Colourpop Haul from an European point of view

Hey cutie pies!

I have a haul for you today. A ColourPop haul!!! Anyone excited?! I mean from Europe, cuz we have had the chance to buy these for a short period of time!

Ok, I didn't buy a lot of stuff (I was a little short on money) but when I heard that they were doing a 4 dollar Europe shipping campaign, I had to open my wallet and scrap out every cent.

So let's start with the crappy part that we all know (Europeans) the duties that customs make us pay...Colourpop got the package to Portugal in 4 days! I kid you not!

Now duties...they took 20-freaking-days! Yes, I live in Portugal and it is actually the end of the world still...Oh and they didn't even contact me! I had to e-mail them and they ask me for a photocopy of my ID card and of the receipt with the description of all the products I bough and how much I had paid for each of them. Mind that I only bought 7 items that came up to 34 Euros (with shipping).

Yeah...after 20 days of waiting and back and forth e-mailing, the package finally got to me...and they made me pay 20 Euros to get it...So all in all, it came up to 54 something Euros.

Please bear in mind that I am not upset with Colourpop! They were amazing, extremely fast shipping and great products. I just really don't like Customs....


Now for the good part ^^ Colourpop goodies!!! You can see the colours on the lips on my youtube channel Newances by Ema.

As I've mentioned before, I didn't buy a whole lot but I got some great products!

Let's talk packaging...look at it...just look...

The inside of the box. It came with the products, a thank you card and a booklet with the current collection. 

Everything came perfectly packaged, with a type of foam around it and the inside of the box was so pretty with flowers and all.

Tootsie (left to right): lippie pencil and lippie stix on top, lippie stix, lippie pencil. 

Bichette (left to right): lippie pencil and lippie stix on top, lippie stix, lippie pencil. 

Marshmallow lippie pencil 

Gel liner in "Best O"

From left to right: Lippie pencil in "Marshmallow" and Gel line in "Best O"

Lippie stix: What can I say? Both of them are matter but they are extremely buttery and non-drying on your lips.

 - Tootsie is that perfect greije colour we have all been looking for since Limecrime invented "Cashmere".

 - Bichette is a very classy red,with a blue undertone, unlike its lippie pencil. The mix of the two creates a beautiful and perfect red, especially for very light skin like mine. 

Lippie pencil: The pencils are a bit more matte, like it's normal. I do advise esfoliating and moisturizing a few minutes prior to applying them because you will be able to see any skin that you have on your dry lips. 

 - Tootsie is a bit lighter and more of a brick colour than the Lippi stix, but still has that grey undertone. 

 - Bichette is a little more cherry toned than I thought, specially on the lips alone. I don't really like that kind of tone but many do and you may be able to pull using it totally alone. 

- Marshmallow was the little exra I had to buy. I love they grey purple colour on the lips. Maybe it's my Pastel goth side but still, I love it! Besides it's perfect to use with the Inglot's 436 I bought in 2016.

As for the Gel line "Best O", I have to say it's one of the best eyeliner's I have ever used. First  thought it was going to dry super fast because it looked dry already but I was pleasantly surprise. 

The liner glides beautifully and is so pigmented that you barely need any product! It will dry a bit fast on the brush (I use an angled brush, as you may see on the video) but it gives you the perfect winged liner easily.

There are some fall outs but they do not smudge, you can just swept them away with your finger or a fan brush if you want. 

The liner does last all day (and this coming from someone who occasionally rubs her eyes 'cuz she forgets she has eyeliner), without smudge or transferring!

So overall rating!!!

Lippie Styx: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Lippie Pencils: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Gel Liner: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Overall Colourpop has done an amazing job and whenever I get past my Customs trauma (and they have free shipping xD) I'm buying some more!!

Hope you have enjoyed this review and haul! Please subscribe to my youtube channel and leave any comments, advise or products you would like me to review, let me know!

Have a wonderful 2017!

See you next time,

XOXO

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NYX mini Haul - Opening of the first store in Porto

Hi cutie pies!

I am so sorry for how long it has been but between starting a new job and my grandma being hospitalized twice in a month, I have barely have time to breathe.

Nonetheless, I found a way to go visit the new NYX store that open in Parque Nascente in Oporto. I was so thrilled to finally have access to a brand as well known as NYX and with products that I love.

I had a hard time controlling myself but I came out with only 5 items...I'll be back tho hehe

So now let's start with the little haul ^^

I know it's not much but I am in love with every single piece!

First let me start with the Rea Round lipstick. I had been wanting a nude that would look good on pale skin for ages and I have finally found one! Rea is a brownish-grey kind of nude that doesn't give you that concealer look and that is able to cover the natural pink of my lips.

I know, that is probably the worst swatch you have ever seen. I'm sorry but it was the best I could do and it took me like 2 minutes to try to figure how to swatch...I'm so tired...
Anyway and you can see it's a gorgeous colour and super moisturizing lipstick. I recommend the round Nyx lipstick to everybody and I carry my "Thalia" one everywhere. Besides, it was 3,90 euros...can you beat that?! I think not!

Now, I have to say I've been looking to change my eye look a little by using colour eyeliners. I had seen the new vivid brights collection I just had to try the purple one! I really want to get a white liquid liner but I will get so this month, when  get my new paycheck.

The colour is really bright and the product dries totally matte! It's a bit of a pain to get out and it leaves kind of a pink mark behind...but I still think it's a cool detail for an eyeliner! And totally in trend if you have been keeping up with instagram. Just brighten up your usually liner for the holidays, or just everyday. 

Oh and they have all kinds of colours: lime green,bright blue, red, yellow, etc.

I also got a new blush that I have been drooling over for months!!!! The Ombre "Mauve Me" blush! It's a gorgeous color for every tone of skin since it's basically made up from 3 different colours. The lightest one can work as a highlight and the mix of all three makes the perfect rosey-mauvey blush colour. 

From right to left: lightest colour (almost invisible on my skin), darkest bottom colour and all 3 together. Please remember my skin is like wall colour so...the swatches aren't that amazing.

Look at that beauty! I admit I have a thing for mauve but this color makes my blush look so natural! Another great thing is the fact that if you swipe the brush from left to right (or right to left) and apply it, you get a highlight/blush/contour perfect blended effect.

The last thing I got was the Dewy Setting Spray. I had one from Kiko cosmetics but that thing seriously looked, smelled and felt like hair spray...and it honestly didn't work. At all!

Now this baby...ooooohhh yeah! It helped keep my make up all day long during the comic con, even when I was sweating like a pig. It also kept my skin looking glowy all day!
Probably wouldn't be the best choice for oily skin, but I do have a friend that has oily skin and she basically just sprays the matte one first, followed by the dewy one. She loves it and her skin looks amazing.

Well my darling, this is my entire Haul...I know it was small but I have a colourpop one coming so stay tuned!

Please let me know if you have tried any of these products, if you liked them and if you have any recommendations for me.

I hope you all have a wonderful week and a joyful holiday season.

Peppermint kisses to you all and I will see you soon <3