Even though I'm in this beauty blogger role for over two and a half years, I still cannot and will not shake off my role of a reader. I genuinely enjoy reading blogs so much and I honestly cannot remember the last time I picked up a magazine – you know, those things we used to read to remain informed a decade ago (lol). Who needs a magazine when you have such beautiful content so close, at your fingertips – minus the horrendous ad space, plus such honest, raw emotion, spectacular and original photography and that intimate feel that makes blogs so profoundly special. I've decided to share my Top Five: Blogs I'm Loving because I suspect not everyone knows of them – but they definitely should! Every single blog I'll recommend I've been following for at least two years, they all kept my interest going for all these years and I profoundly love each and every one of them. Let's start with Let It Be Cosy – visually enticing, original and full of life & soul! Lots of healthy recipes, stunning photography and a gentle spirit peeking through every single written word. I love Rocio and her blog, she's truly one of a kind. Favorite beauty blog of all time must be amodelrecommends run by the fantastic Ruth. I desperately fell in love with her personality and the uncanny similarity that she shares with my husband's little sister (they have literally the same exact face!). A veteran model, Ruth's good looks and impressive brains offer a unique experience and her honesty paired with wicked humor always keep me coming for more + we cannot forget the fabuliocious cat the Mr.Bear is! I am stalking his and Dexter's (the dog) Instagram account daily. When I'm needing my dose of stunning picturesque visuals and the glimpse of a lifestyle any woman can dream of, I stop by at Paris in four months. It's a rarity that I adore a blog which contains not so many typed words but photography here is really louder than loud! It speaks volumes and I actually enjoy Carin's short captions. They're like a sweet cherry on a cake. Love following her life journey and all the new things she captures. A very ‘old-school’ kind of blog I fell in love with is LipsSoFacto that the beautiful Meg is author of. It's simple, non-cluttered and direct without being cold but cool instead. No aggressive commercials/ads/shameful advertising here – just good old beauty as it's supposed to be. Meg has a fantastic taste and I love reading anything she publishes. Finally, we have afterDRK which is exactly where I'm headed after a long day at work. Sometimes best things do come in small doses and Sabrina simply knows how to create morsels of delight that you read in a single breath. Never boring, always interesting, fresh – and visually enticing. I'll leave you off with a few photographs I'm reposting from these blogs just for you to feast your eyes and do let me know if any of them tickled your fancy 😉
Iako se nalazim u ulozi beauty blogerke vec preko dvije i pol godine, jos uvijek ne mogu niti zelim da ‘otresem’ svoju ulogu citateljice. Istinski uzivam citajuci blogove te se uopste ne mogu sjetiti kada sam posljednji put kupila casopis – mozda se novije generacije uopste ne sjecaju, to su one knjizice putem kojih smo se informisale o desavanjima i trendovima prije otprilike decenije (lol). Kome je potreban casopis kada na dodir prstica imamo tako krasan, bogat sadrzaj – bez grozomornih reklama a uz dodatak iskrenih, sirovih emocija i misli, spektakularne i originalne fotografije te uz onaj njezni osjecaj intime koji cini blogove tako posebnim. Odlucila sam da sam vama podijelim svojih Top Pet: blogova koje volim iz razloga sto pretpostavljam da nije svaka od vas mozda cula za njih – a definitivno bi trebala! Sve i jedan blog koji cu da vam preporucim pratim pa barem dvije godine (neke i dosta duze). I tokom svih ovih godina su mi ovi blogovi drzali paznju te sam ih istinski zavoljela. Zapocnimo sa Let It Be Cosy – vizuelno inspirativnim, originalnim blogom koji prsti od zivota i duse! Mnostvo zdravih recepata, fantasticne fotografije ce vas docekati kao i njezni duh autorke koji proviruje kroz svaku napisanu rijec. Rocio mi je postala jako draga i mislim da je jedinstvena. Omiljeni beauty blog svih vremena je ubjedljivo amodelrecommends koji vodi fenomenalna Ruth. Beznadezno sam se zaljubila u njen karakter i neobicno veliku slicnost koju dijeli sa mladjom sestrom mog muza (imaju doslovno identicna lica!). Model-veteran, Ruth je nevjerovatno lijepa i njena ljepota u kombinaciji sa zavidnom inteligencijom pruza dosta originalno iskustvo citatelju kada promatra stvari kroz njenu prizmu. Njena iskrenost uz zarazan smisao za humor su razlog zbog kojeg se nakon svih godina vracam po jos + ne smijemo zaboraviti najvecu divu koja je macak Mr.Bear! Svakodnevno uhodim ovog maconju i Dextera psa putem njihovog Instagram profila koji je jedini iz zivotinjskog carsta koji u stvarnosti pratim. Kada osjetim potrebu za dnevnom dozom najimpresivnijih fotografija magicnih pejzaza, carobnih ulica i nacina zivota koji bi svaka zena pozeljela, svratim na blog Paris in four months. Rijetkost je da sam privucena na blog u cijem sastavu ne vidim kvalitetan i opsiran tekst ali u ovom slucaju fotografija je zaista najglasnija! Uistinu je inkarnacija izreke da fotografija vrijedi hiljadu rijeci pa sam se cak i ‘navukla’ na kratke komentare koje ispod fotki ostavlja draga Carin. Dozivljavam ih poput slaga na torti i uvijek je uzitak pratiti njeno zivotno putovanje. Prilicno ‘old-school’ beauty blog u kojem uzivam je LipsSoFacto koji vodi krasna Meg. Jednostavan je, nije opterecen nebitnim stvarima i direktan je a da nije hladan vec kul. Nema agresivnih reklama/videa/besramnog oglasavanja – samo najljepse iz beauty sfere, kako uostalom i treba biti. Meg ima divan ukus i uzitak je pratiti sve sto objavi. Napokon, imamo blog afterDRK kuda se zaputim svaki put nakon napornog dana na poslu. Nekada najbolje stvari dolaze u malim pakovanjima a Sabrina uistinu umije kreirati komadice zadovoljstva koje procitam i upijem u jednom dahu. Nikada dosadna, uvijek interesantna, svjeza – i vizuelno vise nego prijatna. Ostaviti cu ispod par fotografija sa spomenutih blogova za vas uzitak a vi mi javite u komentarima da li sam vas mozda zainteresovala za neko od svojih omiljenih online mjestasaca?
