Feeling extremely in a spring mood and after my March favourites, I thought what could possibly be better than a blush review to get you all ready, pink and glowing for the following spring months. I chose two blush options, one of them a bit expensive and high-end product and the other one a more affordable drugstore alternative. 

The MAC "Mineralize Skinfinish" is one of the blushes belonging to the Mineralize collection which is a relatively newly introduced one. It consists of foundation, concealers,blushes, bronzers and powders. If you're wondering what the difference is between the basic and the mineralize ones, I believe it is the moisturising effect that these products offers along with the soft and oil-free consistency that they have. The reason I like this blush is that it's a mixture of pink with a touch of  shimmer colour and some brown undertones . Basically it's in the same philosophy as the very popular "baked blushes" and aims to give a really natural but at the same time healthy and beautifully pink toned cheek, just what you need for a "natural" or a "no makeup" look. It is pigmented and feels soft and light on your skin. It's shade is called Stereo Rose and you can find it in every MAC store.

The Soap&Glory "Love at First Blush" is one of the best drugstore alternatives to the Mac Mineralize blush. Practically and when compared to the MAC one, it consists of more or less the same colours plus a white colour. Just by moving your blush brush all around these gorgeous carousel of colours you get an amazing shimmer pink toned but with some slight brown undertones result. It looks so natural and wonderful on your cheeks and gives the natural, healthy-looking glow that everyone is seeking into a blush. There is nothing that I don't like about this product as it is an affordable blush that definitely worths the try. However if you're interested in getting it and as the Soap&Glory website doesn't deliver to every country, I would also suggest you have a look on Amazon.

Hope you all liked my post and don't forget to be beautiful and glowing, 

Kisses, 

Alina

MARCH FAVOURITES!

March is almost over and April is just around the corner so what's better than a March Favourites as a post. It's the first time I'm doing a month favourites, however I feel like I should have done it before. After going through everything that I have been using since March began, I finally found the products that I've been totally obsessed with and I'm reviewing them for you.

First things first, when spring comes, I feel like I always need a perfume to match my springy mood and that's why I leave wintery scents back and try to find a perfume which will be smelling like a fresh bouquet of flowers and at the same time fruity and juicy. And there's nothing better than the

•  Juicy Couture La La "Malibu", a gorgeous perfume which immediately brings spring to wherever you spray it. It smells unbelievably well, reminding me of pink flowers and fruity smells, almost like a pink springy paradise which I'm totally fond of. Whoever is seeking for a new fresh and "juicy" smell(as the name indicates), this is the one. 

Moving on to one of my biggest secrets which is obviously going to be revealed now is the reason why my hair looks so shiny, clean and fresh no matter what. This shampoo is much more than promising, especially when compared to its value for money. It's the

• Anatomicals "Peachy Head Shampoo, for Suicidal Hair". I am so in love with this shampoo and I am definitely going to repurchase it because it's a saviour for my extremely damaged and million times dyed hair. It's a paraben free formula and the smell of it, is an intensely peachy one, so for everyone who likes peach, love at first use is guaranteed. Having washed my hair with it for a couple of months I realised how beneficial it was for me and how important it is to my life now. Nothing better than peach smelling hair for the spring months.(you can find it on Asos)

Moving on to makeup favourites, I chose the products which I normally use in a daily basis and have became my holy grail products.

•  The NYX "Dewy Finish" Setting Spray, is a product I cannot now imagine my life without. When I first got it I didn't really thought there could be such a thing to actually keep your makeup flawless for hours but when I first tried this setting spray and had almost an entire night out and I came back I was taken aback by the fact that my make up was just like it was hours earlier and hadn't been smudged or removed at all. It's a holy grail product for me which I definitely recommend to everyone, plus it's price is good too.

•    The MAC Mineralize Foundation, is one more thing that I loved throughout the month. Even though I am not a MAC foundation lover and I always found them not good enough for my skin, this one came to wholly change my perspective. What I love in it, it's the moisturising feeling I get every time I apply it all over my face and also I find it's smell quite good compared to what has been said about the smell of MAC foundations.Also, it's coverage it's medium without leaving the skin feeling heavy which is one of the things that also appealed to me.
• The "Roller Lash" Mascara from Benefit, made me realise that there is mascara which can make my eyelashes amazingly stunning, voluminous and curly. Words aren't enough to express how lovely this mascara is and despite its price I do believe its totally worth it. The lovely packaging can't be ignored of course.
• The Maybelline "24HR Colour Tattoo", is such a pigmented and gorgeous eyeshadow and is really easy to apply and blend with other eye shadows and I wish I would have the whole colour range because it's wonderful. I love the pink gold shade and the feeling of liquid it leaves on your lid when it is applied. I prefer using it on its own to achieve a "no makeup" look or a simple day at university.It can be applied without brushes and that's a certain advantage and is more long lasting than powder based eye shadows. I feel like that this specific shade couldn't get more springy and flowery.

Finally and coming towards the end of the post, a lip balm that loves my lips and makes them soft and kissable during the whole day.

• The Maybelline "Baby Lips, Dr Rescue", lip balm is obviously one of the best since it doesn't only moisturise and nourishes my lips but also gives them a fresh scent of mint and a slight natural pink tone. Such a useful lip balm for dry lips which have suffered during winter and need desperately something to rescue them. 

That's the end of my post and I hope you liked it. Don't forget to follow my blog both on google+ and on Bloglovin' to get updates for when a post comes out. 

Till my next post remember that all of you are beautiful especially in spring,

xoxo, 

Alina 

                             

Mac Cinderella Collection!

           Having waited for such a long time for this collection, I am finally super excited to have it in my hands.So I thought why keep it to myself when I can share my happiness but also my views with you? I was so thrilled and fascinated both with movie and the collection since I've heard so many things about it. Does it finally worth the hype?That's something you'll know by the end of the post.

To begin with, I chose to pick just those products that I thought would worth their money. That's why I got three pieces of the collection to which I'll be referring in detail:

1)"Mystery Princess", Beauty Powder. This is basically a highlighter, at least in the way that I see it, which of course has shimmer in it and aims to give healthy glow and light to your skin. Applying just a small amount of product along your cheek bones, would make them look so shiny and healthy doing the highlighting job pretty well. However, I find it really nice as a finishing powder just by slightly tapping it all over your face giving it a nice glowy shimmer ideal for a "night out" look. The powder is pretty pigmented and I loved how it made my cheeks look healthy. 

2)"Free as a Butterfly", Lipstick:Of course I couldn't miss the lipstick as I am a lipstick addict and can't live without them. I chose the beige nude shade because it's an all day wearable one.It has a lustre texture and it's moisturising, however don't count on the long lasting effect,since you might regularly need to renew it. All in all, although it's not a really long lasting one, I find the shade amazing and easily wearable especially if you are going for the "smokey-eye" look. 

3)"Stroke of Midnight", Eyeshadow Palette:Last but not least the best thing of the Cinderella collection. The eyeshadow palette which is definitely the one thing you need to get if you are not fond of wasting much money on this collection. The palette is a bit pricey but when I tried it I couldn't but notice how unique and beautiful the colours are. The palette consists of 6 eye shadows all with a matte texture. It includes a colour range from a really bright beige/pink one to the wonderful and personally my favourite dark purple. The eye shadows are very pigmented but at the same time easy to blend and by experimenting with all of the shades you can either go for a natural or for a more extreme(smokey purple eye) look. 

These are the products I chose to get as they appeal to my personal interests. I would highly recommend all these products to anyone still thinking whether to get them or not. 

Until my next post, take care of yourselves and be beautiful, Kisses, Alina

Review on Miley Cyrus Viva Glam Lipstick

     After a long time of missing I decided to get back on the blogging track by posting every day or at least as long as I don't get too busy with other stuff. So I am back with a review on the new Mac lipstick which brings the signature of Miley Cyrus.

    It belongs to the Viva Glam collection which basically means that every cent of the selling price of both the lipstick and the lipglass is donated to the Mac AIDS Fund to support people with HIV. I think this is such a nice and caring thing to do through beauty. It serves a really good purpose and tries to help people that face with certain difficulties and have to leave with a disease that will accompany them during their whole life.

  Viva Glam has a basic lipstick collection available all year round and at times celebrities often launch their own(like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj etc). This time it was Miley Cyrus, with a gorgeous pink/fuchsia  fluorescent Mac lipstick which could not but being noticed since it's such a special and springy colour especially now that spring has finally begun. There is not much to say about the lipstick rather than it has an amazing shade, an amplified texture meaning that the colour is a moisturising but also a pretty pigmented one and you could notice that just by switching it in your hand.
  All in all and in order to finish my post I would highly recommend this shade to people who want to make a spring statement with their lip colour and at the same time give money for a good purpose to actually help people with Aids. 

Until my next post have a wonderful time and much love to you all,

xoxo Alina