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New In | December Edition ♥

The past few months have been quite crazy and I can’t believe we’re already in December! How did this happen?! I have the feeling like the whole year just flew by me! I guess that’s how it is when you’re a student – time simply flies and you don’t really have time for anything! Well, except for shopping, which is obvious if you take a look at my previous posts. :D

Anyway, since it’s the end of the year and there are some sales going on, I used that to buy some items that were on my wishlist for some a while + I got some items because I thought they would work for me and now was the right time to get them!

PRODUCTS

  • Rouge Bunny Rouge Loess e/s palette (I actually did no purchase this one, I won it in a giveaway on Facebook, lucky me!)
  • Rouge Bunny Rouge Highlighter Brush #014
  • Rouge Bunny Rouge Blush Wand in Vermeer
  • Rouge Bunny Rouge Aqua Primer (my 3rd purchase!)
  • Becca Backlight Priming Filter
  • Becca Undereye Brightening Corrector
  • Viva la Diva Cosmetics Move Me Jungle Palette
  • Illamasqua Antimatter lipsticks in Btch and Spectra
  • Illamasqua e/s in Enchantment
  • Kiko Milano Arctic Holiday Matte Lipstick in #03 Cherry Tree
  • Kiko Milano Creamy Colour Lip Liner #313
  • Kiko Milano Smart Fusion Lip Pencil #518
  • Sleek MakeUP Matte Me Liquid Lipstick in Vino Tinto

Did you get anything lately? If you did, what did you get?

Vesna ♥

Makeup Look | Glossy Eyelids + Dark Wine Lips

Last weekend a friend of mine was celebrating her birthday and I decided to wear something that I usually don’t wear: glossy eyelids. It’s a look that you can often see in magazines, but I haven’t tried it on myself for some reason. I know it’s not necessarily a good combination when you’re wearing eyeshadow under the gloss because it can crease a lot, but on bare skin? It’s basically perfect!

The lipgloss I was using on my eyelids is really affordable and it is so long lasting! It lasted for almost 9 hours (until I removed it). It is a tiny bit sticky, but I didn’t have a sticky feeling once it was on my eyelids, I just think that the application itself is a bit sticky.

All in all – a simple yet effective look!

PRODUCTS:

  • Catrice Liquid Camouflage , 020 Light Beige
  • Isadora Sculpting Brow Pen, 82 Medium Brown
  • Catrice Glam & Doll Sculpt & Volume Msscara, Black
  • Isadora Twist-Up Matt Lips, 67 Dark Velvet
  • essence Shine Shine Shine Wet Look Lipgloss, 01 behind the scenes

Vesna ♥

New In | October Edition

I did some shopping in October and here’s what I got!

ecotools Finishing Kabuki & Perfecting Blender Duo – I wanted to try these sponges for quite some time and since they were on sale, I decided to purchase them and to see if they are any good. They are drying at the moment but I’ll be testing them tomorrow. Another thing I got is this big finishing kabuki. Kabuki brush is probably one of the first ones I purchased 10+ years ago (I’ve been using a flat kabuki since forever) and that’s why I wanted to buy one that’s even larger because I wanted a brush that I can use on my body and larger areas :) This one feels really soft, as is the case with all ecotools brushes, but I’ll see how well it works.

H&M Fluid Hues Eye Colour in shades Mulberry Mist and Vintage Tulle – this launched recently and it caught my eye when I was buying ecotools kabuki and sponges. The reason I decided to purchase these two shades is because these aren’t typical creamy eyeshadows. These actually dry down completely and then they stay put! Looking forward to using them on my eyelids. Hopefully they will come out with more colors since half of the colors were quite similar.

IsDora Twist-Up Matt Lips in shade 67 Dark Velvet – IsaDora has some great lip products and I never miss an opportunity to buying it on sale. This one was 70% off – a bargain! Not to mention how perfect this shade is for winter!

Make Up Store Mixing Liquid – I’ve been looking for this product since probably last year, but it was always sold out! Finally I came across it a few weeks back and purchased it as soon as I saw it! I was surprised it contained 30ml, because usually this type of product contain less than 10ml. It was a pleasant surprise. Already used it, works great!

estelle & thild Biomineral Silky Eyeshadow in Marble – this brand came out with their own makeup range not that long ago and I’ve been checking out the shade Marble ever since! It’s actually a really interesting shade, I swatched it (scroll down). It’s really hard to capture it because it’s so multidimensional, but I hope you get at least a tiny glimpse of how beautiful it is.

Green Girl Vitamin C Serum & Hydrating Serum Light – a while back Green Girl launched a new website with three completely new products. I immediately ordered Vitamin C and Light serums. I’ve been using her products for years and I have only positive comments for them. For now, she only has three products and doesn’t ship outside Croatia, but I hope that will change in the future. All her products are both cruelty free & vegan which is another reason why I love this brand!

The Body Shop Wild Argan Oil Body Scrub, Hand Creme and Shower Gel – this is my favourite range from TBS and, as it usually is, it’s being discontinued in Sweden :( Apparently they won’t carry this range any longer, just occassionaly when they have some special deals. Since everything was already 50% off, I decided to grab these 3 products.

H&M Fluid Hues Eye Colour
Mulberry Mist (left), Vintage Tulle (right)

estelle & thild Biomineral Silky Eyeshadow – shade Marble

What did you get recently?

Vesna ♥

Nabla Dreamy Eyeshadow Palette – Photos & Swatches

I believe you’re already aware of the Nabla Dreamy Eyeshadow Palette which sold out really quickly! Not that it’s a surprise because Nabla has some of the best indie eyeshadows on the market and I’m happy I managed to grab this palette! This, obviously, isn’t a review since I receive this product only 2 days ago, but I wanted to show you some pictures and swatches.

Here is some info about the palette itself:

  • contains 12 brand new shades
  • 12 x 0.92 g (11 grams in total)
  • 3 different textures: matte, pearlescent and metallic
  • contains neutral, warm and cool shades
  • comes with a mirror and magnetic closure (very good quality considering it’s cardboard)
  • vegan & cruelty free ♥
  • dimensions: 13,5 cm x 11 cm x 1,5 cm

Photos & Swatches

All shades were swatched with bare finger, without primer and only ONE swipe! The only shade that was a bit underwhelming is the first one, Immaculate. But then, it’s a really light shade and I think it looks prettier IRL anyway.

My favourite shades based on swatches: Delirium (yes, I love purple!), Metal Cupid, Señorita and Lullaby.

I’ll be playing with this palette tomorrow and will definitely create some looks with it!

How do you like this palette? Do you feel like it’s something you really, really, really need in your life? :D

Vesna ♥

Rituals Sophisticated Beauty Set + Giveaway!

Hello everyone! I know it’s been a while since the last time I posted, but life happened and it took me a while to get back. On Friday I received my Rituals prize (I won it on their twitter), so I figured this would be a perfect time to come back and post some swatches of products we don’t really see a lot out there.

Wondering how I won this set? Or maybe not, but anyway… :D Rituals had a giveaway on their twitter account asking for our best makeup tips, and I was one of the winners. I won the Sophisticated Beauty Set which contained seven products in total: Cheek & Eye Glow in Peach, Duo Eyeshadow in Gold & Dark Brown, lipsticks in Candy Pink and Pink Coral, lipgloss in Peach Pink and Intense Color Eye Pencil in shades Bronze Taupe and Black.

I had to immediately swatch these products because I haven’t used anything from Rituals in a while (I’m talking about makeup, not skincare since I’m using their skincare on a regular basis). I know these photos look a bit blurry and I’m sorry about that, but I think you’ll survive. ;) Anyway, let’s take a look at swatches and at the end of the post you can find a tiny giveaway and win something from this set :)

Cheek & Eye Glow – shade Peach
Price: 275 SEK / $34 / €28.50
Amount: 9 grams

Intense Color Eye Pencil – shades Bronze Taupe (left), Black (right)
Price: 100 SEK / $12.27 / €10
Amount: 0.35 g

Lipgloss – shade Peach Pink
Price: 135 SEK / $16,5 / €14
Amount: 5 ml

Duo Eyeshadow – shade Gold & Dark Brown
without eyeshadow base (left) / with Too Faced Shadow Insurance eyeshadow base (right)
Price: 215 SEK / $26 / €22
Amount: 1 gram
Comment: this is a really pricey eyeshadow! Only 1 gram of product?! Wow! Don’t remember the last time I came across such an expensive eyeshadow (I always compare the price with the amount I’m getting).

Giveaway

As you maybe noticed, I haven’t swatched the lipsticks I got. That’s because these colours aren’t my cup of tea and I figured I’d rather give them away to someone who maybe likes these colours.

There are two shades and if you’d like to win one, simply leave a comment down below and tell me which shade you’d like to win:

  • Candy Pink (black packaging), or
  • Pink Coral (golden packaging)

This giveaway is open worldwide. Two winners will be picked randomly. Winners will be contaced by e-mail and they have to reply back to me in 48 hours. Giveaway ends Friday, October 6 at 23:59 (CEST).

What are your thoughts on these products?

Vesna ♥