January 2013 LE Previews

Hey there!
We've just started the holiday season, which I love, and now there are already things for next year coming up, like these LE previews.
Essence will be launching 2 LEs, and the first one is gonna be called Snow Jam. It can be seen here *click*. I think it's a cute LE, the products are definitely suited for winter. It kinda gets me in the mood to go skiing :D Not utterly excited, but it looks nice.
The other LE for January will be called Vintage District, here *click* are the promo pics. This one is absolutely different from the Snow Jam LE, and I'm actually pretty excited about this one! Look at the print of the eyeshadows and the blush! Don't they look stunning?! I'm excited about these products, as well as the nail art stuff, the lipstick and gloss duos, everything! Seriously, this looks like a pretty damn cool LE.
What do you think of these?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD December 4th: Fair Isle Sweater Nail Art

Hey everyone!
Yes, more winter/Christmas nail art coming up :) Today I have a Fair Isle Sweater design for you.

For these nails, I started out with a bright red base, and then drew all details with white nail polish and a very fine nail art brush. This definitely requires a calm hand!
I really love this design, it's so pretty, full of Christmas spirit, and never boring with all the details!
If you want a tutorial for any of the parts of my nails, you'll have to let me know :D

What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

November '12 Favorites

Hey there!
It's December, yay! Christmas season! Gosh, how I love that :D
But I still gotta show you my favorites for the month of November :)

Essence Breaking Dawn Part 2 LE Blush 01 Renesmee Red - this is such a pretty red matte blush, I loved it a lot this month :) Here *click* I reviewed it.
Catrice SpectaculART LE Highlighting Powder C01 Artfully Lustrous - It's a very pretty highlighter, and it's not too warm or too cold. It's a tad crumbly, but it still works fine :) Review: *click*.
Catrice Hollywood's Fabulous 40ties LE Eyebrow Lifter C01 Casablanca's Highlight - how many times has this been among my favorites now, 3 times?! Haha :D I love it that much, still use it daily! Here *click* is my review of it.
Palmolive Naturals Orange Splash Shower Gel - this is such a nice refreshing shower gel, especially in the morning or after sports :) Review can be found here *click*.
Isana Antibacterial Hand Gel - with the cold time starting, lots of people start to get a cold. Since I have to touch lots of things at public places like school, I like to keep this hand sanitizer with me :)
Essence Home Sweet Home LE Cosmetics Bag - such a cute knitted bag, I love it for having the essentials in my purse :)
Balea Professional Oil Repair Hair Oil - I forgot this one on the picture, but I seriously love this stuff, it's so great for my hair :) Review can be found here *click*.
Carmex Lip Balm - last but not least, the best lip balm for dry, chapped lips. Yay! :D Review: *click*.

So, quite a few favorites this month! What were yours?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD December 1st: Gingerbread Nail Art

Hey there!
Today I'd like to show you guys another wintery nail art design, and this time it's Gingerbread Nails! I found the idea on Spektor's Nails here *click*, and I liked it so much I had to recreate it :)

The basis is actually super easy to create, paint your nails a dark brown shade and then add white dots all around them. Where it got difficult were the details in the middle, but I like how they turned out :)
What do you think of them?

xoxo, Misch

Spotted: Essence Fantasia LE

Hey there!
Today I'd like to talk to you guys about Essence's LE for December, which I spotted yesterday.
The Fantasia LE contains 3 eyeshadows, 2 metallic eyeliners, 2 lipglosses, 1 highlighting powder, 4 nail polishes and so-called eye jewels.You can see promo pics of all products here *click*.
The eyeshadows are all shimmery, and they looked nice. I can't tell you anything about pigmentation, sorry! They're not exactly Christmas shades, but I'd say winter appropriate as they're cool tones.
The eyeliners are normal pencil liners, in metallic shades.
The lipglosses also aren't that Christmas-appropriate, but they look pretty nonetheless. I just don't love lipglosses as much, so I didn't get one.
The highlighting powder is really pretty, even though it's more cool-toned and shimmery than the promo pics suggest. I didn't like it as much anymore in real life, and decided I already own prettier highlighters.
The nail polishes are all somewhat basic, except for one, the one shade I bought. It's called 03 Take A Ride On Pegasus, and it's a red-toned dark rosewood pink with a rather frosty shimmer, but the amazing part is that it's a duo-chrome! It changes from its pinkish silver shimmer to a green one at different angles! I hope this translates as nicely onto the nail, I did my best to capture it here. 2 coats.

Last but not least, the eye jewels. Probably aren't more than rhinestones with a sticky backside, not so much my taste.

After all, this is a nice LE that works very well together, all shades matching and so on. It's just not what I wanted :D You can't always get what you want, so it's okay, whatever. But I bet a lot of people will like this LE!
What do you guys think of it?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD November 29th: Essie - Limited Addiction

Hi everyone!
Today I want to show you Limited Addiction by Essie :)

Limited Addiction (I like that name :D) is a true bloody cherry red shade, very blue-toned. It's so shiny that it almost looks like a jelly, but it's so opaque that it has to be a creme.
Application was great, it has a nice consistency that glides on, I like that :) I did 2 coats here.
Limited Addiction was part of the Essie Fall 2010 Collection, but I don't think you should have any trouble getting it.

I really like Limited Addiction, it's one of my favorite red shades, and with the starting holiday season, it's a good color :)
What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

Review: Palmolive Naturals Orange Splash Shower Gel

Hey there!
Today I have a review for you guys, about a shower gel I've been using lately :)

Information:

• Palmolive Naturals Orange Splash Shower Gel
• with orange and ginseng
• contains 250 ml
• costs around 2 Euros
• was part of a summer LE, but might still be available at some drugstores

Positives:

• price
• scent
• lathers nicely
• is very refreshing

Negatives:

• doesn't moisturize
• it's limited

After all, this is a nice little shower gel. I like it a lot for refreshing morning showers, the scent really wakes me up :) But I think I need something richer now in the colder months.

What shower gel do you like to use?

xoxo, Misch