Wedding Guest Hair, Makeup & Outfit

Wedding Talks #7: What I Am Loving & Hating About Planning a Wedding

My Night Time Skin Care Routine

- Start on how I remove my makeup (wipes & makeup remover & milk loreal)
- Exfoliate with L'oreal
- Toner
- Moisturize & Serum
- Lipstick
- Hands & Feet Moisturizer

WHAT I'M LOVING: April Favourites

- PROGRAMA TV
- MUSICA
- BEAUTY
- FASHION

WEDDING TALKS #6: Getting Engaged - 1 Year On.

My Statement Earrings Collection

FITNESS: How I Stick to the Gym & Stay Motivated

My Eyebrow Routine

- Eu arranjo
- produtos que uso
- medidas - mencionar ABH shapers

10 Things I'd Tell My Younger Self (?ABOUT UNI?)

NEW IN: Topshop Items & My Wishlist

It suddenly started to feel a bit more like Spring last Saturday - the sun was shining, not a could to be seen. The wind was close to none and so the temperature felt great to go for a nice walk to the park, grab a cheeky ice cream and try a couple of new bits that I bought from Topshop.

With Summer getting closer and a mini-honeymoon plus a big honeymoon in September to get ready for, I have gradually started to add new pieces to my wardrobe for those occasions and these where some of them! I can't wait to start looking for swimsuits and bikinis!

THE WINGED LINER: Favourite Product & Tips

From loving a winged liner to actually being able to create the perfect wing is quite a challenge. No matter how many products you might try, it can always be quite difficult to achieve the perfect cat eye. To me, finding the right products was the first challenged to go through. I have tried eyeliner pens, liquid as well as gel liners and believe it or not I have always failed although I can definitely say that gel liner was always my favourite. 

I have recently found a new favourite that I will know that will be on my top list for a while - the Inglot AMC Eyeliner Gel in 77 (Black). The best tool for this? The Zoeva 137 Winged Liner.

My Top 4 Everyday Lipsticks

Give me all the nude lipsticks and I will be a happy girl! I always opt for the safest options of them all on an everyday basis, specially when I am in a rush. Of course I do like a pop of colour, once in a while but these for lipsticks are my go-to's for when I go to work or simply get ready real quick to go to town but also even when I have a date night with my partner and know that we are going to be eating so I don't won't to worry about lipstick too much.

I have recently added some new lipsticks to my collection, all in the pinky/mauve-nude spectrum and I have been switching between them for my everyday makeup. They have become my favourite lipsticks that always look great, go with almost every makeup look and just never do me wrong.

The Spring Makeup Edit

It finally starts to feel a bit more like spring here in the UK and with an holiday booked to go to Portugal in May, I am starting to grab a bit more of colour. For the past few winter months I have been slaying the nude lips. Colour is something my lips haven't seen in a while (not even the famous autumn berry shades) and I am starting to miss it.

I am more than ready for a fresh, healthy, glowy face and bright lip. These are a few of the products I will be definitely be using on a regular basis to bring a bit of colour to my day.

Thoughts About Friendship

I am currently reading "The F Word" by Lily Pebbles. This is a book about female friendships and quite personal as Lily shares many of her own stories, friendship heartbreaks, fallouts and many other bad and good experiences that made her grow as a person and find what kind of friend she was or wanted to become. It is a very chilled read, very laid back and helps me disconnect from all the daily stresses of my job but it also makes me think, a lot. And during those days where my mood isn't so great, this book can also make me feel a bit sad.

This isn't a review of the book but a personal post where I share a bit more of me and my thoughts when reading this beautiful book that is so nicely written.

The Highlighter I Can't Stop Wearing

This is probably the highlighter I was most excited to get my hands on since I've heard about it's release. Now the hype is long gone and I feel like I have worn it enough times to write something about this beautiful product here on the blog.

Anastasia Beverly Hills and Amrezy collaborated to create what is, for me, the most stunning highlighter I have ever worn. My favourite thing about it? How it suits any skin tone - and this is proved by the many reviews you find on YouTube, many of them that were shared by Amrezy herself on her Instastories or Snapchat. Isn't it great that someone can create such an universal product that would suit almost everyone? I am impressed!

Wedding Talks #5: Your Lips but Better ft. Charlotte Tilbury

It is time to talk about lips - wedding lips. I have always been very specific about what I wanted. I am not the kind to pull out a red or bright lipstick on my wedding day and, for me, that is not what a bridal makeup look is about. For me, a bridal makeup is something that enhances the bride's natural beauty and that is my main focus for my wedding makeup.

So for my lips, I wanted something that looked like my lips but better. A little bit more pigmented but still true to my natural color and that felt comfortable on the lips - not to drying or too glossy. And now that I found the one and only, it's time to share it with you guys.

5 Beauty Techniques I want to perfect

Makeup is one of my passions. The time where I am sat doing my makeup and getting ready is the most relaxing time for me and I do think that I got the hang of it and am quite alright with makeup techniques. Yet, there is always something that I would love to perfect, be better at or just simply be capable of doing it. There was always certain things with makeup that I tried to avoid because I just assumed I wasn't good at it but, in all fairness, practice makes perfect and that where this post comes in. I thought I would share some beauty techniques I want to perfect and hopefully, some of you my drop some tips or recommend some products in the comments bellow.

Wedding Talks #4: Bridal Makeup & Beauty Tips

It is time for another episode of Wedding Talks! I love writing these so much that I am always very excited when a new subject comes along. As you know, the wedding is just around the corner (4 months away, yay!) and so I have been getting all the information, tips and advice I can to make sure everything is perfect on the day.

One of the main things I have been focusing on is skin care and makeup as I just want it to look perfect. You might have heard this many times but the secret for a perfect, flawless makeup application is a good skin care routine that works for all your skin problems or concerns. Coming up with the perfect combination of products that really helps your skin can be trick but that is why you have to start trying products as soon as you get engaged (if you haven't found it before).

So it's time for me to share with you the tips, tricks or advice I have found to be really helpful and important for the big day.

A Beauty Bay Haul

Hi guys, long time no see!

After a three weeks break back at home with my family and another week getting back to my work routine, I am back to my blog stronger than ever.

The wedding is just around the corner (4 months away, I can't believe it!) and so I have started getting slightly more anxious and also deciding a lot of details like what makeup I am going to wear. If you don't know I will be doing my own makeup and so I really wanted to find something that I loved and that was simple but at the same time very glam.

I didn't want anything too complicated as I will probably be very nervous on the day and I don't want to mess it up so I finally found a makeup look that I absolutely love and that although it does include a wing liner, I am considering passing that so it just doesn't get too stressful. Let me know if you are interested in a post where I can share different bridal makeup looks for inspiration and I will definitely do it!

So because I have finally decided on what makeup look to wear, I have started buying a lot of new products to trial and I know that they will probably last until the wedding date. So opened Beauty Bay and this crazy purchase happened. I won't even tell you how much I have spent but you can do the maths for yourself.

The Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer | A Review

I find that this year is the year of the makeup discoveries for me. I am trying out a lot of new products that are mostly from brands I have never tried before and this is one of them - the Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer. A primer and moisturiser all in one.

A lot of people were raving about it and loving it because it is just so practical as you can skip moisturiser  and still have very nice, hydrated skin.

As you all may know by know, I have dry skin and finding products that help to fight that is a challenge so I couldn't wait to try this so when I traveled from Manchester to Madeira I grabbed it from the duty free shop and have been trying it ever since.