Merry Xmas

Ok, for this festive season I haven't baked any cookies or cakes or made any food by myself :) Yes, I know I am bad.. But I couldn't force myself to spend any hour cooking or baking.. when there is no much of pre-made food in supermarkets :) You just have to have enough money to buy everything you need so you don't have to cook :) This was to easy even for me!
But I got so many xmas gifts from my parents & bought much more for myself & for my cat ;)


This is my xmas house:

The Snowman

Advent calendar with candy canes

Gingerbread Man cookies

Xmas cards

Stockings

Pop Tarts :)

Xmas treats 

Drinks for me

Bad quality of photos is due to my Samsung hello kitty mobile phone & bluetooth transfer :)

Versace for H&M

“The collection for H&M is the essence of Versace,” Donatella Versace stated. “For the collaboration we’ve brought back from the archives, as well as from more recent collections, some of the icons of Versace, such as the bright prints, the Greek key, and daring cuts. I can’t wait to see how H&M’s wide audience will make these pieces their own.”
I don't know about Donatella, but this collection has knocked me out of my feet!


This is what I bought:

Leather jacket

Bracelet

Bag no. 1

Bag no. 2

Wilton's Gingerbread House Kit

For last Christmas, I had so much troubles in assembling my gingerbread house.. The dough was well baked and everything, but the icing spoiled everything. So, this year I prepared much early in order to spear myself of drama  :)

And this is my gingerbread house this year:

Tarina Tarantino - the godess

Tarina Tarantino jewelry designs are made for the girl who relishes her bold sense of style and imagination, the girl who isn't afraid to stand out and step outside of her fashion comfort zone. Tarina Tarantino's world-famous jewelry pieces are bursting with color, fantasy and originality. It's easy to see why Tarina's marvelous jewelry collections have developed quite the cult following, from collectors to fashion-savvy girls alike. Girls of all ages are mesmerized and smitten by Tarina Tarantino's fairy tale-like jewelry creations.

From big and chunky necklaces, to cocktail rings that pack a punch, Tarina Tarantino jewelry pieces are all about color, whimsy, and most importantly-sparkle! Tarina understands the girly-girl and her love of all things that glisten and shine, and her jewelry definitely speaks to that fascination. 

Tarina Tarantino jewelry was founded in 1995 by Tarina Tarantino and Alfonso Campos. The 1990s were the height of minimalism in the fashion world. Accessories were almost non-existent in the pages of fashion magazines and stores. Tarina Tarantino's colorful and inventive designs were a breath of fresh air for customers that were tired of blending into the fashion landscape. Girls looking for ways to personalize their own style finally had a choice. Tarina Tarantino wanted to bring jewelry and hair accessories that stood out for your garden variety accessories. Tarina's pieces are made with the highest quality materials, particularly her heavy use of Lucite(r). Each show-stopping creation is infused with color, sparkle, and unique design that broke the mold in the jewelry marketplace. Tarina Tarantino believes that there should not be any rules when it comes to creating your own personal style. 

The Tarina Tarantino story began with beads, crystals, sandpaper, inspiration and tons of determination from a one bedroom apartment in West Hollywood. In the beginning, Tarina Tarantino Jewelry did everything themselves; design, sales, production, shipping and PR. Eventually they hired some help and the business continued to grow. They eventually found a charming studio space in West Hollywood and made it official. The new Tarina Tarantino studio was soon frequented by celebrities, stylists and fashion editors wanting to get their sparkly fix. Tarina would often be asked to create last minute jewelry and hair ornament pieces for stars to wear to their latest red carpet event. 

Soon, Tarina Tarantino designs were appearing in every major fashion magazine and many TV shows. For the next couple of years, Tarina Tarantino continued to set trends with new and innovative jewelry and accessory designs. In 2002, legendary fashion icon Elio Fiorucci invited Tarina to open a store inside his Italian mega-store in the center of Milan. The TARINA TARANTINO brand quickly became the "must have" with the fashion elites. After one year, the Tarina Tarantino Milan store opened a bigger location in Via Passarella. The new store was an instant success. 

With the expansion of the Tarina Tarantino brand, they found a need for more production and design space and moved the entire operation to a spacious loft in downtown LA.  Simultaneously, Tarina Tarantino opened their first corporate showroom in the heart of the fashion district. The Tarina Tarantino boutique in Milan was attracting buyers from all over Europe. The next logical move was to open a European division and corporate showroom in Milan, Italy.

Today, Tarina Tarantino jewelry and accessories are synonymous with fun, individual pieces that cater to the girl who loves adding sparkle to her everyday look. From her whimsical and iconic Tarina Tarantino Pink Head Collection featuring the beloved Hello Kitty, to her psychedlic-infused Acid Alice collection, Tarina Tarantino jewelry and hair accessoriescontinue to delight and capture the hearts of devoted fans the world over.

My Tarina Tarantino collection:

Barbie Collection

Pink Head Collection

Wizard from OZ Collection

I Love You Collection

Alverde Mademoiselle LE

This is really truly wonderful and enchanting limited edition so far this year! Forget about expensive designer make-up, if you want a doll-like look, this is for you :) Ermm, I meant for me :) The packaging is really cute with little black ribbons on the caps! Also, I hate plastic containers - so, no worry! Alverde has taken plunge into paper packaging- soo planet safe! 

For the past year, Alverde has caught my attention with some really good and chemical-free make-up! Their goal is natural cosmetics, and I applaud to that!

This is what I bought ♥

 

My Juicy Coture Sidekick II

Ain't it super sweet? I looovee it!! And I seriously think that it is the only one in Croatia. I got it from USA a few years ago. It works on T-mobile network only, so I can use it in my country. I cannot stress enough how rare this sidekick is, prices on ebay go off the scale.. But I wont sell mine for any price :)

Sidekick with Paul's Boutique Loves Barbie Zebra purse LE

Lily Flame Candles

Ok, I tough a candle is a candle! Scented or not, there is a little difference between candles in general :) But, I was wrong.. Oh, how I was wrong :) 
I came across this candle brand by accident.. Tried to find some christmas themed or scented candles, (maybe some gingerbread or christmas spice) but no result :( But then, a ray of light haha .. Lily Flame Candles have a large variety of fragrances & they all smell divine! 
My choice was:
Silent Night

& Mistletoe kisses

xoxo

Joy od making my Nescafe Dolce Gusto

So, we have The Machine - Krups Melody II (I also have Circolo but it doesnt work anymore, coz I broke the water tank) 

& some capsules :) Cappuccino regular, Latte Macchiato, Espresso Inteso, Nesquik, Nestea Iced Tea, Cappuccino Ice, Chai Latte :) 

 LE I have found on ebay because they dont sell it in my country yet :( But I seem to find that they are nothing special to taste, so I stick to the regular Cappuccino :)
Also, the coffee is not sweet enough for my taste, so I need to put some extra sugar in my cup :) 

My Pink MacBook

Ain't it super sweet & cool? 

Decorated it myself, even the keyboard :) 

And the skin is magenta.. enjoy xoxo

Best of the best skin products

Moji favoriti za čišćenje kože lica, izbjeljivanje, uklanjanje umornih očiju i postizanje efekta 10-sati sna:

Čišćenje kože

Izbjeljivanje kože

Star Sparkles by Pauline Clifford

Mlada 27-godišnja dizajnerica iz Škotske, Pauline Clifford, ima zanimljiv hobi koji je pretvorila u vrlo unosan posao. Naime, ona po želji svojih klijenata ručno ukrašava njihove cipelice najčišćim Swarovski® kristalima i stvara vrlo zanimljiv individualni modni izričaj. Njezine kreacije nose mnogi poznati kao što je npr. Paris Hilton, Audrey Kitching, Katie Price, Fergie, Justin Timberlake i dr. 
Kako je sve počelo, pitate?
Prije otprilike osam godina, Pauline je dosadilo prodavati cipele u lokalnom dućanu i odlučila je postati svoj šef. Uvijek ju je zanimala moda i svijet američkog blještavila. Svoj prvi posjet La-La landu ili LA-u duguje svom ocu koji je tamo vodio local business. Iako po zanimanju, make-up artist, Pauline je zanimalo nešto drugo. Voljela je ukrašavati cipele svjetlucavim kamenčićima koje su se naprosto isticale u masi.
Kako i danas voli naglasiti, svaki par cipela je ručno ukrašen sa velikom ljubavlju i pažnjom, a ostalo je povijest.
Po želji, Pauline ukrašava gotovo sve vrste cipela. Od omiljenih starki do pa sve do pariških Louboutinka, samo nebo je granica :) A ovaj luksuz ima i svoju cijenu. Ukrašavanje postiže cijenu od najnižih 70 £ do najviših 245 £. Lijepi hobi, zar ne?
Mene je toliko oduševila da sam i ja morala imati svoj par
StarSparkles starki. Kupila sam ih preko njezinog webshopa: 

http://www.starsparkles.com/trainers.html i moram reći da ih naprosto obožavam!!!!

American Food

Znam, nezdravo je i puno umjetnih bojila i dodataka :) ali tu i tamo super je malo uživati u junk food-u. Iako, za moj ukus većina american food-a  ima okus po kartonu.. jedino što mi se stvarno svidjelo je njihov peanutbutter&jelly i to Smucker's Gobber Grape :) Prefino.. Najgori okus definitivno ima Twizzler Strawberry štapići.. A ameri su ludi za njima.. Wonka slatkiši nothing special. Više sam očekivala od njihovih čoksa, recimo Hershey, koja me skroz razočarala.. Bljak bljak i bljak.  Kupila sam ono veliko pakiranje od 198 g (giant bar) mliječne čokolade i za pet min je završila u smeću :) Dobri su Oreo cookies, ali naravno ne ovi obični koji se prodaju kod nas nego preliveni mliječnom čokoladom (coated) koje nabavljam vani. 

Etude House goodie bag

♥ Što je sve sadržano u goodie bag-u?♥

1. Etude House Life is Pink Makeup torbica - mint boja
2. Petite Darling Nails MATTE nail polish - Matte Grey & Purple Milky Way 
3. Etude House Cleansing Dream Fresh Cleansing Water - ili toner
4. Etude House Baby Skin Foundation -  Light Beige
5. Etude House Dream On Pact Slim & Cover SPF25/PA++  - Light beige puder u kamenu
6.  Etude House Baby Skin Base  - Baby Green
7. Etude House Magic Enzyme Pack Peeling
8. Etude House Goodbye Dark Circle Eye Patch
9. Petit Bijou Peach Touch Allover Spray
10. Etude House Hello Kitty Mini Hand Lotion (Hello Citrus Pink)
11. Etude House Eyelash (#14 Volume)
12. Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint #03 Peach
13. Etude House Oh~ m' Eye Line (#01 Black)


♥ Life is pink! ♥

Muscat Cat Tree

Tako je divno kad vaša majka uništi nešto kupljeno prije mnogo mnogo godina... Nema veze da li se to dogodilo slučajno ili ne. Šteta je učinjena i moj mačak će se morati oprostiti od svoje miljenice :-(  Istina pokušali smo zalijepiti staru grebalicu, ali bez uspjeha. E, sad gdje pronaći novu? Dobro da je postoji ogromni trgovački Pet Centar koji subotom radi do 8 (ili do 9) navečer tako da mačak niti ne osjeti da mu nešto fali u prostoru :) E sad cijene.. Jedna pristojna grebalica stoji od 1.000,00 kn pa nadalje (za tu lovu netko normalan može opremiti pola dnevnog boravka u IKEA-i) ovisno o tome što vaš mačak želi na noj raditi. Ako mu grebalica treba samo za oštrenje capica tada možete proći i ispod 500,00 kn.. Za sve ostale mačje perverzije treba posegnuti malo dublje u novčanik ili ispeglati plastiku na rate. 
Meni nekako najbolje primjerke ima francuski Muscat :) Naglasak je na bojama i neobičnom dizajnu:

Slatko, zar ne?I cijene su također pristojne. Mislim, ipak je najvažnija mačja sreća :) 

Etude House

Etude House

"Wanna be sweet?" je moto ovog korejskog beauty brenda! Pored Skinfood i Tony Moly možda i najatraktivniji, a to je dovoljno da privuče pažnju djevojaka diljem svijeta :) Girly pastelne boje proizvodnih ambalaža i povoljne cijene bile su dovoljne da privuku i moju pažnju. 

Orijentirani na baby porculanski skin tan, paleta proizvoda je zaista impresivna. Hranjive maske od meda, jogurta, voća pa čak i sa snagom kisika (O2) te kolagena hrane i njeguju kožu te je čini nevjerovatno podatnom. Dakle, najvažnije je dobro nahraniti kožu iznutra, a zatim sitne nepravilnosti i estetske mane učiniti gotovo nevidljivima izvana. Super, zar ne? 

Ipak, jedina mana ovog brenda je slaba prisutnost na internetskom tržištu. Pored e-baya gdje se isti proizvodi prodaju po znatno višim cijenama (a što se sa cijenom shippinga penje gotovo u nebesa), skoro je nemoguće pronaći cijeli asortiman.. No, naravno da me to nije spriječilo :) 

Uskoro slijedi recenzija kupljenih proizvoda :) yay!!