Showing posts with label make up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label make up. Show all posts

Friday, 25 July 2014

Hold on a moment! I forgot something!

I just realized I forgot to mention one more item in my previous haul post. But I might as well give it its own post now, because I honestly think this product deserves a little promotion. Yup, it's a very basic sheer pink lipgloss but the container is worth it. Or am I the only frog lover around here?

Purchased at Wien Westbahnhof railway station.

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Stocking 4 the Summer!

Summer is here with its signature scorching temperatures and I was all out of UV protection. Here's a few items that I recently picked up, including a sunscreen spray, an orange lipstick, and similar useless stuff a person doesn't really need for their survival... Typical.

Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Rimmel -25% ?! Whaa!

-25% on all things Rimmel plus my -10% coupon. Saves a ton.
Anyway, I've been noticing some pinkish makeup tones on my face lately and it really doesn't match my neck so I started looking for something more on the yellow side. I was considering buying "darker" shades for the summer but turns out anything less than "lightest" makes my skin look like I am wearing mud on my face. 

Therefore... 100 (Ivory) it is for Wake Me Up and Light for the new Rimmel 9 in 1 Matte BB Cream. Garnier, I still love you... but Rimmel costs half your price.

The lipstick by Kate is 106 and the accidentally over-saturated Stay Matte powder is a boring old 001 Translucent. (The culprit of the pinkish tones was most likely my old Stay Matte powder 003 Peach Glow which looked perfectly "light" inside the store.)

Thursday, 15 May 2014

There is never TOO MANY drugstores.

Some clever person decided we need an extra drugstore in the city centre. Now there's 8, all within 2 km radius. I celebrated by buying a new UMA eyeshadow palette to match my now black hair.







The pictures show both my UMA palettes, the old NUDE and the fresh SMOKEY. NUDE actually has deep dents in most the colours, I use it pretty much every day.

Saturday, 10 May 2014

PIGments

Rossmann blessed me with this load of Essence Pigments on sale! Each cost 0.30 euro!


Oh, and this is Helmut, btw.
PIGments...get it? Pig...ments.


Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Whoa, Exams!!!

Exam period is here. Again. The semester flew by I don't even know how, but - as per usual - I have no idea what the hell it was all about. I was able to pop home and back last week, picking up my study materials. I also carried back a shitload of stuff, because unlike my swaggy, poshy flatmates, I have no one to drive me and my crap home. Trains it is and there will be many of those.

But on to the important things:
I've done some a lot of shopping...

(pics and reviews inside!)

Saturday, 26 April 2014

Everyday School Essentials

Having a number of available drugstores to visit between lectures sure is convenient. Unless your timetable looks like Swiss cheese and you end up visiting each one of them WAYYY too often. I am pretty sure they must be questioning my sanity by now...

Here´s some stuff I obtained on my way to school.
(which normally takes me about three minutes, lol)
Complimentary Drugstore Coffee
Drugstore Discount Coupons
A pack of Fornetti  (sold right next to a drugstore)

The picture below is another side-effect of visiting said drugstores.
Stuff from the depths of our handbags (lipsticks only).The upper row belongs to my classmate, the lower one is my own:
Astor Soft Sensation 730
Miss Sporty Perfect Color 032 New Age
Catrice Ultimate Colour 320 Kiss Kiss Hibiscus
Essence 13 Love Me
Essence 08 Colour Crush

Friday, 28 March 2014

Spring ready!

Spring is here and the sun is showing a lot more often now, so I started feeling like I should show some more  joyful colours as well. Here´s a few fun items that I got for the "occasion".


Thursday, 20 March 2014

Freshest Stuff in My Drawers / Makeup From Berlin + Clothes (PRIMARK, Cropptown, C&A, New Yorker)

I spent the last week in Berlin and even though there was very little time for shopping, I managed to bring back some shinnies. I must say though, I expected the drugstores there to be more exciting... turns out they sell pretty much the same stuff as Czech Republic.

However, I completely loved DM´s "p2 cosmetics". The eyeshadow pigmentation is amazing. I would gladly swap our local "s-he" for that, at least judging from the products I had the opportunity to try.

I also got some rags to put on, however, (again) I had very little time to browse properly. Enjoy!

Saturday, 8 March 2014

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

You know something is wrong when...

...YOU HAVE FREAKIN' NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE BOOK YOU PAINFULLY READ FOR UNI THE DAY BEFORE!!!

I spent the night tossing around and feeling troubled because of some stupidass problem that doesn't even concern me. I even hit my elbow or something because it hurts like hell. Linguistic philosophies are evil and need to be purged... by shopping.

Walrus from KFC
Lipstick by Essence, 08: Colour Crush

Sunday, 2 March 2014

Triathlon Shopping: Aupark, Eurovea, My ♥ Bratislava

Uni is keeping me really busy lately, I barely have any time to waste. So to make that even worse, I went to Bratislava and wasted the whole weekend shopping, eating tasty garbage food, watching movies, etc. I will have to switch to ultra speed tomorrow to catch up with everything...
And now to the important stuff! Dermacol, Nivea, Essence...

Monday, 10 February 2014

Retail Therapy: Summer Semester Started!

Dear internet, I went back to Uni today... the day started as expected - headache and two cold sores on my upper lip. I also failed at eyeliner and my overall face looked somewhat zombie-like. Buuuuut, that doesn't matter because I got stuffz and fluffz from my friend/classmate! She was my trusted watchful eye while I was home in Slovakia and made sure I didn't miss a single sale!

:sorry for the photo quality, my room is rather dark:

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Essence News 2014!

Since this is my last week at home before the summer semester at Uni starts, I thought it would be fun to list some stuff I am looking forward to seeing in the Czech drugstores (since the ones in Slovakia are sad, deserted places). At first, I thought I would include more brands, but turns out there is a ton as it is by Essence alone. And there´s some exciting new products heading our way, so let's get right into it!

Saturday, 1 February 2014

Lana del Fail makeup

So is started with a video tutorial for Lana del Rey makeup yesterday and kinda couldn't be bothered following the steps halfway through. This is how it randomly turned out.


Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Help, makeup addict traveling! - how to pack your makeup essentials

Those makeup fanatics among you that study abroad (or simply travel a lot) might find it difficult to pack all your makeup essentials and keep them safe while traveling. What to do when you simply can't fit your whole collection in your suitcase? What to take and what to leave behind? How to store everything? Is one mascara enough? Do I really need that extra foundation? And what about brushes?! Oh my, what a mess it´s gonna be!

Keep calm and start packing. Here's a few tips to make all that packing a little easier.


click :read more: to continue reading...

Monday, 27 January 2014

BB Cream and Foundation Swatches

I gathered some BB creams and foundations, each of which I bought in the past 3 years. I stick to the lightest shades, but as you can see in the picture, it can be very hard finding the right one, especially when your local drugstores don't believe in the luxury of testers.


Friday, 24 January 2014

My Makeup Collection

Read full article for more detailed photos and my embarrassing makeup mini-history :-)


Monday, 20 January 2014

My Current Daily Makeup Favourites

While I do own half a ton of makeup toys, there's some that I like to use daily and some that I barely touch once a month. Here´s a selection of things I consider my personal favourites for everyday use.

First thing in the morning, I wash my face and apply Garnier Essentials cream with burdock extract. It's light and fresh, more like a gel than an actual cream. I suppose there are better products in the world, but this one fits me nicely and my skin absorbs it within seconds so I can move on to applying makeup right away.

Garnier BB cream - I picked the one for oily skin even though my face is not normally oily at all. Turns out it was a good choice though, this thing disappears like magic and is so easy to apply. Can't compare it to anything I've ever used before. It doesn't feel like a second layer of skin and fixes some of the dry patches that I often get on my nose. The texture is very liquid-y but doesn't need to dry longer than a few seconds. It works well in small wrinkles too and the smell is not annoying like with many other products. Definitely something I will keep buying over and over again.

Oriflame Beauty Conceal Kit - I am still looking for the perfect product to cover up my ever-present dark circles, but this one is (so far) my number one. It´s a bit "greasy" but at least it doesn´t create a thick layer like my other alternative - Catrice Camouflage Cream (huge no-no for this one).

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder - While it might not rank no.1 among all the powders I've tried, it´s what I use daily. It´s often on sale for cheap, it doesn't create a visible powdery layer, and it brings everything together once I am done applying all the other stuff. I love it and I suppose I won´t be looking for a replacement anytime soon.


:click on the picture to enlarge:

Sunday, 19 January 2014

Freshest From January

January means exams for me.
Exams mean stress.
Stress means I shop a lot.
(Because you either need to cheer yourself up or reward yourself for success.)


Click :read more: to see the stuff I got :-)