Hey loves! I'm back with a show and tell of products I've recently bought. Altough I love most of them there are some I'm not so happy about. Well one to be exact.
It's been a month since my knee surgery. It was hard for me to get out of the house so what do you think I've been doing all the time besides watching tv, eat, sleep and see my physical therapist? Online shopping offcourse!!
On Kiko I ordered 7 lip pencils, 1 eyeshadow & 1 lipgloss.
These are the Ultra Glossy Lip Pencils by Kiko Cosmetics. As the name says these pencils have a glossy finish. There's just enough pigment, so you can definately build the colour up so that you can get it as bright as you'd like. They're easy to apply and really smooth. As you can see I've made some watches for you. so the colours (from left to right) are: Purple Orchid, Amaranth, Hot Pink, Daphne Rose, Orange, Chocolate & Golden Beige. I also bought a lipgloss called Clear Rose. All of the lip pencils were on sale for €1,90 each and the gloss was €3,50.
Also from Kiko Cosmetics is this Water Eyshadow in the colour 208 Light Gold. I was first excited about this eyeshadow because people were saying that this was a dupe of the Wisper Of Guilt highlighter by Mac Cosmetics. Since I never had the chance to buy the one from Mac I was thrilled to hear that this was a dupe. I had concidered buying the Mac highlighter from ebay but the sellers were asking for ridiculous prices. This eyeshadow was €8,90, which is cheaper then most Mac products. It's a great highlight for every skintone. It applies very smoothly, it's like a shimmery gold/champagne colour. The design reminds me of the Alluring Aquatic Collection from Mac.
So my experience with Kiko Cosmetics was great. The shipping was super fast and you get free delivery for 15 days starting from the day you register. The only downfall for me was that you have to place an order of minimum of €25, which sucks because sometimes you just need one thing. Oh well, hopefully that will change.
Speaking of the Alluring Aquatic Collection by Mac Cosmetics... Here are the Alluring Aquatic Extra Dimention bronzers in Delphic and Aphrodite's Shell. I absolutely love the packaging. It looks like there are actual drops of water on the packaging and the ocean waves on the products itself. These bronzers are better suited for people with fair skin. I swatched it on the back of my hand and the colour did not show up on my skin. So I would not recommend these for people with a darker or deeper complexion. This will not show up on your skin ladies & gents. I was kinda dissapointed when I swatched these because I kind of expected these to be like the other Extra Dimention Bronzers from Mac, they had a slight shimmer. These don't have a shimmer at all, they're completely matte. If it was up to me I would return them but since it's not possible to just go to the store to get a refund and I'm to lazy and impatient to send them back, I decided to keep them and put them in my pro make-up kit.
These brushes are AH-MAZING!! *hear the angels sing*
I got these brushes from ebay. It's a 10 piece kabuki make-up brush set from Jessup. This set includes 5 face brushes and 5 eyebrushes. These are super cheap. I got them for €12,90 (incl. shipping). I never knew they existed untill my friend used it to apply blush on my face. They are so soft, I've had no shedding so far. They have these in all types of colours. You can also buy them on
AliExpress. I've bought them there too in black and silver for my pro makeup kit. I'm awaiting their arrival. The shipping on ebay takes 10-20 business days. I received mine after 10 business days. So they get an A+ for shipping. The packaging was ok. You know those brown envelopes with bubble wrap. One thing I hate is that I absolutely can't desinfect my brushes with rubbing alcohol. I tend to spray a little on the bristles. I've never had a problem with doing that with my brushes untill now. The bristles on one of my eyebrushes turned light blue!! Urghh!! Apparently these are dupes for the Sigma brushes. So loves, if anyone is looking for brushes that are great and super cheap. Here they are!
I also got this Sleek face form contour kit in Dark on Ebay. I love this palette, it's highly pigmented. I personally dont really like to contour my nose i feel like it makes me look like a fox whenever I do it. lol . I do, however, like to contour my cheeks. The highlight is a champagne shimmery kinda colour while the bronzer is a gold/brown colour they apply very easily and smoothly. You get alot of colour by just using a little at a time. I got this for €15,37 (incl. shipping).
The next two products are items that I have had my eyes on for a while. I've always had really dry cuticles especially when I had gel and acrylic nails. I finally decided that enough was enough and I went ahead and bought a cuticle oil made of almonds and a almond oil hand cream. They both smell soo sweeett! I've had them for a few days now and I can already tell a difference my cuticles are soft and moisturized. The cuticle oil has a thing to push back the cuticle before you apply the oil. This is what I do everytime they look or feel dry.
This is a red lipstain by Maybelline in Red Passion. I'm not really a fan of this product. 10 minutes after I had applied the product my lips felt dry. It started peeling & getting patchy and sticky aswell. I'm really dissapointed since I prefer the Super Stay 10 hour Stain Gloss by Maybelline. The gloss did it's job and it never came off even when I drank. I couldn't find it at my local beauty supply store. Bummed!!
This bag omg!! It was love at first sight! I first saw this bag on
Shirley's website . This is called the ''crocodile pattern leather city bag with chain" . I'm in love with this bag it reminds me of a chanel bag. It was quite expensive, but I thought of this as an investment since it is real leather. It got it for €129. I still don't regret it till this day. It's a medium sized bag. I ordered it on the
zara.com since they didn't have it in the store anymore. I chose to have it shipped to the store which was free. They said the bag would be delivered in 3 to 5 business days but it got delivered after 7. That's not too bad. I can't stop staring!! don't you think it's gorgeous?.
xoxo, Valencia
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