Saturday 9 June 2012

State Side Swap - part 2

... Part 1 here ...

EOS Lip Balm Sphere in Honeysuckle Honeydew
I rank this the second most exciting product of the swap. Again, I read plenty about this lip balm on the web... surely also because of the spheric container. Apart from that, they are 100% natural and 95% organic... and considering the cool packaging and quality ingredients you get, they are actually cheap!
I got to admit that I love to twist the wee ball of product on my lips - you can do both upper and lower lip in one go! ;)
I picked this flavour as it sounds the most interesting - it smells like melon to me :S - still pleasant... and needless to say I WANT THEM ALL!!!



NYX Cream Blush in Glow
From NYX, I decide to try this blush as everybody is saying it's a dupe for Mac Posey (which was on my wish list). I like it very much - it's a cooler toned pink than I, usually, wear but I found it suits my skintone, too.
When I opened it, I thought it looked very similar to Mac Something Special but as you can see - in the picture - Something Special is definitely more coral.
For the product itself, NYX is sticker and gives a more dewy finish, whilst Mac dries matte on the skin.
I like both results, personally!




l: Something special - r: Glow
NYC Ultra Moist Lip Wear in 316 Blossom
 Very bright in the tube but it, actually, mutes down on the lips; very moisturising and comfortable to wear... I can never get tired of rocking fuchsia lips! ;P



Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr in 30 Pomegranate Punk
I, finally, got my Pomegranate Punk! I complained before how this colour wasn't released in Uk.
You all must have tried the colour tattoo already, so product-wise is like the one you find in Uk; packaging-wise is completely different and they could be easily two different products. Personally, I prefer the British pot.
This eyeshadow reminds me of Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in Ebloui but the Chanel is more of a rusty colour, while the Maybelline more purple/plum.



Betzy sent me these extra perfumes to try, too.
L'Etrog by Arquiste, especially, is very me! :)


I had never thought about swapping with somebody overseas before because I was worried about custom, but everything went smoothly; it was fast too and we got each other parcels in about a week.

Here is the link to Betzy's Blog again... so you can check out what I sent her!
... I can, definitely, see another swap on the horizon... ;)

27 comments:

  1. I am glad you liked it! I had always been scared to do it, but i was like why not?

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    1. Iknow, it's just a question of finding the Perfect person to swap with, right?! ;)

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  2. I want that lip balm sooo much!!

    http://helloterrilowe.blogspot.co.uk/

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  3. The cream blush looks amazing!

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    1. It's very good quality and feels great on the skin, too. :)

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    1. I'm so glad I got it. It's very flattering on the cheeks and long lasting. :)

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  5. WOW you two did and an awesome swap great products i wanted the maybelline colour tattoo in pomegranate punk but it didnt debut over here :(
    http://starvogue84.blogspot.com

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    1. What a shame :( I had to get it overseas too. X

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  6. Such a great swap! Amazing products. x

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  7. Great review ! :) thank youforcomment!

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    1. Thanks for visiting. Glad you like my review. :)

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  8. i want to try that eos lip balm..

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  9. I'm really pleased. They're good quality and natural - very important!! :)

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  10. Wow fab swap! I keep meaning to pick up a new EOS lip balm, really want the summer fruit one :) x

    http://wewereraisedbywolves.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. I Love it - I want them all!!! :) xx

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  11. Super lovely blog!


    xoxo,

    colormenana.blogspot.com

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  12. It is first time when I see a swap on a blog and not Youtube :D

    Nice swap and you have a very nice blog :)

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    1. Hehe - thanks, sweetie. I'm addicted to swapping. ;)

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  13. Such lovely products! Lots of beauty blogging favs in there :) I'm still waiting for the Maybelline cream eyeshadows to come to our shores, I'm eyeing the bronze one but Pomegranate Punk looks really pretty and more unique. I love the NYX cream blush, it's such a gorgeous colour. I have one in Natural which I've been loving lately. Really impressed with the pigmentation, texture and quality.

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    1. I know, we had to wait fr Maybelline for a while too... I need to check out Natural blush then. I'm loving glow ATM. :)

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