Summer Favourites 2013

So we're halfway through summer and I can't believe how quickly time passed. I mean I just feel like it was a week back when I was excited about summer holidays coming up and now they're almost gone! So depressing. Anyway I'm sharing first "favorites" post with you guys today and these are my Summer favorites to be exact. It includes all the products I've been using this summer which made it to my "like list".

Liole Triple the solution BB Cream: I wore this BB cream for all my trips to the shopping mall during Ramadan. It's light weight, gives a decent amount of coverage, has an SPF and stays on my face for a good period of time. 

L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base: I reviewed this primer in the post just before this one. I love it. Makes my skin nice,smooth and blurs out pores. 

Color Studio Invincible Powder Compact: I've almost hit pan on this powder. It keeps my face shine free along with providing a teeny weeny amount of coverage.

NYX Above and Beyond Full Coverage Concealer in Yellow: I wish this had more yellow tint but nonetheless works great for my under eye circles.

SixPlus Buffing Brush: It's small, dense and blends in foundation/powder well

SixPlus Precision Buffing Brush: I love it for blending concealer under my eyes.

Makeup Blending Sponge: For a natural and even coverage, this is by far my favorite tool.

Urban Decay Single Eyeshadow In Half Baked: This is my first UD eyehsadow and I've officially fallen in love with it. It has a soft and buttery texture along with amazing pigmentation. Not to mention the color is gorgeous. I'll be buying more shades in future.

Maybelline Color Whisper in Rose Of Attraction: The one product I'll keep on repurchasing until I find something better. The shade is a perfect pink for my skin tone.

ColorStudio Pure Matte Lipstick in Missionary: I'm a sucker for peaches and this one's my favorite. It's matte and stays on for a long time.

e.l.f Makeup Mist and set: This one actually turned out better then what I had in mind. Locks in makeup for a decent amount of time.

Rimmel Lash Accelerator endless Mascara: I've reviewed this one too. Gives very natural looking lengthy lashes. 

Colorstudio Neon Devil: My favourite pink nail polish this summer. Matches most of my outfits.

So that's it for my summer favorites. What products do you love during summer ?

Do let me know

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Review- L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base

It's been almost 2 years since my skin underwent some transformations which majorly included my pores getting huge and even more oily. L'oreal magic perfecting base came with the claim of minimizing pores and smoothing the skin so I went ahead and bought it. Keep reading to find out my thoughts about this product.

My Experience:
I'd literally go ahead and try out every product that claims to minimize pores or smooth skin but unfortunately I couldn't find any primer within my budget that focused on blurring pores or evening out the skin texture. I was particularly looking for silicone based primer so I searched and read some reviews after which I decided to give this one a try.

The L'oreal magic perfecting base comes in a small 15ml glass jar, definitely a lot smaller than what I had in my mind. It has a very smooth thick matte texture and feels velvety once blended into the skin.
The packaging suggest using the product in circular motions all over you face. However I have a slightly different approach. I take a very small amount and apply it on my cheeks and t-zone except the open pores on my cheeks. Then I take a little more and dab on my pores. This time I do not rub it in. I just dab until it sinks into my skin. I leave for about 30 seconds and start my foundation application.
I have to say this primer really impressed me. It does exactly what it says, makes my skin smooth but above all, blurs my pores. The minimizing/smoothing effect comes from silica which is one of it's ingredients. The rest of my face feels smooth too so it provides a nice texture for me to apply my regular foundation.
However for days when I'm using foundations with slightly dewy/natural finish, I have to dab the primer again at the end on my pores to make them blurry/matte. The blurred out effect is not very long lasting though. Unless I've sealed it up under powder and setting spray, it vanishes after a few hours.
One thing I want to make clear here is that this is not your basic primer with properties to make your foundation last long. In fact it will absolutely do nothing for elongating the life of makeup on your face. Just because it's not meant to do so. I'm happy that L'oreal didn't make any false claims here. It's supposed to make your skin smooth and blurred, it does that pretty well. It's as simple as that.

Overall I really like this primer. It does what it claims. Makes my skin really smooth and blurs out my pores and fine lines. However it will not help your foundation last long so you might wanna pair it up with a primer that make your makeup stay. Secondly I think it's a little overpriced for the amount you get.
A day back I went makeup shopping and I tried the bourjois skin smoothing primer at the counter. I realized that it gave almost the same result as this one. So when I'm out of this jar, I'll definitely give that one try.

Where To Buy: I had mine ordered from target but Pakistani girls can order it from Wishlist or Beauty in Budget4u.
Price: $12.99

Have you guys tried this? Which primer is your favorite?
Do let me know
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