Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Im in love with the UPS supplier!

Hey Dolls!

I woke up pretty early this morning and decided to get up and to turn this day into a productive day. I cleaned the house and did the grocery shopping with the hubby. Afterwards i helped my mom to do the grocery shopping and went downtown to buy a new house telephone. I felt happy during the entire day and guess why??? RIGHT!! When i woke up the UPS supplier rang on my door and gave me my e.l.f. and Zoeva order.
I was so happy to try my new brushes out and to get my make up finally.

OMG i just love the packaging of the brushes!


The brush set is called "very croc bursh kit" and i just love the way it looks.
 This is what i got from e.l.f.:

Translucent Matifying Powder
Blush    "Meilow Mauve " 
Hypershine Gloss    "Bubblegum   "
Mineral Infused Face Primer
Dramatic Lash Kit

I love the Blush and the Gloss...the colors look so pretty and i cant wait for my shoes, so i can finally create the whole style.

XOX

Monday, May 30, 2011

Oh so nude!

Beautiesss!!!!

How yall doing 2day? Im doing good, just a lil bit tired tho. Just put my lil monkey to bed and now i have finally time to write a blog post. I went to the nail salon 2day and got my nails done. I had black nail tips and got pretty fast tired of it. Now that summer is here i wanna paint my nails again and so i got rid of the "winter nails".
I had to buy diapers for my son 2day and went to he drugstore...and of course i bought something for me as well...*looks on the floor* But the nail polish, i got, was just to cute and fits to the heels i ordered.
I got a Manhattan Nail polish from the Manhattan meets Buffalo Limited Edition and its called 95E "Need Chai Latte". Its actually a nude and this is how it looks:


I also got a Lipgloss and a Lipliner from Essence.

Essence "Stay with me" Lipgloss - 01 Me& My Icecream
Essence Lipliner - 07 Cute pink

I think it goes well together....using the lipliner first and give it a glossy finish with the Lipgloss. I already know which outfit i wanna wear, when i use the Lipgloss and Lipliner. But you gotta be patient cause my shoes are still on the way to mommy...havnt gotten them yet. The topic will be color blocking tho :)

XoX
Valerie

Sunday, May 29, 2011

All that glitters is not gold!

Hey there!

I was looking through my pictures on my laptop and i came across a few pictures that i shot a couple of days ago. It´s a review on an Eyeliner and i actually dont even know if they sell p2 cosmetics in the USA. But if so then this might be interesting for you.
The Eyeliner is called "Gloss Mania Eyeliner" and its basically a Lacquer Eyeliner.
It says: fast-drying lacquer eyeliner for a high-gloss finish.
Thats how it looked when i applied it.


Not really glossy but i thought "okay...just give it a try" Well this is how i looked after celebrating my friends birthday. We sat a few hours in the park and went in a restaurant afterwards. I really did nothing special...so my make-up should look pretty much the same like it looked when i applied it.

Here the result:


When i came home and looke in the mirror i was like "WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO MY EYELINER!!!????"  I mean i bought it at a drugstore and it was only 2 bucks or something but still...Im using a drugstore eyeliner for 3 bucks in other ways as well and something like that never happened to me. The Eyeliner was basically crumbeled and half of the eyelid line faded. This was definitely a mispurchasing and i think if i try omething like a lacquer eyeliner again, then im getting one from a high-end make up brand.

xox
Valerie

Thursday, May 26, 2011

todays outfit

hey dolls,

i went to the park 2day to celebrate my friends birthday. I thought it was a good moment to take a few outfit shots as well...When i left the house, i just couldn´t find my camera tho. I was pretty pissed and thought okay you gonna take pics when you´re at home. When i was back home my make up looked all bad...thats why i jut took a few mirror shots but whatever...


Tuesday, May 24, 2011

My pants..

What Up, What Up, What Up???
So this is what i wore a few days ago....i was at my friends house and we wanted to take a few outfitpics and drank a lil bit wine. Well after 2 glasses of wine, i felt like i was high or something. I wasn´t drunk tho. I didn´t feel like taking pics at all anymore. And that´s how my pics looking..lol. Hope you don´t mind it.


Shirt: H&M, Pants: no name, Shoes: ASOS


Monday, May 23, 2011

cloudy days...

Hey Ladies!

This is an outfit i wore a couple of weeks ago. I went shopping with a friend and i felt like dressing comfortable but a little bit dressy too. I ended up wearing a oversize shirt, leggings and heels.


It´s not special at all but i felt comfy and was ready for shopping :) Excuse my weird face but i just cant relax my faxe when it´s actually cloudy but still glary outside...I forgot my shades and ppl were asking me always " are you mad?" and " why do you look so angry?" lol
XoX
Valerie

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Make-Up Tag


1. How old were you when you started wearing makeup?
The first time, i wore Make-Up was when i had this ballet performance. I think that was at age 6 or 7. I used to dance ballet, flamenco, jazz, hip-hop, showdance and toe dance. So everytime when we had performences i used to wear heavy stage make-up. But i started to wear light make-up at age 12, i think.

2. How did you get into makeup?
I think it was because of ballet and because of my stepmom. She´s a tattoo artist and she does also permanent make-up. I always loved how it looked when women got a dainty eyeliner. I used to get a eyeliner pencil and try it too. 


3. What are some of your favorite brands?
Uhm....my some of my favorite brands are MAC, L´Oreal, Benefit and i like some drugstore produts like essence as well. Im going to try NARS and elf too..if you wonder why i havent tried it yet...they dont sell it where i live, so i have to order it online and i think its always kinda difficult to order make-up online cause you see how it looks actually when you got it.

4. What does makeup mean to you? 
I could live without make-up if i had to but i love the way you can enhance your personal advantages. Personally I love my lips and eyes...I just love to wear lipstick, lipgloss and eyeliner. It makes you feel better when you have a bad day too. When i get up and i look stressed and overtired i just use a lil bit make-up and i look fresh. That´s why i just love it. But i feel comfy without make-up too. I dont wear make-up every day.

5. If you could only wear 4 products on your face what would they be?
Definitely eyeliner (Essence), Lipstick ( i dnt know which one tho), Mascara ( L´Oreal Volume Million Lashes ) and Blush.

6. What is your favorite thing about makeup?  
See my answer for question 4!
  
7. What do you think about drugstore makeup vs high end makeup?
 I think some high end products might be better...f.e. i use a mac foundation and its the first foundation that works a 100% for me. But i think you can look fabolous even if you use only drugstore make-up. I used to do that too and i never heard that my make-up looked bad or something. And i think that a lot of high end products doesnt even do what they promise...so i go for both!

8. What is one tip of advice you can give to a beginner?
Less is more!! No matter what age in my opinion. If you´re a beginner then you should start with a light make-up and escalate then...And if you dont know which colors work for you then go to douglas or stores like that and take advice. Nothing is worse than a girl/woman wearing to light/dark foudation. And if you need inspiration just search for youtube gurus or buy books like 
" bobbi brown- make-up manual"

9. What do you think about the beauty community on YouTube?
Personally i think its great. I love especially girls that answer your questions, if you have one. Some just act like they were celebrities and couldnt answer to your questions. But if you visit their channel/blog they write in big,red letters "contact me if you have any questions" !! Oh well... 

10. What is one makeup trend you never understood? 
Huge false lashes or rainbow make up...like pourple eyeshadow and red lipstick and orange blush on top of that. lol


I tag YOU!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Color code

Hey beauties!

I went to the drugstore a couple of days ago ( like almost every day since im make up addicted) and I found those pretttyyyyy nail polishes by Manhattan. I was going for one of them until i saw that its a Limited Edition 
(Manhattan Lotus Effect Limited Edition) . Well yeah....i endet up with 5 new nail polishes and a few new make-up items. Those are the ones i got.

from left to right:

13 Underwater Love
4 Babelicious
7 SOHO-Hot
15 Lemonade
2 Fresh-excited

I also got 2 nail polishes by Catrice

left: 210 Just Married  right: Prismatic Effects

The Prismatic Effects Top Coat has a multi- faceted duo chrome effect. Can be used alone or as a top coat on any nail lacquer.


Now to the make-up items.


left to right: 
"Stay with me" longlasting lipgloss by Essence (o2 my favorite milkshake )
Holographic eyeliner by Essence ( 01 blue ray )
"Stay with me" longlasting lipgloss by Essence (04 Trendsetter)

Im totally in love with the lipglosses! They last long, look great and i dont get dry lips when i wear it. I havent wore the Eyeliner yet but it looks uper sexy from what i saw on my hand. 
I got a voucher last year and i decided to redeem it finally.



I was going for Benefit cause i never tried it before. When i came in the store i was pretty confused cause there were a lot of products and i did not know what i wanna get. I asked the sales lady to help me and when she told me about the products, i felt like buying ALL of them. Long story short, i got 2 make-up items and a perfume. On my way home, i stopped by at the corner shop and bought a beauty magazine...i was ready to settle back after a long day.
And this is what i got:

1. erase paste: This concentrated, creamy concealer brightens and camouflages in one easy step! Targets dark circles, discoloration and imperfections. ( this is what they wrote in the benefit magazine)

My opinion: I dont get that much sleep since im a mommy. Thats why my new best friend is called 
" Concealer ". I  never had dark circles but now i do. And it really does what it says. I look fresh and well rested when i used the erase paste. The only thing i find fault with is the prize. It costs 25€ and the potty is so,so small...Im going to try a Concealer by MAC and if it works that good, i might go for a MAC concealer next time. 

2. Oh la lift: Legendary under-eye brightening boost...this delicate pink balm is like an instant eyelift! Contains raspberry extracts and light-reflecting pigments to instantly perk up tired eyes. Can be applied on bare skin or over makeup.

My opinion:  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!! It wont be the last time that i bought it. For example: If i have to hurry in the morning and i have no time to do my make-up, i´ll just apply a little bit 
" Oh la lift " and i look fresh and healthy in the next minute. I really do love it and i recommend it to everybody...and especially to mommies :)

3. Maybe Baby ( Perfume) :  
Blend: sparkling floral
Top Note: apricot and white ginger
Middle Note: fresh water blossoms of cyclamen, lychee and bergamot
Base Note: white musk, Himalayan poppy and warm peach
I love it...i guess, i wouldnt buy it´d stink to me...lol


I bought a pink shirt last week and i needed high heels that fit to th shirt. Im not so into color blocking but i thought " okay just try it " and i decided to get blue high heels for the pink shirt. Im pretty excited how it looks...Here a sneak peak

I cant wait to get them <3

Muppets

LMAO!!! slobber everywhere :)
i took this pic 2day

Friday, May 20, 2011

High-Heel worship

OMGGGGG!!!!!! I just got my new high heels....i ordered them because i wanna create a pin-up look, since i bought a polka dot hairband. Its red with white dots. I love it and it reminds me on those sexy pin-up girls...Anyways i wanted red shoes that fit to the hairband and i got them.


I wanna try a look like this...
I got another pair of shoes tho....i got those sexy wedges from asos. They kill my feet but i still rock them :)



Nude

Soooooooo, this is my first outfit post since i gave birth to my son :) The pics are already 2 month old but they were shot for my blog..so here there are.











I hope you like the pics...my son was a month old at that time and it was the first time that i got all dolled up again.

What im wearing:
 Cardigan: Zara
Shirt: New Yorker
Leggings: New Yorker
Shoes: Tango Shoes

Sunday, May 15, 2011

hello again!

Ladies,

this is my official come back to the normal world! :) My son is almost 3 month old now and im back to my old body. I feel way better and comfortable in my own skin now. My tummy is almost back to normal but its hard work to get it tight as it was again. But i dare to wear tight clothes again and i just love it.
So im back with outfit and make up posts and i hope you guys dont mind that i was gone for "a minute".

My friend will attend fashion school in a few month and she had to take some beauty pics for that. Here are a few pics :)








Anyways i gotta get ready, cause we´re going to take some outfit pictures now. Hope you like my pics :)


XoX
Valerie