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BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-88481848436778043032014-12-24T16:54:00.002+01:002014-12-24T16:54:40.215+01:00ESSIE GO GINZAI have been M.I.A. for the past few days because I travelled back home to my hometown, and figuring out how to maintain a certain photo quality without the usual light, equipment and location is more difficult than I expected it to be, and you all know how important photography is to me and what a huge part of my blog it is. :)<br />
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As this year is coming to an end, interesting new things are being prepared for this blog and I cannot wait to show them to you at the beginning of 2015. I cannot wait!<br />
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I am utterly excited for today - Christmas Eve is such a special night. Every member gathered around a pretty Christmas tree, with wrapped presents underneath prepared to bring a smile to each one of their faces. My three dearest friends surprised me a day early with this lovely pastel lilac nail polish by Essie. They follow my blog intensely and they managed to pick out a shade that I adore. I find pastels make every hand look softer and more feminine, and this lovely lilac does that job perfectly. Even though the website describes the color as a soft cherry blossom pink, I think that its undertone is a very strong blue which makes it appear more lilac than pink.<br />
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Go Ginza goes extremely well with greys so I had to wear my new, comfy, grey sweater to match the color.<br />
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<br />BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-31489646536876397232014-12-14T12:16:00.000+01:002014-12-14T12:16:09.447+01:00CATRICE LUXURY LACQUERS IN STARS & STORIESIt isn't possible to walk by these glittery lacquers without stopping. When I spotted the golden glitter in Stars & Stories, it immediately ended up in my shopping cart.<br />
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Catrice's nail polish in 07 Stars & Stories is part of their 2014 Fall/Winter collection Luxury Lacquers Million Brilliance. There is also a line called Liquid Metal, which I assume is a metallic finish - one I'm not a big fan of on my nails. This gold nail polish contains a large number of tiny golden specks and just a few large ones - just the opposite from Essence's golden topper that I mentioned a few posts ago. Pairing it with a nude nail polish works like a dream. Essie's Spin The Bottle is a nude I keep returning to. I am seriously considering picking up the silver shade called It's Showtime, and pairing it with colder tones like Chinchilly. The whole line has 8 different shades, each one more gorgeous than the next.<br />
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As the holidays are approaching and I am becoming braver when it comes to wearing glitter and shimmer, more experiments will follow. :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.chanel.com/en_US/fragrance-beauty/Fragrance-Coco-Mademoiselle-COCO-MADEMOISELLE-GEL-118898">Coco Mademoiselle Shower gel</a> - Never really cared for shower gels. That's a bad way to start a post, but it gets better right away, I promise. It's just that, I haven't crossed paths with a shower gel that disappointed me with its less good cleansing properties. I feel like the only thing different from one shower gel to another is the fragrance and its staying power. I try to use mild and natural shower gels, but I dug up this Coco Mademoiselle shower gel, a present from my brother. After about a year, it was time to stop "saving it". I'm sure you know the feeling of saving a luxury product by leaving it sit deep in your drawer because it's too precious to use it. I own the Coco Mademoiselle perfume as well, so this smell is just as dreamy as the perfume, and the gel's staying power is as fantastic as the perfume's is. I can still smell it on my skin the day after I take a shower.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bipa.at/my/my-body-meersalzpeeling-aroma-spa/B3-709853.html">Bipa MY body sea salt peeling</a> - Plain ground coffee is usually my go to peeling, but this scrub is truly great. A good body scrub will scrub away all dead skin cells, prepare your skin for a smooth shave and leave your skin super soft. I always wanted a very rough scrub because most peelings don't posess enough scrubbing power to do the job properly. This body scrub is plain salt enriched with menthol, a very "spa" like fragrance. I use this about twice weekly.<br />
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Virgin Coconut oil - since I mentioned shaving in the paragraph about the fantastic body scrub from Bipa, I'm also including my shaving oil. I assume you didn't expect the word <i>oil</i> following the word <i>shaving</i>. Coconut oil is the best shaving cream out there. And a fabulous hair oil as well. I'll feature it again in my hair care essentials and write more about it there. Make sure you buy 100% organic, unrefined, cold pressed, virgin coconut oil. I, unfortunately, cannot use coconut oil as a body lotion, which saddens me deeply. Its smell turns into a rancid stink on my skin. My skin most likely has a high level of acidity because certain fragrances just don't work well on it. I have to be very, very careful about body lotions. I have given away many because of this problem.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bipa.at/treaclemoon/treaclemoon-coconut-island-koerpermilch-350ml/B3-885664.html?wayToProduct=interne%20Suche">Treacle Moon Body lotion</a> - the funny thing about this body lotion is that its synthetic coconut smell doesn't turn rancid on my skin, and original, natural coconut scent does. Go figure. I picked this one up because I liked the pump and it didn't contain any parabens, mineral oil or silicones. Simple.<br />
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<a href="http://www.gillettevenus.com/en-US/products/collection/embrace/">Venus Embrace Razor</a> - My legs have gone through bloody patches from using cheap razors, some took actual skin layers off so I walked around with a bunch of white spots on my legs until I discovered Venus Embrase. It's pricey, but it just works. They last for a really long time if you take good care of them and desinfect them every now and then. I cannot imagine exposing my legs to more cuts, they've had enough. :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.lavera.de/en/products/dental-care/toothpaste.html">Lavera Basis Sensitive Zahncreme</a> - I honestly had no idea that tracking down a toothpaste that doesn't contain flouride would be a hard task. The potential toxicity of fluoride has been researched a lot. I personally try to avoid fluoride because research has shown that toothpaste containing fluoride didn't help prevent tooth decay any more than fluoride free toothpaste, and many studies have shown that it is potentially harmful, especially for children. I've been re-buying this toothpaste for quite some time now and I am very happy with it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.curaprox.com/index.php?page=produkte&g=1">Curaprox Toothbrush</a> - my aunt, who is a dentist, gave me one of these toothbrushes years ago while I was still wearing braces and I have been using them for the majority of time since then. I usually stock up on them in Croatia because they aren't available in regular drugstore chains in Austria, so you end up paying much more when ordering them online. These toothbrushes are much softer than regular toothbrushes - your gums will fall in love instantly. Instead of nylon fiber, they combine a large number of special, densly packed bristles with a minimalisticly designed compact brush head to give you the best cleaning experience. The more bristles, the softer the toothbrush. Currently, I am using one of their softest version with 5,640 bristles. I highly recommend checking these out. They don't cost much more than regular toothbrushes but you will immediately feel the difference. Flossing after these is a breeze.<br />
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<a href="http://www.borotalco.it/prodotto-deodoranti-invisible.php">Borotalco Invisible Stick Deodorant</a> - this is another product whose specific-ingredient-free version I have spent many months searching for. The main ingredient of deodorants and anti perspirants is Aluminum Chlorohydrate, which not only prevents bad body odour, it prevents sweating in general. It is also linked to high risk of Alzheimers disease. You might consider me a hippie for avoiding these products when so many other products and the very food we eat contain a huge amount of toxins, but I feel better knowing that I'm at least trying to avoid as many as possible.<br />
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This was a long one. I would love love love to hear about your body care essentials, things you use in the shower and out of it!<br />
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Since I was feeling adventurous (yes, glitter actually counts as extremely adventurous in my minimalistic, I-don't-like-ornaments life), I paired Eternal Optimist with a ?holographic? shimmer. I'm not sure holographic is the right word, but the shimmer particles shine in a variety of colors, so I hope I'm using the correct words to describe that. The second nail polish is by Essence, the shade is called Space Queen.<br />
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Enjoy your Friday tomorrow and use your weekend well! I'll do some resting from all the studying! :)<br />
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I am really getting used to this oval/round nail shape. I have been told that it looks much better on my hands than "squoval" nails do. Yep, <i>squoval</i>, it's an actual term for between-square-and-oval nails. Dark nail colors really suit oval/round shaped nails, and they're especially fitting for fall and winter. I paired Essie's Shearling Darling, a rich, ebony raid, with a golden topper by Essence called 67 Make it golden.<br />
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You might remember this golden topper from ages ago - literally 2011 - when I featured it in my post about my very first glitter nails. I stumbled upon this little guy whilst digging through my big nail polish box looking for nail scissors. But, having said that, I don't even know if this shade is in stores anymore. Mine is almost 3 years old now and I haven't applied it enough to need a new bottle. I'll start wearing it more often, especially with Shearling Darling.<br />
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I consider these two a perfect match.<br />
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Since I am such a huge fan of DIY projects and arts and crafts in general, I wrote out all entries on little pieces of paper and kept them in the corresponding jars. It seems like the shade In Stitches was a little more popular as it got more entries, so I cannot describe how sad I was that I could only pick one winner for both colors. That convinced me that I want to do more giveaways for you!<br />
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After a few minutes of vigorous shaking of both jars, it was time to pull out one winner!<br />
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<i> The lucky winner of the shade In Stitches is Teodora Littvay! Congratulations and thank you for entering!</i><br />
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<i>The winner of the shade Chinchilly is Jovana Filipović (in case you cannot read my writing)! Congratulations! Thank you for being part of this giveaway! :) </i><br />
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I have sent out an e-mail to both of you so I am eagerly waiting for your response!<br />
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Once again, I would love to thank all of you for entering and I hope you will also enter my future giveaways!BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-18067608479209139652014-12-05T17:37:00.001+01:002014-12-05T17:37:06.410+01:00ESSIE SPIN THE BOTTLEThe Essie giveaway is officially closed and the two lucky winners will be announced tomorrow!<br />
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<span class="s1">Unfortunately, winter isn't the ideal time of the year for blog posts if you're always coming home around 4 PM and there is barely any proper light available for photographing. Today was an incredibly sunny day, and luckily, I was home around noon to use the opportunity for photos. For the first time in my life I have shaped my growing nails into a round form, and I must say that I have been enjoying them. Right now it feels like they are less fragile, but time will show if that is indeed true, when they grow a little longer.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I must say that round nails make my hands look more feminine and elongated, which is definitely something to enjoy.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I ran into an Essie sale (certain shades were 40% off) so I couldn't miss out on this wonderful soft nude shade called Spin The Bottle. This is a fantastic nude color because it has just the right hint of pink that will give that certain <i>mademoiselle</i> look to your nails. What do you think about round nails? Do you feel like they're more or less rigid than square nails? </span></div>
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November is over and I think this sentence will not come as a surprise to any of you: I <i>cannot</i> believe the year 2014 is already over! I remember being a child and feeling annoyed with how long it took for a year to go by, and now I wish for it to last longer.<br />
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You will recognise a few of the products as I have already mentioned/reviewed them on this blog, but there is also a couple of new ones which will also be featured on this blog in the coming weeks.<br />
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The first November favorite and an absolute holy grail of my life is the Invisibobble hair band. It's a strange telephone wire looking hair band that doesn't make my head hurt and that doesn't pull on my hair or break it every time I take it out. To keep this short and leave enough material for its own post, I can just recommend you to try these. They are fairly expensive, so I also ordered a pack of 20 copies on eBay, which I will be reviewing in the standoff "Invisibobble VS eBay "Invisibobbles".<br />
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Now that it's getting colder and colder and we're starting to reach zero on the thermometer, my lips need more care and moisture, so I went for labello's lip butter, hoping it would be more moisturising than their regular labello sticks. It didn't disappoint. Even though numerous versions of this lip butter are available (coconut, vanilla, blueberry), I went with the mild classical scent and I'm really happy about it. The packaging isn't ideal because neither pressing it against your mouth or using your finger to scoop some product out of the tin can are the most hygienic ways of application, but the pleasing effect of this lip butter makes me ignore that.<br />
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Finally, I'm mentioning two (or three) products that have already made an appearance on this blog.<br />
The two Matte Me lip creams by Sleek have really been a great discovery of the month of November. I am in love with their long lasting matte texture, and if I had to pick one that I favor more than the other, it would be the color Rioja Red.<br />
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<a href="http://breathofcolor.blogspot.co.at/2014/11/sleek-matte-me-in-birthday-suit.html">Click here to view Birthday Suit's post.</a><br />
<a href="http://breathofcolor.blogspot.co.at/2014/11/sleek-matte-me-in-rioja-red.html">Click here to view Rioja Red's post.</a><br />
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Following all the Essie nail polishes that I acquired over the past month, I had to decide which one was my favorite. And this was a reaaally tough one. But, in another way, it really wasn't. In Stitches is the shade that I definitely got the most compliments on and it is a shade that I haven't seen a dupe for anywhere.<br />
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<a href="http://breathofcolor.blogspot.co.at/2014/11/essie-in-stitches.html">Click here to view the Essie In Stitches post.</a><br />
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I am already looking forward to reading other people's November favorites! List yours in a comment! :)
BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-31739002169137325232014-11-28T12:06:00.000+01:002014-11-28T12:06:04.700+01:00SLEEK MATTE ME IN RIOJA REDRemember my impulsive final decision to order the Sleek Matte Me in Rioja Red while I was finishing my thoughts on the shade Birthday Suit? Well, best decision ever.<br />
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The postman rang my doorbell yesterday while holding my "non hazardous cosmetics". I obviously knew what was inside and was immensely excited to try it on my lips.<br />
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I opened the package, applied the cream with surprising ease. Thankfully, I have very steady hands, and even the excitement of seeing the color in the bottle didn't change that. After applying, I waited. And waited. The shade Rioja Red takes a while longer to turn matte than Birthday Suit, so for about a minute I stood there looking at a red lipgloss. And then - boom!<br />
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Words cannot sum up the beauty of this red color. A true, Snow White red. When swatched next to Ruby Woo, it leaves Ruby Woo looking like some sad, cold and desaturated red. Ruby Woo is my all time favorite red lipstick, but Rioja Red is such a fiery red - it's fantastic!<br />
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Once matte, just like Birthday Suit, it doesn't transfer onto anything. When I poured some micellar water onto a cotton pad to straighten out the edges, I concluded that it must take some rubbing to take off completely. Little fixes aren't hard to make, but removing it all takes some force and a strong make up remover - like Garnier's Micellar Cleanser.<br />
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BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-66163690321710282982014-11-26T17:04:00.004+01:002014-11-26T17:06:43.831+01:00GARNIER MICELLAR CLEANSING WATERLike every other girl, I have a little list of my all time favorite products that I just keeps buying over and over again without ever having the need to try out something else because these just work.<br />
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I have already mentioned Kerastase's Nectar Thermique and the Batiste spray, which I both consider my all time favorite hair care products and today I'll be writing about my all time favorite skin cleaning/skin care product. It doesn't just remove make up and cleanse skin, it also calms it down.<br />
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If you are a contact lens wearer like me, you will know how irritated the eyes can get when removing mascara and eye liner, so finding a product that cleans both without burning was a life long quest for me.<br />
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Before Garnier's Micellar Cleanser I tried out the famous Bioderma. Sadly, it ended up drying out my skin terribly. I am quite sure that it's due to the fact that I was using the blue/green version for greasy skin, but since I tried the Garnier, I don't feel the need to try Bioderma's pink version any longer.<br />
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I also tried Vichy's Micellar Water, but Garnier was so much better at cleaning mascara, I didn't have to use up 5 cotton pads. Plus, Garnier is definitely the cheapest out of the three that I tried. That's a win-win situation.<br />
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Bioderma Sensibio H2O Solution Micellaire: € 16 for 500 ml<br />
Vichy Purete Thermale 3 in 1 Cleansing Micellar Lotion: € 14,50 for 400 ml<br />
Garnier: € 5,99 for 400 ml (I always get it on discount for about € 3,50)<br />
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I use this product with huge cotton pads from babylove (dm) because I can get the make up off with one half of one pad and use the other half to go over my cheeks, forehead and chin.<br />
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Not everyone is as excited about micellar cleansers as I am. I have read about the absurdity of buying something that is 90% water on quite a few websites, and I have seen many DIY tutorials for Micellar Water, but I'm not sure that I would want to risk exposing my eyes to something that has 0 preservatives in it to prevent a bacteria attack. Then again, there are tutorials that list a preservative as an ingredient, but that way I don't see a huge difference between a homemade micellar water and the store bought one other than the price.<br />
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The ingredients follow:<br />
AQUA/WATER, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, DISODIUM COCOAMPHODIACETATE, DISODIUM EDTA, POLOXAMER 184, POLYAMINOPROPYL BIGUANIDE<br />
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What is your favorite micellar cleanser? I would love to try the two micellar cleansers that are NOT available in Austria, but can be bought in Croatia - Mixa and Corine de Farme, but I'm trying to stick to products that are immediately available to me as I need them.BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-24163011004367551862014-11-24T10:50:00.000+01:002014-11-24T10:54:59.830+01:00ESSIE ROMPER ROOMAre you tired of seeing the word ESSIE in all of my nail polish posts? I am terribly sorry about sticking with Essie, but I created quite the Essie collection in the past few weeks and there are many beautiful shades that I definitely want you to see.<br />
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My nails still haven't grown back enough for me to consider them an appropriate size for nail polish posts, but I'll feature this shade now regardless of their length.<br />
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A few days ago I was wearing this cute pale pink shade called Romper Room. There isn't all too much to say about this shade, or actually, I don't need to over-enthusiastically do my best to describe the shade for you. It's a pale pink. Done. Oh wait, I know there's something. What I <i>can</i> tell you is that Romper Room is a noticeably softer pink than OPI's Mod About You - everyone's go to light pink. Mod About You's swatches can be quite deceiving, as there are stronger lilac tones in it than most swatches give away, and I cannot pull of purples. Well, actually, purple is my least favorite color, so I don't even try to.<br />
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The book I am reading now on my kindle is called Eleanor & Park. I'm about half way through the book and I'm enjoying it immensely. To be honest, I am quite the bookworm. Should I feature more books on this blog as well?<br />
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But, that day I allowed myself to walk out with three shades. (They'll all make an appearance on the blog, no worries.) One of those shades was Absolutely shore. This is a special one. As soon as I applied it, I felt it made my hands look so much more feminine. Does that sound weird? It's such a gooorgeous soft pastel shade that you really need to see it on your nails, because the bottle definitely doesn't do the color justice.<br />
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For some reason, when you google the color, the swatches look a lot more green then the color ever appeared in my eyes, I rather consider it an extremely soft mint color. Even on the website, it looks like a light green and the color is described as a sea foam green, which is definitely way too green for me to admit that Absolutely shore is a sea foam green shade. On my nails it just doesn't show up that way.<br />
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I feel like I analyse the colors far too excessively. But when it comes to swatches, I feel like they can portray a color shade in a thousand different ways.<br />
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This glitter shoot took a <i>whole</i> lot of effort and many many photos to get it right, but I think the outcome is quite pleasing. :)<br />
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BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-53229873456551470172014-11-21T11:41:00.000+01:002014-11-21T19:55:36.939+01:00AN ESSIE GIVEAWAYTo thank you all for being such kind readers of this blog, I would love to give away two Essie nail polishes in the shades that I have fallen in love with and have been wearing frequently in the past few weeks. Christmas is just around the corner, and I love giving presents even more than receiving them.<br />
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I have bought my very first Essie nail polish less than a month ago, yet my very own Essie product family has since then grown by quite a few new members. :)<br />
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I have featured both shades on my blog, the first being In Stitches - the awkwardly named dark blush color that has resulted in at least five individual compliments on my nails. Luckily, I had the bottle with me when my friend commented on my nails, so I actually painted her nails on the spot. <a href="http://breathofcolor.blogspot.co.at/2014/11/essie-in-stitches.html"><span style="color: #e06666;">(In Stitches post)</span></a><br />
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The second shade is called Chinchilly, a cool, clay grey color that will suit any skin tone because it is such a simple yet interesting color. <a href="http://breathofcolor.blogspot.co.at/2014/10/essie-chinchilly.html"><span style="color: #e06666;">(Chinchilly post)</span></a><br />
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To make this short and simple, here's what you need to do to enter the giveaway.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">If you will be entering on </span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Facebook</span></b><span style="text-align: center;">, I would appreciate it if you would:</span></div>
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• Like my facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/breathofcolorblog">www.facebook.com/breathofcolorblog</a><br />
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• Comment on the post which nail polish you prefer. If you like <i>both</i> colors, just write "any" or let me know in any other words.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">You can enter the giveaway until <b>December 5</b> and the winner will be announced and contacted on <b>December 7</b>.</span><br />
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<br />BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-53274675197355819302014-11-18T16:11:00.002+01:002014-11-23T18:56:18.881+01:00KÉRASTASE NECTAR THERMIQUEI bought my first hair straightener over 10 years ago. I have very curly hair which I am ultimately thankful for, but straight hair is so much more manageable and especially bearable during the summer months. Since I have been straightening my hair for 10 years, I have had terrible cases of fried hair and was never really able to grow my hair out. I was always stuck with shoulder length hair until I ordered this product back at the end of 2010. Since then, it has become my all time favorite hair product. You might have guessed it, it's a heat protectant.<br />
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I haven't tried many Kérastase products so I cannot say much about the brand's entire product range, but their Nectar Thermique is my holy grail when it comes to protecting my hair from heat damage.<br />
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I am currently on my fifth or sixth bottle. It might seem like a small number considering I've been using it for 4 whole years, but I only go through about one and a half to a maximum of two bottles of this per year, which means I cannot complain about its price which is in the higher range.<br />
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In regular stores, the Nectar Thermique costs € 29,95. I usually hunt for 20% discount vouchers that I can apply on websites like feelunique.com, hqhair.com or lookfantastic.com, so I have never paid over € 16 for it. That's an awesome deal.<br />
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The reason why I am featuring it is not just because I love the product itself, it's also because Kérastase decided to repackage and reformulate it. The very familiar scent, which I find absolutely divine but I know some detest, is still the same. I haven't used it all too many times to be able to tell a significant difference, but I am sure that the quality of the effect it has on hair in the long run is the same, if not better than before.<br />
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Which hair protectants do you use? Have you ever tried Nectar Thermique?<br />
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So far I have only tried their lip sticks and lip pencils. I literally stay away from everything else because I'm trying not to hoard too much stuff and not use it. This matte lipstick called So Chaud was a summer buy. The color is an orange red which I feel compliments my warm, yellow skin undertone extremely well, so I <i>love love love</i> wearing it during the summer.<br />
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I feel really bad for all of you who don't have Mac just around the corner and have to travel to buy it or order it online, but in some way it's better for your wallet, trust me. If you love matte lip sticks as much as I do and would love an orange red, next time you're near a Mac counter, check out So Chaud. You won't regret it. :)<br />
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The perfect description of yesterday's dramatic event.<br />
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You know that feeling when you've been growing out your nails for two weeks without a single damage and then all of a sudden one of them breaks beyond repair? Well, that's the feeling I had to endure yesterday. Since it didn't make much sense to walk around with 9 super pretty long nails and leave that one single nail short and jealous of the rest, I cut them all short. That means that you'll be seeing more of lip and other products in the next couple of posts until I can return with somewhat good looking nails.<br />
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Today I am reviewing Sleek's Matte Me Ultra smooth matte lip cream - that's a mouthful - in the color 436 Birthday Suit. As far as I'm aware of, there are 6 shades to choose from and one lip cream costs €6,49. You can find them <u><a href="http://www.sleekmakeup.com/matte-me-birthday-suit">here</a></u>.<br />
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This lip cream is the very first product that I now own by Sleek. I found it somewhere in the vast field of pinterest boards. One thing I am now noticing is that my label is in a different font than the one on their website. Strange.<br />
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Anyway, I'm a sucker for dark nudes and matte lips, so this was the perfect combination to get. It also arrived quite quickly. In the photos below you can see the applicator, which I'm in love with. The cream is so easy to apply and the applicator allows you to apply it perfectly on the first go. That's also a reason why I'm considering getting it in the red shade called Rioja Red. Once applied, the glossy cream takes a couple of seconds to turn completely matte and then it also becomes everlasting. I wore it for an entire day while eating and drinking and I only had to reapply it once because the corners of my mouth were the only place where the color started fading.<br />
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I used the word everlasting because removing the cream isn't all too easy. I had to use my micellar water and rub gently to get everything off. But that's a factor that I like about this product.<br />
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All in all, this blind buy was a success. If there are other products by Sleek that you enjoy using, please do recommend them. Remember when I said I was considering ordering this cream in red? Well, that consideration now turned into a decision. :)<br />
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BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-86015688465363756072014-11-05T14:06:00.002+01:002014-11-15T15:00:53.776+01:00ESSIE IN STITCHESA dark pink blush nail polish... In stitches... Pink... Stitches...<br />
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Nope, I just can't figure out how Essie's team comes up with such crazy names for their nail polishes. OPI also has some crazy ones, while NARS's are plain inappropriate. I wonder how they decide what to name which color. The naming aside, this nail polish is described as a cheeky blush pink, an innocent-dusty dark pink, and I have to agree with Essie's website. It's a wonderful color for fall, and it is actually a part of Essie's 2010 Fall Collection. It is also my third nail polish by Essie and with every application I am more and more in love with Essie's nail polishes. They glide on easily, they're incredibly opaque, dry fast, don't cheap, last for days with no wear - even my OPI isn't this good. Yeah, I only have one OPI nail polish, a post about that one will follow. I've always read such rave reviews about OPI's nail polishes, and the whole brand is a lot more out there than Essie.<br />
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I keep wearing this shade because it's very feminine, not too pink, but pink <i>enough</i> to stop it from looking bordeaux.<br />
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I am now in the mood for a red and a dark red nail polish by Essie, please recommend your favorite shades. :)<br />
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I have been living very healthy for over a year now. I started going to the gym, I train about 5 times a week and try to eat as healthy as I can. I love starting my mornings with smoothies or freshly squeezed orange juice like on this morning. Sadly, my mixer/blender broke a few days ago, so I'm sticking to just squeezing the fruit that I can. Starting your day right by eating a good breakfast or having a healthy smoothie can really boost your energy and leave you ready to tackle the day's challenges.<br />
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Enjoying a good breakfast has become part of my morning ritual and I cannot imagine a day without it, wherever I might be. What are your morning rituals? <br />
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BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-42473500381370039112014-11-03T11:40:00.003+01:002014-11-15T14:52:12.743+01:00BALEA UREA HANDCREMEYou might have noticed that I didn't post anything during the weekend, and that is exactly what I needed, a short break - not just from posting, from the week in general. :) Back to posting!<br />
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As I have already featured Batiste as one of my all time favorite beauty products, I thought I would continue to do so with the rest. Another favorite of mine is this hand cream by Balea, a brand by Germany's largest drugstore chain, which we all know and love, dm.<br />
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I bought these creme upon reading many recommendations for it and I am very happy with that decision. I have been using it for about two weeks now, religiously, I most certainly apply it over 10 times a day. That would speak against the packaging which describes the creme's ability to retain moisture for 24 hours, which is obviously just a <i>slight</i> exaggeration. No one can go for 24 hours without washing their hands. <br />
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I quite enjoy the thin film of moisture that this cream leaves on top of my skin, and its smell is divine. Looking at the ingredients, there might be a few too many perfumes in them, but since the ingredient UREA is in third place, and it clearly says on the packaging that it contains 5% of UREA, there can't be too much of the bad stuff.
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All in all, I can recommend this product. It is somewhat watery which makes it easy to apply, it sinks into your skin fast and, most importantly, doesn't leave your skin sticky, only super silky and smooth! It is also vegan (according to the website), and the whole Balea brand is cruelty free so I can give it a cruelty free bunny stamp!<br />
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BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-76471892738909123032014-10-31T11:00:00.000+01:002014-11-15T14:52:40.398+01:00DEBORAH MILANO SHINE TECH IN SHADE 29This is going to be hard to write. I try hard to be an optimist, to find the best in everything. But, with Deborah Milano's nail polish in the shade number 29, that's incredibly hard to do. I bought this nail polish months and months ago back in Croatia but I don't like using it. You will see by the photos of the bottle, it is obvious that I have used it many times, and I am forcing myself to use it up even though I don't enjoy it. <br />
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The color is a nice deep red, it goes on smooth, it's very opaque, but the general quality of the nail polish is where the problems appear. It does not chip though, it can go for up to two whole days without a single chip, but the problem is how fragile the surface or general consistency of the nail polish is. I applied two coats and let my nails dry completely. With most nail polishes it takes 10 minutes tops. But with this one, even during the <i>next</i> day I couldn't properly touch or scratch the nail without leaving a dent in it. I'm really hoping that you understand what I mean by the way I'm describing it.<br />
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Basically, through all those scratches and fingerprints, the glossiness of the polish disappears. That's very unfortunate because it could have been such a nice, glossy, dark red color. I applied it yesterday evening and my nails already look scratched with an obvious lack of shine which is why I rarely wear it over a day. What is your experience with this nail polish brand? Have you experienced the same problem?<br />
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The lovely Batiste dry shampoo, one of my all time favorite beauty inventions - ever. Before they started getting popular and widely known, I would use baby powder which wasn't half as effective as this baby.</div>
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Because I have oily hair that never outlasts 2 days of freshness, I use this spray to lengthen the period between two hair washes, to try and save my hair from as much heat damage as possible. I combined my rave for this product with a simple tutorial for a relaxed bun tutorial which I wear at home 24/7, and on that 4th day before the hair wash. The instructions follow:</div>
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After having shaken the bottle well, spray some dry shampoo onto your roots, and - don't be scared if your hair turns grey or white, that's supposed to happen - massage the product into the roots. Cover all visibly greasy areas.</div>
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Gather all hair into a high ponytail and hold at the roots with one hand while using the other to twist the hair.</div>
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Start rolling the hair around to try and form something similar to a snail's shell. Keep your hair twisted and end with the ends circling around the bun.</div>
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Use as many bobby pins as you need to keep your hair secure, but don't worry about being too neat with that, you want it to look loose and "messy". If your bun feels too tight, pull out from around the bun and enjoy your easy bun.</div>
BREATH OF COLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215664488415123333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565349167011064752.post-49369515845641661812014-10-29T10:37:00.001+01:002014-11-15T14:52:54.810+01:00ESSIE CHINCHILLYStore all grey and beige nail polishes away. I mean it.<br />
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I've been enjoying the lack of true, bright color on my nails lately. Greys, beiges, anything colorless feels very autumn-y. So, as I previously posted a lavender grey Essie nail polish, this was the polish that I bought with it. <b>Chinchilly</b> is a "sleek granite grey" nail polish, says the website. Definitely not as blue as Cocktail bling, the color actually reminds me and my boyfriend (who's horrified by just about any color other than red) of clay, as there are definitely some brownish undertones in it, so I wouldn't say it's as grey as granite. Aaanyway, enough color description. In my head this color, as most do, I guess, looked better matte, so I used Essence's matte top coat. I was very pleased with the result. I then paired this nail color with a very old, yet sweet, feather ring. I was thrilled. My boyfriend - not so much. :)
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Even though Essie's website describes the color Cocktail Bling as a pale grey, I wouldn't confirm that. To me, it seems to be a lavender grey, there are definitely tones of blue or lavender in it. I still need to find a real, pale grey. Also, this shade is my very first Essie nail polish, so I'm yet to be convinced of its quality and whether or not it justifies the fairly high price (€9,99).<br />
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What are your thoughts on Essie's nail polishes in general? Which shades are your favorite? :)<br />
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