Estonian Beauty Trade Show

On 7th of October I went to my first Estonian Beauty Trade Show (Ilumess), I can say that I was a bit impressed, it was more than I hoped for but then again, I had really low expectations.

Quite a vast selection of hair care products.

Those were mini hair-crimpers, so tiny!

I guess the Haribo-bear has a cellulite problem.. He may have to lay off the candy.

There was this nail stall Studio Schell, which had the most amazing nail art.

Click read more to see what I got for myself.

Hunt for iPanemas

Yesterday I discovered that my flip flops were falling apart, which was a true horror, as I really loved them.

Last year I was looking for summer shoes that would:

• stay on my feet. So that I can run and walk like a normal person.
• not make my feet sweat and smell. Me and my mom have that problem, we can’t wear shoes out of faux leather, otherwise our feet will smell like we haven’t washed for a week. Oh, the horror and the embarrassment!
• look good (or OK at least)
• be comfortable. I hate that clotheslines make their own shoes that are really bad quality and don’t fit at all with your feet. It’s like shoes that aren’t made to fit your feet??? It doesn’t make any sense! So I needed to buy something that would anatomically fit.

Yes, I am pretty darn picky at some things. But luckily I found shoes that would satisfy all of the criteria above.

I present to you iPanema flipflops. I purchased this model last year.

You can even wear these when you are swimming!

I wasn’t exactly psyched with the design but fell in love with them after the first day. No blisters, no rubbing between toes. The silicone(?) out of which the fastenings are made out of is really soft and flexible.

I think I have made myself clear, why I desperately needed a new pair!

I surfed the net to find whether they have a list that shows where iPanema flip flops are sold,but they didn’t have such information on their UK homepage, but they did have a great deal. Order over 25 Pounds and voila you have free shipping worldwide. If you don’t exceed the 25 Pound limit, you will have to pay 3 Pounds for shipping which is pretty cheap i my opinion. They have some items on sale online so you may be able to get 2 pairs of flip flops and free shipping for 25 Pounds. Of course this may be a bit of late notice, as they would arrive to destination after 3-4 weeks or so.

To check them out click HERE.

And while checking out their stuff, I came across a pair of flip flops that were designed by a designer of Estonian origin, who has an über-popular sporting clothesline in Rio de Janeiro. His clothesline is called Oskler.

And here they are iPanema flip flops by Oskar Metsavaht.

They are unisex so if you want to, you and your bf can wear the same flip flops : D

I found my pair of iPanemas from Spantal sport in Pärnu Kaubamajakas.

They were 23 Euros.

Pretty identical to the ones I had before but I don’t care. They didn’t really have a great choice of sandals there. There were some that were designed by Gisele Bundchen that were quite cool.

So for people who might want to purchase these amazing flip flops online I’m just gonna say for size comparison that I usually wear European size 39 footwear for summer, 40 for sneakers, winter footwear and such. The pair I purchased last year were size 39 and my toes were pretty near to the edge so they should have been a size up but they were sold out. This year I got my hands on size 40 and they are great.

I just might add that I was not fond of paying 23 Euros on a pair of flip flops. Heck, you could get a pair for just 2 Eur. But I mean these are well worth the money.

Hope I could help.

Love,

Janne,

Make Up Destinations: USA 1.1 Drugstore

Among other things I will post about make up destinations for a couple of weeks. I will show you guys why I’m dying to go there and what I would get.

As you noticed from the headline, the first part will be the US. I made this as the first part because it’s just so obvious and maybe you’ll be guessing what’s gonna be next!

And I’m gonna start with the most obvious brand as well.

CoverGirl

The most accessible and well-priced brand in the US. Every time I watch ANTM  and they are promoting CoverGirls easy, breezy make up, I get really frustrated for not being able to purchase them!! And in this case I don’t have any specific products that I would def want to get, I wanna try EVERYTHING!

 

And another iconic US drugstore brand

 

Revlon

We have had Revlon products in Estonia, but that was ages ago. Every beauty guru owns Revlon lipsticks and the reviews I’ve heard about the PhotoReady Foundation! I haven’t literally read any bad reviews about this product. They even compare this with Make Up For Ever High Definition Foundation. I would def try this one.

 

Next- we have this in Estonia, but we don’t have enough!

Sally Hansen

We do have a lot of Sally Hansen, I’ve even seen a couple of lipglosses, but there’s a lot more!! Starting with amazing lipsticks to eyeshadows, Sally Hansen has it all and we’ve never seen them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are some Estonians at least a bit surprised?

And last but def not least, my fav drugstore brand ever.

Sonia Kashuk

AMAZING!!!!! Sonia Kashuk has affordable, but extremely good quality brushes that I have wet dreams of (well I would if  I were a guy..) And SK also has palettes, amazing palettes and her nailpolishes just came out! And an extremely awsome golden highlighter. And here they are..

Aren’t the handles just fabulous??

Drooool…

The palette, highlighter and marble effect brush  you can see are from Sonia’s Spring 2011 collection.

And lastly I torture myself by checking out stuff from SEPHORA, I dare you to click on the link. You’ll want to order everything, but won’t be able to (atlest when you live in Estonia, otherwise I envy you).

Next part coming up soon, can you guess what will be featured?

Oriflame, Gosh and Rimmel haul

 

So this is what I got last week.

And a quick specifics of the products purchased.
The Oriflame dry shampoo contains 150ml and cost 4,39€ (on sale).
Nailpolishes 8ml, darker red is called Passion Red and the other is True Red, these were on sale and cost 2,89€ per nail polish.
Eye gel was on sale as well 15ml was a bit over 4€
Rimmel Matte Finish Top coat contains 12 ml of product, costs just under 5€.
And the GOSH quad in Rain Forest was on sale and only cost 3€.

Ok and I'm giving an official promise to all of my readers that I will soon post many looks, tutorials and other interesting stuff so definitely stay tuned!

First impressions

So I got 3 things from my wishlist. I'm gonna wait until mu payday to buy the Cutrin Bio+ stuff, I've also found out where it's the cheapest. And all I have to do now is wait until April. Yay!

So I'm gonna start off with the lipgloss-lip cream to be exact. I bought the Manhattan Soft Mat Lipcream in 56K. It's a nice subtle and neutral pink. It has a coconutty smell, I can't complain about the applicator, just a regular one that does the job. So I would recommend you to really moisturise your lips because it can be a bit drying. And your lips should be in good condition as every little chap becomes more visible than ever. After some time it becomes completely matte and won't even show on glasses or anything. Lasts perfect for a few hours or so and if it fades, it does so evenly so you don't get color on the edges of your lips while it's completely faded in the middle. It's quite versatile, you can mix it, layer it, wear it on its own. Price €4,47 in Ideaal Kosmeetika.

I also bought the Manhattan Clearface Fruit Scrub. It smells like acidic fruits and has very small blue scrub particles. I haven't really used it on my skin yet, but I'll give a complete review if it later. And I have to mention that the translation on the box is kinda misleading. It says in Estonian that you shouldn't use it after you've had a lenghty sunbathing, but it says in English that you shouldn't use it before a lengthy sunbathing. I'm guessing that you shouldn't do both, as after a lenghty sunbathing your skin can be very gentle and slightly burnt and this might hurt. And the salicylic acid doesn't react very well with sun, as you might get sunburnt. And even though I didn't see a sale sign, it had a discount and I got €1,34 off so the damage was €3,20 and this was from Ideaal Kosmeetika as well.

The third thing I purchased was The Body Shop Tea Tree Facial Toner, I mentioned that I had a thing for stuff from Arnaud but it seems that the Arnaud one for oily skin didn't really promise to fight blemishes so I thaught this one might be more effective. But about the product- If you open it at first you get a really intese stench on tea tree oil but I quess you'll get used to that. Now I've only used it once but it doesn't seem to dry my skin, I might write a review about it later. And this cost around €7 and it's 250ml so it's quite cheap indeed.
So have fun and hope you enjoyed it!

Shopping spree!

Hello! Sorry for not posting in a while, but i'm making it up with a longer post. So I got my paycheck for January already and had to spend it! I only needed a foundation, but ended up with.. more.
Firstly, the much needed foundation. I purchased the Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation that claims to be sweat, heat and humidity proof for up to 25! hours. The longlasting factor was one of my concerns- long lasting usually also means that it can be a bit too dry. I really didn't have anything in mind when I went to the drugstore. The shopping assistant just explained that it was the newest one there. Foundation for me just means that it conceals minor skin defects, evens out the color and uhm thats it. I would also prefer a dewy finish. So when purchasing it I didn't really care what I ended up with as long as it didn't clog my pores. This has a mineral complex and moisturizing Aqua primer in it. Hmm. Anyway, here's the pic

So this set my back about 8,35 Euros. Cheap.










The second thing which I needed was a cleansing lotion. I opted for one from a pharmacy because those tend to be more effective and don't dry as much. I've got kind of a dry skin but still pimples and blackheads do happen. this was 8,31 Euros.



















So the third thing was not so important, but still. My school bag zipper has been on the fritz for some time already and today it decided to work even worse. I had to shop while my bag was fully open. Firstly, this is oh so suspicious and secondly, as I wore it over the shoulder, so that it rests on the back, someone could take my wallet, phone or my precious, precious textbooks. So I decided to buy a new bag. I got a light brown one, it looks cool, is friggin huge and very practical. I kinda wasn't sure about the purchase as all of my boots are black and light brown and black is surely not a "safe" combo. This was super cheap for a bag and cost just under 10 Eur.













But alas! the discounts were so tempting that I had to stop and check out the discount make up. Soo I ended up with a Wet and Wild Powder Foundation, Wet and Wild Mega Eyes eyeshadow trio in Aqua Marine and Beautyuk Eya Dust in 1. They were really cheap. I mean the powder cost 2 Euros, the eyeshadow 1 Eur and the eye dust 0,96 Eur.


As you can see I taped most of the holes from which the powder comes out, otherwise the whole place would be covered in it.






























































So here are the swatches.













And as I purchased the powder, I realised I didn't have a powder brush, well I had a Kabuki one, but I used that for my blush. So instead of buying a powder blush I bought a blush one. My first good quality brush. An Artdeco one. Natural bristles, soft, soft, soft and the best thing about it.. It liberates product evenly. I got a 5% off, it cost me 6,37 Eur. I was a little bit disappointed in it because I was expecting for the brush to be a bit slanted like usually blush bristles are, but the straight end is good aswell.











All in all a pretty good Tuesday I'd say. I also did a look with all of the products I purchased. Here it is.









The eyeshadows are very pretty, the brown one has a cool greenish undertone so perfect for a little more special than an au naturel, but still very wearable. So welcome home lovely make up, mommy loves you very much.

So wishing all of you a nice Tuesday.
Janne.

Coming up: Review for Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 hours