New beginnings

I decided to turn a new page in my life, so to speak. I think it was time and with me changing jobs seemed like a good option.
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Better eating issue

Lately I have been trying to improve my diet and attempting to eat better thus I have been trying many new and healthy recipes. So it is only logical that I would like to share it with you. 

To beginn this new series I shall start with quinoa porridge. Quinoa is considered a "super grain" and has been discovered by the Incas around 4 thousand years ago. It is one of the biggest protein providers in the world containing many essential amino-acids. It has up to double the amount of fiber compared to other grains, which has a favorable effect one cholesterol, blood pressure, heard disease and diabetes. It is also rich in iron, lysine, B2 and magnesium. So overall great to be integrated into ones diet.

In order to make the porridge you will need:

- 1 cup almond/rice or regular milk

- 1/3 cup quinoa grains 

- 1 apple (graded) 

- dried fruits of your choice

- 1 tbl spoon vanilla extract

- 1/2 t spoon cinnamon 

- 1/4 t spoon ground nutmeg 

- some almond flakes (garnish)

- some maple sirup

What to do:

First soak the quinoa in some cold water for 15 min. to accelerate the cooking process. Grade an apple and sprinkle it with some lemon juice to prevent blackening and set aside. Chop up the dried fruits. Today I have used dried apricots. 

Boil the milk and add the drained quinoa stirring frequently. When quinoa is nearly done, add the other ingredients and cook together for another minute or so.

Let it cool for a few minutes, sprinkle with almond flakes and some maple sirup and enjoy. 

Life and other things

So life - that big thing surrounding us... Am I the only one finding it complicated? Am I the only one wishing there was a manual to it? What is the right decision? What am I supposed to do? Just relying on a hunch sometimes doesn't seem enough. And as if the uncertainly wasn't enough it usually goes together with fear. The fear to make wrong decision, the wrong choice. What if I screw up? What if the choice is wrong? Will I be able to fix it afterwards? What if I won't be any good? What if I'll fail?

I guess in the end I'd just have to try and if it doesn't work just try and try again... 

Recently I was reading this article about Generation Y and how we all think that we are special, thus having great expectations and should those not be me met making us up satisfied with our life. 

So how am I supposed to use this knowledge in order to cope with my situation? I'm guessing I'd have to wait and see...

Take the day off - Part 1 evening skin care

I realised that I actually have no updated skin care on my blog and now with the season change I figured it would be the perfect time.

The first part will tackle the cleansing so let's dive in.

More towards the winter I need to adjust my cleansers since my skin gets quite dry and flaky on my forehead and on my cheeks. 

My magical trio works well for me. I use the Clinique "take the day off" balm on my dry face and really massage it in. For my eye makeup I prefer to use MAC's cleanse off oil just because it is more liquid to beginn with and thus easier to work around the eyes.

Bear in mind that I do not use a flannel to take it off but rinse of with water and then proceed to Clarins' gentle foaming cleanser for sensitive or dry skin. I massage it over my skin and I'm not gonna lie I do enjoy this because it feels very rich and luxurious plus the smell is devine. I then use one of those rubbery brushed to give my face a nice cleansing and gentle exfoliation and after that we are done. The skin feels incredibly smooth and is ready for further steps so stay tuned!

Hooded eyes

So as you guys may or may not know I have hooded eyes. I really wish I had a nice crease but unfortunately that is not the case. 

Having a hooded eye means that the makeup, that is shown in makeup tutorials or magazines needs to be adjusted to the eye. I struggle particularly with the winged eye liner because, obviously depending how far your "hood" goes, it is not possible to follow your bottom lash line for the direction on the wing. 

Over the past few days I seem to have been totally obsessed with Korean tutorials because their eye shame seems to be more similar to mine (post op.). I am mentioning this because there are many more techniques that can be used on a mono lid is and I just read today that every 5th woman in Seoul has subjected herself to some kind of beauty enhancement procedure. 

The way they do the wing is basically drawing an imaginary line from the tear duct and just continue this line at the other end. The line can then be softened with shadow and the crease can be defined lightly, but all in all a very nice alternative for hooded eyes. 

Images taken from: http://www.voucherlicious.com/deal/92-off-120min-korean-look-makeup-workshop-–-includes-hands-on-practice-live-demonstration-free-smo/r:33844

That jeans shirt

Finally after a while a new post and matching the NYFW it will be no other than an outfit post! 

Recently I have been loving the wider-shirt-and-shorts-look and been absolutely loving my new jeans shirt from forever 21. Since the summer in Tel Aviv is so hot, I've been waiting for a month and a half or so upon buying it until I could actually wear it. 

Shirt Forever 21 • Shorts Hallhuber (old) • Belt H&M (old) • Sandals Pull and Bear • Necklace Cubika • Ring Castro

Bare Minerals - Rosy Outlook

So when your best friend work as a buyer in QVC it comes with some perks, especially since he used to work in the beauty department. There are always some goodies waiting for me when I'm coming home. 

This time around I was gifted a Bare Minerals blush in Rosy Outlook and I have to admit that it is swiftly becoming one of my favourite blushes. It looks very natural and is extremely easy to blend out. The blush looks very natural on the face since I am very fair.

Víva España!

I figured that a style post would be nice for a change and what better time than summer to show off all the lovely pieces in your wardrobe? My thoughts exactly!

Today's outfit is all Spanish attire. The shirt is from Pull and Bear, the shorts and sandals are from Zara. 

I love the gold detailing on the shirt and the fabrics are all natural. 

Inglot Freedom System

At some point I discovered that we have an INGLOT store close to me and finally decided to go for a visit.

For those of you who are not familiar with the concept the store is a little like MAC. They have a freedom system which allows you to pick the eye shadows, powders, concealers and so on and create custom pallets. Now, I decided to first start with just 2 eye shadows that would be basic matte shades for when I go traveling so that I have one lid colour and a crease/liner colour. The palette itself is very handy and closed with magnets. Obviously they do have a huge colour selection and even some MAC dupes. The products are also less expensive than MAC and a lot bigger. 

I will report back on how the eye shadows are holding up since I haven't actually tried them yet.

The darker colour that I bought is number 335 and since the girl at the store already put them into the palette and I have no idea how to get them out to tell you the exact number of the lighter shade. 

I quite like the light colour all over the lid paired with MAC's Teddy along the lash line. It evens out the lid colour and looks very sophisticated because I am not one to wear a crease colour on a daily basis.

The repurchase

I do have to dedicate a whole post to this repurchase because this it the first time that I have fully used up a base product and even more so repurchased!

Since I have already written a review on it recently I will not go into too much detail but know that I seriously love this product and really don't know what I was doing without  it before!