Review: Lily Lolo Mineral Bronzers

I am continuing my reviews on the products from Lily Lolo Mineral Cosmetics and this time I will write about the Bronzers that I purchased a while ago.

I have two samples of the bronzer, South Beach a matte bronzer for Light skin tones and Waikiki a shimmery bronzer for light skin tones.

On the left is the South Beach Bronzer and on the right is
the Waikiki Bronzer.

My favorite of the two is the South Beach Bronzer. I didn't like this when I first swatched it on my hand. I thought it had a orange tint to it and I had my doubts on how it would look on my face. But when I tried it on my face I changed my opinion.
This is a light bronzer and it warms up the skin in a natural looking way. It isn't as orange as I first thought but more peach toned and this prevents the bronzer from looking muddy on your skin.

The Waikiki Bronzer is more golden toned and it has shimmer in it. Personally I prefer a matte bronzer and therefore I am not a big fan of this. This is lighter in color that the South Beach Bronzer and I think it will suit more pale complexions.
I don't reach for this very often but sometimes I like this as a warm highlight on my cheekbones.

The South Beach Bronzer has become my favorite bronzer at the moment and I think I will order a full size jar of this.


I purchased these products with my own money and it is my own opinion.

On my nails: Mermaid To Order from Sephora by O.P.I

I love this color and looking at my nails make me happy. My nails look like small jewels on my fingers.

Review: Lily Lolo Mineral Foundation

I have been using the Lily Lolo Mineral Foundation for quite some time now and I think it is time that I told you what I think about it.

Well, I love it.

The foundation is free from talc, parabens, bismuth oxychloride, synthetic dyes and fragrances. This is always a good thing since these ingredients can irritate the skin and we don't want that.

I am a NC20 in MAC foundations and this means that I have yellow undertones and that I am quite fair. I ordered three samples, two light shades, Warm Peach (for warm skin tones) and Blondie (for neutral skin tones) and one light-medium shade, In the Buff( for neutral skin tones). I started using the two lighter shades at first but after my vacation I started to use In the Buff and I like how this warms up the skin

As I mentioned I love this mineral foundation and the reason for this is that it gives my skin a nice glow and it doesn't irritate it or dry it out. I have very dry skin with lots of texture to it and I am surprised how well this works on me. Normally powder foundations tend to look very powdery and dry on me but this blends nicely with my skin.

I think that the coverage for this foundation is light to medium. You can build up the coverage by applying more but there is a limit on how much you can apply before it looks powdery and cakey.

I have taken photos of my skin to show you before and after pictures. I haven't used anything but the foundation to show you how the foundation looks on the skin. Normally I would use concealer and sometimes also primer before I apply the foundation. I also use Fix+ from MAC as a finishing spray to make it blend into the skin better.

The picture on the left is with no foundation and the picture to the right is after I have applied the foundation.

The foundation has a limited staying power and it does start to disappear after a while and your imperfections start to show through. For me this isn't a problem since I wear concealer underneath but it can be a problem if you have oily skin.

There is one thing you should think about before you buy the mineral foundation from Lily Lolo and that is the glow factor. The foundation contains mica and this gives the skin a nice glow without any glitter. Because my skin is very dry it is also very matte and dull looking so for me this is a plus. But if you are oily this might make you look very shiny and this might not be the look you are looking for.

Overall grade: I love it and I will definitely buy this in full size. But if you have oily skin you should invest in a sample and see if it will make you look shiny because of the glow.

Source: Lily Lolo Mineral Cosmetics


I bought this with my own money and it is my own opinion.

Review: Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic by LUSH

This Bath Ballistic from LUSH comes with a very festive description and LUSH describes it as "cracking sherbert-scented fireball". I was so excited when I bought this because I could picture it before me, a festive explosion of color and glitter in my bathtub.

When I dropped this Bath Ballistic in my tub the only thing that happened was that it started to make a fizzing sound and released some orange color. I can imaging that this orange burst of color is supposed to represent a flame from a Dragon's Egg or something like that, but for me it wasn' very festive.


The Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic also filled my bath water with glitter and this ended up sticking to my skin and making me look very sparkly, which in fact isn't really my thing.

Even though this sounds like a very negative review I actually liked the Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic.
I really liked the scent of this one, it has a sweet and soft citrus and Bergamot scent and it felt moisturizing as well. My skin felt soft after I had bathed and that is always a good thing.

Overall grade: The Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic has a great scent but it isn't as festive as the description on LUSH' website makes it out to be.

Source: LUSH UK Website


I paid for this product myself and it is my own opinion. I am not affiliated with LUSH.

On my eyes: Stila Purrfect Cat Eye

The Stila Purrfect Cat Eye belong to the talking palettes from Stila in fact the full name of this palette is the Purrfect Cat Eye- The Talking Kitten Palette. This palette may look boring when you look at it but it is amazing and perfect when you want a more toned down and neutral everyday look.
The palette contains the popular shade Kitten, a shimmery pink champagne color. I like this palette a lot and it surprised me because the quality of the shadows is really good, the shadows are soft and pigmented and apply like a dream.


For this eye makeup I used the following products:

MAC Paint in Bare Canvas as a base
Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch as a base under the eye and under the brow bone.
Stila Purrfect Cat Eye Palette, I used all the colors in the palette and instead of eyeliner I used the shimmery black color called Black Cat as a liner.
Kiss Me Heroine Make Volume & Curl Mascara
YSL Touche Éclat Radiant Touch in 2 under the eyes to conceal dark areas.

Halloween Nails

A little late but better late than never, right?


I didn't dress up for Halloween, but I decided to do something fun. I picked up Waikiki Color (1133) by Island Girl Hawaii when I was on vacation in Honolulu, Hawaii, but I didn't know what to do with it. Waikiki Color is a very bright neon orange color, and it is way to bright to wear to work and much, much brighter than the colors that I normally wear on my nails. I thought I might wear it as a fun color in the summer, but it's fall now and summer is far away.

This weekend I realized that this is the perfect Halloween color. Put on some spooky nail stickers and it is the perfect Halloween manicure. I ended up with only two stickers on the nail, one on each hand, because these were really hard to apply and I simply gave up after a while.

This color is super bright and it looks like it's glowing on the nails. This nail polish surprised me because it dried to a matte finish and I like it, so much that I can see myself wearing this in the summer.