Favorites // July

This July it was ridiculously easy to think of my favorites for the month. Most of the time I find it pretty hard to narrow it down or decide what products to include. This time it was very obvious to me.

Sun Dance Après Creme: Summer has finally arrived and with sunshine and the heat, sunburns were also back. I get sunburned easily (even though I wear sunscreen almost every day) and the only thing I find helps with sunburns is moisturizer. This one helps especially well. I really think my sunburns heal faster - plus this Après Creme has a nice cooling effect on the skin. It does leave your skin feeling a little sticky but when it is as hot as is has lately been I take multiple shower anyway.

Garnier Eye-Make-Up Remover 2 in 1: After having to use the Garnier Skin Active Waterproof Make-Up-Remover All-in-1 for almost a week I was so happy to have this back in my routine I had to include it in my favorites! It remover waterproof mascara well and is gentle to the skin.

 Catrice Liquid Liner Waterproof 010 Don't Leave Me: There is a review of this product coming up soon, so I won't talk about it too much. It is obviously going to be a positive review since it is included in my favorites. Liquid Liner is my favorite type of eyeliner and since this is back in my collection I realized how much I missed it.

I am Earrings: These are by far my most worn accessory of the past few months. I love how simple yet special they are. You can combine them with everything. They slightly curve following the edge of your ear but you only need your ears to be pierced once to wear them.

What were your favorites for this July?

Beauty HAUL January // PART I

This is my first haul and first post of the new year!

Since one of my new year's resolutions is not to shop that much make-up anymore we will see how many hauls will follow this one. I bought these products between Christmas and New Year's Eve which is why I am posting this haul in the beginning of January. That also means that so far I have stuck to my new year's resolution! (It has not been that long but every day counts!)

Alverde Eye Creme for every skin type: Last year's favorites post included this as my newly discovered favorite eye creme. Now I finally repurchased it.

Ganrier Eye Make Up Remover 2 in 1: While repurchasing this make-up remover I noticed that is differently priced in different stores. It was the most expensive in Müller (which I expected) and less expensive in Rossmann. What I did not expect was for it to be even cheaper in dm. I never noticed pricing differences between Rossmann and dm but apparently there are.

Nivea Double Effect Eye Make Up Remover: I wanted to compare my favorite Garnier and my favorite Nivea eye-make-up remover for waterproof mascara again. This is a little more expensive than the Garnier one but If I like it better I would still repurchase it.

Catrice Liquid Camouflage High Coverage Concealer 010 Porcellain: On the packaging it says that this is supposed to be a waterproof concealer and I am not sure about how that is supposed to work. We will see. I swatched this in the store next to the Maybelline Fit me! concealer in number 15 and it actually looks slightly lighter. I am very excited about this and look forward to trying it.

Catrice Ultimate Stay Lip Liner 030 Boysenberry: Considering I did not like the last Catrice lip liner that I bought it seems a little strange to buy another one but I also love another lip liner by Catrice that I have owned for a long time now. Did they change their packaging again or do they carry multiple ranges of lip pencils?

Catrice Ultimate Stay Lip Stick 060 Floral Coral: I love this color. I wanted to buy this before but it was sold out. When I saw it again I did not think twice. I usually like Catrice lip sticks but I do not own any other colors from this range. We will see how I like it.

Accessories Earrings: These were on sale for only 3 euro and I could have bought a lot more jewelry that day but I held myself back. I really like the current trend of earrings that go behind your ear (there must be an official term for that?). I do not own any earrings like this and I will probably wear these a lot this year.

What did you shop for after Christmas?

Shopping Tip // Jewelry

I have a little bit of an obsession with snowflakes. It is kind of my thing. When I saw this two sets of snowflake ring at H&M and they were on sale for a euro each - I could not resist. Even the cashier told me I got an incredibly good deal on these and I do not recall that ever happening to me before.

I used to only wear golden jewelry (obviously not real gold) but lately I have been getting back into silver pieces. I like the snowflakes & stars theme of these sets. They have a great size because they are not statement rings but are also not too dainty so you could not make out any details.

I adore all of these rings but I think my favorite might be the one with two stars on it. I like that they are two different sizes and also just two different stars. I also love that the last ring has a different band than all the others.

Maybe you can tell by now that I am really happy with my purchase. I can already tell I will get a lot of wear out of these sets. Winter here I come!

What did you get from the H&M sales this season?

Beauty HAUL // Catrice FALLosophy

The Catrice FALLosophy Limited Edition is one I have been looking forward to a lot. I could have bought every single product from that collection. The product design and the colors they used are so up my alley.

Catrice soft lip color FALLosophy C03 Little Red Riding Hood: Do I own way to many red lip sticks? Kind of... but I swear I do not own a color like this! 

Catrice soft lip color FALLosophy C02 Rustic Rose: I think this might be my favorite from this collection. It is a pretty everyday color that is special to me because it has more brownish undertones than your usual rose lip stick.

Catrice soft lip color FALLosophy C01 Fabulous Fox-ia: This is a stunning color. To me this is the perfect way to wear pink on your lips in autumn.

Dove advanced hair series pure care weightless shampoo: Do I not have way too much shampoo back ups? Yes, I do. This is getting ridiculous. I did not need it but it was on sale and I will use it up at some point. I need to stop buying shampoo.

NIVEA volume sensation shampoo: Another shampoo?! Yes, but this is a travel size. I do go on a three day trip at the beginning of October and since it was on sale I just thought it would be handy to have such a small size to travel with.

Golden Jewelry: Both of these sets were on sale. I tend to always were the same jewelry pieces - pearls and simple studs. In order to make myself switch it up a little more I am trying to incorporate pieces into my collection that are unlike anything I already own. Well, we will see how much I actually wear them.

Did you get anything from Catrice's  FALLosophy collection?

September Drugstore HAUL - Part 1

Did I go a little brush crazy? Maybe. Where I live they do not sell these brushes for some reason but here they did! I wanted to stock up on brushes anyway so when I saw these I just got a lot more at once than I usually would.

labello lip butter raspberry rosé

I have just used up one of these and wanted to use up another lip balm I had at home before repurchasing this. I did not do that. I just really missed this one. I had the blueberry and the caramel scent before and decided to try the only other one I am interested in. (If you are not from Germany do not be confused. Here they sell the Nivea lip butters under the name labello, it is basically the same.)

I have wanted a pair of earrings that go "behind" your ear for a few weeks now. I thought I found the perfect pair in these but I am not so sure about that anymore. When I wear them they just look a lot dressier than I thought they would.

essence blush brush

I prefer angled blush brushes to straight ones. I do really like the design of the brushes even though they do look a little childish. I am not quite sure how I feel about the white tip of the brush hairs, these brushes will look really dirty really soon. I own other essence brushes (that you cannot get anymore) and pretty much liked them all. The old ones were a lot heavier which I liked. These new ones do feel a little cheap.

essence eye blender brush

This is the only brush I think I ever read about. I am pretty sure people did not like this for blending their eyeshadow. Why did I get it then? First, I wanted to try it myself; second, Maybe it will be good for blending concealer?

essence eyeshadow brush

I have used this brush already and yes - the white tip is making it look dirty after just using it ones. Other than that I like it so far.

essence smokey eyes brush

I own this brush by essence from a previews collection. I like it for putting eyeshadow around your lower lashes or smoking out your pencil liner.

essence eyeliner brush

This color looks awful on camera. IRL it looks rather pretty. This brush feels by far the cheapest. I have not tried it yet so I do not no if that means it will do a bad job but I am already a little disappointed.

What did you shop for lately? Where did you get your favorite brushes?

August Favorites & Flops

Gold Statement Necklace by H&M

Considering that it is such a statement piece I have worn this out quite a lot. I do not really like wearing statement necklaces on a night out simply because I feel like that is what everybody is wearing then. At daytime it is a completely different story. I do not see that many people (actually I cannot think of anyone) that I have seen wearing statement jewelry out and about during the day time. I know that wearing a necklace like this during the day time is not everybody's cup of tea but I really like doing that.

Maybelline Super Stay Gel Nail Color 76 French Manicure

This must be one of my most worn nail polishes of all time! This summer I have been wearing this on my toes a lot. It is just the perfect nude shade. It does stay on for a long time and it is super easy to apply. Whenever I do not know what color to wear I get back to this one.

Catrice Ultimate Color lip stick 260 It's a Matt Word!

I think this might be my favorite red lip product. It is hard to find the perfect red that actually looks good with your skin tone. I really like the color but I also like the red looks against my super pale skin. 

Astor Soft Sensation Lipcolor Butter 018 Pretty in Fuchsia

I have worn this a lot lately. I will do a separate pots about this product so I do not want to talk about to much right now. I love the color, I love the way it applies and it does stay on quite well.

Flops:

Palmolive Feel Dynamic Shower Gel

I do not remember ever disliking a shower gel. Sure, I had ones that I did not like that much but never one a just blankly disliked. I am trying to use this up so hard. I just want to get rid of it. It is not a bad shower gel. It is not the best and for the price I expected a little bit more but I guess it is still okay. What I really hate is the smell. In the bottle it smells great but when you get it out it just smells like a cleaning product. It is awful. 

Catrice long lasting Lip Pencil 070 I Got You Babe!

You can tell in the review I did why I regret buying this. The color does not look good on me at all. On top of that it has the driest texture imaginable. I almost feel like I am scratching my lips when I try to apply this. It is just super dry which does not improve the look at all. My lips just looked dry and ripped. I am very disappointed.

Minions

I expected so much from this movie! It was not just an okay movie, it was just bad. The only thing I really liked was the beginning and that had already been part of the trailer. The movie neither surprised me nor did it make me laugh. I love animated movies and this just was not for me. Sorry, but this was a big flop for me.

What are your Tops and Flops of the month?

H&M Shoe HAUL

This has been a shoe-crazy year for me. I do not think I have ever owned this many shoes in my life. And I am loving it. All of these items were on sale at H&M and you can still get some of them online. I ordered even more shoes than this but I tried to be reasonable and not keep all of them.

blue bag

I have been eyeing this bag for so long... I own pretty much the same bag in brown and I love that one. I love the deep dark blue color, the size, the shape, the material - I just love everything about it! I am so glad I got it in the sale (it was the very last one!).

black high heels

These are so pretty. They have a gold buckle which pretty much the only thing I do not like about them. In the picture on the website the buckle does not look gold so do not be tricked by that! They are actually quite comfortable to walk in and I hope I will get a lot of wear out of these.

dark brown ankle boots

I have actually ordered these before. They were way too big on me at the time, so I had to sent them back. Now that they were on sale I had to order them again!

light brown ankle boots

Again, I have ordered these before. It is basically the same story. They were too big on me, I ordered them a size smaller this time and now they fit perfectly.

statement necklace 

I have no idea when or where I should wear this. I am also not sure about what to pair this with - but I do not care. I love this. It was on an amazing sale because I never would have paid the full prize of 17.99 Euro for this no matter how pretty it is.

What did you shop for this month?