Astor Mattitude HD foundation review

First, I must say I'm not the best person to talk about foundations because I admit I only used cheap stuff until now and the only more expensive foundation I had was Revlon Colorstay which I hated because it looked like a mask on me. So this is my first drugstore foundation that's more expensive.

Official description:

Do close-ups make you uncomfortable?
Now, Mattitude HD mattifies skin to High Definition perfection. Shine is banished, pores seem to vanish and imperfections disappear to give you a pixel-perfect complexion no matter how close you zoom. Its unique technology blends tiny micronized pigments with minuscule glass spheres in an ultra-light gel formula ensures 16-hour shine control and real color fidelity for a perfect matte finish that never looks flat.
Pixel-perfect finish even close-up!
Benefits:

• Even, matte, natural-looking finish
• 16-hour shine control
• Oil free and airy light gel formula
• Skin-protective vitamin and SPF 22
• 16-hour color fidelity
• Leaves the skin feeling soft and supple

 Packaging: The foundation comes in a bottle with pump and it contains 30 ml. The pump is very good because it allows you to get as much product out as you want.
Texture: Mattitude is soooo soft, it reminds of those foam foundations and you don't even feel it on the skin when applied. It also smells like vanilla cookies to me, but the scent doesn't remain, so it doesn't bother me.

What it does: From what I can tell, this is the perfect foundation for me. I'm in shade Natural 012, which is supposed to be a dark shade, but it just looks like a second skin to me, now that I'm a little bit tanned. And by a little, I do mean just a little. I think that maybe the light shades might be too light on this one? Either way, just swatch it if you want to buy it and don't buy it online if you don't know your exact shade. Now, for the shine, you do need some powder if you're really oily like me, but at the end of the day I get some shine on the nose and one my forehead. With some touch ups after 4-5 hours, the foundation stays all day. I like the fact it has SPF and it doesn't oxidate or turn orange on me or anything. It didn't come off on my clothes, and my skin was so smooth, like when you use silicone primers (which I didn't). To make a long story short, I love this foundation so much and it's the best I've used so far. It covers redness and small acne, and I made a short demo on this. On my hand I drew a thik black pencil line and as you can see it got it covered and you can't even tell where the foundation is.

I didn't try the trick with liquid eyeliner, but I'm satisfied with the coverage and it's also buildable, so I just apply it in tiny dots where I feel I need some more. It doesn't do wonders though, so for visible acne scars and stuff like that it won't completely cover it.
Price: In my town everything is more expensive because we have only like 3 make-up shops, so it was 50 lei (about 12 euro). I could get this cheaper online, but the shipping would be 2 euro at least and I only needed a good foundation and nothing else for the moment.
Re-buy or pass: Definitely re-buy because I love it so much I don't want to try anything else (unless I get a gift or something).

Margaret Astor Color Last VIP Lipstick review

Shade: 102 Pink Impulse

Packaging: Black and gold tube. I like nice packaging especially for lipsticks because those are tings I usually carry around in my purse and I like them to look good.
Texture: This lipstick is more one the creamy side, but I find it has too much glitter, so it's not really suitable for wearing during day time. The color is a nice pinky-coraly one though.

What it does: Somehow I manage to "eat off" my lipstick pretty quick, but this one is a little bit more long lasting. I like the shade, too bad for the large glitter chunks. The lipstick has also a good pigmentation, it's not too sheer.

Price: 5 euro
Re-buy or pass: I like the texture, so I would try other colors from this line, as they are not all on the glittery side.