Wednesday, September 18, 2013

My All TIme Drgustore Favorites: Episode 1 Foundation and Concealer 最爱开架美妆推荐:底妆遮瑕篇

Hi Everyone! Long time no see! I had a great summer back in Shanghai and now I am back to Seattle. It is also impossible to use blogger.com in China because A, the internet is quite slow, and B, I think google is blocked back home...= =
大家好,我暑假回到上海玩的很开心,现在回到西雅图啦。在中国继续没法更新博客,主要因为google没法上。。。

As you guys can see, I made an important change to my blog. From now on, I will use both English and Chinese in my blog lol. Reasonsa are simple: because I can speak two languages and I would like share my opinions about beauty products with more beauty lovers.
从现在开始我会用英语和中文来写播客,原因很简单,就是我想和更多的人分享我觉得好用的产品。^_^

Now let's jump right into my drugstore favs!
废话不多说啦,开始介绍我觉得好用的开架美妆吧!



I will only talk about foundation and concealer in this episode, and I plan to do 3 separate episodes about  my eyes, lips and blushes/contures.
这篇博文里我只介绍了底妆和遮瑕,之后我计划分三篇博文介绍眼妆,唇妆和腮红/修容。

From right to left:
从右到左:

For concealer I really like the Maybelline Instant Age Rewind - Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer. I am in the shade Light. It feels very light on the skin, but the coverage is very nice. Normally I only use concealers under my eyes. I have very serious dark circles and I find this concealer covers most of the hyperpigmentation under my eyes. Plus its got moisturizing elements in this concealer, so it is not drying. My eye areas are quite dry and concealers creases very easily on me. I find that this product does not crease if I apply a decent amount, but if I really pack it on, it'll crease.
I know that some people really hate applicators like this, but Maybelline claims that the sponge on top is anti becteria...So I wouldn't worry too much about it.
遮瑕我觉得美宝莲的这支胖胖的遮瑕笔好用,它的质地很轻盈但是遮瑕力度却很不错。我一般遮瑕都只是用来修饰黑眼圈。我用的色号是Light。我黑眼圈很重,这支的话大概可以遮盖掉绝大部分的肤色不均匀。脸上有痘痘也可以用哦,只是遮瑕力度可能稍稍不够。而且这支里面有保湿精华所以用起来不会觉得干。遮瑕膏还满容易在我脸上卡粉的,因为我眼睛下面很干,有点小细纹。这支的话如果我用一点点不会卡的,可是用很多的话会有一点卡粉。
有些朋友很不喜欢这种海绵头,觉得不卫生。不过美宝莲是说这个海绵是抗菌的,所以我觉得应该没有大问题~

For base makeup, I like to use Etude House's precious mineral bb cream-bright fit in W13 Natural Beige on an everyday. What I got is just a pretty big sample that contains 15g. For everyday face makeup, I am a big advovate of natural, no makeup kind of look for the skin. This one feels much lighter than Missha's bb cream. It has pretty natural coverage and it has SPF 30. I don't find it make my skin better but I just like the super natural look it gives. Don't get me wrong, this BB cream does have coverage and you can really build it up. It really protects my skin from dirts and sun exposure. I use a damp sponge to apply it and I find this kind of application gives the most natural look. And you can get it on imomoko.com and yesstyle.com for about $20. I know it is quite pricy for a drugstore product, but you get 60g and it is going to last a very long time since you only need less than one pump each time. I am only half way through my sample and I alreally have it for several months. One thing I want to mention is that I am combination skin and I do have to powder my t zone and blot through out the day when using this bb cream.
底妆的话,我喜欢用Etude House的珍珠矿物光亮bb霜,我的色号是W13自然米色。照片上这支是一个15g大的样品啦。这个拿来每天擦非常好,因为它质地比较轻薄,比迷尚的bb霜薄多了,还有30的SPF。遮瑕力也还不错,属于自然的那种。我喜欢先点几点bb霜在脸上然后用湿海绵推开,效果很贴合肌肤很自然。可以在imomoko和yesstyle两个网站上买到。价格在20美元左右,就是120人民币这样。虽然不像美国的开架产品那么便宜,但是很耐用,一管有60g。我那管15g的也用了好几个月,不过我不是天天用的啦~有一点要说的是我是混合肌,用这款bb霜还是会出油,所以还是会在t区扑粉,平常也会拿吸油纸来控油。

For days when I want a bit more lasting power, I will use my Bourjois 10 hour sleep effect foundation in 72 rose clair. Bourjois is a French makeup brand that is widely available in Europe. This foundation gives extremely natural look. It is a sheer, semi-matte liquid foundation. It has light to medium coverage and it last all day. Blends really well as well. I just apply it with a brush and I feel it just blends into the skin and evens out my skintone. More interestingly, just like the name says, it makes me look more awake. I guess it is because this foundation has some luminosity, it does not contain any shimmer, but it makes my face glow in a healthy way. However, I don't wear foundation on an everyday base at all, so when I have it on, I am still aware that I'm wearing foundation, but that's just my problem =] If you like natural luminationg foundation with good staying power, I high recommende you check this out. And it has a really nice but quite strong scent! I quite like the scent actually, although normally I prefer makeup to be scentless. It used to be available on asos.com, but I didn't see it when I was checking the website today. So sadly, I don't know where it can be found in the States. So sorry about that..but I heard the neutrogena helthy wear foundation has similar finishes and I'll definitely try it out and let you guys know how I feel about it.
粉底的话我很推荐妙巴黎的瞬间焕肤粉底液,我的色号是72。妙巴黎来自法国,有悠久的历史,产品也以性价比高出名,他家的圆盒腮红就不错,颜色不浓烈但是显得气色特别好。这款粉底也是非常出色,价钱也就是100出头但是很薄很清透。很好推,遮瑕力中等,可以持妆一整天。因为清透感觉出油的情况也不严重。而且这款粉底真的和名字所说的一样瞬间焕肤!虽然粉底里面一点闪粉都没有,但是抹上去之后感觉整个脸透着自然地光,就是那种打广告里看到的韩剧女星那种皮肤很健康的光!一般我就用粉底刷刷上,因为很薄所以很贴合肌肤。味道也很好闻,虽然有些浓烈。我平常不喜欢化妆品有香味的,但是这款的味道我并不介意。买的时候柜台的人他家产品的味道是调chanel的人调的呢。。。不知道真假。。。我平时都不涂粉底的,所以涂了这个虽然清透但还是觉得脸上有东西。所以只是在很重要的场合才会涂粉底哈哈。不过这是我的问题啦~如果你和我一样喜欢这种自然的粉底液,可以试试这款哦!喜欢妙巴黎在香港可以买到,去年回上海时也有看到不少专柜了哦。


Here are swatches of the 3 products. From righ to left is concealer, bb cream and foundation. That is just one swipe of the concealer and I think it is pretty pigmented aleready. As you can see the foundation is more watery than bb cream. When I bought this foundation at the counter, I was suggested to go one shade lighter because it is pretty sheer, and getting one shade lighter would bright up my skintone.
这是试色,从右到左分别是遮瑕笔,bb霜和粉底。遮瑕笔我只是在手背上轻轻划了一下,遮瑕力就不错了。粉底看起来明显比bb霜水吧?吼吼。。在柜台时候妙巴黎的化妆师推荐我买浅一号,因为这个粉底很薄,买浅的话可以提亮肤色。

Lastly I am recommending Physicians Formula's Healthy Wear Powder Foundation in Natural Beige because it has a nice light coverage and it has SPF 50. It claims to have mineral properties. I use it to blot and touch up through the day in summer. It kept my face from sun damage. I even used it alone sometimes and it does not dry my skin out. Unfortunately, I think this produce has been discontinued! I guess it is because this powder did not get much hype. But it is seriously not easy to find a powder that has SPF 50!!! So if you can still find it, I recommend you try it out even for the high SPF's sake.
最后推荐的是Physicians Formula的粉饼,色号是Natural Beige,这块粉饼有SPF50而且是矿物质粉饼。我夏天用它来定妆和补妆,因为它有一点点遮瑕力,看起来自然,而且SPF够高,夏天拿来防晒很棒。不过这个产品现在似乎停产了!真的好伤心!为什么停产这么好的东西。现在市面上SPF50的粉真是很难得。。



And that is everything I want to talk about today.
Happy Mid-autum Festival guys!
I wish you all have a great day and see you in the next episode! ^_^
所以这就是我今天想推荐的全部商品啦。希望大家喜欢。
祝大家有个好心情。
哦还有中秋节快乐!!!
我们下次见咯~ ^_^

 

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