New In #9

torek, december 03, 2013

I got more Mac lipstick samples since they released some new shades that I really wanted to try. I got Peach Blossom, Sunny Seoul, Full Speed, Relentlessly Red and Dangerous. I'll post swatches in the next post.
I also got samples of Prep + Prime BB cream in Extra Light and Face&Body Foundation in N1. Neither really impressed me, but more about them in full review.
They also included a generous sample of their Pink Lemonade Lip Lustre, which I swatched bellow.
Lipsticks samples were 3.79$, Face & Body 2.99$ and Prep + Prime BB 2.79$.

Sample of The Body Needs Pink Lemonade Lip Lustre
Pink Lemonade looks like a lovely bright pink-coral in the pan, but on the lips it barely shows up. I tried to get the intensity going, but the most I got was a gentle blush of colour and multicoloured shimmer. It feels like those lipstick/lip balm/lip gloss hybrids which means it's nicely hydrating and has a lovely glossy shine (I must admit that the shimmer in it is nice). It smells like cherry candy which I love. They have a massive selection of shades and I hope their darker shades are more pigmented because judging from this shade the formula and the scent are nice.

I'll start with venting my frustration at the discovery that some hateful imbecile opened my parcel and took off the top part of the pump. Why would anyone do that?! Luckily, I keep some old empty bottles for such occasions and I just replaced the pump with one from a L'Occitane serum.
I ordered it because I heard it is one of the lightest foundations. Honestly, this shade is nothing new in my collection as it is virtually identical to Dior's BB cream. I hoped it'd be lighter, something like Missha's BB #13. I've only worn it a few times and it's nice, but I don't really love it (yet?). There will be a full review after I test it properly.
It was 6.07 € with a discount on Asos.

I wanted a dupe for Essence's Deep Blue Sea and this is not it. It looks close enough in the bottle with a similar shimmer/frost effect and it is a pretty colour, but that frost doesn't show on the nails, plus it has greyish hue. The quality is nice, though. I'll post a swatch one day.
It was 2.49 € in Müller.

This is brilliant! I never owned a Catrice blush before, but after trying this one I will get more. It's super pigmented, soft, matte and actually lasts on my skin (which is unheard of). And the colour is adorable. Great product! I'll do a proper review and a swatch.
These cost 3.79 € in Műller.
Such an absolutely wonderful fragrance, but it lasts less than an hour despite being a strong scent. It'll appeal to anyone who loves La Vie est Belle, Can Can and Fantasy. I'll do an in depth review.
I paid 23.49 € for 100 ml on All Beauty.

I expected a lot and so far I'm disappointed. It has a great texture and it's hydrating, yet I see no positive long term results whatsoever. In fact, my skin got worse since I started using it. It's certainly less smooth and even spotty. I'll give it more time and then write a review.
 15.99 € in Müller.

 got2b Sprüh Kleber a.k.a Freeze Haispray
I expected great hold and this proved too weak. You know those lovely no-heat curls I make that I say last about an hour (picture here)? Well, I wanted something really strong to hold them in place. This unfortunately didn't and I used tons of it. It does leave the hair stiff, yet not particularly sticky, however, I did notice that it dried out my hair. It's not bad, but since it does about the same as the Lee Stafford one, which should obviously have a lighter hold (and feels weightless plus is just overall fantastic), I obviously prefer that one. This one smells lovely sweet fruity-candy-ish and the scent really lingers in my hair.
It was 5.59€ in Müller

Essie Nail Polishes: 
Turquoise & Caicos, Really Red and After School Boy Blazer
I had a 50% off coupon, what more can I say. I've only tried T&C so far, which I heard it's supposed to have an awful formula, but I was pleasantly surprised. All will be swatched here at some point. ASBB may look similar to the Colorama polish that's higher up, but in the bottles they don't look dupes. I'll try to do a comparison.
Sample of LCN Marry me Berry Hand & Body Cream
The texture is somewhere in the middle and feels like it has a lot of silicones in it. It takes about 2-3 minutes to sink in and moisturises ok. The scent is artificial berry yoghurt like. It's nice, but I won't be buying a full size as I rarely use hand creams.
I got this in that new pharmacy in E.Leclerc (Ljubljana). Have you seen than awesome place?! It's like a proper Frech pharmacy brimming with all the pharmacy brands and even samples. Paradise.

Cien Shower Cream with Almond Oil & Apricot
I just grabbed this in Lidl and discovered at home that it is actually good. For about the same price as Balea's shower gels, 0.85€, you get a very decent creamy shower gel. It smells pretty generic, but it feels like poor man's Dove shower gel which is good enough for me.

 Sweet Gold Sugar Hair Removing Paste
It's one of those sugaring pastes that some people make at home and I hate this thing. Profoundly. First you have to scoop it out from the pot where it isn't much product to begin with, then form a sort of a strip on the skin and pull it off. The problem is that as soon as it gets a bit warmer because of the body temperature (which is in like a minute or two), it get ridiculously sticky and sticks to everything. It's impossible to work with from that point on and the paste is ruined. In that one take you do get, it doesn't take all the hair off rather it only removes about a half. At least it washes of easily, but I just don't like it.
It was 6.49 € in Müller.
 Nair Cire Divine Monoi de Iles a.k.a Divine Wax
This is a hair removing wax that requires no strips, rather when applied to the skin it hardens and then you just pull it off. It comes with several A4 pages of detailed instruction and warnings (Slovene version, of course), which would scare off quite a few people, however, I find them grossly over exaggerating. It's actually relatively easy to use. It says to put in the microwave for 2 minutes, but I find that is not enough and it needs another minute. You get only one wooden spatula, which is not enough, with which you need to stir the wax to get a honey like consistency. It says that it can be messy, but I don't find it so, you just get a lot of strings. You apply the warm wax on the skin, which dries/hardens really quickly in about 20-30 seconds and then I pull it off. I find it super easy to take off, but removes only 1/3-1/2 of the hair. It's pretty much painless for me, but I have a really high threshold for pain that surprised even my doctor. It says not to use it in the same place twice, but I find that's just an another exaggeration. I went several times over the same spots, but it was never hair free. I used about a half of pot, but then gave up because it would take forever. I had no irritations, redness or anything and I didn't even need to use the towelettes that are included as all the wax easily comes off.
I'd love it if it were more effective, but I won't repurchase.
I got in in E. Leclerc for about 8 € (don't quote me on that price).

 Ebeline Thermal Ceramic Round Brush Small
I got another Ebeline brush, this time a smaller one for my fringe. I use the big one all the time. The orange strip turns yellow when exposed to temperatures that are damaging to the hair.
 8.45 € in DM.

L'Occitane Samples
I got tons of L'Occitane samples which I'm really looking forward to using as I have very rarely been disappointed by this brand. I'll do short reviews in my next empties post.

Have a great day!

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12 comments

  1. Adjusting Beauty3. december 2013 ob 19:50

    Lepe pridobitve:) Jaz se veselim Mac ocen, sploh pudra:) in seveda vseh ostalih:)

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  2. Unknown3. december 2013 ob 21:55

    Ja, ful hude pridobitve. Z veseljem bi videla ocene Mac znamke :D
    Drugače pa vidim da si ful testerjev v Loccitanu dobila, meni je fajn k tam vedno k kej vprašam in sprobavam dobim, tudi pri nas so zelo prijazne prodajalke in predvsem podučene, ampak mene večino izdelkov ne prepriča.. uporabljam njihove kreme za roke, nekateri parfumčki so mi ok, karitejeva krema in maslo za telo...ampak kakšne kreme za obraz, šamponi/balzami/maske za lase, to me je pa na celi črti večinoma razočaralo.

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    1. Mateja3. december 2013 ob 22:41

      Meni je večina izdelkov od L'Occitana bilo všeč, seveda pa ne vsi. So mi pa njihove kreme in serumi za obraz res dobri, še posebej Angelikina krema :)

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  3. divna3. december 2013 ob 22:22

    yesterday i created a shopping cart on body "needs" but then i deleted it - maybe i'll do the ordering tho
    nice things you got ... thanks for warning on the new l'oreal series
    KR from vienna

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    1. Mateja3. december 2013 ob 22:44

      These samples are a great way to try Mac stuff. I have a ton of lipstick samples already :)
      It's strange because I read only positive reviews on L'Oreal serum, but it looks like it just doesn't work for me.

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  4. Sandra3. december 2013 ob 22:39

    Prvic slisim, da si lahko testercke od Mac narocis. :O

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    1. Mateja3. december 2013 ob 22:42

      Sem ji že naročila lani en kup, imaš tukaj post: http://matejasbeautyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/mac-lipstick-samples-from-thebodyneeds.html

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  5. anna4. december 2013 ob 12:03

    OMG! I laughed so hard after reading the "hateful imbecile" part:); but I'm so sorry for the glitch. I still suggest you to try the UD foundation at least. You will absolutely find the perfect match for your skin since they have a good range of colour(the palest one are 0.5 for cool toned skin tone and 1 for the warm tone skin tone). And the effect is so subtle and light. It's a bit expensive but it's worth the money. Let us know about the mac new lipsticks.:D And I will definitively purchase the catrice blush even If I'm a bit scared about the colours..I want to avoid the barbie effect on my cheeks...

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    1. Mateja4. december 2013 ob 12:53

      Glad you had a good laugh :D. I'm thinking more and more about that foundation, it sounds like it's similar to Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum.
      I'm not a fan of bright pink blushes, but this one I can pull off. It's not a Barbie like blush because it's warm, but it's still pink and it gives a lovely healthy flush to the cheek.

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  6. Anonimni4. december 2013 ob 17:41

    Boo for the idiot who messed with your package! It has happened to me too before, grrrr. You got some fantastic new products though.

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  7. Anonimni4. december 2013 ob 22:34

    Tud js nism vedla za tele Mac testerje, uporabno :)
    Škoda, da ti Loreal serum ni všeč, js sm na začetku tud mislila, da mi povzroča mozolje, ampak sem ugotovila, da so bili zaradi Olay kreme...zdaj po dveh mesecih pa ful pozitivno razliko opazim no...

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    1. Mateja5. december 2013 ob 11:26

      Prav neverjetno se mi je poslabšala koža. Sicer nimam nekih resnih mozoljev, ampak prav slabše izgleda koža. In again bom party braker, kot z LRP Effaclair Duo, ker do sedaj sem videla samo pozitivne ocene :/
      O testerjih sem pa že napisala post lani :)

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