Luxury Christmas Gift ideas

Hi lovelies,

So Christmas is all arround let’s just into the gift ideas. If you have miss my wishlist read it first here.

Now I will list the most expensive ones, which I would say they all worst the money and investment in this season or they are timeless classics. There are only the things, which I would also invest in and keep or gift it to my family.

Céline sunglasses: my absolute favourite is Audrey, which is discontinued, but you can still buy them second hand, but also the new bit more sqaured models are amazing.

YSL Cardholder: normally I would not say to buy small luxury goods but if you are on a lower budget these look one of the best of any cardholders because of their pretty logo.

Lady Dior Bag: comes in 4 sizes, one of the most iconic bag, so I do not think I have to explain… of course you can buy it in vintage too.

Gucci Dionysus: there are many variation, probabaly the canvas is the most common but look it in green! Is not that stunning? (bit of  Versace style)

Burberry: The classis Check Cashmere scarf in Archive beige- very soft and unisex.

Burberry trench coat

Chanel Boy bag

Chanel pump or balerinas

Alexander McQueen Leather Show Sneaker: all upper class teenager’s dream shoe:

Omega Seamaster 1948 or Driver 300m watches were always a big dream to any gentlemen, of course you can choose from other Swiss Brands…

Acne Studios: Jensen Leather ankle boots- this Chelsea similar bootie is a must have

Tailoring and Handmade shoes: always a real luxury to be fitted. If you live in Russia than furs too.

Dyson hairdyer

JBL Sound bar

Apple devices

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5 Must have bags for every budget in 2018

Hi lovelies,

Thank you for reading my blog. Today’s post will be about bags which should be a basic in all women’s closet. I am going to list them from larger to smaller in 3 categories: luxury: these will be investment bags from the biggest haut couture houses, mid-range: still expensive, but not a luxury Brand from quality materials (ca. 100-400 EUR )and finally fast fashion as the cheapest option. I have to admit a few facts: I will not suggests brands which I have tried and the quality was weak  – mainly goes for fast fashion, I will not suggest to buy copy or dupes of a luxury brand’s product and I am totally against adulteration. The fast fashion examples will be just nice alternatives for luxury or mid-range products. All of them I would happily accept with. TIP: try to buy from local designer or use etsy for real treasures.

1. Dark Tote Bag : women have days when you have to carry a lot, specially in Winter, so nothing more suitable than a tote, which is a big everyday bag.

• Luxury:
  

  Louis Vuitton: Neverfull GM (Damier Ebene)- 1400 USD

  Louis Vuitton: Graceful MM (Damier Ebene)- 1440 USD

  Tom Ford: Medium T Tote (Taupe)- 1190 USD

  

  

  
• Mid-range:
  

  Michael Kors:Jet Set Trvael Medium Seffiano…- 380 USD

  Longchamp: Le Pliage Shopping Bag L (Navy)- 145 USD

  

  
• Fast Fashion:

Zara and H&M faux leather tote bags, both ca 30 USD

2. Backpack: the casual bag for everydays, also ideal for my biking lifestyle. Easy to carry and enough to pack.

• Luxury
  

  Gucci: GGMarmont quilted bagpack- 1890 USD

  Chloé: Faye backpack- 1850 USD

  

  

• Mid-Range
  

  Coccinelle: Leonie – 285 EUR

  

• Fast Fashion
  

  Parfois and Zoe&Co faux leather bagpacks: undr 50 USD

  

  

3. Black Chain Crossbody bag: jolly joker of every wardrobe: for all occasions or everyday.

• Luxury
  

  Chanel: Boy Bag- 4300 USD

• Mid-Range
  

  Pinko:Love Bag- 255 EUR

  Petrity: Amy with chain belt- 115 USD

  Massimo Dutti: Leather Crossbody with chain details – 115 USD

  

  

  
• Fast Fashion
  

  Parfois and Zara both under 40 USD

  

  

4. Mid Crossbody bag: other everyday bag, but can be transfer into summer evening if they having a blush color or flower motives.

• Luxury
  

  Chloé: Drew Bag (blush)- 1850 USD

  Chloé: Medium Nile – 1790 USD

  Mulberry: Amberley (Brown)- 1150 USD

  

  

  
• Mid-Range
  

  Furla: Metropolis- 300 – 425 USD

  Sézane: Claude – 295 EUR

  

  

  
• Fast Fashion
  

  Endless options for that:)

5. Evening clutch: no words to say about it, you should own one for evenings!

• Luxury
  

  Alexander McQueen: Queen and King- 1795 EUR

  YSL: Monogram Clutch

  

  
• Mid-Range
  

  Ted Baker: Verda- 70 GBP

  Ted Baker: Giant Knot Bow- 229 GBP

  Valentino by Mario Valentino Tassel clutch- 90 EUR

  

  

  
• Fast Fashion
  

  Examples from Zara and Chi Chi London under 50 USD

  

  

+1 Ultimate summer bag of 2018: Natural bags from Nini Molnar, Sezane, Oysho, Zara- this is the trend I will have this summer, but do not worst an investment so rather go for a fast fashion version.

I hope you liked my list, comment you thoughts.

Read more: 2018 April hauls High end beauty products I wish to try SS18 in my wardrobe

Xoxo,

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2018 April hauls

Hi lovelies,

We are having a coupon days here in Hungary, so I just would like to show you my purchases. Yes, I spent a lot, and I have not purchase a lot of things for months…warning before you start a crazy spending read my Clear out tips.

Beauty, health and skincare:

Usually I am the person who buy economy packs on a lower price at drugstores like Nivea Micellar Wipes for travel, Tampa, Libresse, Always and Listerine will be enough for the next half-year. I wanted to try out Botanical conditioner, but bought two oldies, Fa have new smells, while Dove with cucumber was so fresh. I did buy some deodorants, toothpaste and shower gels to my husband.

Honestly I wanted some Catrice products, but they were sold out on the very first day’s morning (wow How?) …. so I have repurchased two things, which are great but not cruelty free this Maybelline concealer and L’Oréal Lash Paradise (I know that Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara is a cruelty free alternative, but it is pretty hard to get in Hungary) both was on -50%. Real Techniques finally arrived to Müller, it is a bit more expensive than at iHerb, but still affordable, specially with 20 % off. Last thing was Chanel Powder, you might know that I have made a big clear out and nearly all of my powders were old and outdated, so I have purchased with giant in the promotion, I hope I will love it…

Cruelty free finally, I went i to The Body Shop to repurchase my favourite Vitamin E cream, they do have a new formula for normal/combination Skin so I am going to give a try. Of course I could not leave without the cult Shea Body butter, which is our other fav with my husband. Drops of Youth cream has a bigger packaging in a jar, as so many friends recommended and Vitamin E Eye cream was out of stock, I picked this one. Other free will be just samples, all of them are chosen by me, the serum was free, while two Masks for 300 HUF (1 EUR) due to the loyalty card. I did have 20% off by the coupon. Pupa (Italian make up and Skin care brand-might be cruelty free) launched their mask line, so this is a Bamboo Charcoal deep cleaning peel off mask and 2 packages of eye patches.

Let’s go back to training, so at Biotech USA: Hungarian and former American nutrition brand – I have bought some shakes from the women line, repurchased L-Carnitine, which I love to use before running, feels like to able to run more. And Spirulina food supplement: alga based bacteria, which helps to get a bit more well-balanced. Links:here

Clothes

I tried to follow my Spring wardrobe wishes and skip purchasing items, which are Already in my wardrobe. Most of the places Galmour coupons give 20 % off from new collections.

There are some gifts for my husband from his favourites: polo T-shirts fromHeavy Tools (shopshop), short from Springfield ( shop)and a Levi’s (shop)511 summer edition trousers. (All 20 % off)

Intimissimi is my number 1 underwear brand: sexy, quality lace and comfort. I wanted to have a flowered bra, actually not this, but is was much better and my hubby picked this body in their  catalogue – it was expensive but it is relatively rare that he point on something for me… so soft and comfy.

Calzedonia is the brand which i am only purchasing on sales, they are so expensive…

Mango‘s white blazer goes to my basics, really versatile for formal events with trousers, dresses. I really love in love with this soft knitted top’s browny-golden color. top blazer

Finally I have found my culottes: H&M white-blue stripped, fits really to my new white blazer and blocked hills.

Lastly, Promod was not on the promotion of the magazine, but they did have a promotion for “Ma Carte” holders on 2 items. Honestly I wanted to buy one of their flower dress, but it was not worked on me, so I choose these two: raspberry and green color dresses. Buying a good dress was pretty hard this season as most of them are super mini or under the knee length dresses in the stores, neither of them ideal for my lifestyle on bike. green   silky

I hope you have enjoyed my haul. More hauls from me: The bronzer issue with some haul, What we bought in Thailand , Asos haul and Anastasia Beverly Hills Haul.

Do not forget to wash your clothes before you first wear them !

Xoxo,

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High end beauty products I wish to try

Hi everyone!

This post will be again a wish list like I did previously: My Sephora wishlist Spring wardrobe wishes but it will be expensive products, which I have never ever tried. Might you will see that I mentioning more products or same brands If you have already try these, comment below what you think I should invest in. Sometimes I will mention 2 or 3 icons, even I try to minimize:) I also wanted to find the sizes and US prices… and photos from google!

FACE

Primer:

• Marc Jacobs- Under(cover) Perfecting Coconut Face Primer: “It hydrates, smooths, and preps the face for makeup application.” all what I would need and the packing is so classy and stylish. It is ideal for normal and dry skin so might be my combination skin would not love this, but it is contains coconut exact…hmm
• • $44/30ml=1oz at Sephora.com

Foundation:

• Chanel: Vitalumiere Aqua: “Ultra-Light Skin Perfecting Sunscreen Makeup SPF 15″I love light coverage like BB or CC creams, this is a water based foundation, which you have to shake before usage, although it is called sunscreen makeup with spf 15 it is not much protection in it, but can be ideal for a fresh Spring or Winter makeup. Why they put perfume and probpylparaben in it?
• • $50/30ml=1 oz at chanel.com

• Giorgio Armani- Luminous Silk Foundation: I have heard too many good things about this, even it contains parabens… I have tried once at their make-up counter and OMG all day long, light to medium coverage, all I want from a foundation.
• • $64/30ml=1oz at sephora.com

Concealer:

• Yves Saint Laurent: Touche Éclat- “The original face highlighter and #1 essential for your makeup bag.” I only had dupes of this from NYX or Pupa or L’Oréal, it is so expensive but as I have tried my mom’s one (she always repurchase it) it is one of the best high end concealer (which is actually a highlighter)and under eye brightener…
• • $38/2,5ml at yslbeautyus.com

Contour:

• Cream:Charlotte Tilbury – Hollywood Contour Duo:I do not have a contour cream at home, but I like the idea of this products and really good reviews on the sites… easy to apply and a hint of simmer, which is ideal for my pale skin tone.
• • $67/2×12 ml=0,14 oz at charlottetilbury.com

• Powder: I rather use a bonzer-highlighter combo

Blush:

• Chanel- Joues Contraste: “Unique powder blusher imparts a flattering radiance to cheeks. Remarkably silky texture for easy application and subtle shading. Accentuate cheekbones for a youthful look. Softer tones around the eyes soften expression and rejuvenate.” Do not know the shade yet, because so much are so beautiful: In love- nice baby pink, Élégance- mauve pink ect.
• • $45/0,17oz at chanel.com

Bronzer:

• Guerlain- Terracotta The Bonzing Poweder: the original matt formula in so many shades. “This bronzing powder naturally reproduces varying shades of the sun, offering women an instant natural glow, at any time of year, in one quick, easy motion. Its formula, enriched with moisturising active ingredients, does not dry out the skin. It ensures long-lasting comfort.” Might will buy it as my Bobbi Brown will be empty….
• • $53/10g=0,35oz at sephora.com

Highlighter:

• Hourglass- Ambient Lighting Palette: 3 pans have every color you need for a pale skin, it is comes with a nice big mirror.
• • $62/3×3,3g=0,11oz at hourglasscosmetics.com

Powder:

• Guerlain- Météorites: this powder is just simply stunning and really nice to have it next to a matt powder for glowing days. Can not decide between the compact,voyage or the pearls. “Today, the Météorites hold the secret to Stardust technology – a light-creating polymer, which transforms light invisible to the naked eye into a pure and endless glow on the skin. A subtle blend of matte, rosy and radiant blue-toned white pearls, combined with corrective coloured pearls – yellow to counter redness, pink for freshness and mauve to catch the light – they light up the face in an illuminating and corrective halo to give endless radiance.”
• • $63 /25g=0,88oz at nordstrom.com

EYES

Brows:

• Anastasia Beverly Hills- Dipbrow Pomade: it is a so big cult now, of course I want to try it like crazy. “Smooth application, waterpoof, smudge-proof, can be used as brow definer and as eye liner.”
• • Ł19/4g at cultbeauty.co.uk

Liner:

• Kat von D- Tattoo Liner: Liners in my everyday make up to go, maybe cat eye is my signature of look, so far I want to try the most hyped back liner (Topper) at market now. I nearly purchased it last month in Bangkok at Sephora but there were out of stock of  black color…
• • $20/0,55ml=0,19 oz at sephora.com

Eyeshadows: that is the category which I would say too many good ones to choose and it is really hard to buy a real high-end palette in Hungary, that is why I only have: Mac eyeshadows in 4 or L’Oréal: La Palette Nude- which I wish to replace with a real good nude palette like Tarte or Urban Decay. Too Faced Chocolate palette is pretty but I think I would not like the smell of it and ABH- Modern Renessaince is just stanning. So what do you think ? Comment below your recommendation.

Mascara:

• Dior-Diorshow: It is blonder and fuller the lashes and it has in brown and blue too with my favourite type of brush…
• • $29,50/10ml=0,33 oz at sephora.com

LIPS

Lipstick:

• Yves Saint Laurent: Volupté Tint-In-Balm: its packaging is more that stunning. “A lipstick combining melting balm care with glowing sheer color”- tend to have a nude form them.
• • $34/4g at yslbeautyus.com

• Tom Ford- Boys and Girls: 50-50 too many shades, so heavy to decide, but there are so gorgeous…
• • $36 at tomford.com

I hope you enjoyed my list:)

Have a beautiful day!

My parfume collection

Hi everyone!

Warm welcome on my blog and keep reading if you are interested in my current favourite perfumes.

So I did owned a few perfumes in my life, so of them was so memorable, like Aquolina: Pink Sugar during my teenager parties and night outs or Moshino:Funny which I still love as for a really lightweight parfumes, everyday perfume.

Usually I have a few parfumes for different occasions, so I do not have a real statement parfume like a lot of people do, I always have favourites. I have a weird habit, that I keep a tiny bit at the end of the bottle till I do not repurchase them.

My current collection:

• Lancome- Trésor- Midnight Rose: Probably this is my favourite, just finished the 3rd bottle of that sophisticated sweet fragrance. I love its sweetness, berry fruity smell with a touch of rose and woody undertone. According to Fragnatica it has raspberry rose absolute. It is similar to my other fav: Pacco Rabbane: Black XS
• Carolina Herrera-212 VIP Rosé: It has a gorgeous and sporty rosegold bottle fruity and floral, but more floral them the Lancome one, and it is really gives the feeling of a dry fruity, sparkling rose or rose champagne. Fragnatica and my Valentine’s day choice
• YSL- Black Opium Floral Shock: It is the new version of Black Opium, which was too intensive coffee smell for me, but this baby gets a bit more fresher floral and fruity top and middle notes, which makes for me more wearable and love the coffee as a base note of it. Fragnatica
• Zadig et Voltaire- This is her!: probably the most unique perfume which I have ever smelt. I is my non-floral fragrance with woody,vanilla, powdery notes. This mystery reminds me of a chestnut tree.  Fragnatica
• Chanel: Gabriella: honestly I have just purchased it used only 2-3 times, that this is the first ever Chanel perfume, which I like due to its citrus-floral-bit sweet combo, might be I like that it is more sweeter than other Chanel and it is gives the feeling of being an adult woman. Fragnatica

I hope you have enjoyed my list and looking forward of your comment below about your favourites.

xoxo

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What we bought in Thailand

Hi everyone!

Thailand is a shopping paradise, but also a culinary heaven, so we did most for our gourmet taste and less for shopping and also spent most of our pocket-money on travel:).

So markets and street foods are relatively cheap there, international brands are rather expensive. That is the cause I did not purchased anything at Sephora there, it was 30-40% more expensive than in Europe and also so dirty and lack of selection, so  My Sephora wishlist still on due but might will order them from brand websites…

Clothes at markets are really cheap, specially if you bargain. You can spend a whole day doing that, but the clothes are the same what you can order from asian websites  like aliexpress or shein. So did not wasted our time and travel weight on it. Only bought and elephant trousers which is rather touristic item, but linen and 3 scarves as gifts.

We did bought some local products like coconut oil, teas and tiger balm. Some postcards, beer fridge or holder (or I do not know what it is just they do serve beer in it), magnets (15)as for souvenirs. Dry durians! we did not try it on spot, because it was prohibited due to its smell at hotels, transportation and at Bangkok Chinatown we felt its smell uff… so we left it for the last day and did not find it in Kata, Phuket.

And a lots of products from 7eleven, most of them just unknown for us, but they do like chocolates with green tea, alga snack, sweets, sauces and instant soups ect.

At duty-free Phuket the following sweets:

Duty free Doha:

• cigarettes my husband smokes unfortunately and it was a way cheaper than at home – he does not know that he will have a quitting therapy soon:)  
• Clinique BB cream (really like it and my Bobbi Brown one will over soon)
• perfumes: Chanel: Gabrielle (got from my hubby) and a men’s Paco Rabbane

If you are interested in my packing list please read my previous post and stay turned!

xoxo