How I Organize My Make Up

This is how I keep my make up organized for about a year now. Those are a set of 2 drawers, I bought them in Leclerc as well as the glass vase where I keep the brushes and one of the two mascaras I own.

My set of brushes and eyeliners (I hope the pictures aren't too big. Write in the comments if you think I should make them smaller):

Top drawer on the left holds blushes and highlighters:

Middle drawer on the left is for my two foundations, concealer and powder:

The last drawer on the left is filled with some of my fragrances and jewelry:

The top drawer on the right is actually a random drawer, but I put my naked palette there, because it doesn't fit in my palette drawer.

Palette drawer:

 Eyeshadow drawer:

 My lipstick and glosses are kept in small plastic ''cups'', these are from Bauhaus and come in various sizes.

And my modest nail polish collection and some lipsticks/lipglosses I don't like using.

I hope this post was at least a little bit useful. It's not a particularly big collection, but I alway like watching pictures of make up collections.

Mac & MNY Haul (Eyeshadows & Blush)

And here's the rest of my haul. 

MNY Blush 101- It's nice and pigmented when I swatched it with my finger, however no matter what brush I use it doesn't pick up any colour. So I just apply it with my fingers, it a lovely very natural looking blush with shimmer. In a way it gives that glow from within (providing you apply it with fingers), it combines a blush with a highlighter, but someone how's not as pale as me will probably use it just as a highlighter.

MNY 125 & 806A eye shadows - 806A is a part of a limited edition collection called I am a Material Girl, it a similar shade as 245 by Artdeco, a dark metallic green/gold. 125 is a part of their standard line and it's a shimmery beige shade. These are very pigmented and soft (but not as soft as the Artdeco ones) and they blend very nice. I tested 806A yesterday. I applied it a 7 AM (with just some foundation underneath) and by noon it only faded a little. When I checked again at 5 PM it has creased a little, but the colour was still intense enough. I have to say I'm impressed, it's really good for a drugstore eyeshadow, especially if I compare it to the Essence ones (they cost about the same).

Mac Mulch is a dark brown with gold shimmer velvet finish. I had tried it yet on my lids but it looks as a perfect colour for a dark brown smoky eye.

L'Oreal Perfect Clean - Doesn't it look like a completely gimmicky product? Buy I decided to give it a go and it's really not that bad. The formula is nice and thick, it removes all the make-up (apart from my black eyeliner) and that rubbery cleaning pad it actually very nice. It doesn't leave my skin tight, but the scent is a bit disappointing, it's just like regular soap.

Mac & MNY Haul (Lipstick and Glosses)

Mac Creme Cup

Cr�me Cup is a light blue pink, it's a part of their cremesheen line. It's a very wearable, neutral everyday colour and with a very creamy, moisturizing formula. It has a signature Mac vanilla scent, I quite like it. What I don't like is the price tag. I got this one in Graz (Austria), where a Mac lipstick costs a whopping 18� (that's about 25$) and considering that the US customers pay only 14,5$ (or 10,5�), saying that it's overpriced is an understatement.

Mac Underage

Underage is a soft pale pink with subtle shimmer. As all Mac's lipglasses it's very thick and sticky, but stays on long. I love the colour, it's so pretty, I like it even more than Florabundance (however Jemma Kidd's Petal is still my favourite).

MNY 365

365 is a coral shade with golden shimmer, but not that pigmented. It has a really lovely sweet candy scent. The formula is quite thick and it's a bit sticky, but it's a suprisingly good gloss for the price (I believe it was about 2�). A great gloss for the price, especially if you compare it to other glosses in the same price range (looking at you Essence). They have a lovely range of shades, from the more demure shades to hot pinks. 

NYX Soft Mat Lip Creams

After being very impressed by Manhattan's Soft Mat Creams, I had to try the NYX version to. These are almost identical to Manhattan's, literally everything from the packaging to the vanilla ice cream scent is almost the same. The difference is in the range of shades, NYX offers 11 while Manhattan a mere 6. I got shade named Tokyo (a gorgeous light peachy pink, a bit bright, but still fantastic shade, loove it), Istanbul (another beautiful shade, a light dusty pink, slightly lighter than Manhattan's 56K but still very similar) and Addis Ababa (a bright fuchsia, in some lights it looks almost neon it's that bright. A fun colour but it's only for the bravest). As I said these are almost identical as Manhattan's, they are light creams, very pigmented, incredibly long lasting and don't move after they set. They are about 6$ which is cheaper than Manhattan's version which is (at least here in Slovenia) 6,95�. These are cruelty free and hypoallergenic. I love the names (Tokyo, Istanbul, Milan, Amsterdam,...), unlike Manhattan's which have the most boring names (56K, 45H,...).

Po tem ko sem bila neizmerno zadovoljna z Manhattanovimi Soft Mat Lip Cream �minkami/glosi, sem morala preizkusiti �e NYX-ovo verzijo. Ti so skoraj identicni Manhattanovim, vse od embala�e do vonja po vanilijem sladoledu je enako. Razlika je v �tevilu odtenkov, ki jih ponujajo, NYX jih ima 11, Manhattan pa le 6. Sama ima odtenke Tokyo (cudovita, svetlo, malo breskova pink, v �ivo je malo bolj �iv kot na sliki, meni je neizmerno v�ec), Istanbul (�e en cudovit odtenek, svetlo roza zelo podoben Manhattanovemu 56K le rahlo svetlej�i) in Addis Ababa (�iv fuksijast odtenek, zelo �iv skoraj neon v nekaterih svetlobah, je le za najbolj pogumne. Upala sem da bo malenkost manj �iv in bolj nosljiv, ampak to dobi� ce naroca� po spletu). Enako kot Mahattanovi, so nekak�ne lahke kreme, zelo pigmentirani, neverjetno obstojni in se ne premaknejo nikamor potem ko se posu�ijo. Stanejo okrog 6$, kar je ceneje kot Manhattanovi, ki so 6,95� (vsaj pri nas, baje da so v Nemciji 3,5�, lol). So cruelty free in hipoalergenski. Imena se mi zelo dopadejo, imenovani so po mestih (Tokyo, Istanbul, Milan, Amsterdam), v nasprotju z Manhattanovimi, ki imajo najbolj dolgocasna imena (56K, 45H). In �e en kup slik:

Tokyo:

 Istanbul:

 Addis Ababa:

 

And here is a comparison between Istanbul (lower lip) and Manhattan's 56K (top lip). Istanbul is slightly lighter, but only slightly.

�e primerjava Istanbula (spodnja ustnica) in 56K od Manhattan-a (zgornja ustnica). Istanbul je malenkost svetlej�i.

How do you like these? / In kako so vam kaj v�ec?

January Favourites

So here are my favourites/most used products in January:

Bioderma Sesibio make-up remover - brilliant product, so gentle yet it removes all make-up. I don't know if it removes waterproof mascara because I don't own one. I love the fact that it's not greasy, it literally feels like water. Love it. / Odlicen odstranjevalec make-upa. Je zelo ne�en, obenem pa odstrani vsa licila (ne vem sicer kako se obnese pri odstranjevanju vodoodporne maskare, ker je nimam). V�ec mi je da ni masten, oljnih odstranjevalcev ne maram ker mi zameglijo vid, pri tem teh te�av nimam.

Most worn and loved lippies in the last month were Oriflame's unknown lipstick sample in 00012 (what useful info lol), mineral lipstick Runway pink by E.l.f. (gorgeous light mat pink) and Manhattan's Soft mat lip cream in 56K (lovely mat medium pink). / Najvec no�ene in najljub�e �minke v Januarju so bile Oriflamova neznana �minka (imam tester) v odtenku 00012 (dokaj neuporabna informacija), E.l.f.-ova mineralna �minka v odtenku Runway Pink (cudovita mat svetlo roza) in Manhattanova Soft mat lip cream v odtenku 56K (srednje roza).

Wedge eye shadow by MAC - I use it as a contour shade for my cheekbones, it's a perfect shade for my light complexion. I would love to find a bronzer in such colour./ To sencilo uporabljam za sencenje pod licnicami. Je ravno pravi odtenek za mojo svetlo polt. Rada bi na�la odtenek bronzerja, ki bi bil podoben temu.

Avon SuperShock gel eyeliner in black is fantastic. The blackest black I ever tried and it really stays long in the waterline. I also loved wearing Max Factors white eyeliner. I had a phase a couple of weeks ago when I was wearing white eyeliner with loads of mascara and light pink lipstick. Revlon Luxurious color in Antiqued gold has been in my collection for quite a while (a bit unappreciated I must say). I ''rediscovered'' it last week and I started using it as an all over colour. I just warm the tip a bit with a lighter to make it more creamy and apply it all over the lid. It a really great color to complement blue/grey eyes./ Najbolj priljubljeni linerji so Avon SuperShock gel eyeliner (najbolj crn liner kar sem jih na�la in noro obstojen), Max Factor White (sem imela fazo, ko sem nosila bel liner z veliko maskare in svetlo roza �minko) in zadnje ponovno odkritje z moje zbirke Revlonov Luxurious color v odtenku Antiqued Gold. Slednjega uporabljam kar po celi veki s tem da najprej konico linerja malo segrejem z v�igalnikom, da postane bolj kremen. Je odlicen odtenek za sive in modre oci.

L'Oreal Made for me naturals Blondes - I've been neglecting this palette. It has the most beautiful collection of neutral colours, I love how the darkest colour in the palette complements my eye colour and the lightest shade is a good highlighter. Love it. / Super paletka, ima cudovito kombinacijo nevtralnih sencil. Zgornji odtenek je za obrvi, jaz ga uporabljam kot navadno sencilo. Najtemnej�i odtenek odlicno poudari mojo barvo oci, najsvetlej�i pa je zelo lep highlighter.

Haul - Hair Care and Dior Blush

I ran out of conditioners, so I bought a tube of my faithful Brilliant brunette conditioner by John Frieda and what seems to be a revamped Garnier Repair & Shine treatment. When I got home I noticed that they didn't revamp just the packaging, but also the formula. It's a bit thicker now, the colour is a bit darker, ingredients are basically the same, but the biggest difference are the added pieces of melting apricot (a gimmick if you ask me, feels odd when applying on the hair, almost like a scrub). However the effect is the same as with the old version, still an excellent product.

Zmanjkalo mi je balzamov, zato sem spet nabavila moj zvesti Brilliant Brunnete od John Frieda in Garnier Repair & Shine masko, kateri so spremenili embala�o in sestavo. Sestavine so pribli�no enake, je pa maska zdaj bolj gosta, malo temnej�e barve in ima neke (tako pi�e na embala�i) topljive delcke marelice (kaj je smisel njih mi ni jasno, je pa cuden filing ko nana�a� masko, nekako kot piling). Efekt je pa dejansko enak kot pri stari verziji, tako da ostaja na prestolu moje naljub�e maske.

I had a birthday last week, so my cousin got me a generous gift, namely Dior blush in the shade 829 Rose Drag�e. It's a really, really light pink, one side is mat, the other shimmery. I have a hard time for the color to actually show up (needs a couple of layers), but it gives a lovely light flush. It probably won't show up on people with medium and darker skin tones. The brush that comes with it is really bad.

Sestricna mi je za rojstni dan prinesla velikodu�no darilo Diorjev blush in odtenku 829 Rose Drag�e. Blush je zelo svetlo roza barve, polovica je mat, polovica pa ima ble�cice. Nanesti ga moram kar veliko, da se poka�e kaj barve, vseeno da lepo svetlo roza rdecico. Copic, ki je zraven, je res slab, grob in ima premalo scetin za kak�en bolj�i efekt.

 

Deborah Atomic Red 09 and a Small Haul

I recently swatched most of the Atomic Red lipsticks from Deborah. This week I purchased a shade numbered 09. It a light pink with slight beige tones (on my lips almost a medium pink) with a cream finish. It's very creamy (unfortunately so creamy it settles in lines) and moisturising  It lasts long on the lips. The most similar shade I used to own is Jing-a-ling by Benefit, however this is a warm pink while Jing-a ling has blue undertones. It is also very similar to Runway pink by E.l.f., but 09 is darker.

Pred kratkim se swatchala vecino Deborinih Atomic Red �mink, sama sem kasneje kupila odtenek �tevilka 09. Je svetlo roza z nekaj be� toni z kremnim fini�em, zelo vla�ilna in precej obstojna. Na �alost je tako kremna, da se vsede v ''gubice'' ustnic, ampak je vseeno zelo dobra �minka v primerjavi z ostalimi za podobno ceno, ki se dobijo v Sloveniji. Od �mink, ki sem jih imela, je najbolj podobna Benefitovi Jing-a-ling in E.l.f.-ovi Runway pink (od slednje je temnej�a). Kupila sem jo v M�llerju za 8,59�.

In other news, I found a potential dupe for Mac's Hue lipstick (my favourite shade ever!). It's called True lip colour in shade 47 by Make up Factory (German high-end brand, I think it's only sold in M�ller). It's really, really similar. I think it about 14-15�, which is (if I remember correctly) cheaper than a Mac lipstick in Austria. I have pictures where I compared the two, but they turned out bad, so here a picture just with MUF 47.

Na�la sem nadomestek za Macovo Hue (moja najljub�a �minka ever) in to v M�llerju. Gre za True lip color �minko v odtenku 47 od Make up Factory. Je izjemno podobna Macovi Hue in �e cenej�a, kot ce bi jo �la kupit v Avstrijo, stane nekje 14-15�. Ko mi zmanjka Hue jo bom sigurno kupila.

I also purchased some falsies from Essence and a 15 ml bottle of Jean-Paul Grand fragrance called My Love purple.
Kupila sem �e par umetnih trepalnic od Essence in 15 ml steklenicko parfuma My Love vijola od Jean-Paul Grand.

I think My Love is the name of the collection of 4 fragrances (all are 15 ml). All were very nice (I might be purchasing another one), the light blue one is very similar to Miss Dior Cherie. The dark purple one that I bought is sort of similar to Marine Groove by Escada (my favourite fragrance). So far I've seen them only in M�ller. And they are really cheap, a mere 3� per bottle.

Kolikor mi uspelo videti je My Love neka kolekcija 4 parfumov (vsi po 15 ml), ne vem ce je omejena, sem jih pa videla v M�llerju. Stanejo po 3�, temno vijolicni, ki sem ga kupila je malo podoben Escadinem Marine Groove (moj najljub�i parfum). Svetlo moder se mi je zdel zelo podoben Miss Dior Cherie. Meni vsi zelo lepo di�ijo, mogoce kupim �e kak�nega.