Monthly Favourites: July 2011

Time to reveal my favourite products for July 2011! There's quite a bunch so let's get right into it! First up are my new skin care products from La Roche Posay and Roberts Rose Water. I have been using these for a month and my skin has greatly improved both in terms of texture and appearance. I still get a couple of zits as part of Mother Nature's monthly gift but I noticed that the break-outs...

NOTW:Basic French Manicure with Retro Polka Dot Gradient

Last week, I reviewed the Born Pretty Store M60 Image Plate and the design I used was the gradient dots one and this is what I came up with: The inspiration behind this design were actually some new nail polishes that I got lately and haven't had a chance to use yet and since the dots seem to be decreasing in size as they go further down, I though I would do a gradient colour scheme.  It...

Updated Skin Care Routine

Hello lovelies :) I hope you're all doing well! Today, I am going to explain the changes I made with regards skin care products I have been using.  As you probably now, I was using the Nivea Visage range but these days, it just wasn't cutting it for me so I switched some products with which I am getting better results already (reviews to follow soon).  As for how frequently I apply a face...

Mid-Week Beauty Masterclass: Corrective Make-up {Part II - Nose}

Hello my lovelies I hope you're all doing well :) Catching on from last week's post, today we will be having a look at different nose shapes and how to correct them to achieve that balance between facial features.  So let's have a look at the different nose shapes and what can be done to correct them with make-up: 1. Wide nose: apply shader to the sides to make it appear slimmer.  Alternatively,...

NOTW: All Crackle'd Up!

Good morning dolls :) This week, I just used my China Glaze Broken Hearted Crackleglaze over a regular glitter polish so there's no real nail art tutorial.  However, there are some bonus crackle patterns that my bf came up with! So keep reading to see what I mean :) Here are a couple of pictures of the mani I have been wearing: As promised, here are the other crackle patterns: L...

Gel Nails with Ice Mylar Flakes

This morning, I had the opportunity to use some Ice Mylar Flakes on my friend as she was due for a gel refill.  We kept the manicure quite simple looking with a Pearl White base (so the flake colours show more) and some light green and sky blue flakes scattered on the tip: What do you think of this one ladies...

Review: Born Pretty Store Stamping Image Plate M60

Good morning all :) Today I am going to be reviewing one of the items that Kevin from BornPrettyStore.com kindly sent me to review. For those who are not familiar with BornPrettyStore.com, it is an online shop based in China which sells very good quality nail art supplies as well as some make-up and more recently, they have also been selling the latest Asian cult product, circle lenses....

Review: Wet n Wild Coloricon Eyeshadow Single in Brulee

Hey dolls :) Haven't done a review in quite some time so I figured I will do a requested review on the Wet n Wild Coloricon Eyeshadow Single in Brulee. I was looking for a dupe to my much loved Sugar Rush eyeshadow from the Cover Girl Cafe Au Lait Trio as I managed to shatter the remaining of it some time ago and once I saw this on Dyna's blog, I thought this could be what I'm looking for!  So...

OOTN: Summer Peaches and Corals

Hello lovelies :) Here's the outfit I wore yesterday night :) The weather was quite nice with a little cool breeze which we welcomed with open hands to cool us down from the 30 - 40 degree Celcius temperatures we were having.  I haven't worn trousers in quite a while so this was the perfect occasion to get out a pair and don them :) Top, Marks & SpencerTrousers, MangoGladiator flats, Dorothy...

Elves through the mailbox!

Yeah, you guessed it! Another elf cosmetics haul :D The postie just delivered my order a few minutes ago and as usual, everything was in perfect condition! Thumbs up for the elf team! I'll leave you to the pictures to see what I got :) Nail polishes in Teal Blue & Purple DreamStudio Matte Lip Colors in Tea Rose, Coral & NaturalDuo Eyeshadow Cream in Blueberry Teal Blue & Purple Dream...

Mid-Week Beauty Masterclass: Corrective Make-up {Part I - Face}

Good morning cupcakes :) I hope this post finds you all in good health :)  Today, we shall be dealing with the different corrective make-up techniques that are best to minimize the attention on certain parts of our faces and emphasize our best features to the max.  Covering blemishes and disguising prominent features is also considered as corrective make-up.  I had already done a...

My Hair Care Routine

I'm not much of a hair person, yet my hair has changed a lot over the years! I was born with almost no hair and today, it is almost half-way down my back in length; with changing lengths and styles, the products I use, changed as well.  My hair has always been very fine and thin so the products I look for are targeted towards this hair type.  Here are the products and tools I am currently...

Yesterday afternoon's outfit + make-up

Hello dolls! Yesterday I realised haven't done an outfit & make-up post in ages so here's one (these kind of posts were also requested in the giveaway comments, which you can enter for here).  The weather is really nice at this time of year in Malta and yesterday was no exception... it was sunny and terribly hot/humid so I opted for a pair of bright shorts I haven't worn yet, wavy...

NOTW: Peachy Keen

Good morning cupcakes :) Here's how I've been wearing my nails this past week: I wanted to try out my latest China Glaze polish, Sunset Sail and this was the mani I came up with.  Here's how you can do it yourself too! 1. Prep nails with a clear base coat and follow with two thin coats of a peach-coloured polished all over the entire nail bed.  I used China Glaze Sunset Sail. 2....