Showing posts with label pink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pink. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Pink nails for Pink October :)



Hello! 

As we all know, October is the month dedicated to fight against breast cancer. The usual shade  and symbol chosen for this month is a pink ribbon. As we are all affected in some way by cancer, being sick, beating it, knowing someone who died because of it... a lot of Slovenian bloggers decided to dedicate 21st of October as the day we all post something pink  on our blogs to show our support for all the women and their families, friends fighting against breast cancer!

I decided to post a quick and easy to make manicure using only three products! I used KIKO Makeup Milano  Nail lacquer in shade 317 as base. On top I made pink ribbons with the help of Essence nail art dio stylist and  Deborah Milano Gel effect nail polish in shade 03.

Here's the finished manicure! I hope you like it :)





Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

Monday, July 13, 2015

Review: Essence Fun Fair LE :)


Pozdravljeni! Na trgovinske police je prispela nova omejena kolekcija znamke Essence, ki se imenuje Fun Fair. Imela sem priložnost, da sem dva izdelka iz kolekcije prejela v test in sedaj sem za vas pripravila kratko oceno :)

Hello! Stores in Slovenia just received new limited edition by Essence and it's called Fun Fair. I had a chance to test and review two of the products from the new limited edition and here I have a short review for you! :)


Prejela sem rdečilo za lica v odtenku 01 Ring Around The Rosy ter izdelek za dekoriranje nohtov Cotton Candy v odtenku 01 Candylicious!

I have received a blush in shade 01 Ring Around The Rosy and one product for nail decoration and it's called Cotton Candy Nails in shade 01 Cnadylicious!

Najprej nekaj o Cotton Candy Nails izdelku. Priznam, da je bila moja prva misel kaj bom pa s tem izdelkom? Ker dejansko nisem še nikoli uporabila česa podobnega, višek mojih nail art izkušenj so nalepkice za nohte in packanje z Essence Duo sytlist palčko, kaj drugega pa mi ravno ne gre. Zato sem najprej po spletu pobrskala, če je kdo že uporabljal kaj podobnega in kako. In je čisto enostavno. Nanesete plast laka za nohte v željenem odtenku, najbolje je, da se odtenka nekoliko ujemata, da ta prahec pride čim bolj do izraza. Prahec je svetlo roza barve z roza bleščicami, ki so ravno prav pogoste, da se jih na nohtih lepo vidi, ne dajo pa bleščičastega izgleda. Embalaža izdelka je zelo praktična, ker se izdelka ne vsuje preveč ampak ravno toliko da se lepo prekrije noht. Drugače pa so na izdelku tudi zapisana navodila za uporabo, ki zapišejo točno tak postopek, kot sem ga potem sama uporabila. Odstranjevanje je bilo enostavno in hitro, samo z vatirano blazinico in mojim običajnim odstranjevalcem. Predvsem je pomembno, da res takoj po nanosu sloja laka za nohte že potresete prahec, saj se drugače ne bo prijel in obstal na roki. Po tem ni potrebno nanesti nobenega nadlaka ali česa podobnega, saj bi to uničilo bombažno zaključek/izgled na nohtih. Končni izgled je zelo zanimiv, izgleda kot sladkorna pena! Čutiti je mehko plast, ki prekriva nohte in tudi če si umijete roke še vedno, ko se roke posušijo čutite mehkobo tega prahca. Pričakovala sem, da mi ne bo uspelo in da je zagotovo kje kaka zanka in da se mi tole ne bo prijelo na nohte, ampak se mi je in ko se je enkrat posušilo ni šlo več stran drugače kot z odstranjevalcem.

First I want to present Cotton Candy Nails product. I admit, at first I didn't know what to do with the product. I have never before used anything similar, the hight of my nail art skills are nail art stickers and a product by Essence, Duo stylist stick, and I'm not good at any other form of nail art. So the first thing I did was check online if anyone has ever used anything like this and how. It's really simple! All you need to do is choose a nail polish for base, whatever shade you prefer, but it's best it's a shade that matches the dust, because the dust stands out a bit more. The cotton dust is in light pink shade and also has pink glitter in it. It's not too glittery, it's just a little something added and looks really lovely. The packaging of the product is very useful as it helps apply the dust on your nails without sprinkling too much of the product and wasting it. Anyway, you have directions how to use on the back of the product and it's the same way as I used it - "sprinkle the powder across your wet nail and wait for it to dry". Removing it was easy and fast, just with a cotton pad and my usual nail polish remover. It's really important that you sprinkle the dust right after applying a coat of nail polish or it will not glue itself to the base. You don't need any top coats or anythiing, as that would actually ruin the cotton finish. The finish is really interesting! It looks like a cotton candy you can buy at fairs! You can feel the softness of the dust and even if you wash your hands, once you dry them, you will feel the softness again! I expected this will not work for me and that there must be a catch somewhere and that this will not glue itself on my nails, but it did, and once it really dried off it sat still until I removed it with nail polish remover.





In še kratka ocena drugega izdelka - rdečila za lička v odtenku 01 Ring Around The Rosy. Embalaža izdelka je enostavna, plastična in prozorna, podobno kot ostala njihova rdečila. Odtenek izdelka je res močna roza, brez bleščic oziroma shimmra, ampak z hladnim leskom. Na koži deluje zelo naraven in preprosto popoln za poletje! Pigmentacija tega rdečila je res zelo dobra, je enostaven za nanos, ampak previdno, da ga ne nanesete preveč. Sama nisem imela težav z zabrisovanjem. Na slikah je vidna odlična pigmentacija ter mehka tekstura, za slikanje sem potrebovala samo en sloj in že se je pokazala polna barva izdelka. Obstojnost na meni, ki imam mastno kožo je bila nekje srednja, recimo nekje 4 ure, potem pa je pričel že precej bledeti. Morda deluje kot kakšna kombinacija osvetljevalca in rdečila saj ima zelo izrazit hladen svilnat lesk.


And also a short review of the blush I received in shade 01 Ring Around The Rosy. The packaging of the product is simple, plastic and transparent, looks a lot like any other of their blushes. The shade of the blush is a strong pink shade without any glitter or shimmery parts, but has a sort of a cold shine to it. On the skin it looks really natural and perfect for summer! The pigmentation of the product is really good, but be careful not to apply too much. I didn't have any problems with blending it in. On the photos you can see that it's really well pigmented and has a smooth texture as I needed only one swipe to get full coverage of the colour to show you. Longivety is on me a bit medium, I have oily skin and products tend to melt faster, I could say this lasted on me about 4 hours before it started to fade. It may look a lot like a mix of highlighter and blusher as it's got intense cold silky shine to it.





Izdelki so dostopni tudi preko spleta v spletni trgovini Click2chic, cena za rdečilo za lička je 3,29 evra, za cotton candy nails prahec pa 2,79e.


Ste že poskusili kakšnega izmed izdelkov iz omejen izdaje Fun Fair? Če ste ali pa če morda kakšnega priporočate mi sporočite v komentarjih ;) Upam, da vam je bila ocena v pomoč in najlepša hvala za pozornost!

Najlepša hvala tudi Essence Slovenia za izdelka in možnost sodelovanja ;)

Have you already tried any of the new products from the Fun fair limited edition? If you have and if you are recommending any let me know in the comments below! I hope this review was helpful to you and thanks for reading!

Also thanks to Essence Slovenia for the products and a chance to collaborate!


Love, UniqaPoly

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Review: Essence - Come to Town LE - Wrapped in Pink lipstick


Hello! A bit of a more festive review, this is a lipstick from Come to Town LE by Essence and it's one of the two available lipsticks in shade  02 Wrapped in Pink :) The whole limited edition is very festive and preparing you for the holidays and even the name of the lipstick is pretty girly and kinda cheesy but oh well... it's that time of the year again.

This LE is available for quite some time now in Slovenia and I think some stores still have it, otherwise you can still order from Click2chic online store if you want, the price for this lippie is 2,49 euros.

When I first saw this lipstick at the Essence&Catrice blogger event I wasn't much interested in such shades, but lately with all the golds, reds and some greens I feel like I need a break from all of that and I really liked this one. It's not the usual holiday colour, but it's not as girly as the name would suggest either. It's a strong pink, more like magenta shade and has some purple depth to it. So definitely not for the faint harted :P 

The packaging is standard for Essence lipstick, plastic but with the added touch of matching the outer plastic colour with the colour of the lipstick. Nothing special to say about it, but it could be done better. Anyway, with a brand like Essence you can't really blame them as they try to cut down on the less important stuff like packaging and still provide us with a good product for a reasonable price ( or maybe even for a cheap price, as these are really good  value for the product you get, quite a bargain really). 

The formula is similar to their regular range of longlasting lipsticks, but this one seems a bit more creamy and a bit more moisturizing than the other shads I have. Application is easy and even, with one swipe you could be ready to go, but I prefer the full on application and go over it twice to really get the strong pink-ish purply shade. It is comfortable to wear and you really don't even feel it on your lips. The finish is not matte, but not shiny either, something in between. Lasting power on me for about 2 hours and a half as I constantly eat or drink, so this is kinda the normal lasting power for me with Essence liptstick and than they need a bit of a touch up. After a long day and no fixing my lips it still leaves a hint of light pink shade on my lips. 

My final verdict is that this is a pretty good lipstick, especially if you want something different but not really a red lippie, if you want to look a bit different at the parties where most will wear different hues of red, you can always opt for a shade like this. Also, I feel like it really brightens up my face and the whole look and gives me that lived in look, not like the classic porcelain doll with perfect skin ( you really need a good base and make your skin look best possible to work with a strong and possibly shiny red) and perfect red lips... so if you feel a bit of a rebel and don't want to do the red lips every holiday season I would really recommend this shade and this formula, as it's really pretty good for such a low price.

Some more photos for you and an attempt of a swatch on my lips, but the shade is quite more lively than on my photos...









Hope this was helpful to you and thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly