Ich brauche Hilfe: Glossybox, Pinkbox, Douglasbox?

Hey Leute,

tut mir leid, dass seit langem wieder kein Blogpost kam, aber ich bin gerade in meiner Klausurenphase. Ich finde im Moment am Tag vielleicht eine freie Stunde und dann bin ich total kaputt vom ganzem Lernen, Sport und Haushalt. Ja, das ist das Leben von einem Jurastudenten :)

Dennoch brauche ich dringend eure Hilfe. Ich habe mir überlegt auch eine monatliche Beautybox zu holen. Ich weiß, dass man nicht immer das bekommt, was man unbedingt braucht, aber für 15€ ist das doch eine ganz schöne Abwechslung und man bekommt sozusagen jeden Monat ein kleines Geschenk. Aber es gibt ja so viele Boxen.
Deswegen wollte ich euch fragen, welche Box könnt ihr mir empfehlen? 
Die Glossybox, Pinkbox oder die Douglasbox?

Ein paar Beispiele

1. Glossybox

Juni Box (Link)

März Box (Link)

April Box (Link)

2. Pinkbox

Juni Box (Link)

Mai Box (Link)

April Box (Link)

3. Douglasbox

Juni Box (Link)

April Box (Link)

Falls ihr schon Erfahrungen mit einen von den Boxen oder mehreren gemacht habt, dann lasst es mich bitte wissen. Welche findet ihr am besten? Ich bin echt für jede Meinung dankbar :) 

Bis dahin wünsch ich euch noch eine Woche und viel Erfolg bei den Klausuren falls ein paar von euch auch noch im Klausurenstress sind wie ich.

Eure ♥ Marie ♥

Here is a Method That Helps You to Apply Sunscreen Correctly

photo by beautiful-skies.tumblr.com

It is hot outside. You are bathing in the sun. The sun is burning on streets and on your skin. Everyone knows it: you have to apply sunscreen before ring out in the sun, but hoe does sunscreen really works, which sunscreen should I use and when should I reapply it. If you are interested in this topic then keep on reading. 

How does sunscreen work?
Sunscreen protects your skin from dangerous UV radiation which cause skin cancer, wrinkles and any other skin damages by consisting of different chemical ingredients. As I am not that skilled in answering this question in detail, Everyday Mysteries did a fantastic job in this:

"Sunscreen works by combining organic and inorganic active ingredients. Inorganic ingredients like zinc oxide or titanium oxide reflect or scatter ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Organic ingredients like octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC) or oxybenzone absorb UV radiation, dissipating it as heat. Some sunscreens protect us from the two types of damaging UV radiation: UV-A and UV-B. Both UV-A and UV-B cause sunburns and damaging effects such as skin cancer."
answered by Everyday Mysteries

Which sunscreen should I use?
Recently a serious foundation that is testing product came out that cheap sunscreens from the drugstore do protect the skin best. Expensive luxury brands or even more expensive sunscreens from the drugstore didn't had the right ratio of UVA and UVB factor. Some also claimed to have another SPF than they actually had. So here is cheap better than expensive!

photo by pinterest

Which SPF should I use?
The SPF is in proportion to the intensity of sunrays, so it depends in which region you live. If you live approx. in the 50° latitude then it's fine to use a SPF of 15 in winter and 30 in the summer. Obviously, people in Africa or even in California have to use a higher SPF. However, the choice of SPF also depends on your skin type and your self-protection tim of the sun.

Skin Type 1 (very fair skin, red hair) - 5-10 min
Skin Type 2 (fair skin, blond) - 10-20 min
Skin Type 3 (slightly bronzed skin, dark blonde/brown hair) - 20-30 min
Skin Type 4 (dark, really tanned skin, brown/black hair) - 30-45 min

So this means that when you use a SPF of 30, your personal self-protection time of the sun is multi plicated by 30. So the sunscreen would protect my skin for 5-6 hours (I am skin type 2).

When to reapply sunscreen?
Some sunscreen claim with the banner: "Once a day". Well, totally ignore that because that is definitely not true. Your sunscreen protects your skin for a certain amout of time, as I have mentioned above. Once this time is exceeded, no sunscreen in the world can elongate the time. Thus, after a few hours you just have to go out of the sun, take a break and maybe after a little while you can go back to the sun. But remember, two hours in the sun are definitely enough for everyone.

I hope you found this helpful. Please let me know whether you like bathing in the sun?

Wish you a wonderful day!

Lots of love,

Little Known Ways to Find Your Skin Undertone

Determining your skin undertone can help you to make the most flattering choices in make up, jewellery and fashion. Choosing the right colours for you, can make your skin, hair and eyes appear to be more shiny, radiant and glowing. There are different, easy techniques to find out which skin undertone you have. 

Skin undertones

The first one is the cool undertone where you have got rather blue, pink or red undertones. Celebrities with a cool undertone are Januars Jones, Scarlett Johansson, Lucy Lu, Anne Hathaway.

The second one is the warm undertone where you have a more yellow or orange undertone. Celebrities with a warm undertone are Nicole Kidman, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Aniston.

The last one is the neural undertone where there's a mix of warm and cool undertoneExamples of celebrities with a neutral undertone: Dita Von Teese, Alyssa Milano, Kelly Clarkson, Victoria Beckham.

The Vein Test

The easiest way to find out your skin undertone ist to look at the colour of your veins. Just look at your veins on the inside of your wrist. If they are more blue, you have a cool undertone. If they are more green, then you have a warm undertone. If you can tell probably ore they are a mix of both, you are a neutral undertone.

White Fabric Test

Pull your hair back in a tight ponytail and out a white towel or T-shirt around your neck and shoulders. If your skin's reflection ist more blue, you have a cool undertone. If your skin looks more yellow, you are a warm undertone and when your skin looks more green, then you are neutral.

Silver/Gold Test

Put on silver and gold jewelleries and have a look which flatters you most. If silver look better one you, you have a cool undergone. If gold looks better on you have a warm undertone. If you think both look good on you, then you might be neutral.

There is also the possibility to determine your undertone by looking at your eye and hair colour, however, I am not a fan of this techniques, as there are so many exceptions in this techniques. For example, I have green eyes (cool), but dark blond hair with a red undertone (warm). This technique only works for a few people.

These were the techniques to find your skin undertone that worked for me. I hope this was helpful. Let me know which undertone you are!

All the best,

5 Drugstore Products That You Need to Have

Hey everyone!

How are you?

I hope you are doing well. I am come right from a fantastic jog which I can totally recommend in order to boost your mood. Today I want to tell you my five favourite drugstore products, that you need to have. I tried to pick international makeup brands so that you can purchase these amazing products almost everywhere.

Product № 1

My first recommendation is the Soft Sensation Lipcolor Butter Ultra Vibrant Color by Astor (Link). This is a dupe to the hyped Chubby Sticks by Clinique. They cost instead of 20€ only 6,50€. All colour are very rich and long lasting while still giving the lips moisture and not drying them out. 

Product № 2 

Next comes the NYX Powder Blush in "Mocha" (Link). I added it to the drugstore section because I don't think that it is an high-end brand even though you can't buy it in the drugstore here in Germany. The shade "Mocha" is a soft mid-rose colour which works especially good on pale to medium-pale skin. It is not that highly pigmented, but this makes the application much easier and makes the look really natural. 

Product № 3

My absolute favourite product ever is the Essence I love Extreme Volume Mascara (Link)! I think this is one of the cheapest mascaras that you can get in drugstores. It only costs 2,75€ and is the best mascara I have ever used. It gives amazing voluminous, thigh and long lashes - a total all rounder!

Product № 4

I love the Catrice Camouflage Cream (Link). In Germany, there hardly existed any camouflage that wasn't totally overpriced. Catrice's Camouflage is a great cheap version to the Mac Concealer. It has more coverage than a regular concealer without creasing or making these dry patches around a pimples. Seriously, since I am using this on top of my foundation, everyone thinks that I have super clear skin. 

Product № 5

The last product is the Essence Eyebrow Stylist Set (Link). I am sorry for the bad condition, but as you can see, this product is well used. It includes a small brush with whom you can define blond to brown eyebrows. I am not sure whether you can purchase this in every country, however, if you are able to get in anywhere, please give it a try. 

These were my 5 drugstore products that you need to have. These are really products that I use on a daily basis, so you can definitely be sure that these products are the best out of my collection. I hope they work as good as they work for me. 

Do you know one of these products?

I wish you a wonderful day!

Love,

Catrice Absolute Nude Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Hello everybody!

Today I want to give you a little review of my latest purchase, the Catrice Absolute Nude Palette, which was just released in February this year. They call this shade 010 All Nude IN THE MOOD FOR NUDE even though there only exists one shade. I was super excited to try out this product, thus, I want to share with you my impression and also some swatches. So if you want to know what I think about the product, then keep on reading!

Price: 4,95€

Catrice promises:

Six nude shades in one palette: subtle sand, delicate beige and brown in various facets. Some matt, some with a shimmer. The soft eye shadow texture with high pigmentation and colour dispersion creates natural-looking eye make-up, yet is also ideal for smokey eye styles in the evening. With a practical double-ended applicator. 

 

Swatches

• great for everyday, natural eye make-up look
• travel-size, handy 
• high-pigmented colours
• price
• similar to Urban Decay Basics Palette 

• a bit powdery
• no really dark colour -> dramatic or very variable make-up isn't possible
• not comparable to Urban Decay Naked Palette 

Conclusion

In total, I like this palette very much as I usually use neutral colours and hardly pick out colourful ones. I think, this is a great palette if you don't want to buy a ton of different eyeshadows especially when you are starting with make-up. Also, this little palette might be really handy while traveling, however, the last eyeshadow could be a bit darker so that one could great a nice smokey eye too.

★★★★☆ Stars

So this is my review of the Catrice palette. I hope you found this helpful and tell me whether you have already tested this product or whether it is available in your drugstore? Also, let me know whether you like this little positive and negative arguments as an overview or whether you preferred the written form subdivided into various topics.

Wish you a wonderful day! Love,

Der beste Highlighter in der Drogerie

Hallo Leute,

Wie geht es euch?

Ich hoffe ihr habt einen schönen Tag. Mein Tag war etwas stressig und vorsallem langatmig. Ich musste heute stundenlang in der Uni sitzen und meinen Professoren zu hören, wobei nur ein Bruchteil dessen überhaupt für mein Studium relevant ist. Wie auch immer, ich wollte mit euch mein Lieblings "highlighting" Lidschatten zeigen. Ich weiß, dass man ihn schon sehr lange im Handel erwerben kann, aber ich finde ihn so toll, dass ich ihn euch noch vorstellen wollte. 

Das Produkt: Catrice Intensif´eye Wet & Dry Shadow

Farbe: 030 Vanilla Sky Ride

Herstellerversprechen:

Die handgemachten, hochpigmentierten Baked Eye Shadows mit einzigartiger Marmorierung aus drei Farben haben es in sich! Je nachdem, ob trocken oder feucht angewendet, variiert die Intensität der Intensif‘eye Wet & Dry Shadows von zart bis leuchtend. Für jeden Tag, jede Stimmung, jeden Style.

Preis: 3,79€

Swatch

Farbe: ideale Highlightingfarbe, zwischen weiß und champagnerfarbend, schimmernd, lichtreflektierend

Haltbarkeit: mit Eyeshadowbase sehr lange, ohne Eyeshadowbase auch sehr lange im inneren Augenwinkel

Fazit

Wie schon oben erwähnt, ist dieser Lidschatten nun mal mein absoluter Lieblingshighlighter für die Augen. Es ist die perfekte Mischung zwischen weiß und zu unscheinbar, sodass der Highlighter nicht zu unnatürlich wirkt. Außerdem wirkt er super auf Fotos und lässt automatisch einen viel wacher, aufgeweckter und freundlicher erscheinen. Daher ist das eine absolute Kaufempfehlung und gehört in jede Schminktasche :)

Ich hoffe, ihr fandet die kleine Review etwas hilfreich. Lasst mich wissen, was ihr von der Farbe haltet und ob ihr auch schon weiter Lidschatten aus der Reihe ausprobiert habt?

Ich wünsche euch einen wunderschönen Tag!

Alles Liebe,

10 Lifesaving Things For Your Clubbing Bag

Hello guys!

Are you doing okay?

I hope you enjoy the weekends with its wonderful nightlife. I have to admit that I just started getting  really into this nightlife and clubbing scene pretty late. In Germany you can go clubbing when you're 18, however, I visited the club with almost 19 for the first time. And with almost 20 just recently during my break from Abitur to university I really got into clubbing and going out resp. after my boyfriend and I broke up. 

I know that packing a clutch or bag for the club can be really tricky as we are used to carrying around nearly everything in our huge bags. Thus, I want to share with you the items that I have in my clubbing bag. I have never missed anything and everything suits into a small clutch.

10 things for your clubbing bag

1. ID card

2. pocket mirror

3. keys

4. money

5. lipstick or lip balm

6. kirby grips / bobby pins

7. hair ties

8. mobile phone

9. chewing gums 

10. blotting paper

Extra tip: Tie the hair tie around your ID or drivers license and your money so that everything stays together. 

Of course, these are the things that are essential for me and it might be possible that you replace one or two things with another. However, I went clubbing quiet often and I have never missed something while being in the club. So this was helpful for you. 

Tell me, do you go clubbing?

I wish you a wonderful day!

Lots of love,

Max Factor Soft Resistant Make Up Review & Swatch

Hallo meine Lieben!

Wie geht es Euch? Ich genieße gerade den Abend auf meinem Sofa mit Germany's Next Topmodel, da dachte ich mir, dass ich Euch eine kleine Review zu dem Max Factor Soft Resistant Make Up geben kann. Ich habe das Make Up auch schon vor einer sehr langen Zeit, bestimmt vor einem halbem Jahr, gekauft, nur kam ich wieder wegen dem ganzem Klausurenstress nicht dazu eine fundierte Review zu verfassen. Also hier ist nun endlich meine Meinung zu der Foundation.

 

Preis: ca. 14€

Inhalt: 35ml

Herstellerversprechen

Frei von komedogenen Stoffen – kein Verstopfen der Poren

Spezielle Formel garantiert 8 Stunden Halt

Das Touch-Proof-System verhindert das Abfärben auf die Kleidung

Parfümfrei und für empfindliche Haut geeignet

Swatches - 1 Light

◇  LSF 15

◇  langanhaltend

◇  starke Deckkraft

◇  ebenes Handbild, kein Absetzen in kleine Fältchen

◇  1 light ist zu rosastichig

◇  im Laufe des Tages etwas fleckig

◇  starkes Nachdunkeln 

Vorher / Nachher Bilder 

  

Meine Meinung

An der Foundation an sich mit ihrer Formulierung gibt es wirklich nichts zu bemängeln. Mit einer starken Deckkraft, der ölfreien und langanhaltenden Textur und dem schönem Hautbild selbst bei öliger Haut, entspricht das Make up genau meinen Bedürfnissen. Jedoch ist die Farbe 1 light für mich zu rosastichig, vor allem nach dem es nachgedunkelt ist, ist ein klarer Unterschied zur normalen Gesichtsfarbe zu erkennen. Ich denke jedoch, dass das eher ein Problem meines Hauttons ist und eventuell ein Hautton dunkler für mich passender wäre. Daher kann ich das Produkt empfehlen solange man seine Farbe für den Hautton findet.

Ich hoffe die Review war ein wenig hilfreich. Habt ihr die Foundation schon ausprobiert oder hattet ihr auch schon Foundations, die zu Hause plötzlich den völlig falschen Unterton hatten? Es ist wirklich ärgerlich, wenn man schon viel Geld ausgibt und dann das Make up nicht perfekt passt, aber ich denke, dass ich es noch aufbrauchen werde.

Ich wünsche Euch noch einen wunderschönen Tag! 

Alles Liebe,

Get Ready With Me: Dinner Party with Friends!

Hey everybody!

Today I went out to an evening dinner party with my friends in order to celebrate our graduation. It was not a fancy event or any posh restaurant, but rather a pretty casual and laid-back dinner, so I payed attention at not to be over-dressed. I more enjoyed doing a little more obvious make-up resp. two months ago I wouldn't call this an intense makeup, but because I haven't had the time to do that for the last months, this is pretty intense for me right now. So let's have a closer look.

Hair

I just had a shower right before I left, so I blow-dried my hair. Then I used a little volume spray on my roots, a shimmer spray in my length and I was ready to go.

Outfit

I tried to take a picture of my outfit, but I totally failed out of various serious. However, I tried to find examples for the clothes that I wore, so the blouse is not that minty but it is a good example in terms of the shape. Basically, I wanted to look casual chic and thus, I choose a basic dark denim skinny jeans and tugged in a dusty blue fluffy blouse.

Make-up

My base consisted of Astor anti shine make up in 201 sand, the Catrice Light Reflecting Concealer under the eyes and the Vichy Dermablend Concealer for concealing my pimples. Also I used the Bourjois bronzer as a blush on my cheeks and a tiny bit where the sun would naturally hit me.

After applying an eyeshadow base, I went on with the second colour from the left from the Catrice Absolute Nude Palette and applied it all over the lid. Then I used the Alverde baked eyeshadow in Glam Mauve and blended it into my crease. I lined my upper lashline with the dark brown colour from the Essence eyebrow set and used the light brown from the palette for my eyebrows. Lastly, I curled my lashes and used the Essence I Love Extreme Mascara.

For the lips, I decided to go with the MAC lipstick in Blankety. In total, I tried to focus on the eyes as the lipstick will come of during the dinner anyway. 

So this was my makeup, outfit and hair for this evening dinner. Again, the makeup part was also pretty exciting for me as I haven't done any fancy eyemake-ups during my study time. But I am glad that I haven't forget how to do that :) I hope you forgive me that I wasn't able to show you my outfit in real and I wish you a lovely day!

Love,

NYX Caviar & Bubbles - Review & Swatches

Hello everyone?

How are you? After starting to create ore dramatic eye make up looks again, I discovered my NYX 10 Colour Eyeshadow Palette in the colour Caviar & Bubbles again, which was originally named Champagne & Caviar. As I am so thrilled about this palette and really enjoyed using it, I want to give you a review and show you some swatches.

Price: $11

NYX promises:

Look no further than these scintillating eye shadow palettes inspiredby runway trends and modern style. Available in 16 different color combinations, and sleek enough to fit into a clutch, you’ll likely want more than one. The shades are wearable, covetable and fashionable. Expect rich, lasting pigments and glamour.

The palette comes in a sleek, small black packaging with a sponge applicator that I don't find of much use as I only use brushes for applying my eyeshadows. The packaging also includes a large mirror and looks elegant, in general.

Swatches - left to right 

Swatches - right to left

Swatches

Positive

✧ dupe for Urban Decay Naked Palette

✧ variety of light to dark, matte, shimmery and frost eyeshadows

✧ high-pigmented

✧ easily blendable

✧ good for traveling

✧ price

✧ elegant packaging with mirror

Negative

✧ pink colour is hard to combine

✧ not smudge-proof

 ★★★★★ (5/5 Stars)

As you might can tell from the positive side, I am totally impressed of the product and would totally recommend it to everyone. The good quality and the perfect colour combination for this low price is insane and comparable to the Urban Decay Naked Palette. So everyone who is searching for a cheaper version, a dupe for the UD Naked Palette can go for this one! 

What do you think of NYX products?

Wish you a wonderful day! Love,