Do you think beauty bloggers are just getting cosmetics for testing and write dishonest reviews? But no! We have found those who really love what they do and who are happy to buy different products. Which ones? Let's tell!
Julia Petkevich-Sochnova (17,000 subscribers)
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If a beauty blogger does not buy cosmetics, then this is a bad beauty blogger. The blogger's passion for new products, especially for those that are not for sale here, is in the blood of the blogger! I love to find something special.
1. My Mecca of foreign beauty shopping is the American chain Sephora! In this store, the soul sings. The last time I ordered the Huda Beauty Desert Sand eyeshadow palette, in which you can find nude, red-pink, purple shades, as well as several duochromes, i.e. all trends in one place! In terms of quality, it turned out to be a four-plus - most of the shadows are just wonderful, but not without outsiders. It's a pity, for such a price ($ 65 - approx. 4070 rubles) I expected more.
2. Another eyeshadow palette I recently purchased is the famous Lime Crime Venus 2 and it's a real delight! The quality is not just excellent, but gorgeous: pigmentation, softness and obedience will wipe the nose of the entire suite. And the beauty of the shades? It doesn't even need words! It costs about 3500 rubles.
3. Talking about the shadows, I can't help but mention the budget Color Pop - one refill (replaceable block) of dry shadows or a jar of cream costs about $ 5 (approx. 300 rubles), and for this money they will turn your idea of the balance of price and quality … They are just magical! The last time I took ten duochroms and made my own trendy holographic palette. They are sold on the official website, and recently there is a delivery to Russia.
4. Traditionally, I buy limited edition Guerlain Meteorites. Now in my collection there are already more than 15 cans - it's time to stop, but my feet themselves carry me to the store, as soon as I find out that there is a new product there! (Average price - 3000 r.)
5. I sleep and see when the Hourglass brand will be available here too, because they have all the powdery products just a bomb! For three years in a row I have been buying their Christmas palette Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette ($ 80 - approx. 5000 rubles), in which there are several sectors at once: they take some funds for it from the permanent collection, and create some shades on purpose.
Vasilisa Kakorina (14,000 subscribers)
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I love testing new items, exploring foreign collections and cannot pass by beautiful limited editions. This is probably why now in my collection there are already 240 lipsticks (or maybe even more - it's time to count)!
1. Just the other day I ran into the Central Department Store, the Guerlain boutique, for a case for the new Guerlain rouge G lipstick (RUR 1280). My choice fell on marble, although it was difficult to contain myself and not buy everything at once.
2. I have a favorite shade of lipstick, about which everyone asks me: “What is this brand? And where to buy one? I'm telling you. This is M. A. C, Viva Glam 2 (1480 rubles) - I have not parted with this shade for six years, probably, this is real beauty love from the first touch.
3. I love Yves Saint Laurent Le Cushion Encre De Peau. I take it to the "Rive Gauche", according to the gold card it costs me 3866 rubles. It is ideal for dry skin, but it's a pity that it ends too quickly. I am already using the third bottle in a year!
4. For hair, I most often take mist Oribe, Foundation Mist in Authentica.love store (1710 rubles) - this is a universal remedy that I use at any time of the year. Just apply before styling and get perfectly smooth hair!
5. I can't imagine my cosmetic bag without M. A. C primer, pre + prime 24 hours extend eye base (I buy it in brand stores for 1950 rubles). It provides perfect make-up durability (checked - the make-up will be with you for 12-16 hours), does not dry the skin, and I apply it, by the way, not only on the eyes under the shadow, but even on the lips under the lipstick - this is such a life hack!
Julia simply4joy (22,000 subscribers)
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I have been running my blog about cosmetics since 2012, but, I confess, I work with a very limited number of brands, because I'm used to buying products myself - so the reviews are more believable and honest. And I also like to be the first - it's cool when you can tell your readers about new items that will appear on sale in Russia a little later, so that they have the right opinion and whether or not they want to buy a particular product. By the way, I usually buy cosmetics when I travel, order in Western online stores and on iHerb. On average I spend 15–20 thousand rubles. per month (and this is without aromas).
1. Cosrx wash gel, bought on iHerb ($ 13 - approx. 800 rubles). What is needed for sensitive skin, I have just this type, and therefore I try all the remedies that go out for the "capricious". This product did not disappoint me! So I can recommend it!
2. Pixi acidic tonic for skin radiance - the favorite of many bloggers (including mine), I buy it for the second time on iHerb ($ 15 - approx. 940 rubles), this brand is not yet represented in Russia.
3. A set of miniatures L'Occitane (15 euros per set - approx. 1200 rubles), bought in France, in a company store at the factory. This is a new line for skin moisturizing Aqua Reotier, which should appear in Russia by the end of May. I advise you to pay attention to it!
Anna Butochnikova, author of the blog beauty-conscious.ru
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I blog about beauty care products, formulations and a little bit about Portugal. Everything that comes out on my website, I buy myself, most often online or on brand websites. By the way, I love finding cool alternatives to expensive products, so I have a lot of useful information to find.
1. On the website timeless-uk.com I found an excellent Timeless Skin Care serum - 20% Vitamin C + E Ferulic Acid Serum for 2200 rubles. It is, incidentally, a great alternative to Ferulic CE from Skinceuticals, the flagship antioxidant brand. Very similar composition, the same low ph - 2.4 (keep in mind that for products with vitamin C, the lower the ph, the better). But it costs four times less than its counterpart from Skinceuticals.
2. Here is my latest find on iherb.com: serum Madre Labs, Serumdipity, Pycnogenol Facial Firming Serum (1112 p.) With pycnogenol - an antioxidant that strengthens blood vessels and capillaries. I bought it because here and there these red streaks began to appear on my face. I use it for a couple of weeks and so far I am satisfied - the capillaries have become less noticeable.
3. In the store facethefuture.co.uk I found Exuviance Evening Restorative Complex cream (2600 rubles) - this is a bestseller of the not very popular English brand Exuviance so far in our country. It is interesting in that it contains many effective ingredients, but not in their most active form. Therefore, it does not irritate the skin, but gradually and delicately improves its condition. For example, it contains vitamins A, C and E, as well as various exfoliating ingredients. It is very pleasant and comfortable to use.
4. The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% I love with all my heart (I bought it, by the way, at theordinary.com for 450 rubles). It helped me get rid of rashes and inflammations on the skin. By the way, it is not easy to buy the funds of this brand in Russia now, in all online stores most of the funds are sold out. I order from the official website of the brand (but, I confess, delivery is very expensive, so I usually order when I'm in Europe).
5. After reading studies that chemical filters, penetrating into our body, interfere with the work of the hormonal system, I decided to completely switch to mineral Sanskrins. And I chose SkinCeuticals Mineral Radiance UV Defense spf 50 for 3140 p. at facethefuture.co.uk. I bought it because I trust the brand and know that it has a good reputation. By the way, it perfectly protects the skin, but uncomfortable to use. The face after it shines for a long time.
Lolita Osmanova (20,000 subscribers)
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I love cosmetics! And it's easy to lure me in with a pretty package or a little-known brand. I enjoy trying new things, experimenting and learning about formulations. Most often I buy cosmetics abroad, but there are also favorite points in Moscow. Now it is undoubtedly the "Golden Apple" - there is a large selection of beauty!
1. I love Pat McGrath's products! I use a Soft Core lipstick bought in London (about $ 38 - 2400 rubles) every day.
2. The most ideal foundation brush for me is presented in the Fenty Beauty line, which can be bought at Sephora (24 $ - 1500 rubles), for example, in Monaco.
3. But with the Japanese brand Shu Uemura (which is represented in Moscow), my beauty relationship did not work out. I got their eyebrow pencil with a unique sharpening. So it turned out that he draws badly on the skin, and you can sharpen it correctly only in the store. Therefore, I threw it out almost immediately!
Olga Varitskaya-Osipova, author of the blog crystalolguita.com
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Bloggers are sent a lot of cosmetics for testing, but this does not negate their own beauty shopping. Especially when traveling.
1. I rarely buy fragrances, but I could not resist Good Girl Gone Bad by Kilian and took it (I bought it at TSUM, I don’t remember the exact price, but more than 20,000 rubles for sure). I have been using this fragrance for a year and a half now and I am afraid that it will end soon - then I will have new expenses.
2. I often buy La Roche-Posay products at the pharmacy. My latest find is the Effaclar exfoliating tonic (approx. 1300 rubles for a double pack. By the way, I often buy stock items - I like discounts from 50%).
3. Moisturizing face cream Origins from the Ginzing series (2200 rubles) I bought at Rive Gauche after I first tried it in miniature. I use it in the morning, apply it on top of the serum to “wake up” the skin. It has just the right aroma - a real "clockwork orange".
4. I love Petitfee hydrogel patches (about 600 rubles), I order them on iHerb - there the price is 2–2.5 times lower than in Russia. I use them every morning to avoid bags under my eyes.
5. I buy a beauty blender (approx. 1000 rubles) in different stores (again, rarely in Russia - it is expensive with us, most often I "catch" it at sales when traveling in Europe) and several times a year, because I use everyday. It is convenient for them to apply any product, and make-up with it takes much less time.
Alena Psel, author of the blog alyonapsel.blogspot.com
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On average, I spend about UAH 3000 (RUB 7200) on cosmetics, and even then not every month. I buy if the product runs out. I am a practical blogger. I don't like it when banks are idle.
1. Recently in the Watsons network I bought a washing gel from the budget Ukrainian brand Nature Med (50 UAH - about 120 rubles). I am familiar with the cosmetics of this brand, so I did not even doubt the quality of this product.
2. Another inexpensive product that I recently purchased is Bourjois Foundation. I ordered it on the Make. Up website for 220 UAH (approx. 524 rubles). It was my acquaintance with the brand - and it turned out to be successful!
3. Of the fragrances, the last purchase was I am Juicy Couture. I also ordered it on Make. Up (512 UAH - 1220 rubles) - I just really trust this site and I am sure of the authenticity of the fragrances presented on it.
4. I love Korean cosmetics and usually buy them from the Happy people website. My recent find is Mizon wtyf face cream (150 UAH - approx. 360 rubles).
Eva Sokolova (112,000 subscribers)
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For me, beauty shopping is like a job. I love everything new and interesting. And then with pleasure I share my findings on my website.
1. My perfume preferences are not conservative. I am a fan of heavy scents with notes of incense - these are rarely chosen by young girls, but I just can't resist. For several years my everyday perfume was Black Orchid Tom Ford (the last bottle was bought from Rive Gauche for about 5000 rubles (30 ml) on a gold card). But this spring I have a special perfumery mood, and I want something different: a feeling of purity, tenderness, softness, warmth. And I found all this in Narciso Poudree by Narciso Rodrigues. I tested it a couple of times in stores, I was going to start by ordering a “cast” (this is an original perfume in an unoriginal bottle - atomizer), but when I saw a discount on it at Ile de Baute, I immediately took the bottle (2899 rubles for 30 ml).
2. I got acquainted with the oil perfume Attar Mubakhar from Swiss Arabian a very long time ago, when Arab perfumery was practically not presented on the Russian market. I stumbled upon them in a small online store in the UAE and, out of curiosity, ordered a small cast. I will say right away that this perfume is not for everyone. It is difficult to divide it into notes - it is rather monotonous and hardly reveals itself. Very heavy and smoky. I associate the sound of this scent with the smell of a man's leather jacket, saturated with the smell of cigarettes. And so, when I saw it at Duty Free in Dubai, I immediately took it, since the cost was simply ridiculous - 30 dirhams (about 500 rubles for 20 ml).
3. It so happened that my professional activity for some time was closely associated with this brand, so I am familiar with the Make-Up Atelier Paris cosmetics firsthand. I do not like all the products of this brand, but the pearlescent tone-fluid has become one of my favorites (I bought it in the official Make-Up Atelier Paris store in Moscow for 3200 rubles - 30 ml). I have it in two shades: V2 (universal) and V3 (for dark or tanned skin). In its pure form, it is not suitable for everyday use, as the glow is too bright, so I mix it with my other favorite shade of Estee Lauder Double Wear in a ratio of 50-50. When combined, they give long-lasting coverage and the effect of well-groomed skin, glowing from within.
4. Any beauty lover has heard of the famous Lime Crime Velvetines liquid matte lipsticks. My favorite shade is Moonstone. I bought this baby at the Make-Up Days beauty exhibition (about 2000 rubles). To be honest, the lipstick did not live up to my expectations. On the lips, the colors of these lipsticks look completely different than in the tubes. Moonstone, which in the bottle seemed more like a nude with a slight lilac undertone, turned out to be lavender on the lips. The durability of the lipstick is tolerable, but leaves much to be desired. I can say for sure that my velvetine is significantly inferior in durability to matte Millebaci lipsticks from the Nouba brand, the price of which is two times lower.
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