Much more than a makeup mirror with lights, this is my review of the Simple Human makeup mirror with lights and Alexa build-in! Just this mirror is so worth having by itself, but all Alexa features make it even better!

I’m talking about the Simple Human Sensor Mirror Hi Fi, which is much more than just a makeup mirror with lights. But first, let me tell you why it’s such a life changer for me!

So, if you already know me, you know I wear glasses and I have myopia and if you don’t know me yet, nice to e-meet you! I’m Manu Luize and I have veeery high myopia and I wear glasses almost 24/7, so to me it’s incredibly difficult to do my makeup without a magnifying mirror.

I’m a beauty blogger and content creator, I LOVE to do my makeup, but having high myopia, I discovered many years ago a good magnifying mirror was actually a need for me. It makes doing my makeup so much easier! And that’s something I think is my biggest advice when someone asks me how do I manage to do my makeup without glasses. 😉

But now, back to this magic makeup mirror by Simple Human: it’s a 5x magnifying mirror with lights in different tones, it has a motion sensor (so it turns on the lights when you get near it and, of course, it turns off by itself when you’re done and move out) and it also has Alexa build-in the mirror.

So many great functions in only one item! That makes it so versatile and that’s why I said it’s much more than just a makeup mirror with lights. So now, let me tell you about them all.

• Simple Human makeup mirror with lights, a 5X Magnifying mirror

I had tried many different mirrors and 5x magnifying is the one I find the best one. Less than this is not good enough to help me see every detail and more than this makes it difficult to have a good idea of how the makeup is going. I even used a 10x magnifying mirror, but I prefer 5x much more for doing my makeup.

A 5x magnifying makeup mirror is good, but the Simple Human Sensor Hi Fi mirror is amazing! It has a motion sensor that makes the light go on when you get near it. And let’s talk about the light in this makeup mirror: it has tru-lux, like a true light, which means it will show our makeup the real way. No more doing your makeup home and finding out to be a different thing when you’re outside.

• Light shades of the Sensor Mirror Hi Fi:

With this Simple Human makeup mirror with lights we can choose the right light we want. Between day light for sunny days or cloudy days, office light, night light and you can even create a custom set up yourself.

This is great to do our makeup in the light which we will be, let me explain you: did it ever happen to you: you do your makeup with the normal bedroom light and you go out for a dinner in the evening, when you see yourself at the mirror inside the restaurant your makeup doesn’t look like you intended. Or the opposite, you do it in the house and when you can out in the sunlight it’s not very visible?

When, that’s when a mirror like this is great, you can do your makeup with the light and ambience of where you’re going to be. Or if you prefer, you can use the brightest white light to makeup and switch to night light to check how it’s going in real life in the evening.

• Makeup mirror with lights and Alexa built-in:

Like I mentioned, this sensor mirror is full of functions and advantages, but having Alexa built-in the mirror makes it much more fun. You can have all Alexa functions inside your makeup mirror with lights.

To me, do my makeup is always connected with music: I love to listen to music when I’m doing my makeup. And well, having Alexa available to help is very handy!

To find my favourite music while I’m busy applying the eyeliner, to jump that music I’m not a big fan of while I’m applying my mascara makes the process much faster and funnier. How many times did I stop to do my makeup just to go change the music on my phone that was lost somewhere in the bedroom? 😅

I always find it great to get the weather forecast while doing my makeup and even asking Alexa what time is, maybe having it available and easy all the time can help me not be late while I do my makeup. 😉

The sound quality is great and you can regulate the volume very easily just touching it by the side of this part that you can see in the photo above.

The Alexa works just like in any other Alexa device, you easily connect to your Amazon account and it’s all set up. The big advantage is that you have it inside your mirror, so one less device to have.

The Simple Human Sensor Mirror Hi Fi has a very modern design and all its functions make it a great mirror. To me, it’s for sure the best makeup mirror with lights I have ever used!

A product that I believe is definitely worth the investment, since it’s something you will use daily and not just for makeup. It’s now definitely part of my routine and a great of it, like I mentioned, I love to do my makeup and it makes it easier and more fun to do with this amazing makeup mirror.

It’s been quite a while I have a new favourite highlighter and it’s from a Pixi highlighter palette: the Rachh loves Pixi palette. This palette is called The Layers Highlighting Palette.

Since I first had my eyes on the “Tee” colour of this highlighter palette, it was love at first sight. After I tried it, it became a favourite of mine! So here’s my Rachh loves Pixi highlighter palette review, that has 5 different highlighter shades.

• Pixi highlighter palette: The Layers Highlighting Palette review

This cute Pixi highlighter palette was created in collaboration with Rachh Loves and it has 5 different shades of highlighters or multi-use glow shades. They all can be used also as eyeshadows.

• 2 base highlighters: “Tee” and “Clutch”, which are the bigger ones in the palette.

• 3 custom highlighters: “Lace”, “Zipper”and “Knit”, which are the small ones.

The idea of this highlighter palette is that you can use a single colour or mix them to create a custom colour just for you. Even though, I loved the color “Tee” so much that I think it’s a great colour on its own.

Bellow you can check my swatches of the 5 highlight shades of this Pixi palette, this photo was taken without flash.

“Clutch” and “Tee” are the 2 lighter colours, “Clutch”is the lighter shade, perfect for a day to day highlighter. “Tee”is a little stronger in colour and pigmentation, so it could be for a more festive look or bolder looks.

Truth be told, I love a good highlighter and I’ve been using “Tee” as a highlighter on my daily makeup. The colour is just beautiful and it gives such a beautiful glow to the skin, making your makeup pop.

All the shades are very easy to apply, they are all powder, but with a kind of a creamy texture.

You can take a look at this highlighter palette in video, in this quick makeup tutorial in which I apply the “Tee” highlighter from Pixi (look at those cheeks!! 😍):

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I just loved this color so much! I’m sure I’m wearing this highlighter in many of my last photos on Instagram @manuluize 😅, but here’s another photo so you can check Tee’s effects on my skin:

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The 3 custom highlighter colours in this palette actually are great as eyeshadows if you’re going to wear them by themselves. Or you can play and mix them to create a custom highlight shade.

“Knit” is the darker shade of them all, that could be an interesting highlighter for deep skin tones, but also such a beautiful colour as an eye shadow.

Where to shop it:

You can find this Pixi highlighter palette on Asos and also LookFantastic.

* I received this product for free from the brand, but as always, all opinions are my sincere and real opinions after using a product, regardless if I bought it or received it for free from some brand.

Have you ever heard of an eyelash curler with heat and always wondered if it really works? So I have good news: it works!

I tested an Eyelash curler with heat by the brand Anlan, which’s called Electric Eyelash Curler and I really liked the final effect on my eyelashes! Check out my full review of this product, in addition to checking the comparison of the big difference of using only the eyelash mascara against using the mascara + the electric eyelash curler.

• Eyelash curler with heat: how to use an eyelash curler heated

This is the eyelash curler that heats that I tried (and I loved it!), This one is by the brand Anlan, but I also saw other models from other brands that look like this model.

For you to see the difference that this eyelash curler made in my eyes, look at the “magic” below!

On the left side of the photo, you can see my lashes after applying mascara + the electric eyelash curler, super curled and visible. But on the right side of the photo, my eyelashes are just with the eyelash mascara, whatever they are, they hardly appear, because they are “straight”.

To check out how to use this electric eyelash curler with heat and check out all its effects on video, I filmed a video showing all the details of how to use an eyelash curler with heat and what are its effects on the lashes:

To watch the video directly on Youtube, click on Eyelash Curler with heat (Full review and how to use it).

If you liked this electric eyelash curler, you can get it with 40% off with the Anlan coupon code “anlan0707” (anlan.co) to buy this product until 7/31.

The use of this eyelash curler is very simple, as you can see in the video and the results are incredible!

It will definitely be a beauty device that I will use more often from now on and that will be part of my makeup routine.

I loved the effect because as my lashes are very straight, when using this curler, I’ve got such a beautiful effect!

* I received this product for free from the brand, but as always, all opinions are my sincere and real opinions after using a product.

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I’ve been trying a couple of Pixi liquid lipsticks, which are called MatteLast Liquid Lip and I’ve been loving them all! Lately I just tried the Pleasing Pink liquid lipstick, a beautiful pink shade that I’m loving!

So here’s my review of the Pixi Matte Last Liquid Lip in the colour Pleasing Pink, including how it wears on the lips (swatch) and a video, so you can check how the colour looks in real life and on movement. You will also find a list of ingredients by the end of this post, in case you need to check it for allergies.

• Pixi MatteLast Liquid Lip – Pleasing Pink:

This is my second time trying Pixi’s liquid lipsticks and I also had loved a previous nude colour I had tried last year, I had already liked the pigmentation and formulation of the previous colour and the same goes for the Pleasing Pink Colour.

This Pixi liquid lipstick dries very matte and it’s very pigmented, meaning that with only one layer of lipstick, you can already have a very rich and vibrant pink colour.

Here you can check how the colour goes on my lips with two different photos of me wearing the Pleasing Pink liquid lip colour:

On the first look, I did a more warm toned makeup look with 2 different shades of red eyeshadow (they are from the Morphe Fall into Frost 35F eyeshadow palette), completing it with the Pleasing Pink Lip colour by Pixi.

For this second look instead, I went for some brown shades for my eyes, also from the same palette of the previous look, pairing it with this pink liquid lipstick by Pixi:

You can also check a quick Instagram video on @manuluize, that I posted a couple of days ago, in which I apply the Pleasing Pink MatteLast Liquid Lip by Pixi, so you can check this colour in action:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day makeup look to inspire the new week! 💕 ➡️ Glow Tonic @pixibeauty ➡️ Rose Ceramide Cream @pixibeauty ➡️ Eye Reflection Shadow Palette @pixibeauty ➡️ MatteLast Liquid Lip, color: Pleasing Pink @pixibeauty ➡️ Glow Mist @pixibeauty #pixibeauty #20yearsofglow #skintreats

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This colour is really pigmented and it applies very well on the lips. The matte effect will show on the lips as soon as this liquid lipstick is dry.

For the duration of this lipstick, it has a good duration meaning that if you don’t eat anything, it will stay for a long time. When you eat, specially if it’s something oily, you will probably need to re-apply it after eating. Otherwise, for drier foods or a quick snack, the lipstick can have a longer duration, even if you eat something.

• Ingredients of the MatteLast Liquid Lip by Pixi:

Here’s the list of ingredients of the MatteLast Liquid Lip in the colour Pleasing Pink by Pixi, you case you need to check and look out for any ingredients you may have an allergy:

If there’s a makeup item that I love is a good eyeliner, I hardly ever leave the house without some eyeliner and today I’m reviewing the Esqido Gel Eyeliner.

I”ve met the brand Esqido a while ago, I had reviewed a pair of false eyelashes from the brand a couple of months ago,  and then they launched a new product, a gel eyeliner that is available in two colours: black and brown. I’ve been trying it over the last weeks and I must start saying that I LOVED the black one!
But let’s get into the details:
 

• Esqido Gel Eyeliner Review:

 
Both colours are in form of an eyeliner pencil and they are very pigmented on the skin and they both have a great duration on the skin. Even when I washed my hands, the lines stayed still strong on my skin.
They also apply very easily to the skin with a soft texture.

 
The black eyeliner was my favorite between the two gel eyeliners from Esqido, it is very pigmented and the colour isn’t just strong by itself (like when I applied on my hand with no makeup under it), but it’s also very strong on the eyes applied with eyeshadows under it.
You can check on my photo and on its detail that the black eyeliner is very strong and it shows really well over the makeup, applying it only once is already sufficient for a dark and strong colour (I love it!):

This black liner had a great duration on my skin, staying on place and strong during the whole day.
 

Now on to the Esqido brown eyeliner, it also shows a very strong color when applied directly to the skin but when I applied over the makeup, the color wasn’t as strong as it was directly on the skin. This is something that happens with most of my brown eyeliner pencils, so I decided to try to make it work and this is what I found:
If I apply this brown eyeliner pencil before starting the eye makeup, meaning before your eyeshadows, then I go with the shadows as usual even over the liner, and to finish I apply the brown eyeliner again. It’s been working much better than just doing the eye makeup and only after applying the liner, I found it looks stronger this way than if I just apply it later (even when I apply it more than one time after the eyeshadows).
 
Therefore, I’m loving the Esqido black gel eyeliner and I’m using a lot on daily and night makeups! And I also made the brown liner work, making it stronger than most liners I have tired before
 

• Ingredients of the Esqido Gel Eyeliners:

 
* The products on this review were sent to me by the brand, but all opinions here are my own real and sincere opinions after trying the products.

Halloween makeup is all about having fun and it’s that time of the year you can go crazy and creative with your makeup. But were you thinking about a more glamorous and gorgeous Halloween Makeup?
Be ready for 15 Glamorous, gorgeous and sexy Halloween makeup ideas and tutorials for picking one or getting inspired to create your own amazing Halloween makeup this year.
 

I’ve picked 15 Halloween makeup inspirations that are full of shine, glitter and totally gorgeous for you to rock your makeup and outfit this year.
 

photo: @glamxmami 

photo: @katesnooks (tutorial here)

 
If you’re in the mood for skulls, here’s a cool and very glamorous version (with tutorial!):

Uma publicação compartilhada por Maureen Alexandra Naudts (@maureennaudts) em Out 20, 2017 às 7:11 PDT

tutorial by @maureennaudts

 
What about this gorgeous makeup from Kermina Tadros?

 
Melting skull, anyone? Get inspired by this glam one from Desi Perkins:


Queen Nikkie created a Halloween Makeup with a beautiful blood spatter smokey eyes look, check her tutorial on how to get the look bellow:

photo: Nikkie Tutorials

Check the full tutorial of this gorgeous and glamourous Halloween Makeup by Nikkie Tutorials:

 

 
Are you in the mood for the glam-dark Halloween look? This could be a much easier makeup to be done:

photo: Linda Hallberg

 
For the girls who prefer a cute glam unicorn, sweet/cute Halloween makeup is here:

photo: Regina

 
Have you already noticed how skulls are quite trendy
for this Halloween, right? So let’s get inspired by another one, this time in a neon version:

 
What about a Glamorous Wonder Woman in Comic style look?

photo: Nikkie Tutorials

A while ago, I showed you the “Sweet Spring” beauty editorial’s making of from the 7th issue of online magazine Saia e Salto Alto.