February Haul

Hello lovelies ;)

In the month of february I tried to stay away from drugstores and avoid spending too much on makeup and I have to say that I am very proud of myself, because I did not get too many stuff this month. And also everything that I got fits in amazingly with my makeup collection.

1. The first thing I got was the Eco tools buffing brush. I have been on the hunt for a flat top brush for quite some time now and I was over the top excited when I saw this brush at the Tuš drugstore.

Eco Tools are in general my favorite brushes and not just because they are eco-friendly, but also because they are a great quality for an affordable price.

My first impressions of this brush: 

When I opened it I was surprised that it was dense. I did not expect that but I was very happy about it, since I did buy it mostly to apply foundation with it. I also loved the softness of the hairs, but that was very much already known to me.

Quick Review:

I have had quite some time now to try this brush and I love it for liquid foundation.

The way I use it is that I first stipple the foundation all over my face, and than start to buff it in and I can do that all with this brush. It gives me a nice finish and it doesn't soak in too much of the product, as some of my foundation brushes do.

If you are on the hunt for great brushes to add to your collection and if you want a nice and affordable foundation brush, I would recommend you to make this purchase.

2. On a trip to Muller I got this Catrice Lip and Cheek Colour cream blush. It is from the LE collection-Neo Geisha and it is in the color CO2 - Picked Cherry Blossoms.

I have fallen in love with cream blushes after using the cream blush from a past LE collection called Rebels. I included it in a post early on when I started blogging and if you click on on the name you can go and read the blog post if you wish.

My first impressions of this product:

OMG it's so pink i love it !

But on a serious note, it is a very pigmented pink and a little goes a long way with it, especially on the cheeks.

I haven't been using as much of this product yet because I consider it more of a spring/summer color, which means I will be able to tell you more about it in the future.

3. Catrice Prime and Fine Smoothing Refiner had me the day I swatched it on my hand in the drugstore. I have never bought a primer for my face before and I decided to give this one a go.

My first impressions of this product + Review:

I love the packaging. It's plastic and it's a jar so I will be able to use the jar even after I use up the product(always a plus for me).

It feels very smooth on your skin the moment you first put it.

I have combination skin and it does work well for me. It does fill in my pores  which I love, although I do not like to use it if I happen to have some dry patches(I love winter, but it dries out my skin).

I will do a more detailed review when I feel I have been using it enough to have an honest opinion about it, but so far I am very impressed with it.

4. Dita von Teese Golden Vintage Lipstick for Artdeco

I saw this product on Lollistick's blog (click on the name to check her out) and just fell in love with it.

Of course the next day I went down to Muller and they had only two lipstick left in two different colors.

As you might know(or not) I am obsessed with any red colored lipstick and it only made sense to get the red one.

I got very lucky here because it was a -50% sale on this collection and I was very very excited!

I am actually so fascinated with this lipstick's packaging that I haven't even used it yet(not even a swatch). It's just to pretty and glamorous, as you can see in the pictures. That is why I am sparing it for a special occasion. 

When I start to use it I will keep you updated of how I like the quality of it. After all this is my first lipstick from Artdeco. 

PS: I had to edit the pictures with a vintage overlay, because this lipstick is just so darn cute ;)

That is all for today's post. I hope you enjoyed reading it. If you have any feedback or anything that you want to add please leave me a comment, tweet me or email me(amongbeautydrawers@gmail.com). I will be glad to reply.
Thank you for visiting my blog and have a nice day,
xoxo Dee.

TOP 15 summer nail polishes

This week it's been sunny outside and I can now say that officially summer has begun. 

I'm so excited because I love summer, but as much as I love it I'm even more excited about the bright colored nail polishes that I can use. 

So for today's post I decided to do my TOP 15 nailpolish picks for this summer.

1. Essence (The Twilight Saga Eclipse collection) - 05 Ready to be Bitten 

2. Bourjois 1 seconde - 02 Rose delicat 

3. Zoya - MIA (ZP244)

4. Essence Show Your Feet - 15 Flamingo Rose

5. Essence (Blossoms etc... collection) - 04 Bloom-A-Loom

6. Flormar Super NEON colors - N008

7. Bourjois 1 seconde - 07 Fuchsia bucolique

8. Essence (50's Girls Reloaded collection) - 02 Back to the 50's

9. Bourjois 10 days - 16

10. Essence (Snow White collection) - 03 Doc

11. Essence Multi Dimension - 70 Makes me Weak

12. Essence (Blossoms etc... collection) - 03 My Yellow Fellow 

13.  Essence (Snow White collection) - 06 Sleepy

14. Essence Show Your Feet - 01 Caribbean Sea

15. Essence (Snow White collection) - 02 Grumpy

Purple Gradient Nail Tutorial

Yesterday I finally had some free time to get my nails done and I was in a mood for a gradient look. 

What you need to achieve this nails are a range of nail polishes that go from a lighter to a darker color and a sponge. It is really easy it just takes a lot of patience but I swear it is worth it. 

STEP 1 : 
Apply a base color to your nails (1 coat). 

STEP 2 : 

Take the next color that you have selected, in my case a darker blue purple and start applying it with your sponge. to get a nice color effect on your nail.

STEP 3: 

Take the darkest color that you have chosen and apply it onto the sponge. Now for the first application I recommend you to first do a few press downs to a paper just to get the excess nail polish of  the sponge.

Start pressing the sponge at the top of the nail and work your way down. The nail polish will start to fade away as you get closer to the bottom of your nail.

Repeat that step until you are happy with the intensity of your nail polish, but remember always to start at the top because the edge of your nail should be the darkest. 

When you are done building up the color let it dry and finish of your look with a glossy top coat.

PRODUCTS I USED : 

1. Bourjois 1 second nail polish - 02 Rose delicat

2. Essence nail polish - Snow White collection - 08 Dopey

3. Konad nail polish (I don't know the color name or  number)

Alternative : 

If you don't like the darkest color to be glittery you can use OPI's Linkin park after dark.

Lipstick Obsession: Lipstick of the Week

Revlon is one of my favorite brands for matte lipsticks. I'm in love with matte lipsticks because they stay on for so long. This past week I've been using the shade 004 Pink about it. 

I've been using it on its own or with a glossy lip balm underneath. You can use it either way. It's looks amazing and stays long no matter how you use it. I recommend you to try these lipsticks because they are affordable and they work amazing. 

NOTW + Review

A while ago I purchased a new nailpolish. 

It is the Bourjois 1 seconde GEL nail polish.

As soon as I saw it, I fell in love with it.
It's already May and this is such a great spring and summery color. 

I've been wearing it  for a week now and I love it.

It is the shade No.7 - fuchsia bucolique

This is only one coat of the nail polish. 

What I like about it is the texture of the polish. 
It is thick and opaque. 

It stays pretty long and nice on your nail, but if you don't want it to chip in a day or two, I recommend you to apply one more coat so it stays on longer with no chips.