Red Lipstick Eater

I have written on these themes, please see which interests you the most... 1) Natural remedies and the natural remedies I had at home (natural cosmetics)  2) Hydrating creams  and more hydrating creams 3) Hand creams  4) Lipbalms  5) Lipsticks 6) Mascaras 7) Blushes  8) Palettes1 and palettes2 (eyeshadows) 9) My favourites  10) Clinique for 24 days  11) Powders or Poudre 12) BB Creams 13) Face mists or face sprays 14) Eye creams  15) Scrubs for the face 16) Facial cleansers (especially for dry skin) 17) How to organise the nail polish 18) Perfumes 19) Translation from the book of Diego Dalla Palma  20) Suggestions for your hair  21) Roll-ons 22) Belif: the evaluation of a brand 23) Some KIKO products  24) Rose water  25) My favourite brushes for daily use 26) Favourites of the winter months  27) Staying at home and taking care of yourself 28) Masks 1 and Masks 2 29) Skin-care rituals: patterns and suggestions  30) The favourites of the winter months 31)

Is there a need to have so many palettes? Definitely not. I will introduce you a few palettes as a result of years of experience. Well, I do not use the eye shadow every day but I like to have a good palette and do a light makeup. Many years ago my cousin told me how to do it: to do the seven at the edge of the eye when using the eyeshadows. This information has been quite useful. I suggest these two videos for learning eye makeup:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6SQjrxRG2c  from Cliomakeup and  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3wNnH1NHA8  from Merve Özkaynak. Cutting the long story short, today I will talk about seven brands (Kiko, Clinique, Lancome, Diego Dalla Palma, Mac, Too Faced and Inglot) and six palettes (2 from Kiko, one from Lancome, one from Clinique, one from Diego Dalla Palma and one from Too Faced), four single eyeshadows (Three from Kiko, one from Mac ) and one which you can combine yourself (Inglot). I hope that it will be a useful one for you before you make deci

I have used perfumes since I was sixteen or so. My sister bought me my first perfume Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden... at the time, we did not know much about directors or brands. We just knew about actors and smells; we did not think about wearing brands but we thought about having a perfume. At least we had started to have the desire for things but names ... you know when you are 16 in a smaller town, that is not that important. Especially when someone else discovers the perfumes for you.  Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden The main thing was the main thing, the creator was not important, the patent was not important, the cool thing was to have the perfume. Or at least I thought so... then as we have got older, brands and names became bigger and they started to play a bigger part in our lives. Then there was Davidoff Cool Water , this was a great perfume. It was not heavy, light like the wind, pure like the water, not sticky, not sweet, fresh but with an undertone, it was

I give ten over ten to Clinique Pop Splash air kiss, number 11.  It is shiny, it is hydrating, it is not sticky, and it is not too pink. It is a perfect thing between a lipstick and a lip gloss. I think I will use it a lot and will be satisfied with it. AIR KISS NUMBER 11 The evaluation of the 23rd day is very short, I am aware, but I have nothing else to say, the lipstick did all the job, less conversation more action is needed.  Merry Christmas to all those reading my blog and also to those who are not reading! And Merry Christmas to those who might start reading my blog, too. 

The lipstick has a very nice pinkish and Christmasy colour... Well actually if we look at the website it is amongst the violet colour group. Lovepop number 13 is a very interesting colour, it brightens your face, it gives some kind of evening look, and it almost looks like you have used your mother's lipstick by mistake. love pop number 13 At the same time, it gives some shine to your lips as it has some sparkles inside. The only problem I found with this number 13 of the pop series was that it does not go away easily! Well, you will say, the lipstick should stay. I think the contrary, I think that anything natural would not stick and stay. Cause then it means it has some kind of artificial quality to it. Then you will say, do you want to refresh your lipstick all the time? My answer is yes, I prefer that it is natural and I can refresh it from time to time. For me, it was hard to get rid of it, moreover, it dried my lips after the use... It can also be due to the wintertime

I do not know if it is because of the Clinique custom-repair serum or not today my skin was much better, today meaning 21st of December.  I can feel that after having used Clinique for almost 21days, my skin seems to be responding well, it is not dry, it is clean and it looks really shinier than usual. So I have to say that my general and overall experience has been positive. I used this serum yesterday night before going to bed. The next day my skin was quite hydrated and it looked quite tight. I have to use repeatedly to understand if it works better or not but I give nine over ten to this product and suggest it! Clinique smart custom-repair serum

I was quite happy with this one yes yes yes! On 17th of December, Moisture Surge supercharged concentrate came out of the box of the advent calendar. I tried it twice or three times and each time it has really hydrated my skin. I am very very very happy with it. Suggest it to everyone, I give ten over ten to this product especially if you have dry skin.  Clinique Moisture Surge Hydrating Supercharged Concentrate

You might have heard of Black honey lipstick of Clinique . Today I tried that one. It seems that it is one of the cult lipsticks of Clinique. I did not know anything about that.    It looks wonderful on the lips, they say, I do not know if it is true. It looks more like Bourdieu colour rather than dark and it looks also shiny. It does not dry the lips but does not let them be hydrated so much either. It is a very unique lipstick as I have never seen this colour before, in fact, on the website they say that it is a perfect mix of blue, red and yellow. So it shall be something really special in artistic terms. I like it and will use it for sure. However, I am not taken by surprise and love and awe, so I give eight over ten to this lipstick. Where there are others who evaluated it and gave less than me! (In fact, I do learn a lot from watching her.) In short, be thankful for my nice comments in which I never want to hurt anyone...  Have hydrated lips and a nice week! 

I am writing the day after I used this cream: moisturising cream of Clinique, it is called dramatically different moisturising cream . I used it at night and it seems to be hydrating still. I like it a lot! I think that it is a great cream. It kept my skin hydrated whole night and even in the morning. It does not have a heavy or unnatural smell. I might consider buying this cream in the future, as these are only small samples from 24 days of Clinique advent calendar. I give nine over ten to this cream! Dramatically different moisturizing cream of Clinique As we are on the fifteenth day of Clinique - 24 days, I am getting tired of writing and consumption AND consumption and writing but I hope that my comments on the products are useful for dry skinners.

My mom used to use tonic in order to make the skin cleaner and tighter. I remember whenever we used it, the cotton pad would be full of dirt from the pollution. This was almost 20 years ago and I cannot imagine the pollution now... I like the toners honestly. Just that I need to find something that does not dry the skin. I think that the clarifying lotion of Clarins is quite successful as it does not irritate the skin. It is gentle on the skin and it cleans the skin. I am not sure if my pores are tighter but I have to be honest that my skin was a bit dry the next day. I still can give eight to this product as it did not cause any disturbance on my skin. And my skin felt refreshed after the use. I would still not say, I want to have this product for sure! Maybe something milder would be better.

I have used this mascara today! Clinique high impact mascara, colour black : not so happy with it! Clinique high impact black mascara It made my eyelashes stick to each other, it was too wet, and I could not give a good shape although I tried the zig-zag movement. The only thing I liked about it was that it was not disturbing the eyes at all, not itching, not causing trouble... long duration, it does not dry and does not fall below your eyes. So I give six and a half to this product. Maybe also because the brush of it was smaller than the real mascara (since it is in the pack of the advent calendar, it was harder to give shape). 

I have not much to say about this product , it is quite a good one but eye creams show their effect when they are used consistently. I have used it for two days and I think it reduces wrinkles but I am not so sure about the puffs. I guess a good sleep is better than anything if we think about it. All about eyes cream of Clinique I think that I will review it after constant usage... For now, I cannot give points to this product but if I really have to give, it would be eight over ten. Well, time will show!

To be honest, this was not a product that I had not tried before, I used in the past 74-hour hydrating cream of Clinique.  I agree that it hydrates for long hours, it does not have a smell that bothers you nor pleases you; then it is jell like... so the texture is very soft on the skin. I am not sure if it closes the pores if it tightens the pores ore not. But I have to say that it is a successful product. I still give 7 over 10. Because if you had read before my writing on the long history of hydrating creams , you can understand why I like some other creams more than Clinique moisture surge. Especially if you have dry skin, you might want to go back to this post as well: more hydration is needed. I still think this cream is good before you go on journeys and you feel that you need to be hydrated. Not bad, not super, it is kind of okay. I am sorry that I cannot promote it more than I should!

I have never understood why we use scrubs! For God's sake, what do we want from our skin? What is it that we cannot clean from our face? Is it related to thousands of years of guilt we cannot scrub off and rinse off? The jokes aside, I tried Clinique 7 day scrub cream , it was good, gentle on the skin, nice cleanser, it is definitely not harsh on the skin and it is even not letting the skin dry. Of course, I need to indicate here that I use a moisturiser after every treatment I apply on my face. So I would not understand even if it dried my skin, yet, I need to mention that I would definitely have understood if it had made my skin tense... With this crem scrub, no such thing occured. The smell is natural. I like that it does not seem like it has plastic micro balls inside... so yes I give nine over ten. Cause I am not a big fan of scrubs... So far so good Clinique, good job. I like professionalism of Clinique... only if they could be vegan and cruelty-free, THEN I WOULD

This time I had to try these two products together. The reason for that is that one is a blush and the other is a brush. Yess so I admit that I had to open one of the boxes one day before... not had to, chose to do so; because I was curious. Luckily, it turned out to be compatible products. The blush of clinique is named Precious Posy  and I applied it with the brush that came out of the box of the 7th of December, which is smaller than this one: Powder Brush of Clinique . The brush is elegant, with the transparent handle (I do not know the exact word, forgive my ignorance). I cannot say it is super soft, I can say it is agreeably soft. Learning to be diplomatic for God's sake.  Well, the application of the blush is really easy, the brush was kind of tough on my cheek but I have sensitive skin so I could feel it a bit harsh on it. However, the brush was the right one to apply the powder/blush with; it really works well for diffusing on your cheek. And the blush i

Normally I do not use eye pencils but Clinique quick liner ebony is really a good one and it is also easy to apply. On the third day of Clinique, I can easily tell you that this has been my favourite in the last three days. The pencil does not bother the eye, it is soft, it is black and super elegant... For some reason my mom did not like the eye pencils, she thought that there was no need to do that to the eyes, as you have lipstick and mascara and so on... but sometimes it looks like a defining line around the eyes and it can even look like your eyes are deeper, with a frame. Think of a painting with a good (non-exaggerated) frame for instance. The only thing I did not notice was this, it swivels up so once it swivels up, you need to be careful about it... It is written on the pencil: it swivels up not down... since I do not read everything on the pencil I could not know about that... but this one is highly suggested, I give ten over ten! Happy third advent calendar day!

So on the second day of the Clinique advent calendar, I opened the Pep-start eye cream.  It is a small tube but it has plenty. The smell is nice, it looks like a jell will come out of it but it is a creamy cream. I like it! I used it before I go to bed yesterday night, to be sure if it is good or not. It does not create miracles, to be honest. But it hydrates and also kind of stretches your skin, you can feel it when you put on this cream on your eye area... Liked the smell of it, too, light smell. To this product, I give ten over ten. And I am sure that if you have wrinkles around your eyes, you might want to give Pep-start eye cream a try... For now, I cannot say much, tomorrow I will use it again and will inform you more. It is better to give information after repeated usage. Wish you a nice night if you are on the side of Europe, nice morning if you are on the other side of the world! In each case, stay positive, stay cool, stay calm and balanced!

As promised I tried today Bobby Brown  finishing powder. I will be very brief. 1) It is quite transparent with some light 2) Could not see it well on my face, perfect transparency 3) It did not dry my skin... So I would say in this case I suggest it, a good one, good consistency. Unfortunately Bobby Brown is not cruelty-free... Neither Shiseido... But Bellàpiere is, so it is your choice at the end of the day, but just keep in mind that those brands that sell in China do not have to obey the laws it seems, and it is very common that most of the products sell there. For now, that is it... since our best 24 days with Clinique will start soon. I have also learnt that Clinique is not cruelty-free either, however, now that it is purchased, will try the products and inform you on how they are good or bad or neutral on the dry and sensitive skin. Have a good Sunday!

In December, I will be opening one box from the Adventskalender of Clinique ...  To be honest, I wanted to buy the one from Kiehl's... but it was finished already in all the shops in Italy. So I got this one from Clinique (please see below). I also like Clinique a lot, used the hydration surge cream before. Used also the all about eyes roll-on serum . Love the lipstick with a fuchsia colour, I think it is called chubby stick intense . Then for the sensitive skin, it has a cleanser that is really great: Clinique facial soap for sensitive skin . So happy with that one, too. So we will see at the end of 2019, how this thing with the advent calendar will work. This is the photo from www.zalando.it Every day from 1st of December till 24th of December, I will share with you a photo, make a review and tell the pros and cons of the product, and give you a lot of information on these little samples coming from the calendar. Looking forward to it! Hope you will enjoy my reviews, too!

SUCH A LOVELY ONE THIS BENEFIT MAJORETTE  One of the best blushes I have ever used was the creamy one from Benefit Majorette , and the colour was perfect it was somewhere in between red and pink and orange. So it is quite good-looking for the white and yellow skins. However, its expiry date was quite soon so I had to get rid of it. I could not, I know, I still save it, cause it is so cute! The packaging and presentation of Benefit Majorette are really incredible.  SHISEIDO KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CHEEKS Weeeeellll, keeping it for a long while and loving it: Shiseidoblush . The one I had was exactly the one in the link. A stewardess told me that this was one of the best blushes and she was right! I admit although it was expiring in 18 months or so, I used it for almost for three years. But used it so much less than expected that I could not really finish it, though halved it. Love it! LIPS AND CHEEKS ARDEN GIRLS  What are my current discoveries? I did really good r