Friday, March 16, 2012

Friday I'm in love

Hello ladies!


This is the first "edition" of Friday I'm in love and I wanned to start off by telling you what this is about...well sometimes the posts are a little impersonal so I wanned to give you a sneak peak into things that inspire me, things that make my heart sing or that I just feel that are true and reflect who I am more so that you can get to know me a little better. I hope you like my idea :)

Today I'm in love with...


Untitled #168


Short sleeve shirt
$80 - itsthenewblack.com.au

Balmain blue jeans
€690 - shopmrsh.com

Mel flat shoes
$64 - topshop.com

Bracelet
€13 - pullandbear.com

Disney couture jewelry
£24 - comparestoreprices.co.uk



Would you wear this outfit? 
Or maybe it's not quite your style?


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

NOTWednesday: Cherry Blossoms

Hello gorgeous ladies!


I feel spring is right around the corner so I thought I would welcome it with this colorful and very springy design!




What I used for this cute design:


  • Flormar 424 (Minty Green - super trendy this spring) - 2 coats
  • Acrylic paints - Red&White for the 2 shades of pink
  • Acrylic paint - Black for branches and stems
Hope you give this design a try! 
It's very simple and you can make mistakes and still get a cute result!:D


Monday, March 12, 2012

Monday Facts: 7 Deadly Sins TAG


Hello ladies!
Astazi v-am pregatit un tag preluat de la LILI. Este foarte dragut si sper sa va placa :)
1. Lăcomie - Care este cel mai ieftin produs cosmetic pe care îl ai? Şi care este cel mai scump?
uhm...cel mai ieftine produse cred ca sunt cele la 8 lei de la elf iar cel mai scump probabil pudra mac mineralize skin finish natural.

2. Manie - Care este produsul cu care te afli într-o relaţie de iubire/ură? Ce produs a fost foarte greu de găsit?
Intr-o relatie de love/hate sunt cu primerul de la elf...imi place mult pe zona T dar imi usuca tenul daca o depasesc :p Produs foarte greu de gasit? hmmm...Carmex.. In urma cu cateva luni bune cand am inceput sa il folosesc nu era asa popular si am intrebat in muuuulte farmacii pana sa il gasesc.

3. Poftă - Care este cel mai delicios produs cosmetic / îngrijire corporală?
Untul de corp Fennel cu vanilie.

4. Lene - Ce produs neglijezi din cauza lenei?
Măştile de faţă si par...maxim de 2 ori pe luna ajung sa le fac :(

5. Mîndrie - Ce produs îţi dă mai multă încredere în tine?
Anti-cearcăn+pudra... nu ma pot lipsi de niciunul dintre ele

6. Rîvnă - Ce atribute găseşti foarte atrăgătoare la sexul opus?
Bunele maniere, simtul umorului si increderea (a nu se intelege aroganta)

7. Invidie - Ce produse ţi-ar plăcea să primeşti cadou?
Am un wishlist destul de lung :( incet incet am mai taiat din ele dar imi doresc mult Vitalumiere de la Chanel si niste pensule Real Techniques :D

Mi-ar placea mult sa stiu raspunsurile voastre la aceste intrebari 
asa ca pasez "leapsa" tuturor cititoarelor mele!
Va pup!


Sunday, March 11, 2012

Sunday Secret : Honey Masks


Hello ladies!

First of all starting today I will post every other day and I will have a dedicated day for each type of post...It's kinda like having sections to my blog...Monday I will post random stuff like Reviews, Rants, Tags, Hauls and all that stuff, Wednesday I will post my nails of the week, Friday an inspirational picture or quote something that represents who I am, what I feel or what I like lately...and then Sunday I will post a Home Made thing, a DIY or a Tip/Trick thing :) 


I really hope you like my new ideas and I looks forward to hear any requests/ideas from you guys!

For today's Sunday Secret I wanned to share with you a simple, cheap and very common product found in almost all homes that changed my life!



Since I discovered honey home made masks a few months back, my skin has changed dramatically! 

I have COMBINATION skin and I used to not get even a day without a pimple...small or big, one or several, there was just no way I could go a day without one no matter my skincare routine!
And then I started using honey masks and all that is HISTORY! I still have some scarring that I'm trying to get rid off but now I can use tinted moisturizers, BB creams, or just concealer here and there and be out the door! And I can't stress how happy and confident that makes me feel!! :D

Ok now for the actual masks, there are several different combinations you can try depending on your skin, your problems, the extent of your problems and of course, what you can find around your house :)

Here are some ideas of honey masks that work amazingly (leave them for 30-45 min avoiding the eye area):


(I recommend using this masks in the shower or over a pot of steaming water with a towel over the head to help the honey reach the deeper skin layers)


        Honey + Cinnamon : for acne, breakouts or simply acne prone skin.




        Honey + Cinnamon + Milk : for acne with a tendency of dry skin (a lot of flakes of the affected areas) or simply for dry skin that needs a deep moisturizing mask 

        Honey + Cinnamon + Lemon Juice : for extended acne scarring - the lemon juice helps lighten the      scars and plumps/firms up the skin.



       
         Honey + Aspirin : for teenage-like skin with massive breakouts



You will not recognize your skin after using these masks, I promise you! 

You can use them daily or just a few times a week or just once a week depending on the severity of your problems :)

It will leave your skin so soft, moisturized and silky and they instantly reduce inflammation and redness!

EXTRA : You can use honey for your hair as well! Use a mask made out of honey and hot olive oil for about an hour before washing your hair or over night if you have time to wash your hair in the morning! For very dry damaged skin you can add some hot milk as well :D

Please let me know if you try this mask and how it works for you!


Saturday, March 10, 2012

My 2 cents: Crema vitaminizanta de zi cu ulei de masline si catina - Cosmetic Plant

Hello ladies!


Stiu ca anul trecut in urma unei campanii Trender multe fete au primit spre review crema vitaminizanta de zi cu ulei de masline si catina de la Cosmetic Plant insa eu am achizitionat-o de curand cand am ramas fara crema mea obisnuita de fata si vreau sa va impartasesc opinia mea despre acest produs.


Am mai folosit in trecut diverse creme pe baza de plante si alte ingrediente naturale de la diverse companii: Apidermin, Gerovital, Cosmetic Plant (alte game) cumparate de regula de la plafar precum si creme mai scumpe si nu la fel de naturale si nu am gasit niciuna care sa ma multumeasca pe deplin...ba erau prea grase, ba nu erau suficient de hidratante, ba aveau alcool si parabeni sau prea mult parfum...si asa mai departe...

Pana acum! Pot spune cu mana pe inima ca aceasta crema este perfect echilibrata pentru tenul meu mixt...imi ofera suficienta hidratare pe parcursul zilei fara sa imi incarce tenul sau sa lase o pelicula grasa. Se absoarbe imediat in piele, are un miros placut si discret, pielea mea nu luceste pe frunte, nu se descuameaza pe obraji si lateralele fruntii si aceasta senzatie de hidratare se mentine pe tot parcursul zilei. Ba chiar am observat o mica ameliorare in ceea ce priveste secretia de sebum in exces in zona T.

Ingredientele principale sunt cu siguranta cunoscute de toata lumea:

Uleiul de masline - care nu lipseste din rutina mea de demachiere seara fiind pt mine cel mai mult demachiant care exista. Topeste orice urma de machiaj si ofera o baza foarte buna pentru exfoliere. Este foarte hidratant si hranitor insa pentru un ten gras si mixt nu poate substitui crema fiind prea gras si greu pentru porii deja incarcati de sebum. Uleiul de masline contine atat de multe vitamine printre care voi enumera vitaminele A, B1, B2, C, D, E, K, precum si fier si multe alte ingrediente care fac din acesta unul dintre cele mai cunoscute si utilizate produse in cosmetica de-a lungul timpului.
Catina - un produs extrem de important pentru organism. Are un continut foarte mare de vitamina C, esentiala pentru acel aspect sanatos si radiant al pielii si este un puternic antioxidant ajutand pielea in lupta zilnica cu radicalii liberi.


Pretul acestei creme este mai mult decat rezonabil si accesibil (10 lei pt 50ml) si eu folosesc aceasta crema atat ziua cat si seara, dar seara aplic si ulei de argan in zona ochilor si putin pe obraji pt extra hidratare dupa exfolierea de seara.

O recomand cu incredere fetelor cu ten normal spre mixt!


Sper ca v-a fost de folos aceasta postare si veti da o sansa acestei creme :)
Va pup!



Friday, March 9, 2012

My 2 cents: Syoss Heat Protect Styling Spray

Hello ladies!

Yesterday was the international women's day so I want to start by sending you a big hug and a kiss and wishing you a warm sunny spring filled with joy, happiness and laughter! :)


Now for the review part...I wanned to look really pretty yesterday so I decided to curl my hair... This usually is a nightmare for me because my curls don't normally hold more than 1-2 hours. However since I discovered the Syoss Heat Protect Styling Spray this has changed completely. My curls have stayed in place yesterday and after sleeping on them they are still almost the same (WOW) :D 

SYOSS Heat Protect


This is such a cheap (around 7 $) yet very effective product like nothing I've ever seen before! I've tried using mousse, hair spray, heatless rollers, straightener, curling iron...everything except hot rollers (they are on my whishlist) but nothing would make my curls hold for more than 2 hours max. 

I initially bought this product just as a heat protective spray because I blow dry my hair every other day and I use  hot tools maybe 2-4 times a month (I try my best not to over process my extremely thin, dyed and damaged hair too much) and so this was a surprise for me...to see my curls in place even the next day after sleeping on them was beyond my wildest imagination :)

The spray is said to help protect your hair against heat up to 200 degrees C but since my hair is naturally straight and very thin I rarely go that far.

I highly recommend this product to all of you out there that have thin hair that just doesn't hold curls for the life of it and want a 2 in 1 product that helps protect your hair as well as hols your waves/curls in place for hours and hours.

This is the look I wore yesterday (YES I like to pose :D:D)


And this is how my hair looked this morning when I woke up:




I am very impressed with this product!
Have you tried this? How did it work for you?




Wednesday, March 7, 2012

My 2 cents: Rimmel Wake me up concealer

Hello ladies!

Today I wanned to share with you my experience with the new concealer from Rimmel London. The "collection" if you can really call it that has 2 products: a foundation that I'm gonna buy in the future - because I have a few that I just opened - so I only picked up the second product the concealer.
The concealer comes in 2 shades: 010 and 030 and in the swatch I made in the store on my hand the difference isn't that obvious.


It retails at about 7$ so I wasn't expecting much from it but it said on the little tube that it's their first full coverage concealer and I decided to give it a try since I was out of concealer and in desperate need of a new one. 
Here are my thoughts and opinions on this product:

PROS
  • Medium coverage
  • Light weight formula
  • It does indeed instantly brighten the under eye area
  • Blended well it doesn't crease even if you don't set it with powder but it wear off very fast
  • Set with powder doesn't look cakey and lasts longer
  • I use it on my oily lids as well and doesn't crease even if it's not set with powder
  • Can be used to cover blemishes but since it's liquid it's a medium coverage and you can't really build it up without looking cakey
  • The 030 matches my skin very well
  • Very affordable
  • You get a pretty good amount of product too : 7ml / 0.23 fl.oz


CONS


  • It only comes in 2 shades and unless you are (like me) very lucky to be a match to your skin you can't really use this concealer other than underneath your eyes in a very very thin coat but then where's the purpose in that (?!)
  • If you are in a hurry and you pull out the doe-foot applicator too fast from the tube you're bound to ge a blob either on your clothes, floor or vanity
  • It wears off pretty easy even if you set it with powder so you have to retouch it through out the day
  • It's not full coverage as the company claims

OVERALL      8/10

I believe it's so far the only concealer that hasn't creased on my oily eyelids or my fine lines underneath the eyes if applied in a very thin coat and blended well but as far as coverage goes... it's not bad but it's not full coverage either. Unless I find something better in the meantime, I might purchase this again once I finish this one.


Hope you found this helpful!