Can Can by Paris Hilton (review here), Essence nail polish 02 deep blue sea, red lips, moustache necklace, H&M bright neon pink-coral scarf, H&M mini red lipstick, Bourjois Rouge Edition lipstick 11 Fraise Remix (review and swatches here)   Essence 02 deep blue sea  dark blue with subtle shimmer, one of my all time favourites, sadly discontinued. Embracing my paleness and channelling my inner Snow...

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Can Can by Paris Hilton  Top notes: clementine blossom, black currant, nectarine Heart notes: wild orchid, orange blossom Base notes: soft musk, amber, precious woods This is one of those super sweet celebrity fragrances that fans of Fantasy (by Britney Spears) will surely love. It's not in any way a Fantasy dupe, but it is in the same fruity floral gourmand family. It...

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I ordered from E.l.f. UK website again after ages. They had an offer with free shipping to Europe so I bought a few bits and pieces. I got one of their Studio cream blushes in the shade Heart Breaker, Studio pigment eyeshadow in Golden Goddess, a liquid eyeliner in the colour Copper and a Flawless Concealer brush. Heart Breaker is a matte bright...

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I talked about shampoos and conditioners in the first part (here) and now for the second part, dealing with serums, leave-in conditioners/treatments and styling products. Light green text are links to where you can get these product or to original reviews. Redken Extreme Anti-Snap is a leave-in treatment that also provides heat protection. If you have dry hair, using a leave-in treatment/conditioner is...

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My hair is not the easiest to deal with. I have naturally very dry, curly, frizzy, coarse hair that needs a lot of heavy-duty conditioners and oils. Also I have very thick and long hair with lots of volume. It's in my genes, in fact everyone in my family has hair like that. When I was in my early teens my hair dried...

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Rouge Edition are Bourjois classic selection of lipsticks and despite falling in love with the formula, in all the years I never ventured past this shade called 11 Fraise Remix. I've owned the older versions of Bourjois lipsticks and believe me when I say, when these came out, they were a massive leap forward. I still think these are some of the best...

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Dark berry and plum shades seem to be all the rage this season. I've seen countless of post and videos about lipsticks like Rebel by Mac and Rimmel's new matte shade 107 by Kate Moss. We don't have either of the two brands here, but I found a nice alternative where I least expected. Quite accidentally I stumbled across Essence's latest trend edition for...

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