Haul from Berlin (part 8) - Dior

We have come to the last part of my haul from Berlin, and yes, it is Dior. Of course :) As you will see, I didn't really go overboard with Dior this time, and decided that I rather wanted to spend money on, well, I guess you can call those "special edition" products. That is, those are (apart from the lipstick) products which I can't really get here in Iceland. So enjoy this final part of the haul!



L-R:

• Rouge Dior Lipstick in Mazette (028) - This is a gorgeous bright coral - perfect for spring and summer. Love, love, love it! And it's so fun to know, that each of the 32 Rouge Dior shades are inspired by Dior Haute Couture gowns - what a brilliant idea, a lipstick shade for each dress!
• Cannage Couture Collection Brush Set (Collection Voyage) - In English, this is a travel brush kit. How ingenious, a travel brush kit with brushes from Dior! I've always wanted to try their brushes, and I had heard that their blush brush was amazing, so I of course had to take this little one home. The kit comes with 4 brushes - a classic foundation brush, a blush brush, an eyeshadow brush and a lip brush. The brushes are all mini sized, and come in a "wallet" with the classic Dior quilt print. Very elegant and pretty!
• The Scents of Miss Dior Chérie - As I've told you before, my favourite perfume is Dior's Miss Dior Chérie printemps...so basically, my heart did a little flip-flop when I saw this absolutely beautiful set of 4 mini-perfumes from the "Miss Dior Chérie" range - you have Miss Dior Chérie L'eau, Miss Dior Chérie Eau De Toilette, Miss Dior Chérie Blooming Bouquet and Miss Dior Chérie Eau De Parfum. How adorable!

This completes my haul from Berlin. I really hope that you enjoyed these posts, and yes, you can be expecting many of the hauled items to be reviewed during the next few weeks :)

Love,

Miss Diorista

The moment we shared might only have lasted a few seconds, but the memory will never fade. - Anonymous.

Haul from Berlin (part 7) - Tom Ford, Chanel, Guerlain

 As you can probably tell, we are now up to part 7 in this haul, and there are eight parts total... so yup, the next one is Dior :)



L-R:

• Chanel Nail Colour in Particuliére (505) - There has been so much hype about this polish, and after seeing it on my aunt's nails, I had to try it... the colour is hard to describe, but it's a taupe-ish brown cream.
• Chanel Nail Colour in Black Pearl (513) - Talking about hype! There are no better words to describe this little beauty than simply "black pearl"... blue-ish, grey-ish, stone-y colour with blue and green shimmer... a complex colour!
• Guerlain Météorites Compact in Teint Rosé (01) - I actually talked about this in my March Favourites, so you already know that I love this setting powder, which mattifyes while still giving some "life" to the appearance of your skin.
• Tom Ford Private Blend Lip Color in Pink Dusk - Oh my... my, my. Do I love this little one. I love everything about it, from the packaging to the sweet, elegant scent... and don't even get me started on the gorgeous nude-ish (haha, everything is -ish something today!) pink colour!

A closer (and blurrier... sorry about that :) look of the two Chanel polishes - Particuliére to the left, Black Pearl to the right.

Love,

Miss Diorista



The words of "I love you" never come out wrong. The only wrong way to say it, is when you're not saying it at all. - Anonymous

Haul from Berlin (part 6) - Benefit

We're getting to the fun part of this haul - and I have so many fun posts coming up the next few days (or weeks!). I can hardly wait :) 

L-R:

• Hello Flawless in "Gee, I'm swell, Shell". This is my second one, I've already gone through a whole pan of this - read my review here!
• Finding Mr. Bright - I love this kit, it's so cute! It includes 4 miniature items - Girl meets pearl (a golden-pink face primer), Posietint (pink-tinted lip and cheek stain), High Beam (a liquid highlighter) and Erase Paste in 02, which is actually too dark for me... but the other products seem nice... and I love the fun packaging! Also, this is a really nice option if you want to try those products but don't want to buy the full-sized ones.
• The POREfessional - I've been really liking this primer lately, it minimizes your pores and makes your makeup stay on longer.
• Benetint Lip Balm - This is basically a tinted lipbalm with SPF 15. Looks nice so far :)
• Powderflage - This is marketed as a powder concealer... now I'm not so sure about that, but it's basically a light pink shimmery powder to set your under eye concealer with... I'm such a sucker for products which sound different, like "powder concealer", so of course I had to buy this. We'll see if I like it or not.
• Bella Bamba - Since I've used and loved some of Benefit's boxed powders for some time, I decided to give this pretty pink blush (which is their latest boxed powder) a try. It's so beautiful!
• Finally, we have Big Beautiful Eyes, which is such a pretty palette with three eyeshadows for a neutral look, Boi-ing concealer in 02 (again, too dark for me) and a double-ended brush for e/s and concealer.

We now have only two parts left of the haul, one of which is Dior, so I'm very excited about that one. Also, we have loads of reviews coming up, so stay tuned!

Yours,

Miss Diorista

Haul from Berlin (part 5) - Victoria's Secret

Until recently, there was no Victoria's Secret in Iceland. Now, however, we can buy cosmetics (that is, makeup, body sprays, lotions, etc.) in the duty-free! I'm so thrilled... yet another excuse for travelling (as if we need excuses to travel, duh!). 

• Beauty Rush Luminous Shadow in Gold School (left, a true gold) and Too Too Pink (right, a light, beige pink with peachy undertones). Those are loose eyeshadows, which "stick" to the applicator by help of magnetic powers, I believe. They are very pretty and I think they'll be nice to have when I'm in a "beauty rush" (aka, every morning!). However, I'm sceptical about their staying power... I'll update once I've tried them out! But I do love the names of those, Gold School is like old school, and Too Too sounds like "tutu", and tutu skirts are usually the exact light pink colour that this shade is! Genius!
• Ooh la la - perfume. I love this perfume. It is sweet without being too sweet... and I love the old-fashioned bottle! I'll post a proper review soon! Actually, you are seeing a whole reveiw-galore ahead of you, girlies ;)

Stay tuned for part 6, which will be Benefit! Can't wait to share it :D

Love, Miss Diorista

A strong girl is someone who can cry herself to sleep at night and wake up with a smile on her face. - Anonymous

Haul from Berlin (part 4) - OPI

I was going to wait with this post until tomorrow, but I am so excited about getting this haul out (and finally having time to blog) that I just had to write it now. Besides, those polishes are so pretty that the joy has to be shared! 

L-R:

• OPI Katy Perry Mini Nail Lacquers - I love minis, and I really wanted to try the Katy Perry collection, so those cuties just screamed at me from the shelf! Unfortunately, it doesn't include Black Shatter, but I actually just found it in the store today, so there's no harm done :)
• OPI Green-wich Village. I love this colour! It's the perfect green, not too bright, yet not dull at all, and I don't think I could ever get bored with it! It's kind of like grass... the formula is a cream.
• OPI Who The Shrek Are You? I always wanted this polish but couldn't find it until now! It is a cream formula, and literally, it is Shrek's exact colour! So fun!

Reviews for all of those are coming up, but if there are any that you would like to see sooner than others, let me know! Also, stay tuned for the next part of this haul, which will be a few goodies from Victoria's Secret (cosmetics of course :)

Love,

Miss Diorista

Haul from Berlin (part 3) - Artdeco, Manhattan, Maybelline

The third part, finally! I've been meaning to get this post up for you for days! Thanks to today being Friday, I can finally write this, so enjoy! This part is about Artdeco, Manhattan and Maybelline.

Manhattan (top row)

• The two single e/s are Multi Effect Eyeshadow in Metal Green (left) and Earth (right). I especially love the green one!
• The palette is Perfect Eyes Eyeshadow in Safari Effects. I haven't tried it yet, but form swatches I've done, it isn't too pigmented... sad, because the colours look so pretty.

Artdeco

• The mascara in the silver and black tube is All in One Mascara, in Olive. It's a dark forest green colour with golden shimmer.
• Just like last time I was in Germany, I built myself an Artdeco palette. Except this time, knowing how lovely those shadows are, I deicded to go for five shadows instead of just three :) (You can see my old palette here, as well as read about Artdeco's palette system) The shadows I got are, from top to bottom: 29, 22, 55, 49, 40. (My fave is nr. 40, it's an irresisteble forest green with golden shimmer! Yes, I was having a "green" craving when I bought those, obviously :) The blush is a lovely, shimmery strawberry colour (a lot brighter than it looks in the picture). It's nr. 30.

Maybelline

• Finally, just one item left, and it is the Maybelline Volum' Express One by One Mascara. Mine is in Glam Black. I now have all three mascaras from the Volum' Express collection, so I'll hopefully post a comparison soon!

Whew, that's it! If you would like to see reviews, please let me know! And part 4 is coming soon, where I will be featuring OPI.

Love,

Miss Diorista

Everyone can make you smile.. but it takes that one special person to make you happy. - Anonymous

Haul from Berlin (part 2) - Revlon, The Body Shop

It's time for part 2 of this haul of mine from Berlin... and I think I'll try to post another one this evening. I really need to get this haul out of the way, so that I can start reviewing the products for you!

This part of the haul features products by Revlon and The Body Shop. I was especially excited about Revlon, since we don't have it here in Iceland! 

As usual, L-R, and we will begin with Revlon.

• The lipgloss is Revlon's Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Coral Reef, which is a beautiful coral colour. Very bright.
• The lipstick is Revlon's ColorBurst Lipstick in Crimson. Again, Crimson seems to be an exceptionally pretty shade. I usually don't go this dark with my lips, so I can't wait to try this deep, rusty red colour.
• Finally is Revlon's Grow Luscious Mascara in Blackened Brown. This mascara is supposed to make your lashes stronger while you wear it. I don't know about that (haven't used it long enough to tell), but I can tell you that I love it, and I also love the colour. I usually go for the blackest black I can find and I haven't found brown mascaras very flattering on me in the past. However, this colour almost looks black - yet it isn't. So it gives you a softer, more natural look, but still I go "wow" every time I use it... ok, I'll stop rambling about it! Review coming up, obviously!

Now on to products by The Body Shop!

• The squeezy tube thingy there (I love to hate and hate to love the word "thingy"... but I do love it...) is from The Body Shop's Spring Collection, and it is the Tailored Cheek Tint in Hot Pink. This is a gel blush which comes out clear, but turns a beautiful pink once you apply it to your skin. Review coming up, I love this!
• The Body Shop's Hemp Hand Protector is a staple for me (as you can read in my Winter Skincare post... though I use it all year round). I had run out of this and I can't tell you how happy my hands were to see their best friend again :)
• The last item is The Body Shop's Tea Tree Blotting Tissues. Those are blotting sheets with tea tree oil in them, so they're supposed to help with acne/blemishes. I have become addicted to blotting sheets, so I really look forward to giving those a try.

That's it for this part, stay tuned for part 3, which will include Manhattan, Artdeco and Maybelline ;)

Love,

Miss Diorista

P.S. As always, if you would like to see reviews on any of those, please let me know.

Haul from Berlin (part 1) - Garnier, Douglas, Essence

Just like last summer, I am going to divide this rather large haul into 7 or 8 parts... in fact, the MAC - Wonder Woman haul was the first post in this series, but we'll still call this post "part 1" :)

L-R:

• First up are two lipglosses by Douglas, and they were given to me as a gift with my purchase. They don't have specific shade names (at least none that I can find), but one is clear with white and multi-colour glitter, the other one is slightly pink (but almost clear) with red and multi-coloured glitter. They feel kind of gritty on my lips...
• I was so glad when I found the Garnier Caffeine Anti-Dark Circles 2-in-1 Roll-on, since I don't think we have Garnier here in Iceland (except for hair products). This is basically a concealer and an eyecream in one product, with some added caffeine to it, as well as some lemon essence. Mine is in "fair to medium".
• The mascara is All Eyes On Me in Forest Green (shade 04). This is basically supposed to be a green mascara, but from what I've seen (I have yet to try it), it is more shimmery greyish-green with some blue, than a true forest green... I'm not sure that this is a great mascara, but it will be fun to try out.
• The last item is also by Essence, and it is a small packet of French Manicure Tip Guides. I actually rarely crave a French mani, but I thought that if I ever will, this could come in handy :)

That's it for this first part. I'm beginning with drugstore items, and gradually we will be moving over to high-end products as the haul goes on :)

Love,

Miss Diorista

P.S. If you would like to see reviews on those products, then please let me know!

MAC - Wonder Woman

*fainting* :)

I haven't been this excited about a MAC collection for a long time, let me tell you that! First of all, unlike so many, I absolutely love the packaging - both of the products themselves and the cardboard (shown above). Second, the products seemed pretty and they had some daring colours, and last but not least... I completely fell in love with a few of the product names! Haha, MAC knows how best to draw me in :)

Isn't this just so pretty? Love the stars on the inside!



Here are the products I got, L-R: Lipglass in Athena's Kiss, lipstick in Marquise'd and a blush... I'll tell you the name later, just you wait! ;) *shuddering with excitement*

 Just wanted to show you how completely oversized the lipglass is - the lipstick is regular size, and looks so small next to the gloss!

Marquise'd lipstick. It´s a lustre finish, a nice nude-pink shade with shimmer. Nudes usually wash me out, and this one barely hangs in there, I have to use a pink gloss with it to make it work... or maybe I just have to get used to it a bit, this is as nude as I go! Love the star on the tube!

Athena's Kiss lipglass. Oh my, I confess that I only bought it because of the name! However, I don't regret buying it, since the gloss is a really pretty pink or almost lilac colour, with shimmer. Actually goes great with Marquise'd. And that wand is way oversized!

And now for the biggie... I don't know what the saleslady thought of me when I read the name of this one, shrieked with happiness and instantly bought it, without even taking a further look at the product :) Yes, I again only bought this because of the name: Amazon Princess!

In case you haven't heard of the Amazons before, they are (or were) a legendary tribe of women who were warriors. I completely fell in love with this Greek myth, and especially that of the Amazon Penthesilea, who in fact was an Amazon Princess. So quite understandably, I had to have this blush in my collection :)

The blush is oversized like the lipglass, and it holds two colours; a bright pink (satin), and the prettiest plummy colour I've ever seen (slightly more shimmery). Will be wearing those a lot!

See, Amazon Princess :)

And finally some swatches. L-R: Athena's Kiss, Marquise'd, Amazon Princess (bright pink, then plummy).

So what did you think of this collection? Many thought the packaging looked cheap, I on the other hand loved it. I mean, we´re talking Wonder Woman here, not Yves Saint Laurent! It's supposed to look a bit childish and cheap, in a fun way, and I think MAC did a great job with this collection.

Did you get anything from it?

xox,

Miss Diorista

P.S. I bought those items in Berlin, so they're kind of the first part of my haul from Berlin. However, I didn't mark the post as such... just so that it would be in sync with all my other MAC posts :)

The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller