Posts Tagged ‘makeup’



Thursday 27 October 2011

DIY french manicure

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Now that my nails were long enough for french manicure, I decided to try out these polishes from Mavala. At first I thought buying separately a white and a pink polish, but this way it turned out to be cheaper!

Nyt kun mun kynnet oli tarpeeksi pitkät ranskalaiseen manikyyriin, päätin kokeilla näitä Mavalan lakkoja. Aluksi mun oli tarkoitus ostaa erillisinä lakkoina valkoinen ja vaaleanpunainen, mutta tässä setissä tuli halvemmaksi!

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Step one: Removing old nail polish, and filing my nails to a square shape but with rounded edges

Ensimmäiseksi poistin vanhat lakat ja viilasin kynnet neliömäisiksi, mutta pyöristetyillä reunoilla

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Step two: Painting the tips of my nails white, trying to keep my hand stable

Viilauksen jälkeen sudin kynnen päät valkoisiksi, pitäen sen kerroksen ohuena niin että kuivuu paremmin eikä suttaannu

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Step three: Applying a light sheer pink coat (and removing the polish outside my nails with cotton stick and nail polish remover)

Kynnenpäiden kuivumisen jälkeen levitin ohuen vaaleanpunaisen lakan koko kynnelle, ja poistin pumpulitikun ja kynsilakanpoistoaineen avulla yli menneet sotkut

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Step four: Finishing the manicure with this quick-finish top coat. Makes my nails look glossy, but I hope this would make the manicure last a little longer too.

Lopuksi viimeistely läpinäkyvällä päällyslakalla. Tästä tuli kivasti kiiltoa, ja toivon mukaan auttaa myös lakkausta kestämään vähän pidempään.

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No need for much make up when I have my nails done ;-D

Valmista tuli! Eikä tarvetta paljolle meikillekkään kun ainakin on kynnet laitettuina! ;-D


Tuesday 27 September 2011

answers, part two

So here comes another answer post! For this one I gathered only questions about beauty things: hair, skin care, makeup etc.

Which hair products do you use?
It varies all the time what shampoos and conditioners I’m using, just some cheap basic ones. After washing and before blow-drying I use heat defence spray from TRESemmé and volume mousse from Wella.

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Then after blow-drying I use hair spray (at the moment Schwartzkopf got2be) and sometimes I back-comb my hair a little bit from the roots. If I remember I use Wella’s Ocean Sprizz to the ends of my hair to make them look a little ‘clumpy’. If I’m too lazy to wash my hair or if I just want some roughness and good smell I use that TRESemmé dry shampoo.

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How often do you cut your hair?
Once or twice a year, pretty rarely

How is your hair styled? Like do you have layers? Do you cut it yourself?
Yep I have layers. I don’t cut my hair myself, I’ve done that a couple of times when I was younger and every time I ruined it :-D Last time my hair was cut in Dynastia hair salon a couple of weeks ago, these pictures below I took there. I really liked the result! And my hair feels now more healthy after cutting the ends off.

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(Kiitos Dynastialle pari viikkoa sitten tehdystä hiustenleikkuusta! Tykkään!!)

It is your natural hair color?
Yes. I’ve never colored my hair

how you put your hair like that? it’s like super wavy ! :)
At nights I keep my hair on a bun, then when I open it in the morning I have a little messy waves. But my hair is maybe a little wavy naturally..

Marianna, why don’t you tie your hair in a ponytale? In your older post you did and I like it very much!
I do that pretty often, almost always when I’m in a hurry or just want to keep my hair away.. But I’ll put that in mind, so you’ll see different hair styles in outfit posts.:)

What skincare products do you use?
For face: Biotherm’s Skinergetic (if I’m looking tired) and Lumene’s day cream and night cream

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For body: Hollister body lotion, different body lotions and creams from Victoria’s Secret and The Body Shop body butters. Sometimes I blend that selftanner gel (Nivea sun touch) to those other body lotions. I never use it without blending, I’m afraid of getting lines.. And that way the bad smell isn’t that bad.

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And my favourite shower gels: Victoria’s Secret Ravishing Love, The Body Shop watermelon & eucalyptus, Palmolive Thermal spa. These all are smelling so good, so good that I try avoid using them too much so that they wouldn’t end.. :-D

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Which is your favorite product from The Body Shop?
Peach body butter. It was a season product, too bad.. I should start making an address for TBS to bring that back!

Do you prefer The Body Shop or Victoria’s Secret body butters?
So hard to decide, both are my favourites. But maybe Victoria’s Secret, they’re cheaper. It sucks how TBS products’ prices are always rising.

Do you like Clinique products?
Yes!! I’m waiting for the face wash liquid thing to be in sale somewhere, I used to have it and it was great.

What is your favorite perfume?
Elizabeth Arden Pretty, Kenzo (summer 2011), DKNY Be Delicous, Marc Jacobs Daisy

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Do you go to solarium?
Not regularly, I’ve been a couple times but only for special occasions.

Do you have a tattoo? If not, would you like to have and what kind?
No, but some time ago I almost got myself one. At the last minute I decided to think about it more and now I haven’t done it yet. Now I’m not sure anymore, it’s so… permanent. :-D But a small handwritten personal text would be my choice.

Do you wear contact lenses? how bad are your eyes?
Yeah I do. -3.5 and -4.0. When I’m at home doing nothing I wear glasses.

Color nailpolishes or french manicure?
Both are nice, at the moment I prefer color nailpolishes. Plus colored nails are easier to take care of! Different reds, nudes and black are my favourites. Right now my nails are dark burgundy red, love this shade!

How much time you spend on makeup?
0-30 minutes, depends on how my day will look like/what I’m going to do

Your favourite make up products?
Lancome Color Ideal foundation, Dior eyeshadow (earth reflection), MUS Cover All mix, Lancome Juicy Tubes lip gloss, eyelash curler, Lumene: liquid eyeliner, mascara, eyebrow pencil and gel.

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Your favourite mascara?
My top 3: Lancome Hypnose Drama, Lumene Excellength, Diorshow Black out

Do you ever use blush or bronzer?
Both, if I remember or have the time to put them on. So not always but usually (at least the bronzer)

And in your last outfit posts, are you wearing a bronzer from guerlain? Or something different?
Yes I use that Guerlain bronzer!

I love your MAC mineralize blush, which color is it please?
The shade is called Dainty. I really like that too, it’s a perfect shade of pink blush.

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Any common favorite products with you guys? :)