Makeup │Spring Look in Emerald green and Pink [Monday Shadow Challenge]
Happy Monday, lovelies!
Did you enjoy your weekend? I had a little mishap on Friday (as you might have read in my previous post) but I had nothing broken, I could keep up with our weekend as planned. It was quite a foody weekend, if you've been checking my Instagram Stories you may know we attended the Street Food Festival... ehem... three days in a row, lol. Well, It's not my fault if they decided to organize a food festival just 2 minutes walk from my doorstep, and I could even smell the delicious food just opening my window! Are you a "foodie" type of person?
As every Monday it is time for Makeup! This week the Monday Shadow Challenge chose the colours "emerald green and grey" for us to play with. Emerald green is my favourite shade of green in life, but for makeup it is a little difficult to wear as it is very bright and hard to combine with other colours. But I accepted the challenge and tried my best to make it work, let's see the result!
Nail Art │ Multichrome Mermaid Nails [26 Great Nail Art Ideas]
Hello, lovelies! Happy weekend!
Have you planned anything fun for today? My weekend started a little awkwardly but also with very pleasant moments.
Yesterday morning I had a pretty nasty fall, I slipped so awkwardly with one carpet at home that wasn't secure, and I was wearing flip-flops, I actually flipped in the air and landed on my coccyx :O I spent most of the day...
Empties │ The products I've used up recently vol. XXIX [Makeup & Skincare]
Hello, lovelies! Happy Friday!
I'm very happy today because hubby came back from long 10 day-business trip and the children and I missed him a lot. I'm happy the weekend is almost here and we can enjoy some lovely time together.
As April is slowly coming to an end, it's time to share the prducts I've used up recently, so I can give you my feedback on them with this series of mini-reviews.
Shopping my stash │Tropical inspired Makeup Look with Dior 'Peacock'
Hello, sweeties! How are you today? Are you enjoying the beautiful sunny weather? I surely am!
It's time for a new edition of my "shopping my stash" challenge. This month I've been playing with Dior 5 couleurs #434 Peacock, which is a beautiful palette with different green colours, that are ideal for spring and summer look, fresh and fun, or very sophisticated! Today I'm showing you one the looks I've created with it, I hope you like it :)
Nail polish │BeautyBigBang Chameleon and Holographic Nail Polishes [Swatches and Review]
Hello, my lovelies!
I hope you are having a nice day. Today I wanted to share with you my thoughts and swatches on three fabulous nail polishes from BeautyBigBang store*. These are not regular nail polishes! Both of them are "Chameleon" nail polishes and the third one is a holo nail polish! I show you how these bauties change magically your manicure. I hope you like it!!
Makeup │Chic Look in Marsala with a Touch of Yellow Edginess [Monday Shadow Challenge]
Happy Monday, sweeties! How are you today?
I hope you all had a nice weekend! We were enjoying the nice weather outdoors, but I have to take it easy, because my allergies are such a pain, lol. Watery red eyes, itching throat and palate, running nose, constant sneezing, and now the headache! Are you allergic to pollen? how do you manage it? do you take medication?
Now let's get into makeup! This week the Monday Shadow Challenge proposed us to used "marsala and yellow" colours. Marsala is a kind of brownish wine red that was Pantone colour of the year a few years back, and when you think of wine red, the last thing that comes to mind to pair it with is yellow! This was really a challenge for me. Please, keep reading to find out what I came up with!
Nail Art │ 'Smoosh' Neon Floral manicure [Nail crazies Unite]
Hello, lovelies!
Today the Nail Crazies Unite challenged us to create a "Neon floral" manicure! I love, love, love neon colours on nails. They are bold, bright and fun. The neon colours remind me of summer and that puts me right away in a good mood.
This is my take on "neon floral" nail art, I used a different technique to create my background, this is the "smoosh" technique, keep reading to find out more about it!
Makeup │ Pink and Purple Cut Crease for the Sign of Taurus[Zodiac Makeup Challenge]
Hello, my lovelies!
I was looking forward to creating a new makeup look for the "Zodiac challenge", especially because I was eager to create a more spring like look.
As you know I'm showing more love to the makeup I own instead of buying new and I challenged myself to create twelve different looks with the BHCosmetics Zodiac palette, one for each sign. Today I focus on "Taurus" sign, which is my daughter's sing, so she got to choose the colours for today: pink and purple!
Skincare │ My Night Skincare Routine - Moisturizing, Brightening and Regenerating the Skin
(Défilez vers le bas pour le français)
Hello, sweeties! How are you today?
If I'm not mistaken this is my first ever post about my skincare routine. I have been asked several times what kind of skincare I use, but I have always hesitated in the usefulness of this kind of posts. In fact, skincare for me is mostly about trial and error, so I've come to build a routine tailored by me for my own skin needs, it is not like any "traditional" or even a "layering" routine, mostly it is my own sauce ;) Finally, I made up my mind today and publish this NIGHT skincare routine to show what products I use every evening, explaining how I use them and what are their effects on my skin. If anything that may encourage you to try different things and not to be afraid to incorporate products from different brands, price ranges and latitudes!
Bonjour, mes puces! Comment ça va aujourd'hui?
Si je ne me trompe pas ceci est mon tout premier post sur ma routine de soins de la peau. On m'a demandé à plusieurs reprises quel type de soin j'utilise, mais j'ai toujours hésité sur l'utilité de ce genre d'article. Pour moi, une routine de soins de la peau se "construit" au fur et à messure sur les essais et les erreurs, les découvertes parfois fortuites d'un produit. Ainsi je suis arrivée à assembler une routine adaptée aux besoins de ma peau. Ce n'est pas comme une routine "traditionnelle" ni même du "layering", c'est une routine "à ma sauce" ;) Enfin, j'ai pris ma décision aujourd'hui et publie cette routine de soin NIGHT pour montrer quels produits j'utilise chaque soir, en expliquant comment je les utilise et quels sont leurs effets sur ma peau. Si jamais, cela peut vous encourager à essayer différentes choses et ne pas avoir peur d'incorporer des produits de différentes marques, gammes de prix et latitudes diverses!
Makeup │Intense Smokey Look in Navy Blue and Gold [Monday Shadow Challenge]
Happy Monday, lovelies! How are you today?
I'm back from a few amazing days in Barcelona with my family. We had a nice time and much fun despite the rainy weather. I've shown you little bits and pieces of our family moments on Instagram stories, but not much. I'm the kind of person who prefers to enjoy the moment fully and leave the "reports" sharing for later, I know it's not very much in the mood of times, but when I try to be posting in real time I have the feeling of not enjoying the moment properly... what about you? how do you manage the sharing in social media?
My makeup look for today is a very intense one, but not so crazy that is not wearable for a night out, for instance. This week the Monday Shadow Challenge prompted us to used "navy and gold" colours, two shades I've already combined in the past, but that I don't mind repeating because it is such a gorgeous combination. I hope you like what I've come up with.
Nail Art │Nail design with Round shapes [26GNAI Challenge]
Hello, lovelies! Happy Friday!
I am enjoying my last day in Barcelona with my family, planning to really savour it despite some rain we are having today. We had a very intense day yesterday, we stroll the city up and down, we spent good 12 hours outside, and children kept up with our pace amazingly! So, this morning we are taking it easy, the children are still having a rest and as it is rainy outside, I thought it was a good moment to squeeze some blogging into the schedule and share my latest manicure with you.
I have already prepared a manicure for today's Nail Art Challenge, which is "Things that are round". I wanted to avoid circles and dots, so I opted for a more "abstract design". I hope you like it.
Nail Art │ My new Stamping Plate Organizer from CICI&SISI
Hello Sweeties!
How are you doing today? I hope you all had a wonderful sunny day. I wanted to post here today, to show you my latest purchase on Ali Express, this wonderful zipped case to store my stamping plates collection. Storing stamping plates is an issue only nail artists, nailistas and nail fanatics may have. Not really an issue for "normal people", LOL. But if you, like me, have a large stamping plate collection, you might want to check this out!
Makeup │Subtle Spring look in Apricot and Black [Monday Shadow Challenge]
Happy Monday, lovelies!
This is for me a Monday that tastes like a Friday, how cool can that be?! In fact, tomorrow we are leaving for our short, but much, much awaited trip to Barcelona! Yay!!
Everyone at home is very excited for this, I'm rushing to schedule a couple of posts during my absence and I still haven't packed (well it's only 4 days, so that should be done quickly). I will post a little less this week, but I will keep you up with our family adventures in Barcelona through my Instagram Stories, so be sure to follow me there!
This is for me a Monday that tastes like a Friday, how cool can that be?! In fact, tomorrow we are leaving for our short, but much, much awaited trip to Barcelona! Yay!!
Everyone at home is very excited for this, I'm rushing to schedule a couple of posts during my absence and I still haven't packed (well it's only 4 days, so that should be done quickly). I will post a little less this week, but I will keep you up with our family adventures in Barcelona through my Instagram Stories, so be sure to follow me there!
As every Monday, I have a new makeup look to show you today. I decided I needed to take a break from bold and striking colours, so today, it is a very soft and sweet makeup I created. This week the Monday Shadow Challenge prompted us to used "apricot and black"colours, two shades I've already combined in the past, in more elaborated looks, then this soft version would be a nice alternative for people who prefer a lighter look. Shall we take a closer look?
Nail Art │Modern Art Manicure [Nail Crazies Unite]
Hello, lovelies!
Today the Nail Crazies Unite challenged us to create a "Modern Art" manicure! This was a huge challenge for me. I am a huge fan of Modern Art in general, especially Abstract art and my favourite artist Wassily Kandinsky, which oeuvre is so vast! I honestly felt it was totally not-doable to reproduce or "copy" one Kandinsky paintings on my nails. So I was already feeling this was going to be a total fail when I remembered that I owned a MoYou London Stamping Plate about Modern Art! So here is what I came up with.
Makeup │ Brand in the Spotlight: Makeup Geek Cosmetics
Hello, lovelies!
A while ago I started a series of posts that I named "Brand in the spotlight", where I dedicated one blog post to feature only one brand. In this series, I present new (or new to me), big or small,
brands that have some outstanding aspects that call my attention and that I consider they deserve to be featured and shared with you!
Today I'd like to share with you a brand you might know if you like to watch youtube videos about makeup. This is Makeup Geek Cosmetics, the products I own* from this brand and the look I've created using them!
Korean Beauty │ COSRX One Step Moisture Up Kit (3 in 1)
Hi, Sweeties! How are you today?
The past long winter has been rough on my dry skin. I've been religiously using and improving my skincare routine all through the winter, to keep up with my skin needs and trying to make it look its best. If you follow me, you've been certainly reading all my skincare reviews. Today I'd like to chat with you about one of my latest discoveries: the "One step Moisture Up Kit (3 in 1)"* from the Korean brand COSRX. If your skin had gone through rough times the past winter, then my review might interest you too.
Makeup │ Dark Purple and Striking Turquoise [Monday Shadow Challenge]
Happy Monday, my sweeties!
I hope you all had a lovely long weekend and that you have celebrated, for those who do, Easter in joy and peace. We still have one day off today (YAY!!) as we celebrate "Easter Monday" today. So I'm writing this while waiting for our friends to join us this evening for a movie night with the children. We will stay at home watching a children's movie with them and let them eat everything that is usually forbidden (potato chips, popcorn, chocolate, candy, etc). My boy (6) is so excited about it, he has spent the whole day planning where and how each guest will seat and how we will place their drinks and food. He's got a great potential as the perfect host! We will be watching Coco (not sure what this is called in English, sorry!). I'm sure that will be a nice evening for a Monday ;)
Well, time for Makeup now! Today, I have a striking look to share with you for the Monday Shadow Challenge. The colours this week are "dark purple and turquoise" se get ready to see some really bold shades!
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