FOTD | Festive

I'm posting so many makeup posts this month. And recipes. I don't know what's wrong with me and I truly believe you don't mind ;) Today is Christmas day! I hope you're spending it the way you want it to, may it be filled with joy, happiness and love.

I did this makeup two days ago (I'm pre-writing my posts, otherwise I won't be able to post them in the morning) and decided to share it with you. I love glitter, that's why I used it, unfortunately it's not seen that well in the photos though (I applied it in my inner corners and in the middle of my lids). I hope you still like it.

Products used:

Bourjois Healthy Mix sfoundation
Bourjois Healthy Mix concealer
Catrice All matt plus
Sleek blush Suede
Sleek blush Rose Gold
NYX blush Taupe

Catrice Eyebrow pencil
NYX Jumbo pencil Black bean
Everyday minerals Eye Our first date (dark brown-black shade)
Isa Dora Big Bold mascara Super volumizing
Barry M waterproof eyeliner
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Essence pigment Crystalliced 01 Frosted champagne
Essence pigment 20 Black sparrow

MUA lipstick shade 11

Merry Christmas!

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Grinch makeup (collaboration with Taya)

Ho ho ho, Merry almost Christmas ;)
If you remember, last year I did anti-Christmas makeup (check it out here) and it was a collaboration, this year I decided to do Grinch makeup and I wanted to be a collaboration as well. Taya from My little beauty world decided to be my partner in crime. But she did a manicure instread of makeup, which makes this collab even more fun :).
Check out her creation: HERE.

Inspiration behind the look: I didn't want to make this look traditionally green and red, because that would be casual Christmas look. Grinch is green, that's why I choose green on the eyelids in combination with black which can represent his "dark" side. Lips are quite natural, since his bottom lip is in flesh color (movie Grinch). Of course, I couldn't skip the Santa's hat ;) (and I'm sorry, I got carried away a little ;)).

Products used:
Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation
Essence Stay all day concealer
Essence Match 2 cover concealer
Bourjois Helath mix concealer
Catrice All matt plus Shine control powder
NYX blush Taupe
Sleek blush Rose gold

Avon eye primer
NYX jumbo pencil Milk
Sleek Snapshots (Kiwi flower)
Sleek Chaos (matte black)
Coastal Scents 88 palette (dark matte green, lighter matte green, light matte grey)
MAX eyelashes
Maybelline Rocket Volum' express
Catrice Liquid liner 
MUA 3 in 1 eXtreme contour liner in black
Barry M waterproof eyeliner
Catrice Eye pencil for brows

Rimmel Apocalips 101 Celestial

Hope you like it. Thank you for reading, looking and commenting.

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Christmas tag

Since I haven't really done anything Christmas-y on my blog yet, except for Gift ideas post (here), I decided to do Christmas tag. Answers are not particularly interesting, because I'm not crazy about Christmas, but it was last minute idea for today's post ;). I hope you still find it somewhat interesting.

Do you prefer a real Christmas tree or synthetic?
I believe we never had a real tree, it was always synthetic. And I will never forgot when me and my sister were younger and were decorating a really tall synthetic tree with our grandpa. We used ornaments in every colour. Around the tree we put grandpa's electric toy train, which was really old. Best memories :)

You're in a coffee shop, it's December, what do you pick up?
As usual - tea, preferably green tea. I basically drink just tea, lemonade, 100% juices and water. Not a lot to chose from :)
 
What's your favourite colour scheme for decorating the tree?
This year I did combination of blue and silver baubles and guirlandes (picture above). We change colour combination every year: red and gold or purple and silver are other two options.
 
Giving or receiving?
Giving. But I prefer giving gifts over whole year, when I feel like it, because I like to surprise people ;), holidays always seem to force me into giving. But we don't give big gifts, something small and if you need something. Even if just someone says to me that he loves me, that's the best gift. We forget value of someone's company - that's a gift too.

To Mince Pie or not to Mince Pie?
I'll have to go with not to Mince Pie, never had one and pies are not really something we ever made and ate. Besides that, I don't eat this kind of things.
 
What's your traditional Christmas lunch?
We don' have traditional Christmas lunch, if we do, we have dinner, but it doesn't happen every year, because my mum is a nurse and if she works over night, then it's just two of us at home, in that case we don't dine together. Otherwise I always make my own meal, because I don't eat half of the food on the table :) And last year I had some vegan desserts for dinner. Like a boss :)
 
Christmas Day Fashion
Leggings, long socks over them (embracing my inner 80's freak), hoodie. Most likely.
 
What's your favourite Christmas song?
You'll hate me for this, but I don't like Christmas songs. AT ALL. But I decided to pick one song this year with "Christmas-y vibe" and make it "my Christmas song". Panic! at the Disco: Collar full.
 
What is your favourite Christmas film?
Nightmare before Christmas, if that counts as a Christmas movie ;) Or Grinch, but I haven't watched it in forever.
 
Open presents before or after lunch?
Like I said, we don' have Christmas lunch, we have dinner before an actual Christmas and we usually open presents in the morning.

Even though I'm not a Christmas person, I kinda liked this tag ;)

I tag:
Jana - Small Bits of Loveliness
Taya - My Little beauty world
Sandra - The Puzzle of Sandra's life
Danielle - Kalamity Jane Kosmetics
Mimi - Mimi's Vanity Box

Tell me, what's your favourite thing about Christmas?

 

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Weekly makeup tag: Festive holiday

Another Wednesday, another makeup tag :)

This week's theme was "festive holiday", makeup suitable for holiday season, not just Christmas. I wanted to incorporate green and red, but also include darker colours with shimmah shimmah :). I wore this makeup on Monday, although I wasn't too happy with it, I decided to post it anyways, since yesterday I was too lazy to take a picture of my makeup. :)

Check out what other lovely ladies created on Aqeela's blog: click

Eyes:

- Artdeco eyeshadow 602

- Artdeco eyeshadow 49

- Bella Pierre pigment Tulip applied with Kiko mixing solution

- Barry M Bold black waterproof eyeliner

- Catrice Lashes to kill mascara 

- Sleek Au Naturel cappuccino & bark for eyebrows

Face:

- Missha BB cream

- Bourjois Healthy mix concealer

- MUA Bronzed perfection

- Essence Shimmer powder 01 prettylicious

Lips:

- Catrice 100 Lobster love 

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that you spend it with your loved ones. Sending you love, hugs and kisses.

<3

Anti-Christmas makeup look (collaboration with Gone2RehabBRB)

There are probably one billion tutorials, posts and videos on Holiday looks, so I decided to do something different, something not suitable for Christmas/holidays. And it's much harder than you think! So I went with black eyeshadow with pop of colour on the bottom lash line and dark lips. No green, no red, no glitter, no metallics! This is what I came up with:

Btw, this is a collaboration with Vanesa from Gone2RehabBRB. Check out what she created ;) CLICK.

Eyes:

- NYX jumbo pencil Black bean & Milk

- black matte eyeshadow Sleek Au Naturel

- Essence pigment WOW It's orange!

- Barry M Bold black waterproof eyeliner

- Catrice Lashes to kill mascara

- Catrice 350 Starlight Expresso - eyebrows

Face:

- Essence Clear&matt foundation

- Bourjois Healthy mix concealer

- Catrice setting powder

- MUA Bronzed perfection

Lips: 

- Artdeco Soft  Lip liner waterproof 91

- Catrice Ultimate colour Tell me Berry-tale

My camera wasn't cooperating with me today! ^^

Anyways, you can be the judge and tell me if this look is anti-Christmas/anti-holiday enough :)

Ta-ta!

Christmas giveaway! Open internationally

I have another giveaway for you!! I feel like it was just yesterday when I reached 100 followers and had a giveaway, but now I have over 200 GFC followers and Christmas is around the corner, so I want to give you my Christmas gift, unfortunatelly just to one follower. Don't worry, I'll have more giveaways in the future :)

• Artdeco All in one Mascara 01 black (this is my all time favourite mascara)
• Catrice Nail polish 650 Goldfinger (gold nails for holiday season :))
• Afrodita Aroma hand and nail cream Anti-age Grape seed oil & vitamin C (no dry skin allowed!)
• New Dawn Patchouli Face & Body Moisturizer-Light - travel size (I love this stuff!)
• MUA Undressed eyeshadow palette (dupe for Urban Decay's Naked palette! :))

Giveaway rules: 
If you'd like to win, please fill in the Rafflecopter form below!
You have to be a Google Friend Connect follower, I will check!
And you have to leave an email address, so I can email you back if you win. You can also enter with bonus entries named in Rafflecopter.

This giveaway is open internationally, it starts today, November 20th and it ends on December 9th.

Good luck!
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And thank you for being a follower!

Guest post by Krvava Meri: What to buy your loved ones for the holidays?

This guest post is by Krvava Meri of MEJKAP.si.

Berete gostujočo objavo, ki jo je napisala Krvava Meri z bloga MEJKAP.si.

The upcoming holidays often bring out one big question. How to pull off green eyeshadow with red lips?

I'm just kidding. But if that's the case, then take a look how Deja did it.

The ultimate question, I'll be referring here, is: What to buy your loved ones for the holidays? This is seemingly simple question, yet it throws up challenges that can baffle even the most inventive ones. It's even harder to answer if you're buying gifts for makeup lovers who already have loads of cosmetics. So keep reading to find out best gift ideas for your friends and family members.

Prihajajoči prazniki neredko odprejo eno veliko vprašanje, in sicer, kako uspešno združiti zeleno senčilo z rdečimi ustnicami.

Šalim se. Vendar če je to vaš osrednji problem, poglejte Dejino odlično izvedbo.

Glavno vprašanje sezone praznikov je seveda: Kaj kupiti svojim najdražjim za decembrske praznike? To je navidez enostavno vprašanje, ki vam lahko povzroči prave preglavice, če izbirate darila za kozmetične navdušence. Nadaljujte z branjem in najdite ideje za darila, ki bodo razveselile vaše prijateljice in družinske članice.

Listen!

Great gift ideas mainly come from one source: listening to your loved ones. Make sure you carefully listen when cosmetic enthusiasts are talking about their wish lists or the latest lemmings.

In one way, this piece of information can be used in its exact form. On the other, you can use it as an inspiration for a thoughtful gift idea.

For example, your dearest friend mentions she fancies OPI nail varnish in Golden Eye from the OPI Skyfall Collection. You can just buy it for her or search for similar, maybe even better, deal. You could give her an OPI set of three nail polishes called Get Bonded By OPI, which include Golden Eye, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Skyfall. That would be a truly magnificent gift for any nail polish lover.

Poslušajte!

Poslušanje vaših bližnjih vam bo dalo množico idej, kaj izbrati za darilo. Zato pozorno poslušajte kozmetične navdušence, ko govorijo o svojih največjih željah. 

Kar vam povedo, lahko uporabite na dva načina. Bodisi kupite, kar vam omenijo, bodisi poiščete še boljšo ponudbo. 

Za primer vzemimo, da vam prijateljica omeni, da ji je všeč OPI lak za nohte v odtenku Golden Eye iz zadnje OPI kolekcije Skyfall Collection. Lahko ji kupite ta lak ali izbrskate omejeno kolekcijo treh lakov Get Bonded by OPI, ki poleg Golden Eye vključuje še odtenka The Spy Who Loved Me in Skyfall. To bi bila sijajna izbira za katero koli zaljubljenko v lake za nohte.

Ampak če vam vaši bližnji ne razkrijejo nobenih namigov, poiščite ideje v spodnjem seznamu daril, ki bi razveselila vsako mejkap navdušenko.

But if they don’t give away any hints, you can always use the following list of ultimate gift ideas that would make any makeup lover happy.

1. You can’t go wrong with popular neutral eyeshadow palettes

Nikoli ne boste zgrešili s priljubljenimi nevtralnimi paletami za oči

Look for: Urban Decay Naked 2, MUA Heaven and Earth, theBalm Nude 'Tude, Sleek Au Naturel

2. Best sellers and current trends: all cosmetic enthusiasts enjoy the opportunity to try hyped products which they might have not bought for themselves

Vsaka kozmetična navdušenka uživa v možnosti preizkusa najbolje prodajanih in trendovskih izdelkov, ki jih mogoče ne bi kupila zase.

Look for: Maybelline Color Tattoo Gel-Cream Eyeshadows, L’Oreal Color Infallible Eyeshadows, Benefit High Beam, Revlon Lip Butter, OCC Lip Tar, Nars Orgasm

3. More often than not products from limited editions or holiday sets have a very special place in makeup collections

Izdelki iz omejenih in prazničnih kolekcij imajo neredko prav posebno mesto v mejkap zbirkah.

Look for: OPI Skyfall Collection, Benefit Sexy Little Stowaways, Clinique Whole Lotta Colour, L’Occitane Happy Hands Trio

4. Gift sets mean a great possibility to try out wide range of new products

Posebni darilni seti so izvrstna priložnost za preizkus širokega spektra novih izdelkov

Look for: Urban Decay Smoked 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil Set, Clarins All About Eyes, Too Faces Natural Flirt, Stila Lip Glaze Trio Foliage, Benefit Kit Sugarlicious

5. True makeup lovers will enjoy useful accessories and tools of the trade

Prave mejkap navdušenke bodo vesele uporabnih pripomočkov

Look for: Tweezerman tweezers and lash comb, Z palette, BeautyBlender, Real Techniques brushes, Ardell Demi eyelashes

6. Special treats for moments of relaxation

Privoščite jim razvajanje in sproščanje

Look for: Lush body butter Buffy and bath bomb Butterball, Burt’s Bees Tips and Toes Kit, Badger Cuticle Care

7. But if these ideas were no good for you then pick up a good inspirational makeup book or a gift card.

Če vam zgornje izdeje niso posebej koristile, se vedno lahko odločite za nakup inspirativne knjige o ličenju ali darilnega bona.

Look for: Makeup is Art (Jana Waru Ririnui), Makeup: The Ultimate Guide (Rae Morris) or About Face (Scott Barnes)

What NOT to buy (if you are having a hard time figuring out what would be the perfect choice)?

• Perfumes
• Base makeup (concealers, foundations, tinted moisturizers)
• Skincare

Česa ne kupovati (če nimate ideje, kaj bi bila popolna izbira)?

• Parfumi
• Pudri, korektorji in obarvane kreme
• Negovalna kozmetika

I hope you’ve found this post useful. Thank you for reading.

What would you like to get this December? Let me know in the comments.

Azra Mujkanović or better known as Krvava Meri (Slovenian for Bloody Mary) is an aspiring beauty blogger who dedicated her blog to true makeup lovers. If you speak Slovenian, be sure to stop by and leave a comment. You can also connect with her on Twitter.

Upam, da je bila objava koristna. Hvala za branje. Če potrebujete priporočila, kje slovenski kupci lahko najdete določene izdelke, se le oglasite.

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Azra Mujkanović ali bolje znana kot Krvava Meri je avtorica slovenskega bloga v vzponu. Spletna stran MEJKAP.si je namenjena pravim mejkap navdušencem. Če med njih sodite tudi vi, se oglasite in pustite kakšen komentar. Krvavo Meri lahko najdete tudi na Twitterju.
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I don't know what else to write know, Azra alreday covered everything :)) Thank you very much for this post, I really enjoyed it!

Have a lovely day, X Deja