Drugstore Make Up Haul - Lady Make Up Review

Essence - Nail art - Express dry Drops

Easy to use: 2 drops on each freshly painted nail makes your nail polish dry within seconds, 

a life saver :)

link to purchase

Essence - Lipstick - 53 All About Cupcake

This smells just like cotton candy! it's very creamy on the lips, the color pay-off is amazing and the price is awesome.

link to purchase

I ♡ Makeup - Goddess of Love Baked Highlighter - Goddess of Faith

An Amazing highlighter! gives a great glow and shimmer without making it too glittery. Gives a natural look in the sun and indoors.

link to purchase

W7 - Double Act - Bronzer + Blush

I love this Duo!

 it has just the right amount of shimmer without being too glittery. The pigmentation is good. 

The bronzer is not "orangey" and goes well on a pale skin tone, the blush is pretty light shade of pink that looks good on almost every skin tone.

I recommend it for the price. 

link to purchase

Maybelline - The Colossal Volum Express Mascara - Smoky Eyes

Top pic - With , Bottom pic-Without

Final Result

Perfectly separates your lashes, very black, makes your lashes stand out, holds the curl very well.
I wish it was more voluminous but it's still gives good volume. 

link to purchase

Rimmel - 60 Seconds - Nail Polish - 500 Caramel Cupcake

Caramelly nice nude color, easy application, dries quickly.

link to purchase

Essence - All about matt! Fixing Compact Powder

Perfect for setting your makeup and for retouches during the day.

link to purchase

Essence - Stay All Day Concealer

Conceals dark circles effectively, good application, not drying.

link to purchase

Lancome - Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector serum - Close Up Results - Review

I'm posting this update a month later than it should have been up.

The reason is that I really really wanted to see even better results (the package did state visible results between 4-6 weeks of use ).

As I mentioned in my previous update my skin has been loving this product.

I've noticed that in the past 2 months of use the skin has regained more vitality and definitely improved its texture.

I can't comment on lines\wrinkles appearance but I will state that the product has a bit of tightening effect sort of like a primer does after applying it.  But, the appearance of pores remained the same I didn't see any noticeable change in that department.

Close Up

I do like how my skin appears more even toned and I use less coverage than before.

On a side note it is on the pricey side ($115.00 for 1.7oz) and the results on my skin doesn't justify the splurge.

Under Light Foundation

Lancome - Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector serum - Review - 3 Days Update

My skin has been loving this product!

I've been using the Lancome Visionnaire for more than 3 days now and I wanted to share with you my skin updates :)

The skin looks softer than it used to and feel smoother every day. The skin's texture has approved significantly only after 3 days of use! 

usually I put my BB cream with medium coverage to conceal redness and to overall even out my skin tone and complexion.

Today for the first time I didn't use any foundation or additional moisturizer. I only used my concealer on a few blemishes and  a transparent pressed powder on my T-zone for a matt look (see photo below). 

you can see that my skin tone looks even, no redness, pores are slightly smaller and less noticeable and the skin is well moisturized and doesn't look dull. 

Crossing my fingers to see even more improvement in minimizing those pores in a few weeks time.

How to Fix Broken Makeup - Step by Step Tutorial

Don't you hate when it happens?

your favorite powder product shatters on the floor cause you're too clumsy or too tired in the morning to hold things..

Before I found out that any broken product can be fixed in a few easy steps without changing it's color or texture I would get so frustrated on throwing away products that I love.

But not any more! I have to share with you this amazing trick that can save A-N-Y powder in a few minutes, and so easy too!

what you'll need:

• Small spatula or a spoon.
• Rubbing alcohol (70% or higher).
• Empty pan or container (you can recycle the original one like I did here).
• Absorbent Paper or tissue paper

How to:

1. empty the entire contents of the broken powder to a smooth surface like a plate or a palette.

2. use the end of the spatula\spoon to break the chunks and create a smooth sand like powder.

3. take a few drops of the rubbing alcohol and mix into the powder. 

4. mix till you get a paste like consistency and there's no chunky parts in it.

5. Fill in the pan with the paste.

6. Take the paper\tissue place it on top of the paste and start pressing lightly with your fingers all over the surface, you'll notice the paper will absorb some of the alcohol but the product won't stick.

7. Continue doing this while pressing harder every time you take a new tissue. until the paper remains dry,

8. leave the product to air dry for 24 hours.

9. And you're done! Enjoy :)

Lancome - Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector serum - Review - First Impressions

Hi All,

I wanted to quickly share with you my first impressions about a new product by Lancome:

the Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector.

I have received this product for a self-assessment test from Lancome and this review will be split to 3 posts series on this blog:

• The first, which is the current post you're reading, will be first impressions after the first use.
• The Second, after 3 days of use - updates about my skin condition.
• The Third, The "Close-Up" after 4 weeks of use + before and after results.

a little bit about the product:

Visionnaire [LR 2412 4% - Cx] is a second generation serum with the Double Jasmonate Complex and new smoothing ingredients that correct wrinkles, pores and skin texture in real time, and over time.

- In one application: skin feels smoother and softer.

- In three days: skin texture is refined and pores are less visible

- In four weeks: wrinkles, pores and skin texture are visibly corrected.

you can read more about this product HERE

I will start with my favorite the Packaging, it's so sleek and sturdy. feels luxurious and as always I love pretty packaging! (looks so pretty on my vanity) big thumbs up for that!

also, it comes with a pump which I will give it double points on functionality. It's much easier to use, you get just the right amount of product out and it won't contaminate the rest of the product because we don't stick our fingers inside - germs free :)

Moving on to texture, It comes out as a liquid milky consistency absorbs well into the skin, quite moisturizing and a non sticky formula. I think you can skip moisturizer completely, It gives just enough moisture on its own. For very dry skin types I will still recommend to use a moisturizer after applying the serum.

Scent wise, it's very subtle and fresh. It doesn't linger and disappears after a few minutes. I actually quite like it and won't mind if it did linger.

overall , like all new products in the beauty market lately, sounds very promising. I'm looking forward of seeing results in skin texture and pores visibility. 

I will describe my skin condition as: slightly large pores mostly nose and cheeks area, I do have some slight redness around my nose and mouth area not very noticable but still there and it's a little dry and looks dull. I will update you if I see any improvement in my skin so stay tuned for the upcoming posts.

L'Oreal Paris Skin Perfection Day Moisturizer- Full Review

Hi All,

a few weeks back I mentioned my first impressions of the L'Oreal Paris Skin Perfection  Day Moisturizer: 

http://tinkacrosstheuniverse.blogspot.co.il/2014/12/loreal-paris-skin-perfection-day.html

So as promised here's my updated review after using the product for awhile. I'm going to review the product on the following parameters: skin texture, skin tone and lines appearance.

Skin Texture my skin type is mostly dry but oily in my T zone area. In the winter time I get dry patches all over especially on my nose, forehead and around the mouth.

It gets even worse when traveling (which I do frequently because of my job). 

This product SAVED my skin without a doubt, from the first use I noticed a significant improvement in my skin's texture. It was soft, not flaky, radiant and overall looked so much healthier and full of moisture.

Skin Tone my skin tone is pretty fair and I don't have hyper pigmentation or significant redness. 

But, my skin tone is not perfect and I do get red spots here and there around my nose and mouth area. So, anything that promises to improve my skin tone sound good to me. I did notice less redness after using it for quite awhile, and I do like how my skin feels and looks. and, it's a great base for your foundation. everything just looks so much better with it.

Lines I'm in my mid-twenties so I don't suffer from any apparent lines but I was always told that anti-aging is important to avoid that mess in the future so better start early! keeping your skin moisturized is the key for preventing wrinkles. and this product does a great job. it's super rich and moisturizing. I also use it on my neck, don't neglect that area it's prone to wrinkles as well.

L'Oreal Paris Skin Perfection Day Moisturizer - Review - First Impressions

Hi All, 

Today I wanted to share with you my first impressions about a new product by L'Oreal:

The skin perfection day moisturizer.

I have received this product for a self-assessment test for the L'Oreal Paris Skin Perfection the other day so I've been using it straight for 3 days.

What the product promises:

"New Skin Perfection Day Moisturiser helps transform the appearance of skin quality, as if perfected. Pores look virtually undetectable, tone looks more even, skin texture feels silky-soft."

Sounds very promising! I do feel like my skin texture wouldn't mind a bit of "perfection". 

I would like my pores to be less noticeable and a more even skin tone.

I've been traveling for work to the US to a very cold climate, it was freezing and my skin had a lot of dry patches here and there and overall a very dull looking complexion. I wasn't even able to put on foundation because it made my dry patches even worse and more noticeable.

This moisturizer saved me! From the first use I felt it was quite thick and very rich. It gave me just the right amount of moisture without making me feel oily.

The scent is very subtle and fresh, I enjoy using it in the morning under my makeup and at night after I remove my makeup.

Dry patches are completely gone, it doesn't irritate my skin and my foundation applies smoothly over it. Regarding skin tone and pore appearance I don't see any difference so I will post an update in about a week.

And I can't finish without a word about the packaging. It is quite fancy looking, looks like a luxury product and super girly, I love how it looks on my vanity- big thumbs up :)