Hello!
It would be an understatement to say I went a liiittle crazy in March with my online shopping trips. In the first days of March, I've received my first Iherb.com order for which I already did a full on haul post you can find here. In spite of all the promises I made to myself that enough with online shopping, when I saw that Cherry Culture was having 40% off sale for all their products, I couldn't resist and ordered some of the goodies I've been wanting for a long while from them.
So on 3rd of March I've passed my order, which was a total of 86$ excluding shipping, for which I've received 40% off. The final amount I've paid was 70.5$, 51.6$ my order + 18.9$ the shipping with USPS 1st Class Intl Mail no Tracking. I've received my package on 25th at my local post office, with no extra taxes to pay. So I waited just a little over 3 weeks to get it.
The people from Cherry Culture were kind to write a smaller value on my package and they didn't left my invoice inside so that I avoided any questions from the post office concerning customs extra taxes or VAT.
I've been browsing Cherry Culture's website for a long time but the shipping is a real issue as it's weight based and if you happen to order nail polishes, it will go overboard. But with the sale of 40%, I did a really good deal, as I earned almost 35$. Anyway, even without the sale, the difference in the prices is still enough to make good deals just by choosing Cherry Culture instead of our local NYX retailers, for instance.
Now let's get on with the the fun part, shall we?
Face items:
- Avon Makeup Setting Spray, Avon, ~ 3.5 Euro - I've never had a setting spray before so I was curious how well it works at keeping my makeup in place all day long. I've used it a few times, but not enough to form an opinion though. It's a little sticky but it dries out pretty quickly.
- Rimmel London Fix & Perfect Pro Primer, DM, ~ 6.5 Euro - Again a first in my makeup collection! I used this every day since I've got it and I think it's working great, it minimizes my pores a little and the foundation goes on more even and more flawless on top of this face primer.
- NYX Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation #Soft Beige, Cherry Culture, 7.5$ - I use it only 2 times and at first I was scared how light this looked unblended but once I blend it in, it matches me perfectly. And I like how it manages to look good all day, but I still have to put it to test.
- Milani Baked Blush #Corallina, Cherry Culture, 8$ - One of the main reasons for ordering from Cherry Culture was to get one of Milani's famous Baked Blushes. Sadly, Luminoso was out of stock so I got this coral peachy shade called Corallina. I didn't expected the amount of shimmer it has, but it's not disturbing, it gives a very glowy and dewy looks. And it's sooo pigmented, a little goes a long way.
Eyes items:
- NYX Single Eyeshadows #Volcano, Sensual, True Taupe, Herb, Cherry Culture, 5.5$ each - Believe it or not, these are my first NYX single eyeshadows and I love them already. They are so pigmented and blend out so nice that they feel like high end shadows.
- NYX Ultra Pearl Mania Loose Eyeshadows #Mocha, Penny, Fanta, Cherry Culture, 3$ each - I'm more into pigments lately so I couldn't resist getting some of these warmer shades for fun colorful spring makeup looks.
- Jordana 12HR Made To Last Eyeshadow Pencil #Endless Emerald, Cherry Culture, 4$ - I've been dying to get this jumbo eyepencil for a long time and I'm soo inlove with this deep emerald green shade. Great as a base or as a eyeliner, I'll be getting a lot of use out of this.
- LA Colors Jumbo Eye Pencil #Sand Castles, Cherry Culture, 2$ - I did a review on other jumbo eye pencils from LA Colors and I really love those shades so I've got also this brown taupe shade, great as a base for my darker neutral eyeshadows.
- Milani Naturally Chic Shadow Eyez 12 HR Wear #Almond Cream, Cherry Culture, 7$ - This cream nude shade is great as a base, for highlighting under the brow area, in the inner corners of the eyes or on the water line.
- realTechniques Blush Brush, Iherb, 9$ - Best blush brush I've ever had, it's so big and fluffy and it places the cheek color so naturally.
- EcoTools Custom Coverage Buffing Brush, Iherb, 6.99$ - I've been wanting a new foundation brush and I quite like it even though it gets a little streaky with liquid face products and it needs a little more blending to really buff in the product.
- ELF Cosmetics Mineral Powder Brush, Iherb, 3$ - It's a little smaller than what I thought to be but still good to apply powder products to key points on your face.
- Bdellium Tools Studio Line 787 Eyes Tapered Blending Brush, Iherb, 9.35$ - This is a really big blending brush!
- Bdellium Tools Studio Line 785 Eyes Tapered Blending Brush, Iherb, 7.23$ - This a little more dense and smaller than the previous one, but it's great for my crease area.
- EcoTools Airbrush Concealer Brush, Iherb, 3.99$ - I don't really have a concealer brush for my undereye area and I think this one does the job at blending the concealer really nice and quick.
- Bdellium Tools Green Bamboo Series 780 Eye Pencil Brush, Iherb, 5.76$ - I love this one already, it's the best for point on application of your eyeshadows.
- ELF Cosmetics Studio Small Angled Brush, Iherb, 3$ - I thought to give a try to another type of eyeliner brush, so I'll see how this works out.
Lip Items:
- Astor Soft Sensation Lipcolor Butter #Va Va Voum, DM, ~4 Euro - I've been wanting to try out Astor's version of jumbo lip butter crayons so I bought this deep red which actually comes really true to color on the lips and lasts pretty long.
- NYX Butter Lipstick #Hubba Bubba, Cherry Culture, 6$ - Ever since NYX came out with these butter lipsticks, I've been wanting them. Unfortunately, only this light baby pink was in stock. This is a little too light for my skin tone but with a lipgloss on top I can make it work.
- Milani Color Statement Lipstick #Nude Creme, Cherry Culture, 5.5$ - This one is already a favorite, it goes on so creamy and opaque and it feels really lightweight. It the perfect nude for me with the right amount of pink and peach.
- Avon Ultra Colour Matte Lipstick #Matte Rose, Avon, ~3.5 Euro - It's a matte red pink lipstick, great for every day look!
- Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Lip Color #Hot Plum, DM, ~4.5 Euro - This was on my wishlist for a while but I was kind of afraid to try out such a bright color, but I finally decided I can do bright colors!
- NYX Round Lipstick #Circe, Cherry Culture, 3.5$ - I didn't need another nude lipstick but this one called to me! It's the perfect erase your lips nude, that can make you look dead if not being put in the right combinations!
- Cherry Culture Lime Lip Balm, Cherry Culture, free - I can't begin with how much I love this little guy here. It smells as limes and it's soo moisturising!
- ELF Cosmetics Lip Balm Tint #Nude, Iherb, 3$ - It's the perfect nude in the lip balm shape! Very moisturing and creamy but still very opaque.
- NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream #Antwerp, Cherry Culture, 6$ - Had to get one of these babies, it's the perfect coral matte lip cream.
- NYX Butter Gloss #Peaches and Cream, Cherry Culture, 6$ - I got another one of these butter glosses, it goes on so smoothly...
Haircare Items:
- Nature's Gate Biotin Strenghtening Shampoo, Iherb, 5.47$ - This is quite a change for my hair and I really like how different this shampoo is and it seems it really works for my thin hair.
- Schwarzkopf Gliss Ultimate Oil Elixir Express Repair Conditioner, DM, ~2.5 Euro - This leave in conditioner should repair my slightly dry ends of my hair.
- Dove Nourishing Oil Care Weightless Nutri-Oils Daily Treatment Conditioner, gift - This sample helped my hair so much lately, it makes it smooth and healthy looking.
- Balea Repair+Pflege Express Kur Hair Treatment, DM, ~1 Euro - Had this one before, great for to renew my hair from time to time.
Bodycare Items:
- Dove Beauty Finish 48 Hr Roll-On Deodorant, Cora, ~2 Euro - I'm trying out new deodorants and this one is pretty good and fresh!
- Bebe Young Care Shower & Shave Cream, Stock Market, ~0.75 Euro - I was browsing through Stock Market one day and got this mainly for shaving purposes. We'll see if it's any good.
Skincare Items:
- Cora Maxi Oval Makeup Removing Pads, Cora, ~ 1 Euro - My regular cotton pads that I love so much.
- Balea Reinigungs Tucher Makeup Removing Wipes, DM, ~1.5 Euro - I came back to my old favorite face wipes.
- Gala Makeup Removing Wipes, DM, ~1 Euro - Just some regular wipes for quickly cleaning my brushes.
- Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, DM, ~ 4 Euro - A new loved micellar water that works wonders for my skin.
- Elmiplant Skin Moisture 24 HR Moisturising Cream, DM, ~ 4 Euro - I've repurchased this one again as I really enjoy how fresh it feels. Plus, it's great for my dry skin patches. And my boyfriend loves it too!
- Oriflame Outspoken Fresh by Fergie Perfume, gift - My mom gave this to me as it's a little too fresh for her. I'm not really a perfume kind of girl, but I love fresh scents!
Love at first brush
