Collistar Lifting Effect Concealer

Almost every single previously owned or tested concealer was a huge disappointment and a major fail. I don't know wether I'm too picky or is it really that hard to make a decent concoction to help us ladies perk up tired eyes without paying big bucks for a small-ish tube of liquid concealer? Since I've burned my fingers (and my wallet) a few times in the past, I've completely given up of concealers which I'd use under my eyes and the only concealers you could find in my bag were those thick, cakey drugstore finds (think Max Factor Pan stick) that I used to cover up blemishes. It kinda worked but my under-eye circles are starting to show after years and years of working in night shifts.

Skoro svaki korektor koji sam imala ili testirala je bio veliko razocarenje i nerijetko ogromna fula. Nisam imala i jos uvijek ne znam da li je to zato sto previse ocekujem ili je stvarno tako tesko smuckati pristojnu mjesavinu koja ce nama damama pomoci osvjeziti umorne okice a da za minijaturnu bocicu ne platimo mnogo novca? Nakon sto sam opekla svoje prstice (a bome i svoj novcanik) par puta u proslosti groznim kupovinama, moram reci da sam potpuno i neizbjezno digla ruke od korektora u smislu onih koje bih koristila ispod ociju. Jedine korektore koje bi prije mogli naci u mom neseseru su oni teski, gusti drogerijski korektori (mislim na Max Factorov Pan Stick) koje sam koristila za prekrivanje aknica. Jedno je vrijeme to i funkcionisalo ali nakon godina rada u nocnim smjenama, poceli su mi se pojavljivati nesto izrazeniji plavi podocnjaci.

Thank goodness that I've completely by chance discovered this Collistar Lifting Effect Concealer which is amazing and doesn't cost too much either. I've actually picked it up during a Collistar promotion in one of perfumeries I occasionally stop by. Its full price is approx 25$ but I've paid 21$ for it and I haven't regretted shelling out a bigger amount of money than I usually would for a concealer, which I think says a lot. This concealer provides covering action and an immediate lifting effect, especially to smooth out under-eye bags and rings. Why purchase an anti-ageing concealer? Because I can smartass (and it really doesn't hurt to get some additional oomph). It's amazing how well it covers redness and acne scarring. Not to mention that it almost (and I do say almost) erases my blusih under-eye circles. The hardcore kind. The kind of under-eye circles which take hours of sleepless nights to get ripe. Those ugly suckers I thought would be indestructible and impossible to hide. Well, think again under-eye smurfs, I have heavy artillery to make you miniscule.

Cisto zahvaljujuci nekoj ludoj sreci sam otkrila ovaj Collistar Lifting Effect korektor koji je cudesan a ne kosta previse. Kupila sam ga dok je trajala akcija na Collistar proizvode u jednoj finoj parfumeriji u koju svratim sa vremena na vrijeme. Puna cijena ovog korektora je 38KM a ja sam ga platila 33KM i vjerujte da niti jednom nisam pozalila sto sam dala nesto vise novca nego sto bih inace izdvojila za korektor. Mislim da to dosta govori. Ovaj korektor pruza super pokrivanje uz trenutan “lifting” efekat, posebno je dobar za izgladjivanje podocnjaka u smislu vrecica i tamnih kolutova oko ociju. Zasto kupiti korektor sa anti-ageing svojstvima? Pametnjakovicke reci cu zasto, zato sto mi je bio cejf (uostalom mislim da ne moze skoditi malo dodatne pomoci). Nevjerovatan je u prekrivanju crvenila i flekica koje ostanu nakon bubuljica. Da ne spominjem da je skoro (i stvarno naglasavam skoro) savrseno prekrio, hajde reci cu izbrisao moje plavicaste podocnjake kada god ga nanesem. To su oni najgori, tvrdokorni podocnjaci (nisu ispupceni, niti vrecice u pravom smislu rijeci nego jako tamni plavi kolutovi ispod ociju). Ti se podocnjaci uzgajaju ogromnim brojem neprospavanih sati. Mislila sam da su ti gadovi neunistivi i nemoguci za sakriti. E pa, neka vam gace spadnu od straha jer protiv vas, okoloocnih strumfova, imam tesku artiljeriju.

I have written that it almost erases them because it does so in such a natural and flattering way. It doesn't get all cakey or goopy, it doesn't settle into fine lines, it doesn't feel heavy, it hasn't clogged my pores, gives great coverage and is really, really long lasting. It's actually water resistant people. It's texture is so smooth and creamy, it feels like you're applying some luxurious foundation and not a humble concealer. It sinks in so easily and almost becomes one with the skin. Such a velvety texture and extremely easy to blend. Dabbing it on with your ring finger is all you need to get a flawless application. It's a godsend for lazy girls like me who don't like to use concealer brushes or to applying a concealer to take a long time. No need to step up your blending game, even the clumsiest fingers will achieve a streaky-free finish.

Napisala sam namjerno da ih skoro izbrise jer to radi na jedan tako prirodan nacin. Uopste nije grudvast, ne uvlaci se u bore smijalice, nije uopste tezak na kozi, nije mi zacepio pore, odlicno prekriva i jako, jako dugo se zadrzava na kozi. Cak je i vodootporan. Tekstura mu je tako glatka i kremasta, imam osjecaj kao da mi po kozi klizi neka luksuzna podloga a ne skromni korektor. U sekundi se upije u kozu i kao da se sa njom sjedini. Tako je je divne, barsunaste teksture i izuzetno je maziv. Dovoljno je samo da ga utapkate sa domalim prsticem kako bi dobili besprijekorno pokrivanje i nanosenje. Mislim da je dar nama lijencugama koje se ne vole gnjaviti sa upotrebom cetkica za korektore i predugim trajanjem nanosenja korektora uopste. Nema potrebe da se ispraksate po pitanju nanosenja jer ce i najnespretniji prstici postici finish bez ijedne packe.

I haven't experienced any drying action, no clogged pores, no oily mess. Not even once. I love how it's great for covering up small blemishes without creating a cakey mess all around the blemish. It evens the skin tone all over and you wouldn't even notice that there's a blemish there if here wasn't a small bulge on the skin. It's that good. Not to mention how stylish its packaging is. The golden cap and golden Collistar logo look really smart but what I absolutely love is this sponge applicator which is truly handy. I hate concealers in tubes. This sponge tip is terrific and gives me more control with where and how much concealer I want to apply. Since we're talking about Collistar here, this concealer is definitely perfumed. It has a gorgeous powdery-floral scent which I adore. Maybe it doesn't even matter because it's only detectable when you sniff it out of the tube.

Nisam primjetila da je isusio kozu, nije zacepio pore, nije je ni umastio. Niti jednom. Super mi je sto je pogodan za prekrivanje manjih bubuljica bez gomilanja slojeva korektora oko same bubuljice. Ujednaci ten svom povrsinom i uopste ne bi ni znali da se tu negdje nalazi bubuljica da nije malog ispupcenja na kozi. Toliko je dobar. Pakovanje mu je jako lijepo. Zlatni cep i zlacani Collistar logo izgledaju elegantno ali ono sto mi stvarno odgovara je spuzvasti aplikator koji mi je jako koristan. Nisam uopste ljubiteljica korektora u tubama. Ovaj spuzvasti aplikator mi daje vise kontrole nad time gdje i koliko korektora zelim nanijeti. Posto govorimo o Collistarovom proizvodu, ovaj korektor je itekako parfimiran. Prekrasnog je puderasto-cvijetnog mirisa koji mi je divan. Mozda to uopste nije ni bitno jer ga osjetim samo kada ga mirisem iz tubice.

Not once it made my eyes teary or red, it's so reliable and even when I don't take my foundation with me, I know I'm safe if this guy is in my bag. I've literally used it once in case of an emergency instead of a foundation and it totally worked! I don't advise this to anyone though, I've used it quite a bit for that occasion but the point is that it worked. It contains bioderivative of Saccaromices Cerevisiae (a kind of yeast, believe it or not), Vitamin E, UVA and UVB filters meaning a good sun protection for that sensitive and very thin under-eye skin. And it's free from parabens. From the moment you open it, it will be nice and fresh for 12 months. The only thing I would note as something that needs improvement is a rather small tube of 5ml which I, obviously, would prefer it to be twice the size for the same price (a girl can dream) and to have more shades to choose from. I only found shade 1 and 2 and I went for 1. It's rather light as you can see and the second shade is incredibly identical to my own skin tone so I'll be getting it as well. I noticed that there's one more shade at the Collistar web site, shade 4 but I cannot help to wonder why shade 3 is skipped? Perhaps I will find out. So my dear ladies, what do you think about my latest little pet?

Niti jednom mi oci od njega nisu zasuzile niti se zacrvenile, iznimno je pouzdan da i kada ne ponesem svoju podlogu sa sobom, osjecam se sigurno ako mi je ovaj malisan u torbi. Bukvalno sam ga jednom u trenutku nuzde koristila umjesto podloge i uspjelo mi je! Nitko nije ni posumnjao da mi je na licu korektor a ne podloga. Ipak, ne bih to preporucila nikome jer sam ga tada podosta iskoristila i nije ekonomicno ni u kom slucaju ali mi je posluzio. Sadrzi bioderivat Saccaromices Cerevisiae (sto je vrsta kvasca, vjerovali ili ne), vitamin E, UVA i UVB filtere sto cini optimalnu zastitu od sunca toj njeznoj i tankoj kozi ispod ociju. Ne sadrzi parabene. Od trenutka otvaranja ce biti krasan i svjez 12 mjeseci. Jedina stvar za koju bih rekla da na njoj trebaju poraditi je to sto je ovo prilicno mala tuba od samo 5ml. Ja bih sasvim ocigledno zeljela da je rijec o dvostruko vecoj tubi koja bi imala istu cijenu (barem mogu sanjariti). I dodala bih da bi trebali prosiriti izbor nijansi. Ja sam u parfumeriji zatekla samo nijanse 1 i 2 a kupila sam jedinicu koja je, kao sto vidite, dosta svijetla a dvica je potpuno identicna mom tonu koze tako da cu i nju nabaviti za ljeto. Na Collistar web stranici sam primjetila da su izlistali i nijansu 4 a tko zna sta se desilo sa nijansom 3? Mozda nekada i saznam. I tako moje drage dame, sta vi mislite o mom najnovijem malom ljubimcu?