tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47074996588128988102024-03-19T13:00:59.451+02:00Less is more...I do think so... sometimes... :)HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-8458889099371723752010-07-20T12:12:00.002+03:002010-07-20T12:14:32.114+03:00Vacation! :)Hi there, dear ladies (and gents?)! :)<br />
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I was away from blogging for quite a while, but I managed to read your blogs from time to time.:) I had some major changes in my life (ok, there are no any drastic i.e. bad changes, but still). :) And now we're going to a 2-3 week trip.<br />
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On Thursday we are heading to my home country. My best friend has a bridal shower (with a very cool theme!!! I'll probably tell you later) and a week later - THE wedding! Oh my, I struggled so much with my dress, but finally found a perfect one for me - one-shoulder dark electric blue dress. And... did I mention that I dyed my hair?.. It had to be "Chestnut", but appeared... ahem... dark but still vivid ginger!!! lol I must admit, I like the shade, although it's quite bright for my liking. Paradox? lol Later we're planning to visit Latvia.<br />
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I decided to put a couple of "preview" pictures for you, so that you know that I'll be blogging when I'm back. :) Stay tuned for reviews! :)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">PS Keep in mind that it's just the tiniest part of what I "accumulated" lately. lol</div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-21388923996930873332010-06-24T09:46:00.003+03:002010-06-25T09:51:00.876+03:00China Glaze Stallion Red. MUST HAVE red! :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my second red nail polish. Check the first one <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/06/china-glaze-im-not-bitter-i-need-dupe.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Check the "glow from within" effect! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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14 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 36 months after opening, made in USA.<br />
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From Rodeo Diva<i> </i>Collection, Fall 2008.<br />
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Nail lacquer with hardeners (Kaolin/China clay).<br />
3 Big free (but contains Formaldehyde resin).<br />
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Colour: gorgeous strawberry warm-toned red with fine golden shimmer (it sparkles under the sun!).<br />
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Finish: shimmer (metallic effect?).<br />
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Application: smooth application, 2 (or even 1 would do!) coats are enough for a full coverage.<br />
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Retail price: 2,5 USD - 10 EUR.<br />
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Pros: perfect coverage, pretty bottle, MEGA fantastic shade, almost no brush strokes, Big 3 Free.<br />
Cons: strong smell, thin brush, the fact that it's so expensive here!<br />
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PS Screams summer to me. Juicy strawberry! Totally delicious! :)HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-6310607575794233482010-06-23T11:03:00.000+03:002010-06-23T11:03:08.942+03:00China Glaze I'm Not Bitter. I need a DUPE!Sorry, I was away from my blog again. Had so many things going on, including "baby sitting" our friends' dog for almost 3 weeks, planning a bridal shower for my best friend, searching for THE dress (currently waiting for several ones to arrive, ordered them online), searching for a new car (this was SO difficult!!!), and some personal stuff. But at least I managed to read some of your blogs! :)<br />
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Oh my, time FLIEEES so freaking fast! Don't you agree?<br />
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I really hope I'll manage to make more posts this and the following week (at least I finally uploaded pictures! yay!). I shopped (mainly clothes!) so much (for my liking) this month, it's crazy, but I like it. :) And I changed/updated my style a little bit, yay! :) <br />
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Ok, onto today's "subject". Some time ago I suddenly realised that red nail polish stopped "irritating" my eye. Yep, you've heard that right! I've NEVER tried/had true red nail polish, and I used to skip/ignore all those red nail polish collections or swatches. All reds just looked the same to me, and I must admit this was the shade I thought I'd never dare to wear. Somehow, bright orange, or green, or electric blue didn't seem so daring to me. lol <br />
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I'll repeat myself - all of a sudden (to my great surprise) I started searching for a perfect red. I couldn't even imagine there are so many different shades of red out there. This is just insane! So freaking difficult to choose!!! :) Now I have 6... lol<br />
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Lovely <a href="http://getchanailsdid.blogspot.com/">Brooke from Getcha Nails Did</a> tried to help me with my first choice back in March (once again: I know I'm "a little bit" slow :) ). Check her post on <a href="http://getchanailsdid.blogspot.com/2010/03/reds-with-shimmer-for-heavennrj.html">reds with shimmers (incl. CG I'm Not Bitter!)</a>.<br />
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</div>Note: Pretend you don't see how I manged to ruin my index nail with my Poshe Fast drying top coat which showed the first "signs of aging" when I wore this many in the beginning of May. :)<br />
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14 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 36 (not sure) months after opening, made in USA.<br />
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From Voodoo That U Do<i> </i>Collection, 2005.<br />
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Nail lacquer with hardeners (Kaolin/China clay).<br />
Old formula (contains DBP, Toluene, Formaldehyde resin).<br />
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Colour: gorgeous sophisticated cherry red with fine shimmer. It might look warm or cool depending on the lighting.<br />
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Finish: shimmer (metallic effect?).<br />
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Application: surprisingly smooth application, 2 (or even 1 would do!) coats are enough for a full coverage.<br />
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Retail price: 2,5 USD - 10 EUR.<br />
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Pros: perfect coverage, pretty bottle, fantastic shade.<br />
Cons: strong smell, old formula (NOT big 3 free!), thin brush, the fact that it's so expensive here!<br />
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PS Juicy cherry! Bright, sexy and daring! :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Any dupes (Big 3 free) for this shade? Preferably from CG, OPI, Essie, Misa, or Color Club.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Thank you! :)</span>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-62110307197326998932010-06-08T14:31:00.002+03:002010-06-08T14:50:17.856+03:00China Glaze Peachy Keen. Great Disappointment!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Vu902wGejV5GYDMqIbKE5IdBUGLSi7X1uX6AKE2oZczIIxuIDoM3_ewknM9kyx0vNPWDU7u3U8ai4OAH34BAcJRUhf5Cusp5KWkzz9an9JrlNmKEsbtmpy1otfa8R2hN6Of3EGt_uXUW/s1600/cg_peechykeen_flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Vu902wGejV5GYDMqIbKE5IdBUGLSi7X1uX6AKE2oZczIIxuIDoM3_ewknM9kyx0vNPWDU7u3U8ai4OAH34BAcJRUhf5Cusp5KWkzz9an9JrlNmKEsbtmpy1otfa8R2hN6Of3EGt_uXUW/s320/cg_peechykeen_flash.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sunshine, flash</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The closest to what you see irl </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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It might look lighter under the bright light, but it's darker irl! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Note: I added a transparent top coat (so it doesn't affect the shade at all) with very fine shimmer just to make the whole thing look more wearable. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>14 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 36 months after opening, made in USA.<br />
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From Up & Away Collection, 2010.<br />
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Nail lacquer with hardeners (Kaolin/China clay).<br />
3 Big free (but contains Formaldehyde resin).<br />
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Colour: pastel peachy orange. No hint of pink. And here comes my greatest disappointment - the shade! For some reason I thought it would be a really pretty soft wearable peach. I was wrong! I didn't expect it to be this bright and this orange. It just looks ridiculous on my skin tone. Reminds me of scary dolls. lol FAIL! Btw, it looks lighter in the bottle than on my nails. <br />
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Finish: creme, I would call it milky.<br />
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Application: a little bit tricky application because the nail polish is on the <b>thick</b> side, 2 coats are enough for a full coverage though. Take your time and work slowly if you don't want to end up with a gloopy mess on your nails. But I made it a gloopy mess with my Poshe fast drying top coat, which suddenly decided to thicken that day. Check that ugly dent on my index finger and imagine how bad it was before I tried to save it with a Maybelline glossy nail color in shade Nr 46 Sugar Crystals. And check what a giant tip wear I've got after only 2-3 days of wear! I mainly blame Poshe for this! Yep, ladies, with all the constant hand washing and house work I usually manage to rock one certain look for around one week! :) <br />
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Retail price: 2,5 USD - 10 EUR.<br />
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Pros: pretty good coverage, pretty bottle, big 3 free, almost no brush strokes.<br />
Cons: wrong shade! strong smell, the fact that it's so expensive here!<br />
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PS I bet it'll look amazing on darker skin tones. Suitable for hot summer days only. :) Not office friendly for sure! IMO though. lolHeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-22206733958948699692010-06-05T10:19:00.000+03:002010-06-05T10:19:31.548+03:00Share the love: Ducks 2I'm continuing my "tradition" of non-beauty related posts for the weekends.<br />
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This time I present you ducks! Again! :) Remember me telling you that I "still haven't "met" ducklings, just mom-ducks this spring" in this post <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/05/share-love-ducks.html">Share the love: Ducks</a>? The time has come! I've already "met" lots of cute ducks with tiny ducklings at the end of May!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I adore ducks and ducklings! And their love'n'care for each other is fantastic (at least it appears to be). :) </div><br />
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Hope you enjoyed!<br />
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To be continued! Stay tuned!<br />
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HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND! :)HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-67239150163574449802010-06-04T15:25:00.002+03:002010-06-08T14:02:07.042+03:00China Glaze DV8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rxRLpFJOrUHpvstgpy8opDjAOOwtPW9oY8ETvAojLE9SqGbywuB1Y1ic15qMI5jl0Yia52XWKpLIkc4b8UmNXksSPOETRxayGKE6x5huKlPvV7tCSGwEb5lqg6NLXyOXmOe7QpeBmi5Q/s1600/cg_dv8_flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rxRLpFJOrUHpvstgpy8opDjAOOwtPW9oY8ETvAojLE9SqGbywuB1Y1ic15qMI5jl0Yia52XWKpLIkc4b8UmNXksSPOETRxayGKE6x5huKlPvV7tCSGwEb5lqg6NLXyOXmOe7QpeBmi5Q/s320/cg_dv8_flash.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Natural light, flash</div><br />
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Note: For some reason my cuticles look kind of gross in these pictures (especially the last two), they're not that bad looking irl! :) And, in case you're wondering - nope, I absolutely hate cuticle cutting, cuticle pushing rocks! :)<br />
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14 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 36 months after opening, made in USA.<br />
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From OMG collection, 2009.<br />
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Nail lacquer with hardeners (Kaolin/China clay).<br />
3 Big free (and I don't see Formaldehyde resin in the list of ingredients).<br />
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Colour: Aquatic turquoise with holographic rainbow shimmer.<br />
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Finish: holographic shimmer. Shimmer is so fine that it's better be described as frost-metallic/foil finish. <br />
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Application: a little bit tricky application, especially at the very beginning. The first coat was a nightmare. I had a feeling like I was putting a mercury/quicksilver on my nails, not that I've ever tried doing this. lol "Finally" I understood that weird term "<a href="http://polishaddict.wordpress.com/lacquer-lexicon/">cuticle drag</a>". lol I was so upset, I wanted to remove the nail polish immediately, but then I decided to give it a chance (because I just hate removing nail polish! lol), and the 2nd coat saved my mani and the whole day. lol<br />
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Retail price: 2,5 USD - 10 EUR.<br />
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Pros: cool effect (rainbow! like a mirror!), good coverage, pretty bottle, big 3 free, almost no brush strokes.<br />
Cons: strong smell, "cuticle drag" thingy, the fact that it's so expensive here!<br />
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PS To be honest I don't love this shade that much (greenish blue aka aquatic turquoise is not my thing), and it reminds me of those funky holographic gift wraps. :) What I like is that rainbow effect. :) Btw, hubby said it's one of the best blue shades he had ever seen, and he likes it even more than my favourite <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/05/china-glaze-eyes-like-sapphires-must.html">China Glaze Eyes Like Sapphires</a>! Everyone has his/her own opinion, right? lolHeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-13450572527928033692010-05-27T10:53:00.001+03:002010-05-27T10:54:17.967+03:00We Care Icon nail polish in Nr. 21 Magic SapphireI love me some sapphire blue nail polishes! :) Although <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/05/china-glaze-eyes-like-sapphires-must.html">China Glaze Eyes Like Sapphires</a> is my current number one, I like this one a lot too. Actually it looks almost like <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2009/12/opi-ds-fantasy.html">OPI DS Fantasy</a>, Icon's being a tiny bit lighter and brighter with no holo effect. I must admit, I prefer Magic Sapphire over Fantasy! :)<br />
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We Care Icon is a new Finnish brand of ecological (I am quite skeptical about this claim though) makeup available in Finland only.<br />
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5 ml, exp. date: 24 months after opening, made in France.<br />
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States "Formaldehyde free" on the sticker. Seems to be 3 Big free. IMO it's strange they didn't mention "toluene and dibutyl phtalate free"... :/ It might be obvious though... if I remember correctly those two are banned in EU. What about Formaldehyde resin then? Hmmm... Never mind. lol<br />
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Colour: Oh my, I've just noticed the name. And let me tell you - it's magic sapphire indeed! :) Shimmery dark navy-royal blue. <br />
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Finish: frost-shimmer (btw, very smooth shimmer). <br />
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Application: smooth application, 2 coats (or even 1 would do!) are enough for a full coverage.<br />
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Retail price: 5,9 EUR.<br />
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Pros: gorgeous dark blue, good coverage (1-2 coats!), pretty bottle, big 3 free, nice brush.<br />
Cons: strong smell, short brush (what am I supposed to do when I'll have less than 2,5 ml? such a waste!), available in Finland only, quite expensive for 5 ml (18 EUR for the size of OPI?! Are you kidding me?)!<br />
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PS Vampy version of <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/05/china-glaze-eyes-like-sapphires-must.html">China Glaze Eyes Like Sapphires</a>. Very mysterious. Magic indeed. lolHeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-88732599834391727752010-05-25T10:45:00.001+03:002010-05-27T10:08:02.636+03:00China Glaze Eyes Like Sapphires. MUST HAVE! :)It's been a while! :) I was away for a week and then was pretty busy with my life (what a saying! lol). But now I'm back! Again! Missed you! :)<br />
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Let me present you a MUST HAVE blue! This gem is from my Transdesing order I made in March (yep, I am that slow with updating!). Can't believe I haven't seen this beauty before I accidentally came across it while searching for CG Fairy Dust on Transdesign website. I let my hubby choose between Fairy Dust and Eyes Like Sapphires. You know the outcome, don't you? :)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Note: Because of its finish (and glossy top coat) this nail polish is extremely hard to photograph. It's x times more gorgeous IRL! :)</div><br />
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14 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 36 months after opening, made in USA.<br />
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Originally from We Adorn You collection, 2007. As far as I understood from CG brochure this nail polish was reformulated and is now a proud member of CG permanent collection.<br />
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Nail lacquer with hardeners (Kaolin/China clay).<br />
3 Big free (but contains Formaldehyde resin). Note: if from a permanent collection. <br />
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Colour: It is sort of a more sophisticated (i.e. darker, more mysterious) version of <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2009/11/wild-and-crazy-nail-enamel-in-nr-w78.html">Wild and Crazy Nail Enamel in Super Dooper Blue</a> with some silver glitter added. Magnificent mysterious magic royal blue! Sapphire indeed! :) Gorgeous! No comments! lol <br />
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Finish: pearly creme-frost with silver glitter. <br />
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Application: a little bit tricky application because the nail polish is on the <b>thick</b> side and the glitter is a little bit too chunky-gritty, 2 coats (or even 1 would do!) are enough for a full coverage though. Take your time and work slowly, and you won't be disappointed. :)<br />
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Retail price: 2,5 USD - 10 EUR.<br />
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Pros: gorgeous blue, good coverage (1-2 coats!), pretty bottle, big 3 free.<br />
Cons: strong smell, can be gritty (what's the point of that glitter? huh), the fact that it's so expensive here!<br />
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PS For some reason it reminds me one blue Lancome nail polish I saw x times in various magazines over a long period of time, but never remembered its name. :/ Ladies, if you like blue nail polishes, this one is a MUST HAVE!!!<br />
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PPS This is how I thought <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2009/12/opi-ds-fantasy.html">OPI DS Fantasy</a> should look like (minus holo of course)! :)HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-81283766677301096982010-05-08T08:00:00.017+03:002010-05-08T09:14:53.748+03:00Share the love: DucksOh, I have so many drafts with swatches and hauls. I blame Bones and Lost series for taking my free time. lol<br />
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I'm continuing my "tradition" of non-beauty related posts for the weekends.<br />
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This time I present you ducks, or ducklings to be exact! :) Got my inspiration from Brooke's <a href="http://getchanailsdid.blogspot.com/2010/05/baby-ducks-just-in-time-for-mothers-day.html">awesome post</a>. :) Btw, I still haven't "met" ducklings, just mom-ducks this spring. I guess it's quite cold here for these little guys. Imagine, we had some snow a couple of days ago. :/<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I adore ducks and ducklings! These are my favourite birds. :) I remember I was asking for a cute little duckling as a pet when I was a little girl. lol I just turned 27 on Thursday (oh my, time flies! I remember I just turned 18 "the other day"! lol) and I still smile (and act... lol) like a little kid when I see ducks. :) Aren't they adorable? Fluffy little cuties! :)</div><br />
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Hope you enjoyed!<br />
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To be continued! Stay tuned!<br />
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HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND! :)<br />
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PS In case you're interested, these pictures were taken in Barcelona and Valencia (Spain) in summer 2007.HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-30957376072875316492010-04-29T12:01:00.003+03:002010-04-29T12:05:41.888+03:00BUK nail enamel in Nr. 168 and 169. Cute names, huh? lolFinally I manged to put my fingernails on this post which was sitting in my drafts for several months. :)<br />
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Remember me taking about this great <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/01/buk-nail-polishes-international-womens.html">"no-name" brand of nail polish</a>? <br />
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This time I present you 2 pretty much alike nail polishes with very cute names 168 and 169. lol <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Note: I took these pictures after 3-4 days of wear. As you can see the tip wear is not yet that visible. Definitely a plus in my book. And, yes, I wore two different nail polishes on different hands just to check if it's worth it to have two very similar polishes. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Colour: Nr. 168 pale milky orange with fine golden glass flecks. Nr. 169 pale milky pink with fine golden glass flecks. These shades are so versatile! Nr. 169 reminds me of my all-time-favourite shade of nail polish <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2009/12/wetnwild-rock-solid-nail-laquer-in-pink.html">Wet'n'Wild Rock Solid Nail lacquer in Pink Sapphire</a>. Unfortunately, 169 doesn't provide the same optical illusion "tip whitening" effect. <br />
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Application: pretty smooth application , but very sheer. I usually apply 3-4 coats for a full coverage, but as you can see from these pictures - the white nail line is still visible, especially on my right hand with Nr. 169 on.<br />
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Pros: versatile shade, unique finish, nice brush, pretty bottle, comparably long lasting, dirty cheap.<br />
Cons: sheer, smelly (!), no list of ingredients, no info about the brand, limited availability, no names - boring!<br />
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</div>PS Wear these shades anywhere and anytime! They also make a perfect base for a French mani!HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-49580321400064340222010-04-26T12:21:00.000+03:002010-04-26T12:21:54.649+03:00LaurEss Haul. Swatches.I've heard so many good things about LaurEss foundations, so I finally decided to check these out. :)<br />
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Here is what I got:<br />
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I ordered 2 samples of foundations (2 USD each) in <span id="viewmessagebody">Subtle Neutral Minimalist ("</span>light neutral beige")<span id="viewmessagebody"> and </span><span id="viewmessagebody">Gentle Neutral Elemental</span> ("fair neutral beige"), and 2 liquid lip glosses (3 USD each) in Intoxicating ("shimmering warm pink") and Harmony ("creamy and matte, light muted peach"). I got 1 free sample of foundation in <span id="viewmessagebody">Subtle Ivory Minimalist</span> ("light neutral with gold undertones") with my order.<br />
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</div>Ordered on 1.3 (Monday), order was shipped on 3.3, received on 15.3 (Monday). I guess it's ok.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've already tried all the products. I love everything! My order came in the envelope, products were sealed in a plastic bag over a sheet of carton. Yep, it was that weird. lol Foundation samples come in sealed jars. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am still not sure which shade is the best match as they do look very similar to each other and it seems they all look very natural on my skin (especially indoors). I think I prefer elemental formula though as it provides more coverage. It looks very natural, I'd even say flawless if I didn't have any breakouts and scars. Unfortunately, this foundation can't cover everything (you know what I mean, don't you?). Have to try Ethereal formula next time. And still... honestly, these three shades are the best match for me in terms of formula and shades! I usually end up with a bunch of completely useless shades with some awful chalky "sitting on the surface" formulas.:/ So this is a big plus in my book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for the lip glosses. I like them a lot: wearable shades, smooth application, pretty long lasting, nice smell (toffee), nice consistency (glossy but not sticky)! I am very pleased with my order! And I will definitely come for more one day! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One thing I want to mention is the size of the lip glosses! Remember me talking about the size of the liquid lip gloss of Silk Naturals ("tubes that appear to be smaller than that of Fyrinnae")? Well, prepare for some HUGE AWWWW! lol These are so much smaller! You had to see my face when I saw these tiny beauties! I know for some of you it might be a big "no-no" for 3 USD (for 0.03 oz = 0.9 ml!? when full size of 0.33 oz = 10 ml is 13 USD), but for me it's a PLUS. I wish they'd be a little cheaper though. That being said, I'm in love! :) And they seem to last forever despite being this small. Magic. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a comparison for you: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUTJVg8NWCr2aCc6zrnfqiqN_4loEbLmENUPABJqrygW3Vut_5wbxP3Qvp-H6sH4LrQWvgS_dfJXvxjkOO_stuLBnt_gfNu2Ztnv4EreyXhL3vQq6CEpb5CyfjstayFWZ7i0MRnpfFAI3/s1600/lauress_compar_flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUTJVg8NWCr2aCc6zrnfqiqN_4loEbLmENUPABJqrygW3Vut_5wbxP3Qvp-H6sH4LrQWvgS_dfJXvxjkOO_stuLBnt_gfNu2Ztnv4EreyXhL3vQq6CEpb5CyfjstayFWZ7i0MRnpfFAI3/s320/lauress_compar_flash.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Natural light, flash</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Awww! lol </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PS LaurEss doesn't repackage! </div></div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-21357730505323219232010-04-10T08:00:00.003+03:002010-06-09T00:09:13.694+03:00Share the love: Cat 2I'm continuing my "tradition" of non-beauty related posts for the weekends.<br />
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Last time I showed you some <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/03/share-love-cat.html">wonderful cats we met during our trips and one teaser picture of my mom's cat.</a> This time I present you the very same mom's cat and my mother-in-law's cat! I found only one picture of MY dear cat. I have to scan it, I'll show it some other day.<br />
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Got confused with all those cats? lol "My mom's cat" refers to the cat she brought home 4 years ago, when I wasn't living in my home country anymore. "My cat" refers to the cat we got when I was a little girl. The only reason mom took this little "new" kitty was that my cat was very sick and we all thought she's going to die very soon. BUT! When mom brought Darius (yep, like Darius I of Persia lol), Simona felt she is going to stay with us and will raise Darius as her son. The best thing is that Simona now looks so much better! And younger! She's around 16-17 y.o. now. Quite old for a cat. Simona is one of the most gracious cats I've ever met, and Darius is one of the gentlest and most friendly!<br />
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Here is Darius at the "age" of 2-3 months:<br />
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Here is my mother-in-law's kitty:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love these cats!!! One day I'll have my own little friend! Aren't cats adorable? :)</div><br />
Hope you enjoyed!<br />
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To be continued! Stay tuned!<br />
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HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND! :)HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-7156201109280396612010-04-08T13:52:00.018+03:002010-04-12T11:30:59.823+03:00Green Beauty&Inconvenient TruthOh... I was supposed to post this yesterday on 7th of April World Health Day, but oh well... :)<br />
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Have you ever heard of <b>parabens, phthalates, carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, petrochemical derivatives, allergens, etc</b>? Have you ever paid attention to the list of ingredients on your skin care products? Have you ever understood what all those long and unpronounceable words really mean?<br />
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I must admit, my reply would be a huge NO to all these questions till the autumn 2009, when I found my way into the kingdom of the mineral makeup. :) This is the time when I started to notice all those "funny sounded" names. And still, sometimes I would just skip the "screen for all these nasty things" step, because I was very NAIVE and trusted the companies and governmental institutions I thought are here to <span style="font-size: large;"><b>protect</b></span> us.<br />
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Around a month ago, I was browsing one famous online bookstore for more books about makeup (I already had Bobbi Brown's Makeup Manual, which I loved), when suddenly one book caught my attention. It was <a href="http://thegreenbeautyguide.com/">The Green Beauty guide by Julie Gabriel</a>. And it wasn't the book cover (honestly, I think it could be better) what caught my attention, it was the combination of two words "<b style="color: #38761d;">Green Beauty</b>". I quickly took a look into the description and immediately got intrigued. For 12 EUR with a free shipping I couldn't go wrong.<br />
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One week later I was a happy owner of this 400-pages book. I read it in 3 evenings only. And, oh my, I'm IMPRESSED! This book is one of the most interesting and "mind-blowing" readings I have ever read in my life. Well, may be it's just my taste, as I also enjoy reading Shape magazine from cover to cover (at least Lithuanian and Russian editions). :)<br />
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This week I became a happy owner of two more books: <a href="http://notjustaprettyface.org/">Not Just A Pretty Face. The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry by Stacy Malkan</a> (I'm almost done reading it) and Toxic Beauty. How hidden chemicals in cosmetics harm you by Dawn Mellowship (just read a couple of pages randomly). <br />
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Julie Gabriel said in her 12th (out of 12) lesson: SPREAD THE WORD. I won't tell you everything what is discussed in this book (you can read it for yourself if you're interested), I will just quickly summarise what did I learn. I really hope I can open eyes of some of you. <b>Even one person counts!</b><br />
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Now before we start, tell me:<br />
<ul><li>How many of you bought an overhyped product from a "conventional brand"? *raises hand* </li>
<li>How many of you bought a product just because it said "organic", "natural" on the package? *raises hand*</li>
<li>How many of you bought a product which promised you "all the treasures in the world"? *raises hand*</li>
<li>How many of you ever thought skin care products can be dangerous for you?.. and your future generations?</li>
</ul>What I learnt:<br />
<ul><li>Harmful toxic chemicals: paraben (methyl/butyl/ethyl/isobutyl/propylparabens) and formaldehyde-based preservatives, sulfate-based detergents (lauryl and laureth), synthetic penetration enhancers, petrochemicals (including mineral oil), propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, PEGs, cocamide DEA/MEA, disodium EDTA, synthetic dyes and artificial fragrances.</li>
<li>All this nasty stuff can be replaced by much healthier alternatives. </li>
<li>There is no such a thing as skin type, because everyone's skin is very different, it is unique. Choose cosmetics based solely on your skin's needs. You know how strange it can be: dry skin with acne (but isn't it "supposed to be" oily?)... Skin type is a generalisation, one of the marketing tricks.</li>
<li>Less is indeed more! The less products you use - the better. And I was wondering why my mom's skin looks so fresh (and she doesn't even use a foundation!). The answer is she just "neglected" all those cleansers, toners, creams most of the time. Soap and cream (once in two days) - that's what she uses. Why am I not this lucky, huh? :/</li>
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What shocked me:<br />
<ul><li> "Organic", "green", "natural", "hypoallergenic" (or "dermatologist-tested), "cruelty-free"... these words don't guarantee you get a good product. "According to the FDA, there are currently <b>no</b> federal standards or definitions that govern the use of the term 'hyppoallergenic'. In fact, beauty product manufacturers <b>are not required</b> to provide evidence if their products produce fewer allergic reactions. <...> it is quite common for manufacturers who bear "cruelty-free" (no animal testing) labels to commission outside laboratories to conduct test on animals to prove that they <b>themselves</b> do not conduct animal tests." SHOCK?</li>
<li>Products marked as natural often contain just a couple of natural ingredients in a catastrophically smaller proportion relatively to all those toxic ingredients. "Nothing in the definition of "natural" prohibits a company from <b>combining the natural ingredient with the most toxic chemicals</b>". "<b>One organic ingredient DOES NOT make the beauty product safe and pure</b>".</li>
<li>Even "Certified organics" sometimes can't guarantee your products are safe! Ecocert seems to be a little bit more suspicious than <a href="http://www.kontrollierte-naturkosmetik.de/e/guideline_natural_cosmetics.htm">BDIH</a>. :/ Check this source for more information <a class="contentpagetitle" href="http://www.bioorg.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37:peeling-back-the-label-a-whos-who-of-organic-certification&catid=20:featured-news">Peeling Back the Label: A Who's Who of Organic Certification</a></li>
<li><b>No</b> GM (genetically modified) labels are required on cosmetics. And the risks are still unknown in a long-term, because it's a relatively new "practice".</li>
<li>Greenwashing technique - "using a drop of organic essential oil to justify the word 'organic' on the label". </li>
<li><b>Semi</b>green: Caudalie and Avena. <b>Semi</b>natural: REN, Boscia and Korres (oh my!!!). Many brands that publicly support green movements (cruelty-free and fair trade) <b>are not</b> really green! The Body Shop is among them! Surprised? I would also add LUSH, as I've just checked my shampoo bottle, and all those sulfates, parabens are there! And L'Occitane! I've just checked my hand cream! Oh my! Didn't we all think these are the perfect examples of healthy cosmetics? I guess Avon could also be included. In her book Stacy Malkan opened my eyes on "pinkwashing" (breast cancer awareness) for products that contain ... guess what?.. carcinogens!</li>
<li>Chemical sunscreens can be even more dangerous than no sunscreen at all! Some of the ingredients when exposed to the sun can cause a serious damage. Paradox? Here is an interesting article about this issue. Click<a href="http://products.mercola.com/summer-survival-kit/"> here</a>.</li>
<li>There were no studies that confirmed the safety of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) - one of the most popular ingredient in self-tanners. Hence, self-tanning can be even more dangerous than spending safe 15-30 minutes under the sun. Shock!</li>
<li>Talc may be contaminated with asbestos. Better keep away from it!</li>
<li>If the company was reputable and indeed green, it still is in business to be profitable, so it may change (without even disclosing) some quality ingredients with cheaper alternatives, that might not be very user-friendly. On Julie's website she mentioned that this has recently happened to Jurlique.</li>
<li>Hair dyes, hair styling products, nail polishes and fragrances are the most toxic products in the whole industry!</li>
<li>Package material can also harm us. Chemicals from plastic bottles can leach into the product. Have you ever noticed a weird plastic smell from your water bottle in a hot, sunny day? And where do you keep your products? Bathroom? Bad idea!</li>
<li>Bismuth oxychloride, nanoparticle sized minerals used in mineral makeup and "rock" (mineral) deodorants are still under the fire. </li>
</ul>Some things that shocked me from Not Just a Pretty Face:<br />
<ul><li>Research results showed that newborn babies had a huge amount of toxins in their blood. The further investigation showed that there might be a clear link with chemicals used in cosmetics. OMG!</li>
<li>Cosmetics and chemicals industry are closely connected to each other. These two are among the most powerful industries in the world. No wonder, manufacturers don't want to loose huge amounts of money because of us, naive customers.</li>
<li>Did you know that the concern about possible harm of certain ingredients (starting with phthalates) was raised by the group of activists only in 2000? And the first actions were taken in 2006-2007 only! Do you recall the story with tobacco producers? Everyone now knows that smoking is dangerous, but still there are millions of people who smoke and don't pay attention to people they harm with second-hand smoke. It seems the fragrance story might be quite the same. Ever wondered why some fragrances make you feel dizzy?</li>
<li>Studies showed that many companies have some unlabeled ingredients in their products, often toxic ingredients... Surprised?</li>
<li>Some chemicals are relatively new and there is not much research (because it's not funded!) on how safe they are.</li>
<li>"<b>Only 11% of 10 500 chemicals in your cosmetics have been screened for safety</b>". How freaking scary is this?</li>
<li>"In reality, cosmetics are the least regulated products at the FDA. <...> The agency does not require manufacturers to demonstrate cosmetic products are safe." It should be a company's good will. And we should trust them. Are they kidding?</li>
<li>"There is a huge loophole exempting fragrance ingredient". Because it's considered as a trade secret. You might never know if these are natural essential oils, or toxic chemicals. :/</li>
<li>Sunscreen can cause Vitamin D deficiency if used all the time. Shock!</li>
<li>I was very surprised to see some well-known brands among the ones against 'the consumers right to know what's inside all these products' campaigns that are asking to mark/label the warning signs on dangerous products. :/</li>
<li>Here is an excerpt (this would be a short summary of everything said above) from <a href="http://www.safecosmetics.org/">The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a>: "Every day, we use as many as 25 personal care products on our bodies. Some of the chemicals in these products are linked to cancer, infertility and birth defects - and most have never been evaluated for their health effects." Wanna take the risk and see what will happen in 10-20 years?</li>
<li>We, as consumers, are guinea pigs for the majority of those big companies.</li>
</ul>Overall, I'm really glad I found this book (and those other two I'll end up reading in a couple of days)! It opened my eyes on lots of things. Julie perfectly managed to explain all the scientific stuff in an understandable way. She has plenty of useful information and tips on how to make our lives healthier. Plus, she definitely has a sense of humor! Kohl liner and Jack Sparrow made me laugh! :)<br />
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Surely, it's not about the skin care products only, it's also about food and pollution in general. But still why not <span style="font-size: small;">trying to make your life a tiny bit better? Remember, every speck of sand counts! And, didn't you know that our skin is our biggest (and probably most vulnerable) organ?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sometimes even completely natural products can cause allergies, so use everything with caution! Stay healthy and safe! I am not encouraging any of you to toss away all your products, I encourage you to decide everything for yourself! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As for me, I am currently searching for healthier products. I've already tossed away all mineral oil containing lip products, I also switched from sulfate+fluoride toothpaste and sulfate+parabens shower gel and shampoo. And I also stopped using my face cream for acne-prone skin with guess what?... parabens, PEG and parfum! And you know what? I see an improvement after only one week! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here is a good (it's not perfect yet, because lots of info is still missing) source about safety of ingredients:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/">Skin Deep cosmetic safety database</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me know what you think!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">PS</span> </span>An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Better safe than sorry. :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Here is </span><span style="font-size: small;">a great Russian proverb (direct translation): A spoon(ful) of tar spoils a barrel of honey. </span><span style="font-size: small;">English version: A fly in the ointment; The rotten apple spoils the barrel. Can you guess, why I chose these proverbs? :)</span>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-52183896337636627112010-04-06T12:41:00.002+03:002010-04-06T12:45:35.009+03:00Fyrinnae Haul Vol. 3. I heart lip lustres! :) Swatches&comparisonI did it again! I went for more! Lip lustres this time! :) Here are my previous Fyrinnae hauls: <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/01/fyrinnae-haul.html">1st</a> and <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/03/fyrinnae-haul-vol-2-lip-lustres.html">2nd (incl. lip lustre swatches).</a><br />
Here is what I got this time:<br />
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Ordered on 17.2 (Wednesday), they sent me PayPal invoice on 10.3, order was shipped on 19.3 (Friday), I received my order on 25.3 (Thursday). Check their website for more details on their shipping schedules. They're quite busy and it takes time to CREATE product not just pack.<br />
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Shipping is free worldwide for orders > 20 USD. How cool is that? :) <br />
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I had some difficulties AGAIN when I tried to pay with PayPal. The payment just didn't go through. And this time I got an invoice almost one month later. I sent 3 letters until I "finally" got a reply. As you might have heard the shop was closed for around 1-2 weeks, and guys were very busy with orders, updating the website and launching new products. I fully understand that, so no complain here. And they again "discounted a bit for the trouble". :)<br />
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Here is some odd and great thing about the company: I ordered 10 lip lustres, 10*2,5=25 USD. Because of the "trouble" I paid only 21 USD, plus I also got a free sample eyeshadow! Add the wrapping material (I honestly think there is no need to pack like that, with less material you can save so much more time&resources!), add the shipping on the package 5,64 USD. Now do the math! :) This is probably the greatest company in terms of price&quality ratio! And they deserve even more!<br />
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The only "negative thing" about the company is the time. If only they could ship a little bit faster! Ohhh... Please note, I'm not complaining! I admit, I'm impatient! lol Who isn't when it comes to lip lustres!? lol And still their products are worth the wait! :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>My initial thoughts:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got a free sample eyeshadow in Mephisto (it's from Halloween 2009 collection). Now tell me it's a coincidence! lol About a month ago I wrote a post about <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/03/alima-pure-haul-have-you-ever-notbought.html">buying products just because of their names</a>, a couple of weeks later I got a free eyeshadow from Silk Naturals in shade Twilight. Plus, I also mentioned that I'm a little bit superstitious, and here it comes - Mephisto eyeshadow! lol I must admit I find it pretty. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>I've already tried all the products. And, OMG, I heart lip lustres! The best thing about them is that every one of them is <b>unique </b>(not only the shade, but also the texture). You will be able to recognise each of these from a mile. :) See what I mean:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a "family picture" (all my lip lustres together):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My absolute favourites: Flavor Of The Day ("<b style="font-weight: normal;">semi-sheer light peach-pink with gold shimmer")</b> and Lickable (<b style="font-weight: normal;">"soft, shimmery beige-peach")</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My favourites from the new ones: Lace Gloves ("sheer<b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i> beige-</i><i>peach</i> (? not sure, as the word is missing on the website) with pink and red highlights"</span>)</b>, Pink Guitar ("<b style="font-weight: normal;">rich medium pink")</b>, Ryo-Pinko ("<b style="font-weight: normal;">medium mauve-hued pink")</b> and Type A ("<b style="font-weight: normal;">shimmery, rich garnet red")</b>. The first 3 are pretty wearable shades, Type A is just GORGEOUS! My pictures just don't do this shade any justice. I'm in love with this shade, but I doubt I'll ever dare to wear it in public. :/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did I mention they all are pigmented and opaque? Seriously, Fyrinnae lip lustres are one of the best lip products out there. And for 2,5 USD, you just can't go wrong! And, they smell yummy! And, ingredients are much more health-friendly! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The moment I saw Meloncholy (<b style="font-weight: normal;">"medium coral-melon shade") I immediately thought of my all time favourite lip gloss </b>Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect in shade 347 Orange Raffia. I also grabbed Flavor Of The Day for a comparison. Meloncholy looks very close to Orange Raffia when in the bottle, but it's much more orange and opaque irl. I'd say that Orange Raffia is in between Flavor Of The Day and Meloncholy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3uoarSf5f6Eihr6r5jIOhZfbS2zEix683NP_8rco7CbkUo58DS5U50mMJLmLlrebGJ-1NqKb6c9JAr3JR0cm_DzKtbOXtjue_dg9-xxhKPC2mUOashHIU0va3ldeXfvAh9D1-SBwkLTy/s1600/fyrincompar_dior_swatch_flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3uoarSf5f6Eihr6r5jIOhZfbS2zEix683NP_8rco7CbkUo58DS5U50mMJLmLlrebGJ-1NqKb6c9JAr3JR0cm_DzKtbOXtjue_dg9-xxhKPC2mUOashHIU0va3ldeXfvAh9D1-SBwkLTy/s320/fyrincompar_dior_swatch_flash.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Natural light, flash</div><div style="text-align: center;">From L to R: Flavor Of The Day, Orange Raffia, Meloncholy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I had the same "I saw it somewhere" feeling when I first saw Kitty Ears. Remember me "complaining" about <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/03/beautiful-girl-minerals-bmg-haul.html">BMG gloss in Tainted</a> being tan/brown/bronze instead of pink? I'd say Kitty Ears (btw, it's being discontinued, it's not on Fyrinnae website anymore) is more orangey bronze than just plain tan/brown/bronze Tainted. It's my least favourite from the bunch, but it's still better than Tainted. There, I said it! lol</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Check these two out:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">Have you tried Fyrinnae lip lustres? Any favourites? Any lemmings?</span> :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PS I just want to point out that all these colours look a little bit more pigmented and opaque IRL. My camera washes them out for some reason (makes them kind of "see through"?). The above "tube pictures" look more realistic.</div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-9202531026427188262010-04-01T15:38:00.001+03:002010-04-01T15:39:04.850+03:00April Fool's randomness. Tag: Show me your fridge! and NOTDWe all need to cheer up a little bit, don't we? I was thinking of posting my recent Fyrinnae haul, but then I found this random stuff in my Drafts and decided to give it a go. And it's more appropriate for April Fool's day. Honestly, I don't get the whole idea of this whole thing, but whatever. lol<br />
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Remember this funny tag going around a couple of months ago? I thought it was quite interesting&entertaining. Here is what's on my fridge:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We began collecting magnets-souvenirs just recently. I really enjoy the process of finding "the most unique". :) Unfortunately, sometimes it's just impossible to find any shops selling souvenirs. Hence, several places are not represented here. :/ </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sweet Corn, Mickey Mouse, Henry&Gord (from Thomas the Tank Engine), butterfly - cute stuff with their own stories&memories. :) We change cards from time to time. But the one with cute tiny mice and the one with animals (btw, these two are from the same author) are our all time fovourites, so they are not going anywhere! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our fridge is perhaps the most colourful place in our apartment. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>NOTD - my first attempt at konading!</b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you might have guessed it was my NOTD for Alice in Wonderland. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used OPI Done Out in Deco as a base, Color Club Wild At Heart for the bow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall I liked how it came out, but I wish I could place the bow closer to the tip. Oh well, next time I'll be more careful.I really like the combo of these two! And, I even got several complements! Yay! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm terribly sorry for my awful cuticles (now I think it could be the residue from the base coat... hmmm). The picture was taken a couple of weeks ago when my hands still were suffering from the cold weather. They're much better at the moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, the most important thing, this picture is a perfect illustration of OPI nail polish (at least this one for sure) being long-lasting. It's my 4th day of wear. Not bad considering I constantly washed my hands and did some house cleaning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a nice Easter!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do you celebrate Easter? What do you think about April Fool? :)</span> </span></div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-26742912652072650962010-03-31T14:28:00.004+03:002010-04-02T15:34:40.893+03:00Aromaleigh Haul. Vol. 2&3. Lipsticks (samples). And extra.I had these hauls "documented" for quite a while. I just didn't have time to organise them all this time. That being said, here is what I got with my <b>2nd order</b>:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Noreservation rocks! sonic lips sample was a freebie.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not pictured: sample baggies of Silk Powder (2 USD), Pure Cover mineral concealer in shade Nr. 9 (vert/green) (2 USD), Nocturne Overnight mineral treatment (2,25 USD), "Smoothy" Premium Flocked Sponge for Mineral Makeup (4,5 USD).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">International shipping was 5 USD. Ordered on 5.2 (Friday), order was shipped on 8.2 (Monday), arrived 15.2 (Monday). Impressive! One of the fastest companies! Yay!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My initial thoughts:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Have yet to try Silk Powder and Pure Cover concealer in action. Yep, I have them for almost 1,5 month and haven't worn yet! I just "swatched" this green concealer on my face once. I have to figure out how to work with colour correctors. I still don't get how to cover them with foundation when they're on. And, overall, why on Earth concealers can cover everything, foundation can cover concealer, BUT not everything!? Do you get my point? lol</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I read so many good things about <i>Nocturne Overnight mineral treatment</i>, so I decided to give it a go. I've been using it for more than one month. I'm not sure if it works, or if it's just my imagination again, but I can definitely see some slight favourable changes in my skin condition (less breakouts! yay!). Some minor negative things: you have to literally stop breathing when applying it as you surely don't want it to get into your nose. It's an extremely unpleasant feeling, believe me! :) The scent (i.e. how it naturally smells) is quite annoying too... Remember, I'm quite sensitive to some scents! :) The sample baggie lasted only for about two weeks (had to skip several nights before the full size jar arrived). I had to order at least 2, or 3 samples to see if it really works. I learned my lesson! :) And last but not least, it's quite expensive (28 USD at the time of ordering). Oh well, if it works, who cares, right? :) And, the jar is huge (14 g)! Let's wait how it'll go!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sponge is ok, nothing special though.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">As always eyeshadows are gorgeous! Pretty shades and great pigmentation! Tapestry is a very interesting shade of black. It's silky metallic-looking black with smooth holographic (it reflects different lights, but it only could be my imagination lol) shimmer. Oh my, does my explanation make any sense? lol Other shades are green, so no comments here! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Noreservation</i> looks very bright in the baggie. And you probably know that I'm not a fan of bright lip colours. So you can only imagine how surprised I was when I tried it on. It is very sheer and looks very natural and pretty. Feels like a balm, smells great too (chocolate). It was at that time I "suddenly" decided to look for perfect'n'healthy lip products, especially lipsticks. So, I decided to place my<b> 3rd order</b>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWb9BksyNfEID3cDrBQ-D20C4NmWYsLQielpa1nehS17EhwpcX4MhGiYi8BqJSogLnlM8cZ1KUelf2xM-8Iqr514FjatJqIo0QbWQv_ne-BbyL19tOYoRcssLVKYDccm01TCZcVi6GDQZ/s1600/aromal_haul3_sunlight_auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWb9BksyNfEID3cDrBQ-D20C4NmWYsLQielpa1nehS17EhwpcX4MhGiYi8BqJSogLnlM8cZ1KUelf2xM-8Iqr514FjatJqIo0QbWQv_ne-BbyL19tOYoRcssLVKYDccm01TCZcVi6GDQZ/s320/aromal_haul3_sunlight_auto.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunlight, contrast added (tiny-tiny contrast! :) )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkhg48S1S_3vfNWYqpQ9yYR2oLvjGnFxm43HUu-WGaLsIRIgshwb-dk7b8jwe8CkFrIoGQ7ks78YINLesqkhgE0R8E_HtwzemGYYR_Ot824eNi0a0aZnlTqou1h_DdB0JHA8dSv6Mgvuw/s1600/aromal_haul3_sunl_flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkhg48S1S_3vfNWYqpQ9yYR2oLvjGnFxm43HUu-WGaLsIRIgshwb-dk7b8jwe8CkFrIoGQ7ks78YINLesqkhgE0R8E_HtwzemGYYR_Ot824eNi0a0aZnlTqou1h_DdB0JHA8dSv6Mgvuw/s320/aromal_haul3_sunl_flash.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunlight, flash</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nocturne Overnight mineral treatment (28 USD), Rocks! eyeshadow in Moonagedaydream (4,23 USD, but got it for free as my order was >40 USD), aromatherapy lip balm in Gingersnap (4,85 USD)</div><br />
International shipping was 5 USD. Ordered on 25.2 (Friday), order was shipped the same day (how great is that?), arrived 9.3 (Tuesday). Impressive!<br />
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<b>My initial thoughts:</b><br />
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Check my short initial review on <i>Nocturne Overnight mineral treatmen</i>t above.<br />
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Eyeshadow are, once again, pretty! I'm totally in love with Italian Ice!<br />
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<i>Lipbalm in Gingersnap</i>. I got a baggie sample of it with my first order. I really liked the scent (kind of vanilla with mint/spice/ginger), but wasn't very much impressed with the texture, but decided to give this lip balm a chance and ordered a full size. Ironically, it seems the opposite now. I really like the texture and how it feels on my lips, but the scent appears different. It's not that sweet as I remember it was back then, it is much spicier and more sour. And I'm not the only one who thinks so. My hubby liked the scent of the sample I got, but says this full size version is indeed kind of spicy and sour with a tiny hint of a ginger cookie sweet scent. I guess it's a natural variation in scents due to the handmade nature of the product. Oh well, at least I don't have any problems with my lips now! :) I don't even need to apply it in the morning, my lips feel so good!<br />
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Onto the lipsticks:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not pictured: freebie - Wallflower lipstick. Baggie samples cost 1 USD. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Lipsticks</i>. I really like the texture of these lipsticks. They feel balm-like: light, creamy and moisturising. All of them except Wallflower are sheer. Due to their creamy texture it's quite difficult to build the colour (i.e. making it more opaque), as it starts to feel a little bit too greasy. You know the feeling, don't you? :) Oh! The scents are fantastic! Orange and chocolate! Yummy! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">These are all pretty and wearable shades. They give a slight tint to your lips. Gossamer looks similar to Coquette, Rosebud to Darling. I was debating whether I should go for Rosebud or Darling. But then my <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/03/silk-naturals-haul-swatches.html">Silk Naturals</a> order came, and I decided I don't need any more sheer colours right now. Besides, as you might know, natural handmade lip products have shorter shelf life (6-12 months), and I don't want to end up with a bunch of spoiled lip stuff. I hate not using products. I'd better give them away "to a better home" and be sure that they'll bring some joy to another person. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yep, I ordered a sample of Wallflower and got it as a freebie. Ironically (again), this colour is my least favourite of the bunch (btw, it's the most opaque of them!). I just don't like how this shade looks on me. It looks pretty in the baggie though. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I am not complaining, I just wish that they added another shade for me to try. I'd have more choice options then, right? :) Btw, I placed my order just a few days before Aromaleight announced their sad news about discontinuing lip products. How lucky am I with this discontinuation "trend" when I am almost one step from finding my HG?.. :/ :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are you thoughts? Have you tried Aromaleigh lip products?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">PS I really like Aromaleigh's product pictures, they're very true to what you see irl! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>DRAMA</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now onto some nasty stuff. I couldn't even imagine everything could turn that way! But I just have to share, as this shocked me so much yesterday. Jen from Jennifae's Beauty Blog posted her awesome recent <a href="http://jennifae.blogspot.com/2010/03/discontinued-aromaleigh-lippies.html">Aromaleigh lipsticks haul</a> with a statement that got my attention: "However, with the changes in sales/promos, rewards points, and the <b>attitude</b> (not the best customer service in my opinion), I highly doubt I will order from Aromaleigh again." I commented about my experience with lipstick samples telling her that "I really like the scent (orange) and consistency (soft, silky, like a lip balm), I won't buy them because they're too sheer and too similar to each other. And the main reason - I already have too many lippies. Plus Aromaleigh ones are "supposed" to go bad in 6-12 months. :/" and asked about the bad attitude.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jen replied that "The customer service is <b>not</b> bad, but it <b>could be better</b>. <...> I like Aromaleigh's products, but I'd rather order from those who have equally great products (if not better) AND <b>doesn't make me feel like</b> <b>answering my questions and concerns is a complete waste of time</b>, y'know?" This is the main point! She didn't mean the service was bad (<i>not bad</i> and <i>bad</i> are different things, don't you think?), all she meant that attitude was hmmm... a bit rough in her opinion? It's not fun when a seller or, what's most frustrating, the person who you admire, eventhough trying to be polite, makes you feel you're wasting his/her time, right? Moreover, everyone has his/her own opinions and standards on what the good or bad, or not bad customer service is, right? Please, take a look at the comments section. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Miss K is very nice in her copy-pasted letters, making it feel that Jen is "seeing things". Here is what Jen says: "What Kristen failed to mention/post is the email response I was referring to. The one that made me feel like answering my emails were a waste of time." Check it out! Now you clearly can understand why Jen became frustrated. Check also my comment. It's not perfect, but it can clear up some things about some certain things. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>E.g., everyone's time is precious! Service is not just about giving discounts, it's about the attitude too. Making a customer feel he/she is not worth spending a precious time is not a good tone, for sure.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, tell me where is "slamming" (i.e. attacking)? Why calling dishonest, unappreciative, greedy and nasty? Why calling names? Why wishing "may karma treat you well"? It's SO sad, I can't even express what I felt the moment I read it! Why am I taking it so personally you might ask? Because I feel it was my fault to some extent, as I became that "fuel for the fire". Plus, I feel that Miss K misunderstood the whole thing and took it all wrong. I really admire Aromaleigh and Miss K, but this "accident" just seem so unreal! It kind of reminds me 2 dramas over Coastal Scents and Lime Crime. SAD, very sad! :(</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jen, I really hope everything will be ok! Take care! *hugs*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you see what I see? What are your thoughts, girls?</span></div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-87185410585783273042010-03-30T17:29:00.001+03:002010-03-30T17:30:50.494+03:00Silk Naturals Haul. Swatches.So my quest to find perfect'n'healthy lip products <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/03/beautiful-girl-minerals-bmg-haul.html">continues</a>! :)<br />
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I've heard so many good things about Silk Naturals, so I finally decided to give it a go one day. :)<br />
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Here is what I got:<br />
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I ordered 3 solid lip glosses (4,5 USD each) in Berry Crush, Foreplay, Precious, and 1 liquid lip gloss (4,95 USD) in Summer Fling. I got 2 free eyeshadows: full size in IDK (I guess there was a campaign) and a sample baggy in Twilight (oh my, it follows me everywhere?! lol).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shipping was 4,2 USD for International. Quite reasonable, isn't it? There is also a discount for first time buyers. Check the website for more info.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Ordered on 25.2 (Friday), order was shipped on 3.3, received on 11.3 (Friday). I guess it's ok.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>My initial thoughts:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've already swatched all the products. I love my new lippies! Wearable shades, smooth application, pretty long lasting, nice smell (kind of toffee with spice?)! And they feel like lip balms on my lips! :) Surprisingly (as I didn't expect to get any eyeshadows) I really love these shades, and the pigmentation is as usual for mineral eyeshadows - decent. I am very pleased with my order!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One thing I want to mention is the size! Solid lip glosses come in sleek tubes, liquid - in tubes that appear (read further for more info) to be smaller than that of Fyrinnae. Baggie sample is considerably smaller than that of Aromaleigh's for instance. That being said, I'm in love! You had to see my face when I saw these tiny beauties! :) The tube of Summer Fling is such a cutie! Aww! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was a bit skeptical when I first saw Summer Fling in person. It looked so dark in the tube, but when I tried it on I instantly fell in love with it. It's such a gorgeous wearable shade! Take a look:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are the swatches of all 4 plus a little extra:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I organised Silk Natural products from the sheerest to the most opaque from R to L. These are all buildable though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Description from the website:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Precious- light pink with gold pearl- Hunny Bunny Clone </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Foreplay- shimmery golden pink Climax gloss</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Berry Crush- Golden Berry Gloss- MAC Viva Glam V Clone </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Summer Fling- Warmish Rosey Pink</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Why did I include the EDM Icing The Cake (btw, I got it for free with my last order) I hear you asking? Just because I wanted to show you how it compares to Summer Fling (in shade) and Berry Crush (in consistency). I really love the shade of Icing The Cake, but the lipstick itself (especially its smell) is awful! If you've ever tried lippies from EDM I bet you can understand me. :)<br />
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</span></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PS Silk Naturals doesn't repackage! </div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-84931811467939658722010-03-27T09:58:00.006+02:002010-03-27T10:15:12.020+02:00Share the love: CatI'm continuing my "tradition" of non-beauty related posts for the weekends.<br />
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This time I present you cats! Sounds a little bit banal, doesn't it? I don't think so though. :) I really enjoy reading stories and watching pictures of animals/pets. And I noticed that many of bloggers have pets. So why not to share one of my greatest loves, i.e. CATS! I can go on forever speaking about their beauty, grace, intelligence, personality, and... attitude! :) But I won't! You know it yourself, right? :)<br />
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I had only fishes, hamsters and cats as pets. I was "babysitting" a dog several times though. My parents got a first cat when I was 2, naturally I don't remember much of that cat... I only remember how we got our second cat when I was almost 6 y.o. Ever since my heart belongs to cats. :)<br />
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Ok, enough writing. I'll do two parts post anyway, because I can't find pictures of my cats (who live with my family in my home country) on my laptop.<br />
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Did I mention that apart from my little passion to take pictures of wild flowers and nature, I also snap pictures of animals (if I get a chance of course)? :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you love cats? :)</span><br />
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Hope you enjoyed!<br />
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To be continued! Stay tuned!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND! :) </div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-75784298790794112112010-03-25T16:25:00.003+02:002010-03-25T23:00:32.586+02:00Beautiful Girl Minerals (BMG) haul. Swatches.Have you already heard of me getting rid of all (well, not all actually, my HG from Dior and Avon stay with me until the end, or until I find their perfect dupes! :) ) my lip products that contain mineral oil and other nasty stuff? Be prepared for my massive (in my opinion, obviously) attempts to find perfect'n'healthy lip products. :) On a side note, I'm SOO behind writing about my hauls, gotta hurry up before I got lost in all those packages... and pictures... lol <br />
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I didn't want to order a lot as I don't like to waste products (I mean, who wants to have a bunch of spoiled lip stuff? lol) and, most importantly, because BMG's pictures and colour descriptions (if any) were not that good.<br />
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I ordered 2 All natural lip glosses (small wand 3,5 ml, the same tube as of Fyrinnae's lip lustres, 3 USD) in Cosmo (it's called Cosmo Kiss on the website) and Tainted, and 1 (1/8 tsp, 0,5 USD) Multi purpose powder sample in Impatient.<br />
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I got 2 free Multi purpose powder samples in Irresistible and Innocent.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Note: Impatient is a little bit greener irl, it's a shimmery bright chartreuse <span style="color: black;">described as "a stunning yellow/green shade!" on the website.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shipping was 3 USD for International. Quite reasonable, isn't it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Ordered on 1.3 (Monday), order was shipped on 7.3, received on 18.3 (Thursday). I guess it's ok.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've already swatched all the products - the pigmentation is as usual for mineral eyeshadows - decent. Although keep in mind that I haven't tested these eyeshadows "in action" yet. The only product that got my full attention is Cosmo lip gloss.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now here comes a "weird" story of me trying to figure out what shades to choose. The first thing that caught my eye was the inconsistency in description of lip glosses. Some have lip swatches, some have bottle pictures, some have a "swirl of colour", some have colour description, some not, some have it all wrong... :/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's take a look at 2 lip glosses I got. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cosmo is defined as a "gorgeous pink with gold". I would add that it's pink with a hint of blue (cool toned), but the fine golden shimmer makes it appear warmer. I was a little bit skeptical of wearing a cool toned lip gloss (I prefer warm tones), but, man, it is MEGA gorgeous!!! And, it's pigmented! Surprisingly, I like the mild scent (in fact the lip gloss is not scented, or flavoured, but my guess would be that it's castor seed oil's "fault"). :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here comes a sad story. Tainted is described as "gorgeous pink with shimmer". Now, don't be mad at me, but can you, please, tell me if I'm seeing things? lol It's plain shimmery brown/tan to my eyes. I can spot some tiny tiny shimmery pink bits on the picture with flash, but I honestly think it's just my camera's "wonderful" ability to see things; and then it still should be <b>pink</b> with shimmer, not <b>something</b> with pink shimmer, right? :) The "best" thing, BGM sent me 5 ml bottle (although it says 5,9 ml on their website) instead of the small size I ordered. I guess they ran out of small bottles, or put it by accident, or just wanted to please me as a first time customer, but all I felt is a frustration and shame. :/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On one hand, I probably have to inform them that I got a wrong size bottle and pay the difference (1,5 USD), on the other hand - I absolutely don't like this colour! It's not what I expected it to be (gorgeous pink? with shimmer? NO?!). And it doesn't suit me. At all! I tried to make it work by mixing it with some other shades, but it's too dark and intense to do something wearable for my taste. And the bottle is huge (I much more prefer those tiny bottles)! And I hate wasting (aka not using) products. I wish it'd be in a mini size, I wouldn't feel so bad. :/ </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The worst thing is that I tried it straight from the tube at first (when I didn't yet realise how different the shade is), meaning that I can't give it to anyone else, as it now "belongs to me". lol I know I might be weird sometimes. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Take a look:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMqfGnIvqcAJsSHBP0SUQuSRra_7eB1xJrGXlThL7WF7KjIIxoWWiOPjeOpLP8uGAZIDw0e4MLEWuvciOSSXlDuXTfXvtTBOXYBk557RSRARppMdgLoTPO4luDyIBq-iFbuVeNaYLNNL3/s1600/mgm_cosmo_lips_nat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMqfGnIvqcAJsSHBP0SUQuSRra_7eB1xJrGXlThL7WF7KjIIxoWWiOPjeOpLP8uGAZIDw0e4MLEWuvciOSSXlDuXTfXvtTBOXYBk557RSRARppMdgLoTPO4luDyIBq-iFbuVeNaYLNNL3/s320/mgm_cosmo_lips_nat.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Natural light</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cosmo (after about 4 hours of wear!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note: Have yet to figure out why my lip swatches look so washed out and "see through" even without a flash. :/ Swatch pictures look more colour accurate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for the Multi purpose powders... I really admire their universality as they're said to be suitable for eyes, lips and nails. But, why couldn't they arrange these colours (although they have not that many) in some certain order (by colour, or by name at least?). It would be so much easier to find (and compare!) shades you like. But no! You'd better play "spot your favourite", or "what catches your eye?". lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I laughed so hard when I got my order. Let me explain. I ordered a green shade, right? That is Impatient. When I opened my order, I thought why on Earth is word "impatient" doing here, did they mean I'm impatient? lol Then I realised it was my choice. I was so much into colour, I didn't even pay attention to its name. :) Remember me speaking about "buying products because of their names" thingy? And they "called" me Innocent and Irresistible! lol To be honest, I don't like these (I mean freebies) shades simply because I wouldn't wear them as I already know that some certain colours just don't look good on me. Maybe I have to mix Innocent with that Tainted lip gloss? Hmmm...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall, I will buy other (as Cosmo became one of my favourites!) lip glosses from BMG again, when (and if) they will improve their colour descriptions. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I saw Phyrra mentioned that BMG offers 20% discount till the end of March. Be careful with those descriptions before ordering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PS BMG doesn't repackage! </div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-68014764482448367922010-03-23T08:00:00.004+02:002010-03-23T08:31:02.900+02:0040 Beauty Questions<i> I tagged myself, again. :)</i><br />
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<i>1. How many times do you wash your face daily?</i><br />
Usually twice - in the morning and before going to bed. Sometimes I take my foundation/makeup off right after I come home (when I am sure I don't need to go anywhere else).<br />
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<i>2. What skin type do you have?</i><br />
Horrible! Combination. And I sometimes get those dry patches-flakes on my oily skin! Weird!<br />
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<i>3. What is your current facial wash?</i><br />
Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Soap & Fragrance Free cleanser for almost 3 months! The range promises to clear skin in 3 weeks! I don't see any improvements really... :/<br />
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<i>4. Do you exfoliate?</i><br />
Yes, lately 2 times per week.<br />
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<i>5. What brand do you use?</i><br />
Korres scrub and mask from pomegranate range.<br />
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<i>6. What moisturiser do you use?</i><br />
Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Oil Free moisturising cream-gel. The same story as with Eucerine's cleanser. Hate this cream even more! <br />
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<i>7. Do you have freckles?</i><br />
No.<br />
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<i>8. Do you use eye cream?</i><br />
Eucerin Q10 Active Fragrance-free Anti-wrinkle cream. It's ok. Nothing special though.<br />
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<i>9. Do you or did you have acne prone skin?</i><br />
I had occasional breakouts since I was a teenager, but it wasn't this bad as I have now. Don't play with those hormonal contraceptives, ladies! They promise a perfect skin as a "bonus", but none (not even your doctor, or cosmetologist!) can tell you what you'll get once you stop taking them! :/<br />
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<i>10. Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?</i><br />
No.<br />
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<i>11. What foundation do you use?</i><br />
Still trying to find a perfect match from the bunch of samples I got from different mineral makeup companies. Trying not to mix them. Don't want to trouble my skin even more.<br />
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<i>12. How about concealer?</i><br />
Sometimes I use Everyday Minerals Intensive Fair concealer on my blemishes when I'm not very lazy. :)<br />
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<i>13. Do you know your undertone color?</i><br />
Still trying to find it out. I guess I'm more fair to medium neutral.<br />
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<i>14. What do you think of fake eyelashes?</i><br />
I have several from Ardell, but haven't tried them yet. Can you imagine? :) I like how they look on others. Once I'll try them on, I'll tell you. :)<br />
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<i>15. Did you know that you are supposed to change your mascara every 3 months?</i><br />
Yes, even though it usually says 6 months. Unfortunately, many of my mascaras don't even pass 2 months mark. :/<br />
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<i>16. What brand of mascara do you use?</i><br />
Currently, Lumene True Natural Volume Mascara with conditioning Arctic cornflower. Nothing special! My HG mascara was Maybelline Lash Stylist. It's been discontinued for quite a while now. :(<br />
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<i>17. Sephora or MAC?</i><br />
Neither. I've never been to Sephora. Although we have MAC counter here, I shopped there only once (and for skin care only!). MAC is too expensive here.<br />
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<i>18. Do you have a MAC Pro-card?</i><br />
No.<br />
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<i>19. What makeup tools do you use in make up application?</i><br />
Lash curler, brushes, fingers. :)<br />
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<i>20. Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?</i><br />
UDPP. It's ok, but it kind of cakes (i.e. leaves dry patches) lately.:/<br />
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<i>21. For the face?</i><br />
Fyrinnae Powder Primer. Must Have! :)<br />
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<i>22. What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?</i><br />
I love greens! :) Aromaleigh's Aloe and Loden is my favourite combo so far.<br />
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<i>23. Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?</i><br />
Pencil.<br />
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<i>24. How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?</i><br />
Never! But I poke my eyes with a mascara quite often! :(<br />
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<i>25. What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?</i><br />
I use only loose eyeshadows at the moment. Gave all those pressed ones to my wonderful friend. :)<br />
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<i>26. Do you use mineral makeup?</i><br />
Yes, a lot lately. :)<br />
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<i>27.What is your favorite lipstick?</i><br />
Avon Pro-To-Go in Nude Peach, closely followed by Fyrinnae lip lustres in Lickable and Flavor Of The Day.<br />
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<i>28. How about lipgloss?</i><br />
Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect in shade 347 Orange Raffia, closely followed by Silk Naturals lip gloss in Summer Fling and Beautiful Girl Minerals lip gloss in Cosmo.<br />
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<i>29. What is your favorite blush to use?</i><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">Avon Colour face pearls in pink still is my favourite. I really like Alima Pure matte blush in Apricot lately.</span><br />
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<i>30. Do you buy your makeup on ebay?</i><br />
I bought only Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara once. Sometimes I also buy nail polish on ebay.<br />
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<i>31. Do you like drugstore makeup?</i><br />
I used to. Now I'm into mineral makeup. :)<br />
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<i>32. Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)</i><br />
No, I don't think we even have one here in Finland.<br />
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<i>33. Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?</i><br />
Yes. And I wanted to be a manicurist when I was in high school! :)<br />
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<i>34. Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?</i><br />
When it comes to dark eyeshadows then yes, I am, a little bit. :) Plus, I ALWAYS get some mascara on my eyelids, doesn't matter how careful I am! Thankfully, it only takes 10 seconds to clean everything. :)<br />
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<i>35. Name a makeup crime that you hate?</i><br />
Too dark pencil or tattoo (permanent makeup) defined eyebrows (especially thin overplucked eyebrows!), visible mascara marks/stains (the ones I clean in 10 sec :) ) on the eyelid or on the lower lashline.<br />
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<i>36. Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick, eyeshadow) or neutral ones?</i><br />
Neutral ones. Green can be neutral too. :)<br />
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<i>37. Which celebrity always has great make up?</i><br />
Hmmm... Angelina Jolie looks very good most of the time. :)<br />
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<i>38. If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item, what would you use?</i><br />
Eyebrow pencil.<br />
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<i>39. Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?</i><br />
Yes. I wouldn't feel confident on my bad skin days though.<br />
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<i>40. Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?</i><br />
When my skin is in its better condition than it is now, the answer is positive. I look as a completely different person. But I quite like this person. lol Imagine, one with VERY light eyebrows and eyelashes. Now imagine the same person with much darker eyebrows and black eyelashes. :) I prefer the second person though. :)<br />
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<i>41. In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?</i><br />
I really don't know. :/<br />
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<i>42. What do you think of Makeup?</i><br />
It is SO MUCH fun! Too bad that men (at least my man) don't understand the POINT! lol<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">If you read this post and haven't </span><span style="font-style: normal;">done this tag</span><span style="font-style: normal;"> yet, <b>I tag YOU</b>! Let me know in the comments, I'd like to read your answers as well! :)</span></span>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-23886435452499294732010-03-22T10:23:00.004+02:002010-03-22T10:31:32.777+02:00Eyelashes. HG mascara?Do you remember my question <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/02/qotd-to-curl-or-not-to-curl.html">"To curl, or not to curl?"</a> I asked you in February? So, I finally "gave up" a month ago. I brought home these 3 products: <br />
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<b>Eyelash curler from Cailap </b>(with two refill pads). It looks<b> </b>like Shu Uemura curler, doesn't it?<b></b><br />
It definitely makes a difference. My eyelashes don't look flat anymore. The only negative thing (or I'd better say - concern) is that it somehow curls the base in a "sharp-angled" shape, not in a "naturally round" shape. Do you get my point? Is it normal like that? :/ This weirdness is not visible when mascara is on though. <br />
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Special <b>THANK YOU</b> (for helping me to decide) goes to PowerLifterChick, Thess, Sagu and Bebo! :) <b><br />
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<b>L'Oreal Renewal Lash Serum</b><br />
I've been testing this "miracle product" for one month only, so can't say anything about its power yet. Strangely enough it was sold out almost everywhere (except for the grocery shop, where I was lucky to find it) in the Helsinki city center and in large shops around the metropolitan area. The only thing I can say so far, that, thankfully, it doesn't irritate my eyes. I'll keep you updated on the progress (if I'll see any). :)<br />
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<b>Lumene True Natural Volume Mascara with conditioning Arctic cornflower</b><br />
"90% natural ingredients" coupling with "voluminising" effect sounded like a perfect promise. Plus it was comparably cheap (around 9 EUR), it is made in Finland, and, the most important thing, it was sealed (only with a duct tape-like label though)! On a side note - it indeed is a serious problem here in Finland. Why do those sellers (Rimmel, Maybelline, Max Factor, I'm speaking to you in particular!) sell us unsealed (aka open) mascaras? :/ Nea, I'm totally with you on this issue. :)<br />
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I really wanted to like this mascara, but here comes the huge BUT. It worked fine for about one week only. Afterward it became just an ordinary "almost 3 months old" mascara. I mean, it becomes drier and flakier each time. And, I know how to keep mascaras safe and fresh! Where are my promised 6 (I'd be fine with 3) months after opening?! Weird, huh? :/ <br />
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One more thing, I noticed a comparably high loss of eyelashes over this month. Can't say the exact number, but earlier I didn't even pay attention to it as I saw one "dead" eyelash per month at most, now I see several per week. :/ Have no idea what might be the problem. Or, it might be, that it's my imagination only? I hope it is. :)<br />
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Now I'm on a quest to find a new mascara! Again! <b>REQUIREMENTS:</b> it should volumise, lengthen, look natural (no flakes, no clumps) and stay fresh for around 3 months or more. Is it too much to ask for? :) <span style="font-size: large;">Help is much appreciated! :) What's your HG mascara?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you tried any of these products? What are your thoughts?</span>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-87310877821413265382010-03-17T14:58:00.002+02:002010-03-17T15:02:41.969+02:00China Glaze Side-Saddle vs Sinful Colors Rich In Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoCD9n-kqCC4CA_lTYjt96ydVMKr9AmV3jXigHuvde1lwsRy1P9SsFjIGBhockfSjD6oazRqzwXx1EPI0OyNYMlcSWwwuhM7lPVll67Sr3OF7yzx6BrbudYzwm8ODJ5KMMKL72Afg2ouy/s1600-h/sidesaddle_nat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoCD9n-kqCC4CA_lTYjt96ydVMKr9AmV3jXigHuvde1lwsRy1P9SsFjIGBhockfSjD6oazRqzwXx1EPI0OyNYMlcSWwwuhM7lPVll67Sr3OF7yzx6BrbudYzwm8ODJ5KMMKL72Afg2ouy/s320/sidesaddle_nat.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Natural light</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check the golden shimmer in the bottle!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>14 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 36 months after opening, made in USA.<br />
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Rodeo Diva Collection, fall 2008.<br />
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Nail lacquer with hardeners (Kaolin/China clay).<br />
3 Big free (but contains Formaldehyde resin). <br />
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Colour: this colour is strange but still quite pretty. By "strange" I mean that it appears to be dark chocolate with golden shimmer in the bottle, appears deep shimmery burgundy on my nails, and appears (well, actually disappears would be the right word in this case) violet (!) on the cotton ball (during the removal process, obviously)! Strange, isn't it? :) Do you remember my rant from <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/03/depend-nail-polish-in-nr-115-deep.html">yesterday's post</a> about those "almost black" nail polishes? Here are two of my fails! lol<br />
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Finish: shimmer. <br />
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Application: pretty average application, because the nail polish is on the <b>thick</b> side, but at least only 2 coats (or even 1 would do!) are enough for a full coverage.<br />
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Retail price: 2,5 USD - 11 EUR.<br />
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Pros: good coverage (1-2 coats!), pretty bottle, big 3 free.<br />
Cons: difference between what you see in the bottle and what is actually on your nails, brush is too sharp-edged and small (meaning that you have to be extremely careful, or master "clean up" strategy), the fact that it's so expensive here!<br />
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PS Don't want to wear plain shimmery black? Check this out! :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On to the comparison... I was wearing Side-Saddle the other day, when I realised this polish looks very similar to Sinful Colors Rich In Heart, which I bought to "ease my pain" of not getting CG Branding Iron (shimmery dark burgundy).</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">15 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 24 months after opening, made in USA.<br />
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3 Big and Camphor free. </div><br />
Colour: deep burgundy shimmer in the black base. Appears almost black most of the time.<br />
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Finish: shimmer. <br />
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Application: pretty average application, because the nail polish is on the <b>thick</b> side, but at least only 2 coats (or even 1 would do!) are enough for a full coverage.<br />
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Retail price: 3,5 EUR.<br />
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Pros: good coverage (1-2 coats!), big 3 free.<br />
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Cons: pretty strong smell, brush is too sharp-edged and small (meaning that you have to be extremely careful, or master "clean up" strategy), ingredients text colour - black on almost black - are they kidding? lol<br />
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PS Don't want to wear plain shimmery black? Check this out! :)<br />
PPS These two look almost completely identical when on the nails. If only I knew they're THIS similar before!!! :) Gotta give it to my friend, who is into heavy metal music. :)HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-66770022250100143462010-03-16T12:21:00.004+02:002010-03-16T12:29:50.757+02:00Depend nail polish in Nr. 115 (deep violet)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5KMjU7ikzih2rWivkrmK1nfjSllUobqFdi-En3ZVoqihT31xWfM1mjfwOZzHOEJXNzXkT2cP0WRyNM2tMnFFuDSzy57xw0SsRmw5959Q3mJhH_M2Ee5nV6M3I_pxsR2s_xky2UrTxaFk/s1600-h/depend_natlight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5KMjU7ikzih2rWivkrmK1nfjSllUobqFdi-En3ZVoqihT31xWfM1mjfwOZzHOEJXNzXkT2cP0WRyNM2tMnFFuDSzy57xw0SsRmw5959Q3mJhH_M2Ee5nV6M3I_pxsR2s_xky2UrTxaFk/s320/depend_natlight.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Natural light</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looks a little bit lighter here than irl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Note: I'm terribly sorry for my dry hands! I only noticed all these "beauties" when I uploaded my pictures. :/And it's a 3rd day of wear. Hence, "scratchy surface" look is becoming more obvious. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Have no idea if it's 3 Big free. Any thoughts? <br />
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Colour: deep violet. It looks much lighter in the bottle than on the nails. Under the "no light" (when it's cloudy for instance) it looks very dark deep violet, in worst cases it looks completely black. I like it best under the bright light, when it looks close to what you see in the bottle. Honestly, I'm a little bit tired of all those "showing under the bright light only" shades (<a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2009/12/opi-ds-fantasy.html">OPI DS Fantasy</a>, I'm talking to you in particular! China Glaze Side Saddle, take a note too! lol). It's funny when I have to explain that I'm not wearing the same black nail polish over and over again. :) "Check this out, it's not that black actually! And it's another nail polish...actually!" lol<br />
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Finish: creme. <br />
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Application: very smooth application , 2 coats (or even 1 would do!) is enough for a full coverage.<br />
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Retail price: 3,5 EUR.<br />
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Pros: perfect coverage (1-2 coats!), easy application, quite nice brush (not tiny as you would expected from this tiny bottle), pretty tiny bottle.<br />
Cons: no ingredients (even on Depend website!) and no exp.date info!? no name, just a number (boring!!!)? darker than in the bottle, brush is too sharp-edged (meaning that you have to be extremely careful, or master "clean up" strategy :) ).<br />
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PS Don't want to wear plain creme black? Check this out! :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do you think about all those "almost black" nail polishes? :)</span>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-2251553985828577122010-03-13T08:00:00.002+02:002010-03-13T08:00:02.234+02:00Share the love: GroundI'm continuing my "tradition" of non-beauty related posts for the weekends.<br />
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This time I present you the ground! Sounds weird, huh? :) Ever paid attention what's under your feet? Sometimes there might be really interesting (although quite simple and usual) things. Take a moment and look what's "underneath". :)<br />
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Egypt</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Hope you enjoyed! :)<br />
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To be continued! Stay tuned! :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND! :) </div>HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707499658812898810.post-83151855398279574962010-03-11T15:14:00.007+02:002010-03-12T15:51:57.196+02:00Alima Pure Haul. Have you ever (not)bought a product just because of its name?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One not very sunny day, I was searching for the info about mineral foundations. I've already tried Everyday Minerals, Sassy Minerals and Aromaleigh, but still wanted to try something new. You know that feeling, don't you? :) Then, I came across wonderful <a href="http://happycontours.blogspot.com/">Sagu's</a> post about Alima Pure and decided to give it a go. I'm very glad I did! Thank you, girl! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is what I got this time from Alima:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Not pictured:</b> Foundation samples of Beige 2, Cool 2 and Neutral 2; Shimmer Bronze in Belize, Color Balancing Powder in Buttercup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shipping was 6 USD for International (check their new <a href="http://www.alimapure.com/lets-talk-mineral-makeup/customer-care/shipping-mineral-cosmetics/">policy</a> regarding orders from the EU). Quite reasonable, isn't it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Ordered on 5.2 (Friday), order was shipped on 9.2, received on 15.2 (Monday). IMO it's quite fast! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>My initial thoughts:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All samples come in clear little jars (tiny bit smaller than samples of Fyrinnae, or Sassy Minerals, and exactly the same size with aforementioned for foundation) with a cute birdy on the lid! Great pigmentation! Generous samples! Eye shadow, blush, balancing powder and shimmer bronze samples cost 1 USD, foundation samples (these are packed FULL) 1,5 USD. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All the wrapping is made of recycled paper (wanna mention the labels on free samples too). It's a big PLUS in my book. Honestly, I don't like all those bubble wraps, colourful paper, vinyl duct tape (!!! hate!!!), cellophane, etc. Such a waste!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've already swatched all the products. I love them all! Such a wonderful shades! 12 points (Eurovision, anyone?) for me for making a perfect choice! lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here comes a "weird" story and a question from the title. I never pay attention to names of the makeup products, unless it contains "taboo words" for my liking, such as *evil (first letter D), *ell (*=H). One might find it weird, but I do find it completely normal. :) I'm a little bit superstitious with this kind of things (you know?), and I was raised in a pretty religious country. So, bear with me please! :) That's the reason I would never buy *evil Horns lip lustre from Fyrinnae. :/ In any other case, I care about the shade, not the name. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That being said, I was really surprised I decided to buy an eyeshadow of an unusual colour (for my taste obviously) with a name Twilight (yep, I am a fun, I admit it lol). The weird thing is that I really liked how the colour looked on the "enlarge picture". But it was all about the name at first. I wouldn't notice this eyeshadow otherwise. Then I decided to get a complimenting colour for Twilight, i.e. Milan. And let me tell you - I wasn't disappointed! I LOVE the combo of these two. My picture just doesn't give them a justice. Check the website for colour description and don't forget to press "enlarge picture" there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Note: I saw a huge amount of products with Twilight name before, but they just didn't appeal to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wore Twilight on the lead and Milan on the crease and outer V. It wasn't just my first time buying because of the name, but also my first time wearing what I call "true dramatic smokey eyes". That dusty violet undertone of Twilight really complements my eye colour. Too bad, we don't go partying very often. I wouldn't dare to wear this look during the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pigmentation is pretty good. Colours look a little sheerer and lighter than in the jar. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apricot blush (matte) and Belize Shimmer Bronze coordinate really well together. Especially when I wear my favourite <a href="http://heavennrj.blogspot.com/2010/03/fyrinnae-haul-vol-2-lip-lustres.html">Dior lip gloss in Orange Raffia and Fyrinnae lip lustre in Flavor Of The Day</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought Blond eyeshadow (matte) for eyebrows. Alima recommends this shade for blondes. Well, I'm blonde (not blonde-blonde, but wheat blonde), and I'd say this shade is too yellow and pale for me. It works as a blending shade with my Lumene pencil in Gray Brown though. I'll try darker colour next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried foundations several times. Worked pretty well. I should have ordered darker shade though (3 maybe?). Number 2 is a little bit too light. The coverage is medium, but buildable. I even managed to cover my blemishes. Yay! The only thing I don't like is that it kind of "sits on the surface of the skin". Gotta keep trying further. :/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have yet to try Color Balancing Powder in Buttercup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I want to try their lip glosses next time too. Any experience, thoughts?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Have you tried Alima? What are your thoughts? Any favourites?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever (not)bought a product just because of its name? Was it worth getting?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>PS Alima Pure doesn't repackage!HeavenNRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494662450383915740noreply@blogger.com14