Booming Trend: Tangerine & nail polish haul

Hey everyone!!!

Tangerine color is the one trend I really love for this spring! It's bold, happy and makes a definite statement however you choose to wear it: clothes, shoes, accessories or makeup.

Usually, I don't wear bright orange, but I will add some tangerine to my wardrobe and mix and match trends.

I have been eyeing Jaffa nail polish by Butter London for some time, this will be one of my first tangerine buys for this season!

Speaking of nail polish, I discovered a great offer these days in shops. I had never tried Tommy G nail polishes, but Gina convinced me to try them out as there is a "Buy 2-Get 2 for free" offer going on. She has mentioned them in her blog and by what I had seen they seemed ok. I thought "Hey, they're quite cheap, why not?" and bought for colors to try them out. Guess what. I loved them! Their quality is amazing, the colors are so nice and instantly became my favorites. I even went on the next day and bought four more! They cost 4,45 euros a bottle, so you just pay less than 9 euros for four nail polishes.

Here I should mention that I am a nail polish snob, I only liked and wore OPI, Essie, China Glaze and some by Butter London until the day I tried these bad boys. It's a greek brand, so if you live in Greece, go on and buy some, you'll love them! 

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Garnier BB Cream Review

Hey everyone!

I skipped posting for a few days and I missed it so much! I am back with a review now!

A few days ago, I won a Garnier BB cream on Blushingloves giveaway (check her out, she's great)
I was really happy, because since it was released a few months ago, I have heard only good things about it. I love BB creams, I have tried several ones by asian brands and was extremely satisfied by their performance on my skin.

So, what's a BB cream?

A BB cream or Blemish Balm Cream, is a kind of tinted moisturizer. It was originally used for healing laser skin surgery as it has some reganarating substances, and later Korean actresses used it for beauty reasons. It's been a hot product for a few years in Asia and the craze of course came to US and Europe.


So what about Garnier's BB cream?

It comes in a 50 ml tube, which is a pretty decent amount. I love the fact that it's in a tube, I'm a huge germaphobe and I don't like to put my fingers in stuff that I use on my face! Also, the tube is quite sheer, you can actually see the amount of product that's in it.

It comes in 3 shades, I got the Light one. The consintency is very nice, light and creamy. The coverage you get is light to medium and it has a flowery scent that's not overpowering, but it lingers for a few hours. My skin is dry and I didn't use any moisturizer before this and it did a great job on me.

I got this in the mail in the morning and had it on for at least 10 hours before taking all my makeup off. It definately stayed on and gave me a nice glow, but also the moisture my dry skin needed for the day.

All I can say is, it ticks all the boxes for me as far as an everyday-use tinted moisturizer/foundation goes. If I want something more hardcore, like for a night out, I will use a full coverage foundation like my Revlon Colorstay or my Vitalumiere Aqua, but I will use this in my everyday routine.

The crazy part is, when I got home later in the day today, my mum asked me if she could keep it. She had obviously seen it on my makeup stash when I left, used it (sneaky, sneaky!) and liked it. She said she loved the smell and the glow she had given her all day! Being the good daughter I am, I said yes. So, I'll have to go and buy one for me next week. This costs 10 euros I think, so great for my wallet also!

Have you tried the Garnier BB cream?

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Booming Trend: Pastels

Hey everyone!

I was browsing several fashion show photos and videos from New York Fashion Week, and the pastel trend really stood out for me. I really love pastel colors, they compliment my skintone amazingly well, so I was happy to see this trend on the catwalks for the spring/summer season.

I really liked the DVF, J.Crew, Jill Stuart and Philip Lim fashion shows. 

They did a great job, everything from the outfits to hair and makeup were stunning.

 The lines are flowy and etherial, I liked they're not strictly structured, this made them even more romantic and  fairytale-like.

This trend is absolutely chic and elegant, perfect for the spring season.

Are you a fan of the pastel trend? Will you follow it this season?

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My favorite things for 2011

Hey everyone!

I hope you had amazing Christmas and a glam New Year's Eve! I had the best holidays, even though I didn't do anything special.

These are all of the beauty and makeup things I loved the past year!

FACE

1. Urban Decay Primer Potion
2. Laura Mercier eyeshadow primer in Wheat (old packaging,I use it sometimes as a concealer and it works!)
3. Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B40
4. Gosh Cover me up Makeup Mousse in Walnut (I use this as a cream bronzer, it's great)
5. NYX Cream Blush in Glow
6. Scott Barnes Powder in Diamond Dust (I mostly use this as a highlight)
7. Scott Barnes Chic Blush Palette in Posh (the best blushes ever)

EYES

1. Naked Palette
2. Sleek Palette in Storm
2. Avon Supershock Mascara
3. MAC Woodwinked
4. MAC Satin Taupe
5. Wet n Wild Trio in Silent Treatment
6. NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Milk
7. NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Pure Gold
8. Lancome Le crayon kohl pencil in Noir
9. Erre Due Silky Eye pencil in 01
10. Erre Due Silky Eye pencil in 14

LIPS

1. Maybelline ColorSensational in Mango Diamonds
2. Revlon Berry Haute
3. MAC Angel
4. MAC Girl About Town
5. E.L.F. Studio in Runway Pink
6. Essence lipliner in Nude Coral
7. MAC Cremesheen lipgloss in Right Image (Limited Edition)

BRUSHES

1. Sigma F80
2. MAC 224
3. MAC 217
4. Ecotools Foundation Brush

SKINCARE

1. La Roche Posay Hydraphase Intense Legere
2. Korres Thyme Honey Cleansing Scrub
3. L'Occitane Hand Cream
4. Sanoflore Deodorant Spray
5. Garnier Body Cream
6. Vichy makeup remover

1. H&M Cuticle and Nail Cream
2. China Glaze Pin Prick
3. Essie Hot Coco
4. Essie Luxedo
5. Maybelline Urban Coral

HAIR

1. Syoss Heat Protecting Spray
2. Burt's Bees Shampoo (all of them are great)
3. Orofluido





What did you use the most on 2011?

Hope 2012 is amazing for all of you!


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