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Hello girls! Just a quick post to tell you that I've recenlty created a Bloglovin account and with all this Google disabling GFC in some sites, talk I thought I'd let you know! Week is coming to an end so I've prepared some pretty nice blogposts for you all!

Have fun everyone!

Happy Belated New Year & an Apology

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Hello everyone!

I want to wish you all a very belated Happy New Year! I hope your wishes come true and I also wish everyone to achieve their goals. Resolutions for me was a hobby of the past as I generally think that it's just an excuse to make a list with lots of things that most of the time I couldn't achieve or didn't matter as much.
I just wish this new year brings me happiness(even if it doesn't seem so), good health and academic success.

You guys need an explanation as to why I've been absent and basically, the reasons are firstly and that's a minor one, I had NO camera to take pictures! Secondly, and most importantly,  I had personal problems which, I don't think, are to be talked about on blogger. Over time I'm getting more eager to post on my lovely blog, for which I'm very proud of. And since the very beginning of this blog I always published posts because I wanted to, not because I had to, and I think my readers appreciate that.

This week I intend to update it with a few, more than a couple of, posts including a VERY exciting giveaway, which will have 5(I repeat FIVE) winners!

Thanks to everyone who continued reading my blog and being a follower while I was away. It is truly appreciated!

Corfu & two FOTDs(guest starring Leah)!!!

Hello my beautiful girls!!!!

So the past month has been hectic for me, finished final school exams, went out and partied really hard for it, went to Corfu with my beautiful besties and generally had a blast!!!

Corfu is an amazing island, it's so beautiful and i recommend everyone should go and visit it. Here's proof:

This one's in the historical centre. These are called 'kamares' and they're basically paths full of cafes, souvenir shops and restaurants/tavernas.


This is the little Square facing the Old Fortress in the historical centre.


Corfu beer!End of.


Beautiful beach in Paleokastritsa.




Now, on to the make up stuff :)



Face:
YSL perfect touch in 4
MUFE full cover concealer in 4 under eyes and on blemishes

Eyes:
MAC paintpot in Soft Orche
G by Glamorous e/s(has no name but it's on the lid-cold purple)
MAC e/s in Stars'n Rockets(warm purple)outter half
MAC e/s in Nylon in the inner corner
MAC e/s in Vanilla on brow bone
Maybelline the falsies mascara for volume
Maybelline stiletto mascara for length both in black

Cheeks:
MAC mineralize blush in Rhapsody in Two(LE)

Lips:
MAC l/s in Angel

And here's the posey picture :P


So i'm proud to say that i have Leah's permission to post her FOTD picture on here for you guys ;)


Face:
MAC Mineralize Satinfinish in NW20
MUFE full cover concealer on her blemishes
MAC studio sculpt concealer under her eyes and on her lid to use as a base
Manhattan Compact Powder in 8 to set her make up
MAC bronzing powder in Golden to bronzer her up

Eyebrows:
MAC lingering eyebrow pencil

Eyes:
MAC e/s in Patina all over the lid
MAC e/s in Satin Tauper blended well on her crease and outter v
MAC e/s in Shroom on the inner corner
MAC e/s in Vanilla on brow bone to highlight
Maybelline Colossal Vomem' Express mascara in black

Cheeks:
MAC blusher in Harmony to contour
MAC MSF in soft and gentle to highlight
MAC blusher in Trace Gold


Lips:
MAC l/s in Freckletone

So what do you guys think of the make up? Do you like Leah's? Let me know.
Talk to you soon! :)

Panellinies/Finals

I'm so sorry for my absence everyone, it's just that tomorrow finals start here in Greece and it's something that's really important for me because i want to get into uni. I have been revising non-stop for the past few weeks hence the absence from my blog.
I hope you're all doing well and i will see you in two weeks when it's all finished!

Wish me luck!

40 questions tag!

SO sorry i havent done a post in a while. I've been extremely busy with school and its not that i have taken no pictures and stuff, on the contrary i have, it's just that i couldnt find any time to make a post and stuff. February Favourites on their way as well as 2 reviews and a couple of FOTDs :)

Now on to the actual post!:) I have made a video about this but i thought it'd be nice to do a post as well.


SKINCARE
-How many times do you wash your face daily? Twice:) one in the morning and one in the evening

-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)I have combination to dry skin during winter and combination to oily during summer.

-What is your current facial wash? Neutrogena's 2 in 1 facial wash and mask.

-Do you exfoliate? yes i do, once or twice a week.

-What brand do you use? St. Ives invigorating apricot scrub.

-What moisturizer do you use?Clinique Dramatically different moisturizing lotion as a first one and on top ov that i apply Clean & Clear's shine control daily facial moisturiser

-Do you have freckles? No

-Do you use eye cream?Yes, MAC's Moiusturelush eyecream

-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?No, thank you

-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ? no

MAKE-UP
-What foundation do you use?MAC SFF in NW20 or Revlon Colorstay in 150 Buff

-How about concealer? MAC's SF concealer in NW15 under eyes and MUFE Full Cover Concealer in 4 on blemishes

-Do you know your undertone color?yes, it's neutral pink:)

-What do you think of fake eyelashes? I think they're ok for a night time look but wearing the during the day is certainly not my piece of cake.

-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? yes i did.

-What brand of mascara do you use?I switch between Max Factor False Lash Effect, Maybelline's Colossal Volum' Express and Maybelline's The Falsies Volum' Express mascara.

-Sephora or MAC?Dilemma because Sephora has a lot of variety of brands but MAC simply rules. So i'm gonna go and pick MAC :P

-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?No, i dont, but i would like to get one :)

-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?make up brushes, foundation sponges and fingers!!

-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? I use MAC's paint pots as a base.

-For the face? Yes, i use macs face primer

-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)? Very neutral skin toned or lighter coloured one.

-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?I use both. Liquid on upper lash line and pencil to smudge on lower lash line.

-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil? I dont.

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows? Tricky to handle, but i like them.

-Do you use mineral makeup? The only mineral product that i have is MAC's Mineralize Satinfinish and a few of their mineral blushes
-What is your favorite lipstick?

-How about lipgloss? Freckletone by MAC

-What is your favorite blush to use?no66 by Chanel

-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?no, not yet

-Do you like drugstore makeup?I love drugstore make up. Maybelline's one of my favourite make up brands ever!

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)No, we dont have any CCO's in Greece

-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes? I have taken MAC seminars if that counts and yes i did like them.:)

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?Not really. You will rarely catch me clumsy and thats when it's 6 in the morning and i'm applying mascara :P

-Name a makeup crime that you hate? CLOWN FACE~bold lips and bold eye.Ridiculous.

-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?Neutral one for sure.

-Which celebrity always has great make up? Kimberley Walsh

-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use? Mascara.

-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? Yes. I have actually. I dont mind.

-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on? Not for me to judge but i guess i dont look horrible?

-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?MAC!!!!

-What do you think of Makeup? Make up is a nice way of being creative. I also think that make up is to enhance your own beauty, not hide it :)

Hope you guys have a very good week!!!

30 followers!!!

I just wanted to make a post and thank you guys for following me!!! It really is so nice to have 30 people reading your blog, i felt ecstatic when i had like 5!
So yeah, i want to thank each and every one of you for posting comments and reading my blog, and i promise that there will be more posts to come :)

Anyway, i'm literally off to my tutoring lesson in 5 minutes, but reckoned i should do this anyway.

Again, THANK YOU guys!!!

krystallia giveaway

So the lovely krystallia did a giveaway on her blog. She's giving most of her make up away because she's soon going to be a happy mum, thus she needs more space for the baby.
The package arrived today, and i was quite surprised to see how many products she sent me. To be honest, i was only expecting a couple of eyeshadows or blush.
Well, see for yourself:


better look at the products:



Needless to say, all of the products were in good condition, even if they were used.
What's even more exciting is that she sent me a NYX eyeshadow trio as well as a NYX blush. We don't have NYX here in Greece so i was more than happy to receive, these.

Anyway, just wanted to say a big thank you to krystallia for sending me so many products, and that i hope that she'll have a nice pregnancy and labour. I'm sure that her baby is going to be as beautiful as she is!

Check out her blog!!!
http://addictedtocosmetics.blogspot.com/

Write to you (very) soon,

2009 Beauty Awards

This is taken from the lovely Caz who i enjoy reading her blog a lot. I thought it was such a cool idea to have my own beauty/fashion/random awards post!!! Of course being a fashion addict like me, i also put a few additional categories myself.

Mascara of the Year
Nominations: Lancome Hypnose, Max Factor falsh lash effect, Maybelline volum'express
Overall Winner: Maybelline Volum' Express

Foundation of the Year
Nominations: MAC studio fix fluid, MAC mineralize satinfinish , YSL perfect touch
Overall Winner: MAC studio fix fluid

Lip Stick / Gloss of the Year
Nominations:MAC freckletone, mac modesty, mac cherish
Overall Winner: MAC freckletone

Nail Polish of the Year
Nominations: MAC beyond jealous, mac love & friendship, OPI Colour of Zentury
Overall Winner: mac love & friendship

Perfume of the Year
Nominations: Lola-Marc Jacobs, Tendre Poison-Dior, Alien-Thierry Mugler
Overall Winner: Alien by Thierry Mugler

Shampoo Brand of the Year
Nominations: Herbal Essences, Dove, Redken
Overall Winner: Redken

Drugstore Makeup Brand of the Year
Nominations: Maybelline, Max factor, Revlon
Overall Winner:Maybelline

High End Make up Brand of the Year
Nominations: Chanel, YSL, MAC
Overall Winner: MAC

Online Makeup Store of the Year
Nominations: ELF, Barry M, Eyeko
Overall Winner: ELF


High Street Shop of the Year
Nominations: HnM, Zara, Bershka
Overall Winner: Zara

Song of the Year
Nominations: The Subways - Rock'n Roll Queen, BEP - I gotta feeling, Pixie Lott - Mamma do
Overall Winner: BEP - I gotta feeling

Artist / Band of the Year
Nominations: BEP, Britney Spears, Pixie Lott
Overall Winner: Pixie Lott

Magazine of the Year
Nominations: Glamour, Vogue, Elle
Overall Winner: Elle!

YouTube Videos of the Year
Nominations: SWalkerMakeup, lollipop26, Pixiwoo
Overall Winner: SWalkerMakeup

Fashion House of the Year
Nominatios:Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton
Overall Winner: Marc Jacobs

Trends of the Year
Nominations: Rayban Wayfarers, leather, leopard coats
Overall Winner: Rayban wayfarers

I hope you guys are doing alright!

Monday Poll.

Hello my beauties!!!
I seriously need to catch up on blogger :P Will do once school ends for Christmas holidays which is on Wednesday!

1. Mood:Content!today i approached this guy i really liked with such confidence. Such an improvement for me!:)
2. Left or right handed?I have been right handed for the past 17 and a half years
3. Where do you consider home?Where i am now/London
4. Three things you’re grateful for?the things i have in life, the friends i have, my appearance
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: today i actually wore nothing. weird i know but i had to wake up at 5 am!!!
6. Have you ever studied abroad? No but i wish to.
7. What do you collect? Magazines, make up, shoes
8. Last text you sent?ok be there at 10'
9. Outfit:black leggings, greay long vest with black basic top underneath it, topshop shoes
10. Weekly goals: shop for the school xmas ball thats on wednesday, have fun, and have a lovely xmas!!!

Hope you're all having a great week as i am!!!

Monday Poll

Hello girlies! How's everyone doing? I'm sure very ecstatic about going to Prague in 6 days!!!

1. Mood:Very happy/hyper
2. Ever broken any bones?Not really and i remember being younger and moaning about the fact that i couldnt go to the hospital because i didnt breat any bones. Weird, i know.
3. Do you have any piercings? Just two on my ears
4. Breakfast?considering it's monday and i had school, just filter coffee
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:nothinng/creme cup/springsheen
6. Name of your first pet?never had any apart from goldfish
7. Current favorite cream blush?stilas convertible colour in gerbera
8. Journey — Cool or cheesy?cool
9. Outfit:black harem trousers, grey sweater and a colourful pashmina
10. Weekly goals:HAVE FUN IN PRAGUE!

I hope you have a very good week, everyone!!!





taken from the lovely Karen~makeupandbeautyblog.com

Name's Day Gift.

So here in Greece we celebrate 'Name Days'.

"A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America of celebrating on a particular day of the year associated with the one's given name. The custom originated with the Catholic and Orthodox calendar of saints, where believers, named after a particular saint, would celebrate that saint's feast day."~ Wikipedia

For Instance i celebrate my name day on the 17th of Septemper which is dedicated to St Sophia.
Anyway after this prologue the reason for this post is to show you what my lovely mum is going to get me! And yes it's the Michael Kors watch in gold.



Isn't it lovely?

Hurray!

I wasn't actually tagged but feel free to do this i'm tagging everyone!

1. What is your favorite item of clothing?
Dresses. Whether it is a day dress or a night dress, dresses are a must have in every womans wardrobe they can change your mood drastically, i'm telling you!:)

2. What are your biggest obsessions?
Make up and shopping. What a cliche answer that is. Oh and reading my favourite blogs daily!

3. Who inspires you?
Anything inspires me, magazine editorials, people i see on the street celebrities.
Beauty wise, i think it's Laura aka Lollipop26. She basically was the reason to start making video and i can relate to her and yeah, we basically have the very same opinions about make up.:)

4. Who is your favorite designer and why?
I love different pieces from different designers but the two that i could just see all the outfits from the runway and like them would be Marc Jacobs and Chanel.

5. What is your favorite song ever?
It changes every time i find something that i like better..like every week.

6. What is your favorite song right now?
My current favourite is.. Jamie T - sticks n stones
i also started listening to Girls Alouds old songs...(guilty pleasure)

7. If you were a sweetie, what would you be?
..candy floss.Pink and fluffy


8. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet - what words would you use to describe your rainbow?
Red Lips, Orange Juice, Yellow Sun, Green Grass, Blue Skies, Indigo Bunting and Violet fabrics

9. What's your favorite film?
I have a lot...never ending list

10. Who's your favorite actor?
Daniel Radcliffe and Chace Crawford

11. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?
London/Oxford-Ibiza

12. What are your 3 favorite smells?
Dior Poison Tendre, fried onion,rain, wet soil.

13. What are your 3 favorite tastes?
chinese, chocolate, vanilla ice cream, thai

14. What is your most treasured possession?
my make up collection..and shoes and clothes.

15. What did you always want to do/be when you grew up?
i wanted to be an actress and a singer. haha

16. If you were an ice-cream, what flavor would you be?
vanilla!

17. If someone made a short film of your life, who would play you?
Emma Watson


18. What would your perfect afternoon consist of?
Gorgeous food, good company and a beautiful setting

19. If you were a flower, what would you be?
White Rose

20. Tell me a random thing - a quote, a line from a song, book, movie...
Fashion fades, only style remains the same~coco chanel

MAC love

How long have you been using Mac?
About three years now.

What was your first Mac product?
God, i think it was either an eyeshadow called trax or one of their mascaras.

What's your all time favourite Mac product?
all that glitters eyeshadow, and style blush

What's your least favourite Mac product?
mascaras, and eye pencils

Do you own a Pro Card?
No but I would love one.

Your Mac foundation shade:
NW15

Your favourite Mac-Foundation:
Studio Fix Fluid

Eyeshadow:
all that glitters combined with woodwinked

Lipstick:
modesty/freckletone

Lipgloss:
florabundance

Liner:
I don’t use a Mac eyeliner, maybe I should??

Brush:
129

Nail Lacquer:
love and friendship

Pro Product:
Empty eye and blush pan palettes, I need some more.

Prep + Prime Skin:
love love love it

Full Coverage Foundation:
studio fix of course

Studio Sculpt Foundation:
never used, but ive used the concealer and it by far the best one!

Face + Body Foundation:
Never used.

Mineralize Satin Finish:
Never used

Studio Fix Fluid:
Tried it and liked it.

Hyper Real Foundation:
Never used.

Select SPF15 Foundation:
it's quite good, but not as much as studio fix

Studio Tech Foundation:
Never used.

Studio Fix Powder:
one of my standards, everyday, products. i love it

Studio Stick:
never used

Hyper Real Pressed Foundation:
Never used.

Beauty Powder:
I feel like I’m too pale to use these.

Sculpting Powder:
never used

Shaping Powder:
Never used.

Loose Blot Powder :
love it!

Pressed Blot Powder:
I use this everyday on my t-zone, it’s a complete life saver for oily skin types.

Mineralize Skinfinish Natural:
never used but i'm actually going to try one.

Mineralize Skinfinsh:
have only tried soft and gentle and i really like it!

Bronzing Powder:
as opposed to other people, i really really like this bronzer.

Blush:
I change my blusher every day, my current faves are dame, gingerly and style

Blushcreme:
never tried

Mineralize Blush:
i love warm soul

Gel Blush:
never used

Cream Color Base :
i have luna and i use it as a cheek and eyebrow highlighter

Studio Sculpt Concealer:
LOVE IT!LIFE SAVER!AMEN!

Select Cover Up Concealer:
never used

Select Moisture cover Concealer:
never used

Studio Finish Concealer:
never used

Studio Stick:
never used.

Lip Erase:
never used.

Tinted Lip Conditioner
love it.anything

Lipstick:
mostly i use freckletone and modesty but snob and russian red are lovely colours as well

Lipglass:
I only really wear these if I’m going out.

See Thru Lip Color:
worn when going out

Dazzleglass:
i only have one and that is rags to richies and its lovely

Cremesheen Glass:
lovelovelove these. dont have a special favourite

Lip Gelee:
never used

Lip Pencil:
i only got one from mac and that is in auburn

Solar Bits:
never used

Nail Lacquer:
love and friendship

Shadestick:
I have shimmersand

Paint:
i havent really perfected the way to use them!

Paint Pots:
i love indianwood, barestudy, delft

Eye Shadow:
Love them all

Pigment:
I have about 5 pigments, and my favourite one is deep blue green


Glitter:
i only have reflects transparent teal but im willing to buy more.


Eye Kohl:
Never used.

Chromaline:
Never used.

Fluidline:
I have blacktrack

Liquid Last Liner:
Never used

Lustre Drops:
i went to buy one and they were sold out!



False Lashes:
Not keen on falsies



ProLash Mascara,Zoom Lash Mascara,Plush Lash Mascara, Dazzle Lash Mascara:
have tried everything and didnt really like any of them



What has been your favourite Mac collection to date?
Too many to mention, I liked sugar sweet just because of the whole concept of sweets and cakes



Which Mac collection, in your opinion, do you think was disappointing, if any?
style warriors.nothing except lustre drops appealed to me




What products do you think Mac are missing?
I’m not sure really, they are always coming out with new things.

YOU MUST CHOOSE

Everything is free to do this as it's quite fun!!!:)
read the first text which explains a few situations and then choose from the list below:

1. One night at a party you meet your dream guy. You fall in love, get married, and then in your hotel room on your wedding night, he sits down and says he has something to confess. What’s his dirty little secret? — 1) that he wears Christian Louboutins around the house (hey, at least he wears your size) OR 2) that he can’t sleep unless he sucks on someone’s toes before bed? YOU MUST CHOOSE!
2. If you had to do one or the other for a month, would you rather wear the same dirty pair o’ drawers OR rock Christina Aguilera’s chaps/bikini outfit from the Dirrrty video? YOU MUST CHOOSE!
3. Would you rather go a year without brushing or washing your hair OR clean a dirty toilet once with your tongue? YOU MUST CHOOSE!
4. If you had to do one or the other for three straight months, would you rather have to apply your makeup with dirty brushes OR skip brushing your teeth? YOU MUST CHOOSE!
5. Would you rather have to give your SO a dirty lap dance in front of your parents (wearing nothing but lingerie) OR spend five hours making out with Spencer Pratt (tongue and all)? YOU MUST CHOOSE!

now the list:


1. Louboutins OR toe sucking? toe sucking
2. Dirty drawers OR dirrrty outfit? dirrrty outfit
3. Skip brushing/washing your hair OR clean a toilet with your tongue? skip cleaning the toilete
4. Dirty makeup brushes OR skip brushing your teeth? dirty brushes
5. Dirty lap dance OR dirty Spencer Pratt? getting off with spencer



On another note, i haven't updated since i don't know a week? because i was on holidays in Chalkidiki Greece and i had a fantastic time. Pictures should be up tomorrow.

See you my lovelies!

Carousel, November '08

Photo Courtesy of Space Potato

I decided to do whatGalaDarling does every weekend, only that i will make one talking about my favourite pages on the net every month or so.
So here is my November '08 Carousel.

bocetos is definitely a site you should check out. It's run buy a photographer who takes takes a picture of pretty much everything(especially people) in their everyday lives in NYC.

I loveunderwater photography.

NOT SAFE FOR WORK!fuck a day is another site recommended by Gala.

Gloves are a winter essential. And I love those!

I 'j'adore'Stockholm Street Style Seriously, Swedish people have to be the most stylish people i've ever met!

Have i told you about my all-time fave people on earth/Idols? Well, Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe have to be one of them.

CAUTION It may cause trauma. Now this video made me cry. Poor little puppy had an epileptic seizure! Don't you want to hug him?

Christmas has to be the best holiday ever!

boost your blogs' views.By Problogger.

Ok i was copletely hysterical over this, i don't know it really touched me. It's about a person you took a single polaroid photograph everyday through his life, until the day he died. Very emotional.

He took overall 6,000 pictures.

Top 5 ways to define your personal style

Martha Stewart and Jamie Oliver

I heard Hitler had one ball but never got to think about it 'till i read this article.

I love fashion illustration. Favourite illustrators are Laura Laine(no1), Monica, Audrey Kawasaki, Donna Wilson

That's all. Have a good day!

The next door girl,
xxx

Wordle

Words have been taken from MY blog!! ahahaha ;)

aww colour!!

Aww I LOVE this site!!!It's about people who basically have worn ONE colour in their entire life! I love the blue one, it's an Yves Klein blue(an artist who has invented this colour, and named it after his name).Ohh and the girl who dresses only in gray!Cute dont you think?I used to be like that when i was little.I was actually dressed in pink, everything was pink, even my shoes, and my bedroom!!Oh good times.Generally i think colour is a form of expressing freedom and inner thoughts.It can cheer you up or depress you(if it's black or dark purple...)
Ohh i'm really excited because im going to pain my room red and have animal print curtain and bed sheet(and a poster of Marilyn Monroe)quite a cool make-over isn't it?

xoxo