Jade Minerals Free Sample Program

 

JadeMinerals (former MWW4U) gives you the possibility to receive some free samples of their new mineral make up, just paying for the shipping. I have to premise that MWW4U has been one of the first online make up stores I purchased from and that I've overall been always satisfied with their products and service. Katja, the CEO, then decided to have a break and come back with a new name for her brand, Jade Minerals precisely. She has kept some of her early products and introduced some new ones, among them there is a totally new range of powder blushes, made by aloe vera powder and oxides. 

She sent to me six of them, they are huge samples, with this quantity I will be able to use them for weeks :) 

 

Swatches with flash

 

Swatches with sunlight 

 

Swatches in the shadows :) 

From left to right:  

- Shade n° 17: a deep reddish pink (shimmer) 

- Shade n° 14: a light peach (matte) 

- Shade n° 18: a soft coral pink (satin)  (so cute!)

- Shade n° 15: a brownish-rosey-terracotta (matte) 

- Shade n° 16: a mauvey terracotta (matte) 

- Shade n° 13: a mauvey plum (shimmer) (amazing!) 

For more infos about this free sample program go here. 

Let me know if you need further photos :) 

Kali  

The All Natural Face Foundation's Swatches

Today I've swatched for you all the shades in the range fair/light to medium of The All Natural Face's mineral foundation. If you need further swatches, closer ones, or just of a specific shade just let me know!  

Have a nice day, 

Kali

NeveCosmetics Pastelli (eye pencils) Swatches

Here I'm gonna introduce the new NeveCosmetics 'Pastelli', a collection of 10 eye pencils that are claimed to be multitasking, plus moisturising, versatile, eco-friendly, vegan hence cruelty-free. You can apply them as a base, an eyeliner, a kohl, to create smokey eyes or natural looks (like every eye pencil on the market could potencially). I've not had much time to try them but I might already give you an overview of these natural eye pencils.  

Price: 4.80€ each or 38€ the whole collection (just for these days) 

PROS. 

- really lovely smooth consistency that makes it easy to apply 

- easy to smudge 

- 100% natural formula (hence great for sensitive eyes) 

- relatively low cost

CONS. 

- as kohl pencils they don't have enough staying power 

- the black one is more like a dark grey or smokey black 

Although I like some more than others I could publish for you a general rating to give you an idea: 

QUALITY: 8/10 

COST: 8/10 

OVERALL RATING: 8/10 

WOULD I PURCHASE THEM AGAIN? Surely the teal, bronze, beige, taupe, brown and purple shades. Maybe the white and gold ones. No, I wouldn't repurchase the black and the lilac one.  

Here are the swatches: 

1- Melanzana/Purple (dark purple with a lovely light purple shimmer) 

2- Pioggia/Taupe (matte taupe) 

3- Ebano/Brown (matte dark brown) 

4- Liquirizia/Black (matte dark grey or light black as you prefer ;) 

5- Piuma/White (matte white) 

6- Avorio/Beige (satin cream) 

7- Cedrata/Gold (shimmery gold with green undertone, similar to ELF golden cream eyeliner) 

8- Caramello/Bronze (shimmery bronzy coppery shade) 

9- Confetto/Lilac (matte dusty lavender) 

10- Bosco/Teal (matte peacock) 

I hope it was helpful! Let me know if you need more information. 

(*_*) Bye 

Kali

ELF Mineral Lipsticks Swatches

I've decided to dedicate a post to these good lipsticks from ELF because they deserve it. Why? 
PROS. 
- Good pigmentation 
- Hydrating and moisturizing formula 
- Good staying power 
- Good price (5$ each) 
Moreover they have got a pretty good INCI, don't you believe it? Let's analyze it together: 
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Ceresin Wax, Microcrystalline Wax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Paraffin Wax, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Tocopherol (Ve),Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vc), Retinyl Palmitate (Va), Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742).  


As you can see it contains four different vegetable oils, a little bit of shea butter and vitamine E, not bad at all for a 'drugstore lipstick'. 

Here you have the swatches of the shades I own:

1- Party Pink 
2- Nicely Nude 
3- Natural Nymph 
4- Runway Pink 
5- Ripe Rose 
6- Cheerful Cherry  


NOTES: as you can see, there is not much difference between the shades number 1 and 2 and the number 3 is really clear, I wouldn't recommend it to very pale skintones in order to avoid the 'death effect'. 
My favorites? Nicely Nude and Cheerful Cherry, the only two shades that I'd recommend for real. 


Hasta pronto Guapas! 
(: 
Kali 

Mineral Eyeshadows/Eyeliners swatches

Here I introduce to you a smart mineral eyeshadows palette, her name is :) 'Arcobaleni, Gli Scurissimi' by NeveCosmetics. 
It contains 10 mineral eyeshadows free from silicons, petrolates and parabens. They can be used as normal dry or wet eyeshadows and eyeliners. 
Each pan contains 3g of product, which are removable and changeable.  
Price: 26.80 €   

1-Tattoo

Warm grey with purpleish undertones


2-Fiori d'Ombra

Shimmery antique purple


3-Shopping 

Dark purple with warm undertone

4-Shock

Dark blue with a cold purple undertone

5-Inchiostro

Sea blue with green undertone


6-Incubo

Neutral blueish dark grey 

7-Quadrifoglio

Dark emerald green

8-Retrò

Elegant bronzy green

9-Muffin

Chocolate brown (satin) [lipsafe]

10-Red Carpet

Warm dark red (matte) [lipsafe]

 

Would I buy it again? I'd definetely repurchase some of these pans, the price for a single one is 4.20€. 
The ones that I don't like that much are Incubo (it's not as pigmented as his camrades!) and Shopping (I hate a warm purple eyeshadow on me!). 
My Top 3 are: Retro', Fiori d'ombra and Inchiostro. 
Tattoo, Shock and Inchiostro are wonderful eyeliners. 
Red Carpet is a luxury deep red lipcolor!    




Lots of kiss's and good wish's for the New Year!! 
(^_^)  
Kali

ELF Radiance Enhancer and All Over Color Stick Swatches

Today I'd like to show you the swatches and talk about two illuminizers by ELF. 
The Radiance Enhancer gives a nice discreet everyday illuminating touch in a liquid formula, while the All Over Color Stick has a less illuminating power and it's in a creamy formula. 
I personally have tried them both in the Spotlight shade, in fact they're pretty similar, but I prefer the Radiance Enhancer because it's a lil bit shinier (the Stick is almost invisible even though it has more pigmentation) but the All Over Color has a wonderful lemony orangy perfume!!  







Would I buy them again? I'd purchased again the Radiance Enhancer but I'd leave to others the All Over Color Stick! 
Here you have the swatches of the two products, the first picture is taken in daylight, the second with a flash. 
1: All Over Color Stick (Spotlight) 
2: Radiance Enhancer (Spotlight) 

Have 'warm' and sweet holidays ^-^ 
Kali 

The Best Cheap Concealer 2011

Hello, 
the undereye concealer that followed me during the whole 2011 has been the Under Eye Concealer and Highlighter by ELF . 
I always have problems when it comes to undereye concealing because I've a really reactive-sensitive-dry eye area. But this little guy works so well for me, I've got the fair one, 
a perfect match for my skintone. On the other side of the tube we have an highlighter, a nice shimmery pearly white-based shade even though I don't use it so often because I prefer highlighters that don't contain shimmery particles. 


Price: 4 € or 3 $ in the USA
Weight: 5 + 5 grams 




PROS. 
- A really light formula that applies easily 
- An illuminating effect, great for the undereye area 
- 5 grams of product that will last you for a long time 
- A relatively cheap price 
CONS. 
- The tube is so uncomfortable, moreover there was a loss of product in the middle so that I had to transfer the product in 2 jars 
- If you have really deep and dark undereye circles I don't think this is gonna be enough because of the very light and liquid formula. 




See you next time! 
Byeee  (: 
Kali 

The All Natural Face eyeshadows swatches

Let's review The All Natural Face eyeshadows today!
PRICE: 3.50$ for a 5 grams jar

1. Chocolate Brown: warm brown (matte)
2. Cherry Bomb: burgundy brown with green shimmer
3. Pomegranate: brick red (matte)
4. Honey Peach: orangy goldeny peach (shimmer)
5. Just Peachy: beigy peachy golden (shimmer)
6. Gold Dust: rich shimmery gold
7. True Gold: light shimmery gold
8. Lemon Drop: lemony yellow (matte)
9. Angel Kissed Gold: light creamy shimmery gold 

10. The Tempest: shimmery purple  

11. Blue Ice Storm: silvery light blue (shimmer)

12. Midnight Purple:dusty purple (matte)  

13. Wispy Violet: light violet (matte)  

14. Spring: light sea turquoise (matte)  

15. Forest Nymph: dusty shimmery green 

16. Moss: musky green (matte) 

17. Midnight Black: greyish black (matte) 

                

Ok, first of all I've to say that I generally don't like the matte eyeshadows by this brand because they aren't pigmented enough, most of times difficult to blend and they don't apply evenly. Second thing to highlight is that the shimmery shades are really luminous colors with tiny shimmery particles, nothing exaggerate (I personally hate shimmery chunkies on my face!)

The ones I don't absolutely recommend are Chocolate Brown, Midnight Purple and Midnight Black, really low pay-off.  

The ones that I think it's worthwhile trying are Cherry Bomb and the various goldeny shades because they are wonderful (ok maybe you could just start with one or two, in that case I would recommend Honey Peach and True Gold), then I love Blue Ice Storm and Forest Nymph, two lovely shiny shades. 

Have a Peaceful Sunday!
Bisoux

Kali

Neve MakeUp Arcobaleni 'Elegantissimi' (review,swatches)

I'm gonna introduce the brand new palette by Neve Makeup.

It's called 'Elegantissimi' and it contains 10 neutral colors, perfect for an everyday use and for those who like being discreet and elegant in any occasions.

It costs 26.80 €, a pretty good price for the high quality of the eyeshadows. 

Every pan is 3 grams and the palette is 10cm X 23cm. 

 Let's see the various shades in detail:

- COCO: rich matte white

- ETOILE: light satin creamy white

- BUTTERFLY: matte peachy gold

- BONBON: matte light peachy salmon

- NOISETTE: soft satin brown 

- SMOKING: velvety greyish taupe

- PELUCHE: satin beigy bronzy brown

- CROISSANT: satin rusty brown

- ESPRESSO: matte blackened brown 

- BLACK SHEEP: deep matte black 

 

   Photo taken in daylight

(with no eyeshadow primer) 





 

   

  Photo taken using flash     (with no eyeshadow primer)

PROS:
- Highly pigmented shades
- Apply evenly and blend well
- They can be used wet or dry
- The black and the white are really rich 
- The palette has a magnetic base, the pans are removable and replaceable so that you choose your own order and composition 
- Every shade is vegan and lipsafe 
- Formulated without silicons, petrolates and parabens

CONS: 
- There isn't an ashy matte shade, but that's not so relevant. 

Enjoy this Cold Friday, I'll see you soon.
Kali  (:

Best Nail Polishes 2011

 Hi Beauties :)

Today I'm gonna introduce my favorite 2011 Nail Polishes, they are by Pupa http://www.pupa.it/eng/ an italian make up brand.

These have been my on the go nail polishes for all the year long, so I want to share with you my impressions.

The cost varies depending on where you buy them, but more or less it's 5 euros for 5ml of product, not cheap, not expensive, but it's worthwhile.

PROS:

1- There is a nice range of colors to choose from

2- They apply really nicely and usually one coat is enough for the color to show up greatly

3- They dry pretty quickly

3- The result is glossy, you might like it or not, I personally love it

4- They last pretty long. Without any base or top coat, washing the dishes twice a day :D , it can last up to 4 days without any damages

 5- Last but not least, the packaging is so cute :)
CONS: None, until now. 

  

My 2011 favorite ones are: 

- 710: a dirty mud beigy green (I know the description doesn't sound great but it's a super nice and casual everyday color) 

- 200: a supernatural light candy pink, ideal for a chic and impeccable look. 

- 704: an intense deep black 

Have a Dreaming Night  *-* 
Kali