Dior Summer Nails

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Hello! So, I am loving these New Dior Nail Polishes. Front Row (769) is a vibrant reddish, hot pink with the perfect amount of shimmer. The color goes on like a dream. With just one coat you get the color to look just like you see it from the bottle. The color is glossy and saturated. I applied two coats to make it more intense and rich but believe me with just one is enough in case you need a quick “mani”.

Porcelaine (204) is a powder, baby blue, pastel color. So beautiful but I did have to apply 3 coats. With just one coat it looks very sheer. On the second coat you start to see the color nicely, but if you want it to look like you see it in the bottle you better apply three coats. So, in this case the color was not as intense and saturated as Front Row but still I like it. Also if you don’t like such a bold look on your nails you can leave it sheer or go as intense as you would like.

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Selfie time with these babies 😉 I am wearing Front Row (Below)

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I must say that I love the brush on this Dior nail polishes. It makes the application very easy because of it’s tapered corners and soft bristles. I usually end up with a little bit of a mess around my nails when I do my own manicure, but this time I hardly had anything to clean after I was done =)

Laters peeps! xx

My Tools Against Cellulite this Summer

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So…Summer is like right around the corner and I know we all have started taking extra care of our bodies in the past weeks. Maybe by going to the gym more often, watching our diet more closely, or buying firming and anti-cellulite creams. I will tell you about three things that I have incorporated into my beauty regime every morning to improve my skin and look bikini ready this summer.

There is one cream that I have been using for years now and that is CLARINS Body Lift Cellulite Control. I always try the new creams and gels on the market but I keep coming back to this one from Clarins every single time. It is the only cream that shows me results in as little as a week if I use it and massage it every morning or night. When I have time I use it twice a day. This cream is great to activate circulation and diminish the appearance of celullite. You can find this cream at most department stores and at http://www.sephora.com

Before I go in the shower every morning I brush my skin. Yes! I brush my skin with a cactus brush like the one on the picture. This brush helps in order to exfoliate, detoxify, and improve circulation. This brush can do wonders to your skin used regularly.  Skin brushing is more common than you think. Celebrities like Miranda Kerr swear by it and will not go a day without brushing. Even thou the bristles are made out of cactus please do not freak out! They are not soft but will not hurt or poke you. You start from your toes and move your way up until you reach your neck. Skin brushing has become very popular and you can find this brushes online or in stores. I bought mine from Elemis at http://www.elemis.com and it was around $45.

Last but not least I bring you the Cellu-Cup! I found this product inside my Birchbox (Spain). I was so curious about it. It looked like anything but and anti-cellulite tool if you know what I mean 😉 I immediately went online and watched a video explaining how to use it and that night I started. It did hurt a little and after the 2nd day I had a couple of bruises. After the fifth day I hardly felt any pain and I am very happy using it. Now I use it every other day and it is like having a contouring massage at home instead of paying for it at an expensive spa. You must use a body oil or cream to make the Cellu-Cup glide. This product is not available yet in the States but if you live in Europe you can find it at http://www.cellu-cup.com or if you have a friend that lives in Europe they can send it to you.

So that was my anti-cellulite routine! Leave a comment if you have any questions… =)

xx

Apples for Cheeks & Lips

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Hello Peeps!

So last month one of the samples I got in my Birchbox (Spain) was a lip and cheek cream color from THE BALM. I immediately fell in love with it. I went online to get it and I saw that the full size came with 6 gorgeous shades in a beautiful palette.  I have already tried all of them and I can already tell this will be my “go to” palette for the summer. The packaging is so pretty and vintage like all The Balm products. The texture is creamy which makes them easy to blend but not greasy at all.

 

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The packaging like I mentioned before is beautiful and comes with a mirror!

 

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You can play with the colors and make them as intense or as natural as you would like. My favorite shade is “Pie”. I love cream blushes because they give a much more natural finish than powder blushes in my opinion. Before I found these I was using the Chanel cream blush which was 45 Euros per shade. This palette was 25 Euros and it comes with 6 beautiful shades and they are just as good as the Chanel ones.

 

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From left to right: Cider, Cobbler, Pie, Crisp, Candy, and Caramel.

You can find “How ‘Bout them Apples” palette here http://www.birchbox.es or http://www.thebalm.com

Till next post 😉

Chanel Color

Chanel Color

So this weekend I had to buy a present for a friend and I coudn’t resist getting some goodies for myself…Passing by the CHANEL counter I found some beautiful shades for the season.

Joues Contraste in VIVACITE 88: Gorgeous deep/dark almost purple pink. This color brings warmth and instant life to your cheeks. Perfect shade of pink blush for the Summer.

Levres Scintillantes Glossimer in 119. Perfect nude/pink gloss to enhance your natural lip color with a hint of shimmer. Love, love this lip. Great to use during the day and perfect to pair with a bold smoky eye at night.

Stylo Yeux Waterproof in BLEU METALLIQUE 909. Fabulous aqua/green metallic blue shade. I believe this color looks great on light and brown eyes. I tried it on Saturday night on my lower lashes and it looked great…The only problem is that it is not as long lasting as I expected. I will be using it a lot this Summer and try fun colorful looks with it.

*Check out my previous post to see the the swatches.

Muahhhhhh!

Chanel Color (SWATCHES)

Chanel Color (SWATCHES)

From left to right:

Lipgloss Levres Scintillantes Glossimer in 119
Blush Joues Contraste in VIVACITE 88
Eyeliner Stylo Yeux Waterproof in BLUE METALLIQUE 909

* I apologize for my wrinkly hands but the dry weather in Madrid has done a number on them. If I don’t put cream they look like this…sorry 😉