January Beauty Favorites ~ 2018

Let's see if I can post favorites every month. I will try tho. 

So yes we are officially in February. I felt like January was dragging tho. So slow and so depressing. Definitely not my month. Got sick, got a tooth ache that lasted for over a week, got sick again. Ugh i could go on and on. 

But you guys are not here to read me complaining ( did that even made sense ) hahah~ 

Anyways here are few of my favorites 

Primers ~ two that I been using on and off. Smashbox Photo Finish Pore Minimizing and Pop Beauty Zero Shine primer.  Both are amazing. Both minimize pores and keep my face oil free and both nicely work with foundations. But to be honest I found myself using more POP Beauty one over the SmashBox. I feel like the Zero Shine hydrates my skin more and keeps it matte and oil free at the same time. I reviewed previously Smashbox here. 

Foundation ~ The new Healthy Foundation with SPF 20 by Physicians Formula. This is my new year discovery and guys I love this foundation. Works great with primes mentioned above. Leaves skin looking healthy and giving a beautiful coverage at the same time. Full review here. 

Concealer ~ No Filter Concealer by Colourpop. Such a beautiful concealer. Creamy, lightweight and blends well. There will be a separate note on it very soon. But if you didn't try, you have too! It retail at $6! So cheap and so good!

Setting Powder ~ Wet N Wild Photofocus Pressed Powder, yes I do adore this one. I bought it back in the summer but I haven't start using it until recently. Again super affordable! I am on the fence with the foundation but the powder is the bomb! It gives me a satin finish and it is really lightweight.

Bronzer ~ for a while now I been using Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer :) Smells like summer on tropical island and gives a beautiful warmth with out being to dark or to light. Just Perfect..

Highlighter ~ here I have two and I been using Sephora one almost every day! And the funny thing is, it is an eye shadow! Yes I been suing Satin Corest by Sephora as a highlighter and it is freaking stunning ! It gives gorgeous glow! I swear I can't put it down.

The second that comes close is the Wet N Wild Mega Glow Highlighting Powder in Precious Petals. That is the only one I have sadly. I saw that Walgreen's around my work pulled out new WNW products, so I will be getting them soon :) But yeah another affordable and amazing highlight. I use with a wet brush for blinding effect :) 

The last two are Maybelline Total Temptation Mascara and Sacha Fix It Spray.  That Maybelline mascara is the only product I like from Total Temptation line. The packaging is so freaking adorable! Over all I love Maybelline mascaras. This one gives beautiful volume to my lashes. I am preparing note on what I bought form the Temptation collection, I am just not sure when will it be up.  The fixing spray by Sacha Cosmetics, oh boy! this baby holds my makeup like no other! I really really really like it! It gives a nice even mist. It is also great to spray though out the day as well, just like a refreshing mist. 

What did you like in January? 

Great Holiday Sets for under $40! ~ Smashbox Drawn In. Decked Out. 2017

I been recently on a hunt for good Holiday sets. And while browsing isles in Sephora I stumbled on Smashbox sets. And OMG I think they are amazing!

I picked up two sets the travel primer set and eye shadow palette set.

 Guys I can't believe no one is talking about them! All I hear is Kat Von D , Too Faced, Tarte etc. No one mentioned these sets before. I haven't even see much of it on IG either. 

So here I am gonna show you and tell you why you need both sets :)

Lets start with Draw In. Decked Out. Primer travel set ~ not only it is priced so cheap but it contains bestsellers by Smashbox.

For $22 you get three mini products:

* Photo Finish Foundation Primer (travel size)

* Photo Finish Pore minimizing Foundation Primer (travel size)

* Photo Finish Primer Water (travel size)

so there you go. I personally didn't try any Smashbox primers before ( I know, shame on me) but with this set I can try not only one but three! and all in price of $22. Just so you know the 1 travel size primer cost $16 at the Sephora. Tell me that is not a good deal. I really been wanting to try the blurring primer and primer water for the longest time. I am thinking of grabbing another one. You too! get it while you can !

Second set I grabbed is Draw In. Decked Out. Eye Shadow + Highlighting Palette Set.  Another steal! I don't even know where to start! It contain:

* Spotlight Palette in Pearl (travel Size)

* Cover Shot Eye Shadow Palette in Ablaze (full size)

* Cover Shot Eye Shadow Palette LE in Sultry (full size)

Now I been dying I said dying to get the cover shot palettes ever since they came out. But I can't bring myself to spend $29 on each. So when I saw this set I screamed! I did and I got weird looks at Sephora hahah! Like I couldn't believe there were two full size palettes in this set! Like what!?! Come to Mama! Especially the Ablaze palette is gorgeous! this set is priced at $39 and I think it is a really good deal! I can't wait to play with all the goodies!

The packing on these is also really fun! Smashbox collaborated with Brazilian illustrator Ana Strumpf to create one of  a kind collection. Each set also contained stickers but well my daughter grabbed them :) She does love stickers LOL who doesn't !

Which set caught your eye? Which one would you pick? Primers, Palettes, both?

Hugs, Monica 

May Favorites 2015 / Ulubiency Maja 2015

 

HI Loves,

Today I want to show you some of my favorites form the past month.

I think this is my second or third post. Due to my busy schedule and only one computer I get really delay. I take pictures but by the time I start to write it’s the middle of the month already. Lately I
pre-write post so I can post it during the week. Right now I have 3 that need to be published. But let’s do the FAVORITES first.

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Nie pisalam o ulubiencach bardzo dawno. Moze sie kiedys pojawil jeden czy nawet dwa posty.
W domu mamy jeden komputer i zawsze corka w gry gra albo fimy oglada wiec nie zawsze jest czas zeby cos napiac. Dlatego ostanio pisze posty na zapas.
zapraszam teraz na moich ulubiencow.

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Too Faced Rock n Roll palette ~  My new favorite baby. Some of you might know I am a big Too Faced fan and even bigger Rock Music fan J I remember wanting this palette when it first came out. Anyways I got recently form my friend Hannah. I did use it quite a lot . The shades are perfect for nice smoky eye look, plus they are shimmery. I prefer shimmery shades more then matte shades. Plus the packaging is stinking cute. There will be a separate post about this palette with swatches.

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Nowa paletka ktora dolaczyla do mojej kolekcji z Too Faced. Ogolnie kocham to firme, jedna z lepszych na rynku. Paletka Rock n Roll jak sama nazwa mowi jest rockowa hahah :) W sume dlatego ja chcialam na pierwszym miejscu. Opakowanie suer i cienie :) i ogolnie pigmentacja jest fantastyczna.

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MUA Starry night palette ~ I have it for a while but I didn’t open until recently. I got it form UK friend, we did a swap a while back. First off I was not particular happy about the colors. They were to dark for my liking and I was afraid I screw up my makeup. But one day I decided to open and omg Love it! It creates the most perfect purple/pink smoky eye look. I like it even better then the famous MUA Undress me too palette.

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Przyznam sie ze zapomnialam ze mam ta paltke w sowich zbiorach. Dostalam od kolezanki z Angli, kiedy sie wymienialysmy kosmetykami. Ubostwiam ta paletke :) wspanilae kolory i super pigmentacja :) bardzo fajny i szybki makijaz mozna nia wykonac 

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Wet n Wild Max Volume Plus Mascara ~ love this mascara. Here is a review.

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Mascrara jest naprawde super. Napisalam mala recenzje po angielsku ... sorki moze jak znajde czas to sie uda po polsku tez :) 

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Pixi Beauty Endless Silky Eye Pencil ~ perfect for my upper water line. Waterproof , this is a big plus. I don’t transfer to my water lines.

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Wygralam ta kredke w konkursie u PIXI. Jest bardzo fajna, miekka i nakladam ja w gorna linie wodna :) 

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Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream ~ love my bb creams, especially summer time when the weather gets warmer. Its lightweight and it have a SPF.

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Latem uwielbiam Kremy BB. Ostation ten stal sie szybkim ulubiencem 

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Jordana Cosmetics Modern Matte Lipstick (Tease) ~  beautiful rosy pink lipstick. I heard bad and good about the Jordana lipsticks. I don't know I do like my. Its creamy and opaque and last at least 5-6h without reapplying.

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Jedna z moich ukochanych pomadek. Piekny kolor is dlugo sie utrzymuje na ustach. ma wykonczenie matte ale nie wysusza ust jak inne matowe pomadki.

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Milani Comsetics Nail Polish (Periwinkle) ~ my birthday gift form my lovely Ashley. Gosh I love this nail polish. It screams SUMMER! The color is beautiful and I wear it all the time. It last long on the nails. Plus it is a great DUPE for one of ESSIE color.

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Moj ukochany lakier. Ma przecudny kolor. Dostalam go od mojej koezanki Ashley. Idealny na lato.. W dodatku bardzo bliski kolorem do Essie Bikini So Teeny. Robilam swatche na instagramie. Napewno pojawi sie notka na blogu nie dluggo )

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These are my May Favorites. What are yours? Leave a link to your post in comments down below so I can go and read it

Hugs ~ Monica