This is a shade that matches me very well and it's almost like using an eraser - if you ever found perfect match for your skin tone, you'll know what I mean. But I also enjoy this formula, as it suits my dry skin and it doesn't look obvious. Coverage is about medium and finish is glowy. It doesn't slip into lines, but it also doesn't hide their appearance, nor of pores. It has niacinamide high on the list, then centella asiatica, several extracts and oils, adenosine, and ceramides.

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My most used foundation all year round, but especially in colder months when my skin is more dry than usual. Formula is a typical liquid foundation and different for a rich moisturiser-like original CC in the silver tube. Coverage is light-medium and it has a glowy finish. Ingredients are good, just as at the original and it has niacinamide high on the list, as it's meant to be a brightening formula. It doesn't photograph well, but in person it looks fresh and it doesn't settle much into my smile lines.

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One of my favourite concealers especially since formulas for dry skin are not that easy to find as I realised. It's more like a foundation, than a typically thicker concealer. It layers well, it melts into the skin, looks natural, yet covers quite a lot for such a lightweight formula. I'd say the coverage is about medium, it's not full, but it covers circles well and red spots reasonably well. I quite like this for blemishes because it looks a lot less cakey than pretty much all concealers I've tried, though it doesn't stay on as well as matte formulas and it can slide off.

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A beautiful peachy pink that doesn't pull too warm-orange on me. It has gold shimmer that's in a lot of such shades and this gives a lovely glow to the cheeks. I should have also included shade 50 Pink Pop in the picture, which is a baby doll pink with a silver/highlighter glow. These are some of the cheapest blushes you can get, but the quality for the price is great. Pigmentation is good (for my pale skin obviously) and the formulas apply smoothly.

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Last year shade 10 Tickle Me Pink was one of discoveries of the year, but since I got this one, I use it almost exclusively. It's so easy and quick to apply. It blends seamlessly and gives the cheeks that healthy peachy-pink flush. I just use my fingers to do it and it's a shade that also looks good on the lips.

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A creamy lipliner with great pigmentation and better staying power than most formulas. 006 Line Leader is the type of colour I wear most, a muted nude-pink with some peachy tones that's similar to SuperStay Ink Crayon in Lead the Way, but a half a shade lighter and more pink and Maybelline's Color Sensational Lip Liner in Dusty Rose, except it's just a hint more peach.

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Max Factor has yet to disappoint me when it comes to their lip glosses and this is another great formula. It's thick and comfortable, it feels balmy almost like a lip oil, so it's a great substitute for a lip balm.

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A decent alternative to Seche Vite that's more easily available. It dries the nails almost as quick, though it's not the promised 40 seconds, but in a minute or two it's dry to the touch.

An eye cream with a low amount of retinal. I've been using all over the face for most of the year and I already repurchased it once. It has 2% liposome retinal, but also ginseng extract (10%), niacinamide, adenosine, hyaluronic acid, cholesterol, ceramides, a peptide and a couple of oils/butters. Texture is a light lotion, but it feels like a moisturiser on the skin. It has a typical gingseng scent that I encountered at Sulwhaso products. My skin likes it, I feel it has improved a bit overall and there was no irritations or dryness at this formula.

Though it's an eye cream I use it as a regular face serum. It promises a lot - to smooth out under eye wrinkles and minimize pores. It's a claim that's clearly too bold, but it has an insanely long ingredients list that has everything you can imagine, though likely in trace amounts, but it has everything from hydrolysed collagen niacinamide, centella asiatica, a ton of extracts, allantoin, adenosine, ceramides, peptides, arganine…. It's a medium thick cream and it sits on the skin for a time. I've been using it daily for a big part of the year and my skin likes it.

The SPF I was most fond of this year. It doesn't feel greasy and I can easily apply 2-3 fingers worth of product. It's has some shine at the start, but it quite quickly settles to a matte/invisible one on my (dry) skin. It has no scent and it doesn't irritate my eyes. It's just nice. I've spent a lot of time in the sun with it and it protected me well.

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I've loved the hand cream and the scent of it for years, but I never tried hand soaps before and I was delighted by this formula. Texture is unique, as though it feels light and doesn't really foam well, it's like a body lotion has been watered down, so it feels nourishing on the skin, yet it doesn't leave any residue. The scent is also heavenly, their classic shea butter scent, the same as the hand cream.

I loved this immediately. It's very similar to the hand cream, so it has rich texture, but not super thick and it spreads easily on the skin. It absorbs fast enough, but the best part for me is that it leaves this velvety finish on the skin. The latter feels softer because of that than if I use the lotion - maybe I should have included the lotion as well, as I've been using it daily as a face moisturiser.

Both of these smell very, very similar to Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream/Cheirosa 62, especially the shower gel is a good approximate. I compared the body cream to my original cream and I smell more plain vanilla instead of the much richer salted caramel and pistachios, so they are not the same, but it’s instantly recognizable as a sort of a dupe, especially if you’re not fussy. Texture is lighter that SdJ, but it still does the job. Both of these are a fraction of the price of the originals.

These are both lovely and specially the conditioner works great for my very dry, difficult hair. The shampoo foams well on the first wash already and it doesn't leave the hair with that squeaky clean, overly-stripped feeling that I need to avoid.The conditioner has yellow beads in the formula and instructions say to rub the formula in the palms of the hands to make them burst before application. Together with the shampoo these two make my hair feel so nice, essentially high-end level care. My hair is properly nourished, it feels silky and the ends feel better. Both smell exactly like the (discontinued?) Herbal Essences Hello Hydration line, a sweet tropical scent mixed with a type of creamy coconut scent.

This is hailed as a dupe for Olaplex - it's not, it's more of a dupe Joico K-Pak Intense Hydrator as both are packed with hydrolised proteins and aminoacids. I also like it has Amodimethicone high on the list as that always works well for my hair. It has ceramides (a.k.a. "hair cement") and a bunch of extracts. This is one of the best products I've tried. It makes my hair feels so nice - airy, nourished and silky. Along with some leave-ins even the bleached part of my hair dries smoother. It's a protein treatment that doesn't leave the hair stiff, so there's no need for an extra conditioner after it. Texture is easy to spread in a small amount, which is nice to see, since this is only 100 ml and if it were thicker, I'd probably use it up in 3 uses. Many people mention scent in reviews of this, but it's nothing special, just a classic hair salon cosmetics scent.

A classic silicone hair serum with dense shimmer. This adds a nice amount of glossy shine, plus it's a type of serum that can be used anytime, so on dry or damp hair.

Black XS was my fragrance in the past and this barely shares any DNA with it, but it was love at first smell when I tried it years back in the shop. To me Pure XS is what I wanted Olympea to be - it starts with this amazing salty popcorn note that makes it so unique. Then I most smell orange blossom, but it quickly becomes a soft vanilla scent. The rest of the notes include coconut, ylang-ylang, peach, white musk, ambrette, sandalwood and amberwood. This is the 30 ml size so it comes without the gold snake, which might make this bottle more recognizable to you.

Based on the name I imagined this foundation very differently, something more lightweight and hydrating, but to me it looks like they just reused the formula of their True Skin foundation when I compared them side by side. It's a thick formula with medium coverage and a matte finish. On my skin this looks a bit dry in places and I need a good hydrating or oily base to make it blend into the skin better. Due to the thickness of the formula I find it has the ability to fill in the pores, but it doesn't always look good and I don't like how it looks on textured skin. The shade range looks very good. I picked 012 C which isn't the lightest one and it's perhaps a bit pale for me. It's a shade with cool undertones while they have a version of this depth with warm and neutral tones. Shades don't correspond to their True Skin range, as 002 at the latter is about the same depth as 012C at Invisible Cover.

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I was hoping Essence used the same shade as at the stick version of under eye brightener, which is a good match for me and has a nice brightening effect, but the stick format isn't brilliant on my dry skin. This shade is deeper, closer to Catrice's Under Eye Brightener in a pot, the lightest 010 shade, meaning it's not a pale pink, but a light salmon pink. Since I'm so pale, I find this doesn't work as well for me. When I use it under a concealer or foundation, that pinkness shines through and just looks like I still have circles, but on skin tones deeper than mine this should work well. If you like Catrice's version, but would like a liquid format, this is it, though it is a touch lighter. Formula is a nice hydrating one, good for dry skin and it reminds me a lot of their Stay All Day concealer.

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A powder with three colour correcting colours: a pink and peach for under eye brightening and a lilac for counteracting yellow tones. You can also mix all the shades for a neutral powder. There are three separate compartments and a removable disk that allows you to shake the powder out of just one compartment. I saw no colour correcting or brightening on my skin tone. I checked the before/after pictures and videos and I don’t think there's a difference, just that it mattifies. Mixed together it also appears to be just a basic mattifying powder. Maybe the colour correcting is more obvious on deeper skin tones. I don't notice any blurring or smoothing on my skin and currently my skin is so dry that this can look obvious on the skin, especially over Catrice's Invisible Cover foundation.

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I have the pink shade 10 Tickle me Pink, which is one of my favourites. I picked this one online, so it was a blind buy and the colour of the packaging is luckily deceptive. This is a peachy pink, less bright than the Blush Affair Stunning Strawberry, but in the same colour family. Formula is creamy and I can easily swipe it on the cheeks, then blend with fingers. Pigmentation is more intense as at Tickle and the shade is deeper. This shade looks good on the lips too. This is currently my most used blush because it's so quick and easy to apply.

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The textured part is the cream blush and the other a classic powder one. This is a very intense and pigmented formula on both sides. Both sides are nice quality, as is usual for Catrice's blushes. I only need the smallest amount of both shades, since I'm so pale. Stunning Strawberry is a vibrant peachy pink shade, much stronger than anything in my collection and both shades have a natural/matte finish. The cream side is a hint more pink. This is best suited for deeper skin tones.

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I have this formula in 03 Soft Beige and 07 Classic Red so I already reviewed it. Formula is soft and glides on the lips easily. There's an added sharpener in the back, but I never sharpen such pencils, since I find them precise enough. It can feel a bit dry on its own, but not always. It doesn't wipe off easily, so it has quite a decent staying power. Cushion Talk is a light-medium mute pink with peach tones.

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A new line of lipliners by Maybelline. Formula is nicely creamy, this glides on the lips with ease. If I try to rub the colour off the lips with fingers, only a small amount wipes off, so it lasts well on the lips, though it doesn't survive a meal completely intact (oils break it down, like all makeup). 006 Line Leader is the type of colour I wear most, a muted nude-pink with some peachy tones and it looks great. I'm not sure if they have a corresponding lipstick, I tend to always just wear a lipliner on its own, but it's a better version of SuperStay Ink Crayon in Lead the Way, as it's a half a shade lighter and more pink. It's very similar to their Color Sensational Lip Liner in Dusty Rose, it's just a hint more peach.

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Usually pastel pencils suck, but this is creamy and has a good colour payoff, though this is a very pale shade, almost off-white. In the waterline it looks more white than blue, but it does brighten the eyes. On the top lash line it doesn't glide as smoothly as for example Deborah 24 Ore Waterproof Eye Pencil, but going over the line twice gives an almost fully opaque look.

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Revlon expanded their well-known line of lipsticks by twelve shades and we got seven of those in Slovenia (and Croatia). It's a mix of crème and frosty finishes like at all classic Super Lustrous formulas and these are hailed as being hydrating as well as lightweight. Apparently this is still the number one lipstick in the USA, despite all the new launches (their Suede Ink are my faves, but they are matte). After Glow is a frosty nude, Daylight Delight a creamy nude, Candied rose is a cool dusty rose, Electric watermelon a vivid pink watermelon, Fire Peach a vibrant coral, Dirty Shirley a frosty warm peachy red and Wild Saffron a warm red. Formula is nicely comfortable, has a good colour pay-off (though not like Suede Ink, but this is a cream finish lipstick) and they feel very pleasant for dry lips. Some shades don't look appealing to me in the tube, but Daylight Delight is a nice surprise and most of the shades look ok on my skin tone.

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Reviews for this were quite positive, so I was expecting a lot from it, but this is by far the worse waterproof mascara I've tried. It doesn't just fail at holding the lashes curled, the lashes just drop back down when you start applying this, despite investing several minutes in curling beforehand. It's also the only waterproof mascara I've tried that smudges and as soon as I wipe off the black line that transferred on my upper eyelid, it just reappears the next time I open my eyes. I have never encountered that even at regular mascaras. It adds a lot of volume because it's a type of formula that deposits a heavy coat on the lashes quickly, but it's poor at separation despite the silicone brush with a good length and position of bristles and you quickly get a spidery lash effect. Taking pictures of this mascara for a review and going a video was a nightmare. I'll toss this one to the bottom of my drawer, maybe give it a chance in a few months to see if it thickened and dried, but so far I'm very disappointed. Also this can't be removed with a regular micellar, you need an oil. It behaves as a regular smudgy mascara with no hold, but it's equally hard to remove as waterproof mascaras. Just awful.

I didn't check the reviews for this, I just put it in the basket for free shipping, but just like the mascara, this didn't impress me. While it's not as bad as the mascara, its watery, partly sheer black formula and a hard, short, non-flexible applicator just don't deliver the results I'm used to from for example Catrice's eyeliners. It's hard to create a thin, precise line with this - actually impossible for my level of skill and the formula stays sheer in places even if I got over it again. I haven't tested how long it lasts, but it's not waterproof and the swatch on my hand was quite quickly removed with regular hand washing.

I've been using Seche Vite for many years, but it's hard to get, so I wanted to find a decent alternative. The only thing I care about at top coats is that it dries the nail polish as quickly as possible. Seche Vite does that well, but it thicken quickly, way before you have a chance to use up the bottle. This Catrice version is very decent and easy to get (provided they don't discontinue it, which knowing them will likely happen). It dries the nails almost as quick as Seche, though it's not the promised 40 seconds, but in a minute or two it's dry to the touch, but you still have to be careful to avoid dings for maybe 15 minutes or a half an hour.  

This applies glossy and it slowly turns matte. It takes over a minute for it to become fully, velvety matte.

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This is a good gold shade. The first coat is sheer with a lot of golden tiny shimmer, so it can be used as a topper, but with three coats you get a really nice golden effect. It's medium annoying to remove.

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A deep cool red with a glossy creamy finish. It's opaque in one coat, but for better staying power it's best to apply two.  

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I expected more from this, especially after seeing it on video what a nice holographic effect it has - I'm doing something wrong, for sure. The holo effect is not that visible, not like at my ancient Depend nail polish that looks like has been discontinued. It's more like a basic silver nail polish - still pretty, but I miss more holo reflects. First coat is quite sheer, while full opacity is achieved with three coats.  

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A new cleansing oil in DM. It has 7% squalane, but the main ingredient is sunflower oil. It also has Centella Asiatica Extract at the end of the list. Formula is light and it doesn't emulsify much, in other words it's very similar to most cleansing oils I've tried. It washed off quite well, but a second cleanse with something foamy is needed to get it off completely. It makes my eyesight foggy. It doesn't remove waterproof mascara and it's not best for regular mascara either, but it can remove most makeup ok. I did a test with my most lasting makeup and Catrice's liquid eyeliner and Revlon's Limitless liquid matte lipstick proved to be too much of a challenge for it, so I needed a second cleanse to get it all off. It's more on the weak side of makeup removers, but for those who don't wear heavy coats of it, it should be ok. It has no scent. I suspect it's breaking me out like a great majority of cleansing oils, but that's just my skin.  

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I think I got the right thing. I was going to repurchase the Atopicance Baby cleansing oil, but I only found this in the DM. Ingredients look similar, but I haven't tried this yet. It use the other one every day as a basic cleanser because it's gentle and effective.

An oily retinol serum that's quite light. I like the texture and I've had zero irritations or dryness despite this being 1%. But I have concerns this isn't as strong as it claims. I find it suspicions that I've had zero reaction to it, not even a mind warming sensation like at Afrodita Professional Retinol Shot, but it's probably squalane keeping that dryness and other side effects at bay. This is easily accessible in local drugstore and it's affordable. I've been using this for almost a month and I don't see anything special in my skin.

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A serum with peptides. It's a light formula that's easy to layer, so I quite like it. Whether it's doing anything apart from a hydrating effect, I don't know.

I already have the pink shade 10 Tickle me Pink from before, which I mentioned in one of my favourites. This one is a peachy pink, though you might not think it given how brown the packaging looks, but it's one of those classic shades are always most popular. Formula is creamy and I can easily swipe it on the cheeks, then blend with fingers. Pigmentation is more intense as at my other shade and it's deeper. This shade looks good on the lips too.

Revlon expanded their oldest line of lipsticks by twelve shades. We got seven of those here and this is one of them. The shade is pretty basic, just a classic light-medium pink with a cream finish, but the formula is very pleasant and I can see why this lipstick is still a top seller after so many years. Formula is nicely smooth, hydrating and very comfortable. Shade Daylight Delight (802) is worth checking out if you have a warmer, deeper skin tone than mine and you're looking for a neutral everyday shade.

This is a new line of lipliners from Maybelline. They still have Color Sensational ones which is one of my favourite formulas. Lifter Liner is very creamy and it glides on the lips with ease - this also means it has to be sharpened frequently. If I try to rub the colour off the lips with fingers, only a small amount wipes off, so it lasts well, though it doesn't survive a meal completely intact (oils break it down, like all makeup). 006 Line Leader is the type of colour I wear most, a muted nude-pink with some peachy tones and it looks great. I'm not sure if they have a corresponding lipstick, I tend to always just wear a lipliner on its own, but it's a better version of SuperStay Ink Crayon in Lead the Way, as it's a half a shade lighter and more pink. It's very similar to their Color Sensational Lip Liner in Dusty Rose, it's just a hint more peach.

A great balm for dry lips, this is one of the best formulas I've tried that's available in local drugstores. It's very soft and exposed to warm temperatures this melts a lot, so it won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I want my lip balms to be soft and deposit a thick coat on the lips. It has a Nivea-like scent. Only complaint I have is that It has body moisturiser-like taste.

Another formula for dry lips. It's a very thick and rich lip gloss that feels nourishing and most importantly stays on the lips for hours. They have a great level of shine and feel like an oily gloss. I have a couple of shades, but both end up clear.

Another great lip oil that nourishes and stays on the lips for hours. Unlike Catrice's ones, these are fruity scented, which is a nice plus for me. 160 Lychee has a bit of tint.

I've been using Seche Vite for many years, but it's hard to get, so I wanted to find a decent alternative. The only thing I care about at top coats is that it dries the nail polish as quickly as possible. This Catrice version is very decent and easy to get (provided they don't discontinue it, which knowing them will likely happen). It dries the nails almost as quick as Seche, though it's not the promised 40 seconds, but in a minute or two it's dry to the touch, but you still have to be careful to avoid dings for maybe 15 minutes or a half an hour.

I've been using this for years as the last step in my skin care routine, but for the last few years I've been using the Florale version. It's a dry oil that absorbs into the skin quicker than regular oils, but it's not dry to the touch. This has a scent of tiare flower, so a scent that people associate with sunscreen, though I've never had a sunscreen that smells like that. While I most use it for my face, I also use this for body and hair, as it’s multi-purpose product. I'm so glad to see that the 50 ml bottles have a pump now. When I got the 50 ml the last time, many years ago, it just had a small hole and it made dispensing the product a chore. The spray makes application on the body so easy and I've been using this new bottle a lot.

My hair is super fussy when it comes to hair masks and treatments, so while I tested the Frizz Stop line which wasn't rich enough for my hair, it took a while for me to give this a try too and it turned out to be really good. It's nourishing enough for my hair, my ends didn't get dry fast and even though I skipped Morroccanoil All In One Leave-in, it dried nicely smooth. It's silicone free, but doesn't feel like it is and there was enough slip regardless.

BOURJOIS Rouge Velvet The Lipstick 11 Berry Formidable - I'm looking for a deep matte red shade with a cool undertone and when I swatched this, it looked exactly what I'm looking for. I have this formula in one of the lightest shades and it's good.

NARS Cosmetics Liquid Blush and Afterglow Liquid Blush in Orgasm - how I hate the name, but the shade is beautiful. Afterglow is the newer formula and I think the old one was discontinued, as it's not of the website, but the Afterglow version is glowy. It's a peach pink with gold shimmer. 

BURBERRY Goddess Eau De Parfum - this is pure lavender at the start and then a nice vanilla. It's really lovely.

MAYBELLINE Super Stay Teddy Tint Lip and Cheek Color Knee High - this new, thought it just looks like a liquid matte lipstick (similar to Bourjois' old velvet liquid lipsticks, which were like a mousse). They promise it feels comfortable on the lips, hence the teddy name. I might try one if the come here.

L'OREAL PARIS Infallible Matte Resistance Liquid Lipstick - I tested this in Muller and I liked one of the shade, though I forgot to take a pic which one it was. It's a classic matte liquid lipstick with an intense pigmentation and a smooth formula. 

L'OREAL PARIS Color Riche Intense Volume Matte Lipstick - These have such rich pigmentation and a very matte finish. I'd like to have one in my collection.

L'OREAL PARIS Highlighter Paradise Glotion 901 Fair Glow - I've tried this a few times in the shop and it's such a nice subtle highlighter.

L'OREAL PARIS Serum True Match 1N - the shade fits me and the texture looks nice, plus it's supposed to be hydrating, which is the type of formula I need.

CERAVE Resurfacing Retinol Serum - I saw this in a local pharmacy. For some odd reason Cerave doesn't disclose the percentage of retinol and guessing because it's very low and they don't want to say, but reviews are good and it has ceramides + niacinamide.

CAUDALIE The Des Vignes Fresh Fragrance - I tested this is Müller because I thought it smells the same as their fig oil (which I later realised it doesn't, but they don't have a tester for the oil there) and it's a really nice scent. A bit green, but mostly warm, floral and woodsy. I don't know of any similar scent, so this would be unique in my collection. Notes are tea, african orange flower, jasmine, grapes, neroli, ginger, musk, woodsy notes and honey. I tried their Soleil des Vignes too and petitgrain ruins the whole fragrance for me.