Hey everyone!
So =) 2013 is finally over and it brought with it a lot of new products for me. Let's have a look at the things I've been loving and using the most, shall we? =)
Tell me, in the comments, what were your favorites during 2013 =)
In this article I'm going to tell you a little bit more about the products I mentioned in the video because then it would be 30 minutes long :D So buckle your seat belts and let's start with...
FACE:
2013 brought to me the discovery of a good foundation. I only used concealers before, just to even out my skin tone and that was enough for me. Then, as I started filming more videos, I noticed that my skin, even though I don't have any major problems with it, didn't look all that well. I needed more coverage. I saw Leigh Ann from leighannsays on youtube use this one and she really liked it, and I just happened to have a coupon for 50% off this foundation and so I went to see if their lightest shade would fit my skin tone. Magically, it did! I am so happy that I found a good foundation that doesn't make me look darker! =) I then started using it for tutorials and for parties and I loved it. And now, in autumn I stopped using concealer all together and I only use this foundation on places, where I would use concealer. It is easier to blend it in than a concealer and the coverage is fine, not too much, not too light, just enough =)
NYC ALL DAY LONG FOUNDATION:
I started using this foundation in the summer. In the drugstore it seemed like the color wouldn't be too dark for me and I decided to give it a try. I'm very glad I found this foundation because this is the one I started using instead of concealer during the summer. It has a very lightweight texture which is just awesome for those awful hot days. The coverage isn't as high as with the Maybelline one, but it was enough for me because I only needed to even out my skin tone.
H&M BB CREAM FOUNDATION BRUSH:
I discovered this product only in November I believe but it has become a part of my everyday routine and I love it! I always wanted to try a flat top foundation brush, because everyone is raving about the Sigma one and before I buy such an expensive brush, I wanted to see how the "top flat" surface works for me. And I totally love it. The brush blends out the product very nicely. I am very surprised to like a brush for applying foundation. I tried the classic foundation brush - I hated that, I even tried a blush brush - at one time, a few gurus really liked that trick, I didn't at all. My problem was that it soaked up a lot of product, left brush streaks all over my face. With this brush you can just stipple on the foundation and, most of all, I feel like it doesn't soak up ANY product. You can see in the video, the brush is lightly stained with the foundation (I mixed my Maybelline foundation with a touch of white face paint) but it doesn't eat your foundation like the classic foundation brush does (which is also a pain in the neck to clean!).
When I saw Sephora had a Beauty Blender-like sponge, I immediately wanted to try it with my foundation. And I really love it. It's very easy to blend out the foundation, one end is a little bit pointy which makes it easy to go under the eyes and the other end helps with blending. The only thing I don't like about it is that it soaks up a lot of product. Nonetheless, the finish it gives it lovely and I feel like I can achieve higher coverage with it than with fingers, so I like it. But ever since I got H&M one, I always reach for that one when I do a full face.
NYC CHEEK GLOW BLUSHES:
These babies made a huge difference in my everyday routine. The only blush that I owned was one by essence which wasn't really anything great, but at least I got a little familiar with the concept of it. My first impression of these when I saw them in the drugstore was - they look all the same! :D The testers looked weird and swatching the colors didn't really help me a lot so I chose one that looked in the packaging a little similar to the essence one that I had at home. That was Riverside Rose. It's more on the orange-y side. All of these blushes are very neutral and each color has a small tint of a different color. Which, for me, is just awesome. All the blushers in the drugstore always seemed too pink, or too orange. I wanted to use blush also for contouring, because all the contour products are too dark or shimmery. The perfect shade for contouring or even as a bronzer is Sutton Place Peach. I bought this shade in the summer and it is just perfect for that. My all time favorite is West Side Wine. As the name says, it has a burgundy-ish tint. And I love that. I can use it as a contour color and a blend it out a little on my cheekbones. They aren't too pigmented, but that's also what I love about them, you can't apply too much. So if you're a beginner, these are just perfect for you =)EYEBROWS:
MAYBELLINE LINEDEFINER IN BLACK ONYX:
This is my go to eyeliner for eyebrows whenever I'm doing black eyebrows. It doesn't have a glossy or super gliding texture and that's why my eyebrows can survive anything with this eyeliner. I always warm it at the back of my hand for it to be easier to work with and I do sort of a sketch of my eyebrows. Then I set them with black eyeshadow and I have the perfect and very black eyebrows. =) I'm thinking of doing a tutorial on how I do my black eyebrows because it's always better to see it in action than to just read about it =) Would you be interested in that?
SEPHORA & ESSENCE ANGLED BRUSH:
I could never do my eyebrows without these two brushes. The essence one is thicker than the Sephora one, so I use that one to do a "sketch" of my eyebrow, usually it's just one line up till the arch so I see where it's going to start etc., and then I use the thin Sephora one to sculpt, shape and finish them. At first I thought the Sephora one was too thin to work with but I bot it on a trip, when I found out I left the essence one at home (I used to do my eyebrows only with the essence one before) and I decided to try the Sephora one because I've been wanting to for a long time and I finally had a reason to buy it :D But it's really perfect for being precise with eyebrows =)
In March, I died my hair a plum purple, which was a darker color than what I had before and so I knew the eyebrows I did with my red hair would be too light for that. When I found this awesome matte eyeshadow in the drugstore, I was very glad because it fit just perfectly with my hair. Now I use both red and plum hair dye, I get a darker result with just red so I still use this because the color always looks sort of purple-y/dark reddish. I love colorful eyebrows. On an ordinary day I usually only wear eyeliner and mascara on my eyes so colorful eyebrows are the perfect and subtle pop of color on your face =) So if you're a darker redhead looking for something different than brown eyebrows, this is going to be awesome for your life =)
MASCARAS:
I tried A LOT of mascaras in 2013, especially Maybelline mascaras =) And I think I have more favs but these two are like the ultimate ones that I love the most.
I think this was the best find in 2013 when it comes to mascaras =) I think I bought it in the summer and I love it even today. It's a little drier now but I just love how this makes my lashes look. I really need to repurchase this mascara because it works amazingly. It doesn't have a very wet formula which makes working with it so much easier even in the first week =)MAYBELLINE ONE BY ONE VOLUM' EXPRESS MASCARA:
I've heard a lot about this mascara on youtube, mainly from Alli from MakeupByAlli. I loved that the wand on this mascara was rubberized and so I decided to try it out because I usually like those types of mascaras. I fell in love with it and I also did a review video on it in March.
EYES:
This is a product that certainly made a revolution in my makeup world because it eliminated two big issues I used to have for a few years now. First - winged eyeliner. Doing cat eyes with liquid eyeliner was not only a little difficult for me (I tried both brush and sponge applicators), my eyes would start to get watery after some time and the tears would destroy all the makeup in my outer corners. Also, after a white the liquid product would start to break. So I almost never wore cat eyes. When I tried doing a cat eye with this gel liner.. Oh my god, it was like discovering America :D After a few effortless moves, there I had it, a perfect cat eye! It did not irritate my eyes and the buttery texture of the gel liner made made it sooooo easy to do!
Problem number two - my waterline. It's so hard for me to even force the black to stain my waterline.. If I use an eyeliner with a softer texture, sure, it's easier and nice and black, but even after setting it with black eyeshadow, it would slide off. Also, it always irritated my eyes and I remember once my eyes got so super watery that my whole eye makeup was starting to break down, it was awful :D With this gel liner in the waterline... ah.. I don't even have to set it with black eyeshadow, it's so easy to apply, stays there, looks awesome and does not make my eyes watery. 15 points out of 10 goes to this product! I love it =)
120 PALETTE:
SLEEK i-DIVINE ULTRA MATTES V2 PALETTE
The Naked palettes! I got these in London as well, because we don't have UD here. I really love these two, I've been reaching for them recently a lot more and they are great if you're travelling, I like to take both with me and I can create a lot of looks, from natural to crazier with them. They compliment each other very well, that's why I'm so glad I have both of them. I'm thinking of doing a separate video about them, do a little comparison =)
LIPS:
MAYBELLINE COLOR WHISPER IN ORANGE ATTITUDE:
Orange lip color is one of the things that were a big discovery for me in 2013 =). I never thought I'd like it but I started with this Color Whisper by Maybelline which is basically like a tinted lip balm. It is moisturizing and also gives you color. I loved this in the summer months. I fell in love with the look of it and it was on my lips almost every day =) It's a very nice subtle kick in your look if you're not wearing too much makeup or no eyeshadows. I wanted to get more of the color whispers because they're just so easy to wear but all the colors are so pink! :D Agh :DREVLON JUST KISSABLE BALMSTAINS IN ROMANTIC AND HONEY:
These two little treasures are also from my "big" trip to London (I think 95% of the makeup products I bought there are in my 2013 favs! :D). I wanted to get these ever since Leigh Ann from leighannsays on youtube started talking about them like more than a year ago. But then again, no Revlon where I live. You probably think I live somewhere in the middle of a desert :D I just love these. If you're into red lips, the red one is perfect for a long day. It doesn't give you like a "full on" red like with MAC's Ruby Woo, but it doesn't get ugly after a time. Everytime you reapply, it looks like you JUST put it on for the first time. It's a balmstain so it's both a lip balm and a lip stain, which is perfect because it doesn't dry out your lips but still stains them so it survives on your lips. I like to blot the red one with a tissue so it gives it more of a matte finish, but that's just personal preference =) The other shade I have, Honey is the perfect lip color when I don't know what to wear on my lips when I'm wearing a full face of makeup. Or when I don't want to bother with touch ups, even is this fades, it isn't that obvious because it's only a little darker than the color of my lips so it's awesome. I've been wearing it a lot to parties, because again, it's just so easy to wear and goes with everything =) I also got a third shade from this line, Rendez-Vous, which is the orange one, and I'm SO HAPPY to have that in my collection, I got for Christmas from my best friend. She knew I regretted not getting it in London in March, because I got into orange lips only in the summer so she got it for me on a trip to Paris =) Thank youu :*Alright, these were the products I mentioned in the video, obviously there are more products that I would mention here but this article is getting just too long :D
I would like to thank you all for the support that you've been giving me in 2013, for subscribing, commenting and following what I do. I love making videos and, personally, 2013 was very hectic and difficult for me so having the time to just sit down film or edit and not think about anything else, just makeup, was awesome for me.
But even though it was a hard year, when it comes to makeup it was kinda great. I got to work with some very interesting and talented people on some photoshoots and as long as my youtube goes, I'm currently at 380 subscribers and almost 41,000 views on all my videos. So THANK YOU VERY MUCH <3
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Lena
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