These combine a stain-type lip colour and a lip gloss, the latter are either glittery or not. They boasts with exceptional staying power, but on my lips it comes with a cost of looking uneven and once the product wears off, the stains look the same magenta on me regardless which colour I chose. I struggled making these look good, so forgive me for patchy swatches - I assume most people don't have the same problems as me with patchiness, at least I haven't seen it occurring on those that did videos with these.

These are two products in one. The "colour-stain side" features a marker-like applicator, which has a rounded tip that is slightly curved on each side to fit the shape of the lips. The rounded tip doesn't make it as precise to apply as Essence's Line'n Stain Tattoo Lip Liner, which is a similar product just without a gloss. Formula is a lightweight stain, you can't feel these on the lips at all. That also means the lip colour  isn't moisturising at all, so if you have dry lips applying the lip gloss on top is almost a must (or pairing it with a lip balm). Most shades are semi-opaque, though darker hues are almost full coverage.

There is very little transfer from these, even with the gloss on top. They don't wipe off when drinking or eating and their staying power is extreme. These leave a strong stain on the lips, which is impossible to scrub off and if your lips are not perfect, the colouring ends up uneven with darker patches. When you decide to wear these, there's no going back - I was honestly struggling swatching these all on the same day and I was not able to get the colour off for the next shade. My lips weren't made for such lip stains. I always end up with much darker inner part of the lips despite making sure my lips are hydrated and prepped before and on those parts of the lips the tint lasted for days (it took 3 days for the magenta tint to finally come off after I swatched this lot). Most shades apart from the lightest ones, leave that classic strong magenta tint that I'm not sure it's a pH reacting one or just the base colour. The matching glosses are all sheer and are pretty basic ones. They complement stain colour on the other side nicely, though they don't mask the unevenness.

The stain that was left after vigorous scrubbing, trying a micellar and oily removers. Like I said above, it lasted 3 days.

These are sold in DMs here.

*PR products. Unpaid review.

A tinted moisturiser that combines a serum and pigment-infused pearls. It can be used on its own or as a base. When I saw this in the shop and it didn't appeal to me when I saw how watery it is, as this is very fluid and when you swatch it and blend the pearls with the serum, it looks odd, like droplets. I was wrong. This looks great on the skin, the most natural base I've tried. It's a proper tinted serum, a no-makeup-like product that feels like a hydrating moisturiser and it just evens out the skin tone in a subtle way. It's excellent for those who don't like the look of makeup or don't want to appear like they are wearing any. It's not a base that you can apply quickly, as it takes quite a while to get the serum to sink in and to get rid of the "wet look". It takes ages with fingers and it can still look a bit unblended in places, but you save foundation with this method. Using a sponge is quicker and more even, but you use more product. Finish is very glowy and fresh, coverage is minimal, but the skin is noticeably better looking. For my taste I'd only add some concealer under the eyes, but otherwise it's enough for me. It doesn't really set, so it's prone to wiping off when you touch the face, it also migrates into lines, so some powder is needed to keep it in place better. Shade 01 Fair fits me perfectly, but this is a low level coverage product, so the shades are forgiving to a degree.   

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A collection of shimmery glosses. They are mostly sheer, though some shades add a semi‐opaque level of colour. Lightest shade Diamond Drama 001 is neutral; Pink Prizma 002, Razz Beamy 009, Rose Glow 008 are cool and the rest, Haute Honey 007, Happy Hour 004 and Bronze Spark 006, are warm toned. Glitter doesn't feel gritty and the shine lasts on the lips longer than other glosses because of that shimmer, but they lack some of that cushy, comfort feeling you get at some of the new lip glosses (that tend to be mostly lip oils - though there is a lip oil version available too, but it's not sold here). Happy Hour has the best shimmery effect if you're looking for something properly sparkly. 

Review and swatches are here.

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These combine a stain-type of lip colour and a lip gloss, some with glitter some without. The "color side" features a marker-like applicator. Formula is a lightweight stain, mostly semi-opaque lip colours, though darker shades are almost full coverage. There is very little transfer from these, they don't wipe off when drinking or eating and they their staying power is almost extreme. These leave a strong stain on the lips, which is impossible to scrub off and if your lips are not perfect, the colour ends up uneven with darker patches. When you decide to wear these, there's no going back - I was honestly struggling swatching these all on the same day and I was not able to the colour off for the next shade. My lips weren't made for such lip stains. I always end up with much darker inner part of the lips despite making sure my lips are hydrated and prepped before and those parts of the lips the tint lasts for days. Most shades apart from the lightest ones, leave that classic strong magenta tint that I'm not sure it's a pH reacting one or just the base colour. The matching glosses are all sheer and are pretty basic ones. They complement the base colour nicely, though they don't mask the unevenness. 

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I have reviewed both products already and featured both in several favourites posts. Foundation is a medium coverage, hydrating and glowy formula that's best suited for dry skin. It's thicker and more glowy than the previous version. I use RT sponge all the time - it blends any foundation so well. 

These two are available in a set - if there are still any left, with the sponge being the freebie. It's available in DM here. 

A repurchase. While this version has a much weaker tint than their dark blue non-Disney versions, I like the gentle reddish tint it gives to the lips. It's add a touch of colour without being very obvious and I like how it works on my skin tone. So I got a backup before these are gone. 

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A repurchase. Since I found this I haven't picked up Seche Vite. It's just as good, for much cheaper and it's easier to get. I'm one that has zero patience when it comes to nail polish drying time, this speeds it up significantly. It's decently dry in about a minute.

A very elegant looking shade. I've never been a fan of sheer shades, but this one has more pigmentation with one coat than all such shades I tried. With two coats it looks perfect for my taste. Staying power in combination with Catrice's Quick Dry Top Coat is excellent. 

 

Quite a thick formula and it needs at least two layers to look not-streaky, but on some nails I needed three. I have tried better gel formulas, this one reminds me too much of the times before gels appeared. Shade is a pale pink-peach. Staying power was a bit disappointing on me, it's not as good as their main competition Essence and Catrice. 

A repurchase. A serum for "visible skin repair and wrinkles". It's a growth factor serum that promises a lot of things concerning visible aging, plus that is hydrates and strengthens skin's barrier. I've used up a whole bottle and decided to repurchase it, though I didn't see any difference. It's a very light serum or maybe more like a toner and easy to layer, so I use it daily as one of the first steps in the morning.  

A toner with Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Niacinamide and a stable form of vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate),  I'm horribly inconsistent when it comes to applying hand creams and body lotions, either I forget or don't want the greasy feeling right at that moment, so I found the most decent-looking spray toner ingredients-wise in DM and this was it. I spray it on my hands and body to alleviate the dryness and it's decent, though I wish DM has some other spray formula that would be a little richer. 

My standard repurchase, though this is the new packaging. I use this every day as a face cleanser. It's gentle and effective. 

I can't find the white Soft Touch version anywhere, which is my favourite and I've been using it for a while now, so I got this one instead, hoping it's similar. Just like at the Soft version I can't feel this on the hair and it gives me hold for my no-heat curls. Another good drugstore find. 

A repurchase. I've been very aloof when it comes to Balea's hair care - to be fair most is too light for my thick, dry hair, but this mask is a pleasant surprise. It reminds me of Pantene, as it leaves that slippery feeling on the hair that I like, plus it's nourishing enough.

A BB cream (foundation) that claims to also act as a smoothing primer and it has an SPF 20. As far as skin care ingredients are concerned it has niacinamide, acetyl glucosamine, panthenol, allantoin, green tea extract and a peptide.

Texture is creamy, moisturiser-like and it blends easily. You can apply this quickly with fingers if you wish.

Coverage is maybe about a light-medium - it's hard for me to say, as the depth of the shade provides a level of coverage on my pale skin, but it is lower than is usual for Asian (proper) BBs and it's higher than a tinted moisturiser. Finish is nicely glowy without looking or feeling greasy. If the shade fit me, I'd like this. It doesn't slip into lines, but it doesn't hide them, nor does it blur pores. Overall this looks quite fresh and natural. I can see why it's popular (it's been a best seller in Slovene DMs for a long time, but I don't know popular it is abroad).

There are sadly only two shades. I got the lightest of the two and despite lower coverage, this is noticeably too dark for me. 001 is quite dark for a lightest shade, but this will fit those that wear shade such as Revlon's Colorstay Full Cover foundation 200.

These are so far the best liquid eyeshadows I've tried so far, though admittedly the bar was pretty low, as most such formulas are either sheer and/or crease fast, but these perform a lot better than most.

Pigmentation is strong, but once you start blending they sheer out a lot, so just like at most liquid eyeshadows, they need to be built up for an opaque look. They blend ok, though the matte one stands out in this respect, as being the best in the bunch, while the shimmery shades are expectedly a bit less smooth due to the shimmer particles. It takes more time to blend them than creamy stick eyeshadows, but it also depends on the shade, the lighter they are, the easier it is. Once these set, they don't move. If I try to run my finger over them, they don't smudge. These can be applied to look very metallic.

I'm a fan of the Vamp! "original" regular and waterproof mascara in the silver tube. This version is similar in terms of how quickly it builds volume and creates big lashes, but the formula is more wet when freshly opened, so it's not as successful at fanning out the lashes and definition. It improves within weeks after opening and becomes a great volumising formula, but it's perhaps not quite as impressive as the silver Vamp! version, though they are close.

This became my most used mascara, since it dried a bit. The effect is now much nicer than on the pictures I took when it was freshly opened. It defines the lashes well, it doesn't crumble or smudge. It can't hold a proper curl, but it also doesn't drop them immediately, so it's kind of decent for a regular formula. I can remove it with a double cleanse using just a baby shower gel.