Zoeva Brushes

From the left: Powder 106, Silk finish 102, Face Shape 110, Luxe Cheer Cheek 127, Concealer Buffer 142, Luxe Soft Definer 227, Petit Crease 231 & Wing Liner 317.

I already got to many brushes in my collection, but I just love to try out new ones! There have been thousands of reviews about these brushes, but you can't get enough and I really want to talk about them too.

Firstly, they look lovely! They are designed with a dark brown matte handle combined with rose gold, the BEST combination for a brush design in my opinion. Some of the brushes are made of both natural & synthetic hairs and that's really good since you can choose if you want to use cream or powder products with the brushes. 

One thing that tend to annoy me with brushes is when you applying makeup they tend to shed, and that happens too often I think. BUT Zoeva's brushes doesn't shed ANY hair.. That's a big thing! 

My favorite brush is silk finish! The combination with real and synthetic hair makes blending a piece of cake. Silk finish is by far the best brush I've ever used to apply foundation. I also use this to apply my Chanel Les Beige Powder, sometimes without foundation underneath, and it gives you a really nice finish. 

I like all of the brushes, but as always you get a couple of favorites and another one that I really love is concealer buffer. I usually apply my concealer with my fingers and think that's the best way to buff the concealer into the skin. But with this brush it works just as it is. As the name says it buffs in the product and it's works. 

I have washed them a couple of times and that is an easy task, they don't shed when you clean them and they don't take too long to get dry either.

You also get a makeup bag with this set and it's looks and feels exclusive with brown leather and the rose gold Zoeva logo.

I'm really happy with the price, you get so much value for your money. You get 8 brushes for 65.00 EUR, and they are amazing so it's totally worth it. I also think with this set you basically get all you need to get stared if you are new to brushes.

So over all, you can tell that I love these brushes, A LOT! If you could, go get them, you won't be disappointed. 

I bought them from their own website: https://www.zoeva-shop.de

Natural Healthy Skin

I was going to talk about my new base routine because I changed it completely after I got home from London in June (last year) when I bought a lots of new products. I have been using the products every single day since I got home and thought it would be fun for you to know what I use. I love the finish and it looks so healthy!

Moisturizer/Foundation

I start by applying my daycream from Exuviance and let it sink into my skin before I put on my foundation, I'm using YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat in "BR20" and apply it with Real Techniques foundation brushes. They have slightly different variations foundation brushes and I try them all to see which one will be my favorite. I really like this foundation and I have been using it for a long time even before I was in London. The finish is sheer and the texture are liquid but it cover up well either way. I think this foundation are good for daytime and it stay on the hole day if you use a powder on top of it. 

Concealer

After the foundation I cover up some imperfections and dark circles under my eyes with my concealers and I use two different concealers.

There are two things you should consider when you choose concealer and that is the use of contrasting colors. If you want to cover red then your concealer have a green undertone, and it often results in a yellow tone because you can not always notice the green, but it has a green undertone.

If you want to cover blue then you should buy one that has a pink/red undertone because it neutralizes the blue.

The first thing I cover up are red spots and imperfection in the skin and I'm using Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer in "Light 01" and I like it a lot cause it's liquid but cover up really good and I think it's hard to find a concealer that's not have a thick texture and still cover well and doesn't look cakey. I'm using Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush to apply this concealer and buff it in to the skin.

The other one is Magic Concealer from Helena Rubinstein in "01" and I use it under my eyes. Because I'm so pale it's hard to find a concealer that is lighter then my skin but this one is sooo perfect for me and if you are going to cover up under your eyes you need a concealer that is a little bit lighter then you skintone. I discovered this concealer by a colleague at work who told me about it because it is so light, and it's really amazing.

The texture is quite liquid but it covers really well, even more than Double Wear concealer and because I think I need the most coverage under the eyes that's really good for me. Under the eye I prefer to use my fingers when I apply the concealer because I think it gives a little bit better coverage and I just buff it in with my fingers and remember to be a little careful when you apply it because you have very thin skin around the eyes.

Powder

Continues with my powder and I'm using Chanel Les Beiges in "Nr10" (the lightest shade)

and I love this powder so much, it doesn't look powdery on the skin and it just melt into the skin perfectly, and I think it's so good for a dry skin. I don't get oily during the day but if you tend to do that I would go for a loose powder that you really work into the skin.

But this powder works really good for me (I have really dry skin) and it gives you a natural healthy look and glow to the skin, so if you like that kind of finish I really recommend this powder! Applying the powder with Chanel Powder Brush. 

Brows

Next step, brows! I bought this eyeshadow some months ago and I think it's match my brows really good and I colour my eyebrows because I like a little more defined eyebrows. I use MAC Eyeshadow "Charcoal Brown" to fill in my brows and I'm using Real Techniques Eyebrow Brush. Start by apply the shadow on the top of the brows and then fill in the rest of the eyebrows. I like kind of defined brows, but that's just a matter of taste.

Highlighter/Bronzer

For highlighter I using MAC Skinfinish Extra Definition "Definitely Defined" and I've been talking a lot about this lovely product before, but you can't talk enough about it. I LOVE this highlighter and I got it on Ebay because it's no longer available in the stores. Don't know what to do when it's runs out. I use this to highlight my cheekbones and I also put some on my nose. As you can see on the picture, it really gives that healthy glow to the skin. I apply it with Real Techniques contour brush. 

And then it's time for shading/bronzer. I'm using Dior Nude Tan Paradise Duo Pink Glow 001 and it's the lightest shade. I always used to have a hard time to find a bronzer that works for my pale skin. This one is perfect for me. It's a two in one product with a bronzer on one side and a pink toned blush on the other side. If I'm using it to bronzing up my skin or for shading I'm just use the bronzer. You can blend them all together and then it's going to give you a little bit of more glow because the blush have som shimmer in it. And the bronzers are matte. Applying this I'm using Real Techniques Contour Brush. 

Blush 

My favorite blush is Chanel Blush Horizon De Chanel - Soft Glow Blush. I love this blush! Sadly it's not in the range anymore. Maybe you can get it on Ebay if you want one. But I can't use just one blush all the time, that's gets boring.. I like to play around with blushes, ut depends on which mood I'm in that day. For applying my blush I'm using Tom Ford blush brush, this is the GREATEST blush brush I ever tried. So go and get one! ;) It's really really soft but still has enough bounce.

Mascara

Some of you may not think that mascara should be in "base routine" but for me it's a very important thing to apply because if I don't wear mascara I look, kind of dead.. haha! I have very light eyelashes and not to long either. So I have to put some mascara on! I use Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Mascara Waterproof. The reason that I use waterproof mascara is that my eyelashes always tend to fall down after I have curled and apply my mascara and this is the only one that holds them up. And I've tried several waterproof mascaras in different brands but this is the only one that works for me, so I stick to it!

Here are pictures of the products:

Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures before I put on some eyeshadow, my mistake! 

But here are some pictures of the base anyway! 

I hope you liked this post! See you next time! :)

Maleficent Tutorial

Our most recent tutorial just went online, check it out! :)

Maleficent Tutorial

Official Gallery

A couple of weeks ago I was doing the makeup on Frederik Woloszynski for the brand Official Gallery for their lookbook and website. 

Check out their clothes here!

Photographs by Dino Soldin 

Miley Cyrus Inspired Makeup Look

New video on youtube!

My Lipstick Collection from Chanel

Long time, no see! 

It's been a while since i wrote here. I been doing youtube videos and been busy with other stuff beside the blog and youtube. 

However, I'm back again! :)

So today I think I was going to show you my Chanel Lipstick Collection that I bought in London in June. You can never buy to many lipsticks ;)

I only swatches Chanel lipsticks in the picture and it's Coco Shine, Rouge Coco, Rouge Allure and Rouge Allure Velvet.

For those of you that is interested to know some more about the different between these formula I'm going to explain it for you :)

Coco Shine: 
Rouge Coco Shine Hydrating Sheer Lipshine provides lasting moisturizing shine in a water-light texture. The formula glides on for easy application. It's available in a complete range of shades from beiges to berries, with a hint of shimmer to enhance a glossy finish. They do not stay on the lips as long as their other lipsticks but that's a fact when it comes to sheer lipsticks. I like Coco Shine because of the creamy formula and they are so flattered on the lips.You can use a lip pencil underneath them if you want them to be a little bit more brighter. 
I got these colors from Coco Shine: Biarritz, Romance, Pygmalion and Monte Carlo.

Rouge Coco: 
Rouge Coco Hydrating Créme Lip Colour are the traditional Chanel lipsticks. They are classic creme lipsticks and hydrates the lips at the same time. Rouge Coco formula is soft, creamy texture and it's luxurious. They have full-coverage and they glides on easy on the lips but are more creamy then Coco Shine. The new formula are suppose to combines hydration and comfort. The range are crazy, you can choose between so many shades.
I got these colors from Rouge Coco: Mademoiselle, Paradise and Taffetas Rose.

Rouge Allure: 
Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lip Colour are, as you can hear at the name a intense Lip Colour that offers a radiant and satiny result with optimal hold and it's smooth texture. They also got another packaging then the other ones that I'll been talking about. You open it by click it on the top and it's super luxury. It's black lacquered case like the other ones. They got Shea butter and canola oil that provides softness and comfort. They comes in many vibrant shades. 
I got this colour from Rouge Allure: Flamboyante.

Rouge Allure Velvet: 
Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous Matte Lip Colour are high pigmented like Rouge Allure but it's matte. So if you like to have a lipstick that stays on forever you have to try this one. I don't think they drying out the lips even if they are kind of dry in the formula. Some people think they drying out the lips but on me they work just fine. But they are not hydrating as the other ones. So if your lips has a tendency to become dry, maybe this formula isn't for you. I think they have a semi-matte finish when you applied the lipstick but after a while they get totally matte and stays on for a long time. 
I got this colour from Rouge Allure Velvet: La Fascinante.

Clary Fray

In our latest youtube video we decided to do a makeup tutorial of Lily Collins role Clary Fray in honor of the mortal instruments premiere

Clary Fray Makeup Tutorial

Products Used:

YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat - B40

Make Up Store - Cover All Mix

Chanel - Natural Finish Loose Powder - 20 Clair

Tom Ford Brow Sculptor - 04 Espresso

Make up Store - Nightfall

Shiseido - Eyelash Curler

Maybelline - Colossal Mascara 

Guerlain - Terra Ora Sculpting Powder

Lancome Le Crayon Kohl - Silver

Burberry Blush - 02 Cameo

Burberry Lip Cover  - Mocha Glow

Face Sthlm Lipliner - Marie P 

Brushes Used:

Tom Ford Bronzer Brush - 05

MAC Blush Brush - 168

Real Techniques - Duo Fiber Face Brush

Real Techniques - Pointed Foundation Brush

Make Up For Ever Brush - 144 

Real Techniques - Brow Brush

Chanel Contour Shadow Brush- 14

Chanel Angled Eyeshadow Brush - 27