Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation Review

´ello lovely people.

I am back with a new review!

This post is all about the Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation.

If you would like to know more about this foundation just keep reading.

I got my hands on this foundation in a Sephora store. 

Unfortunately its not the easiest to get your hands on it but I tell you its worth a try.

This foundation has very high coverage and is not lightweight. 

But I have to say it doesn't make my skin feel too heavy. 

It isn't a foundation I would reach for on a daily basis or on a lazy day.

This is a foundation for special occasions, for nights out or for days when you know you have to wear your make up for hours and you don't want to worry about it, moving around on your face.

Its easily to blend into your skin and looks the most natural when you use a damp beauty blender to pat it into your skin.

Its not the cheapest foundation but if you have some extra cash or you feel like splasing your money on a really good foundation I would recommend this one or the Estée Lauder Double Wear.

(You can read a full review on this one here: 

http://londonstagraam.blogspot.de/2015/11/estee-lauder-double-wear-review.html )

I am a big fan of the colour range. 

These foundations are yellow based which is perfect for my skin tone.

If you have rosé or olive skin tones it could get quite difficult to find the perfect shade but I recommend trying to buy the foundation in a store.

The ladies at the counters are often very friendly and helpful.

I think it can get difficult when you try to find the right shade in an online shop, so try to find a store and try the different shades on your jaw line so you have the perfect match for your skin tone.

You can always go back and buy it online after you know your perfect shade.

I hope you liked this weeks blogpost.

Next one will be up by the end of next week x

Have some lovely easter days.

Love, Kim x

The Body Shop: Drops Of Youth Concentrate Review

´ello lovely people,

this week I want to change your game in skin care.

With these drops your skin will not only thank you but will feel like a whole new one.

The Drops Of Youth Concentrate is a kind of serum, which leaves your skin looking its best.

It is also for all skin types and for every age.

You only need one drop, which you can easy get out of the bottle with the squeezing top bit of the bottle. 

You put one drop into the palm of your hand and mix it into your normal everyday moisturiser.

It instantly makes your skin feel very hydrated and smooth.

It leaves a very firm and fresh feeling on your skin.

I use it right before applying my make up. 

I let it sink into my skin and when the mixture between the serum and the moisturiser gets sticky I apply my normal foundation.

The foundation looks very smooth and does not stick to dry patches anymore.

Furthermore, I love using the serum in the morning because it has a very cooling and refreshing feel to it.

I have to say that I would not want to miss this product anymore.

It became a stable in my everyday make up routine and I find myself getting excited when I wake up because I can use it again then.

I really do love this product and I think you would love it too thats why I wanted to share it with you.

If you have anymore questions about this product leave me a comment and I'll be happy to answer your questions.

I hope you liked this weeks blogpost.

Please let me know in the comment bar below x

Love, Kim x

Mid- February Favourites

éllo lovely people,

I am finally back.

I am so sorry for staying away for a couple of weeks.

I had my examinations at my university and basically lived in the library.

I now have only one exam left and two papers due until march but I couldn't leave you for any longer.

I missed blogging so much as you may know if you follow my twitter @ londonstagraam

So it´s been a while and I want to share some beauty products I loved during January and mid February.

I want to share my favourite fragrance with you.

It was all about the sweet and flowery scents for me but a few weeks ago I wanted something more heavy and kinda sexy in my collection.

I had a browse through a few stores but couldn't find anything really.

It was my roommate who showed me the fragrances around Zara and this scent one was just right up my street.

It is kinda musky but sexy.

I love it and I am wearing it constantly.

 I love Maybelline mascaras so I had to try the new Push Up Dream Mascara in their range.

I heard Lou Teasdale talk about it in her Snapchat and had to get my hands on it.

It is amazing I can tell you.

It lengthens your lashes and adds a hell lot of volume.

It is a bit clumpy so if you do not like that keep away from this one,

go for the Lash Sensational one or the False Lashes Mascara.

But if you do like a bit of a clump and loads of coats on your lashes you will love this one.

I recently tried the Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray in a mini bottle.

I used it for special occasions but found myself reaching for it more often and hated that I couldn't use it everyday because I only had the mini version of it.

So I splashed my money on the bigger version and I regret nothing.

It has such a nice feeling on the skin, its very refreshing and smells amazing.

With setting sprays from different brands I always had to worry that it makes my makeup run down my face with this one no such thing happens.

My makeup games changed a lot after purchasing it.

It keeps my makeup in place for literally the whole day.

I got my eyebrows waxed a few weeks ago and it leaves your skin around them red and angry, 

so the lovely woman who worked at the Benefit counter recommended the Boiing concealer. 

Its a high-coverage concealer with zinc in it.

It helps to sooth the skin while still covering the redness.

It is also perfect for putting on top of your pimples or little blemishes to help them heal while still covering them up perfectly.

I wanted to get my hands on the Clinique curvy contour chubby stick for about a year now.

I finally treaded myself to it and it intoducted mew to a whole new word of contouring.

I have to say it takes a while to find the perfect way in blending it into your skin but it also leaves the most natural looking contour on your face.

I contour my cheekbones, jawline, nose and forehand with it and it worked very well on all these places.

You are able to build it up depending on how strong you want your contour to look.

I feel like this will be very much loved especially in the warmer days,

hopefully they will be here soon.

I hope you liked this weeks blogpost,

I´m sorry I was away, I hope you understand that university is very important to me and that I had to concentrate on my exams for a while.

Speak to you soon x

Love, Kim

2015 Beauty Favourites

´ello lovely people.

It is that time of the year where I will tell you everything about my favourite products in 2015.

Grab a snack and play some of your favourite music,

this post will be a bit on the longer side.

Let´s start with face products:

Foundation & Base

In the beginning of the year it was all about the lightweight foundation. 

I fell in love with very liquid-y foundations this year.

I loved the Maybelline Dream Wonder Nude Foundation.

It is very very lightweight on the skin and feels like a moisturiser which I love.

The only downside to this foundation is that it does moves a lot on your skin after a few hours, especially around the T-zone.

In the summer time I absolutely loved the Maybelline Dream Bronze BB Cream with SPF.

It is super dark and glowy but it makes tanned skin looks flawless!

At the last third of this year I splashed my money on the Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation.

It was the best decision I have made!

This is my holy grail foundation and I use it every single day when I wear make up!

I could go on about this product for days but I wrote a whole review about it here:

http://londonstagraam.blogspot.com/2015/11/estee-lauder-double-wear-review.html

 Bronzer & Blush

My favourite contour shade this year has been by far the Benefit Hoola Bronzer. 

It has a very ashy undertone and is the perfect shade for my skin tone or really any skin tone.

It is very pigmented and is very easy to blend into your skin.

I loved the Soap & Glory Solar Powder to add on top of my countour,

especially in summer.

It adds a nice shimmer and looks super healthy on the skin.

I fell in love with cream products this year, I love the Toyshop cream blush in afternoon tea.

It is a very pigmented and very bright pink but blended in correctly it adds the most beautiful flush to your cheek.

This year it was all about highlighters if you ask me. 

It was all about adding the perfect glow to your face and to find the most suitable WOW effect for your face.

I loved the cream highlighter by Alverde in summer. 

It is very light on the skin and felt the most natural. 

You don´t want to add to many powders on top of each other during the hot days, so this one was by far my favourite.

Apart from the Estée Lauder foundation the The Balm Mary Lou Manizer has been my favourite purchase last year.

It is the most beautiful highlighter I have ever seen. 

It´s just amazing and I love it!

Eyes

Staring with my favourite base from last year. 

It was the MAC Cosmetics Paint in Painterly.

It is a very natural colour, almost the colour of my own eyelids.

Its perfect to get rid of tiny veins and to make the eyeshadow you are about to apply pop out more.

It is also very long lasting, so it was and still is a huge favourite of mine.

I also loved the rose gold pigment I purchased at the last third of the year.

It is also by MAC Cosmetics.

One of my favourite mascaras have been then Estée Laude Sumptuous Extreme.

In 2015 I loved the more natural looks, I was really all about the browns and beige colours.

I loved putting a brown instead of a dark black liner onto my waterline.

It makes the look less harsh and more natural.

Astor and Kiko make some very pigmented natural looking kohl liners.

Lips

You know I love a good old nude lip.

I loved using my nude lipsticks by MAC COSMETICS. 

For me MAC does by far the best lipsticks.

They last ages and the colour range is incredible.

My favourite shades this year have been.

1. Please me (pinkish nude)

2. Velvet Teddy (beige-y nude)

3. Modesty (darker pinkish nude)

and 

4. Whirl (browny nude)

They are all natural shades, from pinky nudes which I loved during spring and summer to more browny nudes which were perfect for the colder months.

I loved my nude lip looks.

Of course we all heard of the Kylie Jenner lip trend last year,

so this year it was all about plump and healthy looking lips.

You do not need lip fillers to make your lips look plump.

The key to this look is a good lipliner.

I loved the Trend It Up Lipliner in 010. 

It is a very pinkish shade which is just a little bit darker than my natural lip colour which is perfect to slightly over line your lips with it to make them seem bigger.

I also loved the brown Kiko lipliner in 030.

Which give is perfect for a darker lipstick match.

Let me know which are your favourite products of 2015. What can you recommend?

I hope you liked this weeks blogpost.

Love, Kim x

Londonstagraam´s 2016

What you can expect this year on http://londonstagraam.blogspot.com

1. Fashion posts starting this summer/autumn

2. regular uploads after my examination period

3. More High-end product reviews

4. More Favourites

5. More Tutorials

6. Travel blogposts

7. Better quality pictures

8. More requested blogposts

9.Home Decorations Blogposts (if you´d like that)

10. LOADS OF FUN!

I hope you can bear with me some more during my examination period January/February and March.

I promise to upload as much as I can during this period.

Once Again, Thank you so much for all of your support during 2015! 

In less than 1 year we were able to get to 10.000 views- thats incredible.

I am very thankful for your support and I hope we will have a great time during this new year!

Love, your Kim x

New Years Eve Make Up

´ello lovely people,

it´s nearly New Years Eve and the lovely Ewa requested a New Years Make Up Post.

So the is exactly what this blogpost is all about.

I used my two new palettes by Urban Decay and Zoeva

Let me know if you´d like to read reviews about them x

The Make Up Look:

How to get the look:

I used the Maybelline 35 on and on Bronze to prime my eyelids and to darken up the look I am going for.

I used the Zoeva Naturally Yours palette.

I put the colour Lovely Monday all over my lid. 

It´s a dark lilacy brown with a bit of a shimmer to it.

I then used Slow Dance a dark matte brown in my crease and blended it all together.

I also used the darker colour underneath my eyes.

I used the Naked 2 palette to give the look a finished look and make it perfect for this special evening.

I used Chopper just in the middle of my eyelid to highlight the middle part of my eyelid and to open up my eyes.

I then used Half Baked in the inner corner of my eyes to open up my eyes as well as to get a bit more shimmer to my eye make up.

I used the last colour Blackout and just lined my lash line with it. 

You don´t have to be very precise with it, you can smoke it out with a pencil brush to darken up the look (perfect if you are invited to a big NYE Party)

Add a random brown kohl kajal to your waterline to finish up the look and use a whole lot of your favourite mascara.

The finished look

I hope you will have a lovely New Years Eve and an amazing 2016!

Thank you for all your support during 2015, I hope we can achieve a lot during 2016 together!

For now, I hope you don´t drink too much to not remember how you got into the next year ;)

Love, Kim x

Christmas Make Up

´ello lovely people,

christmas is so close and I am getting quite excited.

A lovely supporter of mine requested a christmas make up look and this is exactly what I am about to show you.

I´ll show you a gold- shimmery eye make up look which is perfect for the festive season.

starting with a base 

The NYX Pore Filler smoothes out your skin and makes your make up stay on the whole christmas evening.

It even outs your skin with its natural beige colour and make our pore seem invisible.

I used the Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation with a damp beauty blender and blender the foundation onto my skin.

This foundation makes your skin looks its finest.

It stays on 12+ hours and feels very light on your skin.

I used my beloved MAC Cosmetics creamy eyeshadow in Painterly.

Add it all over your eyelids to provide your eye make up from creasing and moving around.

I will use a pigment and with an base eyeshadow underneath the pigment stays on better.

I used a gold shimmery eyeshadow all over my lids and blended it into my crease as well.

This eyeshadow is Loreal Paris Gold Mama.

I then added a beautiful gold MAC Cosmetics Pigment (the darker shade) onto the moving part of my eyelids.

Tip: spray a bit of water onto your make up brush, it makes your pigment stay on easier that way.

Add a dark chocolatey brown around and onto your waterline.

You can use a black liner if you would like to but the brown looks more settled and looks very nice with the old tones.

Add loads of mascara and the eyes are done.

I love the Maybelline New York Lash Sensational.

Back to the face

Add concealer under your eyes to remove dark circles and fall outs from the eye pigment.

The Maybelline Eye remover pen is super brightening and has its own sponge which makes it really easy to apply. Huge favourite.

Set everything with a powder of your choice.

Warm up your face with a bronzer. 

My favourite is the Hoola Bronzer by Benefit.

Always apply a bronzer onto your forehead and down your temples as well as your jawline to give your face a natural looking finish.

Add a shimmery blush, just the Sleeks Rose Gold Blush onto your apples of your cheek.

Tip: Smile while applying your blush

Add a gorgeous highlighter of your choice.

It´s the festive season so you can add as much highlighter as you want to!

be your own shimmery christmas angel. 

Add a nude lipstick (MAC Cosmetics Modesty) or a bright red if you prefer a more outgoing look.

And here is the result: The finished look

Would you like to see a New Years Make Up Look ?

Let me know!

I wish you all wonderful festive days for those who are celebrating.

Thank you for your amazing support!

Love, Kim x

Liebster Award

First off all I want to thank the lovely Brittney for nominating me!
You rock girl!
Check out her blog: http://www.brittneymathurin.com

The Rules:

• Once nominated, make a post thanking and linking your nominator's blog.
• Include the Liebster Award's sticker in the post as well (you can copy it from above).
• Nominate other new bloggers that have 200 or less followers who you think are worthy of this award and include their links in your post. Also, make sure that you let them know they've been nominated by commenting on one of their posts. You can nominate the person who nominated you.
• Answer the 10 questions asked to you by your nominator (these questions should be on their post). And make 10 questions of your own for your nominees to answer.
• Finally, copy these rules onto your post.

What is one makeup product that you stock up on?

Esteé Lauder - Double Wear Foundation 

What inspired you to blog?

My love for makeup, me missing living in London.

Coffee or Tea?

Tea all the way, I am such a tea person. I am drinking tea all day, everyday

Who is your celebrity crush?

Harry Styles

What is one makeup product that you regret buying?

I got a MAC powder which is way too dark (Thanks to the "lovely" assistant in the shop for telling me to go for the darker shade)

I got a Kiko eyeliner which is just awful to use.

What is your favourite movie?

Frozen! Yes I am 21.

Do you tweeze, wax or shave your eyebrows?

I tweeze my eyebrows since years, but I will get them waxed soon.

What part of the world would you love to live in?

London, all the way.

Would you rather go one day without makeup or one day without your phone?

One day without makeup. I love my makeup but my love for my phone is bigger.

What is your favourite thing in your room?

My bed? Its so big and comfy. I love it so much and never want to leave it in the morning. 
I also love my make up corner, with my make up storage and my dressing table.

I nominate:
my lovely *Kelly Doe* of course! http://beautypeptalk.blogspot.com
my good friend *light as butterfly* http://lightasbutterfly.blogspot.com

My questions for you babes:

1. Whats your all time favourite lipstick
2. What do you do on a pamper night?
3. What is your favourite candle scent?
4. You can only wear two make up products for the rest of your life. What do you choose and why (mean one, aren´t I?
5. Whats the one product you just can´t live without?
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? What is your favourite?
7. if you had the chance to move to another city/ country would you do it. Yes? Where do you want to live?
8. When did you start getting into make up?
9. What do you prefer - dark lip or nude lip? 
10. What do you like most about my blog? ( Would love to know that) LOVE YOU GUYS x

Love, Kim x

November Favourites

It´s the most beautiful month of the year!

But before I will ramble about how much I love christmas let´s see what I loved during the month of November.

I got my hands on some amazing MAC Cosmetics pigments.

The first two pigments are goldy orangy shades, perfect for autumn eye make up looks.

The first one above is more pinky while the one beneath is more an orangy gold.

This two are my favourite pigments I got.

The first one is so unbelievable beautiful!

It´s a rose gold pigment which adds the most beautiful shimmer to your eyelids.

The one beneath is a browny shade which is perfect for autumn time. 

I treated myself to a new MAC Cosmetics lipstick in the colour Lush Amber. 

Its a beige-y nude- what a surprise. 

But this one has not a matte finish it is very moisturising and looks very natural on your lips. 

My new favourite primer is hand down this Pore Filler by NYX.

As the names tells you, it makes your pores invisible.

It smoothes out your skin to its highest level.

What I love about this primer is that has a slightly skin colour to it and makes redness disappear, perfect before applying your foundation.

I am a huge sports bra lover and I wanted to share with you this one by Calvin Klein.

This sports bra fits like a dream and makes you seem very secure in that area.

Love the soft material and the shape of it. 

It makes your cleavage look amazing even though its just a sports bra.

I hope you liked this weeks blogpost.

Love, Kim x