A week ago, I was
kindly invited by Golden Rose Slovenia to join them in opening their first ever
store in Slovenia. As some of you who follow me on Instagram know, I mentioned
I could live in that store - it’s
absolutely packed with wonderful products and my hands started itching the
moment I got there. The store I visited
is in BTC Ljubljana in Hala A, but they opened another one today in Mercator
Center in Šmartinska, which by the photos looks just as great and I can’t wait
to visit it as well.
Golden Rose is a
Turkish brand and this is their first appearance in Slovenia. Even though their
selection is already huge, they will be adding BB creams and primers (among
other products) to it in the following few weeks. I got a sneaky peek at both
of them and I can’t wait to get my hands on the BB cream – it was smooth as
butter and really gave good coverage as well.
Anyway, the lovely
ladies at the store were very kind and helpful and since I was allowed to pick
out a few products to try out, I let them do the choosing. Honestly, I couldn’t
be more satisfied with their choices. I also really like the fact that all the
products displayed are only testers and the new products are given to you from
the back – that way, you’ll always know you’re really getting a new, sealed
product that hasn’t been opened yet.
I really think that
there is something for everybody in this store – but beware, if you’re a nail
polish junkie, you might want to take a day off. All of the products are really
inexpensive and what’s even better, the price – quality ratio is absolutely
wonderful.
Anyway, let’s take a
look at some of the things I got to take home with me.
It’s always quite
difficult for me to pick a foundation and even more difficult to choose a right
shade, but again, I got significant help from the sales assistant. I came home
with the Golden Rose Perfect Finish liquid foundation in shade 63.
It’s a medium coverage
but can be built up to full coverage and has a matte finish. I am excited to
use this more in the upcoming colder months when I don’t really want to look as
dewy as during the summer. The product itself has a very slight smell, but
nothing overpowering. I also like the pump since it’s easy to control the
amount of product you get out of the tube.
Next, it was brow
time. I’ve been using the same NYX Cake Powder for a year now and was really
getting bored with it.
This is the Golden
Rose Eyebrow Powder in 103. The 2,5 grams in the packaging should probably last
me at least a year.
The shade is again
absolutely perfect for my brows. As all powders, it needs some help staying in
place when applied directly on the brows, but if you take your time and seal
it, it won’t move or budge at all. I tried using it in my crease during the
weekend (since I was traveling and forgot most of my make-up at home) and it
worked like a charm. Looking at the packaging, the pan could easily be
depotted, if that’s the way you like to roll.
Liners and I have a
love – hate relationship. This Golden Rose Precision Eyeliner has such a fine
point that it’s quite easy to handle.
The swatch spilled a
little bit since the back of my hand was slightly damp, but when I used this on
my eyes (once just as a liner and once to attempt a cat eye), it gave a nice,
thin line which dried only semi-matte, so it kept a lot of its intensity. I had
a feeling that it dried really fast as well, which is always a bonus when you’re
getting ready in the morning.
Last but not least, I
was advised to try one of their lipsticks and walked away with the Golden Rose Matte Lipstick Crayon in shade 04. This pencil absolutely reminds me of the
NARS Lip Pencils which I looked at many times but could never allow myself to
spend that much money on.
The color payoff is
intense and the formula is so soft and rich you won’t even know you’re wearing
anything on your lips at all. With proper rotation, the pencil is super easy to
use and it takes no time at all to fill in the entire lip. I would wish for a
bit more staying power of the full effect of the color, but all in all, I’m
really happy with it.
So to recap, in my
mind Golden Rose came and conquered. And since I’d like you to try some of
their products as well, I’m doing a mini giveaway.
Together with Golden
Rose, I’m giving away a Matte Satin nail lacquer in Nude (05) and what is
apparently their most sold product, the Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Ultra Volume
X4 mascara. I also have both of these product myself (but they deserve a
separate post) so I hope you’ll be as excited about them as I am.
This Giveaway is open
to my Slovenian beauties only. The enter the giveaway, you must:
- follow me on Instagram (@ low_maintenance_beauty)
- like this photo of this giveaway on Instagram
- share the photo of this giveaway on your Instagram and tag 3 people in it.
The winner will be
chosen at random on Sunday, 20th of September at 22h and announced
on Instagram and my Facebook page.
Good (and Gold) luck!
Until next time, stay beautiful!
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