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Small Haul - Sunprotection

Just a small haul featuring mostly sunscreen and other sun protection items. I bought a small size bottle of SunDance sun protection cream SPF 30 for sensitive skin, which I'm currently using for my face. It's quite a greasy sunscreen, so I have to powder at least my T-zone to avoid looking like a disco ball. It's also handy to carry it in your bag in case you need to reapply it.

Hawaiian Tropic Protective Dry Spray Oil SPF 20 smells exactly like pina colada. It smells like coconut and pineapple, just very sweet (I have a feeling I'll get sick of the scent eventually). It's a dry oil, which means it doesn't leave your skin (too) greasy, but it leaves your skin kind of shinny (I quite like that). The spray bottle is quite handy, the nozzle sprays a nice mist and it doesn't drip. Btw the price of it is currently reduced in DM (around 10 € instead of 13 €)

I'm not too satisfied with the CadeaVera lip balm SPF20. I was very happy with it right after application. It's nicely soft, smells a bit like vanilla and leaves just a little bit of a white cast (but nothing compared to Sprite LipSmacker). However, and there is a big however, after a while you get that weird yucky plasticky taste in you mouth. I really don't like that. Plus after an hour my lips looked so chapped like I just crossed the Sahara. Oh, well. At least it was under a 1 €.

The last thing is the Ando Vandini travel size creme shower with macadamia and vanilla, which I have yet to try.

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četrtek, julij 21, 2011
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I’ve already posted swatches of 2 red lipglosses, Essence Lunch at Cullen’s and Alverde 222 Rose Fantasy (Click), and here is the rest of my team red:

Objavila sem že slike 2 mojih rdečih glosov, Essence Lunch at Cullen’s in Alverde 222 Rose Fantasy (klik). Tu so še ostali:

Manhattan Long Lasting Gloss Glide # 531

I’ve been neglecting this little baby. It’s such a pretty bright red with silver shimmer, I just love the colour. It’s quite thick, slightly sticky and very pigmented. Staying power is actually quite good. The packaging is so cute, a small squared tube with 5 ml of product. The smell is a bit plasticy. It costs a bit over 6 €.

Tale glos sem kar malo zanemarjala. Je čudovite živo rdeče barve z srebrnim šimrom, res lep. Precej gost, malo lepljiv in zelo pigmentiran. Je pravzaprav precej obstojen. Embalaža je luškana mala kvadratasta tubica, ki vsebuje 5 ml izdelka. Glos diši malo po plastiki. Stane nekaj čez 6 €.

Essence Creamylicious 02 Raspberry Smoothie

This one was a part of TE called Creamylicious. It’s a sheer raspberry red with no shimmer.

Bil je del TE Creamylicious. Je rahlo prekrivna malinasto rdeča brez bleščič.

Hawaian Tropic Island Berry

Is a bright red in the tube, but it’s very sheer on the lips and adds just a touch of colour. It smells divine, very sweet and fruity, like some sort of berries. It also tastes sweet, but is has this horrible plastic aftertaste. It has a spf 25 (UVA&UVB). The tube is massive, it packs a generous amount of 20 ml. It costs around 5 €.

V tubi gleda živo rdeč, na ustnicah pa le malenkost obarva. Diši čudovito sladko-sadno, po nekih jagodah. Okus je sladek, ampak se potem začuti tak grozen plastičen okus. Ima spf 25 (UVA&UVB). Tuba je ogromna, vsebuje radodarnih 20 ml. Kupila sem ga v DM-u za okrog 5 €.

Nyx Jumbo Lip Pencil Deep Red

My favourite red. It’s a darker red with no shimmer, but looks a bit glossy. Very easy to apply, very creamy, not dry at all. A little goes a long way, I only have to colour in my lower lip and then press them together. Great staying power.

Absolutno moja naljubša rdeča. Je temnejša rdeča brez šimra, ampak kar malo glosasta. Zelo lahko jo je nanesti, je zelo kremna in niti najmanj suha. Potrebno jo je nanesti zelo malo, saj je zelo pigmentirana. Jaz jo nanesem le na spodnjo ustnico, potem pa pritisnem ustnice skupaj. Je super obstojna.

Artdeco High Rouge #10

It’s really pigmented, dry and hard to apply (hence the horrible swatch). I just dab it on the lips. It’s more of a brown red, quite dark. Not one of my favourites.

Je zelo pigmentirana, suha in jo je zelo težko nanesti. Jaz jo le potapkam na ustnice. Je bolj rjavkasta rdeča, precej temna. Ni ena izmed moji najljubših.

Here is another swatch (my ancient one from mua), taken with flash (I think this one is better that the other two):

nedelja, september 26, 2010
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