Memories from Hungary

We spent beautiful days by the Lake Balaton in Hungary. I love this big lake since my childhood. Visiting this beautiful lake was always the most enjoyable part of my summer holidays. We visit it not as often since we live in the UK but my enjoyment is as big as before.

I think we booked the best apartment –basically a holiday studio flat for two – via airbnb.co.uk website. Our hosts were very friendly and extremely helpful. The apartment is near the beach and the neighbourhood is quiet. We would spend the whole holiday on this single place but we had some cloudy and windy days too.

We visited the city centre in Siofok where is the small Kalman Imre Museum, who was an important Hungarian play writer and composer. I remember seeing his best play Csardaskiralyno nearly 10 years ago in Komaromi Jokai Theatre.

We visited the private Gallery Jordan which was an incredible enjoyment. There are lots of paintings for sale made by Peter Jordan and his daughter, Uncas. They are very talented and they do not squander their talent.

“Let’s go; see it; look it; feel it and buy if you think it is great, and belongs to your soul.” (Peter Jordan)

The Siofok Eye has a very pretty retro style. I loved it on first sight. I must hop on all of Eyes which I pass by.

We visited my hubby’s school town, Kaposvar. It is the home town of Ripl-Ronai, the famous Hungarian painter. His villa is a very interesting place with around 90 paintings.

Here are some more photos taken on the High Street of Kaposvar. I love creative displays!

Airbourne 2016

Airbourne was as fantastic today as usually. It is a real enjoyment for me. Eastbourne International Air Show is one of our must visit summer programs every year.

Here are some of my photos and video.

Freixenet ICE

I was one of 1000 lucky trndsters to get and share 3x Bottles of Freixenet ICE and 1x Freixenet ICE booklet with cocktail recipes. It is the best trnd project for long hot summer evenings. It is a real enjoyment even to think about it.

I love the project, because I like to have few drinks with my friends on summer evenings. We do not want to get drunk, just enjoy some tasty adult drinks. I love Freixenet ICE Cava because it is easy to use in cocktails and it makes me popular with my creations amongst my friends and family members.

I can imagine myself to drink Freixenet ICE during the winter months just to remember the taste of summer.

What is Freixenet ICE?

It is the newest and most refreshing way to drink cava.

The bubble experts at Freixenet have created a new and improved way to enjoy cava – served over ice with a sprig of mint. It’s the perfect drink for long and lazy summer with friends.

How is Freixenet ICE dry cava produced?

Produced using the same traditional method as Champagne, Freixenet ICE has a premium twist. The wine makers have mixed the cava to be richer, which balances the chill of the ice so that the taste of the wine is not diluted. Classic cava grapes have been blended with the Chardonnay grape for a richer consistency and slightly sweeter style, perfect to be enjoyed in a large wine glass over chunks of ice. The ageing process takes between one and five years.

So here is the easiest way to enjoy twisted and flavourful cava:

• Freixenet ICE

• 3 x chunky ice cubes

• 1 x sprig of mint

I love this dry and fruity cava with ice cubes. I love to enjoy its plain taste.

Freixenet ICE has really sweet but dry tasting notes: peaches, ripe pears, flowers and nuances of tropical fruits.

I really enjoyed the fresh fruit taste of Freixenet Ice Cava. The bubbles and the ice made it suitable for a garden party in the sunshine which is how I enjoyed it. The bottle just exudes good taste and elegance. The bottles look fresh and expensive. I love the white colour, it makes these bottles so unique. I am proud to have it on my guest’s table.

I love to try drink recipes from the trnd booklet:

The Garden of Eden:

Ingredients:

• Cucumber

• 20ml lemon juice

• 20ml apple juice

• 15ml of elderflower juice

• Freixenet ICE Cava

• Blend the fruit juices together in a shaker first then top up the glass with ICE Cava and garnish with cucumber.

Freixenet has lots of high quality tasty drinks. Freixenet ICE acts as the latest in a long line of delicious cava variations from Freixenet.

Cordon Negro is undoubtedly Freixenet’s most iconic and recognisable cava.

Cordon Rosado is the vibrant pink partner of Cordon Negro.

The award-wining Elyssia Gran Cuvée is a distinguished blend that combines the best regional varieties with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Not Just For Men

I like to do free product campaigns for The Insiders, but their latest campaign was for men so I decided to use my hubby as my test subject.

We tested Just For Men Original Formula haircolour.

My first question was, what is the difference between haircolours for women and for men. I thought there is not any difference but there are four big differences:

-Women’s products change the colour of every hair on your head providing a less natural look. (What I love!) They also come in a variety of fashion colours, which are not appropriate for men who do not want obvious colour changes.

-Just For Men only takes 10 minutes to apply versus women’s products which all take 30 to 45 minutes.

-Just For Men is safer and non-damaging, because does not contain ammonia. (it means, it even does not have unpleasant odour)

-Just For Men haircolour has smaller size as women’s products because an average man has short hair. Unfortunately hubby has very long hair so one bottle newer enough.

I am so happy there is a quick solution for men’s to hide grey hair and look younger. Just For Men original formula takes only 5 minutes to use and lasts up to 6 weeks. The result is very natural because it just targets the grey.

There are more Just For Men products in the market:

-Just For Men Original Formula – it is our test product. It is a shampoo-in haircolour. It contains two components which you need to mix – anyway very easy.

-Just For Men Autostop - You do not need to mix any components. Everything you need comes in one tube. Autostop comes with an applicator comb. Application time is 10 minutes.

-Just for Men Moustache & Beard is formulated specifically for colouring facial hair, which is coarser than the hair on your head and requires a thicker, more penetrating formula. It comes with a brush to make application fast and simple. (Luckily hubby does not need this colourant – maybe later)

Just For Men Original Formula comes in 8 shades. Everybody can find the most suitable and natural look. It is very easy because Just For Men has an online shade selector tool. I ordered medium brown and the colour is really natural. It does not look artificial or feminine. If you do not know he has dyed his hair you would not tell.

The application process is extremely easy and quick. It was really designed for men. You have everything in the box, what you will need. You mix only two components (colour base and natural colour developer) in the applicator tube. Use plastic gloves to gentle massage product into hair. It is normal if the colour looks different from the final result. Wait 5 minutes and just shampoo your new hair in the shower. The result is unbelievable: beautifully natural colour and thicker, fuller hair. Now you look and even feel 10 years younger!

Just one advice from a woman: use shampoo and conditioner for coloured hair. It helps to save healthy looking colour for longer.

My well-loved Oral B Smart Series 5000 Cross Action

I absolutely love my new Oral B Smart Series 5000 electric toothbrush. I have got it free courtesy of supersavvyme.co.uk website. The product is new on the market I was one of the first lucky persons to try it. I love it! It changed my rather boring brushing for a great fun.

I can connect it with my smartphone via Bluetooth. It means, I can check my brushing motions during the cleaning process. I can use the built in timer and guide for a better wash. It allows me to track my brushing habits weekly and monthly. I can learn more about my brushing and customise brushing modes according my needs and preferences. It is fantastic; I can have my individual electric toothbrush which helps to achieve the best result.

Oral B Smart Series Cross Action is sold with three different heads:

-       3D White for brilliant clean and polished teeth

-        Crossaction is the most popular head

-        Sensitive Clean is extremely gently with painful gums and teeth (luckily since I stopped with eating lots of sugary food my teeth sensitivity has gone and comes back only after a lazy weekend)

You can even upgrade your brushing studio with three more different heads: Flossaction, Precision Clean and Tri Zone. I have not tested these now, but must try.

I use the Crossaction head which is designed for precise clean. Lifts and powers away plaque. It is small enough to reach all my teeth preciously. It even gentle and massages my gums. It is very powerful but never makes my gums bleeding.

Not only the heads but the handle is very interesting and have new features. There is a red light on the handle which indicates when I brush too hard. I needed this feature so much because I outwear a totally new brush head in 3-4 weeks. I know it is not good for my teeth and can make them sensitive. Oral B Smart toothbrush is the only one which can help me and teach me to good brushing technics. I am really grateful for this big help.

The handle shows even the charging level and flashing red light comes out when you should use the premium charger. It makes it totally impossible that the toothbrush stops working in your mouth. I love this feature so much.

I will use my Oral B Smart Series 5000 electric toothbrush on my holidays too, because it has a very handy travel case in the box, not just a little plastic to hide the brush but a perfect, comfortable and protective case.

Holiday packing with BzzAgent

Holiday season has officially begun already. Everybody is off to beach holidays. My holiday is nearly here. I love holidays – I enjoy them as well as one little child. But I really hate holiday packing. It requires so much thinking to find the perfect products to take with us. I am always in trouble which body lotion to choose. It must be:

-hydrating

-fast absorbing – I would wear my little black dress after application

-safely packaged, I do not want to have spilled lotion everywhere after packing out in the hotel without a washing machine

-light consistency

-man friendly – hubby can use it when he suffers from sunburn ;)

-designed for dry skin

-small size

-long lasting protection

-fragrance free

BzzAgent helped me a lot this year because I had two skin cream themed BzzCampaigns where I tried three products for free. All of them were designed for dehydrated skin. Believe me on beach holidays everybody suffers from dehydrated skin.

BzzAgent offered me two E45 body lotion sprays to choose from:

-E45 Intense Recovery Moisturising Spray for really dry skin

-E45 Derma Protect Moisturising Spray for sensitive skin

I knew after first trying my holiday body lotion will be E45 derma protect this year. This brilliant product has all of the attributes what I need on beach holiday and even more. I absolutely love it, it is far better than I expected.

First I must confess I absolutely did not believe E45 spray lotions absorb quickly and do not leave my skin greasy. I have very dry skin, but was afraid to choose E45 Recovery Moisturising Spray for very dry skin, because I thought it will leave my skin extremely sticky. So my choice fell to E45 Derma Protect Moisturising Spray for sensitive skin. I directly tried it before bed on weekend. It is easier to cope with greasiness when you are at home in pyjamas.

The experience was shocking. E45 spray moisturisers are the lightest moisturisers in the market. They have rather milky light, liquid consistency. I tried to use my spray as graffiti on my skin to make some extra specious photos, but it was impossible because the liquid like consistency. It absorbs as quickly as water and absolutely does not leave the skin greasy. On the other site it perfectly moisturises and even calms irritated skin. I use hair removal creams on my arms and legs, which leaves my skin itchy and full with red dots – allergic reaction. E45 IntenseRecovery Moisturising Spray immediately calms my irritated skin down and no spot is visible after one hour. The formula is specifically designed to help to replenish the skin's natural barrier. Suitable even for Eczema prone skin.

E45 moisturising sprays contain 200ml of lotion, but it is enough for long time, because you have to use fewer amounts. It is very easy to spread thanks to milky consistency. Even men can use it easily on hairy surfaces.

Before using this fantastic product I did not like spray lotions. I have found them very messy to use. I preferred pump. E45 spays work as clean as pumps. The lotion contacts only whit surfaces you really want to. It does not leave the bathroom full with greasy, slippery dots.

I love E45 Derma Protect Moisturising Spray and would like to try E45 Intense Recovery too. I know I will not be disappointed.

Remescar Spider Veins Review

I take part in Remescar Tester Panel, where I test Remescar Spider Veins cream. This cream is designed to treat and prevent spider veins. Spider veins are small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin characterized as purple, blue or red lines. I have lots of spider veins, mostly on my legs, but they started to appear around my nose as well. It makes me quite concerned.

They are sensitive for touch and do not look good. I am less confident to wear shorts in summer because these purple lines and patches on my legs. I hide them with tanning products on my legs and make up on my face.

Remescar Spider Veins introduced me a different way, how to deal with spider veins. This fantastic product does not hide my imperfections but heals them and prevents the formation of more spider veins. Remescar Spider Veins is an innovative medical device which forms a long lasting breathable occlusive film over and around the affected skin. This cream protects and provides structural support, so formation of new blood vessels will be prevented, the redness of the vascular lesions decreased and the microcirculation improved. Reinforces and visually improves the skin surface.

I visited doctors around 15 – 20 years ago first with my vein problems. The diagnosis was: too thick blood and too weak vein vascular.  Extremely lots of people suffer from these problems, because it is incurable. Doctors advise you to be physically more active, have healthier diet and do not stay or sit on one place too long. They prescribe some basic medications which not really help. It means you should use to it to live together with your spider veins.

I am so happy I have found Remescar Spider Veins treatment cream, because this is the only one which can really help. I was very sceptic at first. I have big redness around my nostrils, so I started the big product test there. I was impatient and wanted results too early. After one month testing I thought I cannot see any improvement so I stopped with the treatment. Two weeks later the skin around my nose started to be redder. It was the point when I realised this is the before Remescar Spider Veins treatment stage. The redness disappeared thanks to the cream. So I continued with my product test and I still use this fantastic product. The cream calls you can see improvement after 3 months. Up to 51% decrease of spider veins.

I use Remescar Spider Veins daily two times on perfectly cleaned skin. I exfoliated often to let the cream absorb better. I do not rub too hard as this will not increase the effectiveness. Remescar Spider Veins is perfume free and has light consistency – absorbs quickly. Never irritates sensitive skin. Silicone film treatment sits perfectly under my makeup, does not leave greasy, shiny patches on my nose.

Remescar produces two more unique creams to help with skin imperfections:

- Remescar Stretch Marks to treat existing stretch marks.

- Remescar Scar Stick reduces new and old scars.

Remescar takes care of surgery scars, burn marks, post laser cars, stretch marks and spider veins. Remescar gives back your confidence.