REVIEW: MaryKay Timewise Liquid Foundation and Concealer

Hi girls! It’s good to be back writing again for all of you. Today’s review is about my MARYKAY TIMEWISE LIQUID MATTE FOUNDATION and MARY KAY CONCEALER. I got these babies 2 months ago and I’ve been using them for about a month now and I’m ready to give my opinion about these gorgeous products. I got them from Eloisa Co of  Kikaysimaria_store.

MARYKAY is one of the best direct-selling brands available in the market. The brand was founded at Dallas, Texas, U.S.A and has now over 3.5 million beauty consultants all over the world catering to over 4 billion Marykay users. Another fact about this company is they spend millions of money just to conduct tests to ensure that Mary Kay product meet the highest standards of quality, safety and performance. So no need to be afraid about this product because we know we are in a great hand. 

To be honest I’m not a fan of any direct-selling brand when it comes to makeup. Maybe because I don’t see the brand in the mainstream, I don’t think that they put effort making their products (because they don’t even put effort to their marketing), plus the most important part - it’s hard choosing your shade in a catalog because most of them don’t have testers for you to see and for you to try.  But everything changed when I use the Marykay timewise foundation and concealer this is no joke but the product blew me off .

Did you know that MaryKay is known for their skincare line? I think the reason behind the marketing strategy of being a direct-selling brand is because the brand doesn’t like to spend money on their marketing but instead of spending money doing tests for their product enhancements which is a brilliant move because not every brand in the mainstream market are all good. Yes they may have a great marketing tool but the product is a total flop. ehhhhhh? Well, not with Marykay. 

The Timewise line is one the best selling skincare range from the MaryKay. The foundation is definitely water based that is why it’s suggested for oily to combination skin. It is formulated with Vitamin E and a small amount of peptide to make the skin firmer, younger and healthier. It is stated that the foundation has a matte finish however I don’t really see that it is a complete flat matte it is more of a satin finish – it is not dewy it is not matte it’s more of in between. 

I got the shade Ivory 5. – because I got these goodies during summer time, my skin is a bit tanned with all the beach trips so definitely Ivory 5 is not gonna work for me. That is why I had to wait for a month to let my skin peel and get my natural skin color before I tried the foundation. Ivory 5 has pretty much yellow / warm undertone which I love. It is the same shade with MAC NC15 (I’m NC20) - a tad bit lighter for me but it does oxidize a little so it matches my skin after a while.   

Packaging is cute as it comes with a pink squeeze tube. It has 29ml of product and it has buildable coverage, it’s actually full coverage in my opinion. The foundation has a very light weight feel to it because it is water based and it is easy to blend out. The foundation can last pretty long without transferring or smudging – it actually depends on how you prep your skin and how you set the foundation. 

Moving to MaryKay Concealer in beige 2 – I use this product to conceal my dark circles and to brighten up my eye area however I don’t use it to conceal and hide blemishes because it doesn’t match my skin colour. The shade is perfect for my skintone as a highlighting concealer. It has extremely yellow tone which is good under the eyes.

MaryKay claims that this concealer is waterproof and good for all skin types specially sensitive skin including delicate skin around the eye area. It has a thick creamy formula and it is very pigmented and can cover easily dark circles. This concealer is a recent favorite of mine because it doesn’t crease and it is lightweight considering that it is thick formula. I love the squeeze tube packaging for sanitary purposes and the size is travel friendly. 

Let me show you guys some swatches. 

LEFT : MK concealer in beige 2 | RIGHT: MK timewise matte foundation in Ivory 5

You can see how yellow they are! 

Trying to blend the product a little. 

Both products work amazing in my experience. They are both fragrance free if you have issues with scented makeups this is for you. I would like to thank Eloisa for letting me try MaryKay products if you guys are interested to try them out please do check out Kikaysimaria_store on instagram to know more about these products. You might wanna check out my instagram to see how I use these products @annebismonte_mua #minimakeupvideosbyanne. 

I hope you guys find this post helpful! What are your MaryKay favorites? Comment down below.

USINGMARYKAY TIMEWISE FOUNDATION AND CONCEALER

With Love,

Anne

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First Impression: KAT VON D SHADE + LIGHT CONTOUR PALETTE

I  got this palette and ordered it online a while back and I know this post is longggggggg - over due. If you didn’t know, I am a huge fan of contouring & highlighting because it really does a dramatic difference once you’ve done it the right way. So my makeup soul is always on “YASSSSSSS” whenever I see that there’s a new contour palette out in the market. I’ve had a few contouring kits, powders and highlighting powders as well but this KVD Shade and Light Palette is an exceptional palette that really stands out in the market these days (in my own stash too). 

Aside from being the largest contour palette in my kit, it is also the most buttery in texture, which means its easy to blend and not patchy on skin, cause sometimes we had those muddy looking contour and we don’t like that. The palette has 3 highlighting shade (0.08 oz each) and 3 contour shades (0.16 oz each) this palette has a ton of product in it. I just wish that the contour shades lean more towards on the cooler side or taupe-y shade rather than being all warm, but don’t get me wrong they’re all beautiful. It comes with a manual on how to use each shade and how to contour your whole face.  

The shade names are all unique; I believe some are in Latin words. Not sure  but let me just run through them one by one and give you guys a little description about each shades.

TOP (HIGHLIGHTING POWDER) LUCID – A slightly pink powder with beige undertone used to brighten up the under eye area. Perfect for setting under-eye concealers for fair skin with cool undertone. 

BOTTOM (CONTOURING POWDER) SOMBRE – is the only cool toned contour powder in this kit. I use this shade on my skin tone and it works perfectly. (NC15 on MAC) 

TOP (HIGHLIGHTING POWDER) LYRIC  – A slightly yellow toned powder with warm undertone. This shade can instantly lift your eyes and brighten up the under eye area. Perfect for light to medium - dark skin complexion with warm undertone.  

BOTTOM (CONTOURING POWDER) SHADOWPLAY – deeper and slightly warmer than sombre. Almost a bronzer shade but matte finish. Could work with medium to dark skin tones.

TOP (HIGHLIGHTING POWDER) LEVITATION  – A peachy shade used to cancel out dark under eye circles and this powder is great as a setting/highlighting powder for deep skin tones. 

  

BOTTOM (CONTOURING POWDER) SUBCONSCIOUS – The darkest shade in the palette. Not too warm compare to shadowplay but not too cool as sombre it is more in neutral undertone. A wonderful contour shade for all deep skin tones.  

L-R // LUCID , LYRIC, LEVITATION | SOMBRE , SHADOWPLAY, SUBCONSCIOUS

I’ve been using it for months now and this post is long-over due. I know there’s a ton of reviews about this beautiful palette from Kat Von D so I just hope that this post helped you deciding whether to buy it or not, I say give it a try. It’s beautiful, packaging is awesome, the amount of products your getting is enormous and the shades are all blendable and pigmented which is the most important thing to consider.

By far, it’s one of my most favourite as of today. Should I do a contour and highlight kit battle post? Let me know what you think! Thanks for dropping by beautiful!

with love,

Anne

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REVIEW: Colourpop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks

Hey everyone! It feels good to be back writing again for you guys. Last quarter of the year 2015 was a though time for my family when my dear grandma joined our creator up in heaven.  I was really lost and busy with all the errands and clients that I wasn’t able to write anything for my blog. I actually plan to write “Christmas gift ideas, what I got for Christmas, etc.” but I didn’t manage to do it. It took me quite a while to just sit, sip a cup of coffee and do in depth product review like what I’m doing today.

Moving on, today I have a review for you which is highly requested and I think it’s one of the most popular products in the market, it is the COLOURPOP ULTRA MATTE LIQUID LIPSTICKS. Colourpop is really UNSTOPABBLE. Like REALLY. They’re making a huge bang on social media with all their gorgeous products and one of the most popular is their liquid lipsticks. Lately, it seems that every brand is coming up with their own version of liquid lipsticks and generally I am a huge fan of it because it’s long wearing and its matte.  Everyone loves matte. Who doesn’t? 

I only have 7 shades from the range to try out I believe there's more than 30 shades available and the product retails for about Php400-500 a piece (which is originally $6 a piece) depends on the re-seller here in the Philippines. I got mine from @everydaydaze at instagram if you want to check out. The tube has 0.11 oz of product which is a decent amount in my opinion. Packaging is pretty much simple and very straight forward to its use; it came in a plastic tube with a silver cap and a doe foot applicator.  The doe foot applicator is a bit stiff and gives me a sloppy application so sometimes I use a different lip brush. 

Like all liquid lipsticks available in the market, they are in liquid form that dries down into ultra mate finish. Formula is thin that makes it light weight on the lips but don’t be fooled -- this product has an intense pigmentation.  At first swipe it has watery consistency that glides on smoothly and after a couple of seconds it dries down into an ultra matte finish. Ultra matte in the sense that there is no moisture in this product, it feels powdery when it dries but it is weightless on the lips. It has a weird feeling at first but you’ll get used to it. 

I love the fact that they’re so pigmented and very long wearing that can last through eating and drinking. You can even kiss someone without leaving a mark (how about that? LOL!) And another thing, it’s better to get a one smooth and even application with one swipe rather than layering the product because these babies’ dries so fast that may look crumbly when you start to layer them. 

These liquid lipsticks hold up to 8 hours or so on my lips. It stained my lips specially if you’re using dark deep or bright shades from the range. It’s pretty hard to remove; you’ll need coconut oil and lip balm to remove it. I did a lip swatch for this blog and boy after rubbing my lips so hard (because they’re freaking hard to remove) I got sore stained lips after. 

Something to note about these liquid lipsticks; because it is completely matte and absolutely no moisture or hydrating ingredients in it you’ll need to prep your lip before applying them. I like to use first my carmex ointment which is a thick lip moisturizer (wait till it dries to your lips) before I apply my liquid lipstick. Also, lip pencil is a must! These gorgeous lippies flake so bad (specially in the inner part of the lip) so I suggest use a lip-liner to keep them in place. 

Let me show swatches of the shades I got. (some lip swatches are a little sloppy, I apologize. :D) 

MARS

BAD HABIT 

SOLOW

BUMBLE

BEEPER

TEENY TINY

TRAP

Are they worth it? Overall, I like them and I do think they’re worth it. They are smudge proof (has little flaking and fading in the middle part but can probably be fixed with a lip liner and a minimal touch up) long wearing (lasted up to 8 hours) and for its price (range for about 400-500 a piece) it is already a good buy. Not to mention it has pretty much the same result from high end brand (Anastasia and Lime crime) so $6 compare to $20? I'll probably go with the $6. Hehehe!  My favourite shades are Solow and beeper, they’re the most easy to apply and wearable in my collection.  Have you tried any Colourpop products? 

With Love,

Anne

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REVIEW: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

This palette launched 2 years back I think during the holiday season and it is one of the most coveted / hyped-up products of 2013. It is meant to be a limited edition from Hourglass but it is now part of their permanent collection because Hourglass got a huge volume of demand out of this palette.

It took me years to finally decide getting this palette I have so many highlighters (one of my obsessions) and I am really curious how these powders work.  It is supposed to be a limited edition palette from hourglass but now it is already part of their permanent collection, you know me I do pass on limited edition product (okay sometimes I don’t but most of times I do) . Now the question is, is it worth the money? 

This palette is a trio of their ambient lighting powders but a tad bit smaller than the regular ones. It has DIM LIGHT, INCANDESCENT LIGHT, and RADIANT LIGHT. 

The palette has 0.116 oz/ 3.3 g (x3) amount of product while the full size individual powders has 0.35 oz.  The shades dim light and radiant light you can buy them in full sizes while the incandescent light is only exclusive to this palette. This palette cost $58 in Sephora website, the individual powder cost $45 and the travel size individual powder cost $22. I paid Php 3,500.00 for this palette and that is after taxes and the shipping rate is already included. If you come to think of it the palette is already a deal for its price since the full size cost Php 2,100.00 here in the Philippines (after taxes and shipping rate included).  

Packaging is very elegant looking and has luxurious feels in it. It is a mirrored type of packaging that gets finger prints in it but that doesn’t really bother me and I actually prefer that because it’s easier for me to clean compared to a rubberized type of packaging that can get messy after a while (i.e. NARS and LORAC PRO packaging). It is really perfect for travel and you get a decent size of mirror which I think is pretty useful. 

These powders are meant to be highlighters according to Hourglass but I don’t want to call all of them highlighters since most of the shades are skin-toned and can be used as a setting powder. It sounds scary to me when they say, “It’s a highlighter that you can dust all over your face” or “A highlighter use to set your foundation”. *insert silly face here* Like really? I’m thinking of a Disco ball right now.

I’d like to call them finishing powders with a very subtle sheen – really subtle that you can’t even notice a difference but when the light hit your face you’ll get that multi-dimensional luminescence glow. None of these powders are frosted or glittery, if you want some highlight on point these powders might give you that but which extra effort like you have to wet the brush and build the powders on your face. This is not even close to a BECCA  SHIMMERING SKIN PERFECTOR which for me is the Goddess of all highlighters.

Let's take a look on each shades.

DIM LIGHT - It is described as a neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights a radiant complexion with the perfect balance of warm and cool tones. I think the effect will vary depending on your skin tone. I’d like to use this powder as finishing powder by lightly dusting it all over my face right after setting my foundation. It is my favourite shade in this palette.

INCANDESCENT LIGHT – According to hourglass it is an opalescent pearl powder that brightens the complexion with a celestial glow. To me it is a straight-up highlighter that I use to give me some “dewy-ness” I use this above my cheek bones, tip of the nose and cupids bow. The shade is very similar to MAC soft and gentle  which I really love  but Incandescent light has this subtle sheen that you wont be able to see the shiny bits on your skin compared to mac that has chunky glitters in it. So if I love soft and gentle, I love love love Incandescent light because of its subtle-ness. We want everything natural don’t we? 

RADIANT LIGHT – Described as sun-kissed golden beige that enhances the overall complexion with believable, subtle warmth, and also extends a summer glow. In short it is a light bronzer and I seldom use it. I think it is not warm enough to be a bronzer and I barely see it on my fair to medium skin. 

HOW TO USE:

1. Dust Dim Light all over your complexion.
2. Add Radiant Light as your light bronzer or on top of your usual bronzer.
3. Finish off by applying Incandescent Light on the tops of the cheekbones, under the brow bone, the tip the nose and your cupid’s bow to brighten the whole look.
*Results will be dramatically different if you have different skin-tone. 

SWATCHES: 

(L-R) DIM LIGHT, INCANDESCENT LIGHT, RADIANT LIGHT

I would like to say that I really love this palette; I’m enjoying it so far. I’ve been using it exactly 1 month and 2 weeks now from the day that I got it and I can really see the difference of it to other highlighters however BECCA OPAL is still my top 1 favorite highlighter because mama loves highlight on fleeeeek.

Going back to the question, is it worth the money? Well, if you're looking for a versatile palette, then this is a good buy for you. It expensive but the quality you pay for is definitely there. For me it is a must try, but if you have a huge stash of highlighters and bronzers it is not a must have. If you get what I mean. 

What are your thoughts about this lovely Hourglass Palette? Share it below. 

With Love,

Anne