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Well, everyone here in the UK seems to be very excited about Halloween. And now it has finally come! I thought I was going to sit at home and feeding spooky children once in a while, but I spontaneously decided to go to a Halloween party. This means that I had to quickly think of a certain make-up look and I thought of doing cat eyes and dark lips. And I also washed my hair and braided it and I hope that I will have waves by the time I'll leave the house. So here's what I look like now: The braids actually look quite cute I think but I just can't decide what to do with my hair. Leave the braids or open them and have some wavy volume on my head. I think I'll decide just before I'll leave. I am also not too sure about the whole make-up because I did the thick eye liner using khol eyeliner from Essence and my lids get greasy after some time and usually I have the black colour all over my lids after some hours. So I will need to check my eye make-up once in a whi...

During summer I kept my make-up quite simple, using only mascara and concealer, adding a bit of bronzer to bring out my tan a bit more. But now, I look more and more pale and because of that ill and tired. This means that I try to cover up my face as much as possible in order to look fresh and healthy. So here are all the steps to my full make-up. 1) First I use my Collection Lasting Perfection concealer under my eyes and on my spots. 2) Then I use my Bourjois Healthy Balance powder to fix the concealer and to mattify my face. 3) After that I apply my Bourjois Delice de Poudre bronzer nearly all over my face and generously underneath my cheek bones to contour my "chubby" face a bit. 4) Then I continue with the Delice de Poudre Highlighter to gently highlight my cheek bones, my brow bones and the other areas the light would naturally hit. 5) Next I usually use my Bourjois Quad palette in 02 Over rose and try to create something acceptable on my eyelids.  6) ...

Well, yesterday I showed you my beauty favourites and today we are heading over to all the other random things. First, for this month I thought of fairy lights. We have these flowers from IKEA on our headboard of our bed and I like to turn them on in the evening when I am sitting in bed with Maya or doing something on my phone or tablet. It is a really warm light and it makes the bed even cosier than usual. Today I was actually looking out for some more fairy lights for our room, but I don't want them to be really light LED lamps. These ones are just perfect and they were only 4 or 5 Euros back when I bought them about two or three years ago. (They do have the "European" ending so I have to use an adapter for them.) Next I decided to add the Polish Almette soft cheese with some herbs. It reminds me so much of my aunt's house because she always buys these and I love them so much! In Austria I never had them so it is a really Polish taste to me. And here in...

It is nearly the end of the month again and this means that it is time again to review some products I've loved using over the last weeks.  So let's get started because I need to prepare a salad soon. :) First we have two cremes this time. The Vaseline hand cream has also some anti bac in it, which is quite handy because you have two products in one. It also dries in very very quickly and doesn't leave a greasy layer on your hands. They smell fresh and clean. And it gives you nice moisture as well. It is though quite liquidy and not too creamy so you really need only a small drop to moisturise your hands. The Kaufmann's creme is something I use for my chapped lips and as the cold seasons are here and my lips dry out horribly, it is a really useful product that I keep in my handbag when I am on the go. I don't use it always, but it is surely better than usual lip balms. Also, the price was less than 2 Euros I think and it will last for ages. Also, l...

Today I got up early and decided to have a very unhealthy breakfast, which consisted of a jam doughnut, a slice of Golden Syrup Cake and an Angel Slice and a cup of tea, because I needed to go to the dentist in the afternoon. Until the appointment I had plenty of time and filmed a short video about the hairstyle I had today. I edited it quite quickly and published it. I also talked to my mum on Skype a bit, cleaned Maya's cage and left. I was so nervous again because of my phobia and wanted to be back home already. I arrived about five minutes early so I was in the surgery quite soon and the dentist just quickly checked my teeth and said that we'll do three small fillings and if I'd like we could do them all today. At first I wasn't too sure and when he said that I won't need an injection I was even more scared. But it turned out that the fillings are really small and I was surprisingly not in pain. So, everything went well and although I left dizzy and with horri...

My hair has always been very special to me and I used to have really beautiful hair when I was little and I was never allowed to have long hair as washing it was just a torture for both, me and my mum. My hair was so thick that we needed to wash it layer for layer and it took ages to get it dry. People still say that my hair is so pretty and ask me how I manage to keep them so pretty but if they know what my hair used to be like, they are shocked that I've lost so much of it over the last years. I wouldn't say that my hair is not pretty, because it is but I am just used to the wow-volume and it makes me sad that these times are over. But that's the reason why I try to keep my hair healthy, to make it at least a bit nicer even though the volume is gone. I can now wear it longer and it is not such a big problem, although I still have quite thick and heavy hair and washing days are not my favourite. I think this is my favourite picture of my hair because it was curled...

Alright. It is really getting cold and every day I am struggling about what to wear to be comfy and warm, but it never really works out. Most likely it is due to the lack of basics, and what's more, winter stuff in my wardrobe. I would need to buy myself some practical pieces but as I know myself this won't work out too well because I am somehow so busy at the moment and I am also trying to save up money for Christmas gifts. But who said that you can't dream of clothes? Let's do it then! Well, my first obsession right now is this beautiful winter parka from Superdry.   Winter Parka  I wanted to get it in November, but to be honest, I already have two winter jackets and four autumn jackets in my wardrobe. It is also quite pricey, although I could wear it for at least some years. I would love to have it and maybe with some weeks of saving up, it will be mine. If I don't change my mind, if they don't discontinue this collection too quickly, if I have the mon...

Last week I went to Boots and treated myself to some beauty products. I finally need to make my "collection" grow a bit because at the moment it is quite rubbish. Also, today on the website of Boots I found THIS and I am nearly crying because I want it so badly! Any one wants to be my Secret Santa or anything? Well, so last time I got the Bourjois Smoky Stories Quad Eyeshadow Palette in 02 Over Rose. They cost 7,99 pounds at Boots and are available in eight different combinations. For some reason I took the one with the pink colours, I think because they are the lightest shades offered from this collection and I am not an eyeshadow pro yet, so I didn't want anything too dark for the beginning. I don't use this palette for work  as I prefer sleeping longer than spending my time in the morning being angry with my horrible eyeshadow look. I do use it for College, as I just have enough time to play with the palette, to make my eyes a bit prettier.  The shadows c...

Last time someone requested in the comments of one of my posts to share my tips for studying for exams. And I have to say that I surely was not the best student in my class but also not the worst. So here are things I'd recommend. There are two types of studying I'd split the tips into. EVERYDAY BASIS 1) The first tip is sleep. Get enough sleep before school in order to concentrate better the next morning during your lessons. When I still went to school I was in bed at 11 pm and got up at 7 am and this was alright for me. But when I came home at about 2:30, most of the time the first thing I did was having a 20 minute power nap before revising as I can't concentrate at all if I am tired. Also, don't study at night. Better get some proper sleep for the next day to have more energy. 2) After every day of school I used to revise everything I've written down or read during the lessons of that day. This helped me remember some more information than leaving it to ...

Today we had some self made pizza, which was just amazing and once the pizza came out of the oven I started doing the rice cake. I just randomly found a recipe today somewhere on my way home and I really wanted to try it out. So I bought the last ingredients I needed and started preparing the cake. It is not ready yet, because it needs to stay in the oven for 40 minutes, so I will add a picture of it once it is ready. Ingredients: - 700 ml of milk -150 g of rice (I used pudding rice) -100 g of sugar - 3 eggs -fruits (I used 3 plums) - cream if you'd like to 1) Alright, so first you need to cook the milk and add the rice. You need to stir it basically all the time for 35 minutes, or until the rice gets sticky. 2) Then you need to let the rice cool down completely. This can take up to an hour so I just put it into the fridge and went to stir it every 15 minutes or so.  3) Then, add the sugar and mix a bit with a wooden spoon. Also add the three egg...

When I was a child I used to write my wishlists for Christmas already in October. I have no idea why, but I thought it was a good thing to write down all my dream gifts as early as possible, as by Christmas I'd already forget all of them and I would remember them again when it was already too late. So, I still like to write down what I'd like to buy myself, what I'd like to put money aside for, or what I'd like to get for Christmas or my Birthday. I totally hate it when people ask me what I'd like to get and I just can't think of anything, even though there are always some small things I dream of.. Well, today I thought I could share five ideas for Christmas, that would make me extremely happy if I got them (or bought myself). 1) I would like to have a new bag for College. I have one at the moment, the GABS one, but it is too colourful to wear it with every outfit, which totally annoys me. But this is my only big bag, and I need a big one because I nee...

The bag is full again and this means that it is time to get rid of all the empties finally. Here are the products we've emptied over the last weeks: Let's start with hair products. I got myself this TRESemme shampoo quite a long time ago. It is suitable for dry and dull hair as it is supposed to give you moisture, This is a 900 ml bottle, which is just awesome because I use lots of shampoo when I wash my hair.  I was mostly happy with this shampoo, but sometimes I just think that my hair doesn't feel too clean even if it is just freshly washed and just dried. Some days ago I bought a new bottle but one that is good for frizzy hair and once I've used that one I'll need to find something that would prevent my hair from getting greasy too quickly. But all in all I do recommend these shampoos and if they are on offer, you can get 900 ml for 2,50 pounds which is a TOTAL bargain! The Schwarzkopf Gliss Kur conditioner is something I've loved! I go...

Today I finally decided to write a short review about the Garnier Micellar water, that many girls consider as a dupe of the Bioderma cleanser. I've been using this product for about a month or so now and I think it is about time to let you know what I, personally think about it. What information is given about the product: *good for sensitive skin * hypoallergenic * no perfume * removes make-up, cleanses, soothes * 200 uses 1) As you can see, I've used nearly half of the bottle and it says that it lasts for 200 uses. I've probably not even used it 40 times yet and it doesn't really look as if I could use it for 160 more uses. Of course, I know that this number is just an average number, but still, I think that it could be used for about 100 times, more than 200 to be honest. If I use it, then I use two small cotton pads, so I also don't use too much of the cleanser itself. It is strong, because one cotton pad takes off the make up of half of my face, ...

Hello! Today I had to get up early for work and I spent there more time than I actually should. It turned out that there were only two members of staff in for the evening and I got asked if I'd stay an hour longer to help out a bit. So I decided to stay and I survived it. There was however quite a stressful situation when I served a lady and while she walked away she dropped her bottle of wine but she said that she didn't know how it happened and there was wine all over the floor just in front of the massive queue that built up by the time I could serve the next customer. And then it got quite busy and I was on tills until I could go home. Then I quickly grabbed some things and the bus was here just on time. When I finally arrived home I talked to my mum for a bit on Skype because there are some issues with our tickets for Poland and I am so annoyed and angry and I don't know what to do any more. Sometimes I think that it would really be better if I came back to Austria bec...

Hello everyone! Today Eryk had to get up at 7 for work and I quickly made him a coffee and went back to bed as I am working today from 6 until 10 in the evening so I wanted to get some proper sleep to not be tired at work. At 11 I finally decided to get out of bed because I needed to edit the new weekly vlog for you and I knew that there would be trouble with it as always. Well, I luckily found an editing programme that actually makes editing a lot easier than the one we've used previously. And in the end the video was ready in probably an hour or so. And we edited the last two videos for about four or even more hours each! So hopefully this video will be nicer to watch and you'll enjoy it. However, the quality is not too good even though I converted it to have a nice HD video. But I don't know why it is not. Maybe next week I will find out while editing the next video. You can watch this week's video here ! Also, it is such a beautiful day today here in Edinburg...

Today we wanted to go to the seaside but as the weather was just not pretty at all we thought that going to the sea would not be the best idea. Instead, we had nice breakfast and in the afternoon we decided to book some tickets for Christmas. We had lots of issues with them because we couldn't find any coaches any more and flight tickets are just ridiculously expensive already. We already thought that I should go to Poland on my own so that I could see my family, but today we actually found coach tickets that we need to book tomorrow! This means that we will be able to go to Poland together and we will again go on the Europe-Trip, but as I said, it's for my family and I don't care if I need to go on a long journey, I just want to be with them and to be happy. So we also had to go to Eryk's work to ask about his holidays and also to do some basic grocery shopping. And this is what I wore. I did my make-up using my Bourjois Quad palette, my Rimmel Scandaleyes ...