Moonlight Pearl

 Hello,

this palette stole my heart the minute I saw it online. The mermaid theme and cool toned color scheme did it for me. Fingers crossed that the formula is just as good as they are claiming to be.

It is Flower Knows eyeshadow palette from Shell's Jewel Collection in the shade Moonlight Pearl, the cool toned option with six shades inside.

I love that the shape is an oyster and shades inside are the true pearls (figuratively speaking)  :)

Just the details up close. There are shells and starfish sprinkled all over and there is also pearl shift on the light grey panelling, very beautiful.

I love that they continued the theme with the pans, it just ties everything together. Four of them are matte and two extra sparkly shades.

I am starting with the first sparkly star which has a bit of a cool toned champagne base and lots of sparkles. It is buildable and very sparkly. Most of the sparkles are silver (app. 60%) and there are gold (app. 40%). The effect is still cool toned.

Next is the biggest pan in the palette. Shade is soft but on my skin it deepens and it is cool toned rose shade. Light enough to be worn all over or layered to deepen outer corners in the unusual shade.

Second star does not have a base color. Most of the particles are pink and there are also some silver ones in between. 

Bottom row starts with a cream matte shade, it blends into my skintone even though it is a slightly paler but it is great to set my primer or soften the deeper shades. I wish they would offer this one in the largest pan because it will be the first to be used up :)

Grey in the middle can be very pigmented, great to deepen my outer corners or apply it in a more sheer matter to use it as an all over base over my entire lid. Did I mention that I like cool tones on my eyes?

Last shade in the pan looks soft matte brown but on my skin it has slight berry tone. I am not the biggest fan of this one but I appreciate something different to try it out.

My skin has this tendency to make everything warmer, even the grey (second to last) has warmth in it :) I am always on the hunt for a useful and everyday cool toned palette.

Here I tried to captured both shimmers but my camera just can't capture the beauty of them, here they look very meh but in real life they are beautiful but also not that different from one another. Silver is the main and recurring shade of sparkles.

This palette takes a lot of space which I don't love but the outer packaging I find very nice. Shades look beautiful in the palette but are different on the skin. I love the sparkles but they are very shiny and obvious so I don't wear them everyday. The one in the largest pan I wish would be cooler and less rosy, last one comes off too berry and grey is not cool enough for me. As a whole, this palette looks lovely but on my skin and paired with my taste I see that I just don't love it. The shades aren't my everyday colors and while I will still use it it will not become my favorite one.

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Peach Please and Nude Sorbet

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Essence keeps making and adding more shades to their regular lip gloss range (I am still sad that they discontinued Think Pink, my favorite from the bunch). Hopefully I will find a good replacement.

They are Essence Extreme Shine Volume lip glosses (there is no mint, cooling or tingling) in Peach Please and Nude Sorbet.

They have stubby applicators but carry enough to comfortably apply gloss all over my lips. Peach Please is pale with enough sheer tint to add slight pinky milkiness but it does not set in my lip lines.

Nude Sorbet is completely different. It is very warm toned and super pigmented, like liquid lipstick.

I think here you can clearly see the difference in pigmentation. Peach Please is milky while Nude Sorbet covers the skin completely and therefore it is hard to apply evenly and a little goes a long way but then I loose the shine, plus the shade is very orange tone agains my skin and I simply don't like that.

Not only pigmentation, there is difference in the scent as well. Peach Please is fruity while Nude Sorbet has artificial hazelnut scent.

I don't know why there is such a big difference. I bought both from trusted retailers otherwise I will think that the nude one might be a fake one.

I like the sheer peach shade, even though there isn't much pigment but it works. It feels very cushion like on my lips and the scent is nice. I will keep it and keep an eye out if it will get discontinued I would like to get a backup or two but Nude Sorbet is moving out. I do not want to use it.

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Cookie and Sugar Sparkle

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another duo for lips today and this time they are better than yesterday.

Essence came out with some shimmery versions of their lip oils, I snatched Cookie Sparkle and Sugar Sparkle.

They both have cookie batter with some brown sugar scent to them, nothing chemical or icky.

They are super sparkly but Cookie Sparkle has more tiny shimmers which creates that frosty finish while Sugar Sparkle is more of that traditional sparkler where base color doesn't come out and it just shines under the light.

Nude, Cookie Sparkle has a bit of pale nude, champagne base sprinkled with millions of gold, silver and also some pink shimmers. It creates frosty finish with how pale it is and I prefer to be light handed with it.

Second swatch is made with Sugar Sparkle which doesn't have a base color but a lot of pink and blue shimmers, occasionally I also find some golden ones thrown in the mix. This one I find easier to wear since I can pack it on more.

Out of the two Sugar Sparkle is my favorite and I can see this 4 ml bottle being used up pretty fast, while I also like the Cookie Sparkle, I just don't use that much with one application since there is too much of the frosty effect. I know there is another shade available in darker pink shade that is already on my radar :)

I like them for their nice scent, big applicator makes application easier, at the moment I love sparkles even a bit frostiness :). They last around one hour (Cookie Sparkle fades a little before one hour because I don't put that much one while Sugar sparkle exceed one hour) and the sparkle stays on the lips so I can apply lip balm or clear gloss and carry the effect for longer without actually applying the same product.

Thank you for reading and ahve a nice day

The Sugarcoated Truth and Fairytale Filter

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I had such high hopes for these new glosses from Catrice, the previous line Gloss Obsessed was really nice and I hoped these carries the legacy.

These are new Catrice Filler Supreme lip glosses in The Sugarcoated Truth and Fairytale Filter.

Applicators carry plenty of product and I like that. Next thing there is is the scent. Shimmery one is straight chemical scent wile with the pink one they tried to camouflage it with some brown sugar scent but it still comes through, that plastic scent.

I still find shades nice, shimmery one looks frosted but can be easily sheered out so it is not too much. I really enjoy this shade.

Fairytale Filter is a nice tone of pink but the formula is odd. When it goes closer to my inner part of my mouth it starts gathering and I hate that milky, thick paste that starts getting in my mouth. To prevent this I use very little of it but then it is barely glossy.

Unfortunately these aren't all that nice as I hoped for. The scents are icky but at least I like The Sugarcoated Truth on my lips, this tiny frosty shimmer looks nice while there is something wrong with the pink shade. Almost as if they did not design it to be worn around mouth. I will definitely not be getting more shades and I am even debating if these are even worth finishing.

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Peach Peach me

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I got my hands on this shade that I immediately wanted after I set my eyes on it. It looked like a perfect Spring, early Summer shade. Brightening my face with a touch of color.

Here it is, Rom&nd The Juicy Lasting Tint in the gorgeous shade Peach Peach me. I wanted this shade for the longest, bright tone really stuck in my brains and I am super excited to finally have it.

I love how bright this shade looks and it is also buildable, I can wear it in the sheer way, reapplying it makes it darker and brighter.

Here is the difference, first swatch is just applied and second is after a few minutes when the gloss comes out. It applies shiny but not super glossy, after a little it develops this mirror like shine and the shade doesn't get significantly darker.

The second swatch is removed only to reveal light stain, not only it is light but also easily removed so whenever I do not want to deepen the color I can remove it completely and then apply fresh layer.

I expected some scent but there is nothing I can detect, the shade is gorgeous though :) I love the glossiness and longevity, it lasts well over one hour and then I can reapply or layer a sheer lip balm over it.  When I was wearing it all day long it did not dry my lips out and I find it hydrating. This shade is one of my favorites and it will be hard to put it down to try some other items.

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My birthday shopping no.5

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this is the last one from this series and it is also slightly different, this time around the brands aren't Asian but closer to home.

The two on the top are Catrice Filler Supreme lip glosses in The Sugarcoated Truth and Fairytale Filter (this one I wanted the most ever since I saw the promo photos because I am a sucker for soft pink lips).

Below is new Essence Soft Baked blush in the shade Think Pink (they used to have a lip gloss with that name and I loved it until they discontinued it so now I have bitter sweet memory of that name). I hope I picked the right shade because some are crazy sparkle, mine just looks glowy.

At the bottom there are two Makeup factory eyeshadow quads in Coffee Break and Rosy Powder. I already have one quad and the shades are very buttery, especially the glitter shades are something else.

Above are Essence lip oils in Cookie Sparkle and Sugar Sparkle, I can already tell that they smell delicious and they sparkle like crazy.

Then there is highly anticipated Catrice Diamond Treasures cream to powder eyeshadow duo in Fairy Dust. I know that there are three options available but before they had almost exact same color combos also in three variations. I believe that I have the 'old' one which are creamy, new ones are supposed to be powders, the one in rosy tones is named On The Go Rose and now I kind of want that one as well :)

Lovely cream packaging belongs to cute Maybelline lipsticks in Upstate and Blind Date, both in Sateen formulation.

There are two Essence Extreme shine glosses in Nude Sorbet and the other one makes my heart flutter because it is bright peach shade named Peach Please.

Single looking Catrice eyeshadow looks a bit sad, all alone :( I wanted to get Essence Mono eyeshadow glitter in Frosted shine but the remaining shade was shamelessly swatched even though there were designated testers underneath, this really makes me angry. At the end I picked Catrice single shadow in Frosted Dust. it is not similar but it is amore subtle sparkly option.

Lastly there is another Essence Glossy Glaze high shine lipstick, this time around in the Cloud Nude  shade. I already have the pink one and I like it so much that I decided to get another one :)

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

My birthday shopping no.4

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this is another one from Asian brands and I am super excited to try these items, I even managed to rip the beautiful blue box :(

First is the oil slicked packaging of Joocyee Glazed Lip Gloss in Sweet Grapefruit, super excited to try this shiny gloss in a beautiful packaging.

Happy sun is GirlCult Nanyang Holiday Collection Mood Blusher Powder in the shade Love to Fight. Not only the packaging but also the product is super beautiful. 

Under is a pink tube of Joocyee Crystal Gloss in Lucent Pink. I love the glosses that come in squeeze tubes, I know I will love it unless the formula is somehow thick or if the gloss is too pigmented. after the package arrived this one looked similar... a have already ordered this one in the exact shade... I better love this since now I have two ;)

Then there are three JudyDoll items. I love the shiny silver with baby blue pairing. It looks fresh and clean to me. First is Lip Gloss Watery Essence in Peach Ice with 4 ml of gloss, under is 3D Curling Eyelash iron Mascara Curly in Black (I wanted to try the mini wand so much) and Ice Watery Lip Gloss in Blueberry Bailey's Sweet with only 2,4g of product (it is very small but the metal wand was something I wanted to try out, I wonder if I would like to apply it in the heat, if it would make a difference).

Lastly there is Bbia L'eau Tint in the shade Fleur L'eau. This whole collection is inspired by beautiful florals and I had a hard time choosing only one.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day