On some hair stuff...

 Having used Charles Worthington's refresh & revive Dry Shampoo limited edition Front Row for a while in some emergency situations I have to admit - am not impressed. Main reason - did not look freshened up at all and made my scalp itchy. Main ingredients are rice starch and corn starch, which when applied carelessly, leave ugly white markings on the hair. I have thin weak structured Nordic hair and this stuff did not help much. I have light hair and I cannot imagine someone with darker hair using it - it will make dark hair look more gray for sure. I also hate spray bottles - the stench makes me gag.

The leave-in conditioner on the other hand is great. I know it's not a nature product or anything but it works and hair looks good with it. 

(Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Hydroxyethylcellulose, Parfum (Fragrance), Dimethiconol, Polyquaternium-47, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Tetrasodium EDTA, Panthenol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate, Buteth-3, Tributyl Citrate, TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Nitrate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone.)

The only problem with it is: can be purchased in England, not easily available here. 

So as I stumbled across Johnson's Baby No More Tangles® Leave-in conditioner 200ml 

(Ingredients: Aqua, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Behenyl, Alchol, Polyquaternium-37, Cetearyl Alchol, Propylene, Glycol Dicaprylate/Diccaprate, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, PPG-1 trdeceth-6, Cetrimonium Chloride, Sorbitan Oleate, Sodium Hydroxide, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Parfum)

I wondered, whether this might be a cheap alternative. Johnsons' ingredients list is shorter and the ingredients do not match. 

Any advice on the subject? Personally, I have doubts...

Silmameik: kõigepealt heledad või tumedad toonid peale kanda?

Silmameigis on kaks koolkonda: üks väidab, et kõigepealt kantakse peale tumedad toonid ja et siis heledad. Teine aga ütleb, et alustada tuleb just heledatest toonidest. Ma kaldun nüüd viimase poole ja alustan hoopis heledast kulmuluust, tuues selle värvi silmavaoni välja. Kui tume toon otse  primeri peale satub, on seda seal silmavaos kaunis raske ära hajutada (jääb kaunis konkreetne triip). Tume värv võib seetõttu tsipa heledam jääda ja võibolla ka muudab tooni aga hajutamine tundub märksa lihtsam.

About different eye makeup application habits: some people start with dark colors, others with lighter colors. Recently I've also moved towards the last technique, bringing the matte brow-bone color almost to the crease. I find it makes blending a lot easier. When I apply the dark one first, I usually end up with a rather sharpish line just above the crease.

Biggest makeup-brush I've ever held

 I had a hugeish EDM haul arriving  just the other day. You may congratulate me, the only think that was "mine" was the free foundation sample kit. But there was something new and unseen in this haul: EDM's Large Mineral brush. That MoFo is HUGE! Quality was superb as always, no hairs sticking out or falling off. The smaller brushes on the pic are EDM's Long Handled Kabuki and Dome Blush brush (sry, it's a bit dirty).

Here I've also taken out my currently biggest brush - e.l.f. Studio series' Complexion brush (black) and it pales in comparison. It would be nice to have one giant like this in the collection just for it's extraordinariness but I cannot really see a practical use for it unless it's some all-over-face product, that needs light application. Since EDM is now very expensive for us internationals after the 45% discount disappeared, I  will not be buying it for myself (it's $14).

I also had the opportunity to practice e-Customs. It's not very hard, I'll do it myself again and skip the handling fee of Eesti Post in the future. The speed of the procedure was astonishing! Once I had filled the form and paid the money, my parcel was released from customs in 15 minutes! All I had to do was to tell the curier to drop it off.

Deklari täitmine on täiesti tehtav kui abitelefonilt veidi konsultatsiooni paluda. Ülikiire paki kättesaamine. Järgmisel korral saab sama deklari järgi täita ka uue tellimuse deklaratsiooni, kui saatjamaa ja kaubagrupp sama. Eesti Post, eat my shorts!

For all taupeists - Max Factor's Burnt Bark

Happened to go by a drugstore cosmetics' counter and  met Max Factor's Burnt Bark from the Earth Spirits Collection (No 107) - beautiful silvery brownish taupe with nice creamy consistency. You might like ;)

Price I did not like, it was some 116 kr (EUR 7,4)  for a single eyeshadow.

EOTD Neutral Sparkle Mocha Mica

TKB's Champagne on the browbone and The Conservatorie's Sparkle Mocha mica all over lid. Darker then yesterday's look but still very wearable. EDM's Pearl Sunlight under eyes and as highlighter on cheekbones and nose-bridge. I even tried contouring with a darker foundation but it did not look good to me. I need to use other technique, I cannot use methods that make my already angular jaw look even bigger.

Tried 2 different foundations at the same time: Barely Beige foundation and Barely Beige foundation in matte (my right side). I prefer the latter. It seemed to me  that makeup lasted longer on the right side of my face. On this pic it's the matte one, TKB's Apple Blossom as blush and Deepest Beige matte foundation for contouring.

Skin looks much better too, oh happy day :)