Bobbi Brown lippies

 Hello,

around end of year I have purchased this trio in a set. They are mini Bobbi Brow lip products to try out. I was soo excited but unfortunately they didn't work for me.

I hear left and right how good Bobbi Brown products are and I wanted to try it out but the prices are high so when this set of minis came around I grabbed them. It consists of one lipstick and two lip glosses.

Lipstick is Crushed lip color in Sazan Nude, online it looks like a pinky nude but mine is more terracotta and definitely pulls warm. It is very pigmented but unfortunately this shade looks awful on me and I gave it away.

First and second swatches are Crushed oil-infused lip glosses in Free Spirit and Bellini (third is the lipstick).

Free spirit is very pigmented orange gloss and it simply doesn't look good on me. I only wore it to test the formula and see if it is the same as the shimmery Bellini - they are the same formula. Bellini is warm, light golden and extra sparkly. I love the sparkle and the light golden base didn't bother me but it was the formula at the end that made me give up on them.

The formula is sticky on me. I don't know if this is because they are mini but they should be the same... I was really not impressed with these three items. 

Lipstick had a nice formula, it could be slightly less pigmented for my taste and I should have a different shade. Lip glosses had sticky and gloppy formula and were not nice on the lips, the feeling was just off. The Bellini shade was my favorite but the formula dettered me from using it. 

All three of them were given to my sister and I am still waiting for her review to see if she has a different opinion.

I also purchased mini highlighter from the brand and I still haven't used it. At the moment I am focusing on one highlighter which is nearly used up and then i will give this one a go. 

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Cream eye shadows

 Hello,

recently I again got interested in eyeshadow pencils. One and done kind of shadows which are supposed to be easy to apply, but soon enough I discovered that is not the case for me. 

I picked out three online so while I thought all the shades should look similar, I wanted a cool toned taupe/bronze but  didn't quite succeeded :) online swatches can be deceiving. 

In order they are Artdeco high performance in Pearl brown, Gosh mineral waterproof in Brown and 3ina the 24h eye stick in Cool brown.

Artdeco one is warm toned brown, Gosh is more golden than anything else and 3ina is the only cool toned taupe/brown and color wise is my favorite. On the picture you sadly can't see the true beauty of it since it has lavender hue in it and it shines beautifuly. 

After wearing them for a few days I have noticed that only the Gosh one stays put, the other two crease badly even with the primer first. I gave them to my sister and kept the warm golden one, but the shade doesn't fit me that well (I am no longer loving gold on my lids) I prefer cooler tones so it is possible that I will get rid of this one too but only because of the shade. 

I don't find cream shadows in stick format to be easier to use. If applied directly from the stick it deposits uneven amount and it can build up and looks bulky, I prefer applying it on the back of my hand and apply it with my finger but transfering it from my hand to my lid a lot of pigment gets lost. Applying it with the brush brushed directly from the stick doesn't help ether because they are too dry... 

I still prefer to use powder shadows ether with the brush or my finger. My desire to own cream shadows in a stick format has been crushed. After trying these I no longer want them :) I will stick to my 'regular' powders and I will be much happier.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day