Review: Maybelline fit me pressed powder-A dupe for Cle de peau loose powder?

(photo courtesy: maybelline.ca)

Maybelline fit me pressed powder is not a new product. Somehow it did not impress me a lot when the first time I tried it. 

I have been search for a setting powder that does not mattify my skin. I found most powders tend to make my skin matte. 

Maybelline fit me pressed powder has some tiny tiny sparkles in it. It is almost difficult to detect it if you do not look it carefully. It does not make your face a disco ball but gives you a healthy young glowy skin. 

Fit me pressed powder comes in many shades. The texture is creamy. It does not have a dry or flaky feeling like some pressed powders. 

The packaging is quite "professional makeup" look. The pressed powder is stored in a square black case with mirror and puff inside. I do not use that puff comes with it, instead, I use The body shop mineral powder brush to apply this powder. 

The powder has light to medium coverage, depending on how you apply it. It's buildable and does cake on the skin. Because of its good coverage, you can even use it alone as a powder foundation. 

I use this pressed powder to set my Yves Rocher foundation and it does a really good job. It does not take away the beautiful glow of the foundation. The finish reminds me of cle de peau loose  powder. Though Maybelline's powder is not as finely milled as Cle de peau, it has the similar effect. 

The powder stays all day on my normal to dry skin. I think fit me foundation and powder are for dry skin types. I am not sure if people with combination to oily skin with enjoy this pressed powder since it does not mattify skin. 

To sum up, this pressed powder is for normal to dry skin types. If you like the finish of cle de peau's loose powder and do not want to spend another 150 cad like me for setting powder, this is your best choice! 

Review: Yves Rocher Apricot Fruity Gloss--A possible dupe for Clinique Superbalm moisturizing gloss

(photo courtesy: yvesrocher.ca)(clinique.com)

This gloss is one of the in store gifts in August. The sales lady showed me some other flavours and I chose this apricot one.

I am not a big fan of lip gloss. One of the reasons why I dislike lip gloss is because lip gloss tends to be super sticky and not moisturizing at all. They say the stickier the better staying power. But I don't care if lip products can stay or not because I have the driest lip ever and I always drink lots of water and reapply--if I remember to ....

The lip gloss is in orange color when you look at the tube. However when you apply it's almost transparent on your lips. It does give shiny effects. It looks natural and also smooths the fine lines on the lips.

What makes this lip gloss worth to try is it's very moisturizing on the lips. It reminds me of clinique superbalm moisturizing gloss which has very subtle color on the lips as well. Yves Rocher's lip gloss is not sticky at all. It can work as lip serum since it's enriched with oil.

The lip gloss works well as a lip color primer. You can top anything on it and it helps your lip makeup pop out and last longer.

It has very subtle smell which YR describes as apricot scent.

The tube is 10ml. The price is originally 5 CAD, you can get it 3 dollars now.

If you like Clinique superbalm moisturizing gloss and do not want to spend 20 dollars on it. Try Yves Rocher's fruity lip glosses!

Review: Yves Rocher Waterproof Eye Pencil

(photo courtesy: yvesrocher.ca)
I bought this eye pencil for adding some extra for free shipping.

This eye pencil is with a retractable tip, which is very good for me. I hate eyeliners you cannot twist them back, I dislike waste my makeup.

The eye pencil glides on smoothly. The color is very intense. I got it in Black and it looks as intense as gel cream liner.

The texture is ultra creamy therefore you can can slightly touch on your eyelid without too much force to make the color show up.

It claims to be waterproof and I believe so. It stays on for more than 6 hours without smudges and it does not transfer.

What is interesting about this eyeliner is that, when I try to rub the liner swatched on the back of my hand with face cream, it does disappear immediately. It does not stay on the back of my hand either when I rub with water.

However it does not rub off easily with cream or water on my eyes.

All in all, it's a very good eye pencil. It's easy to twist, easy to apply, and stays long.

Review: Yves Rocher Hydrating Toner

What I like about Yves Rocher  is that it always have expiration dates on its products. I don't see it very often in cosmetics here in Canada. Even the higher ends brands such as EL or Dior do not put expiration dates on all the products. Who knows if they sell old (or very old expired) products to us? I do see expiration dates on products with SPF with almost all brands.

(photo courtesy: yvesrocher.ca)

This hydrating toner is for normal to combo skin. It is not as sticky as some Japanese toners. It is not serum like Estee lauder nutritious toner. It is water like. The texture reminds me of Yves Rocher's Micellar cleansing water.
(micellar cleansing water/ photo courtesy: yvesrocher.ca)


This hydrating toner can actually work as micellar water. It removes the traces of make up very well. Though it's not sticky, it's quite hydrating for my skin at this time of the year--late August in Canada.

It helps the following skin care routine goes on easily. The cream goes smoothly on my face after this toner. I can use less products than usual after this toner.

It does have a light scent but it does not bother me. It has a nice fresh smell which relaxes you. But if you are sensitive to fragrance you'd better to try it in the store or ask for sample when you order it online.

It does not sting my eyes.

Overall, it's a very good hydrating toner/ micellar cleansing water.

How to: Make Revlon Nearly Naked covers better and less runny

In my previous review on Revlon nearly naked foundation, I mentioned some of the cons about it. I recently found a new way to apply it and to solve some of the problems.

1. Moisturize your skin.  Here I use Yves rocher hydrating toner and  Lancome blanc expert emulsion. Since it was a tasting home, I don't wear sunscreen. (photo courtesy: yvesrocher.ca)

2. Put a thin layer of powder with light coverage such as Loreal true match pressed powder; Yves Rocher loose powder or Yves Rocher matte comfort powder.


3. Apply Revlon nearly naked foundation with your fingers. Since there's a layer of powder, the liquid is less runny on your face, and it becomes easier to apply. It also have almost full coverage since there's a layer of powder with light coverage before.

However you have to blend it carefully. It becomes a little bit hard to blend because of the powder underneath. Foundation brushes can make blending easier than fingers.

4. Set it with transparent loose powder. I use Cle de Peau's loose powder. You can skip this step if you want. Because we put a layer of powder before the liquid foundation, it becomes not sticky on the face. I prefer the luminous effect CDP powder offers.

5. Now you get  better coverage and longer staying power with nearly naked foundation.

However, it takes much longer time to do apply your base makeup than usual. I feel that I can get the same effect in a minute by using Cover Girl aquasmooth or some powder foundations with good coverage.

But it's a good way to make some use of the foundation that I am not crazy about.