Hello my Beauties, today i’m going to simply share a great & useful post with you.
Those of you, who are still looking for a bloglovin’ suitable pic, that is feminine & sweet at the same time, are going to love this! I highly recommend checking out Kaye’s work here.
She definitely did a great job with this beautiful icon. Stop by Beautiful Kayekie and look for yourself!! Best thing – it’s 100% free for personl use! Now is that great news or what?! 😉
Hi everyone! I’m incredibly excited today, I finally sat down and turned ideas into reality to create illustrated – fashion, beauty and everything in between – Bloglovin’ icons just for you! Yes, I love you guys that much. There are six icons with different colour text to choose from, and the last icon is an animated gif. It’s pretty awesome.
😀 *throwing streamers*
The icons are 100% free for personal use, all I ask in return is that you share the love and mention this site if anyone asks where your icons came from (a few terms below). Oh, and if you happen follow me on Bloglovin’ I would be honored. I have to thank Taylor from My Lucite Dreams for suggesting I design the icon, she is always encouraging me to create more.
1 – Right click your image of choice and save (size: 107kb / 300×413 px). 2…
hope you had a fantastic weekend and a lot of relaxation. Are you ready to start a new week?? I’m actually excited to see what this week might bring. Making plans for new posts & projects for my blog, as i’m feeling very enthusiastic these days. What about you? It’s monday and that means, we are going to have another {Friendly Bunch Blog Hop}!
To make it even more successful, than the last time, you’re all invited to participate! Don’t be shy!
This week, we are really excited to have such an amazing lady as our co-host. She is a Scottish Girl, who is a self confessed shoppaholic, polka dots, sparkles and lipstick lover, with a passion for beauty and photography. She is always up for a fun challenge or an exciting tag (and knows exactly how to rock a red lipstick!).
If you’re a fan of Clarins, MAC and Chanel, you’re going to love her product reviews & monthly favorites posts. I would highly recommend to look at her 30 before 30 challenge. And what should also be mentioned, is that her monthly giveaways have been legendary! Meet our co-host for this week: {A Scottish Lass}
If you are interested in co-hosting the blog hop, please email Nia.
Now in our share section today, we have an interesting beauty secret to share. Quite a number of you most likely have at least 1 MAC lipstick. Well, not everyone has access to them or can justify paying for them at that price. So we found a post about MAC dupes on Life Unsweetened which seemed like a must share. Take a look.
Isn’t that awesome?! Getting almost the same shade for half the price. We would definitely not say no to that. If you would like to see the entire post, please visit Life Unsweetened.
On to the Blog Hop!
Rules:
1. Please follow the Hosts & {possible} Co-host via GFC {or wordpress} and/or Bloglovin’ and/or email
2. Visit the other links and don’t forget to say hi.
3. Add your link
We would also really appreciate it if you:
– Share this blog hop’s button on your blog – Share this blog hop with other bloggers on your facebook/ twitter/ google+. The more the merrier. {Use hashtag #TFBBH on twitter}
– Follow Nia andLuchessa on Twitter for updates and fun.
happy monday! You know what that means, right?
It’s time for another fresh week of the exciting Friendly Bunch Blog Hop action. It was a big success last week and we are happy to invite you ones again to a fun journey through the blogosphere. Stop by all the lovely blogs and don’t forget to tell them how they were found! Spread the word & let’s enjoy the ride!
This week we are glad to be joined by a lovely lady as our co-host. She has a gorgeous blog where you can find many different posts on beauty, fitness and knitting. So we highly recommend that you stop by her blog.
If you are interested in co-hosting the blog hop, please contact Nia.
Now, in our share section this week we have a DIY glass jar pen holder for $1. Or in better relation to the beauty world, brush holder. It is a really simple process shared by Jenna at SAS Interiors, plus it costs almost nothing.
If you want something a little bit more fun for your brushes, you can put labels on them, cover the section you want in glue and add glitter, or even spray paint them. There are so many different options. So, if you would like to see the full post on how to make these, please visit SAS interiors.
On to the Blog Hop!
Rules:
1. Please follow the Hosts & {possible} Co-host via GFC {or wordpress} and/or Bloglovin’ and/or email
2. Visit the other links and don’t forget to say hi.
3. Add your link
We would also really appreciate it if you:
– Share this blog hop’s button on your blog
– Share this blog hop with other bloggers on your facebook/ twitter/ google+. The more the merrier.
{Use hashtag #TFBBH on twitter}
– Follow Nia andLuchessa on Twitter for updates and fun.
happy sunday to you. Another week went by and so much has happened in the bloggers community. Of course i have found a few really great posts, written by talented bloggers, that are worth sharing. 🙂 So grab your favorite smoothie and let’s get started with our weekly {Sunday Read}.
As usual, you can always go ahead and take part in this sunday read event. Grab this Sunday Read photo! The rules are very simple: Pick out some of your most favorite posts written by others & tell me exactly why you picked them. Then all you need to do is to link up down below.
My treasures this week:
1) When it comes to our jobs, we often think back of th every first one and how we felt, when we made those little mistakes, from which we learned afterwards. Am I right? We all learned how to become a better team player and worked on our social skills, which are as important as all the needed IQ for the particular job. And as little as it looks, we learned to smile that confident and friendly smile, that makes us a “human colleague”. Jade from Jade Isabelle talked about these and many other interesting topics in her {5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My First Job} post, that i found really worth sharing with all of you.
2) Most of us love to travel. It’s a great way to experience new cultures, great local food, meet people and get inspired by the way they see life, even fashion and beauty tendencies can be incredibly different from what we see day by day in our own countries. Traveling opens your eyes to the important things in life, if you give that destination a real change to show its whole beauty to you. That and what discovering of great new landscapes can really mean, is whatOrganised Cluttertalked about in her {Why You Should Travel Out of Your Comfort Zone}.
3) While scrolling down my Blogroll a quote caught immediately my eye. It was saying: “Comparison is the thief of joy”.
So i had to stop and look at that blog post.
The quote consisted of just a few words, but there was so much meaning behind them.
It basically challenges you to believe in yourself, your knowledge and power to move things, to come forward in life and by being just yourself – being happy.Tiannafrom Storybook Apothecarymade her point very sharp and clear and left me somehow very inspired for the rest of the day. Read for yourself: {Stay Inspired}.
4) What do you think about challenging yourself to go a whole week without complaining and being negative?
What about trying to see all what’s happening around you in a bright and positive way?
I came across this great {7 Days No-Negative Challenge}over on Brooklyn’s blog This little Blondeand thought, that i had to share this with my readers and remind myself to go more positive through my working week and take things easy.
Try it, challenge yourself and have a wonderful & happy new week! (Pictures taken from each of the sites, all rights on these belong to the mentioned bloggers.)
I hope you find the motivating posts interesting to read and enjoy checking out these blogs. Don’t forget to say HI from me.
What posts’ did you like over the past week, my gorgeous readers? Please link up and let’s all benefit from it.
Until next time – stay beautiful!
ps: To celebrate the week of motivation and positive thinking i’ll be giving away 1 (english) copy of Elizabeth Gilbert’s book: “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia” How liberating it would be to just cast off the reins of your current life and go on a year-long trip to three far flung countries of the world? Elizabeth Gilbert does that in Eat Pray Love, by embarking on her journey with specific purposes – one country for pleasure of the senses, another for spiritual enlightenment and the third to restore balance in her life.
How to enter: Leave me a comment saying what are the motivating things in life, that help you in your sad moments.
What makes you feel better? (Please write a little more than just 5 words, would love to hear about your “remedy”!) Winner will be chosen on friday May 31st via random.org
ones again it’s one of those days, where you find a new featured Blogger here on Beauty expression by Luchessa. Please give this lovely lady a warm welcome and be prepared to gain a beauty friend.
Meet Flori, who has always been inspired by anything beautiful and dreamed about making a change in the world, while not necessarily making a name for herself. How humble is that! On her blog the Sunshine Citizen you will find great DIY ideas, recipies, beauty & hair products, as well as style posts. I mean, look at her gorgeous & healthy looking hair – she simply has to have her “hair secrets”! Right?! Swing over and leave Flori some feedback. You’re going to love her!
{My Top 3 Dermacol Products}
Hi, my name is Flori and I am the blogger behind Sunshine Citizen.
Luchessa generously offered me the chance to write a guest post for her and I couldn’t refuse!
Don’t you just love Luchessa?
She wanted me to showcase a Slovakian brand, since that is where I am from, but honestly I couldn’t find one. Instead I offered to do a post on my favorite products from Dermacol, an old brand started in Prague, as I have tried a fair share of their products and after all the Czech Republic is our neighbor and we once were the same country. I hope you enjoy the post!
Product No. 1 {Dermacol Makeup Cover Up}
This is a must have! Honestly, I would call this the secret weapon of the Slovak and Czech women.
Dermacol Make-up Cover lists 50% of pigments in its ingredient list, making it possible to cover up just about anything with the tiniest amount. It can be used as foundation, but let me tell you this is heavy duty stuff, which will become one of your favorite concealers.
It’s so versatile that not only can you use it as foundation or concealer, you can dilute with the moisturizing cream you use to your preferred coverage and you have a tinted moisturizer! You get 30 g of product in a gold metal tube, which will probably last you ages considering how little of the product is needed to get the job done. It being waterproof, smelling lovely, and having a SPF 30 are some other things to take into consideration and in my mind adjectives to add to its list of qualities.
Product No. 2 {Lip Seduction Lipstick}
Not only is the packaging of the Lip Seduction Lipstick really cute, it is the lip product I find myself reaching for to take everywhere. Press the transparent end through which you can see the lipstick and with a click the lipstick comes out of the blue metal tube.
With the lipstick being extremely hydrating and nourishing, your lips are sure to be look beautiful and plump.
The lipstick is in fact so nourishing that it has replaced my favorite lip balm.
It has made it possible to enjoy the best of both worlds; the pigmentation of lipstick and the overall luxurious feel of a great balm. Product No. 3 {Aroma Therapy Stress Relief Body Oil – Grape and Lime}
Not only does this smell so good, that it makes me want to make a summer drink inspired by it, it is amazing stuff!
The oil blend is very light and sinks right into the skin, leaving it soft and smooth. It is rich in vitamins so it is supposed to intensively treat and regenerate your skin. The scent of grapes and lime is rather strong, but so soothing that is does not bug me and leaves me wanting more.
The thing I love about this oil is that it doesn’t really contain a lot of chemical ingredients and it is very versatile!
It can be used as massage oil, a moisturizer after taking a bath, and even can be used in your hair care routine.
Personally, I love using it after a bath and it leaves the skin soft and since it has a thin runny consistency; it seeps right into the skin without leaving an oily film. It is definitely one of my favorite body oils I have ever tried and the scent embodies everything I love about summer.
I hope you enjoyed the post! And I would like to thank Luchessa for giving me the opportunity to write a little post for you. Have a great day!
So my Beauties, i hope you found a new interesting brand to check out and a great fresh face in the blogosphere.
I especially liked the review on these lipsticks, since Flori somehow managed to pick out just the right “Luchessa-colors”.
And those of you know follow me for some time, know that i absolutely love vintage rose type of lip products, that are not having a drying effect on my lips.
Here is the officialDermacol site, where you can take a look on the whole range of their products. And here is an online pharmacyMedcentrum, that seems to be shipping internationally, in case you get interested in any of Dermacol’s products.
i really hope the weekend weather forecast in your area is much better than mine.
It’s another grey, cold and rainy day in the paradise, but i try to see it from the bright side – the blogger’s perspective. There was no sunny saturday brunch outside, but there was room & space for a productive blogging afternoon instead. And that’s equally good, don’t you think? 😉
Today it’s Day 25 of the May Photo a Day Challenge and the topic is: “Us“. 25. Us: Us could mean your workmates, family, friends or otherwise. How will you show everyone your ‘us’?
To me the actual blogging experience is about sharing and finding new useful information, when it comes to lifestyle, traveling, beauty in general and fashion.
And let me tell you, by finding your blogs and discovering the personalities behind them, i learned so much, which inspired me to be dedicated & motivated about my own blog.
I really hope, that by sharing {TheUs in the Blogger Community} it will help someone else not only to discover great beauty & lifestyle bloggers, but also to become inspired and be closer to their readers and friends.
Because what makes it more fun for everybody, is the interaction & being active. Just believe me 😉
There you go, here is my small selection of wonderful bloggers. Each one with their own story and opinion about life, beauty and fashion journey, small and big joy & happiness.
Please don’t be sad, if your name isn’t mentioned in this post. If i would name each and everyone, who i found so far along my blogging experience, this post would become way too long… But let me just point out: You’re more likely to get in one of these posts, if you keep interacting & being active on here & Twitter. 😉 *wink wink*
This bunch of talented & very open bloggers has been so supportive and helpful, that i simply wanted to give some of it back. So that’s it for today’s challenge. That’s my version of “us” – the beauty blogger community. I can’t wait to meet more new fabulous #Bbloggers out there.
it’s Day 21 in the May Photo a Day challenge and the topic is: “I care about this“. Seriously, i could have talked about so many different things, that i care about in life, like dear people, my goals and values… But i decided to talk about this blog and it’s news today.
So first of all this is a big Thank you to everyone who participated in all the little and big help to make this blog grow little by little. I know i’m still in the beginning with it, but i feel that it’s going up the right way.
Some of you helped me with tips and tricks about the social media in general, other gave their expertise on the transition from basic WordPress to a self-hosted site, which i’m seriously thinking about as well. (yes i’m slow with this, i know.) And one of my very favorite bloggers Donah from SweetJellyBeanwent even further and lent me her helping hand with the blog design. So everyone who was saying nice words about the new banner – i’m forwarding all the credits to Donah.
(Thank you dearest!)
Recently i hit over 500 blog followers (via WordPress and email) as well as over 20.000 views, which is fabulous. I know to some it might not seem like a huge deal, but i’m really really thankful for that.
Here is also a big shout out to my over 1000 Twitter followers. Many of you i literally got to know over the Twitter platform and we became friends and blogging buddies. I seriously love this vivid and informative exchange with you, my Beauties.
After HelloCotton had to shut down (i was really sad about it), most of us have moved to Bloglovin’ – another great platform to follow your favorite bloggers from all around the world.
A big Hello to my (almost) 400 Bloglovin’ followers there.
Thanks for readings my posts & all your comments.
As i dont want to bore you with all the stats, i’m going to tell you about my two newest projects on the blog,
which some of you might already been seeing around. First is my “Sunday Read“ – that will provide you with exciting posts, that i find over the week, that are definitely worth sharing with my audience.
As well as my “Friendly Bunch Blog Hop“, that i host together with Nia from Cherryfashion, starting every monday. A fun way to link up, spread the word about your own blog/shop and get an easy connection with new fabulous bloggers and their lifestyle, beauty and fashion posts. Everyone is invited to participate.
Last thing i would like to mention, are the two wonderful blogs, that i have the honor to be a sponsor of this month. I’m sure most of you already know these two beautiful ladies: Nykki from Nykki talks Beauty and Miss Angie from My so-called Chaos. Left column is from Nykki talks Beauty (see, even in this Nia & I are together!) and right column is from My so-called Chaos.
Visit their blogs and say Hi from me.
I hope it was alright to share the recent updates with you, my readers. If you have suggestions or ideas for upcoming posts, don’t hesitate to leave me a comment below or send me an email.
Love to hear from you guys! Until next time – stay beautiful.
Last time i co-hosted this Friendly Bunch Blog Hop, its was a real success and many of you left me a great feedback
about how much fun it was, so keep linking up with us and don’t forget to check out the other blogs. Welcome to edition #13 of our blog hop.
When Nia had the idea of making me the second permanent host of this great project,
i instantly knew it was the right thing to do, since i love to connect with you on the blogosphere and via Twitter.
And since i started blogging, i came across many talented new bloggers through different kind of blog hops.
So i already knew, that Blog Hops really do work, if done right!
It’s just a fun and really simple way to find and follow people with similar interests from all around the world.
As from today i have the honor to be one of the actual hosts of this Friendly Bunch Blog Hop.
If you are ever interested in co-hosting, please email me.
Today we are sharing with you 2 DIY hair masks which will leave your hair feeling much better than chemicals.
If you want to read the entire post, please visit Hair Spray and High Heels. Rules:
1. Please follow the Hosts & (possible) Co-host via GFC (or WordPress) and/or Bloglovin’ and/or email
2. Visit the other links and don’t forget to say Hi.
3. Add your link
We would also really appreciate it if you:
– Share this blog hop’s button on your blog
– Share this blog hop with other bloggers on your facebook/ twitter / google+. The more the merrier.
{Use hashtag #TFBBH on twitter}
– Follow Nia and Luchessa on twitter for updates and fun.
welcome to my weekly “Sunday Read“, where i share with you some of my favorite blog posts, that caught my eye during the past week. In case you don’t know those bloggers or simply didn’t have time to read their posts, this is your chance to catch up on different subjects! Hope you enjoy! You can always go ahead and take part in this sunday read event. The rules are very simple:
Pick out some of your most favorite posts written by other bloggers and tell me why you picked them. Then all you need to do is to link up down below.
My treasures this week:
1) I know we ALL are looking for that one great mascara, that is going to make out lashes super long, curly and full like a fan. But as everyone has different kind of lashes, it’s hard to tell whether it’s going to work for you, if it’s working for me.
But every now and then a good tip can make your decision easier what to look for. Tina from What Tina LovesdiscoveredMaybelline The Hyper Curl Volum’ Express Mascaraand shared in a review her thoughts on a product, that seems to actually do what it claims to. (We know it’s not always the case!)
2) Let’s stay with the Mascara-theme for a moment. Some of you might know, how much i love using blue, green or purple mascara. Mostly for my lower lashes, to spice up a toned down eye look.
So when i discovered Jacqueline from A Brilliant Brunette and her recent makeup look wearing a bold & bright sky blue mascara from CK One, (CK One Mascara in Electrify) i thought YES, i’d have done the same thing. That’s a great look for spring time, that will make your eyes pop.
3) Let’s be honest. Everyone loves Freebies. Especially when you’re a beauty junkie and there are free beauty items to have! You simply need to know how and where to get them. Ange from Hairspray and Highheelswrote down a few ideas on where to hunt for beauty and entertainment goodies in a How To Get Products For Free post. Keep in mind, that most ideas in her post can be applied in the United States, but i’m pretty sure each country has their own “Sephoras” and different kind of “coupon systems”, so just keep your eyes open.
4) By now everyone knows how important it is to keep our skin moisturized, so finding your most suitable (facial) cream became one of the goals, when it comes to cosmetics. Stacey from Beautiful Solutions shared her thought & experience on expensive (eye) creams vs. affordable ones.
She talks about studies on the effects of creams from different price ranges. I thought it was a good reminder to really read what’s on the ingredients list, when buying a new product in general, since most of the times the expensive items don’t carry a “magic solution” in them and your drugstore product will leave your skin fresh & moisturized just as good. I agree with Stacey’s verdict, that it’s always worth to invest in a solid eye (or facial) cream, but the key is to find what works for you & your age and your skin type, instead of running after brands and internet hype of them. (Pictures taken from each of the sites, all rights on these belong to the mentioned bloggers.)
I hope you find a few interesting posts to read this time and enjoy checking out these blogs.
Don’t forget to say HI from me.
What posts’ did you like over the past week, my gorgeous readers? Please link up and let’s all benefit from it.
Until next time – stay beautiful!
ps: Don’t miss your chance on winning in my mini Giveaway!
hope you are doing really well and are ready for some exciting news.
This amazing giveaway, that i’m going to tell you about, is a huge opportunity for every blogger. (Yes, to enter this time, you have to be a blogger yourself!)
You can win advertising space on 18 different blogs! Exactly – you read it right – eighteen!! So all you need to do is to swing by the host & one of my favorite beauty & lifestyle bloggers site:
Nykki talks beauty – where you can enter and try to win this incredibly great prize!
I have to admit, i would LOVE to win this huge & generous prize myself…so if you’re too lazy to enter, i wouldn’t mind! 😛 No, seriously – i’m gladly sharing this exciting news with you, my fellow bloggers!
That’s it, now run over! (You can say HI from me to Nykki!) Good luck!
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