Make Up Moments: My Brushes

Brushes are important for make up, so lemme show you mine!
I tried three E.L.F. brushes first a long time ago, the first three ones, the Complexion Brush, the Small Precision Brush and the Eyeshadow "C" Brush. I had a great experience with those: they're soft and I've cleaned them with marseille soap for more than a year and they've never lost a bristle or their shape.
Months ago my sister gave me the Blush Brush as a gift, I really needed it since I suck at applying blush with my fingers (at least the cream ones). Recently I ordered more brushes, you can see the Angled Contour Brush, the Contour Brush and the Small Angled brush. I only tried the last one and it works perfectly for cream eyeliners.
And the other brush you see under them is a H&M brush: I used to think I didn't need an eyelashes/eyebrow brush but mascara clumps are annoying...

Overall i definitely recommend E.L.F brushes, have I mentioned they are ridiculously cheap for the quality? They should be 4.50 euros each, but their website has sales very often, so you can get them for half the price quite easily.

Vote: A

Essence 01 Ben & Cherries- Me & My Ice Cream LE

I had almost lost all hope to find something from the Me & Ice Cream LE, since I could check the shop only weeks after the LE. Yet, there still were the eyeshadows and 2 polishes. I bought the one I already wanted, 01 Ben & Cherries. No, ok, let's be fair, I wanted the green and the orange one too, but this seemed the most interesting one.
The color is very pretty, but the application is a disaster. Yeah, it's greatly pigmented, more than a standard pastel polish, but it's so streaky! It would probably look better with a white base. Also the shimmer that was more visible in the bottle it's not so much visible on the nail...

Vote: A for the color, C for application.

I am Loki of Asgard...

and I am burdened with glorious nail art!

 Polishes involved in the process: Kiko 629, Shaka Emerald, Pupa 209 & Essence Stamp me! Black.

I swear, this is all Tom Hiddleston's fault. He did a magnificent appearance at San Diego Comic Con that made the geek world go insane. And I also have a friend who's obsessed with Loki and she posts a lot images of him, and that was surely an influence. No, I am not a Tom Hiddleston/Loki fangirl, but he surely does a great job playing Loki. Plus, I've always been a mythology geek and when I studied germanic philology at the uni we talked about the Marvel comics as well!

Kiko Sugar Mat 644 Sea Blue

A blue that seems indigo under artificial lights, Kiko 644 was one of the Sugar Mat polishes that were in my wishlist. And for 1.50 euros, well, I couldn't resist it. To be honest, I am a bit disappointed. I was expecting something like Poppy Red, super shiny and glittery and impossible to ignore. Although this is indeed shimmery, there's nothing that makes you go woah. I applied two coats and on the third day it was already chipped on both indexes, so I recommend more coats. The color is nice but not a must have.I don't regret the purchase, I was just expecting something else. Now, let's think if I need something else from Kiko...

Vote: B

More Kiko sales

Kiko polishes are now at 1.50 euros! Including the Mirror ones and the Sugar Mat ones!

I already wanted the blue one so badly... and then there was the pink one...I can't wait to try the blue one!

p.s: here, these are the polishes I have here now that I'm at my parents...such a hard selection!

First experiments with Essence's Tribal Summer Tip Painters

Since those are really the first experiments, i did some clean up but kept the non exactly precise and accurate lines, so to show you better how it works for me.
The pigmentation is better than I expected, the brush is super tiny, like the nail art brushes usually used for lines, and it works nicely.
The color selection is also nice, I wish they made more of them among the regular products.
I don't have much to say since I just started using them, but I definitely don't regret the purchase.
(Although it is true you could just use a small brush and use the colors you prefer, here what helps is also the pigmentation. And generally, it's practical.)

The basis is Deborah 55 Blue Lagoon.

Matchpoint, Tribal Summer and Me & My Ice Cream

My sister was kind enough to phone me a week ago when she was in a Coin store, and for a good reasons: they had just put out the latest Catrice and Essence LEs and she asked me if I wanted something. Of course I did!

I remembered well that I wanted the shimmer pearls and the tip painters, then I added the lip balm because it seemed gorgeous. First impressions: the shimmer pearls smell like candy and the tiny box is so pretty, if I finish them I'm gonna keep it; the tip painters are going to be super useful, the lip balm also smells nicely and the color is very promising.


I'm not surprised Catrice went straight from Candy Shock to Matchpoint, but I really hope I find some Glamazona stuff, I definitely want the crocodile gold top coat and perhaps something else. Anyway, I'm so glad my sister found this stuff, especielly considering how many people wanted the shimmer pearls, I wasn't even hoping anymore to find them!