tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36000159891123546992012-03-04T14:19:00.138+01:00delicate hummingbird.https://profiles.google.com/114688503614945834304noreply@blogger.comBlogger6061100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600015989112354699.post-51021388996148263872012-01-22T16:16:00.001+01:002012-01-22T17:50:03.783+01:00

long time no read, huh? i'm sorry for being MIA, and i'm very thankful that you still come over regularly to my blog. it's not that i feel guilty for not posting, but somehow i think it's rude to just stay away without honoring your kind interest without even a short note. in fact i just don't feel like blogging these past weeks, i'm in a state of low interest for make up and if i don't enjoy it,

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today i finally want to start my review-series of the Creme Fresh Tints by Le Métier de Beauté. you might remember my introduction post with general information and comparison swatches of them all, i will put that post into the sidebar as navigation help. Ginger Lily is the most universally flattering colour in the range, it's a muted rosy-peach without shimmer. now let's talk about the

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i have added some items to my blog sale! head over to my sales page for some highlighters, brushes, glosses etc. happy hauling!

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  few days prior to christmas, a package from the PR of Rouge Bunny Rouge arrived me, containing some products from the holiday look 2011 called Beyond The Looking Glass (on their official website you can find a detailed step-by-step description to recreate the makeup: click!). it's a soft, glowy and warm look and the most exciting information to me was the release of two new shades of Loose

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i'm finally completing my Cargo Blush series with my last one: Cargo Molokai. Molokai is one of the permanent shades which were recently added to the offered range on beautybay.com. it costs 15£ (for UK) / 19.40€ (for Germany :( ) and the traditional Cargo tin contains 8.9g. Molokai is a matte soft peach blusher with a very fine and smooth texture. it has a nice pigmentation, but since it's

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  sorry for the delay, but today i'll finally announce the winner of my Blog-Birthday/Christmas Giveaway. i hope you had a great and unforgettable christmas month and started healthy and fresh into the new year. thanks to everyone for leaving wonderful words and highly appreciated constructive suggestions for me, also those who didn't intended to participate in the giveaway. reading your kind

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don't miss out on my newest blogsale! as a new year's resolution, i commited to separate from all products i don't absolutely love or get massive use out of. there's a lot of Chanel, Dior, MAC and many more waiting for you! head over to my blog sale for a new-year-haul!

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  today i tried a more artistic makeup look, inspired by two of my favourite Rae's - Rae Chen from the Notice: a beauty blog (for the eye make up) and australian makeup artist Rae Morris (for the lips). i wanted to do both elements from this FOTD since forever and a day, a liner-look and a glitter/duo-toned lip and i think it's wearable enough for an extravagant party. i think this makeup

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  today i played around with my make up a bit and came up with a striking makeup that would be perfect for a New Year's Eve party. quite bold, but still very wearable and not too flashy/spacy. i don't know yet if this will be the final version since i never really plan a makeup look, but it's a nice attempt! for the face: foundation: for a party in this special night, i think a

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B-R-U-S-H-E-S...  the unrivaled category. since my affection to these products is that gigantic - it doesn't allow any competitors. with the right brushes, a mediocre product can appear as if it had amazing texture. good tools will apply an elaborated makeup look effortlessly and lets you enjoy the process of creating it, not only the result. i love my eye brushes to be effective to save time

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LIPSTICKS i'm not an avid lipsticks-user, i tend to go for subtle colours and finishes that are easy to wear and flatter many different looks. they should just let my lips appear fresh and healthy instead of dominating and directing the overall look. gold medal - Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in #54 Boy, the universally flattering, and #57 Aventure, lovely for the summer. i like the sheer

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EYESHADOWS  eyeshadows are my favourite product group out of all. during the last year, i have tried and enjoyed many exquisite brands but could also discover great drugstore gems! here is my favourite selection of eyeshadows in 2011. individual shadows - high end i was always a fan of eyeshadow palettes rather than single shadows, but i have developed a preference for unique and

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BLUSHES ahhh, i just LOVE blushes. i can't resist the beautiful nuances of peach, pink and red. the girliest makeup product of all. i especially enjoy to collect many shades of one range/brand, i don't like the feeling of having to exclude particular shades out of my selection. on my end-of-year-balance i find a big plus on the blushes-side, i loved to venture into some luxury brands and

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to the end of the year i want to start a little parade of my personal "best of" cosmetics-wise for 2011, beginning today with skincare + base makeup products. SKINCARE i had some ups and downs with my skin this year, but also enjoyed some skincare lines which helped to get me get back to a nice-skin-condition every time. best skin care though is not on this picture: it's a healthy diet

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in my Advent Calendar giveaway you could win a gift set with a Hakuhodo 210 Cheek Brush. thank you for sharing your precious christmas memories with me, reading the answers was a wonderful joy! i used random.org to draw the winner out of 102 valid comments, and the lucky one is: IPaintMyWorld! congratulations to you! please send me an email so i can send this package to you

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Cargo Montebello is a SuedeBlush i ordered through Maureen some months ago because i was quite intrigued with its gorgeous look in the pan (reminded me of Givenchy's Blooming Fuchsias). it's a mixture of colour sprinkes of coral pink, pale pink and tan. the mixed colour is a warm medium pink with white, almost frosty shimmer. it has a fine consistency and medium pigmentation. the cool-toned

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  a recent makeup i did for a christmas party. of course i chose a shimmery golden eye makeup! and since a lot of food was involved in this party, i only went for the pink lip instead of a full-on red. for the face: foundation: mix of Guerlain Parure Extreme in #02 Beige Clair (1) and Rouge Bunny Rouge Milk Aquarelle Foundation in Almond Milk Parfait (2), applied with Le Métier de Beauté

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Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow in #2 Lust Red was not on my wishlist initially, but reading rave reviews with gorgeous swatches over and over didn't help me to stay away from it really... ;) i purchased it some time ago on douglas.de and also got some nice samples with my order. it costs 29.95€ and contains 4g. you know i'm a big fan of GA's Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadows, now my

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yay! today it's finally my turn to present to you our collab Bloggin' Around The Christmas Tree Advent Calendar, and for my giveaway i chose my favourite product group out of all: brushes! you can win a lovely gift set in my door, starring: a Hakuhodo Cheek Brush 210. to win the set of: Hakuhodo 210 Blush Brush round MNY blush in #501 (a shimmery berry pink) Orlane cleansing milk

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i was contacted by the Glossybox PR team last month and asked if i would want to try the Glossybox Beauty without any costs and reservations. i am currently still testing products from the November Glossybox (didn't post a sneak peek since the dashboards were already full of those), but December boxes came earlier in case you bought it as a christmas present. you surely already know the fuss

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today is about Cargo Prague blush. Prague is a permanent shade and available at beautybay.com (for german customers), i also bought it on there some months ago when they expanded their blush selection. Prague is a matte rosewood colour, a mixture of brown, rose and purple. it looks quite boring and unappealing in the pan, but is actually a very versatile shade. of course it houses in the

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i have quite an extensive selection of nail colours for someone who only sports the solid-nail-colour-look, no stamping, no stickers or any designs. i have previously shown colour-focus swatch series and my nail wheels, but the newest gimmick to organize and keep an overview of my collection are these nail art tips i want to show you today. you can buy them for really cheap on ebay.com, i

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i bought two of Artdeco's new Pure Minerals eyeshadows with my last douglas.de order, they always are good fillers when you want to reach a certain order value for GWPs ;) i have swatched several of them in store before, they looked really amazing in the halogen-store lighting and overall, i'm quite satisfied with my existing Artdeco shadows so i wasn't reluctant to try some more. the Pure

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next Cargo blusher is Topeka. it's in the permanent line and i ordered it through Maureen some months ago, now it's easier accessible on beautybay.com. it comes in the regular Cargo-tin and contains 8.9g for 26$/18.10€. i wanted to try this shade for a long time, i have read great reviews about it. it was often compared with NARS Luster blush (which i l♥ve for summer time), but when someone

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today i want to show you the Burberry Sheer Eye Shadow in No. 21 Midnight Brown. this shade is a relatively new addition to their permanent range, released for fall 2011. after its launch in the US i waited quite a while but haven't spotted it popping up in the european online shop, so i ordered it through Maureen. now that it's available, the free express shipping promotion at the online

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these days i'm really loving the nude look, my favourite eye make up with the #93, Rue de Passy palette by Guerlain. it's a naturally polished makeup that lets my eyes appear warm and bright. this would be my version of "romantic eye makeup". for the face: foundation: Lancôme Teint Miracle in 01 Beige Albâtre (1) applied with Le Métier de Beauté Blush Brush (2) undereye concealer:

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after seeing a review for this foundation on Front Row Beauty, i instantly wanted to try it. unfortunately i had to wait a few weeks until the new foundation from Giorgio Armani called Designer Lift was released in germany. this is a new foundation targeted towards the more mature skin or drier skin, it claims to restore "up to 10 years of luminosity, firms lines up to 87%, and firms skin by

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that is one marvellous palette, isn't it? i finally caved in and bought the Dior Impression Cuir eyeshadow palette which was part of Dior's fall collection in 2008. that was before i started to obsess over makeup, so of course i missed out on it. but this collection and palette seemed to be so popular that even years after its launch lemmings and praises still popped up regularly around me on

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i want to continue my Cargo Blush series again to finally complete it. check the overview post of my Cargo Blush collection for more swatches and reviews. today it's about the blush shade in Key Largo. it is one of the regular, permanent colours. it's now available at beautybay.com, however when i bought this blusher a few months ago it still wasn't so i ordered it through Maureen. the metal

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L'Oreal had a small range of these semi powder/semi cream eyeshadows that are made up of loosely pressed crumbles like the Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadows by Giorgio Armani (for example reviewed here), i have once shown you two of the shades here. in the meantime, the range was enlarged and now offers a nice selection which also contains brights and matte shades. i think that is a fantastic

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this was such a great month for me makeup-wise! i enjoyed a lot of new luxury but also great drugstore make up and indulged myself in many super luxurious brushes. my skin went through a horrible phase this month because i tried facial hair removal and ended up with tiny bumps all over my cheeks, but it's smooth again now thanks to diligent and gentle skin care, only the dark marks still need

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i love soft, curly hair. i'm highly attracted to men with relatively long, curly hair and envy caucasian girls with beautiful, soft waves and curls. you always want what you don't have, and that's a central theme in the asian ideal of beauty. we don't only want to enhance our naturally given features, but we want high noses, double lids, pale skin, curly hair and full and curved lashes. and

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Guerlain's Écrin 6 Couleurs Palettes are one of my big loves. i just adore everything about them (except for the price) - the amazingly beautiful, hefty packaging, the selection of neutral nuances combined with a "star" shade in each palette, the textures and finishes and the versatility. at 72€ each, they are real luxury items - but when Nägele (read more about them here) did a sale about a

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Dec 1st, exactly one year ago, my first post went online. i didn't even expected this project to last such a long time ;P i started out as a woman, passionate with make up and having quite a lot of it, who wanted to share her thoughts on some interesting products. i've gone through most of my stash now but it stays fun and you know i was diligent with shopping so i still have a lot to share

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when the Le Métier de Beauté Creme Fresh Tints popped up quite frequently on my dashboard few months ago, i was totally intrigued and ordered them through my friend Maureen to try. these are creams that can be used on the cheeks as cream blush or on the lips as a stain. as Le Métier "only" offers 5 different shades and at 28$ i think they're quite reasonably priced, i ordered all of them at

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this year, i'm super proud to be part of the probably most amazing blogger gang evvvaa, together we're hosting a lovely advent calendar which means giveaway-fest for you! each day starting with December 1st, another fabulous blog will open its doors with a 24h-giveaway (and psst, i've heard of some amazing prizes!) until Christmas Eve. on special days like St. Nicholas (Dec 6th), 4th Advent (

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hello everyone :) i'm such a bad blogger lately, didn't upload one post in a whole week what's quite a gap on here! no excuses, just didn't felt the blogging-mojo touching me. still, i was diligent and shot few GB's of photos for upcoming posts (holy lord, there are over 90 products and posts i still need to feature!). so let's start with one recent purchase: the Giorgio Armani Eyes

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today i finally want to review the Guerlain Météorites Perles de Nuit from Guerlain's holiday collection 2011. seeing the preview pictures for this look, the new Météorites was the item i mostly anticipated. i ordered them right when they became available on douglas.de about a month ago, they cost about 44.90€ and are probably still available at many counters although they've sold out in a few

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let's get on with the Cargo Blush series! Cargo Polynesia is a mauvey rose toned blush with silver and gold shimmer particles. it has a fine texture and rather sheer pigmentation and is a quite subtle colour suited for everyday wear. it adds a fine glow to my cheeks and looks good with a shimmery warm brown smokey eye. it's easy to apply and lasts about 5-6 hours on me which is an average

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the other half of my new anti-dark-circle-routine is the Giorgio Armani High Precision Retouch Concealer. the first step was with Giorgio Armani's Master Corrector in #2, which i have already shown you here. after testing the Master Corrector for a few days i was so pleased with its texture and pigmentation that i ordered the matching concealer since i've found so many rave reviews for it. i

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this is a recent FOTD i did with a drugstore eye make up and high end complexion make up. i think it turned out very nice. and again with false lashes ;) this time i tried the infamous Princess Lee False Eyelashes in the style Cross 7. i find that these are really nice in terms of a very thin and flexible band, but since they are quite dense and i used them along the entire lashline and not

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today i want to show you the other Blushing Fabric i bought after Giorgio Armani made them permanent: #3 (see my review for #1 here). this cream blush comes in a tiny squeeze tube but contains 20ml which is a huge amount for such a product. it costs 29.95€. #3 is a fresh guava colour between salmon and pink with ultrafine, barely noticeable shimmer. it has a weird herbal/soapy scent which i

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this is one of my new foundations, the Chanel Perfection Lumière. it has been released this fall in lieu of the Pro Lumière Foundation that has been discontinued (i have already reviewed the Pro Lumière here - i loved the finish but i hated the bad staying power). this foundation claims to have a long wear formula which creates a flawless finish -this is just what me and my oily skin always

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i have it for about a month now and today i finally want to share my thoughts on Guerlain's Parure de Nuit powder from their holiday collection 2011 with you. i ordered at douglas.de and with some coupons, i could grab nice goodies (check Frau Shopping for ongoing codes). it did cost around 55€ and contains 10g of product. it comes in the same packaging like the Blush G, star product from

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Chanel's Rouge Allure Lacque in #707 Empire is a limited edition shade from the holiday collection 2011. sadly it's not widely available in germany, so i had to order it from the US from Maureen. i am a big fan of Chanel's RAL-formula, so i didn't hesitate to order when i heard that there will be a new shade released. the RAL are liquid lipsticks, i have already shown you #77 Santal here. they

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today i want to show you my most recent favourite when it comes to concealing under-eye circles: the Giorgio Armani Master Corrector in #2. i have heard of its great reputation many many times, but never considered my under-eye circles to be so bad that i'd have to use colour correction to fight them. recently, maybe due to less sleep, more stress and lighter skin (i'm about NC20 in MAC atm),

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after a long MAC-break, i recently bought some eyeshadows during the Glamour Shopping Week (early october). i was looking for a pretty shimmery bronze colour that i can quickly sweep onto my lids for a warm and soft smokey eye or to warm up other eye make ups. although i already have quite a few in the colour family, Tempting was tempting me with its beautiful sparkly quality from many

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one of the most recent FOTDs where i implemented a "more asian" eyeshadow technique but used a bolder colour to avoid it looking too nice. just tightlining the upper waterline and more black on the outer corners but less colour on the lids and the crease actually. i find that it creates a quite soft but still sultry effect. i also used the BeautyQQ-false-lash-application-technique that i have

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i'm not a nail art fan at all - but this mani is much tooo cute to pass up on it, huh? lovely little owls that look extra whacky and funny thanks to my non-existent nail art skills hehe. my niece came over to visit us yesterday and when she saw a tab i still had open on my browser, we both decided that it's so cute and funny that i had to do it on her nails - why having so many nail polish

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from the drugstore topic on to something completely contrary, today i want to show you a super luxury foundation by Sisley, the Phyto Teint Éclat. i wanted to have this foundation for a few years now after testing a sample of it, and i finally purchased it during the last Glamour Shopping Week in early october. i took the chance since normally this foundation costs 83€ for 30ml, at

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i went a bit drugstore shopping after a long hiatus and picked up two Catrice shadows and a cream eyeliner by Essence. Catrice Heidi Plum i'm not a fan so the name doesn't sound funny to me. this is a revamped version of the shadow, it was a matte grape colour before. in fact, the new shade is available for a long time now, but my local Catrice dealer hasn't carried it until now. it

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next to the regular Blushes and striped BeachBlushes, Cargo also offers a gorgeous-to-look-at-sort called SuedeBlush. these come in the same metal tin and cost the same 26$ (i think i paid less since i found this one on ebay) as the other blushes, but contain whopping 12g of product. the SuedeBlushes look really interesting and beautiful with their base colour and sprinkles of other colours

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on my last attempt playing around with fake lashes, i didn't like the results at all. it reminded me of the photoshopped kawaii girls and screamed *phoney* to me. i am very thankful for so much positive feedback from you, though! and when Angie reminded me of how BeautyQQ, a HK based youtuber/blogger that i highly appreciate, applies her falsies to make them look more natural, i wanted to

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a FOTD of few months back. very subtle and natural complexion & lips, slightly darker on the eyes. for the face: foundation: Vichy Aera Teint Pure foundation in 23 Clair/Ivory (1 - review) applied with the BeautyBlender (2 - review) under-eye concealer: Edward Bess Platinum Concealer in Soft Beige (5 - review) applied with Hakuhodo 212 brush (6 - review), setted with Laura Mercier Secret

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i never was a false lashes girl. i am very unsatisfied with my natural lashes which are sparse, short and point straight downward, but i never considered using fake lashes, lash extensions and such sorts to add some impact to my lashline. reason why: i just think they are much too obvious on my asian eyes. most lashes are too long, too curved and too dense to be able to fake a natural, thick

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Boy, the first shade to be released from the Rouge Coco Shine lipstick range by Chanel in early spring and totally left me cold since then - but lately i was looking through my lipstick drawers for a natural colour, slightly cool toned and not too opaque to go with darker fall looks but couldn't find one. remembering of Chanel's so told universally flattering lip colour, i ordered it during

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Cargo Louisiana seemed to be a beautiful colour from all the descriptions and amazing reviews i've found in the world wide web, i ordered it and i was brought back down to earth - the colour is fantastic, a muted rose-beige, but the shimmer is unforgivable. it's really, really frosty. the texture is very fine, it's blendable and all that. but i can't get over the frostiness of this blush. it's

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the 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette in #554 Couture Golds from the holiday collection by Dior seemed so beautiful in the promotion pictures that i needed to have it - i mean, golds mixed with a deep brown and shimmer? i'm all in! and because Dior didn't release this part of their holiday look in germany, i had to order it from the US (from Maureen). the palette contains 6g of product in total and

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today i want to hype about this eyeliner a little bit - it's the K-Palette 1 Day Tattoo Real Lasting Eyeliner, a liquid liner in pen form. it was this post from Akisa at Beauty Swatch which made me buy it. i found it on ebay and paid about 10€ (shipping included). it comes with a pair of false eyelashes, i think that's a promotion. i have tried several pen liners before, but all of them had a

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as my MAC Blush series is over i want to start showing you the rest of my Cargo blushes to complete that installment - see an overview here or on the sidebar. Cargo blushes are quite hard to get from germany, on ebay there are only few but you can order them online at beautybay.com, that's where i got most of mine. i ordered 3 more when i noticed that they offer some new shades, amongst them

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i went out with some friends last weekend, i wore a completely black outfit (simple LBD, black coat, black purse) and my red heels. i wanted to coordinate to them a bit and looked through my drawers to find a matching nail polish, eventually Essence's So Glamourous was the best choice. it's a deep blood red with pink tinge. with a wide flat brush this applies super evenly and quick. it

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october is already over and i totally enjoyed it. i loved the mild weather, the warm light and golden leaves, i loved the cardigans and scarves, the booties and knitted dresses, i loved make up, enjoyed many foundations, cream blushes and smokey eyes. skincare etc.: this is my skincare over the month, i forgot to include the REN O12 Rose Synergy oil which i use at night. plus, this

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you surely won't need to guess twice to know what this is.... ;)

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i've saved the best for last - this is my latest Hakuhodo-haul, few of you are probably already curious since i've shown some of these brushes in recent FOTD-posts. i have made the most exciting Hakuhodo-order in a long time! about two months ago i checked the website and discovered some new and really interesting brushes that i definitely wanted to try, and then there was this super thrilling

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after Lisa Eldridge's shout out on the brushes by Paula Dorf as one of her favourite brushes, i "systematically hunted them down" and was always very pleased with them. only the Sheer Crease Brush and the Smokie Lid Brush were not easy to find, so Maureen helped me to purchase them. the Smokie Lid is still a work in progress, but today i want to share with you my thoughts on the Sheer Crease

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the #21 Powder Foundation Brush is one of the most popular brushes in Stila's range and also runs under the name Double Duty Cheek Contour and Blush Brush. it has got fabulous reviews all over the beauty-net and i was very interested for a long time. when i saw it at hqhair.com i had to buy it, i paid about 23£ during a promotion but it's normally 29£. after ordering, i still had to wait a

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ahh i'm so pissed at the Blogger-App! i have written a full review on this post in preparation and wanted to upload it on the road but the crap of an app has deleted all the text part!!! ok, new try. i have once shown you my brushes by MakeUpShow (here), a well known brush manufacturer in asia/china. the brushes have a nice quality and are reasonably priced. you can purchase them on mus

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this is not a full review on the Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush, because i have already done it before: here. this is just a post to praise it once more and to show my affection to this brush. it is just a new and additional one i have bought to accompany my absolute favourite HG blending brush since i slightly damaged my first EB Luxury Eye Brush and have some fear of loss now. i love it so

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Sonia Kashuk is a US drugstore brand with focus on beauty tools and was really appealing to me since i started into make up. they have a wide variety of brushes at an affordable price point and seem to deliver nice quality. the handle design, especially from limited edition versions, is always very pretty and so i definitely wanted to try her brushes at some point of time. some month ago i

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Max Factor will launch their beauty tools & brushes in germany, there will be a range of 11 basic products. the pieces will be sold at drugstores with a price point between 2.99€-15.49€. i haven't seen them in store yet, but was sent a set of 8 to review. the packaging boxes let the make up accessories appear nice and chic, however after some testing i am not impressed at all. i think most of

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isn't that a cute picture? my brush-love becoming so symbolic - the Stila #9 All Over Blend Brush arrived me squeezed in its packaging to this little heart shape, it can't be a coincidence! i bought this Stila brush on hqhair.com when they had an 20% off promotion going on, it cost me 12£ (originally was 15£). the #9 brush is a fairly large fluffy blending brush. it's made with goat hair and

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i have a lot of brushes here that i still haven't showed you, so it's definitely time for a new brush weekend! await some exciting Hakuhodo, some Stila, MakeUpShow and many more! uh, and some hot news: i am utterly thrilled because i'm anticipating my order of SUQQU brushes to arrive! woohooo SUQQU!!!

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this is the last of my MAC Blushes and will complete my MAC Blushes revisited series (overview post here). MAC Well Dressed blusher is one of the more popular shades of the permanent range. this is a Satin finish blush with medium pigmentation and very fine shimmer particles that are not visible on the skin as sparkles but will provide a nice healthy sheen. Well Dressed is a pale cool toned

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i bought the Jemma Kidd Make Up School Light As Air Foundation back in early july but never came to review it for you, so i will catch up today. only reason is that to me it's nothing special or impressive that needs informations to be spread out. i bought it on recommendation of youtube beauty guru Tanja Burr a.k.a. pixi2woo who wasn't tired of praising it over and again, so i got very

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some items that arrived me over the last week - have i told you that i really love it when the postman rings the bell? ;) i ordered some pieces from the holiday collections by Chanel and Guerlain, a primer by Laura Mercier and the Perfection Lumière foundation by Chanel in "my" shade that is not available in germany -.- look forward to some interesting reviews and comparisons soon!

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i'm a total sucker for eyeshadow palettes, harmonious combinations with smokey and bold colours are my soft spot. i want to start this as a tag since i love the pictures of palettes standing together and can't wait to see yours! only a few questions:   1. how must a palette be like to convince you? i think i must like at least 75% of the colours contained in it, i prefer smokey, dark

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i wanted a dark brown eye pencil with beautiful shimmers since i still miss such a colour in my collection. most times i saw a pretty eye make up with an appealing brown eyeliner it ended up being MAC's Teddy Eye Khôl, so when i did a little bit of MAC basics-shopping in the Glamour Shopping Week few weeks ago, i picked up Teddy. this eyeliner contains 1.36g and costs 16.50€. Teddy is a dark

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i absolutely adore the look of the Guerlain Météorites Perles. the boudoir feel, the gorgeous packaging, the beautiful look of the colourful pearls... all this makes the using this finishing powder an absolute pleasure. i really love the velvety veil these powders leave on my skin that creates a perfected refined and illuminated complexion. the Guerlain Meteorites come in 3 different

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haven't tried anything from Dermablend yet, but this ad is great - well made and very meaningful.

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the penultimate in my MAC Blushes revisited series (overview page here) is the Mineralize Blush in Rhapsody In Two. it was limited edition from the Too Fabulous collection and was released in spring 2010, but you might still find it on ebay and from wholesellers. it comes in regular packaging but with 3.2g contains less than permanent Mineralize Blushes (3.5g). i think it was slightly pricier,

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just a quick FOTD for an autumnal walk with the shortie and to test some new stuff. for the face: foundation: Sisley Phyto Teint Éclat Foundation in #01 (1*) applied with the BeautyBlender (2 - review) (under eye) concealer: Giorgio Armani Master Corrector in #2 (3*) and Giorgio Armani High Precision Retouch Concealer in #03 (4*) applied with ring finger powder: Giorgio Armani

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now the Glamour Shopping Week is over, i want to sum up my haul. did you buy anything? i took the chance and picked up some things i wanted to have for a long time, some new cravings and some shoes for the whole family, as always ;) i snapped some great deals so i could save about 150€ in total compared to normal retail prices - i love a good bargain, so i feel extra smart wearing/using it

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dear readers, please prepare for a long post. i've been using some skin care products from Paula's Choice for a few months now and since i know that some of you want further information after i mentioned these in my "favourites" posts, here a full review and my skin story - something i was very embarrassed about but since i could manage it i wanted to share with you, even though it costs me

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i wanted to get NARS Mekong for a long long time, but never purchased it since i thought that it would look black on me anyways. after i got Cordura (the dark shade - review) and Galapagos (review) with my NARS Palettes, Mekong sank into oblivion. but since i really really dig the super dark smokey eye for this fall i was in need for a really dark brown eyeshadow (for the super dark black/blue

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in their latest range-renewal Essence has released some very interesting nail polish colours - i think they've made a HUGE improvement with the colour selection which is now probably the most attractive in the drugstore next to Catrice's. i like that the main line, the Colour&Go polishes, come in small bottles with 5ml each since you'll rarely go through the colourful shades anyways. they have

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long time no lipstick! with lip products i'm by far not as obsessed as with any other product group, so i end up with only about every 20th or 30th purchase to be a lipstick or gloss. but this one was on my wish list for a few months now and i finally picked it up during the Glamour Shopping Week. trying all those matte lippies for this season, i realised that for my features and looks, a

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we're almost through with the MAC Blushes revisited series (overview post here), and today it's about Pink Swoon. Pink Swoon is a Sheertone finish blush from the permanent range, and one of the most popular (i believe it was one of my first blushes by MAC, too). MAC blushes contain 6g and cost 22€ (in germany)/17£/19.50$, they are also available as refill pan for 18€ (in germany)/14£/16.50$.

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Essence has launched some new cream eyeshadows called Stay All Day Long Lasting Eyeshadow with their latest range-renewal, and i haven't came across testing them until now. i only picked up one colour, a shimmery steel grey named Steel the Show. it comes in a tacky little plastic pot, the packaging is functional but i don't like the design at all. it contains 5.5g of product and costs 2.75€.

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i've heard some good things about the recently released BB Cream by Estée Lauder - the Cyber White Brilliant Cells Extra Intensive BB Creme Multi Action Formula - and bought some 5ml-samples of it on ebay to try. it has an spf of 35 and a beautiful fresh scent that lingers around for a few minutes until it fades. the texture is creamy and fine, it only comes in one shade which is a relatively

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now that Giorgio Armani has added their infamous Blushing Fabrics to the permanent range i instantly added one of these to my virtual shopping cart when spotted them available on douglas.de. these cream blushes were occasionally launched with limited collections of the past and now the shades in #1, #2 and #3 came back to stay. they come in simple tubes and contain 20ml - which is a huge

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when i first saw the promotional pictures for the revamped Guerlain eyeshadow quads which are now called Écrin 4 Couleurs, leaning on the name and design of their masterpieces the Écrin 6 Couleurs,  i knew that i would definitely need to get several of them. after having purchased the palette in #05 Les Gris (review) two months back as an appetizer now is the time to round up my cravings with

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today i want to show you my MAC Blush in Pinch O' Peach in line with the MAC Blushes revisited series (overview post here). Pinch O' Peach is a Sheertone finish blush from the permanent range. it comes in the regular container with 6g content and costs 22€ (in germany) /17£/19.50$ but is also available as refill pan for 18€ (in germany) /14£/16.50$. it's a mauvey, almost berry medium pink

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a recent FOTD of me wearing a layering-eyeshadows-look. for the face i used: foundation: Jemma Kidd Light As Air Foundation in #2 Light (1) applied with Hakuhodo G5557 (2) blush: Giorgio Armani Sheer Blush in #10 (4 - review) applied with Hakuhodo G5519BkSL (3) for the eyes i used: concealer: Edward Bess Platinum Concealer in Soft Beige (9 - review) applied with Hakuhodo 212

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i've been using the Dermalogica Multivitamin Thermafoliant for some weeks now and i seriously LOVE it! i had a few samples of it before and it wowed me with each use, so recently i splurged for it and bought the full size tube. i found mine on ebay, but Dermalogica is mainly available (from germany) on lookfantastic.com and many private retailers and cosmeticians you can find on the german

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this is MAC Mocha Blush. it's from the permanent range and a Matte finish blusher. MAC blushes come in this simple container and contains 6g. they retail for 22€ (in germany) /17£/19.50$ but are also available as refill pan for 18€ (in germany) /14£/16.50$. Mocha seems like a boring dusty/muted rose in the pan, but it applies as a great natural flush on the skin. a colour that goes with

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i'm having another blog sale! check this link to grab yourself some MAC (Brushes, Blue Flame and My Dark Magic Eyeshadows and lots more!), Benefit, Laura Mercier, Cargo, NARS and more!

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i have had this powder for months now, but never came to review it just because i'm absolutely underwhelmed by it. funnily enough, that's the case with many Laura Mercier products i've tried so far. i always see so many rave reviews for them, but with exception of Second Skin Cheek Colour in Orange Blossom (review) none of the LM products ever wowed me, and i tried quite a bunch. the

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as much as i enjoy to layer skincare, eyeshadows, blushes, mascaras, lip colours etc., i like to layer different nail polishes to achieve beautiful effects. most times i would choose a very striking shade as a base and a more subtle lacquer as top coat. this way i will get a toned down and neutral nail colour but with more depth and prettier shimmer effect than the subtle colour could give me

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this time it's about MAC Melba blush. Melba is in the permanent range and a Matte finish blusher. it comes in the regular compact and contains 6g. it costs 22€ (in germany)/17£/19.50$ but is also available as refill form for 18€ (in germany)/14£/16.50$. Melba is a matte muted peach colour with rosy hues, like a ripe peach. it looks good as a summer blush to warm up your complexion and give

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  i have always hated the ID photos, but the biometric standards make them even worse! it was the time again, and i tried to do a make up as flattering as possible. one always say that you should do minimal make up and as natural as it gets, but i ended up with much more than i usually do! since i sat there with my DSLR checking a flashlight portrait after every step i have done, i saw how

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