MAC LIPSTICKS

Two posts in two days, I am getting back in form.

Mac cosmetics. Most likely the most popular make up line on Youtube, yet I have never tried it up until a few weeks ago. Living in Vienna definitely has its perks when it comes to make up, you get access to a whole bunch of more exclusive brands.

Usually I would always go by the Mac stand without even looking twice at it, up until the day where I wanted a veeery dark red color, preferably matte. So I googled and googled and decided that Mac's Diva might be the one. What I really love about Mac counters is that they disinfect all their make up and allow you to try them on right then and there. So when I tried it on, I was immediately in love. The color was exactly what I was looking for and the matte finish was great, without drying my lips. The website describes the color as "intense reddish-burgundy".

So I picked up Diva, and a few days later went back for a bright matte red, and I ended up getting Ruby Woo, which is a retro matte (more dry than regular mattes). Ruby Woo is my very first bright red lipstick and I think that red lipsticks can really make a girl feel classy. The website describes it as a "very matte vivid blue-red". The fact that it has blue undertones instantly makes your teeth look whiter.

On the same day I also picked up Peach Blossom, a Cremesheen ("a frosted cool nude" according to the website), which is the smoothest and creamiest lipstick I have ever had on my lips. It's a lovely color and I wear it almost every day.

I have come to understand the hype about Mac as a make up line, although I still cannot understand why a person would need to own basically 90% of their entire line like some people do. Make up is truly an obsession. :)

KIKO SHOPPING TRIP

The very first Kiko Cosmetics store opened in Vienna on April 13th, and since I was on my way to that shopping centre to get black ballerina flats, I stopped by. I was amazed by their striking blue nail polish I received as a friend and featured in one of my posts a looong time ago. Link here.

All the nail polishes were €2.50, which is a nice deal since usually they're €3.90. I decided to spend 10 euros (I am trying not to spend overly huge amounts of money on make up). I looked at their blushes, eye shadows, lipsticks and lipliners and the array is beautiful! Also, all their make up is arranged so nicely, and the staff was incredibly nice to me.

I picked up four quite similar colors, but different shades. The bottles don't have the names on the bottles so I looked their names up on the Kiko website. From left to right I got:

209 French Baby Pink
359 Light Peach
358 Peach Rose
366 Rose Terracotta

And here are close ups of the colors:

209 French Baby Pink

359 Light Peach

358 Peach Rose

366 Rose Terracotta

I have been loving the clean nail look on one of my dear friends from uni, so for today I went with French Baby Pink and I love how nice it looks when applied.

January 2013 Favourites

Hello, I'm doing the "favourites of the month" for the second time. I actually really like these posts. These month's favourites include 6 products, one of which is a foundation. It is my very first foundation. That is very unusual for me, but I'll explain why in the review that I'll be posting soon.

Kerastase's Nectar Thermique has been my favorite for the past year and longer, that's how long I've had this and it's still not empty. It's the one product that really protects your ends from all the heat. I recently purchased the Ciment Thermique and only because for some it has worked even better, so I'm going to try that and compare them so that I know which one's the best for me.

Dior's Diorskin Nude is the very first foundation that I bought for myself and I have been loving it.

Lancome's Nutrix has been a saviour to me this month. This extremely rich cream is absolutely perfect for my very dry/very oily combination skin. I only need the tiniest amount, and I only wear it during the night because it's so rich and very hydrating.

These two nailpolishes are: Maybelline COLOR Sensational in 545 Black Copper and Max Factor's Glossfinity in 110 Red Passion. I have been constantly wearing them for the past 2 months, switching them up every few days.

And the last product is Maybelline COLOR Sensational Lipstain, which I bought in the color 350 Blushing. This is my very first lipstain and I really like it because of the natural flushed finish. I haven't found it drying like many others. I'm still on the hunt for Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains, people have been raving about them like crazy! Have you tried those?

GUERLAIN ROUGE G

I have to admit that I have a strange obsession with lipsticks. But lately, I haven't been purchasing any because I seriously need to use some up before I buy new ones. Luckily, I have someone in my life who supports that obsession and from time to time, gives me a beautiful gift.

Just like last year, my boyfriend got me a lipstick for Christmas. Since I am a sucker for design and packaging, and he knows that, he bought me this beautiful Guerlain Rouge G. I cannot even begin to describe my amazement with the packaging. It comes in a very heavy and durable metal packaging with a flip mirror that pops open when you pull out the lipstick, which is so practical for touch ups. Pure luxury. The color is 04 Gentiane, a flesh tone with a hint of pink, which is really hard to capture on camera. I've also found "pearly rose" as a description of this colour online. It's a great everyday colour, and a moisturising formula, so there is no need to wear lip balm underneath.

What did you girls get for Christmas? :)

THE TANGLE TEEZER+NEWS

Hello. :)

It's been around 7 months since I've written my last post and in those 7 months a lot has happened. After I got accepted to the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture, I applied for the University of Architecture in Vienna. And, since I got accepted, I am now writing this post from my new room in Vienna, Austria. To make this short, it has been an exciting journey and the city is great, but I still love going back home to visit my little town in Croatia because I get to see my dear boy.

Now onto beauty related things.

After a long process of growing my hair out, I decided to cut my hair short in November 2011. I have never regretted it because I found that a shoulder length bob really suited me. But now I am trying to regrow my hair again, and I have switched up some products that I use and find amazing, so I'll be posting about those here soon.

A recent purchase was the Tangle Teezer. There has been a lot of talk about this brush, and mostly, girls and women are amazed by how gentle it is on their hair, no tugging or pulling. I usually brush my hair while it's wet, after I get out of the shower (yes, I know people say you should never brush your hair while it's wet because it's the most fragile at that point) and it has been great! A real difference compared to my other hairbrushes. It is quite pricey, but other high end hairbrushes cost just as much, if not more. The brushing is completely pain free, and I believe that the little bristles are the ones that are responsible for that. It comes in a variety of colours, and now a variety of models to choose from.

June favorites + NEWS

And finally. The day has come. I can remember the fear I felt a year ago when summer started and school ended because I knew that my last year of high school was coming and serious decisions had to be made with a lot of work to be done. And now it's all over. I got into college. I am ranked 10 out of 500+ who applied for the University of Architecture in Zagreb, Croatia. They accept 120 people and I am indeed number 10. I couldn't believe my own eyes when I saw how well I had done at the entrance exam. I was so happy when I got the results that I couldn't stop jumping, screaming, dancing and crying.

I feel like June was a really good month. I attended my graduation and my prom. I also celebrated my birthday with a little delay. I might post a photo of the dress I wore to my prom later. Throughout the whole month I've been wearing Chanel's Chance. I already posted a photo of that perfume in my "I'm back" post. I'm in love with its smell so much that I even spray it in my hair and on my pillows.
The mascara on the photo is Maybelline's Falsies. Even though I wasn't really content with how it behaved and what it did to my lashes in the beginning, now I'm really enjoying it. I usually apply two coats of it and my lashes look really nice. And, also, it doesn't weigh my lashes down which is really important to me because I love having curled lashes - they seem so much longer!
The blush I was wearing most of the time was Deborah's Paprika. The name still makes me giggle. It is a really pretty bronze/pink color - perfect for the summer.
There are two lipsticks that I was loving during June. One is Pink In The Afternoon by Revlon, which is a color I've previously been looking for for months. I think it just might be my all time favorite pink color because my skin is very yellow and warm toned, and it is hard to find a true warm pink.
The other lipstick is L'Oreal Caresse in Lovely Rose and while it seems like a harsh and cold baby pink, it actually gives a very sheer hint of pink while looking amazing and very refreshing.

And here's a photo of my new shoes by S. Oliver on a rainy day.

ESSENCE SEASON OF EXTREMES NEON ORANGE NAIL POLISH

This spring/summer's biggest trend are neon colors. I had to pick up this beautiful neon orange nail polish by Essence - 03 PIMP MY BRIGHT. It's from their whole line of "extreme" colors: Season of Extremes.

And when the sun finally came out after days and days of rain, my mother surprised me with beautiful orange roses which reminded me of this nail polish so I was tempted to wear it again.