Review: Lancome Effacernes Waterproof Concealer!

Lancome Effacernes Concealer

I've been looking for a good, heavy-duty liquid concealer that will provide as much coverage as my cream concealers for quite some time.

The current concealers I use are MAC Studio Finish Concealer, MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer and Ben Nye Concealers. All three concealers are cream based in pot form. I always opt for these types of concealers because they tend to provide the fullest coverage. The only problem I have with these types of concealers is, they sometimes tend to cake.

After looking up reviews on makeupalley.com for a liquid concealer, I stumbled across Lancome Effacernes. It is one of the highest rated concealers with a rating of 4.1/5 based on over 300 reviews, with a repurchase rate of 76%. The rating is about the same for the much higher end Cle de Peau Concealer, which has a 4.2 rating with a 76% repurchase rate.

Lancome Effacernes Concealer is promised to provide a complete, natural-looking coverage, even out the skin tone, covers dark circles and minimize fine lines around the eyes. The result is a soft, matte finish that is long-wearing and waterproof.

There are 12 shades in total: Ivoire, Porcelaine I, Light Buff, Light Bisque, Clair II, Camee, Medium Buff, Beige (Neutral) III, Medium Bisque, Dore, Bronze IV and Suede.

I originally tested out the shade Beige III Neutral, but it gave my under-eyes a gray cast. So I ended up going with Light Bisque.

 Lancome Effacernes Concealer in Light Bisque swatched on my hand.

You can see that it almost fully covered the freckle on my hand, which is visible in the first swatch photo.

The consistency is light and creamy - somewhat similar to MAC Select Cover-up. I like applying it with my ring finger in light, patting motions. I sometimes use a concealer brush, but I actually prefer using my fingers with this particular concealer. I feel that with my finger, I can build the most coverage. 

The coverage is very good. It provides a medium, buildable to an almost full coverage without looking heavy or cakey. Even though I don't have a problem with fine lines, sometimes heavier concealers can accentuate fine lines that barely even exist, and this one doesn't at all for me.

Also, I found that the claims for this concealer to be long-wearing very true. I don't notice any fading or creasing by the end of the day.

I definitely recommend picking up a sample next time you're near a Lancome counter!

NOTD: Purple Tips with Rimmel 60 Seconds "Night Before" Nail Polish!

As my readers may have noticed, I have an obsession with purple. I think this obsession started a year ago when I purchased a couple dress tops from H&M that were purple and it complimented me really well.. and ever since then, I really liked purple clothing. As for purple eyeshadow/makeup.. that obsession started in the past 6 months maybe.. and in the past couple of months I've been on a hunt for every pretty purple eye shadow ever made. Purple is actually a color that is extremely popular right now for the fall. There will be lots of purples. I never cared for purple nail polish. Or really any dark colors. Black was the trend for nails, but I never purchased a bottle of black nail polish because I knew already It wouldn't look good on me. I love the look of midnight blues, but it just reminded me of my childhood when I would paint my nails blue and purple and funky colors. (I'm totally rambling on right now) I don't know why, it just looks so tacky on me. When I was at Target the other day and saw this purple polish by Rimmel called "Night Before" it instantly caught my eye. It is such a gorgeous deep shimmery plum. I wanted to get it, but I figured it would be a waste of money and I wouldn't use it. But, I decided to give it a try.. it was only $3 anyway.

I ended up doing purple tips :) I did it on my fingernails and toes. I love the way it turned out!

Here's everything I used:1) Sally Hansen Salon Nail Lacquer in "Its a Sheer Thing"
2) Orly White Tip Guides (I bought at Sally's. I never use these, but I wanted it to come out perfectly.. I'm a little shaky with my left hand)
3) Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish in "Night Before"
4) So Easy Stripe Rite Purple Glitter
5) So Easy Stripe Rite Silver Glitter

That's all for tonight.. good night everyone!! 

And btw, 300+ followers!??? YAYY!!! Awesome! Thank you everyone for reading!

Arabian Eyes FOTN!

Tonight I was playing around with my makeup and ended up doing Arabian inspired eye makeup. Representing my heritage.. lol If you guys didn't know I'm half Middle Eastern (Jordanian to be exact) haha I really liked the way It turned out but I couldn't get any good pictures.. :( This is always my dilemma. I want a new camera so so so bad!!!

FACE: Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation in Tawny
Ben Nye Banana Visage Powder
MAC Beauty Powder in Smooth Harmony (Bronzer from Heatherette collection)
MAC So Ceylon MSF

EYES: L'Oreal Collagen Mascara in Black
Milani Eye Tech Liquid Liner Pen in Black (outlined my eyes)
L'Oreal Extra Intense Liquid Pencil Liner in Black (on waterline)
NYX Eyeshadow Trio in Ceramic (I used the black color.. it's almost exactly the same as MAC Black Tied. I used this on my lid)
MAC Violet Trance e/s (I smudged this under the black liner under my eyes and blended this into the black shadow)
MAC Parfait Amour e/s (blended into Violet Trance)
MAC Pink Bronze Pigment (blended into parfait amour and put in the corners of my eyes lightly)
MAC Gesso e/s for a matte white highlight
MAC Fascinating White Pencil Liner (for the little line I extended from the outer corner)

LIPS: MAC Spice Lip Liner Pencil
MAC Hue Lipstick

TAG: What's in my handbag & makeup bag???!

I had a request to do a post about whats in my handbag! I think these are pretty fun.. and I was bored today so I thought I'd do it. Although, whats in my bag isn't that interesting.. lol I rotate handbags every week.. this is the one I'm currently wearing. Its getting a little old and beat up.

Here's everything dumped out..

 1) Large Victoria's Secret Cosmetic Bag 2) Beyond the Zone Flipped Out Styling Spray (this is a must if I need a quick hair fix!) 3) Small bottle of Versace Bright Crystal Perfume (my favorite scent) 4) Brush (I'm always brushing my hair so it looks nice and full) 5) Marc Jacobs Clutch Wallet (this is my fav. wallet I've ever owned. It holds everything and I've been using it for a over a year & its in perfect condition) 6) Travel pack of Kleenex tissues 7) Chewing Gum 8) Pen (I usually have an agenda in my bag.. I write everything down) 9) Keys

And this is what I have in the pocket of my purse..
 
1) Lots of band-aids (A must if you wear high heels a lot like me!) 2) Hand Sanitizer Wipes 3) Tan Towels (These are self tanning towelettes. I carry these on me because I sleep over at my boyfriends house a lot and If I didn't get a chance to apply my self tanner, I usually will use these to wipe across my hands, arms and face. I don't love these.. but they're convenient) 4) My Victoria's Secret Pill Box.. I have a fish oil vitamin in there with some tylenol and asprin. lol And to the goodies.. my makeup bag!

These are all of my necessities for my every day look. CLICK FOR FULL VIEW
 1) Hair tie and small hair clip, in case I want to put my hair back or half way. 2) Refresh Eye Drops, in case my eyes get irritated. 3) Estee Lauder Cream Moisturizer 4) Dental Floss. I hate when I get something stuck in my teeth and can't get it out! haha 5) Tweezers. 6) Brow razor.. In case I have some strays I need to get rid of. 7) MAC Pencil Sharpener 8) ELF Studio Blush Brush (a new favorite brush of mine. This is perfect for contouring. I use it for my bronzer, blush and powder!) 9) MAC 187SE Duo Fiber Brush for my foundation application. 10) Make up Forever Matte Velvet Foundation (I switch foundations all of the time. This is what I happened to be wearing today) 11) NYX Eye Shadow Trio in "Ceramic". I wear this every single day. Its two shades of shimmering grays and one black. I use it to line my eyes. 12) MAC Mineralize Blush in "Dainty". I've been using this almost every day since I've purchased it. Its not really a favorite of mine.. but it's a nice natural pink. 13) MAC Golden Bronzer 14) Ben Nye Banana Visage Powder 15) L'Oreal Extra Collagen Mascara 16) MAC "Spiked" Brow Pencil 17) Milani Eye Tech Black Liner Pen 18) MAC "Spice" Lip Liner Pencil. I use this liner with all of my lip colors.. 19) Blistex lip balm 20) MAC Lipstick in "Hue" 21) NYX Round Lipstick in "Orange Soda" 22) NYX Round Lipgloss in "Whipped" That's all :) and just for fun.. I put my bag on the scale and it weighs almost 4 pounds. haha!