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.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Butter Together & Cherry Delicious

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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.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

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 :(

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

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.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

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.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Don't Slurp So Loud :)

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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.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Acorn Beige & Shy Coral

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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