Recently paid a visit to Watsons to actually do some drugstore makeup surveying and ended up picking up these 3 items. Loreal Paris's Mat Magique BB Essence, Loreal Paris's Mat Maqique Powder, Maybelline's MasterLiner.

        Since today was the first time I fully tried these products on my face, here's my first impressions. Starting with the bb essence. It's different from other BB creams i've used because this has a really watery consistency and less to the creamy side. The wand is pretty unique too as the end is basically a bulb shape that you will have to dot generously on your face. The wand does annoy me because it does no justice in scooping the product out. I guess it was invented to help you control the amount of product you use so you would sort of be "saving" but 3-5 dots is not enough for me so all that trying to get more product on the wand does get annoying. As for the coverage, it's pretty good so far but I am still trying to bear in mind that it's a BB cream and not foundation so it definitely won't do full coverage. Applying it on was wonderful because it was so lightweight. It doesn't seem to conceal much of my redness but then again it's only just a BB cream. 

For the powder, it's impressive how the packaging explains that you can use it alone or together with the BB cream which is a super good thing. As seen above, the powder seems to only come in a pan & not the whole case with it. Seemingly after I opened it that I realized that the case was sold seperately. I'd write in another post how that's good and bad at the same time so stay tuned. The powder seems to add to the coverage and set my BB cream in which I liked. Alone it felt a little cakey to me because my skin is actually sort of dry.

The Masterliner packaging states that it's in the shade black. I tried it on today and I also noticed how it ISN'T that black. I do have my regrets as I was looking for a really black liner and how I should've bought Silkygirl's black glide on eyeliner instead because that product is just amazing beyond compare. It doesn't glide on when I tried doing a winged liner this morning & I was getting pretty scared to continue drawing as I feared breaking the crayon. Maybe time will teach me to love it.

That's all for now, xx