Today's arm candy: Swatch Full-Blooded watch

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Today's post is kinda random! The weather was so nice today! Finally summer is coming. I was actually having coffee with some friends and before heading out, I thought I would do a quick arm candy! These type of photos are so fun. So, I hope this would be interesting for you, too.

Main piece of my arm candy is my all time favorite watch. This is the Swatch Full-Blooded in the color blush. I have this probably 3 years now and I have enjoyed it so much! Very good quality and quite affordable in comparison to other similar ones. It is water resistant and has a very good battery. I actually haven't changed it since then. It comes into several colors and every year they come out with some limited edition colors. I've seen pretty cute lilac and minty ones, also burgundy and olive. Mine is on the permanent line and I personally think that among the other two metallic ones, is the best. It's not very cold like the silver one and not so intense like the gold one. Goes with everything, plus rose gold is still in fashion.

Then I have a plain bracelet with a "follow your heart" saying. I really like special jewelry like that with wishes or motivational quotes. I also have two random bangles, which I prefer because they are not too big for me. And last but not least, I have a silver-gold May Movement bracelet from last year. Mixing different metallic colors together is so much fun for me! 
In case you are wondering, on my nails I have Nails inc Stratford road from a limited edition set called Fashionistas.

Swatch full blooded watch

 

Stratford road - Nails inc

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Revlon Minted nail polish

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As you saw in my previous haul post, I got the Revlon Minted nail polish and I haven't stopped wearing it since then. My initial goal was to find a color similar to Orly's Jealous, much? minty nail polish which was part of their last spring collection. This was my favorite color last year and I was so sad when I run out of it. So, after I checked almost any minty nail polish in the market, I found the Revlon one is almost the same. The only difference is that Orly's is a little bit more muted, where the Revlon one is slightly a more bright color. Apart from that, they are literally identical.
Back to the description of the Revlon nail polish:
It is a plane minty pastel color, with no shimmer or metallicness in it. It needs about 2 to 3 coats to show as bright as I want. However, I don't mind because most pastels are really hard and create strokes. This one is a bit hard too, but as far as the result goes, it's worth it!
Definitely check this out if you are a minty nail polish lover and if you did love the Orly one!

Revlon nail polish in No028 Minted

Revlon Minted nail polish

Revlon Minted nail polish - 3 coats

Orly jealous,much? nail polish from spring collection 2012

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Monthly favorites: April !

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I know I am a little bit late for my monthly favorites but excuse me as I am new to this concept! This is actually my first post for monthly favorites! But let's get started into the fun part!

First thing first, for skin care, I have been loving my La Roche Posay Effaclar Mat moisturizer. I am absolutely in love with La Roche Posay moisturizers. I had the Effaclar duo last year and I enjoyed it so much. I've been through several of these, as well as the Effaclar H that I have mentioned before in my blog. This time, I thought I should go for a matt finish, as summer is just around the corner! And I can assure you, this does the job! Amazing for the morning, after cleansing and as a base for make up. I have oily skin around this time of the year, but always with some dry patches. And this one is rich in water ,as every La Roche Posay moisturizer, without being too heavy or sticky. Amazing! Totally matt for at least half of the day.

La Roche Posay Effaclar Mat moisturizer

For body, I have been loving my Sephora moisturizing body lotion in Caramel-Toffee, which I am almost out of. It is so thin in texture and not greasy at all. My skin seems to love that! The smell is so warm and yummy! However, I am happy that I am running out, cause I get to buy a new one and smell all the summer scents! I loved caramel but it's more of a winter scent.

Sephora Toffee moisturizing body lotion

As a perfume, I have been obsessed with my Victoria's Secret  Secret Charm which smells like honeysuckle and jasmine! Basically the desciption says everything! Very spring-y smell!! I spray this on my body, clothes,even in my bedroom! That is how much I love it!

Victoria's Secret - Secret Charm in  honeysuckle and jasmine

For make up, I have been using all month my Sephora professionel eyeliner brush No19. This is a very very thin brush designed for lining your upper lash line. I use it for this reason with a matt dark brown eyeshadow for a more natural look. But I've also been using it, covering my spots or red marks with my Mac concealer. Sooo good!

Sephora professionel eyeliner brush No19

As a second make up favorite, I have been using buck eyeshadow from naked palette for my eyebrows. If you are a dark redhead or have warm brown hair, definitely try it out!

Buck eyeshadow from naked palette   -   I have depot-ed it in a Stilla magnetic pot

As for lips, I love love loveee my Lush Honey Trap lip balm. Especially as a base for my Maxfactor lip tint in color No04, a pretty berry color. This lip tint is quite dry and I found that together they work amazingly, giving me a nice tint for everyday!

 For nails, I have been loving Erre Due No1829 which is a very pretty green with a lot of fine green glitters and metallic finish. I know this is available only in Greece, but basically I am obsessed with any kind of mermaid color for my nails! There are some other really nice similar once out there. This will look so much better with a tan! I know...

Erre Due nail lacquer N01829

closer photo for Erre Due No1829 

For fashion favorite, I have this geometric statement necklace which has a glass effect with multiple colors! Goes with all of my outfits and I am sad cause I neglect everything else in my jewelry collection. Anything geometric seems to be really attracting to me this month! Dresses, bracelets, rings...

Pull&Bear geometric statement necklace

For TV show, I am hooked again on Hart of Dixie. Maybe because Pretty Little Liars and Carrie Diaries have stopped for this season. However, this season finale has been released, but luckily I am a bit late on the show. So, I have some episodes to catch up! Annabeth is my favorite character. Her hair, makeup and jewellery are always so inspiring for me!

For books, me and my sister just discovered the book series called UGLLIES. The other books have actually other names. They are not very new but I have never heard of them. However, I really liked them. Reminded a bit of hunger games! Looking forward to find the third book of the series! Let me know if you have read it! I think it's called SPECIALS.


So that was all for this month's favorite! It was so much fun collecting everything and combining them for this post! Hope there are some good recommendations for you!
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*If you want to learn more about Lush Honey Trap lip balm, this is a link to my review:
http://personatalist.blogspot.gr/2013/04/review-lush-honey-trap-lip-balm.html

*My thoughts on La Roche Posay Effaclar H moisturizer:
http://personatalist.blogspot.gr/2013/02/moisture-time-laroche-posche-effaclar-h.html

Haul: Clinique, Essence, Revlon and other random stuff

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Today I went for a little random shopping. There was actually a really nice sale on Clinique and I stopped by to check on some skin care products. I ended up buying a bunch. First, I got a set which came with the Clinique even better dark spot corrector, the same kinda lotion and the famous 7 day scrub, all in a pretty spring make up bag. These all three combined together, are very good for fading all kind of dark spots and discoloration including past acne marks and redness. As I am currently dealing with red marks left behind and red cheeks, I thought I should give it a try. The price was under 40 euro with the sale going on. Really nice for trying all these stuff including the corrector being almost full size (30ml)!

Clinique box : better, brighter skin 

purple-lilac makeup bag in medium size with lime details
from left to right: Clinique even better skin tone correcting lotion with SPF 20  (combination to oily skin),
 Clinique 7 day scrub cream for all skin types 50ml,
Clinique even better clinical dark spot corrector 30ml

Clinique even better skin tone correcting lotion with SPF 20  (combination to oily skin)

Clinique 7 day scrub cream for all skin types 50ml

Clinique even better clinical dark spot corrector 30ml

Then, I was searching to buy one of the new shades from Clinique Chubby sticks, but I ended up buying one of their butter shine lipsticks. I picked up the pink-a-boo, No 437. It's a very sheer peachy-pink balm-y lipstick. Very very moisturizing with a lot of shimmer in it. I normally don't go for so much shimmer, but this on feels very light on your lips and super shiny! Also, the shimmer is not chunky and you don't even feel it. Definitely check these out, cause this was the first time that I even saw them! They have a variety of colors, mostly sheer ones. This was around 15 euro with the sale too.

Clinique butter shine lipstick  

Clinique butter shine lipstick  in No 437, pink-a-boo

Clinique butter shine lipstick  in No 437, pink-a-boo

reflections in straight natural light

I also got an eyeshadow duo as a gift with my purchase, as well as some other skin care samples that I am trying out. The eyeshadows are perfect and I had to show them to you! The set is called beach plum and includes an amazing golden beige color and a dark plumy metallic one with golden shimmer in it. They are both very pigmented and have an amazing satin finish.

Clinique eyeshadow duo in beach plum

Then, I stopped at the Essence stand and I got a lip liner for 1,99euro which is far better than I even imagined. The color is very intense and seems to be quite long lasting. The color is 07 cute pink, a hot pink color which might be good as a lipstick-stain too.

Essence lip liner

Essence lip liner in 07 cute pink

I also got an orange-coral almost neon color from their new nail polish line, named off to miami!. 

Essence nail polish in off to miami!

As a pretty obsessed minty color fanatic, I decided to give it a shot with a minty shimmery eyeshadow from Essence called peppermint ice cream, which reminds me a lot of an Inglot one( I think No24) that is always out of stock. However, I swatched it at home and didn't really love it. Definitely not good as an all over color. But I am gonna give this another shot, as past Essence eyeshadows were quite good quality. This was also 1,99 I think.

Essence eyeshadow in peppermint ice cream 

Essence eyeshadow in peppermint ice cream 

My nail filer was all kinda dirty and old so I got a random one which then I noticed has hot pink glitters, kinda cool!Ha? 

But, next to the nail filer were the Revlon nail polishes. And of course I bought one! And of course it's minty! But I have an excuse for that. My favorite minty nail polish, Orly's Jealous much?, from last spring collection is almost out and has become a bit sticky. And I actually think these two are very similar. So, very excited for that! That was 7,50 euro, but I think that Revlon products are bit cheaper in other countries.

Revlon Minted nail polish

Last but not least, I got some samples from Valentino Valentina eau de parfum and a 50ml body lotion from the same scent. The bottle from the body lotion is very cool, with the flowers going on and the products itself has shimmer and a very nice satin finish.The perfume bottle is also very simple and gorgeous! The scent is very sensual and fresh. It has orange blossom, bergamont, wild strawberries, amber, cedar and white truffle. These all are very rare combined ingredients, making the smell very unique and familiar the same time. I am not a perfume girl, I don't really like heavy smelling ones, but this one, I actually consider buying for summer. Definitely go and smell that if you find yourself at a Valentino counter.

Valentino's Valentina satin body lotion

reflection to straight natural sunlight

So, that was a big post!! I hope this was fun for you! Let me know if you have tried any of these products and leave your thought down below on the comment section.
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