NOTD: Sexy Divide updated + French manicure with a twist

I wanted to update my Sexy Divide, even if it is a gorgeous color. I get bored of plain colors so easily..

I came out with this:

I used a regular kitchen sponge + Illamasqua Grab for the tips.

It came out really nicely, tho sadly I managed to chip my nails in matter of HOURS!

So I just cleaned everything off, and decided to do a regular french manicure.

After I did that, I remembered that my dear LOVED the Revlon Fake Nails, so I tried to copy the pattern of those on my own nails.

It was damn hard, because the nail art polish was drying in the bottle ._.

But from far away it looks pretty similar, so I'm pleased!

Now I will finally be able to post up some reviews, because yesterday we had a sunny weather for a couple of minutes!!

NOTD: Sexy Divide + EOS lenses from BOGO sale

I've been trying to capture this nail polish for days. But the weather is so bad, that it is an impossible task!

That's one of the reasons I decided that I will finish my reviews this weekend, even if there is no sun (for better pictures). This weather won't just go away :(.

So, here it is..  Essie Sexy Divide. I wanted to show it in the sunlight. It's perfect, but now.. blah!

Rainy daylight:

Flash:

See, under the flash light, it's perfect! Imagine now the sun.. similar, but nicer!

Detail:

I really like this nail polish, and even if it's from the Winter 09 Collection, I don't think it is really appropriate for winter. Because in dark light, it never shows its true beauty.

Now to the BOGO sale. I ordered one pair of lenses and got two that I wanted. One EOS Adult Green and the other are EOS Adult Purple.

I will do a review in a couple of days, but so far I can say that I tried both of them (yay for ultrasonic lens cleaner). The Green lenses are SUPER BLUE. They look terrible. The purple lenses seem to be defective, so I can't say how they really look cuz, I'm blind with them. Hopefully, that's just because of today (I am super tired).

I will let you know.

Have a sunny day,

Tamara

Review: T.Top Natural II Color Brown (TB2-21)

A couple of months ago I have participated in a T.Top batch order. Sadly lots of things went wrong, so instead of 6 pairs of T.Top lenses, I ended with one.

But it's all good because I'll be getting them changed for EOS lenses. But still, I will need a lot of patience, because I will probably get them next year. Yes.

T.Top is quite an uncommon brand, I mean it's legit, it's good, but they are just not as popular as other brands are.

Those lenses were really cheap, and by cheap I mean REALLY! They were $15. I got them in brown. I was selecting all kinds of lenses, even purples, so I said 'Why shouldn't I try brown?'

So I bought them in brown.

The seller sent me some freebies, because of the long waiting...  That was so kind!

Now off to the review!

Enlargement: 9/10 They are 14.00 mm in diameter, but they look HUGE! That is probably because of the black rim.

Color/Design: 6/10 They would look great on brown eyes, would give them a nice natural effect. On green eyes, they are fine, but could be better. I don't like the small lines close to the pupil. But I expected them to be super opaque, but they are not. So I like them more than expected!

Comfort: 10/10 I forgot that I was wearing them. That never happened to me, even with my regular contacts, so. They are super comfortable!

My 'naked' eye:

With circle lenses:

Both - natural light:

 

Comparison - natural light:

Comparison - Flash light:

Have you noticed? They look browner on the flash pictures.

And of course, a full face picture, even if not at all in natural light, or normal angle.

I wouldn't really wear them as an everyday lens, but I they are fine, and will be a nice change. I will probably use them when I will want to spice up my look. Tho they could pass naturally too.

Eyeko promotion #1

 

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  Enter'1733f5' to the discount code box at checkout for the -25% and 'E4634' for a free gift!

 

Offer ends midnight (UK time) Monday 30th November 2009. Whilst stocks last. Offer not valid with other promotional code unless stated otherwise.

Review: SweetScrents Green Tea Overnight Rejuvenation

Aka "Lurchi".

I call it this way too, even if the idea is not mine at all. If I not mistaken, it's Katja's idea from Carodejka.

She calls it Lurchi because of the Adams Family. When you put on Lurchi, you look just like them. :)

It comes in various sizes, but I have it in two different styles. A 30g jar and a 3g one. The 3g jar is from Carodejka and the 30g jar is from Sweetscents.

The bigger jar is still unopened, but it's the same thing. I just thought if was so essential, to have it stocked up.

What does it do?

It dries out acne. Some claim it's a miracle product and with its use, their acne is gone overnight. But for me, sadly, it's not like that. I have to apply it for a couple of days to remove the acne completely.

Usually, when I have breakouts the acne stays on my face for 14 days +. Honestly, it is terrible. But with Lurchi the time shortens to maybe 1-week max (if I scratch the evil marks on my face!), or if it's just an under a skin pimple then maybe a day, two.

Use:

All you have to do is to apply it on the pimple. So it doesn't show up, at all. That means if you have more such 'zones', that in the end, you WILL look like someone from the Adams Family! :D

I use it this way:

Clean my face,

apply toner,

apply Jojoba oil (because if you overuse Lurchi, it will leave you dry patches, plus I love the effect that Jojoba oil gives to my skin),

apply Lurchi where needed.

And when you're done with those steps, just go to sleep. Or do whatever you want.

My dear still isn't used to seeing me with this powder on my face! He gets scared every single time. So jumping around your family/dears is maybe an option just for the brave people. ;)

I don't use it every day. Just when I get breakouts.

If nothing else, the pimple doesn't hurt next day. So I don't have to touch it. Yes, I have that bad damn habit!

Pros:

+It dries out acne

+If you continue using it (if it didn't work completely the first night) the acne is gone!

+The price

+A small bit goes a long way

+Comes in a version for dry skin (I have the normal to oily)

Cons: 

-If used constantly for a couple of days without a nice base cream, it may leave you with dry skin patches.

- It is green, it scares my boyfriend.

Price: 4/5 ♥♥♥♥  (sweet scents)

I got mine for $13.49, from Sweetscents for 30g. Normally it is $26.99. Now they're still having the promotion for the lowest price of $13.49.

Price: 2/5 ♥♥ (carodejka)

The 3g jar is from Carodejka, where I got it for 7€ ($10). 

Rating:  5/5 ♥♥♥♥♥

Overall:

I do not leave my home without it. I mean, if I know that I will sleep over. Honestly, it helped me so much, that I forgot how it is to have a damn zit on your face for 14 days ( I have got really sensitive skin, and everything shows on it pretty quickly too).

I am pretty happy for the discovery of 'Lurchi'. It works well for me, and I would recommend it to everyone with breakouts on their face/body. It is also available in dry skin version.

Orange, Updated

Aka orange disaster.

Yes, the ultimate disaster! Two days ago I dyed my hair roots, back to blond. And in some parts my hair got grayish white. Nothing special, right? Well this time I hated it, and decided to use another dye on my hair.

Think about it this way, this time I was almost WHITE. So after the white disaster, I got the most gentle color in the lightest shade available in that drugstore. It was a bit orange, but I thought that I always wanted to be a red hair, so I went for it.

Hmm... bad idea. Yesterday night I dyed my hair again, this time at my bf's place. Instead of a gentle orange/red I got a stronger red than I expected.

So I went from the ultimate blond (the pictures were taken from my actual photos) to some reddish thing..

My boyfriend likes it but hates my fringe, my sister loves it, and I..  I hate it? Well not really, since I'll have to live with such hair for the next 8 weeks (hopefully less).

Now I don't know how to do my make up, I mean with blond hair it really didn't matter, but now..  damn!

And what do you think?


EDIT: Some of you said that it is a nice strawberry blonde, and then I realized that the photo kinda sucked. It was taken at night, in bad lightening, and fixed in photoshop so the light could show. This is why today I got another picture for you, taken in daylight (even if it's shitty, cloudy for the 2nd week).

Here is the color in natural light:

It is a bit more red/orange than the first picture shows... I'm learning to like my hair color.. :D

Still, it's a damn hard color to capture in the camera! But it will eventually fade, so ok..

NOTD: Maybelline 180

Today I got bored of my orange nails (and I somewhat managed to chip them anyway).

I used my sister's Maybelline in 180 (Rose Fuchsia Rosy Pink).

I had no real problems with the apply, I put on two coats of the nail polish. The brush was a bit off, chunky, but yet thin, and the bristles were all over 'the place'.

But it wasn't too hard.

The color is really pretty, I just find it a bit boring..  I mean, c'mon I need to update it anyway! Now that I have nail art brushes, I have to use them, no? ;)

To all Slovenian make up lovers! + H&M

Aromaleigh doesn't ship to Slovenia, even if it ships to countries that are next to ours (Italy, Austria and so on).

We need as much signatures as possible (by Slovenian beauty lovers), so they MAY do something about it.

Please sign here.

It is the same with H&M, sign the petition HERE.

P.S. Punce podpišite, da bomo imele še eno trgovino več iz kod naročati ;)!

New template

EDIT:

NOW it is finally finished! I may change something later, but for now I'm pleased with how it turned out.

Today I was trying to create my own, but honestly I suck with any type of code. Let if be CSS, HTML...

I suck!

So I was trying to figure out how to do my own layout, for a couple of hours. It was utter failure! ._.

I may change it again, but then again I have no idea what kind of layout should I get..

(because before I make one, I'm going to die old)

Hmm... how do you like the 'new' one?

Damn, and all I wanted was just a plain simple template (as my first one), but with a different header and text colors...

Fail.

Current Giveaways #1

Hello everyone!

I haven't posted any giveaways for a long, long time. Maybe too long! But since now I am on a 'cosmetic diet' (which means I'll only be buying clothes and some essential stuff when I run out of items), I think it's a great occasion to get goodies! ^^

Here I will be updating all the giveaways I find!

1. Ms. Jenn's Giveaway
She will be giving away:
A bobbi brown eyeshadow,
Two revlon sheer lippies,
One revlon colorstay lippie,
One cute make up bag!

 

2. KONADmania's giveaway!

She has reached the mighty 100 followers (congrats girl!)!

She is giving out:

1 The konad C set

2 S-he nail polishes

2 Essence nail polishes

Some testers of natural skin care lines

And some random goodies!

Ends: November 20th 2009


3. As Known As...
Nail polishes, LOTS of nail polishes!

4. Frišna's Pandora box Giveaway!

I recently found her blog, and she is hilarious (as in amazing), her style is amazing!

And she is giving away one gorgeous box, that has some interesting story behind (you should read the giveaway requests if you understand slovene).

5. Jbreezy's 'Surprise me' Giveaway

Christmas giveaway, man who doesn't love those?! I love Xmas, I do, I do...!

6. Naive Nails Giveaway! 

Click the link to read her rules :).

7. The Kronicles of a Konad-er's Giveaway!

She is giving away lots of goodies, because she reached 100 (+) followers! YAY!

8. Amarena's First giveaway!

Amarena has reached 100 followers, congratulations!

9. Serenade's Giveaway!

She will pick up some items especially for the winner!

10. Eki's giveaway!

We all know Eki, don't we? :D

 

11. EkiLove's Giveaway!

She will also have a #2 prize winner!

12. O-jhoy's giveaway!!

Click on the link to learn more, because this is one hell of a giveaway! Plus this girl has SO MANY circle lenses! Gotta love it! :)
Ends December 13th!

13. Sew I do's Giveaway!

It's her bday, so she decided to make a giveaway of  her handmade items!

The giveaway will be closed on Sunday, December 6, around 9 am Tokyo Time (GMT+09), so please leave your comment here before that time.
The winner will be picked randomly and announced on Tuesday, December 8.

14. Maitai's 100 Followers Giveaway!

you can win:

* E.L.F.
* .maitai jewelry
* skincare items
* secret stuff

Click on the link to enter! ;) 

15. La.Morena's Bloganiversary Giveaway! 

NOTD: Orange Shine

Today my dear readers, I have a new NOTD for you! Later, I will post all the giveaways that are currently going on ;). I also have to post my reviews,.. ^^ Hopefully soon, I'll go clothes shopping, but that probably won't happen all that quick. Why? Because I went Xmas shopping (on eBay) for my family!

  Orange Shine:

(that is Essie Show Your Feet in Juicy Orange and a bit of S-he 433 with a sponge application) I thought that it looked pretty matte, so I decided to use a coat of Essie Matte About You, to even the surface. It came out pretty different. So let me show you 

Orange shine in MATTE!


On the first picture, there is my left hand (on which the application kinda sucks!), and there my ring fingernail is broken -_- The second picture shows my right hand (yay so much easier is to do my nails on my right hand!). How do you like the colors? I think they are OK, just to brighten the ugly weather.. :( I was also thinking about completely changing my blog layout... Have fun!

XOXO, Tamara

Mini clothes Haul, November 09

Today I went clothes shopping! I decided that I have more than enough cosmetics, and that I need clothes, shoes (okay, maybe not shoes since I have 20 pairs now). So next few months, you'll see clothes, clothes, clothes... and shoes! Yahh! Well, at least when it will come to hauls ;). I didn't buy much, but hopefully next hauling will be more successful! I got myself some socks (hm hm yah, plain old black, and pastel ones), home slippers, a nice bra and a shirt. The bra is fantastic! It's so pretty, and it's red! I'm not sure how to call this type of bra.. The shirt is gray, and it is interesting, because it changes color between brown and grey. I know, I need more colors.. The slippers, are in a way super cute, but they are freaking ugly too! Oh, I can't wait to go back to the stores!

Essence Eyeliners + SYF nail polish

Today I wanted to buy an eyeliner from Essence in Pretty cool, because I have seen pictures of it, and it looked really nice!

While I was there, I got myself another glam eyeliner in On the go (purpleish blue), and two Show Your Freet nail polishes.. .)

Now it's time for me to buy new clothes.. so expect clothes pictures! ;)

The eyeliners are pretty cool! I love the green one, it's really nice, opaque and it applies nicely. The purple one is a more sheer eye liner, but it is buildable, so it was a nice purchase.



And to comment this picture.. as if I don't have already enough reed nail polishes.. :)!

NOTD: Essence Caribbean Sea MATTE

Yesterday I wanted to paint my nails, since they started layering again. I was trying some polishes, but then decided to go with this gorgeous color.. Essence Caribbean Sea, which you can see here. But as if the color itself wasn't good enough, I decided to use my Essie Matte About You over it. With it, it got this lovely satin finish.. I like it, I only wish I had longer nails ;). Flash light + sweet stuff I shouldn't be eating: Natural light: I love the matte effect, but sometimes my polish will chip faster with this top coat, because it creates some hard parts next to the skin. I cannot explain it, but something it happens and it's really annoying. So, which one is better - matte or glossy?