s-he Summer Collection

A few weeks ago s-he sent me some items of their summer collection: Neon polishes and glitter flake top coats!!! 

I was so excited. Who doesn't love these top coats! They released 4 neon polishes and 4 top coats. Let's take a look at the ones I got.

How beautiful!

It was so promising and while the quality of the neon polishes is okay, not special or great, okay (these are three coats):

The quality of the glitter flakes was more than disappointing.. Gosh, they are bad.. To get this many flakes on my nails I had to do !10! coats and even with a top coat it was one uneven mess..

I know applying flake coats can be difficult at times, but this was the worst quality of top coats I've ever come across. 

It's particularly sad, because I was so excited and in the bottle they do look more than promising. In addition, the flakes are kinda junky and just don't look pretty.

Other bloggers had the same issues with them, so it's definitely not just me.. I hope s-he can do better next time or just skip those top coats in the future..

Love,
Guinevere
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Teacher?

I wanted to share something. Some of you might know that I study English and German to be a teacher one day.

A little while ago I decided that it might be best to do something else after finishing my studies. I'm just not sure about whether or not I really wanna be a teacher, but a couple of weeks ago each student had to teach a short session in my Language Teaching 1 course and we all had to fill out feedback sheets and I got great feedback and after ten minutes a fellow student gave me this:

I can't say how incredible it was to get this. If it wouldn't have been so hot, I would have hugged her. I just had to share this. :-) 

Maybe I would be a good teacher. Who knows, but this was a great pick-me-up.

Love,
Guinevere

Matrix Colour Insider

Hey guys,

Today, I'm gonna talk about the Matrix part of the PR event at the 25 hrs hotel, I already posted about the event here.

Matrix released a new product - the Colour Insider ODS²-System. It's a new hair dye without ammoniac and therefore without that horrible, harsh smell. The Oil Delivery System transports the colour with the power of oils and is very gentle to your hair.

Some impressions:

They showed us how it works, the oils protect your hair and only the colour comes through:

The dye is available at Matrix hair salons. :-)

Love,
Guinevere

Purple Color Shock Look

Here is the look with the purple colours of the new Maybelline Color Shock products.

Close-ups:

I can't remember that I've ever owned a coloured mascara that was visible on dark lashes. How awesome are these?

After nine hours:

Not bad, right? :-)

What do you think?

Love,
Guinevere

A gorgeous Maybelline Event and the (way too late) Review

Hey girls,

This comes way too late, but before I just didn't have the time to do it. A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to attend a Maybelline and Matrix event in the beautiful 25 hrs hotel.

Today, I'll talk about the Maybelline part. It was all about the new Maybelline Color Show Neon polishes, a lovely version of their Volum’Express Colossal Color Shock Mascaras and the Master Drama Chromatics Eyeliners.

Some impressions:

The products:

Some quick swatches of the liners and mascaras:

Better swatches at sunlight:

The products are already available in stores. The polishes, mascaras and the golden eyeliner are limited edition. So better be quick. The quality is gorgeous. Maybelline continues to surprise me with the quality of their latest products.

Surprisingly, I saw at a Müller another neon polish I hadn't seen at the PR event or at other drugstores, of course I had to buy it *gg*:

I'll show you a look with the purple mascara and liner in my next post.

Love,
Guinevere
Some products were given for review

Wedding Update!

My wedding day is just 17 days away.. It's crazy how fast time flies by.. It's so scary.

I just finished Thomas Sünders "Wer Ja sagt, darf auch Tante Inge ausladen" The only book that I found useful in terms of wedding preparations.

It's from his perspective and describes what he watched go wrong and how to avoid it and god there's so much that can go wrong... Even though he's "just" a DJ, he has useful tips for every part of the wedding. For everyone who gets married - this is a must red!! 

Planningwise, I'm almost done. The only thing that still needs to be arranged is the flower decoration. I'm not good with plants or flowers, for some reason they always die. I'm gonna choose the flowers I think look pretty and will let my mum do the rest. *g*

For the rest, I can't complain enough about the high prices.. Everything is so expensive. I had a lovely photographer, but we recently and surprisingly moved and with all the renovations we had to do, she got too expensive for us... Yay..

I heard the sentence "I hope this is over soon" more than once from my fiancé and this really makes me sad. I just hope it will be a nice day, but I'm gonna be honest. I'm happy when it's over as well. Not the getting-married part, of course not, I'll try to breathe those moments in and keep them locked in my mind forever, but all the guests and organisation.. I've had enough of that already...

Love,

Guinevere

Subcutane Ageless Hydro Lipid Emulsion Review and Ilvy

Hello lovelies,

You would think once Uni is over, I would have time to blog, but so far it was more stressful than anything else. Right now and until Wednesday we're babysitting my parents dog, Ilvy:

As innocent as she looks, she's a little devil.. She keeps me busy all day and apparently thinks she's a cat..

But NOW let's get to the beauty part of the post. A couple of weeks ago this bottle surprised me in the mail:

Subcutane is a certified natural cosmetics brand, I must admit I've never heard of, but as soon as I used it we became close friends. It's a skin care range full of rich vegetable oils, natural moisturizes and concentrated herbal ingredients.

The Hydro Lipid Emulsion I got is designed to really moisturize your skin and prevent any dryness. It's packed with white tea, jojoba oils, apricot seeds, pineapple extracts, shea butter and more. That's what Subcutane says:

"Subcutante Hydro Lipid Emulsion supports the natural barrier function of your skin against loss of moisture and gives it renewed elasticity.  The exceptional 2-phase texture from high quality plant oils and moisturisers balances your hydro lipid film.  Your skin is soothed and due to its light colouration it gives your complexion an instant refreshing effect."

So what do I think?

I love it. I was quite wary at first though. Oil often means greasiness and especially during summer this is something I really don't need. But no. It absorbs quickly, smells pleasent - like apricots and pineapples - and truly moisturizes my face. 

You shake it to mix the ingredients and then spray it into your hands and apply it. Here is my only point of critism. I wish it would have a pump instead of a spray bottle top, because you lose product this way. It get's between your fingers and some of it gets lost.

Other than that I think this is a great product. It does a lovely job and is all natural, what do you want more. Sadly, that mix isn't the most affordable one. The emulsion costs 32€, but if you compare it to other brands it's more than okay.

The series which contains five products (Deep Cleansing Foam, Eye Balsam, Hydro Lipid Emulsion, Tautening Serum, Moisture Balance) is now available at DM's and online.

Love,

Guinevere

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Braindead @ University

My brain is toast, it feels like I can't form one coherent thought anymore. Today, I've been working on my Language Teaching portfolio all day, literally. And the worst part - I'm still not done.

Three more tasks to write, I just wanted to say Hi! and promise you I'll be back tomorrow with a bunch of new posts when this semester is finally over...

Love,
Guinevere

Pandawears Box

Hey guys,

This is really cool! We all know the various monthly boxes like the Glossybox for example. In the United States, they even have monthly Boxes for your pet.

Two weeks ago I heard about the Pandawears Box. A gift box for yourself, but instead of beauty items, you get a gorgeous pair of sunglasses each month for 9,99€ including shipping (for Austria).

I was looking for some awesome glasses for weeks and never found a pair that looked cool and didn't cost a fortune, so this was just the perfect timing, I couldn't wait and was so excited when I got my pandas:

They were so nice and sent me two pairs, two goodies and stickers.

I LOVE THEM

Here we go:

My absolute favorite:

I've been wearing the pink ones every day and got tons of compliments so far. :-)

You can choose between 3, 6 and 12 months subscriptions. They keep track of the sunglasses you already have so you never get the same one by mistake and to define what you can expect you can choose between these:

Sadly, you can only choose one of the four. I wish you could tick more, I would love to have Girl and Freaky.

I think the idea is awesome, especially after weeks of looking for cool sunglasses and never finding a pair. Especially for that prize. So, I got myself a three months subscription. :-) Just the right amount of time to cover summer.

If you wanna check them out, just click: here

What do you think about the box? Like it?

Love,
Guinevere
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L'Oréal Paris LA Manicue by Color Riche

L'Oréal released a new series of nail care polishes. Seven products to cater to your every need. I love nail care stuff.

L'Oréal sent me the Miracle Repair 7 serum which promises healthier nails in just seven days. :) "Unfortunately" I have gel nails and therefore can't test it, but I still wanted to show it to you.

Sadly, the only things I could have used, a cuticle oil or cuticle removing gel, is missing in their collection. Poor Guinevere. ;-)

Pricewise, the collection is between 7,95€ and 9,99€. Not a bargain, but if it helps I think it's worth it. Have you tried it??

To make this interesting for you - you can win this repair serum above. There'll be a big giveaway pretty soon and this thingy will be part of it, so stay tuned.

Love,
Guinevere
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