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Monday, February 24, 2014

L'Oréal Paris Nude Magique Eau de Teint

The latest foundation offering from L'Oréal Paris had everyone in Europe hooked last fall. Consequent to the anticipation generated by all the American youtubers' blurbs, we all couldn't wait to try this revolutionary potion that is lighter than water, with good coverage, matte and erases pores. 

Eau de Teint is an extremely liquid foundation that comes in a sleek, transparent, matte bottle. The packaging is an obvious reflection of the foundation's finish, and I have to give L'Oréal a thumbs up for it. Only thing is, it only contains 20 ml of foundation, contrary to the standards for this kind of product, which is 30. 
The bottle does not have a pump, and although this is clearly due to the running consistency of the fluid, I still think that they should have kept the hole way smaller: every time I use Eau de Teint, I get stains everywhere.

 The foundation itself glides on perfectly and has a true matte finish...something that is similar to porcelain or powder. It has a pore-shrinking effect too, which is something I generally am very concerned with. However, all of this comes for a price: Eau de Teint is a true silicones' soup.
I thought it could be my everyday foundation, but as I have an acne-prone skin, I am not sure if I should wear this often. 
The coverage is poor, but that is not surprising, as it is supposed to be a light foundation anyway. I layer it, but I always have to put concealer on my blemishes.

Now when I bought it, I thought this foundation was great, now I am not sure anymore. It could be because my skin has changed because of the acne treatments, it could also be because I live in a much colder and dry climate now, so my skin is not that oily anymore, but I don't see it as the great foundation I thought it was anymore. 
Obviously, if you don't have any blemish problem, you can rest assured this will make you look like a porcelain doll, and I still think you should give it a try when you find it on offer.
 
Overall, I still have mixed feelings about it, and I think it is something I will have a love and hate relationship with. I'll keep you posted on my Facebook page. In the meantime, I'd really like to hear your opinion on this foundation, if you've tried it. 
 ***EDIT: IF YOU HAVE AN ACNE PRONE SKIN, I DISCOURAGE YOU TO TRY THIS FOUNDATION. SOME DAYS AFTER I POSTED MY REVIEW, DUE TO CONTINUE USAGE, I HAD A HORRIBLE BREAKOUT***

L'ultimo arrivato nella gamma dei fondotinta in casa L'Oréal Paris ci ha fatte sognare tutte. Dopo tutta la pubblicità generata dalle youtubers americane, non vedevamo l'ora di provare questa pozione rivoluzionaria, più leggera dell'acqua, con una buona coprenza, matte, e che cancella i pori. 

Eau de Teint è un fondotinta estremamente liquido che viene venduto in una bella bottiglia di vetro trasparente e opaca, molto elegante, che riflette il finish del fondotinta. I miei complimenti per questo packaging, anche se la sua pecca è quella di contenere 20 ml di fondotinta, contrariamente allo standard di questo tipo di prodotto, che ne contiene solitamente 30. 
La confezione non ha erogatore, e anche se ciò è dovuto chiaramente alla consistenza del prodotto, penso che avrebbero dovuto mantenere un foro più piccolo: ogni volta che uso Eau de Teint, macchio dappertutto. 


Il fondotinta di per sé stesso si stende bene e ha un finish davvero matte...qualcosa di simile alla porcellana o alla cipria. Diminuisce anche la visibilità dei pori, il che mi preoccupa sempre molto. Tuttavia, per tutte queste belle cose c'è un prezzo da pagare: Eau de Teint è un condensato di siliconi. 
Credevo di aver trovato il mio fondo dat tutti i giorni, ma datosi che ho la pelle molto prone all'acne non credo di poterlo indossare spesso. 

La coprenza è minima, ma questo non dovrebbe sorprendere visto che è un fondotinta leggero. Lo si può stratificare, ma personalmente devo comunque portare del correttore sui brufoli.
Quando lo comprai, pensavo che questo fondotinta fosse magnifico. Ora non ne sono più così sicura. Può essere per via del fatto che la mia pelle è cambiata in seguito ai trattamenti contro l'acne, oppure perché ora vivo dove il clima è più freddo e secco, dunque la mia pelle non è più così grassa. In ogni caso non lo vedo più il buon fondotinta di una volta. 

Ovviamente, se voi non avete problemi di brufoli, potete star certe che questo fondotinta vi farà sembrare una bambola di porcellana e penso sia da provare se lo trovate in offerta.
In generale, ancora mi sento di avere opinioni miste a riguardo, forse perché credo che sia un prodotto con cui avere una relazione di amore e odio. Vi terrò aggiornate sulla pagina Facebook. Nel frattempo, mi piacerebbe sapere le vostre opinioni a riguardo, se avete provato Eau de Teint.

***EDIT: SE AVETE UNA PELLE ACNEICA VI SUGGERISCO DI NON USARE QUESTO FONDOTINTA. POCHI GIORNI DOPO AVER POSTATO QUESTA RECENSIONE, PER VIA DELL'USO CONTINUATIVO, HO AVUTO UN ORRIBILE E DOLOROSO SFOGO***



Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. 

What is your favorite foundation by L'Oréal?
What foundation would you recommend for acne-prone skins?

Fatemi sapere il vostro parere nei commenti. 

Qual è il vostro fondotinta preferito di L'Oréal?
Quale fondotinta raccomandereste per una pelle acneica?

Sunday, August 9, 2009

fotn: smokey, smudgy black (yes, I was in a bad mood)

Good morning everyone,
here is another face of the night post. I am only wearing makeup at night, so you will have to excuse if the pictures are aweful...again, my camera has a very bad flash - it's so bad for close ups.

You can't even see the sparkles I tossed all over the eyeshadow. I had never worn a total black smokey eye look before, and when I did last night (be it because I was aggravated) I found it cute.
However, what you see here is not even half that cute.Products used:
Face: Rimmel bronzer to contour
Pupa Lumiante hightlight on my cheek bones and nose

Eyes: Matt black in the Sleek Acid palette
the sparkling black in the Pupa Precious palette
Loose sparkles from the Polvere di Luce duo by Pupa
black eyeliner pencil on my lower lashline and on my waterline
Pupa Diva's Lashes mascara
Mini Bourjois Reflects Vibrants in Blue on the lower lashline

Lips: L'Orèal Colour Riche in Stone sparkle
Deborah clear lipgloss

Off to the beach as usual, now....
xoxo
Lyd

Sunday, July 19, 2009

L'Oréal Resist and Shine Titanium nail polish review

This was the biggest disappointment of all the nail polishes I've bought from January til now. The L'Oréal Resist&Shine Titanium seems to be as resistant as it claims to (although it really claims one week...so I'll tell you more next weekend), but overall it really sucks. Why? Well, I think the picture is pretty self-esplanatory: the formula is so dense that it is almost impossible to get an even coat on the nail.
Now I know I have huge nails, but even on my pinky you can see where the brush was. And there is no way to fix it! I had to give it two coats to make it a little less messy!!!
Such a big "turn off", especially after trying Rimmel's Nail Pro Lycra (waiting for you guys to release new colors in Italy!), which gives you a perfect and even color with just one coat, and lasts long too!
I have been waiting for yellow nail polishes to be released here in Italy for like...2 months? Now that we finally get one, we get the worst of all! For a better seeing, here is a picture taken with no flash...the passage of the brush is horribly visible! I haven't even bothered removing all the mess around the nails...What a disappointment...especially after you've paid 8 EUROS AND 79 CENTS for this waste!


On a better note, I have finally gone to the beach for the first time in the summer today! Apart from the strong mistral wind that got me "breaded" with sand when I got out of the water, it was lovely! It is amazing how smoothing and soothing sea water is for your skin! My little stress&heat breakouts? Gone!...Puff!, disappeared! I should have brought a bottle of sea water home just to wash my face off with it on a daily basis, but I'll soon be off of university, and I'll have more time to go to the beach, so....
I do recommend to whoever lives near/by the sea to go there and, at least, bottle some water...if you have breakouts, it is the only immediate way to get rid of them!

Anyhoo, I'm off to bed now...hope the review's been helpful to those of you who wanted to buy that crappy polish ;)
xoxo
Lyd

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Some shopping - review to come by tomorrow night

Hello everyone,
yesterday I bought two things I'm going to review: the L'oréal "Resist and Shine Titanium" nail polish in deep yellow (that you can see here), and the Garnier Caffeine eyes roll-on. So far, I've been mostly disappointed.

I think that I'm gonna give the roll-on more time. It is said to work right on, and give you an immediate fresh feeling under your eyes, but quite frankly it hasn't to me! However, like I said, I'm going to give it more time, maybe put it in the fridge?!

The nail polish, however, was a complete rip off! The color is fantastic, and I really think it is long lasting (I was cooking, and chopping things this morning, and the knife hit my nails several times but it is barely noticable), but there is something in its consistency and formulae which makes it suck!
I don't have my camera with me now, but I will take pictures tomorrow and do a complete and appropriate review for you to see what I'm talking about. At least you can avoid wasting money like I did.

Tell me what you think of the Garnier eyes roll-on, though...I want to understand if it is as disappointing as the nail polish, or I have to be patient to see the result. I'll be posting the Resist and Shine review with relative photos by tomorrow night.

xoxo,
Lyd