Nailspiration

Hello ladies! 

Summer is here and our manicures will be visible each day on the beach or out at night in the summer nightlife. We have compiled a few manicure ideas inspired by colors:
  White

  Red 

  Orange

  Yellow

  Green 

  Blue 

  Purple

  Grey

  Brown

  Black

  Silver

  Gold

 
So next time you're staring at those bare nails wondering which color to choose, give some of these options a try!
 

Happy manicure,

☼ Get ready for summer ☼ Move your body

Iako  je sezona kupanja i sunčanja već počela, nikada nije kasno za početak neke vrste tjelovježbe.

Znam i sama koliko sam si puta rekla, ma joooj opet se nisam dovela u red nakon zime i silnih finih stvari koje sam papala J . Zato sam ove godine počela vježbati, zapravo počela sam vježbati prije nekih 20-tak dana, aliii kao što sam rekla nikada nije kasno za početi.

Razmišljala sam što trebam sve srediti na svom tijelu i u prvi plan su pale noge i guza, i tako sam krenula sa slavnim squatovima ili čučnjevima. Ima jedna super stranica za koje ste već sigurno čule 30 day challenge, ja sam si izabrala čučnjeve i još sam si dodala sama neke dodatne vježbice kako bi učvrstila mišiće .

Najteže je početi, uvijek su tu neke izlike: danas ne stignem, umorna sam, moram ovo moram ono, ali zaista 30 min dnevno imate vremena, bilo to ujutro, popodne ili navečer, sami birate intenzitet, koliko ćete vježbati i to sve možete raditi od doma.

Pošto je ovo Get ready for summer serija postova, ove vježbe su kao stvorene za temu 

J

Naravno da uz vježbanje morate paziti na prehranu, tako da se pozdravite sa njami hranom, pijte punoo tekućine, nije teško kao što se čini, jer ipak na kraju kad vidite rezultat, sav trud i odricanja će se isplatiti.

Izaberite si same koju vrstu tjelovježbe želite raditi, trčanje, vožnja biciklom, rolanje, plivanje, plesanje, ma bilo što što vam padne napamet.

Cure nadam se da sam Vas motivirala, ali zapamtite sve što radite, radite da prvenstveno budete lijepe sebi, a ne drugima J !!!!

A sada prestanite sjediti na kompjuteru i pokrenite se ;)

How to make Bright Eye- Essence Palette Review

    Hello Girls, Whether you're a starter at makeup or a long time lover and user, The new Essence makeup box palettes are a great addition. If you already are a pro to be, you don't need the instructions that come in the box. However, for all those new users, this would be a great place to start.  

The packaging of this palette is so cute that when I saw it, I could not resist. Priced at 50 kuna, this makeup box really is a steal as it comes with a mirror, 6 colors, a mini brush and instructions hidden behind the mirror that will help you develop the "Bright Eyes" that the box is intended to create. It gives you specific instructions on which color goes where.

The palette is especially useful when it comes to those, 'have to get up early but only slept 5 hours, look like a hot mess' type of days. The lightness of the colors helps to widen and brighten eyes and keep them looking fresh all day.

  The colors of this palette are vanilla eyes, light up, natural beauty, eyes bright open, the irresistible, and team bright. The colors are a bit glittery but now too much. They are rich in color without overpowering. The key is to get a bright- fresh, open eyed looking makeup and not an evening or extra colorful makeup. The color I use the most (as you can probably see from the pictures) is natural beauty. Its a perfect pale pink that I love to add under my brows or on the interior of my eye to brighten them up.  Eyes bright open is a perfect pinkish, coral summer color. It also brightens my eyes without being a too colorful daily look.   I would definitely recommend this palette to newbies and makeup fanatics as it is a great addition to have. You can used the guides in the box to make the entire look, or just use the colors in addition to your other makeup.

DIY Gold Letter Fridge Magnets

Hello Ladies, Since I am so in love with DIYs I decided to share another one I found on Pinterest with you. I spend about 2 hours each day (minimum) on Pinterest. It's my bible! When I saw this DIY, I immediately went to Ebay and ordered these letter magnets:

The magnets were about $3 on ebay, but I am sure you can find similar ones in any kids or housewares store. The rest is very simple. The magnets are plastic and will take the spray paint very well, no base needed. The spray paint I used is Marabu Do-it Colorspray in high gloss gold:

I bought the spray in Chemaco (Vukovarksa) for around 35 kuna. This specific color (high gloss) is perfect for this project because it creates an almost plastic coat of color on the plastic. It takes a lot more time to dry than the regular colors so make sure you don't touch it for at least 4-5 hours after spraying or you will have a high fingerprint finish and not a high gloss.

All I did was lay the letters out on newspaper and sprayed them with about 2 coats of spray. I turned the paper as I was spraying to get all the sides and inside the letters.

After letting it dry for 5 hours, I stuck the final product onto my fridge:

 I have a white fridge so the contrast looks so cute. It would even look cool on a black fridge. This project was so simple and it just adds a bit more glam and interest to an otherwise boring fridge :)

I hope you try this out as it's so cheap and easy to make. If you like DIY's such as these let me know and I will be sure to share all my projects as I make them a lot.

Happy spraying,

☼ Get ready for summer ☼ DIY oil for beautiful tanning

Ako želite lijepu i preplanulu kožu, a ne želite trošiti novce na kremice i ulja koja se nude na tržištu, onda nastaviti čitati J

Donosimo Vam ulja za lijepu preplanulu kožu iz kućne radinosti ….

Mrkva i maslinovo ulje

5-6 mrkve

Maslinovo ulje

Sve što trebate je naribati mrkve, staviti ih u staklenku i preliti ekstra djevičanskim maslinovim uljem. Držati na suncu 15-20 dana, nakon toga dobro promućkati i procijediti kroz gazu.

Orah i maslinovo ulje

5-6 zrelih oraha

1 mrkva

Cvjetovi nevena  ili lavande ( po želji )

Maslinovo ulje

Procedura je ista kao i kod ulja od mrkve i maslinovog ulja

Kakve čarobne trikove imate za lijepi preplanuli ten ?

Saturday Manicure- Essie, Smart Girls

Hello girls,   I decided to try a unique and fun manicure today full of glitter and sparkles. I've been seeing the ring and pointer finger manicures a lot lately. I must say I like how it makes the manicure more interesting and not all monotone and boring one colored.

 

Nail polishes Used:

Essie- No more film

Essie- Luxeffects- Sparkle on top

Smart Girls- #142

Smart Girls- #41

Essence- Studio nails top sealer top coat

Eveline- Diamond hard and shiny nails base coat

My ring finger is 2 coats of smart girls #41 and 1 coat of smart girls #142. My pointer finger is 1 coat of Essie No more film and 1 coat of Essie Sparkle on top.All the other nails are one coat of Essie No more film. It's a gorgeous purple/blue pigmented polish that has a ton of shine on it's own. Sometimes I like a darker color for the spring and especially since its been raining lately, I opted for it today. The color is just the right amount of opaque so that all you need is one coat.

 I've been wearing Essie since it first came to the states and I must admit, I have never met a better polish. No only are the colors super unique, the names are too. I am also in love with the polishes because of their shelf life. I have bottles that are 5 years old and still going strong! In my book, they are definitely worth every lipa! Happy Saturday,  

May Favorites!

  Hello Ladies, It's that time of month (or end of) again. May is over and I have used several products this month which I must say have been a personal favorite and will continue being so into the month of June. HAIR The shampoo that I usually go to when I get my hair dyed is Artist Hair collaboration Brilliant Colour Shampoo. I absolutely love this shampoo not only this month but in past months. Since I got my hair re-dyed this month, I bought this shampoo again and quickly remembered why it is that I always recommend it for colored hair (they have ones for other hair types too). It is definitely salon quality without salon price. I believe I paid about 20ish kuna for this shampoo in Muller. It leaves my hair silky and soft and it does not fade the color in my hair.

The conditioner I loved this month is a new one that I thought I would give a shot since the brand just came out and a have a soft spot for all French brands. Le Petit Marseillais's Apres Shampooing Eclat Couleur or conditioner for colored hair, is a must have for colored hair. Its a perfect conditioner. Not to thick where is weighs down the hair, but not to light where is does no conditioning. I love the way it makes my hair feel. The only downside I have about this conditioner is that since it is made with blueberry extract, it does have a fruity smell. I personally do not prefer smelling like a fruit bowl but I know a lot of people love fruity smells so this can't really count as a negative comment. It does not take away from the fact that I truly was amazed by the conditioner and again I still have that soft spot for French brands and this just confirmed it.

    FACE    The mask I absolutely fell for this month is the Freeman Clay mask in Mint & Lemon. Freeman is an American brand and I am quite familiar with it but its still somewhat fresh to Croatia. I usually like their stuff so I figured I would give this a shot. Now I have like HUGE pores so I needed something that will basically go in there and set up camp as this is the only way that they would ever look somewhat minimized. I was not afraid of a tough mask. This mask is awesome because it did just that. It went all up in my pores and cleared all the goop out and left them completely cleaned. The next day... BAM! pores are smaller looking... I give it a 10 out of 10.

 I also decided to purchase the Vichy Normaderm line again this month as I have been quite acne-ish lately. I don't know if its from added stress or perhaps my puberty came back for a quick visit. Anyway, whenever I had problems in the past, Normaderm was here to the rescue. The deep cleansing purifying gel is a perfect everyday face wash. I love the easiness of the pump. It leaves my skin clean but without drying it out too much. The Normaderm Total Mat hydrating gel is a perfect balance after washing as it rehydrates the skin but also ensures that you remain mat all day long. This is a definite go to face cream for the summer as we all get a little disco ball shiny at some point during the 30 degree days. It hydrates your face but also helps to keep your pores clean underneath your makeup or SPF lotion.

 MAKEUP

The lip color I loved this month is NYX jumbo lip pencil in color 720 (Honey Nectar). This pencil is perfect. Its a chubby lip pencil (basically a lipstick) that is so rich and creamy that is instantly moisturizes your lips, even if they are already chapped. The color is a perfect nude with a bit of peachy tones to it. Its perfect for the Spring and Summer. The pencil was about $4.50 on Cherry Culture.

I usually paired this with the IsaDora Perfect Lipliner pencil in color 35 (Tropical Pink). The pink is very bright but I blend it into the peachy nude of the Nyx pencil and then it makes a perfectly light pink. The pigmentation of this pencil is amazing. Its very vivid and bright and it stays on my lips practically all day. The pencil was about 80 kuna in Muller

I did a lot of concealer shopping this month and besides the ones I loved in this post, I also purchased this bad boy by Essence and was quite surprised. The pigmentation is quite spot on. I got a fairly lighter color just for under my eyes. It says it lasts 16 hours and although I can't remember the last time I was actually awake -nap free- 16 hours in a row to check, it did last me all day even after work, gym and all so I will give them that. The coverage is about almost full and the only reason I don't say full is that full coverage usually stands for a cake-like/can cover a tattoo, coverage to me. the concealer cost about 20 kuna in DM.

This months mascara is the New Avon Super Shock Brights colored mascara in plum. I have green eyes so I have been wearing a purple mascara for very many years as purple brings out greens. I love the dark plum shade of this mascara and i am in love with the brush. It has plastic bristles so they don't make your lashes stick together. What I absolutely love about this mascara is that no matter what I do during the day (work, gym, nap) it does not come off in the sense that it stains the underneath of my eyes making me look extremely tired or worn out. It basically lasted all day for me. I can also say that it's quite waterproof as I did leave my makeup on at the gym several times and built up a sweat. The mascara lasted, purple and all. I paid about 45 kuna for the mascara through Avon.

I can definitely say I will be starting the month of June with the use of all these products as well as I was pleasantly pleased with my trials.  Have you tried any of these products this month?
Happy June,