2012 Favourites

Dear readers,

I apologize for being so late and I wish you all the best in the new 2013 year. I hope that it will surpass 2012.

I can’t believe that I have almost forgotten about my annual favourites list. Well, actually I can. I’ve been more focused on “eat all you can” during holidays (as if the food is going to disappear soon) and I’ve managed to balloon myself up to 67 kilos of fat. Nice work, Tamara. Anyway, I think that the New Year will reacquaint me with Ross Enamait’s Warrior Guide to Fitness to tone up a bit.

Fleurissante’s Favourites lists my favourites products in the last year. It doesn’t matter if they were freshly released or something available for a long time, which I have discovered the last year – the only thing that matters is that this are the products which have come closely to the Holy Grail status.

So, let’s go:

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Dragi čitatelji,

Ispričavam se na kašnjenju i želim Vam sve najbolje u novoj 2013. godini. Nadam se da će biti puno bolja od 2012.

Ne mogu vjerovati da sam skoro zaboravila na svoju godišnju listu najdražih proizvoda. Zapravo mogu. Bila sam više usredotočena na tamanjenje sve hrane koja mi je došla pod ruku (i zub) ovih blagdana (kao da će je nakon blagdana nestati) te sam uspjela dovesti na divnih 67 kila sala. Svaka čast, Tamara. U svakom slučaju, čini se da ću se u novoj godini intenzivno družiti s knjigom Rossa Enamaita „Warrior Guide to Fitness“ u nadi da ću se barem djelomično dovesti u red.

Lista mojih favorita donosi meni najdraže proizvode prošle godine. To nisu nužno proizvodi koji su te godine lansirani – bitno je da sam ih ja počela te godine koristiti i da su mi se toliko svidjeli da su se približili (ako ne i postali) sveti gral.

Pa krenimo:

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Make-up (Šminka)

Together with eyeshadows, lipsticks are my huge fetish. This year I have discovered many exciting formulas and shades and among those my favourites are: Guerlain Rouge Automatique (especially the shades I own: Nahema, Rouge d’Enfer and Shalimar), MAC in Lady Danger (perfection) and Catrice Ultimate Shine in Kiss Kiss Hibiskiss (another perfect formula and perfect colour).

Uz sjenila, moj veliki fetiš su ruževi za usne. Ove godine sam otkrila mnogo uzbudljivih formula i nijanis, a moji favoriti su Guerlain Rogue Automatique (posebno nijanse Nahema, Rouge d’Enfer i Shalimar), MAC ruž u nijansi Lady Danger (savršenstvo) i Catrice Ultimate Shine u nijansi Kiss Kiss Hibiskiss (savršena formulacija i savršena boja).

I’ve found out about an amazing blush: Sisley Phyto Blush Eclat in Pinky Coral which was the shade I was looking for – the perfect peachy pink.

Također sam otkrila izvanredno rumenilo: Sisley Phyto Blush Eclat u nijansi Pinky Coral koja je točno onakva kakvu sam tražila – prekrasna breskvasto roza.

There are also many beautiful nail polish shades, but my favourite discoveries this year were Max Factor Fantasy Fire, Catrice Pimp My Shrimp and Raspberry Fields Forever.

Također sam kupila mnogo prekrasnih nijansi lakova za nokte, ali najdraže otkriće su mi Max Factor u nijansi Fantasy Fire te Catrice lakovi u ovim nijansama: Pimp My Shrimp, Raspberry Fields Forever te Fred Said Red.

When it comes to the eyeshadows – these two are the absolute number one: Sisley Phyto Ombre Eclat in Stardust and Garden Rose. Stardust is the perfect shade for a sparkly, but not over the top smokey eyes. Garden Rose, on the other hand, is a 2in1 product – it can work as a blush and an eyeshadow. What’s best, it makes my greyish-blue eyes pop.

Kad je riječ o sjenilima – ove dvije nijanse su apsolutni broj 1: Sisley Phyto Ombre Eclat u nijansama Stardust i Garden Rose. Stardust je izvrsna nijansa za svjetlucavi smokey eyes. S druge strane Garden Rose je 2u1 proizvod – možete ga koristiti i kao rumenilo i kao sjenilo. Ta nijansa također jako dobro ističe moje sivo-plave oči.

I’ve discovered one of my favourite fragrance brand: By Kilian. Even though the question whether his fragrances deserve to be put into the niche category is still opened to discussion, By Kilian has impressed me with the two of its fragrances: Beyond Love and Love and Tears. Beyond Love is my favourite summer fragrances. It smells so warm, floral and absolutely intoxicating. Love and Tears is a jasmine rhapsody – very feminine and elegant with a hint of wood in the drydown.

Otkrila sam i jedan od meni najdražih brandova parfema: By Kilian. Iako vrsni poznavatelji parfema još uvijek raspravljaju o tome zaslužuju li njegovi parfemi svojom kvalitetom ima niche parfema, By Kilian me impresionirao s dva parfema: Beyond Love i Love and Tears. Beyond Love je moj najdraži ljetnji parfem. Miriši jako toplo, cvijetno i u isto vrijeme opojno. Love and Tears je jasminova rapsodija – jako ženstven i elegantan parfem s drvenastom bazom.

The last year I have completely ignored L’Occitane and switched to Yves Rocher. Their Jardins du Monde Shower Gel collection is a true treasure. The gels are well-formulated. They clean without drying out the skin and they come in a huge range of scents. My favourites so far are Ylang Ylang and Tiare, with Cotton Flower and Cocoa Bean coming close, but I have yet to test many other scents.

Prošle sam godine potpuno ignorirala L’Occitane i prebacila se na Yves Rocher. Njihova Jardins du Monde linija gelova i kremi za tuširanje je pravo blago. Gelovi su dobro formulirani i peru kožu bez isušivanja. Također dolaze u širokom rasponu mirisa. Meni najdraži mirisi do sad su Ylang Ylang i Tiare, a opasno im se približuju i Cotton Flower te Cocoa Bean, ali još ne bih zaključila listu jer još imam puno mirisa za isprobati.

Bioderma Sebium Micellar Water has introduced me to a whole new niche of cleansers. It is a relativelly afordable and effective, non-irritating cleanser. A must have in every cosmetic bag.

Bioderma Sebium micelarna otopina otkrila mi je novi svijet proizvoda za čišćenje lica. To je relativno povoljno i učinkovito neiritirajuće sredstvo za čišćenje lica i proizvod koji se mora naći u svakoj kozmetičkoj torbici.

SVR Chronolys Eye Contour Cream is a very moisturizing cream which is a salvation for my under-eye area during winter.

SVR Chronolys okoloočna krema je jako hidratantna krema koja me zimi spašava.

This list wouldn’t be complete without Yves Rocher Plaisirs Nature Malaysian Coconut Body Lotion. It is a light-weight, quickly absorbing moisturizing lotion and one of few I can tolerate.

Ova lista ne bi bila potpuna bez Yves Rocher Plaisirs Nature Malaysian Coconut losiona za tijelo. To je lagani, brzo upijajući hidratantni losion i jedan je od rijetkih koje mogu tolerirati.

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So, this is it. Thank you for reading and thank you for your patience.

Love, Tamara

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Evo, to bi bilo to. Puno vam hvala na čitanju i na strpljenju.

Tamara

My Favourite Cosmetics Products in 2010

I probably should have published this earlier, but it was a bit hard to decide which items I should put on the list. I didn’t want to de recommendation for every category because I simply haven’t tried every new product that has been released in 2010 and I’d feel stupid recommending something if I haven’t tried all other products from the same category.

I’d like to talk about the products I’ve found in 2010 and which have become my HG (holy grails) and irreplaceable items in my stash.

SKINCARE

In 2010 I’ve stopped being a skincare snob. For a long time I’ve been using only high-end French cosmetics, because my dermatologist (he is also a skincare snob) told me that French make the best skincare. In spite of that, in 2010 I have finally ventured in drugstore skincare. Today, I’m so glad I did it, because I have found some excellent skincare items there:

OLEA Moisturizing Toner. I cannot rave enough about this product. It is so cheap and yet so good. This is a definite replacement for Sisley Floral Toning Lotion

OLAY Complete Night. Excellent moisturizer, which moisturizes without making me greasy. It made me want to try out the Day version and Beauty Fluid

HYGIEIA Zincia face cleanser. (not on the picture) One of the rare items in my skincare routine which I have repurchased. Naturally, I have to combine it with cleansing milk when I have to remove make-up, but this is the most gentlest, the most non-irritating cleanser I have found.

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There are also some high-end items which I won’t give up:

SISLEY Gel Express aux Fleurs. Excellent moisturizing mask for times when I need that extra boost of moisture.

SISLEY Creme Gommante. Very gentle exfoliator, which I also use as cleansing mask.

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Also my favourite hair care item has become:

GARNIER Natural Beauty Vanilla shampoo and conditioner. It lathers well, the hair isn’t dried out and it has a lovely smell.

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As a body exfoliator, I’ve only used:

L’OREAL Exfotonic. Body exfoliator with AHA which is neither too mild not too strong. I was afraid that it is discontinued, but I regularly find it in my drugstore.

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MAKE-UP

As far as the make-up is concerned, in 2010 I haven’t discovered many new HG items, but there are a few worth mentioning:

GUERLAIN Cherry Flower Blush. At first I hated it, but now I cannot live without it. This is a wonderful neutral peachy-pink.

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GUERLAIN Jeu d’Ombrelles eyeshadow quad. Purple eyeshadow usually makes me look sick, but this is an exception.

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GUERLAIN Rouge G #61 Gaela. Even though the lipstick could be more moisturizing, it has a lovely bright pink colour and it is very longlasting.

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SISLEY Phyto-Lip Star Rose Quartz. Excellent non-sticky pink lipgloss with tons of silver and pink microglitter.

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CLARINS Everlasting Foundation. I think I have said everything about it in my recent review.

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CATRICE Nail Lacquer in Bloody Mary To Go, Clay-Ton My Hero, Let’s Mauve On and Caught on the Red Carpet. These four shades are my favourites so far. They offer excellent pigmentation where only one layer is necessary to get almost exact shade as it is in the bottle.

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SEPHORA #45 Mineral powder brush. It is the only brush I have backups of. You can use it in various ways: as a stippling brush for liquid foundation, for loose powder both regular and mineral, for blush, for cream foundation, etc…

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GUERLAIN Meteorites #3 Teint Dore. I love everything about meteorites and this shade is my favourite. I use it instead of loose powder and the result is soft glowy skin.

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And my final discovery is the perfume:

GUERLAIN L’Heure Bleue. I have debated for so long about this fragrance and finally I have caved in and purchased EdT version. I adore the soft violet and vanilla scent.