Sparkles, glitters and gorgeous pigments! Who can say no, seriously?

Today I have a review of some goodies from The Saem! The Saem is a popular Korean brand but for some reason it's not as widely reviewed on international blogs as other similiarly famous Korean brands. So that's why I'm excited to share this review!

By the way, I got these shadows from Jolse.com. I'm one of their reviewers and could chose some products I wanted to review in their store. It's a store where I've bought tonnes of products for about 3 years so yes, they're reliable and you can shop safely with them.

I got 4 pigments from the Saem: The SAEM Eco Soul Pigment Shadows!

Hi everyone,

Here I am with nail polish swatches and it's all about summer and bright colors with the new neon collection of Essie called "Off the Wall"!

Hi everyone,

I've recently received a package from Jolse.com, my favorite store for Korean products, containing a cleansing balm from the brand Hope Girl.

Hope Girl is a new brand they carry. It seems to be quite a young brand as I haven't found many reviews on their products even on Korean blogs. The brand has mainly makeup products but also a few skincare products.

Hi everyone!

Today I have a very special blog post about the new Estée Lauder Pure Color Love lipsticks!

You know I'm a lipstick junkie and I love Estée Lauder lipsticks (see a breakdown of all EL Pure Color Envy lipsticks here) so you can imagine how excited I was when I received the complete collection of this new line! :D 

According to Estée Lauder, you can easily mix and match the different colors to create unique looks. 

Also according to my PR info, Naugthy-Nice, Strapless, Hi Voltage, Sky High, Sly Wink, Flash Chill, Rebel Glam, Moon Rock, Nova Noir, and Pocket Venus are limited edition, the other ones are permanent.

The Shimmer Peals are sheer/semi-sheer lipsticks with a high shine finish. Haute & Cold is more pigmented than the others. I wore 360 Flash Chill (it was the first one of the 30 lipsticks I wore to go to work) and 460 Ripped Raisin a couple of times and was rather impressed with their staying power. They lasted about 4-5 hours on my lips. They are super comfortable to wear  because they have a balm-like conistency. I think this finish is a perfect summer finish, it looks fresh and summery! 

I first thought that the ultra matte finish would be my favorite but I must say that I really really like these shimmery shades! 

The Edgy Creams are semi-opaque to opaque colors. You need 2 layers to get full coverage. They are creamy and therefore really comfortable. Again I was rather impressed with their staying power, 4-5 hours on me.

My favorites are 130 Strapless, 330 Wild Poppy, 340 Hot Rumor, and 450 Orchid Infinity. I've also enjoyed wearing 440 Hi-Voltage as gradient lips :D

The Ultra Mattes are seriously gorgeous. They have a velvety matte finish that looks super sophisticated. I just love them!

Among the nudes, my favorite is 110 Raw Sugar, it's the more brown of the 3 (110 Blasé Buff is more peach and 200 Proven Innocent is more pink). My other favorites are 320 Burning Love, 230 Juiced Up, 310 Bar Red (the most perfect matte red ever!), 120 Rose Excess, and 410 Love Object. 420 Up Beet (the darkest shade) looks a bit dry on me but it was the 16th lipstick I swatched so yes my lips were getting really dry. I've tried it in normal conditions and it looks fine.

Although they're matte, they are not drying. They are more creamy than Mac retro mattes for example. They last typically 6+hours on me, the nudes last less, something like 4-5h.

And finally the Cool Chromes are sheer colors packed with tiny glitters. The glitters are so small you can't feel them on the lips, they don't feel gritty at all and are therefore comfortable. 

370 Pocket Venus and 480 Nova Noir are wearable on their own. I particularly love Pocket Venus and it looks also awesome over a matte red (perfect xmas lips!) ;) I'm less convinced by 470 Moon Rock, I don't really like it on its own nor layered, but that's actually the only one on 30 lipsticks I wouldn't wear so not bad :D

So overall I really love these new Pure Color Love lipsticks. I think the 4 finishes are super comfortable and I love the range of colors available. There are many nudes in both the cream and matte formula. I also really like the shimmery shades, they're perfect for summer in my opinion. I'm also very happy with the darker shades in the matte finish!

The shape of the bullet is also very unique and I actually like it, it's easier to use than what I first thought! 

So I hope you enjoyed this post! Tell me if you have already bought some of them or which one is your favorite!

Estée Lauder products can be purchased from autorized retailers (Nordstrom, Selfridges, Marionnaud, Douglas, Manor, Globus). For Switzerland, you can now buy online at EstéeLauder.ch.   

*PR samples*

Hi there everyone,

I hope you all had a nice weekend! Mine was very busy but eventually I managed to find some time on Sunday to write this review :D Also I think I will have more time for the blog now so yay! Again, I'm sorry for the lack of posts in June, but I have lots of new things coming up very very soon so stay tuned!

Hi there everyone,

Sorry for my absence here on the blog, I'm having a lot things going on until the end of June, which means less time for blogging but I'll be back fully very soon!

Lush is having a great and important campaign in Switzerland at the moment: the Less Waste Campaign!

What does it consist in?

This concept comes from the conviction that it is possible to live on a daily basis producing less waste. The goal is not to renounce to anything, but rather to think twice about what we do and how we behave. For example, there are shops with packaging-free products in many cities. Pasta, flour, sugar or rice are sold in bulk, and it is possible to fill personal containers that you bring with you when you go shopping. This applies even to cleaning products.

Dior has just released a new "lipstick" formula and it's a lip tattoo: Dior Addict Lip Tattoo Long Wear Colored Tint!

A few months ago, I got A’pieu Macasessoside Fluid and quickly fell in love with it. I think in a routine, toners are what excite me the most and this fluid is such a great one (review coming soon) that I got interested in madecassoside and Centella Asiatica. Madecassoside is a molecule issued from Centella Asiatica and that’s why they are linked. In this “ingredient focus” article, I’ll try to explain the properties of Centella Asiatica and madecassoside in a first time, based on what can be found in the scientific literature, and then I’ll show a list of products that contains them. If you see a mistake, don’t hesitate to let me know, we can all do some mistakes :D