Make-up Tip For Your Lips: Cupid Bow

As seen on many runways or in editorials some cupid bows seem to glow from inside.

It's not a new trick, but the best to achieve a lot with less effort.

Put some silver or white (cream) shimmering powder or cream shadow on your cupid bow above your lips. You'll see it will immediately add some more volume and attention to your lips.

e.g. you can use MAC Vanilla pigment or a MAC cream shadow base in a frost tone depending on your lip color.. more silver? more white? more golden tone?

You can also use a gold shimmer, like Valentino did it on the left pic for the haute couture shows. But be sure to blend it a little bit to avoid harsh effects.

Valentino with gold shimmer

with golden shimmer

with silver shimmer for red lips

with cream shimmer for nude lips

with white shimmer for rosé lips

works also, if you are not using any lipstick

all pics via InBeauty.

Spotted: Rust-Colored Smokey Eyes

As you already know it's spring-cleaning time for my bookshelf.

In an old edition of the RUSSH I found this wonderful eye make-up on Jessica Stam, she's one of my favorite models.

Have a closer look at her eye shadow: Her eyes are really glowing. This rusty-wine-red-bronze color is so beautiful!

here's another pic found in the Russh Magazine
This is a lighter version of the look above
less black kohl pencil, very nice

Happy Easter everybody!

Asia Beauty Shopping List

I was so lucky to travel the last year a few times to Asia. I'm sure that you are aware of the different beauty ideal East vs. West: the more you go west, you will find a lot of beauty products for tanning, fake tanning or bronzer. The more you go east the complexion should be pale or kind of white.


You will find a huge range of whitening products, which is the opposite of self tanners and the best sun blockers for a daily use. And a lot of special things more, you won't find in Europe. If you think they are available here, please let me know!


So here are my top favorite products from Singapore, I guess they are also available in Malaysia or Japan or...
Be sure to grab your right souvenirs ;-)



BB BALMS
They have such a huge range of BB balms, creams and even powders. They are great for a quick daily routine. They hydrate your skin, provide color for an even complexion and protect with high SPF. I already did a review about it here.
My favorite one from the cheaper range is Maybellines Pure BB Mineral Foam.

POWDER TISSUES
Wet tissues isn't something new, but these are leaving your skin clean and refreshed with a light powdery finish (while others have a slightly sticky or oily finish).


They are great in summer, when it's hot and you need a 5-second-shower. 


Also great for your legs. If your are sitting in the office and getting those hot and heavy legs - one wipe and you feel instantly refreshed and better. 

MOIST SPRAY
Between those tropical temperatures and air condition your skin might get irritated and dry. 


Those sprays are giving your face a quick wake-up call and provide it with a lot of moisture. I already tried the ones you get here in Europe. Clinique's and also Shiseido's, but if you are using them too often your face will get sticky and shiny at the end of the day. 


Not with these. The ZA Total Hydration Energy Mist (pink one on the right), with a mineral complex in it, will keep your skin matte (because of the minerals?) and refreshed. Love it!

NUDE LIPS
If you're like me into nude lips and pale milky colors, you will find a lot of lip balms, lip sticks and glosses in pale colors. Even "lip erasers" or lip concealers are available in matte or shiny lip sticks or glosses. 


And the good thing: they are available in the drugstore and don't cost a fortune.


See swatches here:

EYE LINERS
They are obsessed with eye liners! I've never seen such a huge choice of eye liner products like pencils, liquids, gels, creams, pens, ... 


And some of them define the word water resistant new. 


With this purple one one the right you will need a real good oily make-up remover!


Also a lot of colors and the blackest black I've ever found. 

EYE BROW 
Powders, sealers, liners, pencils, ...
There's also a huge range. You often can buy it combined with other products - like the purple eyeliner above has an eye brow powder on the top.


I really can recommend the eye brow sealer. I'm not using it to make the color water resistant, but to keep the hair in place and shape for the whole day. Even after the gym everything is in shape.


It works fantastic, I've never had some similar good working brow gel before.

SUN CREAM
Since near the equator the sun is of course more aggressive and the ideal face has to be better pale, the offer of sun screens is great. 


And most of them are non-sticky! They melt in your skin and leave it with a powdery finish.


And they are water resistant, too! I have no clue why they are not available in Europe. Who wants a sticky suncream anyway?

Look Of The Day and Blue Eyes Editorial

I need more space. My bookshelves are ready to explode so I have to disassociate from my favorite magazines. But before, I have to go through the pages again.

So this lovely editorial was found in the Singapore edition of Harpers Bazaar.

And was my inspiration for my LOTD and I could already use one of my colorful presents

Such a nice blue!

and my version of the look:

Manhattan Cosmetics For A Colorful Summer

There are times when you just give and give and nothing comes back to you. You know that? I call it "collecting Karma-points".

And then suddenly something very beautiful happens to you out of the blue.

So I definitely must have done something right lately, when I opened the parcel arriving last Saturday.

It was a present from a German blogger. Check out her blog: she's on a fashion diet and buys no clothes for one year. Very tough! And a great experiment! I'm not sure if I could do that.

My eyes were immediately as bright a the wonderful colors in the box: full of lovely products from Manhattan Cosmetics.

The pic with the nail polishes above looks like easter eggs in a nest, don't you think? :-)

So wonderful and beautiful colors! Can't wait to try them all!

Thank you so much again for the present!!! 

Thinking Of A Short Hair Cut?

Running over the pages of my last years Russh-collection, I found this editorial with an amazing short hair cut.

Although the hair is short - just about 5 - 8 centimeters shorter than mine - there are many ways to style it.

It's a little bit 80, a little bit punk and you will need a lot of hair gel or wax.

I'll give it a try. Just the styling, not the cut. I still can't decide if I should let my hair grow or cut it again...

Have a great week!

Different Graphic Black Eye Make-up

Spotted in an issue of the Australian Russh: a wonderful editorial with graphic eye make-up only in black.

I'm a big fan of this magazine. Actually it was love at first sight, when I saw it on a holiday a few years ago. The paper, the print and the very laid-back style persuade me to order an expensive intercontinental subscription for one year to "prolong" my holidays. What a pity, the year is over.

Have a look!