THE BEST MAKE UP OF 2016.

Hello lovelies! Sorry I'm running a bit late with this video and post!
In case you haven't seen my beauty faves of 2016. you can watch it here or check out my previous post! (I talked about top skin care, hair care, body care, perfumes and lip care!).
I'm getting super close to my due date, and it's a bit harder for me to get all the things done at this stage of my pregnancy. I have many ideas and projects, but not that much time (nor energy!). I'm going to try and upload 1-2 videos a week for you during January and February (I'm filming some videos in advance), so you guys will have something to watch on my channel even when I'm off, delivering my baby and in that delicate period of post partum...If you guys have any requests for the videos you'd like to see this month and in February, now it's the time to send in your requests!

I'm hoping I'll be able to post regularly, possibly more beauty / maternity posts than fashion ones, at least until I can go out & about again, shooting my outfits of the day! :-)

In this post I gathered my absolutely favourite make up products! Some of them I discovered in 2016., whilst some are my old time favourites that I have been using for years now!
I hope you'll try some of my recommendations! Some of these products might just get on your top list for 2017.! :-)

Let me know which were your best make up products of 2016.?

Concealers, foundations, face powders:

- Catrice Camouflage cream concealer 010 Ivory

- Maybelline Instant Anti- age concealer in Light

- Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum gel foundation # 52 Vanilla

- Shiseido UV protective compact foundation Medium Beige spf 30

- Rimmel Stay Matte Long lasting pressed powder 001 transparent

Bronzers & blushers:

- Too Faced Sweethearts bronzer in Sweet Tea

- Rimmel Natural bronzer with minerals 021 Sun Light

- Max Factor Creme Puff Blush #15 Seductive Pink

Highlighters:

-The Balm Mary- Lou Manizer

- Pupa Red Queen Highlighter Pure Gold 001

- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Soft & Gentle

Nail polish:

- Essie Fiji

- Essie Coconut Cove

- P2 Sand Style polish 070 Pretty

Eye palettes:

- Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar

- The Balm Nude 'tude

Eye primers:

- Bourjois color edition 24h cream to powder (gold)

- Chanel Illusion d'ombre #86 Ebloui

- Maybelline Color Tattoo 24h by eye studio #65- Pink Gold

Mascaras, eye pencils, eyebrow products:

- L'Oreal Voluminous

- Maybelline Lash Sensational

- Kiko Milano Everlasting kajal #01

- Benefit Ka- Brow! #3 cream-gel brow color with brush

Lips:

- NYX liquid suede cream lipstick #04 soft-spoken

- Too Faced Melted liquified long wear lipstick in Sugar

- Maybelline lipstick #781 Chocolate Temptation

- YSL Rouge Volupte #01 and #32

- Kiko Milano Creamy Colour Comfort Lip liner in #303 and #315

Little every day treats & luxuries...

The Best Make Up 2016. VIDEO:

You can check out my post for Glam Express here!

Make Up School: Starter Kit Rumenila (Blush Starter Kit)

Hi lovelies! Pusa lijepe moje!

U danasnjem postu zeljela bih nastaviti seriju "Mala Skola Sminkanja", koju sam zapocela pocetkom ove godine, video tutorijalom "Starter kit sjenila", kojeg mozete pogledati OVDJE!

Seriju video tutorijala "Mala Skola Sminkanja" nastavila sam tada videom "Kako se nasminkati prirodno", kojeg mozete pogledati OVDJE!

Nakon krace stanke, vrijeme je da ponovno pokrenemo ovu seriju (dobila sam za to puno vasih request-a), puno je jos tema vezano uz make up za obraditi, tako da je novi video u ovoj seriji jos jedan "Starter kit" video, ovaj put radi se o rumenilima za koje smatram da su neophodni u svakom starter kitu!

U ovom videu/ blog postu, dajem vam preporuke za vise rumenila za koje mislim da su idealna za svaku djevojku koja se tek pocinje sminkati i tek stvara svoju make up kolekciju (a vi, drage moje, od ponudjenih rumenila, izaberite ona koja se vama najvise svidjaju i za koja mislite da vam najbolje pristaju, ovisno o vasoj puti i boji kose...)

My lovelies, here are the bluses I recommend as a must-have blushes in everyone's starter kit!

I recommended quite a few of my top blushes, now it's up to you to start building up your starter kit by choosing the ones that you like the most and that suit you the best, considering your skin tone & your hair colour! :)

Video preporuku pogledajte ovdje:

A evo mojih preporuka i u slikama:

I simply ♥ Benefit blushes!
I love the colour selection, colour pay-off, the texture and the overall quality!

Benefit rumenila jedna su od mojih omiljenih rumenila.
U svakom starter kitu trebalo bi se naci barem jedno Benefitovo rumenilo, a ova cetiri su moj izbor ;)

Bourjois powder blushes are very high quality, long lasting, and the colour selection is amazing!

Bourjois rumenila izuzetno su kvalitetna, dugotrajna i prelijepih nijansi!

Jedva cekam isprobati Bourjois kremasta rumenila!
Zna li netko, kada stizu u Hrvatsku??

I also love & recommend Avon's blushes, especially the ones from their new, luxurious, "Luxe" line!

 Volim i preporucam i Avonova rumenila, pogotovo rumenila iz njihove nove "Luxe" linije!

"Show stopping pink" for a sweet, girly look!
"Russet", everyday shade for a natural, autumnal look!

"Show stopping pink" za njezan, djevojacki izgled,
 a "Russet" nijansa idealna je za svakodnevni, "prirodan" izgled i savrsena je jesenja nijansa!

Catrice blushes are also very nice & very affordable.

Catrice rumenila vrlo su dobra i cijenom pristupacna.

These are my favourite shades.

Ovo su moje omiljene nijanse Catrice rumenila.

Awesome discovery from bornprettystore.com is this super pigmented, hot pink blush that
instantly gives you youthfull and radiant appearance :)

Odlican "ulov" sa bornprettystore.com web ducana jest ovo VOV rumenilo,
intenzivno roza boje koje ce vam odmah dati mladenacki, zdrav izgled :)

When applying this blush, go with a light hand! Less is more!  ;)

Pri nanosenju ovog rumenila, budite lake ruke, manje je vise! ;)

I adore MAC blushes, and my go-to, everyday blush is certainly "Well Dressed"

Obozavam MAC-ova rumenila, a moje omiljeno rumenilo za kojim posezem svakodnevno
jest u nijansi "Well Dressed"

Stize li MAC u Hrvatsku??

Nars and e.l.f. blush/bronzer duo are very popular and easy to use even when you're on the go!

I have a review & comparison video on these two products, you can watch it HERE!


Nars i e.l.f. duo vrlo su popularni i prakticni za koristenje i kada ste na putovanjima!

Pogledajte OVDJE moju usporedbu ova dva proizvoda!

Very similar, yet so different!

Iako se na prvi pogled ova dva proizvoda cine vrlo slicnima, u biti su jako razliciti
i nemaju bas toliko dodirnih tocaka :)

One product I recommend from essence brand is definitely the Sun Club All Over bronzer/ highlighter.
For my contouring, I prefer using a compact powder two shades darker than my skin tone.
I find it works better than a regular bronzer :)
Currently, for my contouring, i'm using the "Multi Colour Compact Powder" on everyday basis!

Jedan proizvod koji cu vam definitivno preporuciti od essence branda jest ovaj shimmerasti iluminator/bronzer,
 "Sun Club" linije.
Sto se konturiranja tice, volim koristiti puder u kamenu dvije nijanse tamniji od moje boje puti.
Smatram da je to cak bolje od koristenja bronzera!
Trenutno, svakodnevno izvlacim konture lica ovim Catrice "Multi Colour" kompaktnim puderom. 

As you can see, I even hit the pan on this compact powder...
I truly am using it every single day for my contouring! :)

Slika je dokaz da ovaj Catrice puder u kamenu koristim svakodnevno!
Uvijek sam ponosna kada uspijem "zagrebati povrsinu" nekog od svojih make up proizvoda,
jer to znaci da ga zaista volim koristiti! :)

The most gorgeous kit for every fan of shimmery things ;)

Odlican kit za svaku ljubiteljicu shimmera :)

Here you can see how gorgeous these bronzers are!

Obozavam ove nijanse; koja je vama najljepsa?

My top make up brushes for blush application.

Make up kistovi koje najvise volim koristiti pri apliciranju rumenila.

Dior Basckstage Collection blush brush
Bare Minerals Full Flawless Face
MAC 129 (Glitter & Ice collection)
Sephora stippling 44
Kiko Make Up Milano face 106
essence blush brush (pink top, very soft) roza vrh, izrazito meke dlake, njezne na licu!
ecotools (from ecotools brush kit)

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Velika pusa iz Italije / Kiss from Italy,

Benefit Fake Up Crease Control Hydrating Concealer Review & Demo!

Hi beauties!

I have a new favourite concealer for my under eye area!

I haven't been so excited about a beauty product in a while!

Ever since I discovered the Fake Up by Benefit, I've completely forgotten all about my old under eye concealer :)

Now, I'm using the Fake up concealer on a daily basis and I can honestly say it's the one and only concealer that works wonders for me!

Why do I love it so much?

- Because it's very hydrating, it contains vitamin E & apple seed extract.

- Because it's crease- control concealer!

You know how some concealers can be quite drying, hard to work with, and, even though they cover well, they accentuate every fine line that you might have???

Well, this Fake Up concealer is very blendable and it glides smoothly onto your skin. It really diffuses fine lines, and it gives a very beautiful, natural look.

It won't crease at all, and you can even re-apply it throughout the day, if you feel like touching up your make up, because you can easily build it up without creating patchiness or cakey effect!

It won't give you the same coverage as some other heavy-duty concealers will (such as the Erase Paste, or boi-ing concealers...), but you can actually use it over any other concealer to diffuse fine lines & hydrate under eye area!

The concealer is packed in this luxurious stick- container, and it reminds me of one of those hydrating lipstick...

It's actually divided into a two parts: One is light-diffusing, skin-smoothing concealer, and the other one is hydrator that contains vitamin E and apple seed extract.

These two parts are blended together upon each application.

You can also use this concealer anywhere on your face, where you need to smooth the skin, cover up any fine lines; you just need to dot the product onto your skin & blend with your fingers!

I use it in a shade #01 light, which works best on my fair skin. It also acts as a highlighter, and this is one of the reasons why I absolutely love this product!

Because it is so illuminating, it should also hide away any dark circles (however I can't vouch for that one, because luckily I don't have problems with dark circles!) 

Even though this concealer is very illuminating, I don't know how well it would cover up very pronounced dark cirles!

To use:

Stroke Fake Up underneath each eye. Using your ring finger, pat gently outward to blend. And yes, it's that simple! :)

You can hear more about this concealer & watch a little DEMO on how do I apply it, in my review video:

I would recommend this concealer for anybody who is on a lookout for a super hydrating under eye concealer, that will smooth away fine lines, hydrate your delicate under eye area & illuminate your eyes! :)

I really love it! I have found a product that I'll keep repurhasing in the future, because I know I don't want to be left without it! I need this in my make up bag :)

Plus, because it's packed in such a handy container, it's easy to just throw it into your make up bag & to use it even when you're on the go, or on travellings!

Have you tried this product already?

What are your thoughts on it?

What do you look for in an under-eye concealer?

Leave me your comments!

Love from Italy,

xoxo, S.

Bioderma Solution Micellaire Sensibio H2O Review & a Quick OOTD/FOTD!

Hello girls!

In my new video, I'm giving you a quick review & a recommendation for an awesome make up remover!

I'm talking about Bioderma Sensibio H2O.

I love this make up remover, because it's super gentle, yet super effective!

It removes all the traces of make up from my face and it never irritates my skin, or my sensitive eyes :)

It manages to remove, without difficulties, even the heavy eye make up.

It also soothes my skin.

I buy my Bioderma at my local pharmacy here in Italy, usually I get the 500ml bottle, because it's more convenient price wise than the smaller one.

The 500ml one costs cca 14.00 €

This isn't the only product from Bioderma that I simply love! I also use their sunscreens, every summer that I'm spending at the beach, they're my must- haves!

If I'm going to the mountains, I'll also take the Bioderma sunscreens with me!

From my subbies & blog readers, I found out this product isn't available at the US :(

Sorry guys!

I hope it'll be available soon, because the Bioderma brand stands for the awesome quality at reasonable prices!

I've even heard that Bioderma Sensibio H2O make up remover is a must-have at any fashion show backstage & the models love it! ;)

You can find out more about Bioderma on their WEBSITE!

& here you can watch my complete video- review of the Sensibio H2O make up remover:

In this vid, I'm also showing you my OOTD/FOTD, so here are a few pics...

FOTD!

The focus is on my lips!

On my lips I'm wearing:

- Lip pencil by an italian brand "Quando è solo per te"  in 01.

- Avon lipstick in Fuchsia Fever

- essence Stay with me longlasting lipgloss in 04 trendsetter (on top of my lipstick)

- non conventional beauty by Pupa Multiplay triple-purpose pencil in 18. (to define/highlight my cupid's bow)

On my face I'm wearing my MAC MSF in Medium Plus & on my cheeks Benetint by Benefit.

OOTD!

This cute top is from Pull & Bear fashion store.

My bold necklace (oh, I sooo <3 it!!!) is from a big, no-name jewellery/accessories store/warehouse in Italy.

The necklace is a part of B-deas Jewellery collection, my handmade & unique piece!

The name of this necklace is "The Sea" and it's available HERE! CLICK HERE for more info on the necklace!

I hope you liked my recommendation & this quick OOTD/FOTD!

:)

How are you dressed today?

Have you ever tried anything from Bioderma and do you like this brand?

Leave me your comments!

Ciao, ciao & <3 from Italy!

xx Sonja

My Birthday Make Up (Tutorial)

My B-day is coming soon! 

In a less than a week ... (!!!)

My birthday is June, 5th, and this year it is Sunday, so I'll be off work & ready to celebrate!

We might even celebrate a few days before the actual B-day, because this Thursday is a festivity in Italy, we're off work so we're planning to do a little barbecue with friends in the mountains, where my hubb'y family owns a house for vacations :)

Anyways, I was playing with make up a bit, creating looks for my B-day.

As it's really warm & sunny, I don't want to wear too much of a make up.

I went for a natural looking face, with a light texture foundation, shimmery subtle smoky eye & the trend that I'm absolutely loving this Spring/Summer: Bold color lipstick!

Here are the pics of the result:

You can watch my step- by -step video tutorial:


CLICK HERE TO WATCH

As far as make up that I used to create this look, here are the pics of the products:


EYES


- UDPP in Sin
- Urban Decay "Get Baked" palette (I used the shadow "Twice Baked")
- Avon 8in1 eye palette neutral tones (3rd shadow from the right)
- E.L.F. eyes lips face natural eyes palette (1st shadow from the top)
- Born Pretty sponge tip aplicator brush
- MAC 217 blending brush
- Max Factor small eyeshadow brush
- Make Up Forever Professional 14S
- Dior Diorshow Iconic mascara
- Avon SuperShock mascara

FACE


- Confessions of a Concealaholic by Benefit kit ( I used Boi-ing concealer #01 for under my eyes)
- MAC "Well Dressed" blush
- Benefit "10" boxed powder
- Round make up sponge to apply my concealer
- Dior blush brush
- Born Pretty small blush brush

LIPS


- Pearsorbet Lip Balm by H&M
- Pupa Multiplay triple-purpose eye pencil (for highlighting my Cupid's bow) # 18
- "Quando è solo per te" lip pencil # 01
- Basic lipstick 1210
- Deligloss by Yves Rocher Rouge Framboise 83

NAILS


- Paris Memories B11920 

That's it my make up lovers! :)
Do you like this look?


xoxo,, Sonja