Asian Make-up Giveaway

Aki is giving away some make-up goods from such brands as Anna Sui and Ayamo x Rock.

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Kiko Luscious Cream Lipstick #500

I had been looking for a nude lipstick for some time when a few days ago I found this nice Kiko lipstick. Let's have a look at it!





Before / After

What I love about this product:

First of all, I love the shade. You can't really see it in the photo, but it's way fairer than my lips and I love that. The light tone is perfect when you want to focus on the eyes and not on the lips. 

Another thing I loved about this product is the texture: it's very creamy, so it's easy to apply this lipstick. Actually, it's so creamy that I have to blot  it on a tissue a bit to make the colour look more natural. 

What I don't like about this product:

It doesn't stay really much on your lips - about an hour or two, so it needs frequent reapplication. Also, I don't find the packaging very handy, as you have to push down the upper part and pull a bit until the stick comes down.

I would definitely buy this product again. It's a nice little lipstick and it's quite cheap as it costs only about €7. 

A bad nail polish experience

A few days ago I was wandering in a little beauty shop in my town when I saw a golden sparkling nail polish. Since lately I've been developing a thing for all things golden and it was quite cheap, I decided to buy it. 

When I got home I opened it, and it had the worst smell ever - not the typical nail polish smell. I started to apply it, but one coat didn't cover completely my nails as I wanted it to, so I applied more (about three coats). I didn't like the final result at all; my nail was still showing, but I decided to keep it anyway and let it "ruin" so I could remove it more easily, as all the cheap nail polishes usually get damaged in a few days. 

But this one didn't! This one didn't even get chipped after one week, so yesterday I decided to finally remove it. It was AWFUL. It just didn't want to go away. I kept on rubbing and rubbing until some thin layers of nail started to fall off.. it didn't hurt, it was just painful to see my nails so damaged. Thank god I had a good nail hardener handy. So what I learned from this experience is: never, ever buy cheap nail polishes, even if they look nice, even if you have no money.

(by the way, the nail polish I'm talking about is by Donnapiù (unknown brand) and it doesn't even have a name or code. What the hell did I have in mind when I bought it?

ps: 100 followers giveaway coming very soon, I just need a few more items ;)

BH Cosmetics 88 Color Tropical Palette Giveaway

A Day To Forget is giving away this uge palette by BH Cosmetics!

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New Sigma products being released

As a proud Sigma Beauty affiliate, I think it's my duty to inform you about all the new products being launched! Let's have a look!

The Cities Collection is being launched on November 21, 2011.

"The kits feature seven travel-sized brushes from our best selling Essential and Premium Kits (E05 Eyeliner, E35 Tapered Blending, E45 Small Tapered Blending, E60 Large Shader, F05 Small Contour, F15 Duo Fibre, and F30 Large Powder). The brushes are held in a travel-size container that turns into two brush holders to keep your brushes organized, even on the go. Each kit was designed to represent the beauty and excitement of the city it is named after."
There are four kits in this collection: London, Tokyo, Paris and New York, in four different colours.


The Make Me Up Collection – Travel Edition is being launched on November 28, 2011.

You can get these practical travel sized kits in Black, Aqua, Coral and Purple, and they will contain "seven colorful brushes held in a functional and stylish container (E30 Pencil, E40 Tapered Blending, E55 Eye Shading, E65 Small Angle, F30 Large Powder, F40 Large angled Contour, and F60 Foundation)."


The Bunny Collection will be released on December 5, 2011.

This collection is part of a vegan friendly line and will contain a full-size and a travel-size set. The first one will contain 12 brushes "all made with the Sigmax HD fibers", while the second one will have "seven best selling brushes from the Essential kit."


The Extravaganza Face Kit will be released on December 12, 2011.

The brushes in this collection are "hand-crafted with 18 karat gold-plated ferrules". Your make-up has never been so luxurious before!

I'm particularly excited about the Extravaganza Face Kit! What about you?