Review of the Elizabeth Arden Palette

In a quite recent makeup video I used the Elizabeth Arden palette.

I got it as a present from the airport duty free and it was a part of a 4 piece set. It contained a lipgloss, two lipsticks and the palette. The lipsticks are really nice, sheer and hydrating, one is nude and the other one is a dark red. The lipgloss is ok, it is light pink and nice to put on top of pink lipsticks.


The packaging of the palette is really pretty and compact, it has a mirror so it's great for traveling. It has 6 colors, mattes and shimmers combined. It's good that it has a matte light color for highlight in the inner corner or on the brow bone, or just all over the lid. The palette contains a blush which is not very pigmented but the color is nice, in my video I used it as a transition shade.



So all in all the palette is really nice, the colors are nice too, it's moderately pigmented, but the price is really high and I wouldn't had bought it myself.

If you want to see my makeup video, then click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zX2sW8N8bI

Valentine's Day Makeup Looks with the MORPHE 35C Palette - review

I have done two makeup looks for Valentine's day with the Morphe 35C palette: one pink for those who like a more settle, romantic, soft makeup and one for those who want to doll up with a bit heavier, sexy, sultry makeup with a bold red lip.





If you wanna see the makeup tutorials, check out my channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27LjS5KCZCWqOdvs2VC3qw

I have used the Morphe 35C palette for both makeup looks:

http://www.beautybay.com/cosmetics/morphebrushes/35c35multicolormattepalette/

The Morphe 35C palette contains 35 matt eyeshadows in various colors. There are natural, brown, beige colors, colorful, pink, purple, blue, green ones and dark cool toned ones. That means you can create an everyday natural look, a creative colorful look and a dark smokey one with just one palette. 

Each color is really pigmented, even the white and black ones, you don't even need to wet your brushes only if you want a really bold color or want to use it as an eyeliner. They are not too much chalky, which is surprising considering the pigmentation. If I wanted to compare to another palette, I would do that with the BH cosmetics palettes. I have one with like a 100 colors, but I don't use it that much as the Morphe one, because it's just a lot more pigmented and better quality. And also it just contains all the colors you would need for almost any kind of look. That's why when I travel I take only this palette with me and maybe some shimmers, and that's enough for any kind of look I want. 

The packaging is a normal plastic palette, when closing it snaps, the only missing thing is a mirror. 

To sum up I really recommend you this Morphe palette, especially if you are not only using 2-3 natural shades every day and want to expert with different looks and colors.

I really want to try out another palette from Morphe, maybe a mixed shimmer and matt one. If you have another Morphe palette or you want to buy one too, please let me know in the comments below, which one would you recommend for me?

The product list for the pink, romantic makeup:

Rimmel - Wake me up foundation - 100 Ivory
Catrice - Allround Concealer
Bourjois - Healthy balance powder - 52 Vanille
E.l.f. - Eyebrow Kit - Medium
L'oreal - Brow Artist Plumper - Medium
Morphe - 35 C palette
Maybelline - Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Liner - black
L'oreal - Super Liner So Couture - intense black
Maybelline - Fit Me! Concealer - 20
Manhattan- Bronzing powder - light
Catrice - Defining blush - 040 Think pink
Artdeco - Fixing powder
Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr - 65 Pink Gold
Rimmel - Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal - 005 Nude

Essence lipliner - 11 in the nude

Nyx - Soft MatteLip Cream - 06 Istanbul

The product list for the sexy, red lip makeup:

Rimmel - Wake me up foundation - 100 Ivory
E.l.f. - Eyebrow Kit - Medium
L'oreal - Brow Artist Plumper - Medium
Artdeco Fixing Powder
Morphe - 35 C palette
Maybelline - Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Liner - black
L'oreal - Super Liner So Couture - intense black
Maybelline - Fit Me! Concealer - 20
Manhattan- Bronzing powder - light
E.l.f. - Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder - St. Lucia
Rimmel - Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal - 005 Nude
Catrice - Liquid Metal Eyeshadow - Look me in the ice
Maybelline - Colossal waterproof mascara - black
Red Cherry Eyelashes - 217
Essence - Lip pencil - 06 Satin Mauve
Bourjois - Rouge edition velvet - 03 Hot Pepper
Makeup Revolution - Pro Fix Oil Control Fixing Spray

I have bought the Morphe brushes on beautybay.com and the Real techinques brushes on iHerb.

Valentin napi sminkek a MORPHE 35 C palettával

Két sminket készítettem el Valentin napra. Egy rózsaszínt azoknak, akik a szolídabb, romantikus, visszafogottabb, egyszerűbb sminkeket szeretik, és egy erőteljesebb, pirosas sminket erős piros szájjal azoknak, akik valami erőteljesebb, szexi vonalat akarnak képviselni ezen a napon.



Ha meg szeretnéd nézni, hogyan készültek, látogass el YouTube csatornámra:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27LjS5KCZCWqOdvs2VC3qw

Mindkét sminkhez a Morphe 35 C palettát használtam, amit a beautybay-ről rendeltem:
http://www.beautybay.com/cosmetics/morphebrushes/35c35multicolormattepalette/

Ez egy 35 színből álló matt szemhéjpúder paletta. A természetes, bézses, barnás árnyalatoktól a nagyon színes, lila, kék, zöld színeken át a feketéig szinte minden megtalálható benne. Elkészíthetsz vele egy hétköznapi, egyszerű sminket, egy kreatív, színeset vagy egy füstös barnát, feketét is.

Minden egyes szín nagyon jól pigmentált, még akár a fehér is, nem kell hozzá nedves ecset, esetleg ha szemhéjtus vonalként szeretnéd használni, vagy tényleg brutál erőteljesen szeretnél egy színt felvinni. Nem porzanak nagyon, ami annak ellenére, hogy jól pigmentált meglepő. Ha mondjuk egy BH Cosmetics palettához hasonlítom, akkor klasszisokkal jobb, sokkal jobban pigmentált, és a színek is szebbek. Nekem van egy azt hiszem 100-as BH palettám, és kevésbé használható, mint ez a 35 színes. Eze kívül egy színből több van benne.

Amikor elutazom valahova, elég, ha ezt az egy palettát rakom be, esetleg pakolok hozzá 1-2 csillámos színt, és bármilyen sminket elkészíthetek belőle. A csomagolása sima pattintós műanyag, vékony, szerintem megfelelő, bár egy jó nagy tükör nem ártana bele.

Összegezve nagyon ajánlom ezt a Morphe palettát, főként azoknak, akik nem csak 2-3 megszokott neutrális színt használnak minden nap. Mindenképpen ki szeretnék próbálni egy másik Morphe palettát is a jövőben, szerinted melyik legyen az? Ha van Neked is Morphe palettád, vagy csak Te is szeretnél másikat, és van ötleted, írd meg kommentben!

A rózsaszín, romantikus sminkhez használt termékek:

Rimmel - Wake me up foundation - 100 Ivory
Catrice - Allround Concealer
Bourjois - Healthy balance powder - 52 Vanille
E.l.f. - Eyebrow Kit - Medium
L'oreal - Brow Artist Plumper - Medium
Morphe - 35 C palette
Maybelline - Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Liner - black
L'oreal - Super Liner So Couture - intense black
Maybelline - Fit Me! Concealer - 20
Manhattan- Bronzing powder - light
Catrice - Defining blush - 040 Think pink
Artdeco - Fixing powder
Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr - 65 Pink Gold
Rimmel - Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal - 005 Nude

Essence lipliner - 11 in the nude

Nyx - Soft MatteLip Cream - 06 Istanbul

A piros, erősebb sminkhez használt termékek:

Rimmel - Wake me up foundation - 100 Ivory
E.l.f. - Eyebrow Kit - Medium
L'oreal - Brow Artist Plumper - Medium
Artdeco Fixing Powder
Morphe - 35 C palette
Maybelline - Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Liner - black
L'oreal - Super Liner So Couture - intense black
Maybelline - Fit Me! Concealer - 20
Manhattan- Bronzing powder - light
E.l.f. - Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder - St. Lucia
Rimmel - Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal - 005 Nude
Catrice - Liquid Metal Eyeshadow - Look me in the ice
Maybelline - Colossal waterproof mascara - black
Red Cherry Eyelashes - 217
Essence - Lip pencil - 06 Satin Mauve
Bourjois - Rouge edition velvet - 03 Hot Pepper
Makeup Revolution - Pro Fix Oil Control Fixing Spray

A Morphe ecseteket a beautybay.com-ról rendelem, a real techniques ecseteket pedig a pinkpanda.hu-n lehet.

Valentine's day GRWM - The Body Shop Vitamin E products

Valentine's day is the day to doll yourself up. A nice makeup, outfit and you're good to go on your date. But before makeup I like to prep my skin and these days I do that with The Body Shop Vitamin E products.

I have dry skin so it's really important to hydrate my face before makeup, so that it won't be flaky and patchy.

The Body Shop Vitamin E Cream Cleanser is perfect for the morning/daytime cleansing. It's really light weight, refreshing and soothing. The creamy consistency feels quite nice for my dry skin. For oily skin I'm not sure whether it's good or not, but I can tell it is not very oily. At night after taking off the makeup I tend to use a more 'heavy duty' cleanser like the Estée Lauder one on the picture.

After washing my face I use the Vitamin E Eye Cream. The ingredients are not the best as far as effectiveness, like the hyaluronate and the dimethicone are towards the end of the list, and I would prefer some vitamin K. But it contains glycerin which is good for absorbing and retaining water keeping the skin hydrated and sooth. It also helps in makeup application and duration. But it can't work wonders. Anyway in my opinion it's perfect for day time before makeup because it hydrates the skin, makes it soft and it absorbs quickly.

I would suggest the Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet for similar reasons: it hydrates, makes the makeup easier to apply and stay put. It has a nice cold feeling because of the sorbet texture and I think because of the alcohol too. The alcohol is the reason I would say I'm not the biggest fan of this cream,
it feels a bit drying and strange, and it leaves my skin red for 1-2 minutes. I would not suggest this for those with sensitive skin.

Overall if you are young, looking for a moderately hydrating, cooling product which absorbs quickly and looks good with makeup then I would suggest the Body Shop Vitamin E collection.
Now I'm trying out some Aloe Vera creams from The Body Shop, I will let you know how that goes.
I heard that they are good for sensitive normal to dry skin. We shall see.

Watch my video with the valentine's day makeup, hair and outfit on my YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27LjS5KCZCWqOdvs2VC3qw

Winter everyday makeup - Max Factor Lipfinity

I wear this makeup when I want to make a little effort but I don't have time for the full vavawoom face. And of course when I have time while I am being a stay-at-home mom of a two year old little boy.


With an easy eye makeup I paired a bold burgundy lip from Max Factor, called Lipfinity in the shade Frivololous 108.
This liquid lipstick is amazingly long lasting even after you had lunch, especially when you apply more layers. These liquid lipsticks come in various colors, they are matt but it comes with a hydrating  balm stick which makes it shiny. I don't really like shiny dark colors but that's my preference. AND the lipstick itself is reeeeally drying so with my dry skin I have to scrub hydrate and then hydrate again before I use it. So it would make sense to use the stick. I suggest using an EOS lipbalm or some kind of not too hydrating or flowing, sticky lipbalm right before you would apply the lipstick.

You can watch how I've done my makeup on my youtube channel, subscribe for more beauty and mommy videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27LjS5KCZCWqOdvs2VC3qw

The products used in my makeup video:

Clinique Age defense BB cream - 03
Maybelline Fit me! concealer - 20
Bourjois Healthy Balance púder - 52 Vanille
E.l.f. Eyebrow kit - Medium
L'oreal Brow Artist Plumper - Medium Brown
Manhattan Matt Bronzing Powder - 010 Light
Bourjois Blush - 72 Rose Amber
Estée Lauder Shimmer Powder - 01 Gold Pearl
EOS ajakbalzsam (valamilyen bogyós gyümölcsös)
Artdeco Fixing Powder
Urban Decay Naked Palette - Naked, Buck
L'oreal Super Liner - Black
Clinique Cream Sharper for Eyes - 121 true black
Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette - W.O.S
Maybelline Lash Sensational - Black waterproof
Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal - 005 Nude
M.A.C lip pencil - Whirl
Max Factor Lipfinity - 108 Frivolous

Feel free to leave a comment below whether you have a question or just want to chat!

Psssst! My next post and video might be about Lush products!