Clarins face powder & Sephora present

Hello girls!

Today I want to show you my new Clarins compact face powder and a few bits and bobs. As I told you before, I'm all for a natural look, therefore I wanted a light and soft face powder which could give my skin a healthy, matte finish. I'm very pleased with this powder and I think that the description from its packaging suits it perfectly, because it really has "an ultra light texture which melts into the skin for a natural, velvety finish" and it "evens the complexion in a subtle, soft veil". So much poetry :)) To make things simpler, these are the words that describe it best: light, natural, soft, comfort and subtle. So if you are searching for a powder which can give you all of these, here it is!  It comes in three shades and I have no 30 Beige sable/ Sandy beige.

Next, I wanted to show you the little present I received from Sephora and Givenchy. Because I recently purchased some products from Givenchy, they offered me (and many other customers of course) a free make-up bag, some brushes (except the face brush the rest of them are really tiny and kinda useless) and an anti-wrinkle cream sample (which I'm gonna give to my mum).

I really like the make-up bag; it was perfect timing because I was actually searching for a new one.

And last but not least I wanted to tell you that My New Look order arrived yesterday and the cardigan looks great! It has a gorgeous lively colour that will make any outfit stand out. I must say I expected it to be shorter, but I like it nevertheless. Here is a sneak peek...the rest in a future outfit post :D

That's all lovelies!

Until next time, lots of kisses!

New Cosmetics: Chanel Vitalumiere & Sephora goodies

Hello lovelies!

How are you all? I'm so busy with work at the moment...so many things to do and so little time. Other than that, I've ordered a waterfall cardigan from New Look and I can't wait for it to arrive! I hope it doesn't get lost on its way :D

Anyway, today I wanted to show you the latest additions to my cosmetics collection. Fortunately my budget didn't quite suffer that much because I've got most of them as a present for my name day's anniversary a few weeks ago. So I was pretty lucky :)

Here they are:

This is my first mineral foundation. It's from Sephora and I have to say I'm really pleased with it. It has a medium coverage but it is very buildable in the same time. It offers a matte finish and it's indicated for all skin types. The foundation also has SPF15, it's oil free and it doesn't have parabens. I really recommend it because I like how matte and how picture perfect my complexion looks after applying it. The shade I have is R30 (moyen/ medium).

Next up: Chanel Vitalumiere. I wanted this foundation for such a long time and I've got it as a present. It is very light, you barely feel it on your skin, it has medium coverage but is is also buildable if you want a thicker coverage. I personally like lighter foundations because I'm a fan of the natural look and I'm very happy when I find products that offer me a healthy natural glow. And this is what this foundation offers me. It is very moisturising and soft and it has SPF15. The shade I have is nr. 30 Cendre. However, during the day it may look a bit oily around your T zone, and you might need a powder to mattify this region. But overall, I'm pleased with it because it does everything it says.

Last but not least, I wanted to show you these 2 eye shadows.The first one is from Sephora (shade peach beige nr. 13) and the second one is from Too Faced (shade Glamazon). I'm a big fan of neutral/ pastel eye shadows and in the days when I don't feel like wearing too much make-up I apply one of these eye shadows, then some eyeliner and mascara and I'm ready to go :)

That's it guys! I hope you liked these products and in case you were thinking about buying one of them (or all :D), I hope I've managed to help you make up your mind (even a bit) :P

Have an awesome weekend!

Vienna City Break

As I told you in my previous post, I have some exciting news and I couldn't wait to share them with you! As the title suggests, I'll be going on a city break in one of my favourite cities in the world: Vienna! This will be my third visit to this great city and I'm soooo exited! Why visit one city 3 times in 3 years? Because I absolutely adore it; I think it's a beautiful and exciting city with a great historical background. You'll never get bored during your visit because there are so many beautiful places to go to and so many museums and palaces to visit. After all, we couldn't expect less from the capital of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, could we?

Anyway, I've never visited it on Christmas and from what I've seen and heard it's a magical place to be in during the winter holidays. This is why going to Vienna in December became one of my biggest dreams. Therefore this year, I finally decided to go on a short city break between the 5th and the 8th of December, just before Christmas :)

I can't wait to go to all those beautiful Christmas markets, visit the Hofburg Palace and Stephan's Dom one more time and shop like crazy on Mariahilferstrasse!

Have you ever been to Vienna? What is your favourite city in the world?

Lots of kisses!

New in: leather gloves

Hello guys,

I hope you are all doing great! I'm so happy it's Friday (who isn't?) and I can finally sleeeep and relax! I don't know about you, but I've been feeling so Christmassy lately because of the cold weather and all the Christmas decorations which are starting to appear slowly but surely everywhere!! God, I love this time of the year!

Anyway, because  of the cold weather outside, I needed to buy some gloves and I found just the perfect pair at Promod. I'm a huge fan of leather gloves because I find them to be so stylish and chic; but unfortunately they're not very warm. But surprisingly my new gloves have a great soft lining which keep my hands really warm. And their leather is extremely soft. They also have a cute little detail, a small cream bow, which makes them so much cuter. Love it!

They had a lot of beautiful models, both leather and suede and in different colours such as dark blue, turquoise, red, brown and black of course. So if you're interested, go and check them out at Promod's official site or in their stores.  Also if you like my gloves, here's the link to them!

In other news, I wanted to show you my new photo frame because I think it's simply gorgeous and I hope you'll agree :)

It's so weird to show you a photo of me within another photo :)) I just love the little pearls and the delicate filigree. It looks so elegant, doesn't it?

Also, recently I've got some amazing new make-up, among which a mineral foundation from Sephora and the now famous Chanel Vitalumiere foundation. I'm thinking of making a compared review of the two products because I'm very pleased with both of them. We'll see :)

And last but not least, I've got some exciting news regarding the first days of December, but more of this in my next post!

Have a lovely weekend!

NOTD - Road House Blues by OPI

Hello guys!

It's time for a new NOTD!  I've been wanting a dark blue nail polish for ages because 1. I love dark nail polishes and 2. one of my favourite colours is dark blue. And I was lucky to find just the perfect shade at OPI!  Therefore, I present to you Road house blues from their latest collection, Touring America .

Two coats is all you need to get this great colour. I simply love it and I'm sure I'm gonna wear it like crazy this winter!

Also, I wanted to show you a few glimpses of my beautiful flowers. I think this is the best thing about anniversaries: all the flowers you get (and presents too, who am I kindding? :))!

Aren't they beautiful? :)

Have a great weekend!

Perfect late autumn day

Hello cupcakes!

Yesterday was my name day anniversary and I had a wonderful time with my boyfriend and my beautiful family! I was so lucky because yesterday was a gorgeous sunny autumn day and I had the chance to go for a walk in one of my favourite parks (I wanted to go since ages but I've been mega busy with work, I even had to go on Saturday because we had an emergency); so yesterday was somewhat of a bonus :) The park looked great with all the trees "dressed" in gorgeous colours and with the sun peeking from between the leaves. Afterwords, we went for some drinks in a lovely pub and in the evening we had a great home-cooked dinner with my family.

Moreover, I received some gorgeous flowers (my house is again full of flowers :X) and some beautiful presents, among which some Sephora goodies, a great pair of leather gloves and a lovely knitted jumper (you'll be seeing them featured on my blog in future posts)! I was so spoilt and had an amazing time! So thank you to all the people who made this day so special!

Also, here are a few pics from yesterday.

 (I have no idea what I was trying to do in this pic)

Aren't the trees just gorgeous? Even though I'm a summer person I must admit that sunny autumn days are simply amazing :)

Talk to you soon

Lots of kisses