Would you like to impress me with skincare? Tell me it’s from Croatia. Want to reel me in for the long haul? Add something about natural ingredients and a family business. Want to see total excitement? Mention it’s from Istria! Oh, yes! NASHE organic skincare is handmade natural beauty from the historic city of Pula in Istria. The products are made using only the finest natural ingredients, free from parabens, silicones, and artificial fragrances. The brand is cruelty-free, tested exclusively on people—most often on the founders, Meri and Monika, who create both the formulations and design. Their dream was to…
Pink Fig Beauty
Harper’s Bazaar played me like a fiddle. With their June issue came a freebie—actually, two freebies. And not just any random minis. No. These were from L’Occitane. The only brand I mysteriously forgive for not being 100% natural. I don’t even have a logical reason for this. It’s like when someone asks why you fell in love with that person—you’re not going to reply with a ten-point checklist titled “His flawless family tree.” Love is blind. Period. Subconscious devotion, wrapped in aluminum tubes and Provençal dreams. The gifts? Two little joys from the Verbena line: a body lotion and a…
Back in September last year, I found myself deep in a late-night Google rabbit hole, looking for something – anything – to help with the rough, bumpy skin on my arms. The kind that just begs to be picked at (I know, I know – don’t judge). That’s when I stumbled upon rave reviews for CeraVe SA Smoothing Cream. The price? Reasonable. The ingredients? Promising. I checked the time. The pharmacy was closing in 20 minutes. I needed that cream now. Cue: car, screeching tires, in-and-out mission. Success. First impressions I started with the smaller 177 ml tube (there’s also…
Prada Paradoxe wasn’t love at first sniff. In fact, when I first tested it on a paper strip at the perfume counter, I jumped back like I’d touched something cursed. The scent didn’t speak to me at all. I had no idea what to make of it. Too sweet, too bold, too loud, too… generic. It felt like too much of everything. Something about it made me take a cautious step back and declare, quite dramatically, that we were never, ever, EVER going to get along. If someone had told me back then that just a few months later we’d…
I’m quite curious about the creation process of the JouJou Marshmallow Rose Hydrating Cream from the luxurious Croatian brand JouJou Botanicals. I imagine they had a brainstorming session in Zagreb, and the brief went something like this: “…we want to create a lightweight, yet noticeably nourishing hydrating cream that won’t burden the skin. It won’t be sticky or crumbly, and the skin won’t sweat under it, even in hot weather. It would be great if it could brighten the skin—maybe like the effect when a customer removes our ultra-fine Floral Filter Face Mask. And the scent—we can’t forget that! It…
Funny how makeup priorities change over time, isn’t it? I used to have a meltdown if my skin looked patchy or if someone noticed I was blushing. A pimple on my forehead? I wasn’t leaving the house! Forgetting mascara? Oh dear, tragedy of the highest order—I’d look like a sickly raccoon! But no matter how far back I scroll through my teenage multiverse, one thing I never cared about was… brows. Plucking them? [Big UNFORTUNATELY, yeah.] Sure. But filling them in with a pencil or powder? Never crossed my mind. And yet—just like mascara—a well-shaped brow works miracles. It instantly…
My dream? To find makeup that’s easy to use, high quality, and doesn’t make me feel like I’ve plastered pâté all over my face. I don’t want makeup that transforms me into someone unrecognizable—so much so that even my own partner would do a double take. I just want to look like the best version of myself. That’s the essence of perfect “no-makeup” makeup. So, in collaboration with Elnino, I gave myself a challenge: to minimalize my makeup bag. I’m on the hunt for a solid, go-to beauty lineup—a tiny selection of holy grail items I can depend on 100%.…
If this were a cooking blog, I might be raving about a stainless steel saucepan or a quirky apple corer. But we’re all about beauty here – and today, it’s all about a few fabulous French icons that caught my eye as a little personal way to welcome spring (or simply treat myself!). My top picks? The shimmering Huile Prodigieuse dry oil from Nuxe, the Multi-Perfecting concealer from Guerlain, the Hypnose mascara by Lancôme, and the legendary Terracotta bronzer, also from Guerlain. Vive la France! 😄 Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Dry Oil (Shimmer Version) I love books about French women. I’ve…
How does it even happen that a perfume becomes the ultimate hit of a brand—not just selling like hotcakes and becoming one of the most beloved scents ever, but staying in production for almost 20 years with zero signs of fading popularity? Maybe not even the creators know. I swear it’s a mix of luck, timing, and a sprinkle of perfume magic when a true masterpiece like that comes to life. And yes, today I’m talking specifically about Calvin Klein Euphoria Eau de Parfum. In general, I’m drawn more to perfumes that are lesser known in my circles—so I can…
Let’s talk about a new skincare crush of mine: the 100% Pure Rose Micellar Cleansing Water. This pink beauty has become my go-to for quick evening makeup removal—and let’s be honest, sometimes even early afternoon. Because the minute I get home, off goes the makeup! I don’t want to stamp a full face onto my cat’s fur, after all. But let’s take it from the top… Packaging for Advanced Users Only My first encounter with the bottle was… humbling. Picture this: me, standing in the bathroom, squinting at the cap like Jacquouille la Fripouille from The Visitors, trying to operate…