currently on my nails - essie navigate her

I am generally not into greens or pastels, but this colour is something special. My sister bought this nail polish recently and obviously I had to get my hands & nails on it after seeing it on her.

Navigate her is a gorgeous warm pastel green. I would describe it as a light pistachio shade. Application was a dream. Opaque in 2 coats, dried fast and according to my sister minimal chipping after a week.

Will definitely check out more Essie polishes. What are your favorite Essie nail polishes?

european drug store haul - Essence, Catrice, P2 & Alverde

Moving to Europe has had its perks! One of the beauty-related ones has been being able to buy some pretty nice inexpensive make-up products. Essence, Catrice, P2 and Alverde are some of the local brands that sell their products for a few Euros.

Several times a month, they also release some limited edition collections - which let's face it, gets people running into the drugstores. For me, this is a whole new make-up world that I get to explore.

Without further ado, this is my drugstore shopping spree over the past few weeks.

Catrice Revoltaire LE eyeshadow palettes

I love the Revoltaire packaging. The products are quite decent too!

Toxic Combination & Explosive Combination

...some coral lip sticks for the spring/summer!

 

P2 Copacabana, Catrice Colour Bomb (Revoltaire LE)

 

Blushes: Essence Smoothie Operator & Peach Punk, Catrice Colour Bomb (all LE)

  

Catrice lip brush, Essence Soul Sista LE kabuki, P2 Spring Please LE Kabuki, Alverde LE blush brush, Alverde angles eyeliner brush

Have you tried any European drug store products? Do you have some favourites that you can recommend?

My bag - feat. Michael Kors Large Bedford Bowling Satchel

The name of this bag is a mouthful!

My MK bag was the perfect bday present and I am now wearing it every day! Mine is large and fits all the basics, including a thin A4 notepad, wallet, keys, make up, etc. The colour is in tan and is a gorgeous yellowy brown. The leather is smooth and soft.

I love Michael Kors' designs and the quality of his items! If you're looking to invest in a good designer bag, that will not cost an arm and a leg like some other higher end designers, I recommend checking his bags out. It's classic and not too loud and will make for the perfect every day bag!