April favourites and bummers

Hey guys!

Here’s a little preview of what you are up for.

I’ll start off with the things I loved in April.

SUQQU Repair Essence

This is a brilliant serum for special occasions. I use it when I have really bad skin—like some acne scarring or if blowing my nose has made it all sore. Apply it before night and in the morning you will definitely see a huge difference. Truly a miracle worker!

Now, this isn’t really a very moisturizing product so some people might feel like it’s far too light for your face, use it before your regular moisturizer.

 

 

 

 

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

I decided to buy this since a lot of beauty bloggers really like it. And I am no different to them since it makes nail polish dry faster and increases its longevity. It also makes the nail polish very shiny.

Although there is a lot of concern over the fact that this top coat has quite toxic ingredients, I didn’t hesitate to buy it since I always polish my nails in a well ventilated area.

 

 

Bourjois Flower Perfection Foundation

I wrote a review about this product a while back and since then I’ve fallen even more in love with it. It’s just a near-perfect combination of longevity, good coverage and great finish. I mean I don’t have to even use powder and it really lasts all day even in a stressful situation (such as a first day at work as a waitress). Though I would maybe opt for a sheerer and foundation for the upcoming summer, I do really recommend this.

 

 

 

 

 

Versace Versense

My mother bought me this for birthday last December and I still adore it. I started to use this on special occasion, since I don’t want to smother myself in perfume every day and usually just smell like washing detergent. This way I keep my love for a perfume and don’t get tired of it with 2 months like I have before.

It’s a really fresh flowery perfume, just like I like all of my perfumes. Quite citrusy even at first and lasts for a long time. Another perk is that it is quite intense so just a drop will be more than enough.

Rexona Linen Dry Ultra Dry Anti-perspirant VS Fa Sport Double Power 72h

I bought the Fa anti-perspirant since it was on sale and I just thought I’d give it a try even though I’ve never had a good experience with Fa deodorants. They just don’t work on me. I do understand that I perspire quite heavily compared to other people, but I at least expect that I wouldn’t start smelling like sweat in a fitness class with 40 other people in it!

So after that terrible incident I turned to Rexona, since it was on sale as well. And luckily it works quite well. I mean I cannot say it stops me from perspiring completely, but the light and pleasant creamy smell keeps me from wanting to cry due to obnoxious body odour.

My current shampoos- Rich Pure Luxury and Goldwell Kerasilk Shampoo

I have stopped sharing my love for these. I was really psyched about the Rich shampoo last year but now my scalp has started to reject its moisturising properties and everything else it contains. I do say, it really sucks to have a scalp this sensitive. It’s the same with the Goldwell Kerasilk shampoo-- love at first sight, but once my scalp got to know it properly, it decided to not like it anymore.

Anyhow, I’m on a hunt for a new shampoo and am currently thinking about trying out Frames, I really hope they have samples in the local department store, I don’t want to waste another 10 Euros for something I cannot use…

Hope this helps!

Love,

Janne.

What is that smell? vol 2

Firstly, I have to warn you – lots of pictures coming up.
So, in my last post I showed you my little perfume collection. But as I live at my mom’s place during the summer and I like to use her fragrances once in a while, I thought that I should do a blog post about her collection. I try to keep it short and just describe these perfumes and say if I like them or not. So here we go.

Giorgio Armani Gio

Even though I like quite sweet and strong fragrances, I don’t like this one. It is way too strong and intensive flowery scent combined with vanilla and orange.

 

Luciano Soprani Donna

When my mom first bought it, I didn’t like it at all. But now.. I really think that I will find a nice summer night out when I can wear it. It reminds me of jasmine and rose combination. I wanna say that it’s a sweet scent but I can’t, because it also is kind of fresh. I don’t know. I love the packaging.

 

Christian Dior Diorissimo

I have no idea where my mom bought this perfume. In my opinion, it smells awful. Seriously. I did a little research and I found out that it should be a vintage perfume? I don’t know.

 

Hugo Boss Deep Red

Good old Deep Red. Definitely not a daytime perfume. Sweet and sexy with ginger and vanilla. Love this perfume!

 

Versace Bright Crystal

Again the same thing.. I didn’t like it when my mom first bought it. Way too fruity and floral and I don’t know what. Plus it became very popular last summer, everyone were wearing it. Now I tolerate it a bit more. I wore it once and got a compliment, oh well. I wouldn’t buy it myself.

 

Lancome Poeme

This perfume is probably my mom’s all time favourite. There’s only few sparys left.. from the miniature bottle. The full size bottle is long gone, haha. Anyway, I kind of like it too. It is very strong and sweet flowery scent, maybe a little vanilla and musk in it?

 

Thierry Mugler Innocent

I bought it for my mom. And I have very reverse feelings about this perfume. Firstly, I love the packaging. It’s a mixture of soft and sweet candy-like and spicy vanilla and almond scent. Wow, that’s complicated. I haven’t tryed it myself, but I think I definately will.

 

Davidoff Cool Water

This is a fragrance that I don’t like. It’s all fresh and citrus-like. Everyhting I hate. bleh

 

Morgan Love Love De Toi

I just found this spray pen version of this perfume hiding on the shelf. I had no idea that my mom owns this. Probably because she doesn’t use it anymore. When I was younger I really loved this perfume and I even considered buying it. It is really fruity, floral scent. I want to compare it with all those Escada fruitbombs, but I can’t because luckily it has a little sweetness in it. And I’m probably going to steal it from my mom.. just in case.

 

Paul Smith Extreme

I really don’t know what to say about this fragrance. It is.. kind of woody, fresh and citrus-fruity? It’s very complicated scent apparently. ha-ha
I don’t even know if I like it or not. I love the packaging though.

 

Givenchy Amarige

This is a second bottle for my mom. And well.. I suppose you all know how I feel about this perfume. : )

 

So I guess you now know where my beauty-gene comes from.
Sorry if it’s a bit laconic, but I promise I have a great tutorial coming up.. as soon as my skin clears out.

Enjoy the summer,
Andra

What is that smell?

So even though our Math exam is basically knocking on the door.. me and Janne decided to ignore it (again) and therefore we visited I.L.U and drooled all over the make-up/brushes/fragrances/etc. And the reason why I feel a bit dizzy atm is probably that I literally don’t know how many different perfumes are covering me.
So I decided to do a little post about the fragrances I own/love/want.

My collection isn’t exactly huge, but I love every single one of them.

Givenchy Amarige

This is the newest perfume on my shelf. But the perfume itself isn’t that new. My mum has had this for ages and about 6 months ago I discovered that I actually love this perfume very much.
This is like super strong, sweet and maybe even a romantic scent, but definitely not floral or fruity. It sometimes even “survives” the shower if it happens to be on my jewellery or smth. As you only need basically one spray, it really is worth the price.
I also own a Perfumed Deodorant Spray which I like to use as a perfume too, but it’s better for everyday use (at school, etc) as it is clearly cheaper, but the lasting is still good.

 

Carolina Herrera 212 On Ice

I treated myself with this lovely perfume when I finshed 9th grade. So.. June 2009? Originally I planned to buy Carolina Herrera 212 Sexy, but On Ice had just came out then and I fell in love. It comes in two different 30ml bottles. I love how Carolina Herrera’s packaging is cute and different but at the same time it remains simple.
Now the scent is in my opinion a sweet flowery but at the same time it has a little freshness in it. The lasting on my skin unfortunately isn’t that great. And by now I have almost run out of it.

 

Versace Versus Time for Pleasure

This perfume was originally my mums, but as I was using it all the time and I was the one who actually went to the store and bought it for her.. she finally caved and gave it to me.
The scent is very sweet, fruity and flowery, but with a sour touch which makes it perfect for me. Unfortunately this amazing perfume is  d i s c o n t i n u e d. WHY? I mean.. I have almost run out of this as well.
Lasting is great and just look at the packaging, so glamorous.

And then there are those 2-3 very random and cheap perfumes, you really don’t care about, but are sometimes fun to use or spray all over the place.

 

Carolina Herrera 212 Sexy

I ALMOST bought this perfume. And I still love it. It’s super sweet and quite strong scent, kind of romantic maybe.. or as said in the name – sexy. And one day, when I’m rich enough I will finally buy it.. just because I can. I know I could save up a little and then buy it, but it’s not THAT essential atm.

 

Burberry Summer 2011

Talking about the things that are essential atm.. THIS perfume is what I really-really need! NOW! We were introduced to each other about 5-6 hours ago.. and it was love at first sight. And this is probably the reason for my dizziness as I’ve been sniffing it from my wrist the whole day.
The scent is fresh and fruity but with a sweet (floral) touch which makes it really “me”. And if everything goes right then I’m pretty sure that soon this amazing perfume is sitting on my shelf. Awh, and look at the bottle, it is so cute!

 

(Sorry for not using my own photos, but I still don’t have my camera with me. It’s about to change though)

Have a smelly one,
Andra