Shopping from September to October

My beauty shopping from September to October. I spent about 112 €. It's actually more than I expected considering I didn't even buy much! 

Skincity Skincare Advent Calendar 2022

Skincity advent calendar had the most potential this year in my opinion! It has many cult products I haven't tried and interesting, different brands compared to the Lookfantastic Calendar (that I've had a few times). The calendar costs 149 € and it seems to be sold out currently. It took a while to sell out, maybe 1-3 weeks. It shipped immediately after purchasing so they were ready and in stock, no pre-order. I think it took only 2-3 days to receive the calendar. It includes 25 pouches and no annoying filler products like candles or facial cleansing devices.

My partner bought the calendar for me as a gift. It is a tradition for us to open the boxes together even though he is not into beauty stuff at all. :) 

I do like the calendar box itself as well. I am going to store some makeup in it after christmas.

Absolut Torr Antiperspirant Wipes

Bats Expert Original Antiperspirant

Nivea Q10PlusC Skin Sleep Cream

About 27 €. 

Nivea cream was definitely an impulse purchase. Note to myself: avoid stores when tired. No "I am just looking". It seems like an ok cream though, it absorbs well, I actually have to apply generously. Not sure yet what my skin thinks.

As for the antiperspirants, I want to try Absolut Torr wipes for my body. Maybe better product for summer when I sweat all around! But I can test if it irritates my neck, feet, etc before the next summer. Less embarrassing to go to gym when I am not dripping in sweat, maybe?

I wanted to try Bats Original as well, it has 15 % Aluminum Chloride. I thought it maybe irritates my armpits less than Absolut Torr that probably has 25-30 % Aluminum Chloride. According to my first impression, Bats Expert Original sadly seems like a failure. At first it didn't irritate my skin, then my armpits started to itch and smell BADLY in 5-8 hours. Like I hadn't put antiperspirant at all. My armpits didn't get wet though. Just very smelly and itchy. Absolut Torr both irritates and itches badly but it is also very effective at tackling the smell and wetness. 

It is such a pain to suffer from sweating! I am always looking for new solutions and I always have high hopes.

Rexona Maximum Protection Sport Strength Antiperspirant x8

Beauty Discovery Box Notino The Iconic Fragrances by Chloé 

Beauty Discovery Box Notino Floral Scents for Women 2 

Beauty Discovery Box Notino Introduction to Niche Perfumes

Beauty Discovery Box Notino Notino Recommends 

Beauty Discovery Box Notino The best of Guerlain

Beauty Discovery Box Notino The best of Givenchy & Kenzo

From Notino. They had a free shipping campaign so I decided to replenish my antiperspirant stash as I am currently using my last Rexona bottle. I discovered Notino's fragrance sets as well! So naturally I bought everything that I had some interest in. I like perfume samples. I hope Notino will release more discovery sets. 85e

Some comments after trying fragrances:

Giorgio Armani Si Intense EdP: Instant like, but I like Si and they all smell similar enough to me so I am not sure how Intense is different from original - it does last very long on my skin though!

Novellista Crazy Rich EdP: Just old floral soap to me. Quite strong. Meh. A bit headachy. (However I am migraine prone.)

Narciso Rodriguez For Her Pure Musc EdP: Very tuberosa/lily scent on my skin but not as headachy as tuberosa usually is. Gently soapy. I understand that this is a cult favorite but I think I like Narciso Eau de Parfum Cristal a lot better but I only tried it at the store once.

Tiffany & Co. Sheer EdT: Oh, so nice almost aquatic fresh opening. But it didn't take long for it to turn sweeter and more ordinary on my skin. Very inoffensive. I still like it but it wasn't as exciting as I initially thought.

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire EdP: Very interesting! Not a perfume I would actually wear out in the world. But this is so different from my usual florals. As a scent, almost addicting.

Givenchy Irresistible EdT: Reminds me of Michael Kors Sparkling Blush! Should compare these at the same time. But I maybe like Givenchy Irresistible better?