// in 2020, we‘re printing polaroids from our phones

Hello people of the internet!

How are we doing today? I‘m doing alright, I guess. Still looking for a new job but also applied for Uni and i really hope Uni works out for me this time :D

Anyway, today‘s post is a review of the TOMY Smartphone Picture Printer KiiPix that I got just one day ago. I‘ve had it sitting in my amazon cart for the longest time but I think I initially found out about it for the first time when I was scrolling through my TikTok For You page. 

Yes, I‘m on TikTok. Don‘t judge me, it‘s actually fun. Or it‘s just me trying to fill the void in my heart that vine left when they took it offline. Who knows? I don‘t.

Back to the printer. 

When I opened the Amazon package, I found the printer in a small cardboard box and got pissed because once I took out the printer, I thought I didn’t get the instax film that I was supposed to get with my purchase. But since I‘m an impulsive little b I should’ve taken everything out of the amazon box as the film was under the airwrap.

So, once you take the printer out of its box, you‘re supposed to turn it around to put the film in.

That‘s what you should see if you put the film in correctly.

Now, since the printer works without batteries, you have to use the film ejection dial and turn it clockwise to eject the film cover. After that, you‘re good to go.

Once you did that, you can put up the wings and take the frame out. The small camera will follow the frame up, so no, you didn‘t break it (@ me yesterday).

On the frame, there are plastic protection strips that you have to remove so your phone won‘t slide off. After you did that, you choose your photo and put the frame on your phone. Please make sure your display is bright and auto-lock is turned off. Now put the frame + phone combo on the KiiPix wings. It should look like this:

As you can see, there‘s a small mirror near the lens. That‘s where you can check if your photo looks the way you want it to look.

Now press the shutter button and use the dial to wheel your photo out.

Leave your photos for a while to develop and you should end up with pretty polaroids.

I have no idea what I did wrong but the first 3 photos were a perfect match for the bin. One was completely black and the other two were white.

I guess that depends on how long you press the shutter button? No idea though.

To show you the quality of KiiPix polaroids, I put those next to two polaroids I took with my Instax Mini 9.

I actually can‘t complain much tbh, polaroids never have the greatest quality and Instax ones are a little less blurry but I‘m happy with my KiiPix. As I mentioned before, I always forget my Instax or don‘t want to bring it because I need to save space and this way, I can continue taking pics with my phone but get physical copies as well.

This post is not sponsored, I paid about 60€ for it on Amazon and I don‘t regret it.

Are you a Polaroid fan? Do you think you‘ll get a KiiPix or do you stick with your Instax?

Have a fab day/evening/night wherever you are.

Stay safe.

Wear your mask.

X

// Review: Zoeva Rodeo Belle Eyeshadow Palette

Heyo lovely Internetians!

Welcome to another review.

When I ordered some Christmas presents the other day I just had to buy some stuff for myself as well.

Maybe as some kind of a pre-Christmas gift haha.

So therefore, I got the ZOEVA Rodeo Belle palette (17,99€), a ZOEVA primer, another NYX soft matte lip cream (6,99€) and the Real Techniques makeup sponge (5,99€).

You've probably noticed my love for eyeshadow palettes and lipsticks if you've been reading my posts for a while so that order shouldn't be surprising haha :D

Anyway, when I saw the Rodeo Belle palette I just HAD to buy it.

The shades are amazing and from what I've seen on other blogs, I was amazed by the pigmentation.

 Take a look at the swatches below (no eyeshadow base):

I was freaking excited to try it and I fell in love with this palette even more while applying the shadows onto my eyelid haha

I used the ZOEVA primer as a base for creating this, I kind of messed up the blending part in the end but I actually don't care because... just look at how high pigmented and pretty the shades are!

I used "Cactus Flower" all over the lid and blended in "Bang Bang" on the inner and outter corner.

I then added "Day Money" on the upper and lower lash line. 

Do you own any ZOEVA palettes?

I already know that "Rodeo Belle" won't be my last ZOEVA palette, but maybe my favourite ;)

x

// 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