Beauty Blog

May 30, 2014

Benefit - Hello Flawless Powder - Review

Hello Lovlies ! I thought I´d review my fave powder for you.It´s the Hello Flawless Powder by Benefit.
Hallo ihr lieben :) Ich habe mich entschieden eine Review über das Hello Flawless Powder von Benefit zu schreiben.

Firstly I wanted to point out the name , I mean , that´s the cutest name ever.The packaging is really cute from the outside and it has a big mirror in it so you can touch up even if you´re out .It´s quite expensive as it costs 35€/34$/ca.26pounds and it probaly isn´t in everyones budget , but it´s really worth the money.So coming to the important part now, the texture of this is of course powdery , but in a creamy way , so it won´t dry out your skin.It doesn´t stick to dry patches , wich is really useful because I tend to get dry patches all over my face sometimes.It lasts all day and there´s no need to touch up throughout the day.I have the shade "Honey" and it fits my skin tone perfectly.
Also erstmal muss ich sagen wie ich diesen Namen liebe, ich meine , dass ist so süß ♥ Die Verpackung ist wie bei allen Benefitprodukten super schön und auch praktisch. Das Puder beinhaltet auch einen Spiegel , sodass man sich immer auf dem Weg auffrischen kann.Das Puder ist etwas teuer(35€) , aber die Qualität ist hervorragend und man bekommt für sein Geld auch einige Sachen geboten.Die Textur ist natürlich pudrig , aber auf eine cremige Weise , sodass es nicht die Gesichtshaut austrocknet und auch nicht an trockenen Stellen klebt.Es hält den ganzen Tag , sodass man über den Tag nicht wiederholt nachschminken muss. Ich habe den Ton "Honey" und es passt perfekt zu meinem Gesichtston.
Shade "Honey"
If you´re unsure about the shade you can ask the  shop assistans, because they are all so nice and helpful .I always love to go there and just talk to them about make up , it´s always fun going there.
I would recommend this product to everyone as it is the perfect powder for everyday use.
I hope this was helpful <3 Isabella
Falls du dir unsicher über die Farbe für deinen Hautton bist , kannst du bei einem Benefitstand eine der Assistentinen fragen, da diese meistens sehr entgegenkommend und freundlich sind.
Ich empfehle jedem dieses Produkt , da ich sehr davon überzeugt bin.Ich  hoffe dieser Post war hilfreich ♡ Isabella

May 03, 2014

Mac Concelear Comparison - Pro Longwear vs. Select Cover-up

Hello lovlies ! So today I´m going to compare the pro longwer concelear and select cover-up concelear by mac.Firstly I want to tell you what I expect from a concelear : it should be moisturissing , it should be medium to full coverage (as my undereye circles are often really dark), and it shouldn´t crease.
select cover-up (left) pro longwear (right)
The select cover- up concelear was my first mac concelear ever so I really used it to death until I noticed that it was making my skin really dry so I went to the mac store and they sold me the pro longwear concelear wich is a lot more moisturising than the select cover.The select cover has light to medium coverage and it isn´t really buildable.I apply it with the finger, at first sight , I thought that I´d have to use tons of it ,because it is in such a small tube and has a really small opening, but you just have to apply a tiny bit on your finger and it melts onto your skin as you apply it.A big issue of this is,that it´s really dry and also sticks to dry patches so it isn´t really working for me,but I think it would be great for people who have quite oily skin.
20euros/18$/15pounds










The pro longwear is really moisturising and has medium to high coverage.
20euros/18$/15pounds
The little glass bottle has a pump, wich is really unpractical as there comes out so much and it is really uncontrolable so that you will end up having enough concelear for a whole face,when you pump once.My solution for that problem is,that I just wipe the rest that I don´t need into the lid and use is the next day,because I love that concelear too much ,to stop using it just because of this issue.

really dirty, but well loved <3
 It is really easy to apply with a small foundation brush or with the finger, I use the small foundation brush by zoeva to aplly it.It blends in perfectly and it doesn´t crease.
If I had to choose I´d always choose the pro longwear concelear,as it just fits my needs perfectly,but I also think that the select cover-up concelear has it´s benefits , just not for me.So if you´re looking for a lightweight concelear with light coverage, go for the select cover-up , but if you´re looking for a high to medium coverage concelear that´s a bit more dewy go for the pro longwear .
I hope this was helpful <3 Isabella

Bourjois-Colour Boost Lip Crayon

Hello Lovlies :) Today I´m going to do a tiny review about my well loved lip crayon by Bourjois.



I have the colour ´Plum Russian´ as the name already tells it´s a plum shade and it´s quite dark with a red tone in it.
Plum Russian / without sun


Plum Russian / in the sun / you can see the gloss effect that it has

The packaging is really practical but nothing special.You can turn  the little silver part at the end of the crayon so that there will come out the rest of the pen.The Lip crayon/gloss claims to last 10h,to be waterproof and to have spf 15 wich I personnaly don´t unterstand because I don´t think that your lips will get burned by the sun.However I don´t think that it lasts 10h, as it is really glossy, but it holds long enough to go out at least 5h  and there won´t be the need to touch it up.I think the pigmentation is amazing for the price (11euros/ca.8pounds) and the texture is also amazing because it is moisturising without being sticky and it feels really lightweight onthe lips so it´s perfect for warmer days in spring and summer.
I would recommend this product to everyone who is searching for a lightweight glossy stain for summer , but this isn´t the most summery shade so you should take a look at the other colours maybe.
I hope this was helpful <3 feel free to follow me on instagram , my name is @perksofbeingbeeella 
<3 Isabella 




April 29, 2014

Hollister - Body Mists and Body Lotion

Hello Lovelies !Today I´m going to write about the Body Care from Hollister.I own two Body Mists (14euro/ca.11pounds) and one Body Lotion.
  


They are in the scents Crescent Bay(right) and Solana Beach(left).All Body Mists from Hollister are very summery and  they are the best alternative to perfume in summer as it doesn´t feel so heavy on the skin and it refreshes.They seem to have colour but it doesn´t show off at all so you can apply them even when you´re wearing white clothes,without worrying that it shows off pink or blue.The smell stays quite long but you have to touch it up throughout the day wich isn´t very practicale as you don´t want to carry the bottle around all day.Crescent Bay smells like sugary watermelon and it smells absolutely delicious it is definitely on the fruity side and it isn´t very complex so you have this one smell and it stays just like this.
Solana Beach smells more floraly than fruity but there´s a hint of raspberry in it and it also smells a bit like vanilla this is a bit more complex than Crescent Bay but also quite simple.I think the only downside on these are that they run out quite fast so you can´t use them too much if you don´t want to get a new one after a short time.
However I would recommend this to younger people or just for your freetime but this is definitely not made for going to work with it, maybe for school but it depends on how much you apply.The Mists  themselves are great and I love to put them on.

Now going on with the Body Lotion in the scent Trippers Beach(14euros/ca.11pounds).
The scent again as every Body Care product from Hollister is very summery.The texture of this is so creamy and lightweight.Not just that it moisturises really great and goes on really smooth  it doesn´t claim anything about it but what I notice everytime I put this on is that itmakes my skin look more flawless wich is super great and makes me love this more.The main reason why I bought this was actually the smell of it because it smells just like this orange water ice everybody remembers from her childhood.I think there is nothing bad to say about this I highly recommend the Hollister Body Care the next time you go into a Hollister you should take a sniff at some of the scents because I think not everyone will like the same scents as I do.
I hoped you enjoyed reading this.
<3 Isabella

Review - batiste dry shampoo

Hello lovlies ! So today I´m going to review the dry shampoo by batiste.It´s a scented dry shampoo.


I got the scents floral&fruity blush,clean&classic original in the small sizes wich contain 50ml and I got coconut&exotic tropical scent in the middle size wich contains 200ml.I got the little ones for ca.2euro/1.65pounds and the big one for ca.5euro/in the uk available for ca.5pounds wich is quite expensive for a normal shampoo and you have to use quite a lot so it will last just as long as a normal shmapoo.You can get them in many scents so there is enough choice.The packaging is really cute and I think a bit retro wich I think looks great.The shampoo does refresh your hair but it isn´t the same as washing your hair with water.I use this after PE or in the morning when I don´t have much time.I really like this because it´s a great alternative for washing your hair everyday as I tend to do and that isn´t really good for my hair as it gets fatty fasterand THAT isn´t a  good thing either.But I notice after using this a few weeks like once or twice a week my hair gets dry so I stopped using it for a while but when I saw the coconut scent I just had to get it.


The main problem of this is , if you don´t brush it out enough it leaves white dust in your hair and you will look some years older :p I would recommend this to anyone who hasn´t that much time in the morning it is good but it isn´t great so i think you should take a look at it but don´t get your hopes too high. 
I hope you enjoyed reading this please let me know in the comments if you liked this and feel free to follow me on instagram my name is perksofbeingbeeella.
<3 Isabella 

April 27, 2014

Review - Hervana blush by Benefit

Hello lovlies ! So today I wanted to talk about my favorite blush ever and it´s Hervana by Benefit.
I really love the packaging because it is as cute as every other benefit package it kind of shows a sky in purple,pink and a really light pink just as the colours of the blush . The lid is really easy to open and it closes itself because of the magnet it has.
 It is really handy as it has a mirror in it and also a cute little brush wich I don´t use because it feels a bit rough when you use it on your face.The blush on itself smells like melons wich  is great, because who wants a bad smelling blush ?! It has 4 colours in it : a light bronze/brown shade , a mauvy/rosy shade , a light purple shade and a champagne tone as highlighter.All shades have a really sheer shimmer that makes your cheeks glow healthy and in my opinion makes you look like an angel.The blush is really pigmented so you only have to put on one layer but it is definitely buildable.The texture is really smooth so you can blend it perfectly.It stays all day and so it isn´t needed to touch up troughout the day.I know 32euros/24pounds/28$ might not be in everyones budget but it is absolutely worth the money because it lasts for ages! I have been using this blush on a regular basis for almost a year now and it still isn´t even near to run out , but as soon as it runs out I will have to get a new one immediately.Because of the multiple colours I think it would suit almost every skin tone but I think it looks the best on either really dark skin or on really pale skin with blond hair. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a sheer and healthy glow on the cheeks.
I hope you enjoyed reading this and please let me know in the comments what you would like to read next.
<3 Isabella  
 
 

April 26, 2014

Introduction

Hello , my name is Isabella and I thought about creating a blog for a long time now until I decided to do it. So probably my first posts won't be perfect but I'll try my hardest to make my blog as good and as helpful as it is possible.I will write about makeup so there will be swatches,reviews and monthly favorites.My Instagram name is @perksofbeingbeeella. If you've got recommendations on what I should post just go for it and tell me in the comments I will post every Sunday and maybe even Saturday .
So I think this was everything for now if  you have questions just ask in the comments . Bye :)