MAC COSMETICS - Lipsticks - Russian Red & Lady Danger

Russian Red & Lady Danger photos (artificial light).

Russian Red & Lady Danger photos (natural light).

Russian Red photos (natural light).

Russian Red swatches (artificial and natural light).

Lady Danger Photos (natural light).

Lady Danger swatches (artificial and natural light).

(€ 18.50, 3 g., 0.1 oz)

'Russian Red' is absolutely my Number1MustHaveRed Lipstick. It's one of the iconic shade of the brand,  rich, vibrant and intense matte red with a blue undertone. I personally find this shade extremely elegant and comfortable on the lips, opaque but enough hydrating. If you are a fan of red lips, or even if you're not, try this shade, 100% recommendable.
If 'Russian Red' is my Number1MustHaveRed Lipstick, I should probably define 'Lady Danger' as my Number2MustHaveRed Lipstick. 'Lady Danger' is a bold, vibrant coral-red with warm undertone and, again, a matte long lasting-enough hydrating finish. The coverage is intense.

This two shades last 6 hours or more on me even if applied without a lip pencil or a primer underneath.

	Russian Red (Matte)
	PIGMENTATION 10/10 TEXTURE 10/10 DURATION 10/10 APPLICATION 10/10

	Lady Danger (Matte)
	PIGMENTATION 10/10 TEXTURE 10/10 DURATION 9/10 APPLICATION 9/10

KIKO - Water Eyeshadows 2013 - nr. 200, 202, 204

Water Eyeshadows, photos.

'Water Eyeshadows n200 Champagne', artificial and natural light.

'Water Eyeshadows n202 Golden Mauve', artificial and natural light.

'Water Eyeshadows n204 Plum', artificial and natural light.

Water Eyeshadows, swatches, artificial and natural light.

(€8.90, 3 gr., 0.11 oz.)
Kiko presents 'Water Eyeshadows' as "a mixture of groundbreaking spherical powders for an outstanding colour effect,.. extreme coverage, pure luminosity and long lasting". I personally underline the high quality of the pigmentation of these three colours, as good as their lasting (8 hours on the lid without creasing, using an eye primer). The shade contains different multi-dimensional pigments, making the final colour particular and polished.
The texture is soft and easy blending.
Even more intense colour if applied wet.

	200 - Champagne
	PIGMENTATION 9/10 TEXTURE 8/10 DURATION 9/10 APPLICATION 9/10

	202- Golden Mauve
	PIGMENTATION 9/10 TEXTURE 10/10 DURATION 9/10 APPLICATION 9/10

	204 - Plum
	PIGMENTATION 10/10 TEXTURE 10/10 DURATION 9/10 APPLICATION 9/10

MAC COSMETICS - Lipsticks - Vegas Volt & Impassioned

Impassioned & Volt Vegas photos (natural light).

Impassioned & Volt Vegas photos (natural light).

Impassioned & Volt Vegas swatches (natural light).

Volt Vegas swatches (artificial and natural light).

Impassioned swatches (artificial and natural light).

(€ 18.50, 3 g., 0.1 oz)

Perfect lipsticks for summertime, I love this two nuance, pop colours for everyday make up looks. Both 'Vegas Volt' and 'Impassioned' have the Amplified Cream finish, which I find a pleasant formula for its coverage and hydration.

This shades last 5 hours on me, and they are lightly hydrating during that time. Because of their quite softness they both tend to move a bit around the lips and especially Vegas Volt could bleed outside after 3-4 hours from the application. To prevent this we can use a lip pencil before apply the lipstick, and everything will stay in place much easier.

	Vegas Volt (Amplified Cream)
	PIGMENTATION 8/10 TEXTURE 9/10 DURATION 8/10 APPLICATION 9/10

	Impassioned (Amplified Cream)
	PIGMENTATION 9/10 TEXTURE 9/10 DURATION 8/10 APPLICATION 9/10

LA ROCHE POSAY - Unifiance Compact Powder - nr 04 Beige Soleil

Unifiance Compact Powder, photos.

Unifiance Compact Powder.

(€15.50, 9.5 gr., SPF 10)
The 'Unifiance Compact Powder' has been thought to provide a velvety and mat finish. The peculiarity of this powder is the mix of matifying ingredients and emollient complex, which provides a lasting mate result not drying our skin.
Its formula is hypoallergenic, non occlusive and doesn't contain perfume.
The coverage is light- moderate, not much buildable. On my combined skin the product last no more than 5 hours, thereafter it starts to disappear. To me is a light-fresh option to consider for summer time in replacement to our usual fixing powder.

	Unifiance Compact Powder
	PIGMENTATION 8/10 TEXTURE 8/10 DURATION 7/10 APPLICATION 8/10

LA ROCHE POSAY - Toleraine Teint Mineral Compact Foundation Powder - Sensitive Skin Foundation, nr 14

Toleraine Teint Mineral Compact Foundation Powder, photos.

Toleraine Teint Mineral Compact Foundation Powder swatches (natural light).

(€15.50, 9.5 gr., SPF 25)
'Toleraine Teint Mineral Compact Foundation Powder' is a pressed powder foundation particularly adapted for sensitive skins. All products of the 'Toleraine' line from LA ROCHE POSAY, were specifically thought for sensitive, intolerant skins (preservative free, alcohol free, fragrance free, non comedogenic, tested on atopic skin, with UV protection).
The coverage is moderate, in step with most of the mineral powder foundation, but buildable. Its particular formulation should help reducing skins imperfections.
I have quite oily skin and this mineral foundation keeps my skin matt for 3-4 ours only, not for the entire day. Any way I wouldn't recommend it to girls with dry skin because it tends to accentuate pellicles. It's a good correcting powder for summer evening, when we need just a bit of unifiance and we want let our skin breathe.

	Toleraine Teint Compact Mineral Foundation Powder
	PIGMENTATION 8/10 TEXTURE 8/10 DURATION 7/10 APPLICATION 9/10

NYX - Powder Blush- 'Angel' and 'Pinky' Blushes.

Pinky, Natural, photos.

Pinky, Natural, swatches.

'PB 07 Natural' swatches (natural light).

'PB 05 Pinky' swatches (natural light).

(€5.95, 5.2 gr, 0.18 oz.)
'Natural' is a pale pink illuminated with silvery micro glitters. It has a warm undertone. Even if the colour could seem light, it looks well visible on tanned skins.
'Pinky' is an intense strong pink, with a forceful pigmentation, not much suitable to very light skins. It contains a few silver shimmers.
This two shades last 6-7 hours well on my skin, but the texture is very soft, even too much. It gets difficult to pick up the amount of product wanted. Once applied on the checks it's important to work the product very well with circular movement, spreading evenly the colour. Because of its strong pigmentation the product could look quite unnatural if applied distractedly.

	Natural
	PIGMENTATION 9/10 TEXTURE 7/10 DURATION 8/10 APPLICATION 8/10

	Pinky
	PIGMENTATION 9/10 TEXTURE 7/10 DURATION 8/10 APPLICATION 7/10

ESSIE - Nail Polish 'Wedding Collection' 2012- 'Who is the Boss' and 'Love & Acceptance' Nail Polishes.

Love & Acceptance, Who is the boss, photos.

'Love & Acceptance' swatches (natural light).

'Who is the boss' swatches (natural light).

(9.64€, 13.5ml)
Perfect colours for spring and summer, hardly usable for fall-winter time. Both with good coverage (two coats applied) considering the delicate tones they have.
'Love & Acceptance' is a very light mild violet without shimmers. 'Who is the boss' is a gentle fairy light blue with few drops of green inside, conferring to the final colour a very particular shade that reaches a pale grey-cachi-blue.
Both polishes didn't bubble or streak, the consistency is good and the products turn out to be easy to apply.

	Love & Acceptance
	PIGMENTATION 8/10 TEXTURE 8/10 DURATION 9/10 APPLICATION 8/10

	Who is the boss
	PIGMENTATION  8/10 TEXTURE 7/10 DURATION 9/10 APPLICATION 7/10