Saturday 31 March 2012

Blogger Karussel "Frühlingserwachen"


Some blogger collegues came up with an amazing idea: A Blogger Carrousel where each blogger posts on another blog. The topic is "Spring Awakening". You can find a link list with all the blogger that participate at the end. Just click on the link and you'll find the post.

My post is published on Thelipstick.net, it's a make up look. :)

My blogger partner is lovely Jen from Goldmarie. Since it's a Austrian carrousel her post is in german.

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Die ersten Knospen blühen draußen schon aber du bist noch nicht Frühlingsfit?
Kein Problem, diese paar Produkte helfen dir gut in den Frühling zu starten :D

1. Fuß zeig dich

Wer kennt das nicht, im Winter werden oft vor allem die Füße vernachlässigt, da man aber sobald es warm ist gerne zu Sandalen, Ballerinas oder Moccasins greift, sollte man die Füße davor ordentlich auf Vordermann bringen. Da meine Füße vor allem sehr trocken und rissig sind, hier meine zwei liebsten Cremen, die “Dry Skin Foot Cream“ von L‘Occitane und die „Peppermint Cooling Lotion“ von The Body Shop, zweitere ist perfekt nach einem anstrengenden Tag. Da es zur “Dry Skin Foot Cream“ von L‘Occitane auch noch eine Handcreme gab (war ein tolles Set um 16€) kann ich euch die “R0se 4 Reines“ auch nur wärmstens an die Hand ah Herz legen, obwohl der Rosenduft etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig ist.

2. Mut zur Handfarbe
Der Winter ist vorbei, packt Peridot und My Private Jet wieder ein, jetzt darf man Farbe zeigen. Vor allem im Frühling gibt es nichts schöneres als farbige Nägel. Ich zeige euch meine Top Frühlingsfarben.
 Zuerst möchte ich euch „A  Woman‘s World“ ans Herz legen, der Lack trocknet Matt und irrsinnig schnell, also gut für Eilige. „Saint Tropez“ von Dior ist ab 20.4 erhältlich und jetzt schon mein allerliebstes Stück für den Sommer. Ein echter Hingucker ist auch „Red Lights Ahead ... Where?“ aus der O.P.I. Holland Collection (übrigens erhältlich bei Bipa), und „Lapis of Luxury“ von Essie (bei Bipa online erhältlich) bringt einfach volle Vorfreude auf den Sommer und das Meer.

3. Holt eure Armbänder raus
Im Winter bin ich ja etwas faul was Armschmuck betrifft, meine Hände sind meist in lange Ärmel gehüllt, im Frühling jedoch trage ich nichts lieber als die Armbänder von „New One“. Erhältlich in der Seilergasse 2, 1010 Wien.

4. Zeigt auch im Gesicht das ihr euch auf den Frühling freut

Im Frühling gibt es nichts schöneres als ein bisschen Farbe ins Gesicht zu bringen. Da ich kein Fan von zu auffälligen Lidschatten bin, beziehe ich mich hierbei ganz auf Blush und Lippenstift. Im Moment trage ich vor allem gerne pink oder auch rot, anfänglich hab ich mich ja gar nicht getraut damit das Haus zu verlassen, mittlerweile tue ich das sogar sehr gerne. Ans Blush Herz kann ich euch da vor allem aus der „aktuellen“ Catrice Female LE das „A Woman‘s World Blush“ (vereinzelt noch erhältlich) und Ladyblush von MAC. Cremeblush liebe ich, vor allem weil man sie jederzeit und überall ganz einfach mit den Fingern auftragen kann und sie sich irrsinnig gut verblenden lassen. Wer etwas vielseitiges will sollte sich noch schnell das „Blush Horizon de Chanel“ von Chanel besorgen, mit ca 55€ nicht billig, aber jeden Cent wert. Lippenstift mäßig trage ich im Moment gerne den ersten Lady Gaga (leider nicht mehr erhältlich, Dupe‘s gibt es ua. bei TBS), den Rouge Interdit „Bucolic Poppy“ von Givenchy, der allein wegen der zum Niederknien schönen Verpackung einen Kauf wert ist (gibt es bei Marionnaud) oder den Allrounder Rouge Volupte „Perle“ von YSL, eine toller, korallige Farbe. Kommt bei mir täglich zum Einsatz.

5. Pflege mich schön
Unterwegs sollte man im Frühling auch die Lippen nicht außer Acht lassen, da vor allem der Wind und die Sonne ihnen sehr zusetzen können. Am liebsten Pflege ich sie mit meinem EOS Lipbalm oder dem Kiehl‘s Lip Balm #1. Soll es etwas mit Farbe sein kommt mein Chubby Stick „Mega Melon“ (was für ein Name) zum Einsatz und da ich nichts mehr Liebe als Glitzer auch mein geliebter Chanel Lip Gloss „Levres Scintillantes Glossimer“ (bitte den Namen 3x hintereinander sagen, so ein Zungenbrecher).

Ich hoffe meine Frühlingstipps haben euch gefallen und ihr startet alle gut ins Wochenende und in den Frühling.

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Here's the link list, so start browsing :)

Miss Leichenblässe auBeauty Dots & Fashion Stripes
Beauty Dots & Fashion Stripes auf Good Lack, Nail! 
Good Lack, Nail! auf Coral and Mauve
Coral and Mauve auf Candy for the Betches
Candy for the Betches auf Wien Mitte
Wien Mitte auf Lipglosscinderella
Lipglosscinderella auf Nagellackprinzessin
Nagellackprinzessin auf The Muses
 Frösche lauern Überall auf Pixi mit Milch
Pixi mit Milch auf Goldmarie
Goldmarie auf Anonymous Beautyholic
Anonymous Beautyholic auf The Lipstick
The Lipstick auf Amused Polish
Amused Polish auf Chamy rockt es
Chamy rockt es auf bellezzalibri
bellezzalibri auf Provinzkindchen
Provinzkindchen auf Berrys and Passion
Berry and Passion auf Joy is the best Makeup
Joy is the best Makeup auf Fedoras Plauderkästchen
Fedoras Plauderkästchen auf Miss Leichenblässe


I hope you enjoyed our carrousel. :)

Love,
Guinevere

Friday 30 March 2012

UK Haul

Hello lovelies,

Gosh, I had a stressful week, stupid university..

Exams all the time and I have a huge English exam in May, which I've been avoiding for years (sad, I know) and if I should pass it, I'm gonna make a bombastic giveaway. *gg*
In addition, I'll call whoever is responsible for holidays and tell him/her it's time for a new one - "The day Guinevere passed that f***ing exam!"

But now let's move on to more cheerful things. Lovely K. from drop dead beautiful was in London, what a lucky girl, and so nice to bring me some items I had on my wishlist. Thanks again dear!

Here they are:


Thr amazing RealTechniques Stippling Brush, I can't wait to try it..


Two of the lovely Blush Trios by Sleek:



Pumpkin:


Lace:


Soooo beautiful.. The palettes are smaller than I thought *gg* Here is a comparison picture, so you get the feeling for the size:


Cute, right? *g*

I didn't use them yet, but you can find tons of beautiful swatches online.

Love,
Guinevere

Monday 26 March 2012

Bipa Nude Touch

Lately, Bipa keeps surprising me with their gorgeous Look by Bipa limited editions. Just saw on their facebook page these limited edition polishes, which will be released at the end of the week. The series is called "Nude Touch" and is full of subtle, nude colours.



I can't wait to see them in real life, I'm sure these will be gone quickly!

Love,
Guinevere

Sunday 25 March 2012

Current Drugstore Collections April 2012

A couple of days ago I strolled through my favorite Müller and found these:





I was a good girl and only bought the Missyln bronzer. Gonna show it to you later.
Love,
Guinevere

Saturday 24 March 2012

Peachy Day

It was one of the first sunny days and the kind I like. Not too hot, just lovely. So I wanted to wear something peachy. :-)




Love,
Guinevere

Friday 23 March 2012

NOTD

MAC's - Ming Blue.




Isn't it pretty??


Love,
Guinevere

Haul: Missyln Peacock Bronzer

A very self-explanatory title. *gg*
I was surprised how many bronzers they had, not those crappy three products shelves, no, I'm sure they had at least 7 or 8 pieces.

Here it is:


It was 7,95€ and I think the price is okay for the quality. I used the tester on the back of my hand and really like it. Not gonna do swatches soon, too pretty. *gg*

I was quite tempted by the nail polishes, but restrained myself, cause I have many polishes close to these shades and I think these are permanent anway.

Love,
Guinevere

Beauty Swap Vienna

My Vienna girls, this could be interesting for you!

Tomorrow will be a big Beauty Swap event at Cafe Stein at Währingerstraße 6-8 in the 9th district.


Everybody can attend and it will be from 13:00 until 16:00.

The rules:
  • The products you wanna swap need to be in good condition. New or just slightly used. Clean them if possible.
  • Of course the swap only works if the two parties are happy with the swap
  • This event is all about swapping and not about selling!
  • The products have to do something with beauty
I'm not sure if I'll be able to attend the event, which sucks, but if I miss it. Have fun!! :-)

Here's the address again:

Cafe Stein
Währingerstraße 6-8
1090 Wien

Love,
Guinevere

Thursday 22 March 2012

Review: Fake Tattoos

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by "Fake Tattoo" and asked if I wanna test some of their temporary tattoos. What can I say, I love tattoos, so hell yeah! *gg*


They have a huge variety of temporary tattoos and I was allowed to choose some, which you can see above.

But let's get to the interesting part, do they last?

I'm gonna show you a lot of pics which speak for themselves and after that I'm gonna share my thoughts with you.

It works like the gumball machines which we all used when we were little, sooo cute.

I chose the stars.


Chosen place:



You're supposed to press the wet "whatever-you-use" for 30 seconds onto the back of the tattoo. Here's an explanation on their website *click*.



Here it is:


Pretty, right?

I applied it on Friday noon. Saturday at noon after showering and doing sports on Friday.


Saturday evening:


Sunday noon:


Monday morning:


So what is my verdict? *g*

I showered every day and was doing sports on Friday and Sunday. Sports didn't affect it much, but this could be, because of the place I chose. The first day it was perfect, but then it slowly, but surely faded.

I think those are cool and fun and their variety of tattoos is amazing. You can even make custom tattoos. They are cheap and I think are cool for three purposes:
  • If you're a Make Up Artist these will be awesome for photoshoots. Just perfect!
  • If you want to party and look cool without having a permanent tattoo, which is a bit pathetic though lol
  • This is what I like the most: If you're thinking about getting a tattoo I would really, really try those to get the feeling of how it feels to have something there. The custom tattoo possibility is great for that. Many people don't think about their choice enough, in my opinion. That's how the tattoo removal industry earns their money. lol I love my tattoos and didn't regret them once, but I remember thinking after my first tattoo: "Wow.. This is forever". It was weird. In theory, some motives might seem cool and perfect for you, but that can change quickly if you don't think about that enough. I always took my time to really choose what I want and what feels right. Not just for the moment. Everyone should do that in my opinion.
So, are they worth getting? If you wanna use them for one of the reasons I mentioned above, certainly. They are more than affordable as well, so why not.

Thanks for letting me test them Fake Tattoos. :-) Here's their homepage if you wanna check these out: http://www.faketattoos.se/en/

Love,
Guinevere
The tattoos were given to me for free for review

Monday 19 March 2012

Lipsticks oh Lipsticks!

One exam done, a billion more to go.. *g*

Since I only blogged about the new Viva Glam lipstick Nicky, I thought I show you the other lipsticks I got from the current collections.

Quick Sizzle (MAC Cook, Shop):




Watch me Simmer (MAC Cook, Shop):


and Force of Love (Chenman):


Sooo pretty..

from left to right: Nicky (Viva Glam), Force of Love (Chenman), Watch me Simmer (MAC Cook, Shop)


I stopped buying lipsticks, cause I have enough, but those were just too pretty! I'm sure most of you own them as well. *gg*

Two reviews coming next, so stay tuned. :-)

Love,
Guinevere

Friday 16 March 2012

Balea Vanille Bodycreme

Hey guys,

I'm literally drowning in all the stuff that's flying around in my head. University, future, body,.. On Monday, I have an exam, so this will be the only post until then.

I saw this today and if I wouldn't already own a billion body butters/creams I would have snatched it up!



The price is, as always, simply amazing..

Love,
Guinevere

Tuesday 13 March 2012

GOSH Spring Look 2012

I couldn't resist going to the next Bipa after reading about the Essie polishes, but they weren't there yet. Nevertheless, I saw something else. The new GOSH collection, I'm always excited seeing their limited editions.


The eyeshadows weren't special at all and the colour pay-off was not amazing as well.


Reeeeeeeeaaaaally liked the polishes though, soft and basic colours that suit everyone. If they weren't about 9€, I would have bought them.


The glosses were sold out and I have no idea what was in the empty shelves, but I'm pretty sure nothing important.

I made some quick swatches for you, so you get the idea:


The glosses started to crawl in the lines immediately, so I'm sure it will be the same on one's lips.


Seen it? Like it? I think it's a pretty solid collection everyone could wear. I just wish it would be more affordable..

Love,
Guinevere