I love cosy living rooms!

I see modern apartments, and sure, they look fine, they might be really expensive but they just don't cut it for me.
I love cosy rooms, I think they are more inviting. Of course that's just my opinion, you might have a totally different one, but I mean, come on, aren't these just so warm and cosy and inviting and ...

The fist one and the second one are my favorite :)

Quote of the day :)

This is so true. Think twice before betraying someone, because once you do, nothing can ever be the same again!

Essie deal

Ok, I'm out for an evening walk with my boy friend and as I walk by from kiosk selling magazines and other I stuff, something catches my eye!

I turn around and ... I was right! It was an Essie nail polish! For Essie's 30 year anniversary, Marie Claire was giving away an Essie nail polish with the December's issue. You can find a total of 11 different shades. For now I got two magazines, so two shades, for 5.50€ each.

I haven't tried these yet but I'm just so excited to find an Essie nail polish bottle for only 5.50€! It's usually around 12.00€ here, so you can understand my excitement :)



When I try them I'll post picture!
What's your favorite shade from Essie? I'd love to hear from all of you :)

Gel polishes: Geleration *NOTORIOUS* by Jessica

These came to the mail the other day and I was so eager to try them out! i love gel polishes so there's no surprise here :) I mean, what's not to love? The color stays shine and looks fresh  for 2-3 weeks, plus, it's completely dry once the procedure is over!
The color I picked is "Notorious", it's a lovely color for winter just what I was looking for!

See for yourselves:

Notorious in direct sunlight

Notorious in direct sunlight

Notorious in direct sunlight

In regular daylight, but not direct sunlight, the color looks darker and the red sparkles are not that obvious.

Notorious in daylight (not direct sunlight)

Notorious in the shadow

I'm very pleased with the results! I love the color and the shine, it's amazing! I can't wait to try other colors too :)

What about you? Have tried gel-polishes, and if you have, what do you guys think? If you haven't, are you going to?

Gel ... or polish ... or both?!

I don't remember when I first started painting my nails. How young was I? Maybe too young, oh well. What I do remember is that I always hated the fact that I had to wait and wait and then wait some more for the polish to dry. Don't you guys hate that? I also remember hoping to that someone would come up with a nail polish that would dry under a UV lamp and would be shiny and ready to go!

Fast forward a few years later and ... ta da! Nail polish hybrids :)

At first I thought "this is too good to be true". But you know what it actually is true! These gel-polishes apply like regular polishes but the stay on longer (2-3 weeks) and they remain super shiny and scratch-free until you decide to remove them.

I'm planning to go to a beauty fair this weekend and some of the brands I'm going to look for are:

Jessica | Geleration

Nail Harmony | Gelish soak-off gels

NSI | Polish Pro

Have you ever tried any gel-polish hybrids? Share your experiences in the comments.

See you all soon :)

Product Review: TheraMed white booster

The only reason I bought this is because of a Buy One Get One offer that was going on about a year ago. Needless to say I've been buying it ever since :)

Now, my teeth is relatively white anyway, but there is always room for that extra boost. Well, that is what you get by using this toothpaste. You see, it's not a whitening toothpaste per se. What it does is it makes you teeth appear to whiter because it sort of leaves a bluish cast after you brush your teeth. Of course, the bluish cast is not noticable, but it is what makes your teeth appear whiter than they really are!

I definitely recommend this one! Give it a try and let me know haw you like it :)

Product Review: John Frieda || Frizz-Ease 3-day straight

Trying to keep my hair frizz-free is an everyday challenge for me. Humidity is my enemy and we've got plenty of it where I live!

I came across this product about a month ago, and to be honest I was expecting a lot since it always seems that my hair just doesn't want to behave, no matter what I use.

However, I was pleasantly surprised with this one. According to the directions, you are supposed to apply it on towel-dried hair, blow dry and then use a straightening iron to perfect the results. But, since I'm not a girl who follows rules (or directions for that matter), the way I do it is this:

• Apply the product on towel-dried hair
• Let hair air-dry completely
• Leave hair as is (for a tousled look), or use straightening iron
• To complete the look, just apply some silicone or serum to the ends to moisturize and add shine

I have to admit that I'm going to buy this one again, and this means a lot, since I rarely (or never) buy hair products twice.

Sunliss Keratin Treatment

Let me start by saying we are not friends with my hair. We sort of have a love/hate relationship. It never behaves and it never makes up its mind ... is it curly(?) ... is it straight (?) ... or is it wavy (?) ... who knows? Totally mixed personality here!

Anyway, I decided to do something for it, and by "something" I mean a keratin treatment. Of course to get such a treatment in a hair salon you need around 250 euros or more depending on the density and length of your hair.

So, I  searched a bit on the internet and came across various brands of keratin treatments and decided to buy a kit and give it a try at home. I bought "Sunliss Keratin Treatment" and tried it on my mom's hair and mine.

I have to say I'm very pleased with the results, at least up till now. My hair is not pin straight (I don't like it like that anyway), but when I do use a hair straightener my hair remains straight until then next time I wash it.

Well, for me, this is success! Have you ever had a treatment like this? Share your thoughts in the comments :)

Early morning workout!

Rise and shine!!!

Goodmorning everybody! I am very excited today, this morning I woke up, did a bit of stretchig to warm up and then I did Zuzana's "Hotel room workout", amazing! You break a sweat in only 20' of exercise and you can really feel the burn! I am hooked with her site and her whole aproach to fitness and healthy eating. Plus, her way of living her life together with her hubby is absolutely awesome and very inspiring!

 

GymBoss in colour "camo"

One more thing I'm excited about is a new purchase I made last night. Zuzana is using Gymboss Interval Timer and it comes in very handy when you're doing her workouts so I decided to buy it last night. I hope it will be here by the end of next week!

Protein powders!

I'm having my protein powder every day and I'm loving it! Even more after I discoverd April's blog where I found lots of new ways to use it instead of the typical: mix with water or your favorite beverage and drink. Since I'm lactose intolerant I prefer isolates and of chocolate flavour (see chocaholic, hehe!). My favorite up till this moment is:

ZERO CARB PROTEIN

 

 

I love its taste and I usually use it in my favorite recipes from April's blog:

- protein cookie dough 

- protein cake 

Honestly, they are amazing!

I also bought PVL ISO-GOLD and plan to use it after I finish my SRO.

I've tried it and the taste is good, it contains some lactose but they have added lactase enzymes so no bloating!

I'll let you know if I come across another protein that I like.

So, what is your favourite protein powder? How do you use it? 

New obsession: color contacts!

I always wanted to try color contacts, but I was always a little skeptical and maybe afraid that I wouldn't be able to put that thing in my eye!  About a month ago, a friend of suggested I should try a pair just for fun and guess what ... now I 'm hooked!

Up till now I've tried to brands:

- Freshlook Colorblends in Green

- Bausch & Lomb Soflens in Amazon Green

So here comes a quick review on both:

Freshlook Colorblends in Green

Freshlook Colorblends in Green

The color looks very natural on my medium brown eyes and the contacts are very comfortable. The pupil hole is quite big but it blends in so it's not too obvious. I like to use a few drops of "tears naturale" in the morning when I put them on and I can barely feel that I'm wearing them. Overall, I'm very pleased with them and I'll definetely buy thema again. I also tried the colors "grey", "sterling grey" and "blue" but I didn't like them on my eyes, I think they lookes too fake. 

Bausch & Lomb Soflens in Amazon Green

Bausch & Lomb Soflens in Amazon Green

This color is amazing! Exactly what the name says! And the pupil hole is a bit smaller than the one Freshlook contacts have so your natural eye color is not that obvious. When I first put them on I said OMG the color is a-ma-sing and I thought I would be repurchasing them over and over again, BUT later in the day (actually a couple of hours later) they started feeling too dry and the moved around every time I blinked :-(

This is very unfortunate because other than that I loved the color and they they looked on me.

Other lenses I want to try:

- Solotica Hidrochrm in Ice and in Mel

- Acuvue 2 Colours in Grey

9mmsfx in Natural Blue

- 9mmsfx in Natural Blue (of course these are off-limit since they cost $800.00 a pair!)

Do you like like color contacts? Which are your favorite?