Easy 5-Minute Fall Eye Makeup

Hey guys!
Today I got the newest issue of the german GLAMOUR and their beauty shoot totally inspired me to do this super quick, but 100% glam eye makeup.

I decided to use my beloved BHCosmetics 88 Neutral Palette (similar to Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette) because it has the widest variety of colors for this look.

The picture is from here

About the numbers: I counted the colors top down in each vertical row.

So let's get started!

1 Prime your eye lids. Also apply a little bit of eye primer on your lower lash line because we're also going to put some shadow there.

2 Take a big flat shader brush and apply the color n°84 (a matte, cognac brown) on your entire eye lid and blend it upwards until you almost reach your brows (leave a little space!). Take the tip of your brush to apply a hint of color along your lower lash line.

3 Take a big fluffy shadow brush and hold it one the very end (that's going to make the strokes really feathery). Take the color n°56 and tap off any excess. Lightly sweep the color over the other shadow. Blend in well and don't forget to sweep a little bit of the color along your lower lash line.

4 Line your upper lash line with a black eye liner (if you feel like that's to harsh for you, go for dark brown).

5 Curl your lashes and apply to coats of your favorite black mascara.

About the rest of your makeup:
Work a light foundation into your skin to get a flawless teint. Accentuate your cheeks with a brownish blush. Last but not least, apply a nude lipstick on your lips.

I hope you guys enjoyed this little tutorial!

Love,
Nathalie

National Dessert Day: What's your favorite?

Hey guys!
I don't know how you feel about desserts, but I must confess that I LOVE them! Seriously, I always have dessert when I go out or when I'm cooking for my friends or I have dessert on any other occassions where you can possibly have dessert. So that's why I'm really excited about today (even though I don't live in the USA).

I just thought I share my favorite desserts with you:

ICE CREAM

I just love ice cream so much, no matter which flavor or anything. I could eat ice cream all year.

MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT

My mom's homemade is the best. Super chocolaty, super moussy. Definitely one of my favorites!

TIRAMISU

The italian classic. Always lovely -with or without alcohol.

What's your favorite dessert?

xoxo, Nathalie

Review: JK Jemma Kidd i-Design Eye Colour

Hey guys!
If you read my previous post about new arrivals, you know that I just purchased this lovely eyeshadow by JK Jemma Kidd and I promised you to do a review on it. So here we go:

JK Jemma Kidd i-Design Eye Colour in '08 - Must Have'

So at first, I really like the packaging. It looks like plexiglass, but in fact it's just normal plastic. The eyeshadow is embedded in a flat pink bowl (sounds weird I guess).

The color is described as a good defining color, especially when used in the crease.

Swatches:

LEFT: Eyeshadow applied without primer | RIGHT: Eyeshadow applied with primer

The eyeshadow is super pigmented and the color looks very vibrant. There's no real difference between the two swatches. But (!) after having this eyeshadow on the back of my hand for multiple hours (and on my lids of course), I would recommend using an eye primer, just for the sake of longlasting effects.
Generally, 'Must Have' is a great color for dramatic night looks, especially if you're tired of grey/black smokey eyes.

Availability: JK Jemma Kidd i-Design Eye Colour is available at Target (16$) and on jemmakidd.com (£8)

Love,
Nathalie x

NEW Arrivals: Beauty

JK Jemma Kidd i-design eye colour in 08 must have

Everyone says that Jemma Kidd makeup is amazing, so I went to Zalando and noticed: it was on SALE! I just couldn't help myself and picked out this pretty shimmery, midnight blue color. Review coming soon!

 essence 24h protection balm Winter Edition 'Vanilla Apple Pie'

I love the 24 protection balm (I generelly love hand cream so much) that I just had to buy this. This year's winter colletion is called 'Little bakery', besides this scent, the scents 'Raspberry Chocolate Cake' and 'Strawberry Cupcake' are available.

 L'Oréal Studio Secrets Smoothing Eye Primer

I'm always looking for new eye primers (Oily lids, I'm looking at you!) and decided to give this one a try and I absolutely love the SS face primer.

What did you buy these days?

xoxo, Nathalie

Review: SpaRitual Nail Lacquers

Hi guys!

Today, my SpaRitual package finally arrived (I feel like I had been waiting for this forever!) and it contained 4 super pretty nail lacquers:

It's a mini kit containing 4 bottles (each 0.17 fl.oz / 5 ml):
• Knowledge is power: a pretty barbie pink
• Enlightened Soul: super bright yellow, love!
• Eye of the beholder: really pretty apple green
• Face of destiny: really pretty orangey apricot color with the best coverage of these 4

I'm very excited about these nail lacquers because I had heard so many good things about them that I just wanted to try 'em out.

What makes these nail lacquers so special:

• The Bottle

It's made in Italy from reusable glass with up to 50% recycled materials. Plus, the bottles are recyclable.

• The Colors

In their opinion, colors can change what we feel. That's why they created more than 80 nail colors, arranged in four dynamic harmonies.

• The Formula

The nail lacquers vegan because they are 100% free of DBP, Toluene, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Resin.

• The Cap

The nail lacquers come in a bottle with a patented, rubberized cap which is super easy to open. It has a very short brush that makes it easy to apply the polish very precisely.

How they go on:

I applied 2 coats of the nail polish and I must say the coverage is really good! The cap makes it super easy to apply the nail polish properly. The colors are very vibrant.

This is their current collection:

Wilde Collection | Screenshot taken from sparitual.de

Really pretty, shimmery colors, I especially love Rhythm of Life and Spirit Child.

Make sure to check out the SpaRituals Website!

So.. are you interested in SpaRitual Nail Lacquers? Are you going to try these out?

xo, Nathalie