Empty Review: Revlon Nearly Naked Powder

 

I am very proud of myself that I finish a drugstore pressed powder. Normally I cannot finish drugstore pressed powders because I do not think they work as wonder as department store powders.

Despite the fact I am not a fan of Revlon Nearly Naked foundation, I like Revlon Nearly Naked pressed powder very much.

The texture is so creamy and soft, which reminds me a lot of Diorskin nude. The coverage is light to medium, so I can use it either as a setting powder or a powder to add some more coverage. It's a pity that the lightest shade they offer here in Canada is 020 light, which is a tad darker than my skin. But it works so well as a light bronzer. Because the texture is so creamy and the powder is so finely milled, I can layer the powder and never feel it cakey on my skin.

The packaging is neat and clean, I prefer this white over black case.

Unfortunately the price is a little bit on the pricey side for a drugstore pressed powder, because it has only 8 grams and costs $11.99 CAD plus tax. I wish it could be cheaper.

Revlon Nearly Naked pressed powder is definitely a quality powder. I wish it could have more color selection and they can contain more products inside (for example 10 grams of pressed powder).

FOTD: Clarins Extra-Comfort Foundation

Today I put my Clarins Extra-Comfort Foundation on my entire face. I found the finish and texture are very similar to Clarins Everlasting Foundation. It has a medium to full coverage, the lasting power is superb--for more than 9 hours, and the texture is creamy and easy to blend. So far I do not see any different between Extra-Comfort and Everlasting Foundation. But it's 15 dollar more expensive than Everlasting foundation!! Maybe it's because of the anti-ageing formula which makes it so expensive. Will keep trying my new Extra-Comfort foundation and see.

Empty Review: Shiseido Bio- Performance Super Restoring Cream

 

I had been loyal to Japanese skin care products before. I do not understand why. I thought Japanese products are better for Asian skin. However as more products I have tried, the more I understand it is not the case. 

Shiseido has different formulas and types for creams. This one is supposed to work as an anti-ageing products. They have reformulated this restoring cream to more 'advanced' one last year. 

The reason why I bought this cream is to prevent ageing. I know it sounds ridiculous for people in their 20s to talk about ageing skin, but who does not want to look forever young? 

I am not sure if it's because I am not the targeted customer, because this cream is supposed to be working on people over 30 years old, I did not feel any miracle from this cream.

It does moisturize well, but except this I do not see any other functions it offers me. When my skin  was in a very bad condition, it actually did not do anything to me. I know we can not expect anything miracle from a jar of cream, but with the price tag of $140 CAD plus tax, I expect more from this. 

It feels like CdP old la creme to me, so if someone wants to try CdP but does not want to splurge $600, definitely give this a try. 

This cream, same as all Shiseido night cream, has some kind of old lady-ish scent. It reminds me of my Grandma's skin care products. 

Will I buy this again? Maybe not. Maybe I will wait until I am 30 and see how it works again.

Forever 21 In Store Haul

The discount in store is not as big as online. However there are so many items out of stock online that I have to find them in the store.

1. Knit Top Coral/Cream

2.Sweater top coral

3. Sweater Top Cream/Peony

FOTD: Chanel perfection lumiere vs Clarins Everlasting foundation

Today's foundations to test are Chanel Perfection Lumiere and Clarins Everlasting Foundation. The former one is on my left face while the latter is on my right face.

Clarins still performs very well. It is the best foundation so far I have. Beautiful finish. Flawless look without looking matte or dull. It last long day with spf 15 mineral sunscreen.

However Chanel is really far from 'perfection'. I have tried so many foundations and I do not think this foundation deserves the hype. Yes it is a quality foundation, but it does not perform as it claims. The coverage is maximum to light medium. The staying power is not bad but not as good as Clarins. The packaging is as elegant as always. The scent is classic and sweet. But except the scent and the packaging, I do not see anything superb in this foundation.

Overall, Clarins Everlasting foundation is still the best in terms of coverage, staying power, and beautiful finish.

I may find a dupe for Cle de Peau loose powder (old)

I love the old Cle de Peau loose powder which was stored in a square shaped box. It had a very beautiful lavender (or pink) tone with some very fine shimmers which makes your skin look luminous but not shine. It was not dry at all. I believe that powder suits everybody since it does not have the same dull white matte look as the new version. Unfortunately the old loose powder was discontinued about 4 years ago and the price has become more and more expensive.

Clarins has released new loose powder this year and the packaging is a lot better than CdP. It was much easier to control  how much to use  and the jar looks elegant. It comes with a quality puff, but not as thick and soft as CdP (remember we have to pay extra money for CdP puff).

The new loose powder from Clarins reminds me a lot of the old CdP loose powder. Actually I think it is much better than CdP. The package is better and the finish is more beautiful and the lasting power is better. The price of Clarins loose powder is reasonable ($47 for 30 g) comparing to CdP which retails for more than $125 CAD.

So far the only con I find with Clarins is that the powder has the same light scent as its everlasting powder which I am not fond of. Otherwise it's a fantastic powder with a reasonable price.

FOTD: Clarins Everlasting foundation vs Dior Forever Flawless Fusion foundation

Today I wore Clarins Everlasting foundation #105 on my right face while Dior #21 on the left face.

Dior Forever is almost a shade darker than my Clarins Everlasting foundation. After I set with my Clarins loose powder everything looks ok on my face. I feel Clarins is more hydrating while Dior Forever is a little bit dryer.

Both of them claim to be long wearing and have medium to full coverage. To me Dior Forever is slightly more matte than Clarins Everlasting.

Dior Forever did not look as beautiful as Clarins when first applied. But after hours of wearing Dior, it started looking not as matte as before. Actually I could not detect the difference between the two after 6 hours of wearing them if I did not remember which foundation I wore on which face.

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FOTD: Revlon Color Stay for Normal to Dry and Almay TLC Foundation

I decided to wear two foundations on my face to compare. They are both long wearing foundation with good coverage. I put Revlon Colorstay on left side of my face while Almay TLC on the right side.

I have them both in shade buff. They both have super good coverage and staying power. I am very happy with their performance today. 

Revlon seems to have a tiny bit better coverage than Almay. But it's not easy to detect. I wore them today to go hiking under sun for an hour and they both stayed very well. They did not leave any mark around my nose where I put my sun glasses.  They both stayed for more than 8 hours without touching up. 

It's 15 degree in Toronto today. Humidity 72 %. 

Forever 21 Haul (3) light sweater

Pointelle Knit Sweater in Coral. It's around $14 plus tax after discount.

Forever 21 Haul (2) Cardigan

1. Rhinestoned Cardigan. Pink. It's around $17 plus tax after discount.

2.  Rhinestoned Cardigan in cream. 

Forever 21 Haul (1) sweaters

I got them online when it was extra 30% off.

1. Neon Sweater. One of my favorite. It was around 12 plus tax after discount.

2. Open Knit Sweater. I bought them in cream and coral color.

 

3. Essential large loop sweater in ivory

FOTD: Clarins Everlasting Foundation

The foundation I am investigating today is Clarins Everlasting Foundation. It is one of the best foundations I have in my opinion. 

My skin is not in its best condition since I have a period pimple on my right cheek and the face is slightly drier than normal because I did not sleep well. 

Before I apply this foundation, I put Dior hydra life cream and Olay complete sensitive skin Spf 30 moisturizer, then I apply Clarins Everlasting Foundation with my finger. Since it's so creamy, it's very easy to blend into skin. I feel it is one of the foundations that help skin to achieve porcelain skin in a fastest and easiest way. The finish is also beautiful, not matte not flat at all, but covers very well. It is one of the very few foundations does not dry out my under eye. The lasting power is also great, it's the 10 th hour I am wearing it (I finished my makeup at 7:00) and still it looks so perfect. 

I am very pleased with the foundation today because it performs so well even in my bad skin day. 

FOTD: YSL teint de pearl fine sheer and pearly powder foundation moist skin-radiant complexion spf 18 pa++

After trying my Dior liquid foundations I removed them and applied YSL pearly powder foundation.

This powder foundation is a new one. I bought it from Strawberrynet last year and I believe it was released more than 3 years ago.

My favorite foundation routine is sunscreen with powder foundation. So I like powder foundations with some coverage.

YSL pearly foundation is not sheer in my opinion. It's not a very high coverage foundation but it's for sure not as sheer as some setting pressed powder. By applying this powder foundation with my The Body Shop mineral kabuki brush, it achieves more than medium coverage.

The finish is not matte at all, I guess it's because of the pearly ingredients in the powder. I like the finish because it not only offers coverage but also makes skin glow. It has some soft matte finish but with glow on the face.

The staying power is good as well. I applied it in the morning around 11:30 and it still stays. I did not touch it up.

To sum up, a finely-milled foundation offers good coverage with a beautiful finish.

Dior Nude foundation and Dior Fusion Flawless Foundation first impression

It's a long day today and I tried my two new dior foundations this morning for around 3 hours. I do not call it a review, neither a FOTD, it's just a first 3-hour impression.

I put Dior Fusion Flawless Foundation on left side of my face while Dior Nude on the right side.

I did not have good impression on these two foundations in the first 3 hours. To me, Dior compact foundations are much better than liquid foundations.

The texture of Dior Nude liquid foundation is thicker than Flawless foundation. I think it should be the other way around because the foundations which claim to be flawless are usually thicker while foundation with more natural looking are thinner, liquidier and runny (such as Revlon Nearly Naked).

I like thicker and creamier texture foundations because they are more emollient in general. However the Dior Nude liquid is very hard to blend on my face with my fingers. So far there's no foundations I have are not blendable with my fingers. I was also surprised that with its thicker texture, the coverage is very low. I do not feel the foundation dry, it's just hard to blend. I do not expect too much coverage on this liquid foundation, however I do hope it has more beautiful glow than my Guerlain powder foundations since Dior names this foundation as 'skin glowing makeup'.

In terms of Dior Flawless foundation, it's very liquidy. I had impression that it's much thinner and runnier than Revlon Colorstay foundation. The foundation for sure has better coverage than Nude foundation but not as good as my other higher coverage foundations such as Revlon Colorstay or Estee Lauder Double Wear. With one thin layer, the coverage is around medium.

All in all, I did not wear these two foundation long enough to tell if they are good or bad.  However I do think the compact foundations are better than liquid foundations. By wearing both foundations in short 3 hour time, I do not feel anything superb. I think drugstore foundations can achieve such finish and look as well.

I will keep trying these two in the future as it becomes cooler here.

FOTD 09/20/13 Dior Nude compact spf 10

This is the newer version of dior nude compact. It's the first time I use the newer version after getting it. I know it's not a newly released product anymore. But still it's newer than the old 3- shade- (highlight powder and contour) in- one compact.

I had the old version nude compact and I must say the old one is a lot dryer than the new one. The new one has better coverage to me because it's less powdery. It's like foundation in an ultra creamy powder form.

I would say this nude compact powder has almost the same texture like the flawless compact. The new naked compact powder feels lighter. The coverage of the new nude powder is better than the older version but less than dior flawless compact.

Though it's called 'nude', the coverage is medium buildable. It's not heavy at all like some other Japanese powders. The longer it stays on the skin, the more nature it looks.

So far Guerlain compact powder has the most beautiful healthy glowy finish on my skin. The dior nude powder makes my skin looks naturally beautiful as well. But I do not feel any glow on my skin. I suppose it's because I am in period and am not in good skin condition. Anyway it's my first time wearing this foundation after buying it. I will keep the information updated.

Dior Haul

Cannot wait to try the compact ! Maybe it will be tomorrow's FOTD.

1. Diorskin nude compact natural glow radiant powder foundation spf10

 

2. dior forever flawless perfection fusion wear fluid makeup

3. Dior skin nude foundation