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2018-10-24 Makeup, Reviews 6 Comments

Foundation find under 10€

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Sometimes affordable makeup products surprise me. Especially foundations. I’m accustomed to using more money on foundations and still to this day I think there’s just something special about luxury foundations.

And yet sometimes I stumble upon a great foundation, that is in no way luxurious or expensive. Except in use: it blends seamlessly, it creates a beautiful canvas to my face and it’s so good, I find myself grabbing it more often than my other foundations.

Today I’ll talk about a foundation that is like that – affordable, but awesome.

Products received as pr.

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Pretty by Flormar Weightless Foundation

The foundation I’m talking about is Weightless Foundation by Pretty by Flormar. It’s a new brand, which is owned by Flormar. The brand is from Turkey.

The consistency in the foundation is quite thin and liquid. It makes it easy to apply and blend. Even though the name suggests the foundation is quite light, it still has amazing coverage. It’s buildable and I feel like it hides everything it’s supposed to hide, without looking like a mask.

It almost looks like my skin, but just a more perfect version of it. Which, I guess, is pretty good from a 10€ foundation.

The longevity with the foundation is pretty good. It stays nicely on my skin, but might need a bit of powdering during the day. I pair the foundation with good mattifying primers and powders, which make it even more long lasting. If your skin is more on the oily side, I suggest using a mattifying primer and a good powder as well.

before after pretty by flormar weightless foundation
Before foundation, after foundation (it leaves a beautiful sheer finish) and after setting the foundation with a powder.
pretty by flormar weightless foundation
Finished makeup look. All the products used are listed at the end of this post.

The brand just recently came to Finland and you can buy it here from Tokmanni stores. Internationally I’m not sure about it’s availability. I think you have better chances at finding Flormar (which has some good products as well, by the way!). But if you ever stumble to this brand, make sure to check it out. I also like their blush, eyeliners and that rosy pink lipstick.

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Makeup
Pretty by Flormar Weightless Foundation
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
KikoMilano Baked Blush, Gypsy Pink
Laura Mercier Transluscent Powder
mad4eyebrow Brow Filler, Blond
Holika Holika Wonder Drawing Skinny Eyebrow, 02
KICKS Marble Collection Eyeshadow Palette*
IsaDora Insane Volume Mascara
Burt’s Bees Lip Gloss, Rosy Dawn

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2018-09-27 Makeup 2 Comments

BOBBI BROWN makeup artist does my makeup

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A while back I got my makeup done by a Bobbi Brown makeup artist. I think it’s always interesting to see how another person sees you and how differently he or she might do your makeup – at least compared to your own style.

Bobbi Brown is actually quite unknown to me as well and I haven’t used any of their makeup before. So this was an amazing chance to really get to know to the brand and see how the products work on my skin. I also got some products to try out at home. So far the Lux eyeshadows have totally won my heart, but more on them at the end of this post.

before after bobbi brown makeup
Before & after Bobbi Brown makeup artist did my makeup!

Getting my makeup done by a Bobbi Brown makeup artist

I had thought that I would give the makeup artist free hands to do whatever she wanted with my face, but in the end I did make a few wishes. I wanted my makeup to be quite bold, the focus being on my eyes. I was interested in the new products from the Camo Luxe collection, so we used those. The new duochrome shades were so beautiful! We used both the green-metallic shade as well as the pink-gold. My makeup artist Maria was very professional and she was always showing me the makeup in the making and asking me, if I wanted it to be changed in any way.

I love the finished look! It’s very bold and very suitable for Fall. I loved how clean the eyeliner is since I always smoke out my liner usually. I also like how Maria lined my lips – she made them slightly bigger. My eyebrows looked flawless as well – I liked how they looked a bit softer and rounder than what I’m used to.

What do you think of this makeup? Do you think it’s different to my usual style?

bobbi brown makeup artist does my makeup

bobbi brown makeup artist does my makeup

bobbi brown makeup artist does my makeup

KEY PRODUCTS

Bobbi Brown Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation, Warm Ivory
Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzing Powder, Antiqua

Bobbi Brown Natural Brow Shaper, Blonde
Bobbi Brown Long Wear Brow Pencil Espresso
Bobbi Brown Luxe Eye shadow, Incandescent & Jungle

Bobbi Brown Lip Pencil, Pale Mauve
Bobbi Brown Lip color, Pale Pink

Kiss Lashes, Little Black Dress

Shop these products at Sephora*.

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bobbi brown lux eyeshadow heat ray high octane swatches
Bobbi Brown Lux Eyeshadows Heat Ray & High Octane swatches. The pigment is so good, the consistency is creamy and I love the colors.

What I got as a gift: Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation and two Lux eyeshadows: Heat Ray and High Octane. The pigment in the eyeshadows is phenomenal. They are so creamy and pigmented and beautiful, I just want to wear them everyday. I love to use these shades on the lid and they also work amazingly together. I’m still testing out the foundation, but it seems good so far. It’s oil-free and  it should control excess shine and oil, while providing full coverage. You can see how it looks in the photos, since Maria used it on me. It reminds me of Double Wear foundations – it’s almost like something between the original and the Light one.

Thank you Bobbi Brown and Maria so much for the much needed pampering!
And hey, if you don’t already, go follow Maria on Instagram.

If you would like to get your makeup done with Bobbi Brown products, you can go to Stockmann. When you buy three products, you get your makeup done for free, which is quite a good deal.

You can shop Bobbi Brown products online for example at Sephora*.

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Two more photos of the makeup I took at home. Here you can see how different the eyeshadow looks when light hits it.

Have you tried Bobbi Brown makeup? What are your favorite products?

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