Finished Products / June

I have finally finished enough products to do a post! I haven't been able to do these posts for the past several months as I was away and didn't have any products with me that I can actually use up. But now that I am back, it's all about finishing products! What you see below aren't the only products I have used up, these are just the more makeup related ones. If you want to see mini-reviews for haircare or body care products let me know and I will include them next time :)

Sonunda bir post hazirlayabilecek kadar urun bitirebildim! Epeydir bitirdigim urunler hakkinda yazamiyordum. Hem aylardir Turkiye'deydim hemde yanimdaki urunlerin hic biri oyle kolay kolay bitirilebilecek seyler degildi. Dondugumden beri bir an once bitsin diye uzerine yogunlastigim urunleri bitirdim sonunda. Tabii ki burada gordugunuzden daha fazla urun bitirdim ama bu post icin daha cok makyaj uzerine olanlari sectim. Eger sampuan, vucut bakimi urunleri vs. hakkinda mini reviewlar gormek istiyorsaniz haberim olsun bir daha ki yazimda onlarida dahil edeyim :)

Sonia Kashuk Eye Makeup Remover

If you don't already know, this amazing Sonia Kashuk eye makeup remover is my favorite of all time. I mention it every chance I get because I honestly think it's that great. I think this may be my 5th bottle - I lost count :) It gets every bit of eye makeup off, it doesn't leave any oily residue on face and is easily accessible at Target. The only drawback for some may be the price factor as it is $9.99 for the 4.75oz bottle. (You can find Sonia Kashuk coupons on Target's website most of the time) For comparison, Neutrogena eye makeup remover is approximately $5.99 for a 3.8oz bottle.

Eger bilmiyorsaniz hemen soyleyeyim, bu Sonia Kashuk goz makyaj temizleyicisi kesinlikle favorim. Sanirim bitirdigim 5. sise olabilir. Bu urun hakkinda soyleyecek negatif birsey bulamiyorum. Bir goz makyaj temizleyecisinde olmasi gereken hersey mevcut. Makyaji en kucuk zerrisine kadar cikarmakta ustune yok, cok nazik, geride yagli bir tabaka birakmayan ve de Target'tan cok kolayca temin edilebilecek sahane bir urun. 

MAC Fix+

Fix+ gets quite a bit of rave in the beauty world and I respect those of you that swear by it. However it doesn't seem to be working for me. I don't see or feel any kind of difference whether I set my makeup with it or not. On a happier note, I have found that Avene thermal spring water spray does a fantastic job for setting makeup which is what I use these days.

Guzellik dunyasinda epey sevilen Fix+ malesef benim icin pek tatmin edici olmadi. Makyajimi Fix+'la sabitlesemde sabitlemesemde pek bir fark goremiyorum. Ama fark yaratan baska bir urun buldum o da Avene thermal spring water spray, bu spreyle gun sonunda makyajim neredeyse sabah yaptigim gibi!

Revlon Photo Ready

Revlon Photo Ready has been my favorite drugstore foundation pretty much since it came out few years ago. It works wonderfully with my normal skin. It is a medium-full coverage foundation that photographs well in my opinion. I love the smooth, almost air-brushed finish it gives my skin. On my skin it lasts about 8-9 hours.

En sevdigim drugstore fondotenim olan Photo Ready normal cildimle cok iyi uyum sagliyor. Kapaticiligi orta derecede ve fotograflarda cok iyi ciktigini dusunuyorum. Bitisi ne cok mat ne de cok parlak, ikisinin ortasinda. Kaliciligi ise benim cildimde ortalama 8-9 saat.

L'oreal Voluminous

Voluminous has been my favorite mascara for years. I do occasionally feel adventurous and try out mascaras from other brands but always end up coming back to Voluminous. I find it to be lengthening and volumizing. It definitely holds the curl throughout the day without clumping or flaking. What else can I ask for!

Voluminous senelerdir favori maskaram. Arada bir maceraperstligim tutup baska markalarin maskaralarini denemiyor degilim ama her zaman donup dolasip Voluminous'a geri geliyorum. Kesinlikle akma, bulasma sorunu olmayan Voluminous'un kirpikleri uzun ve dolgun gostermekte ustune yok.

Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse

This was my first Maybelline foundation. The main reason I wanted to try it out was because of its mousse consistency as I have never tried a foundation of that sort before. My favorite way to apply it is with a Sigma F80 flat kabuki brush which results in a flawless, velvety finish. It does feel a bit heavier on skin whether applied with a brush or fingers, so I don't really recommend it for summer. Because it's a medium-full coverage foundation, most of the time I can just skip the concealer step as it does a good job concealing as well. Another thing I love about it is that I never really have to set it with powder.

Dream Smooth Mousse ilk Maybelline fondotenimdi. Denemek istememdeki ana nedenlerden biri kremsi yapisiydi. Sigma F80 kabuki fircasiyla adeta harikalar yaratiyor diyebilirim. Yapisi biraz agir oldugu icin yaz icin tavsiye etmiyorum. Benim alisik oldugum fondotenlerden daha agir bir yapiya sahip oldugu ve kapaticiligi iyi oldugu icin Dream Smooth Mousse'u kullandigim zamanlarda kapaticiya ihtiyac duymuyorum. 

Current Favorites

I have been very into drugstore products lately and I feel like whatever I buy, I love! So I wanted to share a few of my favorites along with an old favorite which I have recently rediscovered while shopping my stash!

Son zamanlarda drugstore urunlerine takmis durumdayim, ne alirsam alayim cok seviyorum. O yuzden bugun ki postumu su siralardaki favorilerim uzerine. Arada birkac tanede gecen gun makyaj koleksiyonumda cikmis oldugum mini gezintiden yeniden kesfettigim urunde var.

Garnier Skin Renew BB Cream Medium/Deep

Let me start out by saying that I am 99% positive that anybody with acne-prone or oily skin will be disappointed by this BB cream. I have normal skin and I have to say I absolutely love this product! It's not quite as runny as a tinted moisturizer and not as thick as a foundation. It's somewhere right in between and comes with SPF 20! It makes my skin look amazing without even needing to use powder to set. It's been my go-to face makeup as of late and I couldn't be happier. Full review coming soon!

Oncelikle sunu belirteyim, akneye egilimli ya da yagli bir cilde sahipseniz bu urun sizi hayal kirikligina ugratabilir. Benim cildim normal oldugu icin bu BB krem bana gore enfes bir urun. Yapisi ne renkli nemlendirici kadar sivi ne de normal fondoten kadar yogun, ikisinin tam ortasinda diyebilirim. Ayrica icinde SPF 20 olmasida benim icin bir arti. Cildimde mucize yaratan ve kullanimi cok kolay olan bu urunu pudra ile sabitlememe gerek bile yok. Full review yakinda!

L'oreal Magic Lumi

I have never used a product like Lumi but I am glad I am doing so now. It's a highlighter/primer that is supposed to give the face a glow. I wear it all over my face, layered under the BB cream and I look like I naturally have youthful (ok well maybe it's because I'm not that old to begin with!), healthy and glowy skin. I will also have a complete review on this soon!

Hayatimda hic Magic Lumi gibi bir urun kullanmadim ama kesfettigim icin cok mutluyum. Aydinlatici/baz olan Magic Lumi'nin gorevi yuze parlaklik vermek. Ben son zamanlarda yukarida bahsettigim BB kremle beraber kullaniyorum. Sonuc, dogal, dinc ve pariltili bir cilt! En kisa zamanda Magic Lumi hakkinda da yazacagim.

MAC Highlight Powder in Crew

I have been reaching for Crew quite a bit because I love the light peachy pink glow it provides. I have nothing quite like it in my collection. It's easily one of my favorite highlighters this summer!

Hafif piriltili seftali, pembe karisimi Crew son gunlerdeki favori aydinlaticilarimdan biri. Sanirim ona benzer baska bir aydinlaticim olmadigi icin bende yeri ayri.

L'oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Pink Sapphire

Pink Sapphire is my second eyeshadow from L'oreal's Infallible line, needless to say first one was Brozed Taupe. On my currently NC30-35 complexion it looks like a light coppery-pink color. I can see myself using this versatile shade all year around. It looks amazing with Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow in Midnight Brown blended into crease.

L'oreal Infallible'dan ikinci farim olan Pink Sapphire (ilki tabiki de Bronzed Taupe idi) bana once daha cok pembe altin gibi geldi. Kutuya bakinca aslinda daha cok pembe duran bu far benim su an ki NC30-35 cildimde acik bakirla pembe altin karisimi gibi duruyor. Butun sene boyunca kullanilabilecek bir renk oldugunu dusunuyorum. Son zamanlarda goz cukurunda Burberry'nin Midnight Brown'la kullanmak favorim.

NYX Blush in Cinnamon

Cinnamon is one of my first NYX blushes I have recently got to experiment with. It's such a unique coral/orange shade and I am proud to say I have no dupes of it in my collection! I am not surprised to see a great color pay off in Cinnamon as NYX products in general are great at that.

Cinnamon NYX'ten denedigim ilk iki alliktan biri. Kendine ozgu bir rengi olan Cinnamon mercanla turuncu karisimi. Koleksiyonumda ona benzeyen baska bir allik bulamadim. NYX urunleri genel olarak pigment bakimindan cok basarili oldugu icin Cinnamon'in basarisina hic sasirmadim ;)

Too Faced Romantic Eye

How did I ever forget about this amazing palette? I have purchased it last year the day it shelves at Ulta. Shamefully, I have not showed it much love since then. It has the perfect summer eyeshadow colors along with a few darker shades. All the shades are quite pigmented, but that's nothing to be surprised about we're talking about Too Faced here! :) My favorites are Soulmates, Cut the Cake and Ever After. 

Bu guzelim paleti bunca zaman nasil unutmus olabilirim hayret ettim! Gecen sene Ulta'da ilk ciktigi gun aldigim Romantic Eye'a malesef bu zamana kadar pek ilgi gosterdigim soylenemez. Yaz icin sahane renkleri olan bu palette ayni zamanda birkac koyu renkte bulunuyor. Too Faced'in her zamanki kalitesi Romantic Eye'da da mevcut. Benim en sevdigim renkler Soulmates, Cut the Cake ve Ever After.


Have you tried any of these products?
Bu urunlerden denedikleriniz var mi?

L'oreal go 360 Clean Deep Exfoliating Scrub

Hey chicas!

I've run out of the amazing St. Ives Green Tea Scrub and was in the mood to try a new product. I was strolling through the beauty aisles of Target and this scrub caught my eye. Few people have suggested this after my post on St. Ives Green Tea Scrub so I thought now is the perfect time to give it a try!

This is my first time trying L'oreal skincare and I can't say that I'm impressed. I initially thought this was a good product actually. I liked the packaging. The 'scrublet' definitely catches attention. Even if you later decide not to buy the product, it is definitely a factor why many people pick this off the shelf to check it out. I was personally not that fond of it though. You have to put it between to fingers to use it and it was just hard to do so when your hands are wet, it is floppy. Of course I could have dried them first but to me that's just not convenient. I also prefer to use nothing but my fingers for facial product application because naturally I want this process to be as gentle as possible and the microbeads are harsh as it is. I also think using the scrublet, one may feel the need to literally scrub because you don't know if it's really working. On a better note, it has a really nice and summery apricot scent to it and I really enjoyed that. It left my skin feeling soft and moisturized (at first). It does give you a squeaky clean and refreshing feeling which I also liked.It currently retails for $5.99 at Target.

I had been using this scrub for over a week and have not experienced any flaking or additional dryness whatsoever. This was until two days ago. I think 7+ days are good enough to know whether a product works for you or not.I have kept all my other facial skin care products the same so I knew for a fact this scrub is what's causing this problem on my face. I have normal/combination skin so an oilier T-zone. Where do I get the flakes? On my T-zone! My forehead flaked the most, then my chin, my nose was the least flaked but it was still visible. Ugh where is my moisturizer?!

This is a bit cleaned up version, I didn't want to gross anybody out by showing the whole flakage! :)

It's nothing to freak out about as it will go away, I'm just kind of bummed because I wanted to like this product. I guess I'll just go back to St. Ives Green Tea or Burt's Bees Peach scrub, they are both very good!

What about you guys? Have you tried this scrub, what did you think of it?

June Favorites

Hey girls!

It's that time of month again, time for the monthly favorites! Can't believe it's already July, summer is going by way too fast!

One of my most favorite products in June and this summer has been my Physician's Formula Tinted Moisturizer. I feel really good wearing this both because it does a pretty good job covering up (though it's not a foundation) without feeling like a heavy foundation and more importantly it's SPF 50.

I have also been loving my Plaza Pink creme blush in June and will most likely continue doing so throughout July and maybe August, we'll see! :) It's such a pretty color, feels really light on skin and stays put for a long time.

I haven't really found myself wearing so much lipstick or lip gloss in June. It's seriously so hot and humid in Chicago that I want to keep what I put on my face as minimal as possible. My EOS lip balm occasionally topped off with NYC Lip Slider Tined Lip Balm for some color surely delivers, so I still have my girliness going on without looking and feeling overdone.

I just kept reaching for Rimmel's Steel Grey for my fingernails in June. I know, for many people this is not a summer color but I really like it. I just kept reapplying Steel Grey, it's really pretty. My toes had their way with the lovely Lapis of Luxury from Essie's 2010 Resort Collection.

My eye lashes loved Maybelline's new mascara The Falsies in June. I read some mixed reviews on it but my experience has been great. It's more lengthening than I thought it would be and especially compared to The Colossal, it's awesome! I will have a review on it one of these days.

Okay so maybe I don't like wearing heavy make-up during summer months, but my eyes definitely can't be bare. If I don't have eyeshadow on, and this month just wasn't an eyeshadow kind of month, I must at least have mascara and eyeliner. My choice of eyeliner this month was Lineur Intense by L'oreal. Felt-tip makes it so much easier to use and the formula is great. It stays on all day and no smudging! Nobody likes raccoon eyes!

What about you guys??