September FAVOURITES!

Hello everyone! Have you missed my monthly favourites blog post? I sure did! I finally got around to post about the products that impresse me most and that I loved most, but it's almost the ened of October. I have used most of these a lot in both months so in a way this is a double favourites blog post. I decided to title it just September favourites and include in Octobers blog post some more products that are not just beauty related. So there will be a new Octobers favourites blog post up soon and it will be a bit different than usual. However, for now let's take a look at the products I have loved in the past month, or so. :P

NEW IN September! :)

Hello! We are deep into autumn now and I find comfortable, creamy and warm products to be quite on the rise in my own bathroom as well. I have a bunch of new products and I was most excited about my Sleek order and new eyeshadow palettes. There were also a couple of surprises and products that I started liking after first use. So let's dive in and check out the newbies I've been trying out!

Review & Swatches : NYX Lipliner pencil & Ultra Pearl Mania Eyeshadow

Pozdravljeni! :) Leto je naokoli in zopet je čas da napišem še kakšno oceno izdelkov :) Danes vam bom predstavila dva NYX izdelka, ki sem ju prejela od MojaDrogerija.si :) Prvi izdelek je črtalo za ustnice, NYX Lipliner pencil v odtenku 810 Natural. Drugi izdelek je senčilo za veke, Ultra Pearl Mania, v odtenku 23 Walnut Pearl :) Kot že zgornja slika kaže in kot lahko sklepate iz imen izdelkov, sem izbrala nežne in naravne odtenke za testiranje. Naj omenim da sta to moja prva NYX izdelka sploh :) Seveda je zelo fajn tudi podatek, da so NYX izdelki CRUELTY FREE ;)

Najprej o črtalu za ustnice. Klasična barvica s črnim pokrovčkom, na dnu ima barvo oznako, da lahko že takoj vidite odtenek. Šiljenje barvice poteka brez problemov, samo črtalo ni premehko in se ne lomi ali kruši. Odtenek ki sem ga izbrala je nežen, nude in svetel. Spominja me na "dusty rose" odtenek, ne vem kako bi to ime prevedla, tako da upam da si lahko predstavljate. Če ne pa poglejte swatche ;) Mazljivost je dobra, sama nisem imela nobenih težav. Odtenek sem si enostavno in lepo namazala na ustnice, barva je brez problemov lepa in enotna. Edino kar smatram za minus tega izdelka je, da ne ostane dolgo na ustnicah. Barvico sem nanesla na pripravljene ustnice, brez kakšne premastne podlage in brez kakega balzama počez, ker sem se bala da bo premastno in da se bo samo stopilo dol. No to se je zgodilo v vsakem primeru, barva je izginila iz mojih ustnic že po 2 urah, brez da bi vmes jedla ali pila. Torej barvica sama po sebi na meni res ne zdrži, kar je res škoda, ker mi zelo lepo nežno poudari ustnice. V kombinaciji z šminko v podobnem odtenku je rezultat definitvno boljši, 4 ure brez problemov, potem pa se že pozna da barva začne kar izginevati... Nisem preizkusila nobenih drugih odtenkov, da bi lahko primerjala, tako da če bom, bom definitvno tudi na blogu sporočila svoje vtise. :)

In sedaj še o senčilu :)  V majhnem okroglem valju dobite 6 ml senčila. Odpiranje je enostavno, posodica in pokrov na navoj. Odtenek se imenuje 23 Walnut Pearl in kot že ime predlaga je odtenek res zelo perlast in svetleč. Naj se najprej vrnem nazaj k embalaži. Rada imam majhne in praktične embalaže, vendar tale meni ne ustreza. Namreč ne uspe mi, da bi lahko odprla posodico brez da bi se mi vsaj malo pigmenta streslo okoli. Nima nobene zaščite, kot na primer Essence pigmenti, tako da se vse takoj vsuje. Še preden odvijem, se pigment že nabira po celem pokrovčku in potem vse razstresem :S Res škoda da embalaža ni malo bolj praktična za nerodne uporabnike ;) Odtenek je orehasto- bakrene barve, z zlatim pridihom in precej svetleč. Na vekah izgleda zelo svetel in precej bolj bakreno-zlatkast, kot pa rjav. Imela sem velike težave z slikanjem tega odtenka, in niti ena slika ni res uspela pokazati odtenka takega kot je. Od blizu je res zelo močna topla barva, od daleč in na slikah deluje bolj svetleče bronasto in sploh ne tako toplo rjavkasto... kar se tiče pigmentiranosti je super, močna in se nanaša brez problemov. Ker je pigment v prahu je seveda treba biti pazljiv pri nanosu, da se vam ne vsuje pod očmi. Obstojnost senčila je tudi dobra, imela sem ga v službi cel dan brez problemov, ni zbledelo stran ali kaj podobnega. :)

Povzetek mojih izkušenj - oba izdelka sta sicer dobra ampak imata tudi oba kakšno pomankljivost, ki me odvrne od nadaljnjega nakupa ravno zato, ker imam toliko drugih izdelkov, ki se obnesejo precej bolje. Vsaj na meni :) Nismo vsi enaki in vse ne ustreza vsem, tako da tile mene res niso zelo impresionirali. Vseeno bi še kdaj poskusila kak drug odtenek črtala za ustnice, medtem ko za senčila se bom vedno raje vračala k Sleek paletkam ;)

Ste tudi vi poskusili NYX izdelke? Imate morda kakšno priporočilo kaj bi bilo fajn stestirati?

Upam da vam ocena pride prav in najlepša hvala za pozornost ;)

Love, UniqaPoly

NEW in December 2013 :)

Hello! Today I will present to you all my newbies from December :) It was quite a rich month :D I got a lot of stuff for free, a lot more on discounts... as gifts... so many goodies :P

Let's start with a list :)
- Oriflame,  Tender Care Chocolate Protecting Balm
- OPI, nail polish What Wizardy  Is This?
- L'Occitane Rose 4 Reines solid perfume
- NYX Lipliner pencil 810  Natural
- NYX Ultra pearl mania, 23 Walnut pearl
- REVLON Photoready Skinlights 100 Bare Light
- REVLON Super Lustrous lipgloss in shades Fatal Apple and Berry Allure
- Fingr's nail stickers Dragonfly
- Fairwind nail stickers 
- Deborah, La Deborine, Dakar, 
- ESSIE, nail polish Over the knee
- Essence, Ice Ice Baby LE,  shimmer powder
- Neutrogena lip balm
- Catrice, nail topper, 41 Two Million Dollar Baby 
- REVLON, Just Bitten Kissable balm stain, shade Crush
- The Body Shop, lip butter chocolate
- L'Occitane, Fleur d'Or & Acacia, perfumed body milk
- L'Occitane, 1 minute hand scrub
- Avon, Incadessence Body mist
- Essence, Make-up to match, 10 light
- L'Occitane Mousse mains& corps, hand and body wash
- Alverde, intensive hand cream, Pomegranate & shea butter
- ArtDeco, lip lacquer in shade 30
- a big haul of Essence products, too many to write it all down :P

And now more photos :)

I got the OPI nail polish second hand, and it was practically new, almost never used. I love it, such a perfect shade and very good coverage with just one coat! I bought Essie in DM store, I had a 50% discount :P Haven't tried it yet, I hope it will be ok. The nail stickers I got when I traded some of my stuff I didn't use anymore.

Revlon Crush is the first one I have from the Just Bitten Kissable balm stains, I haven't tried any other shade yet. This one was also second hand, since I think they are a bit too expensive here, almost 11euros.. and frankly, I don't like the other shades much, this one was the best from the range.. The perfume was also second hand, but it was barely open, so I had no objections and bought it. I love this collection, I love the scent of roses, so I thought this was a good deal :) Neutrogena lip balm I got at DM store, also on discount 50%, because I donated 50 of my DM points to their cherity cause. :) Haven't opened it yet, but a friend recommended this is a really good balm that actually does what it promises :)

I bought these three on Click2Chic web store, I had 30% discount :P I always wanted to try the Skinlights, so I was tempted and decided to buy this one :) I have been using it every day since I got it, along with my Revlon Nearly Naked foundation and I have been quite satisfied with this one :) Gives a really nice base :) Also I decided to try some lipglosses by Revlon, because in the previous two months I bought a lot of their Lip Butters. I chose the darkest two shades, Fatal Apple and Berry Allure. I watched swatches from Temptalia and I fell in love. These two are quite sheer and gentle, not at all like they seem in the bottle. Since I expected it I was not dissapointed. I love to use both, I find them very suitable for work :)

I know this one shouldn't be on this lits, I don't need it at all... but look at the cute packaging!!! I simply fell in love with this one and had to try it :) I decided to buy the Dakar shade, not the London one ( that one had more purply shades in it). Deborah is one of my favourite brands for eyeshadows, also for lip glosses, so I expected this to be a good product. I only swatched it so far, never tried it yet, but it looks very promising. I bought it at DM store, another 50% off discount, otherwise these costs almost 20e, which is way too much for me... You get 3 eyeshadows in it, two lippies, two cream shadows, 1 multipurpose powder, 1 blusher, 1 bronzer and 1 applicator, also a small mirror :)

Next is by Essence, it's shimmer powder from their latest Ice Ice Baby limited edition, which you can still get in DM stores in Slovenia, Muller already had it. I got the powder as a winner of a giveaway on Facebook, from Revija Eva :) I only tested it so far, but honestly this does not impress me at all.. I loved the snowflake design, but that was all.. I had an obssession with snowflakes for like a month, so I was ready to buy something from this collection, but seeing it in store.. it really didn't impress me enough, so I didn't get myself anything else.

This is my first The Body Shop product, I never had anything from them before. I actually got this through a friend, second hand, but it was completely new and originaly packaged :P I have already opened it and smelled it and tried it :) It is great, sweet chocolate! A real bargain for all chocoholics :P So far I've been loving this, but I mainly use it at home, since it's in a pot and I can wash my hands at home more regularly :)

Another chocolate lip balm, this one is by Oriflame. I love this one too, it actually helps my lips, but the scent here is too strong and I like the one from TBS more. But this one has a prettier packaging :P Also got this from second hand, but it was again completely new and originaly packaged.. so in my opinion, these two were a really good deal!

Another  Christmas gift to me from the company where I work :) I got something else too, but I gave that away and used it as a gift, since I really don't need so many L'Occitane products :P I still have an untouched shower gel from last Christmas, so I really should be using that first... So I got the new La Collection de Grasse, Fleur d'Or & Acacia body milk which smells amazing! I love the scent so much I am actually thinking of getting myself the small perfume from the collection, the 7,5ml one... this is really an amazing smell, go check it out if you haven't already :P Also I got this one minute hand scrub which I never had before, but I was told this is amazing and makes your hands really soft and smooth! Can't wait to try it :P

Onto my big Essence haul.. I got this on a special web site, with coupons, discounts and such.. so I decided to buy it. I will use a lof ot these in my future giveaway, which will be announced for my birthday, but it will be only Facebook giveaway :) Stay tuned, keep reading my blog and my Fb page in January :P

Another Christmas gift to me from a friend,  the amazingly smelling AVON body mist and Essence foundation. Will see how the second one works for me, but I love the body mist, a really nice smell. On me it's strong enough to be used just so, as a perfume. :)

I got these two products by NYX from MojaDrogerija to test them and review them. :) I haven't gotten around yet to write the post, but I have already used this and I like the shade of the pigment very much, but the lip liner doesn't suit me well... more proper review coming soon :)

Another L'Occitane product that I got as a gift for Saint Nicolas :) I haven't tried it yet, but again I was told by others who already had it that this is a great product, good as a hand wash or body wash, whatever you prefer to use it for :) The hand cream I bought myself, DM store but of course :) It isn't expensive, something like 2,25 euros... It doesn't have a specific or strong scent, but it really nourishes the hands. However, I find it too greasy to use it at work, so I have it at home on my desk and use it there :)

The last product I got the past year was this lip lacquer by ArtDeco, in shade 30. The shade is a perfect red, with full coverage, well pigmented and with a glossy finish. I love the shade, it suits me a lot but it is quite strong, a statement lippie. :) Another product that I got second hand, but it was totally worth it! I never had before any of the ArtDeco lip products and I really like this one. :) Now I know for the future, I will definitely try some more of these :)

I didn't include all of my gifts from December because they were too many... I got a book, voucher for whatever I want to buy in Qlandia, scented candles, some warm socks and some more comfy socks.. a lot of sweets, a board game to play together with my bf& friends, make up related stuff I posted here,  and some more stuff :) It was all in all a great month, that slipped by me very fast since I was at work a lot... so I am kinda happy December 2013 is over and I can finally move on with my own plans :) Thank you all for the lovely gifts and surprises :) I hope you also had a nice month, nice holidays and lots of lovely gifts :)

Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly