Weekly Snapshots

Strawberries. Obviously. ♥ Can't wait to try out these lashes and film a summer make-up tutorial in two weeks' time! ♥ Mini ice-creams. Chocolate Fudge Brownie is my favourite one. ♥ Ridiculous things I have to study for my exams. 3 more to go and then I'm off until late August. ♥ Shrmip season is finally open! ♥ My dog is the cutest thing in the entire world, isn't he? :)

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This is the End...

The day we've all been dreading is about to arrive. Google is getting rid of Google Reader and apparently also GFC (the little follow box you can see in the sidebar of my blog), which means that about 1000 of you won't be able to follow my blog anymore. It will make me really sad seeing your lovely faces disappear from my blog after all those years… :(

To avoid the disaster, I would like to invite you to follow me through Bloglovin’ from now on. If you haven’t heard of it yet, Bloglovin’ is an amazing site where you can follow all your favourite blogs and get instant updates as soon as new posts are being published. You just need to sign up and follow my blog HERE. They don’t send you any annoying e-mail updates or anything, and it’s easy peasy to use.  I’ve been a big fan of this site for years.  It publishes new posts automatically right away, so the readers are constantly up to date, and it even marks which posts you’ve read already and which are still waiting for you to be read. You can even organize the blogs you follow into categories! It’s the perfect blog-reading tool for us organization freaks. 

As I have said, you can continue supporting my blog by clicking the follow button HERE. There are some very exciting posts coming up after I’m done with exams, and I really don’t want you to miss them. I promise there will be a little surprise for those of you who (will) follow me via bloglovin’ as well! ;)

P.S. Just in case you’re not really fond of bloglovin’, there are still some other ways to follow me. I try to publish the links to all my new posts on my Facebook (like here) and Google+ (follow here), but when I’m out of the country, the updates might come a bit late, as my posts are sometimes scheduled and I have to put the links up manually. Then there are also Twitter (here) and Instagram (here), of course, but I mainly use those just for extra mini updates. Ohh, and don't forget to subscribe to my youtube channel HERE! :)

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Wanderlust Tag

Wanderlust, which means a strong desire to travel, is a word that describes me perfectly. I live to travel, and travel to live. Those sneaky little travel bugs are biting me all the time, so I'm always daydreaming about my possible future travel destinations and planning my next adventures. Travelling is what makes me feel alive, excited, happy... I love that each place you visit gives you a new perspective on life and makes you a more knowledgeable and open-minded human being. I totally agree with the quote that says: The world is like a book, and those who do not travel read only one page. Now without any further ado, feel free to check out my newest 'Wanderlust Tag' video in which I'm talkig about, you guessed it, travelling! I hope you'll enjoy watching it. I sure had a blast filming it! 

P.S. Are there any fellow travel lovers who would like to go travel the world with me amongst you? :)

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NOTD: Bahamian Escape & Re-fresh Mint

It seems like summer has now finally decided to visit our small corner of the Earth, so you know what this means, right? Time for bright, fun nail polish colours of course!

Last weekend I've been sporting two China Glaze's shades - Bahamian Escape and Re-fresh Mint. These nail polishes both belong to my sister, so I hope she'll let me borrow them again. Especially the blue one. Doesn't it scream summer?

P.S. Sorry for the lack of posts. I have a ridiculous amount of exams coming up, so I have absolutely no  time to create interesting content. I have three more stressful weeks left, but after that, I'm all yours! I really can't wait to have some free time on my hands and start turning my plans into something concrete. My blog/youtube notebook is overflowing with ideas! 

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Weekly Snapshots

My fave knuckle ring. ♥ Stormy ombre sky. ♥ Salad for dinner. ♥ Trying out a sheet mask from bliv and looking rather scary. ♥ I finally swatched all my nail polishes. Would any of you like to see my nail polish collection video? ♥ My poor little baby got stung by a bee this week. He couldn't walk properly for two days. :( ♥ Muffin time. ♥ The sweetest blueberries I've ever tasted. ♥ On my way to a casual dinner party. ♥ The dinner. ♥ Ivy. ♥ My new friend. His name is Ugly. :D

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Bourjois Color Boost Glossy Finish Lipstick Review

Girls, I think I've found a dupe for the amazing Clinique Chubby Sticks (review here)! It's Bourjois' Color Boost Glossy Finish Lipstick. After being pretty disappointed with another supposed dupe - Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain (review here) - I didn't want to get my hopes up too high when I decided to give this lipSTICK a try, but it pleasantly surprised me. 

It is just as moisturizing and buttery as the Clinique Chubby Sticks, it is not sticky, and it gives you a pretty glossy-like finish. The only difference is that this product is not as sheer. It's quite pigmented. It also has an SPF 15 and is supposed to be waterproof, which makes it perfect for summer. 

The waterproof statement came as quite a surprise to me, because I'm not used to lip products being labeled as waterproof. You usually only see this when it comes to mascaras. Of course I had to test it out right away, so I put the lip product on and put my face under a tap. The things I do for reviews... Lol! Just kidding. No, but I really did put my head in the sink and poured water all over my face. So, how did my little experiment go? The lipstick really did stay on, but it felt quite waxy after and also didn't look too pretty. It was very patchy and just ewww.

The shade that I own is 'Peach on the Beach', and even though I'm totally in love with the formulation, I don't think I'll be able to wear it during the summer. It looked great on me a month or so ago, but now that I'm getting more tanned, it doesn't really suit me anymore. I wish I was able to swatch all the shades before I ended up purchasing this one, because I would probably go for something less orangey pink. I got it in France and they didn't have one single tester! You couldn't even see how the colours looked like in person, because every single product had its own cardboard/plastic packaging. Quite annoying to be honest. Are makeup products sold like that where you live as well? We just have them on stands and there are usually always testers, so you can swatch you life away!

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Blindfolded Make-up Challenge

So... my sister did my make-up blindfolded and this is how it turned out. You can see the hilarious process below in the video. :D

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