Dupe Alert; If you have ..., you don't need ...

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Dupe Topics are my all-time-fave's.. I love discounts and loveeee finding cheaper and still high quality alternatives of expensive stuff. I wouldn't buy any offgrade stuff just 'cos it's cheap. It's a big no-no! Anyways, from time to time I'll try to share my cheaper alternatives for your favorite makeup products.. I want to start with Sugarrimmed (S/r)dazzleglass and Snowscene lipglass; if you can't find these two, you can try the others ;)

You can take a look at Flormar's Glossy Splash #01 as a replacement for MAC's S/r. They are pretty much alike. Flormar has similar glitters as S/r, and it's cheaper, it's a drugstore brand in Turkey and is sold in some countries in Europe I think but I'm not sure about US..

There are some glosses I think similar to Snowscene but none of them is literally the same. Snowscene is unique in the sense that it has a unique white color and is the most glittered of my entire gloss collection (well I just assume that, 'cos I wouldn't dare to compare it with my dazzleglass collection :P )..

Marjo

Make your own MAC List now!

Or you are going to be sooo left behind :P Amazing MAC collections are released and even more exciting ones are yet to come! In Turkey, we are still waiting for BBR (boooring) and I don't know when we are to see Hello Kitty, Creme Team and Well-Defined Collections but who cares my list is ready :P

BBR: (Have to narrow down, due to the entire cuteness of others. I think I'm gonna go broke in the end..)

• B-Babe l/s (frost)
• Blow Dry l/s (frost)
• Marquise d' l/s (lustre)
• Live and Dye l/g
• Red Devil l/g
• Strawberry Blonde l/g
• Peroxide l/g
• Knight e/s (veluxe pearl)
• Brush #226

HK:

• Cutester l/s
• Big Bow l/s
• Fashion Mews l/s
• Nice Kitty l/g
• Nice To Be Nice l/g
• She Loves Candy l/g
• Pink Fish TLC (Tinted Lip conditioner)
• Too Dolly pallette
• Brush Collection (not sure about this one, I'll have to check it in person, 'cos I heard its quality is not as good as the original ones but I want the plastic brush holder..)
• Dazzleglass from couture collection, 'cos it has a silver chain pendant with HK figure made up of Swarovski crystals and is reusable!

Cream Team:

Luckily no creamsheen gloss for me, too sheer for my liking :))

• Creme Cup (an absolute must-have)
• Lickable
• Creme In Your Coffee (Let's hope it doesn't look good on me :P )

Well-Defined:

I might skip it, after testing the foundation 'cos it is not LE and I have tons of concealers and foundations...

Grand Duos:

All 7 of the blushes *cannot resist a duo blush* :(

Sweet Sugar:

• Lollipop Lovin' (an absolute must-have)
• Shadesticks! Yummy!

You really should pay a visit to Lisens Beauty Blog for the amazing Sweet Sugar Promo Picture! I'm telling you, it's amazing.. If MAC organizes a party with these cupcakes I swear I'll buy (and eat :P ) everything!

Marjo

AVON Very Cherry Review

I was planning this review for ages, even before I started to blog, I was planning to write this on the beauty forum I like hanging out, Itsbeauty.. AVON has some really nice shades and cute lipsticks but you just have to rely on the catalogue images and they only serve to fail you. Keeping this in mind, I still knew that I would end up with AVON's Very Cherry of Ultra Color Rich, Mousse Lipstick Series 'cos I'm such a red lippy freak lately :))

Product: 4.5 out of 5

Packaging: 4.5 out of 5

Quality: 4.5 out of 5

Overall: 4.5 out of 5

Would I buy again? YES

Where to buy? From any AVON representative or online if u live in US.

Price: AVON's prices change constantly. Actually "change" is not a good word, they vary discounts with every new catalogue and if it's not cheap by the time you have a look at them, just wait a few weeks and buy it cheaper with next catalogue.. I paid 8.50 TL (around 5.20 USD)

PROS:
I ordered it, hoping it'd be more reddish but the name goes for the color, it is "cherry" pink more than a real red. But the color didn't disturb me at all, it is a very cute, wearable color that I was impressed. Because as a general rule, cherry pinks don't like me. I look like a clown, if not worse :( AVON claims that the inner mousse part is a moisturizer, provides a smooth application and conditions for full, shapely lips. The lippy is really creamy. It helped my lips feel better after application (my lips were extra-dried and chappy when I woke up today) and the stay-on power is impressive despite the entire soft texture.

CONS:
The thing bothers me most about AVON products that, they never bother to label the weight or volume of the product. I assume they "have to" insert it in USA but in Turkey, you just don't find that info anywhere. (Hmm was it written on the box though? I don't remember.. It's definitely not written on the product.) The shape of this line (Mousse Form) is strange, it seems like AVON wanted you to paint everywhere if you use from the original packaging. I always use lip brush for bolder colors but I also like a lippy to be applicable on its own.. The packaging also seems cheapish. I buy other drugstore brands in Turkey or sometimes use other brands.. AVON has the cheapest-looking package. Seriously. I like AVON lippies though, and I like this one too and I'd buy if/when it's finished and if AVON still has it.

Pic.s on highly pigmented lips and NC30 skin..

Marjo

My new ballerina shoes!

Although I'm not a big fan of ballerina shoes -being 5'1 (155 cm) forces you to wear high heels- I do buy one or two occasionally. I bought my new ballerinas from Aldo, there was such a sale there! This one's retail price in US is 14 dollars but I paid 34 Turkish Liras here (which makes around 20 dollars, not bad huh).

I don't intend to wear this cutie outside, it's gonna be my home-wear, if you know what I mean :) Plus, there is always a congress outside the city that I have to attend, and I stay in a hotel room 3-4 days with a dilemma; wear a traditional slipper or the daily shoes in my own room :P This baby is gonna solve my problem! *happy dance* :)))

You can take a look at my shoes online, here. Choose "red misc." from the menu.

Marjo

Eyeko gives free lipbalm with every purchase!

I have been interested in Eyeko since the very first time I saw it on a beauty blog. Their products are very cute, wakes the little girl inside me up all the time :P I want to have every Eyeko thingy and play with them :)) I got an eye on Tinted Cream for like.. ages.. heheh I even had a few attempts to buy it online from their website but I could never. The website gave me problems, I don't know why, it kept giving me an error on purchase part. I'm not a patient person to try it over and over, so I just let it go and forgot all about it until today. I had an offer email from Eyeko, saying that every purchase gets a free rehab lipbalm until February 15. Don't forget to insert the offer code "VALENTINE"

The company, hence the website is located in London, UK so I assume the shipping won't cost me much (at least it will cost less than I pay for US shipping). I will probably give it a shot before this offer expires. My list has of course the tinted cream, fat lip balm (can anyone resist it?) and touch up & glow :)

Marjo

Strawberry misses me!

As you probably all know, strawberrynet.com is one of the most famous cosmetic brands e-trader with free-shipping all over the world (unless you buy parfummes).. It was also pretty famous in Turkey, back in those days when Dollar-Turkish Liras exchange rate was low in favour of TL and TL was relatively more valuable over Dollar (Do I make sense :P ) That time Strawberry was so tempting that we could buy 2 or 3 times lower than the marketing price here! 

Anyways, because of the global economical crisis and the increase in Dollar-TL exhange rate (in favour of Dollars) and because I was staying away from Strawberry (but not MAC lol) for like 6-7 months, they keep sending me emails.. The famous "We miss you" emails of course, they offer discounts in your orders if you don't shop for some time and the offers increase by time and reach to a point where they offer you a discount + a make-up pallette heheh Last month I recieved a 10% discount and I was expecting an at least 15%.. Look what I got.. A 11% ??? What is that Strawberry? Really.. You don't miss me enough or you are also a crisis-victim like me? No no no, no more buys till you offer me a big fat 25%  :P