Searching for a sun cream?

Not so long ago I went to an event in a restaurant, where you and your friends got a perfect girl night out with make up artists making you look ready for the night and hand massages, where you could eat delicious food and talk, talk, talk. It was such a lovely evening. In this event we got a beauty bag, which -among many great little surprises- had a Hawaiian Tropic Satin Protection sun lotion in it.
I've been using this product in these past few weeks and I've been so satisfied with it. It is in a small size, which I love as I can just throw it in my bag and carry it around with me. It gives great protection from the sun and makes your skin glowing. The only way I can describe the smell is ..that it smells like summer...like holiday? It has that buttery (you know what I mean? ) coconut smell. Maybe I should stop trying to describe it.    It is amazing.
Since the day I spent a few hours in the sun and got arms the colour of a lobster, I wouldn't go out without using it. Protecting your skin is really important, probably the most important thing in summer, never forget that! :)
I hope your summer is full of laughter, fun, friends and love!

Have a lovely day!
With love,
Alexandra

Oriflame Nature Secrets Exfoliating Shower Gel with Energising Mint & Raspberry

One thing I love in summer is quick, refreshing showers. When the weather outside is unbearable and you can't find anything to help you feel ok again, then it is always a good idea to hop in the shower and just feel as the lukewarm water pours onto you. In summertime there is a shower gel which can't be missing from my bathroom essentials. It is -as the title probably told you- the Oriflame Nature Secrets Exfoliating Shower Gel with Energising Mint & Raspberry . First of all mint, raspberry and the word "energising" is all you want in the heat. However, when you add exfoliating grains to the mixture it's like heaven has come to Earth. I love the smell of it, I love how it feels, I love how I feel after using this and I love that the whole product screams summer for me. 

It is just perfect!

If you are searching for that perfect summer shower gel then this is surely worth a try! :)

have a lovely day!

with love,

Alexandra

Rimmel Lasting Finish foundation

 Hello guys,
first of all, I'm so sorry for the lacking posts but I had exam period,which was one of the hardest and then my camera broke so yeah...life happened... but I'm baaack! I'm taking these pics with a Sony Xpera Z so if the quality is a bit..unusual then that is the reason.
Recently I run out of foundation. I loved the one I used before, which was from Oriflame but I wanted to try something new. My firs choice was the Wake me up foundation, however, none of the shops had one in the colour ivory. I don't know how that happened. Then I spotted this one on the shelf. I. really. do. love. it.
Seriously guys, give it a go! It lasts ages, has a great cover and has SPF20 in it, which is really important in summer. I wear it nearly every single day and it's not heavy, stays in it's place (even when the weather is crazy and it feels like in a sauna) . The bottle says, it has "comfort serum" in it and whatever that is, it works! I've been enjoying wearing it in these past weeks. I bought it in the colour "ivory" . I love that it comes with a pump (my previous one didn't) and that you only need a small amount to reach your "skin-dream" goals. I'm sure that I'm gonna use it for a looong-loooooong-loooooooooong time... :)
If you'd like to try this product, you can find it here .

Hope you guys have a lovely day!
with love,
Alexandra

Yves Rocher Powder Brush

I am in a love- hate relationship with brushes. I love them because a good one can make life so much easier (that goes to many other things, too...like... friends and relationships... woah...deep...back to the post ) but I dislike them because it is so hard to transport them. I know that Real Technique brushes come with a transport ...bag kind of thing... but whatever I tried to get internet shopping work, it said no and just did not work. So I gave up on ordering one. 

I tried to find a good alternative, which is just as good as the Real Technique ones, which is available in my city and which is for a good price. And there you go:  

 I fooouuund iiiit! Ok, let me start rambling about it a little bit. It is not expensive at all- and that is an important thing to me, I think you guessed it by now ( I mean I support great investments, however as a university student with only my pocket money available, I feel like as long as I can find cheaper things with great quality, it is ok. Maybe on one beautiful, sunny day I'll finish university, get a super job and buy whatever my eyes want. Not many people can do that to be honest and it is completely ok. The things I show you are tried by me and I love them and I am happy that they are for an affordable price)
This amazing brush is honestly so. soft. Like that OMG kind of soft. It is great! The size is perfect, it is easy to use - as won't "eat" half of your powder and this brush is now something I enjoy working with every single day- because (being so soft) it gives you that one last lovely feeling touch in the morning before heading out the door.... I'm weird again. Ok.
But seriously, before this I just used those mini sponge kind of things which you could just put into the box of your powder and you were good to go, but no. Not anymore!
I truly recommend this product, which you can find here :)
If you like it, give it a go!

with love,
Alexandra

a fruity smoothie

I'm trying to live a healthier life- in the name of healthy is the new sexy and if your body is happy your happy, and all that stuff. I'm not only trying it because nowadays it seems like everybody is doing the exact same but I do it because I came to that point in my life when I felt uncomfortable with my daily routine and when everything turned upside down. What time would be better for a change?
So I started doing workouts in the evenings, using coconut oil for cooking and yes, cook. I started making healthy food and salads. I have to tell you, I enjoy it a lot- ok, maybe not the part when I have to convince myself that working out is good.
One thing I discovered is that waking up at a decent hour and eating breakfast is very important. Now. We hear that from our mums, our grannies, and from our teachers and we just say, ok, who has time for that?.... However, just try it and you'll see that it makes wonders!
Sometimes I don't feel like eating a proper breakfast and maybe I'm the weird one but there are days when even if I'm hungry, I'm just not in the mood to eat anything. Yeah, I'm afraid I am the weird one. Oh well. Anyway. If that is the case or I'm just in a rush and don't have time, I always make a quick smoothie. The great thing is: it gives you energy to start the day and You can drink it on the go or while you are walking around the house, trying to decide what to wear. Smoothies are also great when you just want an afternoon snack.
As I'm sitting here, writing this post, I'm drinking my freshly made smoothie as I literally just took the pictures, so it is one, which I tried and I love.
What I used (but literally you can just throw everything and anything you want to drink into the blender -that sounds ...weird):
- strawberries
- half a banana
- one kiwi
- some milk
aaaand that's all! Cut them into pieces to make it easier to blend and then just turn on your blender, pour your smoothie into a glass and enjoy!
There are 2 extra thoughts:
1. this is not too sweet, so if you want something sweeter just add some sugar before blending it
2. as I have a sore throat today ( :( )  I didn't want something cold but when I do, I usually just add frozen fruits to it and it'll do the trick. If you're doing this, make sure that your blender has that program which is suitable to crush ice, otherwise your blender won't like it.at.all.

 hope you enjoyed this quick post! :)
Have a lovely week!
with love,
Alexandra

the Yves Rocher lipstick

I was searching for a spring- summery lipstick colour for soooo long. Today I wandered into Yves Rocher to buy a powder brush (I'm gonna blog about it later :) ) and I saw this Sheer Botanical Lipstick in the colour "rose cocktail" . Now first of all, who wouldn't want to wear something which has cocktail and rose in it's name? Then when you see this colour... I swear I tried to capture it...mission impossible. It's just such a beautiful colour, between pink and red and orange that there is no lighting or camera which would reflect the exact shade...  it looks so funky, feels creamy and lasts long enough to go through the afternoon without reapplying it! I would definitely recommend it and I will most surely wear it almost every single day! 

( I took some pictures for a hair routine post, in which I'm wearing this product but it's still not the exact shade- in real life it's a bit more... vivid (though close enough))

have an amazing week!
with love,
Alexandra

The Body Shop mist

Recently I bought this body mist from The Body Shop. I have always been curious about mists and how they feel, how they are different from any perfumes.

I have been loving this product! I did not choose an overly summery scent as I wanted something a bit more laid-back. The shea body mist does a perfect job: it has a lovely smell, not too sweet and gives you that fresh feeling throughout the day. Biggest advantage? You can spray as much as you want and it'll still smell amazing and won't have the effect of the "OMG-how-much-perfume-do-you-use?-Did-you-just-rob-a-perfume-shop?" ... For me it is also an advantage that it isn't expensive so you can just throw it into your bag and you're good to go - while if I did that with my perfume, which is really expensive, I'd be worrying all day that I might lost it or break it or anything . (Maybe I'm too paranoid :) ) 

As it is for a good price, you can buy many if you want to and change it, this way you're gonna have different scents for happy days, for more relaxed days and for days you just want to close your eyes and disappear. 

Hope you have a lovely weekend!

with love,

Alexandra