Month: December 2013

Sunday Manicure (Vol.6)

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Products used: Avon Nail Experts Advanced Mira- Cuticle Vanishing Complex & Avon Nail Experts Revitacool Base Coat – No Longer Available Avon Speed Dry+ 30 polish in Pronto Purple 4.90€ Erre Due Ceramic Top Coat 6.50€ First Impressions: Taking a little break from holiday colors, with a bit of a summery purple in the middle of winter. I am a big fan of the Avon Speed Dry+ 30 range, mainly cause of its fab colors and the fact that it delivers on what it promises: dry nails in 30”. That said, I found this particular color a tad hard to apply -got a few “bold spots” on my first coat but, thankfully, those almost disappeared after the second one (so this is a definite two-coater). The Erre Due topcoat gave the color an amazing shine, to which the picture unfortunately does not do any justice. Lasting power will have to be discussed in the customary “next week” update but, for the time being, I do not think I would hesitate to recommend this – it’s …

Sephora Dash

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Yesterday evening I headed downtown and got myself a couple of things, that I’ve been meaning to try for a while. I would definitely not call this a haul -maybe more of an (impromptu) dash into Sephora, before my scheduled glass of wine with friends. Still, here’s the cult items I got: – Benefit “They’re Real” Mascara Have been hearing great things & reading raves about this from friends and fellow bloggers respectively so, as you would expect, I just had to try it out. Here’s what I thought: The actual wand is very sturdy but quite slim, which makes for an extremely precise application. I followed the directions on the box and was surprised to see my lashes turn into a va-va-voom version of themselves (looking definitely longer and more curled than they do when I use my Maybelline Rocket Volum’ Express mascara). In fact, what they reminded me of once I was done (& throughout the day, really) was… dolls’ eyes (you know the porcelain ones with the impossibly long lashes?). Do note …

Taking Stock (Vol.1)

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Making : Christmas gift lists and wish-lists Cooking : lacto-ovo pescaterian Drinking : double cappuccino Reading: “Horns” by Joe Hill and “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion Wanting: the new Lenovo Yoga 10 tablet Looking: for a good quality, knee- length or midi, full leather skirt Playing: Pet Rescue Saga, Minion Rush & Sheep Up! Wasting: way too much time online… Wishing: the holidays would hurry up and my Christmas leave would start, already! Enjoying: Once Upon a Time (even though, to be honest, I never thought I would) Waiting: to see whether and when we will get paid again Liking: all the online holiday gift guides Wondering: what I should do for Christmas (in celebration of my name day) Loving: the new Blogosphere magazine Hoping: my contract gets renewed at the end of the year Marvelling: at my ability to compartmentalize Needing: a replacement Mac (Blacktrack) Fluidline eyeliner Smelling: of Tom Ford’s “Black Orchid” Wearing: plaid men’s trousers, a beige turtleneck and black heeled brogues Following: all sorts of new and exciting blogs Noticing: …

Kate Moss for Playboy (NSFW)

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Playboy magazine celebrates its 60th anniversary & kicks off its New Year with the release of the highly anticipated January/February 2014 double issue, featuring Kate Moss (photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott). Here’s a (semi-censored, still over 18 only) sneak peek: Marc Jacobs has produced a numbered, limited edition set of copies, featuring an exclusive photo of Kate (to be distributed through select Marc Jacobs stores) & has also worked with Playboy to create a tribute t-shirt (available via Marc Jacobs stores & online, with all proceeds directly benefiting the American Foundation for AIDS Research). Limited edition copies (Photo/ Copyright: Instagram/@mertalas) {All photos by Mert Alas/Marcus Piggott – © 2013 Playboy}