This is a unicorn among foundations - a foundation shade that is too light for me. I bought it as a replacement for Missha's Signature BB RX, which I still have, but save obsessively because it's so good and it was discontinued before I got a chance to buy a backup. The ingredients list of Perfect Blanc is not as impressive as at RX, but it still has niacinamide, a little bit of vitamin C, adenosine and some extracts, plus the SPF is 50 instead of 42. It's described as a brightening foundation and promises to even out the skin tone with prolonged use.

Texture: it's a standard creamy BB, similar to It Cosmetic's CC. Their Signature Real Complete and RX BBs are lighter, more fluid. It blends easily on the skin, but I occasionally have trouble with it looking obvious on my chin, as it doesn't melt into the skin well there. It can also look completely natural and nicely blended - I haven't found out what the reason is.

Coverage and finish: coverage is about light-medium. I need an extra layer under the eyes and on any redness. It layers ok in thin coats. Finish is slightly glowy on me, but not in a greasy way. Missha's Magic Cushion foundation has a similar glow, but is more satin of the two. It stays slightly tacky for a long time, but it doesn't wipe off when I touch it.

Staying power: it lasts well on me (dry skin with no oil during the day) and wears off evenly.

Shade: I have the lightest #19 Rosy. At other Missha's BB I used #13 (Real Complete) and #17 (RX). #17 is my best match and has a nice beige-neutral undertone, while #13 is pale, but grey. This BB's lightest shade #19 is very light, lighter than my skin tone which only happened to me twice before (Max Factor and Colourpop), though it actually blend ok into my neck. I just feel it make me look too pasty, so I mix it with the too dark It Cosmetic's CC in Fair Ivory. #19 Rosy has a pink undertone and Fair Ivory a yellow one, so I get a perfect match mixing these, as I get a neutral undertone.

Scent: It has no scent.

Packaging: a soft tube with a pump. Packaging is similar to RX.

Price and availability: I ordered it online on Notino when it had a discount, as regular price is steep at almost 30 €.

I've been a fan of Max Factor's lip glosses since trying Silky Gloss as a kid. I remember it being so much better than other formulas, so pleasantly balmy. Since then they had other formulas, among them Honey Lacquer and Colour Elixir Cushion, which I liked too and these Lip Glazes are similar.

It's another super comfortable, balmy formula that feels great on the lips. The only difference that I can see is that they are either thicker or the big applicator allows for a thicker application, in any case you end up with more product on the lips. They last well for lip glosses, though not like Catrice's Lip Oils (those set the bar quite high). I got 9 shades that are sold here.

000 Melting Ice is a clear gloss with silver and some multicolour shimmer. I wish they added more of this shimmer, which would make it stand out more and now it just like a classic clear formula.

005 Honey Crème is a clear gloss with golden shimmer. It reminds me of a shade of Clarins' Lip Oils.

010 Cotton Candy is an essentially clear gloss, though it looks light pink-peach in the tube. It has a cream finish.

050 Guava Flair is a light peachy-pink with more peach tones - the colour in the tube is deceptive at this one when my skin tone is concerned. This one is close to fully opaque. Cream finish.

075 Pink Fizz is a coral with gold shimmer. Sort of opaque.

085 Floral Crème is an opaque medium pink-mauve. My favourite.

105 Berry Sorbet is the deepest shade, a pink-purple/berry shade. For full opacity it needs to be applied in a thick coat, but it's hard to make it even. Cream finish.

150 Caramel Swirl is a medium brown with a cream finish. This one likely looks less warm-peachy on deeper and warmer skin tones.

170 Nectar Punch is a brown orange with gold shimmer.

These have a lovely vanilla scent that's typical of Max Factor glosses.

The doe foot applicator is big and the indentation holds a lot of product. I open these carefully because gloss can drop from the applicator.

Price is 9,69 €.

*PR products.

Such a great formula. The shade is one my best matches and this foundation always looks good on the skin. It's got a light-medium coverage, a light, hydrating formula and it blends seamlessly into the skin. Finish can be very glowy on me in the summer, but as the weather gets colder, it looks more satin.

I already put these in my last favourites, but since then I discovered how well they work as liquid blushes. They are thinner, more fast drying than classic liquid blushes, but regardless they blend ok and look even on the cheeks with diffused edges. What wowed me is how well they last on the cheeks, since cream blushes tend to disappear quicker than classic powder ones, but since this is a long lasting matte lipstick, it's really not that surprising it has a great staying power on the skin. I've also started blending shades, so I have plenty of shade options. My favourite combination is 002 Poster Child with 005 Strut, which creates a similar shade to Suede Ink 001 Gut Instinct.

I've been in the mood for only red nails for the whole month and this is my favourite red. It's an elegant cool-neutral red with an easy-to-work-with formula, plus it has the added benefit of smelling like perfume for the first 1-2 days - this one has a rich floral-patchouli scent similar to Armani Si Passione.

I didn't expect this to be any better than the already great Repair and Superfood versions, but especially the conditioner works great for my very dry, difficult hair. The shampoo foams well on the first wash already and it doesn't leave the hair with that squeaky clean, overly-stripped feeling that I need to avoid. Pantene conditioners and masks are my favourite drugstore formulas and this conditioner is another winner, though I'm miffed this tube has only 150 ml. It has yellow beads in the formula and instructions say to rub the formula in the palms of the hands to make them burst before application. Together with the shampoo these two make my hair feel so nice, essentially high-end level care. My hair is properly nourished, it feels silky and the ends feel better. Both smell exactly like the (discontinued?) Herbal Essences Hello Hydration line, a sweet tropical scent mixed with a type of creamy coconut scent - it's not the best description, but it's a great fragrance.

HAUTSACHE (von fraubeauty & DM) Reinigunöl - I spotted a new line of DM products online. I haven't had much luck with similar cheap cleansing oils so far, as most break me out, but I'll likely give this one a try. It has 7% of squalane

Vitamin C Serum - this has 15% of ascorbic acid and mixed reviews. I expect this develops a strong, metallic scent that I find hard to bear at acorbic acid products, but it's so nice to see something affordable in the drugstore. I might give it a go, we'll see.

Nachtcreme - a moisturiser with 3% Matrixyl 3000 and 1% Panthenol. It also has shea butter, resveratrol, hyaluronic acid and zink. Reviews are mostly very positive.

BALEA Beauty Expert Peptide Serum - I think a cream exists already or at least it was very similar. This has 0,1% Copperpeptides, 5% glycerine and hyaluronic acid.

SKINCYCLOPEDIA 20% Vitamin C Face Serum - this has 20% sodium ascorbyl phosphate and that's about it. It's a stable vitamin C, which isn't as effective as ascorbic acid, but I prefer the stable versions of vitamin C, as acorbic acid scent is not pleasant to me.

10% Matrixyl 3000 Face Serum - the name says all, it's a simple peptide serum.

1% Retinol / Squalane Face Serum - this brand has quite simple formulas, this based on ingredients looks like an oily product with retinol. The amount of retinol is high, so not for beginners.

MAX FACTOR Miracle Pure Skin Reset 2 in 1 Serum foundation - it took them a while, but MF released their version of a serum foundation. This boasts with a 2% niacinamide content. While I love their Facefinity foundation, I'm not that impressed by their Miracle Pure foundation (in a tube), so I'm not that drawn to try this. None of these Serum foundations worked well for me so far.

MAX FACTOR Miracle Pure Golden Glow Bronzer - after the blushes, they launched liquid bronzers as well. There are two shades. I'd be more interested in highlighters if they ever plan to launch one, though their blush has a lovely glow on its own.

TREND IT UP Smooth Glow Fluid Filter - another brand that copied the tinted highlighter primer, but they added the SPF 30. Given how empty their stand is, I almost doubt I'll ever see this in person, but I don't need it anyway.

TREND IT UP Dewy Cream Blush and Matte Blush Cream - two cream blushes, both exist in more shades. They already launched the bronzer and highlighter in the tube version, but I didn't like the bronzer/sculpting shade in person, as I felt pigmentation was poor.

I was looking for a new (cheap) liquid highlighter in local drugstores and this was the only thing I could found at the time, since I'm not a fan of the Catrice All Over Glow Tint (situation regarding liquid highlighters improved a lot since I got this. The new L'Oreal Glotion looks good). I found this in Müller and it didn't have a tester, but I still took a risk. I wish I hadn't. I general avoid liquid products from natural brands since their main ingredient is in most cases alcohol and they often have a scent I dislike. This sadly turned out to be the case here and the formula isn't as nice as from non-natural brands.

The first thing that hit me when I opened the bottle is a unlikeable scent of maybe rancid oil. It's so strong and I think smelled this scent at other natural brands, possibly Alverde. Formula is greasy and sometimes it sets, sometimes it doesn't. My skin is dry, so probably on oilier skin who knows how that works. However, the glow is ok. The shimmer is fine and glow sufficiently strong without being too much.

 

 

Formula is creamy when swiped on the skin and has enough slip that it blends nicely when applied in a one swipe amount. The thing is this is a very pigmented formula and one swipe on my skin ends in clown cheeks. I can only apply a small dot of product and due to that blending isn't as easy. I've tried to mix it with a concealer and it was still too much, so I don't find this formula easy to work with, but when done properly it has nice results. Despite the small amount, it blends into the skin with diffused edges.

This can hold on surprisingly well considering it's a liquid formula. I wore Primark blush and Rare Beauty one side by side, one of each cheek and at the end of the day I found the Primark side looked more intense. Both still looked good.

Packaging is hexagonal with the rose gold cap. The doe foot applicator is large and holds a lot of product.

This was 4,5 €