Michelle Morchella : February 2017

Hello lovelies,

probably a week ago I got my second beauty box from Look Fantastic, which I actually surprised me. I subscribed my first box as a month subscription, so I expected to get only one box ad that's it. When I got announcement from my Post Office, I was happy - angry, because I didn't order the second box, but they sent it to me anyway and took my money from my account. On the other hand I was happy like a child to get a surprising gift. Anyway, I was confused, but then I found out one thing. When I subscribed beauty box, the website auto renewed the order for next month. So please, be aware of that. If you really want to try only one box, make sure you click on "do not auto renew" button on their website.

The Ordinary, Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

I am super excited about this product, because I always anted to try anything from this brand + many beauty bloggers talk about The Ordinaray a lot. This is a facial cream with HA, Glycerin and lot more ingredients I don't understand, but they promise to hydrate your skin like nothing before. If it will help, I'll be more than happy. This is a full packaging and worth around $6.

Borghese, Fango Mud Mask

I got this purple one, which is called Firming Mud Mask for Face and Body. This mask should help with signs of aging, moisturizing and smoothing the skin. Honestly I wish I got the pink one, because that one is helpful for brightening the skin. The full packaging 17.6 oz retails for $100, but I got only a small sample of 0.89 oz so according my calculation this is for $5.

Model Co, Eye Lites Metallic Shadow

I've never heard about this brand before and honestli I spent two days googling this brand and product and girls, I'm probably the most anti technic person or then I can't explain why I can't find this product on the website. So the only thing about this metalic shadow is from the Look Fantastic guide. It gives a gorgeous sparkling and glowing finish. This should be a lightweight formula wearable all day or all night long. No idea how much I would pay or if it is a full size packaging, probably not.

Polaar, Icy Magic Roll On

This roll on eye cream reminds me Puff Off Under Eye from Benefit, don't yout think? The icy rollerball helps to de-puff the eye area and eliminate dark circles. I just tried it on my hand and girl, that is really cooling. Can't wait to put it on my eyes. This is a full size packaging for $32.

This Works, Deep Sleep Stress Less

Another product I am excited for. Lately The Baby Sleep Pillow Spray for a good sleep from the same brand is quite popular now and this product is something similar and I am so happy that I got it in this box. When you're stressed you should roll onto pulse points and breath deeply. This is made from Lavender and Eucalyptus extracts. I've tried it once and it smells perfectly. This is not a full size, but still it is worth $14.

Myvitamins, Catwalk Queen

These vitamins and minerals in 15 capsules (for two weeks) has benefits for hair, skin and nails. I've never believed in these types of pills, so I'm little bit sceptic, but who know. This is exactly a half of the full packaging and it is worth $8.

Calculating?
I paid almost $19 for this box (I don't know if I mentioned that, but this box offeres always free shipping, no matter where you live). I don't know the exact price, because I didn't find the price of the Model Co Shadow, but what I know that I got six products which are worth at least $65. So yes, this box is worthy again.

What am I excited for?
I think this month was much better than the last one. I almost cried when I got my first product from The Ordinary, because I always wanted to try something from them. Also Deep Sleep Stress Less sounds like an amazing product, because I've heard great things about this brand too. The eyecream was a pleasant surprise and the other products are just a nice bonus. Can't wait to try them all.

Would be excited to try any of these products?

Have a great Friday and amazing weekend!

Love, Michelle <3

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Hello guys,

today is Sunday and it means that's time for Happy Sunday Survey. Sunday Survey is another great way to share something from your life, but it's also great opportunity to get to know you guys! The principle is simple, I'll ask five questions, answer them and you can feel free to do the same. :)

1. Today I'm little bit nostalgic when I was looking at old pictures. I found this one of Matthew when he was just a few months old. Now I would like to ask, if you miss your pets as babies ( kitties, puppies and so ...)

Yes, I do very much. I look at old pictures of them pretty often and it feels like its ancient.

2. This Sunday Survey is number 14, how poetic when Valentines is so close. My next question is, how does the perfect Valentine's Day look like?

I don't belong to people who loves with this day, but if I should celebrate it, my perfect Valentines would be a dinner (grilled salmon, green beans, potatoes with a glass of white wine) then watching some movie (not romantic one) and just going to sleep.

3. Do you prefer straight or curly hair?

I wish I had curly hair, but unfortunately my hair are straight as wooden plank. I got a curler for Christmas but haven't tried it yet. I should do something with that.

4. When did you strart to play with makeup?

I think I was probably in 2nd or 3rd grade (7-8 y.o.) when I was stealing mom's very poor makeup collection. I remember a "big trend" at the time which I also did - creating your own "foundation". The recipe was simple. We took a facial cream and added smashed powder / bronzer. We could control how dark the foundation was. How silly, right? But it was quite popular here haha.

5. Margarita or Cosmpolitan?

Well, for me Cosmpolitan if it's not super sour. Mojito and Cosmpolitan are the best coctails I've ever tried.

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All right guys, here are my answers and now I would like to read yours.

Have a great lazy Sunday like one of my sweethearts in the picture!

Love, Michelle <3

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Sunday Survey is inspired by Monday Poll on makeupandbeautyblog.

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Hello guys,

1. Do you do "cart shopping"? If you don't know what cart shopping means - for me it's a term when I "shop" products, add them to cart, look how much I would pay and then close the site.

Yes, I do and very often. It kind makes me feel like I bought, so it calms my passion down to buy everything I see.. Do you know what I mean?

2. What do you think about going for a walk with cat?

Big yes for me! I tried this with two of my cats and I wasn't successful, but lately I've been working with my latest half Main Coon cat, so I hope this time it will work. I don't care that I might will look like a crazy person. I just would like to take my cats out.

3. Urban Decay or Too Faced?

For a long time Too Faced was my top makeup brand, but since last year I started to feel like Too Faced is much better brand for me. I probably like more products from this brand.

4. Are you a person who remembers everything, or do you need everything written down on a piece of paper?

As I mentioned before in my The Happy Planner post, I can't live without planner and table calendar. What is not written on a piece of paper is like it didn't exist.

5. Do you still send postcards when you're abroad or is it just a history?

Yes, I still do. When I was younger, I remember that I was a member of postcard site which was about sending and receiving postcards from random people from all over the world. I loved it.

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All right guys, here are my answers and now I would like to read yours.

Have a great lazy Sunday like one of my sweethearts in the picture!

Love, Michelle <3

I would be more than happy if you join the Bloglovin' party with me (I will follow back). :)

Sunday Survey is inspired by Monday Poll on makeupandbeautyblog.

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Hello lovelies,

today I'd like to talk about my life savior and favorite hair products - Dry shampoo from Batiste. I don't know if I mentioned that before, but for last two years I've been trying to save my hair from dyeing. I think I found the perfect hair care routine which works perfectly for me (I'll talk about it later) and it consists of products and not washing my hair that often. Now, you might think "Urgh, that's gross" and yes I agree, but… This fact actually helped me a lot. In the beginning I washed my hair once a week, now I do it twice a week and because of that, dry shampoo is my savior.

I usually buy this product in local drugstore around $8, so I'm pretty sure you can find it almost everywhere - drugstore, Ulta or Asos. You can choose from many scents and types - 12 to be exact. Origin, Cherry, Floral, Tropical, Fresh scents and more, or diffenernt types - blonde, brunette or deep dark color of your hair (honestly I've heared there is no difference between these three options, but I don't know for sure, I've never tried it). Unfortunately In Czech I can buy just some of them, so I usually go for Tropical, Floral or Origin scents which are my favorites. You get 200ml (6.73 fl. oz.) which is not a lot, but if you don't put too much, you will be able to use at least for a month.

Applying this product is super easy. Before I always shake with the bottle and then just spray it where I need ( but keep in mind always keep the nozzle at least 20 cm from head). Then I massage it through my fingers, brush it and style it as I want to. And that's the whole magic. The spray "thing/formula" is white, so I always make sure, that there is no leftover. It would be awkward to go out with white stuff on my hair, don't you think?

Someone said that this doesn't look good when you reapply it in a few days in row, but on the other hand I think if you don't put too much, it always look good even when I reapply it for 2-3 days. This product "stay" in my hair for six to eight hours, so I think this is satisfactory for normal person with normal needs.

So the final questions are… Would I repurchase it? Do I like? Can I see any cons?

I did repurchase this product for many times and now I have 2 backups. So yes, I do love it. I think for the money this is the best dry shampoo on the market. If I see any cons? No, I don't, but I wish they made a bigger size.

Have you guys tried this dry shampoo? What do you think about it?

Have a beautiful day!

Love, Michelle <3

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Hello guys,

I'll be honest with you guys, I totally forget about this review. I've had this post for about 3 months now, but for some reason I forgot to publish it. So I'm very sorry to everyone who waited for this review too longs. Anyway, let's finally correct my mistake.

I don’t know if I mentioned that before, but I’m not happy with my natural nails. They are weird shaped, never grow long and just look kinda off. After many disappointments at nail salons, me and mom had decided to actually do our own nails. So we bought everything we need to and did our nails for a couple of months before I left to USA. I was thinking about refilling my gel there, in Santa Rosa, but gel nails are not quite popular there (acrylics are) and it ain’t cheap either (I rather spent the money on makeup :D). So I removed my gel nails with the thought „your nails are gonna rest, the will get strong and be prepared for another set of gel when you come back home". One, two, three weeks passed and I was sitting there and writing with my new nails. What a sad story. :D

Finally I gave a chance to press on nails. My one big memory about this type of nails is that it was waste of money. When I was a kid, every girl wanted press on nails, you know, be the queens and princesses, BUT… They never stayed on, not even for an hour. Since then I always evoid these nails and never gave it chance again. But lately I’ve noticed that many girls and women started to wear them again. So I googled the best drugstore brand, went to CVS and bought them. At the end of October I was going to another wedding, so I wanted to try these for example and if they would be good, I wouldve bought more fancy one and wore them on the wedding.

Let’s focus on what I’ve tried. I heard that Kiss Gel Fantasy Nails are one of the best brand in drugstore so I bought one in Ribbons color and in short size. This set includes 28 nails which mean 14 different size, so you definitely find you perfect size, then gel glue, 28 adhesive tabs, mini file, manicure stick and instruction. I think that’s a great deal. Don’t you think?

So you have two options how to stick your fake nails, to your nails. First you can use adhesive bands. Using the adhesive tabs I can see two pros: quick to placing the fake nails and easy removing (they say you should spread nail polish remover around the nails edges, wait and then pop off; but it has one con: it doesn’t last too long. Using the gel glue is totally the other way- it took you little more time to glue your nails, you have to use more acetone on your nails, but it should last longer. So what you choose is only up to you. I’ve decided to use the glue.

Basically what I did… Removed nail polish, cleaned my cuticles, gently filed surface of my nails, wiped nails with acetone, chose the perfect size for each nail, applied glue on the fake nail and my nail to make sure it did work, pressed the fake nail on my nails and hold for 10-15 sec (thumbs were last nails). Just a little tip. You should apply the nails in the evening, when you’re done with shower and with other things you do during the day. Why? Because water is the worst enemy for the glue. When you apply the nails, you must avoid water at least for an hour. So I think the time before you go to bed is the best time to do the nails. your nails will set during the night and the glue won’t be in touch with water at least for 6-8 hours.

First impression: Maybe I applied a lot of glue, because at some nails my cuticles are sticked to the fake nails and it feels weird, maybe even little bit painfull. I hope it will feel better tomorrow. Second thing, my nails feel kinda heavy, but I believe it’s just the feel you need to use to. Otherwise I love how it turned out and how it looks like. It looks like I have pretty done manicure altough it’s noticeable that my nails are fake. But I don’t mind, because who doesn’t have?

First day: I applied my fake nails in evening, so the next day as I expected I was able to peel off my cuticles from the glue, which is perfect. I took two long showers, washed my hand milion times (just let you know, I’m kinda freak in washing my hands) and nails are still on. So far I think it’s great.

Second day: Nails are still on. No peel off anywhere. It still looks nice, but I’ve noticed some scratches on surface, nothing horrible, but it’s still there.

Third day: Took a long bath, washed dishes many times, worked, cleaned,… the nails hasn’t moved at all. I felt very good about them. :)

Fourth day - Twelfth day: I really didn’t know what different I should've said. These nails were still on and didn’t move or peel anywhere. I was very surprised. I didn’t expect anything like these. I’ve heard that they should stay on 5-7 days, according me, it will be longer. :)

Thirteenth day: I was noticing little peeling on seven nails, but it’s no big deal. They were still on and hold perfect.

Fourtheenth day: Well, believe or not, exactly in two weeks my nails popped off. And guess what.. It was on wedding day (not mine obviously :D). I argued with myself if I should leave them and just wait till they pop off on their own, so I would give you guys honest review, or if I should've removed them and tried another set. So, I decided to be honest with yout guys, so I let them be, didn’t remove anything. And unfortunately, first nail popped off two hours before the wedding ceremony and next four nails popped off during the wedding. Thank God, for the adhesive tabs, so I could've reapplied them again. :D After the wedding I removed all nails.

RESUME: These nails are amazing, they last pretty long, they are good looking, durable, don’t chip or having scratches on the surface. It’s easy and quick to apply them and remove them (comparing to gel nails). It’s definitely cheaper than salon nails, just be prepared that you need to apply them every 2 weeks. After all I have some cons for these nails. First one is - you never know when they popped off, so when you notice the first peeling off, you should bring adhesive tabs or nail glue anywhere you go. Second one is -when you remove the nails, you have to use soaked cotton pads with acetone. Third one is - no matter how nail glue is for nail, it does some damage to your nails. Because of that, I rate these nails with 3 stars.

Would I try it again? Yes, but I see these nails as an option for fancy events, vacations or something like that. I wouldn't probably use them as my regular everyday nails. :)

Have you guys tried press on nails? And what do you think about them?

Have a gret day!

Love, Michelle <3

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