GG's Saturday Movie: Clueless

I know, I know, it's already Sunday, but not being a professional blogger has its downsides. I don't feel like writing on command, so I think my weekly posts about music, movies and tv shows will pop up irregularly from now on.
This week's movie is a classic for every girly girl. It's the first movie about girls, fashion, and first world problems like when to return a boy's call that I can think of. Sure, the fashion is outdated almost 20 years later, but it's still fun to watch and I liked Alicia Silverstone very much in the role of the rich and spoiled Cher Horowitz.
Cher is a popular girl at her high school and she has friends, money and cool clothes but something is missing: the perfect boyfriend. Searching for a boyfriend is not her only goal, she also tries to turn the new geeky student Tai into a copy of herself because she thinks it would be a nice act of charity.
Clueless is funny, lighthearted comedy, so it's perfect for a girls night. I watched it yesterday with my mom because I accidentally caught it on tv and we ate ice cream and gossiped about the clothes, so it was actually quite a fun afternoon.

Nivea Stress Protect Deodorant Stick review

I was just shopping last weak at my local supermarket and they had these on a buy one get 50%  of the second one sale, so I figured it was a great deal because I love Nivea and I need plenty of deodorant in the summer.

Official description:

Under time pressure, in a meeting or on a date - in our daily life we are often facing stressful situations. Stress sweating is one undesired effect, accompanied by unpleasant body odour. NIVEA Stress Protect Stick is scientifically proven to protect also against stress sweating. Its unique antibacterial formula combines two ingredients - Stress Protect actives and a Zinc complex - giving you reliable anti-perspirant protection against sweat and body odour. Extra Protection also against stress sweating, 48h anti-perspirant protection and gentle NIVEA Care and skin tolerance dermatologically proven.
No alcohol or colorants
Packaging: The bottle has 40 ml.
Texture: Normal stick, not creamy and not too hard.Pleasant, discreet scent.
What it does: I don't know about the stress thing because I sweat like a pig all the time in the summer and I don't wait 48 hours for a shower. I can tell I love it because my arms don't get so sweaty and they feel dry for at least 2-3 hours and that's a big thing for me. I used this even after I shaved my underarms and it doesn't sting or irritates. I like the fresh, clean scent because honestly I noticed this summer perfumes make me a little sick so I quit using them, but I do like to have a discreet scent on me. I had no white marks and I wore black t-shirts too. I don't recommend using roll-ons because those tend to leave some marks, I like sprays ans sticks best. Also, there are no white marks on the skin if you wear sleeveless tops. I basically love this deodorant and I'm glad I got two of them. Now one is in my bathroom and one in my purse.
Price: 17 lei for 2 pieces (about 4 euro) at Billa supermarket
Re-buy or pass: I would repurchase this, but I also like other Nivea products too, so I'll probably buy what ever I find on sale.

Thursday readings: Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty and Everything Glamour by Rachel Zoe and Rose Apodaca

Phew, that was a long title! This week's book is one that I liked more for the illustrations and the photographs than for the actual content. Although I'm not a fashionable person,I do like to read about fashion to try and not make serious mistakes. That's why I bought this book a couple of years ago and let me tell you it wasn't cheap. Rachel Zoe is a known stylist in the US but here in Romania no one heard about her (just the fashionholics), so I didn't know what she was like.
Let me tell you this book didn't teach me much because I don't really like her personal style, nor do I have the money to buy expensive things like she encourages the readers. I get it, you pay more, you get better quality, but I can't save more than a year just to buy an expensive pair of shoes (because otherwise I really couldn't afford them).
Other things are things we all know, to mix and match vintage pieces with trendy ones, to pay special attention to shoes and to use statement jewellery.
There were some things I liked about the book. The beauty chapter had tips and tricks from make-up artists and hair stylists, and there was a step-by-step basic make-up tutorial included. I also liked the travel chapter because she had some great tips on how to pack your luggage. I also liked how she told us we could feel glamorous doing small things, like using eye masks or Evian water to freshen up the face.
All in all I would say it was an entertaining book, but not worth paying much for it.Just read it if you find it a a library or buy a used copy.

La vie en rose - pink accessories for the home (wishlist)

By now I think you know I love pink stuff. Pink on pretty much anything and if I could and my husband would let me there would be some serious pink overdose in our home.So naturally I saw these cute things on vivre.ro today and I made another wishlist.Please note I'm in not way sponsored by them (I wish!) and these are just some personal picks.

One can never have too many cups and this one has also a cute packaging!

I have only two vases, so another crystal pink one would be great!

The colors of the bedding are cute, but what caught my eyes were the pillow cases.Ah, sweet dreams indeed!

I like to burn candles, so these candle holders would look great on my coffee table.

How cute is this serving tray with PARIS?

This lovely colorful cups painting is also something I would like to have on my wall.

And of course, a cute box with the picture of a perfume on it for storing my girly stuff.
All pictures belong to vivre and I have no copyright infringement intention!

Astor Mattitude HD foundation review

First, I must say I'm not the best person to talk about foundations because I admit I only used cheap stuff until now and the only more expensive foundation I had was Revlon Colorstay which I hated because it looked like a mask on me. So this is my first drugstore foundation that's more expensive.

Official description:

Do close-ups make you uncomfortable?
Now, Mattitude HD mattifies skin to High Definition perfection. Shine is banished, pores seem to vanish and imperfections disappear to give you a pixel-perfect complexion no matter how close you zoom. Its unique technology blends tiny micronized pigments with minuscule glass spheres in an ultra-light gel formula ensures 16-hour shine control and real color fidelity for a perfect matte finish that never looks flat.
Pixel-perfect finish even close-up!
Benefits:

• Even, matte, natural-looking finish
• 16-hour shine control
• Oil free and airy light gel formula
• Skin-protective vitamin and SPF 22
• 16-hour color fidelity
• Leaves the skin feeling soft and supple

 Packaging: The foundation comes in a bottle with pump and it contains 30 ml. The pump is very good because it allows you to get as much product out as you want.
Texture: Mattitude is soooo soft, it reminds of those foam foundations and you don't even feel it on the skin when applied. It also smells like vanilla cookies to me, but the scent doesn't remain, so it doesn't bother me.

What it does: From what I can tell, this is the perfect foundation for me. I'm in shade Natural 012, which is supposed to be a dark shade, but it just looks like a second skin to me, now that I'm a little bit tanned. And by a little, I do mean just a little. I think that maybe the light shades might be too light on this one? Either way, just swatch it if you want to buy it and don't buy it online if you don't know your exact shade. Now, for the shine, you do need some powder if you're really oily like me, but at the end of the day I get some shine on the nose and one my forehead. With some touch ups after 4-5 hours, the foundation stays all day. I like the fact it has SPF and it doesn't oxidate or turn orange on me or anything. It didn't come off on my clothes, and my skin was so smooth, like when you use silicone primers (which I didn't). To make a long story short, I love this foundation so much and it's the best I've used so far. It covers redness and small acne, and I made a short demo on this. On my hand I drew a thik black pencil line and as you can see it got it covered and you can't even tell where the foundation is.

I didn't try the trick with liquid eyeliner, but I'm satisfied with the coverage and it's also buildable, so I just apply it in tiny dots where I feel I need some more. It doesn't do wonders though, so for visible acne scars and stuff like that it won't completely cover it.
Price: In my town everything is more expensive because we have only like 3 make-up shops, so it was 50 lei (about 12 euro). I could get this cheaper online, but the shipping would be 2 euro at least and I only needed a good foundation and nothing else for the moment.
Re-buy or pass: Definitely re-buy because I love it so much I don't want to try anything else (unless I get a gift or something).

Parisian inspired home accesories (wishlist)

There's this site I'm checking out every now and then with lots of stuff for decor and I would definitely buy some new accessories for my home if I had the money, of course, so, for now, there are many wishlists I have. Today, I want to share with you some things that caught my attention these days.

These Le Bain bathroom accessories are just too cute. There's a soap holder, a liquid soap dispenser and a toothbrush holder.

I would also love these these paintings in my kitchen, because I'm a coffeeholic, and I love to saviour my coffee every day.

Wouldn't it be great to have this Chocolat jug? I also looove hot chocolate, although maybe not so much in the summer.

What should every coffee lover have? That's right. Some cute tins to keep the coffee fresh and chic.

With coffee we often have something sweet. And this cute La Patisserie de Paris cookie box is just the right touch for a Parisian cafe.

Everything could be served on this strawberry decorated trays.

No kitchen's complete without a clock. I like these cake decorated one.

Another cute accessory for the walls is this Cuisine sign.

And if there's a box for cookies, it's only natural to have one for biscuits too.
So this are the things I would love to have in my kitchen for serving coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. All things are available on vivre.ro.
I do not own the pictures, they are property of vivre and I have no copyright infringement intention.

MY Face Gentle Peeling Gel with Ivy Extract review

Official description: Gently cleans and nurtures for noticeably smoother skin.
Packaging: The gel comes in a tube containing 75 ml.
Texture: It's a white,thick gel with blue exfoliating particles in it. It has a vague scent that is quite common for the MY cosmetics line (just like Nivea skin care cosmetics smell all the same).

What it does: I needed a cleansing gel, but I didn't have much money, so I chose this one from the MY line, which cane be found only in the Billa supermarkets, because it's their own cosmetics line. On the tube it says it's for all skin types for gentle exfoliation, but the exfoliating particles are a bit rough, so I wouldn't recommend this for dry or sensitive skin. I have oily skin in the summer, so I exfoliate my face daily because I just feel the need to. I don't know if I'm supposed to do that so frequently, but I feel like my skin is less oily that way. For me, it's an ok-ish exfoliator.
Price: 7 lei (about 1.50 euro)
Re-buy or pass: I'm not that satisfied with this product because my face feels clean, but not smooth enough after using it, so I don't want to repurchase it.

Ellino Makeup Remover Wipes review

I got this wipes by accident, because someone I know bought them thinking they were simple wet wipes and they just give them to me. I said to myself that since I have them, I might as well use them. Ellino is a Turkish brand from what I could tell from the packaging, and they do have a website, but it's not in English too so I couldn't understand a word.

Official description: None
Packaging: A pack contains 25 makeup remover wipes.
Texture: The wipes are infused with cream, and they have a very nice smell.
What it does: While I like the scent, I think that maybe they're not suitable for sensitive skin. They claim to have aloe vera and vitamin E, and you can use them for eyes and face. The eyeshadows do come off, but the mascara and the eyeliner no, so you do need to use eye makeup remover afterwards. For the face, they're ok, but I just don't feel my face clean enough if I don't use a cleansing gel/foam/cream.
Price: I don't know, but I think they're cheap because they were bought from a small shop.
Re-buy or pass: My skin tolerates them and I don't have any issues, I like the scent and the freshness feeling after using them so I would buy them again.

On Kitty's watchlist: Charmed

Hi, kitties!
Today I want yo recommend you one of my favourite shows of the '90s, Charmed. This series is about three sisters who discover after their grandmother's death that they have magical powers,and they have to fight demons, monsters and all kind of evil creatures to save innocent people.
The special effects are not the best because it's an old show, but I liked the actresses and of course the love stories each of them experience. Almost each episode was created with an "evil of the day", meaning a demon or something they ended up defeating and each season had some sort of strong enemy they had to fight with. It kind of reminds me of Power Rangers :)))).
I'm not a big fan of the final season, and I don't like the way my favourite lovestory between Phoebe and Cole turned out, but what do you gonna do? There are many funny moments and also many episodes in which the girls travel to another dimension, evil twins and all that stuff, so it was quite entertaining.
So if you're out of ideas for a tv show to watch, than maybe you'll remember about this one. Or if you're younger and you didn't see it back then, you could give it a shot now.

GG's Saturday Movie: The Notebook

Hi, kitties!
This Saturday I'm alone again with my cat and I won't be going outside because it's crazy hot, so just maybe in the evening. So, for this Saturday I chose another classic for every girl: The Notebook.I must honestly say I don't even like Nicholas Sparks novels. I've read quite a few because everybody was like "oh, they are so romantic", but I'm sorry the man isn't romantic at all if you ask me, and I didn't like the movies either because I think they're boring. The only one I do like is this one and it's because of the director and the chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. The movie is much better than the book actually.
It's a love story set in the '40s. Allie is this rich girl who's on vacation and she falls in love with Noah, a poor boy who loves poetry and who adores her. But her parents are set to separate them, so when Allie leaves for college, Noah writes her a letter each day for a year, but they never get to her. Time passes by, World War II is starting and Noah too goes on the front. Allie works as a charity nurse and she meets another man who's not only handsome, but also rich and they get engaged.
After the war ends, Noah returns home and buys a colonial house so he can restore it, and that's when Allie sees his picture in a local newspaper, so she decides to see Noah one more time before she gets married, you know, for closure and everything. Only their feelings are stronger than distance and time passed by, so now Allie must chose who she wants to stay with.
There are some really sweet love scenes, and of course the gorgeous Ryan Gosling, so I think this movie will cheer me up big time!
Enjoy!

Friday's Song: Zedd feat. Foxes - Clarity

I know it's summer and everybody is listening to happy, energetic tunes, but this week I've been listening obsessively to this song. It makes me think about my husband. God knows why.


High dive into frozen waves where the past comes back to life
Fight fear for the selfish pain, it was worth it every time
Hold still right before we crash 'cause we both know how this ends
A clock ticks 'til it breaks your glass and I drown in you again
'Cause you are the piece of me I wish I didn't need
Chasing relentlessly, still fight and I don't know why
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?
(Hey-ay, hey-ay-ay. Hey-ay, hey-ay-ay. Hey-ay, hey-ay-ay. Hey-ay, hey)
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?
Walk on through a red parade and refuse to make amends
It cuts deep through our ground and makes us forget all common sense
Don't speak as I try to leave 'cause we both know what we'll choose
If you pull then I'll push too deep and I'll fall right back to you
'Cause you are the piece of me I wish I didn't need
Chasing relentlessly, still fight and I don't know why
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?
(Hey-ay, hey-ay-ay. Hey-ay, hey-ay-ay. Hey-ay, hey-ay-ay. Hey-ay, hey)
Why are you my clarity?
Why are you my remedy?
Why are you my clarity?
Why are you my remedy?
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity? 

Thursday readings: The Bombshell Manual Of Style by Laren Stover

Who doesn't want to be a bombshell? I most certainly would like to be one but a) I'm not pretty enough and b)I hate elegant clothes. This isn't a manual per say , it's more an anthology of what truly makes a bombshell, from clothes and makeup to music and favourite books. Stover deals mostly with old Hollywood divas like Marylin Monroe, Ava Gardner or Lana Turner, but that doesn't bother me since I have a special affinity for the '40s and '50s. If you would like to read about modern days bombshells, than this books won't satisfy you.
It's a short book, I've read it in a day, but I noted some things on my to do list so I can feel like a bombshell at least now and then:
- make a sanctuary out of my bathroom with bath salts, candles and stuff and take a relaxing bath at least once a week (I'm more of a shower kind of girl)
- use some cosmetics and perfumes bombshells like. I don't have the money for Chanel, MAC and co. , but Revlon is not out of my league
- always have a champagne in the fridge to savour a glass when I feel happy, or sad or I just need a drink.It doesn't have to be expensive.
- don't get upset that I can't cook. Guests will like me if I'm always in a good mood and attentive and for that they will forgive my lacking cooking skills.
- find a haircut that actually works for me and not just this long, straight hair I have right now.
- pay attention to details like shoes and nails and then the clothes won't even be a big deal.
That's about it what I can remember, but I do recommend you the book for some fun, light reading.