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Drugstore haul & best eyeliner brush EVER

This is a small and unplanned haul from awhile ago - I don't really buy a lot being on a tight budget but I guess it has it's good sides - even the tiniest haul makes me happy to no limits :) Well I went to the drugstore to pick up two products to add to my mommy's bday gift - foundation and lipgloss. I am proud of myself because I picked the perfect shade for my mom's complexion (very different from mine) and the lipgloss shade is exactly what she likes. These lipglosses are by a polish drugstore brand called Wibo and they are only like 1,50$ BUT the quality is surprisingly good! They feel very moisturizing and they stay on just as long as any other regular formula lipgloss would. You don't get a lot of product in the tube though and I personally don't like the minty smell of it but that's just me. Still definetely worth the price though. I also picked up enzymatic peeling and the most amazing heating mask ever - I swear by everything that this product is the only thing under the sun that cleans up my pores and removes blackheads from my nose. They are ALWAYS back but for a few days after using this mask I truly have a baby skin. I wish they sold it in tubes! And last but not least - a product that I will dedicate a separate post to - an AMAZING eyeliner brush! I have lost my favorite one 2 years ago, it was a brush I was really used to and I could ceate a perfect line with it and ever since I bought a few decent ones but couldn't gain the same control. This one is the EXACT dupe of the brush I lost, it's thin and small which allows you to draw a really precise line. The bristles are perfect, the handle is comfy - what more could I ask for? Especially for - tadaaa - $3,50! *PHOTOS ARE MINE*

HAUL: Gorgeous mineral eyeshadows from Signature Minerals

I know it's been awhile since I did my little mineral makeup haul but I think it's still worth to mention the eyeshadows from the brand I hauled - that is Signature Minerals. I ordered sample baggies since I have a quite large selection of eyeshadows already and I don't even use eyeshadows daily but when I do I like to play with colors and textures so I'd rather have a lot of shades in small amounts than a very few full sized ones :) I must say I really like these - as for mineral eyeshadows they are a decent quality, the pigmentation is nice, they apply smoothly and don't come off when you try to blend them as it happens with some of the mineral eyeshadows. I always use an eyeshadow base but with some brands even that didn't help... Anothe thing I REALLY like about them is the shades - they don't have a huge selection but the shades they offer are mostly really unique and absolutely stunning. They do come off a bit different than the swatches on the website but nevertheless they are still gorgeous and unusual - I love Midnight, Moon and Eggplant, I also really like the warm, terracote inspired matte neutrals - they are GREAT for everyday makeup look but they still look different than your usual beiges and browns. Let me know if you would like to see the swatches! *PHOTO IS MINE*

Sonia Kashuk new collection information & promo pics

*Images do not belong to me, all the credits posted below* I don't know how about you ladies but I love me some Sonia Kashuk! I do not live in the United States but I had a chance to visit and that's when I got familiar with the brand - especially their amazing brushes! I have them for almost 2 years now and I absolutely love each and every one of them and I'm planning on getting a few more when I visit America this summer

Bronzer for the lightest skintones (SWATCHES)

*PHOTOS ARE MINE* This bronzer is just another part off my recent Signature Minerals order. It appeared a bit darker on the website so I was hoping it would be suitable for my skintone but eventhough I'm fair skinned this one is wayyy too light. The website states that the bronzer is completely matte, however in real life it does have a subtle satiny sheen. Nothing extremal but still - this is not a matte product. I would describe the color as a really subtle, golden champagne, so light that it can barely count as a bronzer. It will definetely work for the "lightest of the lightest" skintones, it still wouldn't work for contouring purposes though but to give your skin a healthy flush, the "I caught a bit of sun today" type of look. For me and my personal use this product turned out to be a miss but I thought I would let some of you fair skinned beauties know about this product :) The name of this shade is "Gran Mariner Bronzer".

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My ORLY nail polishes

*PHOTO IS MINE* OK so you ladies might be surprised but I have never used OPI or China Glaze - China Glaze is not available in my country and OPI is but it's hard to find and extremely expensive here. Well, Orly isn't available either but there are the only nail polishes I never tried before that I bought during the last summer, when I was volunteering in America. This summer I will definetely pick up some OPI and China Glaze after all those gorgeous colors I've seen on LUUUX! Anyways this is my tiny ORLY collection. I really like these nail polishes I think you receive a really decent amount of the product for this price (as far as I remember beetween $5-$6). The colors are gorgeous - I wish I bought more :( I also like the brush - it's quite wide and makes the application quick and easy. The minty green is definetely my favorite color - I was using it over and over during the summer! The dirty mauve one was my choice for autumn but I actually barely used it - I was crazy over nude nails last autumn :) The yellow one was a huge disappointment though. I believe this one is called "Spark". Well this one applies unevenly and it chips like crazy - the quality is totally different from the other two Orly nail polishes I own! So I recommend to stay away from this one. What do you think of Orly nail polishes?