Update Post - Firenze

Before I continue to tell you some bad news, I want to thank each and everyone that congratulated me for my birthday! I don't think I've been that happy on my birthday for ages, you guys are so sweet, I really appreciated it!!

Now on to the not-so-good stuff.. I think you can already tell by one of my latest post that I'm currently in Firenze. This is just supposed to be a quick update kind of post, because I don't have Wifi where I am staying at. 

I'm really sorry and I hope you can understand that there won't be a proper post this week. I'll still try and upload on Sunday (I'm coming back on Saturday) but I won't promise anything since I don't think I'll make it.. I'm really bummed out because I've never missed a week !

Nevertheless, there is still some positive news! There will be a "Follow Me Around" post next week, so I'll take you with me when I'm on vacation. I will probably split up that post into two parts, depending on how much footage I'll get. 

I hope you're at least looking forward to the FMA and again, I am so sorry to skip this weeks posts.. 
Have a nice week and I'll talk to you soon on twitter or next week on the blog!

xx

Fashion Icon - TeenBlogSeries

We all have those people we like to draw inspiration from when it comes to fashion. In this #teenblogseries post we're all going to share our fashion icons with our readers. 

I've always been drawing my inspiration from Blake Lively. She is stunning in everyway possible, definitely one of the best looking women on earth and she has the most amazing style ever. Her style is often more on the casual side, but she wears everything in a really chic way. She looks classy in everything she wears and in my opinion, that's exactly what I would want to look like! 

I'm now going to show you some pictures of her outfits that I like most and that I'd wear myself (if I'd look as good as she does in those clothes..).

 

 Here she is on the red carpet. Doesn't she look stunning in everyway possible?

I know this post was mainly pretty pictures to look at, but I hope you enjoyed it anyways! Which people inspire you fashion wise? By the way, I'm currently in Firence; Italy and it's my birthday in two days, yeey!

xx

Makeup bag for Firenze

Some of you might know that I'm going to travel to Firenze, Italy on Saturday and I'm going to stay there till Friday. I'm going by train so it's going to be a loooong 14h journey (at least it's over night, so that I can get some sleep). 

I love to snoop into other peoples stuff, so I thought why don't give you guys a look into my makeup bag for the next week. 

Of course I have to take all the basics with me, starting of with my maybelline fit me concealer and the KIKO full coverage concealer. They are the only products I use on my face, because I don't like to wear foundation when it's hot and I expect Firenze to be warm, even though it's October.. 

I also bring the benefit hoola bronzer, the sleek "life's a peach" blush, a maybelline highlighter (it's really old I don't even know the name anymore..) and a translucent powder from Manhattan. I really like to contour my face at the moment and these are the products I use most to do so. 

I just realized I photographed the powder twice, whoopsy

Other must haves for me are the maybelline the rocket volume mascara and the Astor big and beautiful mascara. They make my lashes really big and voluminous and long!

I'm really into brows lately, so I bring the maybelline brow drama in "dark brown" and a matte brown eyeshadow from manhatten ("mad maroon") with me.

Lastly I brought my Lorac pro palette to get a pretty eye makeup when I'm going out and this palette is just perfect because it has all kind of colors. I also bring the "behind the scenes" eyeshadow primer from lorac to make sure my eyemakup stays all night.

I normally wouldn't bring so much for a vacation (I like to run around without makeup on), but because it's my birthday next Wednesday (YEEEEY) I want to go out and celebrate with my friends, so I want to be pretty and have a nice makeup look.

I also bring some makeup remover wipes by Bebe and my cleansing gel by Aok. To have smooth and moisturized skin, I bring my favourite moisturizer by Bebe and my eye cream by Balea because I have a super dry eye-area lately (you can see most of these products in my skincare routine). 

Of course I'll also pack stuff like toothbrush and toothpaste, a hairbrush, shower gel, shampoo, deodorant etc..

What do you travel with (makeup wise)? 

I hope you enjoyed today's post!

xx

Autumn fashion staples - TeenBlogSeries

I think all of you know that I'm not a fashion blogger, but today's #teenblogseries post is about autumn fashion staples! 

First staple (at least for me) are little booties! Whether it's a pair of Chelsea boots or some cute little cut out boots, they instantly add the special something to a casual autumn outfit and make it look super cute. I love these one from H&M, they're so cute and go with everything. 

Second staple are knit sweaters. For me, knit sweaters are the best thing in the world! They are comfy, super warm and cozy and still look super cute, what else could a girl desire? I love the oversized ones paired with leggings or skinny jeans. They look really effortless and casual but you can always dress them up with some accessories and a nice pair of shoes. This one from H&M is my current favourite.

My third autumn fashion staple is leather. Leather has been a huge trend throughout the whole year, but especially the colder seasons bring many new opportunities and ways to style leather (compared to the hot summer season). Everything leather looks amazing, whether you wear a nice pair of leather leggings, a cool leather jacket, pretty leather boots or a jumper with amazing leather detailing. I've been wearing this one from H&M like crazy recently! 

These are all the autumn fashion staples I could think of right now.. Make sure to end me your blog links, so that I can check out your #teenblogseries posts! 

xx

Skincare routine / Skincare must haves - TeenBlogSeries

I already posted my skincare routine, so I won't get into detail with the products I use. Instead, I'll talk about skincare in general and about what is most important for me. 

In my opinion the most important step is to remove your makeup EVERYDAY. It's the step that makes the biggest difference on your skin. Of course we all get lazy and I don't say that I remove my makeup everyday, because I am lazy too and sonetimes I just forget about removing it. Try to remove your makeup as often as possible. If you don't, it'll clog your pores, which will lead to pimples and zits.

Using too much powder or foundation will also clog the pores, so make sure you don't use more than needed. 

Another thing that really helps is using a cleansing gel in the evening to remove all the dirt from your skin. It kills the bacterials, so your skin will stay as good as possible. 

If you have dry skin, another really important step is moisturizing! Make sure to moisturize your skin in the morning and in the evening, to keep your skin hydrated and help your makeup to apply really smooth and without clinging on to dry patches. 

The last tip I have is to use skincare products suitable to your skintype. Oily skin needs other ingredients than dry skin (for example you should avoid oil based products when you already have oily skin!).

I am no expert and you don't know if the things I just told you are right or completely wrong. That is just what worked/works for me and what has helped MY skin clear up. 

Do you have any holy grail skincare products? 

xx

Natural everyday makeup look

I'm back with another quick makeup tutorial! This is a really natural makeup look that you can wear on a day to day basis. 

Start off with your face routine. Everybody does this different and this is just the way I like to do it. I start with applying concealer on my under eye circles and any blemishes. I then powder myself to get a natural matte finish. 

To bring back some life into my face I contour my face with the benefit hoola bronzer. I just make this weird fishy face and apply the bronzer to the hollows of my cheeks. I also drag it up my temples, along the hair line as well as my jawline. I then grab a pink blush and apply that on my cheeks. To highlight my cheekbones I grab a highlighter and apply that to the highest points. 

For the eyes I start off by applying the Lorac behind the scenes eye primer all over my lids. I then take a shimmery champagne color and pack the color onto the moving part of the lid. I then grab my blending brush and buff a light brown shadow all the way through my crease. I use a medium brown shadow and focus the color on the outer-V and blend that a little bit into the crease as well. I also apply this color on my lower lash line (half way through). Lastly, I apply a white matte shadow to the corners of my eyes, create a winged eyeliner and apply mascara to my top and bottom lashes.

For brows I use the maybelline brow drama and for lips I'm going with a nude lipstick from maybelline called "624 Iced Caramel" and the NYX butter gloss in "Créme Brulee" on top of that. 

That's it for this post, I hope you like it! 

xx

Healthy food recipe - TeenBlogSeries

In today's post for the #teenblogseries you'll be able to read a healthy recipe from each of the about 80 bloggers participating. I have to say I'm not the healthiest eater but I do love this easy recipe! 

All you need is :

- Salmon

- 1 (small) Zucchini

- Herbs, Salt, Pepper

(- Bread/Baguette)

This is so easy, I'm a little bit ashamed because I know that so many of the bloggers will upload great recipes! 

There are two different ways you can make this.

1.) Since I can only get frozen salmon where I live, I start off by taking that out to unfreeze a little bit. I then go ahead and slice my zucchini and flavor the salmon with whatever herbs I like (I use salt, pepper and some Mediterranean herbs). Then, you only need to get a huge piece of aluminum foil and spread half of the zucchini so that you can place the salmon on top of it. Finish off the salmon with another layer of zucchini and close the aluminium foil. Make sure it's secure, so that no liquids (of the salmon or the zucchini) can drip out.

Place the package on the barbecue for about 40 minutes (20 minutes from each side) and then check if the salmon is cooked. The time it takes for the salmon to be cooked varies, so you might put it back on. Once it's ready you have a really delicious salmon with fresh vegetable. You can also roast some slices of bread on the barbecue and eat it with guacamole! 

2.) If it's too cold outside you can also cook this recipe in your kitchen. You basically do the exact same thing you would have done in the first alternative. Cut the zucchini and season the salmon. Heat up a big pan with a little bit of olive oil and drop the salmon in. The frozen one takes about 6-8 minutes from each side (fresh one would only take about 4 minutes from each side). Once the salmon is nearly cooked, pop in the zucchini. Season it and bake it until it's golden brown on both sides. Again, just eat some bread with guacamole, if the salmon and zucchini isn't filling enough. 

Had no photo of the food, so here is a photo from Google showing nearly the recipe I went for.

I love that this recipe is so quick and easy and still so delicious! Salmon is really good for you because it's full with protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Zucchini is really healthy, too, and the avocado in guacamole is also full of good fats. 

Hope you enjoyed today's post!

xx