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 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 April :)

Hello! Another month gone by and I've been pretty good in April, I got some amazing stuff, treated myself with some more but for once I didn't go overboard! I did however try to test out a lot of product as much as I could and I hope May will be more productive regarding future posts and there should be quite a lot of them! Now lets see what I've been treating myself with this month!

Review: I Heart Makeup - Nail Geek - 22 Streetwise :)

Pozdravljeni! Tokrat sem za vas pripravila kratko sobotno objavico :) V test sem s strani Makeup Revolution Slovenija prejela I Heart Makeup lak za nohte v odtenku 22 Streetwise :) Gre za super ("mauve"/"minky"/"lilacy") odtenek, ki je tako primeren za vsakodnevno uporabo kot za posebne priložnosti. Gre za umirjen vijoličast odtenek z rahlim pridihom sivkaste barve, pa vendar ne deluje preveč hladen. 

Hello! Today I have a short saturday post for you and it's a review of a nail polsih I have recieved to test and try from Makeup Revolution Slovenia. It's I Heart Makeup Nail geek nail polsih in shade 22 Streetwise. It's a really great colour, best described as mauve/ lilacy/minky shade. I find it perfect for every day use or for special occasions.

Zelo mi je všeč formula tega laka, saj se res enostavno nanese, pigmentacija pa je tudi odlična, saj sem za popolno prekrivnost potrebovala samo eno plast. Tudi čopič je ravno prav velik in ravno prav oblikovan, da je bil nanos res enostaven.  Mislim, da bi ga brez problema plastila v dva sloja za bolj močno prekrivnost in za bolj poenoteno barvo, vendar se mi ni zdelo potrebno. Če si vzamem čas ter lepo namažem vsak noht posebej je ena plast že dovolj. Finish laka je kremen, pa vendar ravno prav svetleč. Ker nisem uporabila nobenega podlaka vam lahko povem tudi, da ne pušča nobene obarvanosti na nohtih. Prav tako nisem uporabila nobenega nadlaka in lahko točno vidite kakšen je finish samega laka. Kar se tiče obstojnosti, pa je pri meni tako kot pri vseh drugih lakih, kruši in poka že isti dan (ne glede na to ali nanesem nadlak/podlak ali ne), ker imam pač tako zelo mehke nohte, da se mi uvijejo že če si želim samo popraviti majico ali kaj podobnega, in če res ne pazim kaj delam z rokami je torej to res ekspresno. Navadno toleriram te razpokice ter kakšen okrušen košček kak dan ali dva, malo na hitro popravim z čopičem ter nato, ko res ne zdržim več odstranim celotni lak.

I really like the formula of this nail polish, it's easy to work with, application is easy and pigmentation is also very good, I only needed one coat. The brush is just the right size and shape and really helpes with the easy application. I could apply two coats, but I really didn0t feel the need to. If I take enough time and work slowly I can use only one coat and it will be opaque and won't need another coat. The finish of this nail polsih is really creamy, but still a bit shiny. I did not use any base coat and I can tell you that this nail polish didn't leave me any stains on my nails. Also I did not use any top coat and you can really see the real finish of the nail polish. Longivety is something that is always a problem with me as I have really soft nails that bend with the slightest pressure and well, my nail polish with it. Usually it starts to brreak the same day after application and I just try to fix it up and after a day or two there is way too much damage and I need to remove it.

Kolekcija lakov je na voljo na strani Makeup Revolution, cena pa je 2,95 evra. Odtenek Streetwise najdete tukaj :) Glede na izkušnjo se mi zdi cena precej ugodna in bi z veseljem še kakšnega poskusila :) 

Za vse bralce in bralke bloga pa še eno pomembno obvestilo! S kodo BLOG17 lahko do konca junija izkoristite 17% popust na vse izdelke ( ne velja za tiste, ki so že znižani). Koda velja na strani Makeup Revolution Slovenija ( in ne na Ličila.si, da ne bo zmešnjave..) :)

Upam, da vam je bila ocena v pomoč Makeup Revolution Slovenija pa najlepša hvala za izdelek in možnost testiranja!

Hope this short review was helpful to you and thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

Ocena: I Heart Makeup - Lip Lava - Firestorm

Pozdravljeni! Danes ocenjujem izdelek I Heart makeup, Lip lava izdelek za ustnice, gre v bistvu za tekočo šminko v odtenku Firestorm. Izdelek sem prejela v test s strani Makeup Revolution Slovenija ter Ličila.si.

Embalaža in cena: Izdelek je najprej zapakiran v lično rdečo škatlico, ki je že prvi indikator barve izdelka. Namreč vsak odtenek ima svojo ujemajočo se barvo škatlice. Notri se nahaja izdelek v plastični tubici in belim mehkim aplikatorjem ter črnim plastičnim pokrovčkom. Izdelek nanesete tako, da ga stisnete ven in nanesete na ustnice z prej belim aplikatorjem, Izdelek tako omogoča enostaven nanos pri katerem je potrebno le malo spretnosti, ogledalo pa po želji, oz. odvisno od izdelka. Izdelka je 12 ml, rok uporabe po odprtju je 12 mesecev, cena pa 3,95 evra na Ličila.si.

Odtenek: Gre za živo rdečo z modrim podtonom, močan odtenek ampak vseeno nosljiv, lepo prekriven.

Tekstura, pigmentacija, nanos: Nanos je enostaven in hiter, gobica res lepo razmaže izdelek, lahko ste zelo natančni pri nanosu ravno zaradi oblike gobice, ki vam omogoča, da lepo oblikujete robove. Priporočam, da ne stiskate preveč izdelka naenkrat ampak raje večkrat po malo stisnete dokler ne uspete dobiti točno takšne prekrivnosti kot jo želite. Pigmentacija in intenzivnost barve sta me zelo navdušili, ker je res čisto prava tekoča šminka in rezultat so res lepo namazane ustnice. Jaz navadno že z enim samim nanosom dosežem res lepo prekrivnost in popoln izgled rdečih ustnic. Ko izdelek nanesete izgleda najprej zelo svetleče, kot kak glos, vendar se to sčasoma malo zmanjša, čeprav še vedno tudi po nekaj urah še vedno izgleda "glossy". Z veseljem bi videla, če bi tak izdelek bilo možno dobiti tudi v verziji, ki bi se posušila potem v mat odtenek, ker so mi barve teh Lip Lava izdelkov vse zelo všečne. Tekstura je ravno prav tekoča, ampak vseeno kremna in hranljiva, ustnic mi ni dodatno izsuševala. 

Vonj: Izdelek nima specifičnega vonja, tako da je primeren tudi za tiste, ki res absolutno ne prenesete nobenega vonja na ustnicah. 

Obstojnost: Na mojih ustnicah je izdelek ostal lepo nanešen in enakomeren od tri do štiri ure, prenesel je celo pitje vode, prehranjevanje pa žal ne. Ko začne bledeti, pa sem opazila, da se to najprej vidi na centru ustnic, ampak nekaj časa me sploh ne moti, izgleda kot da imam ombre ustnice :P

Šminke so tudi znane kot "dupe" oziroma kopija za Too Faced Melted Liquid lipsticks, ki so dejansko res zelo podobne, edina razlika je, da se spremenijo v mat odtenek po nanosu. V kolikor bi si želele poskusiti podoben koncept šminke vam res priporočam, da poskusite kakšnega izmed odtenkov Lip Lava, ker so za razumno ceno res zelo zelo dobri! Čisto točno bi bil odtenek Firestorm lahko skoraj nadomestek za Too Faced  odtenek Melted Berry. Po spletu sem videla že kar nekaj primerjav in na slikah je res videti malo razlike, vendar na ustnicah oba izdelka izgledata zelo podobno, no razen končnega "finisha".

Osebno sem zelo zadovoljna z odtenkom in sem zelo vesela, da so mi poslali rdeči odtenek, ker mi je izmed vseh, ki jih imamo na voljo na Ličila.si, ta najbolj všeč! Kot ljubiteljica rdečih odtenkov in strastna zbirateljica rdečil za ustnice moram reči, da še nimam nobenega podobnega izdelka v zalogi, morda kak podoben odtenek, ampak je drugačna formula, nanos ipd. Tale izdelek me je res super pozitivno presenetil in sedaj razmišljam, da bi si morda privoščila še kak svetlejši, bolj pomladanski odtenek :) Najbolj me mika odtenek Lip Lava Forgiven :)

Upam, da vam je bila ocena v pomoč in hvala za pozornost! Pa še enkrat najlepša hvala Ličila.si in Makeup Revolution Slovenija za izdelek!

Love, UniqaPoly

Review: I Heart Makeup - Blushing hearts - triple baked blusher :)

Pozdravljeni! Še ena ocena izdelkov, ki sem jih prejela v test, tudi tole srčkano rdečilo za lica je prišlo z Ličila.si :)

Torej najprej sem se razvajala z izdelki Makeup Revolution London, potem pa so Ličila.si prejela tudi I Heart Makeup kozmetiko in nekaj malega sem sprobala tudi jaz. Ocenila sem že njihov lip gloss tu, sedaj pa pride na vrsto še rdečilo za lica.

Embalaža je res prava atrakcija in največji plus tega izdelka. Najprej držite v rokah škatlico, potem jo odprete in notri vas čaka  v obliki srčka oblikovana kartonasta embalaža in "baked" rdečilo za lička. Sicer mogoče malo preveč roza za moj okus, ampak koncept mi je zelo všeč. V bistvu gre za kopijo veliko dražjega rdečila za lica znamke Too Faced.

Za testirat sem prejela odtenek  Blushing heart, cena izdelka na strani je 5,95e. Notri prejmete 10 g izdelka,  predviden rok trajanja pa je 12 mesecev. Gre za tako imenovano "baked" rdečilo, v treh različnih odtenkih, ki jih lahko nanašate samostojno ali pa mešate skupaj. Odtenki so variacije roza barve, prva barva je malo temnejša roza, z hladnim podtonom. V sredini je najsvetlejša roza tega trojčka, z rahlim zlatim podtonom, tretja pa je močna živa roza. Sama jih navadno nanašam  zmešane vse tri skupaj in ustvarijo zelo lepo obarvana lička. Odtenek bi morda malo bolj ustrezal zelo svetlopoltim, vsaj po mojem mnenju je roza rdečilo za lica oziroma variacije roza odtenkov bolj kompatibilno z svetlopoltimi, z nevtralnim ali hladnim podtonom. Na meni tole sicer izgleda dokaj naravno, vendar je malo preveč roza, moj podton pa malo preveč topel in rumen. Seveda je potem odvisno tudi od podlage ki jo uporabljate, moji tekoči pudri pa imajo načeloma vedno rumenkast podton.

Nanos je enostaven, navadno uporabljam Essence čopič za rdečilo, ki je na voljo v njihovi redni ponudbi ali pa čopič za puder iz H&M, ker je velikost ravno pravšnja in omogoča hiter in enostaven nanos.

Pigmentiranost je kar precej dobra v tem primeru, moram reči da je potrebno zelo malo izdelka pa ste lahko hitro preveč nanesli. Meni se je to že nekajkrat zgodilo, ko sem hotela da se barve dobro pomešajo med sabo na čopiču pa sem potem nanesla preveč in so bili potrebni dodatni popravki.

Obstojnost je pa nekje srednje, po nanosu najprej deluje zelo obetavno in močno in drži vsaj pol dneva, potem pa se prične poznati, da se barva kar izgublja, ampak enakomerno, tako da ni nikoli problem, da bi izgledali lisasto ali kaj podobnega. No na meni, z mastnim tipom kože in tekočim pudrom in vsemi ostalimi izdelki ta izdelek zdrži nekje 4 ure brez težav, potem pa se že pozna bledenje. Verjamem da drugi tega niti ne opazijo, sama pa razliko kar hitro opazim.

Nekako še najbolj prepriča ravno srčkana embalaža, vendar to  ni dovolj velik razlog za nakup izdelka. Na voljo imate tri različne možne kombinacije teh srčkov, morda se najde tudi kaj za vas. Sama nisem toliko navdušena nad samim izdelkom in se za nakup ne bi odločila. Upam da vam ta ocena kaj pomaga, morda boste ve imele z izdelkom boljše izkušnje.

Najlepša hvala Ličila.si za izdelek :)

Love, UniqaPoly

Review: Makeup Revolution & I Heart Makeup :)

Pozdravljeni! Še ena ocena Makeup Revolution izdelkov :) Tokrat se pridružuje še I Heart Makeup z Wow! gloss-om :) Tudi ta dva izdelka sem prejela z Ličila.si v test :) Moram priznati da sta moja najljubša izdelka od vseh, ki sem jih prejela :) Že tako sem velika ljubiteljica izdelkov za ustnice.. od balzamov, glosov, stain-ov, šmink.. vse obožujem in vse rada testiram :)

V test sem prejela Makeup Revolution London  Amazing Sheer lipgloss v odtenku Hush Hush in pa I Heart Makeup Wow! gloss v odtenku  Naked all day. S klikom na imena odtenkov boste prišli na stran Ličila.si. Cena Hush Hush je 1,95e, kar je zelo primerljivo z drugima dvema popularnima znamkama v Sloveniji , Essence in Catrice ( no predvsem z Essence, katerih glosi stanejo nekje 1 do 2e, odvisno od linije). Cena Naked all day pa je bolj primerljiva z Catrice glosi, 3,95e, vendar še vedno čisto privoščljiva.

Embalaža za Hush Hush je precej enostavna plastična tubica, z plastičnim aplikatorjem, izdelek dozirate na potisk, klasičen črn pokrovček na navoj. Edino kar pazite je to, da izdelka ne stiskate preveč ko je zaprt. Jaz sem uspela embalažo malo počiti tam kjer je navoj, ker sem nezavedno stiskala glos v rokah ko sem se nekaj pogovarjala in ko sem odvila pokrovček je glos polzel čez in okoli. Drugače glede na to da je poceni embalaža je čisto v redu, samo ja, ne ga preveč stiskat.

Embalaža za Wow! gloss-a je precej boljša, bolj trdna in vzdržljiva, gre za klasičen gloss aplikator gobico na palčki. Posebnost tele embalaže je v tem, da je glos sploščen  in zato zelo širok. Mišljeno je, da vam takšna emblaža omogoča lažji prenos, predvsem v kakšnem žepu. Je tudi zelo kratek za glos, tako da ga lahko stisnete tudi v najmanjše žepe torbice, hlač ali jakne.  Če primerjam z recimo Essence ali Catrice glossi, mi tale emblaža deluje precej bolj trdna. Koliko je komu lepa je pa drugo vprašanje, meni osebno ni preveč atraktivna.

Konsistenca Makeup revolution glosa je precej gosta, kremasta, pigmentiranost pa zelo lahka. V tubi zgleda izdelek bolj roza kot dejansko izgleda na ustnicah. Nanešen deluje bolj kot kak prozoren glos, vendar malo barve se vseeno vidi, torej spominja bolj na kakšen obarvani balzam. Na sliki je najprej od leve proti desni Naked all day in poleg Hush Hush. Obstojnost je bolj slaba, kot pač kakšen obarvani balzam, kakšno uro, mogoče dve še zdrži. Ne izsušuje ustnic, ne iritira kože, po povzroča kakšnih izpuščajev. Občutek po nanosu je prijeten in lahek, nimam občutka sploh da sem kaj nanesla. Ni lepljive teksture, kar je zelo pohvalno za cenovno tako ugoden izdelek. Ima lahek sladkast vonj, nič motečega.

Wow! glos ima bolj tekočo konsistenco v primerjavi z Makeup revolution glosom, vendar tu nanos olajša aplikator. Odtenek je kar dobro pigmentiran, ampak na ustnicah izgleda bolj naravno kot v embalaži. Je naraven "nude " odtenek, ampak z rahlim pridihom roza barve, tako da na ustnicah deluje bolj naravno in ne čisto "nude". Obstojnost je malo boljša kot Makeup revolution glos, nekje 2 ure je brez problema potem pa se ga že ne vidi več nikjer. Tudi s tem nisem imela nobenih težav z ustnicami, ne izsušuje, ni izpuščajev, ni lepljiv se pa malo čuti bolj da je nekaj na ustnicah, vendar nič motečega. Jaz osebno ne zaznam nobenega vonja.

Težko rečem kateri mi je bolj všeč, vendar pa moram reči da so me do sedaj od vseh poslanih izdelkov najbolj navduševali ravno izdelki za ustnice, ostalo niti ne toliko. Priporočam oboje, v kolikor imate radi glose za ustnice :) 

Še enkrat najlepša hvala Ličila.si za izdelke ;)

Love, UniqaPoly