mercredi 3 septembre 2014

Review : Zoeva Complete Eye Set

Hello guys,

In two months I'm starting a make-up course and the school ask me to bring my own brushes. I already have some Real Techniques, Sephora, and ELF ones but I needed a complete and new set of brushes. Last week I ordered some of the Zoeva brushes. They're becoming very famous on the beauty sphere, so I decided to give it go!

This Complete Eye Set includes 12 eye brushes made of synthetic and natural bristles and a travel bag (with a lovely pink lining!)



The brushes :
- 142 / Concealer Buffer
- 322 / Brow Line
- 317 / Wing Line
- 315 / Fine Liner
- 237 / Detail Shader
- 226 / Smudger
- 234/ Luxe Smoky Shader
- 230 / Luxe Pencil
- 231 / Luxe Petit Crease
- 224 / Luxe Definer Crease
- 227 / Luxe Soft Definer
- 228 / Crease



322 / Brow Line : Eyebrow brush for powder and cream products

142 / Concealer Buffer : Apply and blend concealer

228 / Crease : Blending and shading eyeshadow in the crease

224 / Luxe Defined Crease: Create smooth eyeshadow transitions

237 / Detail Shader: Detailed application of eyeshadow


230 / Luxe Pencil: Precise shading and smoothing edges

231 / Petit Crease: Accentuating and blending in the crease

234 / Smoky Shader: Shading and blending with smoky effect

227 / Soft Definer: Softly blend and smooth eyeshadow (my favorite <3 p="">

226 / Smudger: Smudge eyeshadow and kohl along the lashline

315 / Fine Liner: Apply eyeliner in delicate strokes

317 / Wing Liner: Detailed eyeliner strokes and a perfect wing


I don't have any Sigma or MAC brushes to compare with but the quality of these brushes is lovely and the bristles are very soft! 

ZOEVA website : ZOEVA
Complete Eye Set (12 brushes + travel bag) : 60EUR

Have you already tried Zoeva brushes?

xx
Helly



Cherry Culture Haul + Swatches

Hello beautiful people,

It might sounds crazy to some of you, but here in France we don't have drugstores. And the cheap make-up isn't actually very cheap. It's been a long time I wanted to try american drugstore brands like NYX, Milani...  and after reading so many reviews I finally decided to try the Cherry Culture website! So here is a little review on the products and some swatches!



L.A. GIRL Nailpolishes
Those nailpolishes are from the Color Pop Collection.
L.A. GIRL Nailpolishes, Color Pop Collection
Nicely Nude // White On // Lovely
($2.40 each)



NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream
They are super creamy! I first, put 5 of them in the basket but then I thought maybe I won't like the formula because I have dry lips and it's matte. But, they are amazing, they go on so well on the lips and they stay long. They have a velvety finish on the lips and you don't even feel the products, it's a really light formula.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream
Antwerp // Istanbul
($6 each)



NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Antwerp



NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Istanbul


NYX Xtreme Lip Cream
This color doesn't suit my complexion at the moment. But I think it will be a great color in summer when I'll be a bit more tan! The formula is again really creamy with a glossy finish. I choose the color nude peach fuzz, it is an apricot color
I don't know if it's just me or what but I feel like it's smells like playdoo? Which is not a bad thing but really surprising!

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz ($6)

NYX Black Label Lipstick
I heard many youtubers raving about this lipstick, especially the color india which is supposed to be the "perfect nude". Well I'm not too sure about that! Again, maybe I need to be a bit more tan to pull off this color because I'm really pale!

NYX Black Label Lipstick in India (6$)

MILANI Color Statement Lipsticks
First, look at that packaging, isn't it gorgeous?! It looks like an expensive lipstick, but it is actually really cheap!
They are super creamy and really pigmented. And it smells delicious! 


Milani Color Statement Lipsticks
Black Cherry // Sangria // Fruit Punch // Nude Cream
(4.99$ each)

 26 Nude Cream

 11 Fruit Punch

21 Sangria

24 Black Cherry


Jumbo eye pencils
JORDANA - 12 hr made to last in Continuous Almond (2.40$)
L.A. COLORS - Jumbo eye pencil in Sand Castle and Vacation - (1.20$ each)

The Jordana one is a nude color. It is really pigmented and has a matte finish. It says it is also long lasting and water resistant, so perfect for the water line. When I swatched it on my hand it was actually hard to get it off!

The Sand Castle is a bronzy/sandy color it reminds me of the Maybelline Color Tattoo in On and on Bronze. I already used as a base on my eyelid but it creases during the day, so I recommend to use a base under this pencil.
Vacation is an aubergine color, with sparkles in it.


Continuous Almond // Sand Castle // Vacation

JORDANA Fabuliner
It is a simple eye liner pen, I needed a new one so I randomly picked it up. 
It is not the best eyeliner in the world but it does it job and for $1.80 I can't complain!



What are your favorite drugstore products?

xx
Helly