August FAVOURITES!

Hello! I guess this will be the last sort of summer oriented favourites for this year.  It took me awhile to finish up this post and it's already fall season, but these products definitely impressed me so much I will use them even in the colder months.

NEW IN August :)

Hey there! So summer's almost completely over. Time to go back to work/school and no more free time or vacations. I am slowly returning to more regular blogging as well, which for you means at least something new and interesting to read every once in a while! ;) I haven't been able to keep up with my new in blog posts so this year I have merged some of them together, like the June&July one. That one was massive, also thanks to a beauty blogger event goodies I have received. This one however is a lot shorter, though I must admit, I have felt spendy and bought a couple of products I really didn't need. Let's call them treats for the soul, shall we? XD

Oriflame sent me some amazing goodies in August! I got to try out their new foundation - Giordani Gold Liquid Silk Foundation SPF 12*  in shade Vanilla. I love the luxuriously looking packaging and the pipette for dispensing the foundation. The shade is a bit light for me at the moment, but it will suit me better when I loose all the tan I got during summer. I have barely started testing it out and I must say the first impression is rather good! The light texture really has a nice natural and silky finish. Even my boyfriend commented that I look more natural than usual, less pale because I have less foundation on my face. Anyway, gonna give it a more thorough testing and then a full review up here! Oriflame Eau de Toilette My Little Garden* has a gorgeous bell shaped bottle. Love the scent as well, even though it's EdT. Smells like sitting in the middle of a flower garden, love it! Not too overpowering scent and I like that it doesn't have the sweet twist to it. I hate it when brands combine floral scents with strong candy ones. Oriflame The ONE No compromises mascara* is their latest mascara and has premiered in the new September catalog. I have only tried it once so far, I like the brush a lot! Separates my lashes well. Doesn't coat them too thickly, but it looks like more of a daytime mascara. On my super short and stubborn lashes it looked very natural and appropriate for daytime.

I haven't been using feet products regularly, except for summertime, when it's hot and I wear sandals and a lot more nail polish and such. So I got a package by Oriflame that really surprised me and I didn't even know how much I needed these! XD  Feet up  summer fresh foot spray and  foot cream with strawberry & rhubarb*  have a lovely scent and feel fresh on the skin. The spray is amazing! I have used it a lot on hot days, to keep my feet looking good! The scent is not too artificial, which is always nice. Some brands tend to make the strawberry scents way too sweet. The cream absorbs well and quickly, so both products count as a positive surprise. I've also tried out  The ONE moisture gel polish*. This one became an instant favourite!

Needed some hair products so I went for another repurchase of Batiste dry shampoo for brown hair. There's really no point in talking about this one again, I have expressed my love for it up here on this blog a number of times. For shampoo I wanted to try out something new so I bought Schwarzkopf Schauma Nature moments Provence herbs & lavender and Mediterranean olive oil & aloe vera shampoo. I started testing out the lavender one in September and so far, I am really liking it. Smells super nice, foams nicely. My hair feel light and clean after washing, if you know what I mean. They feel light, but not too dry at the same time, just soft and clean and no greasy residue. They also have a slight lavender scent, but it doesn't last long. 

A couple of new skincare bits. I treated myself with Afrodita Cosmetics salt peeling and 100% SPA Detox Therapy body milk essential oils and natural hyaluronic acid. I couldn't resist the lavender scented salt peeling and it really smells like heaven. The combo of argan and lavender is really amazing and the body souffle impressed me as well. The Detox therapy lotion has a nice pump dispenser and I like the fresh scent of it. I haven't tested it out properly yet, but it sinks into the skin really fast and leaves no greasy residue. Balea Universal cream Fur Dich with coconut and cherry scent was a treat just because. I really like their vintage looking packagings and I always buy the new scents. This one has amazing scent as well and the same effective texture as always!

I treated myself with some makeup bits. Golden Rose Long stay liquid matte lipstick 15 is a shade that got really popular around me. I have a lot of friends who have this exact shade. Some love it, some say it's a disappointment. I honestly really like it. The shade, the  texture, the lasting power all impressed me. Not my first shade from the collection and definitely not the last one. L.O.V Cosmetics  Perfectitude primer serum was a product I actually needed to buy. I ran out of all my face primers and I was searching for something else to try out. My price point was up to 10 euros, but I accidentally took this one instead of the one for oily skin. It was about 12 euros but it serves me well. Makes my skin soft and I feel like it gives me a more dewy base than I am used to. Maybelline COLORsensational 986 Melted chocolate matte lipstick is a gorgeous light brown lipstick. Perfect for daytime wear and dries down to a complete matte finish. Love the light feeling on the lips and it never dries too much. I have bought three lippies from the Catrice Blessing Browns LE. The shade I actually liked and will keep on is C04 Plum Sucree. It's the perfect muted mauve shade for daily wear. The texture is light like a souffle, but it needs to be applied on a really well prepared lips.

The kind representatives of Le Couvent Des Minimes from Stillmark d.o.o. sent me an amazing cologne to try out - Botanical Cologne of the Priory hydrolat de verveine*. Loved to use it all through out the hot August weather and also now in September. When I started using perfumes I was more for florals and such, but lately I really love the fresh scented ones, like this one. Smells citrus like, but at the same time not too much like a fruity lemon. the perfect balance of verveine gives it just the right combination of making it perfect for daytime wear without smelling like a cleaning product at the same time. I have also received L'Occitane Roses et reines en Rouge hand cream* which was a part of a limited edition by L'Occitane. I am not sure if you can still get it in the stores, but I like the scent of this a lot. Their hand creams never disappoint me and this one is keeping me company this fall in my hand bag! NIVEA Cellular anti-age intensiv kur hyaluron* is the latest addition to Nivea skincare products. I have yet to try out this product, I was sort of waiting to finish up with some other products, so I can really do a full report on it. I think it will suit my skin type, as I need some hydro boost and what better way then intensive care with hyaluron.

I was feeling spendy in August and I ordered a couple of products from Ličila.si. I bought the Makeup Revolution Flawless Resurrection eyeshadow palette which was supposedly a dupe for ABH Modern Romance. I don't have both to compare, but this one will have to do, I guess. I am trying to incorporate the shades into my daytime looks and some pink tones are sort of hard to use as they don't really fit with my overall makeup choices. So far I like the palette, but will see if I'm gonna make a full review of it or not. Along with it I ordered two new lippies - I heart makeup Lip lava Molten chocolate I heart chocolate and Death by chocolate. Shade I heart chocolate has a colder undertone and looks like a mix between deep pink and a hint of fuchsia, while the Death by chocolate looks more like a deep cherry with a brown undertone. One for day time and one for going out. Both have shiny, lacquered finish when applied but it settles down to a semi shiny finish. They don't last well on me, unfortunately. I need to reapply a lot, especially after eating. But that's kinda understandable, can't keep the finish and colour intact with such shades. Though, the I heart chocolate survives eating and drinking better then the other shade.

One package made my week or maybe even month. This one was also sent to me by Ličila.si, but for the purposes of testing out. I got Makeup Revolution Pro HD Amplified 35 palette Commitment*, Makeup Revolution Luxury powder banana* and I heart makeup Unicorns heart rainbow highlighter*. Ličila.si store was celebrating 7th birthday and they have also expanded and sell Makeup Revolution product at Tuš drogerija stores. I was super lucky and I got three amazing products to try out. From what I have tested out I really like the banana powder, perfect for my under eye area. especially matches well with my Bourjois foundations. The rainbow highlighter looks very strong or very natural, however I want it and on the face doesn't look as scary at all. I was kinda expecting it too be too strong, but it really looks good! The eyeshadow palette is huge and has amazing combination of shades. Haven't tested all of them out yet, but I love them so far! Nice pigmentation, easy to blend and last well on me. Perfect for creating day time looks or some mauve, purple smoky eyes. 

That's it, folks! Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

**Products sent for review purposes are marked with *. 

NEW IN - February 2017

Hello! Another month, another bunch of goodies! I must admit I feel like we skipped past two months and went just straight from December to March! I've been to the drugstores some more in February as I was finally not feeling ill and actually need to go purchase a couple of products. So here's my selection of beauty new in's!

NEW IN - January 2017 :)

Hello! Yes, I am finally back with a new blog post. Some of you commented that you missed my NEW IN blog posts. I was short on time and I was sick a lot in January so I never got around to posting separately all the new products. Therefore, be reaady, this is a very long post, picture heavy and includes new products from the last three months! So I will start with November, than comes December and finally all new products from January! I have created photos for each blog post separately so you will be able to follow which month it is just by looking at the different backgrounds. :P Anyway, I hope you won't mind the long post, I really want to have everything up on my blog, so it's easier for me as well to check on the products and see what I have tested already and what not, how long ago and such. So let's get started!

OCTOBER FAVOURITES!

Hello everyone! Time to talk monthly favourites! As I was running late with my September ones I have thought it best to keep some space in between before posting October ones as well. I have a bunch of products here that I really liked and I have used since the day they entered my home! I think I found a couple of all autumn/winter season favourites as well!

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!

August FAVOURITES!

Hello again and welcome back to my blog! It's that time again - me talking about a selected few products that were most loved in the previous month! August has been a very long month and a lot has happened - from holidays, staying at home, working, trying to blog, family visits and such... In short it was a very busy month and I used a bit less cosmetics than usual, but there were still some products I simply could not do without. Let's go check them out!

NEW IN June!

Hello! Welcome and also welcome back to my blog! Time to talk about my monthly new in products. There have been quite a bunch of them, I did not plan on this, I swear! Everything is in the summer mood, the scents, colours, textures... so let's get started!

MAY Favourites!

Hello and welcome back to my blog! Time to take a look back and check out the goodies I have been loving in May! I have again a couple more products than up to 10, as I originally planned these posts to be.. but oh well, let's be honest, May was huge with all the new releases, especially with all the new products in Slovenian stores. If you have missed my previous post, check the April Favourites! Now lets see what got most of my attention in the past month!

NEW IN May!

Hey there! Welcome back to my blog! As the end of month May is closing up on us, it's time for my usual new in blog post! I've been doing quite well the last month, there were a lot of beauty bloggers events and therefore I have a lot of new products to show you. As usual this will take very long to test it all and properly review it all, but I will try and do my best! I must say that I have never been so spoiled as this month, especially with all the events and the treats I was sent! So I want to take a moment here and say thank you all for inviting me and for such amazing treats, from snacks to drinks, gifts and lovely company! Also, thank you fellow beauty bloggers for being awesome and tons of laughter! Now let's get down to it and see all the amazing products I have bought, received at events and received as gifts from friends! ;)

PINK SPRING - Collaboration with Adjusting Beauty!

Hello everyone! Today's post is a bit different! First off, this post is a collaboration with a fellow slovenian beauty blogger, whom you probably already know - Petra from Adjusting Beauty blog! If you don't know her yet (of which I am doubtful) she does makeup reviews, makeup looks, nail looks, she  also does amazing DIY! So if you are looking for a great review or an idea for a makeup look or just how to do something beauty related at home, go check her out, you won't be sorry!

Second, this is a very unusual post for me as I will be talking about pink beauty products, mostly about makeup items, that I have been loving this spring! Pink is really not my colour, or so I thought, but it has grown on me and this spring I have been a bit obsessed with it! hence, the idea to do a Pink Spring post with Petra, as she's been feeling pink as well :P

NEW IN February!

Hello! Welcome back to my blog! It's that time again - me talking about my newbies from the previous month! And those of you who read me regularly - you already know that I promised to go on a "cosmetic diet"? Well, that didn't go exactly as planned :P Anyway, here are my new in products!

NEW IN January :)

Hello! I am back with another NEW IN blog post! This one is going to be a really long one and full of new goodies! As you can see I have a very long post for you and the amount of products received and bought this month is, well, staggering. Before you get all judgy - January is my birthday month and I treated myself with a couple of goodies plus I got soo many amazing gifts and also a couple of stuff for review purposes. I also won an amazing giveaway at fellow blogger Adjusting Beauty... so yeah, I have a ban now from buying anything at all for the next couple of months as I really need to use up some products first. This goes especially for the makeup section  as I rarely use up anything makeup wise.. So lets get started!

As many of you know I love some good jewelry and if you follow and read me regulary, than you already know that I have forgotten to include one necklace into my previous blog post NEW IN December. The big necklace with multistrand and multiple pendants was a love at first sight! I was soo happy to receive this one as I found it a bit expensive, especially for H&M, where it was priced at about 13 euros. I got lucky with this one plus it's soo different from anything I own or wear on a daily basis. For my birthday I have received I am... earrings in a gorgeous green (it looks more blue-ish on my photo) colour from a friend and from another friend I got this amazing necklace with steampunk inspired pendant which I also love and wear almost daily since I got it! This one is handmade by artist Iris Bloom! Thank you all for such amazing presents!

Many slovenian readers have probably spotted RAWR chocolate already at my fellow slovenian bloggers blogs and have seen posts about these! I am preparing one for you soon and I will talk about these two chocolates as well. I must say that January has been really busy and there was no time to photograph these two and try them, so I hope I will finally get to do that soon! It's been torture watching these two sit on my desk and not eat them!

I spoiled myself rotten this month because it was my birthday month and I still had a VIP card from L'Occitane that was valid only until the end of January. As I haven't used it yet I got to treat myself with a couple of products I really wanted to try and some I already know are great! I don't think I have ever in my life spent so much money in one store just for cosmetics! I bought Pivoine Sublime Perfecting mist, which was on my wishlist since last year when I got to try it at the store, more about the Pivoine Sublime collection here and here. I love the amazing freshness and scent of this one! Really happy I was able to finally purchase it! From the winter holidays limited edition I treated myself with a new hand cream  Miel Mandarine as the Pamplemousse Rhubarb one was already sold out. I love the lip balm from the Miel Mandarine collection and if you can still get it I highly recommend it. I was thinking of getting another one but decided to rather try something new this year! I already talked about these winter products here. As I like to use face mists instead of a regular toner I also bought another facial mist, this one is Comforting face mist enriched with shea from the new collection! With purchase I also received a couple of testers - Revitalizing fresh shampoo and conditioner! In the gorgeous knitted white bag are mini products I really wanted to buy again and some that I wanted to try new! So inside were Gentle toner enriched with shea and Cleansing oil with 5% shea. Both contain 30 ml and I have already tested both last year and loved them both soo much! The Shea collection is actually ment more for dry senstive skin type, which is not my skin type, but these two worked so well for my oily skin I just couldn't miss a chance to buy them again. I have already talked about the cleansing oil here! Along with these two came Comforting oil with 5 % shea in the cutest possible packaging, but sadly with only 4 ml, and also Comforting cream Light with 5 % shea 8 ml in a cute white little pot I can already see myself reusing! A mini version hand cream Vanilla Bouquet 10 ml and two testers of Ultra Rich Comforting Cream! 

From Magic Planner I received this amazing planner! And I got it just on time! I was so happy to get this one as I was searching for a planner that would fit all my needs and all the things I feel like I need to write down - so here it finally is! So Sprinkle Life With Magic planner is a yearly planer and offers so much space and has a very lovely creative design. For all of you who still don't have aour favourite planner for 2016, I write a post about this one very soon so you can see for yourself it's pretty amazing!

I was trying to resist the urge to buy these but I simply couldn't! I saw Lisa Eldridge use these Bourjois Smoky stories eyeshadows in one of her posts and than at the beginning of January my local DM offered these on sale for 1+1! So I bought shades 07 In Mauve Again and 08 Ocean Obsession, both gorgeous mini palettes. And than I got another one for my birthday in 06 Upside Brown! These are so soft and the pigmentation is great! The only downside I see is the shiny glittery shade in the middle, that's just too glittery and the particles are too big and tend to fall to my under eye area. Otherwise I am in love with these!

I just can't stop with the palettes now, can I? :P I bought this one at my local DM store, it's by Alverde and I must say I haven't liked any makeup related products by them in a while! Skincare or hair care yes, but nothing from their makeup line as it was just mehh... the shades, the packaging, the scent of their products.. just nope. Until I saw this beautiful palette right at the cashier stand! And I was in love! It's called "For a Perfect Evening" and contains two eyeshadows, one light, golden  shade and one darker brown shade,  mattifying powder for face and a lip gloss! An all in one that I can take on the go and I won't need much else! Plus the design of the box with roses and the snowflakes embossed on the eyeshadows and powder were just too cute to miss!

A bunch of little things I bought this month. From KIKO Makeup Milano I got  Shine Lust lip tint in shade 02, a nude-ish beige shade, suitable for every day. Along with it I also got Shiseido Ever Bloom Eau de Parfum in mini version 7,5 ml. Both products were purchased new and second hand. For nails I bought one nail polsih at Catrice sales, Ultimate Nail Lacquer in shade 85 Can You SEA Me?, a gorgeous shade! And as my nails have been acting all crazy lately I needed some help to stop them from breaking and peeling so I got myself Kiss Diamond Hard Strengthen & Grow that can be used on it's own or as a base. For face I repurchased my favourite primer - L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Base, seriously my favourite one of all times! It keeps my face matte and helps me keep my foundation up for much longer, in combination with L'Oreal Infallible 24h - Matte foundation this is amazing! Also got to try a new brand, at least a new one to me, L.A. Girl PRO. conceal high definition concealer in shade Light Ivory. Both of these have also been purchased new and second hand and therefore a lot cheaper :P

When I said I treated myself a bit, I mean a lot actually! Before I found out I have won a giveaway I was checking out Avon and saw they had these amazing eyeshadow palettes on sale and I have read so many great comments about them, lately at Amelia Liana's YouTube channel, that I just caved and ordered one - Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Quad in Smoky Plums. Along with it I have also ordered Ultra Colour Tinted lip balm in Caring Coral, which is very bright and vibrant, but if applied gently can look very gentle on everyone with a more warm, yellow undertone. The absolute winner is another new fragrance Avon Mesmerize Black Eau de Toilette for her! Love this woody and strong scent! Perfect for colder months and evenings out!

I ran out of hand wash in my bathroom so I got two bottles of  Nivea Powerfruit fresh Shower gel and I already used up one! :P I get through liquid hand soap so fast, that I just don't bother buying it anymore and just take a shower gel that is on discount and I haven't tried it yet so I can see if I am going to like it or not. I do use it as shower gel as well, but at the same time as hand wash also, so I can actually manage and use up products. From Balea I bought a product that was on discount and is already discontinued - Beautiful Long Wonder serum which is actually amazing and I've been loving it from the first use! Plus it was soo cheap, it cost me 2,20 euros, a cup of coffe at a bar. I went back to try and get another bottle but they were already sold out. I use this on the lenght of my hair and it makes them super smooth and glossy, a real shame it has been discontinued. I swaped something of mine for a brand new face mask - LUSH Cup O'Coffee! It's a face and body peeling mask and I got it in smaller size only 150 grams. It smells amazing, it wroks amazing, it feels amazing on my skin and it's just soo ohh!! Perfect for all coffee lovers out there! My skin is baby smooth after I use this, though it looks very dark and dirty and like a poo actually. Anyway, in order to save it I will mostly use this on my face, but I really can not stress enough how great this is and anyone who loves coffee should get this!

Kozmetika Afrodita launceh a new  body mousse just before new year and the bloggers who received it all loved it a lot! So when I read they also released a body scrub I knew I had to try it as well! The scent of strawberries in both products is amazing! The 100% SPA Body scrub with non greasy fromula, macadamia oil and karite butter is effective, the scrub is very tiny, not like the sugar scrub from Kozmetika Afrodita, more like a micro peeling and it's very gentle, not agressive at all! I usually don't buy a lot of scrubs at all but I just ran out of one and used it up and it was my birthday month so I got to treat myself! Also from Kozmetika Afrodita I have received a new hand cream   Hand & Nail Karite extra rich hand cream with vanilla aroma as a birthday gift! I love this scent and this hand cream! It smells so good and my hands felt very nourished after use! Recommend this to anyone with very dry hands in winter time!

Also at DM store I bought a new Konjac sponge, this time by Ebelin and it was under 3 euros! So I was of course very tempted to try this one! Some time ago I had one from Ličila.si, which cost a lot more about 11 euros and I liked it but than later on I read you were ment to have these konjac sponges for a maximum three months and than replace it. That sounded like a big cost to me so I never repurchased it again, but I loved it was soo gentle. So I got this one and so far I must say it's basically the same as the one I had before, gentle on my skin. I use it without anything else added, so I can prolong it's use time, but it can also be used with your usual cleanser. After reading great comments about it I decided to pick up Alverde Clear  Anti - blemish SOS serum. So far I liked it, but I can not confirm weather it has helped my skin yet or not. It's affordable and some croatian beauty bloggers really recommended this one so I thought why not try it!

And some more birthday presents! Three new polishes for me! Haven't tried any of them yet, but here they are - Manhattan Crazy colours nail polsih LE in shade 302, Essie  in shade Angora Cardi and Ballet Slippers. Also received two new lipsticks, the L'Oreal Color Riche Collection Exclusive by J.Lo in shade J Lo's Delicate Rose as a gift and Catrice  Ultimate Shine in sahde 090 Fox Nox came as a gift with latest Cosmopolitan magazine. I really had no time yet to try these as I recently received the bunch, but I will definitely get back to you on the L'Oreal lipstick and nail polishes!

Some more makeup - I received Maybelline's Master Sculpt Contouring Palette in shade 01 Light Medium! So it's time for me to finally learn how to contour. Last year I bought the Catrice Contour palette and I like it but I haven't been using it that much at all. I haven't tried this one yet, but I am making one of my 2016 resolutions to finaly learn how to correctly use contour (and bronzer). Latest addition to Bourjois foundations is City Radiance which I received in shade 02 Vanilla and I must say it did not impress me, somehow it doesn't fit me at all. Shade fits me just fine but the texture and all, it's just not what I am looking for in a foundation right now, so I hope it will fit me better in warmer months. However I love the new concealer by Bourjois the Radiance Reveal in shade 01 Ivory. It really brightens up my under eye area and also covers my under eye cirles well. I highly recommend you go check out this concealer in stores! And some more new concealers, this time by Deborah, also received both as gifts. I got the Dress Me Perfect one in shade 01 Light Beige which is very warm shade for me and the other one is 24ORE perfect in shade 01 Light Beige, which is in stick formulation and I haven't tried it yet. I have some serious testing yet to do!

Some new testers! I was sent one of the Nivea sheets to my home and I have received one in a magazine along with Bourjois City Radiance tester. :) Haven't tried the Nivea shampoo and conditioner yet, but I might, now that I have two testers so I can at leats try it twice and see some first impressions.

As I have mentioned before I have won an amazing  prize over at Petra's blog Adjusting Beauty! I am really lucky this month and the amount of cosmetics has grown some more! These goodies are all products that she loved in 2015 and would recommend them to others! She recommended Avon Makeup Setting spray and I have heard so many great comments and praises for thsi product I am really eager to try it out. I currently only have Urban Decay All Nighter spray which I like but trying to save it as it's expensive. I hope this one will work for me as well. Avon Planet Spa face masks have been on my wishlist forever and I currently have at home the chocolate one and it's great, but in this giveaway I received Thailand lotus flower deep pore cleansing face mask and it sounds like exactly what I would need! I can't wait to try it out! Another face mask I received in the giveaway is by Balea, the Aqua Tuchmaske, which I already know and use and it's pretty amazing! I love this one, plus it's pretty cheap for a sheet mask. From Ebelin I now have a makeup sponge and two smaller concealer sponges! I have read some comments that these are very good and I hope they will work for me as well! I was very tempted to buy the little ones myself! I got another eyeshadow palette, True Colour Eyeshadow Quad in shade Mocha Latte, two new lipsticks from the 3D plumping range in shades Twig and Berry Cute! Very lovely shades, can't wait to start using them! Plus two more nail polishes - Essence Merry Berry LE in shade 01 I love my golden pumps and Avon Magic Effects Liquid Sequin in shade Dazzle! Love both glittery polishes, can't wait to combine them with Essie polishes, but I need to heal and harden my nails first. Anyway, an amazing giveaway I had no idea I will win and amazing gifts I am really looking forward to trying out!

From Herbas I received a very different product to test and try, Natu menstrual cup! Something very different and new to me, but I am looking forward to see if this will work for me! I could finally go swimming any time and there wouldn't be any more surprise leak stains and such.. Plus it's eco friendly and cheaper on the long run than buying sanitary pads.

Natalija and team Dominur (Essence, Catrice) surprised me with a birthday gift! I got Spicy Graffiti Salt & Pepper shakers, Catrice Lash Boost Lash Growth Eyeliner pen and Essence 51 Miss Captain nail polish! I haven't opened or tried anything yet, but it was a complete surpise to me to see this in a package along with a signed happy birthday card! Thank you so much! The salt and pepper duo are super cute and I bet I will use them as probs on my photos a lot!

From BornPrettyStore I got a package with two goodies! QiBest Lip Series Long lasting lip gloss in shade 33 and Tutu Naked Makeup BB SKIN  Mist Cushion Pressed Powder in shade 01. More lip products and more foundations for me, but I really wanted to tyr these cushion foundations that have been big for the last year or two! Finally got one, so I hope I will like it!

Melvita spoiled me with their famous L'Or Bio Extraordinary Oil, which has been dressed up a bit, it's got a new design plus it's available in smaller version, you can now get it in 50 ml bottle! I love the scent of this one! Melvita really knows how to spoil! This oil has been recommended to me by soo many beauty bloggers and many friends, so I am gonna enjoy testing this as much as possible!

Avon sent me this huge surprise package at the beginning of January! I was really surprised when the postman handed me a very large box and I had no idea who it was from! I received Cocoa butter collection - body lotion, body butter, hand, nail & cuticle cream and lip butter! I still haven't gotten around to testing it out, just the lip butter, which I like! I smelled the hand cream and  like the scent so I think this bunch of goodies will soon be one of my favourite to use! Thanks Avon!

And some more face masks. I guess a face mask post is in order! :P I have received Kozmetika Afrodita 2 steps Anti-wrinkle masks and Why mask Extreme Hydration masks as birthday gifts! I have not tried ayn of these yet, but I have had some really good experiences with Afrodita's facial masks, so I hope these will be as good as well!

I couldn't resist KIKO Makeup Milano anymore, so a fellow blogger Rebeka over at My Little Wonderland and I decided to place an order together, the shipping costs way too much otherwise! And I treated myself with four amazing products - KIKO Milano Crytal Fusion moisture enhancing face serum, Nail lacquer in shade 365 Tattoo Rose,  Water Eyeshadow in shade 222 Orchid Purple and amazing new lipstick Velvet Mat Lipstick - Satin lipstick in shade 612 Strawberry Pink! An amazing shade I fell in love with from the first application! The formula, the pigmentation are both amazing as well. I also have shade 614 Dark Berry I bought about a year or two ago, when in Venice, and it impressed me so much, but this shade Strawberry Pink is even lighter and easier to wear on a daily basis. Very much recommend these Velvet Mat lipstick to anyone who loves lipsticks and them being matte! :)

From Oriflame I was sent a huge package containing this Swedish SPA Refreshing Shower Gel and  Swedish SPA Exfoliating Massage Bar along with Hayley hand bag and Hayleay gloves, which were both available only in the previous catalog, so I have already posted about them, you can read the post here. 

And another goodie I got to review Adria Spa Antistress massage oil with mint, lemon and lavander scented combination! It smells really amazing and I love it so far! There will be a full review for this oil! Mostly this one is meant for massage and nourishing your skin, but the strong scent of natural and essential oils can act very harmonizinf and relaxing.

The biggest surprise of the month was the gift from my dearest! He got me a new camera - Nikon D3300! Finally got my own camera, before I was using a borrowed one from my brother and the pictures I took got a lot better, but still I was really hoping to buy myself a new camera this month, but my dear was faster than me and already bought it for me! So bare with me, I am still learning how to use that camera especially in the lightbox and I am learning all the new settings and programmes it has, so I can finally get photos just the way I want them! My new baby! :P 

And finally done! The most amazing birthday gifts, along with some chocolates and flowers and well.. amazing stuff! Thank you all for the goodies, for the gifts and products to review! :P If you are interested in a particular product let me know and I will try to post about it as soon as possible!

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Love, UniqaPoly

NEW IN November :)

Hello! And it's that time of the year again... yes, it's gone by way too fast! I haven't really been up to much in November, just working on my studies and trying to post as much as possible. I have a lot of products that I still want to review so, you can expect more reviews in the future. I know it can get a bit borring to read just reviews, but all I have time for is this so... and it makes me happy to talk at length about a specific product and that's all that matters! I haven't been much to the stores this month, no advent calendar to show you or anything like that.. just a couple of goodies I bought, a couple I got to review and a couple of gifts!

First I bought a new Balea shower gel, it's from their latest winter limited edition called Frost Flower and smells of roses and maracuja, a very interesting combination that comes in a deep green colour! Really fun to use! Second I treated my self with a product similar to Kozmetika Afrodita's under eye mask - Balea Augen - und Lippenmaske. I haven't gotten around to try it out yet, but I hope I will soon. One of my more recent purchases was this Refreshing toner Lavander and Tea Tree by Krasna, which I have had before and have already posted a full review about it here. So this is just a repurchase really, I have finally ran out of all toners and such products, I only have a little bit of Melvita Rose water left, so it was time to buy it! Plus you have 50% off with a coupon at DM stores until 12th of December. :P

Essence Winter? Wonderful! LE   has been on my wishlist since I saw the promo photos! I was lucky enough to catch the last hand cream 01 You melt my heart that was still on the stand at my local Muller store! The other two products I received for review purposes, I got a lovely blush in shade  01 Winter Kissed Cheeks and Tint & oil for lips in shade  01  If Kisses Were Snowflakes...! I am very pleased with all three products! So far my first impressions are very positive!

You may be wondering what these are, but if you follow and read me for a longer period of time you will know I am very fond of Maybelline's Color Tattoos and of course I had to get the new shades. I wanted to post about them sooner, but I wanted to get all four shades first and here they are! I got Color  24hr Tattoo Creamy Mattes in shades Creme de Nude, Creme de Rose,  Vintage Plum, Creamy Beige. Love them all, especially the Creamy Beige! A review is coming up in December!

 Another limited edition by Essence! This one was so hyped up I was barely able to get anything from it and I bough these online at Click2chic. While I was ordering it was constanly changing, one second the product was available, the next it was gone. Last week I kinda ran unexpectedly into a full stand and I got a little something for Christmas gifts as well! From the Merry Berry LE I have Scented gold dust powders 01 I love my golden pumps, lipsticks in 03 Red rocks and 01 Let's the berry - tales begin, nail polish in 01 The masked ball. So far I love the lipsticks, the nail polish didn't impress me as the shade doesn't really show up as it looks in the bottle. And the shimmery golden dust may look pretty but doesn't actually work well, at first it didn't disperse any product, now it comes out in big lumps... not my best purchase it would seem.

One of the highlights of November was another blogger event - I was invited to L'Occitane store for the presentation of the new holiday collections. I have posted about the event and about some gift ideas and also already posted some of my first impressions here. I got a lovely personalized gift before I left with my name on and a gift card with my name on (love that they added my blogs name as well). From the products I got L'Occitane Jasmin- Immortelle Neroli body lotion, Pamplemousse  Rhubarbe hand cream and Miel Mandarine lip balm. I especially love the lip balm and hand cream! Been using them all the time lately!

And a couple of products I have received for review purposes. Vichy pampered me with Dermablend Fluid Corrective foundation 16 hr in shade 25 Nude and mini foundation brush. I am really impressed by Dermablend foundation! I have not expected it to give me so much coverage! The shade is maybe a bit more yellow than I'm used to but I really like it so far! Also looks so smooth and matte on my face! I have wanted to try this foundation for a long time now and we are headed off with a good start!

From Oriflame I have received two lovely products - a lip balm Love Nature with Olive oil! As you know I love lip balms, lip related products, anything for lips really and I like this lip balm a lot! It's not too greasy but still nourishes well! Has a lovely scent to it too! The second product I fell in love with immediately is by Giordani Gold and it's one of the three  Eye Shadow quads in shade Radiant Plum! I love these shades, they are so perfect for a lovely glammed up evening look or just for everyday use! Love the golden shade in the palette and the rosy - violet ones as well, as all three are matte! And so soft!

And some gifts! I have been well pampered this month! I have received a bunch of lipsticks - from Catrice I got two lipsticks from their latest limited editions - Treasure Trove LE Precious Lip Colour C03 Treasured Twinkles and Alluring Reds Matt Lip Colour C02 Striking M- attitude. I also got a Bourjois  lippie, I have not tried this collection yet, even though it has been available for a couple of months now, I got Rouge Edition AQUA Laque in shade 03 Brun'croyable.  And the last two lipsticks I have received are by L'Oreal, both are from the new collections, I have just spotted them in stores this month. I got Matte lip gloss in shade 407 Smoke me up and L'Oreal  Collection Exclusive by Eva  Color Riche lipstick in shade Eva's Delicate Rose. And the last one I bough myself is a lip balm by Balea, called Crazy Raspberry, one of the summer limited editions that are now on discount as they won't be selling these anymore.

And the sweetest part of the month I kept for last! I got this gorgeous  book Face Paint by Lisa Eldridge as a gift from my better half! This was actually a gift for our anniversary that arrived early and so I got it a bit sooner! I love it! It's easy to read, with a lot of graphic material and interesting details! It's really perfect for all makeup lovers who want to know more than just how to create a specific look!

Do you like my new products? I must say this month I have only the best of the best, products I actually wanted to get and bought only what I really wanted to have. Really pleased with myself for keeping a leash on my spending, spent little money for a lot of products and also I must admit I love to be pampered - I got so many gifts and received lovely products to review! Me happy!

Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly