Douglas Haul & Review of Mac Lip Liner Boldly Bare + Mac Blush Peachykeen

This douglas haul (german makeup store) is a little bit older (it's really not like I am doing a haul every week, honest to god) so I have used the products for quite a while now! The phone case pictured is actually from claire's and I am so in love with it, I have a huge weakness for cute phone cases... and since I own an Iphone 6 literally all the cute cases fit...
But this post is actually about 2 of the makeup products I got from this haul:

As you can see I got a chubby stick and 2 NYX products also, but I won't review them now!

The Mac lipliner in the color boldly bare is something I've been wanting for quite some time, since I've seen it on Gigi Gorgeous (huge fan of her), and I finally invested 16,50€ for it. Which is quite a lot in my opinion for such a product but lets first see if it owns up to that price.

The blush is something I've gotten on the whim because I just love peach-coloured blushes and "peachykeen" also had a nice shimmer to it so I bought it for 24,50€!

First the blush:

I amped up the details on this pic to make the shimmer come out a bit clearer on it, it's a cooler toned peach color, very natural looking with added shimmer particles! I was very excited to swatch it but then this:

YES, that is actually a swatch, even swatched twice, I don't know why this particular Mac blush had to be so bad with pigmentation for me, maybe I got an old one but it's very hard to swatch it. Well it is very natural because of that but when applying I really have to use a lot of blush for it to appear on my skin... I still like the color but it's the second blush from Mac I bought that I didn't like so I'll stay away from them from now on (other Mac products work great!).

The lipliner is another story though:

The Mac lipliner are pretty popular so I did have some expectations, especially since I only owned like 2 lipliner before this one and rarely used them. This one has vitamin e and helps keep your lips hydrated!

From the swatch you can tell that it's a very subtle colour, a kind of nude-brownish shade. Though this swatch doesn't do its justice, it actually makes the lips look wonderful and even fuller!

I love this product and have been obsessing over it, I usually use the lipliner almost by itself, I apply it on my lip line and then smudge it a bit with a clear chapstick, as to not make it look to harsh and just spread the nude color of it evenly. It's a bit darker than the shade of my lips, which is really good for conturing. It has a very good hydrating formula and stays on pretty good. 

I simply love it and tried to take a selfie with both products, but the lighting is not that good (have to take my canon out pretty soon I guess):

That's quite an amusing selfie actually.... and it shows my signature face. I had to apply a lot of the blush to make it visible like that though.

The lipliner is holy grail material and will stay in my makeup collection forever! The blush not so much though unfortunately...

Btw I added the statcounter this week out of curiosity (and blocked my own visits on it) so it might seem it has few visits but it counts individually and is pretty new also- so don't judge haha

Dugz-Hypcosmetics Haul & Color Kill Liquid Lipstick Review

So for the weekend I have a haul that is very recent, from dugz.de (hypecosmetics), where I bought about 30€ worth of makeup! Shipping was 5€ in Germany so that's ok.
I basically only wanted to order from them because of the Color Kill products but ended up buying some Milani stuff as well!

Here's what I got:

1. The Color Kill Matte Liquid Lipstick in Lotus Petal for 15,95€

2. The Maybelline Popstick in Cherry Pop (I used to have all of them and bought it because of nostalgic reasons) 5,95€

3. Milani Illuminating Face Powder in Beauty's Touch for 8,49€

4. Milani Statement Lipstick in Nude Creme for 5,49€

I'll only review the color kill liquid lipstick though because it is the main reason I made this haul and it is actually the item I actually love most, the other are nothing spectacular in my opinion (Milani's luminoso is the Milani's best product... these are not even close).

So first just take in the super cute packaging:

It's super adorable, and I really can't bring myself to through it away... the lipstick itself is in a matte vial, very simple that way. I chose the color"lotus petal" because it seemed a mix of nude and mauve tones and very toned down and simple, something I'd see myself wearing during the day. 

Here's a swatch:

As you might see on this picture, there is a little bit too much product on that lipstick brush... it can get messy that way, especially since this lipstick stains like a mofo, which is good for the lips but not good for my clothes, so I try to be very careful with it. The swatch shows the nudeish/ brownish color, which I always buy... The interesting thing: it is very shiny when first applying but it drys down to a very matte finish! 

I like the color and the formula of this liquid lipstick, it doesn't look flakey on my lips and stays for quite a long time that way. It is rather sticky and it does stain, so if you are having drinks you will have a very visible stain on the cup you are drinking from, or when kissing someone etc. 

Still I think it is a very good liquid lipstick, with a gorgeous color and long lasting! I don't have a good comparison to other popular liquid lipsticks yet, but I will soon when my limecrime velvetine arrives! I might even buy some of jeffree star's liquid lipsticks! 

As of now I really like this one, here's my whole look with the lipstick:

Too Faced Haul (Sephora)

This haul is actually a couple months old but I guess I can comment on the products better after having used them for such a long time! I bought all of the following products from sephora online, I paid about 100$ for everything combined but I'l list prices down below. I have to say that sephora is a great place to order from, the only downside is that I have to pay taxes because I live in germany,
so even if the products seem to be cheaper in comparison to german shops, they actually aren't.
Nevertheless the free samples are awesome (depending on the day you purchase, I got a tarte mascara!) and the shipping was very fast!

Here are my gets:

First of, I got the papparazzi ready set, which includes the bronzer, lashgasm mascara, sweet sun shines lip gloss in mocha freeze ,a beauty balm and an eyeliner. The set was 40$ but the actual value was 87$!
- The mascara is ok, nothing special here and doesn't give any volume
-The lipgloss is nice (especially the scent and texture) but it fades quickly
-The eyeliner is pretty good, glides very smoothly
-The beauty balm is unfortunately not my shade, I gave it to someone else so I am not sure about it.
-The bronzer is da bomb, it lasts me sooo long! I guess I have been using it for a couple of months on and off and the chocolatey smell, the texture and the way it stays on my face just made this the best bronzer ever (I have the chocolate soleil bronzer in milk chocolate, might review it in detail)

Also pictured is the under the mistletoe lip creme set which was 28$ (value 71$), will review this later

And my favourite: the Candlelight Glow Highlight Powder Duo, which is just amazing:

The packaging is already so dreamy, and the colors and chandelier from the powder itself are breathtaking. I hesitated for some time before I would actually use it! The highlighter was 30$ and the whole sephora purchase was mainly because of this beauty. 

I tried to capture the golden shimmer glow, but it's really hard. So the particles are golden, I have not noticed a significant difference from the pink or white powder, but I still tend to mix them both. Usually I apply way too much blush and then just go over the blush with the highlighter using a blush brush. It just makes the face glowy and the blush underneath looks way better this way! 

To show the actual effect better I did not wear any blush underneath:

This is just lightly applied, did not use too much and already the effect is pretty great! Before I found this great highlighter I used a benefit high beam dupe from mememe, which was very difficult to apply because of the creamy texture or my skin79 star glow ball highlighter! I will probably stick with this highlighter forever.

Overall the purchase was worth it, although I'll have to speak about the lip creams seperately. But the papparazzi set was worth it because of the bronzer and of course this highlighter was one of the best buys ever!

Ebay Haul

Some new products I got from ebay from the US! Not everything will receive a separate review: 

Carmex Soothing Lip Balm Cherry, 2 $, I already love it! It is very moisturizing and makes my lips so soft!

Nivea Lip Butter Vanilla & Macadamia Kiss, 5 $, I bought it because I read reviews and really like macadamia! It smells delicious!!

Maybelline Color Whisper Lip Butter #25 Lust for Blush, 10 $, will make a review about it!

Maybelline Illegal Length Mascara, 8 $, will review it because I absolutely love it (especially since I can layer this mascara with everything without it clumping!).

Bath & Body Works Pocket Bac Winter Candy Apple & Candy Cane Bliss, 5 $, another addition to my PocketBac collection, unfortunately the fragrances are not that good. The Winter Candy Apple just smells like Apple and the Candy Cane Bliss is just minty without smelling sugary. 

Douglas Online Haul

Douglas is great, when ordering online I get 2 free samples of my choosing and a little gift extra, this time I got even more and a 5 € coupon for Douglas! I feel spoiled haha Here are some of the things I wanted to get for a long time (and I will review everything!):

The stuff on the left was for free: A Clinique Age Defense BB cream, a sample sized Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in raspberry, a Vera Wang Princess Perfume Sample and a Shiseido Restoring Cream. I only chose the perfume sample and the gloss, everything else was added as an extra present!

Now to my buys:

J.S.Douglas Söhne Vitamine & Shea Oil Powder Spray, 10 €

Mac Paint Pot Painterly, 20 €

Mac Fixing Spray, 20 €

Yves Saint Laurent Crème de Blush, No 9, 40 € (why is this so expensive??)

I am very curious about the items and will try them right away.

Haul Kosmetik4less

And again a haul, this time beauty stuff galore from kosmetik4less (a german cosmetics site), some of which I might review later (some right away). All together I paid around 35 €!

The most important piece, which was about 12 €, is the Girlfriend! Microfiber Hair Turban. I have long hair and always let my hair dry in a towel before blow-drying, but the towels usually fall from my head and it’s a little bit annoying. So I got this turban which you can close by button so it stays put. Furthermore it says it speeds up drying time! Let’s see about that.

The Cotton Candy Hand and Body Cream inside a silver howl. Very cute but doesn’t smell like cotton candy at all. It’s a nice piece of decoration but a waste of money for me…

Then the Anatomicals Never Fake Strawberry Milkshake Lip Gloss, smells sweet but nothing like strawberry milk shake. It’s a sheer gloss but feels nice on my lips, still not really worth 5 € in my opinion because it’s just nothing special.

Next the Ardell Lash Applicator, was pretty inexpensive for about 2 €, haven’t tried it out yet but it’s supposed to help the application of false eyelashes when placing them on the lids.

2 pairs of false eyelashes, just for fun and trying them out, one pair is extra short but full and kinda feathery, the other one is a generic false eyelash style, both from Red Cherryand about 3 €.

And last a cute solid perfume “Shanghai Rose”, which smells a little bit citrusy and quite fresh. I think this is a cute thing to have in my bag!

(Not pictured is a lash glue from duo)

I should really stop buying stuff…Now I just enjoy what I have haha (even I don’t believe that…) No but seriously there are things like mascara that I actually don’t plan on buying because I have about 30 different ones…self-control is not easy though.

Small DM haul…AGAIN

Ok I know I just posted the Douglas haul but I couldn’t resist to buy some small stuff in DM that I’ve been looking at for weeks.

I bought:

Balea Sweet Wonderland Lip Balm, was about 1 €, smells chocolaty but nothing special.

The Catrice Candy Shock Lip Balm Stick in Sugar Shock, about 2 €, I’ve seen previews for the new Catrice LE and this was the only product that caught my interest:

I like how the colored part is surrounded by this balm. But the actual color seems to be almost nude like on me…

The Maxfactor Lip Stick in 745 Burnt Caramel, tried it out and fell in love! Exactly my color. Will definitely review!

Treaclemoon’s My coconut Island has been around for some time in DM, it was about 5 € I think for 500 ml, I bought it because of the very very sweet coconut smell. It’s even a mix with cotton candy to me, better than most coconut scents!

The Balea Bodycream Zuckerschnute wasn’t a must buy, was about 3 €, it smells like meringues and I liked the other products from this line (waiting for my body lotion and the lip balm from this line, I bought them on ebay)! 

And last is the Got 2b Öl-la-la Oil styling spray. It’s with real argan oil essence! Got it for controlling my frizzy hair!

Small DM and Douglas Haul

I went shopping yesterday and it ended as I expected…with lots of new stuff! I originally planned to go to Douglas to buy perfume, either the Little Black Dress by Guerlain or Cherry in the air by Escada. But somehow this turned out not to be my perfume day, Guerlain smelled so boring on me (although I tried it out before and it was great) and Escada was way too faint as a smell. Anyways here are my actual buys:

(from left to right)

P2 Color Star Lip Cream in 017 Liz Taylor (how cool is that), was about 2 €, I was intrigued by it not being Lip Gloss but cream, the color is intense, will review later.

P2 Push up your lips Lip Serum, also 2 €, I bought that AFTER I already got the expensive Soap&Glory one…just for comparison.

P2 Prepare your lips Lip Base, again about 2 €, very curious if this works to prolong the wearing time of lipstick. 

P2 24hours perfect eye shadow cream in 010 love me, about 4 €, seen it in a review and wanted a different color although I am usually not into eyeshadow at all (I know, strange).

The Soap&Glory Mother Pucker Extreme Lip Plumping, was 10 €, will definitely review later.

NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in 720 Honey Nectar, it was 5 €, already tried it out and love the color!

This one’s for fun: I Love Vanilla & Ice cream Lip Gloss, was 4 €, just because I couldn’t find the strawberry milkshake one…

This one’s my pride: Dior Diorskin Nude BB creme in the 001 shade, was a whoppin’42 € (you can get it cheaper online), will receive an extensive review!

And last: Soap&Glory Face Soap Clarity, 20 €, I actually wanted a peeling but opted for the daily face soap with peeling included!

So happy with what I got, I have enough perfume coming my way anyways...

Lush Haul and Review

Some time ago I ordered stuff on Lush and finally tried all the products!

The products are as follows:

Fresh Farmacy Soap, 100g for 7,95 €. It’s against pimples and other irritations of the skin. I don’t like the smell, it is very “farmacy” like, somehow musky and bitter. Didn’t feel any great difference when using this yet, but i used it quite irregularly and only a few times. I’ll give it another try!

The Honey I washed the kids Soap was 5,65 € for 100g, it smells nice, a sweet caramel scent and slight honey scent, but I don’t use it often. Probably won’t buy again because I don’t really need that.

Snow Fairy Shower Gel was about 10 € for 250 g! It is heaven on earth, real christmasy and smells like minty sugary candy canes! The shower gel even glitters…I regret only buying one, I love this so much…

The Comforter Bubble Bath was 7,25 € for one piece, there’s only half of it left on my pic. You just crumble some of it into the running water and it creates foam that smells like berries and vanilla! Loved it, especially that one piece can be used for 4 baths! 

The Guv’ner Deodorant Powder was 10,25 € for 80 g. Way too expensive in my opinion. You have to brush some of the powder onto your armpits for it to work as deodorant. The smell is disgusting, charcoal and some artificial scents. Anyway, I didn’t see any results despite trying it out for days, will not buy again!

American Cream Conditioner runs at 7,50 € for 100 ml. Pretty expensive again. It’s supposed to smell like honey and strawberry milk shake but I don’t get any of that, just some creamy stuff. The effect is very very little, only when I used a humongous amount did I see a softening of my hair and got a whiff of the conditioners supposedly great smell, but by then my hair was already way to greasy because of the amount. Will not buy again.

And last but not least The Popcorn Lip Scrub for 9 € for 25 g. I LOVE IT. I put it on my lips to get the peeling effect und just scrub around and then lick the sugary, slightly salty tasting, popcorn scrub away. It tastes so so good, it actually shouldn’t taste that good haha I will definitely buy it again because it lasts a long time so I can justify paying that much. AND I want to buy the bubble gum lip scrub!

That was all, bought some unnecessary products along the way, but Lush for me is a kind of treat so it’s ok. 

Small The Body Shop Haul

I bought three small things in The Body Shop some days ago:

I bought the Banana Shampoo, the Chocomania Body Butter and the Chocomania Lip Butter. All together I paid 20 €! (The Body Butter was 10 € because of discount.)

 - The Body Butter is supposed to hydrate the skin for 48 hours while smelling like delicious chocolate. I don’t like the smell, it’s too musky and bitter. And I can’t say it really hydrates for a whole 48 hours, so I’m not that impressed.

- The Lip Butter smells pretty chocolaty, very nice and sweet but you can’t use too much of it or your lips will have a pale layer of lip butter on them, which is not a good look. Still it does it's job and  is good for dry lips!

- The Banana Shampoo is the best thing I ever tried though. It smells heavenly like fresh bananas and the hydrating effect it has on my hair is just AMAZING. My hair looks so different when I use it, so silky and straight and shiny! Will buy again forever and ever (it was about 6 € though haha). Only downside is that the banana smell doesn’t last long! Still, my personal holy grail when it comes to shampoo.