My everyday makeup look

Hello everyone! Today, I decided to share with you my everyday makeup routine. Being a university student means I have to get up very early in the morning (5:45 -_-), BUT that does not mean that I will go to school bare-faced; I still want to have a play with my makeup. Here are the products I use to go from a sleepy head to a somewhat put together design student:

Make Up For Ever HD primer, #0
Mac Prep + Prime Vibrancy Eye Primer
Benefit Erase Paste, #1 Fair

Make Up For Ever Face and Body Liquid Make Up, #20

Mac Mineralize loose foundation, Light

Mac Cork eyeshadow, for my eyebrows

Maybeline Great Lash mascara, transparent (to set my eyebrows)

Too Face Shadow Insurance eye primer

Nars eyeshadow duo, Kuala Lumpur
Pixi endless silky eye pencil, #2 BlackBlue

Stila stay all day waterproof liquid eyeliner, intense black or midnight

Lancôme Hypnose Drama mascara, black

Nars blush, Super Orgasm

Rimmel Color Rush Long Lasting Intense Colour Balm, #100 Give me a cuddle

I know this seems like an insane amount of products to be handling this early in the morning, but it's really not too bad to be honest. Since I regularly have very long school days, I like to make sure my makeup will stay in place up until I take it off at night. This is why I use a lot of primers and powder, to set everything. Like I said, it seems like a lot, but once you've mastered it, it becomes very easy. 

Hope this inspired some of you, 

LovelyMary

xox

Review: They're Real mascara by Benefit

Let's face it: I was not blessed with super long, doll-like eyelashes. Therefore, I'm always on the hunt for THE mascara. I had a lot of good ones in the past (Maybeline's Great Lash, Yves Rocher's Sexy Pulp, Rimmel's Scandaleyes Flex, Make Up For Ever's Aqua Smocky Lash and Sephora's Outrageous Volume are all very very good), but my most recent purchase really lives up to my lash fantasies.

I recently went to Sephora and treated myself to the Benefit Primping with the Stars kit. It comes in a little book-like box and includes many mini-sized products that I so far really like. The one I really want to talk about, though, is the They're Real mascara. As soon as I applied it, my eyes went "BOOM". This mascara gives you volume and length without any clumping, and it's so easy to apply. It has a plastic applicator with little spikes all around it, witch grab each lash and help define them as well as fan them out. The brush also has little spikes on the tip, so you can get to your inner and outer lashes very easily. I tried it on my bottom lashes as well and it works great: no clumps, no panda eyes, just perfectly defined lashes. It basically makes my eyes appear wider and more awake, and makes my lashes look fuller and longer, yet very natural.

If you want to try it out, but feel like the full size is a bit expensive, you can get it in a smaller size for cheaper, either on it's own, or in the kit for 38$.

I hope this helped you, see you soon!

LovelyMary
xox

Review: Sephora Ultimate Moisture Serum & Instant Moisturizer

For a start, let me tell you a bit more about my skin. My skin is very fussy with what I put on it and will react strongly if it's not happy with what I'm giving it. I have dehydrated skin ( there is not enough water in my skin, where as dry skin lacks in oil ) and it breaks out on my forehead , nose and chin. Because my skin is dehydrated, I need a very good moisturizer, BUT I can't use just any good moisturizer, because most of them are meant for dry skin, which means they provide the skin with the good oil it is not producing enough of. Using normal moisturizer was making my skin break out so badly because of the excess oil and I didn't understand why a moisturizer would do that. When I learned the difference between dry and dehydrated skin, I can tell you I stayed well away from any product that had "rich" or "intense" written on it.

Here is another thing I learned through my search for the best moisturizer ever: if you have dehydrated skin, look for gel based products. If you can't find those, at least go for the light formulas. I also realized that going for the sensitive skin options didn't do any good...

Before Christmas, I was shopping in Sephora with my mother and stumbled across two products I immediately fell in love with. They are both from the Sephora brand and they are called the Ultimate Moisture Serum and the Intant Moisturizer.

The serum is meant to be applied just before the moisturizer. It has lots of concentrated moisturizing ingredients, wich helps your skin to stay moisturized longer. It contains Java tea extracts and light reflecting pigments to leave your skin looking fresh and radiant. It also helps diminish the signs of aging and is paraben free.

The moisturizer is non-greasy and light. It has light reflecting pigments, to give your skin an instant boost of radiance, and loads of antioxidants to prevent aging. It is paraben and sulfate free, which is always a plus, and it also smells really nice and fresh.

I can honestly say that I have seen a major difference in my skin since using these two products, even though I've only been using them for about a week. I always seem to have really dry patches and dead skin on my face ( I know, pretty gross, right? ), but I haven't seen any since I started using this moisturizing duo. My face looks plump and fresh and glowy, and it's not itchy, flaky or dull looking like it used to be. I would say these products will work on any skin type, since they are so delicate, so give them a try if you are looking to change your moisturizer.

I hope this was helpful, see you all soon!

LovelyMary

I love bright lips

So... I'm obsessed. I have been wearing bright lipstick every single day for the past month and I absolutely love it. To me, wearing lipstick on a day to day basis seemed to be such a hassle because of all the smearing, the re-applying, the "is there lipstick on my teeth?" I also felt like everybody was looking at me weirdly whenever I wore bright lipstick (bare in mind that I am still in school, and apparently people there don't appreciate a bright pink lip...).

With that being said, I recently started University, and I surprised myself embracing my own style, both in clothing and make-up, much more than I used to. My most recent embrace? Really, REALLY bright lips. I've been pairing them with very subtle eyes and winged liquid liner, for a more day appropriate look. Here are some of my most worn colors:

Depending on the color you choose to wear on your lips, you can make your look go from drab to daring, luxurious, flirty or sweet.

My current favorite out of all of my lipsticks just has to be the Jacob Lip Duo in Flirty Bikini. It's a beautiful orange and it is actually very wearable. I have a very light skin tone and the orange helps to bring a little more warmth to my face. It also has a lipgloss on the other end, witch really helps to moisturize your lips after a few hours of wearing the lipstick (not that it is drying) without loosing any of the color.

Don't be afraid to try bold colors, they look amazing! And if you ever feel like people are staring at you, they just probably think that you look gorgeous with your bright lips!

Hope you enjoyed,

LovelyMary
xox