Confessions of a makeup shopaholic (:

New In - October

Hey loves, another month, another new in post ;)

Enjoy! :)

Essence - 37 Serendipity

Essence (the matt) - 22 I <3 My Blue Jeans

Essence - 23 Wonderlust

Sinful Colours - I Miss You

Kiko Sun Pearl - 428 River Green

Essence The Gel - Top Coat

Syoss Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

Mixa Facial Spray

Essence "Urbaniced" LE Lip Cream - 01 Go For A Stroll

Alverde LE Lipstick - 30 Dominant Pink

Tarte Makeup Bag

Tarte Glistening Powder - Sugar Daddy

Loreal 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Solution

Avon Senses Sensual Mystique - Shower Gel

Lorac Mega PRO Eyeshadow Palette (Replica)

Lovely Me:Ex Blush - 08 Orange Syrup

Balea Dry Deo Roll-On

Balea Shining Berry Deo-Bodyspray

Avon Planet Spa Sweet Sensuality - Spray Parfume

Maybelline Better Skin Foundation

Avon Colortrend Shimmer Tips Mascara - Gold Foil

Ebelin Nagellack-Entferner

Luke Charcoal Nose Cleansing Strips

Etude House Greentea Nose Pack

Avon Cherish Perfume

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First Impressions: Avon Colortrend Shimmer Tips Mascara

Hey loves :)

I haven't written a first impressions post in sooo long, I feel ashamed now :P So let's just start, shall we? ;) This will be a first impressions post about Avon's Colortrend newest addition - shimmer tips mascara.

This product caught my eye because I have a similar product from Oriflame, but it was a limited edition and I really wanted backup. However, I don't think this one is as good as the other one.

It's in shade Gold Foil - which is basically a golden shimmer. There's also a silver version.

I really, really hate the fact that there isn't a proper brush and it's just one of those grooved stick type applicators which I find difficult to use. I like the glitter but it almost doesn't matter if the brush is crap. :/

They claim that this mascara is for a darker, glossier look - which makes me laugh, a lot :D Because there is no way this could make your lashes darker or glossier as it is glitter only.

I really hoped this would be a great product and honestly, I'm disappointed. That's the way it goes, right? Never get your hopes up ;) If the brush was a proper one, I'd be thrilled, but maybe it's just me, who knows :P

I hope you enjoyed and let me know if you tried this product ;)

Kisses,
Katja

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Weekly Makeup Basket #7

Hello again :)

Another makeup basket is here and this will be the last one for quite some time. I'm sure I'll write them again sometime in the future, but I'm not sure when.

So, this makeup basket is for the week of 1th November - 8th November. Enjoy :)

Balea Streichelzarte Pflege

Oriflame True Perfection Miracle Serum

Rimmel Stay Matte Primer

Catrice Kohl Pencil - Brown

Catrice Eyebrow Filler

Bourjois Healthy Mix concealer - 51 Light

Avon Calming Effects Mattifying Foundation - Nude

Maxfactor Skin Luminizer Foundation (sample) - 50 Natural

Essence All About Matt - fixing compact powder

Avon Blush & Bronze Trio

Essence "Fairytale" LE shimmer powder - 01 Pixie dust

Essence "Ice, ice baby" LE eye pencil - 03 Ice skates on!

Oriflame kohl pencil - black

Maxfactor kohl pencil - black

Maxfactor kohl pencil - nude

Avon Big & False Lash Mascara - black

Avon Supershock Mascara - black

Prestige My Biggest Lashes Mascara - black

Makeup Revolution Mascara - black

Avon Big & False Lash Mascara - black

BeautyUK Eye shadow collection - Earth child

Elf Primer - Sheer

Essence Liquid Lipstick - 03 Almost Real
Fleur De Sante - 93668

Alverde LE lipstick - 30 Dominant Pink

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Weekly Makeup Basket #6 - Mini Reviews

Hey everyone :)

Today I'll share with you my "mini" reviews of the products I used in the week of 25th of October - 1st of November. You can see my makeup basket here -> CLICK

Balea Streichelzarte Pflege - a good moisturizing cream that I use mostly as a base for my makeup

Rimmel Stay Matte Primer - I said many times that this primer doesn't do anything to my skin, but lately I've been enjoying it, maybe because my skin doesn't have dry spots at the moment.

Oriflame True Perfection serum - I haven't used it this week, because it didn't work great when I used it before.. I'll try it again sometime soon.

Catrice Kohl Pencil - Brown - I use it for my eyebrows, matches them perfectly.

Catrice Eyebrow Filler - a great product that fills your eyebrows in and they still look natural.

Essence Fixing Compact Powder - an amazing setting powder

Green Line Natural Clear Tinted Moisturizer - Love it for the days when I don't feel like wearing a medium/full coverage foundation.

Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Eye Cream - Still haven't decided if I like it or not, maybe because I haven't tested it properly.. As for now, I just think it's average, works like any other concealer.

Avon Ideal Luminous Blush - Antique Rose - Beautiful colour, but very pigmented so a little goes a long way.

Rimmel 3 in 1 Powder Blush - 003 Autumn Catwalk - a "meh" product in my opinion. It's nice but there are 3 different colours and they're very small so I can't really get only one colour on my brush.. which is a shame and I don't see a point having three colours than at all.

Tarte Glistening Powder - Sugar Daddy - Omg, this product is sooo beautiful. I've been using it as a highlighter, but I'm gonna try it as an eyeshadow for sure. It's perfection in a pot and I'm gonna do a review for sure when I test it properly.

Avon Big & Daring Mascara - black - has to go in the trash because it dried out and it just clumps my lashes, otherwise it is a nice mascara

Prestige My Biggest Lashes Mascara - black - a good mascara, gives nice volume to your lashes.

Avon Big & False Lash Mascara - black - hands down the best mascara for volume!

Makeup Revolution Mascara - black - I didn't expect this to be good at first, but it actually isn't that bad and it gives a nice length to your lashes, however it tends to clump them, so I always use it in combination with another mascara.

Oriflame Hypnotic LE Wonder Lash Mascara - Golden Embers - I wish Oriflame would bring these back. The black end of the mascara has been dried out since forever, but I use it for the gold shimmer. Looks beautiful on the lashes!

Oriflame sparkle in Paris LE eyeliner - Shimmering Silver - a silver shimmery eyeliner, it's nice but it tends to smudge in my waterline.

Avon Glimmerstick Diamonds Eyeliner - Spacey Silver - talked about this many times. A beautiful black eyeliner with silver glitter in it. It stays in your waterline forever and doesn't smudge at all.

Avon SuperShock Gel Eyeliner - Aqua Pop - a stunning aqua colour, I don't have anything else like this in my collection, extremely pretty.

Essence Longlasting Lipgloss - 24 Just Georgeous - a discontinued colour, but pretty. However it doesn't last long.

Essence Urbaniced LE Lip Cream - 01 Go For A Stroll - I used it only once this week and I don't the think the colour is for me, it's very baby pink. I'll have to try it out more.

Basic Matt Lip Gloss - Matt Salmon - my favourite lip gloss at the moment, because it's matt, lasts long (survives drinking and eating) and a beautiful colour doesn't hurt ;)

Catrice Made To Stay Lip Polish - 080 What's your atti-nude? - nice pinky nude lip product, but it's not very longlasting and I tend to want that from my lip product at the moment.

Lorac Mega PRO Eyeshadow Palette - Amazing, the colour combinations is lovely, staying power is nice and this don't crease on my lids. Pure love :)

Elf primer - Sheer - my favourite, it really makes eyeshadows lasts longer.

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Highlight Your Natural Beauty

Heey loves :)

Today's post is inspired by the brand Glossier. If you haven't heard for them - Glossier is a modern beauty brand inspired by real life. They believe that beauty should be fun, easy, imperfect and personal. Their products are designed to highlight (not hide) natural beauty, so don't expect full coverage foundations ;)

From face mists, masks, skin tints to products for brows, they have it all.

I'm especially intrigued by their skin tint, however it claims to be super sheer, so be aware of that.

www.investmentfactory.com

The inspiration came from them and I decided to share with you my essentials for highlighting my natural beauty. Don't get me wrong, I do have enormous pores, acne scarring, redness etc., but I don't want to use a full coverage foundation everyday to hide it all, and anyway this "imperfections" only mean that I'm a human, so what :P

I decided to include a little bit of everything, from cleanser to brow filler.. :)

1. AVON Anew Reversalist Foaming Cream Cleanser

Let me tell you, this cleanser is phenomenal, at least my skin loves it! It's a gentle, creamy cleanser, however it does leave skin look refreshed and renewed. It doesn't leave your skin excessively dry. A must if you want your skin to look good :)

2. Catrice Eyebrow Filler

I know I know, I've written many times about this gel and this is exactly why I had to include it in this post :) I have quite thick eyebrows and I don't like drawing, extending etc. them, because to me it doesn't look nice. So I mostly use this (in combination with Catrice brown pencil) eyebrow filler, just to keep my brows nice all day and to fill them in just a little bit. You get a nice, natural look, and it's what I'm all about (especially for the brows).

3. Green Line Natural Clear Tinted Moisturizer

The next essential product for natural looking skin is this tinted moisturizer that is awesome if you have combination skin like I do. My skin is quite oily with dry spots. This contains lemongrass and honey extracts plus it's against spots and blackheads. I use it a lot and it does make me feel more confident, without covering my face with a "mask" :D

4. Avon Nutra Effects Radiance Tinted Moisturizer

Another moisturizer, but this one is different than a previous one. It's paraben, pthalates and dye free, which means it's suitable for sensitive skin plus it contains spf 20. It's formulated with Strelitzia seeds and diminishes hyper pigmentation and brightens skin. I use this one mainly in summer, because it is very light.

5. Labello Lip Butter - Vanilla & Macadamia

For the days I want my lips to look natural (but nice) I use this Labello Lip Butter. I like it because it moisturizes my lips and gives them a little bit of shine.

These are all my essentials for highlighting natural beauty and please let me know what yours are in the comments bellow! ;) And as Glossier says: "Skin first, makeup second, smile always!" <3

Have a lovely weekend,
Katja

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