Is it really Black Cherry?

 Hello,

how cute is this little guy? To me it looks like a little goblin with a blue hat going around being all happy :)

It is Tocobo Jucy Berry Plumping lip oil, mine is in Black Cherry shade but it looks more brown to me than deep cherry shade.

It has this silicone paddle to apply, it is nice if I apply it over some lipsticks because it is easy to clean, it carries a lot of product so one side is enough for my thinner lips.

I decided to try out a shade that is a bit more different from my recent picks and I decided that I don't have deep brown shade and I would like to see how it would turn out on me. I have to say that it is sheer but still packs some punch. Swatch was made only with half of applicator and it is still a lot and can you see this insane shine?

That is how it looks also on my lips, crazy shiny and I love that.

I am slightly less impressed by the tingle, there is plumping in the name but I did not expect such strong effect. This one has some serious burning and tingle and when it get to that point when I am about to wipe it off it starts fading. For me this is pretty strong and probably the strongest in my entire collection and I have over 300 lippies.

I like the cute packaging, shade is not too bad (I am experimenting with this one applying it over tints which are too bright or some lipsticks which are too pale), love the shine but the burning effect is almost too strong. I will wait to see if they will come out with some non burning ones and then I would get more shades.

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Icy Glow Petal

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my eyes caught this pretty gloss online and I just had to have it. I am a sucker for a glossy gloss ;)

It is new to me brand, Muzigae Mansion Icy Glow lip gloss in the shade Petal. The most pretty pink option :)

This one has a short and chubby applicator, it is soft and it disposes enough product. I first noticed unusual scent which is pretty green. It reminds me of a bouquet but mostly green stem juice. I am not hating but it is rather unusual.

Petal is the softest neutral but still a bit on the warm side pretty pink gloss. There is opacity and it applies very even. I was expecting streaks but it pleasantly surprised me.

This gloss makes me feel like a princess, I use it whenever I want a pretty pink lip to match my sweet persona ;)  I love wearing it and the longevity is pretty nice. I like it so much that I decided to get some more shades to play with ;)

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Naked Lunch

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I have been sitting on this little guy for a while now and it is time for it to see the world :)

It is single shadow from MAC in the super flattering shade Naked Lunch. I was influenced by my sister to buy it since she has it as well and it looked so pretty one her.

In the pan it looks like an every other cream shade, the sateen shine is somewhat hidden from view but once on the skin then it comes out to play.

I love the finish but one me it pulls a bit warmer than anticipated and if you know that I am not a fan of warm tones on my skin... 

I wish it would stay on the neutral side but fortunately it is not super warm. I like wearing it as one and done shadow all over my lids, very easy but still something shiny. On my primer it does stay put.

I wish brands would release more sateen shadows since they are easy to wear and give a bit of subtle glow, I dream of a cool toned bronze or maybe a grey with a lavender shift... 

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Cooling Pink

 Hello,

I have another Peripera lip tint, I am 'slowly' getting obsessed with them, it doesn't help that they have so many shades and I realise that some look similar to each other so I am being extra careful to pick different ones and this time it is a hot pink option.

Another Peripera Ink Mood glowy tint in Cooling Pink shade. I like the soft gradient packaging and inside is a pretty bright pink tint.

First swatch is freshly applied and second is a tint left behind. First, this one looks pretty innocent, soft pink which naturally blends into my lips but as minutes pass it turns a bit deeper.

I love how glossy they are and I can never get past their high shine, here on my photos it just doesn't translate how shiny it is.

After half an hour or so it turns a bit deeper and specially with reapplying this turns deeper and brighter, stain that is left is even and I love that because that is not common for me.

I am again impressed by this brand, I love the glossiness, innocent looking color and I am not even bothered that it turns deeper after some wear because it stays even and I can always reapply and add the shine. It also works with clear balm applied over it to keep the same color intensity.

I also noticed that my lips stay hydrated while wearing only this tint... I have lost my mind after I figured out that all day long this was all I wore and my lips weren't dry and cracked... I love Peripera lip tints :)

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Empties

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here is the second art of my empties full of face items.

First is REN bio retinoid anti-ageing cream which I used in the evening. It had a light texture but it took a while to get absorbed. I also have oil from this line and usually I put oil on top of everything but here they recommend cream to be on top of this oil so when I tried this sandwich this cream applied nicer and absorbed quicker. Lotion is already gone but oil remains. I found out that REN is going out of business so I will not be able to repurchase it.

Bright orange is my beloved Neutrogena oil free face moisturiser. I love this fast absorbing cream under my make-up and I have some more backups to go through. If they ever discontinue this one I eally don't know what will replace it.

Next is another one of my many repurchases because it is that good. It is Catrice ultra last fixing spray. It seals my make-up while giving my face glow (not sparkles just uniformed glow. It looks almost like layer of it dries on top of my skin and reflects light). I thought that is pretty standard look but now I am using something else and it does not do that, it just makes me look dry so I bust open another bottle of this Catrice fixing spray and I combine them. Just another proof to me that this one is amazing. 

Mini bottle on top is Cos de BAHA Hyaluronic acid serum. It was a free gift with purchase and that is why it is so small. It had a light and liquid formula and it was a pleasure to use. I would get it again from this brand and try out some other ones as well (I am intrigued by their brightening serum).

Lastly there is Peter Thomas Roth Rose stem cell anti-aging face mask. It was a pink gel mask, very cooling on my skin. It was supposed to be very hydrating but I did not noticed anything special about it, I liked the rose scent but my skin didn't improve while using it so i will not be buying it again. I also have a blue version which is next in line to be used. 

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Empties

 Hello,

on this beautiful last day of February I took photos of so many used up products and there are still so many that I was super close to finishing as well, but they will have to wait till March which is just around the corner.

This is my favorite dry shampoo, it is Batiste Fresh dry shampoo with self explanatory fresh scent. It always gives me the feeling that I washed my hair (because it absorbs oil well and because of the scent itself). I need to shake it well before using it and it works like a charm. I like some other scents but this one is the most versatile of them all.

Next is a line of L'oreal elseve bond repair hair products. First is shampoo and conditioner (both my second bottles already). I really liked how my hair looked while I was using them and repurchased them. My hair definitely needs a haircut but using these products you couldn't tell. My hair were smoother and less frizzy after using them. Shampoo foams nicely and I don't need to use tons of it while the conditioner has a thicker formula and while in my hair, doing its magic I could wash the rest of my body and shave (the point is that it doesn't slip out of my hair). After half drying my hair I would use this leave in serum (one pump for one side, so two pumps per wash) and I did notice a difference while I used this opposed when I skipped it. This is still my first bottle so I did used it with some other shampoos and conditioners and it is really nice. At the moment I have a different combo in the shower but I did repurchase this leave in treatment to continue using it. Eventually I will get the other two products again but first I would like to finish some other products which I already have.

Next I have a bunch of body items.

First is Balea Golden Winter body lotion which smells like Mugler Alien (the purple shade was a hint) but unfortunately I had this one for a little too long and it went bad since the scent turned plastick-like. Otherwise it had a pretty similar scent and for the scent alone I would repurchase it but the formula was slightly oily and it was not my favorite. It is about half a tube still full but since it went bad I will throw it away.

Next is The Body Shop Almond milk body lotion and this one was a love. I love the easy to absorb formula, pleasant scent and the moisture it provided. I already bought a butter in this scent because it was too pretty and they also had a sale going on so I stocked up.

Bottle is Ebeline nail polish remover and it was nice one, very inexpensive and effective. I think I had this particular one before and I would get it again.

Lastly there are two Paco Rabanne items from their Pure Xs line (I also have 50ml perfume bottle but it is still going strong). I used lotion and a few drops from the mini perfume bottle everyday in February. I made it into my scent and this one still gets me even though it is one of my oldest perfumes. This cent profiles still baffles me, the notes listed just don't make sense to me because my brains pick up something completely different. First hour this smells like I live in a cinnamon cookie factory and then it transforms into a heavy floral scent which reminds me of Good Girl. I love layering this perfume with itself :) It is such a warm and happy scent to me that I can't see myself ever getting over it.

This is the first half of my February empties and the second will follow tomorrow.

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Butter Together & Cherry Delicious

 Hello,

here are two more shades from this Catrice line. Both were purchased shortly after the first one when the novelty hasn't worn off yet. 

I have two Catrice butter drippin' glossy lip balms, this time in Butter Together and Cherry Delicious.

Besides pink lip I also love the mauve and I thought that Butter Together would scratch that itch for me. It is very pigmented brown toned mauve and it has a slight caramel scent to it.

Cherry Delicious has candy like cherry scent and it is a bit more sheer compared to the first one and very vivid.

Pigment on these two is more pronounced than in my first shade Pink Lemon Squeezin' so these two are not safe to use without a mirror. When the shine fades some pigment remains but it does not stain my lips.

This is not my favorite formula. I like the shades (I would like these two a bit more if they would be a bit more sheer) and the shine but poor hydration properties makes these two drop on my list. They are sold as lip balms but are not hydrating enough to deserve the name. I will probably still use them, especially the pink one (which has the slight plastic taste but shade is still my favorite among them) and then I will not be buying more from this line. Catrice has different glosses that are nicer and more fit for my lips.

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