Guarda la Luna, Guarda le Stelle...

... Guarda tutte le cose belle!

If you're a big fan of the "Friends" series like I am, you'll remember this is the line that the hot italian Paolo uses to seduce Rachel, in the early episodes :)

We went out on our first night of vacation in Rab, for a short walk around the centre of the town & to have some ice- creams ...

The night was perfect, the sky filled with sparkling little stars  and a big, yellow moon that was illuminating the sea surface!

So gorgeous, so romantic!

We took a few shoots for my blog ;)

My outfit of the night :)
Everything is from H&M except the handbag which is
by Guess.

The beautiful moonlight illuminating the sea surface!

Palm trees & church bell towers...
There are four bell towers in the centre of Rab!

My hubby <3

I hope you're all enjoying your summer!

Have a beautiful day :)

Ciao! xx

Sonja

Ready for My Trip to the Island of Rab!

Hello girls!

After a week spent with my family & friends here in my home town, my hubby & I have decided to go for a short, 6 days vacation, to the beautiful island of Rab!

When I was just a little kid, my parents used to work there, so I lived in this island too, until the age of 4, or 5, when my parents moved and changed their jobs.

I have my first and the most beautiful memories connected to this island.

<3

We have a family friends who live there, so every once & then, my hubby & I go there to visit & to stay a bit for a vacation :)

The last time, we were there in 2008. and we missed Rab so much, we just had to go there this summer.

The lovely family Karlic (teta Marija and gdin. Vinko) always treat us like a family members, and we always feel loved & welcomed in their lovely home!

The trip from my home town to Rab is approx. 2-3 hours long, and it also includes a 10-15 min. ride with a ferry boat, from Jablanac to Misnjak.

This is what I've decided to wear for our trip; it was a very hot & sunny day, so I wanted to wear something comfy & appropriate...

MY OUTFIT FOR THE TRIP:

WHITE TOP: Elio Fiorucci for Oviesse

DENIM SHORTS: M.S.  Stores

SUNNIES: H&M

BAG: Max & Co.

WATCH: Fossil

BRACELET: Bought in Italy

WRAP BRACELETS: H&M

SANDALS: Franco Shoes

YELLOW NAIL POLISH: Debby Color Play

There'll be lots of posts coming from the magical island of Rab, I'll make sure to take tons of beautiful pics of the breathtaking landscapes & my (hopefully) lovely outfits! ;)

Learn more about RAB here

& here!

A big kiss from my beautiful island xx

Sonja

Make Up Chit Chat: Amazing Gifts! Thank You Ashwani, Reena, Neseser.hr

The best part of having my youtube channel and blog is to be able to share with you my passions for beauty& fashion! I never immagined I would meet so many wonderful people from all around the Globe!

Some of these girls that I met thanx to youtube, became my dear friends with whom I'm often in touch via facebook, e-mails, twitter...

I really am trully grateful for all their love, support& the sweet words!

:)

I <3 you girls!!!

In the past months I was so blessed with my subbies, dear Ashwani, Reena& the crew from neseser.hr decided to give me some awesome presents!

This was totally unexpected& it really made my day! I love playing with new make up, feature it in my videos& on my blog, do a review& tutorials on these goodies.

However, I always feel surprised when a subbie wants to send me something!

There is really no need for it, I don't want you to spend your money on me girls!!

Your support means so much to me& your sweet comments are already more than enough!!!

It's amazing, an incredible feeling, knowing that somebody who you never actually met in person, wishes to send you something because of my videos or my blog!

So, thank you again from the bottom of my heart, I'm really thankful for your beautiful gesture.

I never take things for granted& this presents mean so much to me!

I still look at them& can't quite believe they're all for me!

What have I done to deserve this? :)

So I'm dedicating this post to you my sweet friends, Ashwani, Reena & the crew from Neseser.hr

You can also check out my Thank You video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdf7n4_tubQ

Here are my presents ;)

Ashwani from the UK sent me these amazing goodies!

I love MUA make up!
The butterfly shaped brooch is super cute!

Ashwani sent me a beautiful green/golden scarf, the cutest cosmetic pouch& a butterfly shaped brooch (I just love butterflies!!!)
She also sent me lots of make up& I'll make sure to use these items in my tutorials& feature them in my reviews:

• MUA (Make Up Academy) Eye Dust Shade 3
• MUA Eye Dust Shade 2
• MUA Eye shadow # 11- pearl
• MUA Eye shadow #13- pearl
• MUA Eye shadow #7 - pearl
• MUA Lip gloss Shade 5
• MUA Nail varnish Shade 16
• The Little Red Tin by Superdrug

My friend Reena, all the way from Singapore, sent me these lovely items:

I love the thoughtful little note that Reena
enclosed with the package!

Wonderful jewellery handpicked by Reena!

I love the earrings& the gorgeous turqoise
necklace!

All the way from Singapore, Reena has sent to me some really beautiful& unique pieces of jewellery:

A gorgeous turqoise necklace, a pair of violet earrings, another pair of earrings (golden hoops that are perfect for the special occasions), and how cute is the cell phone accessorie in the shape of the cuttest little girl? ;)

I'll also be featuring in my vids the make up& skin care products that she sent me:

• Silky Girl Funky Eyelights Pencil #01 Olive Green
• Honey Dip Gloss Majorca Majolica
• NYX eyeshadow base w/pearl ESB 02
• Skin food since 1957. Carrot Gift Set

Reena has got hew own beauty blog:

http://beautycouture.onsugar.com/

I recommend checking it out, I love her reviews!

As some of you already know, I write my croatian blog for a website  http://www.neseser.hr/

It's a croatian website dedicated to make up& cosmetics.

I'm really happy to have this opportunity to blog for this website!

Here are the presents they sent me:

Something new to write about on my croatian blog ;)

Have you checked out my croatian blog yet?

These are the products I'll be blogging about:

• Catrice Multi Colour Compact Powder
• Catrice Absolute Eye Colour # 220 Violent Violet
• Catrice Lip Appeal Moisture& Shine smoothing lip gloss
• Essence XXXL nudes lipgloss #02 Light Candy
• Essence Sun Club 100% Splash Proof eyeliner pen (01 ultra black)
• Essence nail art nail piercing set
• Essence Studio Nails Nail fashion stickers # 01 Cool Cover!
• Essence Studio Nails Nail fashion stickers #07 All Or Nothing!
• Manhattan Magic Duo eyeshadow 82 D/89 T Green Intense
• Manhattan DIP eyeliner waterproof 69P Violett

You can check out my croatian blog here:

http://neseser.hr/blog/butterflyprincess/

I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post as much as I enjoyed writing about these gifts ;)

If you'd like me to review, or use in my tutorials any of these items, feel free to tell me so in the comments section!

Much Love,

xoxo Sonja

R.I.P. Leo, My Beloved Cat

You girls know, that besides fashion& beauty, I dedicated one little part of this blog to my personal life too...

Well, honestly, it's been a rough weekend... I wasn't sure whether I feel like blogging about this, because I'm the type of person who likes to keep its pain private...but then, I feel like I want to dedicate this blog post to my beloved cat, Leo, who is no longer with us :(

I found out the disturbing news on the friday night, when I returned home from work. My granny called my hubby to tell him what happened &to ask him to give the news to me...

Mixed of emotions going through my head: Numbness, Shock, Sadness, Anger, Anxiousness!

Leo was living with my Mum& Granny at my home in Croatia. He was a 5 years old (he would have celebrated his 6.th birthday this March), 8kg. big cat.

I LOVED him, nedless to say, or try to describe with words, the intensity of my feelings.

My Mum got him while I was still living in London. When I came back home to stay definitely, Leo was just a few months old, I'll never forget that first moment when we met.

I opened the doors of my house, and he was there, walking towards me, with this puzzled look in his eyes, asking me who I was& introducing himself to me :)

We had spent lots of cuddly moments together!

He was very intelligent, I felt as if he really understands me :)

Living here in Italy, away from my cats (we have another cat, Zrno, who is also very sad& alone now), I missed Leo so much! I was always looking forward to my next trip home because I would have seen again my family& my cats, always my cats.

Growing up, I always had cats, sometimes even four or five.

I just love these animals so much! Well, I LOVE all the animals!!!

I still can't explain Leo's death to myself: He wasn't going out, he couldn't have been poisoned.

He became so sick that he kept vomiting& my Mum brought him to the vet.

They gave him two shots, one was to calm the vomiting instinct& the other was antibiotic. The vet told my Mum he would be fine& made an appointment to see Leo the next day.

My Mum took care of him at home, was constantly with him...Leo died in the early hours of Friday.

Did he have some serious illness that we wasn't aware of? There are so many unanswered questions going through my mind...

This is my little reminiscence of Leo, my beloved cat, who'll always live in my memories...

I <3 you Leo!

On this pic, he was just a few months old.
On the smaller pic, he already had 4-5 years, he loved sleeping in the
boxes! Even though he was so big, he couldn't fit inside!

Have you experienced the pain of losing your dear pet?

You did you deal with this?

This is not the first time I'm crying over a lost pet...every time I loose my dear animal friend, my heart is left with another scar.

But remembering all the good times& the overwhelming love these little creatures are capable of giving you,

makes my heart heal. 

Lots of love,

xoxo Sonja