AFFORDABLE PERFUMES: my recent finds

ZARA ORIENTAL eau de toilette 10 €
I was recently in Zara and I came across their fragrances. Now finding a cheap perfume is hard to come by, especially those which actually smell nice. My favourite was the Zara Oriental (100 ml).As I came home I did my research on the perfume and I found that the Zara Oriental perfume was a dupe for the Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb perfume, which is one of my favourites. I have to say that they smell very similar. The only difference is the price. The smell is light yet still warm and musky, and you can instantly smell the jasmine.The packaging looks clean and chic. I love the simplicity of the bottle, because it looks great for a shelf display. The Zara perfume lasts on my skin quit long, around four hours, which is great considering the price. I don't feel bad about dousing myself in copious amounts every morning as it was amazing value too. 

Pred kratkim sem nakupovala v Zari in tako zasledila njihove dišave. Težko najdem parfumčke, ki so poceni in obenem lepo dišijo, vendar mi je to uspelo, saj sem izbrala Zara Oriental (100 ml). Ko sem prišla domov, sem izbrskala podatke o parfumu, in kaj kmalu ugotovila, da je parfum cenejši dvojnik Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb parfuma, kateri mi je eden izmed ljubših. Res moram priznati, da dišita zelo podobno, razlikujeta se le v ceni. Vonj je lahek, vendar se še vedno lahko odlično vonja mošus in jasmin. Embalaža ima čiste ostre linije. Všeč mi je predvsem preprostost flaške, saj jo lahko uporabim za dekoracijo na polički. Parfum Oriental je na moji koži kar obstojen, nekje štiri ure, kar se mi zdi odlično, če upoštevamo tudi njegovo ceno. Poleg tega pa nimam nikakršne slabe vesti, ko zjutraj malo pretiravam z nanosom, saj je bil to res eden ugodejših nakupov v zadnjem času.  

AVON BIJOU Christian Lacroix* 20.90 €

Avon collaborated with the French high fashion house Christian Lacroix in 2015 presents a new fragrance Bijou. I was really excited about this new Christian Lacroix perfume. The bottle it's just a beautiful straight-up-and-down with a faceted bottom in a pretty ombre facade. It looks great as a shelf room decor. The fragrance notes are mandarin, vanilla orchid and spiced star anise. If you like the scent of vanilla, you will love this perfume. It smells like candy. It's sweet but it's feminine and chic, rather than young and girly. It's just an all-round pretty fragrance, one that I hope everyone gets to try out! 

Avon je v sodelovanju s francosko dizajnersko hišo Christian Lacroix v letu 2015 predstavlja novo dišavo Bijou. Res sem se veselila preizkusa vonja tega parfuma. Steklenička je preprosto lepa, dno je nekoliko ožje, barve pa je sevda roza in kot se spodobi ombre. Izgleda super kot dekoracija sobe oziroma poličke. Gre predvsem za izjemno mešanico sočnih sadnih not, ki ustvari eksotično in eleganto dišavo, s ključnimi notami sijoče italjanske mandarine, vanilijeve orhideje in esence janeža. Če vam je všeč vonj vanilije, boste ta parfum oboževale. Diši kot sladica. Je izredno sladek, ampak obenem zelo ženstven in eleganten. To je preprosto dišava, ki jo morate preizskusiti, saj je vredna svojega nakupa.

 

What's your favourite perfume on a budget?

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MY FAKE TANNING ROUTINE

Hello  tan junkies. Since spring is almost here I've been wanting to go a shade darker. And I did. So in this post I will show you how to acheive perfect summer glow. You can do it at home and it is super affordable. Keep in mind if you want to do my routine for a certain occasion, start 4 or 5 days beffore. Don't wait for the last day.  All the products are avaliable at any drugstore. 

step 1: exfoliate

I use Fruttini Cherry Vanilla body scrub, 200 ml. It stimulates the skin with micro-fine exfoliating beads and gently removes impurities. This will help you to apply self tanner withouth streaks, because it removes dead skin cells. It smells amazing!!

Price: 5 €

step 2: self tan

I use Hawaiian Tropic self tan Creme, 180 ml. This self-tanning creme is super moisturizing and does not dry out your skin. It claims that has light fresh fragrance, but I don't smell it. It smells like all self-tanners does.  I apply this creme after the shower in the evening with lateks gloves on dry skin all over my body. Then I wait for 3-5 minutes to dry and put on my PJ's and go to sleep. And when I woke up I have summer colour. I really love the colour that this self-tanner gives you. It is super natural, but it is a little tricky to apply it, becouse if you are new at this you will probably get some streaks.

Price: 12 €

step 3: maintain the self tan

Every day after I use Dove Sunshine Body Lotion for dark skin, 250 ml. This smells super amazing and it maintains my tan and builds it even more. It also helps to cover streaks (if you were not careful the night before). I love this product and really recomended it.

Price: 6 €

 

Which self-tanner do you use? Leave a comment and let me know.

February favourites

 

  Hello girls. In this post I will show you my favourite beauty products for February. This month went by so quickly. Hope you find this post hekpful and interesting. Thank you for reading;)

L'OREAL nude magique bb cream, bare skin beautifier in medium skin tone. I use this bb cream after my moisturizer and afterwards I apply foundation. That combination gives me perfect, flawless skin. I wrote a blog post about L'OREAL and Garnier bb creams. Make sure to check it:

MANHATTAN clearface, perfect mat make-up in 77 natural. Medium to strong coverage foundaton with powder effect. I recomended for impure and oily skin. It is amazing, plus you don't need to put powder over it, it's sort of 2 in 1!! The ceramy texture turns into a velvet powder. Impurities are perfectly covered withouth blocking pores; the antibacterial make-up fights pimples and prevents the formation of new ones.

MAXFACTOR lasting performance, long lasting make-up founadtion in 105 soft beige. This foundation is perfect for taking pictures. It has amazing coverage, I usualy put two layers for flawless look. It is super long lasting. Save it for my special occasions ;))

essence cover stick in 01 matt sand. Concealer for impurities or my under eye circles. Bought this cover stick for doing makeup on my sister, it was super cheap. I ended up falling in love with this concealer. It is super creamy, like butter, and it does not goes in my fine lines under my eyes. I recomended it if you are looking for a cheap one

NIVEA colour passion, Chantal Thomass in 81 Beige Plastir. I got this lipstick for 50% off, since nivea stop working decorative cosmetic. It is super moisturizing- like all nivea lip products, plus the colour is perfect nude. It has a tint of brown shade so it is super wearable. It does not make you look like ghost;))

BOURJOIS  Beauty'Full volume mascara in 01 Beauty'Full black. I wrote a post about this lash miracle, but the thing is that I love it so much more. It gives me lenght and volume, widouth clumps. I like it now, when it is more dry.

essence eyeshadow in 53 pop eye. Long lasting black eyeshadow for my top lashes. Matt and super pigmented. Lately I use it instead eye pencil. 

 Catrice eye brow pencil in Date with Ash-tone. Amazing eye brow pencil with wax. I use it every day. I fill in my eyebros where I plug them too much-try to grow them back! I find putting pencil under eyeshadow so much better. 

Catrice eyebrow set. It contains two matt eyeshadows, tweezers, comb and brush. Really enyoj the two eyeshadows for my eyebrows and for my eyes. They are perfect, natural looking and matt, withouth shimmer, so versetaile. Love catrice for eyebrows.

Bath&Body Works, warm vanilla sugar, body splash. Amazing smell, super sexy and sweet, so me! Blog should have option To smell.

Fa deodorant PINK Passion, 24 h reliable protection, Floral fragrance, no white marks, skin-friendly. The Fa deodorant has super duper cute packaging and it is pink- of course. Overall I really like the lasting power. I do not sweat with this deodorant. You should give it a try.

Dove, Intensive Cream, for extra dry hands. Very moisturizing and non-greasy hand cream. Great for having it in purse. It protects my dry hands in cold winter.

Schwarzkopf, got2b. chaotic, modelling fibre gum. It is for hair chaos: manipulate, modeling, structure. It has amazing smell and texture is so nice. I use it when I curl my hair, for natural wavy look, plus it helps with my baby hair. Big yay for the texture cream.

 Which are your february favourites?