OOTD: Vintage leather jacket (My Mums!)

 Hello beauties!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! I spent it with my family, with good food and in good atmosphere :-)

I'll soon share some beautiful photos from my garden, the nature is just beautiful, everything is in blossom now, and we have our own little raised bed full of fruits and veggies, that is also growing and doing really well!

In this post I only have 3 photos to share with you, and these are from my phone´s archive, but I wanted to post them now, as soon the weather will get too warm for this outfit, so I wanted to share it as an inspo now 😊

Here I'm wearing a true gem from my Mum´s closet: This gorgeous oversized leather jacket, from the late ´80.-ies/early ´90.-ies, and it just looks so cool!

I paired it with a fluffy sweater that's exactly the same color, and dark green casual pants.

I also have a gold chain necklace with some pearls as details to break a look a little bit, and these cool leather boots.

In the period when these photos were taken, I was coloring my hair at home. Do you think I was too blonde? Does this look suit me?

As much as I want to wait until I can go to my hairdresser again, I also know that this might take up to a couple of months or more (it all depends on how I'm going to feel...when will I be up for it?).

So until then, I might just consider taking the matter in my own hands (again!). Hopefully I can't go too wrong with it! The reason why I started playing with this idea is because I saw a video tutorial where one hairdresser was explaining how to color your hair at home with high lift blonde, and this time I'd like to use the exact color combination that he used, to see if I can get such professional result at home.

Anyways, I'll keep you updated :-) Currently I'm using Amla oil for my hair and this oil is supposed to nourish hair and give it strength and vitality. I'll share a little beauty haul with you soon, because I have a lot of new faves that I'd like to talk about!

Outfit details:

Leather jacket: Vintage (my Mum´s)

Fluffy sweater: Sinsay

Dark green pants: H&M

Leather boots: Zara

Statement necklace: Zara

I´m sending you love from Croatia!

I'll talk to you soon :-)

Wella Color Fresh 10/81 Silver Review | Toning Yellow/Orange/Brassy Blonde Hair At Home!

Hello beauties!

As you already know, a couple of years ago, I started coloring hair at home.

It's been somewhat of a journey because it's definitely not easy to get a beautiful blonde color, when you're not a professional and basically learn along the way, doing trial and errors!

A few months ago, I was able to book an appointment by my hairdresser in Croatia (as we were spending a few days there so I thought I'd just go to have my hair done professionally!)

But, somehow, unfortunately, the color on my roots didn't turn out quite as I expected it to turn out and in the couple of following washes, it turned into quite brassy and orangey looking!

I was very disappointed because for such results I could have just done it myself, you know!

PRODUCT DETAILS:

So I tried fixing it with a toner! I heard Wella Professional had great toners for achieving that perfect blonde, so at my local drugstore, I picked the Wella Color Fresh in 10/81 Silver.

It's a ready-to-use toner so you don't have to mix it with a developer or anything. The instructions say to leave it on wet hair for 5 to 20 min. 

So I washed my hair (shampoo, conditioner, etc) and then I applied the toner. I even put on a shower cap to create more heat and possibility for the toner to act better, and after a bit more than 20 min I rinsed it off.

The result was...invisible! LOL

Only my highlights got a bit ashier and had a hint of silver to it, but the brassy roots just stubbornly stayed that way! Ugh! I expected it to be more efficient.

So this toner I'd recommend for whoever needs to just freshen up already perfect blonde but not to fix or lighten hair.

Instructions say to use it minimum of 2 weeks after coloring your hair, to avoid hair damage; in alternative you can mix it with a white mask or a hair conditioner, leave on for some time and then proceed to washing your hair as you'd normally do.

I talk more about this toner in my video review, if you fancy taking a look:

Yesterday, I colored my roots at home again and I used the Kaypro color with 30 vol developer, which I mentioned already here and this time the results are better, as I left it on for longer.

However, I'll stop by my local beauty supplies store to ask if they have something to prevent my roots from going brassy after a couple of washes. I didn't want to use vol 40 as I'm afraid it will damage my hair too much! I'm not a professional, so if you know better than me, feel free to give me some tips & advices!

I read quite a few forums online and watched tons of DIY tutorials, so I understand this topic is quite popular, as we all would like to know how to get just that right color that we want, without damaging our hair or spending heaps on hairdressers!

Don't get me wrong, I'm willing to pay for having beautiful results but sometimes it's less than satisfying! Did I tell you about that time in Italy, when I had my hair done in a local salon and the hairdresser burnt my scalp when blow drying my hair?? She got it on max heat, just to be faster! That's horrible, as hairdresser sessions should be relaxing, not torture!

Do you have any bad experience with hairdressers or with your own DIY "hair project"?

I'd love to read your comments!

xo from Italy,

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Meet my hairdresser! Hair Studio Vintage

ENG: One of the most frequently asked questions on my blog and youtube, are related to my hair and hair care tips...That's why, I've decided to "bring you along" to meet my hairdresser! Her name is Karla Benic, and she's been taking care of my hair & colour, for a whole decade! Recently, she opened her own hair studio, and this was my first time visiting it. She opened her hair studio within already renowned beauty and fitness studio "Bellezza", in Kastav, Croatia.
Her new place is beautiful and I wish her all the best in her new career as a hair studio owner, a lot of success and satisfied customers, because she deserves it, being so talented hair stylist and so dedicated to her job!

I  asked Karla to share with my followers some of the best hair care tips, and hair trends for the new season, and we also did a little "makeover" on me :-)
Here is a little photo diary of my very pleasant morning at Hair Studio Vintage...


HR: Jedno od najcescih pitanja koja dobivam na blogu i youtube kanalu, vezano je uz moju kosu, njezinu njegu i boju! Stoga sam zamolila svoju dugogodisnju frizerku Karlu Benic, da nas ugosti u svom novootvorenom frizerskom salonu "Vintage", u Spincicima, na Kastvu.
Karla je odusevljeno prihvatila moj prijedlog i sa nama podijelila neke od najboljih frizerskih savjeta o njezi kose, a tijekom razgovora, dotakle smo se i novih proljetnih trendova frizura i boja kose!
Njezin novi salon zaista me je odusevio i Karli zelim puno srece u poslovanju i puno zadovoljnih klijenata! Ona to zaista zasluzuje buduci da je vrlo talentirana, strucna i predana svom poslu.
"Hair Studio Vintage" otvoren je u sklopu renomiranog kozmetickog salona "Bellezza", a u prizemlju kompleksa, nalazi se i fitness studio, tako da na jednom mjestu mozete poraditi na cijelom vasem tijelu!

Opustajuca atmosfera frizerskog salona "Vintage" potakla me je na jedan mali "makeover", a ugodno prijepodne provedeno sa Karlom, dokumentirali smo u ovom foto- dnevniku i youtube videu! 

Hair Studio "Vintage"

vl. Karla Benic
e-mail: karla.benic@icloud.com

Pogledajte video u kojem vam Karla otkriva strucne savjete o njezi kose!

(my hair makeover video)

Ukoliko imate jos pitanja u vezi njege kose koja biste voljeli uputiti Karli, ostavite mi ih u komentarima i Karla ce se potruditi odgovoriti na njih u jednom od nasih iducih susreta!

Kozmeticki Studio "Bellezza" & Fitness Studio

vl. Slavica Jurcic
e-mail: jurcicslavica@gmail.com