Review: Clarins Gentle Exfoliator Brightening Toner

Clarins' famed Gentle Exfoliator Brightening Toner, or "Bright Plus HP Gentle Renewing Brightening Peel" if your in the US, has received quite the hype this past year. I bought my first bottle in the spring and *spoiler alert* - just re-purchased and so I thought now would be the perfect time to share my thoughts.

NOTD: Nails Inc Baker Street

After much back and forth I did end up ordering the Nails Inc mini nail polish set from Feelunique last december. It came with 15 mini polishes in all different colours, finishes plus some glitters! Here I am reviewing Baker Street - their famous bright blue!

Review: Armani Lasting Silk UV Foundation

I've always heard people go on and on about how amazing the Armani foundations are. Therefore I always wanted to give them a try, but never got around to it. I have no idea why. After a bit of an unfortunate face mask try in New York (GlamGlow - do be warned!) I really needed a foundation for at least a few days instead of just the Nars Tinted Moisturiser that I had brought, and figured it was finally time to try an Armani foundation.

Empties: August 2013

I always think that next month I'm not going to have that many empties, but somehow these posts keep being surprisingly long and full of products. I'm not using as many samples as before so it has shrunk a little, but still. Unfortunately - and somewhat eye opening - finished makeup products rarely, if ever, make an appearance in these posts. And that's even with me trying my hardest for the last 6 months to finish up a few products! But I digress - here are the products I did finish this month!

Favourites: August 2013


Finally we're heading into fall - my favourite time of year! The weather has still been all about summer here in Norway, but I've been slowly transitioning my clothes, nail polish and makeup into more fall appropriate colours and formulas. Still no dark lipstick and cozy sweaters but hopefully soon! I can't wait for it to get a bit colder so I can wear layers and cute fall jackets. I'm also looking forward to cloudy crisp fall days so that I can properly concentrate on studying for uni - am I the only one finding it hard to focus with the sun beaming in through the windows?

NOTD: Chanel 595 Rouge Moiré

Like I've said in the past; who am I to resist a Chanel red?! It almost can't be done, especially when limited edition. It took me about one second from seeing Rouge Moire for the first time until I grabbed one and headed for the cashier.

Review: Chanel Ombre Essentielle 99 Hasard

Following my recent review of Gri-Gri, this time it's all about Hasard. Hasard is the other eyeshadow single released as part of Chanel's Superstition Collection for Fall 2013. It's a beautiful matte lavender shade that I knew I had to have the second I read the press release. I have been looking for a matte colour like this for ages!

NOTD: Chanel 593 Rose Moiré

Rose Moiré is one of two polishes from Chanel's Moiré Le Rouge collection that were released recently as part of their Fall lineup for 2013.

Review: Chanel Ombre Essentielle 101 Gri-Gri

Gri-Gri has somewhat unexpectedly ended up being the star item of Chanel's Fall lineup. I say unexpectedly because Chanel's eyeshadow offerings aren't usually their most popular items. The things we usually remember from Chanel collections are nail polishes, lip products and beautiful limited edition highlighters. But this time, it looks like it's going to be Gri-Gri.

Haul: My picks from the Chanel Fall Collections; Superstition and Moiré Le Rouge

I originally thought I was just going to get Hasard from the Chanel fall collections, and all the fall collections across the brands actually, but as I should have learned by now; I ended up buying a few other things as well. There's just something about Chanel I find impossible to resist...