SOMETHING FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

December 21st, 2017

It’s officially winter!

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The holidays are approaching, so I wanted to show the PR packages I’ve been receiving, and share some of the products with you!

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Last weekend I rented a cottage in Camber Sands, so that Felix could help me take photos of my Amore line.

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We were extremely lucky with the weather: the morning was very bright and sunny, so that allowed us to get great photos, and then in the afternoon, we got to go on a walk at the beach, since the pugs love it so much!

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The day after, it was -3*C, and you could see white fields covered in ice.

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It was so gorgeous! For a moment I thought we were going to get a cold, snowy winter, and I was so happy – but now the weather has warmed up again, with yesterday night hitting 10*C. Still hoping it will snow on Christmas day!

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When I arrived home, there were a few new packages waiting to be opened, as well as some others I had put aside for this blog post.

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I’ve never heard of the brand Lipland, but I have to say this lip set is incredible.

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The shades are all so pretty, definitely colours I like to wear (even the darker one, on my bravest days). They are matte liquid lipsticks, so they dry up within a few seconds and stay perfectly put. I tried washing off these swathes and let me tell you – they did not want to fully come off until I took a shower a few hours later.

I love the look of liquid lipsticks, and how rich and pigmented they are; yet I find myself collecting them rather than using them on. I tend to use chubby lipsticks that feel moisturising; the Tarte ones, for example, are my all time favourites because they are so easy to put on, fade nicely, feel soft on the lips, and I like to “smear” the lip colour with my finger around the edges to create a fuller, poutier look, and not so defined.

Then I see people like my friend Emma Pickles, or Taylor R on youtube, who really make liquid lipsticks look incredible, creating fuller looking lips, and want to try them myself, but it never turns out that good.

I guess that a moisturising lipstick is a lot more forgiving on application, which is why I enjoy them, but would love to master my liquid lipstick skills for occasional wear. Any tips for me?

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Talking abut moisturising, forgiving lippies, these little tubes by Kopari have been my go-tos during natural makeup days. They have a tint to them (which at first seemed too intense for me), but the moment you spread them across the lips, they became more faint, giving you a healthy colour and shine.

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They look like glosses, but they are not at all sticky, they are more like lip butters – which you wouldn’t think by the look of them. They are a very nice product, definitely recommend them!

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A brand that sent me quite a few products is Moonshot, which again, I had never heard of, and actually sent stuff to Felix and simply included this for me in the package.

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It’s a Korean beauty brand, and the packagings seem quite futuristic to me (maybe because of the silver and squared combo).

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I was instantly intrigued by the eyeshadow jelly pots, as I don’t think I’ve ever came across a product like this before. The texture is very unique, and at first I thought they would be tricky to apply, but to my surprise, it was incredibly easy and looked gorgeous layered on top of my usual eyeshadows.

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One brand I did know was sending me a package is oVertone. When I first dyed my hair pink, I expressed how I was having trouble keeping my hair bright and colourful. You guys recommend this brand, and I was lucky enough that they noticed my hair was in need, and send over their conditioner and treatment.

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The colours seem really bright, but they actually work great for my pink hair. I’m looking for a pastel pink rather than super bright pink – as you know, I dyed my hair too intense by mistake – what I want is to keep a pretty baby pink without having to re-dye it so often.

With the treatment they sent I can do a mask to bring back the colour; whilst with the conditioner, I can take a hot shower without worrying to wash off all the colour.

You have no idea how happy I am about having these products, as they will make my life much easier!

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The final package is from Bellami; they sent me two of these extensions kits, so I used one for myself, which I’ve dyed and cut already; and then I kept this one for you – although, of course, not everybody has this shade, I think it will work for most anyway as you can simply dye it, just like I did.

The amount of hair in these is really great, I actually only use half the set and gives me plenty of volume.

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Today I’m giving away two boxes: in the first one you will find the hair extensions with tools; the eyelashes; and the Tarteist ProGlow palette.

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In the second box there is more makeup, from the Tarteist Pro Beauty (Red)efined palette (a bunch of different shades); to some Soap&Glory makeup (+coupon); the Moonshot eyeshadow jelly pot; and a Glossier brush.

The giveaway is open internationally: if you wanna enter, simply comment either ‘BOX 1’ or ‘BOX 2’ along with your comment. I will select winners at random tomorrow and post they names on this blog post, as well as reply to their comment.

Please: NO spam; and check back tomorrow to see if you are the winner.

 

Good Luck!

Marzia