January Favourites
sobota, januar 30, 2016
You know when you have something on your wishlist and it then turns out to be even better than you ever imagined? Well, this is such a product for me. I wanted it mostly because of the design and didn't really care much if it's particularly good, but this is my dream blush. Yes, the design is fantastically gorgeous, but it's not its only plus. The pigmentation is great as well, as is the staying power, but most importantly, this is my favourite ever shade. It's very similar to my other favourite, I'm Nuts About you by Catrice, it's just a touch warmer, but the same type of natural brownish-muted warm pink that I love wearing. It's just amazing and I hope I get my hands on more of these.
This is one of my favourite concealers, but I tend to save it a lot because it runs out quite fast and it's not cheap for the amount you get. If you love Maybelline's the Eraser, you'll like this too, as it has a similar very natural looking effect, yet it still provides a decent amount of coverage (about medium, won't cover everything, but it's good enough). The shade 21 fits me better than The Eraser's Fair, it's a bit lighter and more neutral. I really wish they made these with more product inside because so far because it the best concealer I found for me in our drugstores. This is my second one so far.
I reviewed three of these this month and 02 is my favourite. It's a great autumn/winter burgundy shade that is similar to MAC's Diva, but a bit cooler (by the way, shade 23 from the Velvet Matte range is the same), so if you ever looked for a nice, cheaper alternative, this is it. These are lovely creamy pencils, similar to Maybelline's Colour Drama, pigmentation is great, they last fine on the lips and are very affordable. They need to be sharpened, which is a minor inconvenience, but you actually don't end up doing that very often.
This is the darker sister of my beloved Nude-ist. I haven't posted a review for it yet, but I've been wearing so much this month and it's become one of those shades that I just grab when I'm in a hurry because it brings some colour to my face since my natural lips are quite pale. It's a medium muted rose shade that looks so polished and modern (it's not that different from MAC Mehr I hear), so one of those perfect everyday colours that goes with everything. I like the matte lipsticks more than the pencils and that's because the finish is closer to a true matte (in a regular lipstick way), but they are still creamy and easy to apply. I'll try to post the review for this soon.
If I'm already talking about Golden Rose 12, I might as well mention this one. Yes again, even though it's my all-time favourite and it keeps popping out in my favourites posts (and I wore it in two other recent posts). It's so damn gorgeous. I think it's the only liquid lipstick I have where you can see how empty it is. I love the colour, the formula, staying power and that great matte finish after it sets. By the way, I treated myself to two new shades for my birthday, Plum Plum Girl and Happy Nude Year (love the first, not too thrilled about the second).
OPI Nail Lacquer Starlight Collection Fall 2015
Give Me Space
When I saw swatches of this nail polish, I knew I desperately need to have it even though I wasn't sure how we stand with limited editions in Slovenia, but apparently we are well stocked - a minor miracle in my book. I've dreamed of a starry sky inspired nail polish for years (I like the galaxy/night sky patterns so much), but they aren't exactly something you pick up in every drugstore. It's a navy with holographic glitter and trust me, no picture I've seen does it justice. It applies quite sheer for the first coat, but two give you full coverage. It was my choice to wear for New Years and my birthday, which considering how much I love Bahama Mama is quite a statement.
DOVE Advanced Hair Series Quench Absolute Supreme Crème Serum
I planned to talk about this product first in my New in post, but that'll have to wait as it's been a weird shopping month since my birthday is so late. This is a true product of the month to me, a rare fantastic drugstore hair product discovery that really impressed me and I've been using it the entire month consistently. I never heard a word about this before I bought it, but I grabbed it purely because it was 50 % off and I was curious what's it like. You know how demanding I am when it comes to hair care and I expect a lot from products since my hair is always dry and annoying to deal with. The first plus at this product is that I can easily use it on damp and dry hair. On damp hair it makes my hair noticeable sleeker, frizz is reduced, it nourishes the hair to a degree, but the biggest difference this makes is in the shine. In combination with La Petite Marseillais Agran and Karite oil it made my hair looking and feeling fabulous. My hair actually looks healthy with these two after blow drying. On dry hair it performs brilliantly alone, it tames frizz, hides damaged/dry ends and adds tons of shine. It's way better on dry hair than any serum I've tried and that includes Orofluido. The scent is lovely too, classically Dove, but also a bit perfumey. The texture is a bit on a heavy side, so if you have thin hair you might want to use a small amount if you'd like to try it, but I of course slap it on like there is not tomorrow since my hair can handle anything. I love this.
By the way, I bought this in my local Müller sometime at the end of December.
By the way, I bought this in my local Müller sometime at the end of December.
PALMERS Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick
This is my favourite lip balm and the only one I actually use, but regular readers might now that already. Anyway this landed in my favourites because of a different reason. It's actually like a SOS-stick for dry patches and this month I've been suffering from dry cheeks again (completely my fault. I've been using gel cleansers because I haven't worn makeup as often as I normally do (I mainly wore just lipstick) and when I don't, I don't want to waste my good balm and oil cleansers, so I use the cheap stuff. Rookie mistake) and when I was putting lip balm on my lips I thought well why don't I use this on my cheeks, since my usual oils (argan for heavy-duty) don't work and a couple of applications later, my cheeks were feeling much, much better. It also gave me such a wonderful glow, like a super natural looking highlighter. Again it proved itself to be some great stuff. I also used this on my elbows. By the way, it smells like cocoa/chocolate.
THE BODY SHOP Vineyard Peach Collection
Oh, my beloved Vineyard Peach. I save you far too much. I just hate that The Body Shop isn't anywhere near me in Slovenia. Vineyard Peach is one of my all-time favourite scents in the world and since it was my birthday month, I cracked up my favourites, this included of course. I managed to use up the scrub, though it actually wasn't my favourite as it's too weak for my taste, but the body butter is beyond amazing, such a creamy, but thick nourishing texture. This is the best peach scent ever. It's the proper one, like a mix of vineyard peaches (my favourite summer treat) and peach yoghurt. Adore this so much. The mist doesn't last long, but it smells sooo good.
I keep mentioning these, but they well deserve their spot in this post. I ordered the whole set, but it hasn't arrived yet (I really hope it's not lost). I started using the contour brush for foundation and it works so well. I love the shape because I can blend around the eyes better that with others. It terms of performance it's similar to Real Techniques Expert Face brush, but it's less dense. The blush brush has served me for its original purpose as well as highlighter and powder. These look expensive, though the handle is plastic, which is actually much better to me as I would hate to have a heavy brush to handle. The bristles are amazingly soft and these just feel well made.
Have a great day!
26 comments
Oh.my.god. no joke i wanna try every single item you mentioned!!! :o the pictures turned out beautiful!! already adding a bunch of things to my list haha :p
OdgovoriIzbrišiHope you have a great weekend!!
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Xoxo Jessy
Thank you :) I really enjoy using all of the products mentioned :) Have a great weekend too :)
IzbrišiBourjois korektor sem imela tudi jaz kakšni dve leti nazaj, ampak glede na količino izdelka je cena kar zasoljena. Btw, Catrice imajo zdaj nov še svetlejši in bolj nevtralen Liquid Camouflage korektor (005), če iščeš kaj novega. Jaz sem ga danes prvič preizkusila in je popoln odtenek. :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiTBS Vineyard Peach je meni tudi super linija. V bistvu ne vem, če sem že kdaj imela kakšen njihov body butter, ki mi ne bi bil všeč.
Si Dove Serum kupila v tujini ali ga imajo celo kje pri nas?
A so že nove stvari od Catrice? Ta korektor sem hotela kupit že ko je prvič prišel na police, ampak ko sem ga swatchala mi je zelo oksidiral in si ga nisem upala vzet. Mogoče mu bom pa vseeno dala priložnost.
IzbrišiTBS body butterji so meni najboljši, sem jih tudi že imela veliko :)
Pri nas sem ga kupila v novomeškem Műllerju. Ampak mi je ena rekla, da ga menda v Celju že dolgo ni na zalogi.
I have to tried any of these but those makeup brushes have been on my wish list for ages now xx
OdgovoriIzbrišiZoe Mountford x
These brushes are so cheap, but really good :) I use them daily.
IzbrišiJaz tud rada šparam TBS izdelke haha ;D
OdgovoriIzbrišiJaz kar malo preveč obsedeno šparam tadobre stvari :D
IzbrišiI loooove the Vineyard Peach collection from TBS! I recently repurchased the shower gel again. And I really need to get my hands on Nude-ist, it's such a pretty shade.
OdgovoriIzbrišiVineyard Peach is absolute perfection :) By far my favourite line by TBS. You'll love Nude-ist :)
IzbrišiI'm eyeing the macaroons in all the pics :D
OdgovoriIzbrišiI started buying them in E.Lecleck, where they are actually reasonably enough priced :)
IzbrišiMacroons.. <3 OK, focus, Aida :D Moram sprobat Dove serum, kar naenkrat mam ful suhe konice. Pa tale Golden Rose 02.. Imam Divo že dolgo na WL in tale zgleda kar dober dupe :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiTa Dove je res kul, pa če imaš suhe konice in mislim kaj iz Boots ali Salme naročat, je tisti Oil in Cream od L'Oreala tudi zelo dober.
IzbrišiGolden Rose 02 je čisto spodoben približek Dive, meni celo lepša verzija odtenka :)
Guess who'll be shopping again? ME -.- :D
OdgovoriIzbrišiZa Velvet's ti bi pa pomoje bil Don't pink of it ljubši kot pa Happy nude year, jaz se ga tudi ne morem navadit :)
Ja, obžalujem da sem vzela Happy Nude Year namesto Don't Pink of it. Ampak na moji sestrični je izgledal popolno, tista prava peachy-pink. Lucky girl :)
IzbrišiI bought essence macara. I can't believe how great it is. it hold curls all day. great recommendation.
OdgovoriIzbrišiWhat do you use to take mascara off? :)
IzbrišiAnonymous so glad you like it :) It's excellent for the price.
IzbrišiMilica's style I use oils, any really, L'Occitane's cleansing oil, L'Oreal's duo-phase remover or even regular coconut oil :)
Ok zdaj me seveda Dove zanima :D. Kje si ga kupila znižanega? Contour čopič bo tudi v mojih favorites. Meni je odličen za contouring...ne rabim nič kaj dosti delat in vse perfektno zblendira. Čeprav imam zdaj dva in sem enega preizkusila za podlago, ko si ti omenila in je res dober. Mi je všeč, ker je dokaj gost in kratke ščetine lepo zabrisujejo :).
OdgovoriIzbrišiV Müllerju, ampak malo pred novih letom tako da je akcije verjetno že dolgo konec.
IzbrišiMojega paketa čopičev pa kar ni in ni :/ Contouring čopič imam zdaj samo za puder, ker itak ne senčim vsak dan :)
Kje pa se kupi palmers balzam?
OdgovoriIzbrišiUps, sem te spregledala, sori :) Jaz ga kupujem na Feel Unique, sem jih pa videla tudi že na Hrvaškem v DM-ih :)
IzbrišiČopiči izgledajo top!! xoxo
OdgovoriIzbrišiVisit me: http://naturallymarcela.blogspot.si/2016/01/milani-lipsticks.html
Odlični so :)
IzbrišiI love the rosegold brushes they look elegant especially the color, Thanks for sharing your favorites.
OdgovoriIzbrišiIf you have time, you can also visit this website: http://blushies.com/