This palette is ... lovely! *wink*. Really now, Lovely has done a great job with this palette. It's good for both natural looks and smokey eyes/party looks. As always, when you buy cheap eye shadow, the mattes or the light colors generally lack pigment. I will describe below every shade so you know which are good and which suck (swatches included).

Lovely Nude Make Up Kit
Rich palette of eye shadow in natural colors for making nude makeup. Shadows that are the perfect set for any woman who values natural and delicate makeup. Your new looks will set you apart, and eye makeup will be durable and attractive for many hours.
THE SHADES from light to dark

• 1: matte / very light nude
• 2: metallic / light neutral brown, good for the inner corners
• 3: matte / very light pink, almost white
• 4: metallic / rosy brown
• 5: matte / light grey-pink
• 6: metallic / warm toned dark brown
• 7: metallic / light grey-mauve
• 8: metallic / medium grey
• 9: metallic / light grey, good for inner corners
• 10: metallic / warm toned light brown
• 11: metallic / rosy brown but darker
• 12: matte / black with big white sparkles

BRAND: Lovely

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 11.99 RON

QUANTITY: 13g

PROS

• pretty color selection
• very cheap
• easy to blend

CONS

• a few shades are useless
• leaves glitter fallout on cheeks

Packaging says it's made in PRC (China)... but I can't be bothered since the colors are very nice.

Would I buy this product again? Yes, for the way it performed; definitely give it a try if you stumble upon it.

I used this cream all summer last year and I can't believe I was as lazy as to keep using it when I was obviously not liking it. But this year, I started my hunt for SPF day creams early in the spring (started off with Balea Face Cream with Almond Oil and SPF 15). But back to last year! Elmiplant is a Romanian skin care brand that has good products and bad products. This was one of their bad ones in my opinion...

Crema-gel matifianta pentru ten gras SPF 15 Elmiplant SKINNERGY break free!
Mattifying cream-gel. 24h moisture, with guava extract, 100% natural. For oily skin, with SPF 15.

BRAND: Elmiplant

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: ~20 RON

QUANTITY: 50ml

PROS

• moisturizes the skin
• UV protection - SPF 15
• fast absorbing
• light and fluid

CONS

• "mattifying" my ass! very shiny - needs powder on top
• chemical-ish smell
• I don't see how this is suitable for oily skin - no improvement
• stings the eyes!

Would I buy this product again? No. After using it for 3 months I have come to hate it. The smell puts me off and the packaging tells lies. If you really want a mattifying cream (no FPS sadly) try the Balea Mattifying Face Cream.

Spring is finally here! It's time to fill your house with flowers and sunshine and your skin care drawer with SPF day creams! Last year I used Elmiplant SKINNERGY Break free but I got bored of it and I didn't really like the smell. That being said, I can't wait to try other products with SPF in them! So I started with this Balea one.

Tagespflege reichhaltige Tagescreme
Keeps your dry and sensitive skin delicate and supple. With almond oil, provitamin B5 & UV protection (SPF 15).

I didn't really want to buy the dry, sensitive skin one but the one for combination skin didn't have the big LSF/SPF label on it. Turns out that the combination one also had UV protection but it was only written on the back of the box...

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 9.99 RON / 1.95 EUR

QUANTITY: 50ml

PROS

• nice delicate smell that follows you around all day
• super moisturizing
• UV protection - SPF 15
• OK price, like all Balea products

CONS

• sooo very shiny - needs a load of powder to make it a bit more matte
• not fast absorbing - sinks in slower than Balea Mattifying Face Cream

Would I buy this product again? Yes for the quality but no for the skin type. I highly recommend it for dry skin!

Having had a pleasant experience with the Balea Professional Oil Repair Conditioner and seeing that this spray had a discount, I bought it and hoped for the best. I should have payed more attention to what I was buying because I was expecting something similar to Schwarzkopf leave-in conditioners. But no, this is not a watery spray, it's more like a deodorant... and I sprayed too close to my hair in my hand and I got aerosol burn woops!

Professional Oil Repair Haaröl Spray
With Argan oil for more suppleness. For dry, brittle and fragile hair. Result: powerful and shiny, supple and well-groomed hair, which can be combed easily.

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 7.99 RON (#discount) / 2.95 EUR

QUANTITY: 200ml

PROS

• leaves hair fragranced
• hair looks very shiny for about an hour
• it does have some oil in it, so it makes hair easy to comb

CONS

• contains ALCOHOL DENAT as the first ingredient - dries hair
• contains ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL at the end of the ingredient list
• might do more harm to your hair than good
• pretty expensive for the actual results

Would I buy this product again? Hell no! I really recommend you try the liquid conditioner thought from the same collection (reviewed here). I'd rather invest in the ACTUAL hair oil next time.

My favorite conditioner for this winter is offered by dm's own brand, Balea. Sure, I could have bought another standard Balea conditioner but my curiosity led me to the Balea 'Professional' line. And I have to say, yes, this conditioner is better than the standard one and better than the one from Kallos too. I have nothing but words of praise for this product.

Balea Professional Oil Repair Spülung
Cleans and maintains extremely damaged and dry hair. With phytokeratin and argan oil. Silicone free.

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 7.70 RON / 1.35 EUR

QUANTITY: 200ml

PROS

• yummy fragrance
• makes hair easy to comb, shiny and silky ♡
• damn cheap

CONS

• none

Would I buy this product again? Yes! From the same 'Oil Repair' collection, I have also tried the spray which I reviewed over here.

Every year, there's a new beauty trend... There was a time when 'macadamia oil' was on every single beauty product in the shops. Now everything has 'argan oil' written on it. I can think of more examples, likes BB & CC creams that got super popular all of a sudden. Micellar water also got very popular 'overnight' and almost everyone switched to it from harsh alcohol based cleansers or cleansing cream/milk.

I also got on the micellar water bandwagon and tried one from Gerovital which I liked a lot. After I finished it, completely impressed with its efficient cleansing proprieties, I bought the Balea one, thinking it's gonna be just as good...

Mizellenwasser Mischhaut und sensible Haut
For all skin types. Gently removes makeup and excess sebum. Cleans, nourishes and protects the skin from drying. No rinsing necessary. With panthenol, glycerin and hamamelis water. Perfume free.

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 16 RON / 2.95 EUR

QUANTITY: 400ml

What to use it for: removing makeup (face, eyes, lips)
What NOT to use it for: cleansing the face (dirt remains)

PROS

• easily cleans makeup
• no fragrance = no allergic reactions
• does not sting the eyes
• feels refreshing
• super cheap for this quantity

CONS

• skin feels a bit dry after using it
• even though there's no perfume, it still smells like some chemicals... (I didn't like the smell, might be just me)
• does not deep clean the skin
• I just don't like the foam it makes sometimes

Would I buy this product again? Nope. I am using it alongside an alcohol based cleanser because this water simply does not clean properly. As soon as I finish it, I will buy the Gerovital Micellar Water which gently cleaned my skin of all the dirt and sebum, while also hydrating it.

Having recently purchased the Lovely Nude Makeup Kit and liking it, I thought I'd give this concealer a try. My other concealer was running out (the Miss Sporty concealer stick) so I picked the lightest shade there was (01) and hoped for the best. Lovely is a polish cosmetics brand, available in dm. Reviews for the aforementioned products will be coming soon.

Lovely Magic Pen
Masking face corrector with an extremely effective formula. Perfectly hides any skin imperfections and perfectly retouches shadows under the eyes. Very easy to spread on the skin, hence does not create lumps and is invisible under a primer.

BRAND: Lovely

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 12 RON

QUANTITY: 2ml

PROS

• neutral tone
• no fragrance
• does not make eyes sting or water

CONS

• dries / sinks into skin too quickly
• extremely hard to blend if you don't hurry
• medium coverage, pimples are still visible and red
• creases, accentuates lines

Would I buy this product again? Nope, this one was a disappointment.

This reminds me a lot of Nivea Cream Care. Small size, subtle scent, multi purpose, travel size cream. Unlike Nivea, this one has a fruity fresh scent (frangipani and a not so noticeable coconut). With very similar packaging, there is the For You/Für Dich version, with peach and papaya.

Balea Pflegecreme mit Liebe
With love. With frangipani and coconut scent.

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 4.99 RON

QUANTITY: 30ml

PROS

• wonderful fruity scent
• long lasting scent ♡
• practical, easy to fit in a small purse
• hydrating

CONS

• the tin is a bit unhygienic to use

Would I buy this product again? Yes!

Ain't the prospect of hair removal a pain in the ass? Sometimes you just don't wanna waste time with it or you find it boring or painful, depending on what method you use. Well, this shaving foam from Balea will surely entertain you with its smooth fluffy texture and wonderful fragrance! Shaving has never been this fun.

Balea Rasiergel Winter LE Oriental Flower
Shaving gel. Oriental flower. With the oriental scent of amaryllis. Sensitive skin

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: ? RON / 1.15 EUR

QUANTITY: 150ml

PROS

• no cuts on my skin (soaked in warm water beforehand)
• lovely smell
• fragrance persists
• easy to keep track of where your razor's been

CONS

• nothing as of yet

Would I buy this product again? Yes! Can't wait to try all the versions!

Oh, the struggle! Finding a good face cream that doesn't make you look like you bathed in oil. Worry no more, my dears, I have found my perfect match so maybe it also suits you.
I used to have oily skin and dry skin flakes on my T-zone. Now I only have oily skin haha. But what I want to say is that cleaning my skin regularly (getting rid of those dead cells) and moisturising made a huge difference. So invest in a good cleanser and face cream! Which brings me to this product by Balea.

Tagespflege 24H Pflege mit Fruchtsäure mattierend
For every day. With fruit acid.
(24H version is the new packaging, same product)

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: about 11.99 RON / 1.95 EUR

QUANTITY: 50ml

PROS

• smells great, like fresh green apples
• not too fluid, not too thick, 'just right' texture
• feels light
• very easy to spread
• fast absorbing
• really does mattify
• good price
• doesn't break me out (good for acne prone skin)
• good make-up base

CONS

• starts to slightly shine after a few hours
• might not be the best option for winter if you need extra hydration
• not the best option for summer either (no SPF)

Would I buy this product again? Yes!

Winter is still here, sadly, and my hands need all the help they can get. I bought this hand cream back in November, hoping it would be great, since Balea has gotten a lot of praise for their products. I wasn't impressed though... I checked the fragrance of all of the available options and nothing made me say 'wow!'. So I got this (random) lemon one thinking that maybe the hydration would be good.

Handcreme Buttermilk & Lemon
With the fresh scent of buttermilk and lemon. For dry hands.

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: about 5 RON / 0.85 EUR

QUANTITY: 100ml

PROS

• smells nice, like lemon pie
• it’s cheap

CONS

• doesn’t hydrate that much
• feels greasy
• not suitable for winter

Would I buy this product again? No.