TRICK OR TREAT?

Halloween is finally here!
I won't be doing anything special this year sadly but still love the spirit, and thought I would share my attempt at a Zombie Costume to share the fun! I hope you enjoy it and have a scary but sweet Halloween. What is your plan for this year? What is your favourite treat? Let me know how you like to spend Halloween!

CHEERIO

BURGUNDY SMOKY EYE

 

 

 

 

Hey Everyone,

I hate this kind of post as it makes me appear very narcissistic but it is just to do justice to the makeup. That being said, how are you all?

I've been wanting to use false eyelashes and a burgundy colour for quite a while and thought since I had some time today, I would try out a Burgundy Smoky Eye and show it to you :)

For this look, I used a KIKO Water eyeshadow in shade 203 Burgundy. It is a very nice colour that you can use wet as well as dry if you want to make the colour pop out a bit more. Those eyeshadows are really well pigmented and easy to use. I also purchased the 217 Mandarin  one as I have blue eyes and you probably know everything about the colour wheel thing. If not, I can do a proper post on that if you're interested!

I quite like this look as it is a tiny bit different than a normal Black Smoky Eye and looks just as gorgeous!

If anyone is interested, I am also wearing a KIKO Lavish Lips creamy lipgloss (05) which I will be reviewing soon.

I hope you like this look and maybe give it a try :)

As you may know, on thursday started the 60-days-until-Christmas Countdown. I wanted to share my little excitement and routine of Countdown before Christmas starting with the Christmas Movie Series :)

Yes, I love the silly and cheesy christmas films and every year when it gets really close to Christmas, I start a Christmas movie cure and try to watch as many great and cheesy films as possible to get into this Christmas atmosphere. This year, I will also try to start my christmas shopping ASAP for few reasons:

• It is always a nightmare to find things at the last minute because it is very crowded, you don't have time to think it through and rush everything which is never good.

• If you start now, it will FEEL like you've spent less when you actually spent A LOT but I quite like buying a lot of things and make people happy :) it just feels better when you don't spend that much money in a week or so but in 2 months!

• Also, you get time to pick things that you actually like and want to offer and won't feel all panicky when you're 4 days until Christmas and have literally nothing to give away.

The only bad thing is that you're dying to tell everyone what you got them and can't tell ANYTHING!

The last thing I want to do this year is having ACTUAL and proper Christmas decorations on. My parents never used to have anything else than a simple christmas tree and probably because I'm watching so many american films where they have so much things going on, I've always wanted my house to be a bit more Christmassy looking for this time of year! So I'll let you all know how all this is going.

Hope you have a marvellous weekend and I will speak to you later!

CHEERIO

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A TWO MONTHS LITTLE STORY...

That is right. This won't be a massive post, just an update and a thank you to anyone who reads my blog.

It's been two months already!

I can't believe it but I've survived the blogging experience for nearly two months now and it feels great. Not that it is hard to survive in that world but it used to be hard for me to write on a regular basis so I'm quite proud I'm sticking to it.

I've loving it so far and sharing one of my many passions with you all is fantastic, I always try my best and would love to hear back from you :)

If you have any suggestions or thoughts on anything, I would love to hear them!

I love the autumn spirit and am really happy everything is getting even more autumnal: the leaves are changing to gorgeous colours, it is getting darker outside, we have a fire most nights, we're getting close to Halloween and Christmas.

This reminds me I should buy a Pumpkin and do something really cool with it.

I had a bath this evening to relax myself because I think I need to release all the stress I have at the moment, and I've been feeling really exhausted and I think I may have some kind of deficiency or something.

Anyway, I need to have a good night sleep now because tomorrow's a big day: MUSE CONCERT :)

I hope you had a lovely weekend, I will speak to you all later!

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FANCY 4 STRANDS PLAIT

Miserable with your long hair?

Today is saturday and I thought a new easy hair tutorial for the coming week would be great and I had a lot of compliments on it. It is really simple but looks quite fancy and complicated even though it doesn't take too much time to do.

I'm sure anybody can do it, as long as you have long enough hair as it does require a bit of length (no need for it to be as long as mine though)

I call it the FANCY 4 STRANDS PLAIT.

I put some pictures but I think that you will need to read my explanation really carefully and follow them very thoroughly. If you can't do it at first, take a breath and try again. If you're not used to all this, it may take a few times until you get it.

Right, let's start :)

What you will need:

- A brush to smoothe away all the knots before going any further

- 3 little elastics (I personally use clear ones as it does make it look more finished)

What you can do:

- Use a comb to tease the top of you hair as it may be quite flat due to the weight of the plait.

- Put any other accessory to make it more fancy: headband, flower clips, bows, etc.

So first what I did is put all my hair on the side just to make it easier but you can do it as you want it. What you want to do is tie them up in an elastic just to hold them. 

What you want to do next is grab a little section of hair and do a simple three strand plait all the way to the bottom. This will be one of the 4 strands you'll be using for the full plait.

Once this step is achieved, you want to separate the rest of the hair in three equal strands.

Once you've done that you have 4 strands, one of which is the little braid if everything is right. What you need to understand is that I'm going to call the first one the outer one and the forth one the inner one.

The plaited strand normally needs to be the second strand as this will change everything  if it isn't (it is the third one on the picture but depending on how you look at it, it could be considered as the second, let's say the second or the third could work depending on how you start your braid afterwards).

Back to our sheeps, what you want to do is take the strand the further away from the plaited strand (here it is the outer one = the first one) and put it under the 2nd strand and over the third strand. If you follow me correctly, your plaited strand should now be the second one.

Once you've done that, take the inner strand (4) and bring it over the third strand and under the second strand. Now the braid should be back to its original position (the third strand).

You now want to repeat the exact same steps over and over again:

Outer strand, place it under and over.

Inner strand, place it over and under.

Do that all the way to the bottom and once you're finished, you can tie it up in an elastic. You can also pull the strands a bit to make the plait appear bigger and messier.

If this isn't clear AT ALL, let me know and I may do a video just so it is easier for you but I'm sure that if you take your time at reading and practice, it will be fine!

Because I have no one taking the pictures for me, I can't take pictures everytime I do a step without it being really complicated (I am holding four strands already!) so sorry about that :)

If you have any questions, let me know.

Hope you enjoyed it and hope you won't have too much trouble doing this hairstyle!

CHEERIO

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DIY FACE MASK for BLACK HEADS

(above: before using the gorgeous mask)

Yay, now you have your Homer Simpson look!

After removing the mask (I am sorry you can't really see a difference on the photos):

Hello Everyone, I'm back to share a great DIY recipe with you guys :)

I'm sure once you've tried it, you will absolutely love it. It works just as well as any industrial product and I would say 'even better'.

You don't need anything too fancy which is always a plus, it literally takes two minutes to create and is easy to apply.

Let's talk about the different ingredients and their role in the mask:

WHAT YOU NEED:

• A bowl and a teaspoon

• 2 teaspoonfuls of Flour

• 1/2 a teaspoonful of Turmeric

• 1 spoonful of Sweet Almond Oil

• Some Milk

This mask is essentially great to remove any black heads thanks to the turmeric but it can also work on any blemish or imperfection you may have. The oil and the milk help moisturizing your skin and leave it really soft.

If you can't find any Sweet Almond Oil, you can still use some basic Olive Oil.

The texture shouldn't be too liquid nor too solid. Try to recreate a normal mask texture so it is easy to apply with your fingers or brush (if you prefer using one).

Mix all these ingredients together, apply it on clean skin with clean fingers and leave it for a minimum of 10 minutes. I think it works even better when you leave it 30 to 40 minutes on. You shouldn't remove it before the mask dries off on the skin.

When it is time to remove it, you may want to spray your face with water just so it goes back to its former consistency and that way, it will come off more easily.

I try to use it everytime I feel it's needed and it does miracles, I must admit!

Don't be afraid of the colour, it should not leave your skin yellow or if it does, it will only be a tiny little bit and no one will even notice! Also, you may have some leftovers you want to share with a friend or anyone!

Leave me your impressions in the comments if you've tried it. I would love to hear your thoughts on it.

I shall speak to you later, CHEERIO

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BIODERMA | EAU MICELLAIRE

As you probably have understood from the title, today I'm reviewing another product: the BIODERMA, Eau Micellaire Solution :)

To be precise, I'm going to discuss this particular one: Créaline H20, Sensitive Skin (Face and Eyes), 500ml.

I believe there is another one for combination to oily skin (I think the cap is green if you want that one, you wouldn't want to get it wrong and then dislike the product because it wasn't appropriate!)
Right, back to my sheep (do you British people ever say that?), it really does what it says on the bottle: cleanse, remove and soothe the skin. When I was younger, I used not to remove my makeup on a everyday basis as I was really lazy

BUT DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT!

And now, I just can't wait to use it because it really is refreshing, it feels good to go back to bed when you've removed everything mainly because it doesn't leave your skin dry or sticky as it can with other brands.
I'm not sure the one for combination to oily skin works just as well since I haven't tried it but I'm sure i'll be just as good. It says that its perfume free, I must say that when I remove my lipstick and feel my lips (weird to say that) and they didn't taste good but you hardly ever do that, do you? And it hasn't got any kind of smell so that is good :)
Also, as you may have seen, this bottle is absolutely MASSIVE, it is 500ml which should last ages. I think I'm a bit more than halfway and had it for 3 months so it will probably last 6 to 7 months (as I used a lot more the first few times, I didn't know how much I needed). Just so you know, I paid around 10€ (so it actually comes to 1,53€ a month for a great makeup remover!)

Right, have I convinced you yet?

Before removing my makeup:

After removing my makeup using the BIODERMA, Eau Micellaire:

I don't know about you but I think this is a pretty good result. I promise you guys, I hardly had anything left and I used only one squared cotton pad for all of it. That may sound strange to some of you but the product is so good that when you put some on one side of the pad it also goes through the other side so you can use both sides without worrying that the makeup you've been removing goes back on your face or anything. I usually am done with the one side and just go through my all face on last time with the other side but everybody does what they feel it's working for them :)

Anyway, I'm sure some of you who have tried it will repurchase it and the ones that haven't, I hope I made you want to try it as it is definitely worth it.

I know that for the moment I'm reviewing products that I absolutely love but it's hard not to share them with you guys :)

My Grade for the BIODERMA, Eau Micellaire is.... (drum roll...) ♥++

Have you tried it? Any dupe or product just as good?

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