Yearly US Makeup Swap with beloved Friend

I've developed a firm friendship with Charlene, my favourite ''makeup obsessed buddy''. We met through our blogs, back in the 2011 and yet, still swapping and talking for 4 years. You might imagine we know each other by now quite well - in fact, too well. I must admit, I wasn't the best blogger in the swap department since I missed out photographing a couple of amazing Charlene's packages and boxes. Her gifts are always thoughtful with a personal touch, which is actually the best thing about our swapping. It's exhilarating to see someone from the other part of the world that knows you like her personal glove. This time, our yearly Christmas swap turned into a post-Christmas swap with spring bits (I decided for winter theme, sorry Charlene). For a change, Charlene thoughtfully sent me her favourite bits this year - she is obviously a huge fan of Too Faced. I still remember she was raving about their lipsticks. And Too Faced is a dangerous area to play - she will slowly convert me into a new addiction. Bath&Body Works is always on my wish list which is pretty self explanatory to her by now. On top of all, she added a spring-themed watch to remind me of her and her own handmade bath bomb (which is sadly not visible due to brightness). Huge thank you to my girl from the other side of the ocean.

Swap Love Package from Claudia (UK)

If you follow me on Twitter you might noticed I love to interact with Claudia.

She's a fellow Blogger/Youtuber and pretty darn good at it!

We actually ''met'' through constant reading of our blogs and commenting :)

I also won a Giveaway from her in our early start-  Still cherish cute box and a card.

Claudia was nice enough to offer me some help finding Rimmel Apocalips and that started our small swap.

I was super excited to pick out things for her since she's really an amazing girl.

Our ''taste'' in make-up is quite similar so that made it extra fun!

Everything came packed in pastel pink packaging with cute card notes.

Special treats just made my day- Cadbury brings out memories since I was in their factory 6 years ago.

Me and my dad already ate jelly tots (her favourite) so they didn't make it through first hour.

I got Rimmel Apocalips in Luna and Stellar- both amazing shades.

You can see Stellar swatched on Claudia HERE.

I also used up my favorite nude 17 Beehive lippie and got another one in new amazing packaging!

Who wouldn't like a mirror with the lipstick?

Last was the Topshop cream blusher in Morning Dew.

The packaging is way too cute!

Claudia picked out perfect color for me - bright/neon warm toned pink.

I'm super grateful for meeting Claudia way back in the start!

It's a real excitement to meet new people through my favourite hobby.

You can check out her blog HERE.

Mail love, Darling girl cosmetics and update

This week I was surprised by Hailey (blog HERE) with her adorable package.

She managed to snap a Topshop highlighter Crescent moon upon my request.

Not to mention added generous amount of Soap& Glory products.

I didn't try any of the Soap& Glory body products until now- thank you soo much, Hailey!

Even my cat got really curious and excited seeing new stuff so I let her play with some bits and baggies.

Cats can go mad with bags!

On the other hand- I became a Glamour girl for Darling girl cosmetics!

I'm in a great team of really friendly girls and the amazing store owner Susan.

Can't wait to share my first thoughts on products - you can find them HERE or HERE. 

As much as I seen til now- Susan is amazing at making duochromes eyeshadows!

Darling girl will re-open up this week or so.

It's that time of the year when we celebrate a Slovenian tradition similar to Halloween.

You can transform in anything you want. I'm already have an idea but won't tell what- you'll see for yourself in my next post.

I got some requests to do make-up for others as well- will be a busy Saturday!

So please just bare with me and my blog- I'm also having tons of exams.

Will be finally back on the end of February and do a big Giveaway!

Christmas mail love from US

I have a slight feeling that December swap with Charlene from Paperbagheart (restarted-looking good!) will become our small tradition. 

I already think of her like my second sister and wish her all the best in everything.

If she wasn't sooo far away- I'm pretty sure we would have even better friendship.

She always takes time to reply on any of my messages and believe me- she has a pretty full schedule.

Really really really hope to meet her in the future!

You can see our last Christmas swap HERE and HERE (not to mention that's only half of stuff).

This year I've been craving after warm scents - Europe has mostly only sweet,fruity scents.

Charlene picked up ideal products from Bath&Body works.

Do I need any more words? Cuteness overload.

Oh, and Tarte Foursome set of blushes is just AMAZING.

Let me know if any of you would like to see a review (since you can still get it).

I really hope Charlene will love my part as well.

If not...I will try better next time.

Hong Kong SWAP with Jacq

A month ago I fell in love with ASIAN brands which were totally new for me.

It was a new discovered excitement with lots of cute packaging, affordable prices, really nice performance and undiscovered jewels.

What a better way to try even more of asian products than arranging a swap with a sharp-Asian girl Jacq from Beauty Sketch by Jacq. She is a talented girl with lots of cute blog posts.

She picked out PERFECT products just by mentioning some brands and some random products!

She was even kindly enough to send some extras...

and  must have/try SHEET MASKS.

 Isn't the packaging of everything just adorable?!

I already had to try out everything as always...

- Lioele Skin Fix Powder pact- Moisture type (21)

Amazing medium coverage and finish- I like it even better than my Mac Mineralize Skinfisih Natural.

The finish is not to powdery and covers pores wonderfully.

- Lioele Triple Eyeshadow- 09 Maple Brown

Pigmentation is great and the shades are really shimmery as most asian eyeshadows.

- Lioele Dollish Lipstick 6

Medium pink with creamy finish. Super nicely to apply and it's a good dupe for Mac Angel lipstick.

I'm super happy with everything she picked out!

I have to give an honorable mention to sheet masks- they work and each of them has a list of amazing ingredients. 

You can also check out HERE what I got her.

 Lots of love,

Swap package all the way from Hawaii

A few months ago a sweet girl named Kris contacted me and asked me if I'm willing to do a small makeup swap. We began to know each other and I can honestly say we've become quite good friends. After we got to know and trust each other...we extended our primary plan a little bit. If you're wondering...I got her some Sleek and Barry M she wanted. So here is what I got in the mail. No need to tell you it was impossible to take good pictures as I was shaking out of excitement. If you haven't done a swap yet...you need to do it! But of course with the right person. I'm really lucky that I found 3 girls I can always trust and talk any time: Charlene, Hailey and Kris ♥

I love everything Kris got me (thank you thank you thank you ♥) and I hope she will love all the products I sent her.

UK Swap with a dear friend

And OMG again...I was really surprised by my new dear friend Hailey, which also owns a blog (link is HERE ).

She entirely blew me away with everything!

I must start with the packaging and decoration...it was wrapped in a gorgeous pink-purple wrapping paper and inside of the box...each product was wrapped individually with little notes :) How awesome is that?

Do I have to mention she went a bit overboard?

Hailey put a lot of effort to find the products I would like to try and she even got me almost every single thing from my wishlist. From Rimmel, MUA, Sleek, Collection 2000 to Gosh etc. And not to mention the sweets! I already tried almost everything and so far I'm loving each one.

I hope you all enjoyed this post.

As for Hailey, I can't thank her enough for what she did to me.

Hailey is really a sweet girl with interesting blog posts and make sure you check it out(http://www.lilmissgiggles143.com/ ). 

SWAP goodies from USA

Okay, I just wanted to show you some stuff I received from my special friend Charlene. We've been constantly talking this past few weeks and decided to do a swap. 

I specifically asked her to send me some Physician's formula stuff (and I got 4 of them yaaay) cuz' you can't get them online and their products are ADORABLE! Everything else was her decision and she quite nailed it (okay, I asked for Wet'n wild too). I normally wouldn't wear green eyeshadows but the deep green one is just gorgeous so I can't wait to put it on.

Charlene also has a blog btw, so check her out if you're interested: http://paperbagheart.blogspot.com/

She has some awsome posts about cooking, life, beauty, makeup. And I admit, I read them all! :D

I hope she'll be happy to receive her package as well :)

Again Charlene..thank you a million times for everything and I can't wait to do some more swaps in the future.