Inspired by...

Feeling pretty inspired by Keith Richards at the mo. He seems to like mixing leopard, polka dots, glitter and some "darker" stuff such as skulls, just like I do. My mom says you can't mix black and white stripes with a leopard scarf, well I think you can and apparently Mr. Richards thinks the same. Yay.

Streets of Tel Aviv

Limor. 26. Studying interieur design. Website.

Sparkly purple make-up

A purple dazzling tutorial in Danish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCFvWw7GexQ

I'm sorry my cam couldn't pick up the great purples and shimmer.

My best tanning products

Easy and cancer free :-)

Rimmel Sun Shimmer is an instant tan wash off. Apply a generous layer on body. It's important that you wash your hands immediately after use! I have to use a body scrubb to get it off my hands. I use the Light Matt (not Light Matt with shimmer). It gives the darkest color out of the three products. Don't apply to your face.

Tan-In-A-Can. The product is not for an all over body treatment. Use it on specific areas such as face and neck. It's really easy to use. It's a Danish product.

Dove Summer Glow is a body lotion with a hint of self tanning agents. It gradually builds a light tan. It's important that you apply a generous layer or else you will end up with lines! I let it set for an hour before I put clothes on, just in case. I use Fair to Normal Skin.

I won!

I WONNNN! E.L.F Cosmetics has a christmas calender going on at the moment. Each day from the 1-24th of December a winner is picked. I was picked thursday.

Streets of Tel Aviv

Susana, Student, Tel Aviv

Aften make-up/Evening make-up

For an evening make-up tutorial, click here. It's in DANISH. But you might be able to follow no matter what language.

Products Used:

Face:

Chanel Pro Lumiere #10

Helena Rubinstein Illumination Natural Radiance Reviving Loose Powder #10 Translucent (under the eyes).

Clarins Summer Glow Pallette (give it a good blend).

Chanel Irrelle Blush #26 Neroli Rose (on the apple of the cheek).

Eyes:

Maybeline Color Definer Waterproof Shadow Stick #10 Fascination White (as a base from brow to lash line).

WOW Eyeshadow Trio #6.

Make Up Forever Eye brow Pencil #6.

Lips:

Chanel Vitalumiere Compact Foundation #20 (as a base, blocking the redness).

L'Oreal Glam Shine Crystals #301 Coral Strass.

Gosh Crystal Eyes Eye Pencil #Sparkling Pearl (on the cupid-bow).

New Years Eyes Tutorial

I love everything dazzling, so why not add a little on the eyes? New Years is the perfect opportunity to overload your eyes with sparkles. I like Barry M's fine glitter dust, but for a really over the top look, mix it with Barry M's loose powder.

I uploaded a tutorial on my youtube channel here. It's in DANISH! But I added the product list below in english. You don't have to use the same products I used. Any silver, foundation etc. will do.

P.S like myself in photos, hate myself in videos!

Products used:

Face:

Moisturize your face!

Chanel Pro Lumière #10.

After the eye makeup has been done:

MAC Select Moistercover #NW20 (under the eyes and on blemishes).
Helena Rubinstein Illumination #01 Translucent (under the eyes, on top of MAC's).

Clarins Poudre Éclat Quick Glow Puff Powder (On cheeks, forhead, back of the nose, chin, neck, ears).

Chanel Joues Contrasre #97 Divine (only on the apply of my cheeks).

Lancaster Sunlight Palette #Natural (the white colour. Used as highlighter on the cheek bones).
After you have finished, dap Scotch Tape wherever you have glitter.

Eyes:

Maybeline Color Definer (waterproof) #10 Fascination white (As a base, so the glitter has something to stick to).

Dana Beauty Single Eyeshadow #3 (silver) (on top of the base).

Revlon Eyeshadow Quad #Sultry Smoke (create a V-shape in the outer corner with the darkest colour, apply to 1/3 of the eyelid).

Barry M Fine Glitter Dust #1 (Press it on top of the silver eyeshadow).

H&M lipgloss i neutral farve (a little goes far, on top of the FGD, use as base for the Loose Body Glitter).

Barry M Loose Body Glitter #8 (Press it onto the eyelid).

Maybeline Eye definer Eyeliner Noir (close to teh lash line, if you don't have small eyes like me, apply on the lower lash line too).

Lancaster Sunlight Palette #Natural (Again, use the white colour under the browbone, blend in with Revlon's dark colour).

Maybeline Define-A.Last Mascare #sort (loads).

Lips:

I want the focus to be on the eyes, so I chose a light coloured lipgloss.

Chanel VitalumièreTeint Compact Crème Eclat Jeuness #20 Clair-Cameo (to block out any natural lip color).

L'Oreal Glam Shine Crystals #301 Coral Strass

GoshCrystal Eyes Eye Pencil #Sparkling Pearl (on the Cupid-bow, to make your lips look fuller).

Nails:

Barry M Nail Paint #216 Silver Cascade.

Makeup tutorials

Merry christmas everyone! Hope you are enjoying yourselves. I just want to tell you, that I've started recording makeup tutorials in Danish. However, I will be listing the products I use and a how-to guide in english. So far I've done two, one for blue eyes and a new years look. My internet is rather slow at the mo, so It will take a couple of days befor they are online.

I'm not a makeup artist, nor claiming to have great skills. I just love makeup and thougth I'll share some tips with you. If I can, you can :-)

Makeup tips for eyes

I am not a professional makeupartist, I just love makeup. But I stille thought I would share some makeup tips with you.

Blue eyes:

When you choose eyeshadow for blue eyes, it's best to choose colours that will contrast with your natural eye color. Shades of brown, orange, copper, plum, taupe, blacks, charcoal, pink, violet, lilac, silver or gold would be the best choice for blue eyes and will help blue eyes appear even bluer. Blue shades wont enhance the beauty of your blue eyes, unless it is super dark blue.

Green eyes:

Again contrast is good to keep in mind. Plum is really good, deep purple, mauve, pink, dark gray, charcoals, all shades of brown, black. Greens are not the best choice, if you wanna bring out the green eye colour.

Brown eyes:

Deep shades of blue, plum, gold, vanilla, shades of purple and violet, nutmeg would be the best choice for brown eyes. Metalic in gold, bronze, browns and pinks help brown eyes stand out in the most attractive way. Shades lighter than your eyes give your eyes natural look while darker shades will bring your eyes dramatic look. Three tones of eyeshadow are better.

How to apply:

1. Apply light tones eyeshadow from lash to brow. Use neutral eyeshadow.

2. Apply medium-toned eyeshadow in the crease and blend up to the brow bone.

3. Apply dark eyeshadow on outer corner of the eyelid.

4. Apply a bit of white, mother of pearl og a white-shimmery shadow in the inner corners of your eyes, to make them look brighter. If you want to emphasize your brows, apply the same colours under the middle to the outer corner of your brows.

5. Line the wet side of your lower lash line with a white, cream or very soft yellow to open your eyes.

6. Apply mascara on upper and lower lashes.

If you have small eyes like me, I wont recommend lining your upper AND lower lash line with black or any very dark colour. It will make them look smaller. If you do want to line the lower lash line, do it under your lashes (if that makes sense) and with a soft line such as an eyeshadow or smudge your liner.

Spray-in Hair Lightener

Merry christmas and happy chanukah!

A friend of mine in Denmark told me sha had a positive experience with a spray-in hair lightener from, I think, Poly Blonde. I thought I would give it a go and bought SunIn's spray with lemon. They don't recommend it for colour treated, recently permed, very dark brown, black or grey hair (no pigments). Dark brown and black hair might turn redish. As I have dark blonde hair I thought my hair would turn blonder, like in the summer time. However, I think it turned redish. Many have noticed that the colour has changed (so that part did work out), but some agreed with me on the blonde with a redish look/shine part. Not really sure how to feel about this. My mom has a very light form of ginger hair and in periodes my hair tend to have a redish shine to it. But still, the instructions on the can told me that only dark hair could turn red. I have used it at least 5 times. Maybe I should keep going on... or maybe I will turn in to Rihanna. Another thing is, that my hair has become very problematic to coam after shower. I blame the spray, but who knows.

Reviews.

Hair lightening recipe.

You might be able to see a bit of the red colour in this picture.

In the newspaper

Me and my boyfriend (the upper left corner) in an Israeli newspaper.

e.l.f order

I wish that E.LF shipped to Israel. I just bought some stuff from them (see list below), but had to have them sent to my parents in denmark, as E.L.F doesn't ship to my part of the world. I will either have my mom send me the things, which wont be cheap or wait to get them till I'm back in Denmark in January. At least they ship for free to Denmark untill sunday.

Brush Shampoo (85009) , 1 , £3.50

Natural Radiance Blusher (2303) , 1 , £1.50

Eyelid Primer (7501) , 1 , £1.50

Lipstick (6715) , 1 ,  £3.50

Studio Makeup Mist & Set (115) , 1 ,  £3.50

Blush (83131) , 1 , £3.50

Mineral Infused Face Primer (83401) , 1 , £6.00

False Lashes (1714) , 1 , £1.50

Barry M Christmas discount

Espresso Me

This is a rather bad review of H&M's Espresso me. I tried to catch the colour, but I just couldn't get the right one on cam. The colour came out almost black on the pictures, but in real life it's much lighter. What I can say is, that it looks like a medium dark chocolate. I think it's close to Essie's Little Brown Dress. I bought it back in september, so I don't know if H&M still has it. Dark brown is great to give your black winter outfit a little warmth.

Streets of Tel Aviv

Stav. 25 years. Tel Aviv. Studying Media Relations and Publicity at the College of Management. Working as a Fashion Buyer for stores in Tel Aviv.

MCFF

A friend of mine worked as a hairdresser at Monte Carlo Fashion Forum's show last week in Monaco  She took a picture of this dress. I really like the metallic look. Unfortunately I don't know who designed it.

e.l.f discount

e.l.f offers you 20% discount on everything in their webshop from November the 8-14, when you buy for minimum £35/292 kr. Use ELF20DK

Lonely Planet loves Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv came in 3rd on Lonely Planet's Top 10 List of cities in 2011. Well done Tel Aviv! I really love Tel Aviv. I love the constant change, dynamic, vibes... everything about this city. I just went out to buy something to eat, 2:30 am middle eastern time. The city never sleeps. I wish more people would visit Israel, not too many though, would hate Tel Aviv to end up like so mane other middle terrainian cities. But people should experience this pearl, the friendly people, the food, the nightlife (!), not everything is war and terror here.

3. Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is the total flipside of Jerusalem, a modern Sin City on the sea rather than an ancient Holy City on a hill. Hedonism is the one religion that unites its inhabitants. There are more bars than synagogues, God is a DJ and everyone’s body is a temple. Yet, scratch underneath the surface and Tel Aviv, or TLV, reveals itself as a truly diverse 21st-century Mediterranean hub. By far the most international city in Israel, Tel Aviv is also home to a large gay community, a kind of San Francisco in the Middle East. Thanks to its university and museums, it is also the greenhouse for Israel’s growing art, film and music scenes.

 

Read the rest of the article here.

Barry M discount

Barry M has a discount code for all their facebook fans. 30 % off! Go to their facebook fan page and press "like". Then go to "Messages" and enter the tab "Updates" in the left menu, there you'll receive your code. It's only today, so hurry up! The discount ends at midnight.

Rihanna's hairdo

Not sure what to think of Rihanna's latest hairdo. The hot red looks great on her, but the Woody Woodpecker or bird nest she had over the summer is not my cup of tea. A little less shaving and a little more length would look more flattering, but that's just my opinion. She sure dares where others don't. And for that she deserves credit. The person behind her hair through the last years is Ursula Stephen, who gained a lot of fame for her work with/on Rihanna. Wanna know more about, then click here.

Toilet paper bridal dresses

I was surfing around and found an article about budget brides. They suggest making your bridal dress out of toilet paper! Not sure how long the dress would last, but it sure is creative an inspirrering. The dresses were commisioned by "Lily" toilet paper, the leading brand of the Israeli company Hogla-Kimberly Ltd. Reas the whole article here.

Black and white

My friend's wardrobe.

End of competition

What a failure! Not even one entered the competition. I don't know if it was the terms, the prize or just that my blog is so dead borring that nobody wanted to enter. Don't really feel like going on with the blog. I like spending time on posting things here, but in the end it's not really fun without comments from other people. Not sure what to... so on, change something or end the life of my blog...

Giveaway/competition

Thought I would have a giveaway. This is your chance to win nail art (see pictures).

What do you have to do to win? Become a follower of my blog, send me a picture of your own nail art (it doesn't have to look pro) to bleuet-88@hotmail.com + name and address.

The pictures will be posted on my blog.

The competition ends on monday the 18th of October 23pm middle eastern time.
Can't wait to see your pictures!

 

My fave mascara

My favorite mascara is actually a drug store mascara. It's Maybeline's Define-a-lash. I prefere the non waterproof as it doesn't make my lashes hard. The head of the applicator is small wish is great for people with short lashes and little space between lid/brow/sucket like me. The bended shape of the applicator gives your lashes a natural curl. It's very easy to build up. The only down side is, that it is very wet when applied, so you might have to remove mascara from the area around you eyes.

Pic: I only applied one fast coat, so it doesn't really do the mascara any justice. I might have to take a better picture when the mascara has been applied properly.

Sparkling Barrymore

Drew Barrymore looked absolutely fabulous for her appearance on David Letterman with beachy hair and a sequined top. I know it's a long time ago (August), but I saved the pictures a long time ago and forgot to post them. Anyway, here she is for you who haven't seen her before.

Barrymore wore a Richard Chai sequined long sleeved top, paired with navy Camilla and Marc pants and gorgeous grey YSL suede pumps.