Youtube and online shops

Hello again!

These are a few youtube users that i enjoy watching regularly and that are not particularly that well-known. So i thought to share it with you guys and share a few websites which are jewels and make-up which aren' t that known either. As i find things which i like watching , 'll add them to the list :)


http://www.youtube.com/user/Apn9a
http://www.youtube.com/user/staceybrennan
http://www.youtube.com/user/MistyinFL
http://www.youtube.com/user/meowyuanw
http://www.youtube.com/user/avintagerevival



Shopping:

Make up:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LinnaeusCosmetics
http://glamourdolleyes.com/

Jewelery:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/AVintageRevival8?ref=pr_shop
http://www.thefrenchfactory.com/
http://www.fasterthanyou.net/


Clothes:


http://princessoftheposse.bigcartel.com/
http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Homepage.jsp






j.

Glittery eyeliner ! -How to-

Wanted to post that since quite some time now, but had some technical problems with my laptop, my apologies then ! Now that it's better , let's share the sparkly eyeliner tip :D

Started to do that since i bought these pretty pretty glitters from Wet n' Wild. They are pink, very sparkly, give a nice effect and stay on really well !

What i simply do is to do my usual wing , then use the Elf sparkly eyeliner and dab the glitters on , very simple!
By the way , the Elf eyeliner is really nice, surprisingly good for the amazing price (1€ or 1.50£ or 1$). You could just use the sparkly eyeliner over your basic one as it already looks pretty, but i like it to be really sparlky, so i just dab with a plain eyeshadow applicator the loose glitters. Et voilà !

(Btw, sorry for the pictures, took them at the end of the day).

If you're interested : http://www.eyeslipsface.com/
                                 http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/  
                                    http://www.eyeslipsface.fr/                       

                             






j.

Issey Miyake Summer Perfume

               
        Issey Miyake to me is one of the designer that always makes   nice perfumes ! This one is the edition he came out with for Summer, goooorgeous ! Fresh , smells like... Summer ? x)  (Duh...)

Unfortunately, i tried to find the ingredients that they used, by they don't even have it on the website (at least now), which is a shame .

Maybe go to a perfume shop ?

Fresh, salty and sweet somehow ? Very unusual , it's lovely ! Just be careful to the sun people! Perfume and sunbaths don't go together, as the alcohol is going to burn your skin and you'll get a stain where you put your perfume :). So probably better to use body splash or perfumed water , and perfume for when you don't tan or expose yourself too much to the sun ^^.
Can't wait for Summer to come !



xxxxx

j.

Perfume of the moment

Hey Dears !

Wanted to share with you a few perfumes from time to time , tell you what are my personal impressions,etc...
Today 'm going to talk about the Guerlain Laurier-Réglisse perfume, which i received as a present from a friend.
It is freshly spicy , sweet and slightly bitter, which make it be a very original perfume. It is not a fruity, but would be more a flower scented combination. Unfortunately, on my skin , the perfume didn't stay that much time so that the smell would (to me) , quickly fade.
Still, it is a very uncommon complexion and am really happy about it. Would say it's a spring/beginning of summer perfume, or for a fresh evening.

To me : 4/5

Love it !

Summer Fun!

Hey Beauty Freaks!
Just a random post of our summer nights out/in!! Truely had some crazy times and here are just some snapshot moments from me and Julia!

Hope you enjoy the lovely weather just as we do!!!

Ash xxx

Summer Nails!

Hey Beauties,
It's a beautiful day with the lovely sun shinning so a perfect day to do a beauty post!
I'm a huge nail polish fan i paint them almost every week and take very good care of my nails so i've decided to post hopefully a weekly nail polish lacquer!

I was inspired by my outfit today and ofcourse the lovely weather to paint my nails a gorgeous bright red!

Sorry about the picture it was a bit last minute and taken on my phone... But the colour in person is more brighter (the natural light washed out the colour a bit) This is Lambada by a company called GOSH. This colour is beautiful cheers me up everytime i look at my nails (sad i know), it is a pink based red to avoid looking coral but lovely nevertheless! GOSH nail polishes are of an amazing quality for a drugstore brand and markets for £5 in the UK from superdrug, so not bad considering the polishes are great. Application is really easy, very creamy and VERY opaque one coat gives adequate coverage, i did two because i prefer the finish with two coats. I topped it with my Seche Vite fast dry top coat to give it a lovely glossy finish which i adore it's so chic and classy! Whenever i wear this colour i get lots of complements so i highly recommend! Perfect for the summer months with gorgeous white dresses...DAMN i wish it was summer holidays, stupid exams! Oh the joys of being in University! 

Anyway happy revising to all those with dreaded exams on the way and look out for more nails related post from nail care to different nail polish brands and colours!!  

Ash xxx                          

Lipstick of the week

Hi People !

Decided to do a lipstick review once a week . At least , 'll try to stick to that ! As 'm a huge lipstick lover, 'll talk about lipsticks of different brands (from cheap/affordable to branded ones, such as Dior,YSL,...) , my impressions and all that sexy stuff !

Le'ts start then with this one, which is a Revlon lipstick. Recently bought it, as now for spring/summer, i really enjoy plain eyes and funky lips. Well pigmented and the colors shows off reaally nice . Revlon to me is one of the most expensive , "luxure" drugstore brand. The lipstick was 6.99£ i believe, or 7.99£ but the quality is there !
Here a swatch for you, just to let you know, i swatch them only once,one coat, so that you can see the pigmentation.
Enjoy!

Revlon Super Lustruous Lispstick , Fire & Ice n° 720
Creamy : 3/5
Pigmentation : 5/5
Lasting effect : 5/5

Rate (to me) : 4.5/5


xXx

j.

How to naturally whiten your teeth -Simple tips-

'm probably not the only one who is tryin got whiten up my teeth color. Generally, because of all the things we eat and drink , some of them make our teeth stain somehow. Some of these things are coffee, tea (green tea not as much as normal one) and alcoholic drinks. Plus smoking.

So if you're trying to make your teeth look a bit brighter, brush your teeth with a whitening toothpaste, three times a day if you can. Try to avoid brushing them just after eating, as it makes the plaque go weaker and not more then 3 times a day, as brushing them too much would turn them fragile too.
If you drink waters quite often, it does help your teeth go whiter too, as the water that you drink constantly washes your teeth.

A quick, easy yet good tip is to get some mint leaves and rub them on your teeth. Not only it brightens up the color of your teeth, but it's a really good anti-bacterial ! (So is eucalyptus). Mint is good to fight the "tummy's laziness", stomach aches, blotments.

Be careful though , as it can take away your sleep, as it tonifies your nervous system. Nature is fascinating , right? :)

 

See you soon,

j.

Prepare yourself for Summer ! - Simple tips-

Hi Lovelies !

Summer is coming and as usual , it's a time where everyone (or almost) try to lose weight and tone up a bit ! So 'll try to give you a few tips to simply lose a bit of belly or ankle. On me, it works and i suppose these things generally work as we don't particularly need them on a daily base!

Typical things that you need to avoid :

• bread, pasta, less oil, butter, sweets(...), cakes and all these nice things... Don't forget that many alcohols would be better avoided! As we mix them with fizzy/sweet juices. But if you really want once alcohol but still want to be careful, "dry" alcohols are not that caloric ("A dry alcoholic drink is one that is free from sweetness and fruity flavor. The term "dry" was first used in the early 1700's to describe wine of the above characteristics").  => If you're interested :) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/11034#ixzz1LgqCV1RT.

• Fizzy drinks increase the possibility of having cellulite, so if you want something with taste, better to consume juice and apparently, it's better to stick with one juice only, so that you gain less than if you would pick up all different types of juice. 

• Would be could to swap butter with philadelphia, as it is mmmuch lighter! Though, if you're a big cheese lover like me, unfortunately you'll have to slow down a bit with it, as cheese is very proteined, indeed, but has got lots of fat. In addition, it's not really the best things for your heart... You could swap sugar with honey, bread with crackers, butter with oil if you really need it, and so on :).

• You can cook many things while avoiding some ingredients we don't always particularly need. A simple example : you cook beef in you saucepan ( Sounds obvious... '_________' ) and instead of using oil to cook it, you can simply use water!    You can make pancake by using only flour, water and eggs.

•  Lovely people, as much as snacking makes us happy, it makes a big difference on our bodies! And i know that by saying what 'm going to tell you i might sound boring, but if you're hungry before lunch or dinner, eat yoghurt, a fruit or drink some juice or water, it's healthier !

Things that can help you :

• Green tea is well known to be a good factor for the acceleration of your metabolism. In addition, it's very good against stress and is an excellent anti-oxydant ! I use to use it too as a toner in my skincare routine.  One cup to two a day is very good for your health.

• Eat meat. As much healthy vegetables are, meat (fish, white meat) is very good for your metabolism and full of proteins, at the opposite to vegetables. Vegetables are very good with meat, as they have the property to make you digest faster and so get less fat.

• Exercise ! : Helps soooo much ! Even a bit , such as walking, using the stairs. The advantage of exercise instead of the diet is that when you lose some weight, you hardly get it back, so you don't have that "yo yo " effect on your body. And it is so healthy! Remember that by massaging some places that usually don't move a lot (for example when you're putting your cream on), you avoid the fat to stick down. Because the places where we have fat are usually the places that we don't exercise or don't need that much in everyday life.

• Drink water people, really good as it helps the fat not to set and it definitively cleans you! 

• Don't skip a meal and eat less than usual. 've heard you should try to eat 1/4 less of what you eat usually , or half. Avoid eating after 20:00, as you might probably not move that much in the night, and this encourages the fat to set. 

• Good sleep : as strange as it can sound, good sleep makes you lose weight easier. Leave your body rest.

Don't be too tough with yourself ! Allow to yourself from time to time some sweets, a piece of cake or some chocolate (70% black chocolate would be better), as we need it for our mood. And try not to get too obsessed with the hole "losing weight" thing. If you pay just a bit more attention, it will already help. Don't be extreme, as it is going to have a negative effect on your body anyway. Don't forget you can't lose an extrememly big amount of Kg/Llbs, it's simply not good for you. And just to let you know that stress and getting angry emphasize the possibility of stocking fat - give a try to zen ;) . And surprisingly enough, some healthy food is freakin' yummy! Might put a few recipes for you if you want me to! Fruits are gorgeous, think of watermelon, strawberries (which are really good for your liver), grapes, peaches, apricots and so many others! The most important is you to feel good with yourself and doing what you do first of all for yourself and not the others.

So good luck and keep feeling good !


xXx
 j.

Natural products

Dear readers ,
i absolutely wanted to talk to you about a blog of one of our friends, it's all about natural product, which includes body butters, breast enhancement (naturally) , hair care and everything through natural products, without any chemicals at all ! She'll give you tips and advices for your own skin combination, or even what you want to give to your hair (make them thicker, stronger, longer,...) .

She recently started her blog and she's doing her own creams. An absolutely lovely young lady ! If you're interested in all these natural products, definitively check her out !

http://www.curvedandbeautiful.blogspot.com

Next post is going to be about the lipstick of the week, and perfume of the moment. 'm planning to talk about green tea too and its qualities for your health. Let us know if you want us to talk about something and do a research of it !

Take care,  stay beautiful ,

j.