November Empties.

I really wanted to start doing empties posts and since I gathered few of them lately, I decide to do my first  post. I think it's a great idea posting all your empties every month or every two months because you have a complete opinion about a product and that way I can let you know whether I liked it or not and whether I'll repurchase it or not.

 Not all of these products are November empties, some of them are empties from the past two months, but I wanted to include them now since it's my first post.

It's hard for me to gather empties because most of the times I don't use up products, especially face products because I tend to break out easily so I can't use them, but I'll try to keep up with these posts every month or every two months!

Mac Studio Fix Fluid NC25

Years ago this foundation used to be my HG foundation, I actually purchased it twice, but after trying the Pro Longwear I realised how bad it was. It was way too yellow, and too cakey, also it was hard to blend it on my skin, and after two hours it transfered around my nose and mouth. I definetely won't repurchase it again.

Clinique Even Better Foundation  03 Ivory

When I first got this foundation I hated it I don't know why, so I kept in my make up drawer for a long time. But last spring I decided to give it a second chance and I realised how wrong I was. It covers really well, makes my face look seriously flawless, even my mother complimented my face and she never notices any difference on the foundations I use. Also the shade is the perfect beige, I prefer beige shades over yellow ones. This one and Mac's Pro Longwear are my two HG liquid foundations. I've already purchase a new one, because this one was too old to use anymore.

The Body Shop Hot Brights Lips & Cheeks

I can't even remember when I got this lip and cheek duo from The Body Shop, but I remember it was from a limited edition summer collection. I really liked the cheek stain, I was using it under my powder blushes to make them last longer and it was working, the lipgloss was way too sticky for me, but the shade is a pretty golden beige.

Mac CreamSheen Glass Partial To Pink

This is actually one of the few Mac lipglosses that I actually finished up, because most of them go bad really quick, within a year or so, but this one never did, same thing with the Dazzleglasses. In my opinion the Cremesheen Glasses are the best glosses that Mac has, very smooth, non sticky at all and very glossy without shimmers, my perfect gloss! I'll propably repurchase it in another shade, this one was too sheer.

Mac Perennial High Style Lipglass

So this one I had to toss it out because it started taste really bad. Every single lipglass I purchased from Mac gone bad, all of them really quick, but this one lasted me a little over two years. I have to say that I really loved this shade, and I liked the fact that it didn't have shimmers. But since it was limited edition I can't repurchase it. A good dupe though it's Pink Lemonade also from Mac.

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Peach

I used to love this product, I've actually purchased it three times until now. I was using it alone as a concealer, it has the perfect peachy shade for my dark brown undereye circles. I decided to stop using it, after I realised how bad it creases within a few hours. One more con is that it's very expensive, it costs over 25 euros, and for a product that lasted me only a few months I think that it's way too much. I don't think I will repurchase it again.

Seventeen Ideal Cover Liquid Concealer

I've mentioned this concealer too many times already, I absolutely love it! It's very lightweight with medium coverage, it never creases, and it costs only 12 euros. I will definetely repurchase it, I actually did a month ago.

The Body Shop Coconut Body Butter

This is my favorite summer body butter, I've repurchased it many times in the past, it has the perfect coconut scent, and a tube of it it lasts me for many months! I actually finished it  three days ago, and I think it was about time because now I want to use body lotions with warmer scents such as the Shea Body Butter and Vanilla Body Lotion also from The Body Shop.

Sephora Instant Eye MakeUp Remover

OK this eye make remover is so bad I can't even tell! It barely removes any mascara, it burns a little and it seriously stinks! I purchased it in a mini size a year ago when I was first trying some of Sephora's skincare products. It's a totally different product from my HG eye make remover also from Sephora, the Waterproof Eye MakeUp Remover which contains oil, and it removes my eye makeup quickly without any effort.

Liposan Classic Care

This lipbalm is the only one that I blindly repurchase every single time, I can't live without it. Some people hate it, propably because it's very creamy, but I suffer from dry lips at winter and summer, and it's the only one that helps my lips feel comfortable and not bleed.




Have you try any of these products? Did you like them? Let me know!

Sophia
xoxo

October Favorites.

 Well it's time for my monthly favorites, and seriously I didn't even realise that this month is already over,  October just flew by so fast! This time I decided to include some of my non beauty favorites just for fun! 

I hope you like them!

Mac Pro Longwear SPF10 Foundation

I started using liquid foundation again the past month, because the whole summer I prefered using a powder foundation, my beloved Benefit Hello Flawless. One of my HG liquid foundations is Mac's Pro Longwear, it blends really well onto my skin, doesn't make me oily and doesn't make my dry areas obvious, and the best part is that it seriously stays on for hours without transfering, it stays on for more than 8 to 10 hours. I wear the shade NC20. Love it!

L'oreal Mega Volume Collagene 24H Mascara

I don't know what's happening with me and mascaras this past year, every single one I try it's even better than the previous one! OK maybe there's one exception with Benefit's They're Real which I absolutely hated, but this one from L'oreal it's just amazing! It gives amazing length and volume, without clumping, makes my lashes look like false ones, and it's very soft, so soft sometimes I forget I wear mascara. I'm really surprised (in a good way) with L'oreal mascaras lately, very good quality!

Stila Blush Duo in SugarLoaf

Well this is an old blush of mine, when Stila used to release some incredible collections! This blush duo is from the 2006 Fall in Love collection and it's called SugarLoaf. For me this is the definition of a fall peach shade when it comes to blush. I'm not particular in love with the highlighter but the peachy blush is very pretty. Aww how I miss Stila and her gorgeous seasonal collections!

Seventeen Matte Lasting Lipstick in 02

This is a lipstick I got recently, and I used a lot within October, it's a neutral pink-beige shade and matte, perfect for an everyday look and perfect for the fall. It has a unique non drying matte texture which I love.

Mac Lipstick in Way To Love

My second choice of lipstick this month was a more sheer and glossy one. Way To Love is propably one of the few pink lipsticks I've tried and looks good on me, pink lipsticks and especially cool toned ones looks horrible on me, they make me look sick. It was a limited edition shade, released back in 2009 with Rose Romance collection.

The Body Shop Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream

Even though I'm oily, this is a great moisturizer to use at night time when my skin feels more tight and dry, and that happens a lot to me within fall and winter. The best part is that it doesn't make me oily, well only a little bit because it's an intense cream, and that's the reason why I use it mostly at night, also it doesn't break me out!

La Roche Posay Cicaplast

I love this cream, well not only me, my mum also loves it, she uses it for her chapped lips. I have some skin problems for the past month, my skin became very sensitive, some areas peel especially around my nose, and I have itchyness, I'm trying to figure out some new skincare stuff to use this moment for the itchyness, but for the peeling Cicaplast has been my savior and for anyone who has that problem you have to try it out!

Sunsilk Perfect Straight byYuko Leave In Cream

In October I started blow drying my hair again, and I've already mention that I'm a hardcore fan of John Frieda's Frizz Ease Extra Strength serum, but since mine was over, I decided to try something else for a change and not spend 15 euros for it so I chose this on from Sunsilk, it was very cheap, only 2.5 euros. And OMG I was blown away by how great this product is, it's even better than John Frieda's serum, and I mean it. I only need a tiny bit of this for my whole hair, it control the frizziness, makes my hair super soft, it helps straightening my hair a lot and because it contains cones it protects my hair from the heat. I can't recommend this stuff enough, if you'll try it you'll know what I mean!

Non Beauty Favorites

Im addicted to TV Shows, yes I've said it! I'm ashamed of how many I watch, from the new ones that just started I can't really tell which ones are my favorites yet, propably next month I' ll let you know, but from the old ones two of my favorites are Once Upon A Time and Revenge. If you haven't watch them yet, do it, you'll love them!

And my favorite Starbucks beverage, not only for this month but for the whole year (except Christmas time), is Caramel Macchiato. When the weather is hot I prefer the iced one but now I enjoy it hot, and I like the hot one way more!

Let me know what are your beauty and non beauty favorites for this month!

Sophia

xoxo

Essie Winter Collection 2012

Christmas is on the way,even though the weather here is not even fall appropriate, and the winter and holiday nail collections are already out! Essie's Winter collection contains unique and I could say some unexpected shades for a winter collection. Beautiful reds, blues, silver and glitters are in the spotlight for this holiday season.

Beyond Cozy - a decadent silvery gold glitter

Butter Please - an indulgent bright blue

Leading Lady - a supreme deep red with glitter

She’s Pampered - an indulgent red

Snap Happy -  a cheerful red orange

Where’s My Chauffer - an opulent turquoise

I have to say that Leading Lady is the one I'm most excited for! It looks so pretty and glittery, it reminds me of China Glaze's Ruby Pumps but super glittery, in my opinion perfect for the holiday season! Beyond Cozy, I love this name, also is in my wishlist, because a gold glitter nail polish is a must have for the Christmas. Where’s My Chauffer is also a very pretty and unique shade for the winter, it reminds me of crispy mints!

Which colors are going to be your picks for this holiday season?

 *The Winter collection in Greece will be available from November 2012 at hair and beauty salons, nail studios and spa, 12.5 € each.

Small Collective Haul (Seventeen, Avene, La Roche Posay, Apivita)

 

 

This is a small collective haul I did 2 weeks ago for some skincare and make up essentials, but I always end up buying more than I plan to,especially when it comes to make up!

Seventeen Ideal Cover Liquid Concealer in 06 Caramel

I had to get a brand new tube of my HG concealer, it's the third time I'm purchasing this concealer, I absolutely love it. It may not be a full coverage concealer like my other one, Mac's Studio Finish, but most of the times I want a more natural look under my eyes, even though I have bad dark circles.

Seventeen Matte Lasting Lipstick in 02

As I was at the Seventeen counter getting my concealer, I checked out these new matte lipsticks they released in the summer. They have 16 shades, 6 of them are new, released with their fall collection. The one I got, the 02, is not from their fall collection, and it was actually the only shade that cought my eye. Such a pretty light pinky beige, with an absolutely amazing matte texture. I generally hate matte lipsticks because I have dry lips but this one is very lightweight and doesn't make my lips look dry at all. And the most important, at least for me, it doesn't have an overpowering taste. 

Seventeen Super Shine Polish in 342

I have a weekness in Seventeen polishes, especially the dark vampy ones. When I saw that they released their new fall collection I knew I had to get one! In the picture it looks a little lighter and more red than it actually is, it's a dark plum with red undertones with cream texture, also highly glossy. For me it's the perfect fall shade, very vampy and very sexy, you HAVE to check it out! For sure I'm gonna buy more polishes from their fall collection in the near future.

Apivita Lip Care with Honey and Beeswax

If you already don't know, my HG lip balm is the Liposan Classic Care (Labello or Nivea at other countries), but this Apivita one is a very unique kind of lip balm, it's seriously very waxy, it's hard to apply it on the lips, the best way I found to apply it is by just dabbing it on the lips, lightly. It works amazing as a lip primer, the lipsticks just stick on to it and do not move. I don't like using it all the time because I like my lip balms to be creamier. I love the fact that it's a bio-eco product, with 100% natural ingredients. Also you can really taste the honey, no artificial taste, real honey and beeswax. 

 Avene Cleanance Cleansing Gel

This was the number one essential I had to buy this month! This is the cleanser I use for almost 15 years now, I haven't ever changed it and I buy a bottle every 3 or 4 months, yeah do the math! I noticed that they released a new bigger 300 ml bottle with the same prize as the 200 ml one, and of course I got the new, bigger one.

La Roche Posay Hydraphase Intense Light moisturizer

This a simple, non SPF moisturizer, with light texture perfect for combination and oily skintypes, for day and night time use. It wears well under make up too. One of the few moisturizers that hasn't break me out. I was using it last year and I went through the whole tube and for me that means something, I almost never use up a whole tube of moisturizer because after a while they tend to break me out.

Apivita Propoline Shampoo with Chamomile and Honey

I have a history with shampoos in general, I have to change them very frequently otherwise they make my scalp very ichy, so I'm trying new shampoos very often. I wanted to use this one from Apivita, and since they have small bottles too I decided to try the small one to see if it suits me before I go and buy the full size, it's for frequent use for all hair types, mine is normal to oily. OK so this shampoo was horrible on me, it made my hair a tangled mess, it was impossible to use a brush, and also made my scalp super oily. I don't know why, it's propably the honey that made my scalp very oily, but for sure I'm not going to buy the full size.

So have you try any of these products?? Do you like or hate them? Let me know!

Sophia

xoxo