Sunday, 8 January 2012

2011 Favourites

Below is a list of my products that I loved this year.

Skincare



HiBi Scrub Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser

Really great anti bacterial face wash, it help to keep acne under control. Also can be used as a hand wash or as a anti bacterial wash after a surgery. What I love about this product most if that its free from SLS and other nasty ingredients. Oh and I think that you need a prescription to buy this, at least in UK.








La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel

Amazing amazing mild face wash. Takes off make up and cleanses skin without over drying it. I can recommend this cleanser to anyone who is looking for a simple and fairly inexpensive cleanser.

 La Roche-Posay Physiological Micellar Solution

Before I tried this Micellar cleanser I was bit skeptical about micellar cleanser, and I still am. It removes make up just like another make up remover. You probably wondering why its my favorite product of 2011 when I say that it works just like any other make up remover, the reason its my favorite is because its a best toner I ever used. Also I use it in the morning just to refresh my face.




Botanics Skin Brightening Cleanser

Really nice cheap and cheerful almost natural cleanser. It really dose brightens up skin. I use it with a muslin cloth.




Botanics Skin Soothing Cleansing Lotion

Just like the one above, really nice cleanser, but this is more gentle and suitable for sensitive skin.




Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser

I don’t think that I need to explain why I love this product, its just an amazing cleanser.




Dead Sea Natural Black Mud Mask Soap

Really great if you struggling with acne and have a sensitive skin, but you need a good cleanser. This helped my skin a lot, it reduced the amount of breakouts I get without stripping skin.




St.Ives Apricot Scrub

This is definitely a cult beauty product. I love this scrub it gentle enough to use every day, but it exfoliates skin really well.




Lush The Breath of Fresh Air Toner

The best face toner ever. Its just amazing, full of good ingredients , very affordable and smells amazing. What more can you ask for?




Mac Fix+

I love Mac Fix+, its a really nice make up finishing spray and toner. I usually use it when my make up looks bit to heavy, one spray of this and my make up looks flawless again.





Tri Pentox Skin Care set

Really great set of skin care products, since I use them I have notice a big improvement of my skin, its less red and the texture is more even. Also the eye serum from the set is a miracle worker.




Oilatum Cream

Amazing cream for dry skin. I usually use it as a night time moisturizer, but also I use it instead of my day cream when I’m wearing heavier foundation like Revlon ColorStay or Mac Studio Fix.




Kiko Anti Age Day Cream

Very nice day moisturizer, its quite reach without being thick and making your skin oily. Also provides great base for foundation.




Vichy Capital Soleil 50+ Hydra-Cream

I honestly can say that without this product my skin would look like an old leather sofa after last summer, and not because I was spending hours laying in a sun, but because I was using retin a. Also an amazing base for everyday make up, but obviously not for photography.




Nivea Sensitive Shaving Gel

Cheap and cheerful shaving gel, it does what it say.




Lipsmakers

I love lip smackers, they’re just great lip balms. My favorite is Coca Cola Cherry.




Lush Helping Hands

I did a review of this hand cream a while ago, click here for a review.






Base

Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation

Very nice light weight medium to full buildable coverage. Looks very natural, last about 12 hours. Also gives a really nice glowy, but not oily or shimmery finish.



Revlon ColorStay Foundation

Great full coverage foundation that I use when I need more coverage or sometimes I use it as a concealer. Its also a great dupe for Mac Studio Fix Foundation. Very long lasting and a little goes a long way.



Clinique Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15

My all time favorite tinted moisturizer. I used it mostly in the summer since its very light, but gives a nice medium coverage, when set with powder lasts about 7-9 hours. What I love about it is that when it starts to wear off it doesn't leave you with patchy looking skin, also has a SPF 15 which is always a good thing.



Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Great light weight and affordable foundation with added benefit of skin caring properties. Medium buildable coverage, looks very natural and photographs beautiful, also its silicon based and very easy to apply.



Kiko Medium Foundation

I have been using this foundation for only two weeks, but I love it, great coverage, perfect color match for my skin tone, nice texture and looks very natural. What more can you ask for?! Oh it also looks amazing in photographs and its about £6-7. Perfect.



ELF Studio Flawless Finish Foundation

Cheap and cheerful, looks nice in photographs, good dupe for the MUFE HD Foundation. Not very long lasting and bit tricky to apply but gives a nice coverage and its a foundation that I mainly use for taking photos and for camera.



17 BB Cream

Not so much of a BB Cream, but a nice light weight, medium coverage natural looking foundation.



Collection 2000 16 Hour Lasting Perfection Foundation

Very simillar to Revlon Color Stay, but cheaper, easier to apply and it comes with a pump. Again this is more of a heavy duty foundation for me, I use it when I need a bit more coverage.



Max Factor Xperience Foundation

Very nice light weight foundation, basically its a cheaper dupe for the Lancome Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation, but its more creamy and last only about 7-8 hours.


Concealer/Highlighter

YSL Touche Eclat

I don’t think I have to say much about this product, its just amazing.



Rimmel Match Perfection 2-in-1 Concealer & Highlighter

Really nice under eye concealer, doesn't really cover spots. Also its a more affordable dupe for YSL Touche Eclat.



Collection 2000 16 Hour Lasting Perfection Concealer

Great cheap and cheerful concealer for spot concealing, also can be used under eyes but it can crease.





Powder

Mac Studio Fix Powder Foundation

I swear by this powder foundation, it works great as a foundation, but can be also used to set foundation. When used as a setting powder, it will give you just the most amazing flawless finish.



ELF Studio Complexion Perfection

Very nice and affordable setting powder, doesn’t really have any “ Complexion Perfection” properties, I mean what to expect for £3.50, but it works really well as a setting powder.



MeMeMe Flawless Loose Powder

My favorite setting powder, it does what its meant to do and a little bit more. It sets foundation and since its slightly yellow based it helps to get rid of redness.





Bronzer/Blusher

Chanel Bronzing Make Up Base

I’m not gonna say much about this product since pretty much knows that its just amazing and the best bronzer in the world. If you looking for a good all year round bronzer that suits all skin tones and types, go out and get one right now, yes it is pricey but I have been using this since June and I haven’t even used like 1/10 of this.


NARS Blush - Deep Throat

This is just a perfect pick-me-up blush for me. It just gives me a nice healthy flush of colour. Great color pay off and texture.



Mac Wonder Woman Mineralized Skin Finish - Pink Power

I love this MSF, its really nice blush/bronzer/highlighter. It looks very natural and gives a really nice glow. Also I bought this in April/May and you still can see the dome.

This is a limited edition Mineralized Skin Finish so its very unlikely you will be able to buy this, you can check eBay, but be very careful, there are plenty of fakes out the.



Eyeshadow

MUA Eyeshadow - Shade 19

Its a just a really great and cheap black brown eyeshadow that I use to fill in my eyebrows.





Brushes

Mac 187 Brush

I think this is the most famous Mac brush ever. I just love this brush, its so versatile and worth every penny. I don’t use it for foundation anymore, but its a really great brush for highly pigmented blushes or bronzers.





Ruby&Millie Foundation Brush

All time favorite foundation brush. What make it some special is the fact that its smaller then typical foundation brush which makes it more precise. I usually use it for a foundation(obviously) or under eye concealer.





Ecotools Powder Brush

Really nice powder brush, picks up just the right amount of product also its big and very soft.





Ecotools Blush Brush

When I bought this brush I simply knew that I’m not going to use it with a blush, because its just to big, however it works like a dream with my all time favorite bronzer; Chanel Bronzing Make Up Base, also it applies liquid foundation really well.





Dior Powder Foundation Brush

The best brush for powder and mineral foundation I have ever used. Also works really well with loose finishing powders.





ELF Powder Brush

I bought this brush after so many make up gurus said that it applies liquid foundation really well. However I don’t like using it for liquid foundation because its not very precise and its very easy to apply to much foundation. Its ok for blending foundation but not applying it. My self I use it with setting powder or with Chanel Bronzing Make Up Base.





Cosmopolitan Blend Perfection Sponge

I read lots of reviews saying that this is a dupe for the Beauty Blender sponge, I don’t know about that but this little pink sponge has changed the way I apply my foundation and the way my face looks. Its just amazing and it gives you a truly airbrushed finish.



Hair Care

Schwarzkopf Gliss Oil Nutritive Shampoo

My all time favorite shampoo. It cleanses hair really well, but also it conditions   at the same time, and it smell amazing.





Pro Voke Touch of Silver Twice a Week Brightening Shampoo

If you ever bleached you hair you know that blond hair can go bit yellowish after few weeks or sometimes even after few days. This shampoo saved me from dying my hair every week and eventually destroying my hair. What it dose? Its simply get rid of the yellowish tones form your hair.





Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Colour Deep Treatment

Really great conditioner, it really restores damaged hair. Also I love the smell.





Fragrance

Marc Jacobs Bang

Really nice everyday fragrance, it has peppery scent to it, I’m not really good at describing fragrances.





Prada Infusion D’Homme

I love this fragrance, its really fresh and masculine.





Karl Lagerfeld Photo

This is more of a evening/night scent it very strong and masculine but sweet at the same time. Even that this is a evening/night scent I still wear it during the day in Fall/Winter season.





xoxo :-)

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