Banana Shampoo and Conditioner by Garnier, is it worth it?

I have been hearing about banana based hair products for a while now and seeing them in pretty much every drugstore. Even had some clients asking me, wether those products are really worth the hype. So as a hairdresser I was intrigued. 

Now I do know that there are a lot of benefits to bananas. They are great for you to eat, add to beauty products and sure, must be great for hair too. After doing some reading I figured out a few things. Biggest benefit of bananas is, as most of us know, pottasium. They are also rich in natural oils, vitamins and carbohydrates. All that means a potential of a great moisturizer and softener. So does it really have the benefits it promises?

August Mood 2020

Back at it with another monthly mood board. This time I am sharing my inspirations for the month of August. 

For those who are new here, this is a series of posts I do almost every month. A post full of things that I hope to inspire me in coming month, trends in fashion, hair or beauty I want to try or even activities I can' t wait to do.

So I hope you' ll enjoy this month' s pick. 

Forgive Me

I have not been doing my makeup very often these days. As we are still adviced to stay home and my work is not allowed to open just yet, I do not feel the need to do myself up much. The sun has been shining for us and I spent most of my time enjoying it. Getting a bit of tan, which helps my skin clear out, psoriasis slightly dissapears and my confidence gets a boost. 
But I do love to play with makeup and seeing what shades suit my eyes or skin tone, especially now that it changed a little. The other day I picked up this pallete of orange toned eyeshadows. I recieved it a while back through my Birchbox and tried it only once before. In my head I thought that my tanned skin could do with a little bronze and orange and this is where I ended up.

Goldie Eyed

All about WOMENPOWER

Birchbox. Monthly subscription for all beauty, skincare and makeup lovers. Affordable and so addictive. I have been getting these boxes for about 2 years now and they never disappoint. You always get 5-6 products to try out and in case you are loving them, you can purchase more on their website for discounted price.
Yes I do sometime get a product that I might not enjoy as much, but always have someone to gift it to. But 9\10 its a bomb.com. 

Dream Team : Dermacol+Maybelline

Moisturize, Moisturize and Moisturize

Technic : Get Gorgeous

Who doesn´t love a killer highlighter? Makes your face look all glowy, fresh, like you definitelly had enough sleep and water. If you choose the right shade, it even complimets your eyes and makes it pop. As soon as the sunlight hits your cheek bone.... Bam. It is basically my favorite part of make- up routine. At least these last couple of months.
I have definitelly tried a fair share of products and I know what shades suit me the most. Purples and pinks not only go with my skin complection, they also work with my eyes and hair color. Without sounding too cheesy and obsessed- they honestly create a little symphony of tones. Colors.

How I beat dry skin

Over the years of flying around Europe, I noticed one thing. My skin hates even the slightest climate change. It might only be two hours on the plane, but boy, does my face hate me for it. As someone, who suffers with psoriasis , it is already real hard keeping up to my skin care routine. Making sure to adjust it, everytime a little change occurs. But once that day comes and I get on a plane (receantly I noticed,even trains and their AC troubles me) my face goes flakier then ever.

How I destress

I have had some stressful days yall. Lately I have been working my ass off and fell into a real hustle mode. That is pretty much, why I haven' t been blogging much. Or actually at all. Then I realized, once I actually wrote something, it was so negative and sad, I really did not want that kind of energy on here. 

For those who have been around on my blog for a while, it is well known I enjoy a me time. Most of my posts actually are about, how to treat yourself and have some relaxing time alone. This month I really had to try and remind myself of all those tips and hacks I gave you all. Slowing down for a few minutes and doing something just for yourself is important. Otherwise you' ll go crazy.
So I decided to give myself a little treat- face mask at least once a week. Take time to cleanse my face, actually properly remove my makeup before I fall asleep in it, massage those muscles, apply mask, read a book or watch a show and then cleanse away again.
I want to try and make this into a regular thing and share with you every new product I might use. Would you be interested in that?

Everyday Make-Up Look

As a busy girl who loves to live on a budget, I had to make sure to create my little signature look that only takes few minutes every morning and will not leave my bank account dry.  That is where this one came to life.

Looks for All Day Everyday

I love doing my make-up. I really can´t put together why I would let someone else do it for me when I am going out or for some special event. I like playing aroud and honestly who knows my face better then me?!
I do obviously understand that there are people who don´t have the skill, patience, products etc. I am in no place to judge of course. I just mean that I am lucky enough to be able to somewhat fix myself up on my own. And I really enjoy it. So yay for me I guess haha.
That is a reason why my make- up routine changes and you can always see me rock some other color of eyeshadows. I actually don´t think that I have ever worn the same combo of eyeshadows, like ever for two days in a row.

I also have tried lots of new products lately which switched up my everyday makeup and this is truly my fave so far. It is easy and quick.

Now I unlike everybody else in the universe do start with my foundation and "contour" and not eyebrows. As I am trying not to be too harsh I only use BB cream after I am done moisturizing. Currently I like using the one from ZIAJA. For framing a flattering my face I do slight contour using my new love- profusion highlight palette. I love to use the lightest and darkest shade.
I have been struggling with my eyebrows so much receantly. Then one morning I accidently used Essesnce soft contouring lip pencil to fill in my brows (as it looks just like my brow pencil) and I felt little stupid at first. Then I noticed how perfect the color is on me and felt meh. It looked great. I always "seal the deal" with brow gel. My new fav is Fill+Tame by Beautanic Beauty.
As I mentioned I don´t go for the same eyeshadow twice but I can assure you that 80 percent of the time it will be the oranges and pinks from shadow palette that I have loved so much in last year, I can´t even read its brand from the cover. Ops. Sorry.
Eyeliner and mascara have been previously mentioned in my receant posts. Eyeko liner and Bad Gal mascara by Benefit. They last for ever. I find it as little challenge every night to take them off to be honest with you haha.
Lippy is very different story. I do not have an every day shade. I find this to be a great ´cherry on top´ when it comes to whole outfit and final look. So play around and see what works best.

Did you try any of these products before? Do you have any you think I should try? Let me know or go comment on my latest pic on insta and leave a recommendation x @DeniVev

Until next time, keep safe and live your life to the fullest

xoxo

DeniVev :*

Bad Gal like Bratz

One of my favorite features at anyone are the eyes. As a hairdresser it is something I have to notice on daily bases and making them stand out is pretty much my job. So you can imagine when I get to do my makeup- this is something I really like to focus on. As little girl I loved the Bratz dolls and I guess I am trying to take a little inspiration from them now that I get to doll myself up. Big eyes, bright and often colorfull. It really makes my face look all cute and dolly I guess.

One of the key things for this is a great mascara. The one I am pretty obsessed with is benefit' s Bad Gal. Makes lashes look longer, voluminous and gorgeous. Now it has one little thing , I am not sure about. Might be just my bottle, I will have to look into that, but it is kinda hard to take it off at the end of a day. It is pretty great though, when you think about it, just means it lasts well right?

kiss your valentine

RED.- One of the classiest lip colors, flirtiest and most valentine appropriate. I have loved red lip since I was an youngster. Tried different brands, shades and combinations. Currently I have one TOP mix of products and what a better time to share it with you, then on the Valentine' s day week?! 

Stay Matte, Stay Real

If there is something I always try to achieve with my everyday make-up is to look as real and natural as possible. I do like to cover my blemishes, redness and dark spots obviously, but in case my foundation leaves my skin looking naturally flawless... Oh, heaven on earth ahah.
And that is exactly what this Stay Matte foundation from RIMMEL does.

You Know Me

I don´t think that it is necessary for me to talk about me and my hair for anyway too long. We all know how much I change my hair and I play with the tone of them etc. That is how I am and probably always will be. I get bored with my hair so quickly. And I like to experiment.

There was this concrete thing or change I had on my mind for a long time and I haven´t been sure about it. I wasn´t brave enough to go for it and I didn´t want to be even weirder at school then I already was. :D
Then I decided -as you could see- to take a little baby steps and try chalk colors. I went a bit funky with it and had pink, orange also purple color. I LOVED it! So as I got used to it and all my friends said I should go for it and not be too scared I did. After all -you only live once- right?! And you are young only once as well! And this is what happened.

I called my hairdresser that I want something different then usual! ♥I WANT PINK/LILAC HAIR♥. We came up with an idea that I felt like it is not going to work. Then we made another one and that was it. There was no going back.
This is what I had on my mind when I called her... -I wanted to have lighter pink with a bit of lilac in my hair. Or if possible I wanted something that Brooke White had done some time ago - lilac roots with a splash of pink in her blonde hair and as you go to the ends of hair it changes into more vibrant pink in an ombre effect.-

Then after discussion we realized that she just does not have colors that would make my hair look like THAT so we thought of something braver then I expected! More PINK and blonde, like really blonde at the roots. Something you could see Demi Loveto with about 2 years ago or what Louise (Sprinkle of Glitter) is still rocking. BUT on me...

So I sat down. My lovely hairdresser mixed bleach and we started with that since my roots were still pretty dark.

Then we mixed the colors. Blonde, pinky-orange-red, pink-purple. I was scaaaared :D

And then we ran water through them and the I SAW MYSELF in the mirror. OH MY! I have never been so shocked, frustrated, confused and .... wow....REALLY! I pretty much hated myself at that moment. My first thoughts "Am I crazy?! I ruined my hair! I want my blonde locks back!" and then my hairdresser started drying them out and playing with them and I was like "wait it is cool! different! Braids would look great with this!" And I felt in love. Still unsure what I am going to do with it and how I am going to walk on streets with hair like THAT but I liked it. Definitely would prefer my first idea and then go for this to keep my baby steps in order, but now that the color got lighter after a few washes I am more then happy. I could imagine having darker blonde on the roots since I am not used to my hair being so light but oh my. So different ahahah

Then I took a few selfies on the way home ....

and a few after....

and then just a few more....

What do you think of my new ´do?! Have you thought of doing something like this? Do you already have your wild color on? Let me know....
And until next time....
Keep safe and live your life to the fullest
XoXo
DeniVev :*

Light for Sunny Days

Hello beautiful faces!
I am sure it is not only me who is trying to get a nice ´do for summer. Last three years I went lighter with my hair. Every year a bit more and so I did this year. I have been really happy with the dye I used this time so I thought I´ll share it with you.

 And that is basicely it! Yeah it is not so easy to see but I deffinitelly feel the difference. Plus now my funky chalk ombers look even cooler :)

How did you style your hair for summer? Is there anything you would like to recommend everyone?
Until next time- keep safe and live your life to the fullest!
XoXo
DeniVev :*

Too MUCH

Hello beautiful faces!
 It is time for A MAKE UP OF THE DAY !
I don´t think I have done any of these before. All I did was like kinda tutorial , but I felt like since I wear this same make-up A LOT lately I am going to share it with you. Is that OK?!
I just really like it and I LOVE how it makes my eyes look like, plus I had a little webcam photoshoot situation and I have loooads of pics of myself soooo....yeaah :D

face: NIVEA BB Cream medium, Dermacol BARANDOV concealer, avon pressed powder fair, miss sporty 2 tones blush flirtatious, vevay blush palette

lips: regina sport lip balm

eyes: miss sporty blonde eyebrow pencil, miss sporty waterproof black mascara, avon black eye pencil from winter collection, MIYO eyeshadows in No.01 and No.06, purple eyeshadow under eyes

 What do you think? What products have you been using the most lately?!
XoXo
DeniVev :*

Recently Beauty Favs

 XoXo

DeniVev :*

Blowdrying Routine for Straight Hair

Alright, I thought I didn´t try anything new for some time so I made a video. I am thinking about doing more in the future so let me know if you like it or not. 

This time there is a really simple and pretty fast way to blowdry your hair and get a straight finish. Obviously the final result depends on what your hair structure is like. But ths is what works for me the best. In case I ain´t use this technique I get frizzy and wavy hair, so.... yeah

Hope you enjoy.... (for video click the picture)