Products I've used up - August

Nivea lip butter caramel cream

I loved the blueberry version of this. I liked this version. Over all I do like the Nivea lip butters a lot. I use them when I am home or over night since they can make your lips look a little pale. To me this is the lip product I reach for when my lips feel a little dry bit they are not chipped yet in order to keep it that way. When my lips really are at their worst I still prefer my all time favorite Carmex. I do not think I will repurchase this particular version, but maybe the blueberry scent...?

bebe shower gel pomegranate smoothie

 Loved the scent, not so sure about the product itself. Considering this is not the cheapest drugstore shower gel I just did not like it enough to repurchase it. Do not get me wrong - the scent was truly amazing and it did leave my skin feeling good - but it just did not wow me. The scent was not as strong as I would have liked it to be, there were hardly any bubbles (I like bubbles, who doesn't?) and in comparison to the Nivea shower gel I used before it did not moisturize my skin as well as that one
did.

alverde Vintage Rose body butter

I loved this product but I think mine has gone bad. I have had this for a long time now and tried not to use it up too fast because you cannot get it anymore. I guess I did that for a little too long. It has not irritated my skin or anything like that but the scent has changed. Luckily there is not a lot left in there but it still feels like a waste to toss it out.

Balea shaving gel pink grapefruit

Grapefruit is one of my favorite scents. I also loved the packaging (as I do most of the time when it comes to Balea products). I just liked the blueberry version of this a little bit more. 

essence lash & brow gel mascara

This looks so pretty when you buy it - and then it turns all brown and disgusting. I still love it though ;)

essence better than gel nails top sealer

I have been using this for years now! It does a great job and dries really  quickly. The only downside is that get thicker over time until you cannot really use it anymore. There still is product left in there which makes me feel bad for throwing it out. 

essence perfume like a trip to New York

Essence perfumes are quite good for what you pay. They are very cheap and do not give off a lot of scent but they do last for a few hours. The scents they carry are all quite young and sweet which is what I like to wear a lot during the day time. I liked this but I do not think I will repurchase it (do they even still carry this particular fragrance?). What I really like though is the name! 'Like a Trip to New York City' - that makes me want to go there and walk on Times Square to the beat of Welcome to New York by Taylor Swift :D

What did you use up this month?

August Drugstore HAUL

This is a little late collective Drugstore Haul. Now that I look at it all at once I seem to have started to purchase a lot of nail polish again. I have to be careful not to start buying too many again!

Palolive Shower Gel

Why did I buy this? Well... To be honest I hate the Palmolive shower gel I am using at the moment. It is just awful but I feel like I am the only person in the world who feels like that. Everyone loves this brand. That is why I wanted to give it a second chance by going in a totally different direction this time. Cross your fingers!

alverde eye creme for normal to dry skin

This is a new product in the alvered skin care range. I did not even now they had added this! I just went back to repurchase my usual eye creme but than I saw this. There did not use to be an eye creme for dry skin by alverde and now I am really happy to try this. It is rather expensive for an alverde product (more expensive than my old eye creme) and so I am not quite sure about whether I will repurchase this if there is no big difference to my old favorite.

Dove advanced hair series oxygen hair mask

Did I need more hair products? No, definitely not. I have wanted to try the Dove oxygen series form some time now and when I saw this on sale I could not resist it. I cannot remember ever really having liked a Dove hair care product but I always want to try it again.

p2  perfect nail hardener

I do have to admit - usually I dislike the packaging of p2 products. I often do not even buy products because I just cannot handle the packaging. I can deal with boring packaging but when I straight up dislike it that is a no-go. This packaging on the other hand I love. Does this not look amazing? I love p2 base coats but since it takes forever to use one of those up whenever I get to buy a new one the old one is not even available anymore. I have high hopes for this base coat.

essence the gel nail polish top coat

Actually my boyfriend got me this. I wrote my normal essence better than gel nails top coat on the shopping list but when he could not find it he chose this one for me. I have tried it out once now and so far I do really like it.

trend it up double volume & shine nail polish 200

Sometimes I am just in the mood for a very specific nail color. Keeping in mind how big my collection of nail polishes is I find it hard to believe that there are still color-groups I do not own. But there are! I did not own a deep dark purple nail polish, can you believe it?
There were a few colors I liked from various brands but I decided on this one for multiple reasons. 1.) It is the most perfect color. 2.) There was an almost identical one by p2 that would have been less expensive (only 30 ct but still!) that I had heard great thing about but the packaging was just so... eww that I could not bring myself to buy it. 3.) I have never tried anything from this brand ever before. I read good things about the trend it up nail polishes so I am excited to try it out.

essence nail polish the darks 16 well plum!

Little spoiler here - I have worn the trend it up nail polish already and I am not the biggest fan. Hopefully this will be better. It is a slightly lighter purple but it is still pretty dark.

Maybelline Super Stay Gel Nail Color Soho, So Hot 505 Forever Red

- Did I forget to take a picture of this?! Yes, I did.... You can check it out here: click! - 

This was another case of 'I cannot believe I did not own a color like this?!'. I love the Maybelline Super Stay nail polishes which is why I wanted to get this classic color from that brand even though it is a little bit more expensive. The color is amazing but thinking about how red is supposed to be the new trend color I am already thinking about getting several more shades... that is not good... I should not do that. I probably still will  ;)

essence lash & brow gel mascara 

This is a repurchase. I like this product. I do not love it but I do not know of a better one that is that cheap so I just keep repurchasing it. It is definitely the best brow gel from the drugstore.

essence duo sharpener

My old duo sharpener by uma is basically falling apart. Are there good or bad sharpeners out there? I do not know so I just got this one.

What did you shop for this month?

Nail of the Day - Soho, so hot

Maybelline Super Stay Gel Nail Color Soho, So Hot 505 Forever Red

This is the most amazing bright red. It does have a little bit of a pink undertone to it so it is not a 'true-true' red but that is part of what I like about it. The pink undertones make it look a lot better with my skin tone than a lot of other reds do. I love the Super Stay range by Maybelline and I love this as well. I cannot remember whether I applied two or three coats but you do definitely need more than one. Over all it was easy to apply and lasted pretty well considering my nails were a mess and my top coat was not in good shape anymore. 

What is your favorite red nail polish?

Nail of the Day - Nude Sparkles

Catrice, Ultimate Nail Lacquer Effect Coat 41 Two Million Dollar Baby 

Base Color: Maybelline Super Stay Forever Strong 7 Days Gel Nail Color 76 French Manicure

Basecoat: p2, Intensive Nail! Hardener

It is no secret that I love  sparkles! I just think sometimes it can be hard to pull it off without looking like an 8-year-old did your nails while still making it feel like summer instead of going out at night in October. The great thing about Two Million Dollar Baby is that it has both silver and golden glitter which means you can pair it up with pretty much everything. I applied two coats of the nude color and one thick glitter layer and left out the topcoat. I adore this combination. Actually I am about to do my toe nails the same ;)

What are you wearing on your nails today?And what is you favorite glitter polish for summer?