Hey Beauties!

I was tagged to do The Secrets of Blogging tag by the gorgeous and lovely Mateja from Mateja's Beauty Blog. I knew immediately, that I want to do this tag. Especially, because I do think you get to know a bit more about blogging and even though my blog is only a bit over one year old, I do know what advice I would give to anyone starting this. I know my first posts were, well... not so good.

1. When did you start blogging and why?

I started blogging on March 12th 2013. I guess, I at some point decided that I want to share the things I'm creating daily and why not share it with other beauty enthusiasts?! I'll admit, I did not follow the blog sphere before, because I came across blogs, only when I was looking for a review of some product. I was addicted to YouTube. After watching so many videos and trying makeup looks or nail art, I decided I wasn't THAT bad. My boyfriend and my friend were also one of those people who suggested to me that I really should start blogging. Shout out to Sabina from Sabina's Little Happy Place - she was also encouraging me to start blog and then I was encouraging her back :).

2. How many people in "real life" know about your blog?

Well Sabina, my boyfriend and then a couple of friends. I started saying something to my mom, but she doesn't really get this whole thing (by that I mean the whole computer and internet thing). I don't feel the need to say to anyone that I have a blog. I think a lot of my relatives wouldn't see the point in this or wouldn't even understand it, so I'd rather have like-minded people know about my blog. By that I mean someone who is actually interested in makeup, nails and such. I love all the other bloggers and the community and am happy that we support each other :).

3.What are your favorite posts to read?

The posts I like the most are beauty related. I love love seeing makeup looks. I also love to get inspired by others nail art. One of the things that I really like is comparisons or product dupes. I also really enjoy finding new products, which are preferably very cheap. It's hard to find something that is cheap and works amazingly at the same time. Of course I also love some random and different posts, just anything that gets my attention.

4. List a blog you have discovered lately.

In all honesty, I don't browse through blogs. I keep up with those who I already follow. I love finding someone through other blogs or finding them by them finding me and started following me. I guess if I should mention someone, the one that has been a recent addition to my subscriptions, it's Tamara's Beauty Talk. I love discovering Slovenian bloggers, because I always think there is very little of us. But then I always find someone knew :). Since I don't seek out for them, I'm always happy to click on suggestions on other blogs.

5.Which posts are you most proud of?

I guess the ones that I like the most. I have to say that I love doing makeup looks and those posts are one of my favorite ones. One of the makeup looks that was, what I think, a step forward was this Plum Seduction post.

Hey Beauties!

I needed to write a review about this product, because once you get it, you'll never want to use the regular nail polish remover again. And the fact that it's pretty affordable, it won't hurt either. Read more to find out why is it so amazing and why you need it asap!

There's been a long time since a product made such a good impression on me. For the first time I used this, I couldn't believe how easy removing the nail polish can be. I am one of those persons who hates, and I mean HATES, removing nail polish. I love doing designs and changing my color often, but when it comes to removing it... It's just not fun and it takes to much time.

This Ebelin nail polish remover is not one of its kind. There a lot of similar ones from other brands. What I like about it, is the price, 1.99€ for 75 ml. I think it's the cheapest I found in our drugstore. 

It's a bottle and in it is black sponge. The sponge has a hole in the middle into which you can put your finger and swirl it around, so the sponge takes of your nail polish. The sponge is soaked with nail polish remover, which doesn't contain acetone. I find the sponge to be really nicely soaked and think that there's a lot of nail polish remover in the bottle. So once it starts to get dry, I'll just shake the bottle and the sponge will get soaked again. The bottle is also a very friendly bottle. I know this one is going with me on holidays:).

I love the extremely easy system. You just take a finger, dip it into the sponge and voila - no more nail polish. The only thing I would change is make the hole a bit smaller. It's a bit big, which means when you try to swirl the nail left and right, the sponge swirls with you. I then tend to pull my finger up and down, so the nail polish gets in touch with the sponge more.

It cleans the polish really fast and really easy. I've also tried removing layers of nail art designs and it did it well. It takes longer to remove it, because it removes layer by layer, but it's still quicker then using a regular nail polish remover with cotton pad. The only thing that it's hard to remove with this one, is glitter. But glitter is hard to remove with any nail polish remover.

The nail polish remover has a specific smell, which I can't decide what it is. It smells very sophisticated to me, almost a bit too much for a nail polish remover. I would say it reminds me of a perfume, maybe some sort of unisex perfume:). 

I highly recommend you purchase this one, if you have a chance. It's time saver and probably nerve saver, if your impatient like me. It's affordable and does the job really well. One of those products that I see myself repurchasing it over and over again. 

Hey Beauties!

Online store Licila.si has again treated Slovenian bloggers with a new Makeup Revolution line called I Heart Makeup. I also got a beautiful eyeshadow palette along with a lipstick. I've already had a chance to try all the shades and the lipstick and I really like it. It's a perfect nude everyday palette.

The packaging is shiny black. Attracts fingertip prints like nobody's business. It has a purplish pink name on it, as it's the shade of lipstick, which is seen on the outside of the packaging. Inside there are 6 matte and shimmery shades. The packaging is pretty sturdy and small enough to be very good for travelling. It opens up with a little push on the button - so it's pretty secure. It also has a mirror inside, so very handy to travel with, indeed. 

It contains 6.5 grams of eyeshadow and 3 grams of lipstick. It costs around 9€ in Slovenia (right now it's on sale for around 6€) and 6£ on the official Makeup Revolution site. 

The packaging of the lipstick is also very shiny an purplish pink. There's a clear plastic in the middle, so the shade is seen through. At first the shade looked really brown, so I was scared it was going to be too dark. It's actually a really pretty nude shade with a peach tone to it. I would call it peachy brown nude. I really really like the shade, it's something new in my collection. The lipstick is very creamy. It gives some shine and it sits on the lips very well. It's moisturizing, but still pigmented enough. It will stick on the dry patches. I actually think the formula is pretty nice. It's something to wear on a daily basis and not worry about dry lips or smudging. It won't survive the meal, though. 

The eyeshadow range is gorgeous. It's just my type of shades. I would say it's more warm based. In my opinion, this is my kind of neutral palette. 

The first shade on the top left is a matte yellow toned white. It's a really nice matte shade for brightening up the eyes or brow bone. 

The one next to it is a very pale gold shade with tiny shimmer in it. It's such a gorgeous champagne like gold shade, that I love to use in the inner eye. 

The last one on the top is a perfect matte taupe shade. It has that grey undertone to it, but it looks brown. It's matte so perfect for contouring the eye. 

The first shade in the bottom half (going from left side) is a very gorgeous shimmery warm toned brown. It actually looks slightly orange toned and it's one of my favorite colors in this palette. I just love those kind of shades.

The one next to it, is again my favorite. It's a true yellow toned gold shimmery shade. You know me, I love gold. This is just the perfect gold and the shimmer in it is amazing.

The last shade is a dark chocolate brown shimmery shade, which has a definite red undertone to it. It's a great shade for darkening up the look or just using it in the outer corner of the eye.

The matte white and matte taupe shades are a bit less pigmented, as with any matte shades. The matte white shade is the least seen on the photo, also because it's the lightest. All the shades feel very silky, especially matte shades. The shimmery shades are extremely pigmented and have a heavier wetter feeling to them. I think the quality of the shades is very good and the palette has a really nice range of shades. It's a fool proof palette, even for someone who doesn't know much about make up. All the shades look very cohesive and all combinations would work. 

On the photos below I used the pale gold shade with tiny shimmer in the inner corner of the eye. I put a true gold shimmery shade all over the center of the lid. In the crease I used taupe shade. I darkened the outer corner with the dark chocolate brown shade and I also used a bit of matte white on the brow bone. I also used the matte taupe shade on the lower lid.

I'm also wearing the lipstick from this palette. 

I love this palette. The shades are exactly my kind of shades, the pigmentation is good, the shades apply like a dream and I'm also very much liking the peachy nude lipstick, which is a nice change in my nude range of lipsticks. I highly recommend this palette to anyone who wants a basic travel friendly neutral palette. The price is also not bad, if you get it on sale - even better.

Now here's the surprise. Licila.si were kind enough to offer my readers FREE POSTAGE (use the code BLOG-POSTNINA) until the end of August. So, now's the time to dig up those favorites on your browser and finally order them. I know you probably have something looked up, I know I do too.

Thank you Ličila again, for a really nice treat;).

What do you think of this palette? What's your favorite shade here?

Za vse slovenske bralke še kratek prevod. Od trgovine Ličila.si smo blogerke pred kratkim prejele novo linijo Revolution Makeup makeupa. Jaz sem dobila I Heart paletko v odtenku I am Naked. 

Embalaža je sijoče črna z vijoličasto roza napisom. Tak je tudi odtenek embalaže šminke, ki je vidna skozi paleto. Znotraj se nahaja 6 mat in svetlikajočih odtenkov senčil in en odtenek šminke. Embalaža se odpre s pritiskom na gumb in je precej trdna, ter super za potovanja. Vsebuje tudi ogledalo, kar je izjemno priročno za na pot.

Šminka je čudovit marelično nude rjavkast odtenek. Ima topel oranžkast podton. Odtenek mi je izjemno všeč, ker nimam nič podobnega v svoji nude zbirki. Tekstura šminke je zelo kremasta, lahka za nanosi in dobro vlaži ustnice. Ustnicam daje sijaj. Zagotovo šminka, ki je primerna za vsakodnevno uporabo.

Senčila so odličnih nevtralnih odtenkov z toplim podtonom. Prvi odtenek od zgoraj (od leve proti desni) je mat rumeno baziran bel odtenek. Naslednji ima rahel shimmer in je rumeno baziran svetlo zlat odtenek. Zadnji v zgornji vrsti je zopet mat in sicer perfektna rjava, ki ima sivkast podton. Spodaj (od leve proti desni) je čudovit rjav odtenek s shimmrom. Naslednji odtenek je zopet zelo svetljikajoč in sicer čudovit rumeno baziran zlat odtenek. Zadnji odtenek v tej vrsti je rjava v odtenku temne čokolade, ki ima rahlo rdečkast podton.

Vsi odtenki se odlično nanašajo, so zelo svilnati na dotik. Predvsem mat odtenka. Svetljikajoči odtenki so seveda bolj pigmentirani kot mat in delujejo bolj "težko" oziroma dajejo občutek mokrote v primerjavi s satenastim občutkom mat odtenkov. 

Paleta mi je izjemno všeč in menim, da je super za vsakogar, ki si želi nevtralno paleto z doličnim naborom senčk in nevtralnim odtenkom šminke za zraven. 

Paletko lahko kupite na Ličila.si. Vsebuje 6.5 gramov senčil in 3 grame šminke. Po navadi je cena paletke okrog 9€, zdaj pa jo lahko dobite za 5.95€. 

Pa še presenečenje...Ličila.si so prijazno ponudila bralkam mojega bloga BREZPLAČNO POŠTNINO (uporabi kodo BLOG-POSTNINA) do konca avgusta. Zdaj pa le pohitite in pobrskajte po zaznamkih, kaj vse ste si želele kupiti. Ni boljše priložnosti kot zdaj. Sama imam prav tako nagledanih nekaj izdelkov;).

Hvala Ličila;)

Hey Beauties!

Vegas.com contacted me and asked if I wanted to participate with them. Vegas.com is highlighting another hotel each month. This month is all about the beautiful, classy and luxurious Aria hotel. It's one of those hotels, that I would probably never have the chance to stay in. Anyway, they asked me what I would create for a dinner, dancing or anything else that includes Aria hotel. I know that my readers like most of my makeup looks, so I decided to present you with a makeup look that would look beautiful for a dinner at Sage (restaurant in Aria hotel) or any sort of special night time occasion, where you want to play up your eyes instead of worrying if your lipstick might smudge, while eating.