// Review: Urban Decay Naked Smoky

Hey ho Internet,

it's me again.

And I finally found enough time for testing my new baby and telling you about my first impression.

I've been curious about the new Naked palette by Urban Decay, I loved my Naked 3 because it's so rosey and pretty but I've been looking for something darker for a long, long time.

So when I heard about UD releasing a new palette, I was super excited and I just had to buy it.

The Urban Decay Naked Smoky is per-fect!

 The shades are awesome and they're high pigmented, but I'd always recommend an eyeshadow base just for making the shades pop out more and to prevent crumbling.

The first look I created with this is a simple, not-too-dark smokey eyes makeup which you'll find at the end of this post :)

Talking about the packaging I have to admit that this has to be my fave.

I mean, look at it. the smoke in the background... 

Also, the brush that comes with this palette is better than the one you get along with Naked 3.

The shades are called:

High-Dirtysweet-Radar-Armor-Slanted-Dagger-Black Market-Smolder-Password-Whiskey-Combust-Thirteen

Password, Whiskey, Combust and Thirteen are mattes and Black Market is such a pretty, satin-finish black and so far, they're my favourites.

Okay so for the first look I created, I used:

-Combust

-Whiskey

-Thirteen

-Black Market

First, I put some of Combust on the crease, followed by Whiskey, which i also used for creating a wing. Then I blended both of them as good as possible and continued with dabbing Thirteen on the lid, except on the outer corner.

For the outer corner and the lash lines, I used Black Market.

And it's all about blending haha

This is like the first time that I ever created a smokey eye that didn't look like pure shit haha

And excuse the bad quality..

It's just, I sit in front of my window when I'm taking photos for my blog and as it's autumn, it's just dark and grey all the time...

But I'll maybe get a ring light very soon so yeah...

Have a fab day

x

// Short shopping trip with dad

Hello Internet!

I'm so sorry for not posting for...well, it felt like I haven't posted in ages!

But a lot of (v v v awesome) things happened during the past weeks but I'll post about those things in the near future, so you better stay tuned ;)

Anyway, I went on a shopping trip with my dad and ended up buying some beauty products.

Just like always haha

 Unfortunately, I can't remember the exact prices but I'll tell you what I think how much these products were :'D

Batiste Dry Shampoo ~ 4€

I love Batiste so much, those dry shampoos are the best I ever had and they actually really work for about one day.

Sagrotan profresh shower gel ~ 2€

I heard a lot of positive things about this one so I decided to try it.

It smells like peaches and raspberries but I wouldn't say that the "I just took a shower" feeling lasts longer (which is what the ad actually promised)

Maybelline dream Wonder Nude ~ 10€

I was super curious about this fluid makeup.

My skin is really bad and during summer I don't feel like putting a lot of makeup on my face, as my skin gets worse and worse each time but on the other hand, I'd never go out without makeup.

This product claims to be lightweight (which it absolutely is) and  it has a satin finish.

Surprisingly, it really covers spots eventhough the texture is almost like water.

It feels, like you're not wearing makeup and I love it so much.

Deffo going to buy this again!

Maybelline Fit me! powder in 120 ~6€

I thought I should try Fit me! products again because I used to like them.

But this power isn't as good as I thought it was.

I need a powder with at least medium coverage and this one doesn't cover spots at all.

Going to use it until it's empty anyway :)

Maybelline Lash sensational ~ 10€

MY NEW MASCARA LOVE!

I didn't think that this mascara would be worth the hype.

But it SO is!

It really separates your lashes and they're just so beautiful in the end.

I LOVE IT!

Catrice eyebrow stylist ~ 2,50€

 I was tired of using eyebrow powder.

So now I'm using eyebrow powder AND an eyebrow pencil haha

Catrice eyebrow products are awesome, and I'd deffo recommend this one :)

DKNY delicious delights ~ 40€

Heaven in a bottle, guys!

This perfume smells like peaches (I love it so much omg) and it's so refreshing, you need to get yourself at least ONE of these.

The only thing that's a bit sad about this is the following:

It's an EDT.

Which means you won't be able to smell it as long as and EDP :(

We're done, guys!

I've been nominated for the "Liebster" Award so that's going to be my next post.

After that, there'll be a post about my 5SOS concert and some product reviews.

If you want a review one one or more products you've just seen: feel free to tell me :)

x

// Mini drugstore haul + mini review

Hey Internet,

it's May. Finally. 'Finally' as in "it's finally time for spending some money at the drugstore again".

It's just some kind of a habit that I have.
I just always head to the drugstore during the first three days of a new month haha

I'm a huge superdrug addict but we don't have any stores here in Germany, which is kinda sad.
Like, i love superdrug (and boots) so much because of all the makeup stuff they sell there which I'm only able to buy by ordering it online and I'm not a fan of ordering beauty stuff online as I want my makeup asap!!!
So that's why I always end up strolling through DM which is kind of the German equivalent of superdrug. Just not as cool.

Anyway, I'm going to show you what I bought and I even kept the receipt so I'll even let you know how much I paid for these things.

As you can see, it's the obvious makeup/ hair care stuff haha

I know I said it in other posts but I feel like I have to say it again:
I love face masks.
From left to right:
pore cleansing facial mask - 0,45€
peel off mask - 0,45€ (just tried one, not sure if it was helpful, tho)
dead sea mask - 0,45€

Garnier Nutrisse Creme 101 pearl blonde - 2,95€

Yeah, my purple hair is slowly fading. But I loved it. Bringing it back very very very very ... soon :)

Garnier Fructis Oil Repair - 5,95€

A lot of people recommended this one to me, so I though I should give it a try.

Dove go fresh - 1,65€

Balea bodyspray Golden Shine - 2,45€

The bodyspray just smells heavenly! And it literally covers you in gold haha

Balea Blemish Balm BB Creme - 2,95€
Catrice All Matt plus makeup in 010 light beige - 6,45€ (my fave drugstore makeup!)
Catrice Allround Concealer - 3,45€
Catrice All Matt plus powder in 010 - 3,45€

Catrice Glamour Doll mascara - 3,95€
Actually, I thought this mascara would be great as a lot of people told me positive things about it so I decided to try this. Will this one be my new favourite mascara?
Keep scrolling to find out ;)

Catrice Eyeliner Pen - 2,95€

Maybelline Brow Satin Duo in med. brown - 7,85€
The pug... I paid 7,85€ for this?
Hahaha I just couldn't figure out the price at the store and thought it won't be that expensive.
Wow. I'm kind of surprised right now.

Anyway, I heard a lot of good things about the mascara, the brow duo and the eyeliner so I had to try them as soon as I came home:

First of all:
After trying these products, all I can say is that they're worth the money.
Glamour Doll mascara: It's an "okay" mascara. I love how your lashes are deeeeeep deeeeep black after using it but they're not that volumized.
I'm usually using Lash Princess by essence and it's still my favourite mascara. It makes your lashes longer and seperates them better than Glamour Doll does and I think they both have the same price.
Catrice Eyeliner Pen: It's just that kind of eyeliner pen I wanted. But it isn't waterproof. Found that out while I was chopping onions ;)
Maybelline Brow Satin Duo: MY NEW LOVE! I love it! I love how it has an eyebrow pen and and eyebrow powder and it's perfect for creating that faded look.

What are your favourite drugstore brands?
Mine are simple, Catrice and Maybelline haha :)

// (Easter) Shopping Haul

Hey Internet,

I've got to be honest: I wanted to post this blogpost somewhen last week but as school started again, I barely had time to do anything beside homework and I woke up really early today (at 6am. What the pug is wrong with me ew) and did my homework for the next week and now I'm a free elf.

And I finally have enough time for blogging again. YAS!

As the title says, this will be a haul about some things I bought during the Easter holidays and before you guys start forejudging me: I saved money for this occasion and the Easter bunny was very generous this year :)

So, during the holidays, Anika and I went to Berlin as we wanted to get some clothes for our 5SOS concert in 27 days.

Let me just say one thing: I ended up buying a lot of things, just not for the concert. Ugh.

Anyway, I should start now haha

And the first thing I'm going to show you is a product that has been on my wishlist for such a long time but I've always been too thrifty.

The excuse I was telling myself was that I'm getting this myself as an Easter present haha

And it's the Urban Decay Naked 3.

It's beautiful.

The shades are awesome and you can wear them all day. When you're off to school, in the afternoon or when you go clubbing.

Along with my smashbox contour kit and my mac lipsticks it's probably my fave beauty product haha

UD Naked 3 - 47.99€

And of course we went to Primark.

I wanted to get a makeup bag for school and I ended up using it as a pencilcase haha

It's just too cute.

I bought a shirt, a sweater and two pairs of shoes as well haha

And a new choker that I'm going to wear at the wedding next month :)

Makeup bag - 4€

Choker - 2.50€

Polka Body Mist - 3.50€ <- I RECOMMEND THIS SO MUCH HAHA

T-Shirt "Brad Leo Ryan Zac Channing" - 10€

Sweater "is it the weekend yet?" - 9€

I love this one so much.

The sheer fabric makes it a perfect top for spring days when the sun is hiding behind the clouds.

Round sunglasses with matte frame - 2.50€

Trainers - 13€

Trainers - 13€

Let's take a look at what I bought when we went to Mac and Lush :)

Space Girl bathbomb - 3.95€

Grease Lightning Spot Treatment - 9.95€

Unfortunately, I don't recommend this at all as it doesn't help. 

But I'll continue using it.

Still hoping it'll help someday haha

I had a bit of a MAC binge during the holidays.

As you may know, I love everything that's MAC (even their foundation matches my skintone, wow!)

So when my grandma asked me, what I wanted for Easter I said a new lippy and a lipliner.

And when she said it'd be okay if I ordered them I was beyond surprised, as MAC is a bit expensive.

But anyway, that day I ordered a lipstick and a lipliner.

Brave, which is a rosy nude for 20€ and Plum, a brownish red lipliner for 16€

When we went to Berlin, I couldn't help but buy another lipstick and two lipliners.

I went to every MAC store or shop that had a MAC counter as I was looking for Velvet Teddy until someone told me it was sold out worldwide.

Ugh.

But I found Honey Love (20€) instead.

And I'd say it's my fave nude lipstick so far.

It has a matte finish and is neither too dark nor too light.

I love wearing it together with the Whirl lipliner (16€) for the ultimate Kylie Jenner lips haha

And I bought the Soar lipliner (16€) which I'm going to wear along with Brave.

Left: Brave 

Right: Honey Love

Swatches from left to right: Brave, Honey Love, Whirl, Soar, Plum

// Review: essence - How To Make Brows Wow

Hello once again, lovely Internet!

I haven't uploaded a proper product review for ages now so I thought it's about time for changing this.

This review will be about the eyebrow kit "How to make brows wow" by essence.

I bought it a few weeks ago as I thought I should give essence another chance after proving me their quality changed for the better during the past 5 years and I needed a new eyebrow powder.

Hi Internetmenschen!

Ich hab seit einer Weile keine Review mehr geschrieben und war der Meinung, dass sich das dringend ändern muss also hab ich das Augenbrauen Kit "How to make your brows wow" von essence herausgekramt (Nicht wirklich, ich benutze es seit Tagen :D)

Ich hab es bereits vor einigen Wochen gekauft, da ich es nochmal mit essence versuchen wollte, nachdem sie mich davon überzeugt haben, dass sich die Qualität der Produkte innerhalb der letzten 5-6 Jahre zum Besseren verändert hat.

Außerdem brauchte ich ein neues Augenbrauenpuder.

The packaging is really cute. It's a small box with tiger stripes on the outside and on the inside, there's a small mirror as well as paw prints.
There are three eyebrow powder shades called "love blondes", "love 'em all" and "love brunettes" as well as a highlighter called "lift me up!".
I'm filling in my eyebrows with either "love 'em all" or "love brunettes" as my eyebrows are a bit dark and these shades make my eyebrows look a bit more natural and less drawn on than the other powder I used before.

Die Gestaltung der kleinen Box ist ziemlich gelungen und niedlich: Außen Tigerstreifen, innen zusätzlich noch ein kleiner Spiegel und Pfotenabdrücke.
Die drei Puder heißen "love blondes", "love 'em all" und "love brunettes", außerdem beinhaltet dieses Kit noch einen Highlighter namens "lift me up".
Da meine Augenbrauen von Natur aus etwas dunkler sind, benutze ich entweder "love 'em all" oder "love brunettes". Ich weiß nicht warum, aber irgendwie wirken die Farben sehr natürlich beim Tragen und nicht so "aufgemalt".

// Glasgow Shopping Haul

Hello Internet!

Today's post will be all about the amazing things I bought during my days in Glasgow.

I saved some money for this occasion and I think I spent it really well. 

This will be kinda short and if you guys want me to write a review on any of these products let me know. You can either comment, tell me on Insta (@cobains_mxth) or send me an email (thebloggingone@outlook.com) :)

You'll now get to see see the things I bought, where I bought them and how much they were. 

After a huge wave of pictures I'll comment on some things :)

Headband: Claire's|£5

Flowercrown: Primark | £4

Smashbox Step-By-Step Contour Kit: Boots|£35

Anchorman - Two Movie Set: HMV|£7,99

Sherlock Season 3: HMV|£8,99

Polka Roll-On Perfume: Primark|£2

Midnight Kiss Roll-On Perfume: Primark|£2

Revolution Eyeshadow Pallette Essential Mattes: Superdrug|£4

Maybelline Baby Lips Dr Rescue: Superdrug|£3,49

Real Techniques Core Collection: Boots|£21,99

Benefit Full Glam Ahead: Boots|£9,95

Batiste Dry Shampoo XXL volume: Superdrug|£1,97

One Direction You & I 50ml Perfume + 150ml Bodylotion: Watt Brothers|£9,99

Tartan Scarf: The Woolen Mill|£10

Dr Who Key Tag: WHS|£1,99

24 Sharpies: WHS|£8,49

GOSH Cosmetics Foundation + Mascara: Sea Shop|Forgot the price

I'm going to start with the GOSH cosmetics makeup.

I bought those two things because I forgot my makeup bag when we left our coach in order to enter the ferry and I hate being around people when I'm not wearing makeup.

I went straight upstairs and headed to the seashop, took a foundation and a mascara and when I wanted to pay for them, the saleswoman told me there's that special offer that when you buy 2 GOSH products you'd get a free makeup bag.

I love makeup bags.

I just didn't know that there was a surprise inside until I sat down somewhere and took a look at the bag.

It had a blush, nailpolish, lipstick and an eyeliner inside. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?

The colours are awesome, except for the eyeliner. It's like turquoise and I don't think I'm ever going to wear it :D

Another special offer were the Sharpies.

They usually are about £17 but they had that offer at WH Smith that if you buy anything, you'd get them for £8,49.

So I decided to get a TARDIS key tag as well :D

And I am aware that the Real Technique Core Collection kit is a bit cheaper at Superdrug, but when I saw them at Boots I didn't feel like going back to Superdrug just for those brushes.

Plus the difference is only like £1 or so.

That's it for today.

If you want me to write a review on any of these products (even on the turquoise eyeliner) feel free to tell me :)

BTW, my reviews will be in English and in German from now on :)

x