I was on a search for a dupe or at least a similar shade as my ancient Jordana Matte Lipstick in 48 Pink Passion (discontinued) and Mac Please Me, as I use Jordana a lot especially for before/after pictures of foundations (for some reason it helps the camera pick up the skin tone better). I found a fairly good shade at Eveline and it's even matte like Jordana and Mac. 

Formula was quite creamy when it was new, but not long after it was opened, it became drier. Luckily it looks like once it reached a certain stage of dryness, that process stopped. I've not experienced this at lipsticks quite so soon, usually it takes a couple of years (it happened at both Jordana and Mac's lipsticks by now), but it's still gliding on the lips just fine and it's not drying or flaky. Pigmentation is merely ok and I find myself applying several layers. It also doesn't match Jordana nor Mac in terms of staying power, but it wears off evenly. 

MISSHA Perfect Blanc BB SPF50+PA+++ 

I haven't been able to buy another tube of my favourite BB, Missha's RX version, as it's been out of stock everywhere for ages. So I got this to try hoping it's as good. The ingredients list is not as impressive as at RX, but it still has niacinamide, a smidge of vitamin C, adenosine and some extracts, plus the SPF is 50 instead of 42. Shade 19 Rosy is lighter than #17 at RX and more pink. It makes me a bit too pale for my taste, which not something I say often, so I've been mixing it with It Cosmetics CC in Fair Ivory for a perfect match. Finish on me is dewy at first, eventually settling into a satin. There are some parts where it looks obvious (chin area), so I don't love it as much as RX. Coverage is low, light-medium at most - it's closer to light. It doesn't cover my under eye redness and most my freckles are visible. It doesn't cover spots well, so a separate concealer is needed. Together with It Cosmetics CC je coverage is much better and that's the way I've been using it since I tried that combination.

I very rarely buy anything from Alverde and their other blush testers felt so hard, but this one was so buttery. This is a drugstore gem! It's the most pigmented blush in this post, it even works without foundation, which might be a weird thing to say, but most powder blushes don't stick on the skin well without something under it. Colour is an intense pink, which is doesn't lean to peach like most shades in our drugstores and those light pink stripes add a nice level of glow.   

This is highly praised and I can see why. It's got great pigmentation and the formula is smooth, so it blends evenly on the cheeks. The shade is difficult to describe, but something between a muted pink, peach and a bronzer. Finish is the most matte in the bunch I picked up (except the Lion King, which has the same finish), but it still has a tiny hint of a glow. For the price this is really good blush and the shade looks universally flattering. 

This is no different than the almost double the price Milani's blush (price here in Slovenia). It's a baked blush in a warm pink shade with tiny shimmer. It looks smooth on the cheeks, has nice pigmentation and a subtle glow. It has a hidden mini brush in the bottom, but it's not for serious use.

As old and well known as these are, I've long had an aversion to these because one of my first blushes was from Bourjois (a shade that didn't even remotely suit me called Ambre d'Or) and it was simply terrible. Now I know why that was, it's because I didn't have any brushes yet and the brush that's added to the blush is utterly useless, especially with this baked formula. These swatch simply gorgeous, especially this shade and Rose Frisson because they have that shimmery glow I adore, but I was again disappointed by its pigmentation - initially. It's a strange little thing, I kept applying it in layers and I thought there was nothing on, but then suddenly when I moved a bit back from the mirror, there was this beautiful pink flush for that "English rose look". Glow actually isn't as strong as at my discontinued favourites (L.O.V.) , but it is there in a subtle way. What surprised me most in a pleasant way is that this is one of the most long lasting formulas on the cheeks, but it's a blush that need a dense brush and many layers. It has a gorgeous floral powdery scent and I wish Bourjois had such a fragrance.

I read a review that sold me on this blush, as it was described as the best ever and that it hides pores. It's not cheap at 22 €, but still far from what high end stuff costs today and you get the feel of a very premium product. It comes with a velvet pouch and mini brush that is, granted, better than the ones in drugstore blushes, but still not very useful. Pigmentation is good - by that I mean it's not so intensely pigmented that I'd need to be careful with it, but I get the desired intensity with two light layers. It does look smooth on the cheeks, but so do many others and it doesn't hide pores, however, it neither emphasizes them. There is a slight glow to it. Petal Pink is warm pink, the pinkest shade in their selection, the rest were peachy or brown when I swatched them. 

There are three shades of these, both of the other two were peachy and such shades look orange-ish on me, so I got this one despite the fact it swatched a bit scary bright in the shop. It is quite an intense shade for my pale skin and I need to apply this one gradually with small swipes or better said dabs. Formula glides smoothly on the skin, but it is more on the thick side, so blending isn't as quick and easy as I'd like, but I can get a seamless blend by going over the edges with a sponge. It doesn't last as long as Catrice's powder blushes, which is not surprising, but it lasts well enough.  

I did not like how this swatched in the shop and I walked away from it the first time, but DM had a decent makeup offer and I took the plunge. How it swatches on the hand has nothing to do with how it looks on the cheeks - it's such a strange thing. Straight from the tube it's this to me quite ugly reddish-orange shade, it is nothing what you'd expect from the that pink patch in the front of the tube. But on the cheeks it's surprisingly a lot more pink, though it more of a coral pink. It has a metallic glow when swatched, but I only need a small dot on my cheeks, so the glow isn't that strong on me. I see why this good some polarising reviews, as some praise it highly and some do not like it at all. For my pale skin I apply a small amount and it's enough colour, and that amount blends ok. I tap it on the skin with fingers, then use a sponge on the edges and it blends seamlessly into the foundation. I don't find it works well with brushes. When I was taking pictures (for which I need to apply a lot of blush for them to show up), this started to get problematic. It became patchy and uneven, which was not a good look. Those with a deeper skin tone, who need to apply more than me, many find this a challenging product to blend nicely. 

One of those lipsticks in 2 steps where the second part is the sealer. It's similar to Max Factor's Lipfinity, as they both have a balm and not a liquid second step like Revlon and Rimmel. The liquid lipstick part has a medium-full pigmentation and it takes about a minute to set - it's dry to the touch, but when I press my lips together then, it's sticky. Lipstick is sort of matte, of at least it would be if it weren't for some frost shimmer. A balm coat adds a shine to the lips. It lasts really well on the lips after it sets and it wears off in a non-obvious way unlike Max Factor's Lipfinity, which flakes. Shade is a light mauve, cooler one me than what I see in the tube.  

My Jordana Matte Lipstick in 48 Pink Passion, which is a dupe for Mac's Please Me is quite old by now (though actually still ok and useful), so I went to DM in search of a dupe or a similar shade. This is the shade I found in a limited selection of lipsticks my local DM had and it's very close to both Jordana's and Mac's shade. It's a pale warm pink, just a simple wearable every day shade for my pale skin. All three formulas are matte, but Eveline's is most creamy of the three and also has the poorest staying power. Pigmentation is good, but nothing special. Packaging is not the best quality. I've had this for a couple or few weeks and I use it a lot, but I started noticing that it's drying, becoming less creamy to apply. 

I have this formula in a shade 040 and 050, so I reviewed the formula already (040 is currently one of my favourite shades). It's a creamy, moisturising formula with a satin shine, so it's not as intense as the name says, but I don't care about that. This is a strange shade for me to pick, but I actually planned to use it as a blush. Pretty much all pink blushes and of course peachy-pink blushes, end up so warm on my skin tone and I just wanted something that looks more cool toned, so I picked a purple lipstick, since there are no purple/lavender blushes around here. It's a touch too dark for it to work as well as I wanted, but it does look pink on my cheeks. This shade has some frost in it (the other two don't) and it's semi-opaque.

There are/were two blushes in this limited edition, the Simba one is a peachy pink kind of shade. This one looked way more interesting to me and I like how it look in the pan, but not on my cheeks. It's a very peachy looking bronzy shade that does not fit my skin tone. It has good pigmentation and it blends ok, but not as nicely as the Befitting blush. 

This is from the limited edition that was on the stands in April, so already gone. They had these bunnies last year, but unlike before in this collection only full size nail polishes are available (last year I bought a mini lavender shade). This year's shades are more vibrant overall. C02 Hopster Alert is a tomato red, opaque with one coat. 

Finally a new very affordable oil cleanser on the shelves of drugstores here. This one is almond oil based. The texture is very light, similar to Balea's version and I need four pumps for a proper cleanse. It removes makeup well, only when it comes to a heavy coat of waterproof mascara it fails (it can remove a light coat). It also leaves traces of a red matte liquid lipstick on dry parts of the lips, but otherwise this is a very solid drugstore offering. It leaves a layer, meaning it doesn't wash off fully and needs a second cleanse with a foamy cleanser. It doesn't irritate my eyes or make my vision foggy, it also doesn't have a scent. This is only 2,99 € and though I don't love it as much as Nuxe Very Rose and Hada Labo, it's very decent and the cheapest option around here. Sadly I suspect it's breaking me out (just like Balea one). I haven't had spots in a very long time and suddenly I got a couple and this was the only thing I changed. As soon as I stopped using it every day, my skin got better.

Another Disney lip smacker. It's the same as all of them, so it has a lovely soft formula that nourishes the lips well - Lip Smackers are some of my absolute favourites. It has a berry scent and it's tinted blue, which actually shows up on the lips a little, so it kind of look like you're suffering from hypoxia or hypothermia. Not the best colour choice. 

I thought I was repurchasing the conditioner, since they changed the packaging, but this is their conditioner/mask/leave-in product - it's the same thing as the conditioner, so whatever. It's another fantastic Pantene formula - very nourishing, works even on my super dry hair, it has those silicones I like that prevent my hair from being tangled instantly and add smoothness and silkiness to the hair. I haven't used it as a leave-in yet. 

I'm going to be cheating on Subrina Colour Refresh a bit, which I love, but for one I'm interested in what others are offering and this one has great reviews, plus the tube is bigger, not metal and it's affordable. I just used it  two days ago, so I don't know how quickly and in what shades it washes off, but the colour is a slightly warm/golden dark brown. It matches my roots better than Subrina Colour Refresh Warm Brown, but it also looks more flat - I just liked how reddish CR makes my hair, but this is a better choice when I consider the colour of my roots (which are still much cooler than this shade). Still, I have a nagging suspicion that since it's so flat and only slightly warm, it may wash off grey on me like Cold Brown from Subrina. I hope it doesn't. It's silicone free, so just like at CR, I miss the silkiness, my hair is getting tangles, thereby snapping and my hair doesn't feel soft. It's making me want to wash it again and use a good mask, but then the colour will come off... Next time I'm combining it with Pantene. This has a lovely powdery scent, a great soft tube packaging and it looks like 150 ml will last me 3 to 4 uses (CR lasts me one). Overall these are very similar to Subrina, but I still need to see how well it washes off. 

This is something new in the drugstores. Taft describes it as overnight heatless curls spray, so something you use before you use your preferred method for overnight curls, be it a simple bun, that silly satin big roller I have, socks (apparently now they use that too) or any of the other methods. I used this once and I don't really want to pick it back up. It made my hair so dry, I had to wash it again the next day. I expected a spray mousse or something with some moisture, like a leave-in conditioner with hold, but this is like a dry texturizing spray. The mist is so dry, drier than a hair spray. The curls didn't last any longer than if I didn't use this, nor were they more nicely shaped. I'll try this as a hair spray on dry hair or for adding texture, but I don't like how drying it is. Maybe it's good for thin and oily hair, since it's so light

I repurchased this is spray form and roll on many times since my teens, but it's been a long time since I've last seen their stick version, which used to be in a different packaging. I haven't used it yet because I still have enough of Bororalco, but it doesn't smell like the spray. I'm hoping that's just in the packaging and it will smell like that powdery-floral goodness I love when on the skin. And that it will work well. 

A bunch of these, since I don't use Cold Brown anymore. They are reddish browns and are designed to refresh brown coloured hair. I use them a different way, on my blonde hair, which I don't recommend you do, since they are not made for that - but they are nice to add some depth to shades like Red, Orange, Violet and Magenta if you find them too bright. Neither Cold Brown nor Warm Brown cover uncoloured natural dark brown hair, so my roots remain the original colour when I use these and they don't cover greys, but they stick really well to coloured hair, especially when the colour is faded.   

Top notes: Tobacco, Dried Fruits and Cloves.

Middle notes: Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Cacao.

Base notes: Honey, Benzoin and Labdanum.

A strong hit of vanilla followed by a stronger hit of tobacco. I smell honey, cloves, that sweetness from dried plums/fruit. It's very comforting, but gives me that old room vibe. I'd say vintage is the word for this. It reminds me of the old L'Occitane Amber fragrance, Christmas scent and something from Lush, but I can't remember what.

 Top notes: Mango and Bergamot 

Middle notes: Jasmine and Olibanum

Base notes: Vanilla and Sandalwood.

Starts with a strong tropical vibe with sweet mango, very Escada summer editions-like. It quickly becomes a bland floral, very flat for my taste, but wearable, non-offensive. 

Formula is easy to apply and has enough coverage with two coats. Colour is pretty too, a peachy-pink nude that suits my skin tone. However, as it's slowly drying, bubble starts to form. I used Eveline's top coat with it, which I've used with other nail polishes and it's always behaved ok (though it dries much slower than Seche Vite). 

Despite my bad experience I picked up another shade because it was gold and that's not that's common in drugstores here. Shade 173 has more of a frost formula, so tiny shimmer. First coat is sheer and adds some sparkle to the nails, while the second and third make it fully opaque. I didn't have a problem with bubbles at that one, so maybe my 43 one was maybe old when I got it or there's a problem with creamy formulas - I don't know. 

My experience with this brand has been mixed, so I knew this might not impress me as much as matte liquid lipsticks from other brands, but I liked the shade. I haven't bought a matte liquid lipstick in a while and I miss them - I miss this trend that apparently slowly died out. This one is an average formula that reminds me of Sleek and Essence.

Formula is opaque with one coat, which is a standard at such formulas anyway. It's creamy at application and it takes about a minute or two to dry to a matte finish and after that it doesn't transfer. After about 5 minutes it start to feel tight, so this is not a formula for dry lips. Even I have to prep my lips and nourish them beforehand, and I usually don't have a problem with matte lipsticks. 

It can survive drinking, but not eating. Usually such formulas are more long-lasting, though not the very cheap ones (not that this one was cheap for drugstore prices). 

02 Raspberry Cream is a pale warm pink, too pale for darker skin tones than mine in my opinion, but it's wearable for me. Eveline has a selection of such nude shades among the three matte liquid lipstick lines they have, but this is the lightest I found on the stand.   

I really like Oriflame foundations, though unfortunately I only have one shade that fits me  (MasterCreation) and the other two I got sent, were too dark (Age Defying and Illuskin). So I used them on others when doing makeup and on everyone Oriflame's foundations looked great. I've been planning on getting matching shades for myself for ages, but I didn't end up getting one of the formulas I've already tried (it's still the plan), instead I was curious about this Giordani Gold foundation that was released last year. Oriflame says it's a medium coverage foundation with a luminous glow and a hydrating formula. It has an SPF 35+. It's a very light, fluid liquid foundation with a light to medium coverage and finish is glowy-dewy. It's a formula that suits my currently dry skin and the shade I have, Porcelain, fits me too. It's about the same depth as Revlon's 110 Ivory and undertone is cool. 

Notino

This is a sample size. I thought the shade will fit me, but it's about a shade or two too dark (I think green version is lightest) This one is a brightening version and it has arbutin high on the list, but there are also small amounts of adenosine, vitamin C, ceramides, retinol, centella asiatica, squalane, Q10, a peptide and a lot of extracts. Formula is thick, similar to It Cosmetics CC. Coverage is about a medium (it's similar to the It Cosmetics CC) and finish is more towards matte one me (dry skin). It blends nice into my skin and looks pretty, it's just a shame about the shade. 

Notino

This was 5 € on Stylevania and I see it's out of stock everywhere, so it's maybe in the process of being discontinued. I wanted a different Missha cushion because this doesn't come in a lighter shade (at Missha's BB's their shade #13 and #17 suit me well), but it was out of stock or it would take at least a month to even send it, so got this instead. I thought their shade #21 is lighter and has a grey undertone, but this is too dark for me and leans to orange. A small amount covers a lot. It has at least medium coverage, but I apply a thin coat of product. It melts into the skin and looks natural when I apply it in my way, BUT build up it starts to sink into pores, emphasize texture and made me discover a new wrinkle (so I guess all those retinol products aren't really working). Finish is satin, however my skin is currently dry and just sucks up moisture, so it may be different on other skin types.  

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This is a liquid glittery eyeliner that's quite popular on Asian cosmetics sites. Reviews say that once it sets, it doesn't move. There are three shades of these and I got 01 White. Shimmer in this is about medium density, on my swatch I build it up a bit, though I don't have to go over the line when I apply it on the eyes. Colour is kind of holographic with shimmer that reflects different colours, though base colour is silver. The applicator is a thin brush that's precise. I've had it last all day and disappear after some hours - I might be accidentality removing it myself. I'm glad I got it because it gives something extra to the look.

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PHYSICIANS FORMULA Matte Monoi Butter Blush 

I saw this it swatched here and it looked like the type of colour I'd wear, but it turns out I don’t like it on me. It was a disappointment to try this for the first time. Not that's it's bad, far from it, it's just not for my taste and it looks completely different on me than on that swatch. It's an interesting shade though, as you can create/adapt the shade depending on how you swirl you brush. It's made out of five shades: a deep burgundy brown, a peach, a peachy-bronze, a light pink and a mauve. The first three shades ruins this for me and if it were just the last two, I'd love it. It's hard to pick up just those two without touching any of the other three warmer colours. Pigmentation is very intense, mostly due to that deepest colour. I need to be very careful applying this one, as even with my fluffiest brush and a very light touch on the surface, it can be too much. The cheeks need to be dry to the touch for this to blend well, so applying it on fresh foundation like I do with other blushes, is out of the question as this applies very patchy then (I avoid powdering my cheeks because my skin is dry that's why I apply blush straight on foundation). It has a strong fragrance, that typical beachy scent with coconuts and tiare flower (like BBW At the Beach and similar fragrances that are described as a suntan lotion scent). Like all PH blushes it has a mirror and an added brush in the bottom compartment.   

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I watched a Youtube video with this and there's a blue shimmer in it that just looked amazing. It's not my daily style at all, but I also realised I have no (good) colourful palettes in my collection and I love blue - in the past I tried to find great quality blue shades, but they tend to be a disappointment. I had one of these Forever Flawless palettes and it didn't impress me, but I heard this was one better. It's inspired by the icy north of Westeros and it's Revolution's Halloween release. There's also a red version called Mother of Dragon. There's a similar palette in the permanent Forever Flawless range called Ice, but that one looks more blue-green and has less neutral shades. Winter is Coming is a typical Revolution palette, so despite hearing it's better than other FF palettes, it's just ok. Some shades have great pigmentation like Winterfell (dark blue), Wall of Ice (silver) and Wolf's Blood (medium blue), while The North (light blue), White Raven (shimmery white) and Courage (warm taupe) need a lot of building up. That gorgeous blue shimmer Motto was a disaster when I tried it - that typical densely pressed shimmer that Revolution and Catrice use for shimmers and colour payoff was abysmal. However, the more I used it, the better it got and it still needs to be built up with a finger and colour payoff it never fully opaque (it's a topper shade), but I get the icy cool shimmer look I was looking for. I prefer using fingers for all the colours in this palette for a decent intense look, but I never get looking as good as was on that video, regardless of the base I'm using. 

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Another palette that's so not my typical style, but I wanted something colourful, so I watched a couple of videos and picked this one from the "colour on a budget" bunch. Now this is a good quality palette! I don't know who Illumin_arty is, I just quickly glanced her IG, but this collaboration with Revolution (Makeup Obsession is one of their many spinoffs) really made them step up their game and do eyeshadows properly for once (or all their eyeshadows under this MO brand are like this, I don't know). It contains 35 eyeshadows, not just brights, but also some neutrals. Pigmentation is insane. I've been searching for a navy blue that actually looks navy blue on the eyes since I was a teenager, I even got one from MAC (Contrast) and now I finally have this. I only need to touch it with a brush or finger and instantly the colour payoff on the skin is fully opaque. Mostly of she shades are like that, super pigmented and they also blend ok for such intense shades, but those four big shimmers are that tightly pressed texture that can't be picked up with a brush, though they work as toppers. I'm very pleased with this palette. For carnival/Halloween looks it's excellent and it was only about 10€. Some shades stain, mostly the red ones, which is the only minus I see so far. 

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RELOVE BY REVOLUTION Dip Eyeliner 

A white liquid eyeliner that's opaque with one swipe. The applicator is stiff, though a good shape for making lines with a wing, but because it's so hard, it's easier to dab the line on the eyes rather than drag it. This quickly dries and then it's completely smudgeproof and waterproof. Removers also can't get it off, instead it's easiest to peel it off in a way or "scratch it away" as crazy as this sounds, but it becomes almost like a sticker. 

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A creamy sparkly eyeshadow. The base is white, but the shimmer reflects silver-blue-green. It's nicely creamy and glides easily on the skin. It needs some building up, though not that much. It blends ok, but it not super long lasting, which considering the price I paid, I'm not surprised (I think it was 2 € on Ličila.si/Pink Panda). 

This had a big discount, so I got one of the shades that was still in stock. It's meant for cheeks and lips. When I opened it I saw that magenta tint on the applicator under the product, which means it's one of those that stains. I only need a tiny dab on my cheek, otherwise it's already too much. This needs to be blended right away otherwise it leaves the skin where it was "dabbed on" stained bright pink and it needs some creaminess under it to blend more evenly, as on a matte base it can quickly feel too dry to blend out easily. I haven't tried that trick where you mix the creamy blush with the concealer or foundation before applying it. Colour on me is a peachy-pink, it leans more towards peach. It doesn't last that long on my cheeks. On the lips a more pink shade, almost fully opaque when freshly applied, but it quickly dries to an almost matte finish and then it looks only semi-opaque.  

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I've been deliberately avoiding this brand after a string of poor quality products I've tried back when it first launched (nail polishes excluded, since they are ok), but I had quite a few of their products because for a while it was by far the cheapest brand we had here (before Essence) and I was trying makeup for the first time. I see sadly that after all these years the quality of their eyeshadows has not changed much. While the texture doesn't feel powdery or chalky, the pigmentation leaves something to be desired. I've tried it with Urban Decay primer and a concealer under it, but for one it's hard to build up the intensity in the first place and then when I manage to get some colour going, it fades quickly, leaving only a faint grey hue on the eyes. The colours are not as vibrant as in the packaging (not that they are the most intense blues in the first place), but I'd expect them to look less bland. The only shade I like is the white one, which works as an ok highlighter. It was one of very few blue palettes I could even find in the drugstores and it just did not impress me at all.

DM

This claims to have an integrated primer. It's a white eyeshadow, so I didn't expect much in terms of extra intensity on the eyes and indeed it's not fully white even when build up. It needs a white eyeliner or a cream eyeshadow under it for that effect. Compared to Colourpop's white eyeshadow I have in Stone Cold Fox palette, it's not as intense and the colour payoff on the eyelids is not as quick, but it works as a matte base shade. Texture is soft and creamy, easy to pick up with a brush. It fades quickly from the eyelids, without a primer and also with a primer. Honestly, if you want a good, still affordable eyeshadow, I realised Colourpop is the way to go. If only there were no shipping and custom charges.

DM

A bright blue eyeliner with shimmer. I have a shimmery brown in this formula (35 Sparkling Brown) and both are really good for the price. Full colour payoff isn't instant, but it can be build up to full opacity and it lasts really well even without a primer. After it sets, it doesn't rub off the skin. There's only poor transfer in the waterline and most of the colour ends up between the lower lashes. For a bit over a euro this is a good coloured liner if you plan to use it on the top lash line or under the lower lashes.

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I don't know where my Max Factor's white eyeliner ended up, so I got this as a replacement. I tried it as a white base on the eyelids and it's not the best, though still decent, however, it fades quickly and not pretty. It transfers into the waterline ok, but not fully opaque. It tends to disappears from there fast. Too bad Essence doesn't have this white in the Longlasting range.  

DM

A light blue that's more "true blue" than Essence's. It's the poorest quality eyeliner of the three above. Formula is least creamy, but it glides on the skin ok and has a decent colour payoff. Sadly it doesn't last terribly well on the skin. There's zero transfer in the waterline. 

DM

I got this bag for free with purchase and Ličila.si/Pink Panda made a random selection of products, so you don't know what you're getting - honestly, I wish I picked one of their other options of gift with purchase. 

An average quality palette. Some shades are great, like those mint greens and orange, but the purples need more building up, especially the light one. I wore a purple look one day and the eyeshadows were mostly still on at the end of the day. 

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NAM Wet Lips Lipstick 

This smells like old (expired) lipsticks. I don't know if that's its original smell or mine is off. It's a basic creamy lipstick, not very glossy despite the name. Formula is smooth and fully opaque. Colour is a medium brown with some peach-rosy tones. 

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PINK PANDA Nail Polish 

I didn't know Pink Panda has its own brand. I like this light warm pink shade. Formula is smooth and unproblematic to apply. This is two coats on the nails. Everything lasts well on me, as does this formula. 

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A multi-use balm for face, body and hair that was in that shiny Ličila.si surprise bag. I haven't opened it yet. Reviews praise it on Revolution's website, but everything is praised on their website. It has a security seal, but based on the pictures online, this looks about the same texture as the Palmer's Tummy Butter.

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I saw this on one of the few blogs that still posts reviews and it immediately went on my wishlist even though I stick to cheap brands. It looks like the perfect winter-icy shade. I found it in Müller, which I did not expect, since it's a LE. One coat is fairly sparse, but three costs get you full opacity. Removal is difficult as with all glitter nail polishes, though this is one of those glitters that feels quite smooth on the nails, so removal is not as lengthy as with some others. 

I said I'll never buy an Eveline Gel Lacque formula again after the disaster the first shade I tried was (it forms bubbles), but I saw this gold and I got it because such shades are rare, especially here. It's much better quality than the creamy shade I had before. It's semi-sheer with one coat and looks like a very nice topper, while for the intensity in the picture I applied 3 layers. It didn't form bubbles or was in any other way problematic. The shade is more of a yellow gold than I'd like, but it's so far the gold shade with the smallest glitter particles I've found that I can get without ordering online.

DM 

A repurchase, though this packaging is different than my old one. I use every day morning and nights. It's a hydrating liquid that's easy to layer and contains all the good stuff - ceramides, different versions of hyaluronic acid, extracts, aminoacids, cholesterol,…. I have to order it from Asia, but at least one bottle lasts a very long time. 

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This is just a mini because I didn't want to commit to a full size, but 50 ml should last me a while. It's a toner that contains 72.6% of Black bee Propolis extract and 10% Honey extract. The texture is nice - thicker than toner, but not as thick as a serum. It reminds me of an Etude House Collagen toner I used to have. I haven't been using it that long, but so far my skin is behaving well. I like it a lot more than the renewed It's Skin Propolis serum, so when it runs out, I'll likely get a full size.

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I've had Clarin's Lip Oil on my wishlist since forever. This looked similar based on reviews and it's only 4 €. It's soo nice. A super thick lip glos that isn't sticky and it just lasts on the lips for ages. It's nicely glossy, though like all glosses the shine eventually fades, but there's plenty of product left to care for the lips. It has no scent though, I wish it smelled like honey. The applicator is I think very similar to the Clarins one, a big doe foot.  

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Repurchase. My favourite sheet mask. Sheet is thin, there's plenty of honey smelling essence and it really makes my skin more even and brighter. It has tons honey extract and propolis.

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Repurchase. Another favourite sheet mask. It has a comfortable, nourishing formula and a thin sheet. This one helps tone down any redness or irritation.  

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I finally found this in Müller. It's a sheet mask with propolis, which my skin loves. Ingredients looks like this should suit my dry skin, as it has macadamia oil, almond oil and honey, but also niacinamide and hyaluronic acid. Instructions recommend you put this in warm water before you open it, so I used this with Foreo UFO, as it heats the masks to 45°C. Formula is rich for a sheet mask - it's a milky lotion. There is a lot of essence is the pack and even though I went over the mask with the UFO three times (that device helps a lot of essence absorb so much quicker), there was enough of it left for my entire body. As for effect: I didn't notice anything special. My skin was nourished and that was it. Unusually propolis masks leave my skin with a bit of a glow, but this one is a standard nourishing mask. The mask not as thin as some Korean ones, but it was comfortable enough and size was appropriate. Would I buy it again? Honestly I don't know. If we had Korean masks for cheap here, I'd say no, but this has nice ingredients and it's available in Müller, so maybe I'll buy it again. I don't love it as much as their pink hydrogel mask (which looks like it's discontinued). 

A simple formulation with added ceramides, cholesterol and hyaluronic acid. I loved this straight away. It's thick and rich, yet it absorbs fast, so there's quickly no greasy residue on the skin. It reminds me of L'Occitane Shea 20% cream, which is also thick and fast absorbing. This has no fragrance. It replaced Balea Urea as my favourite affordable hand cream.

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This was on my wishlist for ages, especially since I'm a huge fan of the mask and recently the Smoothing conditioner. But mostly you can get only the 300 ml version and given that I wasn't a big fan of the Hydrating Styling Cream, I wanted to get a small size. My cousin bought me this mini. It's amazing. It makes my hair feel so silky and so much better. Together with the Smoothing conditioner my hair dries frizzy free, softer and feeling silky. It's doesn't weight down the like hair (like Hydrating Cream does if I don't use it alone) and it doesn't leave it sticky. Moroccanoil continues to impress me. 

Notino

This is a supposed "dupe" for Nivea Sun fragrance, which we still don't have here. It smells just like European sunscreens (Nivea and a bit like Sun Dance). It's summer in a bottle for me. It loses much of its strength quickly, but some of the fragrance still lingers hours later. 

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I got this as a gift. I remember it so differently, much more powdery. I loved it when I first tried it, put it on my wishlist straight away - but this isn't it. Did it go through a reformulation? Or is my memory off? It's very floral, I don't get any fruity notes in this. Base smells strange to me, I can't describe I, but the dry down is somewhat soapy. Maybe I'll change my mind about it when I give it another go in some time or when the weather is warmer.

Top notes: Red apple, italian mandarin and sicilian bergamot

Middle notes: Vanilla orchid and diamond orchid

Base notes: heliotrope, musk, hinoki wood and ambergris

New flanker of Oriflame's Love Potion fragrance. It's classified as floral gourmand scent with notes of ruby chocolate.

Top notes: red berries, peony and orange

Heart: ruby chocolate accord, white floral bouquet and rose

Base: cedarwood, caramelised nuts and musk

I haven't tried the original Love Potion, I only remember the pink Secret version, which based on scented pages in the catalogue is less deep and smells like white chocolate with strawberries. Sensual Ruby is a deep, yet juicy fruity fragrance. I get plenty of red berries, some fresh orange from the start with a sweet, sensual deep base. If you like scents like Good Girl and Paco Rabanne Black XS, you'll like it. It smells very familiar to me, but I can't put my finger on it. It's mostly fruity from the start, then becomes more floral with a subdued rose note and a base that's sweet spicy-powdery. It's a strong fragrance that leaves a trace in the room and lingers on the skin for quite a while.    

Floral oriental

Top notes: Raspberry, Bergamot, Lemon and Mandarin Orange

Middle notes: Jasmine, Peach and White Flowers 

Base notes: Vanilla, Cashmeran, Musk, Cedar and Patchouli

First burst is straight up bubble gum - a fruity-sugary scent. The dry down is completely different, as it becomes a lot deeper, richer scent. People say this is a dupe for Black Opium - I agree it's similar and if you walked past someone wearing it, they might say "it's Black Opium you're wearing, right?" because it has similar "DNA" and smells more expensive than it is. However, it's missing the coffee note, so that bitterness Black Opium has and it's more fruity when I put my nose to the skin (berries). For 19 € (100 ml) you can't miss if you like such scents, as it also lasts quite well, but it's not very unique and there are many fragrances with this fruity-floral-vanilla-patchouli mix. This has gold shimmer in it, which looks beautiful in the bottle and though with one spray there's only some glitter particles on the skin.

Top notes: Lemon, Pink Pepper, Raspberry

Heart: Jasmine, Rose, Peony

Base: Cedarwood, Tonka Bean Vanilla

A basic fruity floral, nothing I haven't smelled before, but it's a simple fragrance to wear. It's fresh, sweet, floral and clean - it has that shampoo scent vibe. I actually carry their Dream Away always in my purse because it's a scent that's just nice and neutral, so I can spray it anytime. Wild Flower is a similar scent. I don't get tonka bean or vanilla in this, the base is mostly woody, so it comes off as an airier, lighter scent than the notes might indicate. I mostly get pink pepper and raspberry from the start, then it turns floral-woody with notes of peony and cedarwood. Staying power and strength of scent is not the best. 

A repurchase. This is one of the best drugstore hair masks I've found so far. It leaves my hair feeling silky, detangled and it's nourishing enough for my very dry hair.

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My first repurchase. This replaced Dove's coconut version I've been using for many years, as I think it's discontinued and I don't like the original stick version. This is so far working well for me.

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