LONG LASTING MAKE UP? YES, PLEASE!

For me, the most important feature of the product is its longevity. I've been trying many product, always with the purpose to find the most lasting ones.And I finally found some that I will use as long as possible!

When it comes to face products the most durable foundation I have ever used is the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation. No wonder why this is my forever favourite one. I will be repurchasing it as log as it stays on drugstore shelves. It says on my skin for a whole day without any movements. As for the powder, the most durable one I've used is a Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder. I haven't tried many powders because I've found this one quite soon. And I'm glad I did because this product is a miracle. It doesn't of course stay put all day but in the end of a day which powder does. It stays on my face for about 4-5 hours and that really is long for an oily/combination skin like mine. The most durable blush I've tried is the Sleek blush. It's not only highly pigmented and easy to apply but very long lasting. It stays on my cheeks for about 8 hours. I definitely need to get more shades!

Talking about eye products I've picked three: an eye liner, a cream shadow and powder shadows. As for the eye liner, the one I find the most durable is L'Oreal Super Liner Perfect Slim. I remember wearing it once for a trip on a rainy day. I've been walking in the rain for a whole day, soaking wet and when I came back home, the liner was exactly where I'd applied it. I've never been more surprised in my whole life. My favourite long lasting cream shadow is the Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo 24HR Cream Gel Shadow. I wouldn't say it stays put for 24 hours. It tends to crease after about 8-9 hours but it still is amazing for a person with oily eye lids like mine. As for powder shadows the most durable ones I own are Inglot eyeshadows. They stay on my eye lids for a whole day without creasing. They're also super pigmented and the colour range is amazing. I could rave about them for days!

Now onto the last part which is lip products. The first one is Collection Colour Pout Lip Stain. I became absolutely sure this is the most long lasting lip product I own when I woke up with it on my lips on New Year's Day, after wearing it for the whole evening and night of New Year's Eve. Imagine my surprise! The next lip product I find extremely durable is Barry M Lip Paint in Touch of Magic aka the green lipstick. It's like it changes the colour of my lips for about 7-8 hours. I'm so glad Barry M collaborated with Hogwarts to create this magical lipstick!

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2013 BEAUTY FAVOURITES

I know this might be a little late but again, I blame exam session for that. Now that it's finally over I can take good care of my blog so I thought that posting my 2013 beauty favourites would be a great idea. I've only just stepped into the beauty blogging world last year but I already have some favourite products I know I'm going to use for a very very long time.

The first product is my favourite ever foundation which is the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation.It truly is the best foundation I have ever used and I'm going to repurchase it till the day that I die. It looks amazing on my skin, especially during summertime. It gives it that nice healthy glow and a great coverage at the same time. I think it also might be one of the most loved drugstore foundations in the blogging world.

The next product is the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder, again, probably one of the most loved powders in the world. I already have repurchased it twice and I don't think I'm ever going to stop. I always buy the 03 Peach Glow as besides powdering and setting my make up it also gives my skin a healthy shade.

The next product I've been really loving in 2013 is the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. I bought it not more than 3 months ago and fell in love with it instantly. It's perfect for covering blemishes as much as it's perfect for dark circled under eyes. It stays put for a really long time and doesn't cake. It truly is a perfect concealer!

As for lip products my definite favourite last year was Barry M Lip Paint in Touch of Magic. I've always known that magic comes with a price but what I didn't know is that it's only £4.49. And I'm serious, this product is magical. I've already raved about it in my November Favourites and I'm definitely going to rave about it in the future. Be prepared.

Last two products are very connected to each other as I've been using them together for last 3 months. They are the Real Techniques Blush Brush and the Sleek Blush in shade Coral. I got the RT blush for my Brithday which was not that long ago and it became my favourite brush in my collection within 2 second. As for the blush, even though I've totally fallen into Topshop cream blushes in the end of the year I still consider this Sleek blush as my favourite in 2013. Its quality and pigmentation is amazing and the shade suits me very well, not too pink, not too orange, just perfect. I wrote about it in my review which you can read here.

What beauty products have you been loving in 2013?

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NOVEMBER FAVOURITES

I have no idea how this happened but it seems like 2013 is almost over! There's only one month left, can you believe it? The time goes by far too fast, that's a fact. Unfortunately, I can't stop time but I can post my November Favourites!

The first thing I've been really loving this month is The Body Shop Vineyard Peach Body Butter. I've been using it so so much! When I was buying it, I thought it was going to be just like a normal nourishing body lotion or body butter but I was so wrong. The smoothness it has given to my skin is way beyond "normal". 

I've been also really loving my Real Techniques blush brush that I got from my sister as a Birthday gift. It's my first ever RT brush but definitely not the last one. It is so soft and it makes applying blush so easy and quick! The only downside of it is that it makes me want more RT brushes... Oh well, soon! 

As for eye products I've been using the Seventeen Phwoarr Paint a lot. I love using it under eyes. I'm not going to write all of its benefits here because it would make this post far too long but you can read my review here. I've been also wearing a green and grey smoky eye and for that I've been using the Rimmel Glam'Eyes Quad Eyeshadow palette in Thrill Seeker. I just love this shade of green and I think it looks really good with my hazel eyes. I've also been loving the Creep eyeshadow from the Urban Decay Naked Palette. It's just a great shade which looks amazing on its own or as a part of a smoky eye!

Another product I've been loving in November is a Topshop blush in Flush. It's the first cream blush I've ever used and I have to say, I'm in love! I definitely want (NEED!) to try some more cream blushes. And buy some more shades of Topshop's blush, that's how much I love it!

The last thing I've been loving and using A LOT is a Barry M Lip Paint in Touch Of Magic which looks like a green lipstick but actually gives a nice pink shade, a little fuchsia I would say. But what I love about it the most is that it lasts forever! Well, not literally but it stays put for a really long time.

What have you been loving in November?

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NEW IN: ANOTHER 3 FOR 2 MINI HAUL

Did I mention that I love offers? Well, I do and that's why I just had to take advantage of the special offer in Superdrag just one more time. 

This time I went for the lips. I spotted the Collection Colour Pout Lip Stain in a drugstore quite a long time ago so I'm very happy that I finally got it. I've tried a lip stain only once before and it was a Primark one, so it probably wasn't the best quality but I loved it anyway. So I'm very very happy that I finally have a decent lip stain. And the shade ("Flirt") is just perfect! 

As for lip products I also bought a green lipstick. I know it might sound a little bit weird but it actually is green. Well... almost. The Barry M Lip Paint in "Touch of Magic" is.. well, I don't really know how to describe it but I think it's name says it all. It really is a touch of magic! I have no idea how it works but when I put this green lipstick on my lips it turns into pink. What's even better is that it changes into different pink on my lips and different pink on my hand. MAGIC.

The last thing I got as a part of this offer is a Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder. It's actually a repurchase because my first powder is almost finished and I love it so so much, I decided to buy a new one already! It's definitely the best powder I've used so far! 

Have you tried any of these products? What did you think?

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RANDOM NOVEMBER WISHLIST

I've just realised that I haven't posted a wishlist in quite a long time. I have no idea why as wishlist are what I like the most in the beauty blogging world! I love reading them and making them. So here's another wishlist, a November one, because well... it's November and i guess it's a very nice excuse to post a wishlist, don't you think?

Let's start with clothes, shall we? I've been wanting a dress like this H&M Jersey dress for a very very long time! Lately I've been crazy about dresses, especially those in skater shapes. They're just the most girly and beautiful thing ever! I also really love the cute bow print which makes this dress a pure perfection! I also really love the Black Crochet Collar Cap Sleeve Dress from New Look. I think I'm really into girly clothes lately! I would also really love to get the ASOS Skater Skirt in Baroque Print as (other than "girly") I really love wearing black and white lately! As (unfortunately) it's getting colder and colder with every day (actually it's freezing already) I would really want (and need!) the Basic Aran Knit Hat. I've been wanting such hat since the beginning of autumn. It looks so warm and cosy! I just want to put my head in it! Also in a fashion department, I could really use a bag like ASOS Handheld Bag With Front Strap. Just a classic big black leather (well... "leather") bag I could carry to university every single day!

Now let's talk beauty. My next nail polish purchase will definitely be a Barry M Matt Nail Paint Burgundy Crush as I just love painting my nails burgundy for Christmas, it's such a festive colour! I recently started a Real Techniques brushes collection (actually my sister did it for me as she got me the Blush Brush for my Birthday) and I already feel the need to expand it! I think the next one I would like to have is an Expert Face Brush, I've heard it is amazing! Another product I would like this month is a Barry M Eyeshadow Pencil Gold Crème. I think it would be amazing for highlighting inner corners of my eyes. Also from Barry M, I would love to try the Barry M Palette Smoking Hot, I think a palette like that would be very useful!

What is on the top of this wishlist is a McFly 10th Anniversary Concert in Royal Albert Hall DVD! I think it's going to be a Christmas gift that I'll give myself! Because why wouldn't I like to have a concert I've been to recorded? Maybe I'll even spot myself there! Probably not... but maybe!

What's on your wishlist this month?

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NEW IN: 3 FOR 2 MINI HAUL

Last month there was a major offer in Superdrag so (because I'm me) I decided to buy some more stuff I don't really need... well, in practical terms of course. It wasn't a normal "3 for 2" offer as all make-up products were involved! This made me really happy because I got to choose from different brands. 

I posted about buying the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer before, as a part of my sister haul. As you can see in the picture, I've already been using it. The packaging is awful, all the black print stays on my hands when I use it but I can forgive Collection for that, because this concealer is amazing! Definitely one of the best I've used!

The next thing I bought as a part of that offer is a Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in Watermelon. I know the shade looks nothing like watermelon, I would actually expect a watermelon nail polish to be red but I guess Barry M thinks otherwise. This nail polish is just perfect for the autumn (even though the name sounds really summery), don't you think?

The last thing I bought is the Work The Colour Eyeshadow Pencil in Midnight Glam. I haven't tried it on my eyes yet but when I did try it in the store on my hand it just didn't want to come off! I think it will be amazing! It's also waterproof so I have high expectations! As for the shade, it's black with a little glance of dark green. Or maybe that's just me who sees it because I really love dark green eyeshadows lately...

Have you ever tried any of these products? What did you think?

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FOCUS ON: HALLOWEEN

I know it's not Halloween yet but it's already round the corner and we can definitely see that in all stores that are full of creepiness and spookiness. As I've seen a lot of Halloween clothes and accessories in shops lately, I thought it would be a good idea to show you some. I've never really celebrated Halloween as in my native country it's not very common so now as I'm in a place where people actually celebrate it, I'm very (probably too much) excited for the big day to come!

Here are some Halloween clothes and accessories that I like: 

Inspire Black Ghost Knitted Jumper

Bat Print Mini Skirt

Ditsy Skeleton Necklace

Black Glow Let's Hang Bat Halloween Sweater

ASOS Pumpkin Beanie

Barry M Halloween Nail Polish Black

Halloween Nail Wraps

Maddie Skeleton Bodycon Dress

Will you be picking some Halloween essentials this year?

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NEW IN: BARRY M NAIL POLISHES

You know that amazing feeling when you step into the drugstore and you see this big sign saying "3 for 2"? I know that feeling now. I went into Superdrug couple days ago and saw that exact thing and it was all about Barry M. As I couldn't just leave the store without anything I bought three Barry M nail polishes.

Picking those colours wasn't difficult at all as I made a Barry M wishlist some time ago.

Matt White was the most obvious choice as I wanted a good white (opaque in two coats) nail polish and I heard this one is pretty good. I haven't tried it yet but I hope it will meet my expectations!

Strawberry Ice Cream is a nice pale-but-not-too-pale pink. I wanted such nail polish for a long time now. I've probably mentioned this million times before but I really do love my H&M's Pink Macaroon. Unfortunately it is very low quality (it chips one day after applying) so I was looking for something similar. Firstly, I bought Rimmel Salon Pro in New Romantic. Unfortunately it's not opaque even in three coats... So that's the reason why I've bought Strawberry Ice Cream. I've already tried it and I love it! It could be a LITTLE bit lighter, so I will still keep my eyes open on pale pink nail polishes but the formula is totally amazing! It stays very long on nails without any chipping. I'm in love!

Gold Mine Glitter is the one I spend about 15 minutes deciding on. It was not on my wishlist but a very similar one called Sequin Nail Effects - Black was and as Gold Mine Glitter was slightly cheaper and my budget is quite tight at the moment, I've chosen it! I've also used it already and I think it's amazing! I'm so glad I've picked it!

The "3 for 2" offer doesn't end till the end of September so if you want to try these Barry M nail polishes you can get them in Superdrug, £2.99 each so you can get three amazing nail polishes for £5.98. BARGAIN!

Do you like Barry M nail polishes? Which colours are your favourite?

PS. Sorry for not posting much lately but I'm actually in London for 4 days now. Just making my dream come true, no biggie. I'll be back in Sunday evening! Hope you're all fine. xx

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BARRY M NAIL POLISHES WISHLIST

I know Barry M is one of the best nail polishes brand because I've seen many many people rave about it. And this many people can't be wrong, right? Even though I know that, I still haven't bought my first Barry M nail polish. I went through all of them (at least those presented on Barry M's official website) and picked my favourites. Now I just have to choose which of these I like the most because I don't think my bank account will like (or survive) buying all at once right now. 

Matt White - for me this is a "must have". I've been loving white nails lately... but other people's white nails as I just can't find a good white nail polish. Every single one I tried before needed at least three layers for opaque polish. I think this Barry M Matt White would meet my expectations. 

Lemon Ice Cream - I've never really liked yellow nail polishes but after seeing Lemon Ice Cream on some blogger's hand (sorry, can't remember who that was) I fell in love. It looks amazing, but only with tanned skin and as it's still summer and sun is still shining, I think I'm good. 

Jewel Glitter Nail Paint (Amethyst) - I have no idea why I like this nail polish so much. I don't particularly love blue nail polishes (unless baby blue or mint blue) and I'm not the biggest fan of glitter on nails (mostly because it takes ages to remove). But from the first moment I saw it, I knew we were destined to be together. 

Strawberry Ice Cream - You know I like my pale pink nail polish. My forever favourite has always been the H&M Pink Macaroon. Unfortunately it's not the best quality nail polish (maybe not even "medium" quality) so I always look for a similar shade but better quality nail polish. I think this one would do!

Instant Nail Effects Foil (Silver) - If you ask me why I chose silver over gold, I would have to say "I don't know". I want them both! I just wonder if they really look like foil on nails. 

Confetti Nail Effects (Liquorice) - Confetti nails, yes please! I've heard so much about this effect and I think it's so amazing that not including it here would be a crime. I chose the black & white confetti so I could use not only with white or black nail polishes, but also with colours. 

Gelly Nail Effects (Green Berry) - Another "must have" for me. I think this might be the most loved Barry M nail polish, I've literally seen it everywhere. Everyone has it, I have to have it too. I've heard that the gelly formula gives an amazing shine, I think I'd be very happy with this one. 

Berry Ice Cream - After Lemon Ice Cream and Strawberry Ice Cream comes a Berry Ice Cream. I just love ice creams, ok? I also love pastels and we all know pale purple looks amazing on nails. I would definitely use it a lot. 

Sequin Nail Effects (Black) - Black and gold is one of my favourite combinations when it comes to colours on nails. I think it looks very chic! I read this nail polish creates a great 3D effect so I am really curious and excited to try it! 

Have you tried any of these Barry M nail polishes? Which of these should I choose?