I must say it's extremely cold outside, I decided to visit Starbucks for a session of blogging as when I stay at home I can't do anything really... With my peppermint tea to warm me up I must start with an adventurous haul at Inglot this week!

I've been obsessed with Inglot for a long time now but I mostly go for their eyeshadows and eyeliners other than anything else, to say they were one of the first companies coming out with the freedom system might be revolutionary but also impressive! I've always loved the freedom of choosing whatever I want for me in a palette so this time I went for things I never tried before from the brand. 

A blush and a contour powder - that gave me already too much head ache in a way - a brow gel in order to know whether I should go fot the Anastasia one or not, and finally a lipstick in pencil form as for the normal bullet ones I didn't seem to get along with any shade! 

After what seems like 3 hours and 75 triangles on my face I ended up with this look, if you want me to tell you why I simply don't have a reason! 

I just got inspired by a book and decided to do something different with my eye makeup which at the end resulted on a not expected full on face, ears and neck paint! 

In a way I just did it all very randomly the only thing I had in mind was a transition like from dark to light but not the vulgar way of doing black to white stuff, and also I wanted to use the triangles somehow!

I decided gold would suit this look well in the way of sharing the power of a (not so) bare face contrasting with the cold shattered purple and blue! I just like to experiment, I don't really sit down and think about a subject or make up a character on a face chart... I just pull stuff out of my drawers and let my hands do what they want in my face! Sounds weird after saying it but I just can't really come here and say 'oh I always plan my looks, this one represents a shattered glass of a profound coldness that gave up to the warmth and lustre of the gold" sounds good in a way but no, it just happened to be like this and I wanted to share it with you!

One thing I love doing on my not so wearable looks is different makeup on both sides of my face, I love transition of colours, even if they don't compliment or contrast each other, I know colour theory I just don't think much, as I already said, about what I'm really doing, I don't have something planned so it's hard to know what the end result can be. I love the fact I can create different designs and play in different areas at the same time! 

This look has a very luminous base, I can say I used more liquid highlight than actual foundation and loads of an illuminating eyeshadow all over the face, in the end I quite liked the result and even thou I'm not the best at posing for photography I still got a decent shot of what it looked like!

By the way, I just came home from work, I'm extremely tired but decided it was good to spend the rest of my afternoon playing with makeup, I want to get better each day, I admire this kind of makeup so much that I ambition to have my own photoshoots one day and be able to create outstanding looks... the key to get there is mostly practice, find new techniques and above all be as creative as possible! I'm just starting to get it more out, usually I focus more on eye makeup than anything else but I want to do full on face makeup, costumes and even prosthetics if I'm that adventurous! 

This is a way I found to express my love for makeup and its endless uses, I've done some of these before last year so I'll list them here if you're curious to see them!

Iridescent Goddess

I'm Not A Vampire

Purple Sugar Skull

If you're interested on the products I used here's the list:

Eyeshadows by Kiko - Purple -158 | Sky Blue - 162 | Dark Blue -283 (clics system) | Burgundy -136 | Gold - 256 (clics system) | Dark Brown - 240 (clics system)

Catrice Liquid Metal Eyeshadow in 010 Look Me In The Ice all over the face as highlighter 

Sleek Barekissed Illuminator in Monaco mixed with Max Factor Miracle Match foundation all over the face - 1 part of highlighter to 1/2 part of foundation

On my brows - Inglot Brow Liner Gel 21 & Kiko Clics System Eyeshadow in 283 (dark blue) plus Collection Glam Crystals Eyeliner in Hustle 4 on top mixed with some blue glitter!

Eyeliner - Kiko Precision Liner (black) Gosh Intense Eyeliner Pen in 06 Blue

L'oreal False Lash Sculpt Mascara

Lips - a mix of the gold and highlighting eyeshadows 

Hopefully you like this look as much as I do, in a way!

Thanks for reading,

Who would say Rich Tea Biscuits would give a lovely no-fuss cake? Portuguese people! You may or may not know I'm Portuguese, so Hey! or should I say Olá! 

In Portugal we have this cake that you find in almost every restaurant that's called "Bolo de Bolacha" meaning it's a cake made out of biscuits and since it's my boyfriend's favourite I decided to make it so he stops moaning about how much he misses it ;) 

The essence of this cake is basically Rich Tea Biscuits and coffee with a buttercream or in this case, a coffee double cream in between layers! I also decided to give it the extra glam with melted chocolate on top, but usually you don't find chocolate in the traditional version!

Finally I got me one of the Collection Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in Hustle 4, I've used it once so far and love it to give extra glow to my inner corners!

Out of Boots and in Superdrug territory I went for the Gosh Intense Eyeliner Pen in Grey and Blue, both colours super pigmented and very different from what I already own! The Grey is to die for, I love it so much, the Blue is between an electric and a navy shade, it's definitely a gorgeous option not to talk about the tip of the pen, it's thin and flexible super easy to use! I would definitely recommend it if you love pen eyeliners, they have more shades in the line such as the classic black or a brown!

Last but not least, a quick visit to Wilko made me come home with two more of the Essence Long Lasting Pencils in the shades 09 Cool Down - a true blue that I love for my waterline - 12 I Have A Green - a shimmery forest green that looks lovely with a soft brown eyeshadow look! I've been loving these Essence pencils for as long as I started wearing makeup and their black one is my favourite for the waterline as it stays put and is super pigmented!

What have you been picking up lately at the drugstore?

Looks a lot like Urban Decay made double presence in my collection last year and not only did I get the so beautiful Gwen Stefani palette that I couldn't resist the Vice 4 when I saw it in store! 

It is outstanding, breathtaking, whatever you can wish for in a palette apart from some things...

First official post of 2016 has to come with the most used in 2015 and in this case the products I sure recommend you to try this new year, if you haven't already!

I tried my best to pick one of each category but if I missed something don't mind me as it's quite hard to narrow down the favourites of the year to just 16 products!

First of all, I wish you a wonderful 2016 where all your dreams come true and your effort is recognised by the ones who mean the most to you!

It's been a while since I noticed some of my favourite bloggers posting less, taking breaks, feeling a bit down about their pages and even thou I'm not one to give up on anything I just started to feel a bit of the same... On the post where I talked about overcoming statistics you could read my opinion on the matter - blogging as a hobby vs blogging as a job - so for that you have an idea I do this for my own good... and since I've not been feeling that good for the past month or so I decided it was time to sit down and be honest about it.