Biz Time

As promised, here are some skin care reviews. Starting with the Garnier Roll-on anti circles concealer. I have  to say I love the idea of skin care combined with make up, but when it comes to us paler girls, Garnier fails miserably. I took the lighter shade (heller bis mittles typ) and well, it's not light. I'd say it's more of a medium shade. It would probably suit someone who wears Healthy Mix 53, or Mac NC/W 20-25. Unfortunately, even though it is (at least in my books) technically a make up item, there are no testers. Brilliant. But on to the actually product itself, it's not to shabby. It covers quite nice, though the formula is very thin. Surprisingly, it is not such a bad match for my skintone. Because the formula is so light, it blends in nicely. But still, I prefer lighter concealer, after all I want to brighten my under eye area. I like the cooling feeling of the applicator and enough product is apply quickly. However, this won't cover serious circles, I'd use it underneath foundation + concealer. For me this is more of a skin care item than proper make up.

 

Nourishing Cleansing Cream is on the right, on the left is Nivea Soft cream. As you can see the consistency looks very similar, however, Nivea Soft is a bit thicker.

I really like the classic Nivea scent, so I purchased Nivea Soft cream (it's been a while since I used up my last pot, but I really liked it then). It's a lovely moisturiser  very underrated I think. I like that they have a tube version too, it's much more handy.

I ordered Sun Shimmer instant tan from fragrancedirect.com. It's a wash off tan, perfect for occasions when you need to tan yourself up quickly. I purchased the shade medium matte and it's perfect for my very light skin. The colour you get is very natural (unlike Lush's Charlotte Island which makes you look burned). It's has a very light consistency and it looks alarmingly dark right out of the tube, but it blends in very nicely. You have to work fast with this, because it does stain your skin and it is a pain to remove. It works better if you moisturise your skin before application. It has a bit of an odd scent, but it is not that noticeable to me. It's a really nice product for the price.

I needed a couple of basic items, stuff like shower gel, body lotion, etc,... I got Nivea Free Time because of the scent. It's very sweet, supposedly it's the scent of the carambola fruit (I love tropical fruit scents). Well I love the scent from the bottle, but it's nearly non existent on the skin. But overall it's actually a nice shower gel, it doesn't dry out my skin.

I've been buying the Nivea Angel Star deodorant for a year now. I adore the scent, it's very sweet and girlly.

Garnier Intensive 7 days disappointed me completely. It's too runny so I feel like it's not moisturizing enough (btw my favorite ever lotion is the Dove one. That one is pretty much the perfect moisturizer, but they changed the packaging again and now I'm confused which one it is). I like the fresh fruity scent from the bottle, but on my skin it transforms into some weird smell that just lingers for hours. Eh...

Alverde Body Spray Grapefruit and Kiwi smells very sweet and citrusy, unfortunately the scent stays for about a minute. I'll keep it in my bag as a refreshing mist for hot days.

And the best purchase of the week - L'Oreal's Color Infaillible eyeshadow in 012 Endless Chocolate. It's a gorgeous chocolate-bronze shade, one of the prettiest shades I own. It's actually like a pressed pigment, very soft and very pigmented. I will definitely pick up some more colors (midnight blue is freakin' gorgeous. And the golden and silver one!). I tested it's staying power and it lasted the entire day, it faded just a bit (I used foundation as a base). I do find it a bit more difficult to blend.