Products I've used up // October

Nivea shampoo long repair: I loved this in the beginning. It even made it into my June Favorites. With my hair shampoos change the way they work after a while. In the beginning it worked really well but in the end I did not like it that much anymore. My hair got greasy rather fast and I was really happy when I finally used it up.

Palmolive shower gel thermal spa aqua calm: I do not really get the hype. Maybe I just do not like Palmolive products. This was not an awful shower gel but I also did not love it. I do not think I will buy Palmolive shower gels again.

tetesept Limited Edition winter fairytale bath: This is an all time favorite of mine. I like the scent, the color and the way it feels on my skin. I generally really enjoy tetesept bath products and after I use up all my backups I will probably buy it again. 

October // Drugstore HAUL

Dove limited edition winter care body lotion: Do I like Dove products or not? I cannot think of one I liked at the top of my head. Yet I do somehow have a rather positive image of the brand. It is a little strange. Anyways, I did want to try one of their body lotions again because I cannot remember the last time I did that. There were a lot of scents to chose from but I could not help but go with the winter themed one.
Balea shaving gel sweet madarin: I am not so sure about what I think about the packaging (pink cheetah print?). At the same time the colors do look pretty autumnal. At the end of the day it is a new scent in the Balea shaving gel range and that is always exciting to me.
Balea cool blossom shower gel: What was I thinking?! There I was talking about how I would stay away form citrus scents in the future after being so disappointed by the palmolive shower gel and here I go again. At least it is blood orange. I do like the scent in the bottle, we will see how I like it when I actually use it.
Balea moisturizing face mask for dry skin: My skin is generally dry but now that the weather is changing from sunny autumn day to freezing cold October mornings it is getting even dryer. I have yet to find the perfect moisturizing face mask so maybe this will be candidate?

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?

Nail of the Day // amethyst

Astor perfect stay crystal effect nail polish 001 elegant amethyst

I am not usually one for effect polishes like this but I actually really like this polish. The polish does look very different in the bottle than on your nails. I did not put a top coat over this (because of the three-dimensional effect) but I might try that some time.

What are you wearing on your nails today?

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 // Favorites & Flops

I cannot believe September is already over! How can it already be October? When it comes to beauty and fashion autumn is definitely my favorite season. I am so excited for the months to come!

essence all about nudes eye shadow palette: I love  this. I resisted buying this palette for a while since I already own a lot of eyeshadows and really did not need this (do you ever need make up?). When it went on sale I could not hold back anymore. I love every color in this palette. There is not one I do not use. This is definitely one of those products that I will use in my everyday make up a lot. So worth it!

Urban Decay primer potion: When you want to wear eye shadow you need a primer - or at least I do. Nothing ever stays on my lids for more than  five minutes without an eye shadow primer. I have had this for a while now but I do not talk about it a lot since it is pretty much a no-brainer. I do prefer this over the NARS eye shadow base and over any other drugstore primer I ever tried. It is pricey but in my opinion totally worth it.

tetesept bubble bath: I have talked about this before in my February Favorites of this year. With the weather getting colder and the beginning of autumn I have rediscovered my love for bubble baths. This is an amazing product for movie-like bubbles to fill up your bath tube. I am not the biggest fan of the packaging but that probably won't keep me from repurchasing.

FLOPS

alverde eye creme for dry skin: I had such high hopes for this! My eye area is very sensitive and there are a lot of eye cremes that do not work for me. Sadly this is one of them. It might even be the worst. It dried out my skin and left some really strange white residue on my skin. It made my eye area feel really tight (not in a good way) and really uncomfortable. I do not know whether I might be allergic to it or whether this is simply a 'bad' product. Usually I never have problems with alverde skin care. I stopped using this and got an alternative eye creme after giving it a try for a few days. I cannot recommend this product.

Nivea eye make up remover: I think I have owned this before. I do not know when but somehow I have bad memories of this product. Why did I still buy it? I love the other make up remover by Nivea I used recently. After trying it once I already decided I had to get another one. I hate it. It burns in my eyes and it does not do a good job at removing my eye make up. What little mascara that it does take off my lashes it just gets it all over your eye area and you just end up looking like a panda.

What are your favorite products of September?