3/26/10

Inglot Haul

Lately there are a lot of talking going out about this relatively new Polish brand called Inglot. I have already tried some of their products like concealers, brow stuff, brush cleanser and I also have few their brushes, witch I like a lot. And after some thinking and researches I decided to check Inglot eye shadows and blushes too.

Inglot has an amazing freedom system. You can pick whatever shades you you like (from concealers, lipsticks, eye shadows, blushes, eyebrow waxes and powders and pressed face powders) and put it all in palettes. You can choose to get rounded or square eye shadows and the palettes sizes also vary.

I end up getting 10 eye shadow and 4 blushes palettes.

They both has plastic lids that slides off when you want to open it. There are built in magnets that holds top pretty securely and when you want to close it, the lid somehow always snaps into the right place. You can also put all palettes one on the other and the magnets holds them very well.
Sadly they do not name their products, so colors has just numbers and because palettes were put straight after colors were picked, I don;t know their numbers. Maybe it is possible to take pans of the palette, but magnets are so strong, that I'm too afraid to ruin my products.

Colors are pretty much true to the photos, it's just they look kind of washed out because of my crappy camera.


I got various eye shadows finishes, some are mattes, some has glitters and others pearly. The best pigmented ones are matte shadows, but others are very nice quality as well. They all do last a very long time on the lid (I'm always using primer although) and they blend quite well.


First one blush is shimmery and other three are matte. They are as soft and bendable as a dream and I love the colors. They shouldn't be used with heavy hand, because it's easy to put too much. One little downside is that both eyeshadow and blushers that are matte or glittery are just a bit dusty, but for me it is not a problem.

Overall I love the color selection, and would love to get some more :)

3/19/10

My first make up train case!

I got my early birthday present today!!! The make up train case was something I have wanted for a long time, so I'm super excited to get this from my parents :)


This nice guy has aluminum frame, so it's actually a little heavy, but that's why it is sturdy enough. I would say that the size is medium, and could be used professional, if needed (hope it will be someday!!!), but not too big for my current needs. It looks as sleek as a metal case can be and has a plastic black handle on top. The locks, based in the sides of handle, will increase my make up safety in the trip, cause it avoids risk of accidentally opening, and also as I have a little cute niece, who will be interested in make up pretty soon, so she might attempt to make a tornado in there :))

There is an option to use the train case with a strap, that attaches on the sides, or you can take them off if you don't like it. Maybe if I needed to carry it for a longer time with me, I would probably use the strap, and carry it on the shoulder.
Inside there are two rows of drawers, that slides on the both sides and is made from black sturdy plastic. The little pieces made to separate drawers are removable and adjustable the way you need to, so for example, you can leave a little bit longer space for eye pencils and shorter for loose eye shadows and vice versa. The bottom drawer has also variable stoppers, but the material is gray and a little bit softer than the black plastic. It will be ideal to put make up palettes there, so if it would be very shaky or something, the material would help product from crashing.


I still have to figure out the best way to put everything in it's place, to be the most comfortable for using, so I am going to play with it for a while :)

Review: Joico Moisture Recovery Shampoo & Conditioner


Usually I use simple shampoo and conditioner from any drugstore, and don't like to spend a lot for that kind of products. I mean, I'd better buy more expensive hair mask or serum, than a shampoo. Actually I haven't found any favorites yet, well maybe my Tresemme hair care worked the best for me so far.

So about two weeks ago, I was visiting annual exhibition of beauty products and services called "Cinderella" which took part in Vilnius city, Lithuania. There were a lot of make up products as well as hair stuff. And how can you not buy anything in that kind of exhibition, huh? I grabbed few make up products, but what mostly caught my eye was huge exhibition stand with lots of hair stuff like Tigi, Joico, Catwalk and others. I was almost decided to grab some shampoo from Tigi, when the sales lady introduced me with amazing deal- a set of Joico Moisture Recovery shampoo & conditioner with 50% off, and the set itself was like only one product worth price, so I couldn't resist :)

Note on the box says: the increasingly popular Moisture Recovery Conditioner from Joico was honored as winner in the Favorite Conditioner category. As part of the Moisture Recovery collection, this conditioning formula has emerged and come up as the favorite formula for dry hair. The technology advanced conditioner contains Hydramine Sea Complex, Quadramine Complex and jojoba oil to provide the ultimate in moisture replenishment. Dry standards are revitalized and restored to a beautifully hydrated, smooth and manageable state with increased elasticity. For some strange reason, there were nothing said about shampoo... Oh well, what can you do, right?

Shampoo ingredients: AQUA, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE, COCAMIDE MEA, CHLORELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED ALGIN, MARIS AQUA (HYDRAMINE SEA COMPLEX), SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, HYDROLYZED KERATIN (QUADRAMINE COMPLEX), COCODIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL HYDROLYZED KERATIN, SILICONE QUATERNIUM- 16, PEG-150, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTERATE, PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC GLYCERIDES, SODIUM COCOAMPHOACETATE, UNDECETH-11, BUTYLOCTANOL, UNDECETH-5, ARGININE, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CITRATE, SORBITOL, STEARYL DIHYDROXYPROPYLDIMONIUM OLIGOSACCHARIDES, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID, DMDM HYDRANTOIN, DISODIUM EDTA, ENZYL BENZOATE, LIMONENE, PARFUM, BLUE 1 (CL 42090), EXT. VIOLET 2 (CI 60730), YELLOW 5 (CI 19140).
Conditioner ingredients: AQUQ, ISOPENTYDIOL, SORBITOL, DIMETHICONE, STEARYL ALCHOHOL, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, SIMMONDSIA ALGIN, CHLORELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT, MARIS AQUA (HYDRAMINE SEA COMPLEX), HYDROLYZED KERATIN (QUADRAMINE COMPLEX), HYDROLYZED KERATIN (QUADRAMINE COMPLEX), COCODIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL HYDROLYZED KERATIN, AMINOPROPYL DIMETHICONE, CITRIC ACID, PEG-6 METHYL ETHER DIMETHICONE, PEG-90M, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM CITRATE, STEARTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, STEARYL DIHYDROXYPROPYLDIMONIUM OLIGOSACCHARIDES, ISOPROPYL ALCHOHOL, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE, DMDM HYDANTOIN, LIMONENE, BENZYL BENZOATE, PARFUM, BLUE 1 9CI 42090), EXT. VIOLET 2 (CI 60730), YELLOW 5 (CI 19140).


I have a long curly hair with very dry ends and my roots tend to get oily in two days, so I need a shampoo that would get rid of oiliness and a very good moisturizer.

Joico shampoo does not leather too much, but just enough to give a good cleanse. It seems that it doesn't dry out the hair, and supposedly it should moisturize. Although with conditioner I feel like I need lots of it, because it has a thin consistency and it does not make my hair as sleek as I want it to be. And I am sure that I will run out of conditioner while I'll still have lots of shampoo left. Furthermore I don't feel that my hair looks very healthy or shiny after they are dried. I like the smell of shampoo, but the conditioner is a little bit too sweet, but the smell goes away when you rinse it off. I find it a bit difficult to get some conditioner from the bottle when it is used some times and the bottle is not full. Overall, I will use it up, but never buy again.