07 April 2010

Perfect Make-ups

Do you have any perfect cosmetics for you?
I mean "Is there really something that stays really long and perfect?".
For me, "not really"

Because I am afraid to start study at the moment, but not really having something to do, I am going to review some my make-ups so far.

*Totally for girls! or maybe some boys?

glimpsing my make-ups box! :P

1. Face

# Giorgio Armani - Fluid master primer ★★☆☆☆
# Banila co. - Make-Up primer (don't remember the name) ★★★☆☆
: Maybe because 'Banila co.'s primer was my very first primer, so I felt it was better than G.A. It was also MUCH cheaper :D

# Giorgio Armani - Light master Make-up primer ★★★☆☆
: It is okay.

# Skinfood - Lemon make-up Base (Is it Konglish? I don't know .. Anyway,) ★★★★☆
# Beauty credit - Foundation ★★★★☆
: Maybe it's too Korean? but when I used these, I did not use foundation. :P both of them were really cheap and great.

# Giorgio Armani - Luminous Silk Foundation ★★★★☆
# Banila co. - foundation ★★★★☆
# Faceshop - foundation ★☆☆☆☆
# Clinique - foundation ★★★☆☆
: Banilla co. is the still best regarding of price - cheap and great, and I used the same product more than 2 times! Giorgio Armani's is also really great and I am still using it. Faceshop was SHIT, and Clinique was okay - it was my very first foundation from my cousin.

# Faceshop - compact make-up ★☆☆☆☆
# Shiseido - finish powder ★★★☆☆
# Lancome - powder ★★☆☆☆
# Chanel - Poudre Universelle Compacte ★★★☆☆
# Manhattan - Soft compact powder (9. Teint Chocolate)★★★★☆
# Astor - Anti Shine. Mattitude powder ★★★☆☆
: Faceshop? Forget about it!! Shiseido was just okay - at that time, I did not use it that much. lancome was it was just okay, but too bright/white for me. chanel, I am still using it, is also just alright a little better than lancome. Manhattan I bought it last month, and it was the best compact powder I've ever used so far. Astor is just also very good, but Manhattan is still better.

2. eye liner

(1) pencil type eye liner
# Misha(black) ★☆☆☆☆
# banila co.(pearl black) ★★★☆☆
# Giorgio Armani (purple and green)★★★☆☆
# MAC (khaki)★★★★☆
# Laneige (black)★★★☆☆
# Bourjois (green) ★★☆☆☆
# Etude House (greay and brown)★★★★☆
# Manhattan (dark blue) ★★★☆☆
# Rimmel (brown) ★★★★★ : actually it is an eyebrow pencil
: Misha? dirt cheap and shit. banila co. was okay, I bought the same product also more than 2 times I think. Giorgio Armani is good. I bought purple twice, and have green, but I don't like green that much. MAC was one of the best so far. I think I bought 3 times. it was just almost perfect. Laneige, I use it for smokey eyes, it is okay - my friend recommended it for not being panda eye, but.........
Bourjois... I bought it several years ago, and still have it. pearl green - I don't like it that much. Etude house is great, it was also almost perfect really.
: Because of my ASIAN EYES, everything made me panda eyes at last. Now I have special things to prevent though :P

(2) gel type eye liner
# banila co. (dark blue and purple) ★★★★☆
: What can I say? almost 99% perfect! my mum took dark blue(navy) from me because it was really good!

(3) liquid type eye liner
# Shiseido ★★★☆☆
# MAC (black) ★★★★☆
# Giorgio Armani (greay) ★★★★☆
# Laneige ★★★★★
: I love all kind of liquid type. They are so good, no panda eyes, easy to do. but not for smokey eyes :)

3. mascara
# Faceshop (black) ★☆☆☆☆ : SHIT
# Lancome
- Hypnose (black) ★★☆☆☆ : PANDA
- Hypnose Onyx (brown & greish black) ★★★★★ : very good colour, long & volume
- Virtuose (black) ★★★☆☆ : good volume but PANDA
- Virtuose Black Carat (brown & royal gold - top coat) ★★★☆☆ : good for party
- Oscillation
black ★★★☆☆ : a little panda
grey ★★★★☆ : volume is not strong
# Giorgio Armani
- Maestro (black) ★★★★★ : PERFECT
- Grey sparkling top coat ★★★☆☆ : good for party also
# Bourjois - Yes to Volume, No to Clumps (purple) ★★★★★ : Perfect mascara as well
# Bodyshop - volume mascara (brown) ★★★★☆ : a tiny little clumps but fine
# Shu Uemura (green) ★★★★☆ : except colour, mascara it self is really okay
# Laura Mercier (blue) ★★★★☆ : very nice, but too dry. not heavy and good
# Maybelline
- Unstoppable (black) ★★★☆☆ : long lash, maybe? volum? FORGET!
- Volum Express (brown) ★★★★☆ : not bad, fine
# L'oreal - Double Extension (black) ★★★★☆ : a little heavy but perfect long&volume
# Givenchy
- phenomen' eyes (black) ★★★☆☆ : perfect volume! one of the best volum but Panda
- Lash Pearls ★★★★☆ : so adorable
# Etude House - Waterproof mascara (black) ★★★☆☆ : not bad, just fine.

: Bodyshop and Bourjois - used (I think 2 times) it's good. Bourjois and Armani are my best mascara ever! lancome is.. not really, but hypnose onyx, I love it. I don't think I can find them anymore, but if I can, then I'd definitely buy them again.
Givenchy was amazing for volume, but soon found some black powdered things under my eyes. L'oreal was pretty much - almost perfect, but it was so heavy and strong, so that my lashes looked like a little bit spider's legs.

*Etude House's Masccara fixer (base/top coat) is the BEST

4. Cheek
# Benefit
- Dandelion ★★★★☆
- Georgia ★★☆☆☆ - colour is not for me
# Etude House - dual ★★★☆☆ - don't like creamy type
# Giorgio Armani - Sienna Minerals Palette (can I put it here?) ★★★★☆

5. Highlighter
# Banila co. ★★★☆☆
# Microfil loose powder (pink light powder) ★★★★☆

6. Concealer
# Shiseido (liquid)★☆☆☆☆
# Bodyshop (stick) ★★★☆☆
# Giorgio Armani (liquid) ★★★★☆

7. Lips
# banila co. - kiss me not (orangish) ★★★☆☆
# Estee Lauder - Pure Color : Mandarin Pop ★★★☆☆ / Crystal Coral ★★★☆☆
# Giorgio Armani
- Armani Silk : No.14 ★★★★☆ / No.85 ★★☆☆☆
- Shine Lipstick : No.45 ★★★★★
- Lip Wax : No.4 (not sure!!!) ★★★★☆
- Lip Shimmer : No.56 ★★★★☆
# Victoria's Secret - Lip Gloss (blue/mint) ★★★☆☆
# Yve Saint Laurent - Lip Twins No.9 ★★★☆☆
# Lancome
- Juicy Tube Peach ★★★★☆
- Lip Gloss 338 ★★★★★
# Manhattan
- X-treme last & shine : No.95N ★★☆☆☆ / No.33N ★★★★☆
- Perfect creamy & care No.57D ★★★☆☆
# Rival de Loop No.50 (pink) ★☆☆☆☆
# Calvin Klein
- Creme lipstick No.125 delightful ★★★★☆
- Sheer lipstick No.208 illusion delicious truth ★★★☆☆
# p2 - absolute color lipstick No.092 hot campari ★★★★☆
# Clinique - colour surge butter shine lipstick No.411 Rosalita ★★★☆☆

8. Shadow and Eyebrow
: I hardly do eyeshadow, so no mark, just list of it.
Eyebrow is, so far everything was perfect, so also just list.

*Shadow
# Giorgio Armani - Maestro No.8(pink),12(purple) and 14(green)
# MAC - Eye shadow Suite - Sweet Liason (Ivory and dark brown)
# Bodyshop - Shimmer cubes Palette 07 (ruby, dusted silver, argyle pink and rich bronze)
# Etude House - Orgol Light Eyes No.02 golden yellow (gold, white and pink)

*Eyebrow
# MAC - coquette satin (was using brown shadow as eyebrow)
# VOV - brown and khaki (pencil)
# Rimmel - professional eyebrow pencil (brown) : also using as eyeliner pencil

*Eye base
# MAC - Cream colour base (Luna _ Frost)

FYI,
Most of them I bought in Korea before coming to Germany, of course.
e.g. Laneige, skinfood, faceshop, misha, Etude House, Beauty credit or banila co. - only in Korea or some Asian countries.

In general, banila co. and Giorgio Armani are the best cosmetic brands for me.

Also, good thing about living in Germany is .. (regarding make-ups)
1. not really stressed to do make-ups
2. cheap products are also in very good quality

So,
I miss some cheap Korean cosmetic brands now (like skinfood, banila co. or Etude house), but I will miss these european drugstore make-ups when I go back :)

1 comment:

Greete said...

Nice, Sra! :D

I will check your review when I need to buy something new!

Here's couple I like if you wanna try:

Clinique loose powder: it simply makes your face look better :)

Kanebo 38 °C mascara: it's just so convenient.

:)