Skincare and makeup I bring to the GYM

I am sure I am just one of few people who do their normal skincare routine even if they go to gym. But, I have bought the products so I use them, so I make sure I am using them even if I have to bring them with me to the gym. Some of them I put into smaller containers, some of them, just as they are. Here you have my skincare routine I bring with me. 

 The list of makeup I take is definitely much longer as it is my everyday makeup: (Paul&Joe makeup bag)

- Benefit Coralista blush

- Benefit Hoola bronzer

- Bare Minerals Illuminating Mineral veil

- Estee Lauder Double wear in 1N1

- RealTechniques miracle sponge

- Urban Decay Primer potion in Eden

- MAC Prolongwear concealer

- Bobbi Brown Creamy concealer

- Shu Uemura eyelash curler

- Clinique Lash building primer

- Clinique High impact extreme in Extreme black

- L'oreal Superliner

- Rimmel Scandaleyes in Nude 005

- Clinique Superfine liner for brows

- Brushes: RealTechniques blush brush, Chanel Powder/contour brush, MAC 187 (for powder), 239 (for packing the eyeshadows), 217 (blending eye brush), 219 (pencil eye brush), 204 (lash brush), 212 (flat definer brush)

 I change my lipsticks on an everyday basis, so I always have a different one with me:)

Do you have any special routine when you are at the gym? 

Share in the comments:)

Urban Decay Naked Basics palette

Swatches on Naked basics palette (as you can see, all the pigmentation is very good except for w.o.s. which was quite difficult to swatch)

Ladies, as promised I am bringing you another review of the Naked palette family. Today it is the baby one, the naked basics palette. From all the palettes this was the one I never thought of purchasing, but once while flying, I thought, let me jus buy it on the plane and since then I absolutely adore this. 

It is definitely palette that doesn't contain as much shimmer and pearl finish, but in my opinion it is one that is mostly appropriate for those girls that really love natural eye makeup that is matte and almost unseen. 

You can create very simple and beautiful looks applying lighter shades allover lid, having my favourite crease colour (faint) and even black, so you can transform your day look into a night one. 

I am very impressed by this palette and really enjoy taking it to the gym as it is so tiny, easy to carry around and still you can create whole look without being of a need of different eye shadows. 

If you have someone in your life who wants to start with makeup or is liking very neutral one, I would say this would be my first choice, definitely (after that naked1, then naked2 and naked3 as last just to finish the collection:))

This palette retails for £22.

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette | Review & swatches

I know everyone was talking about this palette ages ago, but to be honest, I wanted to give myself time to really play around with it and see if I like it or not. I was very hesitant if I should get it or not as first of all I have a lot of palettes and second of all, I wasn't sure about how the colours will be great for my complexion.  (luckily I got it from my sister for Christmas, so to quilt there:))

The palette is definitely beautiful, going more into pinky tones, which are rather not your everyday choice. I personally enjoy most of the colours as you are having mattes, shimmers and pearly finishes mixed in, which makes it versatile. The most disappointing colour for me was Dust as it is extremely chalky, there is a lot of fallout and even when freshly new, it just look like a trouble maker. So staying away from Dust if you can:)

Otherwise, colours are gorgeous, I absolutely adore the mattes: Strange, Limit, Nooner. 

I prefer lighter colours for everyday use, so I will rarely touch Factory, Darkside and Blackheart, but they are gorgeous colours to have in your collection. 

If I should say overall judgement: If you are not an owner of Naked palette, I don't think I would recommend to start with this one, Naked1 and Naked2 palette are more everyday makeup friendly (I am planning to do swatches and reviews of those as well), but if you own the others, it is gorgeous palette to own to create different looks and make your daily makeup more fun without going with too much colour (as most of us still love our neutrals anyway).

You can get Naked3 palette in Debenhams and it retails for £37.

Do you own Naked3 palette or any Naked palette? Which one is your favourite?:)

Thank you so much for reading and I will talk to you later.

September favourites

September favourites

It started to feel like autumn, so my makeup went into darker shades and definitely more plumy and berry. My favourite blusher is Mac plum foolery, which doesn't show as extreme on cheeks, I would be brave enough to claim that you can work on building it up and it never looks like you are wearing too much. 

A little bit of shimmer makes it nice and glowy on cheeks, so if you don't use highlighter, you can definitely skip it while wearing this. 

If you would tell me few years back that I would willingly wear a dark lipstick, I wouldn't believe you. But somehow these past 2 years I have really enjoyed it. Apply a little something on the eyes and darker lip colour. 

I am sure I am loving it now as I got a lot of compliments wearing it, but this just really makes fun from makeup, changing it up and having different looks. 

My favourites has been Mac rebel and Topshop trigger.

If you are after a cheap body lotion, I would highly recommend this Garnier body lotion. Smells good and is easily absorbed. The only thing I am not the biggest fan of is the packaging, making it complicated with getting the product out...and the opening lid...oh, no...

I need a good hydrating eye cream all year around and most of them just feel too greasy. My undereye area just can't handle that so after I found this Origins eye cream, I was a very happy bunny. Feels good, hydrates, leaves no residue, smells like cucumbers and has no harsh ingredients. 

read my review here for Origins eye doctor

It is quite challenging for me to explain how this setting spray really changes my makeup, but somehow my makeup looks fresh, literally after whole day at work, I don't have to worry about looking crap (even if I can feel that;)) so definitely recommend this big time.

What I am wearing on my nails in the video:

On my nails: No7 Damson dream, OPI Mariah Carey collection

My hair was having that phase when it just didn't want to perform. The same thing happened year ago and after I went for Lush haircare routine, it went back to normal. So I am back to Lush routine as you could find out from this and I just forgot how much I love this conditioner. Light, with specific scent which I became to love and hydrating benefits, it is just my love. And perfect for travel.

A treat this month was this Jo Malone candle and it really makes whole apartment smell divine. So happy I got this, but I am really bad in burning it so it doesn't do a hole. Oh well. 

Easiest breakfast that really makes me happy. Red berries porridge, normally I put cinnamon, golden syrup and some fruits on the top. It fills me up and is healthy.

What have you been loving previous month? Let me know in the comments:)

Lucia

xox

My makeup for a day off

For my days off, I choose completely different kind of makeup and products. I like to go for very fresh, glowy and almost no makeup look.

1. girl meets pearl from benefit (to give nice glowy base)

2. Laura Mercier Tinted moisturizer (I was applying it with my fingers, but sponge gives a little better finish)

3. NYX Cream Blush in 01 Rose petal (looks very fresh and can be used for lips-even though it made my lips a little too nude for my taste-applied with fingers and blended with stippling brush)

4. all nighter from Urban Decay (sets everything)

5. bare minerals mineral veil powder (applied only in the t-zone to set everything)

6. real techniques contour brush (because I wanted my powder only in certain areas, this brush was perfect for precision)

1. eye drops to have brighter and less red eyes

2. Smashbox brow tech (Blonde)

3. Realtechniques eyebrow brush 

4. Shu Uemura eyelash curler

5. no7Exceptional Definition from (I love this for a day off as it is in brown/black colour-not that harsh-and it contains nourishing vitamins and proteins which is a plus to help my lashes)

6. Clinique chubby stick in 07 Super strawberry (I love this for work even for a day off-beautiful colour)

Lucia

xox

My everyday work make-up

I always love to know what products are people using for their everyday makeup, so I thought why not share mine:)

I need my makeup stay put for whole day, that's why I use setting spray and primer afterwards. I found that it helps even around my nose area which can can greasy the most.

I like to go for a full coverage foundation, but I am trying to use more concealer where I need it and going for a foundation where it is very necessary.                      I always set my foundation with powder, currently I am trying out the bare minerals Mineral veil. 

Sometimes I like to go for a little bit of bronzer as it gives me nice colour to the face and the Sleek one works perfectly for my skin as it is not too dark. I wouldn't apply too much, but it gives nice warm, brownish colour. My orgasm blush from Nars is my favourite as it give me nice glow and healthy look to my skin, which is always a plus;)

I love having winged eyeliner for everyday, but I found that when I apply black eyeshadow on the top of my eyeliner, it looks more interesting and not that harsh for a day use. 

As a eyeprimer I am using Origins cream shadow and after that I am playing these days with Naked palette 2, which my lovely friend Lauren gave me (how sweet of her:)). And I absolutely love it. I have the original Naked palette so I never thought about picking this up, but it is truly amazing. Love the colours. 

These days I am using wearing the same products on my lips as I like the finish and colour (as seen on the picture)

Thank you so much for reading my today's post and hopefully soon I will send my days off make-up for you as it is quite different;)

Lucia

xox