July Favourites

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July is past us and it's time for my beauty favourites. Some of these products you might've already seen on here and I've provided links to the previous posts regarding some items in case you'll be interested in seeing that. It's going to be quite a long post so let's dive into it.

01. Maybelline Eyestudio 24h gel eyeliner: BEST. EYELINER. EVER! Seriously, last weekend I went out and had wings that could cut somebody along with my smokey eye, as the night came to an end, I couldn't be bothered to take of my make-up (bad girl...), the next morning my eyeshadows had moved around but my eyeliner stayed put, no smudges or anything and I could've continued wearing the same eyeliner all day.

02. Make Up Store face mist: I haven't tried too many face sprays aside from the LA Girl one so I wanted to try something new and I had to make a choice between the MAC prep + prime fix+ and the one pictures, I decided to go wit it as it's more affordable and feels fresh on the skin. It can be used before/after make up application or to simply rehydrate your face during the day.

January Favourites

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It's hard to even think and reflect on the fact that we're onto the 2nd month in such a short period of time. I literally have no clue where January went, I feel as if I didn't do much last month aside from stressing about what's to come...


On a more positive note, today I'm sharing with you a few beauty related items that I've been absolutely loving this past month. Most of these products have already made their debut on the blog - except for my relatively new foundation, which is from MAC and I've been using it for a little over a month. Plus I'm going to share with you another product that I'm certain will stay a favourite of mine for quite some time.


3 Last Minute Looks for NYE

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It's finally New Years Eve which means it's time to put together an outfit for the magical night -or perhaps most of you already have an idea of what you'll be wearing. Myself I'm kind of a last-minute person and also this NYE for me will be spent working so the'll be no going out on my part. I put together three gorgeous outfits to inspire those who still have no clue as to what they want to wear.
NYE | Nude Trench









Outfit 1 // What I absolutely adore about this outfit is the trench coat, I mean how can one not? To me it appears to be the correct and perfect cut, colour and warm enough to wear on a cold night out. I decided to pair it with a nude loose blouse which can easily be switched up for a white one. A light bronze-y smokey eye would go well with the outfit and seeing as there's no sparkle, a sparkly pair of heels and a dark lipstick would polish the outfit nicely.

NYE | B e r r y

Outfit 2 // The items used above are quite expensive but I felt it wouldn't be a problem because this post is to inspire you with ideas and not for anyone out there to go splurge over $1.000 on a pair of sequined trousers just for the sake of it. Anyway, I really like the trousers above and I'll try to hunt down a similar pair for myself. I added a black fitted blazer to balance the look and added some burgundy accents like the lipgloss, nail polish and bag to bring out the berry colour in the trousers. A winged liner would settle the look very well in my opinion.

NYE | Classy ways

Outfit 3 // Look at how beautiful this ASOS dress is, from the bodycon to the spaghetti straps; it's literally perfect and affordable, which is always a plus. The look can be worn with tights or bare-legged, it's could be styled in a casual or fancy way, just go with whichever way floats your boat. A faux fur for warmth is perfect and the above navy one is not too overpowering and definitely leaves the dress to shine. Make-up wise, a dark sultry smokey eye would be suitable and finish off the look with either a red or nude lipstick. Personally I'd choose a red one because not all of us are into nudes... pun intended.

Hope this post was of help and remember, it's not all about owning the most expensive item but grasping inspiration from that expensive piece and adjusting it to your lifestyle by either styling an outfit based off of it or simply finding an alternative. It makes no sense to spend a fortune on a single sequined dress which you'll most likely wear once. If you are interested in other NYE looks then check out 3 outfits I put together for last years' New Years - Outfit 1 // Outfit 2 // Outfit 3

Wishing everyone a happy New Year ahead of us!

Esther. x

New In | Urban Decay Naked Smoky

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UD Naked Smoky - $54
I caved in once again and got myself the latest installment of the popular Naked palettes by Urban Decay, the Naked Smoky palette. This is the third in my collection, I have the Naked 2, Naked 3 and now, Naked Smoky. I bought mine in a store called Douglas back when I was in Berlin. I walked in there not knowing what it was exactly I was looking for till I saw this beauty. I instantly picked one up without even asking about the price and headed straight for the check-out counter. You could say that it was love at first sight. As always the palette carries twelve insanely pigmented eyeshadows in an array of incredible shades - also this in my opinion is their best packaging of all the Naked palettes; I mean how ridiculously cool is the floating smoke affect that covers the case? I don't know about you but I've never seen anything like it.

Beauty | Smoked to the Gods

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Products used:
Urban Decay Naked 3 palette
YSL Ecré de peau foundation
Ebay lashes
Gosh liquid eyeliner
MAC studio fix fluid concealer

It's been a while since I posted anything beauty related and that's why today I'm coming to you with this smokey eye I created back in June for the Secret Solstice festival. I was so impressed with how it turned out because this look definitely wasn't planned and I just went from my brows to the eyes and this was the outcome. The dramatic lashes livened the look even more and I received quite a lot of compliments, which we all love. I used only the NAKED 3 palette and I cannot wait to show you some Autumn inspired looks. 

Esther x

New In | Naked 2, Essie & Make Up For Ever

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You guys have no idea how excited I was to try these products; especially the false eyelashes and the Make Up For Ever shadow. Three weekends ago I went to Copenhagen and it was a University related trip, it was a very abrupt departure which resulted in me being able to only stay there for a little over 24 hours. It was great because I finally met one of my good friends who unfortunately wasn't there when I went in the beginning of July. I had very limited time but I managed to find myself in make up heaven that is S-E-P-H-O-R-A. Truth be told I probably spent an hour to two in there, just walking back and forth and scavenging each and every beauty counter from Bobbi Brown, Benefit Cosmetics to Nars. I managed to keep my cool and walked out with only things I needed like false eyelashes :)

Monthly Favourites | March

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I'm finally back for good, do expect a lot of posts to come from travelling and beauty related because I've done quite a bit of travelling in the past weeks and I've got a lot of photos to show you guys. Also I shopped a little bit while at it so there will be brand new outfit pics featuring the clothing items I purchased, I'm all positive because this month started well for me and I plan on keeping the positivity for the rest of the month and onto the next month as well. 

Today I decided to post my March Favourites because I have some new items that I've been loving and wanted to share them with you all, hope you enjoy the post.

Beauty | Everyday Make-Up Look

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This year will be one filled with lots of beauty related posts and this is only the beginning and I hope everyone's excited to see more. I have quite a couple of make up looks planned that will be on the blog for the future as well as my skin care regimen, I'm currently working on that and will be doing a review on the products that I'm using. Now to kick off the new week I'm going to show you my go-to make up look that I gravitate towards whenever I want to look decent in 15 minutes or less. Keep reading to know how I achieve this pretty simple look.  

Gift Guide | For The Beauty Blogger

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1. One Direction You & I fragrance - here | 2. Urban Decay Naked2 Basics - here
3. Christian Louboutin classic red nail polish - here | 4. Make up pouch - here
5. Essie - Midnight cami - here | 6. YSL Rouge volupté shine lipstick - here
7. Prada Candy fragrance - here | 8. Burt's Bees Beeswax lip balm - here
9. Lancôme grandiôse mascara - here | 10. Philosophy shower gel - here
11. NARS blush in Orgasm - here | 12. Brown sugar lip scrub by Sara Happ - here


It's almost Christmas and I didn't manage to prepare all the Gift Guide posts I had planned in time for the Holidays but here's the last set and it's for the beauty blogger or those with devotion to cosmetics. I tried to gather together beauty products that I think any beauty junkie out there would love, it's everything from fragrance, to nail polish, to lipstick, to the shower gels. And an organic lip scrub for the perfect pamper night. These are all quite well known brands and it shouldn't be too hard for you to get your hands on one in case you still have some last minute shopping to do. It's been fun doing these and I wish I had posted more because I had a whole lot planned but the timing just wasn't right, guess there's always another time. I'll now continue snuggling in my cosy bed catching up on missed episodes of my favourite series.


MERRY CHRISTMAS! xx

Monthly Favourites | November

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NIP+FAB foot cream // Thierry Mugler Mugler Show Eu de toilette // Atrix hand cream
Clarins moisturiser // Bath & Body works hand gel // Blistex lip balm
Urban Decay Naked 3 palette // Nivea roll-on // Bobbi Brown foundation stick
Sleek lipstick // Maybelline Linerefine eyeliner [brows] // Essie [off the shoulder]


Having not posted any monthly favourites as  of late I decided to do one for the month of November seeing as I was loving quite a lot of things. Mind you some of these item you've mostly likely already seen on here before. First comes one of my top five foot creams out there and it's from NIP+FAB, it's very moisturising and perfect to keep your legs smooth and soft especially in this cold. A while back I'd posted a review of both the Clarins daily moisturiser [here] and Sleek lipstick [here] so to get more in-depth thoughts regarding them, go ahead and open the links. For school I've found myself rocking neutral eye shadows and topping them off with my favourite Gosh liner, thus I've been getting a lot of use from the UD Naked 3 palette and lastly is the Thierry Mugler Mugler Show eu de toilette, I've almost drained the entire bottle and it's not long ago since I got it. It's a more summery scent than winter nonetheless I've worn it non-stop.

 Hopefully everyone's having a great week and looking forward to the weekend, I have my first final tomorrow and it's in Mathematics... I'm dreading it and have been studying like a maniac the past days. My weekend will be spent soaking in books so I probably won't be back on here until late next week when I'm finished with my finals. Good luck to everyone who has exams week. xx

Insta-Krush | #8

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Night out with my girls after a long overdue break 
New necklaces
My secret joy filler

New NAKED 3 palette

Just a few recent pics from my Instagram account. I haven't been as active these days because of work and plainly because the weather here sucks! We've got non-stop rain and storms going on for a whole week and it's just very uninspiring, all I want to do nowadays is go to work and come back straight to my warm and comfortable bed.

Inspiration | June '14

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Happy Sunday! June's here and it's time for an inspirational post with things I want or simply something I've been admiring. I'm going to try and minimize the grays and darker tones this month and bring in a bit of floral and more brighter tones. I do have some colourful things but very rarely wear them so that's my challenge for June, to wear more colour. Also I want to wear my hair more down instead of the nonstop topknot of mine.
Tell me below what you're in the mood for this month!
xo

Wishlist | December

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Wishlist :: December
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Christmas is just 5 days away and it's so bizarre how fast time has gone because it feels like only a few weeks ago I was soaking up the sun, wandering the streets of Milan & Sicily and eating gelato. My results came in and I passed 5/6 which isn't too bad and it means I should be graduating around Christmas time next year. Hopefully everything goes as planned.
Today I wanted to show you guys some of the things that I'd like to buy in the coming months and all those Christmas sales coming up as well, I made sort of a 'mood board' of everything laid out for inspiration and so on. Lately I've noticed on a few beauty blogs and YouTube channels that everyone's been talking about the Naked 3 palette from Urban Decay, the colours are very earthy toned and pretty and I'm still searching for the best deal online, this palette and the ones earlier definitely need to be part of my make up collection as I really love gold/natural colours for both everyday wear and more fancier occasions.
These rings from Asos have also been tickling my fancy, they are currently out of stock so it's either to wait or find something similar. Then there are these Zara heels with the gold ankle strap that is such a great statement to such a simple shoe. It's a really pretty pair of shoes to add to one's collection especially if you're shoe craze like I am.


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