Empties #10 - Part 1

Καλό μήνα και καλό φθινόπωρο να έχουμε όλοι! Επιτέλους μετά από ένα αρκετά μεγάλο καλοκαιρινό διάλειμμα επέστρεψα στο blog με καινούργιο post, και μάλιστα με ένα empties post. Θεώρησα πως ένα empties post είναι ότι καλύτερο για ένα come back μιας και συνειδητοποίησα πως δεν έχω κάνει ένα από τον περασμένο Γενάρη…. ναι μάλιστα καλά ακούσατε Γενάρη! Οπότε όπως θα έχετε ήδη καταλάβει επειδή μάζευα αυτές τις άδειες συσκευασίες για πάρα πολύ καιρό ήρθε επιτέλους η ώρα να τις ξεφορτωθώ, και ακριβώς για το λόγο του ότι είναι πολλά τα προϊόντα, θα χωριστούν σε δύο posts. Σήμερα θα σας δείξω τα προϊόντα μακιγιάζ, και με ένα αρωματάκι μέσα, και στο επόμενο post τα υπόλοιπα τα οποία είναι προϊόντα περιποίησης προσώπου και σώματος. Ας ξεκινήσουμε λοιπόν.

Best of Beauty 2015 - Top 15.

Τελευταίο post για το 2015 και τι θα άλλο μπορούσε να είναι παρά από το τι προϊόντα ομορφιάς αγάπησα περισσότερο μέσα στο χρόνο, για την ακρίβεια τα 15 αγαπημένα μου προϊόντα για το 2015. Μπορώ να πω ότι δυσκολεύτηκα να βρω ποια προϊόντα θα έφταναν στο top 15 γιατί τον περασμένο χρόνο δοκίμασα πολλά και διάφορα προϊόντα ομορφιάς αλλά μπορώ να πω ότι είμαι αρκετά ευχαριστημένη με τις επιλογές μου. Τι λέτε λοιπόν πάμε να τα δούμε?

Christmas Gift Guide For Her.

Καθώς τα Χριστούγεννα και η Πρωτοχρονιά πλησιάζουν πάντα σκεφτόμαστε τι να πάρουμε στα αγαπημένα μας πρόσωπα. ειδικά εάν το δώρο προορίζεται για μια γυναίκα. Έκατσα λοιπόν και έφτιαξα έναν οδηγό beauty δώρων για γυναίκες που είμαι σίγουρη ότι θα σας βοηθήσει γιατί είναι για όλα τα budget!

Empties #8 - Summer Edition (Skincare & Make-Up)

Καλημέρα σε όλους! Επιτέλους μετά από αρκετή καθυστέρηση το δεύτερο μέρος των καλοκαιρινών μου empties έφτασε! Σε αυτό το post θα δείτε όλα εκείνα τα προϊόντα που τελείωσα μέσα στο καλοκαίρι και έχουν σχέση με περιποίηση προσώπου και μακιγιάζ. Πάμε να ξεκινήσουμε διότι το post προβλέπετε να βγει αρκετά μεγάλο!

June Favorites.

Αν και γνωρίζω ότι πολλοί από εσάς δεν έχετε και την καλύτερη διάθεση αυτό τον καιρό και για να ελαφρύνω κάπως και την δική μου, αποφάσισα να ασχοληθώ με το blogging και ανεβάσω, έστω και καθυστερημένα, τα αγαπημένα του προηγούμενου μήνα. Τι λέτε, πάμε να δούμε μαζί ποια ήταν τα προϊόντα που αγάπησα περισσότερο τον Ιούνιο? 

Benefit Roller Lash Mascara Review.

Πρόσφατα συνειδητοποίησα πως δεν έχω γράψει ένα review post για μάσκαρα εδώ και οχτώ μήνες! Οπότε μιας και αυτή την περίοδο χρησιμοποιώ μια πολύ διάσημη μάσκαρα, την Benefit Roller Lash, σκέφτηκα πως είναι ευκαιρία να σας πω τα πάντα για αυτήν καθώς και για το ποια είναι η ολοκληρωμένη μου άποψη. 

April Favorites.

Μετά από αρκετό καιρό έφτασε πάλι η στιγμή να μιλήσουμε για τα αγαπημένα προϊόντα του μήνα. Μέσα στον Απρίλιο δοκίμασα κάποια καινούργια προϊόντα τα οποία με ενθουσίασαν, αλλά και κάποια παλιά αγαπημένα τα οποία άρχισα να χρησιμοποιώ ξανά.  Ας ρίξουμε λοιπόν μια ματιά στα προϊόντα που αγάπησα περισσότερο τον μήνα Απρίλιο.

Collective Haul - Sephora, Feelunique, Allbeauty.com

Γεια σαααας! Όπως θα έχετε ήδη καταλάβει έχουν συμβεί κάποιες σημαντικές αλλαγές στο blog! Ήθελα εδώ και πολύ καιρό να κάνω κάποιες αλλαγές στο blog, πρώτον ήταν να αλλάξω το template το οποίο θεωρούσα πια βαρετό, και νομίζω πως μετά από 3 χρόνια με το ίδιο ήταν πια καιρός για μια ανανέωση. Δεύτερον, και όπως θα καταλάβατε και από την αρχή, είναι ότι πια από εδώ και πέρα θα γράφω στα ελληνικά. Τώρα θα με ρωτήσετε, μα γιατί? Ο λόγος ήταν πως ήθελα να αλλάξω κατά πολύ το blog, και τα ελληνικά μου φάνηκαν μια αρκετά δραστική αλλαγή. Επιπλέον οι πιο πολλοί αναγνώστες μου είναι από Ελλάδα, όποτε το θεώρησα πια άσκοπο να γραφώ στα Αγγλικά, επίσης με αυτόν το τρόπο θα μου είναι πιο εύκολο να εκφράζομαι και να επικοινωνώ μαζί σας. Ελπίζω να αρέσουν και σε εσάς όλες αυτές οι αλλαγές, και ελπίζω με τον καιρό να τις συνηθίσω και εγώ!

Empties - Products I've Used Up #6.

Hello my lovelies! I hope you love "empties" posts as much as I do, I haven't done one in a while and since I've gathered quite a few empty products I think it was about time to do one! From now on I'll try to not to include as many empties as I used to in previous posts because they are way to long and propably bore you to death. Let's hope I can stick to that promise!

February Favorites.

Finally a monthly favorites post! I haven't done one in a while because to be honest I didn't have any favorite products to show you. I haven't been wearing make up that often and since I got some new products within the past month I wanted to start using them for a while and decide which ones I like the most and include them in my February favorites.

 Benefit It's Potent! Eye Cream
If there's only one skincare item that I've been loving a lot these past few months it's definitely the It's Potent eye cream from Benefit! It's hard for me to find the best eye cream, it has to be moisturizing but not too greasy because my concealer will crease like crazy, and I don't like thinner eye creams because they do not moisturize my undereye area at all. This one has just the right texture, not too thin and not too thick, it moisturizes really well without being heavy and the concealer just sticks on top really well.

Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream
I don't know why but I was never into BB creams, lately I'm just sick of using foundation as a base whenever I want to do my make up, it's just too much for an everyday look to go and run some errands or just go for shopping, and that's why I got this BB cream in the first place. It's not the perfect one for sure because I do get oily really quick but I just love how fresh my face looks with this on, and I don't mind if I need to blot my face a few more times throught the day.

Bourjois Happy Light Luminous Serum Primer
A primer is also a product that I rarely use, because the majority of the ones that I've tried in the past had that silicone texture which after a few hours made me look even more oily. This one has a totally different texture, it's like a moisturizer that dries up on my face really quick. It gives a fresh luminous look that you notice only after you put your make up on, and the best part is that it doesn't make me oily, even though it says that it's for dry and normal skintypes, it's definitely better than Benefit's Porefessional when it comes to oil control.

Benefit Dallas
I rediscovered Dallas in my make up stash recently and I wanted to start using it as a bronzer again. It's not the typical brown or peachy shade of bronzer, it has rose undertones, and because of that I skip blush sometimes and I only wear this. The quality of this powder is just perfect, it's so finely milled and highly pigmented and that's the main reason why I wanna try Hoola sometime in the future.

Maybelline Babylips Peach Kiss
Recently I went to a Maybelline event for the launch of their new products here in Greece, including the very famous Babylips and I was very happy that they gave us all six of them to try out. The one that I instantly fell in love with is the Peach Kiss one, as I do with every single peachy lipstick or lipgloss or balm! It's not the most moisturizing lip balm I've ever tried, they're not creamy and waxy they're more glossy, for sure they cannot beat my beloved Liposan (Nivea at other countries) but the peachy taste and the light beige glossy shade it gives on my lips are the two things that I love with this one.

NYX Butter Gloss in Creme Brulee
I haven't really been wearing the NYX Butter Glosses at all since I got them, mainly because the Mega Shine lipgloss in Beige stole my heart, it's the only lipgloss that I've been wearing for months. But I wanted to start using the Butter Glosses too so I saved the Apple Strudel which is a summerish color for the spring and summer and now I use the Creme Brulee. It's a beautiful kind of nudish beige-pink shade, if that shade decription makes any sense to you, it has mauve undertones but it's not cool toned, it's a neutral shade that goes with every make up look. Also it makes my lips look really plump and full with no shimmers in, my kind of perfect lip gloss!



Non Beauty Favorites

Sleepy Hollow is a new tv series, I watched the whole Season 1 in just a few days, well it's only 13 episodes, but anyway it's actually really good! At first I refused to watch it, I thought it would be a silly "Sleepy Hollow" knock off (you know the 1999 movie with Johnny Depp) but it has nothing to do with that one, it has its own unique plot which gets better and better in every single episode! If you like supernatural tv series you should definitely watch it!

Lately I've been obsessed with Drop Dead Diva, I watched all 5 seasons within a month and I wonder why I never watched this show before! It's so cute and funny, very well written and Jane is such a goddess! I read that the upcoming 6th season will be the last one and if that's true then I will be really sad, because I think that it's the perfect summer tv show, I hope that it's not true.

And for my music favorite, it's of course Beyonce's new self-titled album! It was such an amazing surprise when she released her album in December out of nowhere, with no promo, and each song comes with a video. The songs that I love the most are Partition, Drunk In Love, XO and Flawless. Out of all her five albums I think this one is my second favourite after her first one, which will always will be my top one. And if you haven't heard this album yet, what are you doing with your life? Just go and do it!



So these were all my favorites from the previous months. Have you tried any of the products that I mentioned? Did you like them? I wanna know!

My Concealer Collection.

I don't know about you, but I'm obsessed with concealers, they are my weakness! I like to try different ones quite often, I have really bad undereye circles so I'm never quite satisfied with the ones that I use and I always reach for the next big one, so that's why my collection has grown so big this past year! I'm going to tell you all the pros and cons about them and which ones are hit or miss for me.
So let's start!

 Mac Studio Finish Concealer
I'll start off with all the concealer I have from Mac, I've tried lots of Mac concealers in the past, almost every single one from their line, but I'm going to review the ones that I have right now in my collection. My oldest and my most favourite one is the Studio Finish, I have it in the shade NW25, which is a little too orange but it doesn't look bad under my eyes, it cancels really well their dark brown shade. It's a thick creamy concealer that provides high coverage, the perfect concealer for blemishes, redness and spots, but I also really like using it under my eyes, it's not that drying as I thought it would be when I first bought it, and I have dry skin under my eyes, but I always use an eye cream underneath. If I apply it really well and blend it out with my fingers it doesn't crease and it stays on for hours. Because I got it a long time ago I can't really remember what its price is, but I think I got it for 17 euros.

Mac Pro Longwear Concealer
When I got this concealer I was really excited because I read all these amazing reviews about it, I don't know why but I decided to buy it in the shade NC20 and not NW20 or 25 and that was a huge mistake! I originally wanted to use it for underneath my eyes but the shade is too light and yellow and it makes my undereye circles look awfully grey, and it doesn't look good at all. It also has one more problem, at least for me, I find it to be really drying, it looks really patchy under my eyes even with a good eye cream underneath. So as you can see I really dislike this concealer for underneath my eyes, but as a face concealer, for spots, marks etc. it's really good because it stays on for hours and I don't have to worry about re-applying concealer on the spots, also the NC shade works better with my face skintone rather with the shade of my undereye circles. I'm not so sure about its price but I think it costs 18 euros. I know lots of people love this concealer, but it just wasn't for me.

Mac Mineralize Concealer
After my dissapointment with the Pro Longwear concealer, there was one Mac concealer that I hadn't try and I read that it is more hydrating than the rest of Mac concealers, the Mineralize one, so  got it. First I'll talk about the texture, I thought that it would have more of a liquidy texture but it has a thick gel texture and it needs to be blended really well otherwise it settles in fine lines and dry patches. Unfortunately it's not moisturizing enough for my undereye area, it's not drying like the Pro Longwear but it definitely needs an eye cream underneath. The coverage is really good for undereye circles but not for spots and redness, I find that it dissapears really quick whenever I apply it on spots. I got the shade NW20 which is a way better shade for my undereye circles than the NC20 but it's still a bit light, I think I needed the NW25. I'm not so sure about the price, but I think I got it for 20 euros.

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer
A read quite a lot of good reviews about this drugstore concealer, I also read that it's one of the most moisturizing concealers out there so of course I had to try it. I have to say that all the reviews are right, it's one of the most moisturizing concealers I've ever tried not only from the drugstore but even from high end brands and it's really cheap, it costs only 8 euros. It's the perfect concealer to use when you have really dry undereye area, I don't even have to use an eye cream with this one. I have the shade 20, which is really yellow, I wish it was a bit more pinkinsh or beige toned. But there's one problem, it dissapears of my skin really quick, within just a few hours it's gone, even when I set it with a powder. Also the coverage of this concealer is very sheer, but I don't really mind because it really brightens my undereye area. Overall it's a good concealer for those who want a good moisturizing concealer and don't need a lot of coverage, but for my needs I wouldn't repurchase it again.

Seventeen Ideal Cover Liquid Concealer
If you read my blog long enough, you propably already know how much I love this concealer, it's the one concealer that I've repurchased the most in my life. It has the perfect liquid texture, it's not super liquidy like the Maybelline Fit Me and it's not thick as the Mac Mineralize. It doesn't settle on fine lines or dry patches that I have under my eyes and it blends out smoothly. It doesn't have the amazing coverage but somehow it manages to make my undereye circles more bright and not so visible, I use the shade 06 Caramel. One thing that I forgot to mention is that it has tiny shimmers in, but I can barely see them on my skin. The only bad thing I have to say is that the tube contains only 3 grams and it costs 12 euros but other than that it's my most favourite concealer until now, and I would repuchase it again and again.

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer
I got this set of the Boi-ing concealers in #2 and #3 with a Benefit kit back in summer. I never thought that I would like this concealer as much as I do, because I always thought that it's a very drying concealer, but I was wrong. It almost has the same consistency with the Mac Studio Finish but the Mac one is a bit creamier. Boi-ing can be drying for the undereye area, I like to use it sometimes under my eyes because of its high coverage, it covers the darkness of the circles amazingly well, but I make sure to apply lots of eye cream before. Now as a face concealer is hands dows the best one I've tried, it covers redness and pimples really well and it doesn't settle on dry patches making them look really dry, it melts onto the skin and it blends out like a dream. For my skintone I think #2 is the best, but lots of times I like to mix them both. It is quite an expensive concealer, it costs around 25 euros but in my opinion it's worth it.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer
When I visited London last spring, this concealer was on the top of my wishlist of beauty products that I wanted to buy from the UK. It's such a famous and cult product because of its high quality for such a low price, it costs only 5 euros. I got the shade Light 02 and it's a really good match for me, maybe a little more pink that I wanted it to be but that's ok. It has a very creamy and thick texture, not like a gel but like a thick cream, and it blends out onto the skin really well. It's not moisturizing but I never had problems with it settling in the dry areas of my face or under my eyes. I'm really impressed with the coverage it gives, it covers pimples and redness really well, but I noticed that it doesn't stay on for many hours. Overall it's an amazing concealer, especially for the price, if I lived in the UK I would definitely repurchase it.

Sephora Smoothing & Brightening Concealer
Last but not least the Sephora Smoothing & Brightening Concealer, which is a mix of a highlighter and a concealer in one. Don't expect a good coverage with this one because you will be dissapointed, it's perfect for those who want a brightening effect underneath the eyes, it will make you look more awake that's for sure. I got the shade 05 Medium, which is a salmon-peach shade, it's perfect if you have brown undereye circles, but they have plenty of shades for everyone. The texture is really moisturizing and satiny and it blends out really well. It's the perfect dupe for those who like or wanted to try the YSL Touche Eclat, I used to have the Touche Eclat years ago and it definitely doesn't worth spending 40 euros, the Sephora one costs only 14 euros and it does an amazing job, I dare to say that is even better than the Touche Eclat. I'm saving it for the summertime because I like using that type of concealers when it's summer.



Here's a picture with all the concealers swatched on my arm, they look really dark and yellow but it's because the skintone of my arms and my body in general is much paler than my face, also I took the picture in direct sunlight which made my arm look really pale.

from L-R: Benefit Boi-ing 02 and 03, Mac Studio Finish NW25, Mac ProLongwear NC20 Mac Mineralize NW20, Seventeen Ideal Cover 06, Collection Lasting Perfection 02, Maybelline Fit Me 20, Sephora Brightening & Smoothing 05



Sorry if this post was too long but I wanted to review some of my concealers for a really long time so I decided to do one long post comparing all of them together, I hope you enjoyed it.
Let me know if you've tried any of these concealers, and what's your opinion about them.

Collective Haul (Mac, Sedona Lace, Clinique, Benefit, Trilogy)

  Only one day before Christmas I decided to show you all the stuff that I've been hauling the past month, I know I've waited too long to do this haul post, but I bought some of them online on Black Friday and you know how it is with international shipping on holiday season, it's always late! So let's start!

 On Black Friday I ordered a few brushes from Sedona Lace because they had 50% off on all their products. At first I wanted to get only one Sigmax brush from Sigma on Black Friday with their free shipping deal, the F88 Flat Agnled Kabuki brush, but instead I decided to take advantage of the Sedona Lace deal and get the 520 brush which is identical to the Sigma F88 and buy a few more brushes too since they're cheaper. I noticed that Sedonca Lace has really good deals quite often, maybe even monthl,y so it's worth checking them out if you want brushes similar to the Sigma's Sigmax brushes.

Since I absolutely love synthetic flat kabuki brushes to apply my liquid foundations, I got two of them, an angled one, the 520 Synthetic Angled Flat Top , and a regular flat top one the 928 Synthetic Flat Top. I haven't try any of the brushes that I've got yet, but they feel much softer than the Sigma F80 brush, maybe just a little less dense but I have to try them first to be 100% sure.

I also got a small angled flat top brush to apply concealer for under my eyes, the 618 Synthetic Small Angled Flat, and I'm very excited to try this one because I use the Sigma F80  quite a few times to apply concealer under my eyes but it's a little too big for that and I prefer the angled shape since it's easier for under the eyes.And one last thing I got from Sedona Lace is an angled liner brush, the 561 Synthetic Small Angled Brush, because I use my Mac 208 a lot to apply eyeshadow as liner and since it's the only one that I own I needed a second one, and I like the fact that this one is synthetic because I have very sensitive eyes and sometimes the Mac 208 irritates my eyes. Also that day there was deal you'd get a free Liquid Eye Pen if you were one of the first 4000 orders, if I remeber correctly, and since I was one of the first ones I got one for free. This liquid eyeliner is identical to Maybelline's Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner, I haven't try it yet but the pen, the shape of it and everything is a dupe of the Maybelline one.

 A little while ago I did a small Mac purchase because I needed a few staple products, such as my beloved Lingering Eye Brow pencil. It's the perfect eye brow pencil for me, it doesn't have any red undertones which I hate, and at the same time it's not super ashy. Also I love the waxy texture, it keeps my brows in place and it's super easy to use. I also got a mini Oil Control Lotion just to try it out as a mattifying primer, I'm still not sure if I like this product or not, because it does help with the very oily parts of my face such as nose and chin but I don't really like its texture, it's very slicky. Maybe it's just because I'm not used to that type of product, maybe I will use it more in the warmer months. I also did B2M for the All That Glitters eyeshadow, and I'm conpletely in love with this eyeshadow! I still don't understand why I've never bought that shade before, it's a beautiful shimmery peachy champagne shade, I love wearing it all over my lids with a little bit of Mac's Cork in the crease and a brown liner, I've been doing this eye look a lot the past month.

My skin has been a little dry lately and for a really long time I wanted to try the Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm because I read really good reviews about it. So far I've only tried it three times, and I have mixed feelings about it. I love the buttery and soft texture, I really like how it massages and melts into the skin, I remove it with a hot flannel and it does a great job at removing all of my face make up but I don't really like the tight feeling it leaves on my face afterwards. I just use the hot flannel, I don't double cleanse afterwards so I expected to leave my skin softer than my foaming cleanser does but it's not, and that's why I'm not so sure if I like it or not, but I will keep using it and see how it goes.

Also since the eye cream I was using so far, the Frezyderm Eye Balm did absolutely nothing to moisturize my undereye area, I got a new one, the Benefit It's Potent Eye Cream. When I first used it, I wasn't so sure if it's moisturizing or not, I had to wait 2 days to actually see a difference on my undereye area! It makes the skin feel so smooth and velvet, and the concealer applies on top amazingly well, it's like the perfect eye cream to use under a concealer. Of course it's not as moisturizing as the Kiehl's Avocado Eye cream but I had my problems with the Kiehl's cream, it was way to heavy and sticky and you had to wait like half an hour in order to apply concealer on top. I think It's Potent is a great moisturizing eye cream, perfect for everyday use. I can't tell you if it does anything for brightening the under eye circles because mine are very intense and I have them since birth but maybe some of you will see a difference, personally I haven't found an eye cream that does anything for the dark undereye circles.

And lastly I got one more thing on Black Friday, the Trilogy Certified Organic Rosehip Oil from Feelunique, because I heard and read amazing reviews from youtubers and beauty bloggers. I haven't tried it yet but I'm very excited to do it, because I have a few dark spots and scars from previous break outs and Rosehip Oil is supposed to do an amazing job for those.



So that was everything that I hauled the past month, I want to know if you've tried any of them and what's you opinion about them. I want to wish to every single one of you Merry Christmas and have an amazing day tommorow with your family and friends.

Empties - Products I've Used Up #3

I realised that I haven't done an empties post since May, and since my "empties" bag was really full so I thought it was about time to do one now. I don't know about you but I love reading empties posts, it's a great opportunity for the bloggers to share their complete opinion on a product. So let's start because it's going to be a long post!

Avene Cleanance Gel Cleanser

I'll start first with some of the skincare products that I've been using for a long time, Avene's Cleanance gel cleanser was my one and only cleanser for many many many years, it's great for oily and acne prone skins. But recently I've stopped using it because it became too harsh for my skin, I think with age our skin changes and mine became more sensitive and dehydrated, so I stopped using it, but if your skin is oily and can handle harsher cleansers you should definitely try this one, it's the least harsh from all the ones that I've tried that are targeted for oily and acne prone skins.

La Roshe Posay Physiological Micellar Solution

This micellar water has got to be my HG one! I've tried lots of pharmacy micellar waters, Vichy, Bioderma, Avene but this one is the best for my skin. It doesn't irritate my skin like Bioderma did, doesn't leave a sticky residue like the Vichy and Avene did. But just so you know, I don't use micellar lotions to remove my eye makeup because they tend to dry out my eye area and I don't like that. In my opinion the Physiological Micellar Lotion is one of the best out there. I've already repurchase it in the huge bottle.

Sephora Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover

I've mentioned this eye makeup remover in the past a lot, it's one of the best  eye makeup removers that I've tried. I think it works really good, it never irritated my eyes and it's not super oily like some of the high end ones I've tried, such as Clinique. I only wish it was cheaper that's why I don't buy it that often, I always use drugstore ones in between, but once in a while I love buying a bottle of this one.

Johnson's Face Care Gentle Eye Make Up Removal Lotion

This eye makeup remover is an old favorite of mine, it's propably the best drugstore one out there. It reminds me a lot of the Clinique Take the Day Off Eye but it's not as oily. I think it's better than the L'oreal duo phase eye make up remover, and way better than the Garnier one. I think it's available only in Europe though, but if you can find it you should definitely try it.

La Roche Posay Thermal Spring Water

I love using thermal water sprays, especially in the summertime and in the winter too, whenever my skin is very sensitive because of the cold. I've tried this one from La Roche Posay, it's OK but not my HG for sure. What I didn't like the most about this thermal water was how it sprayed all over my clothes but always managed to miss the main target, my face! It's not a bad one, it's just nothing too special, save your money for the next one I'm going to talk you about.

Avene Thermal Spring Water

I've tried lots of pharmacy thermal water sprays, and I'm telling you that if there's one that really worth the money it's this one from Avene. It does exactly what it says, it soothes the skin and it's anti-irritating, it even helped me whenever I had sunburns. And it's the only one that calms my skin whenever it's itchy from the cold. 

The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream

I've used this product a lot when my skin was more oily and not dehydrated, it's a light moisturizer for oily skins, that's all, but if you want it just for that it's perfect. If you want to know more about it, I've done a review post about it here.

Nivea Soft Cream

I've already talked about this cream, my mother and I used this cream so much last summer, that we've gone through two tubes of this one, actually one of them was the big one but I threw it away so I'm now showing you only the small one. If you like a lightweight but mosturizing body cream that doesn't feel like pure silicone on your body then this is the one for you. I hate when lightweight body moisturizers have that silicone feeling, I just can't stand it. I also used it on my face once because it was very dry from the sun, and it really helped. I will forever repurchase a tube of this one for sure!

Dove Go Fresh Shower Gel with Blue Fig and Orange Blossom

I never thought that I would show you a shower gel, because mostof the ones that I'm using they're kind of meh, nothing to special to talk about. But I changed my mind when I used up this one from Dove, I have to tell you how awesome it is, mostly about the scent. It has such a summerish scent and I can't really describe exactly what it smells like but to me it's summer, and beach and sun and........I don't know why, but it has to be the blue fig Please smell it next time you'll be in the drugstore or the supermarket, you will love it!

Sunsilk Conditioner for Straight Hair

Sunsilk is one of my HG hair drugstore companies, especially when it comes to conditioners and leave in creams, it never dissapointed me and this conditioner is not an exception. It really does smooth my hair and it makes the straightening process way easier. I really want to try all of their conditioners, from all of their lines and decide which one I like the most, but I've only tried this one and the one for curly hair and loved them both!

L'oreal Total Repair 5 Conditioner

This is also a conditioner that I really love, I think it's a high quality drugstore hair conditioner that really helps my hair feels stronger and healthier, I've already repurchased it. Next time I want to buy the hair mask too because I've heard really good reviews about it.

Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Hair Mask

Herbal Essences is the only brand I use for shampoos because they don't irritate my scalp, I've tried so so many products from this brand and I've come to the conclusion that I absolutely love their shampoos, I absolutely hate their conditioner and I love love love their hair masks. The Hello Hydration hair mask smells divine, like coconuts and summer! The best part is that it actually hydrates my hair, I don't really love hair masks, I rarely use them but if I find a good one I stick with it, and that's the case with this one! I'll definitely repurchase it in the future!

 Apivita Creamy Face & Eye Foam Cleanser with Olive and Lavender

I mentioned that I stopped using the Avene Cleanance gel cleanser because it was very harsh on my skin, so I replaced it with this one from Apivita, and I haven't regret it. It's an amazing cleanser, it has a creamy and not a gel texture, it's perfect for conbination skintypes! This is the mini bottle that I recently used up and I have repurchased it in the full size already.

Macadamia Healing Oil Treatment

I have had this for way too long, I used to like it when I first bought but then I was kind of meh about it, I realised that it didn't control the frizzyness on my hair at all, I had flyaway hairs everywhere. If I had to compare it with other high end hair oils I have to say that Moroccanoil is way better, but I have to say that  prefer the Macadamia's scent, it's more tropical.

Benefit Hello Flawless Powder Foundation 

I've talked about this powder in my blog many times, it's one of the best powder foundations in the market, it leaves a silky finish on my skin, never looked powdery which is the main problem with powder foundations in general. The only problem is the price, it's way to expensive for the amount of product you get, it's 36 euros for only 7 grams!

Garnier Anti-dark Circles Roll-on

I didn't had the chance to finish this product because after one an a half year it went bad so I had to stopped using it. When I first got it I hated, it did nothing for my concealing my under eye circles, after a few months I decided to give it a second chance, I liked the refreshing and cooling sensation it gave under my eyes, but that was it, I still didn't like it because in terms of concealing any darkness , it was awful. Overall no, I didn't like this product and I would never buy it again.

Maybelline The Rocket Mascara

This is one of Maybelline's most famous and beloved mascaras, I liked the volumizing look it gave to my lashes but I hated the formula, it's too heavy for my eyes. You can read all about it in my review here.

L'oreal Volume Million ashes Excess

With this mascara I have the exact opposite opinion of the one that I have for the Rocket, even though I absolutely adored the formula and the texture of this mascara the results were mediocre. I've done a blog post about it here.

So those were all the empties that I gathered for the past 5 months, I really hope my next one won't be that long, and I'll do one much sooner! Let me know if you've tried any of these products, I really wanna know your opinions about them.

September Favorites.

Unfortunately last month I wasn't too much into make up, with the exception of a few times that I did a full face make up and used mostly the basics, so my monthly favorites this time won't be anything too special, I'm sorry. But anyway, let's see what I liked the most last month even if they're only a few.

For my face make up I decided to start using my Mac Pro Concealer in NC20 but not as a concealer because I hate it, but as a foundation mixed with the Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen foundation. The Pro Longwear concealer is too yellow and thick for my face so I had to mix it with a darker and more watery foundation, and the Hello Flawless is just perfect for that, I'm really pleased with the result.

As for my concealer pick last month I chose the Seventeen Ideal Cover, again! This is my go to concealer, I always come back to this and I think I've gone through like 3 tubes of this stuff. Right now I'm trying to use it all up and start using again my other concealers, but I really love this one.

For my eye make up Urban Decay's Naked palette was my safe choice the whole month, I was just using a mix of Virgin, Sin and Sidecar all over my lids and that was it, as simple as possible. Another thing that I enjoyed doing was using eyeshadow on my brows instead of pencils. Naked is just the perfect shade for me, is exactly what I wanted Mac's Omega to be but failed because it'a almost invisible on my brows. Naked a is a tone darker than Omega, and still cool toned which is something that I love, I hate warm toned eyeshadows and pencils on my brows, they just don't look right.

One more product that I really love using on my brows and got recently, is the Essence Lash & Brow Gel Mascara, it keeps my unrully brows in place. It's very light, I can barely feel it on my brows, and it's very inexpensive, only 2 euros. I think everyone should own this.

For my lips I decided to skip the peaches and corals and go for something more pink, Mac's Haute Altitude is one of my HG pinks along with Way To Love. It's a medium neutral toned pink, highly pigmented and creamy and that's because it's an amplified, unfortunutely it was a limited edition shade that came out last year with a collection. On my lips it looks way more pink than it looks on my hand, but I took a hand swatch picture for you anyway.

And lastly something non make up related, The Body Shop's Honeymania Body Butter is definitely my top body product of the month, I've already mentioned it in one of my previous post. The smell and  texture of this body butter has really surprised me, it's lighter than the rest of the Body Shop's body butters that I've tried and yet it moisturizes really well. And the smell is a heavenly mix of flowers and honey, really warm and cozy, perfect for the fall.

Well that's all for my September favorites,  I know they're not anything too fancy, they're just basic stuff but these are what I enjoyed the most, and actually I still do.  Let me know what were your September favorites, and if you've tried any of the products that I mentioned.