EOTD: 31/08/2012

Something simple again :)

Products used:
- MUA Professional Eye Primer
- Urban Decay Naked 2 palette
  Bootycall - in inner corner and on brow bone
- NYX Champagne & Caviar eyeshadow palette
  shade 1 - all over lid
  shade 5 - in outer corner
- MUA Extreme Felt Eyeliner
- Physicians Formula Jumbo Lash Mascara in Black
 - e.l.f. Eyebrow Treat & Tame in Medium

Review: Institut Arnaud Youthful Radiance Eye Contour Care

Here is another great product from Institut Arnaud. I have previously reviewed their Youthful Radiance Day Cream, Perle & Caviar Premium Global Day Cream and Gentle Foam with Poppy Flower. All these products have been something I would probably purchase again. Youthful Radiance Eye Contour Care is no exception I just LOVED IT! I received 2x2ml samples of this eye cream in my month of July Glambox. Since a little product goes a long way then I was able to use these samples about 3 weeks twice a day. 

 Institut Arnaud Youthful Radiance Eye Contour Care is meant for women between age 25-35 whose first wrinkles start to appear on their eye area. This cream is promised to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles over time while minimizing under-eye dark circles and puffiness.

The cream has very light formula that absorbs quickly and doesn´t leave any greasy residue around the eye area. The scent of the eye cream is barely noticeable.

Likes and dislikes

What I like about Institut Arnaud Youthful Radiance Eye Cream

- it has barely noticeable scent

- light formula that absorbs quickly

- doesn´t leave eye area greasy

- moisturises my eye area all day

- didn´t irritate my eye area

- I didn´t notice any under-eye dark circles while using it

What I don´t like:

I liked everything :P

Would I purchase it?

Yes I would. I loved everything about this product, especially that it absorbed very quickly.

Have you tried Institut Arnaud Youthful Radiance Eye Contour Care? 

31 Day Challenge: Day 4 - GREEN nails

Today´s challenge mani was a challenge. Why? Because I discovered that I don´t have very mani green nail polishes :S Anyway I decided to use China Glaze I´m With the Lifeguard for this mani and pair it with Funky Fingers Stage Dive and do a glitter sandwich.

photo taken in outside. No sun unfortunately :(

 For this mani I first applied two coats on China Glaze I´m With the Lifeguard. Then I added 1 coat on Funky Fingers Stage Dive and again 1 coat of I´m With the Lifeguard. I finished the mani with 1 coat of Poshe top coat. 

photo taken with flash

photo taken in shade

Products used:
- China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
- China Glaze I´m With the Lifeguard
- Funky Fingers Stage Dive
- Poshe topcoat

Check also out what these lovely bloggers did for today´s challenge:

-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner

-Kat at Hooked On Polish

-Diana at Nails By Diana

-Aly at Wonderland Beauty

-Meredith at Perfectly Polished

-Nicole at The Color Republic

-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails

-Cee at Absolutely Cee

-Sam at Polished Art

-Nail Narcotics

-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed

-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches

-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 

-Mixed Mama

-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine

-Patty Greenberg

-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 

-Mari at Nailista 

-Greta at How Was Your Day?

-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 

-Gini at Sassy Paints 

-Chameleon Stampede 

-Pam at Nail-E-Glance

EOTD: 28/08/2012

Another simple eye makeup. Actually this is look that I have worn a lot lately. 

For this look I used the brushes that were sent for me from Royal & Langnickel.

Products used:
- MUA Professional Eye Primer
- Urban Decay Naked 2 palette
   Bootycall - highlight on the browbone and inner corner
   Chopper - all over lid
   Tease - in crease
   Busted - in the outer corner
- MUA Gel Eyeliner in Underground
- Eva New Generation High-Tech Mascara in Black

Brushes used from the Royal & Langnickel Silk Synthetic Hair 12pc Set:
Flat Eyeliner BC451 - for applying the gel eyeliner
MD Eye Shader C411 - for applying highlight on brow bone and eye shadow all over lid and also for blending
Angle Fluff C501 - for applying the shadow in the outer corner
Smudger C422 - for applying the eyeshadow in the inner corner and in crease.


*This post contain affiliate link. Some of the products used for this post were provided for me for reviewing. All opinions and thoughts here are 100% mine.

Review: The Body Shop Rainforest Radiance Shampoo & Conditioner

I bought The Body Shop Rainforest Radiance Shampoo & Conditioner in travel size in July. Rainforest Radiance products are meant for coloured hair. I have used them 1,5 months and I just LOVE these two products and I am happy that I decided to try them.

The Body Shop Rainforest Radiance Shampoo

Rainforest Radiance Shampoo for coloured hair is promised to gently cleanse all the dulling residues for prolonged color radiance. The shampoo contains UV filter, but it is free of parabens, sulphates, silicones and colourants. This shampoo comes in 3 sizes: 60ml, 250ml and 400ml. The small size that I own costs €3.30. 

Ingredients:

Aqua (Solvent/Diluent), Sucrose (Depilatory Agent), Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate (Surfactant), Lauryl Betaine (Surfactant), Laureth-5 Carboxylic Acid (Surfactant - Cleansing Agent), Sodium Chloride (Viscosity Modifier), PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate (Surfactant), Propylene Glycol (Humectant), Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Glycerin (Humectant), Parfum (Fragrance), Sucrose Laurate (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Isopropyl Alcohol (Solvent), Polyquaternium-6 (Conditioner), Salicylic Acid (Preservative/Hair Conditioner), Citric Acid (pH Adjuster), Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Sunscreen), Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil (Fragrance Ingredient), Sodium Hydroxide (pH Adjuster), Tocopherol (Antioxidant)

The shampoo itself doesn´t have color and it has really delicious blueberry scent. 

Likes & dislikes:

What I like:

- makes my blonde hair clean without making them too dry

- delicious blueberry scent

- doesn´t make my scalp itchy

- together with the conditioner gave my hair some body and volume, especially if I used blow dryer.

- my hair stayed clean for longer period of time

- contains UV filter

- my blonde hair color stayed pretty (of course I was using some other products too, but I hope this shampoo helped too :P)

What I don´t like:

- doesn´t lather as well as some other shampoos, but since it doesn´t contain all those chemicals then it is pretty normal.

Would I purchase it again? 

YES!!! I loved this shampoo. I was bit hesitant at first because some natural shampoos can´t really do anything when you have coloured or highlighted hair and so I wasn´t very sure if this works for my hair.

The Body Shop Rainforest Radiance Conditioner

This conditioner is promised to moisturise the hair and protect their color and shine. It doesn´t contain parabens, silicones nor colourants. It also comes in three sizes: 60 ml, 250ml and 400ml. 

Ingredients: 

Aqua (Solvent/Diluent), Cetearyl Alcohol (Emulsifier), Glyceryl Stearate (Emulsifier), Distearoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate (Antistatic Agent), Glycine Soja Oil (Emollient/Skin Conditioner), Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Glycerin (Humectant), Parfum (Fragrance), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Sucrose Laurate (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Hydroxypropyl Guar (Emulsion stabilizer, Viscocity increasing agent), Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil (Fragrance Ingredient), Salicylic Acid (Preservative/Hair Conditioner), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Skin Conditioning Agent), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Sunscreen), Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Citric Acid (pH Adjuster), Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Tocopherol (Antioxidant).

Likes &dislikes

What I liked:

- makes my hair soft, shiny and easily manageable

- with the shampoo, it gave my hair body and volume, especially if I used blow dryer.

- it has delicious blueberry scent

- doesn´t weigh my hair down

What I didn´t like:

-  it is difficult to get the conditioner out of the bottle (at least from this small 60ml bottle), especially if the bottle is getting empty.

Would I purchase it again?

Yes I would. I liked the way my hair felt after using it.

Have you used these products from The Body Shop or any other The Body Shop hair care products?

31 Day Challenge: Day 3 - YELLOW nails

So the third challenge mani. I had great idea with this mani, but it was just one of those days when things just go wrong. So what went wrong? First of all I used Lumene Natural Code nail polish in Get Color. I have complained about this nail polish before and here we go again: I LOVE LOVE the shade, but the formula sucks. I just takes forever to dry and the application ain´t the easiest either. For this mani I used 2-3 coats of Lumene nail polish. Then I sponged China Glaze Blonde Bombshell on tips of my nails. After that I applied one coat of Poshe, because I really had to get the nail polish dry somehow. 

Onto the stamping. I used N.NAIL Stamping Image plate SPPMB26 from KKCenterHk for the images. I LOVE this image plate. The quality of this is great and there was really no problems with getting the images on my nails. This is just perfect stamping image plate for summer time and summer nails. But as you can see there is some smearing on my nails. That is because of the top coat I applied after stamping - LCN Speed Dry top coat.  

Products used:
- China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
- Lumene Natural Code nail polish in Get Color
- China Glaze Blonde Bombshell
- Poshe Top Coat
- Stamping image plate SPPMB26 from KKCenterHk
- red & black stamping polishes from Born Pretty Store
- LCN Speed Dry top coat

Check out the yellow manis these ladies did for today:

-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance

KKCenterHK offers a unique coupon code for my lovely readers.

This coupon code gives you 10% off your order and is valid until January, 31st 2013.

and the coupon code: eisaamitte

*This stamping plate was sent to me for reviewing. Everyhing I wrote about it is my 100% my honest opinion about it..

The Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Roundup, August 24th

Another week has passed. Find out what the lovely ladies from the Beauty Blog Coalition wrote about this week.

• Clarisonic has just released a new Acne Cleansing Set. For more information, and a chance to win your own, head over to Blushing Basics.
• NARS re-launched their Eyeliner Stylo line with new colors and formula. The Stepford Witch reviews and swatches these for you!
• Retrodiva's Beauty checks out Neutrogena's new Shine Control primer, foundation, and powder. See if it really does keep the shine at bay.
• Cosmetically Challenged has chosen her favorites from the China Glaze Bohemian Collection. Did any of your faves' make the cut?
• Alison of the Advice Sisters wants to tell you why she's in love with Dimitri James (not actually the MAN, whom she's never met, but definitely his SKINN Cosmetics). The Perfect Palette is your perfect travel companion.
• Destany at Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom thought she was losing her mind recently when she forgot the Deborah Lippmann True Blood nail polish she was wearing was scented...
• Emily Hudspeth is Bringing the Beauty to You! Getting great deals and having great hair are 2 things that most girls love. See these great L'Oreal products that Emily scored and how she liked them.
• Do you wear makeup to the gym? BeautyTidbits shares her opinion on troweling on cosmetics before a workout session.
• Connie from Mimi's Mani's shares the anti-aging benefits and her love for Dalton Cosmetics.
• Making Up the Midwest found the perfect yellow nail polish just in time for the transition to fall!
• Stephanie Louise- All Things Beautiful swatches the 4 new shades from the Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo line for fall...which are must-haves?
• Discover an arsenal of beauty goodies that will keep your look bullet proof and that travel well! Mama Fashionista shares her tools for Beauty On The Go!
• Who doesn't love a good beauty bargain? Christina from Curls N Pearls shares her latest makeup counter savings discovery.
• Grab the men in your house! LuminousLacquer's fiance shares his thoughts on August's BirchBox Man!
• TheFabZilla discovers an eye makeup remover that's natural, paraben-free and cruelty- free from an organic food store. Find out if it's a yay or nay.
• The Beauty Professor took the recently-released Kat Von D Lock-It Tattoo Foundation on vacation...read all about her pleasant surprise!
• Glitter.Gloss.Garbage is giving away two Eclos Anti-aging skincare sets!
• BeautyJudy swatches and reviews the summer collection of a new, fashion-based nail polish brand, LVX.
• Rie from Nails and Noms would like to introduce you to Takko Lacquer, a new indie polish brand that has a gorgeous range of shimmer, jelly, and duochrome polishes!
• Lipgloss Break and Alberto VO5 are giving away a huge hair care prize package. Enter to win!
• Make Up For Ever hits the spot with their lasting lip colors, Aqua Rouge. Beauty Info Zone has two of the these beauties to share with you.
• Blushing Noir swatches the new Make Up For Ever Aqua Rouge to prove that a hot red lip CAN last all day!
• Scottish Beauty Blog caught up with amazing Ana Cruzalegui and her team backstage at this year's Edinburgh International Fashion Festival and what a makeup extravaganza it was!
• Fall calls for dark, rich hues! See how Phyrra used Manic Panic Voodoo Blue & Purple Haze to change her hair for Fall.
• Ro's Raving about Fevour Cosmetics, a new mineral cruelty free cosmetics line.
• Lola from Lola's Secret Beauty Blog has found THE Holy Grail face oil- Sponge Ladi Avokanto is heavenly, Cruelty-Free, and a healthy must-have miracle worker in a bottle!
• Oh So Lacquered tries her first Sephora by OPI polish and is completely obsessed with this turquoise glitterfest!
• Sheila from Painted Ladies takes you on a tour of the mascaras featured on the blog recently. Which mascara is the best?
• Is your hair dry and unruly? Then the new Smooth Lock line from Redken might just be for you. Pammy Blogs Beauty tames her long, dry, highlighted locks with this great new line!
• Laura from My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog swoons over the holo sparkles in an Island Girl nail polish.
• Starting blogging but don't know what you should do? Cosmetics Aficionado shows you 5 blogging changes you can make today.
• Ashley from Peek & Ponder shares a frosty purple eye makeup look and shows each step it took to create it.
• Have you tried Pomegranate nail lacquer yet? Nidia at Lit from Within does her interpretation of the 'claw' nail art with Blue Screen of Death and Cyberspace.
• Miss L from Beauty by Miss L reviewed Institut Arnaud Youthful Radiance Day Cream SPF5 that is for women in the age of 25-35 who wish to fight against the first signs of ageing.
• Polarbelle finds a vacation in a palette with the NYX Be Free Palette; nearly everything you need in one box.

EOTD: 25/08/2012

I was in the mood for something not so everyday and so decided to do a look with only black and golden eyeshadow and some black eyeliner. 

Products used:
- MUA Professional Eye Primer
- Shade 5 from MUA Going for Gold eyeshadow palette
- Black eyeshadow from Wet n Wild Spoiled Brat eyeshadow trio
- MUA Extreme Felt Eyeliner
- e.l.f.Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil in black
- L´Oreal Volume Million Lashes Extra-Black Mascara
- e.l.f. Eyebrow Treat & Tame in Medium

Review: Institut Arnaud Youthful Radiance Day Cream SPF5

I received 2 samples of Institut Arnaud Youthful Radiance Day Cream SPF5 in my month of July Glambox.  I used it for 1,5 weeks and so this review won´t be very long. 

This day cream is for women in age between 25-35 who wish to fight against the first signs of ageing: wrinkles, sagging, dry skin and loss of firmness. This cream is suitable for all skin types. It also contains sunscreen for everyday protection. 

 Information and ingredients:

This day cream has light formula that is easy to apply and it absorbs quickly. It has almost unnoticeable scent.

Likes & dislikes:

What I like about it:

- light formula

- barely noticeable scent

- easy to apply on face and it absorbs quickly

- skin feels very soft, smooth and well moisturised

- skin won´t be shiny after using it

- moisturises my skin all day

- didn´t cause me any problems with my skin

What I don´t like:

- it does contain sunscreen, but in my opinion SPF5 is just not enough

- might leave skin feeling oily or greasy when your skin is oily.

Would I purchase it:

Well I actually quite liked it, so I maybe I would. 

31 Day Challenge: Day 2 - ORANGE nails

This time we had to do orange nails. I decided to use OPI Atomic Orange and add some water decals that I received from KKCenterHk. 

photo taken in sunlight

photo taken with flash

photo taken in shade

Products used:

- China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat

- OPI Atomic Orange

- N.NAIL Water Decals Nail Art - WDBLE387

- LCN Speed Dry Top Coat

I used these water decals for my manicure. There is 20 images on the sheet and it costs $2.82. The quality of these was excellent as always and application was very easy and fast. 

KKCenterHK offers unique coupon code for my lovely readers.

This coupon code gives you 10% off your order and is valid until January, 31st 2013.

and the coupon code: eisaamitte

*These water decals were sent to me for reviewing. Everyhing I wrote here is truly my own opinion about them.

Ladies who participate in this challenge:
-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance

.... and the winner of my giveaway is....

On Monday ended my giveaway. This time there were 5,012 entries total. WOW! Thank you all who entered. 

So who is the lucky winner?

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congratulations to simera h. 

I will email you and you have 48h to respond.

Don´t worry if you didn´t win this time, because there are more giveaways coming in the near future ;) 

Lately I have bought & received

I actually haven´t bought much this month. But here is my tiny haul and also one giveaway win and something that was sent to me and over which I am very excited about.

From one of my favorite online store feelunique.com I ordered this Palmer´s Firming Butter. I am planning to start using it after my baby has born.

MUA had amazing offer in August when they offered 25% off from everything on their site and also free shipping WW. I didn´t order much and now I am sorry that I didn´t :S I have no idea what was I thinking when I didn´t crab more stuff :S  Anyway what I ordered was Gel Eyeliner in Underground, Every Lash Mascara and Glitter Eyeliner in shade 10. I actually ordered something more from there - but since this something will be a part of my next giveaway then I won´t tell you what it is :P 

I also managed to win a giveaway over at Endless Summer blog. So about two weeks ago I received the prize. I received some beauty products that are made in Russia. I have already used the mascara (the first from the left) and first impressions are good. I hope I have time to test everything else too soon.

And last, but not least I received this amazing brush set from Royal & Langnickel. So this is Royal & Langnickel Silk Synthetic Hair 12pc Set. This was sent for me for reviewing purposes and I hope I manage to do the review by the end of September. My first impressions of this set.... AMAZING. I have used some of the brushes from this set and so far I like them a lot. 

*This post contain affiliate link. The brush set was provided for me to review. All opinions here are 100% honest and mine.

Review: Physicians Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara

I ordered Physicians Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara from iHerb.com in June and I have been using it for 1,5 months. It costs $9.55 there. This mascara is 100% natural and it is promised to give you big, thick and dramatic lashes......

Information from the packaging

Ingredients: 

So as you can see from the information from the packaging and ingredients list this is 100% natural mascara that is free of harsh chemicals, synthetic colors, fragrances and preservatives. It is fragrance free and hypoallergenic. 

 The wand of Physicians Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara is HUGE! I thought that L´Oreal Volume Million Lashes Mascara wand is big, but that one is even bigger. Because of that I was little bit scared that I might like hurt my eye while applying mascara. Fortunately that hasn´t happened so far :P

Some looks where I have used Physicians Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara. For these looks I used one coat of mascara.

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EOTD HERE

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Likes & dislikes:

What I like about it:

- I LOVE that it is natural!

- gives my lashes nice deep black color

- doesn´t flake or smudge

- doesn´t clump lashes together

- stays nicely all day

- easy to remove

- gives my lashes bit length

- doesn´t irritate my eyes

What I don´t like:

- not suitable when the weather it humid 

- crying is not advised while wearing this mascara :P

- didn´t give me dramatic lashes

- the mascara wand is huge so you have to be careful when applying the mascara

Would I purchase it again?

Actually I would, because I love the fact that it is natural and for everyday use this mascara is perfect (if it is not raining :P)

Have you used Physicians Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara or any other products by them?

If you haven´t ordered from iHerb.com before then with code ROH837 you can save $5 from your very first order. When your order is more than $40 then with this code you will save $10!

31 Day Challenge: Day 1- RED nails

I am participating in a 31 Day Challenge hosted by Kimber´s Lacquer Korner. This time it is about nails and nail art. The good thing about this challenge is that we don´t post every day, but only every third day :P 

So the mani...

Today we had to do red nails. I had some ideas with that, but then decided to I try something new - cling wrap mani. It is very very very easy to do and the result looks really cool :P I used two China Glaze red polishes for this mani and I like how it turned out. 

What I used:
- SpaRitual Protein Boost Nail Fortifier
- China Glaze Drive In
- China Glaze Velvet Bow
- Poshe Top Coat