Random favorites I

Hi, kitties!
I thought I would share with you some of the things I like, even though they can't be inserted in a specific category on the blog. I told myself as soon as I have at least 5 random things I like, I would make a post.That way, you can also know me better,right?

First of all, these is my current favorite snack. This are basically baked bread rolls with cheese flavor. I won a contest sponsored by Maretti Romania (thank you!) and they gave me a box full of these. I ate 14 bags in about 5 days. Don't do what I did, because one bag has over 460 calories, so... I just couldn't help myself. In my defence, I didn't feel hungry so I only ate fruit besides these.

I didn't know if I should be ashamed of showing you pantyliners, but I figured this blog is meant for girls, and we all use them so why not? I recently discovered these Bella pantyliners because I was intrigued by the "green tea" scent. And now I love them. They are very thin, I don't feel them when I wear them, they are made out of cotton and they help with keeping that area fresh.

This is how they look like. They also have a very affordable price.

These are my new favorite socks. I love wearing cozy socks when it's cold outside and I found these in a little store. I bought 4 pairs and I think I'm going to stock up on them. They are so incredibly soft and they keep my feet warm.

Now we're entering a bit the beauty area. These is my new favorite nail polish remover. I didn't do a whole review on it because there's not much to say about it. It's from Farmasi, it's acetone free, has a slight strawberry scent and the most important thing of all, it removes the nail polish quick and my nails don't get damaged in the process.

This is a facial sponge I bought in my latest order from Oriflame. It's the first time I'm using a sponge to wash my face and I just wonder why the heck didn't I do this earlier. The sponge was 3 or 4 lei (about 1 euro).

And finally, this foot file is part of a Christmas set from Oriflame. It's like a regular file, so it gets the job done, but look how cute the design is. I love having Christmas related things during winter time.The file was 6 lei (about 1.5 euros).
So, that's all folks, for now at least. Stay tuned for some upcomming reviews on my latest Oriflame purchases.

TESTED: Egyptian Magic Cream

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So, for almost a year now we have Egyptian Magic in Romania too. I mean the real thing, not the fake ones, and lately they had a free testing campaign, so I requested a free sample.I got it very quick with a 15% off coupon on my next order. I got only one 1 ml sample, but it was enough for 4 uses, meaning twice the use I usually get out of that kind of sample.
This is an organic cream made of olive oil, beeswax, honey, bee pollen, royal jelly and propolis extract. It's supposed to be good for about anything: face, lips, hands, skin, scars, hair, baby's skin, helps heal bruises and it's a good lubricant.
Now, because I only had a small sample I used it on my face. I read online that it's not that good for oily skin, but I tried it anyway and...I hate it. It's very thick, looks like Vaseline and feels the same too.

I have combination skin, but with this cream on my face I looked very oily. It didn't break me out or something, but I just don't like the feel of it and I didn't see any special effects and I know I shouldn't expect to see something after only two days, but considering this cream has a 25 euros price tag I expect to see something amazing from the first use.
So, if your money's tight like mine, don't waste it on this expecting a miracle, but if you can afford it give it a try, I hear many people swear by it. I guess, like with every cosmetic product, it's a matter of what's good for you, not what the commercials or others say it's good.

Celebrity crushes

I'll admit it, I'm one of those girls who gets crushes on actors, singers, athletes, you name it. If they're cute I'll stay through a boring movie or I'll buy their music album. Kinda lame you say? Well, a girl can dream, can't she?
That's why I'm looking forward to the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. I'm not so much into the books. I didn't hate them but I didn't love them either. For the movie I'm just curious how the moody Mr. Grey will turn out. And I have to say, that Jamie Dornan guy is kinda hot.

And speaking of hot guys. You know how there are some men who look better with the age? I think Justin Timberlake is one of them. When he was younger I didn't really care for his curly hair or for that goofy smile of his, but now...to put it  bluntly, I'd hit that ;)

REVIEW: Farmec Obsesie Fantasy Deodorant

Official description:
Obsesie Fantasy Deodorant is addressed to women who desire a deodorant that would offer them protection against perspiration and veil them in a charming perfume. Having and extended action duration (48 hours), Obsesie Fantasy Deodorant offers protection against the bad smell of perspiration, and the hair inhibiting complex, Rar- Epil, slows down armpit hair growth, reducing the frequency of depilations. Aluminium chlorohydrate free. Packaging: Green tube containing 75 ml.Texture: This deodorant seems more like a liquid and it's not your typical foamy formula you usually find in spray deodorants. What it does: Farmec is a well known and much loved cosmetics brand so I wanted to try one of their deodorants because I'm tired of my Cien ones. The Cien ones smell nice and they do the job, but the spray ones (I like spray deodorants best) leave a cloud of product behind and sometimes I'm coughing like crazy when I apply them and I imagine that can't be healthy. Also, I was intrigued by the fact that Obsesie (which translates Obsession) is aluminium chlorohydrate free. I don't know about that Rar-Epil complex, but what I can tell you for sure is that this deodorant smells almost as strong as a perfume does, so I don't think it's suited for those who don't want the deodorant to mix with the perfume scent. I personally don't mind because I'm double assured I'll smell nice all day. There are 4 other versions of this deodorant and I'll most definitely try them all.Price: 6 lei (about 1.5 euro) at a local supermarketRe-buy or pass: It's on my shopping list. P.S. Sorry for not using my own photo. Blogger had some issues while posting these and my picture got lost somehow. 

BOOK BITS: Young Adult books

This is going to be a new type of post on my blog, when I read some books who are plain boring and don't even deserve a negative review.
So, after reading Hopeless, I jumped on the YA train (again) and I started to read some recommendations on goodreads. Well, unfortunately, I found 3 books who were not entertaining for me, so now I'm on a reading break again. Let's do the in order, shall we?

The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
I thought this was going to be sensitive and touching like Hopeless. Well, not. It's about this girl, Camryn whos' going on a bus without having a destination in mind because of he problems she has. She meets a weird boy named Andrew and they both start a road trip together. I didn't like the fact that Camryn and Andrew were just two horny teenagers and I didn't buy their love story for some reason. Also, the ending is written like in a rush. You have the dramatic point and then about 2 pages where the author wraps everything up. There's also a second book, but I don't even care to read it.

There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
This also had great reviews online and I don't know why. The story is about Blake, Cole and a group of friends, all orphans who grew up together. Blake and Cole were a couple in high school and they broke up when he left for college, but Blake still loves him and they are supposed to be best friends although Cole says all the time that Blake is more important to him than all his short term girlfriends. I just didn't get it why they weren't together from the beginning because they had no real reason to stay apart. Anyways, the story gets more tangled because there are many secrets in their past, secrets involving their real families. Honestly, I found everything to be so over the top like the author wanted to write about The Godfather or something. Too much unneeded drama and unlikeable characters. I don't care about the other books in this series either.

Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
This one is just too cheesy and cliche. It's about this girl Taryn who owns a bar and a hot shot movie star, Ryan Christensen and they fall in love because she's the only one who loves him for what he is, not for his movie characters. Bla,bla,bla. Sooooo many boring scenes with lame jokes and movie quotes I didn't even understood. I never finished this one and I don't care for the second book.
So, these are the YA books didn't impress me. I know I'm 27 years old, but there are other people too who read YA although they're older. These were just too immature and many teenage girls wouldn't be happy with them either.

REVIEW: Beauty UK Naill Gift Set in Midnight Minx

Official description:

We thought we'd take a selection of our best selling, utterly fabulous nail polish colours, turn them in to mini versions (that actually aren't that mini!) and put them into three themed collections in a pretty package....then someone in the office had a hot flush and decided we should sell them at less than a fiver!

Packaging: The nail polishes are not really mini size because they have 8 ml each, and that's how sometimes normal size nail polishes come.
Texture: Some of the colors are more liquid than the others (the blue and the lilac shade). Only the black one is matte and the others are all a little bit sparkly.
What it does: Beauty UK Romania were having a 50% off sale, so I decided to buy a nail polish gift set because I don't have that many colors. And since it was just the beginning of fall (it was October) I decided to go for this color combination because they seemed to be fall colors. Oddly enough, the darker colors (black, blue and the lilac I first thought was purple) were not that pigmented and I had to apply 3 coats for the true color to show up. The black is matte, but still shiny and that's something I like because I don't like matte nail polishes at all. If you're a fan though, this gift set is not for you because the colors are mostly on the sparkly side. The nail polishes stay on my nails for about 3-4 days because I do many house chores like washing dishes by hand or scrubbing my oven or things like that, but I'm pretty happy with the staying power.

The black shade in 3 coats

The blue shade, also in 3 coats.

The dark red shade

This is a silver grey shade.It's very nice

The lilac shade seems to be purple in the bottle but it's lighter on the nails.

The last nail polish I thought it was going to be a boring yellow shade (I hate yellow in general), but it's a beautiful golden color. I think it will look great together with the the dark red for Christmas.

Price: 18 lei (about 4 euros)
Re-buy or pass: I would buy other gift sets too, asides the Urban Girl one because they seem like pastel shades and I'm afraid they're not that pigmented.

REVIEW:Suddenly Madame Glamour by Lidl EDP

Official description: None. Unofficial, it's supposed to be a dupe for Coco Mademoiselle.
Packaging: The packaging is nothing too fancy, but I've seen and had more expensive perfumes than this and the packaging wasn't that great. At least is has a pulverizer. The bottle contains 50 ml.

Texture: Golden colored perfume.
What it does: I never smelled Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle, so I can't say if it's a dupe or not. Lidl's perfume is a citrusy one and I feared it would be very synthetic smelling. Of course it's not going to be like the luxurious corespondent, but I'd say if you want something to wear on daily basis without bothering the others around you, or maybe at home (don't laugh, I wear perfume all the time because it makes me feel like I'm put together even if I'm a mess in comfy clothes and with no make-up on), than you won't have anything to lose if you give it a try. The lasting power is not that big, just about 3-4 hours, but like I said, you can use 2-3 bottles of this a month and it's still cheap as hell.
Price: 15 lei (almost 4 euros) in Lidl supermarkets.
Re-buy or pass: Yes, I will definitely buy it again and I'll also try other scents from Lidl.