My Ride or Die Makeup Product

The one product I absolutely cannot live without is Make Up For Ever’s Ultra HD loose powder!

Photo from: http://www.sephora.my

Here’s how I came across it:

I came across this product by accident more than a year ago when I walked into Sephora with 1 mission in mind; to solve my oily t-zone! Before discovering this product, I could put on my daily skincare and minimal makeup, walk out the door feeling fantastic only to find that my t-zone became oily within 2 or 3 hours.

I started sourcing setting powders and many of my friends recommended Innisfree’s no sebum mineral powder. Though this worked well, it didn’t last long. Within 3 to 4 hours, my t-zone became oily again. Reapplying the powder on top of my oily skin only gave me small whiteheads and pimples at the end of the day which would then take about 2 days for me to cure. I did more research and headed to Sephora. I wasn’t sure what to search for as I didn’t have much experience with makeup at the time. I headed for the Laura Mercier shelf to try their mineral finishing powder which had great reviews!  I didn’t dislike it but I also wasn’t blown away. I kept searching.

I walked over to the Makeup Forever shelf which was a brand few of my friends ever mentioned. I saw they had several options and the words “Ultra HD” really stood out to me. I picked up the product and my first thought was that I loved the packaging; really sturdy and of a good size. I opened it up, touched the powder and fell in love…

Why I love it:

• My face stays matte ALL DAY LONG.
• The texture is SO SOFT and LIGHT, almost like air.
• It sets my makeup beautifully without looking cake-y.
• I could use it, go for an important event in the sun and not have to worry that my makeup would melt off my face.
• It is translucent and can be used by all skin colours/ tones.
• A little goes a long way. I touch my makeup brush in some product and knock it off until it’s barely visible and apply it to my face.

Don’t take my word for it.

Try it yourself! 

For the month of July, tHe Spring Shopping Mall, Kuching is working together with Sephora for their Operation Recycle Campaign. Recycle 20 mineral water bottles (500ml) or aluminium cans (300ml)  to redeem 4 free samples at Sephora.

They are giving out a choice of:

1. Sephora eye sleeping mask or luggage tag
2. A sample of Tarte’s maracuja crease-less concealer
3. Sephora Triple Action Cleansing Water (25 ml)
4. A choice of Make Up For Ever High Definition Powder or Caudalie Hand and Nail Cream or For Beloved One Face Mask (all mini sizes).

The products I chose at Sephora today!

 

The perfect opportunity to try out a new product and do something good for our environment! Win-win 😉

Hurry, cause it is only limited to 300 units!

Let me know if the product works for you or if you have any products to recommend! I would love to hear from you all.

New Sephora Favourites!

I went to Sephora and let’s be honest, it’s incredibly hard to walk out empty handed.

Despite my tight budget, I managed to get myself some goodies during the recent member’s sale (note: i’m all about great bargains!). I’m going to skip all the minor items and jump straight to my two new favourites that I would recommend!

1. Tarte’s Maracuja Oil (RM 50 for 15 ml, which lasts several months)
2. Urban Decay’s Naked Skin Colour Correcting Fluid (Peach) (RM103 for 0.21 oz)

Let’s start with Tarte’s Maracuja Oil because I find it absolutely amazing that it only has 2, that’s right, TWO ingredients:

• passiflora edulis seed oil (amatuer terms: passionfruit)
  • Passiflora edulis seed oil is commonly used for: skin soothing and antioxidants
• tocopherol (common vitamin E activity).
  • Tocopherol is commonly used for its antioxidant properties.

The ingredients are completely organic and beneficial for the skin.

Claims: Helps balance and nourish all skin types and is packed with Vitamin C and essential fatty acids to firm, boost radiance, soften and hydrate skin without clogging pores.

Why I love it: It serves as a great night moisturizer and best of all, it doesn’t clog my pores! I wake up with hydrated and glowing skin. Sephora sells them in mini sizes at a great price as well so it’s worth a try!

As a side note: It isn’t the most fragrant oil. In fact, it almost smells like cooking oil but it doesn’t bother me because that means no unnecessary chemicals were added to the formula.

Now for my second favourite, Urban Decay’s Colour Correcting Fluid. I have THE MOST stubborn dark circles. I won’t go into a lengthy explanation on how many ways and products i’ve used to try to conceal them (even some holy grail concealers others swear by haven’t worked).  My under eye circles are on the blue/ purple side so I got this in peach.

I was lucky to get this Colour Correcting Guide 101 from a friend so now i’m sharing it with you 🙂

Claims: Innovative, light-weight fluid that instantly colour corrects and blurs flaws, leaving skin illuminated and bright. Subtle pearlescent pigments diffuse light to perfect skin, while antioxidant rich Vitamin C and E condition and protect.

Why I love it: It helps conceal most of my darkness! I can’t quite explain the texture. It’s not creamy but it’s not a gel either. It blends easily and doesn’t settle into any fine lines (unlike many liquid products I have tried). It does have fine pearlescent pigments and works well under my concealer to subtly brighten my under eyes. It also helps my concealer last my whole 9-6 work day without creasing. I can’t vouch for its antioxidant claims as I have yet to see any improvement in that area but this is something I would repurchase.

For the picture above, I applied concealer to both sides of my face. The under eye darkness is visibly less obvious on the left than on the right. Things to take note are that this photo was taken after a 9-6 day at work and no powder application or touch ups occurred during this time. And that’s the magic of Urban Decay’s Colour Correcting Fluid!!

I hope this review helps! If you have anything to recommend, let me know 🙂