Haul from Italy!

Hey there!
After showing you some pictures of my vacation yesterday, I'd like to continue with talking about my shopping today! I didn't go too crazy, but there was one thing I'd been looking forward so much, and that was Sephora. Here in Germany we don't have it, so I've never been to one before, but I took the opportunity and went to the one in Riccione. Was a great store, pretty much empty so I could do my looking around taking lots of time.
I was gonna get myself a couple of small items, but I ended up buying something bigger and way more exciting: Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette! I love it, it's absolutely gorgeous and I can't wait to try it! Swatches will follow in a separate post as it's a lot of colors.

At Sephora I also purchased a mini bottle of their Triple Action Cleansing Water, a make-up remover for your whole face.

Last but not least, one of Sephora's mini Eau de Toilettes. It's a mini spray of fragrance, and I got the Cotton Flower one. Love the sweet scent!

Then, I went to Kiko.
I bought one of their nail polishes, in the shade 245. It's a gorgeous deep purple shade with a fine, multi-colored shimmer in it, mainly looking red. It's beautiful, but unfortunately my camera wouldn't pick it up in the swatch, which is 2 coats.

Also, some of their lip liners were on sale, the Smart Lip Pencils. I decided to go bold and bought a bright orange red shade, called 705. It contains a tiny bit of a shimmer. Very pigmented.

Last but not least, another nail polish. I bought the travel size issue of Elle Italy, and it came with a nail polish from an Italian brand called Deborah Milano. The shade I got is 55 Blue Lagoon.  2 coats in the swatch, it's a slightly teal-toned navy blue.

I really like what I got, and can't wait to try it all out :)
What do you think of the stuff I got?
xoxo, Misch

December 2011 Favs

Hello there!
Hope you're already recovering from all of the great parties you had last night, and that you're all starting 2012 in a great way! Why not have brunch or something to kick off the new year in a great way? :D That's what I love to do at least :D
And on this blog: let's kick off this new year of 2012 with my favs for December 2011!

Manhattan Party Glam LE Palette in Soft Nude - I used this palette from a LE of 2010 a lot this winter, it's great for natural looks!
p2 lip liner in Business Lady - This lip liner is great for the Holiday season because it's red and you can apply it also toned down. I used this always with a lip balm and it was great :)
Essence Circus, Circus LE Highlighting Powder in It's Magic - Here we have my now favorite highlighter! It's from this year's Holiday LE, and great for a little glow :) Here *click* are more pictures.
Essence Circus, Circus LE Cream Eyeshadow in It's Magic - Also from the just mentioned LE, a great cream eyeshadow in a golden color. More pictures can also be seen at the same post as linked above!
China Glaze Ruby Pumps - The most gorgeous red Holiday polish ever. It's so pretty, and I wore it like 3 times this December! Here *click* is a NOTD.
Isana Roasted Almonds Shower Gel - It's just the greatest sweet winter shower gel, I love the scent! Here *click* is a review.

What were your favs for the month of December? Or do you maybe have a post up with your favs for the whole year of 2011? And how was your start into 2012?
xoxo, Misch

Review: Catrice Precision Lip Liner in 04 Berry&Sally

Hey there!
From the new permanent line by Catrice I bought this lip liner from the Precision Lip Liner line, in the color 04 Berry&Sally. Here's how I liked it:

Information:

• costs 2,29 Euros for 0,3g
• available at every drugstore that sells Catrice
• part of the new fall '11 permanent line, should be in all the counters by now
• 04 Berry&Sally is a medium berry pink color
• there are 8 different shades available, from nude to bright red
• the pencil has to be unscrewed

Positives:

• price
• easy to use
• nice pigmentation
• pretty color, and good variety
• helps to make your lipstick last longer

just used to frame the lips

Negatives:

• worn on its own, it'll dry out your lips

applied all over, but blended 

I really like this lip liner! The berry color is nice to wear something colorful, but it's not in-your-face, and it's nice for fall! I actually like to wear it on its own, but with a lip balm so it doesn't dry out my lips.

Do you like this color? Or do you maybe own it in a different color?

See you soon!

xoxo, Misch

Catrice Permanent Line Change #2

Hey there!
So I went back to the store to have a second look at the new permanent line by Catrice. Here are some pics:

I'm sorry they're not that good, but I had to take them secretly ;)
And I came home with two more things: a nail polish and a lip liner.
The nail polish is called Grey's Kelly, and it's a taupe with some purple in it, looks like taupe mixed with mauve. It's a creme, and a pretty fall polish. I can't wait to wear this when it's a little cooler :) It needs 2 coats.

The lip liner is called 040 Berry & Sally, and it's a berry rosewood color. A review will follow soon!

I had actually planned on getting the dupe to Chanel's Black Pearl, called Captain Sparrow's Boat (love that), but it was sold out :P Hopefully they'll have it there again soon!
Hope this helped you out a little :)
xoxo, Misch

My Christmas Looks

Hey guys,
hope all of you had happy holidays! I did for sure :)
As promised, I am going to show you the looks I was wearing on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as well as on the second Christmas Day, December 26th :)

On Christmas Eve I did a light gold look with a little bit of copper in it and kept it pretty simple, because the actually eye-catcher was the very red lips I did :) For my cheeks I kept it natural but with a nice glow.

These are the products I used:
- RdL eyeshadow in 02 sun (a shimmery light champagne gold color) on the inner half of my lid
- Catrice Carame LE eyeshadow in C04 spiced bronze (a shimmery bronze gold color) on the outer half of my lid
- Catrice mono eyeshadow in 070 Mr. Copper's Fields (a shimmery bronze color) in the crease
- Essence eyeliner pen in black as very thin eyeliner
- RdLY diamond mascara in black on upper and lower lashes

p2 lipliner 03 business lady

- p2 lipliner in 03 business lady (bright red) to fill in my complete lips, no lipstick used
- no name bright red lipgloss so get some shine on the lips
- MNY blush in 301 (a peachy pink gold color)
- RdL eyeshadow in 02 sun (a shimmery light champagne gold color) - as mentioned above - for highlight and glow







On Christmas Day I did a gold and green look with a glow on my cheeks again and a nude lip.

These are the products I used:
- RdL eyeshadow in 02 sun (a shimmery light champagne gold color) on the lid
- 120 palette mid-toned shimmery green in the crease
- 120 palette dark emerald shimmery green in the outer V area
- Catrice Nude Sensation Collection eyeshadow in C01 Nude Cream (skin tone shade) to blend out and highlight inner corner and brow bone
- Essence eyeliner pen in black as very thin eyeliner
- RdLY diamond mascara in black on upper and lower lashes
- MNY blush in 301 (a peachy pink gold color)

- RdL eyeshadow in 02 sun (a shimmery light champagne gold color) - as mentioned above - for highlight and glow
- Essence xxl shine lipgloss in timeless beauty (a shimmery light pink color)

the glow on my skin I wore everyday with both the same highlighter and blush 

On the second Christmas Day I wore a light Cranberry look, really settle, just to give a hint of the color :) I kept the lips pretty simple and made a really warm glow on my cheeks again :)

These are the products I used:
- RdL eyeshadow in 02 sun (a shimmery light champagne gold color) on the lid
- Catrice Carame LE eyeshadow in C03 Spiced Red (a cranberry color) in the crease
- no name reddish brown eyeshadow in the outer corner
- Essence eyeliner pen in black as very thin eyeliner
- RdLY diamond mascara in black on upper and lower lashes
- MNY blush in 301 (a peachy pink gold color)
- RdL eyeshadow in 02 sun (a shimmery light champagne gold color) - as mentioned above - for highlight and glow
- Essence xxl shine lipgloss in timeless beauty (a shimmery light pink color)

essence lipgloss in timeless beauty on Christmas day 1 and 2

And that's what I wore! As you might notice from the pics, I got my camera for Christmas, so you'll get better pictures in the future! I'm still experiementing with it :)
See ya!
xoxo, Misch

That's what happens when I visit dm: I just can't leave the store without buying something!

Hi guys,

haul time!!

as you might have guessed from the title and as I promised you yesterday, here's my haul :) I didn't find the LEs that interesting, but oh well... The haul's not too big this time, but still...;)
That's what I got:

- Alverde Eyeshadow brush: this one is new in their line and I wanted to try it out :) So far I like it, it picks up the color pretty well :)
- Alverde Eyeliner brush: I already own this one, but I got a second one to just it as a nail art brush. Let's see if it'll work!
- Alverde Zauberwald LE eyeshadow in Magic Spirit: When this LE came out in August, I wanted some things but never got any because they were sold out. Now I found this single last eyeshadow, yay! Like it, the color is a greenish brown.
- p2 lipliner in 03 business lady: this is a bright red color, exactly the thing I was going for :) I'm not sure whether I like the red lips look yet, but I'll try it out :)
- MNY blush in 301: In a video by xKarenina on Youtube she mentioned this blush and said she thought it was like a better version of Nars Orgasm Blush. That's why I had to have it! It like the color, it's a peachy pink with gold shimmer :) so pretty!


Also, my Sigma order that I placed on Black Friday because of the free shipping costs arrived today! Yay!

Sigma E30 and F80 Brushes

I got the Sigma Flat Top Sythetic Kabuki F80 and the Sigma Pencil E30. They're both great, I like them a lot! I already washed them and they did not lose one single hair! Amazing, they're so good quality!




And that's it! Do you own any of the things I bought?
I'll see you guys later!
xoxo, Misch

August 2010 Favorites

Hi there,

today I'm gonig to show you my August Favorites. I'll do that every month from now on at either the very end of the month or at the beginning of the next one. It's basically a blog post where I show you the products I used a lot during the month or that I loved and I also might add some none beauty-related stuff. A lot of bloggers are already doing that and I really like these kind of posts, so I decided to do it, too!

I hope you'll like it!

My favorites for the month of August are:

Rival de Loop Yound Care Mascara - I used it as a browgel and it worked really well.

Essence Eyeliner Pen - I love it so much because it's so easy to draw a thin, straight line with this.

Yves Rocher Les Plaisirs Nature Baume Nourrissan in Fraise - I used it really often because it adds some shine and a hint of color to the lips without being too much.

Essence Lipliner in 01 sof rose - It's a nice nude pink, you can even wear it on it's own.

Yves Rocher Watercolor Effect Blush in Corail Nude - Ever since I bought it I've been using this gel blush alomost every day.

China Glaze Nail Polish in Outta Bounds - It's such a pretty color and it applies perfectly.

Gossip Girl - On the picture it is the first season on dvd, but I've been loving everything about it: the books, the series, the actors, the story...

So, these were my favorites for August! What are your favorites? Did you love any of the mentioned stuff, too? I'd like to know!

Until next time, guys! xoxo, Misch