Monday, July 15, 2013

My Monday Inspiration: Kendall Jenner

   Hello lovelies! Today I have another "My Monday Inspiration". This time it is about Kendall Jenner.

   Kendall (and Kylie) are some of my ultimate style inspirations as I think they both dress gorgeously and they know what fits them better. Today, however, I'll be talking about Kendall, the older one.

   Kendall has a very versatile style as she wears fancy clothes to important events but also dresses very bohemian and californian-ish.


  • So in these first pictures we see Kendall in fancy clothes. However, not the type of fancy she would wear to the red carpet, more like a "casual fancy" (if that makes any sense....). She is wearing pants and flowy tops, which compliments her body type as she is very tall and elegant. I think this look is perfect for a day spent at work and if you don't feel like wearing heels you can always put on some black flats and you are good to go!



  • In this picture Kendall is rocking her bohemian side. First of all, I adore the chain thing she is wearing on her head- it looks so good and makes the outfit stand out. She is also wearing a cropped t-shirt, which is almost a statement piece in Kendall's wardrobe, as she is seen a lot in these, and black pants/ leggings, another "Kendall piece". This is her typical day-to-day look and is perfect for everyday wear.


    Kendall has a very simple style but I think is one of the prettiest I've ever seen. She also has a great swimwear taste but I'll do another post on it later.

   I hope you enjoyed today's post and feel free to leave any suggestions in the comments!

   Lots of love,
   Patricia :)

Review: Mavala's Nail Hardner

    Hello cuties!

   I love all kinds of beauty related things, from skincare to make-up and even fashion. However, my all time favorite "beauty thing" is nails. I adore nails and I always have so much fun shaping mine and painting them.

   I have had them in all shapes and sizes: squared, almond and now I have been trying to let them grow in a stiletto shape.

   The problem is, of all the nail shapes I have tried, the stiletto one is hardest to maintain as the nails need to be extremely long and they tend to break easily, which results in me having one nail short and the other ones super long. Not cute, believe me.

   I always knew I didn't want to do acrylics because they are very expensive and, in my opinion, not worth it as your real nails will look awful once you remove the acrylics. Therefore, I needed to find an excellent nail hardner. That was when I found the Marvala's Nail Hardner, my baby.


   As you can see it comes in a very small bottle and it costs around 11 euros. It seems like a lot but these little bottle will last you a long time because you only need a tiny bit to put in each of your nails and you only use it once a week, on bare nails.

   It has a minty scent which I find pleasent because it is not too strong and it doesn't stay on the nails.

   So what I basically do is, once a week, (when I change my nail polish), after shaping my nails, e coat them with this product and you will notice that it sinks into your nails right away so you don't need to wait for it to dry or anything like that, which is good, and then I paint them normally.

   It is amazing and I haven't tried any nail hardner that has worked as well as this one. I haven't had a problem with my nails breaking since I started using it and now I can finally keep my nails in a stiletto style without having to be careful with my hands.

   I would give this product a 5 out of 5 stars and I cannot recommend it enough.

   I hope you liked this post and please let me now if you try this product.

   Lots of love,
   Patricia :)

Friday, July 12, 2013

Now Trying: Herbal Essences Shampoo

   Hello lovelies!

   So today I went shopping with my momma and I picked up a new shampoo. I, unfortunetely, have a really "picky" hair. Most shampoos don't work on me or they make my scalp itchy and oily. Therefore, for the past few years, I've been using high-end products on my hair, like Bead Head and Rusk, but the problem is those products are very epensive and, although they are pretty amazing, they last as long as a drugstore product.

   I ran out of shampoo this week so I needed a new one and I decided I would give Herbal Essences a try as I used to love their shampoos as a kid and they didn't use to irritate my scalp.

   I ended up choosing the one below (but I only bought the shampoo) and I am thinking of trying the rest of the line.

   This shampoo also smells amazingly which is a plus! I will let you know if I like it and fingers crossed I do because I don't want to spend 20 euros on another shampoo!!

   Have you tried any herbal essences products? Please tell me in the comments!

   Lots of love,
   Patricia :)


Loves of the Week #3

   Hello sweethearts! Today I have another "Loves of the week" post. This week was absolutely crazy, I had so much to do I didn't stop for a minute. But it was amazing.

   So here are my favorites for this week:


   1. First I have a movie. This week I went to the cinema with my friends and we watched World War Z. It was a little bit scary and, I'll admit, it was hard falling asleep that night. But the movie itself was so well done it made me believe all of that was real! And, believe me, that is hard. And can we just take a moment to talk about how sexy Brad Pitt looks?! Oh... He is such a cutie!


   2. My second favorite is the outfit you can see in the picture. The black tank top is from a store called Pimkie and the bright, neon yellow shorts are from Stradivarius. I wore it to dinner on Wednesday and now that I am a little more tan I think it looked lovely.

   3. Next I have tumblr. Oh... How I love tumblr! I just find myself spending hours and hours there, just scrolling and reblogging! It's amazing!


  3. Lastly I have this adorable tumbler. I love tumblers. They are just so easy to carry around and great to take to the pool/ beach or even to just walk around the house with. This one I got from the disney store and I am completely in love with it. It's just so cute!!

   So these are my favorites this week! It's super strange that I don't have a nail polish favorite but I just repainted my nails with Essie's "Peach Daiquiri", which was included in my first "Loves of the Week" so I thought it was useless to re-mention it.

   I hope you had a lovely week and please tell me in the comments which were your favorites!

   Lots of love,
   Patricia :)



Thursday, July 11, 2013

Throwback Thursday: Chartreuse (Color)

   Hello lovelies! Today is Thursday and you know what that means? Time for another "Throwback Thursday" post!

   Today I have an interesting one (at least in my opinion).

   Last year, in the spring/ summer time, everyone was going crazy with a color, a very unique one. Nail polishes, clothes, accessories, this color seemed to be everywhere! And this color is Chartreuse.


   As you can see in the image, this is a very green/ yellow toned color and it is definetely different from everything you normally see. Maybe that is why everyone was so excited about it.

   Well, this color didn't, of course, disappeared or anything like that but the thing is, it stopped being everywhere. People stopped talking about and I had totally forgot about its existance until I started to wonder what to talk about in today's blog post.

   Isn't it funny how something is so fashionable at one moment and so "last year" a few months past?

  However, similar colours are still on like the neon yellow and green, but this specific one, chartreuse, is totally out of sight.

   I hope you enjoyed this "Throwback Thursday" and tell me if you were also crazy about this color in the comments.

   Lots of love,
   Patricia :)

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Review: "La Roche-Posay" Effaclar Duo

   Hello sweeties! Today I bring you a review of a product I have been trying for the past 4/5 months.

   I do not think I've mentioned it before here but I have always struggled with acne. Not extremely bad acne but bad enough to make me feel shy and not confident about my skin.

   For the past few years, 3 or 4, I have tried pretty much everything there is, from Clearasil to Eucerin and even some Body Shop tea tree products. I have liked them all, as they all reduced part of my acne. However, if I ever went a few days without them the breakouts would come back and they would take forever to go away.

   In January I ran out of "fighting acne" products so I started using Halibut on my spots and it also worked. But, once again, it just wasn't good enough.

   Luckly, my mother had arranged a meeting with a dermathologist in the beginning of February and I asked which product she recommended for acne and she told me to buy this one:

   Honestly, I can't say enough good things about this cream. It is amazing, perfect, the ideal product!

   I started using it in February and it worked right away. Now, my acne has completely faded and I only have hormonal breakouts (when that time of the month comes...) and, even then, there are little, almost invisable ones.

   I used to use it every single night but now that I don't have any pimples I just use it when one decides to appear.

   I would reccommend this product if you have acne prone skin or even if you only have hormonal breakouts.

   I hope you enjoyed this post and tell me if you have tried this product and if you like it!

   Lots of love,
   Patricia :)


 

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Tuesday's Quote #2

   Hello lovelies! I hope you had/ are having a wonderful day because mine was pretty amazing as the whether has been beautiful here. For this week's "Tuesday's Quote" post I brought one I found on tumblr yesterday and had to share with all of you.

   This quote is so so true. To be honest, I feel like you just need to read it once to realize that is true that the real beauty is a mix of the best you can look outside and the best you can be as a person.

   So invest on how you look, with make-up and lovely clothes, but don't forget to pay attention on how you are growing as a person. Because even thought you stop growing at the age of 18, your personality keeps on changing as long as you live.

   I hope you liked today's post and don't forget to tell me what you think in the comments!

   Lots of love,
   Patricia :)