essence ethno couture LE

I am back with a little picture of the latest essence LE, that I know some people are interested in. It looks pretty nice, the pigmentation seems pretty good. I think it has been just put up today, looks pretty untouched.

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Personally I am going through a lot of changes and I had very busy the past weeks. Thursday I am flying away on my vacation and I can hardly wait to go on the plane.

So updates when I come back in 4 weeks.

A nice vacation to everyone who's going away and a great time for those who stay at home!

tiny haul

Yesterday I got the oppurtinity to go to a NARS counter. This is a huge celebration for me, because they are really rare around here and the closest one over 1 hour away. So I swatched a lot, but still prefer to order online because it's cheaper.

I got this eyeshadow in strada which I loved right away. It's a medium purple colour with tiny gold sparkles. As usual, picture and swatch for you underneath.

I also got this little tampon box (isn't it cute?) in a store called butlers, that sells pretty much everything.

summer sale...

...is not only on fashion. All the counters have put their sale items in front, selling out things that are being discontinued. I also purchased some products and all of them have been marked down pretty good. I got:

-Biotherm Summer Source daily radiance body lotion for medium skin tones, it's basically a lotion that contains some self-tanner. It feels really good and gives you a slight, natural tan, without exposing yourself to the sun.

-Lancôme Laque Liner in Piha Sparkle, which I wanted to get anyway and now I found it for more than half off. Yay! I already had the black one and I love it!

-T. LeClerc Lipgloss in Pink Delice - it's a very sheer pink with some shimmer in a cute small tube and it smells like chocolate! Yummy!

piha sparkle on top of black liner & on it's own

pink delice on my lips

By the way, I want to start posting pictures, that you can click on to enlarge as soon as I have figured out how to do that! :)

update

I just wanted to apologize quickly for not posting for so long. So far, this month has been a terrific beauty-month and I got soooooo many lovely things (it's my birthday month), plus I won some products (yay!). As soon as everything has arrived I will post pictures and reviews, although I might get a little lost in all the nice things! :)

Discovery of the day: handmade organic exfoliating soaps by savon du midi (2.30 euro each)

(smells are engraved on the soap; in french ;))

honey-almond -> yummy, I want!

images by anandam-shop.de

essie & O.P.I. haul

My nailpolish order from ebay.com arrived today so here's some pictures and a quick review.

left to right: O.P.I. Elephantastic Pink, Essie Cruise Control, Essie Anniversary Gala, Essie Carousel Coral, Essie Shelter Island

thumb: Essie Shelter Island, index finger: Essie Cruise Control, middle finger: Essie Anniversary Gala, ring finger: Essie Carousel Coral, pinky: O.P.I. Elephantastic Pink

The disappointment is definitely Essie's Anniversary Gala. It's so sheer, you can barely see any pink. It's basically just shimmer for your nails. The other ones are all good, the O.P.I. has the best coverage though. I would also call this my favorite together with Carousel Coral and Shelter Island. Cruise Control is a little to plastic-barbie-ish-looking, but it's a nice polish still.
So I guess I have enough bright summery nailpolishes so far. Now I'll go for the more serious items like NARS blushes and stuff! :)

orange fizz swatches

Here is the promised picture of orange fizz, this is just one coat. I'm still thinking about painting another one on top of it...

I ordered some Essie and OPI nailpolishes, I will write about them as soon as they arrive!

chanel orange fizz

Today I was in a true shopping mood but this is only beauty item I got. I got shoes, tops and a new haircut!
As for summer polish, I was kinda after Dior's "bubble gum" but after swatching it I decided it was too bright for me. But it's basically sold out around here!
So I saw this last bottle of orange fizz at the store and I decided it was the better colour of the season for me than the Dior. Swatches will be up tomorrow!