Beauty Favorites of 2016.

Καλή χρονιά σε όλες και σε όλους! Εύχομαι να έχετε μια ολοκαίνουργια δημιουργική χρονιά στην oποια θα πραγματοποιήσετε όλες η τουλάχιστον τις περισσότερες επιθυμίες σας! Σαν  έθιμο πια όταν τελειώνει  ένας  χρόνος και αρχίζει ένας καινούργιος οι beauty bloggers μιλάμε για τα προϊόντα ομορφιάς τα οποία ξεχωρίσαμε και αγαπήσαμε περισσότερο το προηγούμενο έτος, έτσι και εγώ θα σας μιλήσω για τα προϊόντα τα οποία ξεχώρισα περισσότερο το 2016. Αν και μέσα στη χρονιά δεν σας έδειξα τα αγαπημένα μου προϊόντα μέσα από posts κι αυτό γιατί πειραματίστηκα αρκετά δοκιμάζοντας καινούργια προϊόντα από τα οποία πολλά δεν με ενθουσίασαν, ήρθε όμως η ώρα να μοιραστώ μαζί σας αυτά που δοκίμασα και οντως μου άρεσαν πολύ. Πάμε λοιπόν να δούμε πια είναι αυτά.

Empties #10 - Part 2

Τον περασμένο μήνα στο προηγούμενο post σας έδειξα το πρώτο μέρος των empties που κατάφερα να μαζέψω εδώ και κάμποσους μήνες, το οποίο περιελάμβανε προϊόντα μακιγιάζ που τελείωσα. Ήρθε λοιπόν η ώρα να σας δείξω και τα υπόλοιπα προϊόντα που τελείωσα τα οποία έχουν σχέση με περιποίηση προσώπου και σώματος. Και επειδή αυτό το post μου βγήκε λίγο μεγαλύτερο πάμε να τα δούμε ένα ένα.

Empties #9

Καλημέρα σε όλους! Όπως καταλάβατε και από τον τίτλο αυτό θα είναι ένα post με άδειες συσκευασίες και αυτή τη φορά προσπάθησα να περιορίσω κάπως τη ποσότητα ώστε να μην βγει τεράστιο. Το τελευταίο διάστημα προσπαθώ να χρησιμοποιώ περισσότερο τα προϊόντα που έχω εδώ και αρκετό καιρό στο ντουλάπι μου ώστε να μου τελειώσουν, γι’ αυτό και στο μέλλον τα empties posts θα είναι αρκετά. 

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!

October Favorites.

Καλημέρα σε όλους! Μετά από ένα μήνα απουσίας τα αγαπημένα του μήνα ξαναήρθαν, και σε αντίθεση με τον Σεπτέμβρη ο Οκτώβριος ήταν ένας μήνας στον οποίο δοκίμασα αρκετά καινούργια πραγματάκια.  Υπήρξαν προϊόντα που δοκίμασα για πρώτη φορά τα οποία με εξέπληξαν και άλλα τα οποία βρισκόντουσαν στο συρτάρι μου και τα είδα με άλλο μάτι. Πάμε όμως να δούμε μαζί ποια είναι αυτά τα προϊόντα!

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!

Empties #8 - Summer Edition (Hair & Body)

Καλημέρα σε όλους! Σήμερα μετά από πολύ καιρό σας έχω ένα empties post, και μάλιστα είναι το summer edition, δηλαδή όλα εκείνα τα προϊόντα που τελείωσα μέσα στο καλοκαίρι. Πρόσφατα άνοιξα τη σακούλα μέσα στην οποία φύλαγα όλες τις άδειες μου συσκευασίες και προς έκπληξη μου είχα μαζέψει υπερβολικά πολλές ,οπότε για να μην βγει το post τεράστιο αποφάσισα να τα χωρίσω σε 2 κατηγορίες, μια για προϊόντα σχετικά με τα μαλλιά και το σώμα και μια για προϊόντα μακιγιάζ και περιποίησης προσώπου. Σήμερα σας δείχνω όλα τα προϊόντα μαλλιών και σώματος που τελείωσα μέσα στο καλοκαίρι, όποτε τι λέτε, αρχίζουμε? 

Pharmacy Haul - Apivita, Korres, Frezyderm & Avene.

Καλημέρα everybody! Πριν λίγες μέρες έκανα μια αγορά σ’ ένα ηλεκτρονικό φαρμακείο γιατί είχα ανάγκη από κάποια καινούργια skincare προϊόντα μιας και τους τελευταίους μήνες αντιμετωπίζω κάποια προβλήματα με το δέρμα μου που σχετίζονται με λιπαρότητα και σπυράκια. Και μιας που δεν έχω κάνει ένα haul post εδώ και αρκετό καιρό σκέφτηκα ότι τώρα είναι μια ωραία ευκαιρία να σας δείξω τι ακριβώς πήρα.

July & August Favorites.

Τέλη καλοκαιριού και ήρθε η ώρα να μιλήσουμε για τα προϊόντα που αγάπησα περισσότερο τον Ιούλιο αλλά και τον Αύγουστο. Όσοι και όσες καταφέρατε να ξεφύγετε για λίγο το καλοκαίρι να ξέρετε ότι σας ζηλεύω, αλλά έστω και αργά ευελπιστώ ότι όλο και κάπου θα ξεφύγω και εγώ τον Σεπτέμβρη. Φτάνει όμως με τα όνειρα των διακοπών και της παραλίας και ας συνεχίσουμε με θέματα που σχετίζονται πιο πολύ με την ομορφιά! 

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? 

May Favorites.

Καλό μήνα, και επίσημα πια, καλό καλοκαίρι σε όλους! Ήρθε και πάλι η στιγμή να μιλήσουμε για τα αγαπημένα του προηγούμενου μήνα, και μπορώ να πω πως λόγω του άστατου καιρού, ο Μάιος ήταν κάπως περίεργος. Τα προϊόντα που χρησιμοποίησα και αγάπησα περισσότερο ήταν λίγα και καλά, και σίγουρα θα συνεχίσω να τα χρησιμοποιώ όλο το καλοκαίρι. Τα πιο πολλά από αυτά είναι πρόσφατες αγορές και να πω την αλήθεια δεν περίμενα ότι θα μου άρεσαν τόσο πολύ. Ας πάμε όμως να τα δούμε ένα-ένα. 

Top 5 Face Masks.

Hello my lovelies! Today I'm going to talk to you about my top favorite face masks. I rarely do skincare posts and that's because I keep changing my skincare products quite often but when it comes to facial masks I'm loyal. Using a face mask it's not something that I do often, it depends on what skin problems I have at that period, such as oiliness, blemishes and dehydration. But there are times that I want to use a face mask on the days when I just want to pamper myself. All of the masks I'm showing in this post are from greek brands and to be honest I'm very proud of that, I think that greek brands have the most amazing face masks I've ever tried and the fact that they come in small sizes is even more awesome because I like to switch up the masks that I'm using and also they're travel friendly.

Collective Haul - Essence, Bourjois, Bioderma, Korres, Loreal.

Hello my lovelies, how are you doing? I hope you're all having a wondeful weekend! I thought that this week it was about time to write a haul post about all the goodies that I got from the drugstore and the pharmacy these past few weeks. The majority of these products are from Essence, every now and then  I love a good haul from Essence, they're super affordable and amazing! Let's see what I got!

Collective Haul (The Body Shop, A-Derma, Vichy, Korres)

It's time for a haul post! As you can see I've got a lot of new skincare products to try out, because recently I run out of moisturizers and make up removers. I hauled a few stuff from The Body Shop, mostly because of their sales, and some other from french pharmacy brands. So let's see what I got.

Top Summer Nail Polishes.

 Two years ago I wrote three different posts about my favorite summer blushes, lipsticks and lipglosses but I never wrote one about my favorite summer polishes. I realised that haven't done a "nail polish" related post in like ages, in fact my very first blog post was about my favorite winter nail polishes so I think it was about time to talk you about my top five, and of course hottest, summer nail polishes! I really like bright shades on my nails, so every summer I love painting my nails with beautiful corals and peaches and of course neon shades, what can I say, I just love my neons!

 It was hard for me to choose only 5 since I have so many similar shades but I chose the ones that I've used the most and I'm sure these are some shades that everyone loves to use at summertime!

   ChG Flip Flop Fantasy, Model's Own Pink Punch, Nails inc. Notting Hill Gate, Korres Flamingo Pink, OPI Cajun Shrimp

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy

A very beautiful super neon coral-pink shade, in my opinion the hottest pedicure shade for the summer. The only problem I have with this one is the texture, it has a very thick and streaky formula but I can put up with it because of its amazing shade.

Model's Own Pink Punch

This is the only Model's Own polish that I own and of course it had to be a neon one, it's a bright warm pink shade with a hint of coral-orange, it has a runny formula that never streaks which I prefer.

Nails inc. Notting Hill Gate

One of the few cool toned neon pinks that I own, it's really beautiful, not super bright as the other two that I mentioned before but still quite noticable.

Korres Flamingo Pink

This is by far the most beautiful orangey-coral shade I own that it's not neon, it's a nice alternative for those who like bright and vivid shades but don't want the bright neon that glows in your face.

OPI Cajun Shrimp

I saved the more classy one for last, this was actually the first OPI nail polish that I've bought years ago and it's still as good as new! For those who prefer more classic colors on their nails this one is the perfect summer red with a hint of coral just to make it more warm.

Do you love bright nails at summertime like me? Let me know what are your favorite summer nail polishes!

Empties - Products I've Used Up #4

I haven't done an "empties" post in ages! I think the last time was six months ago. So when I realised that I haven't done one for so long and right after I opened the bag that I was keeping all of them I panicked because I had so many, especially the amount of mascaras, which I find ridiculously big! So I'll try to keep this post as small as I can. OK then, let's start!

Herbal Essences Bee Strong Shampoo

I've tries almost all of the Herbal Essences shampoos and this was propably my most favorite, it's the most moisturizing from all of their lines, but still after a two months of using it, it did dry out my hair and for that reason only I don't think I will repurchase it again.

Aussie Miracle Moist Conditioner

This is one of my HG conditioners, it manages to moisturize and detangle my hair without being heavy at all, even its texture is very lightweight and when I first tried it I never thought that a conditioner with such a lightweight texture could moisturize my hair that well! I have already repurchase it and I will continue repurchasing it in the future.

Sephora Coconut Smoothing Body Scrub

This was one of the worst body scrubs I have ever tried, it was something between a shower gel and a scrub but it never exfoliated my body as good as I wanted, it's a huge no from me and I will never purchase it again.

La Roche Posay Physiological Micellar Solution

One of the best micellar lotions/waters in the market, in my opinion it's even better than the Bioderma Sensibio, and it's very underrated noone ever talks abou it. It's extremely gentle with my sensitive skin and it leaves my face matte and not sticky at all. This was the second bottle I've used up and of course I've already repurchased it.

Vichy Purete Thermal 3 in 1 Cleansing Micellar Solution

Before trying the La Roche Posay one the Vichy Micellar Solution used to be my HG cleansing water because it was so gentle with my skin, but it kinda left my skin sticky. If you want to know more about it I've done a full review here.

Frezyderm Moisturizing 24H Hydrating Cream 

It's not a secret how much I love this moisturizer, since last August I've used up 2 bottles and now I'm using a third one, it's amazing for my combination/oily skin and it never broke me out. If you want to know more you can read my full review about it  here.

Burt's Bees Sensitive Night Cream with Cotton Extract

I was never a fan of night creams, I always thought they were too heavy for my skintype, but this one completely changed my mind, it's like my skin really needed it, especially in the wintertime. It calmed down my all of skin irritations, itchyness and peeling skin, it's perfect for sensitive skintypes! I've also done a full review here if you want to know more about it.

Korres Pomegranate Cleansing Scrub

I've used up so many of these little tubes the past couple of years, it's the only facial scrub that exfoliates so well and never irritated my skin that's why it's my HG. Right now I'm using the St.Ives Apricot one that I got last year from the UK but it's not as good as this one, I can't wait for it to finish so I can get the Korres one once more.

The Body Shop Shea Body Butter

The body butters from The Body Shop are essential products for me, I always have to keep one in my cabinet. I've tried so many of them but the Shea will always be my HG one, I loved it since I was a teenager. It has a warm-nutty and not overpowering scent that makes me want to eat my own skin everytime I use it.

Sephora Waterproof Eye MakeUp Remover

One of the best eye makeup removers that I've tried, it never irritated my eyes and takes off even the most stubborn mascaras without trying too much. I don't think that I will repurchase it again though because it's kind of expensive and I found another one that does the exact same job for less, but I may repurchase a mini one if I'm going to travel, it's so handy.

Vera Wang Princess Perfume

I'm not good at describing perfumes and scents so I'm not going to do it. I'm only going to say that I'm very picky with my perfumes and not only I've used up this bottle but I've also repurchased it and for me that says a lot, I rarely repurchase the same perfume. It's my HG everyday scent.

Seventeen Ideal Cover Liquid Concealer

I've gone through so many tubes of this concealer, no matter what new concealer I try I always come back to this one. The consistency is just perfect, it never made my undereye area dry and it covers my dark circles quite well.

Erre Due Volumizing Waterproof Mascara

This is a mascara that made my lashes extremely curled but it didn't do anything more than that, for me it was kind of meh. But if you want to know more here's my full review about it.

Maybelline The Falsies Flared Mascara

I was exremely dissapointed with this one, from the moment I opened it it was very dry, it's like it was opened way before I bought it. It was very hard to use it on my lashes and huge pieces of mascara were falling under my eyes. I had to throw it away only a month after I first used it.

Radiant Studio Perfect Mascara

I didn't have the chance to do a full review about this mascara, I had to stop using it only a few weeks after I opened it because of an eye infection. But overall it was an average everyday kind of mascara, it only gave a bit length to my lashes and nothing more.

L'oreal Mega Volume Collagene 24H Mascara

No doubt this is the best L'oreal mascara, from all the ones that I've tried from the L'oreal brand of course. It gives volume, it's super lightweight and it leaves my lashes really soft. If you want to know more about it, this is my full review.

Sephora Lash Plumper Mascara

The HG of all the mascaras that I've tried so far in my life, guys I think I've found the one! It has the same lightweight texture as the L'oreal Mega Volume Collagene 24H has but the results are way better, it gives amazing length and holds a curl like no other. I'm definitely going to repurchase it. You can read all about it here!

So these were all of my empty products for the past six months, I hope I didn't bore you with my long post. Have you tried any of these products? Did you like them? I wanna know!

Summer Essentials Part 2 - Make Up

I know it took me a while to do the second part of my summer essentials post, but that's because I recently changed a lot in my make up routine for this summer and I wanted to be sure of which products exactly I'd show you. These are the products I use all the time now, and I think they're pretty much what everyone likes to use when it's summertime and we're kind of lazy with our makeup routine, and do things more quick.

Face

 I've been the laziest person ever when it comes to make up lately, and I was looking for a product that would act both as a sunscreen and a foundation together, so instead of using 2 or even 3 different products on my face I decided to just stick with one, and I found this amazing product, the Frezyderm Face Foundation Sunscreen SPF30, it's the perfect combo of a sunscreen and foundation in one, I only wear this and I'm ready to go! 

As for concealer I always prefer liquid concealers in the summer because they're super easy to blend. Right now my favorite is Mac's Mineralize concealer, I use it under my eyes and around my nose or on top of any blemishes I might have and it covers them perfectly. 

And because a powder is always a necessity, the best one in my opinion that everyone must have in their make up bag is a blotting powder, because it's summer and most of the times we end up looking very greasy after a few hours. My absolute HG blotting powder for many years now is Mac's Blot Powder.

One thing that is always a must have in the summer, is a bronzer. You can use a traditional bronzer or a brown  blush, I alternate between these two, Mac's Sunny By Nature Mineralized Skinfinish and Seventeen's Matte Blusher in Cafe Au Lait. I like to use them with a big fluffy powder brush such as the Real Technique's Blush brush on my cheekbones and forehead for a more all over bronzed look. The Mac Sunny By Nature is more of a peachy toned bronzer and the Seventeen one is a straight brown shade, I love them both.

As for blushes, I think the safe choice is always a peachy one, at least I always go for the peachy ones! A blush that really impressed me the past year is the Essence Secret It-Girl, a beautiful true peachy matte blush, super cheap and also permanent. A peachy-bronze blush is also a very good choice, Mac's Nuance Mineralize Blush is one of them, and it can also be used as a highlighter because it has a beautiful golden sheen to it, unfortunately it was limited edition many years ago, but I'm pretty sure you can find a similar one.

Eyes

When it comes to eyeshadows I always go for the bronze ones, sometimes I only use one all over my lids and I'm done. You can get a beautiful premade eyeshadow palette full with neutral shades, such as the Too Faced Natural Eye palette which is the best premade eyeshadow palette I've ever used.

   Or you can make one on your own, Mac has some beautiful neutral shades in their collection. My favorite quad consists the shades Arena which is a light satin peachy shade to use all over the lids as a base, Time & Space which is a medium bronze shade perfect to use it on its own on the lids for a bronzed eye look, and it's very similar to Woodwinked. Cork, a medium matte light brown shade for the crease, to give your eyes more depth and last but not least Bronze, a beautiful dark bronze-brown shade for the outer corner.

For eyeliner, even though I rarely use it at summer, you can always go for a bronze-brown one to compliment the neutral eyeshadows. My HG is Seventeen's Brown Pearl 05 Super Smooth Waterproof pencil, it's also very long lasting and it doesn't crease even when it's super hot outside.

Lips

For lips I always go for coral and orange, the perfect shades for summer lips! Dior Addict in Delice is one of the most beautiful coral lipsticks I've ever tried so I had to include it in my summer essentials, it's very soft with a glossy-balmy texture, I could only wear this all summer! And for something less expensive and more affordable the brand new L'oreal's Glam Shine Baume Gloss in Bite The Maracuja, it's still coral but more orange than the Dior one with golden shimmers, I also love the baume texture, it's very moisturizing!

And for those who prefer to use only lip balms at summertime, Korres Mango Lip Butter is one of the best! It's a tinted lip balm, a beautiful true coral shade, and the texture is just perfect, not super glossy more on the waxy side and it makes the lips look flawless. The Korres Lip Butters have the most incredible texture of all the lip balms I've tried.

Nails

And lastly nails, how could I ever forgot nail varnishes, in my opinion it's the most fun part when it comes to summer beauty. You have so many options, so many colors to choose from, pastels, corals, reds, neons, and as you can see from the picture I always go for the neon ones! The three neon shades I enjoyed the most this summer are the China Glaze You Drive me Coconuts, a beautiful purplish pink with a jelly finish, Model's Own Pink Punch a medium coral pink shade, one thing worth mentioned for this varnish is that it has one of the best formulas I've ever tried in a neon varnish. And last but not least Nails inc. in Portobello, an orangy-coral shade with a glossy finish.

So these are my make up essentials for this summer, I hope you liked them! I want you to tell me what are your summer make up essentials. Have you tried any of the products I mentioned? Let me know!

July Collective Haul - Part 2 (Frezyderm, Mac, Essence, Seventeen, Korres, Apivita)

This is the second part of my July haul, most of the stuff I got are from drugstore brands, and even though I have them for only 1 or 2 weeks, I've been using them quite a lot and I've been really liking them, I changed a lot in my skincare and face make up routine.

Frezyderm Moisturizing 24h Cream (20+)

I was in a hunt for a moisturizer, since my Seaweed Day cream from The Body Shop finished a while ago and I was only using the Garnier Hydra Match for normal skins. My skin has been acting a little crazy for the whole summer, sometimes is very dehydrated and others is combination and oily, so the Seaweed Day Cream was too light and did nothing for moisturizing my skin and the Garnier one was too heavy for the morning time. I really have to send a special thanks to Mata from the blog bymatahari, who reminded me this moisturizer from Frezyderm, which I was using 5 years ago and I had totally forgotten about. Back then it was a little too heavy for my liking but now is just perfect! It really moisturizes my skin without being heavy and it absorbs quickly into my skin, plus it leaves my cheeks very refreshed. I've been using it for 2 weeks straight and my dehydrated cheeks and the dry patches around my mouth completely disappeared, and it hasn't broke me out.

Frezyderm Sun Screen Face Foundation SPF 30

I've been quite lazy with my face make up lately and I was needing a face product that would act both as a sunscreen and as a foundation at the same time, wearing a seperate suscreen and on top of it a regular liquid foundation was too heavy for my face, the weather has been super hot and humid and as a result my face make up is starting to melt after 2 hours. I remembered that last summer I watched a  video from the lovely Youtuber Pasxalia from pasxi1983, and she mentioned that she enjoyed using the whole summer this Sunscreen Face Foundation with SPF30 from Frezyderm, Frezyderm is a greek pharmacy brand. She mentioned that it is a medium to full coverage foundation and a sunscreen at the same time, and not a typical tinted sunscreen, so I went to my nearest Hondos store and I tested it out on my hand, and I was blown away, it is indeed a foundation with amazing coverage ,like Mac's Pro Longwear. It comes only in one shade, which is very similar to my skintone, it's beige with slightly pink undertones, very close to a Mac NC25 but with no yellow in. Actually now that I'm thinking about it the shade it's very similar to Clinique's Even Better foundation in 03 Ivory. It really surprised me that it stays on for hours without transfering, I mean this stuff doesn't move at all, even with 40 Celcius!

 One thing that I had to get used to is the texture, it's very thick not at all like a tranditional liquid foundation, and also very pigmented, you only need a small amount for you whole face, and you have to blend it really well on your hand before you apply it. I still haven't attempt to apply it with a brush because it's too thick and I don't think it will work, I've been applying it only with my fingers and a sponge. I took a few extra pictures to show you the shade and the texture of the foundation and how exactly it blends into the skin:

The amount of product in the first picture was way too much so I had to wipe out quite a bit of it for  the other 2 pictures in order to apply it and not cover my entire hand! I'm sorry if this turned into a first impression almost review, but I'm really impressed with this product and I really wanted to share with you my opinion about it. I've been using it every single day for a week to test it out and see if it's causing any break outs, it still hasn't broke me out which is very good, because the majority of sunscreens tend to break me out, but we will see, I just hope it won't because I really like it!

Mac Mineralize Concealer in NW20

I'm a sucker when it comes to concealers, especially the Mac ones, I want to try all of them and the Mineralize one was in my wishlist for over a year. I prefer liquid concealers in the summer for under the eyes, they're easier to use and look more natural. I've been hearing that the Mineralize concealer doesn't provide much coverage but I find it to cover really well, not as good as the Studio Finish but it covers better than the Seventeen Ideal Cover which I really love, and I think it's really close to the Mac Pro Longwear. I find that the Pro Longwear is really good for covering pimples scars etc, but I actually hate it for under the eyes, it doesn't cover well and it looks way too cakey and dry, the Mineralize one is what I wanted the Pro Longwear to be and I'm really happy with it. The NW20 shade is really close to my skintone, but still it looks a little light. The girls at Mac always confuse me when it comes to choose the right shade of concealer, some say I'm a NW20 and others say I'm a NW25, I believe that I'm something in between, but now that is summer I think the NW25 would look better but that's OK, the NW20 still looks good. In the future I'll definitely try the NW25 too.

Seventeen Natural Matte Blusher in 03 Cafe Au Lait

I really want to thank the lovely Youtuber Lucy from loukiaki89, for introducing me to this amazing blush! Lucy is using these matte blushes from Seventeen for quite some time now and she mentioned that she uses the Cafe Au Lait to contour her cheekbones, and since I wanted to try a new bronzer I thought to myself why not getting a brown blush instead of a bronzer this year, and it was propably one of the best make up desicions I've ever made! I see a huge difference on my face when I use this blush, my cheeks look more defined and the brown shade makes me look like I have a very natural tan.I don't know why but this blush doesn't give me the same look as a bronzer does, I like it way more and I think that I'll invest more in brown blushes in the future. Here's a swatch picture:

I'm really impressed with the texture of this blush, it's very pigmented and really soft without being powdery and chalky. I already have one more of these blushes in a pink shade from last winter, but I think I need to try more shades in the future, especially peachy ones.

Apivita Creamy Face & Eye Foam Cleanser with Olive & Lavender

I wanted to try this cleanser for over a year, it's very popular here in Greece especially in the beauty blogging and Youtube community. I was searching for a long time the mini size to try it out and I finally found it. I've only tried it a couple of times and I think it will be amazing for when the times gets colder or whenever my skin is more dehydrated, because it leaves my skin really soft and not tight at all, and as much as I love my Avene Cleanance cleanser for many years that is a problem I have with it, it leaves me face tight afterwards and I can't stand that when my skin is dehydrated. I'm still waiting for the right moment to try this cleanser from Apivita and share my opinion about it with you.

When my skin was dehydrated I got a few moisturizing masks but because my skin became normal again I didn't have the chance to use them yet, but I've tried the Korres Yoghurt Moisturizing Mask in the past and I loved it, it's the best mask to use after a long day out in the sun or the beach, it's very refreshing. I also got a moisturizing paper mask, the Essense Deeply Moisturizing Paper Mask because I haven't used a paper mask before, I can't wait to try it!

A few more things that I got from Essence are the Studio Nails Better than Gel Nails Fast Dry Top Sealer, wow that is a long name to say, and a nail polish in the shade 109 Off To Miami, God I love this name, and the beautiful coral shade! I was in search for the Better then Gel Nails Fast Dry Top Coat for so long but I couldn't find it anywhere because it was always sold out, and now I understand why, it's amazing! It's so similar to the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat that sometimes I can't even tell the difference. And I'm very happy about it because the Sally Hansen one is very difficult to find here and it's also very expensive, while the Essence one costs only 3 euros!

So that's everything I hauled the past month, I know that it's a lot but I'm very happy about them and I also changed a lot in my make up and skincare routine and that makes me happy, changes are good! And I'm sorry if this post was way to long, but I wanted to share with you my opinions on most of them. I want you to tell me if you've try any of these products, and if you like them or not!