This oil has been on my wishlist for a long time. I wanted the regular version and not the shimmery one because I think that shimmer would look ridiculous on my milky skin. First off let me start with the scent - it's amazing.  I can't stop smelling it. It's very sweet, I don't really know what it resembles, but some say it's a bit like almond oil (by the way, it is identical as their tinted moisturizer). For me, one of the most important things in a product is the scent, so this oil gets a big plus because of that. Another thing that I love is how it just sinks into the skin, there's no greasy feeling whatsoever. It leaves the skin so very soft and feeling amazing. I also used it on my hair and it's great. It tames the frizz and gives amazing shine. But it performs the best on my face. I use a drop or two on my face and I swear my skin never looked so radiant and lovely (also using honey and homemade aspirin toner contributed greatly to making my skin look better, but more about that another time). Vichy Aqualia Thermal serum got rid of my dry patches, but in combination with a bit of Nuxe oil my skin looks so nice and radiant. The only thing I really don't like is the packaging. The glass bottle looks so luxurious and pretty, but I have the 50 ml version and it's so hard to get the oil out. I think the 100 ml version has a spray which I'd prefer, but it's very expensive (31 €). Nuxe is sold in almost every pharmacy here in Slovenia, 50 ml bottle cost around 18 €.

My final verdict: I love it.I think I will keep repurchasing it, but I don't like the packaging (next time I'll try the spray bottle), also the price is exaggerated.
Update (14. feb.2013): I'm still loving it. I did repurchase the 100ml version and the spray bottle is so much more handy.  I've been using it as a face moisturiser every day since I bought it (almost 2 years!) and it's amazing. It gives skin radiance and more importantly it makes your skin incredibly smooth. Definitely a product worth the hype. I changed the pictures with the 100ml version, the 50ml ones are bellow.

To olje je bilo dolgo na moji wishlisti. Želela sem navadno verzijo in ne tisto s bleščicami, ker mislim da bi bleščice izgledale čudno na moji mlečno beli koži. Obožujem vonj tega olja in glede na to, da je zame vonj izdelka ena izmed najpomembnejših stvari, tale dobi en velik plus. Je zelo sladek vonj, sicer ne vem čemu je najbolj podoben, nekateri pravijo, da je nekako podoben mandlju (gre pa za isti vonj, kot ga ima njihova obarvana krema). Je suho olje, kar pomeni da se takoj vpije v kožo in ne pusti nobenega mastnega občutka, meni je to zelo všeč. Kožo naredi izjemno mehko in gladko. Uporabila sem ga tudi na laseh (konicah) in ukroti frizz in doda sijaj. Najbolj pa se obnese na koži obraza. Uporabim kapljico ali dve zraven Vichyijevega seruma in moja koža nikoli ni izgledala lepše. Edino kar mi ni všeč je embalaža. Sama steklenička izgleda čudovito, ampak pri 50 ml verziji zelo težko dobim kaj izdelka ven (moraš kar agresivno stresati stekleničko, da dobiš kakšno kapljo). Pri 100 ml veziji je baje sprej, verjetno bom naslednjič vzela kar to. Nuxe se dobi v skoraj vsaki lekarni, 50 ml stane 18€ in 100 ml je okrog 31€. 
Meni je olje zelo všeč in verjetno ga bom še kupovala. Moti me le embalaža (pri 50 ml) in cena. Priporočam.

When Barry M make up finally became accessible in Slovenia, their blushers were the first thing on my wishlist. But I was a bit concerned about how pigmented they looked, so I never came round to ordering them. I got this one in a swap and as I presumed it's very, very pigmented. You need to use a light hand when applying it. Take most of the colour off on your hand and just build up the colour slowly. It gives a beautiful rosey-pink flush and it's mat finish. I'm interested in how shade 1 (Pink Orchid) would look on me, it looks so beautiful on pictures. I think this is a perfect blush for darker skin tones because it's so pigmented that you don't have to worry if it will show up. Another good thing is the price, it's quite cheap.

Ko so Barry M ličila prišla v Slovenijo, so me najbolj zanimali njihovi blushi, ampak so se mi zdeli zelo pigmetirani in jih zato nisem nikoli naročila. Odtenek Rose (2) sem dobila v zamenjavi in kot sem pričakovala je izjemno pigmentiran. Pri nanosu moraš biti precej previden, saj je kmalu preveč. Najbolje je, da ga nanašaš postopoma, bolje je premalo kot preveč. Da res lepo roza rdečico in ima mat finiš. Mene zanima še odtenek številka 1 (Pink Orchid, ki je najsvetlejši), na slikah izgleda zelo lep. Ta blush je zelo dober za tiste z temnejšo poltjo (sama sem bela kot mleko in se na meni vsak blush pozna), saj se ni treba bati se ne bi poznal. Barry M ličila lahko kupite na Ličila.si, stanejo 6,55 €.

I also got a lipstick in the shade 145 (Punky Pink) which is a very, very bright fuchsia pink. It's way to bright for my liking, but others say it looks fine on me. I like the formula of this shade, it's not moisturising but it just feels like it'll stay on forever. Shade 147 (Peachy Pink) has the worst formula I ever tried, it is extremely drying, applies so patchy and uneven plus the colour looks horrible on me, it's very bright pastel orange. I gave it to my cousin who has darker skin tone than I me (about NC 20 or Bourjois Healthy Mix 52-53) and it still looks very pastel orange, but she tops it with a pink gloss and it looks ok. If you like very bright fuchsia shades, you'll love 145 (perhaps you should bare in mind that I'm very pale so it might not look as bright on you)

I got BeneFit's Girl Meets Pearl highlighter in a swap from one of the girls from ARS Cosmetica forum. She bought it in London, but you can get it online (ASOS, feelunique, hqhair, lookfantastic, eBay,...). I already wrote a post on my other highlighters (click here) and I said there that I prefer liquid/creme highlighters. I've been using GMP for a couple of weeks now and I love how easy it is to apply. Unlike High Beam that comes in a nail polish like container, GMP has a lot more practical packaging. It is a nice sleek tube, you twist the bottom and the product comes through the holes. Also the packaging is sooo pretty. I apply it with fingers or a brush, either way it's ok. The glow it gives is very similar to High Beam's, one of the best in my opinion. Compared to High Beam it's a much more golden shade (HB is pink), but the shimmer is the same (multicolour particles). GMP is scented, it's some sort of a fruity scent, but it's not offensive or too strong. If I had to choose between HB and GMP, I'd choose Girl Meets Pearl, simply because of the packaging.

I accumulated a lot of new stuff in the last two weeks. Mostly because I won't be in Ljubljana that much in the next weeks and also because I had a horrible week and I presume that the next couple of weeks will be even more stupid.

I ordered a package from Studioma. I bought the Orofluido shampoo, conditioner and shine spray (they currently have an offer, you receive the shine spray for free). I hadn't tried them yet, but review will follow sometime in the next weeks (I won't be at home as much unfortunately). The scent of all the products is the same as of the serum, that oriental blend of vanilla and amber.

I finally caved and bought Nuxe oil (and since I used up that wild rose oil that I talked about in one of the previous posts, I was in need of a replacement). The scent is gorgeous. If you ever had their tinted moisturizer, this smells the same. It a very sweet a bit almondy scent, I just love it. Review with all the pictures will follow.

And the last from the upper picture is Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Soft Mat bronzer. After months of searching for a good bronzer, swatching and reading reviews I ended up buying this one. I love the colour because unlike most (or more like all) other bronzers I swatched, this one doesn't look orange on me at all. It almost has a slightly reddish tone to it. Again review and swatches will be posted as soon as I find some time.

Essence Sun Club Bondi Beach TE nail polish in BBC Pink Heat. When I saw Taya's swatch I feel in love with this colour. On me it's doesn't even look pink, but a very bright red. Fantastic colour for summer. The formula is amazing, I got full coverage with only one coat.

I bought a 250 ml bottle of Bioderma Sensibio make up remover which is my favourite one. In our pharmacies it costs 11 €.

And here are products I got in swaps (I swapped with two great girls from ARS Cosmetica forum. Thanks to both of you!). I got Benefit Girl Meets Pearl highlighter (swatches and comparison with High Beam will be posted shortly) and BarryM blusher (I think it's 2 Rose), nail polish in Limited Pink and lipstick 145.

Review and swatches will follow. Hopefully soon. Thanks for watching!

A couple of days ago I received a Liebster Blog Award from the lovely Serbian blogger hermetic from Hermetic's polish blog. She has great nail polish swatches (Recently she did a comparison of coral shades and I think I'm getting What do you think? from Essence. It looks gorgeous.), so check her blog out.

Edit: I later received the same award from Maja (Čudoviti Svet Kozmetike). She has a lovely blog, so  check it out.

.Sparkle* - A fellow Slovenian blogger, whose post range from outfits, make up, nail polishes to FOTD's. I'm in love with this Zara dress she bought (I love dresses. I have loads of them myself, but I rarely wear them).

Taya - Another fellow Slovenian blogger. She mostly posts nail polish swatches. She does such creative and cute manicures.

Makeup&More - I love, love, love this blog. A Serbian blogger with great make up and nail polish swatches, reviews,... One of my favourite blogs, check it out! 

I already said in my April favorites post that I've fallen in love with Chanel Rouge Coco Shine lipstick in Chance. I haven't bought it yet because first I want to use up some of my lipsticks/lip balms (I already used up 3 and I'm halfway through L'Oreal's lippie, yay!). I read some reviews about this shade and one blogger said that Aventure is similar just more warm. Well on my skin tone they aren't really that much alike, Chance is much lighter. So I'm staying with my choice. First pic is taken in cloudy weather, second in the sun. I tried a sample in the shop (sanitized it first of course) and omg the formula is amazing. I can't even describe it, it's just fabulous. The only thing that concerns me is that the pigmentation is a bit poor, but the shine is amazing. So I patiently wait for the day when I finish my lippies and get this one. Prices here in Slovenia range from 27-28€ (ouch it's expensive! But hopefully worth it)

Highlighters are one of my favourite make up product. A touch of highlighter on the top of the cheekbones, (also down the nose and on the cupid's bow) just gives that final touch to your make up. But you have to be careful when applying it, because you don't want to make it look to obvious. You don't want to have a very visible shimmery stripe on your cheekbones that just screams ''I'm wearing to much highlighter'' (unless that's what you're going for), you just want it to look like your skin is healthy and dewy. The key is to blend your highlighter with your foundation. I've learned this trick from Lisa Eldridge, who is one of my favourite make up guru's on Youtube (I'll post the video at the end of the post). What you want to do is to apply your (in this case liquid or cream) highlighter after you applied your foundation (rather than only after blush) and really blend it into your skin. Than apply blush and blend a bit of highlighter again on your cheekbones and blending it with your blush. It's a great trick and it makes your skin look amazing.

Highlighterji oz.osvetljevalci so eni izmed mojih najljubših izdelkov. Malo osvetljevalca na vrhu ličnic da tisti svetleč in zdrav videz, ter poveže celotni make up. Ampak z njim je treba biti previden, namreč nihče ne želi imeti očitne svetleče črte na obrazu, ki kar kriči ''imam preveč osvetljevalca'' (razen če si tak videz pač želite). Ključno je da zabrišete osvetljevalec v samo podlago, tako da ni vidnih prehodov. Ta trik sem se naučila od Lise Eldridge, ki je ena izmed mojih naljubših make up gurujev na Youtubu (ta posnetek bom dodala na konec te objave). Osvetljevalec (v tem primeru najboljše tekoči ali kremni) nanesite zatem ko ste nanesle podlago (torej pred nanosom blusha) in zabrišite vse prehode. Nato nanesite blush in spet zabrišite malenkost highligterja na ličnice in ga zabrišite še malo v sam blush.

 1. Essence Moonlight Collection LE Shimmer Powder - a very light highlighter, not particularity pigmented. Because it's so subtle I actually prefer to use it on my cheeks or on top of blush to give it that extra luminosity./ je bolj malo pigmentiran in zato, ker ni tako očiten, ga raje uporabljam za lička in čez blush da dodam tak zdrav sijaj. Podoben osvetljevalec, ki mi je zelo všeč pa ga nimam sama, je iz Blossom etc. LE.

2. E.l.f. Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder - It's to light to be a bronzer, but it's a great cheap highlighter with golden tones. It's very pigmented and soft, price-wise it's a bargain (1,7€), but the packaging is really cheap looking (then who cares considering the price). Again, it works very well alone on the cheeks or on top of blush. It's a great colour for summer, when you have a bit of colour./ Naj vas ime ne zavede ni bronzer, ker je presvetel, ampak je super in poceni osvetljevalec z zlatimi toni. Je precej pigmentiran in mehek, je izjemno poceni (1,7€), ter embalaža je izjemno slabo narejena (ampak za 1,7 € kaj boljšega ne moreš pričakovat). Je super za poletje ko imaš že nekaj barve. Kot Essencovega ga rada uporabljam na ličkih samih in čez blush.

3. High Beam by Benefit - Expensive (around 20€), but you get a massive amount. You only need a little amount so it will last you ages. The packaging is like an oversized Essence nail polish. It has a nail polish type applicator. This one is my current choice of highlighter (apart from Jemma Kidd's one). Because it's liquid, you can get the most natural result, but you can really go heavy on this one. / Je zelo drag (okrog 20€), ampak dobiš ogromno količino. Potrebuješ ga nanesti res majhno količino, zato dvomim da mi ga bo kdaj uspelo porabit (rok trajanja je le 6 mesecev, kar mi je čudno). Embalaža je kot malo večji lak za nohte od Essence, dejansko je čopič kot od laka. Trenutno največ uporabljam ta osvetljevalce, poleg Ice Gold od Jemme Kidd. Ker je tekoč se z njim dobi zelo naraven sijaj, ker se ga da lepo zabrisat, ampak ni ga težko nanesti tudi preveč.

4. Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow Radiance Creme in Ice Gold - one of my two favourite highlighters ever (the other one being Mac Vanilla pigment). It's so easy to use (I use fingers), simply because it's a cream. The packaging is great with a big mirror. I always have it in my make up bag, it's easy to touch it up whenever you need or want. It gives the most natural, dewy result / Eden izmed dveh mojih najljubših osvetljevalcev (drugi je Macov pigment Vanilla). Je zelo enostaven za uporabo, jaz ga nanašam kar s prsti, se lepo zblenda in zabriše, da res naraven sijoč videz, skratka super. Embalaža je primerna za potovanja, ima veliko ogledalo tako da lahko kadarkoli popraviš make up.

But don't feel limited by the description of the product. You can use an shimmery eyeshadow as highlighter. I found quite a few shimmery eyeshadows in my collection. So look through your stash, you might find something useful. / Ni vam pa seveda treba steči v drogerijo po osvetljevalec, uporabite lahko tudi navadno svetleče senčilo. Sama imam kar nekaj takih senčil v svoji zbirki, tako da preglejte kaj imate v svoji, morda najdete kar uporabnega.

 1. Vanilla pigment by Mac - A fantastic highlighter. It just looks so great on the skin, I know it doesn't look that great on the picture, but in real life it's just gorgeous/ Odličen osvetljevalec, enostavno izgleda čudovito na koži. Čeprav na moji sliki izgleda bolj bogo je v živo krasen)

2. Alverde Baked eyeshadow in Elegant Beige - Mine's all broken and messed up, sorry about that. A very shimmery highlighter, be careful not to apply to much, but it's a great highlighter/eyeshadow./ Moj je ves razbit, ker so tale senčila precej krhka. Precej bleščičašt osvetljevalec/senčilo, ki ga lahko najdete v vsakem DM-u. Samo bodite previdni pri nanosu, kaj kmalu ga lahko nanesete preveč.

3. Essence eyeshadow from More Than a Fairy Tale palette (Secrets of the Past LE) - A very subtle highlighter, great for those who don't want a lot of shimmer. It just gives a bit of luminosity./ Zelo primeren osvetljevalec za tiste ki ne marate bleščič. Če imate to paletko slučajno v kakšnem predalu, preizkusite to senčilo kot osvetljevalec, da tisti sijoč videz brez da bi bil preveč bleščeč.

4. 2nd eyeshadow from top row in Sleek's Storm Palette - A very shimmery one, use a light hand when applying it.

5. Urban Decay Virgin eyeshadow from the Naked Palette - another more demure shade, but it does contain some shimmer

6. Urban Decay Sin eyeshadow - very shimmery, I use it in the inner corners of my eyes. It's better suited for darker skintone if you intend to use it as a highlighter.

And here is a video from Lisa Eldridge on how to apply liquid and cream highlighter. I highly recommend watching her videos, I learned so much from them.

In tukaj je še posnetek od Lise Eldridge kako nanesti tekoči in kremen osvetljevalec. Vam priporočam da pogledate vsaj nekaj njenih posnetkov, jaz sem se naučila ogromno iz njih.