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Glam Holiday Makeup Tutorial for mature skin

This blog post uses affiliate links. Please read disclaimer. I love a glamorous makeup look as much as the next beauty blogger, but even if I´d say I am wearing quite a lot of makeup compared to other women around me, I can´t help but feel a little intimidated by the Full Glam Holiday Makeup Tutorials I have seen recently.     Glitter, red lips, I am down for that (in fact I want to be buried with my favorite red lipstick, just in case you actually CAN take things…

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Day to night makeup tutorial using affordable products

This blog post contains affiliate links and *PR-Samples. Please read disclaimer. I think it is well established by now that I don’t have much of a social life. But I do remember a time when I had, a life when a spontaneous invitation for after work drinks or even a date could happen. And I remember how hard it was to look fresh and glammed up with a ten hours work day under your belt.     I watched countless day to night makeup tutorials on You tube, but I…

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Inspired by MAC x Patrick Starrr Floral Realness Collection

This blog post contains *PR-samples and affiliate links. Please read disclaimer. If you are not familiar with the “Inspired by…” series, it started here Short story even shorter, I pick a seasonal ad and try to recreate the models look with colors I already own. Dressing up and awkward posing included!     Until his first MAC collection, I had no clue who Patrick Starrr (yes, it is three r, that is not a spelling mistake) actually was. Which shows, once again, how far away I am from the in crowd…

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My quick and easy No Makeup Makeup Look

I wear makeup most days. Even if I am staying at home, I grab a few bits to make me look more put together. Quite frankly, it is not only about the looks. It is more because I have so much stuff that I really want to use, yet just one face and so little time in the mornings.     Spending a day without any makeup would be a lost day in terms of playing with products! There are days though that I just want to look awake, healthy…

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Inspired by Chanel Spring Summer Neapolis Collection 2018

This blog post contains *PR-samples and affiliate links. Please see disclaimer. Inspired by is a series I started to convince me that I did not need to rush out and buy lots of new products to recreate a certain makeup look, but that I´d manage to recreate something it by shopping my stash.     I did a lot of those posts over the last years, some turned out better, some turned out horrendous, but most of them were fun. My promo picture of choice this month, one from the Chanel Spring/Summer Collection…

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My Christmas makeup 2017 and how we celebrate

Should you read this the day it goes live, know that I will be busy eating and celebrating this very moment. And that I wish you a wonderful time with your loved ones, time to relax and recharge, twinkling lights and delicious food. Beauty(ful) presents, should you do them and of course lot´s of sparkle both in your life and your makeup.     When I realized, my upload day would fall on Christmas Eve, I wasn´t sure whether to post at all. But then I realized that my favorite…

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance – 100 years too late

This blog post uses affiliate links. Please see disclaimer. Out of all the more cultural parts of our life, the only one where I feel truly at home at is literature. Ever since I can remember I was reading, lots and lots, and even though it isn´t nearly as much as it used to be, I consider myself a well-read person. The others, like music and art, are things I enjoy, but don´t really know much about. So when I received the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette in a…

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Inspired by Dior Precious Rocks Holiday 2017

This blog post contains PR-Samples and affiliate links. Please see disclaimer. If you are not familiar with the “Inspired by…” series, click here for an explanation. But short story even shorter, each month I choose a seasonal ad and try to recreate the models look with colors I already own. Dressing up and awkward posing included! I really wanted to get started on holiday makeup, mainly because every year I toy with the idea to throw a sophisticated Christmas party for friends and coworkers.     The idea inevitably gets…

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#pixipretties – Review, tutorial and swatches

This blog post contains PR-Samples and affiliate links. Please see disclaimer. I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright… Are you familiar with West Side Story? It is, I have to admit, one of the few musicals I care about. This and Lion King. Everything else, think Starlight Express or Cats, are totally lost on me. But back to the song. I heard it when I was 13 and never was able to get it out of my mind. Not because it is a masterpiece…

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Indian Summer and some Guerlain goodies

They say anticipation is sometimes better than the actual event. I find that to be especially true regarding anything weather dependent. How many times have you looked forward to summer barbecues outside and ended up inside because of hail and storm? How many times have you dreamt about snow ball fights in a winter wonderland only to shuffle through muddy pools in constant rain?     I know I have been disappointed numerous times, so when Flanconi (an online beauty store) reached out to me and asked for an Indian…

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