EMPTIES - Skincare products!

Hey there! It's been ages since I last posted my empties. I've decided to search for the old photos and include everything even though a lot of these products have been used up over six months ago or even more. I like reading empties blog posts, because they are usually short and to the point, weather or not the product was good worth repurchasing. This is what I had in mind for this post as well. Just short comments on the products and weather or not they will make it back into my home! Here's what I used  skincare wise!

NEW IN October!

Hello! Feeling cold yet? The last few days have been really cold and I was freezing while taking photos for my blog. The next part, writing about these new goodies I have from October was much more pleasant - warm, inside, with a cup of coffee by my side. There are a lot of products in thsi post, also because I went to Beautiful Bloggers Meet Up and received a bunch of gifts and testers. I have already posted about BBMULJ and wrote 5 main points why you should visit it next year! And now to the fun part - new products I'll be testing out in the next couple of months!

NEW IN July :)

Hello again! How's your summer going? Mine has been very active and as you can see I a bit late with my usual NEW IN blog post. Finally I got to be at home for  a bit to take photos of the latest new in products! So here are my newbies I have been testing and enjoying in the previous month!

NEW IN June :)

Hello! A bit late but still, posting my new products I received/bought in June. At first I thought I will have only five items to show, but than I have also received some really amazing products to test and try and well, I bought some things I actually needed and some that I simply liked. So here's a list:

- Catrice Refreshing mist body spray Travel De Luxe LE
- Essie Nail lacquer in shade Garden Variety
- Essence Studio nails ultra strong nail hardener
- Essence Nail art duo stylist
- Essence Nautigirl nail sticker
- L'Oreal Elvital Fibrology shampoo
- Ebelin nail polish remover
- Rexona Motionsense Ultra dry linen dry anti-perspirant
- L'Angelica Officinalis Lemon and green tea shower gel
- Nivea Pure Fresh shower gel
- Palmolive Aromasensations So Vibrant pearly shower gel with essential oil
- DVOREC TREBNIK: products from the range sea-buckthorn - body milk, massage oil, shower oil, shampoo for dry hair, shower gel, hand cream gel, liquid soap
- Oriflame Giordani Gold Long Wear Mineral Foundation spf 15 in porcelain
- Oriflame Girdani Gold Intense Shine nail lacquer in shade burgundy
- Oriflame The ONE Colour Soft Lipstick in shade Cranberry cream
- Oriflame Giordani Gold Flat foundation brush
- Essence Fun Fair blush in shade 01 Ring Around the Rosy
- Essence Fun Fair cotton candy nails in shade 01 candylicious
- Revlon Ultra HDlipstick in shade 820 HD Petunia
- Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in shade 047 Pink Lemonade
- Jewelry: Lord of the rings, The Vampire Diaries

Let's start with one of the biggest surprises of the month! I have received a big box of Dvorec Trebnik products! They are all from their collection  Sea-buckthorn! I have already tested a couple of products by Dvorec Trebnik, you can read my review here, and I am already testing these out. So far I am really impressed by these products and by Dvorec Trebnik. I will probably devide these products in two different reviews, as it would simply be too long to write about them in one. 

The next bunch are amazing Oriflame products, also received to test and try and I have already been testing them out! I am really liking all of them, especially the nail polish Intense shine nail laqcquer in shade Burgundy and the Girdani Gold Foundation brush! Also the foundation Giordani Gold Long Wear Mineral foundation is really lovely, it gives light to medium coverage but is really easy to wear and blend and I like it feels so light on my face. Also has added spf, which is nice and once it sets it makes my skin feel very smooth. Also love the berry reddish shade of the lip pencil :)

Ok and some more lovely makeup :) I have recieved Essence Fun fair to test and review, hopefully review will be on next week. I am really liking the blush, it's such a bright pop of colour and usually I am not much for the bright pinks, but this one is really lovely. Also received two Revlon lipsticks as gifts! Yaay, lucky me! I have received another Lip butter, now I actually own alltogether 11 different shades! :P I know, that's a lot but I am really loving these! This one is in shade 047 Pink Lemonade and just screams "Pick me up, it's summer!" :D The other lipstick is from the latest Revlon range Ultra HD in shade 820 Petunia. It's a really soft lipstick, very similar to lip butters but still a lot more pigmented and opaque. It's a strong, vibrant  sort of pinkish shade, a very summery one. I am thinking of making a similar post I did with Catrice and Essence, something like Summer lips with Revlon, what do you think? Until then you can read my reviews for Lip Butters here and here ;)

And some products I bought, because I actually needed them. The first two shower gels are from L'Angelica and are both already empty. I actually used them up as liquid hand wash and I really liked the lemony scent. Maybe I will repurchase, but not yet. The other two are Nivea Pure Fresh and Palmolive So vibrant shower gels. both are still waiting to be used, but I just had to use up my bonuses at DM store and try something new. The Pure Fresh shower gel will be probably my boyfriends, as it has a bit more masculine scent.

And three more items I actually needed to repurchase. I bought another Rexona anti-perspirant and it's got a pretty strong scent, I don't think I will be repurchasing this one, I don't like it as much as I liked the others from the brand. Than one of my all time favoruites, already many times repurchased, L'Oreal Paris shampoo Fibrology, I am slowly running out of it and I decided to get another bottle at my local Muller shop. They usually offer good discountd for L'Oreal shampoos so I like to check from time to time and I was in luck. Also used up all my nail polish remover and needed to get another one, so I repurchased the Ebelin one. Not much to say about these, except that they are essentials I am using on daily basis.

And som makeup bits I bought myself :) I have decided to get Essie nail polish even thou I never had a good experience with any of  the Essie nail polsihes. I really fell in love with the shade Garden variety and I simply had to give it a chance. I have also decided I need my nails to get  stronger and I am hoping this Essence ultra strong nail hardener will help me. While in the store I remembered there was this nail art duo stylist I always wanted to try and see if I am any good at nail art, so I got that one too. And also for nails, I got myself these lovely summery nail stickers from the Nauti Girl LE.

And last newbies of the month! I received  this lovely Catrice  refreshing mist from their limited edition Travel De Luxe and I've really been liking the product! I must say summer is really all about freshness and using light products so this was a very welcome product. Also next to the mist you can see three necklaces that were all a gift from my boyfriend! Really been lucky this month, don't you think? The first one, the green one is actually a brooch and a necklace, however I wnat to use it and it's a replica from Lord Of The Rings, if oyu remember when the hobbits received their gifts from lady Galadriel they also got these cloaks with the lovely shaped clip. The other two are both from The Vampire Diaries and were worn by character Elena Gilbert ;) I am really loving all three! 

So these are all my newbies from last month! Have you tried any of these? Did you like them?

Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

NEW in March :)

Hello! New month and new newbies.. :) I really tried to keep it low, but then there were these discounts and it would really be a shame to miss them.. so well, I ended up with a couple of unplaned products, but more or less nothing I wouldn't want to use or don't really like. As I have fewer products as previous months I started up with a list :)

- Kozmetika Afrodita Green tea and Coconut milk shower gel
- Nivea Invisible  anti-perspirant for black and white clothes, anti- yellow staining
- Kozmetika Afrodita Naravno olje Mandelj make-up remover
- Weleda  Lavender body oil
- Natura Siberica  Cleansing tonic for oily and combination skin
- Kozmetika Afrodita Hand & Nail care Olive
- Le Petit Marseillais ! minute hair mask for coloured hair
- Oriflame Sweden The ONE Double Effect mascara Intense Black
- Essence Big bright eyes 01 highlight it .. nude
- Catrice Kohl Kajal in shades 200 You're my rosen one! and 140 Chocwaves
- Essence Eye blender brush
- Ebelin Pinselreiniger cleanser for makeup brushes
- Deborah Smalto Efetto Gel in shade 19
- Catrice Quick dry& High Shine top coat
- Alverde Intensiv lippen-balsam Granatapfel Karitebutter
- Balea Lippen Balsam Outdoor Protect mit Nordic Lingonberry
- L'Oreal Paris Infallible 24H foundation 130 Beige Peau/True Beige
- Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid salicylic acid for all skin types
- Catrice Nude Purism LE Gentle lip care c03 Delicate rosewood
- L'Oreal Caresse 501 Bonnie
- Essence XXXL Nude lipgloss 06 Soft Almond
- Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm 105 Demure Reservee
- Oriflame Sweden The ONE Colour Unlimited Matte lipstick Berry Crush
- AVON Ultra beauty lip stylo Rose Creme
- Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in shades  Peach Club and Frambourjoise

DM store currently offers two shower gels by Kozmetika Afrodita for the price of one I think, these two were 1,99 euros. I already started using the Green tea one as my hand wash soap and the Coconut milk one was actually a repurchase, as I really liked it the first time I have received it from the brand. You can check out my review here :) I also needed a new roll-on deodorant and I wanted to try out this one by NIVEA Invisible in hopes it really doesn't leave any white or yellow marks on my clothes. So far so good, also not scented too strongly, which I really like :) Also got at DM store, I think they still offer 30% off.

I have never had anything from the brand Natura Siberica and I was checking out the products available at DM store and those serums, face creams and such really didn't appeal to me, as I have quite a stash of stuff yet to test (and am currently testing) from last month. So I opted for a toner that I know will be used very soon as I go through these really fast. I got myself a Cleansing tonic for oily and mixed skin type and we will see how it will work for me later. I used a coupon from previous DM coupon book and the same goes for my new hand cream Hand & Nail care Olive by Kozmetika Afrodita. I wanted one that really absorbs quickly and this one delivers. It smells nice, it works and it doesn leave my hands all greasy. Perfect to carry around with me when I'm not home all day. Also I got a new hair mask by Le Petit Marseillais  for coloured hair as I have changed my hair a bit and added a touch of colour, a bit more light than usual. I wanted to make sure that my new colour is vibrant and fresh for as long as possible. For this product I also used a coupon at DM store. So all together I didn't spend that much, but still...

Next bunch is eye makeup and I have received a new Oriflame mascara to test and review, it's theirs The ONE Double effect mascara Intense Black and it's got actually two different brushes, one giving your lashes volume and one lenght. I have seen and used a similar concept years ago, back in high school. This mascara delivers but needs a bit more patience and work to really make my lashes more visible. Plus I bought two new Kohl Kajals in shades 140 Chocwaves and 200 You're my rosen one! by Catrice, as I am getting rid of some old makeup and I wanted to replace it with something drugstore but good. I used up my 30% off make up at DM store and I got these two in classic colour, deep brown and pearly nude for my inner waterline. I also bought Essence big bright eyes in nude shade, mostly because I have seen some great comments about it and well, it looked promising and it was a cheap treat. The comment that mostly persuaded me was by a fellow blogger Mateja from Mateja's Beauty Blog :)

I also bought at Muller, same as the Big bright eyes pen, a new eye blender brush, aslo by Essence. I was really annoyed with constantly having to wash just the one I have, also by Essence, that I decided to try another one. It has a really lovely design! A friend ( go check her FB profile - Makeup@ (Make-up Afna)) also brought me this brush cleanser by Ebelin from Austria ( we don't have it in Slovenia yet, but I've seen Croatian hauls and they already have it in stores). The price is 3.95 euros and I find that quite a normal price. I just ran out of my baby wash that I used to use to wash my brushes so this arrived precisely when needed. 

For nails I have only two newbies. Also both bought at DM store, I needed to use up my 30 % dicount coupon well. I got another Deborah Gel smalto nail polish, I really like these and this shade 19 is really springlike. Also I currently don't have or use any top coat so I thought I would try this one by Catrice, called Quick dry & Hugh shine. So far I have used it once and it's good. More proper testing is yet to come..

For face as skin care and makeup I have two newbies. I bought a new liquid foundation, by L'Oreal Paris. It's their Infallible foundation and it's pretty good, but I will have to test some more. I also used a 50% off coupon for it at DM store, as otherwise I think the price is a bit too high, about 16 - 17 euros for a drugstore foundation. From Paula's Choice I am currently testing Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid and it seems to be ok, but the effects are not yet visible. Also I couldn't stay away from lip balms. I have a new one by Alverde, used my 50% off coupon and it's a pretty good balm only has a funny light blue/greyish colour. The other one I got was Balea Outdoor protect I actually like more than the Alverde one, blends and absorbes easier.

My most wanted and most adored part of the month are my new lippies! The first one is by Catrice and it's from their LE Nude Purism. I got the darkest shade, the pink-ish one called C03 Delicate rosewood. It's a very moisturizing lip cream, very sheer and wearable for every day. I got lucky when using up the 30% discount at DM that they already had this LE in store. Than next one is by L'Oreal Paris, from their Caresse collection, actually a sheer liwuid lipstick in shade Bonnie, a bit more orangey and very vibrant. This is my third lippie from this collection, I think now I have all the shades I wanted :) Than next one is by Revlon, it's theirs Colourburst Lacquer balm in shade Demure, a very day like, wearable shade for office work or college... This was actually a gift, but otherwise prices are about 11 euros I think..Than I also used my 30 % discount to get a new lip gloss by Essence in shade Soft Almond, a very nice nude shade, with no shimmer parts just a hint of gentle colour. I have been wearing this one a lot actually. I have also received one to test and review, it's by Oriflame and it's theirs The ONE Colour Unlimited matte lipstick in shade Berry crush and it's an amazing berry shade, really been loving this one, so very suitable for spring! Also the finish is really matt and doesn't dry out. So far it's really promising! Than another treat of mine, by Avon. It's their new lip stylo lipstick in shade Rose creme. A strong, bright rose red with a bit shiny finish, but very wearable. I kinda hoped the shade would be a bit more similar to the one in catalog, also there were no swatches online at the time... but well, it's still a pretty strong shade and at the same time wearable. The last two really need no introduction, but  I really wanted to buy Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in shade Frambourjoise and a fellow blogger Ina from Hysteria of decay blog was so kind to buy it for me at Tuš drogerija with a special discount  :) Next to it and last shade is Peach club and it was actually a gift. Well, now I have all the shades I wanted :)

From L to R: Catrice Delicate rosewood, L'oreal Caresse Bonnie, Revlon Lacquer balm Demure, Essence lip gloss Soft Almond

From L to R: Oriflame The ONE Berry Crush, Avon Rose creme, Bourjois Frambourjoise and Peach club

So this is it, all my new products from March :) Have you had any of these, how did they work for you?

Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

Empty products of the week 7 :)

Hello! January is coming to an end and I feel like cleaning up a bit so I wanted to talk about my empties. I have finished up some of my products and lets go see them. 

Starting with two Balea products, I have finished a limited edition shower gel White Passion with scent of white flowers and acai berries. I did like this shower gel, it was a good one, but the scent seemed so much better when in the store, so now I really don't like this as much as I thought I would. It does the job, doesn't dry out my skin, is pretty cheap and available at almost every DM store, but just doesn't feel"right" so I will not repurchase. Next is another Balea product, it's their Dusch-soft-ol balsam, basically a copy  of Nivea in-shower body lotion. I didn't use this as a shower product but more like a base for shaving my legs. I didn't have to buy a separate shaving foam or anything like that as this works for me pretty well and leaves my skin really soft after. I have already repurchased but with vanilla scent. The price is quite an ok one, about 3 euros, but still cheaper than let's say Nivea.

Next two are from Kozmetika Afrodita and lately I have been using a lot of their products and liking them very much. I have used up  250 ml of their Coconut Milk nurturing body milk that I got to test from Kozmetika Afrodita Slovenija and which I have already talked about here. The other two products I talked about, the Hyaluron ones I gave to my mom and she seems to like them  lot, so I guess she will use them up and I will not post them amongst my empties. I really loved this body milk as it really sinks into the skin really fast and leaves it soft and well hydrated. I am thinking of repurchasing both the shower milk and the body one as I really liked both and are reasonaly priced. You can tell I really liked this body milk as I actually managed to finish it up really fast, usually I keep my body creams/butters/milks/lotions for a year or more before I actually finish them. Next is Mineral water peeling shower gel I bought during summer and intended to use it in summer time, but well it got it's turn in the middle of winter and I must say I still liked it. It's gentle, the peeling effect is really super gentle so if you need a proper scrub this won't do as it contains tiny little parts that don't really do much peeling at all. It's a really fresh scented product and it suited me as it preped me well for sleep. I like strong, heavy and warm scents for winter, but lately I much prefered something lighter and more fresh and this definitely delivered. I will probably repurchase in summertime.

Some more Kozmetika Afrodita products, my all time present and favourite shampoo I have been using since I was a kid, Kopriva shampoo for greasy hair with nettle and biotin. I keep repurchaing this shampoo as it really works for my scalp and and really gets all the oils off and at the same time doesn't dry out too much. It may not be best choice if you have dry hair but for me it works any time of year, any season. I will repurchase, of course. As soon as I finish up my stash. Next is a product by L'Occitane, it's Mousse mains & corps Ultra rich hands&body wash with shea milk. We got this as a gift over a year ago and I didn't really open the product until next december. So we were both ( me and my bf) using this as a hand wash more than a body wash and it really is very suitable for winter time when skin tends to be even more dry than usual and you really need your products to be pampering. Well this definitely was no ordinary hand wash I usually use, but a rich creamy textured one that helped me keep my hands soft and hydrated. Still I myself will not repurchase, as this is way too expensive for a hand wash. I really like the strong hard packaging, I will probably recycle the bottle and use it at home some more.

Moving on to some nail polish removers. I have used up two of them, one is by Balea, Nagellack-entferner acetonfrei kokosduft. It was a mini version, only 50 ml and I bought it for a trip last summer, but forgot to use it up and now that I have found it my bathroom I finally got around to finish it up. It's an ok product with slight coconut scent, I will probably repurchase as it did the job well and I have not noticed anything wrong with my nails or cuticles after using it. Next is another nail polish remover, this one is from Inell beauty, it's their Dissolvant doux sans acetone, another remover without acetone. This one was 150 ml and it's a pretty cheap product, but I think my skin didn't like this as it was really dry and chappy and I don't think it would be a good idea to buy it again and test if this really affected my cuticles in a negative way or not. Lats one here is a Weet product, Creme depilatoire sous la douche, 150 ml bottle of in-shower hair remover. I had this one for quite some time and I have been repurchasing these products ( they also have one in pink for sensitive skin (I think), purple...) for years now and I will do it again, This quite literally meltes your hair away, but you must be careful not too leave it on the skin for too long or it will cause a reaction and your skin will feel like burnt. Really unpleasant, but otherwise a product that really does the job.

For face I have finished up a micellar solution by Inell , their Eau Micellaire is actually pretty good and exteremely cheap as you get for a bit over 2 euros  500 ml of product. Unfortunately Inell is only available at E.Leclerc stores, but it's definitely worth a try. I will not repurchase yet as I have one micellar water open just now, by Kozmetika Afrodita and one by Nivea waiting to be tested. All in all this did not dry out my skin, removed makeup pretty good, but I did need two cotton pads and go over twice if I wanted my face really clean and I didn't go for a second cleansing with any other product. Really impressed me and I find it much better and cheaper than L'Oreal one or Yves Rocher one. Plus it leavse your skin clean and without any residues like a slight film on the skin ad such. Next to it is one of my all time favourites by KRASNA, it's their refreshing toner with lavander and tea tree extract. This was already a repurchase, but for now I will not repurchase it again as it is a bit more expensive, about 12 euros for  200 ml. Which is not that bad if you don't use a lot of toner, but I do and I can finish up a bottle in about a month so this is a bit too expensive for me to keep repurchasing it soo fast.

And some more face products. I have finished up this Balea My golden twenties  Pflegecreme mit rosen-lavandel duft,  an universal cream that could be used as a body or face cream and I used it as a hand cream. You get 30 ml and it's really one of the cheap thrills as it costs only 1,15euro. I think this is a good product, a good hand cream as it sinks into the skin really fast. But I would definitely not use it as a cream for face if you have oily or mixed type of skin as you might turn out to look more oily. I liked the scent, but I actually found this very similar to Nivea creme, the one in a blue tin, the classic one. I don't know why but the scent really reminded me of that one. I liked also the design of the tin and I will keep it for storage, but probably I will not repurchase again. I have also finished up Garnier Skin naturals 5sec Perfect Blur, which I actually got just enought to properly test and I really liked it. I used it as base for my foundation and it did help me look a bit more fresh and polished, it did not help me keep my foundation longer on my face but it did a good job and also helped me hydrate my skin. I would repurchase if I had a discount or something, as I already have two very good primers at home and this is not that cheap. One of my absolute favourites from thsi post is this facial oil by Omnia Botanica Gocce Preziose Olio di Argan Purissimo. Basically, the best facial oil I have had so far. You get 30 ml of product for about 15 euros at DM store, I bought it secodn hand but it was still new so I got the whole bottle for a lot less. I really liked how this helped my skin, it helped me nourish it, it helped me when massaging my face, it helped me heal old scars and still open wounds from scratching my acne really fast, it helped me get my pimples to ripe up faster and dry out faster. It really did an overall great job and also smelled gently and nice and you really just need a couple of drops.  I also really liked the packaging, the glass bottle and strong pipette. I will definitely repurchase this as soon as possible, preferable with a discount as it is not the cheapest product. And last one here is one of my favourite lip balms of all time, Labello Intensive protection FPS 15, you get 4,8g of product that actually helped me with my lips and helped me keep them smooth and hydrated. From all the Labello lip balms this one is definitely one of the best if you are searching for a product that will actually help your lips in winter time. It does feel a bit more greasy than the rest, but I think that's mostly because the consistency is also part of why your lips are so well protected against cold and dry weather. I will most definitely repurchase.

 Last bunch of products is a mix of a nail polish by L'Oreal Paris, it is their top coat confettis Color Riche 916 Confettis. I really liked this top coat and I loved to mix it with a lot of different shades but it dried out so fast! I don't know why and I can't get it to work any more so I decided to thrw it away but I will also most definitely not buy it ever again. It tended to be dry from the start but drying out so fast is really a shame. I have also some other L'Oreal nail polishes and we get along just fine, but this one really dissapointed me. One of my all time favourites is thic concealer by Bourjois, the Healthy mix radiance & anti-fatigue correcting concealer in shade 51 light radiance. Currently I still have two of these at home and I like to use them for my dark under eye circles. They have the perfect amount of yellow in them to really match my skin, my foundations and cover up well. I also like the finish, semi matte one and all I need is lightly pat over some  powder and I am done. It doesn't perform so well at covering any spots and blemishes, but for that I prefer to use Happy light concealer, also by Bourjois. Actually between these two lately I much prefer the Happy light one. I am also finished with a foundation brush by Ebelin. As you can see from the photos it started to fall apart and loose it's hair. I had this one for a long time but I really didn't even use it. This winter I wanted to learn some new techniques of applying liquid foundation and I started using it and after a month this happened. I am not sure what went wrong but I am finished with this as it keeps loosing hair. I will not repurchase it or use it again, I am trowing it away for good.

Hope this was helpful to you and thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

Review: Ebelin Pad for Peeling and Massage :)

Hello! I got this Ebelin pad some time ago, check here, and I am finally writting a review :) This is available only in DM stores, but I'm sure a similar product should be available in any drug store.The price is very user friendly, under 2 euros.

So where to start? I use this after washing my face with whatever I'm usuing that day, lately that has been Nubian Heritage, African Black Soap. Wash my face, than still wet and full of water I gently press and massage my face :) It really works well with my skin, also you can apply some  gel or soap or whatever you use as cleanser and than massage your skin. It feels good in general as well as it feels good on the skin, and especially after drying your face. :)

It's a plastic pad, only in pink colour, on one side you have a handle, on the other is the massage head. On the packaging this product claims to be from a plant source, also claims to be vegan. It is very flexible and very gentle to the skin. On the back of the packaging it says you will achieve your best results if you use it together with your cleanser.

 Also how to wash the pad:  use warm watter and gentle cleanser/shampoo, than dry well. Personally I do just that, maybe with a more hot than warm watter. That's more or less it :)

If you have very very sensitive skin, than be careful with this one, just in case, but I think this is soo gentle, you should not have any problems. Also I think I can recommend this to anyone really, anyone who doesn't have extremely sensitive skin or any kind of painfull skin problems. I have mixed to greasy skin lately, with a couple more outbreaks than usual and this really makes my skin cleaner, smoother. After massaging my face with this I feel like my skin is breathing, feels different than other days when I just wash my face with my soap. Also I use less of  other products for peeling, because this does such a good job, I feel like I don't need any other, but from time to time I still use it. Also I have very large pores on my cheeks and forehead and I feel this really helps to clean them much better than any peeling  I ever had, my pores look smaller. Maybe that's just me, but this is something I think is definitely worth giving it a try. :)

 Also I almost forgot to mention - I like the plastic bag, has an easy zip at the side, so you can take this little pad everywhere with you :)

Hope this was helpful to you :) Thanks for reading :)

Love, UniqaPoly

NEW in July :)

Hello! Another month has passed very fast! And a hot one! How is everyone holding up? Having some time off and enjoying yourself or still at work? I had a bit too much time off and now a lot of work is waiting for me :S Anyway, some of it is quite pleasant and I am very much looking forward to it! Here are my new products that I bought in July :)

- Balea Magic Summer bodylotion for selftanning, normal to dark skin
- Hawaiian Tropic Protective Dry Oil with coconut, SPF 6
- SunDance Sensitive sun balsam, SPF 30
- Balea Protective spray for hair
- Ebelin Antistatic Wooden Hairbrush
- Ebelin Make up + concealer brush
- Nubian heritage, African Black Soap
- Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr in three shades - 45, 70 and 40
- Revlon Super Lustrous lip gloss in 18 Pearl Plum
- Deborah Euphoric Shine lipgloss in shade 12
- Essence, Tribal Summer LE, lipstick in shade Na Rock
- Essie nail polish in shade Smokin' Hot
- Catrice Smokey eyes set in shade 050 Love, Peas & Harmony

I needed something new for sun protection and I had DM store bonuses so I got myself SunDance sun balsam with SPF 30, which I consider high enough for my body. Years before I was always usign SunDance transparent spray also with the same SPF, but I never really used up the bottle, because I was so rarely out in the sun at all. So in one year time, till next season the spray always oxidizes and all you can smell is alcohol, and I had to throw away an almost full bottle. Anyway a product that has been open for a year never has 30 SPF, because of the chemical reactions that make it less ( I don't know how to explain correctly..). I like this one, it doesn't have any scent, it's sensitive after all,  easy to blend and doesn't leave greasy feeling on the skin. For hair I wanted to try a product against the sun and salty water and such - so I got myself this Balea Sonnensczhutz spray, but it doesn't say how much SPF does it have, if any? Anyway, it's a good balsam at least :)

Because I didn't want to be milk white I wanted to try this self tanning balsam, I've read some really good recommendations for this Magic Summer. Anyway, I only wanted to use it on legs, and if using like it says on the back I really got a tiny bit of golden colour, but looking really natural, like I got in the sun unintentionally. The Dry Oil by Hawaiian Tropic is  a great oil that smells great, especially if you love the smell of coconut! Anyway I didn't get this one with intention to protect my skin from the sun, but just as an body oil for my legs, because I tend to have a bit more dry skin there. And this really makes my skin looking soft and glowy and it feels nice too :) But it's oil afetra ll and it does feel greasy for a couple of minutes until it dries :)

I was looking for a product that is known to really help clean skin with blemishes and pimples, so I got this African Black Soap from iHerb and the results are already visible on my face! I am not sure if it is only the soap or also Bioderma Sebium AKN cream ( I have a couple of testers), but after I use this soap my face is not looking greasy for a couple of hours and this in this crazy hot weather!

I am preparing a huge post about my makeup brushes and I will include also this new one from Ebelin. I got this one because I thought it would maybe be good to apply my new Revlon Nearly Naked foundation.. it does it's job quite good, but I still know how to use my fingers better than this brush and hmm... it's gonna take some more practice :) Also newis this Ebelin Wooden brush. I borrowed a friends one a couple of days ago and I loved how my hair looked after using a wooden brush not a plastic one, so I immediately went ot get myself one too! I will not write a whole post about a brush, but I definitely recommend it to all with long straight hair, because for those it will be the most easy to use :)

For lips I have three new products :) Deborahj Euphoric Shine in shade 12 is the last shade from the range that I liked and didn't have yet. I have already posted about the other five shades I have, and this one fits in the descriptions of those, so I will not write a separate post about it :) You can check the older post here - Review&Swatches: Deborah - Euphoric Shine lipglosses . Also new is this Revlon Super Lustrous lip gloss in shade Pearl Plum, this is my third shade I have and I really love these glosses. In about a week or two we will have the new range of these glosses here in Slovenia, with new round packaging instead of the square one and with a couple of new shades :) Third is from Essence LE Tribal Summer, a red lipstcik perfect for summer in shade Na Rock. It's easy to apply, very smooth feeling and unfortunately it doesn't last long, but I like the feel and the stain it leaves and the texture... Not one to be easy built up either, I had to try several times to make it more lasting. Anyway for those who love red lippie - I really recommend this one!

And for nails this month only one nail polish, my first Essie nail polish ever! I got this one second hand from a girl taht only swatched it once, didn't like it and never use it again. It's quite a tricky colour to photograph, it's not really gray, not taue, not violet-y but it is at the same time... 
For eyes I got myself this great Catrice smokey eyes set, in shade 050 Love, Peas & Harmony. This one is going to be discontinued very soon, so I suggest you grab it fast, if you can. I already got it on sale for 1,99e :) I love greenish eyeshadows and I think it's a great colour to fit brown eyes in any season, spring, summer, autumn, even winter :P Also I got myself three Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr cream eyeshadows, I got shades 40 Permanent Taupe, 45 Infinite White, 70 Metallic Pomegranate. I know the hype on Slovenian and other blogs has been huge, maybe still is about these shadows - but I was always sceptical because Maybelline never offers products that work for me and cream eyeshadows just never really worked on me. Than I saw Lisa Eldridge use Permanent taupe in one of her videos, and I was immediately thinking - Ok, this must really be good or she would not use it. I checked the web for swatches and fell in love with a lot more colours than just Permanent taupe! And this actually works for my greasy eyelids too! Yeeey, happy hippo dance! Finally a gel - cream eyeshadow that works  and looks great on me! But more in detail about them in a nother post ;)

So this is all, quite a lot again.. I know!! I spend too much lately on cosmetics :P I hope I'll manage to write about these and previous stuff soon enough :) Let me know if there is a product you would like me to review first, so I can make a list when  I'll write about a certain product :)

Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

NEW in June :)

Hello again! A new post from UniqaPoly and a new month :) Today I'll present you the new stuff I bought and got as a gift in June :) There are quite a lot of items here plus some that I got as a gift  from slovenian makeup forum Ars Cosmetica in collaboration with Revlon :) !!!! Yeey, me so happy! Thank you again so much!
 Techically the Revlon package arrived today, but I included it it new stuff from June :) Quite a lot of new lippies - again! XD And some other products that I use more on a daily basis :)

So here's the list of my new things :)
- Rimmel London Apocalis Lip Lacquer in 401 Aurora
- Maybelline New York ColorSensational Shine Gloss in two shades 360 Stellar Berry and 610 Naked Star
- Alverde Lust auf Meer LE, lipstick in 30 Leucht turm
- Alverde Lust auf Meer LE, eyeliner in 10 Schilfgrun
- Garnier Moisture Match, 24h mattifying fresh face cream for mix to oily skin
- Balea Sonnen Schutz spray, hair spray with UV for hair protection
- Crystal Essence Mineral deodorant and body spray, Lavender & White tea
- Essence Ticket to paradise LE, eyeshadow in 03 Tropical heat
- Labello Sun Protect lip balm with SPF 30
- Ebelin nail polish remover
- Ebelin sponge for face peeling/massage

And on the second photo, my fantastic Revlon package! I got:
- Nearly Naked makeup in shade 130 Shell, SPF 20
- Colorstay concealer in shade 02 Light
- Nail enemel in shade 620 Bewitching
- ColorStay Ultimate Suede lipstick in shade 035 Backstage

And some more photos of my new trophies :)

 I got these two with a discount bonus 50% off and there was no real colour choice. The berry shade looked yummy ... but the rest were too pinky, pearly something, so I took this golden shiny one. It will fit with a lot of looks, even thou I already have a gloss or two in a similar shade.

I got this one when I went to Pilsen, Czech republic on a festival, at the beginning of June. We don't have Rimmel in Slovenia, so this is actually my first product from this brand.  I didn't really know what to get, people say their powders are really good - but I couldn't resist thic gorgeous colour! I really hope it will photo friendly and I'll be able to get some nice swatches for you :)

Another creamy like eyeshadow! I know, they just don't work for me - but this one is a bit different :) I'll write a more proper review about this gorgeous golden shade. When I was writting about the preview of this trend edition I said, I am interested in the blue lip gloss -hmm.. nothing special, so I went home with only this eyeshadow.

Finally Lust auf Meer LE arrived to Slovenia and I actually got to be the first to check out the new stand and the new products! I liked best this orangy-red lipstick and a greenish-golden eyeliner :)

In search for a moisturizing and light face cream I decided to give it a try with Garnier's new line of face creams, Moisture Match. There are four different creams, for four main skin types. This one has so far been ok, but more in a proper review :)

For hair I got this Balea spray that is supposed to prevent any damage to hair because of sun. I don't know if this will fork for me, or if it's just gonna end up to be a conditioner for hair.. will see how greasy this is on the hair. Ebelin nail polish remover has been a product I have repurchased soo many times, but I included it in this post anyway. Also new is this mineral deodorant Crystal Essence, I plan to write also why I chose a mineral one instead of the usual deodorants and antiperspirants.. why minerl deodorants are better for you :) Last two items are another Ebelin product, this time it's a peeling and massage plastic sponge and Labello Sun protect lip balm with SPF 30. :) I'm gonna join this lip balm with Alverde one from my post NEW in May, and I still owe you some review. So I'll make a post about these two and compare them :)

So.. have you already tried any of the products that are new to me? Do you like them? As you can see I will have a lot of work writing reviews and taking swatches for May and June.. I still have a lot of other cosmetics that I want to talk about ... it will be quite a month, quite a summer :) I hope I'll manage to write as much as possible :) Let me know which products are you most interested in :) I'll do my best to write about them as soon as possible. :) Also I will post comments and photos about the Revlon products  here on this  forum - Ars Cosmetica :)

Thank you for reading and have a great week! :)

Love, UniqaPoly