//Photo Series: My new vanity

Hi Internet,

I hope you guys are okay as I am ill. Again. Probably because school is stressing me out so much.

Oh well, just a few more weeks and I'm done.

Anyway, during my winter holidays I finally had enough time to assemble my vanity area and, as it's my favourite part of my room, I thought I should share some pics with you :)

I love it.

Haven't put all of my makeup in the drawer yet, and I probably won't just because it looks so clean right now haha 

// Review: Urban Decay Naked Smoky

Hey ho Internet,

it's me again.

And I finally found enough time for testing my new baby and telling you about my first impression.

I've been curious about the new Naked palette by Urban Decay, I loved my Naked 3 because it's so rosey and pretty but I've been looking for something darker for a long, long time.

So when I heard about UD releasing a new palette, I was super excited and I just had to buy it.

The Urban Decay Naked Smoky is per-fect!

 The shades are awesome and they're high pigmented, but I'd always recommend an eyeshadow base just for making the shades pop out more and to prevent crumbling.

The first look I created with this is a simple, not-too-dark smokey eyes makeup which you'll find at the end of this post :)

Talking about the packaging I have to admit that this has to be my fave.

I mean, look at it. the smoke in the background... 

Also, the brush that comes with this palette is better than the one you get along with Naked 3.

The shades are called:

High-Dirtysweet-Radar-Armor-Slanted-Dagger-Black Market-Smolder-Password-Whiskey-Combust-Thirteen

Password, Whiskey, Combust and Thirteen are mattes and Black Market is such a pretty, satin-finish black and so far, they're my favourites.

Okay so for the first look I created, I used:

-Combust

-Whiskey

-Thirteen

-Black Market

First, I put some of Combust on the crease, followed by Whiskey, which i also used for creating a wing. Then I blended both of them as good as possible and continued with dabbing Thirteen on the lid, except on the outer corner.

For the outer corner and the lash lines, I used Black Market.

And it's all about blending haha

This is like the first time that I ever created a smokey eye that didn't look like pure shit haha

And excuse the bad quality..

It's just, I sit in front of my window when I'm taking photos for my blog and as it's autumn, it's just dark and grey all the time...

But I'll maybe get a ring light very soon so yeah...

Have a fab day

x

// Introducing: Lifehacks! #1 Better skin

Hey Internet!

Yea, I'm still alive.

And I've got to apologize for not posting for weeks but school just took over my life. 

Anyway, I'm on summer holidays now which means enough time for blogging! YAY!

During the last few weeks of school I tried to think of new ideas what I could blog about besides hauls and reviews and I came up with some lifehacks.

They'll mostly be about healthy snacks but the first one will be different.

As you may know (and as I already said that multiple times), my skin simply sucks and is extremely sensitive. Having clear skin is something I've dreamed of for years.

Of course, you could say "Then why didn't you go see the dermatologist" but I'd answer "Because I'm insecure about my skin." 

I know I shouldn't be and I know that dermatologists deal with problems which are worse than my pimples and blackheads... But you know...

Anyway, I've found something which really helped me and I want to tell you guys.

First of all: I'm NOT a dermatologist. 

And I'm not sure if these things will work for you as well. 

Products I used:

The Body Shop Olive Cream Body Scrub

Yes, it's not explicitly for your face and it could be too irritating for your skin, that's what I thought as mine is sensitive af but it somehow worked for me haha

Just don't be too harsh while rubbing it onto your face :)

Balea Soft & Clear night moisturizer 

This creme contains zinc and salizylic acid, it mainly reduces facial redness.

In addition to these products you should focus on your eating behaviour.

I'm currently trying to cut short on sweets (had some chocolate today tho because it's my birthday haha) and fast food and I think it helped a lot eventhough I didn't change it because of my skin but because I felt like all that stuff made me sick (which it actually did).

So remember: eat healthy and drink lots of water, try The Body Shop body scrub and a moisturizer with a bit of salizylic acid and zinc.

:)

// Short shopping trip with dad

Hello Internet!

I'm so sorry for not posting for...well, it felt like I haven't posted in ages!

But a lot of (v v v awesome) things happened during the past weeks but I'll post about those things in the near future, so you better stay tuned ;)

Anyway, I went on a shopping trip with my dad and ended up buying some beauty products.

Just like always haha

 Unfortunately, I can't remember the exact prices but I'll tell you what I think how much these products were :'D

Batiste Dry Shampoo ~ 4€

I love Batiste so much, those dry shampoos are the best I ever had and they actually really work for about one day.

Sagrotan profresh shower gel ~ 2€

I heard a lot of positive things about this one so I decided to try it.

It smells like peaches and raspberries but I wouldn't say that the "I just took a shower" feeling lasts longer (which is what the ad actually promised)

Maybelline dream Wonder Nude ~ 10€

I was super curious about this fluid makeup.

My skin is really bad and during summer I don't feel like putting a lot of makeup on my face, as my skin gets worse and worse each time but on the other hand, I'd never go out without makeup.

This product claims to be lightweight (which it absolutely is) and  it has a satin finish.

Surprisingly, it really covers spots eventhough the texture is almost like water.

It feels, like you're not wearing makeup and I love it so much.

Deffo going to buy this again!

Maybelline Fit me! powder in 120 ~6€

I thought I should try Fit me! products again because I used to like them.

But this power isn't as good as I thought it was.

I need a powder with at least medium coverage and this one doesn't cover spots at all.

Going to use it until it's empty anyway :)

Maybelline Lash sensational ~ 10€

MY NEW MASCARA LOVE!

I didn't think that this mascara would be worth the hype.

But it SO is!

It really separates your lashes and they're just so beautiful in the end.

I LOVE IT!

Catrice eyebrow stylist ~ 2,50€

 I was tired of using eyebrow powder.

So now I'm using eyebrow powder AND an eyebrow pencil haha

Catrice eyebrow products are awesome, and I'd deffo recommend this one :)

DKNY delicious delights ~ 40€

Heaven in a bottle, guys!

This perfume smells like peaches (I love it so much omg) and it's so refreshing, you need to get yourself at least ONE of these.

The only thing that's a bit sad about this is the following:

It's an EDT.

Which means you won't be able to smell it as long as and EDP :(

We're done, guys!

I've been nominated for the "Liebster" Award so that's going to be my next post.

After that, there'll be a post about my 5SOS concert and some product reviews.

If you want a review one one or more products you've just seen: feel free to tell me :)

x

// Review: essence - How To Make Brows Wow

Hello once again, lovely Internet!

I haven't uploaded a proper product review for ages now so I thought it's about time for changing this.

This review will be about the eyebrow kit "How to make brows wow" by essence.

I bought it a few weeks ago as I thought I should give essence another chance after proving me their quality changed for the better during the past 5 years and I needed a new eyebrow powder.

Hi Internetmenschen!

Ich hab seit einer Weile keine Review mehr geschrieben und war der Meinung, dass sich das dringend ändern muss also hab ich das Augenbrauen Kit "How to make your brows wow" von essence herausgekramt (Nicht wirklich, ich benutze es seit Tagen :D)

Ich hab es bereits vor einigen Wochen gekauft, da ich es nochmal mit essence versuchen wollte, nachdem sie mich davon überzeugt haben, dass sich die Qualität der Produkte innerhalb der letzten 5-6 Jahre zum Besseren verändert hat.

Außerdem brauchte ich ein neues Augenbrauenpuder.

The packaging is really cute. It's a small box with tiger stripes on the outside and on the inside, there's a small mirror as well as paw prints.
There are three eyebrow powder shades called "love blondes", "love 'em all" and "love brunettes" as well as a highlighter called "lift me up!".
I'm filling in my eyebrows with either "love 'em all" or "love brunettes" as my eyebrows are a bit dark and these shades make my eyebrows look a bit more natural and less drawn on than the other powder I used before.

Die Gestaltung der kleinen Box ist ziemlich gelungen und niedlich: Außen Tigerstreifen, innen zusätzlich noch ein kleiner Spiegel und Pfotenabdrücke.
Die drei Puder heißen "love blondes", "love 'em all" und "love brunettes", außerdem beinhaltet dieses Kit noch einen Highlighter namens "lift me up".
Da meine Augenbrauen von Natur aus etwas dunkler sind, benutze ich entweder "love 'em all" oder "love brunettes". Ich weiß nicht warum, aber irgendwie wirken die Farben sehr natürlich beim Tragen und nicht so "aufgemalt".

// Glasgow Shopping Haul

Hello Internet!

Today's post will be all about the amazing things I bought during my days in Glasgow.

I saved some money for this occasion and I think I spent it really well. 

This will be kinda short and if you guys want me to write a review on any of these products let me know. You can either comment, tell me on Insta (@cobains_mxth) or send me an email (thebloggingone@outlook.com) :)

You'll now get to see see the things I bought, where I bought them and how much they were. 

After a huge wave of pictures I'll comment on some things :)

Headband: Claire's|£5

Flowercrown: Primark | £4

Smashbox Step-By-Step Contour Kit: Boots|£35

Anchorman - Two Movie Set: HMV|£7,99

Sherlock Season 3: HMV|£8,99

Polka Roll-On Perfume: Primark|£2

Midnight Kiss Roll-On Perfume: Primark|£2

Revolution Eyeshadow Pallette Essential Mattes: Superdrug|£4

Maybelline Baby Lips Dr Rescue: Superdrug|£3,49

Real Techniques Core Collection: Boots|£21,99

Benefit Full Glam Ahead: Boots|£9,95

Batiste Dry Shampoo XXL volume: Superdrug|£1,97

One Direction You & I 50ml Perfume + 150ml Bodylotion: Watt Brothers|£9,99

Tartan Scarf: The Woolen Mill|£10

Dr Who Key Tag: WHS|£1,99

24 Sharpies: WHS|£8,49

GOSH Cosmetics Foundation + Mascara: Sea Shop|Forgot the price

I'm going to start with the GOSH cosmetics makeup.

I bought those two things because I forgot my makeup bag when we left our coach in order to enter the ferry and I hate being around people when I'm not wearing makeup.

I went straight upstairs and headed to the seashop, took a foundation and a mascara and when I wanted to pay for them, the saleswoman told me there's that special offer that when you buy 2 GOSH products you'd get a free makeup bag.

I love makeup bags.

I just didn't know that there was a surprise inside until I sat down somewhere and took a look at the bag.

It had a blush, nailpolish, lipstick and an eyeliner inside. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?

The colours are awesome, except for the eyeliner. It's like turquoise and I don't think I'm ever going to wear it :D

Another special offer were the Sharpies.

They usually are about £17 but they had that offer at WH Smith that if you buy anything, you'd get them for £8,49.

So I decided to get a TARDIS key tag as well :D

And I am aware that the Real Technique Core Collection kit is a bit cheaper at Superdrug, but when I saw them at Boots I didn't feel like going back to Superdrug just for those brushes.

Plus the difference is only like £1 or so.

That's it for today.

If you want me to write a review on any of these products (even on the turquoise eyeliner) feel free to tell me :)

BTW, my reviews will be in English and in German from now on :)

x