Silky, smooth, sultry eyes - all day long.

Advantages: Rich, highly pigmented colours. Very well tolerated.
Disadvantages: None.

...I absolutely adore Helena Rubinstein makeup, and this is no exception. These eye pencils come in several different colours (I have the black, brown, and violet), and they have just come up with a new "shimmering" line. It has the appearence of a normal eye pencil, with golden embossed HR logo and a really nice golden metal capsule on top. Really classy and expensive looking. The texture of both the black and brown pencils is very, very rich. It glides on, leaving loads of colour on. Very silky indeed - not at all like some other pencils that pull and irritate your skin. The violet is not quite so rich and "thick looking", and I believe that has to do with the colour - some colours are just easier to handle, I suppose. Still, it's the best violet pencil I've ever tried: the colour is vibrant and really beautiful. I use these...

neblina 13.04.2003 (14.04.2003) · Read review
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Review of Helena Rubinstein Silky Eyes

Don't let the colour fade

Advantages: Smooth, long-lasting, nice glimmer to the colour
Disadvantages: Narrow range of colours, colour can fade if tube is left in the sun, expensive

...no. of shades available: 6 --What does the promo say?-- "Dazzling Shine and Dewy Moisture. Inspired by the fascinating beauty of music hall showgirls dancing under the cabaret spotlights, Helena Rubinstein creates a new staging for your lips. A mesmerizing show of sparkles and glitter for truly dazzling lips." --Packaging-- Lovely to look at - the clear plastic bottle that the gloss comes in is quite voluptously shaped, as is the lid (when I was given mine the lids were a gold-effect colour; they appear to have now changed this to silver). The applicator provided is a synthetic brush rather than being a sponge, which I must admit I prefer. There is no information given on the bottle itself, with the exception of the Helena Rubinstein logo on the top of the lid and the shade colour on the bottom of the bottle. --Application...

Angelil 30.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Helena Rubinstein Stellars Gloss No. 1 Star Rosebud

Best foundation yet!

Advantages: Great colour
Disadvantages: None

.../\/\/\ Max Factor - Colour Adapt Foundation /\/\/\ Price: £11.95 - Sainsburys (may be cheaper elsewhere) 34ml tube I tried 70 - natural What is it? This is a foundation that apparently adapts to your own skin tone. I've seen this advertised on television but had not got around to trying it out. I've recently tried the Age Renew which I found to be very silky on the skin - a little too silky for me. This also made me look shiny in photos. This is what made me choose the Colour Adapt. Also lot of foundations seem totally the wrong colour. Maybe 'colour adapt' could sort this problem for me. Packaging: This foundation comes in a 34ml clear tube. It's quite a large container. You can see the colour of the foundation through the clear part at the top of the packaging. The front of the packaging...

ailuj34 04.04.2007 · Read review
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Rimmel Recover Foundation

Advantages: Nice consistency, gives even coverage
Disadvantages: A little sticky when worn alone, doesn't last 12 hours

...Rimmel is a well-established, respected brand, especially within the UK. It's fairly expensive, but with products like makeup, most girls (maybe some men too!) find that the more you spend, the more beautiful you look. This foundation is part of Rimmel's cosmetics, and found easily within supermarkets, drug stores, and beauty stores in the makeup sections. It's on sale for around £5.60-£5.80, fairly expensive for not a particularly big bottle, but when you take a look at Maybelline and Bourjois foundations, this is generally cheaper. I use this foundation daily. I have very light skin, and have always had a bit of trouble finding a light enough foundation to match. There have been a few foundation incidents where I have looked a bit orangey! I tried and tested many different foundatons on my vanity-driven quest to find the perfect...

Stephoohla 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Rimmel Recover Foundation

Foundation

Advantages: Facinating Concepts, Well Detailed Universe
Disadvantages: You may not own the other volumes to see what happens

...Introduction: This is the first of Issac Asimov's Foundation series, comprising Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Foundation and Earth and the Prequels, Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation. Although this book stands alone, reading Prelude to Foundation (written 30 years later) first will enhance your enjoyment of the book as it fleshes out much of the rich backstory. Basic Plot: The book begins with the trial of a man named Hari Seldon who has predicted the doom of the Galactic Empire which has stood for thousands of years as the pinnicle of human achievement. He uses his own science of Psycohistory, a science that can predict future events on a large scale buy the statistical analysis of the likley behaviour of large groups of people. This however only works provided that the people...

hero164 23.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Foundation - Isaac Asimov

Colour Adapt Foundation?

Advantages: good pump on bottle to aid application, long ;asting
Disadvantages: hard to blend, quite thick

...I went for a Max Factor Foundation as I knew the brand as was intrigued by the 'colour adapt' part of the labelling. As I had previously found it hard to find a foundation that matched and complemented my skin tone (I'm fairly pale in skin colour), this appealled to me as I'm always keen to avoid that over made up look. The bottle looked good, with a pump for easy application. I went for one of the paler shades, that looked to match my skin tone fairly well. The foundation itself was actually a lot thicker than I was used too, and quite powdery. I thought that this would be good as it would avoid the greasy look that some foundations had given me in the past after a few hours wear, The thickness of the foundation meant that I actually found it pretty hard to apply. It was difficult to judge the reight amount that would give me...

katherineh123 26.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Max Factor Colour adapt Foundation

Perfectly blending soft foundation

Advantages: Perfect consistency, great coverage
Disadvantages: Slightly OTT on the price

...of a working woman's twinset and pearls, suggesting that this product is perhaps not aimed at the younger woman. --What does the promo say?-- " Don't Mask Your True Colours. Match them. Your skin isn't the same colour all over so why use a foundation that is? Colour Adapt flatters and works with every shade of your face to create the most natural looking base ever. The secret? Clever colour adapting particles pick up and reflect the different pigments in your complexion to give a totally sheer look without masking your skin's true radiance." --Application-- Come on, we've all seen a pump-action bottle before. We all know how it works. Push the top of the pump down until enough of the product appears at its end. Apply to face using your desired method (fingers, brush, sponge...). --Appearance-- While the product appears quite...

Angelil 20.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Max Factor Colour adapt Foundation

A Firm Foundation.

Advantages: Smooth matte finish
Disadvantages: None if you choose the right shade for your skin!

...Yet another addition to my ever expanding make-up box. ~ Price ~ Currently £4.49 for a 30ml tube at Boots. ~ Rimmel Matte free Foundation ~ Rimmel have a wide variety of foundations available but in the matte finish foundation you have the option of choosing a pressed powder in different shades or the liquid foundation which I opted for as I find that sometimes, the pressed powder foundations dry my skin out too much. The liquid variety comes in a range of colours: * porcelain * sand * nude * soft beige * warm honey * natural beige I've found a good site which gives you an idea of the tones that these come in as it's hard to know just from the names of them. Worth taking a look at www.mysimon.com ~ What do Rimmel promise? ~ * Matte, shine free finish * Combats oil break-through * Oil free * Gives up to 6...

neenn 09.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation

My Ideal Foundation...

Advantages: SPF 10, stylish design, has lasted a while, not too greasy, practical (fits in bag) etc
Disadvantages: Has cracked down the side (although hardly visible), quite expensive

...Avon Ideal Shade Mousse Foundation Stick Some of you may or may not know, from reading some of my other reviews, that I am an Avon representative. Because of this I own loads of Avon products, probably too many! I really love my make up, especially foundations as I never feel too confident until I am sure my skin looks its best. I've tried many foundations, minerals, liquids, some which I don't even know what on earth they were! But I have to say this handy little stick is very good, so I've decided to write a review about it. Happy reading! Why Did I buy the Ideal Shade Mousse Foundation Stick My Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse foundation was running out, and I urgently needed a new foundation before there was none left. I do have lots of others, I admit, but there all either too greasy, too orange or too white. I...

Ruby.xo 12.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Avon Ideal Shade Mousse Foundation Stick

Max Factor Colour Adapt Foundation

Advantages: Evens skin tone, looks quite natural, a little goes a long way
Disadvantages: Caused me to break out, encouraged oilyness, didn't stay on amazingly long

...Ah, the delights of teenage skin. Never know what it's going to do next. One day it's dry, flakey and tight feeling, the next you wish you had a spatula to scrape all the oil off. Not to mention oh so stubborn blemishes. I personally have all these things going on, combination skin basically, and I've always had trouble keeping spots at bay. Don't even get me started on clogged pores or blackheads! Don't I paint quite the picture? Anyway, now I've recently started bringing a biiiit more money into the house, I decided it was worth going out and treating myself to a more elaborate foundation. Meandering around all the makeup counters in Boots, I was completely lost. So much to choose from, I can't even decide what skin type I have nevermind what I'm supposed to put on it...so I decided to ask a representative at the Max Factor...

aimray12 22.09.2009 · Read review
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