jueves, 28 de abril de 2016

FEBRUARY - MARCH - APRIL 2016 FAVORITES

Hello, guys !

I am so sorry for not having posted anything recently.
I have been extremely busy here in the UK, exploring, working and on projects so I couldn't upload my latest favorites. 

let's start from my FEBRUARY'S FAVORITES


1)Panasonic ES-ED50-N 4 in 1 WET/DRY EPILATOR





Product Description

The Panasonic ES-ED50 Wet & Dry Epilator is fully waterproof and has a 60 pivot system providing greater efficiency and fully utilizes the epilators 48 tweezers.
  • The 60 flexible head enables all 48 tweezers to come into full contact with the target area, for better epilating results.
  • Wet/dry technology gives the convenience of dry operation or uses with foam in the bath for a pampering silky-smooth feeling.
  • The Double Disc removes hairs speedily and provides ultra short hair removal, as short as 0.5mm.
  • The super luminosity LED light illuminates hairs so that you can find any unremoved hair easily.
  • The epilator also benefits from 2-speed settings, a completely waterproof body, 40 minutes cordless usage for 1 hours charge.

MY EXPERIENCE: 

I bought this amazing epilator on amazon for 45 pounds, and I tell you, you will not regret it.
Before buying PANASONIC, I was using PHILLIPS epilator,a tiny one called SATINELLE; 

Philips HP6422/02 Satinelle Sensitive Epilator

but the results with the latter weren't good. My skin was irritated after epilating and my hairs were growing back quicker.
I haven't used the Panasonic under the shower yet, but I am curious to do it has been a while that I have it now.  My skin after epilating is smooth and silky, not irritated, I take half of the time I used to employ with the Satinelle epilator and is not noisy at all.

My score:

MAKEUP favorite 

I love red color on my eyes although it is really tricky to get a long lasting eye pencil with a nice shade. 
Browsing web pages, I discovered L.A GIRL, an American brand that has an amazing range of products. This brand doesn't test on animals. 
Not tested on Animals.
I put the link to the web page below if you desire to check that out.



My favorite eye pencils are these ones: 

striking vampy look.
LOVE IT ! 

GP340 Berries 










GP331  True Red







I don't usually wear lipstick, but I fell in love with this shade and its texture:
It is the Matte Flat Velvet Lipstick and it looks like this 
There are 26 different bold shades rich in pigment and filled with moisture 
in a flat velvet finish. With added shea butter to hydrate lips and a soft, 

smooth application, your lips will feel as gorgeous as they look!

these lipsticks are for a reasonable price of 4.00$

My experience:

I bought this lipstick while I was living in London at Beauty Base.
 Long lasting color, gorgeous color and velvet effect on lips. Do what it promises. 
MY SCORE: 5 out of 5 stars

MARCH AND APRIL FAVORITES


I moved to Guildford, Surrey in November and exploring the town I discovered a shop called POUNDLAND. 

Bargains everywhere and thanks to that I found love in a shampoo and conditioner.
Let's start with the shampoo.







price: 1 pound 

Keratin Classic Shampoo

  • For Smooth, Straight, Sleek Hair
  • Formulated With Keratin To Reduce Frizz
  • 400ml 
MY EXPERIENCE: 

I bought this shampoo because I liked the bottle and the Keratin substance mentioned on it.
The shampoo has a transparent and jellylike consistency
It's a good product with a great price.
I bought the conditioner too. Both together are a wonder.


MY SCORE: 

5 out of 5 stars

HAIR DYES

Most of the hair colorants that I have tried have had not good results on my hairs.
I was looking for a copper color and I found two shades that I really like:



SUPERDRUG 7.40 COPPER MANGO BURST.





The box:

The model on the front of the box has bright orange hairs. Don't be alarmed your hairs will not turn orange unless you are light blonde.
I am a bit darker shade than the one shown on the box.

RESULTS/ MY EXPERIENCE:

Nothing like the color on the box.
Easy to apply, but the smell is not nice.

My hairs turned into an auburn color and after five washes turned into an orange/light auburn shade.
The color washed off quickly and my hairs became dry and frizzy after a while.
The conditioner is terrible.

The color, afterward, wasn't too bad. But would have been better if it would have lasted longer.
Not even being naturally ginger the color doesn't stay on your hairs.

My score: 3/5 








L'Oréal Préférence FÉRIA 
7.40 INTENSE MANGO 




The box: 
Today 28th of April 2016, I have dyed my hairs using L'Oréal Féria 7.40 MANGO. Bought at Superdrug for 5.79 pounds
The color on the box it is lovely. It is similar to the one from Superdrug.
Both hair colorants are named the same.
L'Oréal Féria has many good reviews that are the reason why I wanted to try this color in particular.

MY EXPERIENCE:
Really easy to apply, nice smell and a good amount of product.
I have long hairs and two bottles, were more than enough to cover the entire length. 
After rinsing the hair dying, the color on my hairs is darker than the shade shown on the box; my hairs look red instead of orange and under the light it looks orange. My hairs at touch are silkier respect my previous experience with the other hair colorant, due to the good conditioner.
Despite that, I am not sure If I am pleased with the results.  
Hopefully, the color will last longer than the Superdrug hair colorant.
Besides everything mentioned above, I am not quite satisfied with the results in both cases as I wanted to have the same color of the box.
If you start from a shade darker than a medium brown, this color is not suitable for you. Basically, it won't work. Do not expect an orange tone as it first it will go red and washing it, it will start fading.

MY SCORE 4/5







These are my products' reviews of these three months, hope it has been useful for some of you, guys. 







domingo, 19 de abril de 2015

MARCH 2015 BEAUTY FAVORITES



Hello there my Böoz

today I bring you my reviews about all the beauty stuff I've been using during March. My faaaaaaavorite ones.


So let's get started.


Let's begin with FACE FOUNDATIONS

First of all, my skin tone is a pale color, like a very slight yellow. I am freckled and I've got mahogany/ copper hair. It's sometimes hard to find some matchable foundation for me, that can really make me feel a non cakey face but still has a good coverage and your skin looks great...
BOURJOIS HEALTHY MIX SERUM FOUNDATION





This foundation promises you:


Designed to give skin a boost of radiance
Vitamin-rich fruit blended formula including litchi, goji berries, and pomegranates
Gel is designed to blend easily into skin and hide imperfections
Created to boost skin radiance for up to 16 hours


MY PERSONAL OPINION:

I bought this foundation by ASOS.com for 15,50 € (spain) which is a quite pricey , especially if you are looking for something really affordable, but !


Sometimes it's better to invest money on something that assures you not to ruin your face or cloge your pores etc. So this is a great choice.


PROS: * comes in 4 shades, Beige clair, beige fonce, vanille and vanille clair. (my shade is a vanille clair)


* smooth and soft touch , feels like it's not there ! amazing


*very blendable


*love the packaging


*very soft and nice smell


CONS: a bit costly.

if you don't like the perfumed foundations, you may won't like this.

if you are looking for a full coverage this is not. Though is a buildable one.

it's a light medium, probably more a medium coverage.





EYESHADOW


This was my first time buying a palette ....And I slanted myself into SLEEK products as I heard great reviews about their high pigmented palettes, I had a look upon their makeup website and I fell in love with the SUNSET palette. It has an amazing range of warmth bronzy red colors which I truly love for my make up. ( I usually make up with red tones, vibrant red because matches with my amber eyes).








i- DIVINE SLEEK SUNSET PALETTE





This is the palette, how you can see, the colors are truly to falling in love with.


The package is nice as well .


I bought this in a drugstore , in barcelona, for 9.95 € which is a reasonanble price considering the quality of the product.



PROS: *amazing colors, wide range of colorful palettes ( difficult choice ! )


*high pigmented *easy to blend


*nice packaging




CONS: not that easy to find in Spain, I didn't like that much the eyeshadow sponged-brush,













EYEBROWS





I am kinda obsessed with eyebrow, in fact it's something that enhance your features and if they are overdone , or too thin , they don't look good.

I like very natural still bold ones. I used to copy the Cara delevingne style, bold and a bit dark eyebrows than mine, but I realized that following your eye type and color as well as your other features filling up your eyebrows and trying to get her kind of eyebrows means looking fake or having a not natural looking. So I switched to just fill them up a bit and shape them with two products which are actually my all time favorite make up.





"TIPS ! for having bold eyebrows back.

If you accidentally plucked off more than you should have,

Moisturize them every night with castor oil and some coconut oil. This will improve the naturally growing back of the hair. DON'T pluck them constantly, that makes the hair falling and growing back weak so it tends to fall over again and again making those gaps in your eyebrows.

Epilate your eyebrow, just in the middle or those ending tail hairs which should not being there, with the help of a brow tool , or a spoolie brush, to brush up your brows and with a makeup scissor cut off the longer parts. ! "






Products I use for filling my brows.






Benefits BROW ZINGS


(brow shaping kit)

























Light - light blonde to light brown hair



This amazing lil set , comes in three different shades. From the lightest brown to darkest one.


(my shade is the medium shade, which has a reddish tone in it)


32.00 €




What it is:
An eyebrow shaping kit.

What it does:
Benefit Brow Zings comes with all the tools you need for clean, smooth, perfectly-defined brows.

What else you need to know:
The kit includes a soft, pigmented wax that defines and shapes brows and a color complementing setting powder to keep them looking wow, plus discreet tweezers for pesky stray hairs, a hard angle brush, and a blending brush.








COLOR Medium - medium brown and red hair





^ this one is my lil set. and it's perfect for those who has kinda ginger hairs or mahogany.

I love how it goes and the little amount you need for your eyebrows without looking fake effortless looking.




I really love Benefit products , everytime I see some youtubers' review about some new products , It makes me craving for trying it out !.







dark brown to black hair






PROS: long lasting, natural

Goes on easy and doesn't make your brush become caked after one use. It goes on light enough so if you miss a spot, you won't make your brows super dark if you need to reapply. *great packaging


CONS: expensive and not easy to find here in Spain.







BASIC COSMETICS (SCHLECKER DRUGSTORE's cosmetics)


Another amazing product that I am using for controlling my bold eyebrows but still give them a nice shape, is this veeeeeeeeeeeeery cheap mascara !


yeah , you read well. it's a MASCARA .


around 2 €


It's a brown mascara that my mom bought me for Christmas. I think costed around 2€


at the SCHLECKER drugstore,



I was scared at the very beginning because as I read mascara I never thought about use it on my lashes. as I like them black, but ! FEARS OFF , I gave it a burl on my eyebrows and I fell in love how the thing came out.








It looked naturally shaped and bold very natural result !


it's also WATERPROOF , I washed my face and it didn't melt off my eyebrows, it just stayed there !


So, one of my tips would be if you can't find a similar product to benefit , but still are you craving for bold eyebrows, switch to brown mascaras.


PROS: *Waterproof, stays all day, very cheap.


CONS: the shade it's too dark , the spoolie it's made for eyelashes... so it's quite big.





HAIRS




I love very smooth and silk hairs no matter the color.


I usually try on some new fancy colors on my hairs which obviously helps to getting breakage and dryness... NOTHING COOL.


I was looking for some very cheap mask or conditioner, shampoo to restore my dry hairs so I tried out many MANY brands... GARNIER, SALON HITS, REVLON, L'ÓREAL, ...


one day I decided to by in Carrefour grocery store a simple baby's shampoo...


WHAT A DISCOVER !











this is my currently shampoo.


AMALFI BABY SHAMPOO


1€ At Carrefour (spain)


The consistency is like gelly , it smells nice really nice. and your hairs feels absolutely soft after washing. It's a great product ! I know in USA it costs around 7,95 $ which ... is very pricey ! :(




my last but not least favorite of MARCH is this ...








AUSSIE 3 MINUTE MIRACLE FRIZZ RIMEDY


THE BEST MASK EVER TRIED IN MY WHOLE LIFE !


I always tried to avoid any expensive products following the thought , that cheap products also conveys good quality. but occasionally indulge a whim....


this was mine. I bought this jewel at Carrefour for 8,95 € . I know it sounds expensive, and indeed it is. But I read so many good reviews about this products and so here goes mine:


I popped in shower I cleaned my hairs with my baby shampoo, after that I applied my 3minutes aussie mask , I came out of the shower, blew off my hairs and ... VOILÀ soft SOOOOOFT hairs, ! curls and waves all over my hairs BYE BYE split ends!


I was really surprised to find out that not many people like this product. I absolutely love it! After I use it, it makes my hair a LOT less frizzy and makes my curls look more healthy and soft. I'm on my second bottle of it. I use it once a week because I'm afraid it's going to weigh my hair down if I use it more often than that. I might try twice a week though, because of its amazing results.






WELL guys , this was my MARCH favorites


hope you found it useful and let me know if you tried out some of this products and what you think about them.


Kisses bye everyone!


Charlie Xx

domingo, 12 de abril de 2015

Day 1 ; INTRODUCE MYSELF

Hello everybody ,
feels so good writing again into a Blog, last time I did this was in 2014 !
so much time ago.
my name is Charlotte Martelli, I'm a ginger italian half aussie... yeah...( aussie aussie aussie. ! )
Please feel free to call me Charlie.( that's actually how everybody call me)
I love writing about my personal experiences and stuff that I buy writing some reviews about [whether I dislike something I don't hesitate and I criticize it] .
I will keep updating this blog with some pictures and some new purchasing made this lately month so I can give you my personal opinion about. Hopeful ... it will help out heaps.
I have instagram and twitter and Facebook, so feel free to continue my stories on there too !
have a good day mates ! I will see you all through my blog pages ! xox

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