Free Maybelline stuff YEAH

So I'm participating in the brandstorm competition by L'Oréal. We had this briefing day and got some nice full size products for FREE, to get to know the brand ^^ (we gotta launch the first Maybelline fragrance...). Ok, I gotta say not everyone who participates get it :P we were 1 out of 5 teams who made it into the national finals (out of 12 participating teams, not that much eh...).

Now I have a Matte Mousse foundation which is a bit too pale and pinkish on my NC25 skin (the Maybelline color is 030 Sand). So it accentuates dry flaky skin and coverage isn't the best, BUT the consistency is nice. Ít feels so soft and smooth when applying. LOL I'm gonna find a way to wear it... with yellow colored powder ;D

Then I have an eyeshadow duo with too much white shimmer in it. Come on Maybelline, you have a nice image, so don't make cheap looking eyeshadow. Thanx! (if you didn't notice, cheap eyeshadows with bad quality that you find in those noname sets usually have white shimmer overload....).

Next up: A clear nailpolish which is supposed to dry in 40 seconds. Didn't try it yet, but I will wear it as a basecoat anyway and I really needed a basecoat!

Another item for the eye is the XXL Mascara, but unfortunately it's not waterproof... I can only use waterproof due to my Asian stick straight lashes.

Now we're almost done: Superstay Powergloss! In a pink shade with gold shimmer, I was hoping to get Fire Granet, but that shade is also nice.

Finally we have a Moisture Extreme Nude collection lipstick. It smells nice, like caramel/toffee (its name is Toffee cream ;D), the color is a bit too bright for everyday. I mean I like paler stuff (MAC High Tea), but with the right Eye make up it will look more healthy than High tea haha. Since it was free I love my gifts ;D Gonna post pics when I do looks, but Sunday will actually be my first free day this week urgh... to think that I'm only in university lol

Piha Black on red lips

So this is MAC Lasting Lust with Lancôme Piha Black Gloss over it. You can see my dry lips through the gloss... because the layer of color dries out your lips, the gloss over it is just some kind of illusionist comforter. The lips don't get moisturized, it just seems so lol.

Not so great lol, but Piha Black definitely tones down colors... Lasting Lust with regular clear gloss is a bit more garish, slightly orangy, at least compared to Russian Red. Actually I like the red Maybelline shade more, and it's even less expensive....

Nails...

Just a quick post before going to bed...

This is MAC On the Prowl. The only grey I could find... (shimmer stuff doesn't count. it would be silver, I wanted NO SHIMMER this time).

On the other hand: MAC Whirlwind.

Excuse the mess, I took the pics right after applying Seche Vite. Anyway, I applied all this on Saturday and today (very early Friday) there is still NO CHIPPING! Amazing, just amazing. All for under 4€ lol. Tomorrow I'm gonna remove the colors though, need some fresh stuff to look at. I guess Chanel Black Satin on the left and Zoya Tangy on the right. Or both hands Zoya Blair... we'll see.

I also went shopping today, got MAC Pro Longwear in Lasting Lust... for now I'll only tell you it really doesn't smear/go off. What it looks like on it's own, consistency, what it looks like with Piha Black and if it rubs off with a different gloss than the intended topcoat... I'll tell ya tomorrow *zzZZzz*

Here it is...

I was surprised that I got my package today... pretty fast (Douglas Online Shop to Austria). I didn't include the clear up strips in this pic as it didn't fit into the group shot (stylewise). On top is the Eau de Star Sample. When trying it out it instantly reminded me of Angel, but it's not as strong. I don't really love it, Angel Innocence and the Original are better. On the bottom is the generous YSL Rouge Volupté Sample, it even includes a mini-brush. The first color on the left is definitely something I'd wear, the second would work too. I'm curious what the bright red will turn out to be, since I love MAC Russian Red already and will buy Lasting Lust (Pro Longwear formula) today. I'm not a hot pink person, but maybe with the right eye makeup...

Here is Lancôme Piha Black on it's own. Now I own a L'Oréal Group lippie I can take with me to the Briefing Day and whip out if I need to touch up... black colored haha.

Piha black is more of a dark grey with lots of white shimmer. When applied it looks grey because it's quite sheer. I will try it on my lips and with different lipsticks later.

Coming up next: my Nails :P You know what's funny - I applied my current nail polishes on Saturday, they still didn't chip or anything... that's why I love Seche Vite topcoat.

Piha Black was shipped...

seems it isn't actually THAT limited. Probably those sets were, but you can get a bright lipstick for wearing under the gloss from many companies... anyway, I also found the gloss being sold online on another European cosmetics retailer :D I'm curious what this gloss will look like over Russian Red...

Lancôme Piha Black Gloss

So I read that this gloss was super limited and twice as exp. Now I looked at some cosmetics retailer which is very big in Germany and Austria, just randomly, looking for Juicy Tubes. Then what do I see?! They have Piha Black in stock O_O ok, short thinking, and 23€ later I ordered it. It's the same price as every other Color Fever Gloss, and in stock... sooo now I'm really curious if it will arrive lol. Along with some clear-up strips (free delivery) and 2 free samples: Thierry Mugler Eau de star and YSL Rouge Volupté ^^ Will definitely post pics when/IF it arrives since I couldn't find any swatches of it.

Holographic Nails

This is what I've been wearing the last week. It's OPI DS Shimmer over Chanel Black Satin. I lurrrvvee the holo effect.

However, I just painted my nails (removed the holo yesterday). Now I'm wearing MAC Whirlwind on my left hand and On the Prowl on the right. Even though On the prowl is a pretty and quite unique shade (grey with no shimmer) it's consistency is plain terrible. Its weird goopyness (though just opened) makes application a very streaky affair. Thanx to 3 coats and 1 coat Seche Vite it looks decent now... pics will follow.

One step closer to Paris...

as mentioned many posts ago, I took part at the L'Oréal Competition 'Brandstorm'. Now we've passed the first round, right into the National Finals where we're gonna have a briefing at L'Oréal. 12 teams have submitted their pre-cases. 5 passed, we're one of them. But at the national finals there can only be 1 winning group. This one will fly to Paris and compete with international teams. Soooo, if we're gonna win I'm sooo going to Goyard again and look for a white St. Louis tote haha. XD

Guess what I found today? A grey nail polish! In the MAC Helly Kitty collection, named 'On the Prowl'... gosh I've been wandering through Taiwan's department stores to find a grey NOT silver polish, and now I found it in Austria. Too funny. Lucky they got a second shipment though as almost all stuff was sold out yesterday. Pics are gonna follow...

Inside my bag...

Today I carried my Reissue to a french course at university:

Contents:

- LV Taiga Wallet

- Samsung cellphone

- Asus PDA

- Montblanc Case with Rollerball
- iPod shuffle

- Le SportSac Makeup bag

- MAC Lipstick in High Tea

- Chewing gums

- Tissues

- Plastic bag for heavy rain protection...

- some scribbling paper (the green)

- some french information papers, folded (the white)

I wished each lessons would be such a leightweight one...

Still got the flu, but here's the Hermès!

So here is my first real H-piece (I don't count perfumes).

And that's what's inside:

The belt in black box/chocolate togo leather and a shiny gold buckle in the small drawstring bag ^^ The following is the chocolate side on a black Zara pant.

Again, with flash which washes all colours out, but gives you a more crisp view...

The only thing now is to lose weight as I can't close the belt on my lowrise pants and the gold buckle doesn't go with my washed grey jeans. I'd do sports now if I wasn't coughing and sneezing all the time. Apart from my throat, lungs and nose hurting lol. Goddamn flu.... I went to the Opera yesterday and managed to look (somewhat) smashing while feeling smashed ^^. Thanx to makeup, a thick layer of MAC Studio Fix Fluid with concealer, bronzing powder and blush... Humid Eyeshadow etc. and I looked human again (when I'm sick I neglect skincare so little red bumps will show up on my whole face...). Only my eyes looked watery, but that I couldn't help lol. Isn't it great, makeup makes you look so healthy and gorgeous while in reality you're sick, feeling like sleeping/fainting/dying. I guess you don't wanna know, but I had to cough that hard yesterday (after Opera, thank god) that I threw up my late dinner... never happened until now lol. One day I'm gonna die from coughing...

Oh yes!!!

I was lucky on saturday - or not. Depending on your point of view. I got my Hermès Belt, right color, right size (more or less). Great - just that I began developing a fever while shopping and now I'm coughing and dripping outta my nose like a tap (yeah I knew that's something you wanna know....). Anyway, beautiful belt looks gorg. on each side, the shiny golden buckle fits perfectly to both black box and chocolate togo leather. The only gripe: I don't have any pant that fits with the belt... it's tight to begin with since I wanna lose weight. But either the pant has the wrong color (grey jeans and gold?! NO WAY!) or they sit too low on my hips which are too wide for size 85 lol. You will get pics of my first Hermès baby tomorrow... when I'm hopefully less coughing and so on...