Makeup / Beauty June Wish List Budget!

Howdy do every one!

After watching tons and tons of May favorites I came to the conclusion that I can't go trough my subscriptions uploads videos without creating a mental wish list! So, may is now over and I also did my own May Favorites video, I want some products for June! Surprise, surprise! Here is the wish list for the month of June! Most products are from YouTuber I follow and was on their monthly favorites. So here we go!

The first makeup product I really really want to have, it's this gorgeous absolutely marvelous Yves Saint Laurent lipstick. Everyone was raving about these lipstick and I just can agree, the colors of this line especially, which is Rouge Volupte Shine, is so pretty. I spotted the color #12 which is Corail Incandescent. YSL is, I have to say, expensive, but it's a high fashion makeup brand so we have to deal with the fact, well in my case, I can't always get la crème de la crème. Not that drugstore makeup line are bad but you know, I love being fancy a bit! 34$

The next product I want to try is a coral blush. I'm always buying true pink, sweet pinky or dark pink blush and I never think of buying something more extravagant and I just want to get out of my comfort zone a bit so I went on Sephora to check their blush and I found this lovely coraly colour called Torrid. I love the shimmery in this blush, I love the summer feel and I just think the product goes well with it's name! Again, NARS makeup line is a little bit expensive but I just can't get my eyes off this wonderful sparkling colour! 29$

To complete this facial summer look, I want a bronzer to add under the cheekbones to define and sculpt my face a bit. I don't really am familiar with bronzer/sculpting color or product because I never felt the need to do so, but like I said, I want to go out of my comfort zone and this is something I wouldn't do normally.

The bronzer I choose is from TARTE and I heard a lot of good thing about that brand, but I personally haven't try this one yet. The reason why is that I didn't need anything but there's my chance to try this brand. As I said, I am not familiar with the bronzer effect on my face so I choose something natural but still showy. I don't see the point of wearing a bronzer if we can't tell the difference. So here's what I choose, it's called Park Avenue Princess Matte! I love this name! So as you can see with the photo, this bronzer doesn't have any shimmery effect and I just don't want to add too much glitter and shimmer on my face. The blush has some, my eyes, my lips... well I don't want to look like a disco ball. It just don't suit me well. This product is from the line Matte Waterproof Bronzer and I just think it's might be quite practical for the summer season because we get hot, wet, we sweat more than during the winter... well you know, sometime your makeup might fade faster and with the waterproof guarantee, I'll feel more safe. 29$ 

FYI: NARS has blush and bronzer duo compact, which I think it's so great but they don't have the coral blush in this duo, but if you're saving but still want to get so fancy stuff I think it ca be a great deal! This is the duo I'd choose. Orgasm blush (peachy pink shimmer) and Laguna bronzer. (sheer light brown shimmer) 41$

NOTA: So, I'm done with the fancy expensive stuff, I'll spoil my budget in a snap! For now on my June wish list costs 92$! This is if I don't buy the NARS duo, but if I do it will cost 75$, wich is 17$ less than the first choice. I just add this nota to show you how a wish list can get freaking high and if you have other stuff to prioritize in your budget you should maybe go with the 75$. Maybe I will go for that one instead of the other because I need my money for some other stuff but I just don't want people to think that, just because it's fancy it works better. You can find equal products, you just need to compromise and be wise. In the next part of this article I'll do a drugstore wish list.

As much as I love going trough the fancy counters I also love the drugstores. Obviously because it's cheaper. I went for the Color Burst Lip Butter line from Revlon. They have many cute colors and the one I fell in love with is the Tutti Frutti. I love the orange, coral tone of it. I think the orange lipsticks is a trend right now and I totally am going to try some because I think it looks perfect for the summer! And it's totally affordable! The photo look a lot more pigmented than what it actually is it's more like a pigmented gloss than a lipstick. 5,99$

The next product I want is a coral blush, so I looked for it and what I found is gorgeous. Just look at the photo how lovely it is! It as a mixture of shimmer, coral and a slight touch of gold. It is just beautiful to look.

It's the Baked Powder by Milani and this color is Corallina. I just think it's a perfect coral blush! 6,37$

The next item I wanted to add to my makeup collection is a bronzer. I really want to find 'THE' bronzer. As I said, I am not looking for something too shimmery and I found the Fit Me line in Light Bronze by Maybelline really practical because you have different shade wich I think it's a little more rare with the some drugstores line, I don't know, maybe I'm wrong. I wanted to go with the Rimmel Bronzer Pressed Powder but I think it's way to dark for me so this one is quite an in-between. 4,40$


And last but not least, I want some new brushes and I think I might get brushes before anything there because I am literally running out of brushes, how does something like that can happen? Anyway, the brushes I want are really good and cheap. A mac brush tend to costs at least 15$ and up. This for only one brush. I don't know why brushes are that expensive, I am definitely not a makeup artist but I just think it's crazy. The brushes I spotted are from Real Techniques. I found them ridiculously cheap for brushes.

The one I want the most is the Starter Set. It includes 5 real size brushes for your eyes and a case. All of this for only 18$.

The other set of brushes I want from Real Techniques is the Core Collection for the base. It includes 4 real size brushes for 18$ as well.

So the Drugstore budget costs 16,76$! Which is 75,24$ less than the first wish list or 58,24$ less than the duo blush first wish list option.

Final Budget with brushes

• First Choice (Fancy makeup) - 128$
• Second Choice (Blush duo instead) - 111$
• Third Choice (Drugstores) -  52,76$

I am not saying that it's bad to purchase fancy makeup, I'm just saying that if you're living with a thigh budget you need to know how to do compromises. I will probably buy the YSL lipstick, the Revlon lipbutter, the Nars blush, the Fit Me bronzer and the brushes. There's many many combinations so you don't HAVE TO do one or another or you can just save and put your wish list on a larger deadline or however you want it to be. But just remember to pay the rent before!

Leena Liddell xx

Mini Drugstore Haul

Hello everybody!

Today's post will be a mini drugstore haul! I've been buying some essentials and I wanted to kind of go out of my comfort zone. I've been buying new products I've never used before. I either heard of these products via some YouTubers or I just fell like this product would work well!

So here we go!

I bought the Wake Me Up foundation by Rimmel. I first bought this because I saw everyone, literally everyone on YouTube raving this product. I finally got myself one in  100 ivory tone. 

I really love this product because it blends really nicely and doesn't leave weird spots of different tones. I know it might sounds weird but I once got myself a foundation that wasn't ''blendable''. This product is magic. Works really well. The only thing that bothers me is the fact that my skin tone doesn't fit the one I got. Ivory is a little bit more darker than mine. I took the paler they had at my drugstore so I don't know if there's a paler tone. But, since it's Spring/Summer I don't mind because I'll get tan. My face doesn't get that tan but the rest of my body does.  It was 11.59$ which I think it's a little pricey for a drugstore foundation.

Item number two is a concealer. It's the Fit Me Concealer in shade fair 15 by Maybelline. I am a massive Fit Me eater. I love this line of Mabelline and I own the foundation and the pressed powder so I wanted to give a try to the concealer as well.

 

I apply the concealer on my dark circles. But I'm lucky enough that my foundation does the main job if I don't have my concealer because I don't have a dark circles issue. However  I do have weird blemishes around my nose. I have some redness on the nose the area and on my upper lip. I put a bit of concealer there as well and the job is well done. The application gets easier because of the applicator. You spot and hide! I can hide my flaws with this little stick in a minute. I will re purchase this item as long as I need to. You really don't need a lot on but I am septic about  how long it can last on. I don't think it lasts that long on the skin, unfortunately but it's still a marvelous concealer for 6.95$

Third product I got is the Stay Matte Long Lasting Pressed Powder by Rimmel. I also used to use the Fit Me pressed powder but I saw Tanya Burr using a lot this powder so I went for this one in shade transparent.

The second reason why I wanted to try this product is for the long lasting guaranty. I find it hard to do a 9 hours shift and still look flawless -or almost-. My makeup always fade out, which I think it's quite normal, but I still want something that would last longer than other products. I didn't test this product that far yet but I am really looking for it. It's been two hours and I still look the same. The back of the product precise ''Up to 5 hours natural shine control''. 5 hours on 9 it's quite good. The product smell good and I apply it with my EcoTools brush. I love it so far. I think the package is fine but not really safe. It doesn't click so you might have issues when you put it freely in your bag or something. Also the plastic is kinda frail and easily breakable. I would be cautious with this. I pay that pressed powder 7,69$ and I think it's good.


To complete my purchase, I wanted to get some colours. I bought The One Sweep by L'Oreal in shade Poppy 820.

Basically, it's a two in one compact. You have the blusher and aside the contour powder. I don't really feel the need to contour and sculpt my face with a bronzer but since it's summer and I wanted some colors beside my usual pink blush I thought this product could be an easy way to kill two birds with one stone. So I bought it and I am so sad. First thing I was kind of disappointed about was the product itself. It doesn't work at all. You have to put so many layers and coats! Even though you would put the whole blush and bronzer on your face, it just doesn't show. I should have try this product on my fingers first. I even tried to take a picture of the colors on my fingers, I had to press and pass my fingers at least 5 times up and down, which I think it's a lot. You'll run out of this in a minute, at this price I suggest you invest in something pricey but better. Second thing is that you absolutely need to use the brush they give with the product. I tried to apply it with my own brushes but it doesn't work as well as with their brush. But their brush -I wouldn't call it a brush- well I don't know if it's their brush the whole issue of this, but since you have to apply the colors a LOT, I get some redness on my temples. It's just worst. Bad purchase. I will not but this again and will sure try every thing on me before buying! It wasn't expensive but It's still money I threw trough the window. Also, the blush appears a little bit more than the bronzer, but both colors won't tough the day, if you manage to have it some on you in the first place. I paid 12,95$ I think it doesn't worth the price at all, but I guess if what you want is something minimalist and nude well, you'll be well served with this duo. Beside, one sweep is impossible even with a minimalist look.


Hope you enjoyed my little review. Feel free to comment your own review of these products if you already try them, let me know what you think!

xx

Leena.

Spring/Summer wish list MUST HAVE.

Howdy everyone!

So, I've been inspiring a lot while watching some YouTube April's favorites and spring/summer lookbook or must-have spring/summer products. If had a million, I swear to God it would burns my fingers like crazy! That's how I want to buy everything. Literally. 

Let's get started!

I've been watching a what's in my spring/summer bag video and I've seen a lot of people showing a Polaroid and I felt so so uncultivated because I didn't thought Polaroid was still making super cool instant camera! I thought, o-m-g I need one and I also thought it would be expensive like hell, so I went on their site and well I was amazed to see a lot of different prices! I looked a bit and I think the Polaroid Instant Compact Analog Camera PIC300P (ouff, that's a long name!) is quite nice.I like this one in purple! Not expensive really, and cute!  69,95$ 

About clothes, I've been buzzing a lot on maxi dresses and I spotted one on eBay (Bohemian Maxi Chiffon Dress) that I don't know really what I'm waiting for to purchase it since it's 10$ and I will tell a saver secret ; Asians online stores on eBay are so cheap and affordable, like, I've been buying a tons of clothes from Asia, at cheap prices and the fabrics isn't really cheap at times! Well, when I feel like I want to shop but I'm broke I go on eBay and look for these kind of online eBay stores. Bargain! 10.15$

To suit my maxi dress, I want a flower crown BUT I can't find one I like. Those I liked are super expensive and I don't feel like paying 30$ for a flower crown is...economic! I prefer these without a headband. I prefer those you put on your head and looks like real flowers and are thinner than what they sell at Urban Outfitters. So, if any of you guys know a good and cheap store/online store selling this kind of flower crown, I beg you, share the info in the comment box! I know I could just do a DIY... I might end up doing a DIY but for now this is the one I find cheap and cute! (Flower Crown) They have many colors and shapes, this is the one I like better! I've been looking it a lot. 7.75$

Maybe I am a little bit late and it's hasbeen but I never wear gladiator sandals because I haven't any outfits that could suit these kind of shoes perfectly, but I kinda want to give it a try and with the bohemian style I want to experiment more this summer, I think it would suit pretty well! I don't have any specific pair of shoes in mind, I like brown and feathers and gems or beads... So I've been on google to put a picture here. I will probably end up by buying some on eBay because you know how much I love my eBay. Quick search ; I found these on google, Carrini Women's Feather Gladiator Sandals. I'd pick the taupe one! 34.98$

I saw everyone on YouTube raving about the Clinique Gel Moisturizer. They say you have to put the product on your face in the morning before your foundation. I have really really dry skin and it even gets dryer with the summer, actually my skin prefer  spring or autumn season because winter and summer dry my skin like crazy. I want to give it a try! 50ml 16$, 125ml 30$

I prefer rocking a more natural look on summer, so I've been at the Naked to look for some fun eye shadows palette and I love the Naked Basics Palette. It has 6 colours and I love the fact that they all neutral and fit with everything. Since I'll be away and I can't carry my whole cosmetics/makeup stuff, this palette would be great!  27$











That's pretty much it for my summer essentials! I'll probably add up things that I can't think for the moment! Tell me what's your Summer must have!

Leena
xx

My Makeup Daily Routine in video!

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I noticed that my Daily MakeUp Routine article has been the most viewed recently, I decided to make a video of it!

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