Favorite Hairstyling Products

My hair is fine/normal thickness and damaged from bleaching, which makes it difficult to style. 

Years of trying different products I have finally find the products that suits my hair. 

With these products my hair stays curled for days!

First I wash my hair with 

KC Professional Four Reasons Blond Shampoo or KC Professional Four Reasons Moisture shampoo.
Both shampoos contains Keratin which repairs and strengthens the structure of processed hair. The blond shampoo has Lemon extract which brightens lights hair.

Then I add conditioner to towel dry hair 

KC Professional Four Reasons Blond Conditioner.
Conditioner contains lemon extract and UV-protection.

When I want to add some cool tones to my hair, I use 

Crestol ColorGloss Color Conditioning mask in 17 Silver Grey.
Hairmask contains Jojoba, Argan and Avocado oils. It's also silicone, ammonia and peroxide free.
The smell is little bit granny-ish, but I can deal with it.

After shower I towel dry my hair and start the hair styling process.

First I massage
 Sebastian Potion 9 Styling Treatment cream trough my damp hair.
Potion 9 contains  9 Botanical extracts to help restore moisture and rejuvenate the hair to look healthy again.

Then I spray Matrix Wonder Boost Root Lifter to the roots and to the lengths

Next I gently massage Moroccanoil Treatment oil for ligth hair to the tips and lengths. 

Don't massage it too near of the scalp/root area or your hair will start to feel greasy and dirty faster.

After all of this I brush my hair gently with Tangle Teezer.

Usually I let my hair air dry, but if I use a blowdryer I use low/medium heat and i blowdry my hair head upside down.

When I'm feeling fancy and want to curl my hair, I add Goldwell Sleek Perfection Thermal Spray Serum to my lengths and use Remington Silk Waving Wand to achieve wavy curl.

After curling my hair I use KC Professional Four Reasons Black Edition Finishing Spray or for more flexible style Working Spray.

Amazing back combing, hair teasing tip is this Classic Silk 50 teasing brush! 

For women who love big hair.

Here is everything I do to my hair after washing it.

All of these products I have purchased with my own money and I wasn't paid for writing about these products. Every picture is taken by me, please don't steal.

Here's all for today, Have a nice day!

Peace out!

Zoeva Makeup Brushes

If you want to step up your brush-game or you want to get quality brushes for your first set.

I highly recommend these Zoeva brushes.

It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!

White bristles look luxurious and fit in well with the whole design.
 

Silver fonts on black base gives the brushes professional look.

Handles are sturdy, metal ferrule is attached well and the brush has nice weight on it.

Bristles feels soft, not floppy.

Very nice density.

These brushes have amazing quality and minimal shedding.

 Brushes comes with ether a small bag or bigger bag. 

It depends what set you purchase. 

I have the 'Complete Eye Set' and the 'Makeup Artists brush belt'.

I've been using these brushes for months now and been washing them almost every week with different brush soaps and there only minimal shedding. 

I'm definitely gonna purchase more of these brushes in the future and I also want to try out the eyeshadows and the other makeup too. 

 I purchased all of these brushes with my own money and I'm not payed to write this review. All of the pictures are taken by me, please don't steal them.

Peace out!

Sleek Makeup Review

Here is my review of few products from

Sleek Makeup

I've been using these products for a while now and I can honestly say that I really like them. All the products are affordable, higly pigmented and good quality. 

In the palette there are 12 eyeshadows some are matte and some shimmery/metallic. Usually there are somekind of theme around the palette and the colors goes with the theme. Some times there is a blush to go with the palette.

The appearance of the cases is almost matte black. The company name 'Sleek Makeup' has written on it with shiny black. The package is aesthetic and professional looking. Althought the case will get dirty easily and require lots of rubbing to get it looking new again.

i-Divine Eyeshadow palettes:

 Vintage Romance is a palette with darker, dreamy and enchanting shades.
All the colors are amazing and with lots of pigment.
The blush Antique is made to go with this palette.

  Swatches: 
Vintage Romance
(without eyeshadow primer, one swipe)

Propose in Paris is one of my favorite crease color. Lust in LA and Court in Cannes are so beautifull. Also Marry in Monte Carlo is gorgeous.

Swatches:
Oh So Special
(without eyeshadow primer, one swipe) 

The colour Bow isn't really showing, because I'm really pale, but it's still a nice shimmery cream/bone colour highlighting shade.

I absolutely love the colors: Organza, Gift Basket, Gateau and Celebrate.
At this moment I reach for the Oh So Special palette for day looks and Vintage Romance for more dramatic looks.

Blushes:

These blushes oh my gosh... I've been wearing the Rosegold (middle one) for over a month straight. It's just so gorgeous pinky rose blush with a golden sheen. This color would look nice on the eyelids too.
Antique is a dusty rose color with small silvery specks in it. Very nice romantic fall/winter color, would look nice in the crease.
Life's a Peach is a orange coral color, nice for everyday use.

All the blushes are very pigmented, good quality and long lasting. You can easily go overboard with these blushes 'cause they're so pigmented! Good products and also affordable.

Swatches:

(Only one swipe)

Lip products:

  
Matte Me - Ultra smooth matte lip cream in Birthday Suit 436
 This lip cream is my favorite matte lip product at the moment. The color is pink brown nude and when dry it's totaly matte. This lip cream will last for hours and one coat is enough.

If your lips get chapped and dry easily, you should exfoliate and moistirize before using this.

I want more of these!

The True Color Lipstick in Bare All 777
Feels creamy on the lips and not drying, maybe little chalky. The color is peachy nude and would be nice in the summer.  I think this color would good on everybody. In this range there are lipsticks with matte and sheen finish.

I need more of these lipsticks.

Swatches:

Foundation:

Bare Skin Foundation in White Rose 378

Feels light and moisturizing on the skin and is easy to blend. Evens out your skin tone and texture. Light coverage, buildable to a medium coverage. Gives you a radiant and natural look.
I have combination skin (oily t-zone, cheeks normal or dry, but in the winter I'm more dry than oily) and I needed to touch up trough out the day to mattefy my face, so it really is moisturizing and doesn't cake that easily.
I would recomend this to people who has normal or dry skin. If you have oily skin this migth slide off.

I bought these products from: www.sleekmakeup.com

Prices:
i-Divine Eyeshadow palettes 10,00 €
Blushes 5,50 €
Matte Me Lip Cream 6,49 €
True Color Lipstick 5,99 €
Bare Skin Foundation 10,00 €

Peace out xo

-Elina

Disclaimer:

I bought these products with my own money. They were not sent to me.

These opinions are entirely my own. I wasn't paid to do this review.

All the photos are taken by me, I own the copyright to the photos. Please don't steal.

Life Update

Hi Hello!

I've been thinking and trying to find something to blog about, but nothing felt good enough. I might had a "writers block" or "bloggers block". 

My life seems so much brighter now and I have started a new chapter in my life.

I was accepted in Hair Styling school!

Yay!

It last 2 years and it's an evening school for adults. I'm so happy that my life is moving forward. I've been studying for a month now and I feel like I just started it. Time goes by crazy fast.

So in the future there might be more hair related posts!

Hope you have awesome day!

xo

-Elina

The Body Shop: Skincare haul and mini review

The Body Shop haul

I recently stopped by The Body Shop and fell in love with the Pink grapefruit line.

I bought a gift bag that included a body butter, body scrub, shower gel and shower loofah. The lip butter was sold separately.

Body butter feels very smooth and moisturizing and sinks in my skin quite fast. Leaving my skin feeling soft. Definitely gonna buy full size jar after I finish this.
Lip butter was my least favorite of this bunch. It feels and smells nice, but the taste is weird. Not a fan.

Body Scrub is also very nice and the grains in it are the right size and nicely rough. Removes dead skin perfectly. Absolutely gonna buy the full size jar.

Shower gel is also very nice. It leaves my skin feeling clean, but doesn't dry my skin. Still thinking about buying the full size bottle.

How cute is this loofah seriously?

Have a nice day and go smell these products!
*Smellgasm*

xoxo

-Elina

All these products were purchased by me with my own money.

Self Tanning Experiment

 Hi!

It's been awhile since I have self tanned myself and last night I did it. 

My earlier attempts haven't been successful at all. Few years back I used self tanning gel and it was a splotchy mess, just horrible.

But this time I did everything by the book.

 I used a moisturizing body scrub, tanning applicator or tanning mitten and the self tanning product.

The scrub what I used was Erboristica, Velvety body Scrub

It has crushed apricot pits, olive oil and panthenol. It removes dead skin and makes your skin so so soft. Not oily, but soft. I scrubbed my knees, elbows and ankles with extra care so the tan wont stuck on the dry skin.

The tanner what I used was St. Moriz, Instant self tanning lotion

It says "A professional flawless tan for a golden sunkissed glow" and "Instant bronzing, no streaks, longer lasting, moisturizing" It has a mild perfumed smell, not bad at all. Nice and smooth texture, don't be afraid of the color. 

 

 

My mitten has a fuzzy side and a thin black side. These kind of tanning applicators are placed usually next or nearby the self tanning products.

The tanning process:

When I started to use the lotion and saw what color it was the first thing that popped in my head was "Oh sh---t..."

The lotion was almost black with a greenish tint. 

Well I gave it a go and I spread it all over my body. 

(Ask your friend, boyfriend, mom, sister or who ever to help you with your back)

I am a very very pale person and only my back, shoulders and arms, sometimes my stomach tans when I spend hours and hours under the sun. But still my legs stays white. 

After smearing it on, it looked very dark and again I started to doubt the whole thing. After little panicking I took normal body lotion and rubbed it gently on the places where the tanning lotion had piled up and blended the color out. 

Then I let it dry for a while and I got dressed in dark clothes.

It started to develop the self tanner smell after 30 min. I would say that the smell is pretty average. Not strong but you can smell it. The smell will stick to you clothes and bed sheets.

Then I went to sleep.

In the morning I went and checked the color on natural light. I was very pleased. Very sun kissed, golden bronze. I took a shower to rinse off the smell and excess product.

 

After shower the color was much smoother and the smell was gone. 

I think that the color is very natural and it's easy to go darker.

I didn't apply the product on my face or back of my hands. 

Here you can see the difference between my stomach and hand.

On my face I was thinking to use this product

It is a Louis Widmer Selftan for face and body

It's a clear/white lotion with a gradual tan.

 

Here was my successful self tanning experiment 

Have A nice day!

-Elina

(These are all my pictures and I purchased all these items by myself)

Livbox December 2013

So here is review of December's livbox!

,

 The first look of the box 

My Favorite products in the box!

Goldwell

StyleSign Sleek Perfection & StyleSign Hot Form

Sample size 20 ml/0.68 oz & 30 ml/1.0 oz

Hot Form: Reinforcing and heat protective styling lotion. Perfect for fine and normal hair. Including heat protectant up to 200°C/392F also has a color protectant and micro proteins. Use on towel damp hair and style with blow dryer or styling iron.

Sleek Perfection: Waterless styling serum. Decreases hair breaking even 50%, gives you silky smooth hair. Includes heat protect up to 200°C/392F has also color protectant and has 24h anti-humidity protectant

My Thoughts: I really like these both products, I first use the Hot  Form and blow dry my hair and before I use my styling iron I spray the Sleek Perfection on my hair, focusing on the lengths and end of my hair. Both smell very nice and the spray is very fine and it spreads evenly. Definitely gonna buy both of these in full size!

IsisPharma, Ruboil Expert C 

Full size 15 ml/0.50 oz

Redness, Couperosis

 treatment cream for localized redness

This cream has special formula to treat and neutralize redness and couperosis. Apply lightly on the areas that need to be treaded and blend.

My Thoughts: I've been using this treatment for couple weeks now and I think it helps and reduces the redness around my nose and on my cheeks. The cream is very creamy but light feeling. I was surprised by the color of the cream, it was light green, but when you apply and blend the cream on to your skin it the green tint disappears.

I would buy this for the winter.

  

Roberto Cavalli

Just Cavalli for women

Sample size 1.2 ml/ 0.04 FL. OZ. Eau  de toilette

 A creamy sexy floral: Dazzling, magnetic and seductive

My Thoughts: Quite nice floral scent, I would use this on spring/summer. I think this would be more day time scent. This scent sample is in cheap looking plastic bottle. That bothers me a little. I might buy the full size for summer.

Katy Perry 

Killer Queen

 Sample size 1.5 ml/0.05 FL. OZ. Eau de Parfum

Top: Dark Plum, Wild Berry, Bergamont. Heart: Red Velvet Flower, Rainbow Plumeria, Natural Jasmine Sambac. Base: Casmeran, Natural Patchouli Heart, Liquid Praline

My Thoughts: Oh my.. First it comes out really strong and sweet but it tones down little bit after a moment. This is really nice evening scent. I can smell the jasmine and dark plum. The scent last longer because it's a parfum and it's in a glass bottle. I might buy the full size for evening use.

Roberto Cavalli

Just Cavalli for men

Sample size 1.2 ml/ 0.04 FL. OZ. Eau de toilette

A Fresh leathery wood: sensuous and envelopping

My Thoughts: To me this smells like a shower soap/gel what you can buy from every supermarket. I know the scent chances when you wear it, but from the bottle it smells like: Rexona sport for men!

 Nivea

Smooth Caring Body Lotion

Dry Skin

Sample size 30 ml/ 1.0 OZ.

Long lasting softness and moisture, non-sticky formula what smoothen the skin. Includes Shea butter.

My Thoughts: I haven't used Nivea lotions for ages because they didn't do anything to me, but this was a nice surprise. My skin feels soft and looks nice, no sticky feeling or white greasy residue. Smell is ok, doesn't have any specific scent. I think I'm gonna go and buy the big size.

Elegant Touch Envy Wraps

Zebra-print fullsize

My Thoughts: I haven't tried these yet, because I'm not such a big fan of zebra print. But I thought that when I try these I might do a blog post about it.

  

MSCHIC

Pure Lip Liner 

Fuchsia Full size 1,1g/0.035 OZ

High pigmented lip liner, includes eco certificated vegetable waxes and oils and also vitamin-E and other antioxidants. Lip liner doesn't have any parabens, talc, scents or mineral oils.

My Thoughts: Really awesome pigment in this lip liner. Stays on quite long and feels nice on the lips. Has a metallic shine to it. Might buy this in different color.

Sample pics:

The Box had also a small extra gift! :)

 Chocolate spoon which you melt in hot milk and then you have a nice cup of hot chocolate.

I still got this and I'm waiting for the right moment to drink and enjoy it.

Hope you have a nice day!

-Elina