Favorites of 2013

Hi there!

It's been a while since I post 'new in' or an 'empty' post, so I decided to show you what I used the most during the last year. 

Nisam dugo napisala ni 'new in' ni 'empty' post, pa sam odlučila pokazati Vam za čim sam najčešće posezala tijekom prošle godine. 

Lot's of stuff, ha... when I start to collect these items, I was surprised of how many stuff I'm using. But honestly, I don't think that I could be without any of these. 

Poprilično toga, ha... kad sam ih počela skupljati po kući i sama sam se iznenadila koliko toga ima. Ali iskreno, ne mislim da bih mogla bez ijedne od ovih stvarčica. 

Everybody wants to be clean and even occasionally pamper its skin. When it comes to peeling, this one is very precious to me - My Body Peeling with sea salt and magnolia. It smells divine, and it really scrub my skin properly. When I took Nivea Smooth Milk it instantly remembered me why I loved Nivea milk and lotions so much - this one has that 'childhood' Nivea scent that I love, and it nourished my skin just fine.  Fa Cream & Oil is one of my favorites. It's creamy, smells lovely and it doesn't dry my skin. When I need an additional care, I reach for 'now' cocoa butter with jojoba oil or shea butter. I use them on my feet, elbows and hands, shea butter when it's not so cold, cocoa butter for colder days. I can't find enough words to praise these two grease boxes, I would recommend them without any hesitations. 

Svatko od nas želi biti čist (iako ponekad u javnom prijevozu i posumnjam u ovu činjenicu) i barem povremeno razmaziti svoju kožu. Kad se radi o pilinzima, totalno me osvojio ovaj - My Body Piling s morskom soli i magnolijom. Božanski miriše, a kožu baš pošteno izriba nakon čega je glaaaaatka, glatka. Kad sam uzela Nivea Smooth Mlijeko u trenutku sam se prisjetila zašto tako volim Niveine losione i mlijeka za tijelo - i ovaj ima onaj klasičan Nivin miris, koji meni miriše na djetinjstvo, i sasvim pristojno mi njeguje kožu. Fa Cream & Oil je bio jedan od favorita, kremast je, krasno miriše i ne isušuje kožu. Kad mi je trebala dodatna njega, posegnula bih za 'now' kakao maslacem s uljem jojobe ili karite maslacem. Koristim ih za stopala, laktove i ruke, karite maslac kad nije tako hladno, a kakao maslac ide odlično uz hladnije vrijeme. Nemam riječi kojima bih Vam nahvalila ove dvije mazalice, preporučujem ih najiskrenije i bez ikakvih ograda. 

When it comes to hair, Garnier Ultra Doux Repairing Shampoo with avocado oil and shea butter is just great, my hair just loves it! Occasionally I treat my hair with some mask, and I found Balea mask for colored hair the best. It's cheap and does miracle for my hair. Balea professional Oil repair is also great stuff, I use it after every hair washing, I think it's gonna last me forever because the quantity I use is almost nothing, you really need minimum quantity... and has a great smell too. This black bug you see in front is not original Tangle Teezer brush, but some ebay copy, that I paid dollar or two, just to see what they're all talking about... this was truly revelation, can't wait to try the original, because if this works great, the original must be like dream. My hair loves it! I'm using it for months and the spikes on it look like the first day when I bought it. 

Kad se radi o kosi, apsolutni favorit među šamponima bio je Garnier Ultra Dour obnavljajući šampon s avokadovim uljem i karite maslacem, odličan je i moja ga kosa voli! Povremeno počastim kosu nekom maskom, Balea 2-minutna kura za obojenu kosu me osvojila. Jeftina je i čuda čini z amoju kosu. Balea professional ulje za oštećenu i suhu kosu mi je također odlično, obavezno ga koristim nakon svakog pranja. Čini mi se da će mi trajati još 10 godina jer je količina koju koristim zbilja minimalna... a i odlično miriše. Toliko mi je dobro ovo ulje da sam regeneratore jednostavno prestala koristiti. Ova velika crna buba koju vidite sprijeda nije originalna Tangle Teezer četka, već neka ebay kopija, koju sam platila dolar ili dva, tek da vidim o čemu to svi bruje... ovo mi je pravo otkriće, ne mogu dočekati da probam original jer ako ova radi sjajno, original bi trebao biti bolji od bilo kakvog sna. Moja ju kosa voli! Koristim ju već mjesecima a šiljci na njoj izgledaju kao i prvog dana kad sam ju kupila. S ovim zbilja zaboravite što je to počupana kosa.

My face washing cream is gentle cleaner for dry and sensitive skin, I usually use it in the tub. Refreshing tonic and mild milk for face cleansing from Kozmo were the ones that I used the most during last year. Milk has kinda oily texture and removes make up great, but had strong lavender scent which can't suit to everyone... I bought it to my mother because I loved it so much, but she instantly gave it back, she just couldn't take the smell, which doesn't bother me at all. Kozmo face peeling with apricot and green clay is... awesome! My face is super-duper clean after this! It's only that I must remind myself not to use it more than once a week because otherwise it dries my skin. Really great product! Believe it or not, L'oreal micellar water was the very first that I tried, and I fell in love instantly. No need for milk and tonic, you got it all in one, and this one is so mild... love it!

My face krema za dnevno čišćenje lica je nježan čistač lica koju obično koristim u kadi. Kozmo osvježavajući tonik za njegu lica, kao i Kozmo Blago mlijeko za čišćenje lica su bili oni koje sam najdulje koristila prošlu godinu. Mlijeko ima pomalo uljnu strukturu i odlično skida make up, ali ima i jak miris lavende koji ne odgovara svakome... kupila sam ga i mami nakon što je mene oduševio, no ona ga je expresno vratila jer nije mogla podnijeti miris, koji meni, za divno čudo, nimalo ne smeta. Kozmo Piling krema za lice s marelicom i zelenom glinom je... ooooodlična! Moja faca je najčistija na svijetu nakon ovog! Moram se samo podsjetiti da je ne koristim više od jednom tjedno jer mi u suprotnom isuši lice. Zbilja odličan proizvod! Vjerovali ili ne, L'orealova micelarna otopina bila je i prva koju sam probala, a u nju se zaljubih na prvi dodir. Nema potreba za mlijekom i tonikom, imate sve u jednom, a uz to je i jako blaga... volim! 

My favorite bb cream is still this one by Missha. There's really no point in comparing it with European bb creams, this stuff is some 100 times better! It covers great, better than some make up foundation that I've tried. Eveline Day Cream 30+, for every skin type works great for me. It's just what I want from day cream. Balea Aqua Serum was revelation of the year! My skin can't do without it anymore! I decided to try Balea Q10 anti wrinkle Serum too, this one has a richer structure, and so far I'm pleased with it. This summer I had an opportunity to try Avocado Shea Eco Cream by Ekozmetika Reciklozmetika, all natural cream that you have to keep refrigerated. It smells like my grandma's rooms, in which she always dried camomile on top of her closets. My face was so smooth with this... like a baby's touche. When my face is in a bad condition and need an extra pampering, I use the custom made all natural cream by  Herba Vitae, super rich and hydrating cream which I use mainly as a night cream. 

Omiljena bb krema još uvijek je ona by Missha. Zbilja nema smisla niti uspoređivati ju se europskim brandovima, azijske bb kremice su barem 100 puta bolje! Pokriva super, bolje i od nekih tekućih pudera koje sam probala. Eveline Dnevna Krema 30+ za svaki tip kože odlično surađuje i s mojom. Upravo je ono što tražim od dnevne kreme. Balea Aqua Serum spada među otkrića godine! Koža mi više ne želi biti bez njega! Odlučila sam probati i Balea Q10 Serum protiv bora, ovaj ima bogatiju strukturu, i za sada sam zadovoljna i s njim. Ovo ljeto sam imala prilike isprobati i Avocado Shea Eko Kremicu od naše Ekozmetike Reciklozmetike, sasvim prirodnu kremicu koja se čuva u hladnjaku. Miriše mi na sobu moje pokojne bake, u kojoj se uvijek negdje na vrhu odmara sušila kamilica. Moje lice je nakon nje bilo glatko... poput bebine guze. A kad mi je lice u lošem stanju i treba ga dodatno maziti i paziti, posegnem za također prirodnom kremicom rađenoj baš za mene by Herba Vitae, super bogatom i hidratantnom kremom koju koristim uglavnom kao noćnu.

Ok, once I'm all cleaned up and pampered, I need some make up. #1 liquid foundation last year was Catrice Ultimate Moisture, oil-free make up, which works great on my skin. For even more flawless complexion, here is Catrice Camouflage cream that swept all the other concealers away. Essence I love stage eye base is the thing I can't live without. I use it as base for eye shadows, but also works great as under eye concealer too. For years I'm faithful to essence mattifying compact powder. For healthier look, during summer I used essence bronzing compact powder with shimmer and through the rest of seasons - Deborah Blush Natural with matt effect in shade 01. 

U redu, nakon kupanjca i njega, treba mi i malo make-up-a. Broj 1 među tekućim puderima bio mi je Catrice Ultimate Moisture Fresh Skin Make Up, Oil-Free, odnosno puder na vodenoj bazi koji se odlično složio s mojom kožom. Za još besprijekorniji ten, poslužila bih se Catrice Kamuflažnom kremicom koja je doslovno pomela sve korektore kojima sam se ranije koristila. Godinama već sam vjerna essence matirajućem kompaktnom puderu. Za svježiji i zdraviji look, ljeti sam koristila essence bronzer sa shimmerom, a ostatak godišnjih doba uglavnom Debora rumenilo prirodnog i mat izgleda nijansa 01. 

Here's the toughest choice of them all - decorative cosmetics. If I have to pick just one eye shadow palette, it would be The Zebra Complete Palette by Famous Make Up. The only thing here that I didn't use is compact powder. The bronzer, the blushes, the eyeshadow... they all work just fine, and cover most of thing I use. #1 among the mascaras is essence multi action blackest black mascara, works just great for me. Mr. Nail Crazy bought me this lip gloss, it's essence xxxl shine lipgloss in 'fabulous fuchsia'... although in first I wasn't impressed with it, I found myself to use it almost daily. If you ask me to keep just one eye pencil, I'll take this one without hesitations - essence jumbo pencil 'metal battle' from their 'metallics' collection. It's gorgeous dark grey shimmery pencil, I'm using it often but seems like I'll never use it completely. One of the lip balsams that I love the best is Sierra Bees 'organic pomegranate lip balm'... now I remembered that 'Out of Africa' has the similar lip balm, which is even better that this one. This year I even wear some lipstick, essence 'natural beauty', it's been ages since I used any bold color, but since I used only lipgloss for quite some years, even this is a progress. 

A evo i kategorije gdje mi se bilo najteže odlučiti za favorite - dekorativne kozmetike. Kad bih se baš morala odlučiti samo za jednu paletu onda bi to bila The Zebra Complete Palette by Famous Make Up. Jedina stvar iz palete koju nisam koristila je kompaktni puder. Bronzer, rumenila, sjenila... sva su pristojne kvalitete i uglavnom pokrivaju većinu onog što koristim. Maskara #1 bila bi essence multi action blackest black maskara, s kojom sam apsolutno zadovoljna. Gdin Nail Crazy kupio mi je ovo sjajilo, essence xxxl shine sjajilo u nijansi 'fabulous fuchsia'... koje me na prvu baš i nije impresioniralo, ali sam se nekim čudom uhvatila kako ga koristim skoro svaki dan. Ukoliko bih smjela zadržati samo jednu od svojih olovaka za oči, bez premišljanja bih se odlučila za essence jumbo olovku 'metal battle' iz njihove 'metallics' kolekcije. Radi se o prekrasnoj tamnosivoj olovci s nešto shimmera, iako je često koristim čini mi se da ju nikad neću sasvim potrošiti. Jedan od omiljenijih balzama je Sierra Bees 'organic pomegranate lip balm' odnosno balzam s ekstraktom nara... eh da, sad sam se sjetila da sam trošila i 'Out of Africa' sličan balzam koji mi je čak i bolji od ovog. Proteklu godinu sam se napokon opet usudila nositi ruž - essence 'natural beauty'. Kako godinama nisam nosila ništa odvažnije od sjajila, i ovo je napredak. 

My favorite brushes, from left to right: ecotools concealer brush, no name ebay brush which I use for liquid foundation, ecotools powder brush, Abbamart Beau-make blush brush, no name eye brow brush, ecotools eye shadow brush, no name angled eye brush and essence blending brush. No life without these!

Omiljene i najkorišteniji kistovi, s lijeva na desno: ecotools kist za korektor, no name ebay kist kojim nanesem tekuću podlogu odnosno puder, ecotools kist za kompaktni odnosno puder u prahu, Abbamart Beau-make kist za rumenilo, no name četkica za obrve, ecotools kist za sjenila, no name kosi kist za sjenila i essence kist za blendanje. Nema mi života bez ovih!

Every girl love to smell nice, I'm not an exception either. One of my all times favored parfum is Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, I love citrus scent, can't help it. For not so special occasions, for everyday use I usually buy myself some of Playboy parfum deodorant. For years my #1 deodorant/antiperspirant was Nivea dry comfort... but I'm really trying to switch to healthier version so for some time now I'm pretty pleased with Lidera deo cream, with no preservatives, no paraben, no alcohol and no aluminium chlorohydrate. 

Nijednoj curi nije mrsko mirisati lijepo, pa ni sama nisam iznimka. Jedan od omiljenih mirisa svih vremena mi je Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, slaba sam na citrusne mirise, ubijte me. Za ne tako posebne prilike, odnosno svakodnevnu upotrebu obićno si nabacima kakav Playboy parfimirani dezodorans. Godinama mi je #1 među antiperspirantima bio Nivea dry comfort... ali zbilja se trudim pronaći zdraviju verziju pa sam tako već neko vrijeme sasvim zadovoljna s Lidera deo kremom, bez prezervativa, parabena, alkohola i aluminij klorohidrata.

As I already said, this cocoa butter with jojoba oil I love the most when it comes to pampering my hands. Solgar's Biotin is a great help for a better looking and healthier skin, nails and hair. Honorable mention for a Tea Tree Therapy oil which save me from fungus that I've picked up God knows where, on my toes... half year treating it with prescription antimycotics didn't do nothing, so I decided to try this, and after two months my toes nails are once again in a great condition. Afrodita Cuticles Remover gel I use from time to time, and it really helps. Essence nail art polish remover has no acetone in it, that's why I love it. On its right side is an ebay pump dispenser that I have for a few years now and every polish remover that I own has its place in this bottle. Ligana Spezial Cream for hands and face, but I use it only on my hands, it's great cream! Hush hush, I got it from my hubby, whom gets it on its work for hand protection.  That orange pencil is essence express nail oil pen which I love, it has a brush on its end and you can define yourself the amount of oil that comes out through her, much better than the old version. Nail file from Juliana Nails is awesome, it really last for a long time without losing its grits. Essence better than gel nails speed dry topcoat is the best you can buy in Croatian drugstores, castor oil does the miracle for my cuticles, my nails loves it too, and Eveline 8in 1 base coat is the best in my book. 

Kao što sam već rekla, kakao maslac s jojoba uljem mi je zakon kad trebam nešto za njegu svojih ruku. Solgar-ov Biotin je dobrodošla pomoć za bolji i zdraviji izgled kose, kože i noktiju. Počasno spominjem i Tea Tree Therapy oil odnosno ulje čajevca, koje me oslobodilo gljivica na noktima na nozi, koje sam skupila a da ni sama ne znam gdje... nakon pola godine liječenja antimikoticima na recept koji, naravno, nisu napravili ništa, odlučila sam se probati ovo ulje, i gle čuda - nakon dva mjeseca moji su nožni nokti opet u savršenom stanju. Afroditin gel za odstranjivanje zanoktica koristim s vremena na vrijeme, i moram reći da stvarno pomaže. Essence nail art odstranjivač laka nema acetona, pa mi se zato i sviđa. Na njegovoj desnoj strani je dozator s ebaya kojeg koristim godinama i u kojem svaki odstranjivač nađe svoje mjesto. Ligana Spezial Krema za ruke i lice, koju koristim samo za ruke, je odlična! Pst, donio je dragi, na poslu je dobiju za zaštitu ruku. Narančasta olovka je essence express ulje za nokte koju baš volim, na vrhu joj je četkica kroz koju sami dozirate količinu ulja koja će izići, puno bolje rješenje nego kod stare verzije. Turpija za nokte iz Juliana Nails trgovine je odlična, traje dugo i ne gubi na učinkovitosti. Essence better than gel nails brzosušeći nadlak je najbolje što možete kupiti u hrvatskim drogerijama, ricinusovo ulje čuda čini za moje zanoktice, a Evelin 8u 1 baza mi je već dugo favorit. 

These are the things I hated the most. The Apothecary 'french lavender hands & nail cream' did absolutely nothing for my hands. Alverde 2 phases make up remover with nourishing oils... nourishing my ass, pardon my french dears. This almost burned my eyes, using it for the first time, that was also the last time, was a horrifying experience. It's empty because I used it as a brush cleaner, clever me. MillCreek Aloe Fresh Deodorant that is natural product without aluminium chlorohydrate... let me just say that you'll stink more with it than without it. I never felt such a smell in my life! Although I usually love Kozmo products, I just couldn't found myself love their Nourishing body milk with olive. Love the packaging, the pump is great solution, the smell is divine, it smells like freshly grated lemon zest... but even in the summer when my skin is in a great condition it didn't do absolutely nothing for my skin. No name ebay brush was great at beginning... but after few washes, it ended up nearly bald releasing an unknown fat... terrifying experience if you ask me. Iseree cotton pads from Lidl are the worst I have ever tried, they have rough ends which almost cut my eye. 

Evo i najomraženijih stvari. The Apothecary krema za ruke i nokte s lavandom apsolutno ništa nije činila za moje ruke.  Alverde 2-fazni odstranjivač make-up-a s njegujućim uljima... ma njeguju oni da ne kažem šta! Skoro su mi oči izgorjele kad sam ovo čudo koristila prvi, a ujedno i posljednji put... što da kažem - stravično iskustvo. Bočica je prazna jer sam ga iskoristila kao čistača kistova, pametnica ja. MillCreek Aloe Fresh dezodorans je prirodni proizvod bez aluminij klorohidrata... s kojim smrdite još gore nego bez njega! U životu nisam osjetila takav smrad, a inaće nemam problema sa znojenjem! Premda obićno volim Kozmo proizvode, nisam se mogla natjerati i da zavolim njihovo Hranjivo mlijeko za tijelo s maslinom. Ambalaža je super, pumpica odlično rješenje, prekrasno mi miriše, na svježe naribanu limunovu koricu... ali čak ni ljeti kad mi je koža u odličnom stanju ovo čudo ju nije moglo nahraniti. Ebay kist kojeg sam koristila za tekući puder u početku je bio krasan, ja oduševljena... a onda, nakon par pranja u rukama mi je naglo očelavio i počeo ispuštati ljepilo i masnoću... strava i užas! Iseree blazinice iz Lidla su najgore koje sam koristila, imaju oštre rubove s kojima sam umalo ogrebala oko. 

Wow, let me catch my breath. If you managed to survive till the end of this post, thumb up for you! How about you, did we have any favorites in common? 

Uf, da dođem do daha. Ako ste preživjeli do kraja posta, svaka Vam čast! Što je s Vama, dijelimo li kojeg od favorita?

Thanks for stopping by, Žana