January Beauty Haul

As a part of my New Years Resolutions this year, I've decided to limit the amount of money I spend on beauty products to a certain sum per month, otherwise I just go crazy and spend all of my money and have to eat Ramen noodles, which nobody wants to do. This month, I was actually able to stick to my budget, which I'm massively proud of, and here's what I bought!

I got my hair colored when I was in the US over Christmas, so once I got back to Germany, I made sure to stock up on good hair care products in order to make the color last and for my hair to stay healthy.  I decided to get the Redken All Soft Shampoo and Conditioner (about €18/€19//$14.50/$15.50) to keep my hair soft and the Redken Color Extend Rich Recovery Mask (about €26) to make the color last (a problem I always have with getting my hair colored).  I'm not too impressed with the All Soft Range, it makes my hair soft, but I have naturally very soft hair and it doesn't seem to do anything more than any other shampoo and conditioner would for me, but maybe it would work better on someone who doesn't have naturally soft hair? However, I am in love with the mask.  I use it about once a week and besides some light fading, my hair color is still holding strong and I give all the credit to this mask!

I also got the Diorskin Nude Shimmer Instant Illuminating Powder (£32/$56), which I ordered in December (so it doesn't technically come out of this month's budget - yes!)  from Feelunique, though it didn't arrive until mid-January due to it being stuck at the stupid customs office! It was a very stressful experience that I won't go into detail about, but this highlighter was worth the stress!  It's very subtle and absolutely stunning.  I don't think I'll be needing any new highlighters soon (minus the LE Chanel one, I might need that...).

I picked up two new nail polishes in preparation for Spring: Essie Mint Candy Apple and Essie Ballet Slippers (€8/$8 each).  They look so pretty and I'm really excited to try them out!

I picked up the Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue EDT ($48) as I've been wanting it for ages and I kept putting it off, it's a very light, fruity, fresh scent that I will definitely be wearing a lot of during the Spring/Summer.  

I also decided to get the L'Oreal Rouge Caresse in Daring Coral (€10).  I've been thinking about getting something from this line since August, but for some reason I never have.  It's a really nice, natural coral color that looks stunning on the lips.  It's very moisturizing and gives off a pretty decent pigement, as well.  So far, I'm impressed!

Anything I should make sure I grab in February?


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