Hello! Happy New Year everyone! Yes, I am still alive and kicking, even though I have not posted much in the last couple of weeks. Holidays can be pretty tricky and full of everything, so I hope you can understand the need to work on everything else in my life and sometimes not post as much... New year arrived very quickly, I hoped I will be able to post more in December, so I can already tell you that in January you will be reading a lot of reviews of products I have received in the last months of the previous year. But it's time for me to stop rambling and go on with my newbies from December, that's what's really interesting anyway!
Let's start with the pinks! From Kozmetika Afrodita I was sent a very lovely package, those who follow me on Instagram and Facebook, you have already seen this, and of course the whole package with the gourgeous box and all! Inside I have received Body Mousse cocoa butter & vitamin E with the scent of strawberries! It smells amazing, not like a fake plastic strawberry scent, but like a really nice strawberry smoothie or ice cream. I haven't tried it out yet, but you can expect a full review. The second item here is a lovely daily eyeshadow palette by Catrice which was a gift from lovely Natalija from Essence & Catrice! It's from the latest limited edition Graphic Grace and it's called C01 Linear Lines! I love the combination, even though I rarely use pink eyeshadow! The other three shades are very gentle and very wearable, so far I liked them! There will be a full review for this palette as well! Last item is another brush, I wanted this one for a long time and I finally bought it at my local Interspar actually, it by UBU brand and it's for contour or bronzer, and I like it soo slim I can use it for a more light and precise application. I prefer this one to the regular fan brush as this one is more compact and it's easier to control the amout of product I want to apply.
Some newbies for hair! The first product is a hair mask I got as a Christmas gift, it's by Le Petit Marseillais, its the Shea Butter and Honey one, more suitable for dry and damaged hair, but I have heard soo many great comments and recommenations for this one that I will try it as well! The second product is a repourchase for me, my second bottle of Batiste dry shampoo! I really like this one and it's priced at a reasonable price, about 5 euros, so I guess I will keep repurchasing for now! I love that it doesn't make my hair white and that if I apply enough of it, can actually get away with really greasy hair! And it holds for a whole day, not just for a couple of hours!
New jewelry! From Rock Vibe I won a giveaway and received this lovely pendant necklace with cat's eye stone in it, as well as the necklace next to it, though that one is really not my style and I probably won't end up wearing it. However I am really excited I have received two sets of earrings, both by H&M! I really wanted these winter themed one, with stars and snowflakes! Love these so much! I have also a new necklace, also by H&M, which I conveniantely forgot at my parents house and couldn't photograph it... But it's also a gorgeous one, very unlike me, but it's golden, shiny and colourful - with again - stars, moon, sun pendants! I will show it to you once I get it back, so keep watching out my social media pages!
Do you love chocolate as much as I do? If you do, than these two products by AVON are perfect for you! I received both as Saint Nicholas's gift at the beginning of December! These are both from the Planet Spa collection called Indulgent SPA Ritual and they are Chocolate Bath Elixir and Chocolate Face Mask! A perfect winter treatment for me!
I admit to being very active on Facebook in December, especially with all the giveaways, so these two goodies by I Love... came to me through a giveaway as well. I won it over at Beauty World. I am in love with the scent of the Mango & Papaya combination! It's really juicy and fresh and fruity! I haven't tried the lip gloss yet, but it looks very promising! From the I Love.. lip glosses I have already the Coconut& Cream one and I really like it! The shower gel is sadly just a mini version, but I guess I will repurchase a bigger bottle after I use up this one!
I have a new skin care product I am really looking forward to try! From Eucerin came a wishing letter and this AQUAporin Active cream. I have not yet tried any of their facial creams, not even testers, don't really know why, but I just never had anything from them. However my (to be) mother in law really likes the brand and uses their creams all the time! I plan to test and try also the body milk I was sent some time ago ( I know, I still haven't gotten around to trying that one out,..) and write a review on that one too.. though I might just write it all together in one post, will see. I am using the last bits of my Vichy Idealia Skin Sleep cream and even though I am sad to see it go, I am looking forward to trying out this one!
From Dvorec Trebnik I have received a huge box of goodies - the trio you see here and the book as well! I have already posted about the shower gel Juicy Orange, but I am glad I got it again as I feel like winter is perfect for fresh, citrus scents! I know some people prefer them in summer time, but I really like to use something light in winter time as well.. Along with it came Massage oil Vanilla, which has been sitting on my desk for a couple of days now, waiting to be tested, but I haven't finished yet my previous body cream, and I really want to do that first. So I have no idea how it smells, how it feels, how greasy or nourishing it is, but I will post about it for sure. The third product was Argan Ointment and I have already had a couple of testers of this one and I loved it! It is really amazing for any scars, scratches, dry skin! The way this helps me is really impressive and I was super excited to receive this in full size! The last part of the gift was this book Lepo; O lepoti, staranju in estetski kirurgiji by Franc Planinšek and others. I haven't started reading it yet ( I'm into exam mode right now), but if I do find the book interesting I will surely post about it here!
Some more Dvorec Trebnik goodies! Both of these I got as a gift at work (there were also other gifts, but weren't beauty related, so I haven't includeed them here) I got Shower gel Marigold and Marigold Ointment! I have already tested both and also spoken about them in this post, so I was really happy to get these two as well! The lucky coincidence with these was that in the morning I received the gift from Dvorec Trebnik and than in the afternoon the second one at work!
Another lovely surprise was this huge snowball by NIVEA and inside was hidden under snow this mini travel size Nivea creme 10 ml! Such a cute packaging and it was such a lovely surprise! This was one of the most original and different surprises from previous month! I got lucky the postman didn't crush this and it got to me whole!
If you read any Slovenian Beauty Bloggers than you already know that we had a Secret Santa game going on and eash got a gift from a randomly picked blogger. I have received a huge bunch of goodies from Ana - Beautysaur blog! I love her blog, her photos and the beauty choices she makes - I would love to borrow some of the products she has! Go check her blog here, if you don't know her already! So on to what my Secret Santa brought me! I got this huge round pot of I Love... Peachy Passionfruit nourishing body butter! Haven't opened it yet (same reason as above - I want to finish up one product before starting new ones), but I hope I will like the scent! I don't think I ever had anything this juicy! Than I got a glass nail file, but I am not sure who's it from, I will check with Ana. Also for nails I got the nail block thingy for nails! How did she know my nails need some more care?! Than there was a KIKO Nail Lacquer in shade 338 Light Lavander and it's such a gorgeous shade! Anyway, if you want to see the shade you will have to meet with me for a coffee or something, because this one definitely didn't want to be photographed! I also got a tinted lip balm P.S. in a lovely rosy shade. And also for lips is this KIKO Smart lip pencil in shade 712 Rose Mauve! I haven't been using the lip products much yet, I know that's unusual for me, but my lips are soo dry lately I kinda avoid regular lipsticks/pencils/glosses and try to stick with the lip balms more. The last lovely bit here is a scented wax Snowflake Cookie by Yankee Candle. Adore the scent so much! Plus - for all slovenian readers - this scent is the scent of the month January and you can get it now for 20% off!
So after all of these goodies, there was another one at the bottom of the box! And it is soo beautifulll it deserves a special place in this post! From Sephora I got my very first ever Sephora eyeshadow and face makeup palette! I have never tried anything from them before, only one mono eyeshadow and I liked that one, but these are soo pretty! The design of the plastic box outside and than the design of the box itself, how it opens up, the shades! It's the ultimate "take me with you anywhere" palette with a lovely blush that suits me and also two highlighters! I fell in love with shades Friday night and Scented candle at first sight, but the rest are also very beautiful! Love that I can make daily looks with this one as well as evening looks!
You may have already spotted that we had a special pre - new year event and that some of the beauty bloggers posted about it already! I won0t post about it separately, but all I can say is that it was really nice to see all the girls again! I have also met some of them for the first time and I had a nice time there! We met at Sputnik Svetovna kavarna , and I had no idea this was soo close to where I live! A big thank you goes to Gabi from Parokeets and Ajda from Ajda's for organizing the event, reserving a place for us and also for getting us some sponsors! I thought this was just gonna be like a bunch of girls going for coffee but it became a lot more! I would also like to thanks all the sponsors who decided to participate - AlpStories, Jessica Slovenija, Alessandro and E- kozmetika, 4 kids and us! I got lucky to receive some amazing gifts at the event! From AlpStories each one of us received a personalized and very creative gift! I got Have a Very Cherry Merry Christmas body milk with cherry scent, Keep Calm It's Almost Summer .. or take a btah and use your imagination bath salt with vanilla scent, This May Be A Wine ... But it's not, it's masage oil with rosemary scent and also two minis - Body milk and Shower gel Marigold. I mean, pretty amazing, right! The design, the colours, the names! I really love this gift and I like that a brand really invests into being more creative, different and personal! It makes a lot of difference if you get a gift like this instead of something generic.
Also at out little event I got another Alessandro nail polish, this time in shade Purple Purpose and Jessica Phenomen Oil. I haven't tried the nail polish yet, but I am regularly using the oil! And I love it! It does miracles, like some other bloggers promised me! I love the shape of the bottle, the pipette system and the scent of the product. It sinks into my skin really fast and actually visibly helps instantly! One of my most recent favourites (of all times, especially considering products for nail care)! Also treated myself a bit with Essence Winter? Wonderful! to coat in 01 A Winter's Tale. I won't be posting about this one separately, but I have already posted a review of a couple of products from this collection here.
A couple of random lovely bits! Won another giveaway over at Yves Rocher and got Fruits Noirs Blackberries sparkling body powder! I already have the hand cream from the collection and love the scent, you can read more about it here! So you can guess I was pretty excited to get this one as well, smells the same, yummy as well! Another gift was the new Bourjois Poudre de Riz de Java! I actually have the previous one as well and I have never posted about it, but it's a pretty amazing product! Smells divine, the effect on my skin (even though I have greasy skin) is also pretty great and it's just a little something I like to use every now and then... Now that I have both versions I will most definitely post about them! Third product is my new foundation by Deborah, called Dress Me Perfect in shade 00 Fair, which I bought at my local DM store. I got lucky they were sending the 50% off coupons, so of course I had to give this a try as it already impressed me with the testers! It doesn't happen often that I like a foundation soo quickly, but this one actually wow-ed me!
December is also perfect time for new fragrances and my Santa brought me a new one by Oriflame! I got My Naked Truth EdT and it's a very light scent, smells like a perfect flowery fruity combination and maybe this is more suitable for spring time, but I love it now and I use it almost daily! I feel like winter is full of heavy, sweet and spicy scents anyway.
A couple of random bits! I bought Nivea Creme Smooth cream shower and I must say I actually bought three at DM and two are already empty! I used the as hand soap as well and they smells so clean! I know it's a funny word to use when describing scent, but it does smell like a clean cottton! Anyway, I like that these don't dry out my skin, plus the scent is a big bonus.I needed another nail polish remover so I got Ebelin one, the usual one, nothing special about it, just another repurchase. Also got two new lip balms! One is by Oriflame and it's from the Tender care collection with Honey scent with organic honey. Love it, this really helps my lips lately, so I keep using it! Also like the scent, even though I am not a big fan of honey scented products. Some are just too plastic, but this one is actually pretty good! The second lip balm I got from my mom and it's the new Labello Cocoa Lip Butter! Also love to use this one, though it doesn't have a strong scent and I hoped it would have.
Another surprise package I got in December were these cute socks that came with a wishing card from Adria Spa! There's never enough socks and these are really cute and soft! Plus I loved that they were thinking outside the box, giving a bit different gifts than "just" cosmetics.
And now - LIPS! A big bunch of new lippies this month! From Essence limited edition All That Greys I received two lip glosses that are actually more like liquid lipsticks, they are very pigmented. I got shades 01 Roaring red and 02 That's what Rose would do. So Far I liked both shades, especially the dark one! From Catrice I got a new lip oil 01 Cozy cashmere, from the limited edition Rough Luxury. Also two new lipsticks in shades C01 Natural Nude and C02 Rustiy Red. I must say none of these really impressed me. I mean I like them, but they are not that, you know... amazing. I like the darker shade more than the nude one, thought the nude one suits me well too. The lip oil is just too runny and doesn't really do much for my lips, I prefer the lip oils from Essence Winter? Wonderful! collection. The last lippie here is also by Catrice, from the Alluring Reds collection, it's lip colour & care in shade C01 Smooth Operator. From the bunch I loved this one the most as it's most easy to use, cares for my lips and also gives me a hint of colour!
And of course that's not just it yet, I got some more lipsticks! From Deborah I have my third Absolute Liquid lipstick in shade 08! It's a true red shade, but I feel like this one doesn't suit me as well as the other two I have. Also won a giveaway over at a fellow blogger tara and her blog The Beauty Of A Nail Polish. I won ArtDeco lipstick from their winter collection Arctic Beauty in shade 103! And also bought two new lippies - Revlon Matte Balm in shade 270 Fiery and Oriflame The ONE Power Shine lip gloss in shade Sapphire Irridescence. I have been loving both very much, sadly, there weren't many chances to wear them... Though I must say the Sapphire Irridescence doesn't look blue on my lips, just slightly bluish and sparkly and it's got such a fine shimmer it doesn't look glittery, just ultra shiny. Love the shade!
And more Christmas gift! My boyfriends sister got me a little something from Sephora! It's a special edition Let it snow collection! This came in a lovely light blue and white packaging, designed like a little snow house, looked very cute! Inside I got a shimmering bubble bath & shower gel, a velvety body moisturizer and a white shower flower! Love the design of the whole package and especially of the bubble bath! It's round at the back and flat at the front with the white snowflake print! And the little round pot also has a bit of a face on it, looks like a snowman on the side ( other side, I didn't get to photograph, cause the product was constantly moving and rolling over). I love the light scent of this and I am planning a full post for these goodies as well!
So finally, this is it! I may rest now! Took me a long time to write this down! Also got some more gifts I didn't include in the post as they are not beauty (brand) related - some kitchen stuff like red wine glasses, a three story stand for cupcakes and such, a container for butter, a new pan for sauces that can also be used in the oven, some fluffy cozy socks for the lazy days, some more socks for every day... some amazing food treats and teas.. anyway, I was spoiled rotten in December!
How was your December? Any new gifts that impressed you?
Thanks for reading!
Love, UniqaPoly
