Today has been such a beautiful day here, the weather has been amazing – sunny and 22C/72F! I was enjoying a lunch outside in the park after my spanish classes and I was not the only one with the same idea! The little park was completely packed with happy pic nick-ers lounging in the grass [...]
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As we’re nearing the end of the winter it is the time of the year when my skin is in the most need of some extra love care and hydration! I’ve used my regular routine until recently when I’ve started to grow a huge obsessions of beauty products, something that has never really interested me [...]
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Every six months I go for a deep cleansing facial at one of the city’s best spa’s. It has become a part of my beauty routine and I think it gives such a new and fresh glow to a face that has suffered the dryness of winter or the burning hot sun of the summer. [...]
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This time of the year I usually feel it’s time for some bright pops of color both in my wardrobe and in my make up. I tend to stay to pale or burgundy red lips and Chanel’s Rogue Noir nail polish the darker months of the year but by now that’s starting to feel so [...]
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I have always been more drawn to eastern health and beauty care than the western, which so often fails to see the body and mind through a holistic perspective. Western beauty care is so closely linked with selling us products as solutions for our problems while the eastern aims to treating the cause and not [...]
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An editorial that really caught my eye was this 60′s inspired one called “What Happened to Baby Jen?” from Contributor Magazine (fall/winter 2010). The make up here is just so fierce! What if I could learn how to do that 60′s eye make up? Anyone know where to even begin? Any tips or tricks for [...]
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It has taken me years of trying different products of different brand to finally realize what my skin really loves to drink! I have dry skin, and from time to time very dry skin, so the challenge for me has been to find the absolute best hydrating products. I’ve gathered them all here! Amazing Grace [...]
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A while back I talked about my obsession with glitter eye make up. Well, now I found this video where the Lancome make up guru Aaron de Mey go completely bananas with the glitter and sparkles! I love it!
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One of todays 899 tasks for the wedding prep: Doing a trial of the Wedding Day make up (will do it myself). My thoughts: I like it but maybe I might need to put a little more focus on the eyes – thing is I suck at applying eye liner. Maybe a darker shadow… hmmm… [...]
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After my haircut I was not especially happy, not that it looked bad, it just wasn’t what I had asked for. Why is it so difficult to explain (even using pictures) to the colorist the exact nuance of the color you want? I wanted a dark blonde honey tone but got something very similar to [...]
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