What I bought recently

Nuxe - Reve de Miel, utra comforting body cream

My skin on legs gets especially during colder months extra dry and very itchy. I tried a lot of creams and body butters, but very a few got my great results. And I can be very picky about the smell, I generally hate fruit body creams and shower gels. I already own a lip balm in a jar from Nuxe’s Reve de Miel line and I adore it. It smells and tastes like sweet biscuits with honey and orange. I thought body cream from the same line would smell at least similar to it, but I was wrong. It smells like a bee wax, which I don’t mind, but was a little disappointing. As a moisturizer is very good, sinks into the skin very quick and lives it smooth and soft. It’s suitable for sensitive skin and you can also use it on your legs right after the shaving. I love the packaging, because it has a pump, so is very handy. I’m just concerned that it won’t last very long, because I use it a lot. On a regular price in our pharmacies it’s very pricy, around 22€ for 200ml, but I found it online for 12,90€.

Afrodita Wild orchid shower gel

I’m a typical girl, a shower gel must smell nice and pleasant. I usually don’t like flowery fragrances, but this one is light fresh and not artificial. On top of all, it’s cheap. I don’t remember the exact price, but I think it’s around 1,80€. It’s a part of new shower gels line from Afrodita, called Secret garden. I tried to smell other gels from the line, but don’t liked them as much as I do this one.

The balm - Balm desert bronzer/blusher

The right bronzer for fair skin is not so easy to find. At least not in drugstores round here. They are too orangey, too glittery, too dark…  You can soon look like a clown or someone who spent too much time in solarium. I found this two- functional powder by coincidence when looking for something else on the web. It suits my skin very good, looks natural, but you must apply it lightly, because it’s very pigmented. I use it as a blush and it lasts all day on my cheeks. It has tiny, but flattering shimmer. The package is great as always with The Balm products. Some bloggers/You tubers mentioned that it has a dusty pink undertone, but I disagree. It’s brown-orange, maybe even red, but in a good way. I ordered it online for 16,40€.

Yankee candle Riviera escape

This is my fourth Yankee candle. It was on my wishlist for some time and last week I finally bought it. There were five candles on my list to try, but this was the only one I liked. It belongs to new summer collection called ˝Riviera escape˝. It smells like flowers and citruses, it’s hard to describe which flowers exactly. It’s a pleasant and so far light smell, very suitable for burning it in my small room. I really like it. I would say it’s my favorite Yankee so far and it’s not giving my headaches. It’s also nice summer decoration. It was 11,90€ in the Yanke candle shop.

Essence clear brow gel - 01 hold'em in place.

This gel is part of limited edition collection, named ˝Little eyebrow monsters˝, entirely dedicated to eyebrows. It’s my first, so I can’t compare it with any other. I didn’t have high expectation from it; I bought it from pure curiosity. If you apply it heavily, it holds quite ok, but takes some time to dry. It lives brows partly hardened and a bit shiny. There’s no itchy feeling or something like that. I still think that trick with hairspray works better, but I’ll continue to use it anyway. I don’t remember the price, it was around 3€. One day, I would like to try products from Anastasia, if I find them cheaper somewhere.

Bourjouis Radiance reveal concelear – 01 Ivory

Even though I own a very good highlightening concelear, I wanted to try this. It has great reviews, even my favorite You tuber likes it, so it was a must.  It’s not heavy, blendes very well, but it goes into fine lines. I always use a powder to fix it, but it’s not working. I also try to use it with an oil to skip creasing, but without success so far. It’s available in three different shades and I bought a shade 01 Ivory that’s a bit too light for me. I mean, it’s ok, I do wear it, but it’s not perfect. I do like the packaging, it looks elegant and expensive. It’s made from plastic, but looks like milky glass. The price was around 8€.

Giorgio Armani – Sun di Gioia

I saw the announcement for this fragrance a few months ago on Fragrantica.com and immediately it went on my ˝want to try˝ list. Then finally a long time expecting moment has come – I try it and decided that this one goes home with me. It has nothing to do with other Gioia’s. It is summery fresh, but also very sweet and a bit powdery at the same time. There’s no citrusy or aquatic note, so it’s not a typical summer fragrance. It smell like frangipani flower, mixed with vanilla and some soft amber. I miss a coconut note as I always do in fragrances. It just skips my nose or mind I don’t know. The bottle is beautiful, orangey-sheer, the same shape as other Gioias. The only problem I have with it is that it occasionally gives me rashes, so I mainly use it on my clothes. So far, there have been no stains on fabric, but the smell is a bit different than on the skin. It’s less fresh and sweeter. I still like this fragrance very much and think it will be perfect for summer. Oh I forgot to mention, it’s more like a skin scent and very office appropriate. I bought in in Muller for 50€, but you can find better deals online.

OPI- I Am What I Amethyst

This just came in my mail yesterday. This polish is from new ˝Soft shades collection˝ for 2016. From pictures that I saw, I was convinced that it’s a pale lavender color. Maybe that’s true on some lightening, but mainly it’s purple/blue or periwinkle as many people say. And not so very soft, quite bright.. It’s a bit sheer for a crème polish, so you will need three coats for perfect color. I paint just two coats, that’s ok for me. It’s a bit uneven color, but that can be solved with thicker coats I think. Overall I like it. It’s a bit out of my comfort zone, but I’m getting used to it. I found it on Ebay for 9,90€.