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.

Every now and then I get this craving for products with the same scent. A couple of months ago I couldn't get enough of coconut and a few weeks ago it was peach (I'll do posts about those products too), this time it's chocolate and cocoa. While I'm aware I'm probably completely bonkers, this never stopped me to get all crazy with searching the internet and drugstores to find what I'm looking for. So this is my current selection of products with chocolate and cocoa scent.

Next is Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula lotion which I got online, because I believe it not sold around here. It's one of the most popular lotions with great reviews and it quite cheap, so I thought why not. It smells like chocolate cake, quite strong but I find the scent doesn't last that long on me. The formula is thick (exactly how I like it) and it sinks in fast, all in all a great lotion. The only gripe I have is the packaging, I can see it being quite hard to get the lotion out when nearing it's end. I bought it on feelunique.com.

My exploration of Müller bore fruit as I stumbled upon this little gem - Pajoma Pärfümöl Schokolade a scented oil for one of those oil diffuser thingies. It smells like melted chocolate for cooking. Well actually like a mix of chocolate and margarine (if you ever made cake frosting you'll know what I mean). It makes my rooms smell like a chocolate factory and there's only one word good enough to describe it - awesome! It was around 2 € in Müller.

Ziaja is a Polish brand sold in DM's and they a have a selection of coconut, orange and cocoa scented products. I bought the 500ml bottle of cocoa scented shower gel for around 4€. The scent is lovely, but the formula is a bit too thin for my liking. Still a nice product. 

And, of course there's more. I actually have a wishlist of products I still hope to get someday. TBS's Chocomania line is obviously at the top of the list, especially the beautifying oil and scrub. Essence will offer a collection of LE scented hand creams from October and I have my eye on the caramel hot chocolate. Balea also announced a new LE of shower gels and bodylotions, the almond-cherry one and more importantly figs-chocolate.