Is it snowing where you live?
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Do you ever wake up thinking,"This is going to be my day!" ? Well, this is how I woke up today. I think that apologising for not-posting-and-being-active-on-my-blog became more a habit than a nice gesture. I've been so busy; I had 9 exams this month and I was studying 24/7. If I think about it, school stole the whole magical thing and the feeling you get when you realise it's December. I barely watched three christmassy movies! And to top it off, I was injured this whole week.
I injured my legs while working out on Sunday, and for the next three days it felt like my leg muscles were about to explode. Two days ago, I really injured my neck, I could barely move it, so I was in bed for two days(including Christmas day!). But I was so blessed receiving these amazing gifts that you'll see. With every gift I opened, my eyes looked like doll's eyes and my mouth was in a shape of the biggest smile you had ever seen.
I still remember the day when I clicked on Michelle's video for the first time. She's incredibly talented young woman, and because of her my makeup routine has evolved so much in the past few years.
Few years ago, there was a little girl standing in front of Sephora, in Paris. She had no idea that she would become very obsessed with this brand. My first purchase at Sephora was two or three months ago, when I bought eyeliner. And now I received a golden eyeliner, mascara and kohl pencil!
Ah, finally. I nearly screamed when I removed the wrapping paper, because this palette has been my long time wish! I couldn't stop touching it. Guys, I think I fell in love.
I got Kiko's lipstick two Christmases ago, and that was the time when I found out about this brand. Later on, I fell in love, because the quality of Kiko's products is amazing.
I was introduced to Urban Decay by this product, and I was always wondering how it would be if I would own one of these. Zoella, Michelle Phan, Bethany Mota and other amazing youtubers own this. And now, that I own it too.....I'm unstoppable.
I've been complaining for the longs time about my feet being cold, and luckily, Santa granted my wishes. When I have them on, I feel like I'm walking on clouds!
My mom finally passed the obsession with Desigual on me! I never purchased an expensive wallet because I was never saw the need of it. But this wallet is a whole new level.
OLAF! And yes, I'm one of those Frozen-obsessed people, and I'm not ashamed of the fact that I know all of the songs in english, slovene, russian and french. I've been complaining about this as well - why can my six-year-old sister have an Olaf, and I can't?! When I saw this little guy, my heart melted (because some people are worth melting for....). It's a night light, which only requires batteries!
I also received a cute floral Bershka sweater, a perfume and a fabulous nail polish (but the quality of the pictures wasn't very good). I am really thankful for all of these gifts!
What did you get for Christmas?
Hello darlings!
I can't believe it's already December! I already put up lights in my room and christmas decorations, and I also bought tons of tea to keep me warm! But sadly, it isn't snowing in my country (just yet). I'm already listening to various christmas songs - 1950's, pop, french...and I'm also about to have a Christmas movie marathon. I was thinking about how Christmas felt when I was younger and how it feels now. Currently I'm stressed out because I have lots of exams in December, so I have to study 24/7. But when I'm not thinking about school or stressing if I'm going to fail, I like to think about the whole joyful atmosphere that occurs in winter time. The smell of hot chocolate, pretty lights, cheerful songs, gingerbreads, candles, sweaters...When I was younger, I couldn't wait for Santa Claus. I remember even waiting for him once, and eventually I feel asleep.
I decided to go for a walk at around 1pm with my dog, simply because I wasn't feeling the need of studying. We were walking on the same path as always, and it was very lovely, considering I only saw 2 other people! I took pictures because it was foggy - everything looked a bit scary and mysterious.
I realised that I never do home readings (do you have them in your country), and my excuse is simply one word: procrastination. Beside that, I usually find the books boring (there are exceptions, of course). So here's an update about my day: I had an english exam about book we were ordered to read (I'll present it below), I had an oral exam in History (all questions were connected to Frankish Empire/Kingdom of the Franks) and I got an A+! Then I also had an oral exam in a class called "History and Theory of Drama and Theatre", and I sadly got a C+. So, what else beside the school stress? I decided that from now on, I will be reading more books. In english, of course.
The Golden Lily | Richelle Mead
This is the 2nd book in the Bloodlines novel, and it starts Sydney, an alchemist, living in a world full of vampires, trying to find her place. Author Richelle Mead impressed me with Vampire Academy back in 2011. If you're expecting cheap romance or werewolves, you're going to be disappointed. But if you're expecting a roller-coaster filled with passion, fights, love, drama, danger, mystery, blood and much more, then get ready!
Let It Snow | John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle
After reading a certain book called 'The Fault in Our Stars' & crying a river & watching the movie adaption & crying even more I was determined to stalk this guy out of his pants. I was actually choosing between 'An Abundance of Katherines' and 'Looking for Alaska', but since December is nearly here, I decided for a more suitable book which will (hopefully) warm my heart.
We were walking through the streets of Vicenza (Italy) last friday trying to find our meeting point. My class was supposed to visit Teatro Olimpico, but we learned that it opened at 2pm, which mean we had 2 hours completely to ourselves. Me and my friends went to a nearby cafe and ordered cappuccinos. On our way to find the perfect cafe, I stumbled upon a sign that suddenly made my day.
SEPHORA. I was in Paris with school about three years ago when I first heard about the shop, but it meant nothing for me. Within years I started using more and more makeup, so clearly I heard about Sephora all over again. And when I saw it in Vicenza, no one could stop me. I ran directly into the store like I was about to rob it. I think we spent about 20 minutes in it, and I wanted to touch every single thing that was there. Sadly my friends didn't understand my weird behaviour, but no one recommended leaving the store (nobody had the guts).
I payed 11$ for this eyeliner, and I don't regret it at all. I've heard a lot about this makeup brand, the good and the bad. The pro of this eyeliner is that it's very thin and it allows you to create small masterpieces that can easily be turned into big and glamorous ones. I also love that it doesn't become all watery or that the colour isn't black anymore, but it's grey all of a sudden.
Before purchasing this eyeliner I was using Max Factor's, and it was okay, but I often had some difficulties while making the winged eye. And the thing I love the most (beside being black all the time and not turning into shady grey), is that it doesn't wear off. I went to a party and forgot to take my makeup off. I woke up in the morning, and everything was like the day before. The only bad thing about this eyeliner is the price - 0,085 oz. for 11$. But I've reached a decision: when I need to buy a new eyeliner, I'll definitely buy it again, who cares about the price.
But I couldn't buy only one thing, so I picked the cheapest thing I could find - a lip balm. After we left Sephora, I saw KIKO, and once again, no one could stop me. I purchased two eyeshadows, and each of them was on sale, so I spent only 6$ for both of them.
The final conclusion is: if you ever get the chance to visit Sephora, DO IT. And buy everything. Who cares about the debts. Makeup = happiness.
"I’m Emma Reay and I’ve been writing Collage Me Pretty for just over one year. My interest in fashion blogging stemmed from Twitter, and from a blogger being interested in my fashion collages, hence the name Collage Me Pretty.
I’ve just graduated from an art degree studied in Blackburn, Lancashire and while promoting my art on Twitter, someone suggested that I make a fashion blog.
I’ve always been interested in fashion, so I thought why not! I mainly blog my personal style which is influenced by Instagram, fashion magazines and fashion blogs. A few of my favourite bloggers are Holy Nights, The Little Magpie and Fashion In Flux, and my favourite celebrity fashion icons have to be Kylie Jenner, Vanessa Hudgens and The Olsen Twins. Especially their hair.
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I work part time at Primark but I’m currently looking for a fashion merchandising or social media job based in Manchester. I still don’t know what I want to do with my life even after my degree, but I believe that what will be, will be. One day it will just click, and I’ll find a job that I love. In the mean time, when I’m not working at Primark I’m usually either writing or shooting for my blog with my photographer Rachel Cottam. I also love eating out, Instagram and my tabby cat, Pixie."
It felt really good seeing that you were all interested in recent posts about improving your blogging skills, so I decided to do a similar post. But this time, I'm going to show you four different HTML codes that are useful at all times.
1. Basic Table Code | If you want to categorise your posts, you can do it in a 'stylish' way.
| MAKEUP |
| FOOD |
| OUTFITS |
(click on the picture to make it larger)
Use this code:
<table border="1" style="width:200px;">
<tr>
<td>TEXT</td></table>
Use this code:
<table border="1" style="width:200px;">
<tr>
<td>TEXT</td></table>
2. Link, Same Window | If you want to direct your readers on a new page that will open in the same window as is your blog currently opened.
Use this code:
<a href="the adress of the page">Text</a>
3. Linking the table | Now that we have a code for the table and a link that will open in the same window, we can combine them.
| MAKEUP |
And because I was having such a good day and feeling really great(even though it's Monday!), I had to take a picture in our elevator and post it on Instagram(you can follow me here).
How was your Monday? :)
Dip Eyeliner | My friend lend me this eyeliner once, and that was about two years ago, when my winged eye looked like I wanted to join a racoon society. But now that I know how to properly use it, I like to use it as often as possible. I like the fact that it rarely wears off. I go to gym at least four times a week, so ruining my makeup is one of my struggles that I have to deal with. But this eyeliner is actually great even for beginners, so I really recommend it to all of you who are starting off with makeup.
Swinging London | When my aunt comes from Paris, she always brings goodies for me (usually makeup). And the last time she visited us, she brought me tons of makeup products by the line called My Little Beauty. What I like about this eyeliner is that it isn't a liquid one. But it has it's con: after few days of using it, the color turns grey. You have to put on more layers to get the fabulous black one.
Colour X-Pert | Funny thing is, that I didn't know until now that this eyeliner is actually a waterproof one! I got this one in that last days of August, just before the school started. I have to admit I haven't been using it a lot, because it doesn't wear off. At the same time that is a good thing, because my winged line is still perfect even after I've been sweating for an hour or two, but then again, when I remove my makeup before bedtime, I still look like half diva (that's because half of it can be removed, while the other half decides to stick with me forever).
What are your favourite eyeliners? Have you tried any of these?
Last but not least, you have to check out my friend's makeup tutorial, which is autumn themed. She is one of my favourite bloggers and I love talking to her about literally everything.
I also published my very first freebie, which you can download here. I also started doing blog design, and if you're interested in renovating your blog, contact me at any time.
If you want to download the whole pack, click here. It would really mean a lot if you'd tell me if you like it or if you want me to make more of these. I would be really happy if you'd actually printed them out and maybe let your followers know about it:)
