Jaïpur Bracelet by Boucheron

Jaïpur Bracelet by Boucheron  is a floral fragrance for women, launched in 2012. Jaïpur Bracelet’s bottle is a "reworked" version of the bottle for the original Boucheron Jaïpur. 

Jaïpur Bracelet was developed by perfumer Carlos Benaïm, a master perfumer and it includes notes of bigarade, petitgrain, violet leaf, verbena, basil, hyacinth, carnation, lily of the valley, cypress, Cashmeran and iris.
Jaïpur Bracelet was a blind buy, I had no sample and I had never smelled this fragrance before I bought it. I was reading about it in a magazine and I decided to give it a try because I could not stop thinking about it. I absolutely love it !

To me this fragrance smells liken the sun mixed with spring flowers, all infused in fresh river water.

Let's get ready for bronzed, glowing- summer skin!

Today I had some free time on my hands to reorganize some of my makeup and I thought I should share with you some of my favorite blushes and bronzers.

I picked some pinks, some corals, some peaches, some warm, sun kissed bronzers, some baked blushes, some matte ones, some shimmery - but all pretty and lovely.
I tried to make a balance between drugstore and high end products, to give an option for every kind of budget. 

Estee Lauder Age Prevention Solutions

Not long ago I purchased this age prevention solution kit from Estee Lauder and I am really happy with it, as it has some new skin care products I wanted to try out. 
I guess when I bought this I was at the right time in the right place because it was the last box and it was also on sale from 60 euro to 35.

This Estee Lauder skin care kit it called Stay Young.Start Now.Your Age Prevention Solutions and it has 4 amazing skin care items, and one of the is the most popular serum, Advanced Night Repair. But this is not the reason I bought it, as I already had the serum. I really wanted to try out the eye cream without going for the full size.

Inside the box there was:
1 Advanced Night Repair Syncronized Recovery Complex II Serum (7ml)                             
1 Advanced Night Repair Eye Cream (5ml )
1 DayWear Advanced Multi-Protection Anti -Oxidant Cream for normal to combination skin (15ml)
1 NightWear Plus Anti-Oxidant Night Detox Cream (15ml)

I already tried all of the products before writing this article and I guess I am ready to let you know how it worked out for me, so if you are interested please keep reading further.

London Fashion Week Trend, Makeup with Pressed Flowers

Apparently there was a thing at the London Fashion Week with models walking the runway covered in delicate pressed petals.The result was dreamy, creative, beautiful, romantic and inspiring.

Replacing blush, lipstick, and even jewelry, makeup artist Val Garland pressed dried daisies, ferns, cornflowers, and forget-me-nots onto models’ collarbones, foreheads, cheeks and even on the  lips.With help from MAC Cosmetics, Garland decorated the model's faces for what she called a "woodland fairy" look.

Romantic Look

I am really excited for better weather and more sunny days, more light in general ! This past week I had some splendid days and I could take few beautiful photos of my makeup.

I am extremely happy with how my skin looks lately, finally I managed to get rid of dryness and redness.

Lately I have been wearing light makeup and of course overlined lips and a lot of black lace; I am really crazy about this trend with black lace tops and bralettes.

This makeup look its really easy to do, it take about 15 min for the entire face and I think its just as perfect for night time as for a romantic date. I would describe it as simple, feminine a bit sparkly and a bit pastel. Soft shades of purple and pink are perfect for a fresh, radiant look.

Here are the products used.

NUXE Splendieuse masque

NUXE is the expert in floral cosmetics and once again I discovered a wonderful and innovative skin care product, NUXE Splendieuse masque, an anti -dark spot perfecting mask.

 NUXE Splendieuse masque is a fiber (sheet mask) designed for all skin types and really easy to use. All you have to do is to remove the mask from its sachet and carefully unfold it, place it on clean, dry face; adjust it to the contour of the face and leave it for about 10 min...

.......... it will look scary :)) but it will feel really nice and relaxing! 

 Fiber masks are my favorite because there is no rinse after the use,skin feels and looks amazing and I really think they are worth the money and the hype.
 NUXE Splendieuse masque has porcelain rose, white crocus and vitamin C to even out complexion and to revive the natural skin radiance.

Red lips, smokey eyes and the party glow

My daily look is very casual and doesn't always involve a red lip, smoldering smokey eye or glitter and probably because I am too lazy but for occasions, events, Christmas and Instagram I am ready to make an effort and do a full face makeup with a bold red lip and a smokey eye.

This look is actually very simple to do; I have been using a bunch of makeup products from Sleek and I think it ended up really pretty. 

FACE: Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser Primer

              Dior Star Foundation in 122 Camee

              Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly 

              NYX HD finishing powder

              Sleek contour kit in Light to sculpt my cheeks and contour my face

              essence Silky Touch Blush in 20 Babydoll

              MUA Undress your Skin Highlighting Powder in Pink Shimmer for a twinkly radiance :))

Best of beauty, makeup and skincare 2016

The winners are in ! Here are some of the best products I discovered this year and also some of my old time best favorites.

  MAKEUP
1.Best summer foundation: Guerlain Terracota Joli Teint
2.Best winter foundation: Dior Star
3.Best drugstore eye primer: Elf
4.Best highend eye primer: Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer

My most disappointing beauty products 2016

Last year I didn't have enough time to make a list of my most disappointing beauty products but this year the list of the products that truly disappointed me with their performance and quality is READY!!!!

 

........................I think I will start with the makeup brushes (from left to right )

Nudu Natural Beauty - luxurious, non toxic and cruelty free skincare

I recently discovered a new skincare brand with really amazing products, made in New Zealand with premium botanical ingredients, never ever tested on animals and without harmful or toxic ingredients. Isn't that great ?

Nudu products are made by a team of world-class experts, that are looking at every single ingredient for quality, effectiveness, and proven benefits to skin health and beauty.

I have received from Nudu, for a review purpose, several of their products : the natural beauty system for normal to dry skin (cream cleanser, reviving toner, gentle moisturizer) a konjac sponge and an eye cream. Before I will talk about these products I would like to mention that I am not selling any of these products, I am not affiliated with Nudu and I have not been compensated for my review.