August favourites

Hello Everyone, 

I have been trying to do a favourites post for like three months and only now I had enough patience to do it. I always miss my opportunity. 

I love watching and reading monthly favourites as it is just simple way to find out a lot more products and also get a real opinion. 

1. 'The Sky is everywhere' Jandy Nelson 

First up is this book. I took probably a week to read this, not because it wasn't a good book but because I was too busy to read it. 

This books is from Zoella's book club, hence it has a sticker which I couldn't get off. I do have the whole bunch and I must say, I love them all. Young adult section is my favourite to read and I just loved this one. It had everything: love, pain, hurt, lies and interesting setting. I will not say much but all I can say is this is a story about how a girl is trying to deal with her life after her sister dies. 

My sister is only little and I am not that close with her as we live in two different countries so I don't know how would I deal with her loss but most probably not in the same way. Anyway it is a lovely read and I recommend. Also if you are a musician there is a great deal of music in there. 

2. Moschino Cheap & Chick 'I Love' perfume. 

I received this as a little present from my cousin. It is a fresh summery scent with a little kick. 

Although this one is a little hard to find at the shops it does have an amazing offer on Amazon. 

3. Clarins Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil 03. 

A long and fancy name for a lip oil. I have made a blog post about one before and I wasn't that much impressed with it. Recently I realised that I almost finished my honey lip oil so I bought one in red berry scent. 

I continuously reach for it. If I see it I always put it on. I just love it on my lips. I couldn't say that the oil made my lips magical, I much prefer Cremex when I need magic but in a long run I love this. It smells nice and it feels nice on your lips and it stays on your lips for a long time. Talking about scent I much prefer Red Berry over other two (Honey and Raspberry). I just think it smells like sweets and brings me back to the childhood.  

It is priced at £19. 

4. Sun, Traveling, Spain, Holidays. 

As from title you can understand that I went (or still am) to Spain. I am here as an Au Pair and I will be doing a post all about it after my time here is finished. 

In August, Spain is boiling. It was over 30 degrees all the time which means I get to much sun. 

I was always a winter girl. I love snow, and frost, and cold, and winter clothes and layering. But now I love the sun. I love to wake up and see the sun through my window. I must say I got used to the hot weather and even though I still get hot I now can stand the heat. 

Also I got a lovely tan which I am very attached too and I will be crying my eyes out when it fades. 

Now travelling, well everyone loves travelling. I love the airports, I love the plaines and flying and everything in general. I love the duty free and restaurants. Just love it all.

5. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream. 

I LOVE NYX make up. They have such a good range and so many different colours to really suit everyones needs and wishes. They are like a pro brand with the most affordable prices. As it has all the blushes and contour and 50 different brow products (well not 50 but you get me).

If you haven't tried anything from NYX I highly recommend. My favourites are their lip products (I have a few types and I love them all) and their eyeshadow pans. I haven't tried other things from NYX so I cannot comment on them. 

This one is matte lipstick that dries and sets. However, it doesn't set as dry as many other liquid lipsticks and it does come off easily. This has a look of a liquid lipstick but the formula of a normal lipstick. 

This one is in colour Cannes and it is a nude colour with a little brown undertone. 

6. Bobbi Brown. 

I heard million things about Bobbi Brown but I never got to use it until now. Let me tell you something. This is amazing. I love the bronzer in Golden Light (£28.50) It gives such a nice colour and it stays for the whole day. It also changes a little bit throughout the day to give you the most beautiful bronzed look. Honestly worth the money! 

I love the eyeliner too, it is long wearing and apparently it doesn't move. Of course on me it doesn't wear long and it always transfers and runs as all of the other eyeliners do. However, the texture of this is amazing. It is thicker than MAC Black Track and it has more play time. It dries matte and very black. It costs £19 which is less than the MAC one and I think it is better than MAC as well.

7. Oval Brush.

Everyone has been raving about these Artiste Oval Brushes. I don't have that much money to spend on a set or even a brush so I got this one from Amazon for £1,70. I must say, this is insane. I can only imagine how much more insane the originals are, but right now this one will do too.  It gives full coverage with just the tiniest amount of product. The only downfall is it is too small for foundation. Of course I can use this too but it will take too much time and effort. 

I use this brush for the concealer. 

8. Sleek Matte Me. 

I am obsessed with these. I have recently done a post about these, so if you want to know more, here's the link. 

9. Lancome Hypnose Drama. 

What can I say. This is one of my favourite mascaras. On a more expensive side (£23.50) but it does everything. It brushes my lashes, lengthens them and adds volume. I love the bend wand and the fact that the bristles are shorter at the front and back and longer on the sides. The shorter bristles applies the product and also adds length while the longer bristles brushes and gives you a nice finish. 

10. Essence lip gloss. 

These are super affordable, high glosses in very nice and neutral colours. There are some brighter colours in the collection too but also very nude ones. 

These were about £2 although I cannot find them online, they do sell it in Walkinsons and probably Asda or other supermarkets. 

If you want a nice cheap lipgloss I highly recommend these! 

11. Daniel Sandler Watercolour Blushers. 

Honestly I cannot get enough of these. They are so worth the £15.50 as you get so much product it would last you a lifetime. I just love it; the colours, the range and the finish. 

You can blend this out to have just a light wash of colour with some shimmer or you can intensify it.

Sandler also sells in it samples (£2 each) as well. You get a 1ml sample but I must say that 1 ml will last you a long time and if you have them all you will not need another blushes and only one drop is enough for both cheeks. 

12. Lipstick by Daniel Sandler. 

Last but most certainly not the least. Keeping with the Sandler theme this is the best lipstick I tried. The colour is drop dead gorgeous on your lips. When I saw it in the tube I was a bit disappointed. It looked liked a vintage red which I wasn't that happy about but once I applied it I was in love with this colour. It doesn't bleed, it is so pigmented and it last forever. Super moisturizing and just beautiful and a must in your make up bag. 

Priced at £13.25,  Casablanca is the best colour ever!!!! 

What are you favourites this month? 

Love Izabele

xoxo

Room Defuser

I was actually very excited when Zoella brought her Hey Roomie! room defuser. I liked her original scent but to me it was more of  house scent than body scent. I also think that it looked really cute and I could do with something cute in my room. 

I actually think that room defuser has a stronger scent and it smells more citrusy than the actual body mist.

You have to smell this defuser to know for sure if you like it. I like the freshness of this scent, however I think £10 is a lot. Yeah, it is cute but it is not the best. I am thinking that I would keep the little pot and use other room defusers in it. I can honestly say the reason why I wanted this for so long is because of the little pot. 

I love the packaging, I love the box and the little bows. I do think it's too much Zoellas, I am thinking of changing the bow. 

Is it worth it, I can't answer this question. However, I do want to say that Zoe has done a really good job and I am proud of her little collection. 

Have you tried Hey Rommie!? Do you like it? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Bath Range

Zoella Tutti Fruity range

I will start with a body scrub (the one on the right) as it is my favorite product throughout the whole range. I love the smell, although I will talk about it more later on, I love that it is sugar and not salt scrub, I love the after effect it leaves on your skin and I love how much it massages your limbs. 

As I said it is a sugar scrub which means it doesn't dry your skin as much as salt would and sometimes with salt scrubs I used to find that it stings my skin, which this scrub doesn't do. It is called Scrubbing me softly  and it literally does what it says. It leaves your skin silk soft afterwards and for quite some time. If I scrub in the evening, my skin would still be silk soft next morning and sometimes even throughout the day.

It is also a nice massage for your hands and your arms and your legs. Once I finish scrubbing by body my hands are so numb it literally scares all the heebeegeebees out of me.

The sent is quite sweet I would even say it is too sweet but it smells like sweets so you can tolerate it easily. I would say it is a summer smell. Now that it is colder outside and it get's darker and I am having more cosy nights I would like to use something that is autumny or wintery. Sent like vanilla or pumpkin spice. It is a shame that this product came out so late in the summer as I would have used it a lot throughout the summer. I think it is summery because when you use it the scent kind of reminds you of your childhood which gives you a lot of energy to do something productive and you would wish that the sun is shining outside, but that is not always the case.

The lotion on the other hand is not something I get exited about. To me it is just another lotion. It is quick absorbent and it kind of makes your skin moisturized but not for long. I am really lazy to moisturize so I would like a product to stay longer even though I am reaching for the starts when asking for longer miniaturization. You only need a little bit of the lotion so it will last you a good amount. 

The scrub is £7 and the lotion is £5. You can find it at most superdrugs and also online. 

I would highly recommend the scrub as it is everything you would want in a scrub. If you like really sweet scents you will love this range and smell but I do recommend to go and sniff before you buy it. I would also recommend this for a summer in particular. It's brilliant. 

Yours Izabele

xoxo 

Lipglosses

Tans Lip-glosses

As you can probably guess I do support YouTubers a lot. I love Zoella and her products (another post is coming) and I also love Tanya's products. I also have their books..... 

I do have three of these lipglosses that are from her previous collection but I did managed to find websites who still sell products from old collection. 

First from the left is Heart Skipped a Beat this one is my second lipgloss that I bought and I got this one from TKMaxx. (If you are in TKMaxx look out for Tanya Burr products.) It has a little red tint to it but not so much, and a lot of sparkle. It smells like sour sweets and I just love it because it is such an everyday lipstick. I always have it in my bag and use it sometimes  during the day if I forgot my original lipstick or I had none. The reason why I love it it's because it is just a little tint that make your lips look nice and juicy and it fit everywhere. (This colour has been discontinued and it is a shame although I have plenty to get me through.) 

Next colour is Just Peachy and I love and hate this one. This was my first ever purchase and I was debating between a few colours but as I bought it online I had no idea what the texture or the colour would be. It turned out to be very pigmented and I would even say a bit too pigmented. It is a strong nude and you literally need the tiniest bit on your lips and you really need to blend it in as it is so pigmented it would leave you looking like a caked up doll and if your lips are cracked then God forbid, just stay away from this one. That's the reason why I hate it but you need the smallest amount which means it will last you forever. Also after a few hours it tends to build the white line where your lips go from outside skin to inside and it could make you look like you've been doing inappropriate things. However, I don't seem to notice that with other colours. Just Peachy  still smells amazing and it is a good nude lipsgloss for a pale girl and it is continued in a new collection but I cannot comment on the texture of the new one, they might have changed it slightly. 

The second one from the right was bought at the same time as the newest lipgloss and the reason why I bought it was because feelunique.com was trying to clear out and it was like mad cheap it was £1.67 from usual £6.99. I don't seem to see the same deal anymore but you can give it a browse and you might find something (there are a lot of good deals on her nail polishes). The colour of this lipgloss is called Chocolate Fondue, I love this colour so much it is another everyday wearable and fits everything maybe because it doesn't do much besides glosses your lips. I was very pessimistic about this colour because I though it was going to come out brown and it won't suit me. To my surprise it's not brown on your lips at all, I assume it does have a little undertone which just corrects your lip tone but it mainly shimmers. Again it doesn't come in a new collection so look up if you want this one. 

The last one but definitely not the least is the newest Tanya Burr lipgloss in Berry Picking, I thought it would be a lot more plump but it has a dark red undertone with a LOT of golden sparkles. At the moment I am loving everything that's gold. The colour is pigmented enough but not too much like Just Peachy I would say a right amount for a lipstick. It is a pound cheaper but it is because it 0.5mL less than the original ones. However, I do love the packaging so much more. It makes it feel like a luxury product. It is a little bit bigger and edger but oh my I love it. I think it's the gold thing. 

The difference between the collections are the packaging, the price, the smell and new colours. I love all the colours that comes with the new collection and I want them all! Also the sent is a lot more sweeter but it still smells like sweets which is very overwhelming, well at least to me. The price was originally £6.99 and now it is £5.99 but as I mentioned earlier it is 0.5mL less. 

All in all I would totally recommend these lipglosses to anyone, you can easily find your colour that would suit you and I can promise you will love it as much as I do. 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Lip Tint

Kissy Missy!

A lot of people who know Zoe was very exited about Zoes' addition to her bath collection and one of the new products she bought was a lip balm. Do I like it? Yes. Do I love it? no. 

There are a lot of things I like about it. I like the colour it very pigmented although I think it would not suit everyone. I like the smell which is not tutti frutti but it is a usual lip balm smell. I really like the texture, it is not like Vaseline which is glossy it is more velvety texture (matte but not fully) it is creamy but not too much so it doesn't look like you slapped some oil on your face. But my main downfall is that you have to use a finger and one you done applying the product on your lips you have a pink fingertip, what do you do with it? 

It costs £3 which is okay, not the cheapest but not the most expensive and you can find it in Superdrug (if you live in the UK) or online.  

But as for a first lip product (and if you know Zoella you know how much she lover her lipsticks) I say well done Zoe! 

Yours Izabele

xoxo