April Favourites and wishlist – Mateja’s Beauty Blog

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TIRTIR Mask Fit Aura Mini Cushion SPF30 PA++ 

15C Fair Porcelain

I got this mini for my bag because cushion foundations are so quicky and easy to use. I managed to get a perfect shade match at this formula, so just like Missha’s Radiance Cushion, it’s kind of an eraser for me and I can apply it only on parts of the face, so where I need it and it just blends in, looking almost invisible.  The red version is far more popular, but I read that one is a high coverage matte formula, the type that usually doesn’t look great on my dry skin, so I picked this silver one which has a glowy finish. Coverage is light-medium and finish is natural looking – like my skin, but better with a “moisturiser glow”. It has come so handy in the last weeks since I got it. My only concern is that it will be empty soon, since this is quite small. 

CERAVE Moisturising Lotion

This is one of unsung heroes of the past six or so months. I use this every day in the morning as my face moisturiser. It’s light, it nicely hydrating for my dry skin and works as a base for makeup. For my body I prefer the Cream version, which is richer, but this is an excellent basic face moisturiser with ceramides and hyaluronic acid and a very handy pump. Some may also appreciate it’s not scented and it’s suitable for sensitive skin. 

L’OREAL PARIS Elvital Glycolic Gloss Shampoo

This is a very likeable shampoo, although it’s too expensive for drugstore, but despite it being sulphate-free, my hair feels properly clean with it. It foams very well on the first wash and doesn’t feel drying at all on my very dry hair. As far as shine goes – this is a shampoo, it washes off and like most shampoos you shouldn’t expect much from it. But the 5 minute treatment from this line is nice and better yet, for the shine, serum does the biggest part of the job, since it has shimmer in it. 

SHISEIDO Fino Premium Touch Hair Mask

This is quite nice. I won’t say I like it quite as much as Elizavecca’s Cer-100, but for the affordable price this is quite good. I has decent frizz control and adds some shine to my bland hair. The texture is nicely thick and it’s nourishing enough. It does have that minus that a lot of drugstore quality masks have and that is that my hair becomes dry quickly and the top layers of my hair coarse in about two days.  

SCHWARZKOPF GLISS KUR Total Repair Shine Tonic

Glanz-Tonic

I recently got Balea’s shine spray in aerosol, which is decent, but this is better. It adds a good amount of glossy shine on the hair and it’s a product for “faking healthy hair” for a while. This one has some hydrolised keratin and it’s lighter than Schwarzkopf gotbB got Gloss version, so it’s likely suitable for thin hair as well. I made a video with it here.

PRADA Candy

Eau de parfum

I hide this one away for special occasions, especially now that the price of it skyrocketed, but it’s such a unique warm powdery, caramel-sweet scent. I’ve been trying to find a dupe, but nothing comes close from the stuff we have here. It’s not too young, it’s not too old, I also don’t see it as an office scent, though it’s not strong and I don’t associated it with candy because this isn’t sweet on me. It’s not heavy, there’s nothing sharp in this, it’s just comforting, but not in a gourmand way. I can’t describe it better, but it’s one of my favourites. I treated myself to a backup in case someone comes to a horrible idea it’s time to discontinue it.

CURRENT MAKEUP

PUPA Vamp! Sexy Lashes Mascara | 011 Sexy Lashes | – I’ve been using this mascara for months. I didn’t like it as much as Vamp! silver mascara, as when it was new it was too wet and messy, but when it dried it became almost as good as that one. It’s very volumising and now defines ok. But it doesn’t hold the lashes curled well. I still use regular formulas on most days to avoid the removal of waterproof formulas. |video|

NYX PROFESSIONAL High Definition Finishing Powder | Transparent | – usually I use Hourglass Ambient powder because I have to use it up, but this is new and I’m trying it out. I only use powder on my eyelids and under my eyes, so my glasses don’t remove the foundation. This one is ok, nothing special so far. 

WISHLIST

ALVERDE NATURKOSMETIK Creamy eyeshadow and highlighter 2-in-1 10 Champagner – I’m still searching for a new liquid or cream blush. I saw this is one of the best sold highlighters on DM and swatches look nice. Plus it’s cheap. 

REVOLUTION Bubble Balm Creamy Highlighter Icy Rose – another creamy highlighter. I think this one is glowier than Alverde, but I’ll have to check in person. I’d prefer something more natural looking. 

VT COSMETIC S Essence Sun Pact SPF50+ PA+++ – an SPF in a cushion form. I’d like it for reapplications during the day. 

NIVEA Protect & Moisture Invisible Finish SPF 50 – I hope this is as light as sunscreens for the face. I’m fed up with sticky sunscreens for the body, which makes me no want to use them. Plus this is a big bottle of potential decent lightweight face sunscreen. But why is this 17,45 € in Slovenia, while Germans can get it for 12 €? Unfair. I won’t buy it without a significant discount.

APLB – Bifida Niacinamide Ampoule Serum – This is an intriguing brand. They have many versions of nice looking serums, this one contains bifida ferment lysate, niacinamide and cica water (that’s the 37.2% mentioned on the bottle), and it also has Madecassic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Squalane,  Beta-Glucan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin and several extracts. 

APLB – Glutathione Niacinamide Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ – a sunscreen with plenty of nice ingredients. Glutathione supposedly brightens. 

BALEA Beauty Expert Triple Effect Booster – a very interesting product by Balea. It combines retinal in 0.1% strength (the same as Geek and Gorgeous A Game 10) with Tranexamic Acid (brightening, fading dark spots) and Acetyl Glucosamine (also for brightening). Other ingredients include niacinamide, squalane and almond oil. They probably should have made a version with less retinal for first time users, I don’t know why they went straight only with 0.1%.  

COLOR WOW Xtra Large Bombshell Volumizer – I use Nivea which is my favourite, but I’d like to see how more expensive products work for me. 

SOME BY MI Galactomyces Glutathione Daily Mask – a pack of 30 sheet masks with impressive ingredients. 

NINE LESS B-Boost 1% Kojic Acid Serum – a brightening serum with Tranexamic Acid, Kojic Acid and Niacinamide, plus it has peptides.  

SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-cica Water Fit Sun Serum SPF50 – I hear this is a very pleasant sunscreen. 

IUNIK Propolis Vitamin Sleeping Mask – This has 16%  propolis extracts and centella asiatica leaf water. It’s meant to boost skin’s radiance. 

SUNDANCE invisible Protect Sun Spray SPF 50 – this can also be used over makeup. I’ll give it try and I hope it’s better than Garnier’s one I tried a while back. 





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