01/02/2012

January '12 favourites.


Could I ever start this post with the common "once again, this past month flew by so quickly" without repeating myself?
Probably not, but it's true!

Nevertheless, I'm not really complaining: the weather got so chilly and wintery, which meant I was finally able to wear a bright red lip without feeling out-of-place ;)


During January, I got reunited with one of my favourite blushes ever-
the Body Shop's lip&cheek stain! This is a repurchase, so that goes to show you how much I love it... It's my #1 choice for that "no makeup" makeup, looks so great on Mediterranean/olive skin, gahhh I could rave about this beauty non-stop! I also made good use of Russian Red by Mac, which I wore as a stain both on lips and cheeks.


As I've grown tired of wearing the usual suspects on my eyes -black pencil, black liquid liner-, it was about time I switched it up a bit with these 2 brown liners from the Body Shop. The Liquid Eyeliner, I love- it swatches as dark as I want it and goes on matte. The Carbon Eye Definer, I'm not so crazy about- there's something about its formula that just doesn't cut it for me, though I can't define it yet :/

   Swatches, with sunlight

   With flash


Aaand let us not forget these cute H&M nail polishes! I wore both two colours in alternation, with Rust being my absolute favourite. Now I must confess, I never expected to admit it as I'm not that drawn to nail polish in general but, damn: 7 ml is too little for a colour you simply adore...

So, that's it for me!
What have you been loving during January?

Evi   xx

33 comments:

  1. Yay for Russian Red- also the brown eyeliner looks lovely. I aaalways stick with black..
    I've been obsessed with blushers this month, loving NARS Taos, Illamasqua Thrust and Benefit Hervana!! XxX

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    1. Just googled the blushes you mentioned- wow... Thrust by Illamasqua looks amazing! I've got Hervana on my wishlist, hehe ;)

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    1. Looove Russian Red! Every girl should own it! xx

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  3. ayto to russian red....akoma mou diafeygei alla 8a to tsimphsw syntoma....!!
    polu omorfa ola!!!

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    1. Το Russian Red φαίνεται πολύ πιο όμορφο στην πραγματικότητα σε σύγκριση με τις παραπάνω φωτό, promise! Είμαι σίγουρη ότι θα σου αρέσει xx

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  4. lovely picks hun!!! TBS lip&cheek stain looks beautiful i may try it out. i have no words for russian red as it's truly a beautiful colour and I'm sure it suits you WONDERFULLY, FOTD maybe?

    and, i couldn't not say this...that damn HnM nail polish in Rust? looks sooo pretty! gutted i can't find it anywhere!! :) xx

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    1. Oh you should def have a look at the Body Shop cheek stain, it's like a better version of Benetint with a lower pricetag! I still can't pull off FOTDs, my freakin' camera distorts the propotions and makes me look like an alien :( Or so I hope, lol
      xx

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  5. πως δουλευεις το λιπ σταιν για να φαινεται φυσικο, βαζεις πουδρα κτλ? εχω ενα απο τα μπενεφιτ αλλα με φοβιζει καπως η ιδεα...

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    1. Κοίτα, αν το μπουκαλάκι με το stain είναι καινούριο, όταν το απλώσεις το αποτέλεσμα θα βγει φυσικό. Θυμάμαι ότι το παλιότερο stain που το είχα 2-3 χρόνια είχε συμπυκνωθεί τόσο πολύ που ήταν δύσκολο να το κάνω να φαίνεται νορμάλ όπως όταν ήταν καινούριο. Επίσης, πρέπει να το κλείνεις/βιδώνεις ερμητικά γιατί είναι πάρα πολύ εύκολο να εξατμιστούν! Και καλύτερα να το αποθηκεύεις ανάποδα, για να μη μπαίνει αέρας. Hope it helped! xx

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  6. I totally have my eye on Russian Red... next back 2 MAC I'll get that for sure! Great faves babe. xo

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    1. Oh I'm sure Russian Red would look amazing on you, hun! xx

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  7. Kαλα το Russian Red το υπεραγαπω κ το φοραω κ εγω για πρωι σαν stain αλλα κ σαν ρουζακι απαλα. Το κραγιον αυτο σου δινει πραγματικα το 100%
    Το Body Shop's lip&cheek stain θελω να το δοκιμασω καποια στιγμη..
    Αχ για τα μανουδακια δεν τα ξαναλεω..ζηλεια!!!:-Ρ

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    1. Ακριβώς, είναι τρομερή "επένδυση" το Russian Red! Δε νομίζω ότι μπορείς να βρεις φθηνότερο κόκκινο κραγιόν με την ίδια υφή ή χρώμα. Το cheek stain αξίζει πραγματικά ;) xx

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  8. To eyeliner και το lip gloss μου αρεσαν!
    Καλο μηνα να εχεις!
    xxx
    Miss Starshiny

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    1. Καλό μήνα γλυκιά μου!!! xx

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  10. Τbs stain ε; Μου βάζεις ιδέες! =)
    Όλα δείχνουν πολύ όμορφα!
    xx

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    1. Αχ είναι πανέμορφο αυτό το stain, δοκίμασέ το αν περάσεις καμιά φορά από Body Shop! xx

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  11. classic favourites! :) not a fan of stains, but i'll think about 'another' red lipstick...

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    1. Ha! I don't want to tempt you though, now that you're on a project to finish up some lip products! Hehe xx

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    2. yes yes... not gonna buy that... yet... (I got 3 revlon colorburst lip butters in Jan, very naughty!)
      and I'm not even swatching my 20 lip products in P20L yet!
      www.beautysketchbyjacq.com

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  12. korres lip butter stick in rose. it's the first -safe step in trying to wear bright lipsticks. and i think i'm getting used to the idea.

    essie nail polish in luxedo. loved it, loved it! i think my love for essie nail polishes is back again!

    garnier bbcream. hmm i don't know. one day i love it, the next i hate it.

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    1. Oh I know, that Korres lip butter has such an amazing colour! Last week I repurchased the purple stick though, as it gives a more natural berry shade on the lips ;)
      I haven't tried anything from Essie yet. Can't be bothered with ebay at the moment! About the Garnier BB cream, so true... It's not that "dependable" as a makeup product, so to speak. It's ok I guess, pretty wearable stuff but not sth to rely on! xx

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  13. Russian is a terrific shade of red i love on everyone i have seen wearing , but unfortunately its the worst combo for my skin tone, Have a Fabulous February dear!
    xxxx

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    1. Oh I'm sure you can find your match at Mac! I hear Ruby Woo looks stunning on most skintones ;) xx

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  14. Russian Red einai ena apo ta pio gnwsta kokkina kragion pagkosmiws! episis m arese t gloss apo t body shop! ;)

    xoxo
    fashionsugarbubbles.blogspot.com

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    1. Ω ναι, ελπίζω να μην καταργήσουν ποτέ το Russian Red! Θα διαπράξουν ιεροσυλία! χεχε

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  15. beautiful make-up!!amazing blog!!!i'm following you!!!

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    1. Than you girl, glad you enjoyed it!

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  16. Agapi to lip gloss einai teleio!Genikotera ta proionta tou Boudy Shop exoun teleia efarmogi!:D
    Exw kanei ena giveaway!an theleis tsekare to sto blog mou!
    xoxo
    …All in Style…!

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    1. Δεν είναι ακριβώς lipgloss, το χρησιμοποιώ μόνο στα μάγουλα γιατί ξηραίνει τα χείλη ;)
      xx xx

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