Technically I missed the "deadline" posting about this one as it was June My Beauty Box EU, though I posted it immediately when I got it on Instagram Stories. I finally had the time to play with the mermaid inspired products, which as far as I'm aware are sold individually in different places, so look at this as a mini new in. This was quite a generous box in terms of value and you can already get the one for July, which I don't have and I can't tell you what's inside, but it's again 12 € and available worldwide.

L'OREAL Volume Million Lashes Top Coat Glitter

I've never seen this version in shops, it might have been on the stands around Christmas, but I missed it. It's basically exactly what it says on the tube - a glitter top coat, so not a proper mascara. You get some sparse holographic glitter in a clear base that adheres to the lashes more sporadically despite trying to build it up. It's a very subtle effect of a few glitters catching the light from different angles. I actually rather applied it on the lids as well, so you get more out of it. I tried my best to catch the effect of it on my lashes, but I simply couldn't manage it, but if you check the full size version of that salt spray picture, you'll see a couple of glitters. They had a blue mascara in the previous box which would fit into the mermaid theme too.

CIATE Paint Pot 

PP 129 the hamptons

Included in the box is a full size Ciate nail polish in a proper mermaid inspired shade. It's basically more of a top coat as it's still see-though with several coats, but it's teal/emerald glitter with gold hexagons. It's got the standard characteristics of glitter nail polishes, meaning it's difficult to remove and it really lasts on the nails.

TONI & GUY Casual Sea Salt Texturising Spray

This is a mini spray and I remember almost buying this size in a Croatian Müller (not sure we have it in this size, but Toni & Guy stuff is in DM). It's got a sort of an oceanic, crisp fresh scent that verges on men's cologne. I sprayed it very liberally on dry hair and then messed it up. I put it in a very messy bun, so it would dry that way. The result is very texturised hair (I've never been a fan of the look on dark hair, but on blond it'll look fab) and has that beachy look, but my hair tends to curl much more when it comes in contact with real sea water. It didn't leave the hair super crispy, but it's not soft.

GINVERA Green Tea Nude Cover BB Cream

This is the the third tube of this BB I received in these boxes, so I have a review about it already. It comes in just one shade that's too dark for me, I have swatches and comparisons in one of my posts. It's one of the more lovely BB creams, as it's light and looks very natural on the skin, something like my beloved Healthy Mix Serum.

YANKEE CANDLE Sea Air

A very crisp and clean scent, which honestly could easily be called fresh laundry, though it has a tiny hint of saltiness to it. If you're looking for a proper beachy/oceanic fresh scent try their Sea Salt & Sage which is just fantastic. Sea Air is very pleasant and can easily be used in any season. 

KNEIPP Pflegeölbad 

Jasmin & Argan

Last thing is the bath oil which has rich flower scent. Jasmine is quite a sweet smelling white flower, so it's more of a scent I'd use it spring. The oil won't change the colour of the water like some other Kneip oils/baths I've tried, but these are lovely when you have dry skin because they leave a nourishing filter. I just remembered that I never posted about Kneipp Immer cool bleiben bath salt which would so work with the Mermaid theme. It turns the water into a teal/mint green shade and has a very fresh minty scent. It claims it has a cooling effect, but I didn't notice it much. 

Do you have any mermaid inspired products? Have a great day!

*box was a PR product. I bought the Kneipp bath salt myself.

MAYBELLINE Fit Me foundation normal/dry skin 

110 Porcelain

I have been trying to get my hands on this foundation for years. The shade was my priority here and I didn't care that much for the formula because I often use foundations that aren't my favourite for mixing with darker shades to make them paler. I finally snatched a bottle on Salma after waiting for so long for it to be available someplace without paying 10$ for shipping from the US. The shade is amazing! It is pretty much my perfect shade, it's neither too pink like Rimmel's 010 and neither too yellow like Nars' Siberia, so I'm exhilarated to have found a foundation that matches me perfectly. Having said that, I'm not really happy about the formula. It's basically Rimmel's Match Perfection in a different bottle and we do not get along. The coverage is ok, I'd say light-medium, but buildable, however my main problem with this is that it never sets. It's constantly tacky on the skin, even after 5 hours and it's incredibly annoying to me because I despise that feeling. It transfers, it moves, it slides into lines and looks oily on the skin, not even powder helps that much against it wiping off easy. I really want to get my hand on the version for oily-combination skin called Matte + Poreless, but it's again probably going to take me years to get it. I wish Milan's Conceal+Perfect came in this shade, it would have been perfect.

By the way this shade is at least two tones lighter than the lightest Fit Me concealer in 15 Fair, which is completely illogical.
Salma, 9.55 €

THEBALM Meet Matt(e) Hughes

Charming and Committed

I wanted these two shades ever since I first saw MMHs and even more since I tried my first shade Adoring. I got Charming first because I thought it's going to be most like my colour, so that classic muted natural rosy shade like Velvet Rosewood, but even though it's very pretty, it's also a lot darker than I imagined (I ordered it online), so it's not really a natural shade on me anymore, especially after it oxidises. I then had the chance to finally swatch these in the shop and I grabbed Committed as well, despite my concerns it'll look too peachy on me. Well, it's perfect. Similar to my natural lip colour, but a hint darker and it's become one of my all-time favourites. It's a difficult colour to describe because it's a nude that's not nude and it's not properly peachy or pink or mauve, it's just like you'd throw all these colours in a blender. The formula is different than that of Adoring, in fact it's closer to that of Milani's Amore, in a sense that it dries matte a lot quicker, the finish is more of a perfect matte and it transfers very, very little, however, it fades nicer than Milani's Gorgeous (I have yet to try lighter shades of Amore). It again has that After Eight scent and it tingles a bit at application, which I actually like. I'd like to get more shades of these because they are so far my favourite matte lipsticks and from the ones I tried I like Loyal and one other shade I forgot the name of, but I think it was Sentimental (it was a berry-pinky shade).

Salma, 16.50 €; Müller, 19.90 €

BALEA Oil Repair Haaroil Spray

I hoped this was a cheaper version of got2b Oilicious spray, which is an aerosol hair oil and it's a great healthy shiny hair faker. It's not. This basically doesn't do anything on my hair and the shine is pretty pathetic. As far as taming the hair goes the effect is minimal as well. The scent is not my favourite either, since it's that very artificial vanilla scent, which is also strong. A miss buy.

Ingredients.

DM, 2.99 €

BALEA Beautiful Long Wunder Serum

I was in need of a very simple heat protectant that doesn't feel like anything on the hair, meaning it doesn't weight it down to affect the performance of my curling iron and neither make it wet so I don't have to wait for the hair to dry before I start doing anything to it. This is it. It's lighter than my old favourite Tigi Catwalk Sleek Mystique, so if you found that one too heavy, maybe this one will be more up your alley. In terms of texture it's similar to the original Balea such oil, as well as Kerastase Elixir Ultime and L'Oreal Extraordinary Oil. It's got a simple salon scent. Really happy with this.

Ingredients.

DM, 2.99 €

BALEA Rummelplatz 

Rasiergel Friche Kick Lemon Ice Cream

This is the best quality of Balea's shaving gel they've had in a while. Recent versions are quite thin and I was already considering switching, but this one is back to basics with the properly thick formula. The scent is quite bland though, a weak scent of lemon cakes.

DM, 1.99 €

Deospray Luftig Leicht Peach Ice Tea

I'm not the biggest fan of Balea deodorants, not because they're bad, it's just that they are deodorants and not anti-perspirants, so basically fragrance in a can, but I did buy this one because it said it smells like peach ice tea and anything with peach makes me want to buy it immediately. It's actually quite a good ice tea scent and very close to the scent of Nestea. The scent isn't that strong and like most Balea deodorants it doesn't last long.

DM, 1.19 €

FARMONA Sun Face Cream SPF 50 

I like that Sundance's mattifying one and I recently got another bottle, however, I feel as though they may have messed with the formula or something because now it's shinier and it managed to slide into my eye after about an hour on my face, which was just an awful experience because it's so irritating that my eyes just couldn't stop watering and I had to remove all my makeup with a micellar water to make it stop. The exact same thing happened to my mom with a different SunDance cream a day later. So weird. Again I didn't want to spend much for sunscreen, so I found this one for 1.45 € on Salma. I haven't heard much about Farmona, it's a Polish brand and that's all I know (mine has Turkish text for some reason). This is a typical thick sunscreen, also one with not much silicones, so you need to work fast and it also is prone to leaving white marks. It sets on the skin better than Sundace's, almost to the point of being dry, but it is still slightly shiny. For the price it's very decent, but it has its faults. It protected my skin very well whilst at the seaside and it also smells quite pleasant, sort of floral.

Ingredients.

Salma, 1.45 €

L'OREAL Professionnel Série Expert Intense Repair Masque

I got this after being very pleased with the Absolut Repair Lipidum and I wanted to explore the brand further because it's very reasonably priced for a salon brand. This mask has been on my wishlist for ages actually, but I was scared to get it because I thought it can't be that good for this price. I was so wrong because it's just amazing and it's another winner by this brands. It's thinner than Absolut Repair, but works about the same on my hair, actually perhaps even a bit better and when I'm rinsing it off, my hair feels silky (it doesn't at cheap conditioners/masks). It nourishes my currently very dry hair and that's quite an achievement, but at the same time I don't feel it's a particularly heavy mask. This one has a more gentle, classic hair care scent compared to Absolut. This became one of my favourite hair masks ever and I highly recommend it.

Ingredients.

Salma, 10.30 €

HEALTHY SEXY HAIR Soy Tri-Wheat Leave-In Conditioner

Travel size 50 ml

I adore this leave-in wholeheartedly, so I got myself a mini that I can carry with me. I've said before that I believe this product is the one that has done most to my hair and it's since I've started using this that my hairdressers (I never go to the same one) started complimenting the quality of my hair. It's a light leave-in conditioner that adds an additional boost of moisture to my hair, it's helps it stay hydrated longer and makes it more manageable, even taming my annoying frizz a bit. I definitely notice when I don't use this in my routine, so I make sure I'm never without a bottle in my stash.

Salma, 3.90 € 

MACADAMIA Professional Weightless Moisture Leave In Conditioning Mist

I screwed up because I thought I was buying Nourishing Moisture Spray that's made for dry, thick hair, while this one is for thin, baby hair. Their brand became so confusing after the expansion and reviews are so sparse with wrong pictures and names that I accidentally thought this was it. But all is not lost as I've checked ingredients at home and it looked very promising. It's a leave-in conditioner that you apply on damp hair (I wanted a dry oil type of product to apply on dry hair, like Orofluido's Sahara) and it's very light, but it definitely added a nice boost of moisture to my hair. So far I like it. The scent is quite strong and kind of chocolatey-oriental, but I somehow have a feeling it's not going to be the favourite of many because it's a heavy one.

Ingredients.

Salma, 6.20 €

DOVE Advanced Hair Series Youthful Vitality Hair BB Cream 

I've talked in my previous New in that I'm searching for Dove Quench Creme Serum or at least a good replacement, so this is the next product I'm trying. I read fantastic reviews about this so I had high hopes and ingredients are brilliant for a drugstore product, as it contains keratin and coconut oil reasonably high on the list. How did I not know that Dove has such amazing hair stuff? It's another fantastic product for frizzy, dry hair that is on pair with Sebastian Professional Potion 9.  It's a lot lighter than Quench or maybe I should say more fluid and less of a serum feeling, so it's not as good applied on dry hair as Quench because it leaves that wet and not a silicone feeling, but it's not sticky and it definitely makes the hair more moisturised. On damp hair before blow drying it's spectacular. It helps my hair look more smooth, shiny and silky, it basically feels normal and moisturised. Very happy with this, though Quench is a little bit better. 

Ingredients.

Salma, 5.10 €

L'OREAL Magic Retouch

brown (ger. braun bis mittel braun)

Worry not I'm not going grey yet (or hopefully for the next 30 years), but I got this for my mom, who only has individual greys and I don't like that she needs to colour often just because of those, as hair colours are so aggressive and we both have very dry hair. These type of products for hiding grey hair and roots have become a big thing recently and I found a few products in out shops, but I grabbed this one because it looked most simple to use. I got the third shade, the one for brown hair (they have one for dark brown hair, but there are four shades sold here in general), however, I should have taken a lighter one as this one suits my hair more, while mom has a lighter shade of brown, so if you're planning to buy this, get a shade lighter than you think. It covers grey hair perfectly and if the colour is right, it's not even visible. My mom is really happy with this product. It's not a dry shampoo-powder kind of product, it's already more like a high coverage liquid colour. It's got a tinny nozzle, so it's easy enough to apply on small sections, but not ideal. I tried this on my arm for colour one and soap couldn't remove all of it, so I walked with a stained arm for a few days, so it should last long on the hair. The bottle is quite small for the price though, it's only got a 100 ml.

Müller, 8.95 €

*L'OREAL Elseve Extraordinary Oil

Shampoo, Conditioner, Mask and Oil

The fact that I'm a massive fan of the shampoo has been well established already - it's by far my favourite drugstore shampoo and one I use pretty much all the time, however, I've tried the mask before too and it didn't impress me, since my hair needs a lot of care (it should fit hair that has dry ends, but not overly so, however, for my hair I much prefer their Total Repair 5). The conditioner is not unlike the mask, so another thicker texture product, but it's not too heavy and neither very nourishing, still it should fit moderately dry hair. The oil is very, very light, in fact too light for proper care and it's not enough for my hair, however, similarly to Kerastase Elixir Ultime, it's nice for some simple hair taming because it doesn't weight down the hair at all. This one might just work for thin hair and you get all the benefits of an oil-silicone, so shine plus detangling. The scent of all products is oriental with a cinnamon note.

BATH & BODY WORKS PocketBac Antibacterial Hand Gel

Sweet Pea

Bath and Body Works is one of those unicorn brands like The Body Shop that aren't available in Slovenia, but I find them immensely appealing because I like these types of products they sell. I found a few bits on Salma and I decided to try at least one product to see what all the fuss is about. I really overpaid the bottle, I knew that and it even has a sticker on the back that it costs a dollar plus change, but I'm allowed to be so stupid occasionally. This is so adorably small, it's a 29 ml version, so it really fits into every pocket. I picked scent Sweet Pea because I believe it's one of the most popular scents form BBW, but it's nothing special - very freshly floral and quite pleasant. It's a very basic antibacterial gel, so it offers no care like Soap & Glory's (which is awesome), so I prefer that one, but the size of this one is so practical. 

Ingredients.

Salma, 4.90 €

REFAN Scents

Dupes of Angel and CK ONE

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If someone told me ten years ago I'd be buying Angel, I'd say they're crazy, but then again I used to hate Fantasy too, so it just proves how much we change. I had a sample of Angel hidden somewhere and I've been trying to use up all the vials I have, so I just poured it somewhere and to my surprise I loved it so much. It's completely different than I remember. It's still a silage monster and a scent you have to commit to wearing all day because you can't cover it up, neither scrub it off. It's a fragrance that is so full of everything, it's difficult to love and easy to hate, so for me it's going to be something I wear on day when I won't be around too many people because I don't want to be the one with the heavy fragrance, even though it smells lovely to me - I smell chocolate, honey, cinnamon - it's definitely a gourmand scent, but there is that note of patchouli that I feel like people might have most problem with it because it's already makes it more masculine.

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I was in need of a very simple, clean smelling fragrance that I could just spray liberally and have for occasions when it's not the most appropriate to wear a lot of fragrance. CK One is a crowd favourite from the late 90's, also labelled as an unisex fragrance, which I agree. It reminds me a bit of Emporio Armani Lei, but it's more citrusy. They call it an out-of-the-shower scent and that's what it is, a simple clean, citrusy scent, but it actually manages to last really long.

By the way, Refan stopped offering 15 ml bottles, which makes me angry because I loved the concept of having many small sizes of fragrance, as I change my scent a lot.

Refan, 9-10 € (30 ml bottles).

YANKEE CANDLE Tarts

Cranberry Pear 

One of my favourite scents by Yankee that I discovered at Christmas. It's not a typical Christmas scent that's why I bought it again now and to me it smells like wild strawberries and a bit of pine, which actually ends up smelling like picking strawberries in the forest. 

Sea Salt & Sage

Now I get what all this fuss about the sea salt and sage combo - it is so lovely. Very clean smelling and it has a hint of that seaside feeling. Truly lovely.

Shea Butter

Another scent I repurchased, but before I had the votive candle and I love the waxes much more because they actually fill the room with the scent. It's such a lovely warm, cream and clean scent. 

Salma, 1.82 - 2.19 €

Fragrance Samples

Avon Luck for Her

A very generic type of celebrity scent, but nonetheless very likeable and easy to wear. It's the epitome of the fruity floral category - I smell sweet pineapple (notes mention berries and citrus) and a gentle white flower scent, it's basically a Fructis shampoo type of scent. I love the bottle of this and the scent is one of those that fits any occasion, so I might even buy it one day. Staying power and projection are average.

Viktor & Rolf Bonbon

Again nothing I haven't smelled a million times. It's a similar fruity-floral-vanilla like Viva La Juicy, Flowerbomb and Jimmy Choo, but already more candy-caramel sweet like Prada Candy. To me it's likeable and easy to wear, but it's a classic (albeit a more grown up) sugary scent.

John Galliano Parlez Moi d'Amour Encor

Fruity, woody and floral. It's a mix of sour-sweet fruit (blueberry and plum), flower notes (iris, gardenia and rose, though I don't smell the latter) and base notes are presented by patchouli (can't smell it) and sandalwood. It's quite a young fragrance to me, but not in a completely sugary sweet teenage-y way. I saw it costs about 20 € for 80 ml on Salma, so it's pretty cheap.

Salma, 0 - 1.30 €

Have a great day!

CATRICE Stylo Eyeshadow Pen

020 G'Old Mc Donald and 040 Brown to Earth

Before buying anything from the newest Essence/Catrice update, I swatched all the Catrice and Essence cream eyeshadow pens, compared them with my other ones I have at home (Kiko's, Golden Rose) and though they aren't as intense as Kiko's, I was very impressed by the staying power. I decided on two shades that I knew I'll use a lot, since I use such cream eyeshadow all the time as bases. I grabbed a simple beige gold G'Old Mc Donald and a bronze Brown to Earth, which is a cooler version of Kiko's Golden Bronze. These are lovely, especially Brown to Earth and work great as eyeshadow bases. I've worn them on their own once and they get slightly patchy with time due to a shimmery and creamy texture, but last all day with some creasing after several hours.

Müller, 4.29 €

ESSENCE 2 in 1 Eye Shadow & Liner

03 light me up and 06 she's got the mauve

Essence has a better shade range of cream eyeshadow than Catrice for my taste, but I picked up only two in colours I didn't have yet. Light me up is a light beige shade with a satin, slightly shimmery finish and She's got the Mauve is a taupe-violet shade with a satin finish. I find these better than Catrice's if you plan to wear them on their own (as a base both work fab). They are waxier and look smoother on the eyelids due to less shimmer. They also wear nicer, but can get a bit patchy with time. Like Catrice they crease at the end of the day when worn on their own, but are still there. Out of all the shades, so including Catrice's, She's got the Mauve lasts the longest. I'm really impressed by both versions of pen/stick cream eyeshadows and they are my favourite purchase out of the new Essence/Catrice things. 

Müller, 2.99 €

ESSENCE Stay All Day Translucent Fixing Powder

I've heard a lot of good things about the previous version of Essence loose powder and went to buy it a couple of years ago only to discover it had been discontinued. They finally released a new version and I bought it immediately because I have nothing like it. I'm not a fan of powders, so far I only like two (Bourjois Java and Physicians Formula Glowing Nude) and I have conflicting feelings about this one. It applies really nice, doesn't look too powdery, but mattifies, however, as at most powders, it's how it wears off, or maybe I should say how it affects the rest of the makeup to wear off that doesn't please me, but it's different with every foundation. At some it looks ok and at some it's awful. Still, I am glad I bought it because it'll come in handy.

4.39 €, Müller

CATRICE Illuminating Blush

040 La Vie En Rose

I'm still a huge fan of I'm Nuts About You, which is one of the original shades, though they've gone through a design revamp and I have to express my concerns that the shade doesn't look the same to me in the pan. La Vie En Rose is a new shade and it looked like a warmer version of Nuts to me in the shop, kind of a muted peachy shade with some mauve-brown parts. It is in fact the lightest out of all illuminating shades and it's almost like a mix between Nuts and Coral Me Maybe. On the cheeks it's muted peachy shade, I'd say it's a warmer peachier version of Nuts About You and a shade that will combine well with any look on warm skin tones. Unlike the other two I own, this one has a soft illuminating effect.

Müller, 4.29 €

ESSENCE Velvet Stick

02 Peony Star

I've seen swatches of these from German bloggers, who attended their event and this shade didn't really intrigue me because it looked too grey on everyone. However, when I saw it in person, I thought it looked a lot warmer and pinker (they don't have testers for these). It swatches lovely, a nice pinky-mauve shade, but on my lips it's different. Actually almost the exact shade of my lips, but cooler and greyish. The texture is waxy, not truly matte and not particularly long-lasting. I'm not sure about this one yet.

Müller, 2.19 €

ESSENCE Longlasting Lipliner

02 Sweetheart, 06 A Girl's Dream, 07 Plum Cake and 10 Berry on my Mind

I love these liners and I have two from before, Lovely Frappuccino and Yummy Berry. I've been saying that I'll buy more of these someday and that day finally arrived. I got the newest shade 10 Berry on my Mind, which I imagined being a lot darker based on the press release pictures, but it's a medium, muted plum shade. I also got the old shades: a medium warm Barbie pink 02 Sweetheart, a muted red 06 A Girl's Dream and medium greyish mauve shade 07 Plum Cake, which is another too grey and draining shade on me. I love A Girls Dream because it's great for pairing up with Golden Rose Velvet Matte in 12 and all other similar shades.   

1.59 €, Müller

ESSENCE The Gel Nail Polish

63 itsy bitsy blue bikini

A pastel blue shade in a gel formula, but for a gel one it is outstandingly annoying. It's the same pastel "regular"-like formula that I've grown to hate over the years. It's a brighter blue than Ocean Porcelain by L'Oreal.

Müller, 1.69 €

ESSENCE Jewellery Nail Stickers

I didn't even see these on the press release, but they immediately caught my eye on the stand. They are definitely too large for my nails and I have zero talent for nail art, but I'm hoping for the best with these.

Müller, 1.39 € 

*ESSENCE Soft Touch Mousse Concealer

10 Soft Beige

I was checking this one out several times in the shop, but the lightest shade looked so dark and then I read a very bad review about it, so I decided to stay away from it completely, but I was sent this one a few days ago. Actually, the match really isn't that bad. It just kind of works for my skin tone, so I was very happy to discover that. It's a mousse product, so soft and fluffy to the touch, but very matte on the skin and it hides pores like L'Oreal's Infallible Matte foundation. The coverage surprised me too, it's actually not that bad, about medium-full. This one should be great on oily skins, but on driers ones (including mine) it'll emphasize and possibly cause flakes. I expected a bad product based on reviews, but it's actually quite decent, just don't get it if you have flaky skin.

3.29 €

*CATRICE HD Multi Talent Powder + Makeup

020 Natural Beige

The irony that when I buy two new face powders, I get another send. This one promises more coverage than a usual powder. You can use it as a light dusting with a fluffy blush to set the makeup and mattify or apply it with a sponge (not included) for adding more coverage. 020 looks very light, it feels smooth when I swatch it and mattifies well. I tried it with a sponge and it does add a touch more coverage, but this power really emphasizes flakes on my skin. I like that is has a big handy mirror, though. I'll hold back on reviewing this until the summer when my skin less dry.
5.29 €

*CATRICE Supreme Fusion Lipcolour + Care 

070 Remarry Berry

Whenever I hear dark berry plus moisturising in one sentence I get nervous and images of lipstick smudged all over the face flash before my eyes. But you know what - it's not nearly as soft as I imagined it to be. It still has shine, but you need to build it up and there is enough wax in it to stop it from migrating too much. At the same time, I don't think it's as moisturising as for example Revlon's Ultra HD. The shade is very much to my taste, a cute dark berry shade with a medium-full pay-off. I can easily apply it as a stain or build it up to a semi-opaque layer.  5.29 €

*ESSENCE Silky Touch Blush 

100 Indian Summer

I had no idea Essence even had this shade. Often products look so different on their press releases, I completely miss things, but I would pick up such a shade myself. It reminds me a lot of the old ,quite popular shade for us Snow Whites by Lancôme called Miel Glace, so it's sort of a very muted peachy shade. On me it's almost too peachy, but still nice. It's surprisingly nicely pigmented for such a shade, well at least as far as my pale skin tone is concerned and looks nice on the cheeks, however, staying power is very poor. 

 2.79 €

REVLON Parfumerie Nail Polish

Ginger Melon

I wanted this shade for such a long time and I finally snatched it because it was 50% off. It's from a collection of scented nail polishes, which actually intrigued me because of the gorgeous bottle design. I have Bordeaux from before, which doesn't have much of a scent, but the colour is beautiful. Ginger Melon is a bright coral-pink shade, the closest similar shade I have is Essie's Cute as a Button, but that one less pink. The scent at this one is a lot more intense than at Bordeaux and even as you're applying it, it smells like melon candy. The scent is strong and very noticeable for about a half a day, but by the next day it's almost gone.

Müller, 3.50 €

 *MAX FACTOR Voluptuous False lash Effect Mascara

Max Factor's False Lash Effect range of mascaras is known for their oversized brushes, but this one takes the cake. It is humongous and I seriously cannot imagine it fitting short lashes. The design is unique with a mix sort of plastic plates and normal bristles all twisted into a spiral shape and a spiky dome design on the top designed to reach small lashes. The design definitely works for achieving definition and depositing enough product on each lash, but I wish it were smaller. It's a mascara that surprisingly performs well from the start, which is uncommon for a mascara with a plastic wand and it manages to create a nice amount of volume. I think it's far better in that respect than their previous launch, Velvet Volume, but I again find the brush too harsh on my eyes. It of course doesn't hold a  curl, since it's a regular formula.

DM, 14.29 €

JOHN FRIEDA Frizz Ease Secret Agent Perfecting Creme 

Just like Dove's Quench Absolute Serum (which is now nowhere to be found in any drugstore) and got this purely because it was half off. I didn't read any reviews before buying it, but I trust John Frieda, so I gave it a shot. It's a cream that you use on dry hair and it contains avocado oil quite high on the list. It promises to tame frizz, hydrate the hair and hide split ends, so all the usual things. It's a proper cream texture, but smooth due to silicones and it applies nicely without leaving wet parts. I've had it for well over a month and I'm sure about it. It does smooth the hair and gives shine, but the problem is that the effects don't last. Maybe I'm too spoiled by Dove, but I expected more - more shine, more hydration and a stronger anti-frizz effect. It should suit well normal or slightly dry hair that requires some frizz taming. I think this may be in the process of discontinuing or repackaging as the rest of JF line, hence the discount.
Ingredients.

4.99 €, Müller 

NEUTROGENA T/Gel Total Shampooing

I asked in my previous New in for dandruff remedy recommendations and an anonymous reader recommended me this (thank you so much!). I ordered it the next day on Salma as I didn't feel like checking if we even have it here. I don't think I've seen it, but I'm not sure. It's an intensive anti-dandruff treatment, so it's only available in 125 ml bottle. I used it the same day it arrived and for the first time in years, since I've used the last drop of Phytopolleine, my scalp was finally pretty much completely clear of any dandruff build-up. It smells like burnt rubber (the same as PyhtoSquam) and foams well, it also isn't as drying as some other dandruff shampoos, but it also isn't nourishing. My scalp does still itch, I assume because of dryness and not dandruff, so I've been using oil to moisturise my scalp (Phytopolleine would come so handy now) and dandruff still reappears after a few days, but I'm very impressed by this and so happy it at least removed the dandruff, for the first time after so many fail product. I truly hope it lasts.

Ingredients.

Salma, 8.20 €

MATRIX Biolage ScalpSync Exfoliating Treatment

I had a severe dandruff build up on my scalp and I had no idea such products even existed, but I didn't hesitate to order it. Basically this is an scalp exfoliator that contains two doses of product, so the whole bottle should last you only two treatments. I used up about a quarter, then I thought it was already too much. You are supposed to apply it on damp scalp, really massage it in and then rinse off, following with an anti-dandruff shampoo. It worked. It rid me of that dandruff layer, which is a minor miracle in my books. It's hard to squeeze the bottle, even though it's soft, but because the product is so thick, it's not that easy to work with. It has a very handy nozzle design with which you can apply it on the scalp. It's expensive for the suggested amount you should use at once, but I really like it.

Ingredients.

Salma, 8.90 €

L'OREAL PROFESIONNEL Série Expert Absolut Repair Lipidium

I've had this mask on my wishlist for years and it's really not that expensive, despite being only 200 ml. It's very thick, so just the way I like it and has a very strong, kind of strange clean scent, but it's a type of scent a lot of people will like. It nourished my hair nicely, it's not as good as Joico's Hydrator, but I like it. This one goes on my recommendations for dry hair list.

Ingredients.

Salma, 10.40 €

ORIFLAME Volare

Eau de Parfum

I've wanted this for ages, but mostly due to the bottle, since it's just stunningly gorgeous and everyone stops to take a look at it when they see it. It was a limited edition bottle for Valentine's two years ago, but I think they made it permanent, the fragrance itself is old. The scent is also often described as a dupe for Lancome's Tresor, which supposedly smells peachy and I love peaches. Well, this one doesn't and it's the most grandma-ish fragrance I've ever smelled. It's not a 90's or 80's like fragrance, it's just so old smelling with intense notes of roses and powder. There is some sweetness to it from the pralines and I get the more masculine cedar undertone, but roses are the dominant part of this fragrance. The bottle is actually hard to open due to such a design, but I don't really care. More reviews on Fragrantica.

Notes: 

Top: violet leaves, juicy pear and galbanum 

Heart: peony, gardenia and rose petals

Base: praline, leather and cedar

Salma, 15.30 €

 *BOMB COSMETICS Baths

I got a ton of these bath bombs and melts (cocoa butter based) to try out and take pictures how they look for Click2Chic. I haven't tried all yet, but so far my favourites are Diva Fever (has blue holographic shimmer) and All That Glitters (with purple shimmer). 

All That Glitters

As the name suggest it's a bath bomb that contains glitter. It smells sweet, warm and fruity, like berry and cherry candy, also like there is a hint of vanilla in it too. It fizzes like all bath bombs and turns the water into a cute pink shade. The core is white and together with the three balls on the top it represent the the moisturising butter part, which feels so creamy and fluffy to the touch. The oil disperses into small drops that glitter on the water and among them are scattered bigger chunks of magenta glitter (that bottom left picture is take with flash, so you can see oil, but the glitter chucks are more visible in person). The latter sticks to the skin because of the oil and it's a very nourishing bath so great for dry skin. 

Diva Fever Bath

Another bath with glitter which it's not visible on the exterior, but it actually has very cool blue holographic flakes plus shimmer scattered in the bath water and though my camera didn't manage to capture them, they were the most dazzling of all bath effects. It turns the water pink, much like All that Glitters and the heart is almost like paper, but it's not really and it's the last to dissolve. It's a classic bath, with no butter or oiliness, so it's easy to clean the tub. It smells really lovely, nothing that I can point out, it just smells like a fancy body lotion. Notes describe ylang ylang and sandalwood, so it's floral and woodsy. The scent lingers on the skin and in the bathroom. It was my favourite so far.

Urban Princess

Another glittery bath bomb, but least fascinating one. It's a standard bath bomb, so no added butter inside and it doesn't add any colour to the water, nor any foam, it just fizzes for a few minutes. Those gold glitters on the top are the only special effect in the bath, but they aren't that visible since the water is clear. The rainbow on the top doesn't melt, it quickly falls off in the water and the water doesn't affect it. It smells a bit coconuty, in a clean sense, so like a cosmetic product with a coconut scent - just a simple coconuty, creamy, softly clean scent.

Miss Fancypants

A cupcake shaped bath mallow or melt with a polka dot heart, which is just the cutest and it has the best scent out of all - a nice berry fragrance. I haven't used it yet, but I assume it's a simple milky white oily bath with cocoa butter that melt slowly, so great for dry skin. I'll have pictures of how it looks on the other blog.

Top Cat

This is seriously the most adorable bath ever! I just love the cat design and I think that the head part doesn't melt, so you can keep it. It's another mallow, so an cocoa butter based bath, but I haven't used it yet. It has a gentle sweet-floral scent of with neroli and sweet orange essential oils.

Click2Chic, 2.99 € each

*BOMB COSMETICS Three Little Birds Gift

I also got one of the gift packaging that has five products inside:

Apple & Raspberry Swirl Blaster - looks like a green-white ice cream scoop with hot pink cream and sprinkles. It smells like Šumi apple candy and turns the water spring green with green sprinkles. The hot pink cocoa butter part forms an moisturising oily layer on top and smells like Hubba Bubba Cherry bubble gums, but doesn't affect the colour of the water. 

Pink Rhubarb Encounted Mallow - a hot pink cupcake design with white cream. It's a cocoa butter based bath that doesn't fizz, just slowly dissolves, turns the water milky white and is very moisturising. It has a love it-hate it scent of rhubarb that is the strongest out of all scents, but sweet-bitter refreshing.

Flutterby Butterfly Blaster - a green bath bomb with the butterfly. I haven't used it yet, but it smells like green apples.

Springtime Fantasy Soap - this one has a strong, very fresh green scent of grass and to me it smells just like when you're harvesting grapes and throwing them in the grape crusher - that green scent that fills the room (those with vineyards will know that I'm talking about). It foams like a regular soap and it's not as drying, though it still leaves that squeaky clean feeling. I've been using it for about a month and there is still 90% of it left.

 Daisy Daisy Buttercup -  the cutest pink cupcake design. It's another mallow, so an oily bath and leaves no colour (just milky white). It smells like soap with roses.

Click2Chic, 14.99 €

 *GARNIER Neo Deodorants Intensive Antiperspirant

Garnier released a new addition to their pre-existing Neo line. They finally added aerosol versions, but this time played with the distribution system. The call it the soft flow circular diffuser which looks very futuristic and it's a bit gimmicky (not sure what's wrong with the regular system), but fun to use. These could not have come at a better time, since there seems to be an all-around drought of deodorants at this time among my friends and family (mine actually broke), meaning I had also other people testing these and reporting the results to me. I picked Fresh Blossom, the men picked Light Freshness, Shower Clean and Pure Cotton, so the unisex, clean scents and Floral Touch went to another female "participant". I'm not much of a sweater, I've never been and this one works fine for me, it doesn't stop sweating, but it smells nice. Male "participants" had very harsh words about this. It doesn't stop sweating one bit despite the anti-perspirant claim of 48h efficiency (they take the writing on the can a bit more seriously than me), so this was a big fail in their book. At least they smell nice, but don't get it if you need a proper anti-perpirant.

Shower Clean (teal) - just as the name says, it smells like clean skin and bathroom after a shower. Great scent and unisex.

Pure Cotton (blue) - a classic clean laundry scent. Powdery and fresh. Again a unisex scent.

Light Freshness (light blue) - a light sweet powdery scent, clean inspired by ocean breeze. Love this one. 

Floral Touch (purple) - a stronger floral scent with note of peony, roses and freesia. Very feminine and quite perfumey. 

Fresh Blossom (peach) - the sweetest in the bunch. Lightly citrusy fruity-floral, sweet and uplifting. Most my type of scent and very girly.

*ESCADA Agua del Sol

Eau de Toilette

Sample

Escada has a new summer fragrance like every year and I've been a fan of these for so long, as they are so my style of fragrances. This is one of my absolute favourites so far. They usually have a fruity note that sticks out, but here it's such a nice blend of tropical fruits, and there is none of that usual fresh base, instead it's more warm. I wasn't that impressed with the ones they did in the last few years (from the Cherry one onwards), but this is worthy of a purchase. Interestingly Escada described the scent as icy, but I find it too warm for such a description. Reviews on Fragrantica.

Notes:

Top: mandarin, Asian pear ice cream, frozen raspberry sorbet, Italian citrus peel and pink pepper. 

Heart: rose petals, apricot and a fruity cocktail. 

Warm base: tonka bean, sandalwood and white musk. 

I got the bag as well and I assume they'll have it as a part of promotion. It's one of those cooling bags, which makes it stylish and useful. 

Fragrance Samples

Hillary Duff with Love

A very spicy scent. I knew it was spicy, but I didn't expect it to be so sharply spicy. The base is very warm and vanillary, but the spices take the spotlight. I notice very little of that mango that is described in the notes and it only provides the initial freshness. I think this fragrance is already discontinued, but there might be a few bottles left in some places. I wouldn't purchase it for myself. Reviews on Fragrantica.

Demeter Ocean

Too masculine for my taste. It pretty much smells like a fresh, but slightly woodsy mens cologne. It's aquatic, citrusy and with pine notes. I don't think it smells like the ocean, at least from the start. It then mellows into a more salty scent. Again something I wouldn't buy. Reviews on Fragrantica. By the way Demeter = Library of Fragrance.

Demeter Chocolate Mint

Burnt cookies and toothpaste. That's what I get at first. The chocolate note gets a lot better in a few minutes and gets more authentic, It's close to the After Eight scent that for example TheBalm Meet Matte Hughes copies so well, but I'm missing a stronger chocolate note. Reviews on Fragrantica.

Victoria's Secret Sexy Little Things Noir Tease

As far as I'm concerned this is a dupe for Viva La Juicy. They smell so similar. It's a lovely sweet scent, a basic gourmand vanilla in the best possible way. Very likeable. Reviews on Fragrantica.

YANKEE CANDLE Wedding Day Tart

I was actually just wondering how this smells. We don't have many Yankee Candles where I live, but I'd love to at least have more tarts, so I ordered it online. Wedding day is a simple soapy rose scent. Not that awful granny-ish rose scent like in their Fresh cut Roses, but a lot more toned down and more clean. It's nothing special, but nice.

Salma, 2.24 € 

Have a great day!