Mieza Everdeen

Truth be told, I have long stopped using liquid eyeliner because I have one of the most unsteady and non-artistic hand to draw a proper winged liner and seeing unbalanced black lines on my lid is among the biggest frustration I don't want to handle early in the morning before work. However, I told myself to (wo)man up and get back in the eyeliner game. So, I did. This Me7 Waterproof Colourful Liner is one hella awesome eyeliner to own and use! It doesn't bleed, it doesn't transfer and it stays true on my lids for a good 8 hours. Removal process was easy too as there was no scrubbing involved. Makeup cleansing water works enough to clean it off my lids. Get one for yourself please, you'll do your lids a favour!

Velvet Vanity sells their liquid matte lipsticks at a price of RM59/tube and currently they have Mr West (dark brown), Cheap Thrills (nude brown) and Slamberry (slightly mauve pink) in the new tiffany blue packaging. They had two shades in the earlier packaging, one deep burgundy red shade (Blood Red) and one nude pink shade (Libra Baby). 

The swatches that you're seeing above was taken at night, sorry I don't have day picture but you can check it out at Sabrina Tajudin's review as she also bought a set of Velvet Vanity's liquid matte lipsticks.

A bit of intro to this new L'Oreal Mat Magique 12H Bright Mat Foundation before I jump into my reviewing mode. It has the same formula that I recognised from its older sister Mat Magique Powder foundation (I used the powder before, finished it already and I loved that compact very much), which is the Volcanic Perlite Complex. L'Oreal claimed that this is the ingredient used to make the makeup stays matte throughout the day by its powerful sebum absorption ability. Suitable for all skin type, this L'Oreal Mat Magique 12H Bright Mat Foundation is also claimed by L'Oreal to be non-comodogenic. 

L'Oreal Mat Magique 12H Bright Mat Foundation comes in a 30ml tube and it's a straight up tube packaging which means it's easy to control how much product you wanna squeeze out. One thing I really like about this packaging is that it's small enough to fit in most bags hence, it's travel friendly to me :)

This is how the Mat Magique 12H Bright Mat Foundation looks like upon swatch, I am using shade N4 as my skin tone is quite tanned with yellow undertone. If I'm not mistaken, there are 5 or 6 shades available and I found that the darkest two tones are a bit orangey. I think N4 could be the 3rd or 4th darkest shade, but please don't take my word entirely coz I might be wrong.

I have been using this L'Oreal Mat Magique 12H Bright Mat Foundation for one week straight, every day for work and I found that I am falling in love with this foundation. First of all, it really gives me a matte but not flat looking skin. On the box, it says semi-matte finish. It does not make me look too matte and boring on the skin, which is awesome because I have a small face and I need the dimension that this foundation is able to give as promised. 

After 4-5 hours, I started feeling a bit of oiliness on my face because hey, I have oily skin and it won't go away with makeup. However, the oiliness can only be felt when I touch my skin. It does not show obviously on skin when I looked into the mirror so, I only need to blot a bit after 2pm, which is good. After 8pm, I need to blot again but that's due to me walking here and there, in and out of aircond-outside environment so those kind of movements itself contribute to higher rate of skin oiliness. 

Coverage wise, my friend compliments that I look flawless when I was wearing this L'Oreal Mat Magique 12H Bright Mat Foundation. Truthfully, if you have acne scars (dark ones) you will need a layer of concealer and then the foundation to look flawless because that's what I did. If your skin is clear, then this foundation alone is enough. It feels lightweight on the skin too, sometimes I get worried after lunch because it feels like they're gone but when I look into the mirror, it's still there ^_^

Overall, at a price tag of RM38.90 at Watsons, I think this L'Oreal Mat Magique 12H Bright Mat Foundation is a good drugstore product that is worth buying. It delivers the promised benefits, it's averagely priced and it's also travel friendly. The downside would be their limited available shades. I don't think every skin tone in Malaysia can find a match so one might need to mix their foundation to get a perfect shade. Another downside that I realised would be the labelling on the tube. There is no shade label on the tube, so if you're buying more than one shades, you might need a permanent marker pen or a sticker label to differentiate the shades. At Watsons KLCC, I remember that they scribbled the shade code on the tube using a black marker. 

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Disclaimer : Product was bought using my own money. This post is an honest review and not sponsored by any parties. 

Barry M Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer is housed in a sturdy transparent plastic tube. It is very light and travel friendly. There are only 3 shades available and the one I have is in shade 2 Medium, because it has yellow undertone that suits my Malay (Asian) skin tone. The applicator is brush-type (not really helpful anyway) and not the usual doe-foot applicator as used in many concealers so you can't really rely on it to do anything magical like replacing your makeup brush. 

The consistency of this Barry M Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer is a tad runny and it does not appear to be a very thick paste of concealer. You can see the swatches below for shade 2 Medium. As you can see, it's kinda living up to its name 'light reflecting concealer' but I'm so grateful that this concealer does not contain any shimmer pigments. It blends well on my skin tone and it does not give any weird cast though shade 2 is a tiny bit fairer than my face skin shade. 

Though it looks watery, this Barry M Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer is actually surprisingly good and I regret not buying more than one, haha! It is easy to blend, it settles well like a second skin and it does not melt or crease at all and it never dries badly on my oily skin. Actually it's one of the most perfect concealer I have ever tried. As a concealer, Barry M Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer works awesomely on my skin too as it is really helpful in covering up some acne scars and what I love the most is that it's somehow illuminating on the skin. It makes me look like I have a healthy glow and not some chalky faced kid with makeup (i dont know what i'm saying but i hope you understand, haha!). Barry M Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer also does not oxidize on my skin which is perfect because sometimes makeup tend to oxidize real bad and it makes you look weird, but not with this one :) Overall, I'd recommend people to get this Barry M Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer if you live in places that sells Barry M cosmetics. The wallet friendly price is also another factor on why you should never hesitate to get it. Too bad it's not available in Malaysia and my brother has graduated too. Now I'll need to find some personal shopper or any friends going to the UK to buy it for me again XD

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Here's the swatch for RiRe Lip Manicure High Fix in shade Pink Brown. The colour is very suitable to be worn daily as it is not too pale and also not too dark. It is indeed my daily lip product and I am so deeply in love with the colour as it suits my skin tone very well :) 

At first I was a bit sceptical when I saw Maybelline came out with this cushion because if you're really into this beauty stuff, you'll know that the Koreans are the pioneer of cushion makeup and their colour selection has always been between the scale of poor to acceptably Asian. Get what I mean? Cushion makeup's colour selection has always been leaning on the pale-fair shade and it's so hard for a tanned Malay girl like me to get a BB cushion that is not too fair for my skin tone. I know that now some high end brands have came out with cushions too but my current income does not permit me to spend on expensive makeups yet.

The normal price of this Maybelline Super BB Cushion is RM54.90 each and I got it for around RM38-ish, can't really remember it exactly but it was totally a steal! It comes in a paper box, a single casing cushion with one air puff, that's all. Currently I didnt see them selling any refills which means when you finish this pack, you need to buy another full set. Maybelline, do us a favour and sell separate refills will you? Don't worry about the air puffs, it's sold everywhere. As for the shade's availability, they are only selling 2 shades in Malaysia which is 02 Light and 03 Natural. I bought the 03 Natural shade as 02 Light is clearly too fair for my skin.

The packaging is exactly like any other cushions out there, with a seal to retain the cushion's freshness prior to be used. The air puff is cool, and it does not break into shreds even after a prolonged use. You can see the neutral shade in the pictures below, sorry I don't have a swatch because my phone camera is clearly going crazy it's not able to help me in this case. You can find swatches on other bloggers' review alright?

Now let's talk about its performance. First of all, Maybelline Super BB Cushion is not a disappointment to me. It has a good coverage, I shall say medium to full coverage depending on how many layers you wanna put on your face. This Maybelline Super BB Cushion does not have weird fragrant either, it has a very mild scent to it that will be gone in no time after you applied it on your face. For people with oily skin, if you are using this Maybelline Super BB Cushion you might need to stamp some powder on your face because you don't wanna end up looking shiny. I realised that if I prep my face properly with a good primer, this Maybelline Super BB Cushion is good enough to last up to 5 hours before I need a touch up. I have also used this Maybelline Super BB Cushion as a base before I put on a thin layer of foundation and I super love the outcome, the staying power of my makeup was just amazing and this is one purchase that I will never regret.

One thing to be aware of, based on my personal experience. This Maybelline Super BB Cushion indeed has good coverage if your skin is blessedly clear. If you have dark acne marks, you will need extra help from colour correcting concealers. This BB cushion is not a god-sent miracle that can photoshop your acne marks, like me for example. That's why when I need to look flawless, I will use this Maybelline Super BB Cushion as a base and follow with foundation and powders to seal those nasty acne marks off. I am using Maybelline Baby Pore Eraser as a primer and I love how it helps me to look less oily after a few hours. 

Overall, I do recommend this Maybelline Super BB Cushion if the shades available suits your skin. Friendly reminder, I am not paid/sponsored by any parties to write this review. I bought this Maybelline Super BB Cushion with my own money and I am writing this review to only share how good the product has been to me and I have finished using it as per today (September 21st, 2016). I need to buy a new one, haha! I've never loved any BB cushion as much as I love this Maybelline Super BB Cushion seriously. Maybe because the shade 03 Neutral is really something brownish yellow that suits my skin well and maybe because it's Maybelline ;)

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