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Wednesday 22 August 2012

PRIMERS

Ahojte , Hey Guys 

(English is in blue italic writing)

tak opat som tu s dalsim prispevkom na blogu. Lamala som si hlavu, co vam mam napisat. Viacere mi pisete a pytate sa, aku kozmetiku pouzivam a co je najlepsie? Je to rozne. V mojom kufriku su rozne znacky od Avonu cez L'Oreal, YSL, ... po M.A.C. Som zastancom toho, ze aj s lacnym make-upom sa da vycarit skvely look. 
Su ale produkty, do ktorych sa oplati investovat. Su to zakladne veci ako  Primer (podkladova baza), mojim najoblubenejsim je Lancome La Base PRO (okolo 30 €), jeho jemna silikonovo-gelova textura sa prilne na plet pri nanasani, vytvori na pleti jemny film, ktory zaruci dokonale prilnutie make-upu a tympadom make-up vydrzi na tvari cely den. Neobsahuje olej, preto je vhodny aj pre mastnejsiu plet. Patri medzi drahsie primery, ale verte mi, oplati sa, make-up vam vdaka nemu vydrzi cely den a aj pri dennom pouzivani vam flasticka tohto primeru vydrzi vela mesiacov. 

Ak hladate lacnejsiu verziu, dobra volba je aj L'Oreal Paris Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base (okolo 17 €). 
Avon tiez ponuka primer MagiX Face Perfector, ale skor ako primer je to rozjasnovat, pekne rozjasni plet a pomoze pri nanasani make-upu ale neudrzi ho dlhsie. Taktiez ma v sebe SPF faktor 20 (cena okolo 11€). 


So I'm back with another post. I was thinking a lot about what my next post should be. A few of you were asking me what brands I use and which products are the best? I have lots of different brands in my make-up kit from Avon, through L'Oreal, YSL, Lancome ... to M.A.C. ... I personally think that you can find great pieces even with cheaper brands. 
Although I think that there are some essential pieces that you should invest in. For example PRIMER. It pays off to get a good one. My personal No.1 is Lancome La Base PRO (around € 30), it's soft silicone-gel texture makes the skin instantly smooth, smoothing away fine lines imperfect pores and the result is skin that's prepped perfectly for long lasting foundation. It's also oil-free therefore good for all skin types even the oily ones. It's one of the pricier primers but trust me it's worth it! It helps the foundation stay on longer and prevents it from sinking into the pores  - creates even coverage.

If you're looking for a cheaper version of a face primer Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base primer by L'Oreal (around € 17) is a good one too, it has a creamy - silicone texture rather than the gel one from Lancome. This one also has the attributes as the gel based one. 
Avon also has a primer: MagiX Face Perfector, although it's more like a highlighter, it preps the skin for the foundation but doesn't help to keep it on longer, but your skin looks radiant and fresh after the application (around € 11) it has an SPF 20 as well, which is handy.








Skvela vec je ocny primer, prave pre vas, ktorym sa mastia viecka a zlosti vas, ze v priebehu dna je cely vas ocny tien niekde uprostred viecka usadeny. Proti tomu sa da nieco urobit. Primer na ocne viecka. Skvely je Shadow Primer Potion od Urban Decay, nie som si vedoma toho, ze by sa predaval na Slovensku, bohuzial, ale v sieti drogerii Sephora (v Cechach) produkty tejto znacky zozeniete! Je dostat v 4 roznych farbach, zakladny je vo fialovej flasticke (vid. obrazok).
Na viecka mozte pouzit aj pletovy primer, je to na vas ci zainvestujete aj to ocneho primeru. Aby ste zamedzili rozmazaniu ocneho tiena, postupujte takto: na tvar (okolie oci) naneste vas denny krem, ked sa vstrebe aplikujte primer, potom make-up a nakoniec prepudrovat, alebo pouzit matny podkladovy tien v telovej farbe, a potom aplikujte ostatne ocnie tiene, linky aby ste vytvorili pozadovany look. 


Another great thing is an eye primer, especially for those who's eyelids get oily (sweaty) during the day and the eyeshadow ends up creasing in the crease of the eye. The best one, in my humble opinion, is Shadow Primer Potion by Urban Decay. It's great and available in 4 different colors, the basic one is in the purple tube (see pic below)
But if you don't want to buy a special primer for your eyelids, you can use the face primer (as I mentioned above). To prevent your eyeshadow from creasing, you can do the following: Apply moisturizer on the face and eye area, when the skin absorbs it apply face primer, then foundation, use powder or a base eyeshadow in a nude color (similar to your skin tone, or lighter if you want to highlight your eyes) and then use other eye shadow and eye liners to create the look you're going for.







XOXO Sophia ;) 

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