Empties

 Hello,

this is a part of my empties from previous month.

First, aloe shaped bottle is Holika Holika Aloe facial cleansing gel. I receive this as a gift with purchase and I was super excited to try it out. It is a thicker gel but what bothered me was the thick and hard bottle. It made the product hard to use so I was glad when it was over. To be honest I was also using it on my body just to clear it out as soon as possible.

Next is a body wash from Avon which I think is a limited edition scent. It is named Dancing Skies shower cream and it had lovely creamy Violet scent. There were also some shimmers in it to make the color of this product a bit more special. I would get it again because of the scent alone. 

This Nivea Pearl & Beauty antiperspirant was with me for a few years because I would only use it on my summer vacations since it is a spray bottle. This year I decided to completely use it up since it was really old but I would get it again. 

In my everyday life I was using Dove invisible dry antiperspirant. This is the second bottle of it (I purchased two at the time) and I still think it works for me, I still sweat but my natural scent is concealed. The scent of this one on its own isn't my favorite so I won't be getting it again. 

I used up a bottle of perfume. It is a bit smaller, 30ml but it still took me a long time. It is Furla Romantica. Fresh take on white flowers (I smell fresh Jasmine the most). It was very easy to wear and it lasted a long time for this type of scent. I would get it again but I think I have something else that smells very similar already and I am really trying hard not to buy more bottles of perfume.

The very last bottle is a bottle of Niacinamide serum. I got used to using this product and I feel like my skin really look better with constant use plus this brand Revox is inexpensive at our drugstores so I already picked up a new bottle of it.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

 Hello,

my vacation came and went. It happened so fast and I am still recovering from it :) even though it ended in September, the memories are still alive.

I used two Avon care glycerine hand and nail creams, Jasmine with vitamin E and glycerine. I had one at home and one at work. These are some of my favorites. Lightweight but with real results. I probably already have some backups :)

Next is my purse hand cream from Frudia and this time I went through the Cherry hand cream version. Lovely scent and the lightweight texture (white cap has light weight cream and dark brown lid usually contains heavier cream inside). This one was one of my favorites and I would get it again, the formula is absolutely lovely, the price is low and the packaging is small enough to fit into my purse. 

Next in line is Garnier ambre solare sensitive expert SPF 50+ face cream. I tried it on my face but it was too heavy for me, too greasy and I had a light white cast so that is a point down for me. I recently tried two different asian face creams with high SPF and I prefer those two over this Garnier one. I used it on my body until I completely empty this tube. 

The Body Shop Refresing Passionfruit joghurt for normal to dry skin with cooling effect was amazing scent wise. So juicy and fruity :) the texture was very light, almost gel like but moisturising properties were very low. That is my only complaint, body moisturiser wasn't moisturising enough but the scent was phenomenal. 

Next to it is Shiseido x Roxy after sun intensive recovery emulsion. I also have a full size but for this years vacation I decided to go with the mini. It is very liquid and slightly too sharp in scent. I haven't had any burns (thank god) but light texture didn't feel anything special. Next year I will use up the big size but honestly I don't think this item is anything special for me. 

Last item in line is very similar to the previous. It is Biotherm anti - drying body milk with citrus essences. Slightly less watery but with a more pronounced citrus scent. This one also wasn't my favorite and thankfully I don't have any backups. I received it as a free gift while buying products from the brand and there are some nice face creams (I have a stash) but this one just didn't wow me.

Super old Essence plumping nudes in the shade XXL charm. With this one I had a love and hate relationship. Some months I loved the frosty finish and slightly lighter shade on my lips and afterwards came times I really disliked it. All in all I am in love faze and I would get it again if it would be available, now I am on a hunt for something similar.

I have these old lipsticks from Avon limited edition in Sumptuous Nectar and Rose Enchantment. Bright coral was my favorite and I will miss it while the pink one wasn't that special in terms of shade. They were light but buildable and shiny - exactly how I like my lipsticks. The Nectar one will be missed.

Next in line is Maybelline Desert Bloom lipstick. It is also super old and I don't know if they stil sell them... I liked the neutral shade and the sheen but for my taste it could be a little less pigmented. I doubt I will get it again but only because I prefer light pigmentation on my lips.

Under hot pink lid is Make up Revolution London Juicy Pout lip gloss with Cherry, Raspberry and Jojoba oil in the Watermelon option. It was clear with tiny sparkles. I am not a big fan of glittery lips but this was so little, just enough to add some shine and I ended up loving it. It lasted decent amount of time (it could be better) but since I don't have big success with products from this brand I have to say this gloss was probably my favorite item from them that I have tried.

The very last item is Clarins lip perfector in the 01 shade. It is lovely light pink, almost clear. It has a sweet caramel like scent but unfurtunately it doesn't last long on my lips. It is very popular but to me is mere average.  Probably I won't be buying it again unless I will find it super cheap. Then I might reconsider it.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Click lip balms

 Hello,

today I have two on first glance very similar items - lip balms but they perform different. 

Top one is NYX fat oil stick slick in the shade Thriving which is a cool toned pink and very bright. Next is  Catrice melt & shine juicy lip balm in Shell Yeah! color. It is a soft red but barely visible on the lips.

They are both click pens and only a little product is needed to cover the lips with high shine. NYX comes with 2g of product and Catrice is only 1,3g.

Hight shine is visible on both swatches and also the color intensity is vastly noticeable here. Catrice one is very nice on the lips but after 20min disappears while the NYX stays for longer and even after the shine is gone the pigment remains. What was surprising is how evenly it applied. There were no skipping in pigment or patchy lips, even reapplying is possible and it can still look very fresh. All in all I would vote for NYX but this particular shade did not suit me so I passed it to my mom. I am thinking of getting just the sheer one or maybe baby pink... 

With the Catrice line I like the gloss and I already purchased another shade which is also pretty sheer but it has some shimmer. I can't wait to try it out.

I am really liking this high gloss/shine trend and I hope it will stick around for some time for the brands to come up with even more interesting formulas and nice shades for me to pick up.

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Sungasm

 Hello,

I have received this highlighter after buying some Catrice products online but I just didn't use it immediately. This product is huge and I don't know a person who could use it up in a lifetime... 

It is from Catrice limited edition Sungasm and holds whopping 28g of product. It looks very nice, I have to admit and I would often just look at it but I know that holding onto products which expires is not a good thing for me so eventually I used it. 

Look att he pretty print whit fine shimmer. To me it is just so nice to look at... but the slight yellow tone scared me that it won't be right for my pale skin type. 

This is a heavy finger swatch and it is shimmery and pretty yellow toned highlighter. With a brush the glow is a bit more toned down, still very noticeable but the slight yellow remains. I found that it looks a bit unnatural on me. I am talking about the tone but also about the high shine, I now prefer the more modest glow on my cheeks so this highlighter was already passed to my sister who will use it more often than I would.

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Rose Quartz

 Hello,

for today I have a lipstick which excited me so much when I saw it and I just had to order it immediately but unfortunately it did not stay with me for long.

It is Avon Hydramatic Shine with Hyaluronic core lipstick in the shade Rose Quartz. I purchased it when it was new but I just didn't find the time to review it.

Avon used to have a lipstick similar to this but I never got that one so I jumped when I saw this one. I picked what I thought was a pinky neutral shade... I have received peachy-pink leaning coral and very bright shade. It is the correct shade just in the catalogue looks a bit more calm down shade.

It is a proper coral and it is very pigmented. Big and fat balm core looks like this lipstick is very sheer but that is not true, it is highly pigmented and super bright. The scent was fruity, slightly watermelon like which was nice, different from typical vanilla. 

I gave this lipstick away because the bright tone just doesn't suit me right now, I prefer light/sheer tones right now. 

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Empties

 Hello,

this is the second half of my empties for the month of August (okay, one isn't completely empty but it has probably gone off).

First is Pflanzen kosmetik von Miller Jojoba oil. It is a staple in my make-up since I like to use it as a make-up remover and as a moisturizer. I think I already have a new bottle but I got spoiled with make-up removing balm which I think I prefer, so now this Jojoba oil will become more as a moisturizer for me. 

I did not use this oil from The Body Shop Tahitian Orchid as a massage oil but in the shower after washing (applying it on wet skin) and my body had nice herbal scent when I went to bed. I used to love oils on my skin but now I am just not that much into greasy filing so now I prefer lotions. I am glad that I used it up but I won't be buying it again.

The only item which isn't completely finished is this old H&M color essence eye cream eyeshadow in Shirocco. I had this for way too many years and now it is time to declutter it. It was still very creamy but it started to crease and so it hit the bin.This one was doubled as a primer as well since it lasted on me all day long. Beautiful warm brown which could be sheered out and I often applied something powdery on top to change the tone and made it slightly different and interesting to wear. If H&M would still have them I would get it immediately.

Big pot ia Afrodita's Pure Coconut body butter. In a way it was light but it didn't completely sink into my skin. I wanted to get the scrub but I accidentally got the butter... I wasn't mad because I liked it but probably I will get the scrub next since I have too many body moisturizers.

I have finished another bottle of my beloved foundation, it is Catrice HD liquid coverage foundation in Light Beige. I really like it because it is buildable, shade matches me and it is very inexpensive. I already have a backup and I am full stocked with it if they perhaps discontinue it. I hope that will never happen but why my luck you never know. 

I wanted to try some of their loose powders and at the end I also picked up two of their lip products, one of them is this Makeup Revolution London glaze lip oil Glam Pink with Cherry scent. This oil was slightly pink tinted but on the lips it was clear. The scent was present but it didn't remind me specifically of Cherry. This was super thin lip oil which disappeared within 10min of of my lips, my lips got a bit dry and flaky towards the end of the day and that is major reason for not getting it again, plus it was gone in just three days.

Next is another Dr. Paw Paw plumping lip oil. Recently I was talking in detail about it and I was not a fan. It also disappears within 10min, it doesn't hydrate much and constant reapplying is a must. For me this is just too much of a hassle and I don't want to get it again, their multi purpose balms suit me better. 

And the very last item is another lip product it is Mixa lip balm  anti-dryness for dry, flaky lips. This was a solid lip balm, hydrating and nourishing but it also disappeared from my lips too fast. I probably won't get it again but out of the three used up lip products from this post this one was my favorite.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Empties

 Hello,

there are quite a lot of empties for the month of August so I have decided to split in two posts. I have cleared up 16 items.

First is Guess Seductive Noir perfume in the large 75ml bottle. The scent is lovely, very reminiscent of Mon Guerlain but for much less. The longevity on me is great just as it is on Guerlain (yes, I have them both) but since Guess is cheaper I was using it more frequently (I apparently don't want to use the expensive one because I am scared to use it up completely...)

On top is the Kiehl's midnight recover omega-rich cloud cream which I have received as a free gift with purchase. The texture is somewhat cloud like but it did not suit me. My acne started to reaper and I did not like that. The most of this generous gift was used on the neck and chest area until it was gone.

On the bottom there is Ahava time to hydrate gentle eye cream which was not a gift with purchase :) It was a lightweight cream and I think my skin really liked it. I have eye wrinkles but if I get something hydrating around them they lighten up and are less visible. The lightweight texture was also a plus. I would get it again.

Some by mi beta phantenol repair toner (hyaluronic acid to moisturise and niacinamide to refine skin texture) was a free product with one of my purchases. I am no longer a huge fan of toners but I still wanted to use it up since I had it. I would pour some on my palm and drench my face in it, no cotton pads to soak up the product. Afterwards I followed with some kind of serum and then cream, it was a little extra step in my routine but honestly I don't think it did much, it did feel a bit extra.

Another bottle of Catrice ultra last fixing spray. I have used up so many of them and I have still around 20 bottles left. I really hope they won't discontinue it soon.

Peter Thomas Roth firm peeling gel. They claim to visibly exfoliate by rolling, lifting & sweeping away impurities when massaged onto skin multi-action enzymes & cellulose help uncover a smoother fresher, newer-looking complexion. This felt like a cream and when I was rubbing it for a while the water evaporated and it started to roll and peel. It is right there in the name but I highly doubt that all this is my dead skin, I think it is mostly just the dried up product but it did feel great, seeing all that being washed away. It gave me a feeling that I really cleansed my skin. I would get it again, since it also felt gentle on my skin. 

I have used up another Neutrogena oil free moisturizer. This is my favorite under make-up and I have used up quite a lot of them. Every once in a while they change packaging (I have seen at least five different ones but they all seem to be the same). I already have a few backups at my disposal.

The last item I purchased as a joke. It is Saffe for kids shower & bath foam with cucumber scent. I just shok it and thick lightly green and fresh scented foam came out. It was a joy to use in the shower, it did made me feel like a kid in the most positive way. I would buy it again, if I am not mistaken there are four options so maybe next time I will get something else than the Chameleon. 

Thank you for reading and have a nice day