We just didn't work out #1

Hey everyone!

Today's post  is an official start of one the few new rubrics / series of posts that I'll be doing this year and hopefully even longer.

"We just didn't work" will be my special post series featuring any beauty things that did not do the job for me, and including small reviews for each of them. I won't do this rubric monthly, as thankfully 90% of products I buy I end up liking enough not to put them into "worsest thing ever" pile.

However for now, we have three "winners" here, so let me tell you why we just did not become friends.

1. Maybelline Dream Pure BB cream.

Yes, yes I know, so many girls like this product. I used to like it too. When I first bought it (it was my second attempt with BB creams, the first one I ever used was the one from Garnier), I just fell in love. I liked how it adjusted with my skin color, how light it felt and the coverage was enough for my face. I do tend to have breakouts every now and then, and mostly all I need BB cream / foundation for is to cover the postacne spots, even my skintone and hide my pores a little bit.

The tube lasted me about 6 months since I used a small amount each time and not every day. I had a chance to test it during summer, autumn and winter time and let me just tell you... At summer this thing is unwearable. It melts off and becomes an oily mess. Same thing happened during warm autumn days. The only times when it stayed well on my face was when it was cold outside, but even if you have this on and stay outside all the time, exactly after three hours it will become a mess, sink into your pores, make them large, and basically look like you applied your foundation in a very dark room.

The trick is when you first apply it (using a brush, fingers, blender - anything), it looks heavenly. But after few hours, believe me, it looks so bad, that I want to cry and wash my face straight away.

Also, it did not help with my acne at all. Useless.

2. Vishy Eau Thermale Water.

I got this one in a Vishy face care gift box my mother bought me. It contained of their Normaderm 3 in 1 face wash, this water and Normaderm moisturizing cream. Before this one, I've never used thermal waters before, and I am not really a fan of them (and micellar waters too, sorry). But since I had it, it would be a crime not to use it, especially as it claimed to protect my skin and help to heal it; plus I got this bottle in summer, and it was nice to have something to spray on my skin when it felt dry. Also, I am not sure if I've got it in travel size or regular one..probably travel size, but anyway, I used it up and you know what? Yeah, nothing. NO, wait, not nothing, eventually I noticed that every time I used it, an hour later my skin would feel even more dry than before.

Really, good job, I mean, isn't it a miracle - a water that makes you feel dry?

3. Maybelline Colorama nailpolish "Polka dots". 

When they first came out, every girl in my town was so hyped, especially about this certain color I own. I couldn't find it anywhere, literally any store I went to, had them all sold out, but as you can see, I managed to get one and I was SO happy. It seemed cool and unlike any other nailpolish I ever seen. 

First problem came with applying it. It was really difficult to get it look on my nails the way it looked in the bottle and when I achieved it, my nails had like...3 messy coats of this nailpolish on. It looked cool, however, the next time I just used 1 or 2 coats, even though it wouldn't come off the same deep blue. It was one hell of a mission to get rid of this nailpolish as well. It just would not come off, no matter how hard I rubbed my nail, and one day I was like "You know what, I don't want to use this one for now, I got tired of it and how heavy it feels". So I closed the bottle tightly and hid it in my collection. After two weeks I reached for it again, and what a surprise - it dried the heck up, even though it is STILL more than half full, and no, it's not due to leaving it open, I closed so well, that after it dried, it wouldn't open at all. 

To compare it....I have a nailpolish from old Colorama range, in a shade 120 "Urban turquoise" (I had other collors as well, but I've literally used them all up) and it is ONE YEAR old. Yes, it dried up a little, but still works really well on my nails. As for Polka Dots - complete fail.

That's it with my "We just didn't work out" post this time, I hope you enjoyed it!

P. S. Have you tried any of the products mentioned above? Did they work for you? xx

The Return?

Hello to whoever is reading this, and I hope you had some great time over past few weeks with Christmas and New Year eves and all that fun stuff.
If you've are one of the readers of this blog, then you've been probably wondering where I was whole month and what I was up to. It's crazy to think it's been a month since I last updated my site, but hey, it is what it is.

I could lie to pretend like I am all nice and peachy and tell you, that I've been too busy with upcoming holidays and life and all to continue with regular blog posts. But apart from being nice, I also want to be honest to my readers.

The reason I was away is because somewhere along the lines, I lost it. That hyper love feeling toward this blog. Suddenly everything I had written and done here before, looked silly to me. I started question myself on what I was doing, and eventually I fell into endless doubts. To me it seemed like my blog looked just stupid, that it wasn't good enough, and everything here irritated me. I wanted to change it, from the name and layout to rewriting or deleting all posts and starting fresh. But every time I came to do the actual changes, my fingers just wouldn't click the 'save' button.

I was stuck.
And the lowest part of it, is that it's not the blog I really had doubts for. I doubted myself. I disliked myself and....yes, I allowed myself to feel miserable. I wrapped myself in all the blankets and burried myself in my bed-fort for days. I didn't cry, nor feel depressed, but it was the time when I thought everything I would try to do - would end up as a failure.

Tables turned on December 24. I was finally done with all exams, boring paperwork and house cleaning, so my mom dragged me out for "last minute christmas shopping". She convinced well, hands down, she said it was finally snowing and we had to get me a new pair of winter boots and also tons of food for upcoming holiday dinner.

Maybe it was the magic of Christmas time, or people looking more happy than ever, or the new pair of shoes (silly, I know), but I felt alive again. It's not like it cured me in one day, but I felt hopeful again, and the feeling grew within me. I gave myself time to relax, and get my inspiration back, until I felt like it was the time to return. And I also realized how much I really missed blogging.

And now I need just a little bit of help. Its nothing much, just few words to type and submit as a comment below this post, but it will mean the world to me. What I ask for is really simple: I want to know if there is anything I should really change in this blog to make it more reader friendly and if I should keep it a "funny mess" or stick to certain topics, like beauty and fashion, or book and films reviews, just let me know?

P.S. I feel like 2015 is our year... You feel it too, don't you? ;)

Garnier Ultra Doux (Avocado and Karite) hair care series review!

A quick review post for today!

Hair condition before using: normal, with slightly dry ends and oily roots. Typical?

About the shampoo: too watery, does not clean my hair good enough, gives absolutely no volume or shine, however, leaves my hair soft. Maybe it will do the work for super dry hair, but for mine...nope. NOT buying again.

About the conditioner: again, not thick enough consistency for my liking, for such a low price - it does the job, softens my hair, makes it easier to brush, has a nice scent, but all of this works if you use this conditioner...as a hair mask, by leaving it on your hair for 3-5 minutes. NOT gonna buy again.

About the mask: quite nice and buttery, works for my hair, lasts a long time, currently is my favorite budget mask. WILL most likely buy again.

Hair condition after using: didn't notice any mindblowing changes. 5/10. 

Have you ever used any of these products? Did you like them?

The body image talk.

What's with society recently? "You are too skinny, nothing to hold at", "You are too curvy, time for a diet"...
And none of these are actually aimed at people who have obvious weight problems.
Now, please, don't get me wrong, the size people wear is no way affecting my positive or negative opinion about them.
And yes, body shaming is totally wrong. Insulting people in general is wrong. Judging them is wrong.
But then there is this fine line, for us, humans, and not only women, all of us.
There are two points at this scale, and no, being an XS size or XL or between is not really a problem, you know. It's absolutely normal.
Because there are standards every medic knows about, the sizes every normal healthy, I repeat, healthy human at different age should have.
Yes, you can be healthy with curves and without them. But goddamnit, lets not cover up by the "body shaming is wrong" when you see someone, who obviously needs help. I am not saying that I will throw something like "You are a pig" or "You are anorexic" at your face, but how can I act like everything is alright when a good person, when someone I care about, is unhealthy. Do you know that it shortens your life? Do you know if it goes like this, you may possibly never have your own children? Do you know it may cause different problems with your heatlth if your weight keeps disappearing or growing?

Women in my family have the overweight problem, I know exactly all the "perks" it can give you, and you know how it all started? It started from caring relatives saying that "nothing is wrong with eating so much, you are still beautiful".
Yeah, you are still beautiful, you can't walk, you can't enjoy your life, you can't do sports or any activities, because your bones and heart can't cope anymore.

You are beautiful and screw the fact that you are dying, because we told you not to do anything to save yourself. Just go on.

I don't know, maybe it's me being straight forward in this case, but beauty has nothing to do with it, people are beautiful from the start to their end, but it doesn't mean you should mislead them, if they have any health problems. Better help them become healthy and happy, and last I checked, feeding them lies just won't do it.

P.S. I am aware, people may disagree with my opinion, it's up to them. My opinion is purely based on my (and my relatives) experience and I highly doubt, after what I've seen, I'll ever change my mind.

I apologize for the ranting and wish you all a good, successful week.