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 July :)

Hello! It's already the end of JULY! WHAT? When did this happen? It was such a fast month, I don't even remember what I was doing most of the time... I did have some fun and went on the first part of my vacations, some swimming, some concerts.. so there were less posts, sorry guys. Even beauty bloggers sometimes need a time off. But as usual at the end of the month I am coming back with my regular monthly post showing you all the new products :)

I have been so lucky to get another collaboration and this time I will be testing and reviewing products by Adria Spa :D I feel really lucky! I have received the best summer combination of products to try out - shower gel to foam with lavander, Adria Spa  Bio Balm Coconut lip balm, Adria Spa Peeling with sugar and lemon - immortelle. Simply the best combination of my favorite summer scents - coconut, lavander and lemons! :) I have already tested the lip balm and it's very good! :)

Flash tattoos - I have ordered these online and waited for them for over 4 weeks.. usually I get them sooner, but oh well.. they are finally here and I am really loving them! I only wish they would last longer, on me they like to roll off in a matter of one day and a half. Maybe it was because of the heat and sweating and all the showering, sun screen... anyway, for the price, I am not really dissapointed. There's one sheet missing as I forgot to photograph it, but for all of these I gave less than 4 euros ( and free shipping) so it's still a win!

And now some goodies I need on daily basis. Last month I bought another deodorant by Rexona, but since I really disliked the scent I just bought another one, this time Dove Go fresh Anti-perspirant and I am loving it, been using it all the time. I also needed a new intimate gel/soap, so I had this discount at DM store and decided to try a Chilly gel for intimate care Formula fresca, as I have never had anything by them and a lot of women seem to like it. Also used up another coupon at Dm store to try out one of the latest shower gels by Kozmetika Afrodita and got myself Mystic Argan Oil shower gel. There are also the smoothie ones with vanilla, pistachio, strawberry but I will buy those next month :)

And my prize of the month! I have won this lovely prize of four products - Balea Dusch Peeling Buttermilk&Lemon, Balea Intensiv Fuss Bademilch/foot bath milk, Catrice Defining Blush 070 Pinkerbell and  Catrice Blush brush at a fellow bloggers giveaway - you can check her blog here -

Cindy Sabolčec blog - All Things Artsy. I have already posted about Catrice Defining 

blushes, they are one of my favourites! You can check the post here - My blush collection :)

Next are three summer essentials for me - Garnier Ambre Solaire Ideal Bronze SPF 30, Alverde Bodyspray Orange Melisse, Inell Lait Demaquillant Douceur makeup remover. I had to buy something to keep my skin safe from the sun and thought I would try this Ideal Bronze thingy, but I must say I have not noticed any difference in the colour I have or intensity or how fast I was tanning. I will not repurchase as this simply doesn't have enough SPF, my arms were still burned even though I applied this every two hours while outside on the sun. The bodyspray by Alverde was a fresh treat as it really smells lovely and gives a hint of freshness in those really hot days. I only hope I will actually finish this one, not like the last time I bought a similar product - I simply stopped using it and than I wasn't sure anymore what to do with it, and if it's not summer, I am not really using this kind of products much. The last one is a make up remover, I have already repurchased many times. I bought a mini travel size to go with me on my holidays and as it's so small it doesn't take much space at all.

And the best treat of the month - Roberto Cavalli Acqua EdT 30 ml! I am really excited about this perfume and I am adoring it! And especially the bottle, it's so damn pretty! Really satisfied with this one - the scent, the packaging, the price and well overall everything is pretty much awesome with this one! Really in love!

Also a bunch of Balea products - sort of summer edition. I pampered myself with Balea Melone shower gel, Balea Totes Meer face mask, Sundance Lip balm spf 30 with vanilla-coconut scent, Balea Melone lip balm and Balea Lip Oil with coconut scent. I have already used up the shower gel and face mask and I would love to repurchase but I have made plans what my next buys will be. Also really love the scent of Melone as well with the lip balm, really summery, not too greasy, but also not that nourishing. The other two lip balms wih coconut scents are to die for! Really using them both a lot every day! Well, I am a die hard coconut fan! The face mask is pretty good too, been repurchased many times and I will probably buy it again very soon!

And some more summer goodies - Nivea Aqua Effect Refreshing cleansing mousse, Batiste Dry shampoo and Essence Minis2go travel with me travel kit. I have repurchased Nivea cleansing mousse as I really liked it the first time and I again had the discount so I just bought it for my stash, but it will be definitely used up very soon :P The Batiste dry shampoo is something new for me, it's new on Slovenian market but very well known in the beauty world. It's about 5 euros at Muller stores but I must say that so far I am not impressed. Maybe it was the heat and sweating and all, maybe I applied too little or too much, but this just didn't do anything for me yet. Will continue using it and will see later if it gets any better. The Essence minis are for my next holidays in about a week and were actually the only thing I bought at Essence sales. The only thing I actually liked and needed.

Just some shaving essentials - Balea 3-klingen einweg rasierer/ razors and Wilkinson Sword Extra 3 Beauty razors. I have never tried the Balea ones before but will see how they work for me. The Wilkinson one's are a constant repurchase for me, been using them for years and so far they have never dissapointed.

And some more shaving/feet care - Balea Schwefel Bimsschwamm/ sulfuric stone for removing hard skin, Epilette discs fro hair removal, Strep Crema depilatoria doppiouso / in shower hair removal cream. I had this stone for feet by Balea a couple of years ago but now seemed the appropriate time to repurchase it as my feet needed some more care. It's a decent product for the price, but nothing out of the ordinary. The Epilette discs I already had once before, like 3 or 4 years ago, and I really liked them then, but it seemed like they stopped selling them. This year I spotted them at local Muller store and had to repurchase. The Strep inshower cream is a new thing to me, before I usually bought and used Veet one. This time they didn't have it anymore at Muller so I went for the most similar product they had but I haven't tested it yet, so will see how it will work for me.

And some new Catrice treats! I was checking out the sales at Catrice and decided to get Kohl Kajal 180 Too Cool For Pool - you can probably guess why? ;) Really loving the colour of this kohl kajal, very light and summery :) For lips I bought Catrice Pure Shine Colour Lip Balm in 010 Rose & Woody and thought it was also on sales, but it wasn't.. silly me, I could have just checked on my own blog if it was on sale or not, but why bother if it says it is than it is... until you get to the counter. Anyway, really loving the gentle shade, perfect for everyday and have been using it a lot! And the last one is a gloss - Catrice Infinite Shine Lip gloss in 110 Tangerine Tango, which was a gift alongside with the Grazia magazine. :)

From Essence Slovenia I have received this lovely surprise! It's from the upcoming limited edition and will be available in September - Urbaniced LE Blush in shade 01 The Sunny side of the street, Street style highlighter in shade 01 The Happy Direction, Street style eyeshadows in shades 01 City Girls rule!, 02 The Happy Direction, 03 For the City-kittys only! I am feeling really really grateful for the chance of collaborating with Essence and receiving such lovely products! :)

And the last lovely bit is a gift from a friend who was visiting Cambridge/London  and brought me this lovely scented soap - Fissi Firenze Fruits and Flavours red grapes pomegranate soap. I will be smelling really lovely this summer :P

And this is all, have you tested any of these products? Would you like to see a review or two from this latest bunch? :)

Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

NEW in July :)

Hello! Time flies doesn't it? I was a bit absent here and didn't post much... but it's the end of the month and its time for whats new in July :) Starting with a list of newbies..

- Oriflame Girodani Gold Iconic Liquid Lipstick in Raspberry Blush
- Bourjois  Volume 1 seconde mascara
- Deborah 5in1 Extraordinary mascara
- Ciate  nail polish in Paparazzi
- Uniq One All in One Hair Treatment Coconut
- Alverde Clear waschcreme Heilerde
- Fa Vitamin& power Vitamin B + Honey Melon shower gel
- Oriflame Discover Hawaii Aloha Beach shower gel
- Nivea In-shower refreshing after sun lotion with cucumber
- Fruit Of the Earth Aloe Vera 100% Gel
- Garnier Ambre Solaire Resisto Kids Very Hugh 50spf
- Sleek i-Divine Glory palette
- Oriflame Giordani Gold  CC Cream spf 35 in Light
- Bourjois Flower Perfection  foundation in 52 Vanilla
- Etude House Goodbye Pore Ever  pore primer essence
- Balea After shave gel sensitive
- Essence Road Trip LE dry shampoo

I was trying to be good and not spend too much on cosmetics, still one month can be  a long enough time to buy soo many goodies. Still, this month was more summer like, sunscreen, aloe vera, shower gels and such.. not much decorative items, but still, more than I actually need. And what a success, only one lip product XD

 Summer time products! First we have three shower gels, sort of. The one by Fa I got on discount at DM store... didn't really need it or anything, just wanted to use up my bonuses and this one had the nicest scent.. sweet, melony, summery :) Next to it is one by Oriflame, and as the picture on the bottle suggests, it smells of pineapple.. so this is for all pineapple lovers out there. Shower gel by itself is nothing special, probably won't repurchase again, but it was worth the try :) The last is actually latest in Nivea's in-shower  collection and it's supposed to help calm down your skin after being exposed to sun. So perfect for seaside and pools. I was saving this for seaside time... but as it will not happen, I will just use it in my own bathroom.. This is quite more expensive than the other in-showers, almost 6 euros. As I haven't tried it yet, I can not say what it's like.. Next to it we have Aloe Vera gel. This is my second bottle of it and I must say this is a very versatile product you can use almost anywhere.. face masks, skin care, after burns, after  sunburn, if you have dry skin or irritated skin. I really love this, I first bought it last year and still have a bit of my previous product, but I must say this is really worth all the money. Regular price is about 10 euros, but sometimes you can get 50% discount at DM store.. if you do, I really recommend you use it. Last is a product by Garnier. Not much to say, I needed a sunscreen so I bought this one because I just had a 50% off discount, so why not..  this is actually the only sun screen product for me this summer. I am not going anywhere hot plus it is raining all the time.. I just needed a little something for a couple of days when we went  on a festival, but even there it was rainy and cloudy, so not much need for sunscreen.

A combo of hair care and skin care. I have ordered Uniq One Coconut last month and waited about 10 days for it to arrive. I must say it is a pretty good product, an overall product that takes a really good care of your hair. Unfortunately you get only 150 ml for about 18 euros (feelunique.com) and I am already half way through the bottle... so I will have to start saving it.. otherwise I think it is possible to use up this bottle in about a month or so... plus I have really long hair and I spray it all over so it goes up fast. It has a very gentle coconut scent and so it makes it perfect summer product. Thous once dry even I have hard times detecting the coconut scent, so... if you are looking for a product that will give you a very strong perfume.. this is not it.
Next to it is a face wash by Alverde, from their collection for greasy and unclear skin. I have had this collection a couple of years back so this is kinda  a repurchase for me. I like it, but at the same time it's nothing special. I can not say if it really helps with acne and pimples and all, but it is gentle and can be used every day. I was actually looking for a replacement for my Aok face wash but wanted something good and cheaper than that one.. so this is quite a good alternative.

Face time! I got a surprise this week, by Oriflame :) They sent me Giordani Gold CC cream to test for free :) I have only applied it once so far and I must say it's pretty decent so far, light, easy to blend, smells nice... The shade fits me well, thou there are only 2 shades  available. I have the one called Light. Hmm.. for more I will have to test it more ;) Than, also just arrived today, we have a foundation by Bourjois called Flower Perfection. I have it in second lightest shade, called 52 Vanilla. Haven't tried yet so I can not say anything .. bought it second hand for a really silly price so I am really lookign forward to it and hope it will be as good as the 123 foundation is. I am actually thinking on posting a comparison post, with all my Bourjois foundations.. I should be getting Healthy Mix one very soon.. Last on the photo is a pore refiner actually, a base for under your foundation to help you cover your pores. It's by Etude House and it's called Goodbye Pore Ever.  I have tried it like 2 times so far.. good but maybe too much like a silicone feel...  must try it with different foundations to see how it will react :)

 And favourite part - decorative items :) Starting with Giordani Gold Iconic Liquid Lipstick, I bought this one from the first catalog it was represented in, because the price was lower, about 5 euros. I loved the shade Raspeberry blush the best and thinking of purchasing Fuchsia too... I love the liquid texture, applies like a lip gloss, but has so much more pigmentation and wears off nicely.. thou the only problem I have with this one is the first application. I need  some time to make the shade even all over my lips. But this one is really a lovely summery shade, quite a strong one too :) Next are two mascaras. I got Bourjois Volume 1 seconde one second hand and I must say it's pretty decent but not that good.. as always with their mascaras, I have never liked them much.. Maybe I just need to wait for it to stop being so wet..? The second mascara is by Deborah, the new one called 5in1 Extraoridnary mascara. It's quite heavy on the lashes but gives good definition. Still also very wet and need to wipe away a lot of the product... Last on the photo is a nail polish by Ciate.. Lisa Eldridge always wears a shade by them.. so I had to get one and try what the deal was about them.. well honestly, nothing special, or at least not for me. A beautiful shade of red but nothing more.. glossy finish but starts cracking off just the same as any other brand. Lucky for me I bought this one second hand for about 5 euros, normally these are more expensive and they are not available in Slovenia.

Last item for decorative cosmetics is another palette by Sleek... this is my 11th now.. so I am quite a collector of Sleek eye shadow palettes. This one is called Glory. I bought it second hand, brand new, for a silly price of 5 euros... normally they cost around 12 at slovenian  online shops... So I call this a really good deal. It consists of 12 shades,  first row for daily use and second for party time :) Just the right mix of everything. The pigmentation is as good as always, at least the shades I have already tried. Now I see they have a new palette called Arabian Nights.. so my wishlist is not over yet :P

 My last purchase previous week was this after shave gel by Balea.. just wanted to try if maybe this will work better for me, especially for bikini area, but well.. it is nothing special and I still get my skin irritated and red and need a week to heal so.. Basically a waste of money if you ask me. It costs about 2,50 euros, so at least I didn't spend much. Next to is a mini version of dry shampoo by Essence. I wanted to buy the one by Balea, because I already know it plus it's cheaper, but this was the only mini I could find. This costs almost 4 euros and doesn't really do much. It smells nice, but the hair don't look much better thou. So another item I am not satisfied with and probably will never repurchase.

Have you tried any of these products?

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