Pink Sand shadow

 Hello,

I have been recently playing with this unusual eye shadow. Packaging and formula are both so very different from anything else that I have tried and my excitement was over the roof.

It is Muzigae Mansion One & Only shadow Melting Zero in Pink Sand. It holds only 2g of shadow. Kind of small considering this ball takes my whole palm.

Packaging is a clear knot, large and bulky. It opens with a twist and one half like an egg reveals the shadow inside.

It is soft rosy shade with plenty of shimmers. I don't have plenty of pinks and this one immediately looked nice and wearable to me.

When I mentioned that this formula is also very different, what I meant is that it feels creamy in the pan but applies dried on the skin. It dries in an instant and it applies like butter.

Shade is noticeably but still soft pink (I fear that shade is not super obvious on the photos) but the glow is. Inside the pan it looks shimmery but on the skin it gives this sateen glow that I love so much.

This one has splendid formula and gorgeous shine, I love the shade as well but when it comes to longevity it isn't there. I apply it over my regular primer but it creases. 

I will try to find something else because I will not part with this shadow. I want to make it work even if it is hard to store because of its bulk ;)

Thank you for reading and have a nice day 

Empties

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the end of month is here and I used up only a small portion of my products this round. There are quite a few items that were close to be finished but I will have to transfer them into a new month.

First item is Mac fix+ matte fixing spray. It has a concealed bottom part (white gradient paint from the bottom up) and I did not know that there was white powder on the bottom. First time using it I did not shake it and I got white specks all over my face, my boyfriend thought that this was a new dotted make-up :) I was able to cover specks up with foundation sponge but I learned that there is matte powder and to use it properly I had to shake it first. It was a nice spray, it did keep my make-up for longer (not as long as the next one) and my skin looked matte/dry. I am used to glowy spray like the Catrice next to it.

Second is another fixing spray, this one is my beloved Catrice ultra last fixing spray. Bottle holds 60 ml of product and I use it up pretty fast, now in the hot Summer even faster. It creates a glowy film and my natural oils don't come out or towards the end of the day there is a little shine (it depends from the temperatures). It makes me naturally glowy (there are no shimmers) or if I apply more I can look super glowy but I like to keep it at the natural level. I used Mac and this Catrice ones together to get enough setting but with a moderate glow.

Next is Neutrogena oil free moisturiser. I used up another tube of it. I find this formula just right for under my make-up. I find it hydrating enough for my skin but still not greasy so my make-up would slip off. It nourishes, salicylic acid tries to keep my pores clean and my make-up blends with my skin. Still after so many years I love reaching for it and keep repurchasing it.

White tube is Embriolise hydra light cream. First I find this tube to be hard to squeeze, I bet there is still enough products left for at least three full face sessions but I was not able to get it out. Texture was visually grainy, soft to the touch but when it cam out of the tube it was kind of clinging like there are some hard particles inside. I don't know if this is just how the formula is or I might had it too long and it started to separate. Scent was fresh and slightly green (like a bouquet of fresh stems), texture was lightweight but it took a while to absorb. I was not the biggest fan of the formula so I will not be buying it again.

La Roche-Posay daily repair fluid moisturiser from the Toleraine Dermallergo line. It is meant for sensitive and redness prone skin. The texture was lightweight and it absorbed quickly. I have not noticed any breakouts but sometimes it was not hydrating enough for me so I would combine it with something more nourishing but only at night time not under my make-up. Packaging was also pretty neat, inside is a plastic clear bag and it sucks the product, it is airtight and less prone to go bad or contaminate. I probably will not be getting it again but it wasn't a bad one, just not hydrating enough.

Last item is another frequently repurchased item, it is Essence camouflage+ matte concealer in Light Rose. I use it around my eyes to conceal darkness and slightly brighten my area. I prefer to use little since it has a nice coverage but I still prefer to leave a bit of my natural shadows to come through since it looks a bit more natural and it is less creasing. This formula is nicely creamy but after months of using it gets more and more dry and that results in even dryer under eyes. I usually go through one per year and it is not even completely finished - I always open a new one before my previous is completely finished to avoid creasing. I noticed that this one is discontinued but they came out with a new revamped line... it is intriguing but I still have one back up left.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Nuve

 Hello,

I purchased this one after my mauve craze but I thought that this shade would be cooler toned and slightly glossier.

Iti WakeMake Waterful Glow Tint in the option Nuve in this 4,6 g of packaging. It has a fruity sweet scent and taste, I like licking it off :)

Applicator itself is regular sized but it is super short. Product at first feels like a tinted lipgloss, very liquid but it covers lips evenly and does not erase the pigment from underneath.

Shade is at first cool toned violet but warms up into brown toned plum, it is pretty dark and neutral. It has gloss but is not overly gloss (I would not mind if it would be more juicy).

Stain is deep and even (I often have issues by stain not being even) and even after a few hours but it does not survive eating. After I reapply it get deeper and plumier. It is a nice shade but pretty dark for me.

I like this glossy tint, even stain and even the shade is pretty but I like it pretty much only after one coat, then it gets too deep for me to wear it comfortable. There is one paler shade that I am currently looking at, I might pick it up.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Ballet Pink and Slow Dance

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these have pretty unique packaging for a lip gloss. Chubby and round at the bottom but they can sit on their own. They carry quite little product, only 3,8 ml.

They are WakeMake Dewy Gel Maxi Glosses in Ballet Pink and bottom one is Slow Dance. They arrived in different boxes and also wands are slightly different, I believe that they belong to two different collections but still I find it odd to change the applicators.

From the front they look the same but looking at them sidewise tells a different story.

They curve in the different directions, I don't know what happened here but bot applicators are functional.I would say that the Slow Dance applicator picks less product, I need to apply second coat to get enough.

They have slight minty scent and cooling effect, there is no tingling and I love that since I already have plenty of painful tingling ones.

Shades are very pale, barely visible. Ballet Pink is warm pink with a sheer coating of color while Slow Dance has a lilac tone and slight shimmers through its formula.

I like the chubby packaging, coolness is okay as long as it isn't tingling. I also find shades pretty on me, Slow Dance the cooler option is my preferred but also Ballet Pink is super pretty. I don't find these to be super glossy but the shine lasts and that is great. I ended up really loving them but I am not sure if I want to get more.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

pastel blushes

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these have pretty unique packaging with shiny surface.

Mirror like compacts are About Tone Fluffy Wear Blushers in Dreamy Raspberry and Bubbly Orange Peach. When I was picking them out they had so many shades and it was difficult to choose.

Inside blushes have ripple design and seeing these two shades was something, Dreamy Raspberry looks too pale for me but Bubbly Orange Peach looks just right. 

They have this pastel like tone and peach one reminded me of my old Tony Moly Salmon nude shade but I think that one was even paler and softer.

I like that these don't kick much powder, I was expecting to get a lot of fall off but there is barely any.

Pink one has white tones and it almost glows against my skin and I did not know what to do with it. I was sure that it would not suit me at all.

Next is peachy orange tone and it almost blend into my hand, I know that my face is a bit paler but still in the pan it looks darker.

When I used them on my face these two turned 180 degrees. Photo above are swatches over my BB cream so it was stickier and it sort of absorbed the white tones from the blushes and made them more alive. Dreamy Raspberry sort of melts into my skin and is darker and still light, sheer but lively. I don't find it bad at all. Bubbly Orange Peach shows up wonderfully, it gives radiance without shimmers. To put it simply above swatches don't do them any justice. I am glad that they both turned out to be a good fit for my skin tone. When they mix with my BB or foundation they create quite natural effect which isn't too pale or too vibrant, just right in the middle, perfect for barely there cheek days.

Both are very blurring and I love topping them with highlighters. I like the formula but shades are really lovely on me, now I am looking at getting some more shades and I am preparing myself to see shades and they perform differently on my skin :)

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

The Super Peptide set

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these seem like they are only available as a set of all four. I heard only good things about their super peptide liquid balms so I figured these should also be nice. I was sold when I saw all the pretty shades and that they looked pretty sheer and glossy.

They arrived in this pink box, Essence the super peptide glossy lip butter set...like Sunday morning.

Set includes ultra nourishing lip butters enriched with peptide and shea butter. White one is Warm Vanilla with vanilla-cashmere scent, pink is Sweet Strawberry Smoothie with the scent matching the name, red one is named Glazed Guava is supposed to be Guava Jam and brown Cozy Caramel Latte also has the scent in the name.

Scents aren't strong but Warm Vanilla and Glazed Guava are the most noticeable while the other two are very mild. All of them are enjoyable and I hope they will reuse these scents again :)

Only the first one is shimmery, the rest are shimmer free. Cozy Cashmere Latte is the most sheer out of them or should I say the least noticeable on my lips.

First is Warm Vanilla, the only shimmery one. The shimmer isn't visible but it adds the dimension and I love that.

Second is Glazed Guava, it is sheer red, it gives fresh color and I feel like it is the glossiest and has my favorite scent, I love the fresh fruity, juicy scent.

Third swatch is Sweet Strawberry Smoothie (I messed up order of swatches). Pink is the most pigmented and this soft shade is one of my favorite pinks. I think it looks super nice on me.

Cozy Caramel Latte is warm toned brown but to get to this intensity I have to layer hard, I don't mind it tough because this shade is not my favorite. I prefer the sheer output on this one.

I don't regret purchasing this set but I wish that the sticks would carry more product (right now each has 0,8 g) and to be sold separately.

I like them all but first three are my favorite, warm toned brown unfortunately falls back for me.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Brow Pencil

 Hello,

I purchased this pencil because it was dirt cheap. I think my sister used to used this one for years and she loved it. I was never a brow pencil kind of gal but I decided to try it out so I can see if it is really so easy to use.

Pencil is Etude Drawing Eye Brow in Dark Grey. It has two sides, on one side is pencil and other holds a brush. To use it I had to remove the white sticker which left me with a sticky residue which I still have not completely removed.

It has a brow brush and I kind of love that, it makes my brows more even and if I apply too much it removes the excess. 

I find this triangle shape to be different and nice because I can choose how thick my line can be. This is definitely a plus but pencil itself is quite dry and I don't notice that on my brows but making swatches on the back on my hand felt too dry.

Swatches on my hand are a bit pale because the pencil is dry and pulls on my skin. It can get deeper but only with a few layers. My brows are black but grey pencil works the best since it looks a bit more natural but only if I don't go over the same line a few times then it gets pretty dark and intense.

I actually like this pencil but often I forget to use it because I am just so used to use brush with a powder (this is my usual ritual for brows). It still feels weird to use the pencil but it works and for traveling it is much more convenient. 

Thank you for reading and have a nice day