MAC's Candy Yum Yum is a lipstick that has been a part of my professional makeup kit for almost two years now. I tried it on when I first got it, decided it didn't suit me, and never again used it on myself up until a week ago. I've had an urge to rock a bright pink lip ever since I saw Hilary Duff's Sparks music video, and since this is the only truly bright pink lippie I own, I decided to give it a second go. I'm so glad that I did, because I love it! I have no idea why I hated it the first time around. To see how I created the whole makeup look, check out my 'Get Ready with Me' video below.

The star of today's video is the Sugar & Spice Blush Palette from Makeup Revolution, which I'm not only using on my cheeks, but also on my eyelids. Being a neutral kind of girl, I don't experiment with bright eyeshadows all that often; however, pink is the one fun shade that is still in my comfort zone and ends up on my eyes whenever I'm feeling particularly cheerful and summery. How are you liking the result? 

Valentine's Day is less than a week away now, so I thought it would be more than appropriate to publish the soft, pink toned romantic make-up look I've been wearing a lot a few weeks ago. This video is actually a part of the Valentine's Day collab that we did with Madeline from Cappuccino and Fashion, so definitely go check out her video as well. She also filmed a make-up tutorial, but unlike me, she went for a bolder red lip look. Let us know how you like the videos and which look you would prefer wearing!

P.S. I'm planning to do more youtube and maybe even blog collabs starting March, so if you want to collaborate with me, drop me an e-mail (sandra.thepuzzleofmylife@gmail.com) and we can figure something out! :)

Today I'll be reviewing another product that I got from mojadrogerija.si - the NYX Girls 'Doll Pink' Round Lip Gloss. Just like the nail polish, it pleasantly surprised me.

Danes imam za vas oceno še enega izdelka, ki sem ga prejela od spletne trgovine mojadrogerija.si - NYX Girls Round Lip Gloss v odtenku 'Doll Pink'. Tako kot lak za nohte, ki sem ga ocenila tukaj, me je tudi lip gloss prijetno presenetil. 

To me, its strongest point is that it is not sticky. As you may already know, I hate sticky lip glosses, which is the reason why I usually don't wear them. The only non-sticky lip gloss I've found so far besides the one I'm reviewing today is this one.

Zame najmočnejša točka tega lip glossa je ta, da na ustnicah ni lepljiv, saj preprosto ne prenesem lepljivega občutka. To je tudi razlog zakaj se ponavadi izogibam kupovanju kakršnih koli lip glossov. NYX Girls lip gloss, ki ga ocenjujem danes, in tale lip gloss sta edina nelepljiva glosa za ustnice, ki sem jih našla do sedaj. Če poznate še kakšnega, mi prosim povejte. :D

Another thing that I love about this lip gloss is the colour. I mean, look at the swatch! Is this not the prettiest pink shade ever?! It is not completely opaque and as bright as it looks in the bottle, but I think it still looks amazing. It has a slight blueish purple undertone and doesn't have any shimmers, which makes me like it even more.

Druga stvar, ki me je pritegnila pa je prečudovita roza barva z modro vijoličastim podtonom. Lip gloss na ustnicah ne zgleda tako živo kot v embalaži, poleg tega pa tudi nima nobenih bleščic, kar ga meni osebno naredi še bolj všečnega. 

The lip gloss feels very smooth on my lips and it also applies smoothly, but I think you have to be quite careful with your application. There's a lot of excess lip gloss on the sponge applicator when you take it out of the tube, so you definitely need to wipe off all the excess lip gloss from the sponge applicator. Otherwise the application can get uneven and the lip gloss gathers around your lips, which can get messy. Another annoying thing I've noticed with this lip gloss or the packaging is that when you close the product, the lip gloss leaks where the tube closes, so you have to wipe that excess off every single time.

Formula lip glosa  ne izsušuje ustnic ter je zelo gladka in kremasta, kljub temu pa je pri nanašanju potrebna previdnost. Ko ga potegneš iz tubice se namreč na aplikatorju nabere precej odvečnega glosa, ki ga je treba pred nanašanjem obrisati. V nasprotnem primeru se glos nanaša neenakomerno in se nabira okrog ustnic. Še ena nadležna stvar povezana s samo embalažo pa je uhajanje lip glosa skozi embalažo. To se zgodi takoj ko zapreš tubico, zato je potrebno uhajajoči glos vedno obrisati preden izdelek pospraviš. 

The lip gloss is not the most long lasting - it stays on my lips for an hour - and has no taste, but it has kind of a strange artificial citrusy scent. It doesn't really bother me personally, and it disappears a few minutes after you put it on your lips anyways.

Lip gloss ni najbolj obstojen, saj na mojih ustnicah zdrži kakšno urico, ter nima okusa. Ima pa malce umeten vonj po citrusih, ki sicer izgine po kakšnih petih minutah nošenja.

So, this brings me to the end of my review. All in all, I really love the colour and the formula of this lip gloss, but I do wish the packaging would be a little bit better. I would love to know if any of you ladies out there are fans of NYX lip glosses and if there are any shades you would recommend to me, as I'm planning to get some more in the future. If you live in Slovenia, you can buy this lip gloss here for 3,12€ on mojadrogerija.si, and the rest of you can get it here. :)

Za konec lahko povem oziroma povzamem, da sta mi barva in formula tega glosa zelo všeč, sama embalaža pa bi lahko bila malo boljša. Če je katera izmed vas ljubiteljica telih lip glossov in ima kakšna priporočila glede odtenkov se priporočam, ker bi z veseljem povečala svojo majno zbirko lip glossov. Mimogrede, 'Doll Pink' lahko dobite tukaj na mojadrogerija.si za 3,12€. 

I've been trying to capture the shade of this nail polish for months now, but I give up. My camera just doesn't want to pick up the slight pink undertone, which makes this nail polish super chic. Unfortunatelly, my swatch looks plain white, so please check google if you want to see the right colour. Ok, enough with the rant. Essie's Fiji is definitely one of my favourite shades. It is the perfect nude for my nails! It looks very classy and has all the positive features of Essie nail polishes. The shade is opaque with two coats, it lasts long on my nails and applies beautifully! It is one of those shades that you can wear all the time and also one of those that you end up repurchasing. 

P.S. I've heard that Essie nail polishes are now finally avaliable in Slovenia! I don't know if this is good for me or not. I can totally see myself purchasing the whole stand and then going broke...

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't forget to check out my current advertiser, Poppy Loves, a lifestyle blog celebrating food, fashion, home, beauty and much more.