I am wishing you all a Merry Christmas!  May God bless you and your family. Hope you are having a wonderful time.

cookies from my younger brother

Love, Marina

I guess we all have a special little girl in our life,  it may be our daughter, niece, sister, cousin or just someone we know.

In my life – it’s my precious cousin Sophia whom I adore.

And since the holidays are approaching, I totally want to spoil her with a beautiful present.  A beauty related present would be awesome as we could have fun together, me with my ‘grown -up’ makeup and Sophia  with her set for little girls.

Luckily these days there are a lot of beauty products formulated for little girls so they don’t have to ‘borrow’ their Mum’s makeup as we once did.

She looks a bit different now and her hair is so much longer but that’s the newest set of photos I have. She adores lip glosses and nail polishes.

This is why the TownleyGirl press release I’ve got the other day really caught my attention.

They offer a cruelty-free and non toxic ‘makeup’ range for little girls. They have so many different sets: Nickelodeon Victorious, Sanrio Hello Kitty, Disney Princess,  Disney Fairies and Nickelodeon  Dora The Explorer make-up kits.

For kids 3+

Disney Princess Nail Polishes, $5

5 water-based, non-toxic nail polishes featuring 5 Disney Princesses: Aurora (magenta), Cinderella (light blue), Belle (yellow), Tiana (purple) and Arielle (coral)

Disney Princess Lip Jellie, $5

5 fruit flavored sheer lip balms featuring 5 Disney Princesses: Tiana (Majestic Grape) Aurora (Strawberry & Dreams), Arielle (Wishing Watermelon) Cinderella (Royal Blueberry) and Belle (Princess Peach)

Nickelodeon Dora The Explorer Lip Gloss Set, $5

Set includes 4 fruit flavored lip glosses in

I should have written this post yesterday but, to tell the truth, I was too lazy busy reading my book and catching up on different series I watch. So it is better late than never, right?

Here are just some things that inspired me this week, both beauty related and not.

But first of all here is a snap of the products that I’ve been loving lately.

I   like this makeup by Pat McGrath for Viktor & Rofl at Paris Fashion Week. This  is actually a bit strange as it is definitely not my type of look but for some reason I really like the pink and white feminine shades and the fairy-like lashes.

I was also very happy about the new  seasons of some of the shows that I am watching, especially

Here are just some random makeup questions and answers, I hope you enjoy them! And I would really love to hear your answers

Do you have any makeup memories from your childhood?

My Mum doesn’t really use makeup these days and she never wore  a full face of makeup on a daily basis as far as I know. But in the past I remember she would wear some on the special occasions.

I would never forget the cake mascara she had and how she would use a  lipstick as a blush. I also remember that she had a lot of lipsticks and I loved looking at them, occasionally I also loved using them on myself and… on  the wall. But well, to defend myself I can say that I don’t remember doing that as it was ages ago.

When did you start using makeup? Do you remember what brands did you get?

I’ve started wearing makeup when I was 14, I remember how I’ve asked my parents to get me some makeup for my Birthday and they did. They got me mascara, several eye shadows and lip glosses. I can’t believe that I don’t remember what was the brand’s name though. I remember that I was buying Mary Kay and Max Factor in the past and I was really enjoying both brands.

What product changed your idea about the makeup?

A lot of readers tell me that they would like to know  more about myself  so I think it’s nice to make more personal (but not too personal) posts from time to time. So here are my Ins and Outs for this month.

In

Great Skin

My skin looks so much better now, it is not dry and irritated. There are a lot of factors to “blame” for it. I don’t suffer from insomnia these days, I try to eat at the same time, and I go for a walk every single day. The other reason is Elemis Cellular Recovery Skin Bliss Capsules, these are really pricey but I can definitely see an improvement in my skin condition.

Walking

Now everyday I take a walk before work as it takes me less than 40 minutes to get there.

Turquoise

I am loving everything turquoise and light blue right now which is not very original but I don’t really care.

Some of my nail polishes, eye liners and jewelery

Foundation

I really love mixing my foundation with a bit of a darker foundation to make my complexion look healthy and not so pale.

Makeup

I did a makeup on the most gorgeous woman… my Mum. She doesn’t wear makeup but she was going to an important event so she gave me a call and asked if I could do her makeup. Of course I said yes!

More Time

I’ve made a decision to spend less time on-line! And it’s so amazing! Now I have more time to do the things that I love doing: