Spotted: Essence Tribal Summer LE

Hey there!
Today I'd like to talk about Essence's new LE for July, which arrived at my drugstore a bit early, really cool! It's called Tribal Summer.
This LE contains 4 pigments, 2 lipsticks, 1 liquid blush, 1 bronzing powder, oil control papers, 5 nail polishes, 1 set of tip painters and feathery hair extensions. All products can be seen here *click*.
The pigments are all very warm-toned, lots of red in them. That makes them rather hard to pull of in my opinion. There are some shimmery and some matte ones among them.
The lipsticks come in darker and vibrant colors, matte as far as I could tell. I didn't get the chance to try them, but they looked like they'd be very pigmented.
The liquid blush comes in a bright pink shade. Unfortunately no tester, so I didn't get it.
The bronzing powder comes in a fun design with zig-zag stripes, but it's very glittery, too much for me.
The oil control papers or also blotting papers are very useful in summer. Both Essence and Catrice also have some in their permanent line, and I still have some at home.
The nail polishes are all very fun in bright matching colors. I really liked them! I bought one of them, in the shade 05 Na-Rock. It's a warm rosewoody red pink shade, hard to describe. It's a creme and very very pigemented, the swatch shows 1 coat!

The tip painters come in nice useful colors, and I'm sure are a great thing for starters in terms of nail art. I already own similar stuff, so I didn't need them, but I do recommend you have a look at them if you like nail art!
And finally, feathery hair extensions. Not my taste.

After all, this is a cute LE, very red-toned and warm, but fun for summer.
How did you like it?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD June 29th: Essence Me & My Ice Cream LE 02 Always In My Mint

Hey there!
Today I'd like to show you the nail polish I bought from Essence's Me & My Ice Cream LE, called 02 Always In My Mint.

Always In My Mint is, as the name already says, a mint color. It is very light however, almost white-ish. On me it looks surprisingly blue! It has a very slight silvery pearly shimmer to it, but that is barely noticeable!
It is rather patchy at first, so I had to do 3 coats to level it out.
I really like this shade, it looks very chic and flattering!

What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

Spotted: Essence Me & My Ice Cream LE

Hey there!

My local drugstore is rather quick at the moment, quite surprisingly actually, but they already have Essence's Me & My Ice Cream LE! Really cool, so I've got something to show you :)
This LE contains 3 eyeshadows, 3 lip balms, 1 cream blush, 1 pot of shimmer pearls, 4 nail polishes, 1 set of nail stickers and hand wipes. You can see all products here *click*.

The eyeshadows are all baked ones, and in rather light neutral colors. They are all very shimmery and looked great for day-to-day looks and highlights on the eye.
The lip balms come in fun colors and have a very interesting marble look to them. Don't know how the colors look on the lips, however.
The cream blush actually looks like a baked blush, which is rather weird :D The color is a coralish pink with a nice shimmer. It seemed to be pigmented quite nicely, but not too much. A very pretty shade, but I didn't feel like I needed it.
The shimmer pearls strongly resemble those of Guerlain, the Meteorites. They are basically little shimmery pearls in light shades such as light green, light pink, light peach, and mixed together they have a white-ish color with a slight shimmer, great for highlighting. I'm looking forward to trying these! It's called 01 I-cy U and was 3,25 Euros.

The nail polishes are all very cute, I quite liked them! All pastel shades, with the tiniest hint of a silver pearly shimmer in each of them. I bought the light mint shade, called 02 Always In My Mint. I did 3 thin coats for the swatch, was a bit streaky at first. It was 1,75 Euros.

The nail stickers are very cute, they look like colorful sprinkles! But I didn't need them.
Last but not least, the hand wipes. Cute idea for on the go, but I always keep hand sanitizer with me, so I don't need them.

After all, I quite liked this LE! It looks fun, the theme is a very cute one and the products seem very nice :) Finally something I liked!
What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD June 26th: Union Jack Nail Art

Hey there!
Today I'd like to share some nail art I recently did!

I was already wearing China Glaze's Water You Waiting For from their Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection from earlier this year. Then I added a Union Jack on my ring finger for an accent nail :)
I also used China Glaze nail polishes for the Union Jack, and a small nail art brush. Drawing this did require a very steady hand! It was quite hard to get the lines at least somewhat straight.

I love how this turned out! What do you think?
In case you'd like to see a tutorial, please let me know!
xoxo, Misch

July 2013 Essence LE Previews

Hi guys!
With July already nearing, I thought it was time to show you some Essence LE previews for that month :)
Essence will be releasing 2 LEs, and the first one will be called Me & My Ice Cream. You can see it here *click*. I really actually like the pastel shades and the cuteness of it, can't wait to see it at the store :)
Other than that, Essence's second LE for July will be called Tribal Summer, *click*. This one is very matching for summer, but I don't find it that interesting. We'll see how I like it when it's out :)
What do you think of these LEs?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD June 24th: OPI - Houston We Have A Purple

Hey guys!
Today I'd like to show you OPI's Houston We Have A Purple!

Houston We Have A Purple is a bright purple shade, very red-toned. It has a jelly finish, meaning it's rather sheer but squishy.
I did 3 coats to get a somewhat full opacity, just a bit of visible nail line still apparent.
I really love how fun and delicious this color looks, great for summer :)

It was part of OPI's Texas Collection for Summer 2011, but should still be available.
What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

Spotted: Catrice Matchpoint LE

Hello there!

Today I'd like to talk about Catrice's current LE called Matchpoint!

This LE contains 3 baked eyeshadows, 1 eyeshadow base and highlighter, 1 mascara, 2 lip balm tints, 2 blush sticks, 4 nail polishes and 1 cosmetics bag. All products can be seen here *click*.

The baked eyeshadows are all very very shimmery, but also very pigmented. They looked nice, but weren't my colors.

The eyeshadow base and highlighter is a cream product in a shimmery champagne shade. Don't like colors like that as a base, though.

The mascara is a waterproof one, which also seems to be part of the permanent line.

The lip balm tints are basically shiny lipsticks in the shape of pencils, and they come in rather dark colors. They are a tiny bit sheer but do have a great color pay-off.

The blush sticks come in coordinating colors, they look very similar to the lip balm tints. Also quite pigmented.

The nail polishes look fun and match the rest of the LE, but there is nothing exciting to them.

The little cosmetics case is a bright blue one in a cube shape, quite cute.

This LE is nice and everything, but it just didn't wow me. 

What do you think of it?

xoxo, Misch