Favorites: Winter 2019 |Makeup, Perfumes, Manicure| (EN)

Hello beauties ❤ 

It is tradition to share with you at the end of February which were my favorite products for the past winter. Last year’s winter favorites you can see here

 

Face:

-          Bourjois Healthy Mix face primer

In my everyday makeup routine I don’t reach for a primer as a first step but whenever I have a special occasion applying face primer is a must for me, because I have really oily skin and if I need my makeup to look flawless and to have higher longevity, I tend to use primer + high coverage foundation that also has matte finish. In the past winter time I had a lot of special occasions that required my makeup to look flawless so I’ve choose the primer Healthy Mix by Bourjois – it has creamy consistency that doesn’t feel silicon-y or heavy once applied, it minimizes my pores and fine lines, it elongates the longevity of my foundation, it makes its application easier and hydrates my skin.  This primer is truly favourite of mine that works great with all of my foundations from different brands. 

-          Маx Factor Miracle Touch foundation in the shade Golden Beige 048

This foundation is extremely popular and it was recently relaunched for the Bulgarian market and I couldn’t wait to give it a try – mouse foundations are great for oily skin like mine, but they often tend to have thick & heavy texture which I dislike, because I much prefer light & airy formulas. I plan to write a full review on this foundation due to the big interest towards it, so for now I’ll say that it has soft mouse like consistency, full coverage, matte finish and high longevity.  I prefer applying it with angled buffing brush on a very thin layer and it looks great! Review on Miracle Touch will be up in March – stay tuned!

-          Bourjois Healthy Mix compact powder in the shade 03

I mentioned this compact powder in my fall 2018 favorites (here). This powder has high coverage, it gives the skin matte finish and has good staying powder once applied, it is suitable mainly for oily & combination skin, and it is plus that it has built in mirror and a puff for a quick re-touch.  

-          Max Factor Crème Puff blush in the shade Nude Mauve

These Max Factor blushes were a huge hit 3-4 years ago but I personally always have in my collection right 2 blushes available (one warm toned and one cool toned), so that’s why I wasn’t interested at all in trying these. At the beginning of the winter I used up my cool toned blush and I had to look for a new one so I choose Nude Mauve: baked blush with extremely light & fine consistency that allows you to build up the color up your desire, soft satin finish and neutral nude shade with light purple undertone.  The shade itself is super delicate and soft and you can’t apply too much of it, but you can build up the color. It is easy to combine with literally any makeup and gives the complexion soft, delicate flush.

-          Flormar baked highlighter in the shade Midnight Star

I included this highlighter in my post about the best makeup products I’ve found in 2018 (here) and ever since I got it I can’t stop using it in any makeup look I create – such an amazing product ♥ It gives my skin angel-like glow, wet glow effect in a fine champagne shade, that makes it suitable for any skin tone. It could be applied with light hand for a soft glow or you can build it up for a blinding mirror & wet effect glow for a special occasion. I like applying it with fluffy highlighter brush on top of my cheekbones, in my tear duct, underneath my browbone, in the middle of my nose, on top of my upper lid and in the center of my lower lid. Such a staple favorite of mine ♥

Eyes:

-          Rimmel Magnifyes WOW eyeshadow palette

I had  in depth review on this palette & lot of swatches here. This palette includes 12 shades in different colors with variety of finishes, but none of them is matte – everyone has some kind of shimmer in it.  I created a lot of different colorful, bright and bold makeup looks the past winter – WOW isn’t an everyday, go-to neutral makeup palette that you can use for soft & delicate everyday makeup looks, but it’s great for creating bold, vamp & eyecatching looks.

-          Bourjois Volume Eyecatching Black Misty mascara

I also included this mascara in my 2018 favorites post and it is my favorite mascara at the moments since it makes my thin, blonde, spare and short lashes full with volume & length, it doesn’t smudge or transfer and on 2 coats it gives my lashes that false lash look. Fav ❤ 

Lips:

-          Miss Sporty Matte To Last 24h liquid lipstick in the shade Lively Rose

This is such a nice liquid lipstick with velvet matte finish in a light pink shade with peach undertone. It has really high longevity, flawless velvet matte finish, nice scent and it is a great everyday pick.

-          Max Factor Lipfinity Velvet Matte liquid lipstick in the shade Elegant Brown

This lipstick is quite new on the Bulgarian market so I’ve choose the only available nude shade -  Elegant Brown. This lipstick has light formula, flawless matte finish, high staying power on my lips and  it is in beautiful light beige shade with light grey undertone (=greige shade). I love wearing it in combination with matte black eyeliner, for a really sophisticated everyday look.

-          Bourjois Rouge Velvet The Lipstick in the shade Parisienne

This shade is from Bourjois’s autumn collection and I have separate review on it here.  Parisienne is dark redish-brown shade that I wore a lot during the fall & winter because it looks so stylish & sophisticated plus it is the only red lipstick shade I like how it looks on myself.

Manicure:

-          OPI Black Dress Not Optional

I couldn’t manage to write a full review on this nail polish so far but I’ll do it for the next winter for sure. Black Dress Not Optional it is black base with really fine silver shimmer in it and looks super interesting & eyecatching on the nails and I wore it a lot in the wintertime.

-          OPI Visions Of Love

Review & swatches on this nail polish you can see here. Visions Of Love is in deep bourdeaux shade with brown undertone and classic cream finish, great pick for the fall-winter time!

-          Miss Sporty 1 Мinute To Shine Zen Garden

In the transition days at the end of the summer/winter whenever I’m not ready to start wearing dark/i.e.pastel shades, I always stick to these soft taupe shades that are neutral and at the same time not too dark/light. In February I worn a lot Zen Garden which is interesting soft taupe shade with purple undertone and is great for when I’m sick of dark & vamp nail polishes but still not in the mood for light & pastel shades.

Perfumes:

-          Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme

My favorite winter perfume ❤ It is really dense, really sexy, really feminine – a lot of everything: woody, gourmand, smokey and white floral notes in one. It develops best in the cold weather and it always get noticed by the people around, but is really complicate and difficult scent so my advice is to test it many times before any buy.

 

-          Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire EDP

An old favorite of mine which I recently re-discovered – sour cherries, licorice, liquer and violets with a little bit of iris ❤ Such a feminine and warm scent that develops amazingly in the cold weather and has overwhelming trail – whenever I wear it I often get comments that around me is smelling like sour cherries and violets. Lovely perfume

Тhese were my favorite products for winter 2019. Which were yours? Share them with me in the comments. 

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Have a nice evening, beauties ♥