Makeup Revolution Base! eyeshadow and Amazing Curl mascara review

Hey everyone! Again a review of Makeup Revolution products I received kindly from Slovenian online store licila.si. Today I have for you a make up look I did with mono eyeshadow called Base! and their mascara Amazing Curl in Ultra Black shade. 

Živjo vsem! Vračam se z oceno dveh Makeup Revolution izdelkov, ki sem jih prejela od licila.si spletne trgovine. Tokrat ocenjujem enojno senčilo, odtenek Base! in maskaro Amazing Curl, ki naj bi zavihala trepalnice, kot že ime izdaja. :) 

First of all, when I opened the package and saw the eyeshadow, I was rather sure it is poorly pigmented and therefore good for highlighting and perhaps even blending only. Imagine my surprise when I tried it and realised it is so well pigmented I can wear it as a main eyeshadow on my eyes. 

As far as mascara is concerned, my eyelashes are not my best feature, so I need a little extra in my mascaras for them to work. Amazing Curl is extremely dry mascara, therefore it requires a lot of work with it in order to look presentable. 

Ko sem odprla paket in videla senčilo, sem bila prepričana, da ne bo preveč dobro pigmentirano in da bo torej primernejše za osvetljevanje in morda celo blendanje ostalih senčil. Tako da sem bila kar presenečena, ko sem ga preizkusila in videla, da je dovolj pigmentirano in da ga lahko zlahka nosim kot samostojno senčilo. 

Kar se maskare tiče, imam malce zahtevnejše trepalnice, niso preveč dolge, niso naravno zavihane in tako potrebujem maskaro, ki ima malce več "sposobnosti" upravljati z mojimi ščetinami. :) Amazing Curl je izredno suha maskara, in zato potrebuje precej več dela kot ostale maskare, da je opazen kakršen koli efekt na očeh. 

This is the look I did with the Base! as my main eyeshadow. I put Amazing Curl mascara on my left eye and my Bourjois Twist Up the Volume on my right eye. They might look similar, but I want to point out I did only two swipes with Bourjois mascara - one with the straight bristles and one with the twisted ones; and needed to do about four or five of them with Amazing Curl mascara, as it is SO DRY!! The reason why I compare them in this manner is also because I opened them at about the same time, and usually with new mascaras the trouble is that they are too wet in the beginning but gradually they become drier and you can use them normally. Makeup Revolution Amazing Curl is so dry right now that it feels like any other mascara right before you toss it in the bin. 

Na slikah je look, ki ga ustvarjam z Base! kot glavnim senčilom. Amazing Curl maskara je na mojem levem očesu in Bourjois Twist Up the Volume (moja običajna maskara) na desnem. Morda je videti približno enako, vendar naj poudarim, da sem Bourjois maskaro nanesla le dvakrat - enkrat z ravno ščetko in drugič z zvito (ima opcijo zavijanja ščetke), medtem ko sem Amazing Curl maskaro rabila nanesti štirikrat ali petkrat, predno je bil viden kakršen koli efekt, ker je pač tako zelo suha maskara. Obe maskari sta bili odprti v približno enakem času in navadno imam na začetku pri maskarah ta problem, da so preveč mokre in potrebujejo nekaj časa, da se potem normalno nanašajo. Makeup Revolution Amazing Curl je ob odprtju tako suha, da navadno maskaro na taki stopnji suhosti že počasi pomikam proti košu za smeti, saj se mi zdi, da je v zadnjih vzdihljajih. 

Base! is this wonderful light champagne colour that works for me so well, it opens my eyes, it is subtle and yet bright enough to make your eyes pop a bit. Fantastic for everyday look, or to highlight your evening look. Versatile and well pigmented, you can use it for just about any look. I use it for this look most often and I wear it a couple of times a week, because it is fast, it is subtle and perfect for work and it opens up my eyes, I feel like I look really fresh and rested, even if I am not. :) 

Base! je čudovita barva, spominja me na svetlo šampanjec barvo, in mi izredno odgovarja, saj mi optično poveča in odpre oči. Odlična je za vsakdanji izgled, lahko pa se jo uporabi tudi za osvetljevanje kotičkov pri večernem izgledu. Objavljen look je tak, ki ga najraje ustvarim s senčko in nosila sem ga že precejkrat, ker je mejkap, ki ga zelo hitro ustvarim in ker je perfekten za vse priložnosti, tudi za službo. Občutek imam tudi, da mi daje nekako "spočit" videz, tudi takrat, ko res nisem naspana. :)

 This is just one swipe with a brush, over a primer.

Na sliki je samo en poteg s čopičem, preko primerja.

I love the packaging, it works well but does not require my nails to break in order to open it, plus it looks nice. The logo will come off rather soon, I think, but I do not really care about that. 

Embalaža mi je všeč, služi svojemu namenu, hkrati pa ne zahteva lomljenja nohtov ko jo želim odpreti (ja, vas gledam, MUA paletke!). Logo se bo verjetno hitro izbrisal, ampak mi je za to dokaj vseeno.

And now Amazing Curl Mascara:

I actually like the slightly curved head of the mascara, it hugs my inner corner rather nicely. It is similar to MUA Extreme Curl mascara I once bought. But it is basically the only thing I liked on both of them. Makeup Revolution Amazing Curl is too dry and it consequently requires way to much work for mascara to look proper on my eyelashes. Applying it 4 or 5 times can also mean you ruin the make up look, because your eyelashes can get glued together, or you smudge your eyelids, which I basically always do with Amazing Curl. 

I think the package is ok, nothing special, but it does its job. It is a plastic black tube, nothing too revolutionary, but I couldn't care less, if the mascara would be good. But I would not recommend it, even if it is really cheap, unless you have naturally perfect eyelashes, I do not think this mascara will work for you. 

Pravzaprav mi je rahlo upognjena ščetka maskare všeč, ker z njo lažje dosežem notranji kotiček očesa. Podobno je imela MUA Extreme Curl maskara, ki sem jo enkrat (na žalost) kupila. Ampak to je tudi edina stvar, ki mi je bila všeč pri obeh maskarah. Makeup Revolution Amazing Curl je enostavno presuha maskara in posledično zahteva precej dela, da je sploh vidna na trepalnicah, kaj šele, da ustvari nek spodoben efekt. Štirikratni ali celo petkratni nanos maskare, zato da nekako izgleda, lahko zelo hitro uniči celoten izgled, če se potem trepalnice odločijo, da se bodo zlepile, ali pa se slej ko prej popacaš po veki, kar se mi je pri tej maskari še čisto zmeraj zgodilo. 

Embalaža je sicer v redu, nič posebnega, ampak služi svojemu namenu. Zanjo bi mi bilo zelo vseeno, če bi le maskara opravljala svoje delo tako kot je treba. Tako pa po lastni izkušnji maskare ne morem priporočiti.

You can buy Makeup Revolution Mono Eyeshadow Base! on licila.si for only 1,95€, and on Makeup Revolution site for £1. Makeup Revolution Amazing Curl mascara is available on licila.si for 2,95€ (it is currently sold out), or on the official site for £2. 

Makeup Revolution enojno senčilo Base! lahko kupite na licila.si za samo 1,95€, Amazing Curl maskaro pa za 2,95€ (je pa trenutno razprodana). Na Makeup Revolution strani je senčilo en funt, maskara pa dva.

 

In short, I would really recommend the Base! eyeshadow and I will definitively try some other eyeshadows from Makeup Revolution, as the pigmentation of Base! really pleasantly surprised me. However, Makeup Revolution Amazing Curl I would not buy nor recommend. 

Na kratko povedano, bi toplo priporočila Base! senčilo, zagotovo bom preizkusila še kakšne druge Makeup Revolution senčke, saj me je pigmentiranost Base! zelo prijetno presenetila. Amazing Curl maskare pa ne bi kupila niti je ne bi priporočila, ugodni ceni navkljub. 

Did you try any of their eyeshadows, any recommendations? Did you have a better experience with the Amazing Curl mascara or any other they offer?

Ste poskusili katero od njihovih senčil, mi kakšno posebej priporočate? Ste imele boljše izkušnje z Amazing Curl maskaro ali katero od drugih, ki jih ponujajo?

Thank you for reading and commenting!

Hvala za branje in komentiranje!

 *I got the products as a gift, unconditionally, from licila.si (even the post itself was not demanded). *Izdelek sem dobila kot darilo od licila.si, brezpogojno (niti sam prispevek ni bil zahtevan v zameno).

The winner of the giveaway and a panda mani!

Hello darlings! I have returned with my winner Rafflecopter kindly picked up at random from all your entries. She also already replied to my email, so she is confirmed winner. :) Congratulations, Amanda, for winning the $20 voucher at Born Pretty Store! I am sure you will have a blast, picking all the goodies for that money! And thanks again to Born Pretty Store for sponsoring the giveaway. :)

BTW; it was great fun reading your comments and I truly appreciate you all who read and comment my little blog, it is basically the biggest reason why I still go on with blogging, despite my not so regular postings, as my schedule gets fuller and fuller. So, in short, you are the best! :) I hope I will host another giveaway soon! 

In light of this being a Born Pretty Store giveaway, I am showing a mani I did in the beginning of the week with their water decals I received for reviewing purposes. You all don't know this about me, but I am a bear fan. I think they are among the cutest animals on the planet. And of course I love the fuzzy cute panda bear! So when I saw these water decals of pandas, I did not hesitate for one bit. :)

Gosh, aren't they adorable!? The item itself is called 1Sheet Cute Panda Pussy Vivid Feather Pattern Design Nail Art Water Decals Transfers Sticker, item ID #12302 (and the main reason why I always write this down is that I find the names of most of their items incredibly amusing). As you can see, you can pick three different images, the pandas, the peacock feathers and a kitty cat called Marie, I think this is from a cartoon of some sort. 

Naturally I picked pandas, since I think bears are adorable and these are really well made, and did this mani with it:

I did the pattern a bit differently on my right hand, that's why I am showing it as well. Isn't it adorable?? I love it! I used Kiko 296 for this one, with H&M White on my ring fingers. 

Water decals themselves are incredibly easy to use, that is also the reason why I am becoming a rather frequent user of water decals. They spice up my mani, it looks like I can do nail art (which I can't, not really) and they take no time whatsoever. You cut the patterns off the sheet, take the protective layer off, dunk everything in water for approx. 10 seconds, take it out and put it on your nails, tap it a bit, so you also remove the water and it is done. Lovely. Plus, they are really cheep. ATM the panda bear water decals (and peacocok feathers and the Marie kitty cat) cost only $1,86. They are on sale from a regular price of $2,86, which is already seriously cheap, with the price on sale they are almost giving them away. Perfect chance for you to get them.

I really loved this mani, I wore it until the nail polish started to chip. Panda bears are adorable!

As always, use my 10% discount code when shopping at Born Pretty Store! Did I ever mention they have worldwide free shipping? Well, they do! And who knows, maybe you will use it again so many times we will have another giveaway soon. :)

What do you think, like it? Are you a fan of water decals? :)

Thank you all for reading and commenting, have a wonderful start of new week tomorrow!

*Product sent for reviewing purposes, you can read my disclosure here.  

Last day to enter my giveaway

Heya everyone! Just a quick notice about my giveaway ending tomorrow. You have one day left to throw your entries into the barrel. :) The prize is 20$ voucher for Born Pretty Store, sponsored by Born Pretty Store and for 20 dollars you can buy so much there it is indeed a huge prize. :)

I'll be back in a few days with two manis, that I adore, I was really happy with the results, but right now I am preparing for a job that I have a chance to get and also trying to finish all my exams in June, which means study time. Keep your fingers crossed for me. :)

Good luck in the giveaway!

Ulmiel

Masked Ceremony with a dash of Champagne

Heya lovelies! How are you doing? I just did a fresh mani and decided I'll show it to ya right away. Do not forget about my giveaway now, 8 days left!

I finally put on Orly Masked Ceremony and decided to throw in China Glaze Champagne Bubbles as an accent nail, because to wear it alone seemed a bit too ... gold. :) 

Orly Masked Ceremony is a part of their Secret Society collection. It looks very promising in the bottle, with silver square and purple round glitter in gunmetal base ... but the glitter basically does not show on the nail. No matter how you try to work the handle and brush. The two silver squares you see on the pictures are the only ones I managed to get on my nails, plus another one on my right thumb. Purple glitter is even less visible. Pity. I do like a silvery-blackish polish so I do not mind much the final result, but still. It is the same story that happened with Androgynie, remember that one? On pictures I have three coats.

China Glaze Champagne Bubbles was a part of one of their holiday collection, Let is snow, from 2011, but I got it this year. Surprisingly, wearing it as an accent, I kind of want to wear it as a full mani now too, I like it more than I thought I will. On pictures I have three coats.

Which polish disappointed you the most, comparing how it looks in the bottle and how it then looked on your nails?

Thank you for reading and commenting!

Makeup Revolution ~ Love a Hug Amazing Care Lipstick

Hello everybody! How are you doing on this beautiful day? Do not forget about my giveaway, you still have 11 days to throw in your tickets. :) Today I will do a review of a new brand and a lipstick, both in Slovene and English, since slovene online make up store licila.si sent me the product, it seems only fair to do it in Slovene too. :)

Makeup Revolution is a new cosmetic brand for me. It is very affordable and so far I can conclude you get a very nice quality products for the price. From the licila.si letter I can see this is also the very point they are trying to make - low price, high quality. 

Živjo punce! Tokrat tudi v slovenščini, ker je seveda licila.si naša spletna trgovina. :) Makeup Revolution je nova znamka, ki jo ponujajo in glavni moto znamke je: nizka cena, visoka kakovst. Cene so vsekakor nizke, če pokukate na licila.si, vidite, da so pravzaprav izdelki cenejši kot najcenejša znamka v kakšni naši drogeriji. In po mojih izkušnjah z izdelki, ki sem jih dobila v paketku, kvaliteta na račun cene ne trpi.

First impressions on the webpages: 

The official Makeup Revolution site is too busy and on my laptop it takes a while too long to load no matter what i click on. That is always a turn off, especially if you want to check more than one product. While I was typing this post it even crashed, so yeah ... not impressed.

Licila.si page is more clear, well organised, easier to browse and loads in a matter of seconds. 

When it comes to Love a Hug in particular I would like to warn neither of the pages have a correct swatch of it, at least in my experience, you can never get a shade as strong as they are publishing.

Prvi vtis uradne spletne strani in licila.si:

Uradna Makeup Revolution stran je precej nametana in natlačena, prav tako traja čisto predolgo, da se naloži. Kar zelo odvrne od brskanja med izdelki, če traja vsakič pol minute, da se produkt naloži. Medtem ko sem pisala prispevek, se jim je še sesula, tako da ja ... nisem navdušena.

Licila.si imajo zelo jasno razdelano spletno stran, Makeup Revolution ima celo svoj zavihek na skrajni levi strani glavne vrstice in stran se zmeraj naloži v nekaj sekundah. 

Bi pa opozorila specifično pri Love a Hug šminki, da nobena od spletnih strani po mojem mnenju ne kaže pravega odtenka šminke, vsaj meni ni nikoli uspelo dobiti takšno intenzivnost odtenka ven iz nje, kot jo prikazujejo. 

Amazing Care Lipstick is one of the numerous lines Makeup Revolution has for lips. They have a pigmented core, surrounded by an Argan Oil balm, together creating a sort of tinted lip product that is also shiny and very mosturising. It feels like a hybrid between a sheer lipstick and a lip balm.

Amazing Care linija je ena od precej linij Makeup Revolution znamke izdelkov za ustnice, gotovo ena od najbolj nosljivih. Ima pigmentirano sredico, ki jo obdaja balzam iz arganovega olja. Skupaj tvorita nežno obarvan izdelek za ustnice, ki pusti na ustnicah sled barve in zelo lep naraven lesk, hkrati pa šminka ustnice tudi vlaži. Sama sem ga označila kar za hibrid med sheer/nežno obarvano šminko in balzamom za ustnice.

The shade I got in my package is called Love A Hug. The name is written on the top of the box, plus on the bottom of the lipstick bullet, so you can easily store it without the box. In the tube it looks like a toned down pink, almost natural rose, but on the pink side. Nothing too vivid, which is great for me. On the lips, it turns out to be a very nice flush of natural pink. It gives your lips a little bit of colour, and a very nice shine. The major plus I see is that it is not the glossy wet shine, but a nice glow to the lips. 

Odtenek, ki sem ga prejela se imenuje Love A Hug. Ime je nalepljeno tako na škatlo kot na dno šminke, tako da se šminko brez problema pospravi tudi brez škatle. Odtenek je lepe rožnate barve, ne preveč žive, kar mi zelo ustreza. Na ustnicah pusti lepo, naravno sled barve in zelo lep lesk. Dodaten plus po mojem mnenju je, da ni tisti moker, intenziven lesk glossa, temveč lep, naraven lesk balzama za ustnice.

Two swatches, one to show the sheen and other for the colour. Alas my swatches on the lips did not turn out well, so I shan't post them, but you can get a good idea of how it would look like on the lips. Very sheer, very comfortable, extremely wearable. 

Dve fotografiji, ker se mi zdi da na eni bolj pride do izraza sredica, na drugi pa lesk. Poskusila sem slikati še na ustnicah, v akciji, pa slike niso bile preveč dobre. Je pa že is swatchev razvidno, da gre za zelo prosojno šminko, ki se zelo lepo in udobno nosi čisto vsak dan.

The package itself: / Sama embalaža:

The bullet is a black plastic, with a sheer cap on top, so you can see the shade of the lipstick without opening it. I suspect the name on the bullet will come off rather easily (similar to MUA packages), as it is starting to wear off after a couple of weeks of regular usage and carrying around the lipstick in my purse. 

Tulec je iz črne plastike, na vrhu imate prozorno okence, tako da ni potrebe po odpiranju šminke, če želite videti odtenek. Mislim, da bo napis na tulcu hitro zbledel, ker se je v teh dveh tednih stalne uporabe in prenašanja v torbici že poškodoval. Tiste, ki imate MUA izdelke doma, veste o čem govorim. 

And the ingredients: / In sestavine:

Now, for my final opinion on the lipstick. I have it now for about two weeks. In these two weeks I used it almost every day. It is how I work. If you showed me the lipstick in the store, I would never have bought it. I tend to drool over dark red, matte, strong lipsticks. Which then of course I do not wear as often as I would like, especially since I love to have a very strong eye look on me, and then with a strong lipstick it would just be too much for everyday, most of the time. I have but a few "wearable" lipsticks, I got most of them as a gift and they are by far my most used lipsticks ever and I love them. Makeup Revolution Love a Hug is no exception. I love the light flush it gives to my lips and how it really does take care of the lips! It is perfect for most of my looks, so I wear it all the time. 

Končna ocena šminke je pozitivna. Nosim jo praktično vsak dan zadnja dva tedna. Precej tipično zame. Sem namreč ljubiteljica močnih mat šmink, po možnosti temno rdečih, do vijoličnih in tako naprej. Samo da je intenzivna barva. In tega imam doma kar precej in seveda ne nosim tako pogosto, kot bi želela, ker pogosto nosim tudi intenzivna senčila na očeh in bi bila že zelo močna šminka enostavno preveč za vsakdan. Imam zgolj nekaj nosljivih šmink, večino sem dobila kot darilo in seveda so najbolj uporabljane šminke v moji zbirki in jih obožujem. Makeup Revolution Love a Hug ni nikakršna izjema. Izredno mi je všeč naravna rahla obarvanost, ki jo ustvari in da dejansko neguje ustnice. Ker je tako subtilna, krasno paše k čisto vsakemu izgledu, ki ga ustvarim in posledično jo nosim praktično kadarkoli grem ven. 

It lasts long on the lips, I can't say much about the colour, I never paid attention to it when testing it, but the balm remains on the lips a while, so you walk around with a nice sheen on your lips. It is extremely easy to apply and comfortable to wear, of course. I would suggest to give two or three  swipes over the lips, so the colour spreads evenly and that you get a bit stronger tint. 

Na ustnicah zdrži kar nekaj časa, vsaj balzam. Za barvo ne morem veliko reči, ker navadno nanjo zunaj nisem pozorna, ampak balzam se lepo obdrži in ohranja lesk na ustnicah. Zelo lahko se jo nanaša in je izredno udobna za nosit. Moj nasvet je tudi, da naredite dva ali tri nanose, da se barva lepo porazdeli po ustnicah in da se ustvari malce močnejša obarvanost.

On official site the Amazing Care Lipstick Love a Hug costs £3.00, on licila.si 4,95€. I think it is well worth the money, as I find it to be a great products and it quickly became my to-go lipstick. If you are not too fond of very strong lipsticks, or love just a flush of colour on your lips, Amazing Care lipstick should be right up your alley. 

Na uradni strani Amazing Care šminka Love a Hug stane 3 funte, na licila.si strani pa 4,95€. Mislim, da je res vredna svojega denarja, saj se mi zdi super izdelek, ki je postala moja prva izbira, t.i. "go-to" med šminkami v moji sicer kar spodobni zbirki. Če nisi ljubiteljica močnih odtenkov na ustnicah, ali pa iščeš in hočeš samo kanec barve na ustnicah in obenem negovalen izdelke, bi morala biti Amazing Care linija kot naročena zate.

Do you know Makeup Revolution? And Amazing Care line? Any suggestions what to get from the brand?

Poznate Makeup Revolution? Pa Amazing Care šminke? Kakšna priporočila izdelkov znamke?

Thank you for reading and commenting!/Hvala za branje in komentiranje!


*I got the products as a gift, unconditionally, from licila.si (even the post itself was not demanded).
*Izdelek sem dobila kot darilo od licila.si, brezpogojno (niti sam prispevek ni bil zahtevan v zameno).

At last ... a new giveaway!

Hello everyone! Finally, I have another giveaway for you! This one is sponsored by Born Pretty Store. Since you used my 10% discount code so many times, they kindly decided to sponsor a giveaway for Did someone say nail polish? and give you a 20 dollars voucher to spend on their page!! Needless to say, with 20 dollars you can buy A LOT on Born Pretty Store, since their prices are so low. Not to mention the free shipping! All in all a wonderful opportunity for you to stock up on your favourite things from their site or try some new ones.

I have posted a lot of products from Born Pretty Store on the blog, HERE are all the posts labelled Born Pretty Store, and just for fun I am posting a lot of pictures of either products I bought or received from Born Pretty Store or nail polish creations I did with them.

 

 

There you have it. Hope you saw something you like. Do not forget there is A LOT more where that came from, Born Pretty Store has an amazing choice of products.

Now, for the first time I am trying to do the giveaway with the Rafflecopter, I hope everything will work as it should. If you encounter any problems with the form, please let me know!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you for reading and good luck with the giveaway!

New in (a haul post)

Hello everyone! This could be also titled "news of late". I haven't written in a while, it was quite an insane schedule I had, and, what is most important, my computer crashed and I was disconnected for a while. My BF then lent me the same laptop I had in Blava now and I can finally catch up. I still have a giveaway to prepare and a post with new items of April. 

Now, I have been very diligent last month, have hardly bought anything at all. In the end of the month, however, licila.si, a Slovene make up online store surprised me with a very nice package. 

Other than that, I have only bought a new BB Cream from Bioderma, as I wanted to try one for quite a while and Bioderma usually suits me.

Bioderma Sensibio BB Cream from their AR line is great stuff. I first got a tester in my mailbox and then decided to purchase it and I like it. It does not clog up my pores, even though it is from the richer line (Sensibio is richer comparing to their Hydrabio line), the shade is nice and covers up pores nicely. Sure, it is not like a full-cover foundation, but you do not really search for that in BB Cream, at least I do not. I also love the fact that it has SPF 30. 

And the package licila.si sent me. Make up Revolution! I got a mascara, a blusher, an eyeshadow and a lipstick. Very nice package, I have been testing the products for the past week and I am impressed with pigmentation of some of them. I will do separate reviews of the products, so more on them in later posts.

What is your favourite BB Cream? Have you too joined the Revolution? 

As always, if you want any specific reviews of the products in haul posts, all you need to do is ask. :)

Have a nice Sunday evening!