Depend Eye Makeup Remover Pads

Depend usually is a decent brand that, despite its low price tag, manages to deliver reasonable quality. When I saw this product - 80 makeup remover pads that are supposed to gently remove all kinds of makeup - I just had to try them.
Right now, I'm using the waterproof makeup remover by Kryolan which, as all waterproof makeup removers do, contains oil. Oil can be a bit harsh on sensitive eyes and my eyes are very sensitive at the verge of spring, at the kick-off of the pollen season. Hence, I eagerly bought these pads from Depend which are oil-free and promises a merciful treatment of the eye area. Boy, was I mistaken...

These "gentle" pads are thin and the heavily textured surface feels like sand paper on the skin. The removing ability is also highly doubtful. It doesn't even remove the True Natural mascara by Lumene, which is very - very - easy to remove only with water and a tiny drop of regular soap or shower gel. Bad!

So, I thought, it can't remove my eye makeup properly, maybe it can still be of use when I want to clean my lips? No. No! NO! Sure, it removes the lipstick after some fierce rubbing but lips are left dry as a desert.

Recommended for: Anyone who wants a really sucky product...
Price: 35 SEK/ 80 pads
Buy again? Not even if all other makeup removers in the world were gone

Seriously, don't waste your money on this! Or have anyone else had any positive experience with this product?

Thanks for reading!

Depend #357

If Shrek would lend his name to a nail polish this would definitely be the shade! I bet princess Fiona could use it as a nude color polish. Haha! :P

Although this shade is definitely unique I don't know if I'm completely floored. It is definitely not a shade that I would ever call beautiful since it is rather, well, ugly. But somehow I can't help but liking it. :)

My cuticles are a disaster at the moment so let's focus on the manicure please... I hate when my hands dry out this time a year and this far I haven't found anything that helps.

Have you guys tried any of the new polishes from Depends spring 2013 collection? Which one is your favorite? :)

Thanks for reading! :D

Cyber parrot

You might already have seen the sneak peak of this look on my Facebook page but I sure do hope that you will like this post anyway. :)

Last Friday I sat down to play around a bit with my makeup and this was the result!

The contact lenses are kindly provided by Photoshop. ;)

I am not sure where the inspiration for this look came from. A strong aqua-blue color like this does remind me of the blueringed octopus though, but the whole look in general reminds me more of a bird.

It was fun to do something different and I am very happy with the result. :)

Face

*Skin base foundation 02 (Illamasqua)

*Studio finish concealer (M.A.C.)

Eyebrows

*Gel liner Immortal (Makeup Geek)

*Liquidlast liner Aqualine (M.A.C.)

Eyes

*Gel liner Poison (Makeup Geek)

*Love+ (Sugarpill)

*White lies (Makeup Geek)

*Flamepoint (Sugarpill)

*Gel liner Immortal (Makeup Geek)

*Liquidlast liner Aqualine (M.A.C.)

*False eyelashes #105 (Ardell)

*Feather lashes from Depend 

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I noticed that I have got some new followers this weekend and I just wanted to wish you all welcome to my blog! :)

That's all for today! :) Thank you for reading and I hope you've all had a great weekend! 

Depend #335

About a week ago I found this awesome glitter polish from Depend Cosmetics and I knew that I just had to get it. Whenever Christmas approaches I feel a great need for wearing glitter nail polish, for some strange (or, wait, maybe not so strange...) reason. Here, the glitter polish is applied over Ancient Ruby by Isadora.

Yes, I know the manicure is terrible and I suck at taking pictures of nail polish. I can hear the sound of the "Clean-your-cuticles-or-die"-girls coming after me like an angry mob right now. Haha! :P

Depend #335 is a holographic glitter polish in a clear base, which makes it perfect to put on top of other polishes. This mani consists of 1 layer Nail Tek Foundation II, 2 coats of Ancient Ruby (Isadora), 1 coat #335 (Depend) and 1 coat of the fast-drying topcoat from Seche Vite.

What I didn't like about this polish though, was that there are both small and big chunks of glitter in the bottle but when applied on the nails you are lucky if you get one or two of the larger chunks there. I want my glitter chunks to be of different sizes.

So, dear readers, what do you think of glitter polishes? Do you have any favorites that you can recommend?

Thank you for reading! :)

Strong and Healthy Nails

When the weather gets colder my nails always start to chip, split and get generally dry and brittle. Ugh! It's so annoying, and I'm sure many of you know exactly what I mean.
Luckily, there are a lot of products and tricks you can learn to nurse your nails back to health. :)

1. Clean your nails and cuticles
To get nails of good quality it might be a good idea to invest in a peeling that can be used to take away dead skin cells from the nail and cuticle area. Doing this, nail bed will get more oxygen (when it's not choked by dead skin...) and the new nail that grows out will be healthier.
At the moment, I'm using the Nail- and Cuticle Cleaner from Depend.

Depend Nail- and Cuticle Cleaner

2. Nail oil
If you have dry nails that easily split or nails that are soft and weak then a nail oil is definitely worth trying! The one I'm using right now is the Myrrh oil by Depend Cosmetics. It is a great product with almond oil and vitamin E that really works miracles on my nails, when used regularly. Put a drop on your nail and massage it into the nail and the cuticle. A plus with this oil is also that it smells very good of orange.

Depend Myrrh Oil

3. Invest in a glass nail file!

Honestly, there is a huge difference in glass nail files and the more common, cheaper cardboard nail files! The glass nail file has a great deal smaller grit and is therefore much more gentle to your nails. Cardboard nail files always make my nails split. 

And if you happen to get a split, file it down right away! Otherwise you risk cracking your nails even more. 

Ciaté glass nail file

4. Use a strengthening base coat
I have actually not tried this myself yet, but it does make sense, doesn't it? ;) The one I've heard a lot of good things about is the Foundation II by Nail Tek (which as far as I know is a cruelty-free company). I bought it on Ebay and hope it will land in my mailbox at the end of this week.

 $5 on Ebay

5. Rubber gloves are you best friends!
If you thought that washing the dishes with rubber gloves on your hands was something that only old ladies do it's time to think again! ;) Exposure to water and detergent will surely dry out your nails so protect your hands will cleaning the dishes.

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What is your best tips for getting stronger nails? 

Thank you for reading and big thanks to all of you who send me nice comments! :)