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Tropical Palm Leafs Nails

The tropical palm leaf design has become really popular. I really like this design on cushion covers and other home decor products. Tropical designs also tend to flood clothing stores as soon as warm weather comes. It's colorful and very much summery. I wanted to recreate this design on the nails as it seemed really easy to make and it is.


For the base I chose and off white shade, because it looked the most neutral to use with all the green shades. You could also use a pink base and make it more colorful. 


I decided on using three different greens to create different colored leafs. I chose a very light almost lime green shade, a true dark green and a petroleum green to give it some more dimension. Then I used a striping brush and drew two lines to mark where the leafs will be. I started drawing the leafs by creating different colored strokes. It's really easy to make and looks good without too much effort. In fact, if you're not great at drawing and you make it more messy, it will just look more artistic. 


I let the design dry down and then I went over it with a high shine top coat to seal in the design and make it look more even.  





This is one of the rare summery design that isn't too colorful and it's actually quite wearable. It's also fairly easy to recreate as you don't need to be as precise. 


Products used:
Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint - Coconut
Avon Nailwear Pro+ Birthstones - Peridot
Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamel - Pined-Perfection
Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamel - Jaded Sky
Seche Vite Fast Drying Top Coat
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Review: Avon Little Sequin Dress Eau de Parfum

I already have a few of Avon Little Dress fragrances and I have a review here. This is a range that features simple square bottles with variety of scents. There's something sophisticated, classic, fresher, ultra sweet and now something spring sweet. With the addition of Avon Little Sequin Dress you'll get something for those of you that like sweet fruits on sweet woody base with a hint of florals. 


The bottle is a transparent square glass with transparent plastic top. Details are gold. In the back of the bottle is a design of sequins to represent its name. Spray pump works well. It comes in a paper box with a light pink design and silver sequins.

It's eau de parfum and in it is 50 ml of product. Regular price is 26€. Currently it's on offer for 20.50€ (Slovenia).


Avon describes this fragrance as a blend of mandarin, mango (top notes), gardenia, tropical flowers (middle notes), sensual musk and essence of the gold amber (Base notes). Fragrantica also listed sandalwood as one of the base notes. 

The first splash of this fragrance gives you a very sweet fruity punch. I definitely smell mandarin and a lot of mango sweetness. Second after the first splash you get that floral note, which quickly turns into a more tropical scent like a mix of tropical fruit and flowers. After a while the fragrance turns into a sweeter woody one that really brings out all the classic base notes that I usually love so much in other fragrances. 

If I had to describe it, I'd say that this it's a sweet tropical fruity floral fragrance. The base is quite sweet, but most of the time you get that strong scent of mango and hints of florals. 


This scent starts off really strong, to the point where it's almost a bit too strong for my liking. It quickly fades away to a more subtle scent, but it's definitely not as long lasting on me as some other Avon fragrances. 


If you like tropical scents of really sweet tropic fruits mixed with hints of florals, you'll definitely love this one. To me this is perfect fragrance to wear as the weather transitions from spring to summer. There's that floral note that's so commonly used for spring fragrances mixed with sweet tropical fruits that remind you of summer holidays. Combination of both gives you a quite strong scent which fades through the day fairly quick. It's a fairly basic sweet tropical fruity floral scent that sweet lovers will appreciate. 

*Product was sent to me. 




Že imam nekaj dišav iz Avonove linije Little Dress in ocene teh si lahko preberete tukaj. Gre za linijo dišav s preprostim kvadratnim dizjanom in večjim naborov vonjev. V liniji se najde nekaj bolj sofisticiranega, klasičnega, svežega, zelo sladkega in zdaj še nekaj bolj spomladansko sladkega. Z dodatkom nove Avon Little Sequin Dress je Avon dodal nekaj za vse, ki iščete sladko sadno dišavo z lesno sladko podlago in dodatkom ščepca cvetlic.

Steklenička je prozorna in ima obliko kvadrata. Pokrov je prozoren in plastičen. Detalji so v zlatih odtenkih. Na zadnji strani stekleničke je poslikava bleščic, ki predstavljajo ime dišave. Pumpica deluje v redu. Parfum dobite v škatlici, ki ima svetel roza dizajn s srebrnimi bleščicami.

Je parfumska voda in v steklenički se nahaja 50 ml izdelka. Redna cena parfuma je 26€. Trenutno jo lahko dobite za 20.50€ tukaj.

Avon opiše dišavo kot mešanico mandarine, manga (zgornje note), gardenije, tropskih rož (srednje note), senzualnega mošusa in esence zlatega jantarja (spodnje note). Fragrantica navaja še eno izmed spodnjih not in sicer sandalovino. 

Prvi val dišave takoj po nanosu je močan sadni vonj. Vsekakor se dobro čuti mandarina in veliko sladkobe manga. Nekaj sekund po prvem nanosu opazim rožnate note, ki dišavo spremenijo v mešanico tropskega sadja in tropskega cvetja. Čez čas dišava postane bolj lesno sladka s klasičnimi spodnjimi notami, ki so mi tako zelo všeč v drugih dišavah. 

Če bi morala opisati dišavo, bi rekla da je sladko tropsko sadno cvetlična dišava. Podlaga je precej sladka. Večino časa voham predvsem veliko manga s cvetličnim dodatkom. 

Takoj pa nanosu dišave je ta izredno močna, skoraj malo preveč za moj okus. Sicer dokaj hitro postane bolj nežna verzija. Na meni dišava ni dolgo obstojna, vsaj ne tako kot več drugih Avonovih dišav. 

Če imate radi tropske vonje z zelo sladkim tropskim sadjem zmešanim s cvetličnimi notami, potem vam bo ta dišava zagotovo všeč. Zame je to odlična dišava za prehod iz spomladanskega obdobja v poletno. Cvetlične note so pogosto uporabljene v spomladanskih dišavah. S sladko mešanico tropskega sadja me spomnijo na poletne počitnice. Kombinacija obojega se kaže v precej močni dišavi, ki pa čez dan dokaj hitro zbledi. Je klasičen sladko tropsko sadno cvetlični vonj, ki ga bodo občudovali vsi oboževalci sladkih dišav.

*Izdelek mi je bil poslan.
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Tropical Eyes Makeup

Hey Beauties!

I get stuck in my neutral zone and I often use lighter shades on my eyes, especially when I have lighter hair like I have now. But since some of you commented that you seem to like darker shades on me and because I've been getting so much inspiration from makeup artists on Instagram, I finally did something colorful again - well colorful in my terms. You know me, I am always more of a wearable type of makeup lover, but that doesn't mean that I don't enjoy combining colorful shades. Today's makeup is just that.


I started my eyes with a skin like matte shade all over the lid. Then I added taupe matte in the crease. I deepened it with matte dark brown. I also added matte petroleum shade to make it a bit more blue and green. 


Then I added shimmery greyish blue on the center of the lid, but left out the inner part of the lid. There I went in with shimmery yellow toned green to make it look more tropical and less just blue. I also used taupe, brown and petroleum on the bottom lash line, but only in the outer corner.


In the center around lower lash line I applied turquoise khol to give some life and pop of color. I also added shimmery yellow green on the bottom and I applied shimmery light gold in the very inner corner of the eye. For eye liner I went with dark navy blue. 


I finished the look with mascara. False lashes felt like too much, since I wanted this look to be wearable and for you to actually see the shades on my lid. 


When I was deciding how to call this look, it just seemed very tropical to me. Shades of warm greens and blues are always on my mind when I think of paradise. Even though this is a bit darker look, I still think it reflects that mood. 



Since eyes are fairly bold, I used BB cream for some luminosity and lightness. I covered imperfections with liquid concealer and powdered my face with loose powder. I also thought it would be only appropriate to bronze up the skin, if the look is tropical. For that I used matte warm bronzer. I contoured just a tiny bit and that was my cheekbones and nose. I also used metallic light gold highlighter on tops of cheeks, nose bridge, Cupid's bow and on top of brow arch. For blush I went with a mix of redish peach and brownish peach to look in tune with my hair color and not to overpower my eyes. 

On the lips I used a very neutral lighter brown shade to make the eyes focal point. Obviously you can go bold on lips. Some orange reds would look amazing, but I wanted to keep it wearable and a bit understated.




Products used

Face:
Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream - 21
Catrice Liquid Camouflage Concealer - 005 Light Natural
E.l.f. HD Powder - Sheer
Essence LE Light of Orient Bronzer - 01 Sunkissed Beauty
Essence LE Metal Glam Highlighter - 01 Gold Digger 
MAC Pinch Me + H&M Pure Radiance Powder Blusher Brown Sugar

Eyes:
Avon true Colour Matte Eyeshadow Quad - 1
Freedom Makeup Pro Decadence Palette Today's Tonight - 14
theBalm Nude'tude - Sleek
Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Quad - Precious Shells 4
Zoeva Mixed Metals - Ore Stone
Zoeva Mixed Metals - Neo Brass
Makeup Revolution Ultra Professional Eyeshadow Flawless - Angel
Avon Khol Eye Liner - Turquoise Waters
Avon Khol Eye Liner - Cobalt Blue
Maybelline Lash Sensational Lash Multiplying Mascara - Intense Black

Brows:
Freedom Makeup Eyebrow Pomade - Caramel Brown

Lips:
Born Pretty Store Charming Lipstick - 17 
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Tropical print summer nails

Hey Beauties!

Lately, I've been buying way too much summer wardrobe and I started noticing the so popular tropical prints. Now, I'm not big on prints on my clothes, but on my nails - always. I guess, to each his own. Today's nail art is inspired by one of the swimsuits from Asos. I found the print searching online for some interesting tropical themed prints, that I could recreate on my nails.


I decided to put tropical print only on two fingers and that's the middle and ring finger. I put as a base a black nail polish, with tiny blue glitter in it.


Then I used emerald green nail polish to create these palm like plants. I used orange nail polish to create a few orange flowers (please don't ask me which flowers are these, because I'm really bad with flower names). I added bigger flowers with pinkish red nail polish.


Then I continued to layer violet shade smaller flowers and after that a bit bigger daisies inspired white flowers. I finished with a top coat. 


I think the print is pretty easy and what makes a difference is layering those plants on top of each other. It doesn't need to be very precise, because I think the pattern allows the mistakes to still look pretty. Here's my original inspiration. 

Asos

On the thumb and index finger I put on the pinkish red nail polish that I used to make bigger flowers. On the pinky I just used a black polish, which was a base for the topical nail art. You can use any shade that was used in the tropical print. 



Do you like tropical prints? On your nails or clothes?

Products used:
Black - Revlon Blackest Black
Green - Catrice 10 I'm Not A Greenager
Orange - Revlon Siren
Pinkish red - Catrice 360 Raspberry Fields Forever
Violet - Bourjois 09 Lavande Esquisse
White - Yes Love 337
Yellow - Avon Lemon Sugar
Top coat - Seche Vite
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Review: Batiste Tropical dry shampoo

Hey Beauties!

Today I'm back on hair products. I was never a fan of dry shampoos, because they didn't work well on me. Well, I finally found the infamous Batiste and, I too, fell in love.


It's a dry shampoo like any. It's in a spray form. I spray it on the hair when they feel getting greasy and just brush it out. It does a really good job of refreshing my hair. They look a lot less greasy and they have more volume too. Of course dry shampoo adds texture to the hair, making them a bit thicker and fluffier. Batiste really is a good dry shampoo. I really like that my hair feels fresh the whole day, sometimes two. It also depends on when you use it. If the hair is very greasy, it won't become suddenly totally fresh, that's normal. The shampoo is used to refresh in between washes. It's great after workout or days when your hair feels that extra greasy. I also like using it right after washing and blow dying the hair to just add texture and volume. It may also prolong the freshness of the hair.

The spray is white and  there could be some white residue if you don't brush it out properly or have very dark hair. Batiste also has some dry shampoo for brunettes. I haven't tried it yet, but maybe it's transparent. I actually don't mind the whiteness. I can brush it out pretty well. I also like that it's pretty dry, because some dry shampoos tend to be way too liquid.

I got the Tropical scent, which smells...well tropical. It says it's coconut and exotic. I definitely smell coconut, but mixed with something else. It's not bad at all. A lot better than some other dry shampoos.


If you haven't tried Batiste yet, I highly recommend. It really is worth the money in my opinion. I bought it on Asos for 4.20 € (5.63$ or 2.99£). It contains 200 ml of product and it can last you quite a while, if you use it rarely. If you use it everyday it will have a shorter life, of course.

Definitely the best dry shampoo, I've had so far.

Have you tried any of the Batiste shampoos? Which one do you like the most and why? 
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