Spain Makeup & Beauty Haul #2: Druni, El Corte Inglés & Stradivarius

Hi dollies!
I know I posted a similar post not long ago but yeah, I keep buyng so, here's another one. I could make a clothing haul but no, makeup it is. I have an obsession, can't be helped~
Most of the stuff I have, I got from Druni, which is a perfume and makeup store. You can find different brands from drugstore to high end. Lots of skin and hair care products too. It has become one of my favorite stores.

So, I'll start with what I got there.

Essence
I've been really liking this brand not only for their products but, also for their prices.
As I mentioned in my previous haul, I fell for their glitter nail polishes, first I got the pink one and I plan to get all of the others they have. This time I got one in "Crashed the Party?!" (101) which is a nice silver one perfect for the holidays. The other one is "Party Princess" (07) a beautiful hot pink.

Left "Party Princess", Right "Crashed the Party?!" 

Then I got the "Be Kissed By The Moon" (03) eye and face palette. this one has super shimmery pastel colors but there are other palettes with different shades. Not sure if they also have mattes. This one can be used as an eyeshadow palette or highlighter but I'll probably just use it for the eyes. The colors are not super pigmented as I swatched them but I still have to see how the look on the eyes. The colors are really pretty and super smooth.

PIL'ATEN Shea Hand Cream. It is a moisturizing hand cream with shea butter, it has vitamins A and E. It doesn't really has a scent to it but the packaging is really cute and it really is moisturizing. It's been big help because the cold weather here has been making my hands super dry.

HOLIKA HOLIKA Pure Essence Mask Sheet. I only got 3 (for now): Strawberry, Cucumber and Acai Berry.

Garnier Skin Active Celansing Wipes. I've tried this before and I like them because they are gentle to my skin. I pretty much got them because they had a 2 x 1 for like 3€ and, they are always handy.

Moving on to El Corte Inglés. It is the biggest department store in Europe, you can find pretty much everything there, from clothes, electronics, house goodies, gorcery and yeah, beauty and makeup.
We made a quick stop at the makeup area, they have a lot of products you can also find in Sephora.

The only thing I got here was the Benefit Posie Tint Mini. I wanted to try one of their tints for a while now after seeing Meejmuse talking about it. It is a gel based lip tint that can be also used as a cheek stain. The durability is great and it also comes in two other shades, red and peachy one.

And finally...Stradivarius. I wasn't planning to buy anything there but I noticed they had lipsticks and nail polishes here. I haven't seen those back home (not that I've noticed anyway) so I got one just to try and see if I liked them. The lippie doesn't have a name (it drives me crazy!) but it's the STR 0881. It looks a lot darker than it actually is when you apply it. But I have to say I like it! The application is smooth, it is really creamy and the color is beautiful! And, the prices are really decent. Especially compared to the makeup they have in Bershka. there are not too many products to choose from but the colors they have were really nice.

I still feel I'm neglecting this blog a lot lately, for more Spain related stuff go check my YouTube channel. There's a Spain Adventures playlist and, I've been uploading pretty much everyday so, yeah.

My previous Haul here!

Drugstore mini haul & review.

Hello everyone!!

Wow...I feel like this blog has been a little abandoned lately. Sorry about that! I've been busy and just all over the place~
But hey! I'm back with a mini drugstore haul. Lately I've been buying some drugstore products just because they are just easy to find, affordable and so far, I'm happy with how they work.
I just really hate that I haven't been able to find a couple of products from Maybelline and CoverGirl...
Anyways, let's see what I have for now:

♥ Garnier Skin Naturals Cleansing Tissues:
Like I've said before, I have very sensitive skin, especially when it comes to cleansing products. So far, only the Missha cleanisng tissues work well with my skin, sadly I ran out of them and didn't had the time to go and get more so, I chose between Neutrogena and Garnier. I went fo the Garnier ones. They had 2 types, the ones I got are for dry/sensitive skin. They claim to remove even waterproof makeup with double dosis of makeup remover, vitamin E and rose extract. They include 25 tissues and have a soft rose scent (which doesn't make me way too happy but, it's ok)
I've been using them for a few weeks now and so far I'm happy with them. No reactions on my face since day one which is a BIG yay. I think they are a little dry compared to the Missha ones but they do the job. And I mean, I'm not replacing them for this ones but, I could buy again if needed.

♥ Sparkz Mini LipBalm:
Last Winter my skin and lips got really, really dry, especially the lips. I've always had a dry lips problem and I swear I've tried SO many types and brands of lip balms to help my lips but nothing seems to work very well after a while...
I always thought this kind of round lip balm thingies were really cute but never actually thought about buying them. Then I saw the "mini" version and yeah, they are way too cute not to buy. So I bought one and liked it enough to buy another one a week later.
First of all, I have to say that aside from being cute, the smell and taste (yesss, taste! It's not like I'm eating them but, yeah.) are just SO DELICIOUS! No joke. The package sayis in contains vitamin E and Aloe. So far I've seen only 3 versions of them:
Pink - Strawberry
Green - Watermelon
Red - Cherry
I was actually expecting them to have a little color once you apply them but...they don't! Anyways, I have to say that I really like them so far, they are long lasting and since they have no color, I can apply them before applying lipstick and it won't affect the color I decide to wear. BIG thumbs up for these babies! Now I have to buy the cherry one!

♥ Garnier BB Cream Eye Roll-On (light): This is pretty much an eye concealer that claims to reduce dark cirlces and eye bags, soften the fine expression lines, illuminate and hydrate the eye area.
You are supposed to see results in 7 days.
So even tho I'm not a huge fan of Garnier's BB cream, I've been really liking this product. It's totally different! It is a lot lighter, easy to work with and the color matches my sking tone a little better. The package contains 7ml (it says about 150 applications), I think the price was pretty good and yeah, It's good to find a super light eye concealer with decent coverage.
It comes as a mini roll-on which makes it super easy to apply and blend. It makes my eye area look brighter and more awake.
Totally happy with this one!

                        No BB cream               With BB cream                    

And that is pretty much it for now! I haven't been buying a lot lately, I'm trying to save money and buy stuff I actually need...most of the time! Haha.
I'd love to know if you've tried some of these and if you've liked them! Any drugstore product you love and I should try? Let me know!

My Simple Everyday Makeup.

Hello sweets!

Today I'm gonna show you my super simple everyday makeup. This one is especially for my sweet friend Jaydee.

As time goes by I feel like less is more when it comes to makeup, so I think this look would be easy to create if you're starting with makeup or if you don't feel like using too many products or tricky techniques.
This is what I usually do with my makeup for work, it also takes me only about 15 minutes to do it so, it is really a good option for those who have not much time in the mornings.

I've been obsessing over lip tints and gradient lips lately!

Here are the products I used:

♥ Garnier BB Cream. Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector. In "light/Medium". I have to say that this is /not/ my favorite BB Cream to use (not saying it's bad though) but after trying some Korean BB Creams, others just don't feel the same. I'm basically using this one to finish it. I would feel bad throwing it away if it still has product left. The coverage is good but the color is a bit too dark for my skin tone~

♥ Beauty Control Extra Help Concealer. In "light" My dad gave me a few of this a while ago and sadly I'm running out of this one and since I don't know where to find it, I'll have to try a new concealer. This one is very thick, that's why I use just a little of it. It's a really good concealer though.

♥ Etude House Baby Doll Puff. Aside from being really cute, beauty blenders help you to have a more natural finish when applying your foundation, concealer, etc.

♥ Meilaya Pressed Powder. This is a Chinese brand, don't know if it's well known or not but it works good for me.

♥ CoverGirl Brush

♥ Kiotis Colors Brow Pencil "coffee"

♥ Kiotis Brow gel

♥ L.A. Colors Eye liner "Deepest Brown"

♥ L.A. Colors Eye Liner (AE665) "White"

♥ TonyMoly Cats Wink Mascara

♥ L,A. Colors Simmering Loose Eyeshadow w/brush in (SE111) "Snow White"

♥ Blush in "Rose Silk"

♥ Maybelline New York Baby Lips. 30 "Peach Kiss" Since I always have very dry and chapped lips, I try to apply a lip balm before lipstick. It has a very neutral color. Baby Lips + Orange/Coralish lip tins = ♥ hehe,

♥ Etude House Color Pop Shine Tint. #03 "Vita Pop!"

I hope you guys liked this look, I'm leaving the video version down below for those who are not really into reading and feel more like watching.

This is also my first makeup related video ever! I'm not too sure how I feel about it though and I'm sorry for the bad audio~ I'm still learning a lot about editing. Hehe. What do you guys think? 

Garnier BB Cream

Hey guys!

I've been looking for a BB cream that can work with my mixed and sensitive skin. A while ago I heard of BB cream and how people were loving it but it wasn't til my friend Crystal told me she's been using it and how it really works wonders that I decided to buy it.

Since it was my first time using it I saw it more like a "We'll see if I like it" so I decided to buy a not-too-expensive one.

I got Garnier's BB cream Skin renew, Miracle Skin protector (Long name!) light/medium which is the lighter one they have and it still is a bit darker for my skin tone, but It kinda gives a little bit of color to my forever pale face. Hehee.

What I like about this cream is that it keeps my face hydrated for a long time and it also works as a sunscreen which I really, really need. It also helps you to reduce skin imperfections.

No bangs and a no make up face

BB cream face

Some people use it as their make-up foundation, not using anything on top. I didn't used to wear any foundation before but I guess this BB cream has been working as one. I do apply some concealer under my eyes and my usual make-up powder.

I've been using it as my everyday cream for over a month now and I'm quite happy with it. It's a good one for a great price.

What kind of BB cream are you using?

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