Bounce By Beauty Blender

Picked up the new Bounce Foundation by Beauty Blender. It claims to be:

A matte that still looks like skin

A weightless, full-coverage foundation in 32 shades that easily blends for a flawless finish and a revolutionary bare-skin feel. The whipped liquid glides and bounces easily so it never looks cakey or fake- no matter how little or how much you layer on. Never chalky or lifeless, the velveteen matte finish has a multidimensional effect, like naturally gorgeous, healthy skin. The lightweight, buildable formula addresses not just tone but also skin texture so your complexion looks smooth and even. Skin looks picture perfect- IRL and on-screen for up to 24 hours. 90% of testers in a consumer study agreed that they would replace their current foundation with Bounce.

I wore the foundation for about 7 hours today. Here is my opinion … Continue reading →

Morphe 39A “Dare To Create”

I ordered and received the Morphe 39A “Dare To Create” palette a few weeks ago. I have dabbled in playing with the colors, and by far it is my most favorite palette to date. The colors available in this palette, and blend on them are amazing, as well as the pigmentation. I am loving this palette! Later this week, I will add a few looks to my Instagram and twitter using this palette.

Smithfolio 0.5 X – Review

Organizing a huge amount of brushes is a challenge. When I discovered the original Smithfolio I loved it at once. It is a beautiful and elegant case with a modular design which allows to switch out the plates. So you can configure the case with any combination of small brush plates, medium brush plates, large brushes plates or with a mesh pocket.
Now Smith Cosmetics has released the Smithfolio 0.5 X which is … well, 0.5 times a Smithfolio, so it is half the size and a perfect travel companion. Read my review below.

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BeautyConLA 2018

Today was day 1 of #BeautyConLA2018 it was a very successful day! So many brands, so many booths and such diversity. I visited some top brands such as- Too Faced, Lime Crime, Revlon, and Hourglass. The lines were so intense and long to reach MAC and the Kylie pop up shop and a few other top brands. I visited some smaller brands I have never heard of. I am excited to try the products that were in the hauler bag and share my experiences of those products with you!

Sunset Eyeshadow

The excitement going to BeautyCon this year is rising! So it was a good opportunity to experiment a little bit and what could be more Californian than a Sunset Eyeshadow using the sadly discontinued Morphe 35B palette.

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Welcome to Ravishing (AF)

Hi everyone! And welcome to my new blog RavishingAF!

I searched for a long time for the right name to get started and “ravishing” is just perfect.

Ravishing – (adjective) extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.

Isn’t that what all of us want to achieve by using makeup? To take someone’s breath away and look stunning?   Continue reading →