Review: Elf Eyeshadow Duo in Black Liconce and Butter Pecan + Swatches!

Hello everyone! Yesterday, I went shopping with my sister and we went to the Elf counter just to look at some eye shadows. I was never really a fan of Elf eye shadows because they are not always up to what they look like, so it has been a while since I bought eye shadows from Elf. But I've never tried their Eyeshadow Duo collection before so I decided to give it a try. 

I picked up Butter Pecan, which consist of 2 brown colors. One has a matte peachy tone and the other one is shimmery golden brown.  

Butter Pecan

I swatched the two colors on my arm (excuse my hairy arm!!) and I was amazed at how this one does live up to their expectations. Both colors are very pigmented, bear in mind that I only rubbed my finger once. So it must be brighter if I rub my finger a lot more times. I am not disappointed at all.

The next duo that I bought was Black Liconce. One of the duo has a matte, blue-grey color and the other one has shimmery black color. Again, both of these are very pigmented, these colors are great for a night out!  

Black Liconce 

The grey color is kind of metallic which is great because if I put this on my lid, it's going to bring more dimensions to my eyes. While the black color, I can use it for eyeliner if I'm lazy to pop some gel.

Well, overall I'm not disappointed, Elf has improved a lot in their eyeshadows and I am very pleased. These eyeshadows manifested a good appearance and I would totally recommend this to everyone.

Question time! Would you buy these collection? 

See you soon,

Review : Purederm Deep Cleansing Peel-Off Mask in Cucumber

Hello everyone!

I bought this peel off mask a week ago and haven't bother trying it out until last Monday. I only got this for $2. I saw my mother tried this mask before and she said it made her skin felt smooth, so being my curious self, I decided to try this out.

I love the packaging of this mask, it reminds me a lot of tropical fruits. Which reminds me why I bought it, I'm a sucker for everything cucumber. When I saw that this mask contains cucumber, I immediately grabbed it and only realised my mom has tried this before.

So, when I tore open the package, I saw a lime green gooey substance and it was in a very, very small amount. I was so disappointed! I read the instructions at the back of the package and followed it. I took the gel with my hand (a very clean hand) and started spreading it across my face. The instruction told me to apply this on evenly, so I tried my best to do so since it only came in a small amount. Turned out I was wrong, it was more than enough.

When I finished applying the stuff on my face, I evened it our even more but it was really hard because it was a lot! It was very sticky and very thick, so it was kind of hard to move it around. After trying my best to even it out, I waited for about 20 minutes until it I couldn't move my face anymore.

I was so excited when I got to the fun part, which was the peeling. I started out on my forehead because it was the easiest area to start with. I peeled carefully because we all know we do not want to get our skin stretched. So I took my time peeling the mask but I only realised that the area around my chin hadn't dried out yet (the layer was thick there!). So, I kinda had to rub my hand on this area to remove the mask and impurities. I rinsed my face with water and I was so amazed at how my skin was very smooth! I explored the area where I got the most blackheads and I was stunned how it was very very clear.

Although it was very hard to apply to the face, the effect of this mask is very satisfying and I definitely recommend this to everyone. It doesn't have the best smell in the world of face mask (smell like glue!), but the smell faded away when it dried. I'd give this product an 8 for its amazing effect!

Just to let you guys know, after using this mask, I applied my Simple Oil Balancing Moisturizer to bring back the moisture to my face. And if you decide to try this product out, share it with someone else because it's a lot!

Cheers,

Izzie's Recommendation: Eversoft Deep Action Scrub.

Hello everyone! I hope ya'll are having a great Friday. So today, I will be starting the Izzie's Recommendation Series. I think this is very much self-explanatory. Basically, in this series, what I will do is recommend a bunch of stuff that worked great on ME. So, if you are going to try out some of the products that I will be mentioning in this series, TRY ON YOUR OWN RISK! Just to let everybody know, I have combination skin, but more to the oily side, and my skin is very sensitive. So if you have the same type of skin as mine, you may find this series very useful. 

Today, my first recommendation product is the Eversoft Deep Action Scrub. This is how it looks like.

I have been using this scrub for almost 5 months now and I am deeply grateful that I tried it. I will be most probably loyal to this product until I die. I bought it out of randomness (it was stacked on the sale shelf)  because I was running out of face scrub.

The consistency of this scrub is very creamy and the size of the beads are quite small but they are numerous! I love the fact that the size is small but they are in numerous amount because this totally prevents my skin from having tiny scratches or even minor cuts. The smell of the product is a satisfactory, I don't know how to describe it but it is probably the smell of apricots (I never smelt apricots before). The major win factor of this product is the fact that it is organic. I surely know that organic stuff is probably the best thing to put on your face without having to worry about the damages. 

I scrub my face once a week with it and it leaves my face so so smooth like a baby's butt and it doesn't have the dehydrating effect on your skin. After I scrub, I usually apply my Simple Oil-Balancing Moisturizer to bring back the moisture to my face.

I'd rate this product 9/10 and I would totally recommend this to everyone. Unlike St Ives face scrub (not hating, just saying!), Eversoft's is just a way better choice for my type of skin because it doesn't leave scratches on my face and no dehydrating effect. 

Have you tried this product? If yes, tell me what you think! If no, would you buy it?

Happy Friday, Izzie.

Review: Catrice Defining Blush in 030 Love & Peach

Okay, I don't have the most ridiculous blush collection in the world, in fact, blushes are the fewest collection I have. Believe it or not, I only have 3 blushes right now. Hence why I am raving about this Catrice's Defining Blush that I recently bought. 

Most of my blushes have orange and peach tones, so when I saw this riveting coral color on the Catrice counter, I basically just explode out my lung. It is such a gorgeous color. I immediately took a tester sample on the counter and had a swatch on the back of my hand. It is even more gorgeous lying on the skin. Without hesitation, I bought this right away and has been using this everytime I go out.

The other thing that really caught my attention is the packaging of the blush. The packaging is very sleek and clean, the powder do not comes off everywhere which is a winning factor. The durability of the blush on the skin, I think, depends on the foundation that you are wearing or whether or not you are wearing primer underneath. Obviously, it will last longer if you do. The only con of this blush is that it's not that pigmented but nevertheless, I wouldn't mind sweeping my brush on this blush harshly because it's worth it. 

The price is very very reasonable the fact the it's a drugstore product but we have an exception here. This blush works like magic on the skin, it could be mistaken for a high end product. I would definitely recommend buying their Defining Blush collection. 

Do you have the same product? If you do, let me know what you think of it!

Cheers, Izzie.