Mascara review: Maybelline the Falsies

Here's another mascara review for you today! This mascara, the Maybelline the Falsies Volume Express, is probably my favorite mascara ever. Read on if you'd like to know why!

One of the main reasons why I love this mascara, is that it's so amazingly volumizing! Also, it doesn't clump, it holds a nice curl (even though I have pretty curly lashes anyway) and lengthens. It stays on all day and easy to take off at night. So in other words, this mascara does everything I want a mascara to do. Also, it's a drugstore one, which is always nice for our wallets. Am I not right, ladies and gents?

The mascara wand is just perfect to give me a nice curl! I believe it retails for €13.99 in Belgium. After I finish up my other mascaras, I will be repurchasing this one!

What mascara are you currently using?
Xoxo,
Anine

Empties #1

It was about time for a first empties post! Empties are the products you use up. Since you've used them all up, you know quite well if you like them, if they work like they're supposed to and if you'd repurchase them.

I've collected these empty items in the last months:

  

Let's start off simple. The first item I used up is this base coat from the Dutch drugstore Hema. It's cheap and it worked just fine. Since I've never used anything besides this, it's not relevant to compare this.

I also ran out of my MAC Oil control lotion, that I use as my daily moisturizer. I started using this about a year ago and it definately helps to control the oil in my skin. I always thought I had oily skin, but since I started using the MAC Oil control lotion, I know that actually I have a combination skin since only my T-zone gets oily. This is probably my second bottle of it, and I've already used a fair amount of my repurchased one. It's still going strong!

 This Maybelline the Falsies Volume Express Mascara has been gone for a while and I've had several tubes of it. It's the best mascara I've used so far, but I won't be repurchasing it for a while, since I'm testing out a lot of new ones. I do think I will eventually go back to this one.

My Vichy Normaderm exfoliating gel has gone too *snif snif*... I loved it, it left my skin pretty much spotless (which is extremely rare for me). I have a lot of samples and exfoliators I need to try out, but after that, I will definately be repurchasing this.

The Vichy solution micellaire is from the same Normaderm line as the exfoliator. I liked this, but tried out the Bioderma one afterwards and simply liked that better. I still have a second bottle of this have to use up though. 

So naturally, here is the small Bioderma Sensible H²0 Solution Micellaire bottle. I tried it out and loved it. On my trip to Paris I will be stocking up! This is the one for sensitive skin and it worked perfectly, but I know that there's also one for oily skin in this line. However, from the online reviews it seems to be less effective. Have you tried both? What do you think I should try?

I also finished this L'Oréal Elnett Satin Hair spray for extra volume. I love it and have been using it for a long time. It doesn't make my hair crunchy, it gives it that extra *Ooomph* that my hair needs in the morning. Will be repurchasing this.

And last but not least, I've used up this Urban Decay Naked skin foundation in color 3.0 a few months ago. I liked the light to medium coverage and easy application very much, but was disappointed by the staying power. This shouldn't be the case when you buy a more high-end foundation. I am very interested to see if the Revlon Nearly Naked (which is supposed to be the drugstore dupe) stays on longer? They don't seem to be selling it in Belgium, though. But I won't be repurchasing the Naked Skin foundation.

Have you used any of these products? Which ones did you like and dislike?

Xoxo,
Anine

Current makeup routine

Hey everyone!

Recently I've been really changing up my makeup routine since I wanted a lighter look, instead of my usual full coverage face makeup. I went back to my Garnier BB cream that I hadn't used for ages and kind of rediscovered it. It stays on my face for so long!

During the week, I usually do my makeup at seven am. I get home at about five or six pm, but I usually still go out and don't have the time to redo my makeup. That means that my makeup has to stay on for at least thirteen hours, which isn't an easy task with my oily T-zone. The Garnier BB cream does the job even better than my usual Revlon colorstay foundation for combination/oily skin. I only look a tiny bit shiny when I get home, with the Garnier BB cream. With the Revlon colorstay... well I looks pretty messy at the end of the day, even when I touch up during the day (which is not necessary with the Garnier BB cream).

That was pretty much the biggest change in my makeup routine. I started using a bit more eyeshadow again as well. I stopped using too much eyeshadow since christmas, since my eyelids have been dry, irritated and acting weird. Also, my eyes get extremely watery and pretty much erase all of my eye makeup - which I hate so much since I'm obsessed with eyeshadow. The irritation has gotten better, the wateriness of my eyes hasn't. I'm too stubborn to completely forget about eyeshadow!

Without further ado, here are the makeup products I have been using this month!

I forgot to put my eyeliners in the picture -.-

Garnier BB cream Miracle skin perfector for combination/oily skin -- in light

Estée Lauder Double wear Stay-in-place flawless wear concealer -- in 02 light medium

Rimmel Stay matte powder -- in 005 Silky beige

Rimmel Natural bronzer -- in 022 Sun bronze

ELF Blush -- in Candid Coral

Urban Decay Original Primer Potion 

MAC quad with eyeshadows -- in Vanilla, Woodwinked and Swiss Chocolate (the colour Orange I don't use in my daily makeup routine)

MAC eye kohl -- in Blooz

Maybelline Master precise liquid eyeliner -- in Black/Noir

Maybelline The falsies mascara

Benefit They're real! mascara

Bourjois Sourcil précision eyebrow pencil -- in 04 blond foncé

Sleek Pout polish -- in Perfect plum

Hope you enjoyed reading about my current makeup routine!
xoxo