3 Topshop Eyeshadows

PT: À alguns meses atrás passei pela Topshop na época de saldos e é normalmente quando eu compro qualquer cosinha por lá. Eu decedi explorar um pouco a maquilhagem e acbei por comprar um verniz (que eventualmente irei fazer um post) e três sombras para os olhos.

No que toca a maquilhagem, a Topshop não está necessariamente no topo da minha lista mas existem algumas coisas boazitas.

EN: A few months ago there was a sale at Topshop and normally that´s when I buy something there. I decided to explorer the Makeup stand a bit, so I ended up buy one nude nailpolish (that eventually I will blog about it) and three eyeshadows.

Now when it comes to makeup, Topshop is not necessarly on the top of my list but there a few nice things.

The Body Shop - Colour Crush Lipsticks

EN: I own two of the The Body Shop Colour Crush lipsticks, one in  the shade 125 which is a medium red and 335 in a dark/old rose colour overall they have a good pigmentation, they are creamy when you apply them and they have a bit of a sheen (I wish TBS would create some matte lipsticks), if you don't eat or drink the lipsticks might last for a while but if you do those things they are going to smudge off , so I would suggest wearing a lip pencil first in order to help your lipstick last longer.

L.A.B.2 Makeup Brushes

EN: Earlier this year in one of my many trips to Superdrug I stubble upon this makeup brushes from L.A.B.2 (which means Live and Breathe Beauty, the number 2 I believe it stands for the two Bs, it's like Bx2), they looked quite nice, so I decided to buy one of the brushes and BOY was I impressed and very soon after I bought a couple more, some of them are sold individually other in packs of four/five. 

The Bristles of the brushes are made of FiberLuxe Technology and in order to explain that I will use a quote from the L.A.B.2's official website:

"FiberLuxe technology™; cutting edge synthetic fibers specially designed with the softest and highest quality filaments; providing you with superior pigment pick up and release, even color distribution, precise makeup application, and flawless professional results."

M.A.C. - Midi-Mauve and Spice

EN: My M.A.C. collection is slowly growing, it will probably never be as big as other girls but I'm fine with that, I don't like to stick just to one brand, there is plenty of other brands that I want to explorer, I like to mix things up.

Last year after I bought my first M.A.C. lipstick and lip pencil, a few months later I bought another lipstick named Midi-Mauve with a lustre finish and a lip pencil in Spice.

When I went to the store I asked again for some help from one of the Sales Assistants in order to find a nice subtle nude colour so I could use when I wear darker eyeshadows.

Like last time I bought also the lip pencil in order to help the lipstick last longer because this lipstick  also has a Lustre finish so it has a very creamy formula and it's very easy to apply but the pencil that I end up buying (with the lady recommendation) makes the lipstick look more browner, so most of the times I just wear the lipstick on its own.

Cleaning your Brushes with Soap & Glory Massage Glove

One task that I never look forwards to do is to clean my makeup brushes. Having a lot of them might help you with not having to wash the same ones over and over very frequently but once you have a lot of them it also means you are going to spend more time cleaning them.

The other day I found this Soap & Glory Massage Glove and it immediately reminded me of another glove that Sigma released a couple of years ago in order to help wash makeup brushes, the only "problem" with the Sigma glove was the price. Yes it was (and it is) a good idea and it actually helps the task but some people didn't like the fact that it costs a bit for what it actually is, a rubber glove. 

So if you feel that the Sigma glove is a bit too expensive you might want to try then the Soap & Glory one that makes a great dupe for just £8.50 at Boots, which is more or less the same but also another purpose or in this case the real purpose of the Soap & Glory glove is to help you massage your muscles if you have any tightness and also if you have cellulite problems.

My Autumn Frangance - The Body Shop "Black Musk"

EN: Believe it or not something that really annoys me to buy is perfumes haha. Yes I love wearing perfumes but most of the times they are so expensive even for just 30ml. Alright prices aside, when it comes to smell preferences I like something on the sweet side, like for example some of my favourite are, the Britney Spears "Fantasy", Christina Aguilera "By Night" and Escada "Cherry in the Air" and to add to my collection this year I bought the new The Body Shop fragrance "Black Musk".
When I smelled this perfume for the first time I immediately fell in love, it ticks all of the boxes. It is sweet, warm, sexy and seductive, perfect for Autumn/Winter.

Early Birthday Gift - M.A.C. - Part 2

EN: A couple of weeks ago I showed you a picture of a M.A.C. bag, which was my early birthday gift from me to myself. So this is what I bought, a M.A.C. lipstick in "Spice It Up!" with a Lustre finish and a lip pencil in "Mahogany".

Back in 2009 I went for the first time to a M.A.C. in Portugal and the man who worked there ended up doing my makeup for free and he gave me some free samples. One of them being a lipstick which was my favourite colour ever. Somehow during the Christmas of 2009, travelling from London to Portugal and vice-versa I lost it :( and I had no idea the name of it I could only remember the colour but since M.A.C. stuff is expensive I've been on a hunt for years for something similar. I did find something close I suppose from Sleek Makeup a Pout Paint but after you apply it it dries and it fades pretty quickly.

Anyways, one day after work I went to M.A.C. and I asked the girl that work there for help to find a nice cherry colour that I could easily wear it everyday. She first applied one that was a bit too dark - that I might buy it later on - but then she applied the Spice It Up and OMG I kid you not the smile on my face of like "I FINALLY FOUND YOU!".

So I ended up buying the lipstick and the lip pencil. I will wear the lipstick on it's own most days but if I need a bit more definition or to make it a bit darker I will use the lip pencil. And so my M.A.C. obsession as begun haha.

What is your favourite M.A.C. product?

Haul | Collective Winter Haul

EN: Hello Bananas. There is not much to say because the video above says it all :D. But basically I finally filmed a new video and it was a Collective Winter Haul, things that I bought and received from the last 4 to 5 months (if not more).
In the video you can already see my new Ray Ban glasses :3. What do you think about them?
Hope you enjoy it. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel if you haven't already :D.

PT: Olá Bananas. Não há muito para contar porque está tudo explicado no vídeo em cima :D. Mas basicamente, finalmente consegui filmar um novo vídeo e foi sobre as minhas compras durante o Inverno, coisas que comprei e recebi nos últimos 4 a 5 meses (se não mais). 
No vídeo já podem ver os meus novos óculos da Ray Ban :3. O que acham deles?
Espero que gostem. E não se esqueçam de subscrever no meu canal caso já não tenham feito isso :D.

Haul | Summer Shopping

Yeah you read it right, "Summer Shopping" this post is very delayed one of the reasons why it's because the photos were all over the place. Since my Laptop died I have photos on my old home computer, my personal external drive and another drive that my cousins lent me because I just had to much stuff on my laptop. And since I can be a bit lazy at times (hey I'm human) I wasn't in the mood to search all of the photos in the endless folders that I have nevertheless here is the post here are things that I bought.

Funny enough I didn't buy ANY clothes for myself this Summer, wow Karen wow. Oh I also made a video but it's in Portuguese.

Haul | Bags & Shoes Video

Hey everyone! FINAAALLLYYY I was able to upload this video on Youtube! God it was kind of hell for me. I recorded in June when I was still was in London, since it was my last week in London I didn't have much time/patience to edit the video so I did that when I arrived to Portugal buuuttt it wasn´t a smooth process. I have 2009 Windows Vista laptop and 2003 Windows XP desktop computer... so since it´s crazy hell to edit videos on my desktop pc, I had to do on my laptop, but after editing I had problems saving it, ´cause the fucker would overheat and puff... -_-..., when I finally managed to upload it I had Youtube problems -_- because I had some Copyrights problems in the past, I can´t upload on my channel videos more than 15 minutes long, and my video was 17m RSRSRSRSRSRSAAAHHHH, then my laptop crashed because of the power cuts and I didn´t feel like using it for some days, then yesterday I edited my video again, I cut some parts where I was just rambling and cut off about 3 minutes...

SSOOOO conclusion I hope you like the video, it´s about bags and shoes, most of them that I already shared with you here on my Blog with Pictures.

New: Shoes #2

 EN: Hello everyone! Today I'm sharing with you a new pair of boots that I bought a couple of weeks ago at a store called New Look. Me and my friend Zuzana after going food shopping, we made the "error" of going to New Look XD. And... there they were, only two sizes available and one of them was mine. They were originally about £34.99 and I bought them for £18. Burgundy "suede" and golden glitter heels, quite an odd mix right? But I fell in LOVE with them! I probably have to wait until September to wear them but then again here in London most of the days are so crappy that I could probably wear them here already.

PT: Olá a todos! Hoje trago-vos um par de botas que comprei a um par de semanas atrás numa loja chamada New Look. Eu e a minha amiga Zuzana depois de termos ido ao supermercado comprar comida, nós fizemos o "erro" de passar na New Look. E... ali estavam elas, disponíveis em apenas dois tamanho um deles era o meu. Elas eram originalmente cerca de £34.99 Libras e comprei-as por £18 Libras. "Camurça" em Bourdeaux e um salto com glitter dourado, uma mistura um pouco estranha né? Mas eu apaixonei-me por elas! Provavelmente terei de esperar até Setembro para poder usar-las mas vai na volta aqui em Londres a maior parte dos dias são tão manhosos que provavelmente poderia usa-los por cá já.

The Body Shop Haul #1

 

EN: Hello everyone! I´m so exicted to share with you this post! I was going to do yesterday as soon as I got home after shopping, but then I was soooo tired by the end of the day I couldn't keep my eyes open. Anyways, NOTE that not all of these items were bought all together, some I got them as a magazine freebie. Onto the presentation.

PT: Olá a todos! Estou tão entusiasmada por partilhar este post convosco. Eu era suposto ter feito ontem assim que cheguei a casa depois das compras mas estava tãããooo cansada no final do dia que nem conseguia manter os olhos abertos. Anyways, NOTA eu não comprei isto tudo de uma queijadada, aliás algumas das coisas vieram com revistas como oferta. Bora lá para a apresentação.

New: Hair Accessories #1

Hello everyone how's it going?

Today I will share with you some hair accessories that I bought recently in H&M and New Look. / 
Olá a todos, tudo bem?
Hoje trago-vos alguns acessórios de cabelo que comprei recentemente na H&M e na New look.

Caxuxa

This post will is written in English and Portuguese! / Este Post está escrito em Inglês e em Português.

EN: 

Haavvveee you met Caxuxa? I didn´t… up until last week at least. I was contacted by a Lady called Ana that represents the brand, she is a very friendly person.

Anyways, Caxuxa… Ana told a bit of the store History.  There is a store based in Braga (North of Portugal) but  if you can´t travel all the way to Braga you can also buy their stuff online on their website. They have clothes, shoes, bikinis, bags, accessories from brands like Primo Emporio, Água de Coco, Caramelo, Liu Jo, Paul&Joe, Komono and JEFFREY CAMPBELL! :D Plus Caxuxa is also a brand, they offers a Tailoring service and make bags and accessories to the customers taste.

And the BEST part is that my lovely Blog readers can have a 10% discount off (be aware, in certain items) their purchases. Just use the code (also called cupom) openingmymind. :D Isn’t that great news?!?!?!  Oh and did I mention that they ship internationally? ;)

Now I will share with you some of the items that I liked.

PT:

Já conhecem a loja Caxuxa? Eu não conhecia… até à semana passada. Fui contactada por uma senhora chamada Ana que representa a marca, ela é super simpática.

Ora bem, Caxuxa… a Ana contou-me um pouco da história da loja. Existe uma loja situada no Norte de Portugal, em Braga, mas se não podem deslocar-se de propósito até Braga, podem sempre comprar os artigos online no website deles! Eles têm desde roupa, calçado, bikinis, malas, acessórios de marcas como Primo Emporio, Água de Coco, Caramelo, Liu Jo, Paul&Joe, Komono e JEFFREY CAMPBELL! :D E mais, Caxuxa é também uma marca, eles oferecem serviço de alfaiate e fazem malas e acessórios ao gosto do cliente.

E a MELHOR parte é que os meus queridos leitores do meu Blog podem ter acesso a 10% de desconto (mas por favor tenha atenção aos artigos) das suas compras. Basta usarem o código (também chamado cupom) openingmymind. :D Não são óptimas noticias?!?!?! Ah e já mencionei que eles vendem internacionalmente?

Agora irei partilhar com vocês as peças que eu mais gostei.

Bikinis of Água de Coco

Sunglasses from Komono

Bond Gold Black Watch from Komono

White and Purple Watches from Komono

Peach Jumpsuit (Macacão) from Paul&Joe

White dress from Caramelo

Jeffrey Campbell Litas

Jeffrey Campbell, Foxys and Lita Mushroom

EN:

From now on the right side of my Blog there will be a Banner of Caxuxa. This... what happened right here... it´s something that I NEVER thought it could happened to me... I mean my Blog is almost 5 years old and I have a "small" number of followers (but I still love you all <3) compared to some Bloggers that started this year and already have double the amount of followers - honestly I don´t know how they do it -, so for Caxuxa to get in contacted with me was a BIG surprise! Thank you Ana.
For more information please visit:

Caxuxa website: http://www.caxuxa.com/index.php

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caxuxastore

Happy Shopping everyone!

PT:

A partir de agora do lado direito do meu Blog haverá um Banner da Caxuxa. Isto aqui... que aconteceu... é algo que eu NUNCA pensei que poderia acontecer... Quer dizer o meu Blog tem quase 5 anos e eu tenho um número "pequeno" de seguidores (mas continuo a amar-vos todinhos <3) comparando com outras Bloggers que abrir o seu Blog este ano e já têm o dobro de número de seguidores - sinceramente não sei como conseguem -, por isso, o facto de que a Caxuxa ter entrado em contacto comigo foi uma GRANDE surpresa! Obrigado Ana.

Para mais informações visitem:

O website da Caxuxa: http://www.caxuxa.com/index.php

Página no Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caxuxastore

Boas compras!

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They belong to Caxuxa.

E.L.F. Cosmetics purchases #1

Hello everyone! So today will finally show you what I got from E.L.F. (Eyes Lips Face) Cosmetics a couple of weeks ago.
On the days I think 14,15 & 16 of April, E.L.F. was doing a special offer if you bought things above 10 Pounds / 12 Euros and inserted a certain code before paying your stuff, you could get a free Bamboo brush, plus a possibility of winning a gift bag or something. So I actually made two separate purchases on the same day XD, so that way I got two bamboo brush with each order haha. For each order I had to pay about I think 2 Pounds something for the shipping/delivery.

House stuff #1

 

These are a few  things I bought for the last 3 months since I arrived to London. Has you might know, I am living with some family members here in London so it means that I have a full furnished room and don't need to buy much stuff. But... knowing myself like I do, I had to buy a few little things for the room that I needed. So let's start!

New in the Shoes Department #1

My black Pistol Boots from Select.
I needed a new pair of practical heel boot in black, and incomes the Pistol Boots. I love them so much! In the begining I could only spot very expensive ones like from TOPSHOP for like 70 t 80£ pppffffffff and then I found these one from Select for like 18£. SOLD!

My Minty Pumps from Primark. Do I really need to say anything? They are cute, freaky high, they are in these season's colour and only for 12£. Ooohhh Primark Primark... I wanted to buy ALL OF THE SHOES IN EVERY FREAKING COLOUR... but I can't I can't....

And last but not least, these Silver "Stilettos" shoes.  Yes they have a red  sole but no, they are not Christian Louboutin lol they are from Select. They were only 10£ >.<. The reason why I still have the white price sticker, is in case I want to change them for a size up, I have 14 days t exchange. No worries I will take it off.

Soooo do you like any of them? I know I do XD

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Amazon... we meet again #2

Last week the things that I bought trough Amazon arrived, actually faster than I thought it would. If you had read my last post about the subject I ordered a sample size bottle of the Moroccan Oil and some Sony headphones. I did the purchase on Monday (20th) evening last week and in the end it said that my stuff would arrive between the 25th and 29th of February... but actually arrived on Thursday (the 23rd)! I got home late that day, because I went to a little concert that evening and then I checked out the living room and there they were both of them, I was sooo EXCITED!

New in the Bag Department #1

Hello everyone! Guess what? I´m sick! -_- After a weekend of full on fun, my body decided to get sick... go figure. Anways let me start sharing with you a few things that I bought here in London, I will start with bags for today.

From this trio, 2 bags are from Primark and one from H&M.

Amazon... we meet again #1

 

Very soon I will have these two babies in my possession! A sample size of the famous super hyped Moroccan Oil and new headphones from Sony.

I'm using Amazon U.K. to buy these items. I haven't used Amazon since my first and last time in 2009, when I bought one of those gamers headpphones with microphone for an Ex-bf of mine as a Christmas gift, they were super cool, the sound of the bass with those headphones were ORGASMIC, sooooo good. Anyways, now that I'm back in the UK I decided to purchase some things, for the moment are these two.

For the Morrocan Oil I decided to buy the 10ml sample size, because even though there is a lot of positive feedback, on Amazon you can read people's comments about the item and there were some negative comments like, that the product didn't do absolutely nothing what so whatever to their hair and that the product is not even from Morroco is from Israel or something, and some people were scared of the ingredients aswell, so based on this, instead of buying the 20something Pounds bottle and get disappointed, 'cause knowing my hair like I do I would probably will, I will buy this one for now for 5.98£ and see what happens. Have any of you guys ever tried the Moroccan Oil?

And Regarding the headphones, well I basically need new ones lol. What I really wanted was one of those Beats by Dre headphones but they are sooooooooooooooooooooooooo expensive >.<, so these Sony MDRZX100W Fashionable Headphones in White, will do for now, aren't they cute? Hopefully the quality of the sound will be good!

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