Tee Gschwendner - Tea - Hans Hemp

This tea has hemp, lime-tree blossom, mallow blossoms, and marigold blossoms. 
It is mostly THC free.

The scent is very much of hemp and it has a earthy, hemp flavour.

It is very relaxing.

Price: 3.5/5 ($8.00 for 40g)
Rating: 5/5

Parodontax - Extra Frisch (Extra Fresh) - Toothpaste

Guys, I think I have a toothpaste I'm not allergic too!!!!!

This is a sodium bicarbonate based toothpaste with a minty touch.
It does taste salty with a touch of mint, but I'll take it!

The colour is coral, which is adorable.
It has fluoride, which I look for in a toothpaste. Don't @ me fluorophobes! 

Not really what I meant...

I'm so happy and I love it! 
I also love the price! (I was used to paying a lot more for tooth mousse.)

Price: 5/5 ($6.10 for 75mL)
Scent: 5/5 (minty)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Phil & Lil - Kittens

PB and I have had the kittens for ~1 year now and they are so fun!
I forgot how destructive kittens can be.
Toys destroyed, walls scratched, things pushed off table.
They also liked sneezing on our food, earning the title of 'spice weasels'.

Bam! Taking it up a notch!

But they are also so lovely.
It surprised me how much the stand on two legs! Phil is my little Rory Calhoun.

For a long time I trained myself not to catch things because it wasn't worth trying to catch falling lab glassware, its a fine way to cut your hand up.
But with the kittens, I immediately reach to catch them if I see them falling.
I guess I can't stop myself from wanting to protect them.
And my other cat Hades wasn't in the position to fall much so I never noticed it with him.

Lil is the gentlest, sweetest, little kitty.
She is so considerate and polite, to us and to her brother.
She is very shy of new people, but is very lovely when she gets used to you.

Phil talks a lot, more than any cat I have known before.I call him Mr Squeaky.
He loves company and sitting on laps.
He is also the 'bad egg' at times, scratching our furniture and drinking PB's water.


We love them both so much <3 I'm so glad we got them!

My rating
Lil: 10/10
Phil: 10/10

PB's rating 
Lil: 9/10
Phil: 8/10

Lipton - Time To Relax - Tea

This tea has chamomile, lavender, linden, and vanilla.

Before you put it in water, it smells very stronger of lavender.

After you put it in the water it has a buttery vanilla scent.

The taste is a mellow lavender and it is lovely.

Overall it's a bit like drinking a SpellBox (which I can get behind).

I miss SpellBox.

Of course if you don't like lavender, you won't like this.

Price: 5/5 ($3.04 for 20 bags)
Scent: 5/5
Rating: 5/5

Doppelherz - Magnesium with B1, B6, B12, and Folic Acid

A few months ago I started craving magnesium. Not things that contain magnesium (like green salad) but magnesium.

So I picked these supplements up at the store.

B vitamins are water soluble (so you pee out the excess) and you need folate for healthy DNA and cell division, so I didn't mind these added extras.

Each tablet has 400mg of magnesium and after taking one a day for a week, I felt amazing.

I also eat a lot of salad now.

I guess I really needed magnesium.

Price: 5/5 ($4.13 for 30 tablets)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no scent or taste)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Versace - Vanitas - Eau de Parfum

This is one of my all time favourite scents.
Its pink and white flowers, a little powdery, and something about it reminds me of the 1994 Tropical Splash Barbie perfume (which is ultimate perfume goals).
*It is not a dupe though!!!

Fragrantica lists the notes as: 

Top Note: lime (yes)
Middle Notes: freesia (yes), tiare flower (yes)
Base Notes: Virginia cedar (yes), tonka bean (yes)

Price: 1/5 (~$115 for 50mL)
Effectiveness: 5/5
Strength: Moderate
Lifetime: Long
Time: Night Time
Season: Summer

Same Product, Different Scent - The Body Shop - Smoky Poppy - Eau de Toilette

This is a lovely incense and red floral scent!

Fragrantica lists the notes as poppy (duh), floral notes (kind of a given), woody notes (incense), and spices (yeah).

Price: 4/5 ($19.95 for 30mL)
Effectiveness: 5/5
Strength: Medium
Longevity: Moderate
Time: Night Time
Season: Autumn and Winter

Maybelline - Instant Age Rewind - Eraser - Eye Concealer - Light

This is a favourite concealer of Loey Lane (a sweet girl on Youtube who I have nothing but love for).

It has a puffy applicator that the concealer feeds through, which is nice and soft on the gentle skin of the eye.

It looks like a dandelion!

It looks dark on the applicator, but it is my perfect light shade on! <3

Invisible and perfect!

The applicator prevents putting down too much product.
I love this!

Thank you Loey for sharing your find!
Price: 2/5 ($18.95 for 6mL)
Scent: 2.5/5 (very faint foundation smell)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Australis - High Life - Illuminating Strobe Powder - Radiance

This is sufficiently light to be a highlight on me.

Love it!

It is a shimmery, pale champagne highlight.

If only they had a white-toned highlight <3 I'd love that even more!
This gives me cheekbones for days!

Price: 3/5 ($14.95 for 8.5g)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no real scent)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Revlon - ColorBurst - Matte Balm - 205 Elusive

This is a matte, light pink lip crayon.

Over the BJLL6 lip liner.

It shouldn't be called a balm, it makes it sound like it won't be opaque (it is),
It is soft, smells like mint and isn't dying.

Price: 2.5/5 ($17.95 for 2.7g)
Scent: 5/5 (sweet mint!)
Effectiveness:

Essie - Multidimensional Top Coat Lacquer - A Cut Above

This is one of my all time favourite nail polishes!
It's a top coat with glitter (specks and hexagons) in a gorgeous soft pink shade.

One coat, photos don't do it justice!

I especially love this over a solid pink nail polish!

Price: 2/5 ($16.95 for 13.5mL)
New Name: Pink Champagne
Effectiveness: 5/5

Revlon - ColorStay Gel Envy - Longwear Nail Enamel - Hot Hand

This is warmer on than the bottle suggests.
This is a cute mid-tone pink.

Two coats.

It isn't fully opaque at two coats, but if you don't have a black cross on your nail, you should get away with it.

Price: 2/5 ($16.95 for 11.7mL)
New Name: Bubblegum Princess
Effectiveness: 4/5

Covergirl - Lip Perfection Lipstick - Spellbound 325

This is one of my all time favourite lipsticks!

I have had it for about 5 years and wear it for special occasions.
If you get a love letter from me and it has a kiss on it, chances are it is this lipstick.

It's soft, moisturising, a beautiful colour, good colour payoff, and just feels great on.
THIS IS MY PERFECT SHADE!
It doesn't stain the lips too much (if you like not being stained).

Price: 3/5 ($16.95 for 3.5g)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no strong scent)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Special Post - May Glossybox

Thank you PB and Miss Buttons!

This is the second of three boxes :)

Art Break - Cat Coffins

I know, this probably seems morbid.
But think about it logically. I want my dear cats (when they leave this mortal coil) to be buried appropriately.
I want them to be treated with love, care, and respect.
I want them to have coffins, not just put in the ground.
And you can't just buy a coffin for your pet easily.

For this project I used two cardboard boxes, one for each cat, and at a suitable size.
(the sizing was made easy because the cats like getting into boxes)

For Schnicks, I wanted the outside to be a blue/teal colour. I thought that was the best colour for her.
I also put some glitter on the outside, because she has always shone brightly.

I painted the inside red and lined it with red velvet to resemble once of her favourite places to nap (SU3s bed).

For Babycat, I was going with a bedtime theme. 
I painted the entire box glossy white, for he is the most innocent of all the life on earth.

I lined this with white satin.

I made a pillow for him out of a material bag I already had.

Then all he needed was a blanket,

and a teddy!

The teddy had a zip opening, so I put some of my hair in it (so Babycat would never feel alone).

And done!

Life Update 

I have returned to Germany to be with PB!

<3 <3 <3

Posts will continue as usual.

Goodnight, sweet Baby

It is with more sadness than I can express in written word, that I tell you that Hades the Babycat has passed away.

I made the difficult choice to have him put down after a suspected second snake bite.
He didn't recover fully from the first and his body no longer had the reserves to fight a second.

He made it to 13 years old.

Special Post - Samples from Miss Buttons

Once again Miss Buttons has spoiled me by giving me a bunch of samples to try!

Thank you so much!!!!! <3

Stay tuned for posts on these items!

The Body Shop - Hair Brush Mini Bamboo

This is my go-to travel brush!

And when I'm not out having adventures, I keep this near my desk so I can brush my hair as I feel.

It is made of natural bamboo, with a rubber pad (which is cushioning) and plastic pins.
It is very easy to clean after use,

It isn't too heavy, but has a good weight. 

Price: 4/5 (9.95 for one)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no scent, it is a brush)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Special Post! - Glossybox Birthday Subscription from Miss Buttons and PB

Miss Buttons and PB conspired to get me a three month Glossybox subscription for my birthday!

They are both far too wonderful for me!!!

Thank you so much you lovely darlings!!!