Products I've Used Up // February

How did I use up half my shower products all at ones? I do not really get it...

alverde Shower Gel With Pomegranate & Ginger: This definitely up there with my favorite shower gels of all time. The scent is intense, fresh and original. It does not dry out my skin and foams up nicely. Over all a great product I can recommend to everybody.

NIVEA Long Repair Shampoo: It takes forever for me to use up shampoo, I do not get how other people do it. Over all this is a strange product (or maybe my hair is strange). Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it. I generally have to switch up my shampoos quite regularly in order for them to work for me. When I use a product for too long it just stops working, like my hair gets used to it.

the Body Shop Body Butter Vitamin E & Moringa: I know these are just samples and usually I would not include them. I am basically just mentioning them so that I remember that I liked them. I often get this little samples at theBodyShop but I hardly ever use them because I want to safe them for when I travel. When I travel I hardly ever take them with me because these samples are so small, you can only use them once or twice which is usually not enough for a trip. This time I used them up right away and really liked them. Maybe I will get a full size when they go on sale the next time?

L'occitane Pivoine Flora Hand Creme: Now that I have used this up I realize how much I liked this hand creme. It works really well for my dry skin and the scent is intense but at the same time natural. The only thing that bothers me about this product is the price.

Garnier Fructis Oil Repair 3 Hair Mask: I freaking love this stuff. I have generally dry hair and this is the best product to cope with that. It has been in favorites post and in my favorites of 2015 - no wonder I already repurchased this.

Pantene Pro-V Conditioner For Sleek and Straight Hair: Another product from my favorites of 2015. This is my favorites conditioner of all time. Just like the Garnier Fructies Oil Repair 3 hair mask this is a constant roduct in my hair care routine.

Balea Shaving Gel Sweet Mandarin: I generally like the Balea shaving gels but I think I still prefer the blueberry version of this.

What products did you use up this month?

Favorites of 2015 // Reviews

Last year I did my first ever yearly favorites post. I still love everything I mentioned back then and I really enjoyed writing that post. That is why I decided to do it again this year! These are all products I repurchased in 2015 and want to recommend for everyone to try!

Catrice Glamour Doll Mascara Waterproof: This my favorite make-up product discovery of the year! Never have I ever owned or tried another waterproof mascara so I cannot compare this to any other one. Before I use mascara I will use an eye lash curler and this mascara helps my lashes keep their shape better than any other one did. It also separates my lashes very well and helps them keep their volume.
A problem I had with every other mascara I used before (not so much with the non waterproof Glamour Doll Mascara but still) is that after a while of wearing it started crumbling. I do not wear mascara on my bottom lashes (they are naturally black, so I do not really need to (not that anybody "needs" to)) but I still had problems with that. This has never happened with the waterproof version of the Catrice Glamour Doll Mascara.

Garnier Fructies Hair Mask Oil Repair 3: One of my (probably not that important but still) new year's resolutions is not to buy any other hair mask but this one. I tried other brands and formulas but this just works best on my hair. I have dry hair and this really helps me keeping it sleek and shiny. I can tell a definite difference in my hair after using it which is not the case with every hair product. This one is probably my favorite hair care product in general.

Pantene Pro V Conditioner For Straight Hair: This is another all time favorite hair product that I have repurchased multiple times. This does make my hair feel moisturized, sleek and shiny but it also makes my hair "straighter" than usual. It also helps my hair stay straight after I straightened it or blow dried it straight.

Lunar Chronicles By Marissa Meyer: Best book series I have read in forever! I freaking love it and I am so sad I have already finished it. It does not happen very often but this book series actually had an amazing final. Cinder is the first installment in the Lunar Chronicles which is a science-fiction retelling of Cinderella (which is even more amazing than it sounds). The story continues in Scarlet where we still follow Cinder on her path but also get to know Scarlet's story which is a retelling of the Little Red Ridinghood. The third (and thickest) book is called Cress where we meet a new main character of the same name who is stuck in a satellite orbiting earth - and not in a tower like we would expect from Rapunzel. The last and final book is Winter where we meet our last main character. By book four we are following a lot of main characters but that just makes the whole plot just so much more interesting and unique. If you do not know what to read next and you like science-fiction, fairytales or adventure - give the Lunar Chronicles a try! I have yet to hear about somebody not liking this series. Have I mentioned I love it? ;)

What are your favorites of 2015?

July Drugstore HAUL

It is haul time again! I love watching or reading about hauls! I do not even care what people haul. It can be cloths, it can be fashion, decor or food. Something about it is just so entertaining to me. Hauls just get me excited... especially when I am supposed to be studying... oops...

essence lipliner 15 Honey Berry

Manhattan Lip Lacquer 20 N Tempting Red

Catrice Longlasting Lip Pencil 070 I Got You Babe!

I might have gone a little bit lip product crazy. There was a sale going on so I guess I will use that as an excuse. I like wearing lip liner or lip pencils but I do not own a lot of colors so I wanted to add to my collection. The lip lacquer was more of an impulse buy. I swatched it on my hand and waled around with the color on my hand for a while. I just loved it so I went back and got it.

 L'oréal hair expertise conditioner for damaged hair

This was on sale which is why I got it. Normally this would be too expensive for me to buy but since I actually liked (not loved) the L'oréal hair mask I bought last autumn I thought I would give this a try.

Pantene Pro-V smooth & sleek conditioner with frizz-control

This an all time favorite of mine that I have repurchased multiple times. It actually does help smooth out my hair and helps with keeping it rather straight.

Palmolive Feel Dynamic shower gel

Everyone seems to love Palmolive's shower gels and I have never tried them. Somehow I am really into trying different shower gel lately. I never really cared too much about shower gel but now I have to hold myself back from buying several at ones.

bebe berry smoothie body lotion for dry skin

I love my shower gel in pomegranate smoothie by bebe so much, I just wanted to try more from their brand. I usually use alverde  body butter but they just came out with the new scents and they are just not for me. I thought since it is summer now I might as well try a lighter body lotion. In addition to that pretty much everything that says 'for dry skin' makes me want to try it.

NIVEA creme

I used to use this all the time. This is pretty much a classic. Now that I own it again I cannot help but wonder how could not repurchase this for such a long time?!

hair ties

Well... I bought hair ties because I needed hair ties. There is not realy anything to say about that I guess ;)

What did you shop for this month?

Product's I've used up - June

This month I used up a lot of products. O one hand that is great because it means I can start using a lot of new products. On the other hand it also means I have to repurchase a lot of things which is not the best for my wallet...

Pantene Pro-V conditioner for straight hair

I love this. This is my second bottle and I already repurchased it. They always change the packaging and I am not sure how I like that. I think I prefer the old version. I does take e a long time to use up a conditioner because I do not use the one every time I wash my hair. This is the only conditioner that I have ever tried that actually makes my hair stay more straight. It also makes your hair easy to brush through and less frizzy.

Guhl Shampoo

I liked this but it is just too much for every day use. I might repurchase this one day but not now. When you feel like your hair needs to really be deep cleaned this is the product for you. Otherwise it was just too much for my hair. After using this a few times in a row my hair felt very dry and got oily quite quickly.

Schwarzkopf got2b anti-frizz lotion

I need to repurchase this. I have been using this on my hair for years now and I still love it. 

Rituals shower foam

This took forever to use up. I literally used this for months. You only need very little of it because it turns into a lot of foam. I did like it and the scent is something very special. I got this as a present but I am not sure I would spent that much money on it myself.

NIVEA shower gel

I think I get where all the hype comes from. The scent and texture are amazing. I feel like it takes better care of my skin then the Rituals one. I obviously used this up a lot faster than that one but I do not mind that since the NIVEA shower gel is a lot cheaper and I get to change it up more.

Balea shaving gel Blueberry Love

I always repurchase this. Balea just came out with new scents so I will probably switch it up. I still really liked this scent - and the packaging is amazing as always. 

tetesept bath pearls

I liked this one. It colored the water in bright orange but the scent was barely noticeable once the pearls dissolved. I do not think I will repurchase this simply because there are better products out there.

ebelin cotton pads & Lacura cotton pads

The ebelin cotton pads are my favorite. I only used the ones by Lacura to take of my nail polish. They are good for that but I do not like using them on my skin. They leave white fluff all over my eyes and are not a gentle as the ebelin ones.

What products did you use up this month?

Products I've used up - August 2014

Pantene Pro-V Silky Smooth Conditioner 
This was a humongous 400ml bottle and it took me forever to use it all up. I bought this in February 2013 and just used it up this August! And what did I do?  - I repurchased it! I love this stuff. I am a little scared that they might have reformulated it since they changed the packaging and I bought my former bottle over a year ago. I have naturally curly hair and this product actually makes my hair dry 'straighter' while still making it shiny and feeling very soft.

Weleda Skin Food
This is a must have in my skin care routine. I have very dry skin and no other moisturizer does such a good job taking care of that problem. I only apply this at night because it makes your face super shiny and sticky for quite some time since it takes so long to really sink into your skin and because has a strong herbal scent to it. I notice a significant difference in my skin when I skip a day of applying this product. I have repurchased this already but I am still looking for a good day time moisturizer - any suggestions?

Isana Nail Polish Remover & Rival de Loop Clean & Care Eye Make Up Remover
These are products I repurchase all the time and that talked about a lot already on the blog.

Theramed Interdental Toothpaste
Ok, toothpaste is a little boring ;) but I always think it is interesting to see what toothpaste other people are using so I thought I'd share mine as well. Theramed is my favorite brand of toothpaste. I am very particular about the 'taste' of toothpaste and I hardly like any. In addition to the taste of Theramed toothpaste I really like their packaging! I think it looks great and it is also a lot more practical than the usual tube.

This time around I repurchased every single product I used up in the last month - I don't think that ever happened before! Did that ever happen to you?

Thanks so much for reading,

 - Myra

Summer Beauty Haul

I went shopping way too much yet again! - But I did not actually buy a lot of beauty stuff this summer which I am almost proud of ;)

alverde body butter in Vanilla & Mandarin 
I am hoping it is the same product that I showed you here - please! Let's hope they only switched up the packaging!

The Body Shop Tea Tree Squeaky-Clean Scrub
I am in love <3 I have had this product for a while now and I think I will do a Skin Care Routine soon. I loved the The Body Shop Body Scrub and wanted the same amazing experience for my face. I read reviews online suggesting this product for dry but blemished skin - which is exactly what I have - and when I saw it was only 8 Euros (you can buy a lot more expensive The Body Shop products) I had to try it.

Weleda Skin Food
This is a repurchase - my skin would be a mess without this product. SInce I am about to run out of this I had to make sure I had a backup.

Pantene Pro-V Conditioner for dry hair
Again this is a repurchase. I had a giant bottle of this before (that literally lasted for over a year) and I am still loving it. Somehow my hair just does not like to be straight and this product is the only way I know that gets it to be straight (well almost). I love this stuff.

L'oréal Paris Nude Magique Eau De Teint 120 Ivoire / Pure Ivory
This foundation sounded so amazing and when I swatched it it seemed to be a perfect match - but it is not. It is the lightest shade they sell but it is still too dark for me. :(

Manhattan Glowing Goddess Shimmer Powder Pink Paradise
This is the newest addition to my make up collection. I have been eyeing this product for the last few weeks and had to remind myself constantly that I had set a goal of not buying any more blushes because I already own a ridiculous amount. Then they started selling out everywhere and after wanting it for this long I finally caved in and got it! I have not used it yet but I will just after finishing this blogpost when I get ready for the rest of the day ;)

alverde baked Duo-Bronzer 10 Light Bronze
It already broke! I just tilted it to the side a little - and the whole product fell out! I had to collect the broken pieces from the ground before ven using it once :( Other than that I really like it (besides the smell - why do alverde products have to smell like that?!).

KIKO Fancy Top Coat nail lacquer 657
KIKO nail lacquer386
I don't have a KIKO near where I live so when I visited my parents in July I had to stop by their store! I have been looking for a crazy shimmer & glitter top coat from the drugstore for a while now but never found one I really liked. KIKO is not a drugstore brand - but the prices are drugstore level. I was also looking for the perfect light, creamy blue for my nails and thought I had finally found it - just to come home to find that I own the exact same color from Revlon. Well, fail.

KIKO Skinny Fit Kajal 05
Is that not the prettiest packaging you have ever seen? I do not want to throw it away :( I have only used the pencil once and I like it so far. I just wish it had the the same print as the packaging...

Catrice Limited Edition Le Grand Bleu - Matt Lip Cream C01 Never Leave Coral Reef
This was kind of a stupid purchase. Don't get me wrong - I like the product - I simply own way to many red lip products. Well, good thing it was on sale :P

from left to right:
Catrice Limited Edition Le Grand Bleu - Matt Lip Cream C01 Never Leave Coral Reef
KIKO Skinny Fit Kajal 05

That is all I got! - Puh, that was a long post. I hope you enjoyed and you are having a fantastic summer! Tell me what products I should check out in the drugstore the next time I go shopping there :P

Bye,
   - Myra

JUNI Favoriten 2013

Zeit für Favoriten!
Seit ein paar Monaten habe ich keine Favoriten mehr gepostet, aber diesen Monat habe ich wieder ein paar gefunden - und es sind sogar welche dabei, von denne ich hier noch nichts berichtet habe :P

Pantene Pro-V Glatt & Seidig Hochwirksame Pflegespülung

Diese Spülung hat sich ihren Platz in meinen diesmonatigen Favoriten wirklich verdient. Normalerweis bewirken Spülungen bei meinem Haar, dass es besser kemmbar wird und sich vielleicht auch gesunder anfühlt - aber diese hier tut sogar wirklich was sie verspricht: sie glättet meine Haare. Produkte können viel versprechen, aber wenn eine Spülung es wirklich schafft meine Haare glatter zu machen, dann muss das schon was heißen, denn meine Haare sind wirklich stur was das Glätten betrifft. Locken und Wellen bin ich bis jetzt kaum besser losgeworden, als mit diesem Produktund das ganz ohne Hitze :)

Balea Brazil Mango Bodylotion

Ich liebe den Duft. Die Lotion zieht schnell ein, spendet genug Feuchtigkeit und hinterläst kein klebriges Gefühl auf der Haut. Für den Preis kann man da wirklich nicht meckern.

 essence lash & brow gel mascara

Als Mascara habe ich das Gel noch nie verwendet, aber als Augenbrauengel ist es ein wunderbares Produkt. In nächster Zeit wird eine Review dazu kommen, also will ich hier noch nicht mehr verraten, als dass ich mit diesem Produkt wirklich zufrieden bin ;)

Armbanduhr von Brijue Brigitte

Definitiv mein meistgetragenes Accessoire des Monats. Mit silber, rosegold und nude passt sie eben zu einfach alllem. Ich kann irgdnwie nicht wirklich glauben, dass ich jetzt auch so ein "Uhren-Träger" bin, aber als ich vorgestern vergssen habe sie morgens anzuziehen, hat mich das den ganzen Tag über aufgeregt. Schon komisch wie schnell man sich an soetwas gewöhnt^^

Ich glaube der Ring ist von Iam, ich habe ihn jedenfalls vor ein oder zwei Jahren an einem Schmuckständer bei C&A gekauft. Das Model ist immer noch zu haben, sie bringen es fast jede Saison in neuen Farbvarianten wieder neu auf den Markt. Der Ring war einmal altgold aber inzwischen ist er shcon rötlich angelaufen - was mich nicht stört, da ich die Kombination mit mint so mag. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass als ich den Ring gekauft habe mint noch nicht wirklich im "Trend" war, aber jetzt da mint immer populärer wird trage ich den Ring auch immer öfter, er fällt mir in meiner Sammlung jetzt erst wieder richtig auf.

Das waren meine Favoriten, was sind eure?

Bis zum nächsten Post und genießt die Sonne so lange sie noch da ist,

               Myra

Rossmann Haul

Eigentlich brauchte ich nur eine neue Spülung, da meine jetzige fast leer ist - aber am Ende hatte ich drei :D