Jul 27, 2016
3rd Anniversary Blog GIVEAWAY [CLOSED]
Jul 25, 2016
Black Venomous Ombre Lips | Step By Step Tutorial
One of my favorite lip makeup is an ombre or gradient lips. It is so easy and fast to create an ombre lip look and the variations are endless, you can combine any color you want the result will always be outstanding! I was in my favorite Gothic mood while creating this tutorial, so the look turned out to be a bit grunge and glam at the same time. And by the way it was also inspired by a famous bjd doll makeup look, but I hope you will like it!
Follow these simple steps to achieve the Black and Venomous Ombre Lips, I hope my step by step tutorial will make the process even more easy.
1. Exfoliate and moisturize your lips, prime them with a help of your foundation and a sponge or a beauty blender.
2. Line your lips with a nude matte lip pencil, creating a desired shape and fullness. Fill in the lips with the same lip pencil.
3. Blend out the lines, making them soft and natural. You can use your finger or a synthetic brush for this step.
4. Start to fill in the inside part of your lips with a black matte pencil, blend out the edges with a finger. Transition between the black and nude pencils should be soft and smoky.
5. To intensify the blackness add few black lines with a help of gel or cream eyeliner. Blend it as well.
6. To finish the whole ombre lip look dab a drop of shiny lip gloss on your lips and you`re done!
That`s all ladies, five minutes and your ombre lips look beautiful and elegant. You can add a pinch of glitter to make your lips look even more interesting. I hope my little tutorial was useful, I`ll talk to you very soon again :*
Tiramisu is a popular coffee - flavored Italian dessert, from Italian meaning `lift me up`, exactly what we all need when the weather outside is terribly hot and stuffy. It takes about one hour to make a huge Family Size Portion of this dessert, but you can make a little one in no time!
I took a traditional Tiramisu recipe and slightly upgraded it for my own taste, for example in the original recipe ladyfinger is soaked in a mix of Amaretto and cooled espresso and I`ve decided to skip alcohol for my Tiramisu. I did not specify how much mascarpone and other ingredients you`ll need to take - take the quantity that will satisfy your family. By the way you can substitute mascarpone with a sour cream, Greek yogurt or cottage cheese (vegan substitutions are non-dairy cream cheese, tofu and cashew puree). And if you are not a big fan of peach use any other fruit (banana, pineapple) or your favorite berries (raspberry or strawberry). Let`s start!
Ingredients
• Savoiardi Biscuits (Ladyfinger)
• Mascarpone
• Mascarpone
• 2 Peaches
• Powdered Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• Cooled Espresso
• Cocoa Powder or Chocolate Shavings - for decoration
• Cocoa Powder or Chocolate Shavings - for decoration
- To start you`ll need to separate egg yolks from the egg whites and whip them also separately. Add a pinch of salt to the whites, this will make them grow faster and easier. Yolks whip with a powdered sugar, until thick and pale in color.
- Now it is time to mix yolks and whites together with mascarpone.
- In a separate bowl start to soak savoiardi biscuits (ladyfingers) and you can already start to arrange soaked ladyfingers close to each other in rows, until the bottom of the pan will be completely covered with ladyfingers.
- Slice peaches and put them on a top of ladyfingeres, cover them with a generous coat of mascarpone. Smooth the coat with rubber spatula or a wide spoon. Create another layer and another layer, slowly building your future Tiramisu.
- After everything is done put the dessert in the freezer for few hours, or the whole night. Before eating decorate it with cocoa powder or chocolate shavings and everything is done!
I`ve never done cooking posts on my blog before, but to be honest always wanted to write one for you. Please let me know in comments if you liked it and if you find cooking posts interesting and useful for you, I`m excited to hear your opinion. See you all very soon, hugs and kisses ♥
Jul 19, 2016
Avon Nutra Effects Micellar Cleansing Water | Review
I was running out of my Balea Nourishing Facial Toner that I liked to use as a regular makeup remover and decided to do a test drive of a super popular Avon Nutra Effects Micellar Cleansing Water. I`ve heard a mixed reviews on this product, some people hated the smell of it, but despite of all the negativity around this product I wanted to try it out myself and share my thought with you.
Avon Nutra Effects Micellar Cleansing Water comes in a regular clear plastic bottle and contains 200 ml (about 6.8 oz) of a solution. The product itself is free of soap, parabens, coloring and any fake fragrances. The list of ingredients is terrific, especially for those who like their cosmetics to be natural. Avon Micellar Water formula mostly consists of a flower and seed extracts (like Honeysuckle Extract, Sunflower Seed Extract, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract) and this explains it`s weird medical fragrance. I can`t say I`m a big fan of the scent, but it does not bother me at all, I simply don`t mind it.
Micellar Water by Avon is suitable for all skin types, it does not cause allergic reaction or irritation. It never leaves any sticky residue on my skin and perfectly removes all the makeup of my skin, even the waterproof cream eyeliner was easily removed with a help of this product. The Avon Nutra Effects Micellar Water is not exactly a dupe of a famous Bioderma Sensibio H2O, bu the formula is close enough, so you can easily substitute these products. At the moment it retails for $ 3.15 and I think it is a very budget friendly product. I will definitely repurchase it in the future again :)
What is your favorite Micellar Water?
Jul 15, 2016
Balea Refreshing Cleansing Gel | Review
When I finished my Stemology Cell Refresh Hydrating Cleanser (review) I wanted to try out something new and different. And as I have promised a million years ago today I`m finally going to review Balea Erfrischendes Waschgel or Refreshing Cleansing Gel by one of the most popular European brand Balea. This brand develops a whole bunch of budget friendly skin care cosmetics and makeup products and it is widely famous in Germany, Austria, Hungary and other countries.
Balea Erfrischendes Waschgel is a very basic cleanser it does not have fancy packaging or expensive ingredients, but I was very excited to try it out. I have a dry skin type, but time to time evem the most dry skin needs a special care, especially when the weather is hot and sunny. The cleanser was formulated for normal and combined skin types but it is good enough for sensitive skin as well, because it doesn't dry the skin. I still prefer to use a little bit of moisturizer after I wash my face, but even if I skip this step my skin doesn't feel tight and uncomfortable.
There are many nice ingredients in this product I've never seen before in a cleanser such as lotus blossom and a bamboo extract, both of them help to maintain natural PH balance of the skin. Provitamin B5 together with our favorite well known glycerin prevents the loss of the moisture from the skin. The scent of the cleanser is very nice and mild, it is something between wooden and floral fragrance, I like it a lot.
I really like to use this gel on a daily basis, it does not dry or irritates it and I just love how fresh and clean the skin feels after the wash. Balea Refreshing Cleansing Gel retails for 0,95€ (a little bit more than $1) and you`ll receive 150 ml of this product for the price. It is the best and the cheapest washing gel I ever tried in my life, so I definitely recommend you to give this cleanser a try. See you all soon!
Jul 11, 2016
Important Hair Care Tips You`ve Never Heard Before
Water is life
The first thing ever touches your head skin and your hair after you enter the
shower or dive into the bath tube is the water. And what is important for your
hair and skin to stay healthy is the quality of this water and the temperature.
And please girls take it serious. I want to share with you a little story from
my life. Once I was on the sea side on a vacation, in the town that was in a
mountain area. The water was very heavy, full of different salts, minerals and metals.
Even the best hair treatment cosmetics couldn't save your hair from such a
strong water influence. So what I want to suggest if you have a heavy water
running in your area is to install some water filter in the shower. It will
make such a big difference to your hair and skin condition.
The second matter is the water temperature. The
healthy skin of your head provides healthy hair roots so it is important to set
water temperature to the optimal. We don`t want the skin neither to burn, nor
to freeze it. Keep the balance, it is the key to the shiny and strong hair.
Hair Care Routine
You don`t need to spend a fortune to keep your hair in a good
condition. There are so many cheap, but really amazing hair treatment cosmetics you can find in your closest drugstores. You can try them and find the best for your taste and
budget. If you are a fan of handmade cosmetics there are tons of recipes that
really work! The only few rules I have for all these hair treats is to be well
done and made of fresh and good quality products. And don`t forget the routine means to repeat it with a
frequency. Once per day or twice a week, create your personal schedule that will work for you and your hair, just don`t forget to keep up with your personal routine.
Protection
It is not important where do we live, weather could be real cruel to our
appearance sometimes. This rule is very simple, but not all of us the girls like follow it. We need to protect our head from the rough sun lights and cold wind and snow.
And the best way to do this is to wear a hat, cap or a scarf. Girls, just care
with you something to protect you from the hot and cold. We don`t want to get
sick, and it is not fun for our hairs health as well. I think that everyone
needs to follow this rule, especially girls with a thin hair, like myself,
because the thinner is the hair, the less protected is the skin on the head. Don`t forget to use special products, that will protect your hair from the high temperature, if you use flat iron or blow dry your hair frequently.
Pillow Case
Sounds kind strange, isn`t it? You might think it is not important, but
did you ever heard how Marilyn Monroe went to bed? Absolutely naked, she just
put on a drop of her her favorite perfume - Chanel # 5. And the reason she did that, is because
she liked to sleep on a silky bad
sheets. Silk softly exfoliates the dead skin and hair cells, leaving them healthy and shiny. I know that silk is an expensive material, but if you`ll
just buy one pillow case you`ll not pay so much. And I`m almost sure, that you can
substitute a natural silk with a different similar material, like satin.
And don`t forget to wash it frequently,
especially if you have some issues with you hair condition, like oily skin, dry
patches or you are a big lover of natural masks and oils. A pillow case should
always be fresh and clean. If you have an allergy on the rough chemicals we usually use to wash the bad sheets, choose a natural products instead.
Hair Brush
And again it is absolutely not important how expensive is your hair
tools, important is the quality and how they work with your hair. Try to choose
brushes, which don`t hurt your skin, but massage it gently. Hair brushes made
of natural materials prevent electrification of your hair. If not, I know
that there are some plastic brushes which were processed with a special liquids.
Keep your brushes and hair tools clean. Try to
get used and clean your brush every time after you comb your hair. Skin oil,
broken hairs and skin patches is the best nourishment for bacteria, fungus and
even insects. And we definitely don`t want them to start living on our heads.
Wash your brushes under the steam of a hot water and with a soap, time to time
sterilize them with an alcohol.
Fighting Against Split Ends
I know that everyone falls for those TV commercials –
buy our magic product and heel your split ends. Girls, let`s don't lie to
ourselves. Split ends were damaged physically, there is no such power in the
world, that can glue them back again. But, we can make them look and feel
better! The first step to a soft hair tips is a hair care routine we talked
before. After my last ammonia hair dye I burned my hair very much. My 30 cm
tips from 60 cm of hair length were almost dead. It took me like a 6 months of
oil treatment to make them soft again. Obviously my hair tips still looked dry
and felt not healthy, when I took a shower (you know that feeling when you wash
your hair with the shampoo, but not put on conditioner yet, I hope I`m not the
only one!) So take your time girls, be patient if you have some hair problems, they are solvable.
The second step to the healthy hair tips is the
systematic hair cut. Don`t worry girls, I know it sounds painful, but it worth
the result. Just sacrifice 1 or 2 centimeters every few months and you`ll
notice a huge difference.
Wash Them Frequently
This tip I actually got from an actual trichologist, I was a strong believer in a myth that the less we wash, tease and bother our hair, the less we can damage it. Ah, how wrong I was! One of the main reasons why our hair starts to fall out is a natural hair oil that clogs the pores of the skin. The less we wash our hair, the more clogged are the pores. Hair stops to receive a nourishment and dies. So don`t be afraid to wash it once per few days.
And what is your favorite hair care tip?
Lots of love,
Liz
Jul 6, 2016
Tarte Energy Lip Duo | Review & Swatches
Jul 4, 2016
100% Pure Konjac Angel Cloth | Review
About a year ago I was lucky enough to try out and fall in love with the Konjac Facial Sponge - probably one of the best skin care product, that was developed to gently exfoliate sensitive facial skin and remove the oil and dirt of the pores. So when the Konjac Sponge Co proposed me to try out their new award winning product with a beautiful and sweet name Angel Cloth, I couldn't hold my excitement and was counting the days till it`s arrival.
The 100% Pure Konjac Angel Cloth* comes in a big plastic packaging that protects the cloth from the damage, because it is so easy to ruin it while dry. As any other product by this brand the Angel Cloth is made of volcanic plant called Konjac Potato or Konnyaku, it is free of any chemicals, coloring, additives and irritants, which may harm our gentle facial skin or trigger an allergic reaction. The Angel Cloth arrives dry, so before starting to use it you`ll need to hydrate the cloth in warm or cold water. You can also add a drop of your favorite cleanser if you like it foamy ;) I`ll be honest with you, when the angel cloth touches the skin it is the best feeling ever, I could rub my face all day long! Konjac fibers gently exfoliate the skin, removing dry skin cells and refreshing it`s look.
Don`t forget that Angel Cloth is made 100 % of natural plant, it is very gentle and easy to damage, so make sure to take a good care of the cloth to make it last longer. After the usage rinse your sponge again and let it dry in a nicely ventilated place. I would not recommend you to let the cloth in a bathroom, the mold can simply destroy it.
100% Pure Konjac Angel Cloth retails for £12.99 ($17.24) and you can order it right away from the official Konjac Sponge Co website, they have more awesome products to choose from on their website for every skin type and condition. All the product are hand made and tested for purity, so when you are using product by Konjac Sponge Co, you can be sure that your skin will receive the softest and purest care. Thank you very much for reading my review, I hope it will be useful for some of you, see you soon!
Lots of love,
Liz
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