THINK PINK: Delicious Beauty

It’s not a dark, big secret that I have a sweet tooth. Yes, I LOVE sweets and it seems that I have recently tried and tested my fair share of sweet aroma infused lip care to start developing a sweet lips addiction….

 

Strawberry Parfait, Éclair, Peaches and Cream, Crème Brulee butter gloss…. I am at NYX beauty counter*, but it feels like a cake shop and I cannot decide if I want to wear them or eat them. And the winner is the NYX Butter Gloss in Apple Strudel! Its buttery soft, silky smooth texture and its delicious sugar cookie aroma added to the bargain price of 8€ makes it instantly a sweet drugstore darling!

OMG! I get a Vanilla and Macadamia fix by Liposan Lip Butter. It’s cute and it’s cult in its slim, old school tin case. It’s heavenly smooth, nourishing and a delicious smelling butter for my lips!

Adding the Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector by CLARINS to my beauty regimen always gives me  a sweet sugar cookies thrill. It’s lightweight with amazing moisturizing powers and low maintenance, giving my lips just the right amount of pigment to make them look naturally flashed and glamorous. Just the perfect balm-like shine!

Embracing the delicious world of dessert beauty gives me great (mouthwatering) joy!

* We are lucky to have a NYX store in Thessaloniki, Greece @Ermou 65 St.

** Τhe above photo was taken for personal use. Please just make sure to link back to my blog, if you use the above image.

WISH LIST: Chain Reaction

Hey it’s fall and I am back! There is always something bittersweet about the first days of September. My summer holidays are officially over, which is kind of sad, but at the same time I am quite excited for transitioning into whatever fall will bring….

A pair of ankle booties jazzed-up by polished gold hardware and accompanied by a leather purse or a fedora hat, a thick menswear leather belt with a bit of added edge by chain-link embellishments, or even multilayered chain necklaces and chunky bracelets making anything old feel new again, are the perfect pieces to transition my summer outfits into autumnal ensembles. Happy September everyone!

 SHOP THE POST

1. TED BAKER_CARINA Felt Fedora Hat  / 2. Jules Smith_Leather and Chain Bracelet/ 3. ZARA_Crock City Bag with Chain /4. LOVE MOSHINO_Heart Clutch with Barcelet Chain Strap / 5. ASOS_ Chain Link Purse / 6. Sam Edelman_Chester Ankle Boots / 7. MANGO_Chain Mixed Belt

THINK BIG: Hot Weather Superheroes!

I hate to admit, but I look like a hot mess lately. My hair fail to hold due to humidity, my shocked skin refuses to stay acne free and my make-up is melting off my sweaty face. In other words,  the recent heat wave has been my beauty headache. With two weddings to attend and lots of travelling ahead of me, I decided to put together a heat-proof, budget friendly make-up survival kit.

A few dabs of my All-in-One Instablur blur cream by THE BODY SHOP smoothed with my fingertips on my face brings radiance to my skin, while at the same time creates the prefect canvas for my summer make-up. Instablur feels lovely and light, reducing the appearance of my pores, lines and uneven skin, while giving a matt, no shine, smooth finished appearance throughout the day and into the evening. It is really Instagram for my face giving me flawless photo-perfect skin in an instant!

Talking about primary base make-up, I swear to the non-gimmicky, long- lasting staying power of Maybelline’s 24hr Color Tattoo (on SALE here) and RIMMEL’s Scandal Eyes (on SALE here) creamy eye shadows that have been to the test in this heat wave. Their wonderfully creamy formula melts seamlessly on my oily lids and stays put offering a lasting presence of rich, highly pigmented color without creasing and smudging or it can work as an eyelid primer for my powder eye shadows. I find Maybelline’s Color Tattoo in (65) Pink Gold the perfect base for MAC’s Da Bling Veluxe Pearl powder eye shadow and RIMMEL Scandal Eyes in (003) Bad Girl Bronze (full review here) the perfect base for MAC’s All that Glitters to get the maximum color pay off.

When daytime fun leads to sweet summer nights, I promise that I can master a seriously long-lasting smoky eye on-the-go with KORRES Volcanic Minerals creamy metallic twist eye shadow along the lids and inner corners of my eyes. All I need is the pad of my finger!

Are you ready to beat the heat keeping your beauty cool?

* Τhe above photo was taken for personal use. Please just make sure to link back to my blog, if you use the above image.

THINK GREEN: Call it all Natural Magic!

There is nothing more annoying than a huge, nasty bump popping out of the blue on my forehead, nose or chin right before an important work presentation or a night out. Dealing with breakouts has been an integral part of my adulthood, involving proactive measures, as well as strategic cocktails of every lotion and potion in the book. A recent natural remedy that has been part of my strategic plan for attacking acne before things turn a mess in this warm and humid, almost tropical Greek summer weather is organic Tea Tree Oil. Its unique antimicrobial properties can destroy acne-causing bacteria and keep pores clean.

Proactive Measures:

All I need is purified water and a few drops of pure leaf tea tree oil (I use the one by THE BODY SHOP) to be mixed in a sprayer bottle.

I use this DIY antibacterial spray for my pillowcases and my make-up brushes to keep them bacteria free, as well as to refresh my face throughout the day keeping my pores clean.

Attack:

When the nasty bump makes an appearance, there is a need for more drastic, targeted measures.

So, I pour a few drops of tea tree oil onto the end of a cotton bud and gently dab directly on the blemish to do its magic. Tada! the next day the pimple has not disappeared but the redness, swelling and size of the enemy have been drastically diminished.

When I am naughty, frantically spot squeezing the night before, applying tea tree oil on the wounded  area speeds up dramatically the healing process.

If you have oily, acne-prone skin get your hands on this natural stuff to win the blemish battle!