During these two months I purchased a bit of this and a bit of that, got some gifts as well. Not sure if everything was necessary, I did a lot of smaller orders which gives the fake impression that I got almost nothing when it all just accumulated slowly. At least now I have experience with many new online stores. Also, I already know I am getting Lookfantastic Advent Calendar as a christmas present (at least if they don't mess up the pre-order).
Everything I bought during two months cost me about 170 €.
Oilixia Kakadu Plum Gummy Facial Cleanser
Alima Pure Refill Pressed Foundation in Sesame
Alima Pure Luminous Shimmer Blush in Garnet
+ Free Samples
My first order from Jolie, it took about 3-4 working days to receive. They sell organic cosmetics and sometimes I've been browsing their website but the products are mostly quite pricy. They had a sale, and I mean a good sale (-50-70 %), so I went in without thinking too much. :) Alima Pure has been on my want to try list for a while. Sadly they were out of the mineral powder foundation in olive 1, and it wasn't part of the sale anyway (but if they had had it I would've purchased it as well).
The cleanser looks divine based on the ingredients list, Sesame looks like a perfect easy day powder foundation, also Garnet is such a gorgeous color (however, Alima Pure recommended it for cool skin, and I am warm neutral olive-maybe, or for deep skin, and I am light!). EDIT: Garnet is super natural looking on me, strangely. Very pretty. I just feel like I can't layer it or make it stay for a long time, it just disappears after some hours. Are there some tips to make mineral make up to stick to skin? Maybe setting spray is a must?
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| Sesame on white and black background. Quite impossible to photo its true shade. But it is quite "true light" and true warm, yellow leaning to me. |
De La Cruz Sulfur Ointment Mini 0.21 oz (6 g)
Differin, my basic repurchase/backup! I am also excited to try the mini size of sulphur ointment. I am thinking of using it as a mask for my forehead/hairline mainly... 6 g is not a lot but enough to see what my skin thinks.
L300 Intensive Moisture 3in1 Micellar Cleansing Water
L300 Intensive Moisture Face Mist
L300 Intensive Moisture Cleansing Milk Dry Skin
Garnier Ambre Solaire Sensitive Advanced Face Super UV Fluid SPF 50+
Catrice Volumizing Lip Booster in 040 Nuts About Mary
Dermosil Sea Buckthorn Hand Cream
L300 haul was a gift! They were on -40% sale. I tested L300 Intensive Moisture Mist briefly before and really liked it. The other ones are new to me. I think the Cleansing Milk is actually too gentle and feels like it doesn't rinse clean. Doesn't remove eye make up. But for all the dry skin people out there, this could be your savior. I honestly almost feel like I need zero moisturizer afterwards. The sunscreen was a gift too. I told my mom she should try it, so she bought one for herself and one more for me. I have bought one bottle beforehand and I've been very happy with it - it's almost weird that I don't find much to complain about.
L300 haul was a gift! They were on -40% sale. I tested L300 Intensive Moisture Mist briefly before and really liked it. The other ones are new to me. I think the Cleansing Milk is actually too gentle and feels like it doesn't rinse clean. Doesn't remove eye make up. But for all the dry skin people out there, this could be your savior. I honestly almost feel like I need zero moisturizer afterwards. The sunscreen was a gift too. I told my mom she should try it, so she bought one for herself and one more for me. I have bought one bottle beforehand and I've been very happy with it - it's almost weird that I don't find much to complain about.
I have wanted Dior's Lip Volumizer for a while... so I thought to test Catrice's version first. It's actually quite good. Lasts a long time on lips, tingles/burns only for a couple of minutes, the color is warm nude and versatile and it doesn't dry lips. Not overly sticky either like traditional lip gloss, but still you know, your hair will still stick to it...
Dermosil hand cream is from my mom, it was a gift with order I think and she didn't have any use for it. And if it is scented like the other Dermosil cream I got from her, she wouldn't be able to use it anyway because she got a reaction from the scent before. She is not against fragrance but some scents just make her sick.
Inglot Duraline
Makeup Revolution Soap Styler
I read that Duraline is a versatile liquid that can make any powder waterproof. Also it could help revive dried up things, like Colourpop's Super Shocks. It wasn't too expensive, around 14 € I think, so I decided to get it. I also decided to take the soap styler for eyebrows but so far I am not too impressed.
This was my first time ordering from Cocopanda and everything went smoothly. I was even able to pay with Mobilepay - how convenient is that! The package was shipped in 2 days, I received it in 4 working days.
Ceralan Shower Oil
Head&Shoulders Classic Clean Shampoo
Say hello to my new big boys! Both are repurchases and my partner also uses them. I love getting big bottles for basics because it means I don't have to think about them again for a long time. Last H&S 1 liter bottle lasted me 10 months.
Ducray Hidrosis Antiperspirant Roll-On
Ducray Kertoyl Pso Shampoo
Another pharmacy purchase bundle! I have wanted to try both of these for a while. They are quite pricy though so I've been putting it off. Now I'm running out of antiperspirant soon (Rexona Maximum Protection) plus my scalp feels meh (also running out of Budgie's The Apple Cider Scrub and Nizoral Shampoo). Ducray's shampoo has sulphur and salicylic acid to exfoliate the scalp so it sounds quite perfect. EDIT: So far what I've tried, the antiperspirant is a failure and doesn't really work for me. Shampoo actually feels purifying, but drying for hair ends.
Rexona Maximum Protection Sport Strength Cream Antiperspirant x2
Nivea Q10 Plus C Anti-Wrinkle Eye Care
Nivea Cleansing Oil Soothing Grape Seed Soothing Cleansing Oil for Sensitive Skin
BrushArt Professional Blending Eyeshadow Brush B7
My first order from Notino. I could have gotten more stuff, they actually have quite a good selection, but their reviews are a bit of this and that online. People talk about them possibly selling fake fragrances etc. So I decided to order cheap basics to try them out! Rexonas are repurchases (only 5 € on Notino), so is Nivea eye cream. I have high hopes for Nivea's Cleansing Oil. It was cheap, 6 €, with ok looking ingredients.
The brush I got because it gave free shipping for the whole order, and it cost 7 €, and the shipping would have cost 7 € anyway. Still, I will always look at that brush and think I was forced to buy it, ha!
Revolution Beauty Reloaded Palette Iconic Division
Revolution Beauty Medium Empty Magnetic Palette
What I really wanted, was to do a Colourpop Build Your Own Palette again, but they have been sold out of singles for several months. Probably discontinuing them or something. I like singles, I like organizing and choosing them. I saw this cheap Reloaded shadow palette with very similar colour scheme I had in mind for CP (not quite still... but in spirit, a fall mix with some green and muted shades) so I decided to go for it. I also took a magnetic palette for all the lonely singles I already have and might acquire. It feels cheap, but it is ok as it was cheap.The clear plastic might break soon if it's manhandled. I might purchase a cuter and sturdier palette later on.
The eyeshadow palette is maybe ok so far. I have used it a couple of times and was disappointed in the greens as they just looked muddy. Both wine shades looked good though! Also the mustard shade is pretty.
This was my first order from Revolution Beauty. It took several days to ship, but they did send a message that they were back logged with Friends collection etc. Then it took about 2 weeks.
The whole packaging was recyclable.
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