How much is my face worth?

I've been seeing this post all over blogger and thought it was very interesting and fun to do, so I decided to do it myself.  It basically consists on listing all the products you use on your face on a daily basis to do your make up and add up the prices to see "how much is your face worth".

I just want to say that some products may be different every day like blush, lipstick, lipgloss and/or eyeshadow, but I tried to pick middle-priced items. Also, prices here are more expensive, so if you but these things somewhere else, it'd be different.

• Pond's "equilibrian-t" moisturizer - 19€ (Actually my mom bought this for me and she doesn't remember the exact price but she said around 18-20€)
• Make up for ever HD foundation - 38€
• Dream matte powder by Maybelline - 11€
• Garnier dark circle roll on - 8.50€
• Maybelline pure mineral concealer - 7.50€
• Too faced shadow insurance - 22.15€
• Urban Decay Naked palette - 38€ (at the time I bought it)
• NYX slide on eyeliner - 6.20€
• Maybelline colossal volume express mascara - 11€
• MAC blush - 22€
• Maybelline lipstick - 10€
• NYX round lip gloss - 2€
• Urban Decay all nighter spray - 18€

19+38+11+8.5+7.5+22.15+38+6.20+11+22+10+2+18= 213.35€

213.35€ is a lot of money for every day make up, but obviously these products last a long time and you don't need to replace most of them in a really long time. 

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Wedge by MAC | Review and Swatches

As I told you in my Satin Taupe review, on that trip to MAC I also got another eyeshadow: Wedge. This one is less known but I also think it's an essential for anyone that likes wearing eyeshadow.

Wedge is a matte brown color very comparable to Naked by Urban Decay, although I'd say Wedge is a little bit darker, but very slightly. I use Naked a lot and sometimes I just don't like to get the whole palette out just for one color, so I though this would be very nice. If you don't own the Naked Palette I really recommend you buy this one.

You can create a lot of neutral looks with this eyeshadow or you can use it in your crease as a blending color. MAC eyeshadows have amazing quality, and this one is no exception as you can see in the swatch below:

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Demi Lovato inspired make up tutorial

I made a Demi Lovato inspired make up tutorial on my YouTube channel a while ago and I thought I should share it with all of you blog readers as well.
I made it because my friend's sister requested it but I realized it is a lot of fun, so I would be making more make up tutorials on there.
I only took like 3 pictures of the look and that's because I was just testing the camera position; I was not thinking about posting it on here, but I saw the photos and I was like: why not?

Hope you like it. (by the way, the look includes eye make up, cheeks and lips, even if you can't see it in the picture).

If any of you has any request, please tell me and I'll be happy to make it :)

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7 Deadly Sins of Beauty

I've seen this tag all around YouTube and on blogs too, so last week I decided to film it for my youtube channel and I thought I'd be nice to do a post here too so all of you can also see my answers :)

1. GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? I chose my Elf Hypershine Gloss, which were around 1.50€ each (I don't remember the exact price). These are not the best of quality since they're pretty sticky, but if I only apply a little I don't mind.

What is your most expensive? That's my Urban Decay Naked Palette that I believe I got for 40€ aprox. I'm sure all of you have heard of it and probably own it, so there's no need to say how amazing it is.

2. WRATH: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with? For me that's BB Creams and primer. I like the idea of BB creams but the one I have, which is the Garnier one, is a little bit oily for me and also, even though I got the light one, it's a bit dark for my skin tone. And I like primer, but I hate to wait till it dries even if it only takes 10 seconds because I'm always rushing in the morning.

3. GLUTTONY: What are your most delicious beauty products? I chose two: my EOS lipbalm in Lemon Drop because it smells like lemon but in a sweet way (one of my friends tells me that she wants to eat it every time she smells it); and my NYX soft matte lip cream in the color Tokyo because it smells like a combination of cupcake frosting and cotton candy.

4. SLOTH: What beauty product do you neglect, due to laziness? That has to be primer. Like I said, I'm always in a rush and I never take the time to apply it. I know it can make a difference, but I don't want to be late to class, and I don't have much patience either.

5. PRIDE: What beauty product gives you the most self confidence? Again I'm choosing two, this time because I think I need to use both together: foundation and concealer. No one likes to have bad skin and I feel like if you see that you're skin looks nice, then you feel a little bit better about yourself, at least I do.

Maybelline super stay 24 hours foundation (in Cameo) and Pure Cover Mineral Concealer (in Sand)

6. LUST: What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex? Physically I like guys who are taller than me (I'm 5'7" - 1.70m) who have a nice smile. Also I love blue eyes, but I also like guys with green and brown eyes. Also I like guys who like to have fun, have a nice sense of humor and are smart. Do I ask for too much? haha

7. ENVY: What items would you most like to receive as a gift? If I know pretty well the person who's giving me the gift, then I'm probably going to like whatever it is; but if I don't know that person too much or they don't know what I like, then I find gifts a little bit awkward. Overall, I like to get things from people who know what I like or things that I have asked for (obviously I only ask my parents and sister for specific stuff).

In case you want to watch it, here's my video:

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Best of 2011 Tag!

This tag was created by Bethany (aka MacBarbie07 on YouTube) and I liked it and thought it was a fun thing to do. It's basically a 2011 favorite post but it does include more than fashion and beauty. So here it is:

Beauty:
1. Favorite foundation: I'm not a big fan of foundations and I barely find ones that work for my skin type but this one is pretty good and stays a long time.

Super Stay 24 hours by Maybelline

2. Favorite concealer:

Pure Mineral Cover by Maybelline

3. Favorite powder:

Dream Mat Powder by Maybelline

4. Favorite blush: if you haven't tried this one, plase do, because you're going to love it. I didn't even thought I was going to like a peachy blush but I fell in love.

Baked Blush in "Luminoso" by Milani

5. Favorite eyeshadow: I don't know if this is cheating but it's just 1 product, so I think it's OK. As some of you may know, I use this all the time because it offers a lot of different possibilities.

Naked Palette by Urban Decay

6. Eyeliner/Mascara: my favorite eyeliner this year was the Slide On, Glide On in "Jet Black" by NYX; and my favorite mascara was and has always been the Colossal Volume Express waterproof by Maybelline.

7. Lip Product: I love lip products so I had to cheat and choose two different things. One is a lip gloss and the other one is a lipstick but they're both amazing.

Mega Shine Lip Gloss in "tea rose" by NYX and "Creme cup" by MAC

8. Skincare product: I don't really use that many skin care products, so I'm skipping this one.

9. Nail polish: I'm cheating again. I cannot choose just one of my nail polishes, specially for a whole year cause there have been a few that I've been loving this year.

"Fifth Avenue" by China Glaze, "Bobbing for baubles" by Essie and "Blazing pink" by Dior

Hair:
1. Shampoo: Tresemmé shampoo for straight hair (my hair is wavy but I use this one).
2. Conditioner: the one that goes with the shampoo, so Tresemmé as well.
3. Hairspray: Elnett by L'Oreal.

Fashion:
1. Favorite clothing piece: it was hard to find my favorite one, but I ended up choosing this scarf, cause I used it a lot since I got it and I feel like it's pretty unique and beautiful.

from Zara

2. Jewelry piece: I love turquoise and I wear this bracelet every day along with a few others.

from Bijoux Briggite (I think that's how you spell it)

3. Shoes: these have been my favorite shoes this winter time and I know this is supposed to be a whole year round thing, but I love them so much they have to be it.

from Marypaz

4. Bag: this is the bag that I've been carrying around most part of the year. I love that it has a lot of pockets and it's also pretty big so it fits everything that I carry on a daily basis. I even took this to class (it was at its fullest).

from Stradivarius

Random:
1. Movie: I don't know if I have a favorite one that came out this year but I really liked the last Harry Potter one.
2. TV show: Pretty Little Liars
3. Book: The Hunger Games. The saga it's amazing, and I'm currently reading the second one.
4. Food: Salad. It's my favorite food of all time, so it's been the same this year.
5. Beverage: Nestea and Pepsi

I tag all of you that read this and if you do the tag, please let me know cause I'd love to read it :)

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Look for a night out ( OOTN )

I'm going to show you the outfit I wore yesterday night. It's casual but at the same time it can be "dressy" for some clubs.

I love over the knee socks but I never seem to find the prefect time to wear them and also my friends aren't into trying new styles so I was a little skeptical about wearing them. Another friend told me to go for it cause she thought I could pull it off, so I followed her advice.
What do you all think?

 

Top - Forever 21

Blazer - Stradivarius

Shorts - Forever 21

Bag - H&M

Over the knee socks - Forever 21

Flats - Zara

Also I wanted to show you the make up I wore but the photo is not the best, so I apologize.

For this look I used:
- BB Cream by Garnier in "light"
- Dream Matte Powder by Maybelline in "golden sand"
- Elf blush in "tickled pink"
- "sidecar", "hustle" and "virgin" from the Naked Palette by Urban Decay
- The colossal volume express waterproof by Maybelline
- Black Label lipstick by NYX in "summer in hampton"

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October 2011 Favorites!

Another month has passed and that means one thing: it's time for my favorites post :)
I love trying new things every month but here are a few that I've been using for a while (except the 3rd one, which I got to try out this month...since it's new)

1. Naked Palette by Urban Decay

I know everyone has it and everyone says how amazing it is. But in fact, it is as amazing as everyone says. I've been using it a lot this month and I just can't get over how many different color combinations and looks you can get with just one palette. It's also a little expensive (I paid 37€ for it online) but I think it's totally worth it! (and yes, I haven't taken off the plastic from the mirror yet... and I'm not planning on it lol)

2. Bourjois eyeshadow in "Citron Givré"

It's limited edition and I bought it from asos.com (I don't know if it's still available). Yeah,  it's yellow but I don't use it as a regular eyeshadow. I only use it to brighten up my inner corner and I feel like it makes my eyes pop more than using just a plain white eyeshadow.

3. BB Cream by Garnier

It doesn't do what it claims to do but it is a great moisturizer. I have oily skin and this doesn't make my face greasy at all. It also gives a little bit of color, but in my opinion it's not enough, so I still have to use foundation.  I just use it for the moisture part. It's also fairly cheap (around 7€ in my country), so I don't feel like I should complain.


4. Elf blush in "Tickled Pink"

It gives a very natural look to my cheeks and it's perfect for every day use since it's not heavy but you can definitely see that it's there.

5. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in "Tokyo"

I love everything about it: smell, color, price, texture...This shade it's a very pretty light pink that makes my lips almost nude but with a hint of pink. You can read the tube for yourself haha

ps: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! :D