Empties

Hello,

it is the end of the month and I managed to clear out some more products, 7 this time. On some of them I have been working for months now and it just happened that I finished them all at once.

First we have Avon foot works marine salt hydrating balm. It is a light blue gel which absorbs fast into the skin and I found out that it is also very moisturizing (I still often associate gel formulas with poor hydration but this one proved me wrong). I loved the scent of it as well, it was like a day on the deserted beach. Just sea, salt, nature and sand, I would use it all over my body if it wouldn't be weird to apply foot lotion on my hands. A couple of campaigns back they changed the packaging but I think they kept the line and I will definitely repurchase it once I'm done with the one I'm using right now.

Nonique Luxurious face wash with anti-aging effect is the next item. I already wrote the review about it here. It smells really nice and it is moisturizing but I prefer my face wash to give me that squeaky clean feeling and this one just doesn't do that. I still used it but only in the morning. I wouldn't repurchase it but at the moment DM has coupon with 50% off of their entire line, so I might pick some products up.

I used up Melvita L'Or Bio - Extraordinary oil which still manages to amaze me with its scent. I dedicate the whole post about this oil and you can find it here. My opinion hasn't changed, the oil is nice but for me too expensive since I haven't noticed any big changes on my skin while using it but I will miss the scent.

The last standing bottle is Avon naturals green tea & verbena body lotion. The scent is subtle but very refreshing like a cold tea on a hot summer day, it consists of green notes with a touch of flowers, very lovely but the scent is not very long lasting so I won't repurchase it even though I like it.

Avon ultra glazewear absolute lip gloss Pure Poppy & Tender Pink and Avon lipstick Rose Ribbons

Last three items are all lip products. Both lip glosses are Avon ultra glazewear absolute. The top one is in Pure Poppy and bottom one is Tender Pink. I like the moisturizing formula in these but the colors didn't convinced me so I won't repurchase them. I still have one shade which I adore and I would like to try some other colors.

Avon ultra glazewear absolute lip gloss Tender Pink & Pure Poppy

I manged to use up Tender Pink (first swatch) which looks more of a coral pink, especially on the lips. For my taste it was a little to pigmented but I personally prefer more sheer glosses.
The second, Pure Poppy is more of a true bright, fuchsia pink but I didn't finished it. On the second photo (first tube) you can see that it looks marbled. That is not how it is supposed to look like, even the scent changed and after half an hour or so when I wiped off the swatches this one stained my skin. There is no money on this world to force me to put it on my lips so I'm just tossing it.

Avon lipstick Rose Ribbons

The last item is also from Avon and it is just a little lipstick sample but even they take a while to get through. The shade is called Rose Ribbons and this line of lipsticks doesn't exists anymore so even if I would like it I can't repurchase it in the full size. Thankfully I am not a huge fan of this bright cool toned pink so I was really glad when I used it up and now I can toss it.

Seven more items are done and I'm already using new ones and more empties are coming your way.


Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Noni fruit

Hello,

since I finished my previous face wash I pulled a new one. I bought it a while ago when it was on sale and I actually saw this brand for the first time. It got me when I read that it is from a natural certified cosmetics brand. Through the years I figured it out that what it is natural it doesn't automatically means that it will work for my skin. Often natural products broke me out or did nothing for me so I am cautious but I would still like to find more natural alternatives.

Nonique Luxurious face wash with anti-aging effect

The brand is called Nonique, after the Noni tree. For testing I choose the Luxurious face wash with anti-aging effect, not because I would really need it but this one seemed to be the creamiest and nourishing at the same time. At that time I was experiencing some dry skin issues.
The product really smells good, they say that the scent is derived from the Noni fruit which I have never seen in person or smell but the scent is almost a dupe from the Terra Naturi Pomegranate lotion about which I talked here.
I always remove my make-up with a baby wipe and then I use face wash which I massage into my skin and rinse off in the shower. Afterwards I use cotton pad soaked in micellar water and I expect the pad to be clean but not when I used this wash. I noticed that it failed to remove make-up (which was already mostly removed by wipe). I also tested it on face full of make-up and it didn't do really well. I am a bit disappointed that it failed at cleaning my face but it does leave a little residue which I don't mind and that keeps skin moisturised.
Now I use it in the morning and at night I rather use something more efficient. I definitely won't repurchase it but I might try some other products since they have quite a wide range of products not only for the face but also for the rest of the body. If other stuff smells just as good then I will get a lot more products.


Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Shopping day

Hello,

how are you? Today I had some errands to do and while I was in the city I jumped to the drugstore (actually I went into two different ones) to check whats new or if they have some nice sales going on.

As you can see I was successful  ;)

I wanted to try these little pots from Balea for a long time now and finally I picked up two scents.

Mixa cream is a repurchase, mine tube is still pretty full but apparently they are discontinuing it in one of the stores and it was pretty cheap so I just had to get it.

Afrodita's great burdock oil is for my mom since I told her that it is a magical product for me. She wanted to try it so I got it for her.

The rest of the products are new to me and when I saw the in the store I felt the urge to picked them up  and I will be testing them for the next few weeks. 

Thank you for reading and have a nice day