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Dr. Nona

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When I was in Israel last December I was contacted by a company called Dr. Nona, who asked me if I'd like to try some of their products. Since I left Israel 4 years ago I lost contact with the PR companies and have been buying all of the products I review in the blog by myself, which on the one hand gives me complete "artistic freedom" when writing, but on the other hand lowers my exposure to new brands and products, so I was happy for the opportunity to try something I don't know. I never heard about this company before, but since I used to call my grandmother "Nona", I immediately felt sentimental toward the name of the brand. Dr. Nona Kuchina founded her brand in 1994 and like many other Israeli brands based it on the abilities of the Dead sea, to be accurate- on  the Archaebacteria that lives in it . Today the company  operates in over 40 countries worldwide, working through a network of 300,000 distributors and has close to 50  health and bea

Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition 21 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette

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I love watching  YouTube makeup videos, and I have quite a number of  favorite channels which I've been fallowing for years now.  Carli Bybel's channel is not one of them. I have tried to watch her channel for a while because I admit her impecable doll like look and makeup definitely catought my eyes, but something in the way she talks, acts and generally carry herself made it impossible for me to relate to her.  And when I can't relate- I don't watch. When I heard she created a palette with BH C osmetics it sounded interesting, because despite what I think about her you can't argue with her being talented and one of the most successful YouTubers today, but ordering the palette to Spain was not worth it (the shipment costs more than the palette..) so I skipped it then. A few weeks ago I entered the  Urban Outfitters  store in Catalonia square and to my surprise right there, in the "aisle of doom" near the cashier, there was a pile of the secon