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MAC brush cleanser

*IMAGE SOURCE IN THE SOURCE LINK* For cleaning my brushes I use brush cleanser from MAC. I apply a little bit product on a tissue, and swirl my brushes around on the tissue. It works sooooo good! In no time all my brushes are clean. It smells very nice, and the alcohol in it also desinfects my brushes. I know you should wash them with shampoo once a week, but I never do that: I'm lazy :D I paid about €10 for a bottle, and it lasts me about 6 months. I use it twice a week or so. Another tip: remove the dispenser cap on top and put on a spray cap instead (from an old spraying product). That way you can spray the product directly onto your brushes, and you won't waste much product. I hope this helped you guys :)

GOSH mineral waterproof eyeshadows

*THESE PICS DON'T BELONG TO ME, SEE SOURCE LINK* I found a product that reminds me of MAC shadesticks. I do not own MAC shadesticks, so I can't compare the ones from GOSH with MAC. I did found very good swatches online, and as far as I can tell, they look quite good. PIC 3: light blue. This is a very bright, pale blue color. It's nice to wear it on its own or when you want to create a light blue look. PIC 4: metallic grey. I'm not a fan of metallic colours. This one looks a lot like light blue, so i'ts a grey with blue tones in it. I recommend it for highlighting tearducts when you create a smokey eye look. PIC 5: brown. I own this one myself. I absolutely love it. It's very well pigmented and it does not crease. This can be a problem with cream based products. It makes eyeshadow pop out, so I like this one. PIC 6: gold. This one I also have in my stash. This is a gold shade with a very yellow-ish undertone. It's perfect to creat a bronzy summer look. Use this as a base and apply a gold/bronze shade over it: you'll love it.

Catrice Fake It mascara

*PICTURES ARE MY OWN* Long, voluminous lashes: every girl wants them! So do I. I've tried tons of mascara's: very cheap ones, expensive ones and about every drugstore mascara available. Budget brand Catrice has a new mascara available: FAKE IT. It's a funny name, I think. Then when I opened it there was some other funny aspect about it: the brush. The brush is kinda weird: it's like a spiral. I thought: how am I going to make this work, but actually it's very easy. You apply it like any other mascara, but you get a lot of volume and length. This mascara costs between 3 and 4 euros, I'm not sure. For that price I could not resist. I'm glad I picked it up :) On the last picture you can see how it looks on my lashes, and I must say that it makes them prettier. If you have the chance, go check this out. Hopes this was any help for you guys

MAC cream colour base in Hush

*IMAGE SOURCE IN THE SOURCE LINK* MAC is my all time favourite make-up brand, but I must say: it's really overpriced. The products are very nice though. I love multi-use products, and this cream colour base is one that does that trick. I use it as a cream blush, or as a base on my eyelids. Sometimes I dip it onto my lips very gently. It's perfect for highlighting as well. I picked this up for €18,50 (about 25$) at my local MAC store. I told the make-up artist I was looking for a cream blush, and this one turned out to be perfect to my skin tone (NC20). I use this product with a stippling brush, because of hygiene. When you don't use it for a long time, there can be some bubbles on the surface of the colour base. It does not mean your product has to be tossed away, but it looks weird. One tip for you guys: when you're at MAC, try a lot of products so you can compare. Don't be afraid or intimidated by the MUA's, they are there to help you out :) So, I hope you guys like this article, and let me know what your favrite MAC product is.

Make Up For Ever aqua cream

*PICTURES ARE MINE* MUFE Aqua Cream comes in a plastic jar and contains 6 gram of product. That is a fair amount, since you don't need very much product. The consistancy is very creamy. That aspect is also suggested in the name of the product ;) I apply it with my fingers or sometimes a flat eyeshadow brush. A thin layer will do, because it will crease when applied thick. MUFE claims that the aqua cream is waterproof and long lasting. That is true! I took a shower with the aqua cream on my lids, and it did survive the shower! It's multi-us: you can use it as eyeshadow, as a base for eyeshadow or even eyeliner. The coloir itself is very nice: a pale, champagne shimmer colour. It's number 13, MUFE does not give names to their products I believe. Another plus: it makes matte eyeshadows shimmery

Catrice Plum Play With Me nail polish

*PICTURES ARE MINE* Catrice nail polish is the best nail polish in the world! They only cost €2,5 each, wich is very inexpensive. The coverage is amazing, 'cause most of the time I need just 2 layers. After five minutes, the polish is dry. Don't bump into stuff, because that will damage the polish (I know, been there :D). This plum color is one of my favorites because I use this shade to create eye looks as well, so I match the polish to my make-up look. Catrice offers about 36 different shades of nail polish, and many shades are very unique. It's nice that they give the polishes cute names, like this one :) I like it more than OPI, so go check it out guys!

H&M pink nail polish

*PICTURES ARE MINE* H&M, you gotta love it. Many shopping trips I leave the store with clothing and jewelry. I also love their cosmetic range. Nail polish for only €3? YAY! I don't really like pink polish, but this one is one of my favorites for summer. Very bright and very cute. I applied two thin layers and a top coat. It did not chip for 5 days! That's better than Chanel polish, cause it chips the same day. I heard from many people their local H&M store does not offer cosmetics, so if your H&M store does offer it: let me know. That way I can pull together a list of stores where it is available, if you might like that :) Other recommendations for polish, I love to hear them!

ELF shimmer eyeliner pencil Twinkle Teal

*PICTURES ARE MY OWN* As most of you know, I'm a big fan of ELF cosmetics. It offers nice products for very little money. The 'normal' line of ELF offers products for $1 each, the Studio line offers $3 products. I recently bought this shimmer eye pencil. It's ocean blue with shimmers, I really like it. The name is 'Twinkle Teal'. I use it to create blue smokey eyes. I apply it on my waterline and all over the eyelid to create a base to work on. The pigmentation is very good. Another plus: you get a build-in sharpener, wich is very handy! It's not a very convenient colour, but it makes your eyes pop out. ELF offers 9 shades of this pencil, so check it out if you are interested.

MAC studio moisture tint

* PICTURE SOURCE IN THE SOURCE LINK* The pictures are not my own, because my camera kinda broke. But I do own this product, so I can tell you guys about it. First: I'm in love with the studio moisture tint from MAC. I have the shade 'medium'. Normally, I'm an NC20 skin tone. The studio moisture tint contains SPF 15, wich is really nice! It protects your skin from everyday influences outside. You get 40ml product, a fair amount I think. It's quite expensive (around 30 bucks I think), but you need very little product. Just the size of a pea is enough to cover your whole face. It has a neutral smell. That's nice, I don't like strong smells in face products (ELF products do have a strong smell, yuk!). It gives a medium coverage, it's actually a tinted day cream in my opinion. I apply it with the Beautyblender, that gives me a flawless look. If you have any recommendations for foundation or tinted day cream, please let me know.