The ULTIMATE Chai Sirup

My fiancé and I went to Julius Meinl at Graben a week ago, just to stroll around and look at all the cool things from other countries. A guy with a sample plate of chai teas stopped me and asked if I wanna try one. I love chai tea, so why not and I couldn't believe how amazing it tasted.

It was/is a sirup you put in your milk or water and it transforms it into the perfect chai tea. I've been trying to make my own (great tasting) chai tea at home for ages, but never got it right. With this, I just have to put a tablespoon in a glass of milk and voilà!

I was sure it would be from the United States, but guess what - the sirup is made in Vienna created by the company Bros! I wish that would have an impact on the prize.. I payed 13,99€ for this bottle at Meinl, the guy told me I'll get 6 litres out of it. I've seen you can get it at Bottelini for 9,99€.

For me, it was definitely worth it. I know the prize is steep, but when I go to a Starbucks I pay 4€ for one cup. I thought I share this with you, cause I'm sure there are many chai tea fans out there.

If you buy it, let me know what you think. I'm sure you'll love it. Gotta go make myself one now..

Love,
Guinevere

Review: Garnier Schöne Haut Oil

Shortly, after Garnier released my beloved Fructis Wunder hair oil, they released a body oil for extra-dry skin. It's a clear oil that smells really nice. Please don't ask me how exactly. *gg*

So what do I think?

I'm not completely happy with it. 

A big problem is the bottle top. I expected it to be like the hair oil - a pump thingy, but it's a spray which automatically reminds me of sun oil. After you use it, you naturally spread it all over your body, which makes your hand slippery and you can hardly push down that spray top again. 

The skin does absorb it quickly, but it's still an oil and that makes this bottle top quite impractical. I really think they should change it into a pump.

The performance itself is very good, but I wouldn't say it's better than my body butters. If the packaging wouldn't be flawed I would give it a full recommendation if you like body oils, but this spray top ruined it for me. 

Do you own it?

Love,

Guinevere

Review: Garnier Hautklar Fruit Energy Cleansig Mousse

I first saw the Fruit Energy series six months ago in Excalibur City at their DM. Now it founds its way to Austria as well. :-) 

I was quite excited about it, but my excitement came to a halt when I saw the target audience.. Oily skin. I have a lot, but luckily no oily skin. So, I was a bit hesitant when I got it. 

Nevertheless, I tried it and was surprised by its gentleness. I know I know - it's a mousse it must be gentle, but it still could dry out your skin. The Fruit Energy formula is soft. I used it several times and had no issues with dryness.

So, if you wanna try the series, but don't have oily skin, try the mousse. There is no danger in ruining anything. I use it every other night and love it.

Love,
Guinevere
PR-Sample

L'Or Sunset Make Up Look

As promised my L'Oréal Cannes look, done with the quad and the mascara which I talked about here.

If you read the other post, the glitter is a bit chunky so you have some fall out, but the extent is okay for me.

Do you like it?

All products performed very well. No creasing or imprints.

Love,
Guinevere

L'Oréal L'Or Sunset Cannes Collection

L'Oréal is once more the official Make Up Artist of the Cannes Film Festival. I wish I was on their crew, how cool would that be?! 

In celebration of this L'Oréal released two limited products playing with the golden, sparkling transition of night and day. A limited version of my beloved Volume Million mascara and an eyeshadow quad.

Let's take a look at those beauties:

The mascara - a black mixed with fine golden particles

..and the quad full of sparkling shades of the night.

Swatch Time!

I already used both in a look which I'll show you tomorrow, so I can say a few words about their performance.

I love the Volume Million Lashes mascara series and this one is just as awesome as the others. I reviewed it here *click* and here *click*. About this version: you can see the tiny golden particles on the mascara wand, but not on the lashes. At least not on mine.

The eyeshadows are a bit tricky. The golden glitter particles are a bit chunky which makes the shadows crumbly. I expected a lot of fall out (and you definitely need to tap of the excess product) but it was no problem at all. It worked great and the shadows have great pigmentation.

A great duo, so if you fell in love, they should be available in a couple of days, but be quick. They are limited edition.

Love,
Guinevere
PR-Sample

NOTD

Today I have the beautiful and famous "Raindrops" by Illamasqua for you.

It took three coats to get that opacity. I definitely love it. It really looks like a rainy day.

Do you own it?

Love,
Guinevere

Forever 21 Haul

I realized I have a distinct lack of heels in my wardrobe and thankfully Forever 21 has killer heels for small prices.

What do you think?? I looooove them. You can get them all online if you fell in love. :-)

Love,
Guinevere

Some Manhattan Lip Love

These have been lying around for ages, just waiting and I never found the time to try them. Then, my mum decided to steal them, so I grabbed them as fast as I could and swatched them before they were gone forever. *g*

So, here we go:

45F, 51G 46S, 52S, 35T:

45F:

This looks horribly unprecize, but this was the last lip product I swached and my lip area was already red, hence the look - like I never used lipstick before *g*.

51G:

46S:

52S:

35T:

All of them smelled lovely and the glosses were non-sticky. I wish the lipsticks would have been more opaque, but that is just the way I like lipsticks to be.

All of them are permanent. :-) My mum is absolutely in love with them. I really gotta hide my to-test items..

Love,
Guinevere
PR-Sample

Review: MAC Mineralize Moisture Foundation

There was some interest in how this foundation performs, so I went to the next MAC and got a big ass sample. *g* First thing - no NW15.. Just an NC15.

So I got an NC15.

A quick swatch.

As you can see, it doesn't really match. This right there knocks it out for me, but of course I reviewed it nonetheless. :-) Not everyone wears NW15.

Now, before I talk about it, two photos of me wearing it:

What MAC says:

An innovative, gorgeous new formula, full of extraordinary benefits. Its lightweight lush texture feeds skin instantly with mineral-rich nourishing hydration, all day long. The uniquely creamy fluid, ideal for dry skin, blends beautifully, providing light-to-medium buildable coverage. Features our 77-Mineral Complex including Shea Butter, emollients and conditioning extracts to keep the face soft and supple.

So what do I say??

I can agree with most of what they say. It is moisturizing and a little product goes a long way. I'd also agree that it has light-to-medium coverage. 

What I don't think it does, at least not to my satisfaction is blending into the skin. It kinda sat on my face and I felt the need to set it with powder. I never had the feeling it truly blended in. Something I hated.

Long story short. Nothing for me. Even if they would have my skintone, I wouldn't buy it. I need my foundation to "melt" into my skin, like the Bourjois one does. There are so many different foundations out there which do an amazing job, one can be picky. Definitely get a sample first, one always should when it comes to foundation.

Did you get it? Like it? I hope this was helpful!

Love,
Guinevere

L'Oréal Wild Ombrés Highlights

Hey lovelies,

Sorry for my silence, but I have a cold that really knocked me out the last couple of days and still does. I hate these temperatures.. It feels like we're a week away from christmas..

But let's change topic, I know I said I'm too chicken to try the Wild Ombré Highlights dye before my wedding, but I did it. You guys were so curious, so I just had to. *g* Here is the post where I showed you all the details. *click*

Let's give you a before and after and then I'll talk about the experience! *g*

Before:

and nooooww: after!

You can definitely see a difference! What do you think? 

I'm not so sure about it, but it's not bad. I sorta like it. *gg* The only thing is the not-so-perfect transition. It's too harsh, but it's difficult to get a real idea about how it will look afterwards while dyeing it.

You use it with a brush on your dry hair starting as far up as you want it to:

Pretty Guinevere.. What a horrible picture, but I wanted to show you how it looks..

I was a bit nervous, cause the instruction warns you more than once to be really careful with the dye.. I found that quite unsettling, also you have to be quick mixing the liquids together, cause once mixed it overflows if you don't open the bottle quickly enough. Truly weird. 

Luckily, I didn't have any problems with the product and even though the dye touched my skin, I had no troubles with that. 

All in all, I think this is a great dye if you wanna try the ombré look! So, what is your opinion on it?

Love,

Guinevere