Books, movies, tv-shows

Hello everybody! I decided to share some of my thoughts on what I have recently read, watched or listened to. I will start with books. Well, since I moved to London I noticed that this city just makes you read mostly because people spend ages while commuting. I for example have to travel for 50 minutes to work and with book time goes by much faster. This summer I have red Dance, Dance Dance which is the last additional book to Murakami's 'Trilogy of the Rat'. I am totally in love with him and this last book as all the previous ones of his had impressed me a lot. I love this weird feeling I get when I read his books - some sort of jealousy towards his characters. You unwittingly desire to become one of them to experience all the mysticism and craziness. Also I love the fact that his books introduce the reader to the culture of Japan - between the lines of the main you find random facts about the life of Japan. For example existence of 'love hotels' (one them was actually portrayed in the newest Wolverine), personal registered seal which enable a Japanese to sign document and 'Chazuke' - Japanese remedy for hangover. In his books he mentions a lot of music and the band that repeats the most in Dance Dance Dance is Beach Boys.

I decided to have a little break from Murakami (I do have 1Q84 waiting for me on the shelf) and read something else. Peter came for help. He is loving reddit and in one of the discussions 'what is the best book you've ever read?' he found me 2 books. I have managed to read one of them - it is 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. Well, I have to admit I have never read anything similar to this - it is a very unique style of writing and quite a deep and sad story. This book is not the one which will leave you with a light and optimistic feeling, but if you are willing to empathise and even cry a bit - then this apocalyptic genre is for you. Descriptive manner, repeating dialogues are not very exciting, but still there is something in it that makes you keep reading - not understanding what is happening and at the same time interest. This novel was awarded with Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. This story makes you put yourself on the place of the characters and think what would you do? Would you give up or continue fighting? There is no thinking of past or future, it is just the road. The ending of the book is very touching - and I made conclusion that no matter whar happens it is our task to carry the fire, hope for the best and have the strength to live. There is also a film ('The Road') which I recommend watching if you don't want to read a book.

Moving on to the movies and TV-Shows - it has been a lot of them but I will just mention the ones I really love. All time favourite TV Show - Suits. Very pleasant, unobtrusive series. American law firm, there are even elements of romantic relationship, but it is to expand the audience. A guy with an amazing memory - not a lawyer who works in one the biggest law firms in NY. Beautiful men, beautiful women, beautiful life - well all you need to get pleasure. Something different, but yet good. I recommend watching.

I am also loving ANTM Cycle 20 - it is truly amazing - exciting news - there are boys in it! But really, it is really entertaining and I just Love Tyra Banks - I like the American series because it is always something more than just looks and modelling it is about relationship and personality. I think it is very cool and it is also on YouTube. Recent movies that I watched were The Road (which you pretty much got the idea from the book review), Kick - Ass 2 (which was to awful that i don't even want to talk about it), We are The Millers and The Art of getting by. Millers - is a very funny comedy I would say 18+ but is really entertaining - perfect to watch after a hard day at work, gets you out of your routine. Don't expect any deep feeling but a good comedy to watch. The Art of getting by - I found it through Emma Roberts' filmography. As when I like the actress/or i usually check out all the movies with him/her and I found The Art of getting by, which is nothing special, but very cute and very much about life.I love these characters, which sometimes I feel like saying, "God, what are you doing?" They do not leave you indifferent. No one is perfect, and all make mistakes, everyone has their own opinion and their perception of the world. Plus, I love the school theme :D I do recommend. Wish you a great weekend - watch, read, listen to what you love! Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Exploring LUSH products - battle with the scents :)

I really wanted to try some of the LUSH products as I have heard loads of positive comments and reviews. Plus I visited their website and some of the products are not expensive at all. 

BUT there has always been a massive obstacle that prevented me from going to that shop - SMELL! OMG I just cannot stay in the shop for 2 minutes and the strong scents of their products just give a headache. What is interesting that it is not even that bad, but probably it is just too much of it.

Anyways, too much of an intro. I have put myself together and I decided that it is the time I want to finally try something out of LUSH; plus I have run out of my facial cleanser which i usually use in the shower after I have removed all the make up.
In Leicester LUSH is actually one of those street shops and I was lucky for the good weather so they had their door opened and some wind could come through to ease my fight with those smells. Shop assistants are really nice I have to tell and they look really cool to something like pin-up girls. You can get one of those free skin consultations there. You are just asked some basic questions about your skin type and they find something suitable for you. It is also nice that they test the product on your skin, so you feel it and smell it (ha :D) and then decide.

So I went for this 'Angels on bare skin' fresh facial cleanser and a shampoo. 

Angels on bare skin Facial cleanser 100g £6.25 I love Juicy Shampoo 100g £4.95

Well, so let's start with shampoo. It does has a strong smell, it smells with an alcoholic drink like some kind of a cocktail.. as it has pineapple and other fruits. You actually need just a little bit of it to wash all hair. I have quite long hair and still I didn't use much of the product. It does leave the feeling of very clean hair and what I liked that it is not heavy on the hair as some of shampoos are. I cannot say that it is better than my L'Oreal one, but I like it.

Angels on bare skin facial wash texture

Moving on to facial wash I like it much more. It is very weird type of product (I've never used anything like that before). You have to take a little piece of this paste add a little bit of warm water and rub it between your hand and then apply on your face massaging this (already melted scrub) into your face. It feels really nice like a scrub and it leave skin clean and soft. I was expecting a little bit more of moisturizing effect, but in general I quite like. Not sure if I bought that again, but I will definitely use it up.

What are your favourite LUSH products? What would you recommend?

What's in my mum's skin care cupboard & Review of Dr. Nona Cosmetics

So you know how it is - when you come back home for Holidays, you always get to explore and share in some 'mum and daughter' chats what cosmetics are good and what is worth trying. My mum is not the biggest fan of makeup and skincare, as generally she has very nice skin and just tends to avoid heavy makeup. But anyway, it is never that a woman is completely indifferent to beauty products (at least i don't know any who are..) and if she is, I think she should change an attitude, cause it kind of women's magic tool that can only make already beautiful stunning.. I don't know who, but someone said : 'There are no ugly women, just lazy ones'


But it is getting too long for an intro. I am going to talk about the Israel cosmetics, which I assume are sold all over the world, however I am not too sure whether you can purchase it from a local drugstore or have to go online.

Dynamic Cream 49€ Eye contour cream 57€ Night cream 43€ (I know..)

OH MY God, ladies and gentlemen this stuff is totally amazing! I was always very critical about it, cause my mum is quite obsessed and it is quite of an expensive treat, however now when I've tried it and read the ingredients and researched a little bit about the woman herself I softened up a little bit, and after two nights of using this product I am really happy with the results.

Major thing that really attracts me is that they use all the nutritional combination of the herbs from all over the world and also Dead Sea Salt, which is amazing. Secondly (i know that personal stories are used for the better marketing), the woman herself is quite impressing and is of a role model - she overcame cancer and her medical practices are aimed to help people fight life threatening diseases.

1. Dynamic Cream - as long as I can remember myself, my mum used this thing as a magical healing stuff: you have running nose - put it inside, you have a spot put a bit on, your skin is dry - use it as well. It is of a very rich nature cream, that does not have a particularly pleasant smell (more of something that is supposed to heal you) and it is very multi-purpose as you already know. It can be used as an amazing moisturizer - when I have applied it on my face in the morning you have a bit stretchy feeling (as if you put a mask) and like it really makes your skin work.

2. Eye contour Balm - it is probably the best out of all of them. I can't say that I have some serious dark circles or wrinkles, but occasionally when I am tired my eyes will immediately inform everyone around.. That is actually how I got to try out these cremes as when I came back from England, my mum said that I do look tired and I have some circles. So I used it once, and then more, and I think that she will have to share with this expensive stuff now :D I like that it is very rich and at the same time it does not irritate my quite sensitive skin. The packaging is stunning and it has very convenient pump like that

   

3. Finally, Night cream - it is good if you have a little bit dry skin or some dry patches. I have normal skin, with some areas particularly dry, and i still used it all over my face. It is important though that you cleanse your face properly before applying it, well actually this works with any night cream. I noticed that in the morning skin does not feel still greasy (as some of those that I've tried), bit just leaves it soft.

There are many more products this company offers, but these three are personal winners! If interested go to http://drnona.us - it US website, but if you Google it you can enter your country one.

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I will be talking quite a lot here about skin care based on the Dead Sea Salt, as I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
Have you ever been to Dead Sea or tried some of the cosmetics that are produced with the ingredients from the Dead Sea?