Sephora Collection Colorful 5 Eyeshadow Palette - no.6 Pale to rich taupe - review

Today's post is about another favourite product I have used almost every day since I had it. It is a small neutral palette from Sephora : the Colorful 5 Eyeshadow Palette - no.6 Pale to rich taupe. I generally like to use neutrals for my eye make-up and pair it with a very bold coloured lipsticks. This is currently my favourite make-up combination.

MustaeV wishlist - Eye Make-up Edition

I have met MustaeV quite recently by testing their Skinny Tint foundation, which was a very pleasant surprise for me. I really didn't expect with my combination to oily skin (more towards oily now that's summer) that this moisturizing foundation would last all day on me, without melting and dissapearing in different places, especially around the nose. 

   
I had a full 10 hour day at work and I was really excited to see it almost as well applied onto the face as in the morning. Yes I had to blot and reapply powder around every 4 hours but I have to do this with almost every foundation  anyway. So yes, my first encounter with MustaeV was a hit!

Spring 2015 limited collection Rock-o-co from Catrice

I love Catrice make-up! I own several eye shadows and for their price point, they are very good. They are decently pigmented, they blend well and they won't get you bankrupt. This spring Catrice rocks!

Tell your story with SMOKY STORIES from Bourjois

Bourjois is a brand that I love! I was and still am a long time buyer of the blushes and eye shadows. I love their silky texture on my skin and all the lovely colours that they have. They are very good quality products at a convenient price. They always come up with very interesting and inovative products. But let me tell you something about the brand.
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A BRAND BORN INTO THE WORD OF THEATRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS
In 1863, Bourjois was born on the great boulevards of Paris in the theatre district, at a time when France was the world's second leading economic power. The actor Joseph-Albert Ponsin was the company's first creator; he prepared makeup and perfumes for actors and actresses in the comfort of his own home. In 1868, Ponsin entrusted his entire activity to Alexandre-Napoléon Bourjois. The company blossomed in the hands of Monsieur Bourjois, who made it internationally known.  

The first creations were waxy makeup sticks in many colours, with amusing names like Jealous or Lovesick, specially created for theatre, by Joseph-Albert Ponsin, a genial visionary, part actor and a great cosmetologist. His cosmetic palette broadened rapidly; the refinement and variety of his makeup brought success that extended beyond the circle of actors and actresses. 

STARTING IN 1863, BOURJOIS DEVELOPED THE SPECIFIC BAKING PROCESS: THE LITTLE ROUND POT WAS BORN
How do you achieve a very fine and silky powdered texture that dusts the skin with soft, transparent colour?  Combine a careful amount of of powder and water, mix it delicately, pour it into rounded moulds and put it in the oven to bake...this is the principle behind a complex recipe that Bourjois has been improving since 1863: add a few grams of shimmering mother-of-pearl, let it bake a bit more, depending on the effect desired. One hundred and fifty years worth of experience guarantees a certain expertise in preparing makeup!

Java rice powder was launched in 1879 and was designed to lighten skin and leave it silky-soft: women adopted this idea immediately and Bourjois then extended to the mass market in many countries. A steam factory was built at Pantin in 1891. In 1897, it sold two million boxes of Java rice powder worldwide. Product information was translated into five languages.

Makeup for cheeks, for eyelids, rice powders, polishes, lipsticks and Indian tablets that were the ancestors of mascara, as well as "perfume extracts for the handkerchief," "perfumed sachets to put inside slippers," toothpastes, hair lotions...and even a "Hungarian pomade" to help arrange a gentleman's moustache! The offer of beauty products was extremely broad and each piece was elaborated by paying very careful attention to detail, all the way to its presentation in the sales catalogue.

With the invention of the Bourjois "mini" range in the late 19th century, cute and practical with modern-style designs, Bourjois was the pioneer of the “makeup on-the-go" concept.
Initiating "story-telling" marketing, Bourjois told about the adventures of "Babette" in 1924. She was a young and elegant imaginary woman, who was the ambassadress of Pastel perfumes and makeup in all the leading newspapers for six years.   

CLEVER, FEMININE PRODUCTS THAT SIMPLIFY BEAUTY
Amongst others, Bourjois invented the Coup de Théâtre mascara, the first double-ended mascara and Suivez Mon Regard, a loose powder eyeshadow in a clever box that delivers the right amount of powder onto the built-in brush. Ingenious products that make beautiful accessories : each product is carefully designed to make them easy to use and a pleasure to carry in your handbag!

A WIDE RANGE OF COLOURS
Did you know that the Bourjois catalogue includes over 400 shades and that 100 of these are renewed each year?!

The Bourjois teams - product managers, packaging engineers, formulators -- are 90% female! They make every effort to design high-quality products: they are creative, expert, careful about details and have the cutting-edge expertise necessary to propose top-performance innovations at an accessible price.    source: bourjois.co.uk
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The latest boast from Bourjois : they have launched a range of subtle and easy to wear colours both for day and night called Smoky Stories.

Spring is here : The Body Shop Poppy Make-up Collection

I love spring with its love for life, fresh green plants, colourful flowers and soft shining sun. It makes me feel good, fresh, ready to face the greyness of daily life. As I told you before The Body Shop has launched a newly limited edition called Smoky Poppy, full of sensuality, colour and charm.You can read about it here. To complement the range The Body Shop has also launched a make-up collection.

WJCON Baked Strips - review

Recently I have gone to Italy and while I was there I couldn't waste the opportunity to search for new make-up. I encountered a WJCON shop and of course I just had to enter to see what was the shop about!
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WJCON is a Made in Italy cosmetics brand excelling in high quality and convenience, with over fifteen years experience working in the cosmetics sector. In 2009 they established the Wjcon brand, a professional make up line, which has the advantage of being a Made in Italy high quality brand at an affordable price. The range contains  make-up products and accessories, skin care (for the body and face), nail care and polishes, suntan lotions and many other products.

You can find them at: http://www.wjcon.com/en/home.
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I had purchased several products from the shop but I will start with my very favourite of them all!

The WJCON Baked Strips ( no.6)

It comes in a pan of 4 baked eyeshadows containing 7 gr. of product, so I think it will last me quite a long time. It comes in several combinations of colours for all tastes. I liked these ones the best.

Yes, the shadows are a little used, I just couldn't help myself! I love them!