Sometimes I wonder if I would change back to more expensive beauty products again once I am earning more money. Obviously I want to say no, but a girls’ a girl, and maybe I will do the more expensive thing again. I want to say no, because I’ve been where I don’t ever want to go again, and yet I’ve survived on the bare minimum, but again, I think of things I have used in the past, and I am secretly hoping to be able to use those things again.
My sister is using a product by Avon called Reversalist Serum, and she says it softens the skin like nothing else. I’d like to be able to try this product once I’ve passed/crossed my mountain. The price of the product is higher than what I use now, but if one could afford a product like that, why not?
That being said, I don’t think I would ever be buying beauty products with ridiculous prices. I would like to try everything at least once, hopefully that will happen in due course, but I don’t like the thought of spending that much money on a regular basis.
All of us age over time. Maybe, with a bit of care, some of us slow the ageing process down, but I don’t believe you can stop, or even reverse the process. So, unless a beauty product can reverse the effects of ageing and sun damage, I won’t indulge in it, especially not at ridiculous prices.
But, all of the above might change, you never know what the future holds. If money is not an option in what you buy, you may think about things differently. Then anything is possible.
Saturday, 7 May 2011
Friday, 6 May 2011
Jillian Dempsey Professional Eye Smokifier by Avon
This is a new, but also Limited Edition product by Avon. It's normal retail price is R99.95.
This product promises high pigment color which can be built up to the desired effect you want.
The applicator is very dainty, which makes for precision lining around the eyes. How long it will last though, remains to be seen. The packaging is beautiful and the end result did not look bad at all.
That being said, it is the third time I am using it today. I wore it three days in a row to see how one can get the best results from it.
The shadow, though high pigmented, isn't easy to smudge with the finger. When creating smokey eyes, it sometimes is necessary to be able to smudge a color with the fingers (unless you're a professional make-up artist). It is impossible to create a look with a lighter shade and then gradually build up to the corner of the eye. Unless you like having one black blob (I used the black one) on your eye, you will have to incorporate another color when creating your smokey eye.
Luckily, I had a dark grey color already, so it was easy for me to create the desired effect, but if you only want to make use of this one product, you may end up with a very one dimensional look.
The product is currently on special @ R69.95, so if you're interested, contact your nearest Avon rep immediately.
This product promises high pigment color which can be built up to the desired effect you want.
The applicator is very dainty, which makes for precision lining around the eyes. How long it will last though, remains to be seen. The packaging is beautiful and the end result did not look bad at all.
That being said, it is the third time I am using it today. I wore it three days in a row to see how one can get the best results from it.
The shadow, though high pigmented, isn't easy to smudge with the finger. When creating smokey eyes, it sometimes is necessary to be able to smudge a color with the fingers (unless you're a professional make-up artist). It is impossible to create a look with a lighter shade and then gradually build up to the corner of the eye. Unless you like having one black blob (I used the black one) on your eye, you will have to incorporate another color when creating your smokey eye.
Luckily, I had a dark grey color already, so it was easy for me to create the desired effect, but if you only want to make use of this one product, you may end up with a very one dimensional look.
The product is currently on special @ R69.95, so if you're interested, contact your nearest Avon rep immediately.
Thursday, 5 May 2011
The Perfect Lipliner
I am forever searching for the perfect lipliner and mascara. Today, however, I’ll focus on lipliner.
I prefer a lipliner in a very natural color. Preferably something I can wear with nude browns as well as with nude pinks. I used to use a lipliner by Revlon, which was unfortunately discontinued.
It’s been years since I had a proper lipliner. I’ve tried many! When the color is right, the pencil is too hard, when the pencil is nice and soft, the color is too harsh. At one time, I found the perfect nude pink liner, but the pencil was so hard, I had to chuck it out.
Yesterday morning, I was strolling through Clicks, when my eye caught a nude color on display by Essence. I decided to buy it, only being R14.95 and after having tested it on my hand. I thought I might just try it when I get home.
Great was my surprise when I got home, cleaned my mouth and redid it with my new liner and L’Oreal’s Made for me Naturals in Nude. It was the perfect shade! This morning I used the liner again, this time with Almay lipgloss in Pinched Pink. Once again, I have the perfect pout!
The liner is soft and there is no need to shade it to soften the color on the lips. No harsh line and it goes perfectly with most nudes.
The color is Soft Rose no.1 from Essence and at that price, totally worth it!!
Budget Beauty and More
People might ask why I am starting yet another blog writing about beauty products, and with this, my very first post, I will try to explain.
Up until 2007 I used to be an Estee Lauder girl. I loved their Resilience Lift range, I used their mascaras, their lipsticks etc. But, due to a bad career move, I ended up with my face in the mud. It forced me to make do with cheaper products and improvising a bit. A few things had to double up as face and body products.
For a long time, I could only afford to use a specific body cream on my face and neck. I will write about what I used at a later stage, because, despite it being a body cream, it saved my skin from disaster for more than a year.
If my career picks up again, I will obviously start writing about more expensive products again, but I am currently a bargain hunter, who will search out the cheapest products at the cheapest possible prices. And with that, I don't mean rubbish, I mean product which also add value to your beauty regime.
I hope to enrich other people's lives, especially those who have been hit by the recession and also need to make do with the bare minimum. People who have been affected in the same way.
Up until 2007 I used to be an Estee Lauder girl. I loved their Resilience Lift range, I used their mascaras, their lipsticks etc. But, due to a bad career move, I ended up with my face in the mud. It forced me to make do with cheaper products and improvising a bit. A few things had to double up as face and body products.
For a long time, I could only afford to use a specific body cream on my face and neck. I will write about what I used at a later stage, because, despite it being a body cream, it saved my skin from disaster for more than a year.
If my career picks up again, I will obviously start writing about more expensive products again, but I am currently a bargain hunter, who will search out the cheapest products at the cheapest possible prices. And with that, I don't mean rubbish, I mean product which also add value to your beauty regime.
I hope to enrich other people's lives, especially those who have been hit by the recession and also need to make do with the bare minimum. People who have been affected in the same way.
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