HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BLOG! / SRECAN RODJENDAN!

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Hello darlings, so on August 31st last year this blog was born and as cliche as it sounds I can`t believe that entire year has passed! First I want to tell you how grateful I am for every single person that takes their time to read my posts and/or follows  me.

And sometimes it feels crazy to just sit there and write (and pretend there are hundreds of people that will read that!) about things I love or just some personal things that I don`t feel comfortable sharing with people that know me, but all in all this is my hobby and something that I enjoy doing. This year was one of the craziest in my life, with a lot of nice moments but also year that I have touched my rock bottom, and one of rare things that was stable during everything was this blog. Thank you all for sticking with me through everything and making my days so much better.
Hope you will be ready for a loads of new content and maybe a little giveaway soon :)

Love,

Sparklygoddess

Cao drage moje, na danasnji dan pre godinu dana sam osnovala ovaj blog i bez obzira sto zvuci kao klise ne mogu da se ne zapitam kako je ova godina proletela! Prvo zelim da vam kazem koliko sam zahvalna za svaki minut vremena koji neka od vas izdvoji dok cita moje postove i/ili me prati.
I nekada i sama sebi budem smesna dok pisem ovde (i pravim se da stotine ljudi ovo cita) o stvarima u koje volim ili osecanjima koja ne mogu da podelim sa drugim ljudima u mom okruzenju, ali sve u svemu je najbolji hobi koji sam mogla da izaberem. Ova godina je bila jedna do najludjih u mom zivotu, sa mnogo lepih trenutaka ali i godina kada sam sto se kaze bila i na dnu, i jedna od retkih stvari kojoj sam uvek mogla da se vratim je ovaj blog. Hvala vam svima sto ste svesno ili nesvesno bile uz mene, citale postove i ulepsavale mi dane.
Nadam se da ste spremne za dosta novog sadrzaja i mozda mali giveaway uskoro :)

Love,

Sparklygoddess

When writing a post, my blogging routine / Pisanje posta, moja rutina

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So guys first I want to tell you that I am on vacation and even though I've been trying to enjoy in everything, I haven't forgot you. Although I usually not stick to certain rituals, when it comes to writing a blog I have my own little process and I haven't realized how much it was important until i had to give up on it. You know, those little things that seem ordinary, suddenly are taken away and things change. So did my blogging routine but this is just temporary. And with all of this on my mind lately, I want to show you mine "behind the scenes" and my tips.
Literally goals

1. Inspiration on the go- there are usually no deadlines when it comes to creative processes. People say that you cant rush creativity and I couldn't agree more. Things usually come up when you least expect it so why would it be different with inspiration? The only thing I always try to have in hand is my phone or computer and story can begin. 
2. Trouble sleeping? - you know all those scenarios that are happening in your head when you can't sleep? Well because of them I always keep my phone near bed and I can tell you that some of my favorite post ideas started in these condtions.
I have idea what I do next, how idea materialzies:
1. Airplane mode is not just for airplanes- yes, we live in world when you are just one click away from everthing and everyone but that doesn't mean that we have to use those options 24/7. I have to say that other than reading and writing, there are not a lot of things that I enjoy doing alone, so when doing them you can bet that I will try to disconnect as much as possible. No place for distractions.
2. Headphones in world out- Music always motivates me and help me to stay focus,so headphones are must
2. Clear space=clear mind- can't work when there is mess in a room where I write so I always have to put everything in place before I start. Simple as that.
3. Playing as photographer at right time- so since I am guilty for late night writing, I have most of my day free for taking pictures and playing with shadows. The only photography tip that I am sticking to is taking pictures on day time.
4. Fake it till you make it, with editing to perfection- back when I started I thought of editing as something unnecessary, but these days it so fun to play around with light, colors and effects. So wheather you have shadow that you don't like or little stain on that background or just not best picture to start with know that these days you can change it with one click.
5. Headline! - this is such a thing that you love or hate and that can make or break a post . Always trying to come up with something catchy and creative can be difficult.
You thought that it is over when is up? Interesting part is yet to come
1. Spam time- not literally spam but I would lie if I say that I love this self promotion part. But when I really worked hard I don't want it to go unnoticed. Social networks are your best friends. Places where I other than Bloglovin find new blogs are Google+ communities.
2. Share love, leave a comment -there is no such a great feeling for me as when I read your comments (although I am so ashamed on not answering on them, I will get better). They keep me going and make my day. It always good to hear your oppinions or maybe some constructive critic too and what would you like to read next!

Pa drage moje prvo zelim da kazem da sam na odmoru i iako se trudim da uzivam u svemu i da se opustim nisam zaboravila blog. Rituali nisu nesto cemu sam sklona ali kada je pisanje bloga u pitanju tek sada shavatam koliko mi znaci to sto imam neki svoj proces. Te male stvari i radnje koje deluju uobicajeno ali bez kojih se sve menja. Tako se promenila i moja rutina ali samo privremeno. I buduci da mi se sve ovo motalo po glavi ovih dana zelela sam da sa vama podelim moj behind the scenes proces i neke savete.
Tezim ovom savrsenstvu

1. Inspiracija se ne pozuruje! - kada su kreativni procesi u pitanju tu uglavnom nema rokova. Stvari se dogadjaju kada ih najmanhe ocekujemo tako da ne znam zasto bi sa inspiracijom bilo drugacije. Jedina stvar koju ja preduzimam je da uvek pored sebe imam papir,olovku ili kompjuter i prica moze da pocne
2. Ne mogu da zaspim-znate one scenarije koji se odigravaju u glavi kada ne mozete da zaspite? E pa bas tako sam ja dobila neke od svojih omiljenih ideja za postove tako da se prethodna stavka odnosi i da budem spremna ne samo na svakom mestu vec i u svako vreme.
Ideja je tu, sta dalje? Kako je ja materijalizujem
1. Rezim za avione moze da se koristi i u druge svrhe- znam da zivimo u svetu gde nas samo jedan klik deli od toliko stvari i ljudi ali to ne znaci da te opcije moramo da koristimo 24/7. Moram da kazem osim pisanja bloga nema mnogo stvari koje uzivam kada radim sama, i zato mozete da budete sigurni da kada imam priliku da pisem da cu se iskljuciti za druge stvari koliko god je moguce. Nema vremena ni mesta za ometanje.
2."Pojacaj tu muziku!" - muzika je nesto sto mene licno motivise i pomaze da ostanem fokusirana tako da su slusalice obavezne.
3. Sredjena soba=sredjene misli- ne mogu da radim negde gde je nered tako da neretko moja blogging rutina pocinje sredjivanjem sobe. 
4. Igramo se fotografa u pravo vreme- pa posto sam kriva za pisanje postova u sred noci, dani su mi uglavnom slobodni za fotografisanje. Jedini savet koga se pridrzavam sto se fotofrafisanja tice je da proizvodi najbolje izgledaju na dnevnoj svetlosti i da i oblacno vreme moze da se iskoristi.
5. Fake it till you make it - editovanjem do savrsenstva-kada sam pocinjala mislila sam da je editovanje jedan nebitan korak ali vremenom sam nacila da se igram sa senkama, bojama i efektima tako da sada u tome uzivam. Tako da ukoliko vam se senka ne dopada, imate flekicu na pozadini ili ne tako dobru sliku sa kojom pocinjete znajte da se sve moze promeniti sa nekoliko pravih klikova.
5. Naslov- ovo je nesto sto ili volite ili mrzite (u mom slucaju zavisno od raspolozenja) i sto moze da proslavi ili ostavi post neprimecenim. Pokusavati svaki put da smislis nesto catchy i kreativno zna da bude zamorno.
Mislili ste da je gotovo kada obajvite post? Interesantan deo tek sledi.
1. Vreme za spamovanje-dobro ne bas bukvalno ali lagala bih kad bih rekla da uzivam u promovisanju svog sadrzaja. Mada kada za nesto dosta naporno radim ne zelim ni da prodje neprimeceno. Drustvene mreze su vasi najbolji prijatelji a ja pored Bloglovina cesto aktivna u Google+ zajednicama gde nalazim zanimljive postove.
2. Sirite ljubav, ostavite komentar- iskreno, osecaj koji imam kada citam vase komentare je nezamenljiv (iako ne odgovorim na svaki ali cu se truditi da to ispravim). Uvek mi je drago da cujem vase misljenje, mozda neku konstruktivnu kritiku ili sta biste zelele da citate sledece.

Real life makeup inspiration; My mum / Inspiracija za sminkanje; mama

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Well since in last post I was talking about up coming trends, today I wanted to take a little trip down memory lane. It it's time to come back to the roots and where my love for make up started.
Even though loads of people will tell you that they find inspirations in magazins (I do too sometimes, I mean who doesnt love Kyle Jenner, Cara Delavingne and that Victorias secret bombshell makeup?) but today I want to talk to you about my day to day inspiration.
My mum is definitely person that I look up to and whose opinion is really important to me, so when she says that I dont look my best it means that is time to grab my makeup bag. Dont get me wrong with this one, because she doesnt want to make me feel uncomfortable, it is just that she thinks that makeup is something that can always make me look so much prettier.
Some of her essentials;
1.Loreal Gel intenza eyeliner
2. Loreal Miss manga mascara
3. Maybelline color tattoo 
4. Bourjois Healthy mix foundation
5. Nyx lipstick in 546

And her too, so her every morning starts with doing makeup (for comparasion I do mine when I know i will be doing something important, first difference between us). Since she cant take time everyday to enjoy doing her makeup, her go to look is pretty simple with focus on eyes. Waterproof black eyeliner is a must have (she was even wearing it on beach couple times, that is true love). Next there are mascara, cream eyeshadow, powder foundation, lip liner and nude lipstick. I will admit that on daily bases I use half of the amount of products she uses. This is what makes her feel more comfortable and I guess her way to show the world that she is still fighting and taking good care of herself even though she is not as young.
I guess it was a real mess in her head, when I started getting into makeup. I was watching a lot of beauty gurus on You tube and started using complitely different new techiques, leaving my mum shoked. I was talking about contouring,highlighting,cat eye,smokey eye and she could just watch me experiment and try to pick up some tricks. Eventually we started learning different things from each other and exchanging tips (also she is my makeup officer,so I dont go around looking like a clown when I am trying out new things).
Well even though my mum is not makeup artist,experience that she has is amazing and I am always in love with her make up, so I think it was fun to share this with you guys.
I hope you like this post and tell me some of your makeup inspirations.

Pa drage moje posto sam u proslom postu sa vama podelila neke od najnovijih trendova, u danasnjem postu sam odlucila da se vratim u proslost gde je zapocela moja ljubav prema sminkanju.
Iako ce mnoge devojke reci da inspiraciju za sminkanje pronalaze u casopisima (i ja sama ponekada, zaista ko ne voli prepoznatljiva Kylle Jenner usta, obrve Cara delavingne i sminku sa crvenog tepiha?) ali ja sam danas zelela da podelim ono sto mene svakodnevno inspirise.
Mama je defintivno osoba na koju se ugledam i do cijeg misljenja mi je veoma stalo, tako da kada ona kaze da ne izgledam najsjajnije, znam da je to znak da posegnem za neseserom. Nemojte pogresno da me shvatite, zato sto ona ne zeli da se ja osetim neprijatno, vec smatra da sminka svakome moze da pomogne kako bi se osecao i izgledao bolje.
Neki od njenih favorita:
1. Loreal Gel intenza ajlajner
2. Loreal Miss manga maskara
3. Maybelline Color tattoo senka
4. Bourjois Healthy mix tecni puder
5. Nyx ruz 546

To je ono cega se ona pridrzava, tako da svako jutro za nju pocinje sminkanjem ( cisto radi poredjenja ja se sminkam hu minut do 12 ili ti pre nego sto izadjem iz kuce). Posto uglavnom ne moze da izdvoji dovoljno vremena da uziva u sminkanju i da se tome posveti njen go to look je prilicno jednostavan sa akcentom na ocima.  Crni ajlajner je za nju must have (cak ga je nekoliko puta stavljala i kada smo isli na plazu, to se zove ljubav). Slece sto koristi su maskara, kremasta senka za oci, puder u kamenu, olovka za usta i nude ruz. Ja moram da priznam da iako imam vise vremena koristim skoro duplo manje od nje. Smatram da sminkanje za nju predstvlja nacin da pokaze svetu da se jos bori i brine o sebi iako nije u cvetu mladosti.
Predpostavljam da je bila prava pometnja u njenoj glavi kada sam ja pocinjala da se sminkam, pogotovo sto su na moje sminkanje uticali i beauty blogeri/vlogeri. To je podrazumevalo i stalno eksperimentisanje i isprobavanje tehnika (smokey eye, contouring, highlighting...) za koje ona nije cula i koje su se kosile sa skoro svim sto je ona do tada radila. Vremenom pocele smo da ucimo stvari jedna od druge i razmenjujemo trikove (ona je takodje moj makeup policajac, tako da me ne pusta da idem na ulicu kao klovn kada isprobavam nove stvari).
Iako moja mama nije sminker niti bilo sta slicno, iskustvo koje je stekla je fantasticno i zbog toga mogu da kazem da je moj uzor.
Nadam se da vam se svideo ovaj post, iako sam malo odlutala sa teme. U svakom slucaju recite mi koji su vasi uzori kada je u pitanju sminkanje, poznati ili bliznji?

Beauty news!

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It is end of the month and while on the other blogs you can see monthly favorites, I decided to do a little round up of what was going on in beauty world in last month. Enjoy!
Strobing is new contouring?! - You all thought that summer will be all about that bronze goddess, sun kissed look? Well dont hold your breath on that one cause Instagram and Pinterest were these day flooded with this picture; 















Apparently new trend is forming and there is new technique to keep eye on. It is called strobing (basically fancy word for highlighting). This time it is not about having that perfectly symmetrical and structured face but about healthy and glowy looking skin. And the way to achieve this, is by applying layers of highlighters, on and underneath, foundation with dewy finish. Luckily drugstores and high-end brands have been stepping up their game and have been coming out with different formulas of highlighters from illuminating primers and liquid/cream highlighters to baked and pressed ones. They are everywhere!  My thoughts on this:  First to state that as much as I love that contoured look, I don’t do it on daily bases. Why? It takes a lot of practice and I am afraid I would end up looking like an orange or like I have stripe on my face (trust me I have been there, but we all learn from mistakes). And on the other side I feel way more comfortable with highlighter (basically it is idiot proof product, you can’t mess it up) and that glow looks so natural and like you have super healthy skin. So from this you can assume which look I will be trying to achieve next month. I'll let you know how I am handling it. And some new products have been released lately so I want to just give a little attention to those that catched my eye: 

Blotterazzi by Beauty Blender - will this replace all those touch up blotting sheets? This sponge is supposed to absorb all those excess oil from your face, leaving it fresh looking and without ruining your make up. Little thing I noticed: it is named Blotterazzi and famous You tube make up guru Ingrid Nilsen (Missglamorazzi) is known for her really oily skin. Coincidence?

Mac Pro long wear Nourishing waterproof foundation -  Well we haven’t seen new foundation from Mac in a long time and now they are coming out with a medium to full coverage waterproof formula? And knowing my relationship with their Pro long wear concealer you can be sure that I will check this out.




Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid lipstick - I have to admit liquid lipsticks are my weakness since they are first lip products I started using that I actually liked. What drawn me to these ones from Anastasia is color selection they are offering especially bright coral called Electric coral. I need this shade in my life!




They're real colored mascara and eyeliners by Benefit - When Benefit comes out with something new you definitely can’t miss it. They have always such a good campaigns and this little bad boys where meant to add a bit fun to your summer look. Colored mascaras are something that we are all familiar with but would they be able to become more popular with this formula?








So guys what are your thoughts about this news? Is strobing hot or not and which of these products would you like to try out?

Battle of the primers: First impression / Prajmeri; prvi utisci

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It is time for this girl to grow up and start using some real products. Let's face it; when building makeup collection primers are usually not the first thing that will pop up in your mind (well they will, if you are serious about makeup or really responsable person; like this girl is not), becuase there are a loads fun products out there to play around with. And the reason why it took me, so long to actually pick some of them up, is because I thouhgt they won't make such a difference or transform your look. At the time instead of primer any moisturizer would work.













But it is time to get serious, so I went and bought some well-known primers. Porefessional by Benefit and Primed and poreless by Too faced.
To try them out I picked them in minis, so I could compare them and decide which one is more suitable for my skin.
These two are really simmilar in consistency (athough Primed and Poreless is a bit thicker) and what both manufactures were going for is that poreless look, that will be like a canvas for foundation and other face products. They are both silicon based so they won't moisturize as much but will even your skin. That sounds really promising, if you ask me.

So first impressions: They feel really nice and not heavy on skin (especially Porefessional one) and leave skin feeling super soft and smooth. Yes, my pores are not as visible as they used to be, but my face is still not perfectly even because they are still some acne scars on my cheeks that are not complitely filled in. I don't think that they made my foundation last longer than usual.
They come in handy for those of us that don't have perfect looking skin but they are still not my every day must have products.
I will keep using both of them and you will probably see my final thoughts is this months favorites. Until then, I want to know: Are primers like these ones every day must haves for you or more for special occasions?

Mislim da je bilo kranje vreme da se malo uozbiljim i da u svoju dnevnu rutinu ukljucim prajmere. Da budemo iskreni dosta devojaka preskace ovak korak, prvo zato sto su tek nedavno nase drogerije pocele da ih uvoze (sledeci koji zelim da probam je Baby skin), a i ne primecuju se toliko na licu za razliku od drugih proizvoda. Ono sto me je sada privuklo ovim proizvodima je blistava koza sa smanjenom vidljivosti pora i nesavršenosti.












Odlucila sam se za mini verzije poznatog Benefitovog Porefessional-a (cini mi se oko 1500 dinara) i Too faced verziju Primed and Poreless (mini verzije nema u prodaji vec samo u setovima). Prvo da istaknem da im je struktura dosta slicna, sa tim da je Primed and poreless malo gusci. Oba prajmera su na bazi silikona sto omogucava da smanje vidljivost pora, ali za razliku od nekih drugih prajmera ovi nece hidrirati kozu. Ono sto proizvodjaci obecavaju je: smanjen izgled pora, izjednacena koza i duze trajanje pudera.

Moji prvi utisci: Oba prajmera se slicno ponasaju tako da je jos uvek neizvesno koji ce biti favorit. Meni je potrebna mala kolicina to i nanosim na obraze i vrlo malo na celo gde uglavnom imam oziljke od bubuljica. Na licu se osecaju dosta lagano i koza posle nanosenja bude veoma mekana i svilenkasta. Sto se tice smanjenja vidljivosti pora, tu rade posao, ali ,,rupe" od bubuljica mi se jos uvek vide, tako da mi koza nije u potpunosti izjednacena. Nisam primetila da mi puder zbog njih nesto duze traje, ali ga zato lakse nanosim. 
Ja cu nastaviti da koristim oba zato mislim da su meni sa problematicnom kozom korisni, ali mislim da nisu nesto sto je svakome neophodno.
Sada zelim da znam sta vi mislite; da li su ovakvi prajmeri nesto obavezno sto biste koristile svakog dana ili su za neke posebne prilike?

New holy grail; L'oreal Infallible foundation / L'oreal Infallible tecni puder

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And drugstore foundation queen is back! Time has come to try out famous L'oreal foundations that everyone seems to love.

First just to say why I needed this much time to put my hands on this product. I tried to buy it couple times but when lady in drugstore told me that L'oreal foundations have loads of oils, I stepped back. I have super oily and acne prone skin, so this was a great turn down for me, and it was pain to hear all those people recommend and swear by these foundations and not try them. But when they were on sale and I just couldn't resist.
And now after using it for almost a month I can say that it didn't brake me out or anything similar what is one of the most important thing for me when using makeup.
Now that we cleared that up, to start with real review. This foundation comes in pretty basic glass container with pump which is useful and I didn't have any problem with.When it comes to choosing right shade I have a bit pale skin (Mac NC 15) and that is usually problem when buying foundation in drugstore. I bought Infallible foundation in shade 130 true beige (lightest shade) and it looks pretty good on my skin.













Next I want to talk about coverage which is what this foundation is famous for. It has medium to high coverage, which mostly is what I am looking for in foundation. It is buildable and it covers blemishes really good, so I don't need any concelear or corrector on spots. And what I also like is that you don't feel like it is heavy on your skin or like you have mask (usually problem with foundations with better coverage).
It has natural finish not complitely matte which I think is great especially for summer but it isn't devy eather, so girls with oily skin can use it too.

And what is also good about this foundation is that it stays on pretty long. This is first time since I started using makeup that I didn't felt need to use setting powder to make my foundation last longer. Yes, it always helps if you lock your foundation with powder and mattify it, but during summer months when most of us want to use as little face products as possible, you can use this foundation on its own and it will still be there after couple hours.

So all in all, I am in love with this foundation and I can't wait to try out more foundations from L'oreal (especially pro-matte version of this one).
Hope you like this post and what are your thoughts about this foundation? Hot or not product, tell me in comments


I drage moje, kraljica pudera iz drogerija je ponovo u akciji! Posto sebe smatram beauty blogerkom u pokusaju smatram da je stvarno bilo krajnje vreme da isprobam i cuvene L'oreal tecne pudere.

Prvo da razjasnim zasto mi je bilo potrebno ovoliko vremena da ih testiram. Pokusala sam da ih kupim nekoliko puta, ali mi je u glavi ostao savet devojke koja radi u parfimeriji, da ne kupujem ove pudere zato sto sadrze dosta ulja i to moze na mojoj inace masnoj kozi da izazove jos vise bubuljica, tako da pravim vecu stetu nego sto imam korist. Tako da bilo je mucenje da slusam toliko devojaka koje se kunu u ove pudere, a da ih sama ne probam, i naravno kada su bili na snizenju nisam mogla da odolim. 
Sada posle mesec dana koriscenja zelim da kazem da mi L'oreal Infallible tecni puder nije izazvao nikakve bubuljice ili promene na kozi.
I kada smo to stavili na stranu da pocnemo sa samim utiscima o ovom puderu. Puder dolazi u obicnoj staklenoj bocici sa pumpicom, sto je uvek pohvalno.













Sto se tice nijansi u kojima dolazi moram da pohvalim L'oreal. Ja imam svetliji ten (Mac NC 15) i ponekada mi je izazov da pronadjem odgovarajuce nijanse u drogerijama ali najsvetlija nijansa 130 True beige mi sasvim odgovara.
Ono po cemu je ovaj tecni puder poznat jeste pokrivna moc. Ima srednju do potpunu pokrivnu moc sto ja uglavnom ocekujem od tecnog pudera. Dosta dobro mi je prekrio bubuljice i nesavrsenosti na licu, tako da je ovo  zaista jedan od retkih pudera preko kog ne moram da nanosim korektor da bih prekrila sve sto zelim. Iako ima ovakvu prekrivnu moc, ovaj puder nema taj efekat maske i ne oseca se preterano tesko na licu. 
Finis nije ni mat a ni sjajan, tako da najpribliznije sto bih mogla da ga opisem je prirodno.
Sto se tice trajanja na licu, tu je takodje ispunio ocekivanja. Svi znamo je uvek bolje da setujemo tecni puder kamenim (ili u prahu) ali u ovim letnjim mesecima mislim da tezimo da imamo sto manje slojeva na licu, tako da ja dajem mali odmor mom Rimmel Stay matte puderu u kamenu i koristim samo ovaj tecni puder (hrabro za nekoga ko ima masnu kozu). 
Sve u svemu, ja sam kao sto se da primetiti odusevljena i sigurna sam da cu u skorije vreme probati jos tecnih pudera od L'oreal-a. 
Nadam se da vam se svideo ovaj post i recite mi da li ste vi probale ovaj puder i kakvi su utisci.


Long waited May favorites / Dugo ocekivani favoriti za maj

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Hello everyone so I finally put myself together and collected products I have been using for last month and here they are their majesty may favorites.

Summer is here and that means I completely changed my makeup routine so what you see here are products that I was using on daily bases. Let's jump in then!

Starting of with my newest discovery from drugstore. It is L'oreal Infallible 24h foundation and I can say that it quickly became my go to foundation and it is one of best foundations that I have tried. More about it you will read in my next post.

To continue with face products. Next one I've been loving is Mac Prolongwear concelear. Even though I don't contour my face every day I love to highlight my under eye area and I feel like it does make a difference. It makes me look a lot more awake and alive. It has amazing coverage so I sometimes use it before foundation to cover blemishes and what surprised me most is that it last really long and that it won't crease or move. If this wasn't enough check out my review here.


mascara and eyeliner in action













When it comes to mascara I will say that Too faced Better than sex and They're real set up some real high standards. I was a bit scared when I went and bought mascara based on its packaging and brush and without knowing anything about it. Well I made good choice. L'oreal False Lash wings is my mascara of the month. It gives great length if you use a little "comb" but also separates lashes and gives volume when you use it as a regular rounded brush without lashes being spiky. This may sounded a bit weird but you can see brush on picture to see what was I talking about.

 Since lately I was all about that bad-ass look, winged eyeliner is must have. It is actually a rediscovery cause when I first started using make up my hardest goal to achive was thin winged eyeliner and what I have been using to achieve this is Essence Liquid ink eyeliner. It is so inexpensive but it does great job and it won't smudge during entire day.

 Moving on to hair products. I usually stick to shampoo, conditoner and dry shampoo when it comes to hair but recently my hair was dry and it didn't have that healthy shine so I needed to do something and turned to oils - Amika hair oil to be exact. This oil made my hair silky and to look a bit less damaged but you really have to be careful with it and use tiny amount otherwise it could look a bit greasy.

 This month was Eurovision song contest 2015. I am such a fan girl when it comes to Eurovision and this year was no exception, and even today on my playlist you will find at least half of this year enteries.


 I was doing a lot reading this month so there are two book favorites. First one is Looking for Alaska by John Green. This book is so different from anything else I read and there is a reason why this book, and John Green, are so popular. I can relate to Miles so much, with that fitting in  part and finding Great perhaps and wanting more from life. 


Next one is a bit different, and I still have 20 pages left, but I have to share it. I hate my selfie by Shane Dawson is the one of the rare books that Youtuber wrote and that I had to read. He also talks about teen years and some important stuff in his life but in totally different way, with loads of humor.

 I think this was enough for month of may. Hope you guys like this post and what have you been loving lately? 

 Cao devojke,  ja sam se konacno malo sredila i sakupila proizvode koje sam koristila proslog meseca pa sada zelim da ih podelim. Predstavljam vam dugo ocekivane favorite za maj;

 Mislim da se leto vec oseca, sto znaci da sam izmenila moju rutinu i ovi proizvodi koje sada vidite su ono sto sam koristila svakodnevno.

 Pocinjemo sa mojim najnovijim otkricem iz drogerija. To je  L'oreal Infallible tecni puder. Ovaj puder mi je veoma brzo nasao put do korpice sa mojim omiljenim proizvodima i vise o njemu procitacete u sledecem postu.
Sledece sto sam koristila od proizvoda za lice je Mac prolongwear korektor. Ja ovaj korektor ne mogu dovoljno da nahvalim. Uglavnom ga koristim za posvetljivanje predela ispod ociju, sto na mom licu pravi veliku razliku zato sto izgledam dosta svezije i odmornije. Takodje ovaj korektor ima odlicnu prekrivnu moc tako da kada zelim da bas pokrijem sve nesavrsenosti koristim ga pre pudera. Detaljnije o ovom proizvodu; ovde.
Kada su u pitanju maskare mogu da kazem da su Too faced Better than sex i Benefit They're real postavile prilicno visoke standarde. I iskrena da budem nisu me vise privlacile drogerijske maskare, ali u jednom trenutku su mi sve maskare bile skoro suve tako da sam bez razmisljanja otisla u drogeriju u kupila Loreal False lash wings maskaru. Nisam cula da ljudi pricaju o njoj, tako da nisam znala sta da ocekujem i jedini razlog zbog koga sam se odlucila za nju su pakovanje i cetkica, ali evo je danas u favoritima. Ova maskara daje dobru duzinu ali ne slepi trepavice, vec ih lepo razdvoji za sta sluzi mali cesalj. I mozda je ovo zvucalo malo cudno ali na slici se nadam se vidi o cemu pricam.
maskara i ajlajner u akciji








U poslednje vreme mi se veoma dopao bad-ass look tako da je winged ajlajner must have. Kada sam tek pocinjala da se sminkam, ono sto je meni predstavljalo savrenstvo je tanak winged ajlajner i smatrala sam da kada to postignem (citaj izvezbam) da cu znati sve o sminkanju (sto je sada daleko od istine ali pokusajte to objasnite devojcici od 14 godina). U svakom slucaju sada sam ponovo zavolela takav izgled tako da sam koristila Essence Liquid ink ajlajner. Ajlajner je stvar na kojoj mogu da kazem da ustedim zato sto mi je ovaj savrsen; dosta je lak za koriscenje, ne razmazuje se u toku dana i dosta dugo traje. 
Da predjemo na proizvode za kosu. Ne znam kog razloga ali uglavnom se drzim samo sampona, balzama i sampona za suvo pranje. Probala sam neke maske za kosu ali nisam videla neku drasticnu razliku tako da sada kada sam primetila da mi je kosa dosta suva i da je izgubila svoj prirodni sjaj posegnula sam za Amika uljem. Prvo samo da kazem da obozavam miris ovog ulja i kosa mi kada ga koristim mirise negovano (nadam se da ovo ima smisla). Potrebna je samo mala kolicina, inace krajevi mogu da izgledaju malo masno, ali ako se pravilno koristi cini da kosa izgleda zdravije i daje malo sjaja.

 U maju je odrzana Evrovizija i dan-danas na mojoj playlisti se nalazi polovina od pesama koje su tada predstavljene. Veliki sam fan ovog takmicenja, sta vise da kazem.

 U poslednje vreme sam se malo posvetila citanju i imam dve knjige kao favorite. Prva je U potrazi za Aljaskom, Dzon Grin. Ova knjiga me je odusevila i veoma je drugacija od svega sto sam ranije procitala i postoji razlog zasto su knjige Dzona Grina toliko popularne medju tinejdzerima. Obuhvata sve periode odrastanja i mogu da se poistovetim sa Majlsom na toliko nacina, pocevsi od uklapanja u drustvo do trazenja Velikog mozda.


 I druga knjiga je I hate myselfie a autor je Youtuber Shane Dawson. Ova knjiga nazalost nije prevedena na nas jezik ali se na internetu moze naci na engleskom za one koji su zainteresovani. Meni je do kraja ove knjige preostalo jos 20 strana ali ovo sto sam do sada procitala je dovoljno da je stavim u favorite. Ovde je takodje opisan zivot tinejdzera i problemi sa kojim se on suocava ali na skroz drugi nacin; kroz humor i sale na svoj racun.

 Mislim da je bilo dovoljno favorita za maj i nadam se da vam se svideo ovaj post. Recite mi u komentarima sta ste vi voleli u poslednje vreme.

Guest post; Summer wishlist by Lady life

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Guys I can't tell you how much I am excited for my first collab (in bloggers world guest post). Today my guest will be Holly Reed from Lady life and I want to thank her for this great experience.

Hi there! The gorgeous Sparkly Goddess is going to put her feet up for a while, while I tell you all about my summer wish list. I'm Holly, a blogger from Ireland with my own awesome site Lady life. Not just your typical blog sharing reviews and beauty tips, you can find a whole lot more like recipes, life guides and tutorials. Be sure to come and check it out! I thought share with you my Summer Wish List! I find it seriously hard to write wish lists (because I just want everything!!!) But I am going to make a super huge effort because Sparkly Goddess wrote a post for my blog when my old PC died and I was stuck! I have 3 products on my wish list, all of which are high end brands but I think it's nice to dream big. Especially since so many drugstore brands have "dupes" of the high end products anyways so you can just pick them up instead!

 MAC Lightful C Tinted Cream (with SPF 30 and Radiance Booster)
This is new from MAC for summer that is like one of those multitasking products; it has all the loveliness of a Colour Corrector but it also reduces imperfections, controls oil and increases the radiance of your skin too. What I love about this products is the Radiance Booster and vitamin C infused in the cream work together to correct your overall complexion over time. So little niggles like pores, dark spots and hyper­pigmentation. Actually thinking about it, I have recently been using a cleansing brush that has done all these wonderful things for my skin too! It also has SPF 30/PA+++ which forms a protective barrier against UVA/UVB rays. There are 9 shades available and a 40ml tube (pictured) costs £25.50 from MAC.

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Golden Pink 


How amazing is this colour?! This shimmery golden, pinky peach just screams summertime! These shadow sticks are long­lasting with a budge­proof formula that stays put for 8 hours so it's not gonna melt in the heat or run down your cheeks if you get splashed in the pool. It's so easy to use too, just swipe and run! You look amazing in one stroke! These come 18 shades including 7 new summer shades. These cost £20 from Bobbi Brown.

Yves Saint Laurent Gloss Volupté Summer Look 2015 in Shade 50 Orange Sagette 

I think orange­toned pinks and reds will be seriously hot this summer! That's why it's perfect for the summer. It's a lightweight, non­sticky lip gloss with glitter flecks for a truly carefree summer vibe. I absolutely love this shade and the effect this gloss has on your lips will make any passerby's ice cream melt! There are 2 shades in the summer collection and you can get them for £22 from YSL. 

Those are my 3 top picks for this summer, all in some seriously smokin' shades that are bang on trend! If you've got any of these products please do share with me what you think! I'd hate to buy them if they're rubbish haha!
 Don't forget to come and visit me over on www.theladylifeblog.com for more cool posts. You can also check out my Instagram and my Bloglovin' too, if you fancy it!

Building my makeup collection / Kako sam napravila kolekciju sminke?

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So guys I decided to turn one of my favorite type of makeup videos into a post. This is first thing that I want to read/watch when I discover new blogger/vlogger and I while reading/watching I always dream of having something similar one day.
The only nice organized part of my makeup collection


 Early beginnings; We all start somewhere and my earliest memory of using makeup  was when I was about 12. I used to be obsessed (and this is right word) with black pencil eyeliners that I used in waterline. It made me feel so special and it is still one of my favorite makeup products but I use it only in special occasions.

Bourjois 123 Perfect foundation, Vichy Dermablend, Rimmel Stay matte,Maybelline 
Color tattoo eyeshadow, Better than sex mascara, Too faced Primed&poreless primer
I officially started using makeup when I was around 16 years old and what made me do that were You tube videos (Krazyrayray and Ingrid Nilsen to be percised). I remember binge watching their old videos and thinking about starting using makeup. But I wasn't too crazy about puberty (I guess I still don't want to grow up) and makeup was kind of part of this entire transition between being girl and women. Still I wanted to look like them and be pretty so I started secretly using makeup when no one else was around. And then I slowly started wearing it to school (first mascara, then I added eyeliner and in the end foundation). I am not sure that I want to remember those moments because panda eye is stil not in trend and two shades darker foundation will never be in.

Products that I use on daily bases
But that was the beginning and as we have all heard "Practice makes perfection". Even though I had makeup routine and used only these three products that haven't stopped me from watching beauty videos on You tube or wanting to try out every product that someone mentiones. And that's how I started piling on makeup products that I would try out and use them couple times and then pass them to my mum or just forget about them.
Around that time I really started being into reading blogs and I set up my own (as you can notice all of this wasnt too long ago). Now I have excuse to actually buy makeup that I really want even tough I won't use it every single day.

Chocolate Soleil bronzer, Better than sex
mascara, Primed&poreless,
Shadow insurance



First high-end product: As almost every sixteen-year-old girl I have always dreamed of buying makeup from Sephora and first thing I actully bought is this makeup set from Too faced called Beauty blogger darlings and if you don't know already I love every single product from this set.


First Mac product: I bought it very recenty and I was so excited that I did full post about it: http://bit.ly/1FNHdzz

To wrap this post up; Building makeup collection is not something you can do for one month. It takes some time and this was my story; what's yours?

Drage moje danas sam odlucila da pretvorim jedan od mojih omiljenih tipova videa u post. Kolekcije sminke su prva stvar koju citam/gledam kod drugih blogerki i uvek sam sanjala da i sama imam nesto slicno.
Jedini dobro organizovan deo moje kolekcije

Rani poceci; Svi mi negde pocinjemo i moje najranije secanje vezano za sminku je period kada sam imala oko 12 godina. Tada sam se prvi put susrela sa "pravom" sminkom (ne racunam one decije senke i sjajice) i bila sam opsednuta (da, to je prava rec) crnom olovkom za oci. Osecala sam se mnogo lepse i posebno kada sam je stavljala i do dana danasnjeg ostala je jedan od mojih omiljenih proizvoda, iako je sada uglavnom koristim za specijalne prilike.
Bourjois 123 Perfect puder, Vichy Dermablend, Rimmel Stay matte,Maybelline
Color tattoo senka, Better than sex maskara, Too faced Primed&poreless prajmer
Zvanicno sam pocela da se sminkama kada sam imala oko 16 godina i to zbog You tube videa koje sam gledala (tacnije vlogerki Ingrid Nilsen i Krazyrayray). Secam se da sam ih gledala i zelela da i ja probam da se sminkam. Ali nisam osoba koja je bila najsrecnija zbog puberteta i sve promene sam burno prihvatala tako da sam i sminku gledala kao deo celog ovog procesa kada se menjamo. Medjutim zelja da budem lepa je preovladala i pocela sam da se krijem i sminkam (ne pitajte koja je to logika bila). Zatim sam pocela da se sminkam kada idem u skolu (2. godina srednje, malo sam zakasnila) i prvo sam koristila samo maskaru, zatim i ajlajner i na kraju puder. Ne zelim bas da se prisecam tog perioda posto ajlajner preko pola kapka i nijansu tamniji puder nikada nece biti u trendu.

Ali to je bio pocetak a kao sto smo svi vec culi vezba vodi do savrsenstva. Iako sam vec imala neku vrstu rutine kada je sminkanje u pitanju, i koristila sam ova tri proizvoda, to me nije sprecilo da i dalje gledam beauty blogere (vlogere) i da zelim da probam svaki proizvod koji spomenu. Tako sam pocela da nagomilavam proizvode koje bih uglavnom samo isprobala i prosledila mami ili jednostavno zaboravila.
Otprilike tada sam otkrila beauty blogove i sama osnovala jedan (kao sto mozete primetiti sve ovo se nije desavalo tako davno). I konacno sam imala dobar izgovor za kupovinu novih proizvoda koje necu koristiti bas svakoga dana.

Chocolate Soleil bronzer,
Better than sex mascara,
Primed&poreless,Shadow insurance
Prvi high-end proizvod:  Dugo sam se divila proizvodima u Sephori, dok konacno nisam kupila Christmas Beauty must haves set od Too faced-a i danas obozavam svaki proizvod iz ovog seta.

Prvi Mac proizvod; Ja sam se odusevila kada se Mac otvorio kod nas i kada nam je konacno postala dostupna marka koja je toliko poznata i koju svi hvale. Bila sam presrecna kada sam kupila prvi proizvod i vise o njemu: http://bit.ly/1FNHdzz

I da zakljucimo; praviti kolekciju sminke je proces koji traje (pogotovo sto se sminka trosi) i nije nesto sto je gotovo za mesec dana. Potrebno je vreme i ovo je bila moja prica, koja je vasa?



Summer beauty wishlist! / Lista zelja za leto

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Although summer hasn't started yet, and I am still loving my pastels there are a lot of things I am so excited to try out this summer. And Sephora brands have been killing it lately with new releases, just saying (who can be not excited when there are brand new stuff around?) Bright lips and sun kissed look, I have missed you.
1. Maybelline Lash sensational mascara - I have heard only good things about this one and reason why I haven't picked it up yet is that I am more crazy volume type of girl, but I would like to try it out
2. Bourjois rouge edition Velvet in Ole flamingo
3. L'oreal La palette Nude eyeshadow palette rose - looks like a great Naked 3 dupe
4. Cover Fx Custom cover drops - idea of pure pigments sounds amazing and I don't think you get better coverage than this and everyone seem to love it
5. Becca highlighter in Opal - bloggers make me want this product so bad
6. L'oreal Infallible mattifying base - I am so lazy when it comes to primers but I feel like I would love to use this one
7. Max factor Creme puff blush in Lavish mauve 
8. Too faced Melted metal lipstick in Metallic macaron - such a gorgeus shade for summer and the only thing that I haven't tried out from Too faced are their lip products and foundations so I better put my hands on this soon
9. Make up forever Pro bronze fusion

I know that this wishlist will keep growing but that's all for now. I hope that you like it and tell me what have you been craving from makeup products recently?

Iako nam leto jos uvek nije stiglo, a ja i dalje volim prolecne pastelne boje, primetila sam (ili cula) da je izaslo dosta novih proizvoda koje veoma zelim da isprobam ovog leta. I brendovi koje drzi Sephora su upravo izbacili (ili ce uskoro) mnostvo novih proizvoda (vec sam pocela da sklanjam novac na stranu zato sto ce mi biti potreban cim budem videla nesto od ovoga). Jarke upecatljive usne i osuncano lice, nedostajali ste mi.
1. Maybelline Lash sensational maskara - o ovoj maskari sam iskreno cula samo najbolje i jedini razlog zbog koga je jos nisam kupila je sto ja uglavnom vise koristim maskare koje daju volumen a ne duzinu. U svakom slucaju volela bih da je probam
2. Bourjois rouge edition Velvet u nijansi Ole flamingo
3. L'oreal La palette nude eyeshadow paleta rose - ovo mi izgleda kao odlican dupe za Naked 3 paletu i nadam se da ce uskoro stici kod nas
4. Cover Fx Custom cover drops 
5. Becca hajlajter u nijansi Opal
6. L'oreal Infaliblle matirajuca baza - jedan od retkih drogerijskih prajmera koji umanju izgled pora, a pritom i matira
7. Max factor Creme puff rumenilo u nijansi Lavish mauve
8. Too faced Melted tecni ruz u nijansi Metallic macaron- ova nijansa mi izgleda savrseno za leto i jedini proizvodi koje nisam probala od Too faced-a su puderi i proizvodi za usta i potrudicu se da ovaj propust ispravim uskoro
9. Make up forever Pro bronze fusion

Znam da ce ova lista nastaviti da raste do leta ali to je to za sada. Nadam se da vam se svideo ovaj post i recite mi sta biste vi novo zeleli da probate.