Tuesday, April 19, 2011

OPI-Altar Ego

I know OPI-Polishes are so popular and you can find swatches everywhere in the internet, but since I love this color so much I had to include a little post on my blog as well.

Let's have a look at the color I'm talking about...


I know it's not an intense color, but honestly finding the perfect nude color, for an everyday nail isn't such an easy thing and I guess I've found it! And I know I'm not the only one on a constant hunt :)

Sooo, this is my nude-babypink of choice called ALTAR EGO. You might have noticed the pink glitter detail on my ring finger. It's inspired by Lorraine, who also runs two YouTube-Channel:
TheCurrentCustom
TheCurrentBoobies
She probably wasn't wearing the exact combination, but I got the idea from her.
The glitter polish I've picked is by wet'n'wild and the color is called SPARKED. I love it!!!

A little warning: The OPI-Polish is not as opaque as it might seem, when you see this in the bottle. It's really more a sheer and iridescent color!

I hope you get inspired , too :)

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

5 Minute Makeup Challenge

I've just uploaded a new video to my channel. It's the "5 Minute Makeup Challenge".
I haven't expected to be able to get my makeup done in just 5 minutes, but surprisingly I was able to do so...



Here is the detailed list of products I've used:

LAURA MERCIER- Moisturizing Foundation in Porcelain Ivory
MAC- Select Moisturecover Concealer in NW 15
BENEFIT- Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow/Liner in Skinny Jeans
CLINIQUE- Cream Shaper For Eyes in Black Diamond
MANHATTAN COSMETICS- Khol Kajal Eyeliner in Crystal Mint
CLINIQUE- Lash Doubling Mascara in Black
BOBBI BROWN- Shimmer Blush in Pink Sugar
NARS- Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight

I hope you participate in this challenge as well. HAVE FUN :)

A Special Bow Tie

At the moment I'm a big fan of delicate and sweet jewelry and have a look at what I've found during my vacation at forever21...



Isn't this a cute little thing. Sometimes I tink bows and hearts (and so on) are a bit too playful for me, but this one looks just so precious, that I had to grap it. I paired it with something less girlish, my good old lumberjack shirt. I enjoy to combine contrasts, when it comes to fashion...



I had to decide between gold and silver, but if I have the option I always tend to pick the goldish version. But on the other hand for a price of $ 2.80, you could actually take both version with you (which I did not).
At this point, I like to thank my friend Mandy (my vacation partner), who got me this cutie. THANK YOU <3

If you want to have this necklace for your own, have a look at forever21.com . Forever21.com ships worlwide, as far as I know...

Saturday, April 9, 2011

BENEFIT: CREASELESS CREAM EYESHADOW/ LINER

This is one of my Sephora-Bargains I've found in New York. I was so amazed on my first Sephora vivit ever, that I went a little shopping-crazy, but I am really happy with my choices so far.

I've heard a lot about the shade "Skinny-Jeans" in particular and I promise I wasn't really interested till I've seen this colour swatched at the back of my hand.
After all I think it's the perfect colour when you want to put on some nice makeup, but you are struggling with a lack of time, to put much afford in your look. And this formulation is perfect for beginners as well.

Take a look at this nice packaging...



...but most important are the swatches, this is the more intense version...



... here you can see "Skinny Jeans" nicely blended...



For me it's hard to describe this shade. It's somehow a mixture of olive and grey, with some goldish undertone. At least that's how I see it, but it's definitely unique and I love it!

I know that some of you, might think a cream eyeshadow is not the right thing. But especially this one is so uncomplicated and you don't even need to use a brush or something like that. This one is foolproof ;)

Hope you like this colour as much as I do and let me know what colour you would prefer. I guess my next Creaseless Cream is going to be R.S.V.P., any other recommendations ?

Thursday, April 7, 2011

URBAN DECAY: NYC-PALETTE

This palette truly deserves a detailed post, therefore it's SWATCH-TIME !!! My introdcution is going to be very short: I love this palette. The colour range is great. The pigmention is amazing. The packaging is beautiful. The glittery colours have a slight fall-of-problem.When you own this palette, you don't need another one. That's it :)


... and let's come to the swatches.






I hope you like the colours as much as I do. I would always recommend to get this palette, because you can pretty much create any look you want with these shades and the quality is so nice!

And you might have noticed, that there is more in this palette than just the eyeshadows. Hard to believe, but it also comes with two 24/7 Glide-On Eyeliners in ransom and zero, plus a bottle of the famous Primer Potion.

And BTW my favorite combination for an evening look: MONEY+UZI+PERVERSION.


Have fun and let me know your favorite colours :)



Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I'm in love with...a kitchen !

Recently I found a cute little picture of the sweetest kitchen I’ve ever seen. Before I’ve seen this picture I didn’t knew, that I would like this kind of style, for my own home. Now I do know :)


Just wanted to share this with you very quickly…


…here is the kitchen I’m talking about.


…and along with this picture I’ve fallen in love with the corresponding blog. Unfortunately everything is written in German (sorry, if you are unable to read that), but the images are inspiring enough to visit this cute wonderland.


If you are interested in interior design and decorations just have a look:


http://rosa-rot.blogspot.com/



Disclaimer: I don't own the copyright of the used image.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Beauty Investigations: HYPOALLERGENIC



Sorry for being so unproductive with my blog in the past weeks, but I’m back with a new series “Beauty Investigations by Nele”. Basically I’m taking a closer look on terms and ingredients regularly used concerning cosmetic products.

Today I’m going to start my new series with a term, which is very important to me, because it’s something I have to deal with myself. I’m talking about the often used term “hypoallergenic”. Nowadays you can find this term more often and the general idea behind this was, to make it easier for people with allergies, to find something that’s not causing any reaction.

BUT there is a huge BUT I would like you to know…

All products using “hypoallergenic” as a characteristic indicate that this product is “having a decreased tendency to provoke an allergic reaction"”.
Please read this sentence carefully: It means that there is a lower risk of experiencing an allergic reaction by using this product, but you can’t be 100 % sure to avoid an allergy by using it.

I would be just fine by knowing that I probably would have less problems by using a certain product stating that it’s certified as hypoallergenic. Of course a company has to be on the safe side. And saying that their products are definitely not causing any allergy on you means a high risk, especially by thinking about, that there is always somehow something new our body dislikes, no matter if we had to deal with an allergy before or not.

Here comes another BUT: The biggest problem is that there are no regulations, which would control/limit the usage of this specific term. There are no regulations telling the companies, how they have to proof that they have created a hypoallergenic product. Bottom line any brand offering cosmetic products could use this term, for any product this brand sells!

Do you understand what this means? Today we always have to think about the marketing aspect and wouldn’t it be clever, to describe something as non-allergenic. Not just thinking about the persons affected by allergies who would crave for this product. Even the not affected ones would think that this must be truly a good product and that would lead to the effect of making people want to spend more for this product! Right???

I’m sure that there are a lot of brands trying to satisfy all their customers and truly test all their products, before you get to buy them and are really successful by using ingredients which are doing a great job for our skins, without showing negative aspects.

I hope this could clear up a few discussions going on in the internet and I hope that there will be a regulation soon to help all the people who have to trust in this term.


Disclaimer: I don’t own the copyright of the used image.