scent for which I received thousands of compliments. Bottle is really kitschi and pompose but I love the scent in it so I don't mind it this much :D Longevity is enormous - it smells with days on my skin, hair, clothes... Full review on it would be up very soon ;) 

-Avon Eve Duet

One great budget friendly proposal which I got at the begining of July - this double perfume by Eva Mendes called Eve Duet. Purple scent is called Sensual and has dominant patchouli and plum scent, it is deep,intense and mostly suitable for autumn & winter, while the another scent is called Radiant and is fresh floral-fruity scent of water lilly and clementines. Sensual I would wear alone when the temperatures went low, because patchouli & plums are one of my favorite notes, while Radiant isn't really my type of scent (because it is too sharp and floral for my liking), but combined with Sensual I like it. My proportions are 3 spritzes of Sensual in combination with 2 of Radiant.

Manicure:

-Bourjois La Laque Gel Fuchsiao Bella

My favorite pink shade – bright and Barbie like fuchsia with purple undertone ♥ Fuchsiao Bella reminds me a lot of another favorite of mine - Flormar Full Color Funky Magenta (review here) Fuchsiao Bella has really high pigmentation, it covers with 1 coat, it has great longevity and comfy brush.

-OPI Apartment For Two

Absolutely idetical to the upper mentioned nail polishes in fuchsia shade (as I said is my favorite shade ♥), from OPI Breakfast At Tiffany collection. In depth review on this nail polish you can read here

-OPI I Believe In Manicures

I've recently posted review on this nail polish from the same collection here I Believe In Manicures it is in the signature Tiffany shade - light, pastel blue with slightly green undertone that looks beautiful on tanned skin and especially nice on pedicure. Great pick for the summer! 

Suncare:

-Piz Buin Ultra-Light Dry Touch fluid with SPF 30

I am really picky when it comes to suncare products because I have really oily and sensitive skin and it is hard to find a product that has light consistency, high SPF and it is suitable to apply underneath my makeup. This fluid is really light, it absorbs really quickly into the skin and it has high SPF. I really like it and I would repurchase it. 

-Balea SunDance sunprotecting body spray with SPF 30 and coconut scent

I always carry this sunprotecting spray with me in my purse - I spray my arms and any other parts of my body that are uncovered before I go out for work in the mornings and also at the evenings before I went home. It is not greasy, it has high SPF it smells nice like coconut (there is a mango scented option as well) and the spray form is really convinient to apply. 

These were my favorite products for summer 2018 which I used on everyday bases. Which are your favorite products for the past summer? 

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