Products I've used up - March 2014

Guhl Shampoo for long hair

Do you have 'shampoo holly grail'? I need to switch up my shampoo quite a lot. I might love it for a week and the next day it suddenly does not work as well as before. That is so frustrating. I really liked this shampoo but in the end (again) I needed to switch. 

FIT me! Concealer

The FIT me! concealer in 15 i actually to dark for me  but since there is nothing lighter available I use it anyways. I have had this particular one for so long (these things last forever) that it darkened over time. I already repurchased it. Maybe I will get a little tan this spring so the color will match better? Probably not ;)

alverde eye creme for every skin type & Weleda Skin Food

Two staples in my every day skin care routine. I have dry sensitive skin and these two help me take care of that. I use the alverde eye creme day and night while Weleda Skin Food is a night time product to me. 

Rival de Loop eye make up remover, Balea shaving gel Blueberry Love, ISANA Nail polish remover, tetsept bubble bath winter fairy tale 

What did you use up this month?

Drugstore HAUL

I tried not to shop this month - well, epic fail. While I did run out of moisturizer and of course I had to repurchase that, was there really a need for another nail polish? No, there was not.

alverde eye creme for every skin type

This is the best drugstore eye creme I have ever used and repurchase it all the time! I can highly recommend this. I have a very sensitive eye area and this does not irritate my skin at all. Love it!

Maybelline Super Stay Forever Strong Gel Nail Color 615 Mint for Life

Again, did I need this? Hell no. But it is soooo pretty! (And it was on sale.) I love the forever strong nail polish line be Maybelline. They have great colors and they really are the polishes that stay on my nails the longest.

Catrice Limited Edtion Nude Purism Pure Shimmer Highlighter

Oh my. I love myself some highlighter but it is so hard to find good ones in the drugstore. For what I have found Catrice simply does the best ones. I am so looking forward to finally wearing this! Doesn't it just look fantastic? (And no glitter!!! Shimmering champagne perfection...)

Weleda Skin Food

Another frequently repurchased product. I have very dry skin and this is just heaven for my skin type. Sadly it is a little more expensive....

What have you been shopping for lately?

Cress by Marissa Meyer - Book Review

Cress is the third book in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer.  I will link (spoiler-free) reviews of Cinder and Scarlet. This one is a retelling of Rapunzel.

I gave this book five stars on Goodreads. This is the biggest book in the Lunar Chronicles so far but if it was up to me it could be more than twice the size - I cannot get enough of the series! Why is Winter coming out in November?! Thinking about this makes me sad...

I still love all the characters and I love where the story is going. It was fast pace and funny while still leaving room for each character to develop and have their own part of the story be told. I do not want to tell you more because I just do not want to spoil you on anything. Just go read it, it is amazing!

What are your thoughts on Scarlet?  NO SPOILERS PLEASE !

Nail of the Day - Glitterazzi

Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer Effect Coat 50 Glitterazzi

Base Color: essie nail lacquer 38 nice is nice

Basecoat: p2, Intensive Nail! Hardener

Topcoat: essence, studio nails, better than gel nails, top sealer

I allplied two coats of the essie polish and one of the effect coat. I love how different Glitterazzi looks depending what kind of base color you use. The only thing I would change about it is the amount of glitter. There should be more. You have to apply a fairly thick coat of the glitter polish because otherwise the glitter will not stick and you would just brush it off again when you try to distribute the polish. It still dries quite quickly which is great.

What are you wearing on your nails today?

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer - Book Review

Scarlet is the second book in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. If you have not read the first book I will link the review here click because this review might contain some spoilers from the first book. There will be no spoilers for Scarlet though!

I gave Scarlet five stars on Goodreads, I read it in one sitting. It was impossible to put down. This book series consists of fairy tale retellings, every book focusing on an other fairy tale and another main character. Even though there is a new main story the story line from the first book Cinder still continues which I was very happy about. This was clearly a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood but that did not mean you know what was going to happen. I loved this book which is not that common for a sequel and would recommend anyone to start this series. It is something new and exciting, the characters are great and you can truly dive into this futuristic world.

There is just one thing I have to warn you about and that is that there are pretty and there (sadly) are very ugly covers for this series. I have accidentally ordered one of the not so pretty versions of the book and though normally I would not care so much about the cover it annoyed me a lot. It does have the same design but it is 'placed' differently so just be careful if you care about these kind of things!

What are your thoughts on SCARLET? Do you have any book recommendations for me? Please do not leave spoilers in the comments!

Drugstore HAUL

Actually I went out shopping a lot but I did not buy a lot and I am very happy about that. Sorry I did not stick to my posting schedule lately but I am back on track now ;)

Gillette Venus Spa Breeze

These are ridiculously expensive. Sadly they are also the best I have ever tried. They last really long time without getting blunt. They also smell really good but I guess that does not really matter when it comes it razor blades.

Catrice Glamour Doll Volume Mascara

My all time favorite mascara. I buy it all the time. What is there more to say?

essence I <3 NUDE eyeshadow 05 my favroite tauping

The first swatch was applied with an eyeshadow base underneath, the other one without one. I do like the color but it does not show up as well as I would want it to. In addition to that I feel like it fades away rather easily. It does not crease or anything but somehow the color just vanishes. I am not sure I would recommend it.

Tom Tailor Perfume East Coast Club Man

Tom Tailor Perfume East Coast Club Woman

I do not know what to say besides 'I love this scent'. The man version reminds me a lot of Puma's I am going which was discontinued a few years ago. They both smell a lot more grown-up then the packaging would suggest but I still adore the flacons.

What is your favorite perfume? What did you shop for lately?

CINDER by Marissa Meyer -Book Review

Cinder is the first book in The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer that was published in 2012. I do not want to spoiler this story so I will say is that it is fairy tale retelling set in the future. It is the most amazing thing ever.

I gave this book 5 stars on Goodreads. First of all I love fairy tales and the only thing sad about it is that this book is more a retelling of the Disney Cinderella version while grew up with the 'original' German version. I still loved this novel. I have never read anything like it before so I do not know what to compare it to. I liked the characters and the 'world' it is set in. What impressed me the most was the seemingly natural incorporation of typical fairy tale  themes like the evil stepmother. To me it never felt like they were just added to remind the reader of the fairy tale but all served a specific purpose in the story line.

This book is most definitely one of the best books I have ever read in my life. I have already ordered the sequel and cannot wait to get into it.

What are your thoughts on CINDER by Marissa Meyer? Please DO NOT LEAVE SPOILERS in the comments! - Thank you.

Beauty & Random Favorites February 2015

 tetesept bubble bath

If you ever wanted to take a real bubble bath you need to try this! It looks just like in the movies. You only need one cap full of product for one bath. The only thing it is missing would be a scent. It is labeled as scented but once you put it in your bath tub it is basically lost. I still love this and cannot wait to get my hands on some of the many other bath products by tetesept!

Maybelline FIT me! Concealer 15

I have talked about this product a lot before, so why include it here again? - Well, because I got a back-up and when I compared my new and my old one I was quite surprised to find to completely different colors! They both were in the shade 15 which is the lightest one you can get in Germany but my old one had gotten a lot darker over time. I have not used it up quite yet but right now I think I won't do that. When a concealer goes that dark it is time to say goodbye, isn't it?

KIKO Skinny Fit Kajal 05

I do not think I have worn liquid liner even once this month. Right now I am really into kajal, especially this one. It has the perfect color and texture: link to swatches here. I do not own a lot of KIKO products but I the ones I do have are great. I do not have a KIKO store near where I live (at least I do not think so) but when I see one I will definitely check it out.

p2 Color Victim nail polish 130 passion

This is a very old nail polish of mine.  Maybe even one of the first I ever got. I have not worn it in forever but now that I reapplied it I am falling in love with classic colors like this all over again. I planned not to buy any more nail polishes in the next few months but maybe I could just buy one more classic red one...?

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Reviews for all three books Cinder, Scarlet and Cress will be up soon - I already wrote them. The Lunar Chronicles are the best book series I have read in a long time. They might even be my favorite ever but I do not want to label them that yet since I have only read the first three books in the series. Endings can really ruin a series but with this one I liked them so far and I like the direction the story is taking. Both thumbs up for Marissa Meyer.

The Walking Dead

I got really into this show lately. I like that with this show I am not on anybodies side. Of course I am on 'the main characters' side' but there is not one particular character I support. There are good and bad sides to everyone and so this is not a good vs evil kind of show which I think is great. Go watch it!

What are your favorites this month? Please do not leave spoilers in the comments!