This month I thoroughly tested the newest member of the Healthy Mix family, the Serum, and it didn't wow me as much as I hoped. Healthy Mix foundation has been changed this year as well and when I got it in summer, I reported it's more shiny than the previous version, when I compared them side by side. With the colder weather and my skin being drier, the shine is more subtle now and when I compared the foundation vs. the Serum, the foundation is the winner for me. Not just because Serum has no true light shades, but also because it looks a lot more smooth, it doesn't slip into my pores and it has a touch more coverage. It is thicker that the thin serum, but I find all the new lightweight formulas don't work well for me. Healthy Mix foundation looks natural and fresh, it has a light-medium coverage and manages to look good even when the condition of my skin isn't great.

These are currently my favourite lipsticks formula, though I won't say it was love at first try, as they left a terrible first impression - but it was likely all my fault. They were so dry and refused to swatch, but before I swatched them I took a ton of photos, meaning they were opened for quite a while or they all had this dry layer on the top, but once I swatched it off, these became as described - opaque in one swipe. I'm just saying that in case you come across a tester in a shop that's going to be dry that you don't get the wrong impression about these because this formula is impressive. These are some of the most long lasting lip products I've tried. 

Once these are on, you can't wipe them away and even by the end of the day, they need an oily remover to get off. If you swatch these on the hand, the don't smudge or transfer, they really behave like matte liquid lipsticks. That's why I love these - you put them on and you can feel secure they won't smudge or come off quickly. However, as resilient as they are if you eat anything oily, they will wipe off.

One of my favourite shades. It's a colour that is similar to my natural lips. It looks more peachy in the tube, but on the lips it's more neutral. It's overall similar to the discontinued lip liner from Essence Big Proposal, which I'm still using to shape my lips. 

 
That Girl is a light pink shade with a neutral-cool undertone. It just manages to not look too girly. 

A deeper pink-purple shade with the coolest undertone in the bunch.

014 Spit Fire

014 Spit Fire is a muted warm red. In the Lite Crayon range, Ruffled Feathers is a brighter version on this shade, while Air Kiss is a cool red. All look very similarly matte.

A shampoo with a strong purple pigment that combats yellow tones. It does a good job, but using it at every wash makes the hair too ashy, especially if it's very light blonde. This, Subrina's Bye Bye Yellow, Inebya Ice Cream No Yellow shampoo and Olaplex n.4P are all equally effective, so if I were buying a new one, I'd buy it based on the lowest price.

Repurchase: I'm not blonde at the moment and I still have a spare, but yes.

This is the only purple shampoo that disappointed me. It looked the right colour, same as the L'Oreal one, an intense violet, but it didn't tone well. Formula was also nothing special and I usually love Pantene products.

Repurchase: No. I used this one as a shower gel.

Joico is a top brand in my eyes for damaged and dry hair. Usually I use the K-Pak Reconstructor and Hydrator duo, but this one is also fantastic. It has the ability to transform my dry hair into something more normal. It's one of rare treatments that can make my perpetually stiff ends softer and in better condition (temporarily, of course).

This one of the best products that was launched in the last years and I've tried three versions already. Formula is a liquid that you apply on wet hair (I just squeeze the water out and not towel-dry it like at regular conditioner) and then you emulsify it. I like to spread it all over the hair with a comb after it's emulsified. It forms a regular conditioner type of texture. It really works in seconds and it leaves the hair feeling silky, like a conditioner with plenty of silicones, even though this has none. It's excellent for when I don't have time to leave on the mask/treatment or I use it as a type of co-wash when my hair is dry. These are truly great.

Repurchase: Done, though other versions, but all work the same. This one has more of manly/unisex scent. 

This is a mini from the first try, but I have recently bought the 15 ml version so I could do a proper test with 6 successive uses, like they recommend. It does nothing on my hair. My bleached lengths are no healthier, stronger, hair doesn't break less nor is it smoother. It did nothing of note. It's a very light leave-in treatment and you need only a few millilitres of it per use, it also needs to be emulsified between the palms of the hands, something that's not written in the instructions. Without extra leave-ins, my hair would feel unnourished and like I didn't use anything. It's probably the priciest hair treatment available, but I'm not impressed.

This is a type of protein treatment, though it's designed to hide split ends. While I don't find it makes my hair as nice as the oil Treatment, its ingredients are more impressive. It has lots of proteins and aminoacids, so it's a product that helps strengthen the hair. It's a lightweight lotion for the ends that instructions say to use on dry hair as a finisher, but I use it both on damp and dry hair, and it nicely smooths it down and hides the look of scruffy, dry ends.

I'm disappointed by this. Not by how it works, but the fact you get 15 ml of product in each of the two sides (the bottle of course states 30 ml, but you can only squeeze out both serums at once). It didn't last many uses and for the price, it's just not worth it. It's a repairing hair serum for weak, over-processed and damaged hair that is also a heat protectant. I like this more on dry hair either as heat protection or as a finishing serum cream, since it has a type of texture that's like mixing something like Olaplex n.6 with an oily serum. It makes the hair look more polished when applied on dry hair and it has a nice list of ingredients filled with ceramides, aminoacids and hydrolised protein, but I can make such a serum myself by mixing Moroccanoil Mending Infusion with any silicone oil.

One of my most used and favourite hair products. It's a hair oil with no silicones and it's got a dry oil texture, meaning it's the lightest such oil I've tried, so I can use more often than other regular oils before my hair starts feeling like it needs a wash. It also doesn't it start smelling rancid on the hair in the following days like some other oils do (like coconut).

Tinted hair mask that I've tried every colour of. These three shades are the ones I'm using to hide my blonde hair, since I'm giving my hair a time off from bleaching and colouring. Cold Brown has green tones that counteract red hues on washed off brown shades, so it's not suited for hair that is blonde, as it lacks the yellow/orange/red tones, so when it's washing off the hair is blue (pick this shade if you're a brunette colouring your hair a couple of shades lighter). Warm Brown has orange tones, so the colour is a reddish brown and on blonde hair it washes off towards orange. Orange is a yellow-orange shade that you can use to refresh orange coloured hair or if you want a temporary ginger hair (only if you're a blonde). I mix orange into brown shades (Wella's mask in Chocolate Touch and Moroccanoil Cocoa) to add the much needed warmth. People say these leave their hair so soft, but they are not nourishing enough for my thick hair and the hair is stiff after use. These wash off the easiest of all such products I've tried.

Repurchase: I have every shade and many boxes.

Another tinted hair mask. As far as nourishment goes, this one is the same as Subrina Colour Refresh, so not enough for my hair and I hated how stiff my hair felt after using this. The colour though is the best deep brown I've tried so far and it washes off towards warm tones, so with every wash the colour looks decent and presentable, however, it is bland and lacks shine. Still it's better than Moroccanoil Cocoa, which washes towards purple and later grey (meaning it's a better shade for those that colour their brown hair and when the colour washes off, they are left with red tones). Both Subrina shades are lighter. By the way, none of these temporary hair masks cover greys.

Repurchase: Likely, we'll see. I love the nourishing formula of the much more expensive Moroccanoil, though.

My standard cleansing gel for the face that I use every day. It foams well, doesn't irritate my eyes, it's gentle, not drying nor scented and cleans well. The pump packaging is very handy. I've used up several so far. Otherwise, this is a head to toe type of product for babies and adults.

This and Nuxe's Very Rose are my favourite cleansing oils. It emulsifies with water, doesn't make my vision foggy, nor irritate my eyes and it doesn't have much of a scent. It washes off completely and it removes all makeup even most waterproof mascaras and eyeliner, but if the mascara coat is thick, it struggles to get it off.

Repurchase: Yes, but I have to order it online and Nuxe's, which is just as good, is sold in local pharmacies.

I liked this from the start, but by the end I just wanted it gone. It's a balm that turns into an emulsion with water and it removes makeup, but it made my eyesight foggy and I just didn't like it as much as lighter-feeling cleansing oil. It's not bad and it's made for sensitive skin, but it wasn't my favourite.

I've been using this for years every day and I credit it as the product that helped fix the texture of my skin. It's a rich toner-like product with 95% ferments (galactomyces) and rest are niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, panthenol, allantoin, adenosine and a handful of fillers. It has no scent.

I wasn't impressed by this as much as with the Concentrate from their Professional brand when it comes to effect. At the Professional one I noticed lightening of sun damage, but at this one that didn't happen despite the same regular use. The formula is also thicker, so in the summer it disagreed with my sunscreen and I swapped to an even less effective SVR version. I like it has ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, my preferred version of vitamin C and this is probably one of the best such products in our drugstores based on ingredients, but even the drugstore version is expensive and I miss the effect I saw at the Professional version.

Repurchase: Maybe, but I'm currently giving Garnier's Vitamin C Serum a go.

A serum with Neoglucosamine or Acetyl Glucosamine, a super hydrator with a supposed anti-ageing effect and it should also fade hyperpigmentation. It's more of lotion than a serum and it contains tiny shimmer. The latter creates an instant illuminating effect, but a weak one. I don't know if it does anything this that is says, but my skin is in nice condition and I like using it.

I like this mainly because it has 10% niacinamide and an SPF 30, so I can wear it daily, but it's not a particularly comfortable cream. It's not greasy, but it takes time to absorb and I can feel it on the skin. It's a moisturiser for those that are not quickly annoyed by such things and I imagine those with oily skin may not enjoy it.

This was a nice basic moisturiser. It has glycerine 2nd on the ingredients list, shea butter 4th, niacinamide 6th and maybe less impressive some hyaluronic acid at the end plus spruce extract. It's nothing ground-breaking, but a nice standard moisturising, nourishing, slightly brightening formula with no fragrance and a gel-cream medium thick texture that absorbed fast enough.

Repurchase: Maybe, but there are similar formulas I don't have to order online.

A light toner-like serum with 5% of niacinamide and 3 kinds of hyaluronic acid, it's designed for sensitive, dehydrated skin. It absorbs quickly and is nice for layering, but since I don't have sensitive skin, it doesn't really stand out that much among a ton of niacinamide serums, especially for the price.

I don't know if this exists anymore. Their Black Sugar mask is the only thing that can make my skin feel smooth, but I got this because I read it smells amazingly of honey. The scent was nice, but this is a completely different product than the original Sugar scrub-mask. There was much less scrub particles and the formula was honey-like, so it was like a nourishing wash off mask for dry skin. It left a coat of product when washed off and I think that sometimes broke me out.

One of my favourite shower gel scents, as it smells just like apricots.

A shower gel I buy very often. It's my favourite formula because it's thick, creamy and nice for dry skin. Plus I'm a fan of the classic Dove scent.

Rose Garden has one of the best rose scents I've tried - it smells just like yellow roses planted in front of the house. Good Vibes has a unique scent. It starts with a note of pineapple, but later transform into a  sweet, fresh, clean almost powdery scent that is so familiar to me, but I can't put my finger on it. The scent are intense, so they linger on the skin and in the room.

One of my favourite shower gel scents. It's very similar to the Bath & Body Works Champagne Honey Apple, a warm fruity scent.

A basic shower gel with a great lavender scent. I repurchase this one often.

A thin shower gel with a very intense, warm, spicy indescribable oriental scent. It's won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's nice to use in colder weather.

This is merely ok. Once you try L'Occitane such thin oils that emulsify only a little don't seem so great. It felt a lot less nourishing than L'Occitane, but it was still ok for dry skin. It cleanses well, even more stubborn dirt (grease), so it's great for washing hands. It has a bland scent.

One of my favourite body moisturisers. It has a good, thick formula, it's nourishing and has the typical Nivea scent. I trust Nivea most for the best lasting hydration effect.

A good stick anti-perspirant that worked like it should. The scent is a bit dated, but a standard powdery-clean creamy one. Like all stick deodorants it leaves white marks, but such versions are the most reliable to me.

Repurchase: Yes, but I switched to Nivea Pearl & Beauty because I used to buy it and they recently released the stick deo again.