25 February 2026

soft touch shadows

 Hello,

I have been sitting on these shadows for a while now. I prefer single eyeshadows simply because I can curate shades to my own liking since a lot of pallets have deep or overly warm neutrals in it that I don't use.

They are Essence soft touch single shadows in Eternity and The one. I would have guessed that The one would be a bolder choice but here it is pale, cream option but since I use it daily it really is The one for me :)


Eternity has smokey grey base with tons of sparkles, base color is visible on skin and on me it translate a bit warmer but the shine is present.
The one is super soft to the touch, I love applying it with my bare fingers. It is off white white pigment and great to set my primer or highlight my inner corners. It can be sheered out or packed for a light base. For me it is a very versatile shade.


First swatch is the almost bronze looking Eternity and right next to it is paler shade which was a bit hard to capture since it is so close to my skin tone.


Shades are very affordable, soft to the touch with no fallout, easy to blend and wear all day long.

If they would make more shades I would get more of them but at the moment I can't find any fitting shades for me. I would love a pale light grey or taupe, shimmer free, something to be used as a all over lid shade and maybe some sateen shades. They used to have some but nowI just can't find any :(




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24 February 2026

Glossaholic with Stay my Rose

 Hello,

these two are a bit of a throwback, one shade in particular holds special memory for me and my sister.


Rimmel Oh my gloss! lip glosses in Glossaholic and Stay my Rose. First one is shimmer free while second is packed with it and with a more sheer base color.


Doe applicators are longer and they carry a lot of product. Scent is barely there, almost non existent.


Glossaholic has milky pink base which at first looks a bit pale on me and it sinks into my lines but after five minutes it adapts and looks lovely. I wore this gloss at my sisters wedding and I even lend her my tube for her photos. At the end this gloss remained in my sisters purse because she loved it so much and this is now my second one. Nostalgia got me after so many years and I couldn't resist buying one more for my sister to remind her of her special day :)


Stay my Rose is more sheer in pigment but packed with sparkles which makes this gloss more glossy and shiny. Color is also a bit deeper and it does not need time to settle. I actually prefer this second shade on myself but on days when I prefer shimmer free option I reach for the first one. 
There are some more shades from this Rimmel line that I am interested in and will probably get more but only after I use up some more glosses form my collection.




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23 February 2026

Pink Lemonade and Pink Lemon Squeezin'

 Hello,

bottom products were purchased when they were still new (I think they are from last year this time around, hence the new sticker) and it took me long time to find these photos to show them here :)


First is Catrice air blush matt in Pink Lemonade and second is Catrice butter drippin' glossy lip balm in Pink Lemon Squeezin'.


I love this type of neutral bright pink, it makes my skin vivid without being too much. Super cool tones don't suit me but also very warm tones can look a bit odd on me, this one is right in the middle.


Glossy balm has this slanted tip which is nice and easy to apply. Color of this particular shade is lovely neutral pink with sheer touch so it is easy to apply and creates even pigment with plenty of shine.
Scent/taste wants to be fruity but has some weirdness to it, after a few hours of reapplying it my lips got dry so it is not hydrating enough.


I like both shades but blush here wins my heart. Color is great for my coloring, it is light in pigmentation but buildable while I also like the shade of the glossy balm the scent/taste is a bit weird and it lacks in the balmy department.
I still purchased some more shades of both products to see if these two are exceptions or rules from their lines.




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21 February 2026

Don't Slurp So Loud :)

 Hello,

this one has the funniest name ever. I love the shade as well :)


Here it is Catrice Marble-licious liquid lip balm in the option Don't Slurp So Loud (such a funny name). I love the 'marble' design but I know that it will not last for long (I have been using it for a few days and I try not to mix the pattern inside but still it is almost gone).


Shade is deep but sheer mauve with golden and pink shimmers. Sparkles barely come into play but the shade is gorgeous. 


I love this shade and the fact that is pretty sheer is perfect. It applies evenly and smooth over my reddish lips (even when they turn pale this looks lovely). This type of a shade is definitely one of my favorites beside pink, rose and cool toned nude.
The scent is somewhat caramel but I feel like they tried to cover something up since underneath seem like there is something else but I can't point my finger. It is not unpleasant but nothing too special.


I love the look of this gloss inside the tube, love how it looks on my lips, scent is okay but the only slightly negative is that this one does not have super high shine. I can apply a little more to achieve that high shine but that also means that i will use this 4 ml tube pretty quickly if I will be applying that much. Thankfully this one is not sticky at all.

This is actually lip balm and it does have moisturising properties, when I use it all day long my lips are not dry at all. More to love about this one.

If this would still be available I would get three more backups just to not run out of it that fast :( 
If I will find them I will buy them otherwise I am on a look out to get a different gloss in this shade.



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19 February 2026

Acorn Beige & Shy Coral

 Hello,

for today I have some light and pretty blushes. I took a risk by purchasing them, since I knew they would be pretty light, I just did not knew how light.


These two are Peripera pure blushed sunshine cheek in Acorn Beige and Shy Coral, both pretty light and neutral in tones.


I love the little imprint on these but it is not deep so it will disappear pretty fast but I will take anything to lift my mood early in the morning when I am getting ready for work :)


Shy Coral is swatched first and it is barely visible (it looks a bit more pink than coral to me). I tried to work with it but it is futile, I think I will end up using it as a face powder. To get this swatch I had to layer a few layers to get this much color, while Acorn Beige shows up as light brown/beige without much effort. It applies lightly and it is buildable so it is nice to work with it.


They are both matte and blurring. They kill all shine but I can always add it back with highlighter. I prefer slight glow with my blushes but the nice buildable effect and lovely shade of Acorn Beige is wort it.


These Peripera blushes have nice blurring formula, Acorn Beige is a nice nude blush but it is obvious that these weren't made for my skin tone. I will still find use for them, one as a face powder and other as a light everyday blush.



Thank you for reading and have a nice day

18 February 2026

Rose lip gloss

 Hello,

I still remember Labello lip butters in little tin packages. They were so good so when I saw this gloss I decided to give it a go.


It is Labello lip gloss in Rose. There was also a clear option but this looked more exciting.


It contains very pigmented pink lip gloss, it has no shimmers and slight fruity scent.


Since it is very pigmented it doesn't has high shine, pigment also makes application more difficult. It applies a bit uneven but after 10 min it looks nice. It has some hydration so my lips did not get dry or chapped, so that is a very positive side of it.
I wish they would make a slightly less pigmented option because the formula is already nice, that change would make it even nicer. And more color options, to play around a bit ;)



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17 February 2026

Another package no. 3

 Hello,

this is the third part of my package. It was really full of items that I wanted for a while.

I will start with the bottom left with Milk Touch Dew Stain Sheer Lip Gloss in Peony Rain, this one looked so dreamy on promo photos that I just had to grab.

Next, on top is Rom&nd The Juicy Lasting Tint in the color option Peach Peach Me. I picked another shade from this line and hopefully it is just like I envisioned.

In the pink tube is JudyDoll Crystal Gloss in Lucent Pink, this shade really screamed my name and I picked it out from the abundance of shades.

In the mirror shiny packaging there are Oddtype Unseen Due Glow Balm in Above and Beyond (I had three shades in my shopping cart, at the end I choose these two based on their names ;)

Beautiful blush is Missha Cotton blush in My Candy Shop. There were so many shades but this one stood out to me the most and I think I got the right one.

Next two with rings are Heart Percent Dote One Way Glowy Tint in Peachy Milk and Dawn Mauve. These are really loved around the world and I wanted to see with my own eyes to see what is so special about them.

Light pink stylo is Self Beauty Veganize Collagen Lip Glass Balm in Pinkmelon Glow. It is light pink with shimmers, I can't wait to try it out.

Last is Braye Thin Glow Tint in the color Healthy. I wanted to get this one in the past but thsi shade was sold out for a while, when it got back in stock I snatched it real quick.


This is the last post for this haul and there are a lot of items that I will be trying out in the next weeks.




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