I really, really, really love Christmas and the whole month of December in general. Things have been quite busy in the last two weeks but I think that I will really be able to start enjoying this wonderful time of the year from this week on.
I recently watched this tag video on Youtube and it was super funny, so I thought I’d give it a go. Have you done any Christmas related tags or do you have any suggestions for other tags you’d like me to do? Comment below!
1. What is your favourite holiday movie?
Probably Home alone. I was about the same age as Macaulay Culkin when the movie came out and I had a huge crush on him. I have seen the movie countless times and can probably quote the whole thing by heart. But I always, always only watch it during the Christmas season.
2. What are your favourite Christmas colours?
Gold and dark green. My whole house basically looks like a very festive forest around this time of the year.
3. Do you like to stay in your PJ’s or dress up for Christmas?
I never like to stay in my PJ’s so the same goes for Christmas. We have a huge Christmas dinner on 24th each year with my family and we all dress up for the occasion.
4. Favorite Christmas song?
From the carols, definitely Deck the halls – I sing this all year long. From pop hits, probably Santa baby by Madonna.
5. Do you open your presents Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?
Most of the presents I open together with my family on Christmas Eve, but my hubby and I usually give each other our presents on Christmas morning. Well, to be honest, we never get up very early on Christmas, so it would be fairer to say we open the presents on Christmas noon.
6. Have you ever built a gingerbread house?
Nope. But apparently you can now get them already pre-packaged and just put them together like Lego. That I could probably manage.
7. What do you like to do on Christmas holiday?
I don’t really have any holiday to speak of, but on the days off, I will probably have friends over for dinners or go to city center to take in some Christmas spirit.
8. Any Christmas wishes?
Health – for me and my family. Enough prosperity to enable us with a normal life. Stabilisation of economy and improvement in social structures in Slovenia – I really wish that the country would start existing for the people, not because of them.
9. Favourite Christmas smell?
Anything with cinnamon or vanilla.
10. Favourite Christmas meal or treat?
My grandfather makes a mean potica with poppy seeds. But as far as things go that you can buy in stores, I have developed an obsession with Milka Christmas almonds – I only found them in Müller this year and bought 5 packs to make sure I won’t run out of them before December ends 🙂
11. Is your Christmas tree real or fake?
Fake. I don’t care much for real trees – it’s not very kind to the environement and apparently also leaves a huge mess. I would love to get a more modern tree sometime in the future. I saw one I liked in Merkur this year and I had real hard time deciding that I don’t need it that bad.
12. Are you a pro-present wrapper, or do you fail miserably?
I am quite good at wrapping small things but really, really bad at wrapping larger presents (as the giveaway winners are soon to find out).
13. Have you ever had a White Christmas?
Luckily, we almost always have some snow in Slovenia during the winter holidays, but considering it’s 15 degrees Celsius outside today, I am not very optimistic.
And that’s it! Hope you guys enjoyed finding out something new about me 🙂
Until next time, stay beautiful, stay awesome.
40 beauty questions TAG
Since my camera is still not cooperating and I’m unable to take the photos of my second online shopping haul results (and everything else I bought since then as well), I decided this would be a good opportunity to go through a new beauty tag that recently caught my eye. It’s going to be a long, long post so by the time you are done with this, my camera will be working for sure. So here we go!
How many times do you wash your face daily?
– Normally 3 times – in the morning, when I get home from work and take my make-up off and in the evening.
What skin type do you have?
– A mixture of dry and oily – oily cheeks and chin, dry nose and forehead.
What is your current facial wash?
– Neutrogena Natural Purifying Pore Scrub. Read about that one in my July favorites
Do you exfoliate?
– I think I do? Everyday?
Update: In the last month or so I learned that if it sounds too simple, it probably is. So I found an article about the difference between scrubs and exfoliators. And no, I don’t exfoliate. I learn something new every day…
What brand do you use?
– I don’t.
What moisturizer do you use?
– The Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel, which is awesome.
Do you have freckles?
– Nope.
Do you use eye cream?
– I’m planning on buying myself a really good eye cream. I’ve tried some of the drugstore “dupes” but I didn’t see any dramatic difference.
Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
– I still get spots on my chin, but rarely anywhere else. I’ve never had severe acne though. View Post
30 Beauty Questions Tag
So this is it – the “before” state of my beauty life as I embark on this mad make-up induced path I envision in my head. As I am still ill, cozy on the couch with a nice mug of hot tea (and a cookie, obviously), I decided to just dig in and see what we come up with. Now, let’s get started!
1. Do you remember your first make-up item?
Sure! It was a glittery light-blue eyeshadow. Similar to a Color Tattoo. Quite nice, but I lost it after a couple of days of carrying it around everywhere. Then I never really bothered to ask for something else. Because I was a dancer my whole teenage period, I owned more make-up than most kids those days. Maybe some experience with it scared me off the whole idea of make up and I just can’t remember it? Must ask my mum about it.
2. Describe you perfect mascara. Have you found one that fits your specifications?
Black. And not clumpy. What I learned in the past month is that my eyelashes are really long, so I need to add volume and curl them more than I need to lengthen them. Now I need to find the perfect mascara to help me do that.
3. What kind of coverage do you prefer from foundation?
I don’t even understand this questions? A foundation is supposed to cover, right? Why would you use it otherwise?
4. Favorite high end brand?
Chanel. I did/do actually own quite a lot of Chanel by some curious twist of fate. Long story.
5. What cosmetic brand have you always wanted to try but still haven’t?
Well, I would be lying if I said that I’ve always wanted to try the following, but I am actually really looking forward to buying them on the upcoming shopping haul overseas: Benefit, Real Techniques, Josie Maran, Urban Decay, Too Faced, NYX, Covergirl etc. Soooo many of them. I’m bringing an extra suitcase.
6. Favorite drugstore brand?
Probably L’Oreal. Or Maybeline. I really go for the product, not the brand. When I find one I like I just stick to it. That must change.
7. Do you wear fake eyelashes?
No. Putting glue near my eyes sounds like a mad idea to me right now. But never say never.
8. Is there any kind of makeup you can’t leave the house without?
Foundation. Although I’m about to turn 30, my skin is still acting up – probably as a consequence of my not-so-stellar routine.
9. What is your most cherished beauty product?
It would have to be my curling iron. It gives me the happy hair when I am feeling like it.
10. How often do you shop for makeup? Do you like to pick up an item here and there or get lots of goodies at once?
When I run out of at least two items (or I’m scraping the bottom), I usually go and repurchase them. Yes, the same brand and same product, if possible. I’m just awful that way.
11. Do you have a “beauty budget” or you spend freely?
Considering the limited amount of things I buy, I don’t even need a beauty budget. I could buy pretty much anything and my wallet wouldn’t suffer terribly. But I am setting a budget for my USA make-up haul, which is quite substantial in my opinion. In a couple of weeks, when the lists are finalized, I will post them here. Any feedback on the lists will be highly appreciated. And than we can compare the wishlists to the actual purchases after I return. View Post
TMI Tag
Your low maintenance beauty has fallen ill, so it was the nose-blowing and tea-making routine for me, rather than a make-up one. But, I have mustered enough energy to write a quick blog today. Since I haven’t made ANY progress, I though it would be fun to do a random TMI tag, followed by a Beauty Questions tag. I think that especially the latter one will be quite fun to read in a year or so, provided that I actually will follow up and do something spectacular regarding my looks.
So I searched for a TMI tag and came up with a 50 questions one that seems to be quite popular on Youtube at the moment. Without further ado, here are the questions and the answers.
1. What are you wearing?
Right now, yoga pants from Nike and a Kings t-shirt. Yes, I’m a huge Kings fan, although I’m a girl and live thousands of miles from USA. Do you know that #11 Kopitar is Slovenian? Didn’t think so 🙂
2. Ever been in love?
I think I’ve been in love, yes. It’s what I would describe my current status as.
3. Ever had a terrible breakup?
Quite a few, so I wouldn’t really get into that. Fun fact – if your bf asks for money for his birthday and you break up months before, he might still call you on the day and ask for the money. I tried to pick up my jaw from the floor for weeks after that.
4. How tall are you?
168 cm or 5,5. Yes, I had to Google that one.
5. How much do you weight?
Too much. My weight is really bouncing up and down lately, but I consider myself to be overweight. FYI, in Slovenia, my size is M, and in USA I’m a XS. So… my enormousness is obviously very relative to the continent.
6. Any tattoos?
Nope. My body is a temple 😉
I would get a tattoo, if I would think of anything that I would want to carry around with me for the rest of my life. So far, that hasn’t happened yet.
7. Any piercings?
Do earrings count? I only have those, and I’ve only had them done when I was 18 years old. Pretty pathetic, I know.
8. OTP?
Mhhhm… I really had to think about this one. Maybe JFK and Jackie. Or, Jace and Clary. I won’t get into that one either.
9. Favorite show?
Right now, the Game of Thrones. I also LooVe the Big Bang Theory and Family guy.
10. Favorite bands?
I’m really not that into listening to music. I am around blabbing people all day and I enjoy my peace and quite. But if I could choose any band to go and hear, it would be something classic, like the Rolling Stones. From performers, I would have to say Madonna.
11. Something you miss?
Without sounding to shallow, because I really miss people I’ve lost in my life, what I also miss, is a Starbucks, Victoria’s Secret and Sephora in Slovenia. Those, I miss.
12. Favorite song?
This changes constantly. Right now, it’s Happy by Pharell Williams. That always gets me moving.
13. How old are you?
Just about to turn 30. So, a lot.
14. Zodiac sign?
Cancer. With all the positive and negative traits that come along with it.
15. Quality you look for in a partner?
I think that every person needs someone who they can trust. So being trustworthy would be number one. My husband can make me smile, so that’s an extra bonus right there. He’s also my best, best friend. View Post
How it all began
It’s not that I don’t care. Because I do.
I always made sure that my hair was clean, my nails were pretty (yes, nail polishes were always a must for me) and that my lips weren’t chapped. I wore foundation, some eye shadow and mascara. An occasional lipgloss, always in pink, because I thought that that was the only color that complimented my blue eyes, blonde hair and light complexion. This brings us to about 5 products.
I am and will always remain a sucker for shampoos and conditioners, because the highlighting leaves my hair somewhat dry. So I always stocked up on those. Also, I used a hairspray. Not counting simple elastic bands, we’re now at 8 products. Of course, I have a face cream, a hand cream and a body lotion. Some sunscreen, Aloe Vera, some perfumes. But I hardly think that counts. And if it does, we still haven’t reached the fairy tale dozen.
In the past, I had sometimes tried to experiment and bought products I didn’t quite know what to use for. I remember buying a liquid eyeliner about five years ago, but telling you that story is a whole new chapter. I bought a brow pencil (at least I think it was a brow pencil, but I am not so sure) to help my over-plucked eyebrows, but as it was the wrong shade I quickly dismissed that idea.
So, you probably get it by now. Not that I didn’t care, I just didn’t put any effort into it. I don’t think that I necessarily looked like a tomboy, but only now I see what I »coullda, shouldda, wouldda«. And it’s ON. Being precise and stubborn by nature, I am taking this on as a project. I will master all things beauty!
And share my insights, learnings, tips, tricks, reviews and stories with all of you as I go.
Be beautiful, stay awesome!
Be beautiful, stay awesome!
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