║today my way║: glam

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Wearing Rimmel Rouge a Levres Rossetto in Diva Red

As you probably know by now I have this thing for eye enhancers, directly speaking: mascaras, eyeliners, cheap or fancy eye shadows. But lipstick? A Cinderella of my beauty bag, neglected, pushed and shoved. But sometimes my glamorous side takes over and comes out in frivolous amounts of glossy. Or matte. This summer I've splurged on five different shades not steering away too much from a girly pink because if you're just starting up, don't back off of what works. Sooo the devil red... suddenly my features came alive! I loved it, especially when paired with denim jeans, nice pair of heels and a high ponytail. Am I getting too carried away?

Wearing Body Shop Colour Crush Shine in Fuchsia Flirt (No 15)

One of the favourites - however subtle that may look it feels way more sumptuous in person and adds an extra spot of warmth to my skin. With a lot more blusher on my cheeks I'd feel 25 again!

Wearing MAC Lustre in Syrup

Not too sure at first about this one, I nervously agreed to have it applied at the store - darker than natural colour of my lips immediately put them more in focus. A little more defined but still not shouting crazily like hot fuchsia or fiery red.

Wearing Body Shop Colour Crush Shine in Poppy the Question (No 12)

A lot more shiny than the devil red one above kind of warms up my face making it look more lively and flirty. Not skipping the hot blusher which takes my makeup from being OK to much more appealing.

Wearing Primark P.S. Love...

Clearly nobody guessed but the juiciest, overwhelmingly exciting of all was my cheapish Primark find. It gets a lot of use, I have a habit of reapplying its soft texture alarmingly often. It stays on even when wiped off. It's about time to stock on it or wait for something better.

So far Nadia's seemed unconcerned with any of it. xx

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You haven't been prepared to see me wearing glasses, have you? So I'm taking advantage of my favourite global online glasses and sunglasses store, Firmoo and hiding contact lenses away. For those of you wondering how a gal that is not confident enough to walk around four eyed is shouting out about her new beautiful frames, the answer is brief. As a shortsighted person I needed a break from my beloved, invisible friends being put away each night and greeted again every morning. I also wanted to break up a monotony and add something cool to complement -my not always- stylized look and how does one say no to an accessory for all seasons, in a shade that strikes their fancy? When Firmoo asked me to review their product I literally dropped what I was doing and rummaged through the office drawer to find that eyeglasses prescription. The pair I was super excited about was the one with a crazy pattern inside of frame and a mix of black and brown splashes on the outside called Tortoise. What I loved about choosing the right frame for the shape of my face was the possibility of uploading my photo and having fun 'trying on' different styles and designs to be perfectly sure I liked the way they fit. Totally worked! Once I was happy with the design, I had so many options I could choose from to customize my new accessory for best possible experience.

Although I opted for women's frames, I was hooked on many unisex designs which totally rocked my style. Every pair comes with a beautifully crafted high quality case featuring a map, a spectacle pouch, cleaning cloth and tiny screwdriver were also added to the mix. You are also presented with a detailed 'maintain method' of how to care for your eyewear (such as not to take off eyeglasses with a single hand as it can make the frame deform and which I was guilty of in the past). I've worn mine for over a week and figuring out what makes them work is easy: throw in to that mix of what I've said the delicacy of the product with its incredible durability and I've found the right formula. Made of high quality material can occasionally fall into hands of a curious child of mine but it only makes them more desirable. Oh, and taking an interesting case out of my handbag feels totally cool in any circumstances. I'm loving my new pair! Visit Firmoo website to browse their latest selection, I'm right beside to cheer your finds.

So tell me about you. Do you switch between glasses and contacts or have you made that move for good? Do you enjoy wearing glasses? I'm curious to find out. xx

styling awesome, review, sponsored post, firmoo

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Let me ask you a question... what is your favourite activity after coming home from work? Stretching tendons in a lazy pose on the sofa? Drinking coffee and catching up on soaps? Tidying up your handbag from haunting calorific bombs? I was so sure to fall in the same category yet jumped in a pair of trousers I've been wearing irrationally often, spent unbelievable half an hour on make up and voila! photo overload to be continued. I wanted to post a little bit about my make up habits and revolutions so badly I couldn't wait any longer and asked my patient husband to keep snapping. However after downloading the photo galore onto my laptop I couldn't decide if step by step tutorial was something I meant to be known for. I definitely wanted to share with you a couple of my personal beauty secrets but in rather 'finished' form.

Gladly I roasted two overstuffed turkeys on one stove meaning I also got to shoot a new outfit featuring some of the latest monochromatic grabs and can't wait to show you tomorrow. As you can see black and white (with enormous addition of life-saving grey) is holding strong on this side of the mirror.

My colouring daily routine was always easy and quick resulting in dark, smokey eyes and a touch of rouge on the apples of my cheeks. Every day, for every outing, the same order and cosmetics (face cream, sunscreen, rouge, mascara, eye pencil, eye shadow). It worked wonders but not until last week. I felt like I've given quite essential make up pieces too many days off, especially the foundation which was non-existent in my beauty bag. Neither was powder as my completion has been rather dry than oily and I thought it didn't need it. So the plan for the afternoon exploded in combining my all-time favourites with newest finds under the Maybelline brand. Never appreciated foundation surprised me as a silky smooth and very light mousse that blends effortlessly and covers imperfections leaving skin looking natural. Long lasting impression was achieved by applying pressed powder and concealer in a slim tube. When I read reviews on the FIT Me series I was slightly disappointed as the average ratings scored between 3.6 to 4 points. That's low for concealer perfectly handling around the eye area (mama knows best) and covering any facial blemishes just by dabbing it on and patting with my fingers. I don't own a ton of concealers but better to have one that works than buy more and let them go to waste.

I like mix and mingle but so far Maybelline set as I call it has wowed me with every single piece. By looking at the photos I can't help but get excited how fresh and healthy my face looks like (and on many busy days it can just look the total opposite) also thanks to medium pink blush in a paler version than I normally use. As for the eyes - mascara is a big thing in my beauty bag, to complete the look I used Benefit's They're Real and topped it off with Givenchy's brush. I'm not a lipstick fan but as the weather warms up lip gloss was incorporated into the look. I think there's glam girl in all of us - let her out more often, shall we?

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