After a period of laziness, hectic days and summer holiday, I finally
found some motivation to write my blog again. In the past weeks I bought some
new makeup and skincare products and today I’m going to present some of them to
you. Generally speaking I’m really satisfied with my latest purchases, so these
items can be easily categorized as my June/July or even all time favorites.
Yves Rocher – Jardins du Monde -
Brazilian coffee velvet shower cream
I’m a big coffee lover, but I rarely like coffee scented products. I
don’t know why, but often they smell so strange and fake. This shower cream is
a bright exception; I bought it for the third time now. It smells realistic and
somehow makes me feel so great and relaxed, especially after my workout. It’s
very thick and creamy; you need just a little amount. The whole bathroom then
smells like coffee house. I’ve been lately in loved in coffee and honey scented
products as you will notice. Although the product is quite perfumed, it doesn’t
irritate my skin, but you certainly need to apply your lotion/butter after,
because it’s not hydrating. I will definitely buy this gem again.
Max factor – eye luminizer brightener
This is another repurchase, and the only brightener had I like
completely (five stars like). I tried with others, but I always return to this
one. Firstly, packaging is huge and for a funny price. 15ml which lasts more
than a year and I use it almost every day, costs less than 8€. It’s in a mini
cute bottle with a pump, what I find very practical. You just need to be
careful with an application, because the whole press from the pump is too much.
You need to press gentle, for just small amount of product. It has mils, fresh scent, which quickly fades away. Color selection is
not very big, they have only 3 shades, but colors are just great. I currently
use a color in ˝fair˝. I repurchased the product just last week and accidently
pick up different shade that I have at home. I mean, I have it in my hands
almost every day! I bought ˝light˝. I swatched testers in store and I think it
will be ok. I haven’t opened it yet, because I’m not completely done with my
old bottle. Names of shades confused me a bit. They are called: light, fair and
light/fair. Funny thing is, that in stores only sell two shades at once. This
brightener gives a light coverage, for me it’s just enough. It looks very
natural and creases just occasionally. Sometimes it doesn’t at all. I always
fixed it with translucent pressed powder and I’m calm trough the whole work
time. I also always apply my eye cream underneath, because my skin around the
eyes gets dry.
Swatch of shade fair
L’oreal – Color Riche single
eyeshadow smoky 305 Kaki repstyle
This shadow looks scary dark green in the pan, but when swatched, it’s
just gorgeous. I would call it taupe green with golden shimmer. Just beautiful
and very flattering for my eyes I think. I searched a perfect greenish eyeshadow
for a long time. They were even too dark or too light. This one is very
pigmented and look scary at first, but when you blend it, can be quite subtle.
The staying power is not very long, but just the shade alone does it’s justice
– that’s why I bought it anyway. The packaging is typical for L’oreal for the
past years, looks very elegant and expensive.
Blended
Revlon – Just Bitten Kissable
balm stain 010 Darling
I think these lip stains/balms were very popular about four years ago,
but I bought mine only now, partly because it was on sale. I picked up a gorgeous
pink/lilac color, something different from what I usually wear. The color is
shiny, sheer, but buildable. I read reviews before I bought it and was afraid
that the minti smell that were bloggers describing would bother me, but it’s
not that strong. Formula is not sticky, quite moisturizing and comfortable to
wear. For a lip balm has a decent staying power, it stains quite beautiful. I
would say it lasts on me for about four hours even in a very hot weather, if I
don’t eat of course. The only down side is the packaging. You can easily
destroy the tip of a balm with the cap, when you still have a newer product. It
doesn’t twist in completely, what is a shame. Although I bought a more spring
color, I really enjoy wearing it during summer. It’s often my only makeup
product (next to concelear under my eyes and mattifying powder of course) I
wear these days.
One swipe
The body shop – Honeymania body
butter
I wanted this for so long, but now, I admit, I’m a bit disappointed. I
ordered it from Ebay, because the nearest Body shop is about 400km from where I
live. The formula itself is perfect, very thick and nourishing, but the smell
is not revolutionary. It’s very similar to that one from Nuxes’s Reve de Miel
collection, jut more florally. So bee wax and flowers. If it would be cheaper I
would like it more, but for this price I need a perfect, sweet honey like
scent. Packaging is appealing and cute. It’s a shame, because it is a very
quality body butter.
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