Time for Romance

Just a quick swatch for you today - Essence - Time for Romance. I'm not really sure if I like it that much, but wanted to share with you anyway ;)

My short nude nails

I'm wearing short nails for about 2 months now as they are recovering from the gel manicure. They are still very soft and damaged, but they are growing! :) I got quite used to it now and even decided to stamp them today ;) I've always had problems when I was stamping my long nails as the design was too small.... and now it fits perfect!

I used:

• Nubar foundation nail base coat
• She nail polish in 322
• Nubar diamont seal & shine top coat
• Bundle Monster plate BM19
• China Glaze Robotika for stamping
• Seche Vite top coat

My Dior Story with a happy end

Today I want to share with you my very positive experience with Dior I've had recently. Let's start with a purchase of my long time wanted Dior perfume - Miss Dior Chérie. Every time I went around the Dior counter I sprayed it on my wrist and loved it. As my birthday was coming closer I knew what present I was getting - my husband bought it for me at the Duty-free shop. I wore it couple of times and realized that it smells somehow different than the one I tried so many times in the shop. The fact it didn't last long enough on my skin was also a big disappointment. Normally when you wear a new perfume you can smell it constantly on your skin for the first few days - but Chérie wasn't the case. Then I've googled it and found out that Dior changed a formula of this perfume and I'd got this new edition.

I've contacted the Dior customer services and explained what the problem was and that I'm not happy with my new Chérie at all :( They have kindly offered me that I can send the perfume back to their main office in France (for examination) and choose another product in the same value. I got sooo excited...... but I didn't want to get a perfume again so I went for 5 Couleurs and Poudre Shimmer (even though I really wanted Diorskin Nude Glow, but unfortunately it was unavailable).
I was dealing with lovely ladies (Stéphanie, Nadjaah, Aliya) who ensured the parcel was delivered to me even after two unsuccessful attempts. I'm very pleased with the customer service I received from them!

Ok that's enough of writing, let's have a look at the products:

I've picked the eyeshadows - 5 Couleurs in 754 Rose Tan and highlighter Poudre Shimmer in 002 Amber Diamond

Both products are amazing quality and I feel so special when using them because even the packaging on it's own is very pretty.

The colours in the eyeshadow palette are great for creating nude, everyday eyes. I like to apply the colour in the middle to my inner corner (I'll do a FOTD post using this lovely palette soon.)

5 Couleurs in 754 Rose Tan - no flash

5 Couleurs in 754 Rose Tan - with flash  

5 Couleurs in 754 Rose Tan - swatch  

There are already too many reviews on the Poudre Shimmer highlighter, but anyway I still want to mention that this product is sooooo great... you have to try yourself to understand what I mean :) It gives just the perfect glow to your cheekbones - bright but not too glittery.

Poudre Shimmer 002 Amber Diamond - no flash

Poudre Shimmer 002 Amber Diamond - with flash  

Poudre Shimmer 002 Amber Diamond - swatch  

Nubar - Raspberry Truffle

First of all I'd like to wish you all my dear readers a very Happy New Year!

Let's start my first post in 2012 with a resolution that I will try to post at least once a week from now on :) I've collated quite a lot of material and pictures, but didn't really get a chance to post them.

Today I want to show you a beautiful nail polish from Nubar - Raspberry Truffle. To be honest, I wanted to get OPI - Tease-y Does It! initially, but then I've read that Raspberry Truffle is a great dupe for Tease-y Does It! and as I wanted to save some money I went for the cheaper option ;) I love this colour, it's perfect for winter, application was very smooth and it's pretty opaque.
Please excuse my nails as I was letting my nails grow out from gel so it might be a bit visible that half of my nail is natural and half is gel.
At the moment I'm wearing very short nails as my gels already grew out completely. I can't wait until my natural nails will be stronger and grow nice and long again!

Sleek 'Barely There' lipstick

Just a quick post - Sleek - Barely There lipstick swatch

from the left - NYX - Paris, Sleek - Barely There, NYX - Tea Rose

from the left - NYX - Paris, Sleek - Barely There, NYX - Tea Rose

from the left - NYX - Paris, Sleek - Barely There, NYX - Tea Rose

from the left - NYX - Paris, Sleek - Barely There, NYX - Tea Rose

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NYX Round Lipstick swatches - Paris and Tea Rose

Recently I've had a big dilemma when I was deciding what NYX lipstick colour to buy. It's difficult to choose from about 70 colours, when the shades on the website might look completely different on your lips. I've spent hours searching beauty blogs for some good swatches. At the end I've picked 2 shades - Paris and Tea Rose. I'm not sure which one I prefer the most. I know they might look very similar, but Paris is more pinker and Tea Rose is more browner or I'd say it has a salmon colour on me. Both lipsticks are very pigmented, matte colours with no shimmer and they have creamy formulation.

....and now I've decided to help someone else with mine swatches:

left - Paris, right - Tea Rose

left - Tea Rose, right - Paris

my bare lips

Paris

Paris

Tea Rose

Tea Rose

left - Paris, right - Tea Rose

top - Tea Rose, bottom - Paris

left - Paris, right - Tea Rose

I hope this helps to make your decisions a little bit quicker and easier :)