YSL Gift with Purchase Promotion in Debenhams, Dublin - November 2011

This was very exciting as YSL very rarely come out with promotions!! They are now doing this gift when you spend over 60eur.. At the time when I bought my YSL stuff for the gift, they had another promotion if you spend over 100eur, you get 10eur worth of points on your beauty rewards card!! Clearly - could not resist!!

So this gift contains:

• Gorgeous patent/sating clutch/makeup bag with mirror
• YSL Eye Make-Up Remover, 30 ml
• YSL Desin du Regard Eye Pencil in 1 black, full size
• YSL Pencil Sharpener
• YSL Shocking Mascara in 1 black, 2 ml
• YSL Touche Brilliance, Sparkling Touch for Lips in 14, full size
• YSL Rouge pur Couture Lipstick in 9 Rose Stiletto, mini. 

YSL Teint Resist Long Wear Endless Comfort Transfer Resistant Foundation SPF 10 in 8 Review

I have been using this foundation in number 7, with which I was happy with until I got a bit tanned, and the 7 looked too ghostly on me. I decided to try a shade up, and ended up with an unattractive bronzey, pinky shade on my face. So, I decided to go with another brand for a darker foundation, and stuck with this foundation in number 7 for when my tan wore off.

YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils in 1 Black Review

Loving this YSL mascara, it's gorgeous on.. but it dries way too quick in the actual tube. It might last me like two weeks, which is a shame since it's a decent mascara, and it doesn't come cheap either!

Disclaimer: I'd like to mention that I have purchased this product myself, have given my own honest opinion, and am not affiliated with the company.

YSL Teint Resist Long Wear Endless Comfort Transfer Resistant Foundation SPF 10 in 7 Review

I am forever looking for a good long lasting foundation, and have tried a lot. I don't have time for touch ups throughout the day, and the way I see it, is that if it's not lasting the whole day, there is no point in it, and it's not a good foundation.

The only YSL foundation I have tried is the Perfect Touch, which I hated. 

I was interested in the Teint Resist for its 14 hour lasting claim, and got a sample of this in shade 7. The colour match was perfect (I'm an NC25 for reference), it blended like a dream, it feels like you have nothing on since it feels so light weight, but it covers really well, about one pump will cover the whole face for a light to medium coverage. If you wanted to build up on it,  you can and it will never look cakey.

I never use this with a primer, but I do apply it with my fingers, and set it with a powder (Maybelline Dream Matte in 03 Golden Beige at the moment). This combination gives me a flawless yet very natural and subtle finish. 

So do I agree with their 14 hour lasting claim? Yes! Absolutely! It lasts really well, and some may rub off around the nose area, but you can easily put some more on without it becoming cakey on you. I must say that this is the nicest long wearing foundation, even if rubs off on your nose a bit is nothing compared to some foundations disappearing in patches, leaving you looking weird.

It gives you a satin looking finish, that is super comfortable to wear, and I don't find it drying at all on my combination/dry skin. In the winter I may leave it as is and not set with a powder though, since I wouldn't need to control any shine as much as in the summer.

Disclaimer: I'd like to mention that I have purchased this product myself, have given my own honest opinion, and am not affiliated with the company. 

YSL Mascara Singulier Nuit Blanche Exaggerated Lashes Waterproof in Vibrant Black Review

I was looking for a good waterproof mascara for my summer holiday, something that would last through the pool, waterpark, sweat etc. And I didn't want it to just last through all that water, I wanted it to give me full volumed lashes, with a curl and separation. 

So I came with this request to the YSL counter girls in Debenhams, and she was like yeah this is it! Clearly, I was full of doubt.. Then she showed me how the brush spirals on like that, so that got me curious and I just bought it!

I applied it over my Dior lash primer, and it went on like a dream. I got full, separated lashes, with a curl!!! Did it last through all the sweat, pool and huge waves at the waterpark? Yes!! I had zero smudging and my beautiful lashes even lasted through me rubbing my eyes! I was amazed, great mascara!

Disclaimer: I'd like to mention that I have purchased this product myself, have given my own honest opinion, and am not affiliated with the company.