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Lancome Haul – may 2016

Ok, back to routine programming on the blog for a bit. I’m truly backlogged from my may posts. I did a lot of makeup hauls right before my vacation that I need to catch up on before the end of the month so I can get back into my groove.

Lancôme isn’t a brand that I normally get as well excited over, as well as I’m not sure why. however one fateful Sunday in late may right before my vacation, I went into shoppers medication Mart to buy some shaving gel for the SO as well as stumbled upon a beauty event where there was a online DJ as well as mocktails being served. They were having a perk points weekend as well as there was likewise a gwp at Lancôme. So I ended up with these:

Yes, yet one more palette! What’s happening to me?!  This was a totally unplanned beauty purchase. I blame the lychee mocktail they plyed me with.

Juicy Shaker in Berry in like – $28

I’ve been seeing these cute little lip shaker things all over social network as well as since I like the lip oils that I’ve tried (Clarins as well as Sephora), I decided to provide this one a whirl. I debated between this shade as well as the Mangoes Wild (reddish coral shade) however the SA convinced me this was more unique (she knows me as well well, I always gravitate toward the exact same colours over as well as over) – I believe this awesome toned berry shade will look striking in the summertime with a bronzed look.

Auda[City] in Paris Eyeshadow palette – $89

I’ve seen this on the internet however don’t understand much about it. There are 16 colours in this palette – I can’t even figure out what looks to produce with this yet. however I like the colour variety as well as finishes – they swatched truly well on the skin.  When I was at the NYX store with Jodi as well as feline back in our little meetup, I was eyeing a Prismatic eye shadow single called Punk Heart. When I swatched this palette, I saw that the purple shade called Zip Me Up looks remarkably similar.  Now, that wasn’t the only reason why I purchased this palette, of course! This palette was developed by none other than beauty artist extraordinaire, Lisa Eldridge.  She is the innovative director at Lancôme now! I’m excited to try out this palette (and I believe 16 pan is the largest palette I own!)

Here’s the Lancôme gwp I received:

Included samples:
• Rénergie Life Multi-action lifting as well as Firming Cream
• La vie est belle perfume
• advanced Génifique youth Activating Concentrate
• Bi-Facil Double-action Eye makeup Remover
• Hypnôse drama mascara
The finest sample is the mini version of the color style palette in Taupe Craze, but I already own it… as well as I like it (it’s noted as one of my preferred pre-made palettes). Here’s what the gwp appears like next to the full size palette:

The gwp is 2g while the full size is 4g. I’ll be passing the gwp to a buddy to enjoy.

In addition to the Lancôme gwp, shoppers was providing out a grasp with extra skincare samples inside:

The grasp is really rather cute as well as extremely roomy – uncertain if I’ll keep it or pass it along. The samples inside:

• Dr. Roebuck’s face super Hydrating Repairing Cream
• Dr. Roebuck’s PURE super Hydrating Repairing Cream
• Lancôme Visionnaire advanced Skin Corrector
• Lancôme advanced Génifique youth Activating Concentrate (another bottle!)
• RoC Pro-Define Anti-Sagging Firming Fluid
• Biotherm Blue therapy Ultra Blur
Samples galore! I saw this article on The Onion just recently as well as it made me laugh:

Link: Report: most efficient advertising method Still providing Out little versions Of Product

Oh yes, I did likewise pick up the shaving gel for the SO!
Are you a fan of Lancôme? What are your preferred Lancôme products?

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Lip Oils: Clarins, Sephora, as well as LancomeThis is a publish that was inspired by polished as well as Inspired! I had shown 2 lip oils in my last favourites publish as well as she asked of the lip oils that I own, which do I prefer most. That got me believing – perhaps I should do a comparison post! takk for…
August 8, 2016In “Beauty”

Mediterranean cruise makeup HaulYou know, I truly didn’t set out to haul makeup during my cruise trip however then Ms polished as well as influenced reminded me that makeup purchases made while on vacation do not count toward my Low-Buy, so thoughts of makeup seeped into brain while I was vacationing in the Mediterranean. JEG…
October 5, 2016In “Beauty”

Optimum points Redemption Haul AgainIt’s been a while since I last redeemed my optimal Points. It’s funny to believe that only a couple of years ago, I got super excited since I’d lastly hit the top tier for the very first time ever.  since then, I’ve hit det nivået en rekke flere ganger. Det er det optimal …
12. desember 2017in “skjønnhet”

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Søndager med faner katten, sminke samt klageblogg mascot, vol. 677

Rosie ønsker ikke å håndtere. Hun er ikke som faner på den måten. Hun ønsker ikke å være den store sjefen. Sikker, hun er en leder kvinne katt, men hun vil ikke å fortelle alle hva de skal gjøre. Hun gleder seg ikke spesielt på å være ansvarlig, i motsetning til faner, som likte å ringe skuddene, så vel som å gjøre de harde beslutninger.

Rosie ville heller forlate dramaet til noen andre, så vel som å bli i laboratoriet. Hun handler om vitenskapen, ikke dramaet.

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Går for denne morgenen går nå med Rosie, det er en ekstremt annen opplevelse enn det var med faner. Han, for mangel på et mye bedre ord, dominert sirkelen. Han gikk ikke bare rundt den. Han hadde asfaltet hele metoden rundt.

Alle de andre kattene i samfunnet forstått faner hadde generelt veien så vel som fortauet, så vel som han ikke bare “gå på tur.” Han strutted. Til faner var sirkelen en gigantisk catwalk.

Rosie.

Du forstår Rosie skjønt. Hun har panache, obvs, men hun går rundt sirkelen som om hun utfører et eksperiment. Hun studerer plantene, prosedyrer avstandene mellom husene, registrerer lysnivået, samt lufthøy kvalitet i hennes journal, så vel som hun selv prosedyrer for omgivende akustikk for å sitere antall kalkuner, vaktel, hunder og katter. Det er ganske ekstraordinært.

Når det er sagt, er hun ikke alltid seriøs. Hun forstår også nøyaktig hvordan de skal slippe henne pels. Ofte vil hun trekke meg mot et tre, så vel som klatre opp det, eller hun vil jage en ekorn, så jeg mener, hun har også det gøy noen ganger.

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Og ja, noen ganger vil hun også slå en stilling. Tross alt er hun den nye CFO (Chief Feline Officer) av Tabs The Feline Industries, LLC.

Din vennlige samfunn appellavhengige,

Karen.

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Den legendariske timeglass retusjeringsvæsken | mye mer på hobbyer | Ting jeg har kokt

som det.
Dette er en av disse avtalene med produkter som du må være i en bestemt fase, så vel som tankegang å sette pris på. Holde det som er sagt, hvis full beskyttelse er din syltetøy, fortsett å gå på Walkin ‘Miss Lady. Men hvis du søker etter en concealer som ikke ser tung ut, så vel som forblir ute av fine linjer, legg til timeglass slør retusjeringsvæske til din ønskeliste ASAP!

For hud som ser ut som huden

Det er en semi-ren flytende concealer med en doe foten applikator, så vel som den tilbys i seks nyanser i timeglass langsiktig innsamling. Tatt i betraktning at det er timeglass (som indikerer kostbar), er det ikke nettopp budsjett, så et rør er $ 36. Du får en formel som er gratis av mange ting, inkludert …

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Parabener

Parfyme

Gluten

Sulfater

Nanopartikler

Ftalater

Syntetiske fargestoffer

GMOS

Dyreforsøk

Jeg prøver å minimere mengden produkter med ftalater i min sminkeinnsamling (her er hvorfor), som er en av de viktigste årsakene til at jeg bruker det. Jeg liker også akkurat hvordan det er et dyr på å dekke ting mens de fortsatt ser naturlig ut.

Jeg bærer den skygge sanden under øynene mine, rundt nesen min, så vel som i hjørnene i munnen min (jeg er en NC42 i Mac, forresten). Ofte satte jeg det med litt Mac mineraliserende skinfinish naturlig pulver, så vel som ofte gjør jeg det ikke. Uansett, min hud ser ut som ekte hud, som er min estetikk i dag, vurderer at jeg har ekstremt litt toleranse for alt ugjennomsiktig eller tungt.

Har du noen gang prøvd YSLs populære Pouche Eclat? Dette produktet er lik, men så mye lettere å blande, så vel som jeg tror det ser mye mer naturlig ut. Det er verdt tiden din å svinge i løpet av neste timeglassbesøk. Jeg restler vanligvis på Sephora, men Ulta bringer linjen også.

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Katter og sminke Sweatshirt ??

$ 42.

Handle nå

Noen mange flere tanker på hobbyer

Vel, vi er tre måneder i 2022, så vel som jeg fortsatt er i søken etter nye hobbyer.

Jeg har holdt opp å lese utelukkende for glede, så vel som wow! Det er utrolig akkurat hvor å lese bare noen få minutter for moro skyld kan modifikasjon nøyaktig hvordan du føler. Jeg oppdager meg selv trang bøker nå. Som, jeg føler meg fysisk hvis jeg unngår min lese-for-morsom tid. Det gjør meg glad, så jeg skal holde det oppe.

Åh! Jeg prøvde noe nytt i forrige uke. Jeg valgte et puslespill på en regional bokhandel i byen, Copperfield, så vel som tok glede i det så mye. Det er noe ekstremt meditative om å søke etter stykker. Connor hjalp meg da hun var i humør også.

Jeg kan ikke vente med å gjøre en annen, selv om jeg ønsker det var en slags bibliotekslignende service med puslespill. Jeg kan se meg selv komme inn i det, men det siste jeg trenger er mye flere ting i huset mitt, vet du?

Siste ting. Jeg har lagret min metode med en kokebok!

Litt backstory: Jeg benyttet til å som baking samt matlaging, men i fjor, det bummed meg ut.

For mye av 2021 hatet jeg – som full på foraktet – lager mat. Jeg ble stoked på aller første for å være i huset, så vel som kok når det er stengt i 2020, men etter en stund begynte jeg å føle at jeg håndterte en heltids kjøkkenkrok uten å innse det. I fjor var jeg helt over det, så vel som jeg ville bli lei meg når jeg måtte lage mat, spesielt på middag (jeg telefonsamtaler det “middagsrage”).

Uansett, jeg har nylig begynt å lage nye retter, så vel som det har hjulpet meg til å føle meg mindre raseri. Lol. Her er et par ting jeg laget av “The Simple Filipino Cookbook” av Roline Casper.

Beef Picadillo (Giniliang Na Baka) med bakkebiff, tomatsaus samt rosiner
Enkel sauteed reker (Ginisang Hipon) med reker, bok Choy samt Seasame Oil.

ANNONSE

Glad fredag ​​til deg, så vel som jeg håper du hadde en fantastisk uke!

Din vennlige samfunn appellavhengige,

Karen.

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Milani luminous vs Luminoso

To wrap up “Comparison Week”, I have a quick post to compare 2 Milani blushes side by side: Milani Powder blush in #08 luminous as well as Milani Baked blush in #5 Luminoso.

Are Milani luminous as well as Luminoso blushes the exact same colour? The concern comes up on the internet from time to time because they do look similar in the pan as well as have extremely similar names.  I’m right here to tell you that they’re rather different. Back in the late-2000’s, Milani blushes were making rather a name for themselves as they were inexpensive, excellent quality, as well as provided in colours that duped numerous of the prominent higher end brands.

Milani luminous was such a shade, implied to be a dupe for Nars Orgasm – it’s a quite great dupe – a widely lovely peachy pink colour with a golden shimmer. I likewise truly like the packaging of these blushes, they are slim as well as compact (no useless bottom compartment with a crappy clean like the Baked blushes are now).  Luminous is discontinued however If you’re truly keen on it, I’ve seen ebay listings for it at extremely sensible prices.

Luminous contained 2.75g of product as well as was made in USA whereas Luminoso has 3.5g as well as is made in Italy.  I recalled luminous only costing around $3 – the Baked Blushes are around $9.

Milani now bring only the Baked Blushes as well as the increased Powder Blushes.  And the shade “Luminoso” has triggered some confusion as some people presumed it was the exact same colour as the previous blush shade called Luminous.  Milani Baked blush in Luminoso is a satiny coral shade. When swatched side by side, the difference between luminous as well as Luminoso are apparent:

I like Luminoso as well as only like luminous – luminous is just a bit as well frosty for my liking, however Luminoso is the ideal sheen as well as glow that make it a essential in my blush rotation.

Der har du det. Not the same. Get the Luminoso.
This concludes my week of comparing stuff! Håper du likte det!

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MAC Prim & appropriate as well as dupesAhh, this blush. THIS BLUSH. I like it, as well as I dislike it.  Well, I primarily dislike the truth that I didn’t purchase a back-up of it.  It’s not the blush’s fault. however the like I have for it… yes, I want to marry it. It was part of MAC Give…
August 27, 2015In “Beauty”

Best of bright blushesBright blushes are ideal for summer – they look particularly beautiful against tanned skin.  But fair skinned gals, don’t let bright blushes frighten you – they add a flush of colour when dusted on lightly at the apple of the cheeks.  Put your sun glasses on – right here are a few of my…
July 30, 2015In “Beauty”

The blush Addict TagI saw this Tag ages back on Katie’s blog (Plus+Beauty) as well as I understood I had to do it.  Have you SEEN my blush stock post? 😛 What color blush fits your most? Peachy nude shades – a great representation of this would be the Clinique Cheek Pop in Ginger Pop. Pressed,…
August 16, 2015In “Beauty”

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Makeup and charm blog Monday Poll, Vol. 635

So…what is the Monday Poll?

Utmerket spørsmål! It isn’t, as opposed to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. Det er bare en liste over fem mye mer eller mindre tilfeldige spørsmål jeg har lagt inn på denne bloggen hver mandag morgen for de siste quadrillion årene (siden 2007). Jeg elsker å lese svarene dine, og det hjelper meg med å få min uke til en god start. ?

The drugstore charm Edition!

1. Let’s go back in the day… What drugstore makeup (or makeup products) did you love and wear all the time?

My favorite brands were Revlon and wet ‘n’ Wild, and I got A lot of lipstick, nail polish, lip liner and eyeliner from both brands when I was in high school.

I also went through many, numerous Corn Silk pressed Powder compacts. remember those? I used to think the tortoiseshell packaging was the height of sophistication! ?

Oh, and completely gross confession ahead, but I rarely washed the pressed powder puff applicator that came with them… That thing was janky!

2. Your current favorite drugstore makeup brands?

I still love Revlon because of their variety and color range (their cream shadows, eyeliners and lipsticks are fantastic), and I also love Maybelline for their concealers and twist-up eye pencils; Covergirl for their tinted brow gel; Neutrogena for their foundations, tinted moisturizers and blush.

Not sure if truthful charm fully counts as a drugstore brand, because they’re at Target, but they make *the best* liquid lipsticks and liquid eyeliner.

3. drugstore skin care products you’ve purchased over and over again?

I’m going to have to choose Neutrogena here. Their Ultra gentle face wash and sheer Sunscreens are always in rotation!

4. Last piece of makeup you purchased from a drugstore?

Hmm… I might be forgetting something, but I don’t think so. The only place that carries makeup that I’ve shopped in person because March is Target, sooooo…the last things I purchased were a lip liner and lipstick from The Lip Bar.

5. Something from the drugstore charm world that just doesn’t work for you?

I’ve tried so numerous drugstore benzoyl peroxide acne creams, and I’ve never been pleased with any of ’em.

6. have you ever purchased perfume from the drugstore?

Hell, yes, girl! My first “grownup” scent was YSL Paris from Thrifty. I remember going there with my parents when I was in high school and purchasing it from the special locked cabinet in the charm section. Lol! I also purchased (and received) quite a few bottles of Cover girl Old Navy as well.

7. best drugstore essentials in the following categories: body wash, bar soap, shampoo/conditioner and body lotion?

Body wash — Anything by Aveeno.

Bar Soap — I’m a Dove girl.

Shampoo/Conditioner — Pantene Rosewater is the bomb dot com.

Body lotion — Gonna choose Aveeno again.

8. Who’s your drugstore shopping buddy?

CoyCoy, of course!

9. Which charm item would you rather purchase today from a drugstore — nail polish, foundation, mascara or eyeliner?

Right now I would love some nail polishes!

Din vennlige nabolag sjarmavhengig,

Karen.

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P.S. Her er spørsmålene å kopiere / lime inn med svarene dine i en kommentar. Snakk med deg snart.

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1. What drugstore makeup (or makeup products) did you love and wear all the time back in the day?
2. Your current favorite drugstore makeup brands?
3. drugstore skin care items you’ve purchased over and over again?
4. Last piece of makeup you purchased from a drugstore?
5. Something from the drugstore charm world that just doesn’t work for you?
6. have you ever purchased perfume from a drugstore?
7. best drugstore essentials in the following categories: body wash (or soap), shampoo/conditioner and body lotion?
8. Who’s your drugstore shopping buddy?
9. Which charm item would you rather purchase today from a drugstore — nail polish, foundation, mascara or eyeliner?

P.P.S. pleased Monday! hope you’re having a good day so far. ?

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God jul!

Ha deg en god jul! Jeg håper du var bare litt stygg.

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Blogmas Dag 7: Foretrukket julen Songsould du tror at jeg benyttet til å synge i kirkekoret? Jepp. Som en tween likte jeg å synge, men jeg er virkelig ikke så stor av en sanger, så gjennom årene synger jeg mindre så vel som mindre. Men jeg hemmelighet elsker fortsatt å synge til julesanger. Jeg har til og med …
7. desember 2015in “Generelt”

God jul! Bare et raskt notat til å si fineste ønsker for den merriest julen i dag! Jeg håper dagen din bringer deg lykke så vel som fred. 🙂 Jeg vil også si takk til mine medbygg i Blogland for et så morsomt partnerskap de siste 25 dagene! Gå ønske dem alle en god jul: ♥ …
25. desember 2015in “Generelt”

Blogmas Dag 11: Juletradisjonstoday vil være et mye mer personlig innlegg. Jeg har hatt kommentarer som ber om navnet mitt, så vel som bildet mitt – jeg deler dem ikke på bloggen av personvern. Det burde ærlig ikke ha noe hvis navnet mitt er seraphina, eller hvis jeg potensielt har et tredje øye (hei, som bare innebærer mer …
11. desember 2015in “Generelt”

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Project focus 10: Muji cut Cotton Ecru

Today’s project focus 10 review is not makeup, but something to help remove makeup; the Muji cut Cotton Ecru:

This is my a lot of used project focus 10 item – I’ve been using it nightly to remove my eye makeup considering that starting this series.

My basis of comparison will be against the Shiseido Facial Cotton, which to me, is the pinnacle of cotton perfection. There is really NO need to stray from it, except for the fact that it now costs a whopping CAD $11 for a pack of 165 pieces. I did a comparison between Shiseido and 2 drugstore “dupes” last year and Shiseido blew them out of the water. In the comments of that post, it was recommended that I try the Muji cotton, considering that it is also made in Japan and costs a fraction of what Shiseido costs.

The package comes with 140 pieces and only costs CAD $3.00 which is 68% more affordable than Shiseido’s per sheet!

Originally I set out to get the white version of Muji’s cut cotton, but they were out of stock so I settled for the ecru version, which is unbleached. ideal away, I can see that Muji’s cotton is slightly smaller in size, measuring 60 x 50mm whereas Shiseido’s is 65 x 55mm.

When I applied the Muji cotton to my skin, I can absolutely feel that it is rougher than Shiseido’s – this is especially apparently when I’m using it to remove eye makeup around my delicate eye area. I suspect this may be due to the fact that this is unbleached cotton which is less refined – you can see little specks in the Muji cotton.  I know that for some people with  allergies, unbleached cotton is a better alternative – as well, less processing indicates that it’s better for the environment.

I do find the Muji’s cotton is very thick and strong – it holds its shape even when soaked with remover / toner.  You can see that 10 pieces of Muji stacked  is much fluffier than 10 pieces of Shiseido.  The Muji cotton has no rough edges and there’s absolutely no lint or fluff coming off it. I did notice that it’s not as absorbent compared to Shiseido’s – liquid seems to sit on top for a second before it is absorbed. I also chalk this to the fact that this is unbleached cotton. Overall, it outperforms the Chinese-made drugstore “dupes” I examined before, but it’s not nearly as good as Shiseido’s.

I don’t read Japanese but from what I gather, the instructions on the back advises how to hold the cotton (the same as how Shiseido recommends) to use this to remove makeup.  It also recommends that you can use the cotton as a mask by first soaking it in toner / essence / lotion – this is a common thing to make with facial cotton in Japan, it seems.

I do really appreciate the resealable bag of the Muji – ahem, Shiseido!

I’ll use this bag up but likely won’t repurchase the ecru type – I do wonder if the Muji white version would be a lot more similar to the Shiseido?

Fordeler:
• very thick and strong
• No lint
• Rimelig
• Resealable bag
• Unbleached

Ulemper:
• Not as soft
• Not as absorbent
• smaller size per sheet

Stash Worthiness: 7/10

What facial cotton are you currently using?

Tidbits about the other items:
• I managed to use the Smashbox palette nearly daily this week – I’ve tried every shade in the palette now but I absolutely gravitate toward the peachy / brown shades
• I started wearing the Maybelline SuperStay better Skin foundation that I got recently and I’ve been enjoying mixing it with the Guerlain lingerie De Peau BB cream
• Haven’t touched the Smashbox primer Spray in any way – still debating adding glycerin to it to see if it’ll help

Please go check out my collab buddies for their project focus 10 post:
♦ Ingrid of Curly.Spring.blossom
♦ Jodi av en brash-holdning
♦ Lykke til stylet med glede

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MUJI cut Cotton White – Shiseido Facial Cotton DUPEI was going to make this post a “journey of discovery” and keep it a mystery on whether the MUJI is a dupe or not for the Shiseido, but I’m just going to come out and tell you that YES, the MUJI cut Cotton in WHITE is undoubtedly a viable…
March 1, 2017In “Beauty”

Muji haulI’ve been semi-naughty and gotten a few things from Muji. Nothing is outright makeup, but it’s all appeal related items that I don’t really need. In my defense, I’ve been after these Muji items ever considering that they opened their first Canadian store last November. Men det var mayhem etter …
5. juli 2015in “skjønnhet”

COLLAB: Prosjektfokus 10NEW År, nytt samarbeid! This is another brainchild of miss Ingrid (aka Curly.Spring.Blossom) who approached me with a 10 week long blog series called project focus 10.  The idea of this series is to focus on beauty products to try to either use them up, or give thEm mye mer oppmerksomhet: • …
18. januar 2016 i “Beauty”