(Nail Art) Prizes/ Giveaways - Thanks Kruidvat and Catrice

'Somewhere in August I won a Catrice set with all new Fall season make uppies in there. This giveaway was on the Dutch Kruidvat Facebookpage. Omg, I'm feeling so lucky, cause I found two of their new Ultimate Laquer The Next Level polishes in the bag as well. Oh, how I love their polishes... I know, I didn't even do nailpolish swatches from their Summer 2015 shades, and I apologize, but I wasn't really in the mood to blog that much on here lately. I can't promise anything, but let's hope that will change. Aaaanyway, let's get into the video I made from this prize and their pics....'

'But, what's inside?!?!'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Collections ~ Eyeshadow Collection 2013

'My last Eyeshadow Collection was a while ago, in 2011. I didn't find the right time to do a new Eyeshadow Collection for 2012, cause I was waiting for different Eyeshadow palettes. So, time for a new Eyeshadow Collection this year. I can tell you, that my collection changed a bit, and grew. Let's get through the brands I have.'

'I'm kicking off with my two biggest palettes. These two are look-a-likes of the Coastal Scents ones, but they don't are from Coastal Scents. I got them both from Hongkong.'

1. 28 Neutrals Palette

2. 88 Matte Pearlescent Palette

'One of my favorite eyeshadow brands is Sleek. I have a nice amount of palettes from them. They are highly pigmented, and very easy to blend. They also stay a nice amount of time on the lids.'

1. Sunset Palette

2. Bad Girl Palette

3. Monaco Palette

4. Au Naturel Palette

5. Bohemian Palette

'I'm also an MUA Eyeshadow lover. I have a few palettes, and loads of singles. Sometimes you need to dig in very good, but overall, I think these are very pretty. The single ones I use more as eyeliners.'

1. Glamour Days Palette

2. Starry Night Palette

3. Poptastic Palette

4. Row 1 Shade 1-2-3-4

5. Row 2 Shade 6-7-8-9

6. Row 3 Shade 12-11-16-13

7. Row 4 Shade 17-18- 19-20

'NYX is also one of my favorite Eyeshadow brands. The only thing is, it isn't sold so much here in Holland, so I always have to get it online.'

1. NYX Trio White/Grey/Black

2. NYX Trio Yellow Pearl/ Antique Gold/ Golden

3. NYX Trio Lake Moss

4. NYX Trio Frosted Flake/ Slate/ Iced Mocha

5. NYX Trio Nude/ Taupe/ Dark Brown

6. NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette Jazz Night

7. NYX Singles Chocolate, Eggplant, Platinum Silver and Rust

'A very reasonable discovered brand for me is Wynie. It's an brand from Spain I believe. I love the texture, and the color selection. I'm not done with collecting still a few single ones.'

1. Palette 01

2. Palette 02

3. From left to right Shade 45-59-70-72-73-75

'Then Catrice, a brand which I don't want to purchase anymore. There was a period that I was obsessed with these, and I actually don't know why. After a while they become very gritty and it seems the pigmentation is dying quikly. I'm slowly run out of this brand. As you can see, I'm not using these as much.'

1. Quatro

2. Duo's 

3. I have four single ES left by Catrices regular line

4. I have three single Limited Edition ES left

'Lastly a few random brands. I have palettes, trio's, singles and small palettes here. The Max Make Up 18 Color Eyeshadow Palette bought I not so long ago, that's why she isn't shot on the same pic beneath.'

1. Kiss Beauty 16 Color Shimmer Palette (review here)

2. W7 10 Out Of 10 Palette

3. Elf Single ES and 1 (raised it to 2) ES Palette

4. Max ES Trio's (reminds me of LA Colors)

5. Bonnebell ES palette

6. Egloo 5+2 Palette (Spanish Brand)

7. Single ES from Manhattan (discontinued, teenage memories)

Max 18 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Color Me Crazy

'That's it for my Eyeshadow Collection 2013.' 

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Purchases ~ Wynie ES Palette #02 and Wynie Blush #008 (with swatches)

'I am obsessed with Wynie Make Up lately. I had allready a crush on their single eyeshadows and nailpolishes, and my crush became more worse when I purchased the 16 Color Wynie Eyeshadow Pallette in #01, which I showed you <here>. I had to pick up the other palette at the 1001 Voordeelshop in my town, #02, and it was €5,99. I also got curious about the Wynie Blushes, so I decided to pick up a blush as well, which was €1,99.'

'First the swatches on my hand of the Wynie Palette. I think the colors are very pigmented and smooth... I fell in love again. There's just like the 16 Color Palette #01 from Wynie, 2 matte colors and 14 pearly- shimmer ones, along an matte white and black in this palette.'

Wynie 16 Color Palette #02

Wynie 16 Color Palette #01

'And here is the swatch of the Wynie Blush in #008. Also very pigmented and smooth as you can see. I'm not a big blush "eater", but this one really impress me.'

'Time for looking how the eyeshadows perform on my eyelids. The colors show up very well, I did use an eyeshadow base, but that's my standard routine.'

'And here's an impression about how the blush performed on my cheeks. As you maybe notice, a little goes a long way. The color blends out really nice and smooth, for an perfect flush of color.'

A little goes a long way... a shot where the blush isn't blended very well.

Wynie Blush #008 blended... it leaved a nice flush on the cheeks.

Full face pic, without lipstick or lipgloss.

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone so bare with me.' 

Wishlists ~ Christmas 2012 Wishlist

'Christmas is lurking around the corner, so it's time for an random Christmas Wishlist. Today it is the perfect day to make one, cause we had snow here in Holland. I'm not sure how happy I am with snow, cause off course, the snow was wet and one big sloppy mess on the streets. Typically Dutch weather. Anyway, let's get on to this wishlist.'

'I mentioned these two books earlier in my Book Wishlist. Wintertime is the perfect time to read a lot, so I had those two to include again. The first one is Preston&Child's Vengeance (in Dutch Koortsdroom) and the other one is Stephen King's Rage (In Dutch Razernij). Pockets retails here in Holland around €7,95 each.'

'Long on my wishlist and also perfect for Christmas is the newest album from Epica. It's called Requiem For The Indifferent, and, as an die hard Epica fan, it's a real shame that I didn't have this album all ready... Cd's retails in Holland around €20.'

'Recently discovered and also on my Wishlist for Christmas: Nicka K eyeshadow palettes. There are way more palettes and products I want from Nicka K, but seems Nicka K don't send it out to Holland yet. So I decided to include only one product picture this time. The Perfect Ten Colors Pallettes are only $3,50.'

Perfect Ten Colors Palette 2 in Boutique

'I had also to include a few Sleek I- Divine eyeshadow Palettes. These are way to gorgeous to keep them out of this wishlist. Sleek Palettes retails by Dutch webshop Alice&Jo for €9,99.'

Respect

Suspreme

Ultra Matte Darks

'Then I included a few lipsticks. The first one is by Rimmel, and it's the Kate Moss Lipstick in 04 Royal Purple. I asked Rimmel London Nederland's Facebookpage the actual name of the lipstick, and they told me that it's called Royal Purple. The other one is by L'Oreal. The Kate Moss one is €9,50, and the L'Oreal one is around €15.'

Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick in 04 Royal Purple

L'Oreal Caresse Lipstick in Rock 'n Mauve

'I'm in need for a new teapot, cause mine broke a while ago. For months now, I make my tea straight into the cup, which costs a lot of teabags. My teabags always dry up quikly, and leaves it without any more taste behind, if I want to use them more often. So time for a new teapot. I found one at my local Xenos, which is an home kind of store. They sell a lot domestic items. As you can tell from the pic, the teapot I want comes in a set with two cups and plates, and all together it's only €9,99.'

'I also spotted this chocolate fondue set at the Xenos. I always wanted an chocolate fondue set. I'm an die hard chocolate fan, so I defenately need this. This Chocolate Fondueset is €7,99, but Xenos sells their cheapest one for €5,99.'

Note:
'Pics are screenshotted and/ or taken from their owners, so thank you so much!'

Purchases ~ Wynie Eyeshadows at the 1001 Voordeelshop

'Offcourse I had to go back to the 1001 Voordeelshop to pick up their eyeshadows by Wynie Cosmetics. Wynie is a brand from Spain, and I tried their Nailpolishes earlier, click <here> for that post. It took me a little while to collect and try a few of these eyeshadows, so here it is.'

'The first two colors I picked are #45 and #59. These shadows don't have names, wich doesn't really bother me. The pigmentation makes it all good. The first one #45, is and purply- (in real life in the pan this color is more purple) most reddish color, while #59 is an pretty go-to-the-beach teal blue. Look at the pigment! You don't need to work that hard to get it nice and smooth on the lid. The consistency is so smooth and creamy, I can't believe it. Only be carefull with #45, when you blend a little too hard, you get red everywhere, wich you can see in the picture (inner teardot): I had to clean it up a little... just a little.' ^_^ 

Wynie Eyeshadow #45

Wynie Eyeshadow #59 (Very blended at the 2nd pic, I used to much shadow from my 28 Neutrals Palette. Figured that out while editing this pic. Didn't had a better one, sorry for that)

'The other two colors are #70, wich seems to be in the pan a peachy color, and #72 wich seems to be in the pan a periwinkle blue. These two surprised me the most, especially #70... when I stepped into the natural light, this peachy coral color turns into a gorgeous yellowish- gold... omfgh so stunning. You can see the colorchange back in the picture: under the eye it's yellow-gold while on my lid gloams a little of the peachyness... I love it! The other color, #72 is also surprising, in the pan lavenderish- periwinle, on my lid gloams a little pink, though. Again, with #72 you need to be carefull with the blending, but overall... beautiful!'

Wynie Eyeshadow #70 (the surprise color!!)

Wynie Eyeshadow #72

'I'm really surprised and pleasured by the quality of these eyeshadows. I think in Holland Wynie is an very under- appreciated brand. From my heart and honesty I can tell you girls: Go get you some! For the €1,99 you pay a piece at the 1001 Voordeelshop, it is defenately worth it. If you're not be able flying to Holland, or you live in another Dutch area, just keep your eyes open. Or Google where you can buy this brand in your country. I bet in Spain this brand should be sold at most places. Seriously, this brand is really worth it, trust me. Personally I'm going to pick up some more...' ^_^ 

Without eyeshadow base, and barely touching them... some swatches on my hand ^_^ 

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so Bare with me.'