Hello again! Another month passed so fast.. I was again a very bad bad girl and got myself soo many goodies... Damn I'm a lucky girl :P This was a month for lip products and I really have a lot of new lippies, also some skin care and some hair care products... Let's see the list :)
List of products:
- L'Oreal Elseve Fibrology Thickness Creating Shampoo and conditioner
- I Love... Minty Choco Chip revitalizing shower gel
- Vazogel cream with extract of wild chestnut for tired and heavy legs
- Inell nail polish remover
- Inell gentle cleansing milk make up remover
- Balea Zarter Reinigungs schaum, cleansing foam
- Balea Toner with almond extract for dry and sensitive skin
- Kahne cream with seaweed
- Balea Beauty Effect fluid with hyaluronic acid
- Balea Aqua eye creme gel
- Sleek Blush by 3, shade Sugar (Turbinado, Muscovado, Demerara)
- Revlon Photoready BB cream in shade 010 Light
- L'Oreal Mat'Magique mattifying foundation flawless skin 12h velvet finish 02 rose ivory
- H&M double ended brush for foundation and blush
- Catrice Carnival Of Colour LE, lipglossc03 go yellow, go!
- Deborah, Glossissimo, shade 18 Really Nude
- Revlon, Colorstay Ultimate Suede 070 Preview
- Bourjois Color Boost glossy finish lipstick in shade 06 Plum Russian, 03 Orange Punch, 05 Red island
- L'Oreal Collection Privee by Eva, Color Riche, Eva's Nude
- L'Oreal Color Riche 378 Velvet Rose, for brunettes
- Oriflame, Harmony Edt
- Oriflame, The ONE Power Shine Lipstick, Rosewood Gloss
- Makeup Revolution Amazing sheer lipgloss in Hush Hush
- Makeup Revolution Pure Pigments in Vitality, Frenzy, Frolic
- Makeup Revolution nail polish in Go to the city
- Oriflame The ONE Lash resistance mascara in black
- Oriflame The ONE Eye liner stylo in Blue
- Oriflame The ONE Nail Polish in London Red
- Oriflame The ONE Colour Unlimited lipstick in Endless Red
- L'Oreal nail polish in Oyster Bay
- Avon Ultra colour lipstick in Tea Rose
- Avon Advance Techniques Maroccan argan oil hair treatment for all hair types
Ok, starting with hair care products. I wanted a change, because I mostly use one shampoo all the time and I only swicth the conditioners, but lately I had really crappy lookign hair, my ends looking really badly split, no shine to the hair, no volume.. So a friend was already testing these two hair products by L'Oreal and I wanted to give it a go too. I missed the discount, but I bought it anyway. I got the L'Oreal Elseve Fibrology duo, shampoo and conditioner. They have a really nice scent and I think they make my hair look really good. my boyfriend also likes to use it. Next is a showe gel by I love... and it was a surprise gift from a friend and I really love love love this one! The scent is amazing, like the chocolates called After Eight, do you know them? This is amazingly fresh and chocolaty at the same time. Last on the photo is a cream for tired legs, called Vazogel, made by local company Krka. It helps with the pain and varicose veins, I apply it under my knees mostly and it helps immediately.
Moving forward, time to talk some cleaning products. I noticed a new cleansing foam at the DM store, so I decided to give it a go, the price for it is about 1,99e, or smth like that. Later in the month I really had to buy a new toner, because I used up all of my previous ones, there was not one left... So I wanted to buy Kahne Hammamelis again, or Krasna tea tree and lavander.. or maybe try one by Caudalie, but they all seemed a bit too expensive at the moment, so I bought one by Balea, the only one that claims to be without alcohol. It's supposed to be for dry and sensitive skin, which I don't have, but I find this toner gentle and suitable for everyday use, even twice a day. It's also pretty cheap, about 2 euros per bottle 200 ml. From Inell, available at Le Clerc, I again bought clansing milk eye make up remover and for the first time nail polish remover. Will see if it's any good, for the eye make up remover I already know and I liked it. It's possible to buy a larger container, but I prefer the small one, because of easier storage. So far, I like all three products, nail polish remover will get it's turn soon..
Some skin care... I bought Balea Beauty Effect fluid with hyaluronic acid, which had a lot of praises written about and so many comments how good this is.. I think I'm a bit too young to use hyaluronic acid every day, so I prefer to uset his one once or maybe twice per week, mostly before sleep. I like it so far, it has a nice scent. Next to it is Balea Aqua eye cream, which I already had some time ago, and I really like it, especially in the summer time.. Both these products were on sale at DM. Last is a natural cream by Kahne, slovenian brand, it's supposed to contain seaweed extract which helps your skin to hold water in your skin better, allow a better penetration of other care creams you use, suitable for any skin type or age, does not contain any oils, fragrances. I was told to use this as a base before skin care, you can mix it with a bit of water, or apply it just like it is on your face, possible even to use on any other part of the body, if you like. Mostly I just mix it with my evening skin care product and apply all together. Can't say yet if it really helps the creams and oils to penetrate the skin better, will see in a couple of months time.. probably. So far, I like all three products, and would repurchase if needed.
Finally, the more interesting part! Both foundations you see here were bought second hand, so I got both of these for about 10 euros, which is a real win. I got Revlon BB cream, which costs about 13 euros in regular sale and L'Oreal Mat'Magique foundation which also has a similar price. I like both of these, but lately I needed a better coverage and used L'Oreal ones a lot more than Revlon's one. Next to it is Sleek Blush by 3 and I like this product a lot too. I especially like the combo of the shades of blushes and their pigmentation. Last is a double ended brush by H&M, which I traded for some other product of mine. This is a really gentle brush, I really like to use the blush one for powder foundation and for setting it all in...
The most important part of the newbies - my lippies! First thing this month, I saw that Catrice had a new LE, so I had to try at least one product, and I didn't have a yellow lip gloss before.. so here you have it! It's actually not that yellow, more vanilla like once on lips. Next is a new range of glosses by Deborah, they are called Glossissimo, I got mine in shade 18 Really Nude. I like the natural shade of it, with a bit of shine.. really suits different makeup looks well. I would get more shades if I could, but I really didn't like the other that much.. plus I really have a lot of Deborah glosses already...check here, plus later I bought some more... Than next was one by Revlon, which was on sale at Muller shops, and was availabe for exactly 5 euros. Well, who could resist? I certainly didn't. I already have the Ultimate Suede lipstick in shade Backstage, so I decided to get another one, a very light pink shade called Preview. Very suitable for work and everyday occasions. Than it was time to cash in the discount for Bourjois Color Boost crayons. At DM store I had a bonus to get 50% off three products, but it was limited only to these crayons. So well at first I wanted to get just one, than I was at the shop, holding two and already standing in the line.. and than I was like, oh well, what the hell, just take the Orange Punch too.. and now I have all three best shades from the range - Plum Russina, Red Island and Orange Punch. Really, really happy with the purchase, I love all three shades, I hope they someday expand the range and get more shades, like Revlon did. Some matte options wouldn't hurt either. Last this month was two lippies by L'Oreal. I again had a discount for DM store for 50% off.. and I was in the mood for nudes. So I chose a shade suitable for brunettes, Velvet rose whicj is such a perfect gentle pinky, a little peachy shade... very suitable for any kind of situation or place. And I also chose Eva's Nude from the Collection Privee collection, because it was simply the best shade from this range and well, why not use that discount, if you can? Normally, I find L'Oreal lipsticks too expensive and would never buy them otherwise. Plus, I used my birthday gift card for these two lovelies, so yes... happy late birthday to me:P I must say that these lippies are the best part of the month, even thou I like other products also...
Next is my order from Oriflame. I decide to invest in a summer like EdT, called Harmony. It was available for a premium price, about 8 euros. Plus I wanted to try some The ONE collection lipsticks, so I chose a shimmery one called Power Shine lipstick in shade Rose Wood. At first I was a bit negatively surprised, the shimmer was too strong and I'm not used to it. But after overcoming the first impression, I actually started to really like the lippie. Shiny, but very gentle pinky peachy shade, suitable again for any occasion or just for work area.. Another very satisfying purchase for me :)
And now some products I got to test and review. First was a package from Ličila.si, containing new products by Makeup Revolution. I got three pigments, a lip gloss and one nail polish. I immediately fell in love with the lip gloss, I am using it almost daily. The silvery grey-ish pigment is also very pretty and I ahve already tested it, pretty nice indeed. The rest is still waiting for me to test... a full review coming up soon in the coming weeks.
And another package from Oriflame, again to test and review. I got some gorgeous stuff here, a really lovely red lipstick in Endless Red, a nail polish to match in London Red, blue eyeliner stylo and waterproof mascara, all from their newest collection The ONE. I have already tried the eyeliner and loved it, also the lipstick is amazing bright red and the nail polish is on at the moment, and I must say it looks awesome! Review and photos coming up in the next couple of weeks.
And some late arrivals.. at the end of the month I also treated myself with an order from Avon. I got myself maroccan argan oil hair treatment, a lipstick Ultra colour in shade Tea Rose and another nail polish by L'Oreal in shade Oyster bay. All three are very nice goodies and I love having them :))) I have just tried the new hair tretment and it smells amazing! Will see how well it works for my hair!
A lot of new goodies, a lot of brilliant products! Have you tried any of these?
Thanks for reading!
Love, UniqaPoly
Hello! Time to do some empties this week :) Well actually it has been this month... or a bit more since my last EOTW post.. I was saving some of these packagings and now I feel like it's time to write the next post and say what is worth to repurchase, what was good and what sucked... I kinda spaced out and forgot to write about these, and than I already had a couple more to write about than just two or three.. so here go short reviews and comments :)
Also used up a deo roll on by Rexona Crystal Clear Aqua, which was a pretty good product, had a nice scent to it. I used it up quite fast. I like their deo's and I will probably by one soon, I already had a couple of theirs and they seem to be working well with my skin and my needs. Sorry, there's no photo, I forgot about it and threw the packaging away as soon as I was finished with it.
Starting with a toner by a Slovenian brand named Kahne, I must say I am right now thinking of repurchasing it again. I was searching for a good toner and I have read a lot of comments and reviews and everyone was inclined to suggest me Paula's Choice or Derma E, which are both too expensive for a toner, if you ask me. I was using this 2 times per day, so the bottle didn't last long. So it's kinda the best buy, but I really wanted to try something else...Here's a full review for this product :) Next to it is a product by Schwarztkopf Gliss Kur, it's a nutritive product for split hair ends. Really liked this one, can't say if it was the best I have tried, but it did the job pretty well. Only at the end I was kinda having trouble with my hair, the first day after washing they looked fine and the hair ends looked whole. The next day they broke out and they looked really damaged... sometimes this happened right after washing.. I have no explanation for it, as it was different from the start ... something changed with my hair, I guess. Normally I would repurchase, but at the moment I am looking for something new to try. Also, to use up the product you will need to cut it and dig in with fingers, because the pump just won't let any of the product out anymore, and I still had enough for two weeks...
Next is a cleansing milk by Dr. Hauschka. I actually received this one when it was on about a third left, just to try and see how it works. It's really creamy and gentle, has no destinctive scent, just something gentle, not disturbing. Comes with a pump in a glass bottle, so take care you don't drop it.. I liked it, it's alos pretty nourishing and maybe a bit more for the dry type of skin, or maybe the mixed ones could use it too. If you have oily skin, I recommend not to use it everyday. It desolves make up pretty good, but I needed to wash my face well after using this, because it left a layer on my skin I really didn't like. Also a bit pricey, so I will not repurchase. Next to is a body butter by Perfecta, which it took me a long time to use up. I got this one from Poland, and I don't think this is available in Slovenia anywhere.. This was an amazingly scented product, really creamy, chocolaty, the texture was more like a mousse, which was really nice to use. It didn't feel heavy on the skin and it absorbed faster than normal body butters. I would definitely repurchase this if I could. Claims to have a firming effect on the skin, which I cannot confirm since I used it on and off..
Next is a shower gel by L'Occitane, which I was also saving for like two years... And I have finally finished it. It had a really nice scent to it, but nothing more. It didn't dry my skin, but it also didn't give it any moisture. I think this was limited edition and even if I could, I wouldn't repurchase it. It was ok, but nothing special, aside for the scent. Next to it is a toner by Krasna, another slovenian brand, which I really loved and you can read the full review here. I am also thinking of repurchasing it soon, this one or the Kahne one.. Well, the only problem I have with this one is that now I have no discounts for it.. so it's kinda pricey, about 12 euros for 200 ml, and the Kahne one is less than 4 euros for the same amount. Last on the photo is a shower gel by Nivea, which promises to be gentle and suitable for sensitive skin. I think this is more for normal skin, as I felt it dry up my skin a couple of times. Definitely not for everyday use. The scent was nothing special, the product in general doesn't irritate the skin, but it's not good enough for me to wish to repurchase it.
Last photo in this post presents a mini body butter by Alverde. This was last Christmas collection, and it came packaged in a little box with three different little body butters. I gave two away as gifts and I kept one for myself. I liked it, but it felt heavy on the skin, just like almost every cream or lotion I ever had by Alverde. This is not available in DM stores anymore, even if it was I probably wouldn't repurchase. It was an ok body butter, with certificat claiming to be made rom natural ingredients, which is also a big bonus. If this come sout next winter I will probably buy it, because the price was really cheap and the product pretty good considering. But it's too heavy for any other time than winter, unless you have a really really dry skin, than this would work for you in summer time too. And the last product is another toner for face, this time by Dr.Scheller. Another brand that has natural ingredients in it, this is from their Pomegranate line. I used to have the Pomegranate wasch gel, which was ok at first, than started to dry my skin. This was also the case with this toner. I got it from a friend, already a bit used. It feels gentle on the skin, doesn't irritate or cause any further skin problems. But it has this really strong smell, which I really didn't like. Anyway, for a toner this is pretty good, but more on the average side.. I probably won't repurchase it, but if you are interested you can buy it DM store, plus they offer discount at the moment.
So this is it for this week /month :) Have you tried any of these products? Did you like them?
P.s. - Do you have any suggestions for a good face toner? I will need one soon, as I am running out of my Melvita Orange blossom floral water.
Hope this was useful to you! Thanks for reading!
Love, UniqaPoly
Hello! New month, almost gone and a lot of newbies.. again! As I was really trying not to buy too much in February, I really went over again this month... still I got some really awesome discounts and some second hand stuff, so all in all this bunch has been a pretty good deal :)))
I'll start with a list of newbies:
- Schwarzkopf Gliss 6 Miracles Oil Essence
- Balea Papaya& Buttermilch hand cream
- Balea Golden Shine body lotion
- DM Das gesunde plus Panthenol cream
- Le Couvent des Minimes hair mask
- Inell Micellar solution
- Inell Lait Demaquillant Douceur
- Kahne face tonic Hamamelis
- Nivea Aqua effect Refreshing Cleansing Mousse
- Akoma original Ghanaian Black soap
- Essie Good to Go top coat
- Barry M Matte Nail Paint in Burgundy
- Bourjois So Laque! Ultra shine in 28 Rose Lounge
- Bourjois 10 Days Anti-choc nail polish in 18
- Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation in shade 51 Vanille clair
- Deborah portable powder brush
- Revlon Colorstay foundation for combination/oily skin in shade 150 Buff Chamois
- L'Oreal True Match foundation in shade R2-C2 Vanille Rose
- Deborah CC Cream 8in1 creamy correcting foundation in shade 01
- Bourjois Delice de Poudre, bronzing powder in shade 52
- MUA blusher in shade 2
- Bourjois Healthy Balance Unifying powder in shade 52 Vanilla
- Catrice, Intensif'Eye wet&dry shadow in shade 100 Glamourose
- ArtDeco Pure Minerals eyeshadow in 820
- Sleek Glitter eyeliner in 273 Gem
- Essence Longlasting Eye pencil in shade 12 I have a green
- Bourjois Khol&Contour Ultra black eye pencil
- Bourjois Healthy mix concealer in shade 51 eclat clair
- MaxFactor Smoky Eye Effect eyeshadow in Indigo Mist
- MaxFactor Excess Volume mascara in black
- Revlon Super Lustrous glos in 215 Super Natural
- Rimmel Apocalips lip lacquer in 402 Across the Universe
- Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Matte Finish in shade 08 Grand Cru
- Alverde Lipgloss Maximize effect in shade 10 Sunburst
- Deborah Milano MilanoRed Laquein shade 6
- Maybelline Color Whisper in 310 Mad for Magenta
OMG, that was another long list and it took me a really long time to type it all down... So.. what do you think? went a bit too crazy this month, right? Well, now I finally have a feeling like there's nothing I could possibly buy at the moment, also satisfied my wishes and my wishlist and feel really happy about it :) I shall invest in some clothing next month, I really have so many great products at the moment and I love using most of them :) Some of these have not been tested yet, as I have too much of them, but they will get their turn soon :)
First I'll start with DM Panthenol cream. I bought this one because I really had some bad time with my skin, around my mouth it got really red and sensitive, it took about two weeks to get my skin to get better. It's still not at it's best but a lot better than before. Also as this cream has panthenol it helped reduce my blemishes. Next I got this hair mask by Le Couvent des Minimes ( like a spinoff of more famous brand L'Occitane). I got it as a gift at work for Women's Day :) I haven't tried it yet, only smelled it and it has a very strong herbal scent to it.. will see if it does any good to my hair. Next is Balea Golden Shine body lotion. As the name already suggests it has a little golden glitter to it, which gives a subtle glow to the skin. I intent to use it on my legs.. I don't really need this since I have a couple of similar products.. so this really was just an impulsive buy. Another Balea product is this hand cream, Papaya & Butter milch. Smells amazingly sweet, also is quite good with nourishing. Next I got 50% discount coupon for all Gliss products and I decided to try the new hair oil, still waits for testing...
Another few items for face cleaning... I got these two by Inell in LeClerc, the micellar solution is 500 ml and really cheap, about 2,50e... Also need to get a new make up remover so I wanted to see if this one by Inell would be ok, still waiting to test it. As my skin has been really bad in March I tried to find a gentle tonic and bough this one by Kahne, and it really is gentle and doesn't irritate my skin more or causes more blemishes. The last buy here was this Nivea cleansing foam, which I will test soon I hope. I had 50% discount in Dm so I decided to give it a go, hope it will be good :)
Another item for my face is this black soap by Akoma, which I have ordered from a slovenian web site, and it arrived really fast, like in two days. :) I am almost finished with the one I had from iHerb and didn't want to wait so long for a new one so I decided to get one by another brand, see the difference. I was really satisfied with previous one and it lasted me almost a year, it really has been a huge piece of soap... this one is a bit smaller, but what matters is that it will fit my skin... Review some time soon, I hope :)
Nails time.... I didn't have any top coat or base coat or anything.. so I got this 30% discount at DM for all decorative cosmetics and I decided to try this one by Essie. I have read some really good reviews.. I still have to test this one properly, hope it works for me. Other Essie nail polishes I had weren't as good as I hoped and they are quite expensive. Next is Barry M Matte nail polish... got it from Ličila.si for about 7euros. I saw advertisements for some lingerie and I noticed the girl with matte deep red nails... so I searched where could I find such a shade and this one fitted the bill. I have tried it once so far and I really liked it :) The two Bourjois nail polishes I got for 50% and 30% discount, also at DM store... I really like the blue one :)
Also from Ličila.si I ordered this MUA blusher in shade 2, which is a bright pink and I've been using it almost every day since I got it. Really like the shade and how it make me look more fresh. From ASOS I order this Bourjois bronzing powder. I have read so much about it, everyone in make up world recommended this one but it's not available in Slovenia, so I was really happy to get it! Also needed some mattifying powder to go on top of my foundation and the Essence one was really not good enough, so I decided to get the Bourjois one and I am using it every day now, really workd well. Since I didn't have a portable powder brush I got this one from Deborah, and it really comes in handy, plus the price was almost the same as the Ebelin one.... Onto foundations... I went a little crazy this month with my search for my perfect foundation. Soon after I bought Bourjois CC cream I got 123 Foundation in shade 51 and oh my gooosssh, this one is amazing! Almost better than Revlon Colorstay I bought second hand, in shade Buff. I haven't tested the new L'Oreal True Match yet, I had 50% discount in DM and used it the last day... I hope it will be good. I used a lot of L'Oreal foundations back in high school, so I hope they are still as good as they were... The Deborah CC cream I also got second hand, haven't tested it yet, but I hope it will be ok.. it looks like it will be a pain in the ass to apply it evenly..
For eye make up I got new mascara by MaxFactor, Excess Volume, and it really does something to my lashes which are really short and straight... it's still not a wow effect but it's pretty decent considering all my other mascaras... Bourjois concealer has been my repurchase, I think this is my third one in a row... I really love to use this on my blemishes as well as under my eyes to cover my dark circles.. Sleek Glitter eyeliner in Gem was on discount at Ličila.si and I really wanted to try this one had it on my wishlist for some time now.. so I decided to buy it. Catrice eyeshadow has been a more impuslcive buy, I wanted something more spring like and I liked the marble shade of the product and the touch of pink shade in it. At the end of the month I also stumbled upon ArtDeco discount and thought this small mono eyeshadow would do well as a base and highlighter and also for when I'm on the go and don't have space or need for a lot of make up. MaxFactor Smokey eyes was another impulsive buy, still haven't tested it yet. I hope this light blue shade will be good, I really liked it in the store, but will see how it looks when applied. The last two items here are two eye pencils - one by Essence, I have a green and one by Bourjois in Ultra Black. Tested both and I really like them a lot, very nice to use and very nice shades ;)
Saved my favourite part for the end ;) Finally got my hands on Revlon Super Lustrous lipgloss in shade Super Natural :) I really like the gentle shade and I know it's nothing special but I somehow fell for it and had it on my wishlist for months now. I got 25% discount at Muller store :P Next is Rimmel Apocalips in shade Across the Universe, a deep red shade, just my kind of lippie. After my first successful purchase at ASOS ( the Bourjois bronzing powder - this one was also on discount, but it's already back to the regular price 9euros and something) I saw these were on discount also and I got myself just one shade, the one that was the most pretty :P At the beginning of the month I was searching for orange lippies and I decided to test this Alverde lip gloss and it's really pretty orange, of course a lot more sheer than it looks in the packaging. Next is another product from my wishlist, Deborah lip lacquers. I got the darkest, deepest shade 6. It really looks more like a deep berry shade when applied and so far I really liked it :) Next is another product by Bourjois, the Rouge Edition matte lip glosses...? I don't really know if I can call these lip glosses? A wonderful deep red matte shade, aslo used the 30% discount on this one, with a really nice velvety finish. If only I coudl work with it faster - it takes some time and work to get the shade even on your lips. Last here is the Maybelline Color Whisper in shade Mad for Magenta, a nice pinky fuchsia like shade that I wanted to buy last summer, but never did... and I finally stopped waiting and got my wishlist almost done! Really lovely shade, works well with my new MUA blusher and really brightens up my face. :)))
Ok, now this was a really long post... And a lot of new products.. I got lucky with the 30% discounts for decorative cosmetics, I actually had two, than some other discounts at Muller and some coupons I got delivered at home, some Asos discounts.. otherwise this would really cost me a fortune. I got some expensive items second hand, like the MF mascara, Revlon and Bourjois, Deborah foundations and cc creams... so all in all was still really expensive, if I make a sum of all the months purchases... But I finally almost closed up on my wishlist and I already know that April won't be so full at all.. It took me some months but I finally have almost every item I wanted to try :)) Feeling really happy to be able to afford so many goodies :) April will be a month of new clothing, as I am in need of some nice stuff to wear for work and just so ;) Oh, and did you already guess my favourite make up brand? :P
Thanks for reading!
Love, UniqaPoly
