Thursday, 11 April 2013

Max Factor, Face Finity, All Day Flawless, 3in1 Fundation Review

This picture is a bit blurry because I was using a
bad camera, sorry guys!

Pheeew! That was a long title hahaa!.. But anyway getting to the main topic....
Today I'm goin to be doing a review of a foundation, which you can see in the picture, called 'MaxFactor All Day Flawless 3in1 Foundation'. My one's in the shade 'natural 50' which is a little too dark for me but I can still work with it.  I got it for 11 pound from Boots.
More pictures of the foundation and one pump of
it on my hand.


Looks And First Impressions:It says that it's a Primer, Concealer and Foundation in 1 which I believe is not the case but I'll go into details in a minute. It has an SPF20 which is good for the skin. There's not a big colour selection for this foundation so if your skin is really tanned or really pale, it can be difficult to find your colour. It's a nice glass bottle with some golden detailing making it look feminine and expensive. It has a pump which makes it good and easy for taking out the foundation without making a big mess. The pump closes and opens by twisting the top of it around which I find really helpful because if I ever lose the lid, (which knowing me, it'll be soon) I don't have to worry about it spilling in my make up bag or anywhere for that matter. It looks kind of wet and moinsturising on my hand.

How It Looks And Covers On My Face: I only use one pump of the foundation because I feel like that's enought for me and if I use anymore you can really see that I've put a lot of foundation on and that it's all piled up. Saying that, the amount of foundation that I use doesn't seem to give me a good coverage for my face. I don't have a bad face, but the areas that I want it to cover don't seem really covered at all. You can see that I've put foundation on my face and it doesn't necessarily cover the bad things. I've got big bags and some spots here and there. I've realised that my under eye circle have slightly blended in with the rest of my face but it wasn't the result I was expecting. My spots make it just look like my foundation is uneven so the foundation just made my spots more obvious. I would use a concealer even with the foundation on because it doesn't cover very well. I have realised that my other make-up smudges more with the foundation, so I'll also need a Primer but the foundation itself stays put all day even in hot and hard-working conditions. It leaves a matt finish and clings onto dry skin making it more noticable.

Will It Be Good For You: I recommend this foundation for people with really good skin as it doesn't cover very well. It wouldnt be good for people with a acne, many spots, bad under-eye circles. It's only good on people with combination/normal/oily skin because it's matt finish would make it very bad for people with dry skin making it look even dryer. It's better for people with more of a natural undertone since there isn't that many shades.

Before!
These pictures were before I put the foundation on.
(I look a bit cross-eyed but I'm not)
 
After!
This photo was right after I put the foundation on.
(I only had the foundation on, nothing else)
As you guys can see it didn't make that much
of  a difference but it did make me look less pale.
(I'm sorry for the weird face at the end but I just had to... haahaa)
 
 
Conclusion: It doesn't necessarily give the bestest coverage but it does make my skin more awake. It's not good for dry skin. It doesn't do everything it promised on the bottle and I wouldn't buy it again but I think I'll still use this foundation till it finshes because it's not horribly bad.

I'll let you guys judge from the photos... What do you think??

(I'm planning to do a video review on this foundation and demonstrate it to you guys so keep your eyes peeled)

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

My Time In Warsaw!

Hi!


I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday but I was busy spending time with my family. As you probably know, I went to Warsaw two days ago and I've had so much fun, I'll post some pictures for you in a minute. I've met many family members and I was soo happy to see then as I don't get to see them very often because I live in London and they live in Poland.

The journey there was quite tiring because we had to get on many different transports and hop on and off everywhere. Firstly, we took a bus from the countryside to the closest town. Then, we took a bus from there to a different city which we were on for about 45minutes. Later, we took a bus from the city to Warsaw, the bus was really big and comfy but me, my mum and my brother got seperated so it seemed like forever sincethere was no one to talk to for the whole 4 hours. Luckily, I had my phone and headphone with me so at least I could listen to music. I was so thrilled to see my auntie when we got off the bus, we took the underground from there and a bus after that, but it wasnt as bad.

I had some really nice food when I got there and I was reunited with my auntie and uncle which I haven't seen for a pretty long time. We just spent most the afternoon talking and planning for the next day. Then, I called my other auntie so that we could meet together the next morning. I was soo worried the she wouldn't be able to make it as she's always been a really busy person. Luckily, she had to go to Warsaw on that day anyway as shehad to pick up some stuff for her restaurant. I was thrilled to hear this and invited her over for a tea and a chit chat at my auntie's and she was really happy.

The next morning my auntie came and got me some more chocolates :).. She knows I love my chocolates hahaa! I have a feeling that I gained a lot of weight during the holiday, but oh well, I just can't resist food.
Mmmm... Food <3__<3
 My auntie stayed for about an hour and then went becaus me, my mum, my brother, my auntie, my uncle and my cousin were ready to leave and go around Warsaw to visit 'the old town'. My cousin changed soo much, she's soo pretty and she got a new job and I'm very proud of her. I love her to bits. We spend the whole day walking around looking at different things and exploring. It was quite cold and we were all really hungry so we decided to pop into an 'old-style' Jewish restaurant. When we were full we walked around some more and then we got even cold again so we decided to head home. It was really fun and I took a few snaps.
The two big pictures are from the walk and the
small ones are from my auntie's balcony,
you can see the football stadium where
Euro 2012 happened ;)


It was a really fun couple of days and I wish it would of lasted longer, but Iguess, everythimg ends in the end. I can't wait to go there again but right now, I'm back at my grandma's house and I'm still pretty happy! :)
How did you spend the last two days?

Monday, 8 April 2013

I'm Going To Warsaw Today!

Heey Guys!


So, today I woke up really early to get some thing packed, get dressed and ready. I'm finally done and still have some time to do a little post.
This is me today, you can check out the dress in my
primark haul on youtube.

TodayI am going to Warsaw for 2 days, with my brother and my mum. I am really excited because I'll be able to see my family, who I havent seen for years. I always have soo much fun in Warsaw and can't wait to go back to the city as I'm used to being in big city areas and lately I've been in the countryside. Unfortunately, I don't know if I'll be able to vlog much in Warsaw as I'm going to be super busy and already have lots of plans. We're only going there for 2 days so I need to make the most of it, right?

When I get back to the countryside on wednesday afternoon, I'm going to have to spend the next day packing and on friday I'm going to come back to London. I'm going to spend one day of the weekend with my friends and sunday doing school work.
And this is my little brother's work that
he did all by himself on paint. It's a
scarecrow by the way.

Sunday, 7 April 2013

Welcome Beauty&Shopping Addicts!

Hello Guys!

It's Anna here! For those of you who don't know, I live in London and I'm still a student. I've got a little, 5 year old brother, Victor, who I love but I must admit that he annoys me sometimes hehee. I love shopping, make-up and beauty. I just started my youtube channel which you can find HERE. Please check it out if you haven't already. I will be posting a lot of videos on this blog and hope that you guys find it helpful and fun to watch.
This is the latest picture of my little brother that I took.


On my blog, I am planning to put some extra things from my everyday life, some video summaries and just some extras that I don't feel like making a video about or just rather write about it than talk. You are more than welcome to give me ideas on what I should post/vlog about. I'd be really happy if you shared this blog for other people to see. I am still not really advanced in all this yet but I hope that some of you'd want to join me on my journey and be with me from day 1 <  that sounded sooo cheesy :P .

My twitter is HERE. If you do not have a youtube account you can always tweet me and tell me/ask me things there. I'll try to answer all of your tweets and comment and messeges and whatever else. If you want to e-mail me personally, you can send your email to: annaluv1@hotmail.com. Please tell me your honest opinions about what I do and tell me how I can improve. Don't be shy to contact me guys.
This is the latest picture of me, I have no make-up
on this picture, which I hate. But it was the only
newer picture of me. I'm sorry for looking like this.
 


Right now I am in Poland and I'm staying here till the 12th of April, so I can't promise to blog everyday (but I'll try). Also, I can't post youtube videos on my youtube account till I come back to london but I'm making vlogs which I'll add when I get back, for all of you guys to see my little easter holiday. I'm proud to say that I've managed to do a video every single day, but I might not post all of them since in some of them I look horrific! You won't really see any big Polish monuments, since I'm staying at my grandma's who lives in the country side. I am going to the capital of Poland for two days but I'll be really busy so I can't promise to make vlogs there since I'll be spending precious time with my family. Well, we'll see how it goes. I hope you enjoy this blog.
This is just a picture of my grandma's decorations
and flowers. I thought it would be good to
represent easter, holidays and spring.
 
(All of the above pictures were taken here, now in Poland so they are as recent as can be hahaa!)
 
Love, Anna.