I finally made the jump: my very first YouTube video is up!
How appropriate that it would be a first impressions on Emilynoel83’s collaboration with Makeup Revolution London: Emily is the type of YouTuber I have been watching for years and aspire to be. She is genuine, real, approachable and has no hidden agenda. She’s an inspiration and I truly wish her the best.
Go and check her reveal video here
​Go and check my first impressions and on the fly look with both her palettes here
#4truthinbeauty

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The packaging is really sturdy and to be honest way better than I expected for the price I paid for these palettes! It does not look cheap at all, actually I think they look quite elegant and sturdy. I can see myself traveling with those and, before you get your judging cap on, yes, I do need that many eyeshadows even when I travel because doing my makeup is therapeutical for me and makes me feel special :)

This one is the multitasker, you can do a whole look with it from start to finish, no fuss, no complications!
If all you want is a good quality and affordable basics palette for an everyday neutral look, then look no further.
You can buy it @Ulta: here

Or directly on the Makeup Revolution London Website: here
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This one is the cinnamon on top of your pumpkin spice latte or the cherry on the cake, whatever rocks your boat!
The wants is the door to bringing you options either to get you out of your comfort zone or to get you through every occasion.
You have a mix of warms and cool tones, mattes, satins and sparkly textures all consistently good quality eyeshadows.
Stay neutral or go colorful, go bright and festive or go dark and smokey. You have tons of options and hours ahead of play time with this one.

You can buy it @Ulta: here
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Or directly on the Makeup Revolution London Website: here

From the needs palette:
Blush: Joy over the TooFaced Peach my cheeks in Pinch my peach
Highlight: Gratitude
Bronzer/Contour: Courage
Under eye setting: Kindness

From the wants palette:
Midwest in the crease all the way to the inner corner
Laughcry in the crease, mainly on the outer part
Love tons on the outside of the crease and up to the middle of the lid
Pi Phi to intensify the outer corner and along the outer lower lash
Oh Heavens! As an inner corner highlight
Grateful in the inner part or the lid
Top story in the higher point of the lid

Other products:
Foundation: Dior Forever Undercover 24h full coverage foundation in shade number 010
Mascara: Benefit Roller Lash in Black
Setting powder: TooFaced Peach Blur Translucent Smoothing Finishing Powder
Brows: Benefit Babe Cake Classic Eyeliner Duo (discontinued)
Benefit Gimme Brow in shade 5
Lips: Rouge Dior Liquid in shade 999
Brushes: 
Kat Von D
75 Powder Brow brush
10 Lock-it Edge Concealer Brush
10 Lock-it Edge Foundation Brush
Hakuhodo
Brushes S103, S113, S142, S134, S162 from the vermillion range.

I have been to Lush today and that is a great epic moment for me! I tend to do a big haul around this time of the year so that I can get both the Christmas and Halloween specials in addition to the main line favorites.

I basically do a group buy once a year and then during the year, I'll just buy the odd thing that catches my eye.

I hope you like it !

Aujourd'hui c'était le jour J: j'ai fait mon achat groupé de fin d'année chez Lush!

Habituellement j'y vais une fois par an pour profiter des spéciaux de noël et de Halloween puis pendant le reste de l'année je prends seulement ce qui me tente pour essayer de nouveaux produits ou bien pour remplacer les favorits dans la ligne permanente.

J'espère que vous aimerez :)

Hoy fue un día especial ya que fue el día en que hize mi grande compra anual en Lush.

Yo suelo hacer una compra grande por esta época de modo a poder aprovechar los especiales de Halloween y Navidad, y luego, durante el año, solo compro puntualmente en la linia permanente o productos nuevos que me llamen la atención.

A mi me gustan especialmente los productos de baño en Lush, es que simplemente no he encontrado otros que me gusten tanto en la misma gama de precios.

¡Espero que os guste mi selección!

Un saludo especial a Ana y Miriam que fueron simplemente perfectas y hicieron que pasara un super momento con ellas en la tienda.

I have been invited to the Benefit preview at Sephora Triangle to discover their Christmas specials in Avant-Première. I am super excited to see what they have brought to our side of the pond as the sets I have seen in YouTube have me and the whole blogosphere quite interested!

I know I am veeeeeeeereery late on this one as it is a total cult within the blogosphere and YouTube beauty gurus out there. However I have to confess I tend to scare away from trying anything that is going through a big buzz out there because I end up putting my expectations so high I almost always end up disappointed. What I generally do is simple: I wait... Patiently!

Here is the idea behind holding back: if it's just a fashion it fades and if it is a truly amazing product it stays!

Bioderma was in vogue for two trends: the whole "eau micellaire" hype and then the amazing capacity to transform your skin gently.

I had tried other cleansing waters and although I like the refreshing feeling of the water I wasn't really impressed with the efficiency or even the effects on my skin. Hence why I let it to rest for a while longer before hitting the counter and getting it!

With summer my skin gets really sensitive and reactive, the heat makes me sweat wich is good to eliminate toxins but when it comes to my skin it just ends up in at terrible state: dry but prone to blemishes and very, very sensitive ! T.T

As I was in France recently and saw a discount on the green Bioderma (the one for greasy and combination skin) I decided to give it a good try!

Well guys, hats up, down and center: it is AMAZING!

I saw a difference on my first application! My skin felt refreshed and soothed almost instantly. My blemishes (which were very sore!!) just seemed to calm down on each application and started fading away!

For a few days I kept applying it morning and evening and if I felt a sore blemish or if it was very warm, I'd just pat my skin with some more on a cotton pad.

My skin is calmer and softer. And the blemishes seem to be less frequent and less active.

It's definitely a thumbs up!!