GARNIER VS EVOLUDERM: THE BEST LOW-COST MICELLAR WATERS FOR SENSITIVE SKIN IN THE SKINCARE MARKET? UNDER 2EUR! PART 1.

It have been a few months since I started to test in depth this four micellar waters, and I have a few things to say as a combination to oily sensitive skin women.

As it is well know that Garnier has one of the most famous micellar waters lines in the world, however, after the undeniable success of its first micellar water (the one with the pink cap), and after having released a wide variety of micellar waters whose purpose is to adapt to consummers necessities, is time to put their range for sensitive skin to the test, contrasting them with some low-cost unknown brands that may surprise by how nice they can work, because even if Garnier micellar waters are inexpensinves, there some incredible options for less than 2EUR, can you believe it?

GARNIER SKIN ACTIVE MICELLAR WATER FOR SENSITIVES EYES AND SKIN (BLUE CAP) VS EVOLUDERM MICELLAR WATER FOR REACTIVE SKIN WITH REDNESS.

The one by Garnier, claims to eliminate waterproof makeup, calming the skin at the same time, without leaving any greassy residue, being suitable to use it on eyes (the face most sensitive area), having as one of the main ingredient cornflower water, that hepls to calm and aliviate the skin.

On the other hand, the one by Evoluderm, is particularly indicated for one of the most controversial types of sensitive skin: reactive with redness. Formulated without alcohol, it claims to remove in just one gesture makeup and impurities. The secret? Its formula enriched with Aloe Vera extract, that helps to calm the skin, and promotes wound healing.

MY EXPERIENCE.

Both micellar waters remove the makeup perfectly. In my case, four cotton pads were enough to remove all the makeup and impurities from my face, not leaving any trace: no watery eyes, no irritated skin, no dry lips, with either product!

The only thing that difference Garnier micellar water from the one by Evoluderm, is how the first one removes more easily waterproof and long lasting makeup (as exactly claims). But, instead of that, both are really good and affordable options for sensitive skin types.

GARNIER SKIN ACTIVE MICELLAR WATER FOR DRY AND SENSITIVE (PINK CAP) VS EVOLUDERM MICELLAR WATER FOR DRY AND SENSITIVE SKIN.

Both created for dry and sensitive skin, with the difference that the one by Evoluderm is formulated without alcohol with a 93% natural origin ingredients, promising to remove the makeup in just one gesture. While the one by Garnier claims to cleanse, hydrate, and remove makeup confortly, all in one, combined with moisturizing milk, in an hipollergenic and perfumeless formula.

MY EXPERIENCE.

Both of them are really effective on sensitive skin: no watery eyes, no skin irritations, and no dry lips. To me, they perform exactly the same, with the only fact that the one by Garnier seems like a watery cleansing milk (a meaningless variation of something that already exist: pure marketing).

In general, both brands have really nice micellar waters, but the most incredible fact is how for less than 2EUR (250ml), a brand can create such a good quality product for sensitive skin. By the way, another interesting fact, is how Garnier brake with the alcohol taboo in the skincare industry, coming to create hypoallergenic skincare products, with confortable formulas. 

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THE BEST LOW-COST MAKEUP POWDERS I HAVE TRIED THIS 2022.

When it comes to makeup, having a combination-oily skin can be a little bit tricky if you don't know which products your skin needs. From a correct skincare routine to the perfect makeup look that will stay with you all day long: everything matters. In my case, my skin type produces an excess of oil (sebum) in my T zone (forehead, nose, and chin), with normal to sometimes dry cheeks areas.

So, keeping that in mind, my needs are mainly focused on the sebum control production of my T zone, without caking it. By the way, I like very fine makeup powders that will not end giving me a cakey look at the end of the day, being the reason why I consider these three ones, the best low-cost makeup powder I had used this year.

Having used them for a while, they prove that we don’t need to break our bank accounts to look flawless, and have good quality products. They are perfect for setting makeup, baking, and controlling the sebum, lasting all day long.

HD STUDIO PHOTOGÉNIQUE STUDIO, by NYX.

With this makeup powder, I broke my taboo related to white-transparent face powders, made to be suitable for any skin color. Usually, this type of product cause flashbacks, and since I won’t know if I’m going to end up taking a flash photo at the end of the day, I tend to use makeup powders that suit my skin color.

Surprisingly, the HD Photogénique Studio sets my makeup without leaving any white cast, not producing any flashbacks.

PROS: smooth, poreless, no flashback, and good sebum control.

CONS: small size (only 6g).

BANANA DREAMS LOOSE POWDER, by W7.

Since I watched Makeup by Mario, doing Kim Kardashian makeup using yellow powder from Ben Nye, I knew that I will need to find an option here in Spain, so I took my time, I made my research, and I ended up finding the Banana Dreams Loose Powders by W7.

They are perfect to illuminate the center of the face, leaving a very smooth finish, but I particularly love them to set my under-eye area.

PROS: smooth, poreless, no flashback, strong sebum control, perfect for baking, and pore blurring. 

CONS: none.

FACE FORM BAKING & SETTING POWDER, by SLEEK MAKEUP.

One of my latest discoveries and I love it! Here in Spain, it can be very hard to find a nice and low-cost setting powder for my skin color, but this one goes further having very good qualities like not having a red subtone (I have cold subtone: NW43), and being really translucent, lasting all the day without any problem. 

PROS: good sebum control, not cakey finish, very fine powder.

CONS: none.

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HIGH END, LOW COST, AND CRUELTY FREE: O.TWO.O MAKEUP.

After the big impact of this makeup brand on social media, via Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, even Pinterest! Everybody was talking about it, particularly a lot of influencers (vloggers and bloggers) from different countries and social media platforms, so I finally decided to buy their products and give them an opportunity.

At first, O.TWO.O products felt very elegant and minimalistic, from the design of the products packaging, to the design of cardboard that covers them, being a clear example of how a low-cost makeup brand can create elegant and safe designs. 

EYESHADOW PALETTE.

A gorgeous and small eyeshadow palette, that can be taken anywhere, with a beautiful color range selection that makes it able to go from an everyday neutral makeup look, to a full glam makeup look to rock in every event. But, the thing that completely captivated my attention was the quality of the eyeshadows: soft, pigmented, buildable, and easy to blend. After hours of wearing them, I didn’t notice any crease or fallout.

Otherwise, as in the majority of eyeshadow palettes, the shimmers need to be applied with fingers, for a correct application.

EYELASH MASCARA.

I have always been the type of person who prefers silicon brushes on eyelash mascara, since my experience with the other ones has been terrible. But, since I had the opportunity in the past to test the Hypnose eyelash mascara from Lancome, that it really impressed me, leaving my lashes long, with a clean definition, I decided to give this one a try.

The curved shape of the brush makes the eyelash mascara application easy, adapting perfectly to the upper and lower eyelid, being the main reason why it easily combs the lashes, lengthening them, and adding volume at the same time.

The only thing I didn’t like was the fact that it is not waterproof.

LIQUID LIPSTICK.

It lasts perfectly on the lips all day long: breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack… and nothing happened, the lipstick still there. 

An interesting thing is how secure the packaging is, making it easier to safely store the product. 

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Enjoying spring/summer 2022 with Very Vegan Garden Party by W7 Makeup (Review).

Here in Spain, after a beautiful spring, hot summer just arrived, and with it, a lot of new beauty products, like new makeup collections, and skincare lines. When I think about these two seasons, my mind is very clear: long-lasting fresh makeup, with floral tones.

This time, I ended up buying one of the new W7 makeup line: Very Vegan Garden Party. For those people who don’t know the brand, W7 makeup, is a very famous low-cost British makeup brand, like Revolution Beauty, with a lot of high-quality makeup products, being my favorites until the moment their eyeshadows palettes, and face powders, like the Banana Dreams (a classic one in my makeup collection).

This collection has one liquid lipstick, one eyeshadow palette, and one face palette, but I decided to try only the makeup palettes! And the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this makeup collection was a beautiful-enchanted garden hidden in the forest, full of flowers, where I can get lost.

What really caught my attention was the color range selection, as well as the texture of the products, and finishes: red, wines, cherries, champagnes, bronzers, and soft pinks; with metallics, satins, glitters, and mattes finish.

EYESHADOW PALETTE.

Beautiful colors, rich textures, and different finishes: matte, glitter, and satins. The combination of colors and finishes blends perfectly, without having the necessity to look for another eyeshadow color in any other palettes of my collection.

FACE PALETTE.

At first, I was a little bit scared, because some shades had a lot of shimmers, however, the finish on the skin of each product ended up really beautiful. However, in relation to the application of the products, it is advisable to go from less to more, modulating the desired level of intensity, due to its level of pigmentation.

In general, I think that this makeup collection is gorgeous, and perfect for a limitless use for this spring/summer, being ideal for day or evening makeup looks, but as I always said: the rules in makeup are made to be broken.

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The worst makeup primer I have ever tried! By Loreal Paris.

It has been a few months since I decided to try other products of Loreal, especially the makeup line, having falling in love recently with two of their makeup products, along with another two skincare products, made me decide to buy one of its new makeup primers, choosing one of the newest Infallible line products: The Infallible Super Grip Primer, for combination-to-oily skin.

If you have been reading my blog post for a while, then you will know that I have sensitive combination-to-oily skin on my face, and according to the indications, this makeup primer will help me to control the sebum production of my T zone and improve the durability of my makeup foundation by making it adhere better (being the reason for its slightly sticky finish), however, all ended up in a really bad way because no matter how I used the product, the result was always horrible.

I used it with moisturizer, without moisturizer, with SPF, without SPF… and the results were always the same: the product detaches from the skin as far I started to apply my makeup foundation, like if you were peeling off a face mask. 

Usually, when you apply a makeup primer, the product creates an invisible veil to help the makeup foundation stay longer, by controlling sebum production, skin dryness, and improving makeup application and adherence. But in this case, the case was absolutely different, because the Loreal makeup primer was like a peel-off face mask, that didn’t allow a correct application of makeup foundation.

I truly believe that the mistake with this product is in the ingredient list because Loreal used Xanthan Gum, which can be a problematic ingredient, and in this case, maybe highly unnecessary, but observing the concept of the product, the purpose of its use is understandable: create a highly adherent surface, to obtain a longer-lasting makeup finish.

But, even if is the worst makeup primer I ever tried in my life until this day, Loreal still has some nice products that I love, for example, some of its skincare products, or its Infallible Smoothing Makeup Primer (one of my beloved makeup primer).

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