Empties of 2017

Hello beauties!

Today's post is a little bit of a different take on the usual empties posts, as a matter of fact, I'm going to show you a whole bunch of used up products (these by no means are all the products I've used up during 2017, in fact I used up many more, but these are just the ones I've used up over the last couple of months and was keeping them for reviews and "Empties" posts).

I'm getting rid of all the clutter in my flat, that's how I decided to show them all in one post. Plus, it's the end of the year, the time is right to start fresh!

In 2018, I'll be showing you periodically my newest empties, not necessarily every month!

So this is the big pile of used up goodies, ranging from skin care, body care, hair care & so on...

I can't possibly write a mini review on each of these products in this post, but from this pile I did pick my most loved products that I'm certainly going to be repurchasing in the future and that I'd gladly recommend to a friend!

Balea Deodorant- Great product because it's aluminum free, yet it keeps you odor free the whole day long.

Nuxe Lip Balm Reve de Miel- I love it! I repurchased it many times already! It's a great nourishing treat for my lips, especially in the cold winter days. I like to use it overnight for soft and plump lips in the morning.

I Provenzali Line Seed Oil- I use this as a pre shampooing treatment and my hair loves it! It's one of the essential products in my hair care routine for years now!

Forsan Castor Oil- Another great oil for hair care, eyebrows, eyelashes and nails! This is another product I won't be without in 2018.

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer-  This is one of those cult drugstore products that definitely lives up to its hype! It's really good at what it does and pretty affordable! It's a part of my makeup collection for years.

Moroccan Oil Hair Treatment - Another great hair care product that my hair adores! I use it as a finishing touch and I'm always a little sad when I ran out of it!

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum- A product that is on the pricier side, but it's a great skin care product! It can be used before your daily moisturizer as a part of your evening routine, but also during the day if your skin is a bit drier and more needy. It's also great before makeup, as a sort of a primer.

Because of its price I'm not sure when, but at some point it'll go on my shopping list. It's very concentrated, a little goes a long way so it certainly lasts for months.

Caudalie Intense Moisture Rescue Cream - Food for my dry skin! I love Caudalie products, as I've already mentioned many times! I will have to repurchase this cream soon.

Lierac Eye Creams - are, in my opinion, certainly among the best ones in the market.  I'm always very pleased with them and my skin loves them. The under eye area is very delicate, so using the right products that are gentle enough is a must.

Ok guys, with that being said I'm going to wrap up my Empties posts for now!

I hope you enjoyed reading them and I hope they were helpful and interesting. When I accumulate some new empties, I'll be back with the post.

I suggest you to take a look at these reviews:

 Lierac Eye Cream Review:

Caudalie Top Products:

Caudalie on- line shopping review, haul and unboxing:

Maybelline Instant Anti- Age Perfect & Cover Concealer:

Moroccan oil review:

xo from Italy,

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This Month's Empties

Hello beauties!

A lot of you asked me to bring back my "Empties, Products I've Used Up" videos, as you seem to find them interesting and helpful.

Unfortunately, lately I don't have much time to film, and I already have a long list of topics for my future videos that I'd like to film. Nevertheless, I decided to introduce this new series to my blog, and occasionally (maybe even monthly), bring you posts with updates on the products I've recently used up, giving you my opinions and quick reviews!

This month I have 5 beauty products that I've used up to share with you. I'll also be giving you a quick review on each!

These are all body care / hair care products as I find that I use up products in these 'categories' most frequently.

Here I Have:

• SUNSILK Hair Conditioner
• FELCE AZZURRA  Shower Gel
• BALEA Body Deodorant
• CIEN Body Lotion in Spray
• SUN DANCE After Sun Gel with Aloe Vera

My most favorite products, that I recommend and would gladly purchase again were the Balea deodorant and Cien Spray-On Body Lotion.

Both of these products are inexpensive, but really great quality.

I like the Balea deodorant because it doesn't contain aluminum (and these days it's hard to find deodorants that last whole day and are aluminum free).

Cien body lotion was available at Lidl supermarkets and it was a limited (summer) edition. It was very quick & easy to apply, it was a light and fresh mist and I loved the scent. Cien is a brand of beauty products exclusive for Lidl supermarkets and I have to say they're really stepping up their game! They're super affordable and it's just hard to believe one can come across such great products at a local supermarket!

This was a great product for those hot summer days, but also for all the busy Mums who don't have a lot of time to dedicate to their everyday beauty routine!

My least favorite products were these two: Sun Dance After Sun Gel with Aloe Vera
 (it was way too sticky for my liking) and SunSilk Proheat Hair Conditioner 
(this product was okay, but nothing special and that's why I won't be buying it again; there are so many better products for my hair out there on the market!) 

To be honest with you, I was never into SunSilk as far as my hair care routine goes, but I was "talked into" buying it, because with the purchase of two SunSilk hair care products, there was a detangling brush as a complimentary gift. The brush is actually quite good (very similar to Tangle Teezer, or Macadamia No Tangle brush. Both of which I have. But, apparently, I needed another similar brush...lol whatever)

Last is this Felce Azzurra, Delicate Shower Gel. My Mum bought it for me, from the local Drogerie Markt drugstore.

I liked the fact that it's super delicate, and contains no colors, no parabens nor silicones.

Felce Azzurra is an Italian brand and every so often I find myself purchasing their body talc or shower gels.

They're actually quite nice, good price and pretty essential beauty products.

Those were my 5 empties for this month!

Let me know, have you already tried out any of these products?

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Beauty Shopping u Hrvatskoj (DM, Muller, Bipa...) / Beauty Haul in Croatia!

Pusa svima! Danas vam donosim jedan novi "beauty haul" video i post :) Pokazati cu vam par stvarcica koje sam kupila prilikom posjeta obitelji u Hrvatskoj (skoknula sam do mojih omiljenih drogerija, DM-a, Bipe i Mullera...)

Video u kojem vam pokazujem koje su se sve stvarcice nasle u mojoj potrosackoj kosarici, pogledajte ovdje:

Moja kupovina u DM-u, Mulleru i Bipi...na listi su se nasli ovi odlicni "beauty" proizvodi:

Proizvode koji su na ovoj slicici dobila sam na poklon od mame!
Zaista me je iznenadila i jako razveselila :)
Radi se o Cera di Cupra kremici za ruke koja odlicno mirisi, DKNY parfemu "Be Delicious", Bourjois ruzu za usne "Rouge Edition #11" te Le Petit Marseiliais gelu za tusiranje sa prekrasnim mirisom narancinog cvijeta.
Jako volim sve ove stvarcice i hvala puno mojoj dragoj mami ♥
Mama je vecinu tih stvarcica kupila u Bipi.

Ove sam proizvode kupila u DM-u:
Aussie "3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor" je moj must- have proizvod za njegu kose, a odlucila sam se isprobati i ovaj "Miracle Recharge" sprej za rascesljavanje duge kose (leave in).
Moju recenziju Aussie proizvoda za njegu kose pogledajte ovdje!

Kupila sam jos Bourjois mineral deodorant sprej, kojeg vec duze vremena koristim i jako sam zadovoljna jer ne sadrzi parabene i stetne aluminijske soli.
Balea Young soft & clear dobar je korektor protiv pristica zbog svojih antibakterijskih i protuupalnih sastojaka, a cijena mu je vrlo pristupacna.
I naravno, Burt's Bees balzam za usnice koji jest prilicno skup u Hrvatskoj, ali ga moje usne vole! Ovaj put odlucila sam se za regenerirajuci sipak, jer su mi usnice bile prilicno suhe i trebale su dodatnu njegu!

Ponovno sam kupila OPI Nail Envy (jako je skup, ali zaista cudotvoran proizvod zahvaljujuci kojem su moji nokti u odlicnom stanju!)
Recenziju ovog proizvoda mozete pogledati ovdje!

U Mulleru sam kupila i Catrice eyebrow filler perfecting & shaping gel maskaru (najbolja od svih tog tipa koje sam do sada isprobala!), te Artdeco Hydra Lip Booster (sjajilo u nijansi boje usana, vrlo prirodna boja, #36).

To je bila moja mala "beauty" kupovina! Kupila bih ja jos toga, ali kada se sve ove stvarcice zbroje, svotica je pozamasna tako da sam nastojala racionalno trositi i kupiti samo proizvode koji su mi zaista bili potrebni i za koje znam da su mi odlicni!

Ukoliko ste isprobali vec nesto od ovih proizvoda o kojima sam vam pisala danas, javite mi to u komentarima; kako su vam se svidjeli?

Ja vas do iduceg blog posta lijepo pozdravljam i saljem veliku pusu iz Italije! ♥

Hello lovelies!

Today's post is all about some new beauty products that I got recently in Croatia!

I went to a few of my favourite drugstores, such as Drogerie Markt, Bipa and Muller, and picked up some much needed beauty must-haves :)

My Mum also surprised me with a gorgeous gift! She bought me some awesome things, such as this Cera di Cupra hand cream (I love the scent of it!), DKNY "Be Delicious" perfume, Bourjois lipstick "Rouge Edition" in #11 and Le Petit Marseiliais shower gel with orange blossom scent!

I loved everything ♥

On my shopping list there were:

- Aussie 3 min miracle reconstructor 

- Aussie Miracle Recharge leave in conditioner (detangling spray) for long hair

- Bourjois mineral deodorant

- Balea Young Soft & Clear cover stick

- Burt's Bees lip balm

- OPI Nail Envy

- Catrice eyebrow filler perfecting & shaping gel

- Artdeco Hydra Lip Booster (#36)

It's not the biggest haul, but all these things add up to a good amount of money, so I had to be rational about it and shop for the things I really needed and the things I was certain I'm going to love using!

You can check out my haul video here!

Aussie hair care review here!

OPI Nail Envy review here!

Let me know have you ever tried any of these products and how did you like them?

I can't wait to hear your opinions on them!

Empties # 11: Products I've Used Up & Mini Reviews

Hi dolls, it's time for my "Empties" blog post/video again!
I have accumulated a whole bunch of empty containers, I've used up so many beauty products so quickly! At least it seems so...
I just wasn't able to keep up with all the empties that I have accumulated over the past couple of months, so recently I cleaned out my storage and threw away a whole bag full of empty beauty products (that I haven't even mentioned in "empties" video yet!)

I did that because they were just occupying my storage space and it seemed kind of crazy, to accumulate all that junk!
I wasn't able to film 10 "Empties" videos in a row, so I've decided, I'll take a little break from "Empties" series, and dedicate more time to individual beauty product reviews!

So, after this "Empties #11" you might have to wait for a good while to see another "Empties" video or a blog post...


If you'd like my "Empties" series to continue, make sure to leave me your comment, and "vote" for "Empties #12" to happen... :)

Until then, you can enjoy watching my last "Empties" video here:

These are 15 beauty products that I've used up (make sure to check out my video for mini reviews of every single one of these products!):

Caudualie, L'Oreal, Yves Rocher, Garnier, Balea, Alverde, Aussie, Klorane, I Provenzali and Avon are the brands I've been using the most often over the past couple of months...

The products I ♥ are:

- Caudalie (both products)

- L'Oreal Skin Perfection Micellar Solution

- Aussie Miracle Moist

- Klorane dry shampoo

- Avon Vanilla body scrub

These are the products I recommend and I'm most certainly going to repurchase!

I hope this was helpful!

Leave me your comments, have you ever used any of these products mentioned in this month's "Empties"?

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Drage curke, zelim vam ugodan pocetak novog tjedna!

Danasnji video/ blog post biti ce "Empties", tj. govoriti cu vam o proizvodima koje sam potrosila te cu vam preporuciti neke od navedenih proizvoda koji su mi se najvise svidjeli!

Ovo ce ujedno biti i posljednji "Empties" koji cu napraaviti i nisam sigurna hocu li nastaviti sa tom serijom na blogu i youtube kanalu...

Nedavno sam shvatila da jednostavno ne mogu pratiti tempo snimanja "Empties" videa, s obzirom na to koliko sam preparativnih i dekorativnih proizvoda uspijela potrositi...u nekom brzinskom roku...ili se barem meni tako cini!

Ustanovila sam da sam skupila punu vrecu "smeca" koje je samo zauzimalo dragocjeni prostor, tako da sam pobacala sve prazne kutijice, bez da sam ih prethodno spomenula u "Empties" videu...jednostavno ih je bilo toooliko puno da nisam mogla sjesti i doslovno cijeli dan provesti snimajuci "Empties" video... O_O

Odlucila sam se koncentrirati vise na individualne recenzije proizvoda koji mi se posebno svide!

Ukoliko ste pak zaista voljeli moje "Empties" videe, ostavite mi vas komentar i "glasajte" da se "Empties" videi vrate :) I mozda bude jedan novi za par mjeseci...ali za sada mi ih je dosta, haha

Na gornjem video- linku mozete pogledati moj zadnji "Empties #11" video, a imate i slicicu proizvoda o kojima vam govorim u videu (ne zaboravite, video je korisno pogledati jer u njemu vam dajem i male recenzije o svakom od tih proizvoda!).

Od navedenih proizvoda, ovaj mjesec vam preporucam da isprobate:

- Caudalie (oba prikazana proizvoda)

- L'Oreal micelarnu vodu za skidanje sminke (ukoliko niste jos, sto cekate? Zaista je super proizvod!)

- Klorane sampon za suho pranje kose (najbolji!)

- Aussie Miracle Moist (odlicna njega za vasu kosu)

- Avon piling za tijelo sa mirisom vanilije (aaaah obozavam!)

To su proizvodi koje cu sigurno ponovno kupiti! Jako su mi se svidjeli, a neke od njih koristim vec godinama :)

Ostavite mi vase komentare, zeljela bih znati da li i vi koristite neke od ovih proizvoda koje sam vam prikazala u "Empties #11"?

I, nemojte zaboraviti, moje DARIVANJE povodom 500K pregleda bloga jos je uvijek otvoreno!

Ukoliko niste jos, prijavite se sada OVDJE!

Nadam se da vam je ovaj post bio zanimljiv i koristan! Pusa iz Italije xo

Top 10 Under 10 TAG! (Top 10 proizvoda ispod 100 KN!)

Hi beauties!

Pusa mojim ljepoticama :)

In my today's blog post & beauty video, I'm going to talk about my TOP 10 products that are super affordable!

It's the famous "TOP 10 UNDER 10!" TAG and I think this one is going to be pretty interesting for you guys :)

U danasnjem blog postu i beauty videu, govoriti cu o mojih TOP 10 proizvoda koji su cijenom vrlo povoljni, odlicne kvalitete, a kostaju manje od 100 kn. Radi se o poznatom "TOP 10 UNDER 10!" TAG videu, koji kruzi youtube-om i koji je po mom misljenju, vrlo zanimljiv!

Nadam se da ce vam se svidjeti ove moje male preporuke!

First of all, I'd like to recommend a few products from my favourite drugstore, DM (Drogerie Markt)...

Balea and Alverde beauty products are very affordable, yet excellent quality!

These are currently my top products from these brands:

- Balea professional hair repair oil (with argan oil)

- Balea enzym peeling face mask

- Alverde lip balms in a stick

Prije svega, izdvojila bih nekoliko proizvoda iz moje omiljene drogerije, DM-a...

Balea i Alverde proizvodi cijenom su jako pristupacni, a izuzetne kvalitete!

Ovo su trenutno moji top proizvodi od navedenih brandova:

- Balea ulje za kosu (sa arganovim uljem)

- Balea enzym peeling maska za lice

- Alverde balzami za usne (vanilija i mandarina te nevenov balzam u sticku)

Balea, Alverde, L'Oreal, Lush...

I'd also like to mention a few products by L'Oreal, these are my "Go To" products, because they're very affordable yet great at doing their job! ;)

- L'Oreal hairspray Elnett Satin (a true classic, the best among the hairsprays for more than one reason!)
- L'Oreal 3in1 Purifying Micellar Solution (rather new product on the market, but it already became a must-have in a cleansing routine of many beauty bloggers! It's very gentle at removing make up, yet very fast at doing so & with excellent results!)
- L'Oreal Elseve huile extraordinaire (another great hair care oil, somewhat comparable to the famous Elixir K Ultime!)

I do like to shop at Lush, and one of the products I keep repurchasing is their Tea Tree water toner that instantly refreshes and soothes my skin!


Voljela bih vam preporuciti i par proizvoda iz L'Oreala...
Ovo su moji top proizvodi za kojima posezem svaki dan (volim ih jer su jeftini, a odlicno rade svoj posao!):

- L'Oreal Elnett Satin sprej za kosu (pravi "klasik", najbolji lak za kosu kojeg sam ikad isprobala, iz vise razloga...o tome u vise detalja u jednom od narednih postova, iako sam vam vec pricala o tom laku za kosu i zasto ga bas toliko volim!)
- L'Oreal 3in1 Micelarna Voda za skidanje sminke (3in1 Purifying Micellar Solution).
Novija stvar na nasem trzistu; super jer efikasno skida sminku i vrlo je njezan na kozi lica i osjetljivom okoloocnom podrucju!
- L'Oreal Elseve huile extraordinaire, ulje za njegu kose koje se moze usporediti sa famoznim Elixir K Ultime uljem od Kerastasa.

Volim i kupovati u Lush-u, a proizvod kojemu se uvijek vracam jest Tea Tree Water tonik za lice.
Instantno osvjezava moju kozu lica, smiruje ju nakon skidanja sminke i daje joj tonus.
To je proizvod kojeg sam vec puno puta potrosila, pa kupila i zaista ga volim, a cijena mu je prilicno ok (oko 50tak kn, ova manja bocica).

And now, onto the make up!

Idemo sada na sminku!

Catrice Pure Shine Colour Lip Balm,
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder,
Revlon Lip Butters

My top products of the moment are certainly Catrice Pure Shine Colour Lip Balms, Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder (watch my review video on this product HERE!, or read my blog post review HERE!), and Rimmel Lip Butters (I have 4, but I like them ALL!).

Sto se sminke tice, trenutni favoriti, koji se cijenom krecu ispod 100 kn, definitivno su Catrice Pure Shine Colour Lip Balm, obojeni balzami za usne koji se mogu usporediti sa Clinique Chubby Stickom (samo sto je Catrice cijenom puno povoljniji...)

O Rimmel Stay Matte kompaktnom puderu napravila sam i video recenziju (POGLEDAJ OVDJE!) i blog post (PROCITAJ OVDJE!).

Rimmel Lip Butters-i su moja opsesija i trenutno ih imam 4, ali zelim ih SVE! haha

Odlicni su, vrlo hidratantni, a prelijepih boja koje su prilicno intenzivne i kada ih nanesete na usnice! Preporucam! ;)

Those were my TOP 10, I hope you enjoyed this post and that you'll try out some of these recommendations!

Don't forget to let me know your "TOP 10 UNDER 10" products, I TAG you to do this video/ blog post, or post a pic of your faves on my FACEBOOK!

To su bili moji TOP 10 proizvodi (ispod 100kn), nadam se da ste uzivali u ovom blog postu i da cete isprobati neke od ovih preporuka!

Nemojte zaboraviti javiti mi vase preporuke, TAGIRAM VAS da snimite ovaj video i/ili blog post, ili mi ostavite slicicu vasih favorita na mojoj FACEBOOK stranici!

Slijedi video, nemojte ga propustiti!

Kiss from Italy!

Pusa iz Italije! xo

Empties # 4: Products I've Used Up & My Thoughts (15 Mini Reviews!)

Hello dolls!

How's everyone doing?

I've been a bit absent because of my job, and then, I had to catch up on some basic housework too! ha!

I finally finished ironing the pile of clothes that was waiting on me since...I don't know when...so I feel really good about myself now, and I feel I can treat myself with a quick access to my blog! :)

Sometimes I tend to get "lost" in the beauty community and forget about my "real" life, and then things "to do" accumulate up to a certain point when I can't keep ignoring them!...lol

Now that my home is nice & tidy, and the fridge is full, I can rest and catch up on everything that's new here! :)

While I'm catching up on your blog posts & beauty videos, you can catch up on my latest video where I'm showing you 15 products I've recently used up, and giving you my opinions on them (did I like them? would I repurchase them?)

Hopefully you'll find this video interesting & helpful!

Here are my "empties":

I have quite a few hair care products, some body care, face care...and some make up items too!

Would I repurchase these products?
Would I reccomend these to you?
Find it out in my "Empties" video! :)

I already have newly used up products accumulating for my next "Empties" video! So stay tuned!

Kisss from Italy,

xoxo, S.

Drogerie Markt (Drugstore) Beauty Haul

Hello lovelies!

During my stay in Croatia I stopped by my favourite drugstore, DM (Drogerie Markt)and picked up some products that were already on my wish list for months! (unfortunately, there is no DM drugstore here in Italy where I live!)

I filmed a quick little haul video, because I wanted to share these purchases with you, I'm truly in love with some of these beauty products, plus, they're all so inexpensive!

Check out my haul video here:

lots of toothpaste & Garnier gentle make up remover gel mousse

I'm crazy over these products!
Cherry & almond shower gel & body lotion
Fig & chocolate shower gel & body lotion
Both of these smell aaaamaaazinggg!!!
Can't decide which one is my favourite! :)

This was my mini- drugstore haul!

I do love shopping at drugstore, especially for Balea brand, as it's truly awesome! :)

Do you like drugstore products?

Thanks so much for stopping by, kisss from Italy,

xoxo, S.