Khaki smokey eyes

This look is very simple. I started with waterproof creamy golden eyeshadow all over my eyelids (top and bottom). Then I applied matt beige shadow into my crease and blended it with white matt shadow to get rid of any harsh edges. Then I applied shimmery khaki eyeshadow onto my lids. Then I applied medium brown into outer V to deepen it a bit. I applied same shadows onto my lower lid as well. Then I lined my eyes with black gel liner (top lash line, waterline, 1/3rd of bottom lash line). I finished off with plenty of mascara.  I've followed my standard face make up routine - primer, concealer, loose powder, contouring, brows and lipstick.

Fuchsia cat eyes

I started with applying white base all over my lid. Then I applied light beige matt shadow into my crease with light brown shadow on top of it.
Then I started to apply colors on my lid. First I applied matt white into my inner corners. Then I applied bright pink (matt) from Sleek Acid Palette right next to the white. I blended it a bit so the transition between 2 colors would be smooth. I did the same process with all shadows I applied.
Then I applied dark pink/fuchsia matt shadow (from Acid palette as well) right next to the pink one I applied earlier. Then I applied matt lilac (also from Acid palette). Then I applied dark matt purple (from Sleek Mattes v2 palette).
Then I marked out cut crease line with dark burgundy shadow from Sleek Vintage romance and I filled in outer V flick.
As last I darkened the very edge of the flick with black shadow. I cleaned up all fall outs and cleaned up the lines in outer V to make it even more sharp.
Then I outlined the entire crease with black gel eyeliner. It tried to do it as precise as possible, with very thin line.
Then I lined my waterline with same gel eyeliner and connected the crease line in outer V I applied earlier. Then I applied lilac gel liner onto my  water line and lower lash line and under the black line in outer V I applied right before.
Then I applied lilac matt shadow (from Acid palette) on top of gel eyeliner to make it more vibrant.
I finished off the eyes with plenty of mascara on top and bottom lashes.

Then I applied primer and MAC pro long wear concealer all over my face. I set it with loose powder and I contoured a bit. I didn't use any blush.

Then I defined my brows with Anastasia Beverly Hills dipbrow pomade in Chocolate and black gel eyeliner. I brush them through with clear brow gel.
I applied L'Oréal Infallible lipstick in shade 121 Flawless Fuchsia.

Neutral eyes & red lips feat. Makeup Revolution Redemption Palette Essential - Mattes 2

I recently purchased Make Up Revolution Mattes 2 palette. I quite liked it but I've always tried it in combination with other make up shadows so I wanted to kind of "test it" on it's own. This is the result.

The shadows have quite decent pigmentation for such  an unexpensive product. They don't crease, don't smudge, they stay on nice and they don't fade out. Everything kind of depends on primer you use underneath. I've never tried how would they work out without primer because I always wear eye shadows with primer.

For this particular look I've used MAC Paint pot in Soft Ochre in thin layer.
First  I applied base color (1) all over my lid. Then I applied transition color (2) into my crease. Then I darkened the outer V with darker shade (3) and blended it. Then I applied white kohl pencil into my inner corners and little bit onto lids. I applied light color (4) on top of it. I applied the lightest shadow (5) under my brow bone to highlight the area. Then I lined my upper lash line with black kohl pencil and I smudged it with dark shadow (3). Then I applied silver glitter gel liner on top of it in my inner corners. Then I applied lots of mascara on top lashes. Then I applied bronze waterproof eye pencil on my bottom lash line and I winged it out slightly. I put matt brown shadow (6) on top of it and smudged it a bit. That was it for shadows.
I applied thin sharp line into my inner corners with black gel liner and also into outer corners to elongate the pencil line I applied earlier.  I applied BB cream all over my face and I used light concealer under my eyes. I set everything with very thin layer of compact powder and I did a bit contouring and quite a lot of blush. Then I moved on to eyebrows. I used Anastasia Beverly Hills dipbrow pomade in shade Chocolate. This color is actually pretty light for me so I applied matt dark grey eye shadow on top of it to darken the color. Then I brushed them through with clear brow gel.

As last I put on my lipstick. I used Maybelline's 24h SuperStay in shade 542 Cherry pie.

Spring night feat. Sleek Oh So Special palette

I felt like trying something else today - combining colors which I usually never use in one look. Also, it has been quite a while since I used shimmery eye shadows so I thought why not try to put it all together in one colorful look. Then I took my Oh So Special palette and I saw the matt pink and shimmery blue and I thought - this might be fun. So this is the result.
I started with applying Maybelline Color Tattoo 24H cream in shade 65 Pink Gold all over my eye lid. This shadow works amazing as base. Then I applied matt pink shadow from Oh So Special palette into my crease with big fluffy brush. Then I applied beige matt shadow from same palette on top of it. I blended both very well. Then I applied shimmery light pink all over my eyelid. Then I applied shimmery blue shadow into my inner corners and outer corners as well. Then I draw a line to connect them which gave me nice "cut crease" effect. I draw this line little bit higher than  where is my natural crease in order to make my eyes appear bigger. My lids are also slightly hooded so if I draw this line lower it wouldn't be visible with my eyes open.

I smudged this line a bit with same pink color I used earlier to make the transition smooth. I darkened the outer V with black shadow (from same palette). I repeated the same steps on my lower lid as well in opposite order (I started with blue and black, then shimmery light pink, than matt pink, then beige). Then I draw quite thin line with black gel eye liner, I winged it out quite much and I concentrated on making sharp lines in my inner corners. I smudged the top lash line with black eyeshadow to make it more "smokey". Then I applied silver eye pencil in my water line and I finished off with plenty of mascara on top and bottom lashes.
After I cleaned all fall outs, I applied primer and MAC Pro long wear concealer under my eyes and all over my face instead of concealer. Then I contoured my cheekbones  and sides of my nose using dark concealer and I highlighted as well (which I normally never do). I set everything with loose powder and I contoured using  cool medium brown matt eye shadow (which works amazing). Then I applied bit of blush using Sleek Lace blush palette (middle and right color).Then I defined my brows using dark grey matt eyeshadow and clear brow gel. As last I put on lipstick (L’Oréal Infallible Lipstick 110 Timeless Rosé and Max Factor Lipfinity 140 Charming).

Lilac pastel goth

This look was deffinitely challenge for me. I am not that familiar with this new Pastel goth trend which is becoming more and more popular although I find it absolutely awesome. And of course, I am all in for trying something new. I haven't find any decent pictures or very clear definitons of how pastel goth look should look like exactly, so I had to improvise. Pastel goth is basically mixture of classic black goth items (boots, some clothing items, accesory's)  mixed with pastel colours (pastel colored hair, skirts, leggings etc.). It is not as "vampy" as classical gothic style but it's really youthful and fun but still dark.
Anyway, this is my version of pastel goth make up. I started with white base all over my eyelid, and I used matt shadows only. First I applied white shadow into inner corners and to 2/3rds of my lids, then I applied beige and light brown into my crease as transition color, then I applied light purple onto my lids covering the white shadow a bit. Then I darkened the outer corners with deep purple and black and I winged it out quite far. I blended the edges with white shadow to get rid of any harsh lines.
For the bottom lids I first applied lavender blue kohl eye pencil and I put the same light purple on top of it. Then I applied gel eyeliner along the top lash line and winged it out, into waterline as well and also bit onto lower lash line. I made very "sharp" edges with liner in my inner corners to make it look more "gothic". I applied matt black eye shadow on top of gel eyeliner to get rid of the shine and also to keep it in place. I smudged the eyeliner with black shadow along my waterline as well to give it more depth. Then I applied light purple shadow right under the black shadow to make my eyes appear bigger. I finished off the eyes with plenty of mascara on top and bottom lashes.


After I cleaned out any fall outs, I applied primer all over my face and Mac pro longwear concealer under my eyes and all over my face as well. I love to use that concealer instead of the foundation because it gives so high coverage that I need only very thin layer. I set it with loose powder. Then I contoured my cheekbones a bit.
Then I did the fun part - lips. I filled them in with black gel eyeliner and I outlined them  a bit very carefully with very thin eyeliner brush. It is quite difficult to do because with black you can see every single mistake so all lines have to be perfect. When gel liner was dried I applied light lilac lipstick in the centre and I blended it with black liner a bit to achieve ombre effect.
As last step I filled in my brows with black gel eyeliner as well. Pastel goth girls have usually very light coloured hair (either pastel or white) but they still have very strong bold black brows. I didn't want to make my brows so extreme so I tried to keep it bit more natural.

Dark plums with green & gothic lips

I started with applying white base all over my eye lids. I used W7 white eyeshadow base for the first time and I was very surprised by it. It's really inexpensive product but it still works amazing.  Pigmentation is great, and it made my eye shadows lasting very long without creasing. I chose to use this particular white one in order to make colors more vibrant.
First color I applied was the darker green from Sleek Acid Palette right into my inner corners. Then I applied darker shimmery green from Sleek Garden of Eden Palette on top of it. I tried to create color which matches my eyes, but it is pretty difficult. Then I applied dark plum color from the same palette all over my lids and blended it with light yellow/white matt eyeshadow (from my newest Make up revolution palette). Than I applied dark cool brown matt color from the same palette into my outer-V to darken it a bit and I blended it very well. Then I applied the same colors onto my lower lid.

Than I cleaned up all fall outs and applied face primer (Gosh Velvet touch). Then I mixed 2 foundations on back of my hand and applied on the face using my fingers. I applied Max Factor's under eye concealer in shade Ivory under my eyes to cover up any dark circles and also to "clean up" the look. Then I set everything with compact powder. Normally I use loose powder but today I felt like doing something else.

Then I did some light contouring using Inglot's medium brown matt eyeshadow which is absolutely amazing for contouring.
Then I applied thin line with a liquid eyeliner along my upper lash line and I winged it up pretty high to give my eye a bit "lift".  Afterwards I put on lots of mascara on top and bottom lashes. I always use at least 2 different ones. Then I defined my brows with black eyeshadow (from Acid palette) and brush them through with clear brow gel to make them look more natural.
As last I did my lips. First I lined my lips with my black gel eye liner and very small detail brush and then I filled them in with the same gel eyeliner. After it get dried I applied one coat of burgundy lipstick to give it bit more "natural" color. And that was pretty much it.

Very dark purple smokey eyes&lips (gothic)

Black&plum gothic

This is one of my all time favorite looks but it is so extreme that I actually never wear it. Still I decided it to include it into this blog for something more different than looks I usually post here.
The absolute beauty of the look is contrast between extremely dark eyes and lips and very pale skin. The eye look is nothing difficult - pretty much very black smokey eyes. Normally with smokey eyes the transition color (crease color) is either light brown or beige or something very neutral. I used matt dark plum color to make it look more interesting. I used the same colors onto my lower lid as well and I went pretty far down in order to make my eyes appear bigger. I lined my eyes with gel liner (top, bottom, waterline) and applied crazy amount of mascara. You may also use false lashes. After I cleaned up all fall outs (especially in my under eye area) I applied concealer under my eyes which is very important step to set the border between dark eyes and pale face. If you skip this step you might end up looking like panda bear:-)
I applied the lightest foundation I have all over my face, set with loose powder and did very little contouring on my cheekbones. I didn't highlight nor applied any blush. I finished off with lips. First I applied Maybelline's Colorstay 24H lipstick in shade Burgundy and after it dried I lined corners of my lips with black gel liner. I tried to be very precise. Then I blended the edges in the corners to achieve the nice "ombre" effect.

Black&white cut crease cat eye

This is one of my very dramatic looks inspired by 60's Mod style combined with cat eye. I've chosen to use black and white to make it appear even more "edgy".

I didn't use any false lashes but they would have been perfect for this look.

 I couldn't decide on lip color, I first wanted to use bright red but then I thought I should better keep it more neutral since the eyes are so dramatic. But feel free to use any lip color you wish. Dark red or pink would look awesome as well.

How to achieve this look:

Prime your lids first. I've used Paint Pot (soft ochre). Than mark your crease shape. I have slightly hooded lids so I went bit above my natural crease. I used black gel liner for it. Then I smudged it with matt black shadow. You may choose to go thicker (as I did) or thinner at this part.
 Then I blended the line slightly upwards with chocolate matt eyeshadow to bring bit warmth into the look and also to avoid black (in combination with white) to look blue-ish.
After brown was applied I blended it with matt beige shadow to make transition smooth. I applied matt white shadow under the brows to highlight the area.
Then I applied base for my white shadow onto moving part of my lid. I used white kohl pencil and I blended it with my finger. Then I applied white matt eye shadow on top of it. I made sure I wouldn't cross the black crease line I've applied earlier.
Then I moved on to eyeliner. I used L'Oréal's Gel intenza liner and I applied it from very inner corner of my eyes all the way out and I extended the line till it met the crease line where I connected them. Then I went with black matt shadow over it.
So, that's the whole trick on cut crease cat eyes. Rest of the make up is my standard rutine.

Nude vs. dark lips (2 in 1 looks)

This is very simple and basic look - neutral eyes, not too dark, no liner just some mascara, foundation, concealer, highlight & contour combination,rosy blush, naturally defined brows, nothing too edgy and rosy pink lips for daytime look and burgundy red for evening look. Simple as that.

I started with a primer, then I applied concealer under my eyes to cover up the dark circles, then I mixed leftover concealer ( on the back of my hand with foundation ) and applied it all over my face with bit more concealer to cover up imperfections.
I highlighted my forehead, under-eye area, nose and my chin and I set everything with a loose powder. Then I did some light powder contouring and applied blush.


Then I moved onto the eyes. As a primer I used Soft Ochre by Mac, than gel metallic bronze eyeshadow on top of it,
I blended the edges with matt taupe brown shadow and my skin color shadow. Then I applied white kohl eye pencil into my waterline and into inner corner of my eyes as well.
Afterwards I applied shimmery white-pinky shadow on top of it (in my inner corners) and onto my brow bone for highlight. I used the dark matt brown all along my lashes and I winged it out slightly.
I applied medium dark brown shadow onto the lower lid (great trick to make the eyes appear larger). I finished off the eyes with mascara.

I defined my brows with Anastasia Dipbrow pomade and brushed them through with clear brow gel afterwards.

The last step was lips. For the first natural look I lined my lips with light berry lip pencil and I applied some neutral gloss on top of it. For the dark lips I've used Maybelline 24h Super Stay lipstick in shade burgundy.

Frosty purple smokey eyes

Bright pink/raspberry

Products used

Face:
GOSH Velvet touch foundation primer

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer NC 20Max Factor Lasting Performance 101 Ivory Beige

Sleek Face Form Contouring and blush palette 373 Light

Beauty 88 Concealer Palette in Medium (conturing)

Vichy Dermablend Setting Powder (loose)

Eyes:

Catrice Kohl Kajal 040 White

Sleek I Divine Acid Palette

Sleek I Divine Oh so Special Palette

Sleek I Divine Ultra Matts v2 Palette

L’Oréal Gel Intenza Eyeliner 01 Pure Black

L’Oréal Volume Million Lashes So Couture mascara

Max Factor Clump Defy by false lash effect mascara

False Demi eyelashes

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade Chocolate

Lips:

Maybelline Super Stay 24 Color 195 Raspberry

L’Oréal Infallible Lipstick 121 Flawless Fuschia

50's pin up: Neutral eye liner

I have already posted some pin-up/vintage looks. This one is specifically 50's look. Only with bit of a modern twist. What makes it 50's ? All over matt first of all. I only used matt eye shadows, no highlighters, no shimmer what so ever. Second thing is medium thick eye liner. In 50's was the eyeliner not so crazy yet, it was applied only to top lash line and extended a bit. The brows used to be much thicker than at 40's, and quite defined, but still bit further from each other, higher and more arched then I made them for this look. And the lips - all time classic - bright red.

I started with my eyes. I applied base (Paint pot Soft Ochre), then I applied light beige eyeshadow all over the lid and bit darker beige eye shadow into crease. Then I applied bit of a dark brown eyeshadow into outer V to get a little bit more definition there. I blended that all together for smooth transmission. I applied same eye shadows on my lower lid as well. If you have big or round eyes, you can skip this step.Then I applied white eye pencil into inner corners and into waterline. I smudged it with my fingers a bit (at the inner corners) and I applied matt white eyeshadow on top of it. Then I moved on to liner. I didn't make it very thick all over the lash line, I was concentrating mostly at outer part and elongated flick at the end. I tried to make it as sharp and bold as possible. Then I highlighted my brow bone with matt white eyeshadow to make my brows more defined. Then I moved on to my face, I applied primer, concealer under the eyes and foundation. I set everything with loose powder and I did bit of a contouring under my cheekbones. I didn't apply any blush. Then I filled in my brows with dipbrow pomade and I applied 3 coats of mascara on my lashes (top and bottom). I finished off with bright red lipstick.


Products used:
Eyes:

MAC Paint pot Soft Ochre

Beauty UK eye shadow Palette no.7 Naked

Sleek Ultra Matts v2 palette

L’Oréal Gel Intenza Eyeliner 01 Pure Black

Catrice Kohl Kajal 040 White

Max Factor Fusion False lash effect volume & length

L’Oréal Volume Million Lashes So Couture mascara

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade Chocolate

Face:

GOSH Velvet touch foundation primer

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer NC 20

Max Factor Lasting Performance 105 Soft Beige

Vichy Dermablend Setting Powder (loose)

Sleek Face Form Contouring and blush palette 373 Light

Lips:

Maybelline Super Stay 24 Color 510 Red Passion

Taupe cut crease & mauve lips

It has been a while I created a look with neutral colors and I thought now would be a time for it - after all previous blues, bronzes, browns and greens looks on this blog.
I don't really like looks using neutral colors because I find them boring. I like bright colors or smokey eyes much more. But I took it as a challenge to create look using neutral colors but still being fun, dramatic or outstanding - call it as you want to. This is what I came up with.
I was using entirely my W7 in the Buff palette (which is exact dupe of Urban Decay Naked 2 palette only 4 times cheaper:-) so who wouldn't buy it?). The shades in it are beautiful, my absolutely most favourite is the matt taupe brown/mauve shade. I used mainly this shadow for this particular eye look.

First I applied eyelid primer (Paint pot Soft Ochre by MAC) all over the lid. Then I applied matt skin color shade from In the Buff palette all over the crease to make smooth texture for following shadows. Then I started applying taupe brown shadow into my crease and I blended it very well upwards (towards my brow bone) with bit of that matt skin color shade I used earlier. I made the outer V darker with black shadow blended with dark taupe one (right next to it in the palette). When I was done blending and making transmission between shadows smooth I applied white kohl pencil into inner 2/3rds of my lid (the moving part) and I applied some into my inner corners as well. I blended that pencil a bit with my finger and afterwards I applied shimmery white/pink eyeshadow on top of it. This step made the cut crease more defined.
I applied the same white pencil onto my waterline. Then I moved on to the liner. I applied quite thick line from my very inner corners to outer corners where I extended it towards brows to achieve elongated eye effect. Then I put white pencil right under this extended part to make it even more defined. Then I applied that same matt taupe eyeshadow on my lower lid as
well. Then I made second wing (line) with black eyeshadow. After I was done with shadows and eyeliner, I put on 3 coats of mascara to my top lashes. I was thinking about using false lashes but I decided not to use them - my lashes are quite thick and long so I don't need false lashes anyway.
I moved on to rest of the face, after applying primer first, I used concealer under my eyes to cover all the dark circles. Normally I put a little drop on back of my hand and I apply it on my skin just with using fingers. The leftover concealer I mixed with foundation and I apply it all over my face using. Then I did quite heavy contouring using very dark concealer and this was actually the first time I also use contouring on my nose as well. For highlighting I used very light foundation stick and I set everything with compact powder. Then I did my brows using Anastasia Beverly Hills dipbrow pomade. As a last I did my lips. I mixed 2 shades on back of my hand and I applied them on the lips with brush - this way you can mix up any colors you want.

Products used:
Face:

GOSH Velvet touch foundation primer

Max Factor lasting performance in shade 105 soft beige

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer NC 20

L’Oréal True Match powder W3 Golden Beige

Sleek Face Form Contouring and blush palette 373 Light

Beauty 88 concealer palette

Vichy Dermablend Ultra Corrective Foundation Cream-Stick 12 Opal

Blush Sleek Sugar 364

Eyes:

MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in shade Soft Ochre

W7 In the Buff Palette

Bourjois Light Concentre de Lumiere 03 (white-pink)

Catrice Kohl Kajal 040 White

L’Oréal Gel Intenza Eyeliner 01 Pure Black

Max Factor Wild Mega Volume mascara

L’Oréal Volume Million Lashes So Couture mascara

Brows:

Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade in Chocolate

Lips:

Maybelline Super Stay 24 Color 615 Soft Taupe

Maybelline Super Stay 24 Color 260 Wildberry

Current foundations & concealers review (L'Oréal, Max Factor, Maybelline, Vichy)

It's been quite some time since I reviewed something and I decided to talk (write) about my current foundations and concealers. I don't have that much to review and I definitely don't have capacity to review brand products (for example all foundations and concealers from brand Maybelline). I also just randomly purchased these foundations and concealers based on my skin tone and based on a very very poor choice available in the dutch drugstores ( I live in Netherlands).
Actually most of them are very good, I'm using them a lot but there are some I prefer slightly more and I will explain further why.

no foundation on

For comparison there is photo of my face without make up. There is some redness, discoloration, freckles and blemishes as well, so you can see on the photos with foundation and concealer on how good does it cover.
First I'm going to mention the name of the reviewed foundation and it's shade, and concealer as well. On a photo next to it there is foundation and concealer used on my face, little photo of the products themselves (as a proof that I actually have them and I used them) and also zoomed in part of my cheek where I have enlarged pores, some scaring, birth marks, bit of my under eye mimic wrinkles and part of my nose (where the most redness is) also with the foundation on so you can see how does it really look like from close up.
There could be little difference in color of these photo's because I was making them in front of window so I was using only daylight, no flash light and my camera makes photos which are not always 100% true colored.
Also, the foundations might be looking different on these photos than in reality but I did my best to make the photos as close as possible.
I will review foundations and concealers per brand. For certain brands I have no concealers so I won't be reviewing them.
I made photos of those foundations the same day so my face looked exactly the same with applying foundation and I also didn't use any primer in order to get the most of the foundation.

L'Oréal True Match in C2 Rose Vanilla

 L'Oréal
True Match foundation in shade C2 Rose Vanilla
True Match Touche Magique Concealer pen
"No match for me"

This is quite good foundation, medium coverage, nice matt finish - very good for women with very smooth skin. I however have very textured skin, I have acne scars and enlarged pores (which look like little holes in my skin from close-up view). What this foundation does is, that is starts sitting in those pores and scares and in the wrinkles as well and it makes them look more visible. That's one minus. Another minus for me is the color. For me foundation with name "C" (for cool, W for warm, N for neutral) should be having yellow undertone in it. This one unfortunately has red undertone therefore I'm not very happy with it. If you however have red undertone skin, it might be perfect. Maybe the name "rose vanilla" refers to red undertones but how about the name C? It is just very confusing. Maybe I picked up a wrong color, but there was not much choice. On the website there are 3 color shades from each lightness level (C1, W1, N1, C2, W2, N2...etc) but there are very hard to get in the shops in this (full) range. Still, C2 should be yellow, not red.

Concealer is very good though. I assumed that's meant to be under eye concealer - considering it's texture and packaging (liquid concealer in pen). 

It covers very nicely, it doesn't set in the wrinkles, it doesn't move much through the day and pigmentation is very decent.

It comes with little brush from which comes out the product after you twist the bottom but I really don't recommend to apply it directly under your eyes because that brush is very very stiff and that's definitely not gentle to your skin. 

I mostly get some product on back of my hand and I apply it with a finger under my eyes.

I wouldn't use it for blemishes or anything tricky to cover because it's way too light (texture) so it wouldn't cover much.

Also, it's very good for light to medium under-eye darkness but it wouldn't cover bad discoloration or too dark under-eye area. 

You can also use it as a highlighter for your cheekbones, forehead, nose, chin, etc.  

Maybelline Super Stay 24H in 030 Sand

Maybelline Super Stay 24h foundation (030 Sand) & concealer (2 Light, 3 Medium)
"good coverage, no clogging"

I have to say that I really love this foundation. It is amazing for this price and a fact that it's a drugstore brand.
It is very pigmented, formula is liquid but much thicker texture so you have to blend it well - and it goes on the best when you apply it with your fingers.
It stays on all day long - of course it won't be looking exactly same as after you put it on, no foundation does, but it is pretty "long lasting".

The coverage is also very good. It covered my freckles and redness without any problem and I really had to apply just very thin layer, which is quite surprising.

The micro-flex stretch formula provides that this foundation adjusts itself to your skin - and it really works - in my experience.
It doesn't set in wrinkles or pores (therefore no "clogging") so that's a huge plus.
Color shade is also very good. Nice yellow/neutral undertone, no reds so that's something I am very satisfied with.

I have 2 concealers from the same Super Stay 24h line and I am not very fond of them.
They are liquid concealers with bit thicker and dryer formula so they are supposed to stay on blemishes and cover any spots or discoloration - which they do, I have to admit.
I am not happy at all with the colors of these concealers - they were only 3 shades available in the store - numbers 1, 2 and 3. I picked up 2 and 3 from which number 3 has nice yellow/neutral undertone but it is way too dark for me (for covering up blemishes and redness) and number 2 has very ugly grey-ish red undertone and it doesn't match my skin at all. I can't imagine anybody whose skin it would match. So that's a minus. I also quite don't understand how these concealers look like in the packaging. There is kind of a sediment on the bottom of the bottle and I don't know what is it or why is it there. Is the product old, or did it go bad, or is that reaction on warmth or sunlight? I have no idea.

Max Factor Lasting Performance in 101 & 105 

 Max Factor Lasting  Performance foundation (101,  105)
 Pan Stik (concealer  stick), Mastertouch Under-eye  concealer pen (303 Ivory, 309  Beige) "amazing coverage, extremly  natural looking"

When I tried this foundation on for the first time I was  really amazed. So light formula and such an high  pigmentation! 
When you put this foundation on you don't even feel it. It is as light as an moisturizer. I put on just a  little drop of this foundation (half pea size) and it is enough to cover my entire face. The coverage is the highest possible. It leaves on  nice matt finish but deffinitely not dry and it is almost undetectable.
If you find a perfect shade and you put on only little amount nobody would find out that you are wearing foundation

I think that this foundation would work with any skintype.
The formula is just perfect, I can't say it enough.

I have shades 101 Ivory Beige and 105 Soft Beige. I mostly mix them up together because 101 is too light and 105 too dark - and again, there was no shade in between available in the store.


The minus point is that shade 101 is too red. Shade 105 is great, it's yellow undertone so it matches my skin perfect but it's too dark, as I have already mentioned. So the minus point is again - no color with good undertone in a lightness range.
The Pan Stik was a bit surprise for me because I didn't know wether it is foundation or concealer. The answer is simple - both! You can use it as a foundation stick or as an concealer. The coverage is very good, formula too but again - red undertone. So no match for me.
Under-eye concealers are very good. They don't set in wrinkles, they stay on, colors are perfect but they could be bit more pigmented. The L'Oréal's Touche Magique concealer pen has a better pigmentation in my opinion. So I would use this one only for light discoloration or light under-eye darkness, nothing too much of an challenge. It comes with little sponge applicator so you can apply it directly into your under eye area and blend it gently with your fingers or brush.

Vichy Dermablend stick 12 & 14

Vichy dermablend Ultra Corrective Foundation-Cream Stick (14 Nude, 12 Opal)
"perfect coverage, slight oily finish"

I purchased this foundation stick when the freckles on my left cheek turned into pigment spots (caused during pregnancy). I was so fed up by concealers and foundations I had not be able to cover these spots and I really needed something with super power. I have seen ad on this stick showing guy with tattoos and this foundation was supposed to cover them 99%.


Now after a year of using this foundation stick I have to say that it DOES cover  a lot, it does cover more than common concealer but I don't find it capeable of covering tattoos. It has no super power and it doesn't make such a huge difference.

Though it's a very nice foundation, it covers very
very good, it is meant for people with normal to dry skin so it leaves a bit of oily finish - not too oily of course. Nothing which couldn't be fixed with powder.


Good thing about it is that you definitely don't need any primer under it. It is very thick and dry but after you put on your face it melts so you can blend it easily.

I apply stripes (directly from package) on my forehead, nose, cheeks, jaws and chin and then I blend them all over my face with my fingers.
With this technique you use only a little product and you can blend it very good.
I've seen women applying this with a stiff foundation brush but in my opinion this way you happen to apply way too much of a product absolutely unnecessarily.
This way it is also easy to use 2 colors at the same time - as I do. My nose, cheeks an forehead are mostly bit darker than rest of my face (these parts of the face are more exposed to sun than jaws, chin and temples) so I use darker foundation for this area and lighter for the rest of the face.

Another big plus of this foundation is that it doesn't clog the pores - it looks much better than foundation which does clog the pores and sets in them so they look even worse and it is also very good for skin itself - who would want to have blackheads?

I don't see any down side of this foundation, so I would highly recommend it to anyone who doesn't have oily skin and needs this kind of coverage.

Vichy dermablend 25 Nude

Vichy dermablend Fluid Corrective Foundation 16HR in 25 Nude "the best of all"

After having such a wonderful experience with (above mentioned) Vichy stick foundation I decided to try also fluid/liquid version of Dermablend line from Vichy (which is pharmacy's cosmetics).
It was as I expected - another great foundation, extreme pigmentation, no pore clogging formula, long lasting effect - it has it all.
Although, this foundation feels very heavy and thick once applied on skin.

If you are used to it by wearing quite thick layer of foundation then it's not a problem but for me it's not very nice feeling.

I really prefer the "light weight" feeling of foundation on my skin otherwise I feel like I'm wearing a mask.
It is exactly opposite as I was talking about in Max Factor's Lasting Performance foundation - light foundation versus heavy foundation.

It's still very good foundation and I guess it's one of my favourites.
 I wear it on daily basis mixed with Max Factor's Lasting Performance shade 101 Ivory Beige or with my new Pro Longwear Concealer from MAC.
This concealer is shade NC 20 so it is pretty light and yellow and if I mix it with this Vichy foundation the shade is perfect and it also gets much light-feeling formula.
I also normally put my GOSH primer underneath this foundation (mixture).

This foundation is developed especially for people with big issues such as huge pigment spots, bad discoloration, dark spots, light spots etc. but it's also very good for people who hate freckles.
You can see on the photo that it has covered my birth marks almost entirely and they are dark brown. It is not 100% coverage but on the other hand I put on just very tiny amount.
Maybe if you layer it, it might actually cover some spots or marks entirely.
This foundation is also supposed to be waterproof, which I have no experience with - I never go swimming with my make up on - but, when I put it on back of my hand to mix it with other foundation/concealer it stays on and I can't wash it off with only clean water. It needs some cream or oil and some definite rubbing to remove it. So, the waterproof part might be actually true.