Makeup │ Cool Toned Colours for a Sophisticated Fall Look
Sep 29, 2018
Hello, lovelies! Happy Saturday!
How was your week? I spent a wonderful week myself! It is still so warm for this time of the year I can't believe September is already coming to an end!! That is seriously crazy! Since the children went back to school time has impressively accelerated. Do you have the same impression?
The month of September flew by, so it's time to share with you a new edition of my "shopping my stash" challenge. I've been playing with my Chanel Quadra Eyeshadow #262 Tissé Beverly Hills, which is a cool toned palette allowing for very sophisticated makeup looks!
Skincare │ Falling in Love with Wildhorn Swiss Alpine Regenerating Facial Oil
Sep 27, 2018
Hello, sweeties! How are you today?
I'm super happy, you know, when I talk about good skin care I can't hide or dissimulate my excitement, lol.
Keep reading to find out what made me fell in love with this oil.
Makeup │ Indigo and Dusty Rose
Sep 25, 2018
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Hello, sweeties! Did you miss me yesterday?
I haven't posted on a Monday for the first time in YEARS! Our Autumn-school-break just started and I guess it was kind of a disorganized day for this mama, so there was no post, oops!
But, you are not getting rid of me that easily, and today I'm here to catch up! Yes, although it's a bit weird to call this post "Monday... anything", for obvious reasons, this is my makeup challenge of the week for the "Monday Shadow Challenge". We were asked to create a look using "Indigo" and "Dusty rose", two lovely colours for makeup in my opinion! This is what I came up with, I hope you like it!
Nail art │ Purple and Lilac Cupcakes Nail Design
Sep 22, 2018
Hello, lovelies! Happy weekend!
This week for the "Nail Crazies Unite" nail art Challenge we ought to create a manicure related to "Food or drink".
If you've been following on Instagram you might know this week I've been travelling, I went to Paris! It was awesome, I could have a glimpse of some new skincare launches for this Fall and I will be reporting it all to you very soon. That being said, my Parisian adventure left me with very little time to play with my nail colours. I wore a beautiful purple nail polish during my trip to pair with my blue dress, I found the colour so perfect that I didn't feel like doing many different coloured designs on top, so I decided to decorate it with only one colour stamping. Which also had the advantage to be super quick. I chose to represent FOOD, because I'm a foodie, and among all foods I chose cupcakes, because truly there isn't much cuter food than cupcakes! Is there? I hope you'll like it!
Korean Beauty │ The Face Shop Blueberry Firming Facial Mask [Review]
Sep 19, 2018
Hi, Sweeties! How are you today?
I hope you are doing great! I am super excited today because tomorrow I'll be going to Paris! I love that city so much, I've been there on several occasions, the last one was last year with my parents and we had a great time. This time I'll be staying for only one day, I'll attend a press event and come back home. I'll leave home early in the morning and come back before midnight (hopefully with both my shoes and no pumpkins ;) But I do have 6 full hours to spend on site, the event only takes 2 hours or so. I haven't travelled alone in a very long time! So I'm also a bit nervous about it, you know I get old and shortsighted, lol... but I think I can manage not getting lost in Paris, lol. In fact, it is a big city and I do speak French so it should be fine ;) If you don't have signs of me on Friday, then call 911, lol.
Today I'd like to share with you my thoughts on a new Facial Mask I've tried and liked very much! It is The Face Shop "Real Nature" Blueberry Mask*, I tell you more about it after the jump.
Makeup │ Kaki Green and Pumpkin Orange for a Fall Look
Sep 17, 2018
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Happy Monday, sweeties!
The pumpkin season just started, I love pumpkins!! As food, as decoration and as a makeup colour too! Today's makeup challenge with the "Monday Shadow Challenge" proposes us to combine "Kaki green" and "Orange Pumpkin" colours in our looks, thich I find so appropriate for Fall. Keep reading to see the makeup look I came up with :)
Nail Art │ Snow and Ice Nail Design
Sep 15, 2018
Hello, sweeties! How are you?
Today we have another appointment for the "26 Great Nail Art Ideas" Challenge! This week's theme is Ice and/or Fire nails. I think this theme came out having in mind the books "Song of Ice and Fire", on which is based the well-known tv series "Games of Thrones".
Unfortunately, this time I don't have a new nail art to share with you. I had a very busy week and I couldn't do nail art or even paint my nails! You know, I'm sure you've had those pretty hectic weeks when you are unable of taking time for your hobbies, well this was it for me.
But I have over one thousand blogpost already written in this blog (WHAT??!!) I was sure to find something related to this week's theme, and I did! So for today's challenge I am reproposing to you a nail art I've done in the past, which is inspired by snow and ice. I hope you'll like it :)
The Cutest and Most Practical Beauty Bag I Ever Got (and other goodies from Born Pretty Store)
Sep 13, 2018
Hello, sweeties! How are you today?
I have four items from Born Pretty Store for review that are really awesome! I got two beauty items: one (or better said TWO!) beauty case/bag(s)*, some new disposable beauty sponges* and two nail art goodies: some fantastic 3D nail decals in rose gold* and one super innovative and cute "nano buffer"* with UNICORNS! The one that has impressed me the most is the foldable beauty bag, OMG, that one is so amazing that you definitely need two (because your daughter/mom/sister/best friend/neighbour will see yours and will want one for herself!!) Would you like to take a closer look to these products? Keep reading then!
Petal Pink & Soft Lilac Look for the Sign of Virgo [Zodiac Makeup Challenge]
Sep 12, 2018
Happy humpday, sweeties!
It's time for a new Zodiac inspired makeup. As you know, I'm showing more love to the makeup I own instead of buying new items and I challenged myself to create twelve different looks with the BHCosmetics Zodiac palette, one for each sign. Today, I created a Virgo look for the "Zodiac challenge"
The palette has two beautiful and quite pale colours for "Virgo" zodiac sign and those inspired me to create a very pale but luminous look in petal pink and lilac. I supposed these are not your typical "Autumn colours", but let's not forget that Spring is coming to the southern hemisphere.
Also in my home country, Argentina, Spring begins the 21st of September and I think this makeup would be perfect for that occasion. I hope you like it!
Makeup │ Colored Smokey look for Fall with Modern Renaissance
Sep 10, 2018
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Happy Monday, my lovelies!
This weekend my husband and I caught the flu (or something) and were feeling under the weather. I called off ALL our weekend plans because I was feeling extremely tired and weak. I did nothing, and I even nap on the couch a little. It was a while since I last took it that easy. I completely emptied my mind and thought "anything else can wait" and I decided to have a rest. It felt so good and it did me so well, although I still have a sore throat I'm feeling with much more energy today.
Honestly, I don't know when this started, but at a certain point we started ignoring our bodies and taking medicines and pain killers to be able to go on with our lives, daily chores, activities, even the "fun things" we plan. When did "the plan" take a purpose on itself? When things and "to do" lists overcame the wellbeing of a human being? I realise I am very privileged to be able to say "I'm sick, I will stop and take care of myself". Half of the world can't do that. Even more than that, unfortunately. Have you been stopping to take care of yourself when you are feeling bad? It is a real luxe, but it is also an obligation.
Now, to the fun part: MAKEUP!! Today's makeup challenge with the "Monday Shadow Challenge" takes us to the "Autumn colour" territory, as we must use both "Marsala" and "Magenta" colours in our looks. I love these warm tone wine reds and pinks on me, as they make my green eyes pop. I did a coloured smokey using my beloved "Modern Renaissance" palette. I hope you like it :)
Nail Art │ 1980's Fall Fashion Trend Inspired Manicure
Sep 9, 2018
Hello, sweeties! I hope you had a great weekend!
I've been feeling a little under the weather these past days, I caught a flu (the first of the season) but I didn't want to miss this appointment for the "Nail Crazies Unite" nail art Challenge because this week's theme is Fall Fashion Inspired nails. As we've seen in the catwalks, the upcoming season is very rich combining different trends but I'd say the most prominent ones are the heavy layering of different pieces and the strong reminiscence of the 1980's fashion.
I'm a child of the 1980' and I hated the fashion of those days with a passion, hahaha. I wasn't very happy in the 90's either so following these reminiscent trends is not really my cup of tea. However, for the nail art challenge purpose, I thought it could be fun to create a manicure combining the excess of colours and patterns that marked that decade. I hope you like it!
Empties │ The products I've used up recently vol. XXXIII [Skincare & Makeup]
Sep 5, 2018
Hello, my lovelies!
Another month has begun and, as I usually do, I have emptied a few tubes and bottles and It's time to give you my feedback on those!
Just for clarification, because I got a few confusing comments and questions, my "Empties" article, is meant to share with you my feedback on products that I have either purchase myself (for the majority of them) or received as press samples and that I've used up completely. Many of the products I've received for free already have a full review on their own, but I featured them again for the simple reason that I believe they deserve it! Using a product fully can give a better idea of the performance and efficacity of a product (especially for those antiageing ones). In the seldom occasion, using up a product has made me change my mind about it!! I have ended up hating products that I initially loved, because they had some undesired effect or because I simply got tired of it, sick of their smell, etc. Sometimes, I ended up loving products that I initially hated because I found a way to use it better, or more adapted to me or simply because the product changed after a few uses! (mascaras that are too liquidy are a good example!)
I prefer reading reviews of "empty" tubes, rather than monthly favourites where influencers just gather all the press samples they got that month and you can tell some of the packagings are untouched, so you wonder "how can she have three different favourite foundations in a month?". Well, things that happen I suppose. This has been too chatty already, so I suggest that we take a look at the products I've recently finished up, shall we?
Make Up │ Easy Smokey Look in Anthracite and Gold Using Liquid Eyeshadow
Sep 3, 2018
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Hello, sweeties! Happy Monday!
I hope your week has started in a fabulous way! Today there is a new makeup challenge with the "Monday Shadow Challenge", which consists of creating a makeup look using "Anthracite" and "gold" colours. I decided to use again some of my favourite makeup products recently released by Wetnwild, especially the liquid eyeshadows. You'd be amazed to know how easy was creating a smokey look with those! Take a look at my makeup after the jump, I hope you like it :)
Nail Art │ Nail design with Sunflowers in Double Stamping
Sep 2, 2018
Hello, sweeties!
I hope you all had a great weekend (so far).
Today the "26 Great Nail art Ideas Challenge" proposed us to make a manicure using a special technique "pattern on pattern" or "double stamping". I've done this several times in the past, so I thought to twist things up a bit to make them more interesting this time. So I came up with this manicure with sunflowers, which are currently in full bloom! I hope you like it!
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