Skin Essentials

The Body Shop - Skin Essentials 


The Seaweed Collection from The Body Shop has the most refreshing products. They leave a minty fresh feel on the skin and as soon the smell of the product touch all your senses you're hooked!

THE STARTER KIT INCLUDES FOUR ITEMS 

Seaweed Cleansing Facial Wash 

"Refreshing gel removes impurities, makeup and excess oil". 

Seaweed Clarifying Toner 

"Refreshing, alcohol-free toner removes impurities and reduces excess oil". 

Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream

"Moisturizes dry areas, controls excess sebum and shine".

Seaweed Clarifying Night Treatment 

"Balances excess oil as it moisturizes".

This series is optimal for combination / oily skin. If you fall into this category try this starter kit! We bet you that you will buy the original series as soon as the kit runs out! 

Have a minty fresh start & end of your day! 

xoxo 

DY & Roe 

Swedish Spring

The Swedish spring is so unpredictable! 

When people complain about  bad spring weather they usually are talking about the crazy amount of rain- well readers these people have not lived in SWEDEN! Here, the weather is so unpredictable that we are almost mid April and its snowing! 

View from the kitchen - and no its no joke its April in Sweden!

We got our hopes up and changed our wardrobe and nail colors!  As you might remember DY got some gold glitter tips now she feels like it does not go together with the WINTER that we are experiencing so she had to change her nail color to a more winter friendly tone.

Its beautiful but so frustrating that we cannot experience spring with pastels and fun colors! Obviously you could, but its feels out of place to do so when everything is covered with snow! We're going to be positive and embrace these tones on our nails for now =) it aint ugly its faboosh!

 

Are we crazy or do you feel us when it comes to fashion (and anything to do with color) it is definitely weather influenced?

xoxo 

DY & Roe

Makeup Bags, Cases or Boxes?

Makeup Storage can be tricky! 

We all store our makeup in different manners, some like them on a desktop others in bags. Obviously this all depends on how much makeup you have. If you only use a few products you might just have them on a desktop (or bathroom sink!). 


In our opinion, makeup bags are difficult too use if you have more than a few products, they get easily full and dirty ;/ Makeup cases feel too big for just one person, however, it's perfect for all you makeup artists out there! 

We are going to share a favorite way to store our makeup! 

A makeup box! 

These makeup boxes are really  'craft' boxes! They can be found at craft stores, according to them it should be used to store different crafting tools ( scissors, glue, glitter, paper, paint brushes etc.) We immediately saw the box as  perfect makeup boxes! 

You can fit big palettes, bushes, bottles in the bottom level and the other two levels can be used for single eye shadows, mascaras, makeup pencils, small scissor (for eyelashes!) makeup glue whatever you have! It is really easy to travel with these boxes. I (DY) have two boxes one for makeup products and the other for just makeup tools but start by getting one and see how it compliments your stuff! 

If you are quite anal about neatness & like things in a logical order you have to get one of these! 

Go to your nearest craft store and get one!  

xoxo 

DY & Roe 

Benefits of Vitamin B

The benefits of Vitamin B are many! 

The main health benefits of vitamin B are the following. 

• Support and increase the rate of metabolism.
• Maintain healthy skin, hair,nails and muscle tone.
• Enhance immune and nervous system function

All B vitamins are water-soluble, and are dispersed throughout the body. Most of the B vitamins must be replenished regularly, since any excess is excreted in the urine.

B vitamins are found in whole unprocessed foods. Processed carbohydrates such as sugar and white flour tend to have lower B vitamin than their unprocessed counterparts. B vitamins are particularly concentrated in meat such as turkey and tuna, in liver and meat products. Good sources for B vitamins include whole grains, potatoes, bananas,  lentils, chili peppers, beans. 

After reading about the benefits of vitamin b, one might argue and say that the b might stand for BEAUTY ;) its good for your hair, skin, nails and other biological benefits! Make sure you get your daily dose of vitamin B. 

Stay beautiful with vitamin b ;) 

xoxo 

DY & Roe

NailArt

Our Contributions to CVS Beauty NailArt competition 

A few days ago we entered CVS twitter NailArt competition, we were unfortunately (for us ha!) not picked as one of the 10 winners. But we like these nailarts so much we wanted to share with you guys! Our two contributions were very different from each other.

First contribution 

It is kind of inspired by the ladies on The Sopranos especially Adriana La Cerva. (loved that show!) 

Second Contribution 

A fun royal blue with silver details design. The nails are a bit shorter than they usually are but so faboosh!  

What did you think about these design? Do you have any fun ideas for nailart? We would love to hear about  them! 

xoxo

DY & Roe 

Stretchmarks -Bio Oil

The little bottle of relief! 

There are facts of life that no one likes to speak about and this is one of them is - Stretchmarks. Many women have them and they look different on different bodies; some are red others are white. Women who have stretchmarks look for the cure constantly! Unfortunately, there is not much out there that really helps. However, there is one product that helps to get rid of some of the stretchmarks (from my [DY] experience) 

Bio‑Oil is a specialist skincare oil that helps improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks and uneven skin tone. It is also effective for aging and dehydrated skin. Keyword here is improves they will be completely gone but there is definitely an improved appearance! 

How to use Bio Oil 
Before you rub the troubled area with Bio Oil you should scrub it with a body scrub (a favorite is The Body Shop's Mango scented body scrub). After you have scrub the area pour some of the Bio oil and rub circularly on your skin. 

Hope this will help you too =)) 

xoxo 

DY & Roe 

To each her own

We all have our favorite perfumes 

Both of us have very different taste in what scents we prefer. Depending on our mood, season or even what impression we want to make; we prefer certain scents. Our (current) favorite scents are the following 

DY's Choice                           Roe's Choice 

RALPH by Ralph Lauren

Hypnôse Senses by Lancôme

RALPH by Ralph Lauren is a perfume I used a few years back, then I to a break from it but I bought a new bottle a few months ago I am loving it! It has a very fresh floral scent (love it during spring and summer time) which can be used daytime or later in the evening.
                         - DY 


Hypnôse has a unique scent which also is appropriate for day and night. It has been my favorite for a while now. The scent hints some major luxury, it has a very feminine feel to it. Most importantly the scent lasts all day long! 
                         - Roe 

What are your favorite scents? Your all time favorite? Let us know! =) 

xoxo 

DY & Roe 

How-to-get-the-look Academy Awards 2012

Tis the season! Award shows are on full gear! We just did a how-to-get-the-look Grammy's edition and now it's time for the best awards show in the entertainment business The Oscars™. It only comes by once a year, as soon as the show is over everyone anticipates next year's show! There were so many beautiful ladies (and gorgeous gentlemen ;)

This year  one caught our extra attention with her stunning dress but most of all her stunning makeup! Off course we are talking about Jennifer Lopez in her AMAZING Zuhair Murad gown! 

Image via Getty Images

From a distance she looked amazing, whenever there was a close-up you could see that she was even more flawless. The choice of color with this gown was just a stroke of genius by who-ever-is-doing-JLO's- makeup!  

Base

As usual, Jennifer Lopez has preferred a more shimmering base makeup. Start off by using good day cream, No 7 Moisture Quench  from Boots is a fragrant free day cream which is absorbed in seconds! A great products which goes to proof that a budget product does not mean low quality ;) A foundation that gives a full coverage and has little shimmer (but just enough to give you the JLO glow!) is Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation from  M.A.C. The foundation in the picture is NC25 which is in the same tone color region as Jennifer Lopez has. If that is not your color M.A.C always have a range colors for everyone, no worries ;) Finish off the base makeup with a shimmering blush with pink pigmentation with an ounce of  bronze color. Mineralize Blush from M.A.C. Warm soul is perfect for this look just make sure that you use a small amount! 

Eyes

 Jennifer Lopez is a fan of the earthy tones. Brown, beige, gold are colors that she seems to prefer. This time is no exception. Always start by using a good qualtiy eye primer, if there is something that is worthy spending an extra dime on it's this! M.A.C. has a great eye primer Paint Pot. The Paint Pot in the picture is Soft Ochre choose a Paint Pot that is close to your own skin tone.
As we can see in the close-up picture of Jennifer Lopez she has a shimmering light eyeshadow Wet n' Wild has an amazing eyeshadow pallet Vanity which has a shimmering light beige (champagne like color) make sure to apply the eyeshadow on the lid and up towards the eyebrows. In the hollow regions of your eyelids apply Make Up Store eyeshadow Kakaw. Because Kakaw is a dark brown eyeshadow it needs a light brown/gold eyeshadow (Wet n' Wild Vanity Palett) to ease the contours. 
H&M's  Chocolate eyeliner pen is a easy to handle pen which lasts longer than you would think! Draw a thin stroke of the brown pencil on the eyelid but also on the lower parts of the eye. You will need a white eyeliner (which Jennifer Lopez loves!) to draw just above the brown eyeliner at the end of the eye and on the under eye.
Choose Eyelashes that are natural look and not too dramatic. Ardell's #125 is perfect for this look. 

Lips

Jennifer Lopez has chosen a pale beige/pink lipstick. Make Up Store has a lipstick which is a favorite among many called Baby or M.A.C. equivalent Creme d'Nude goes perfectly with this look!
 

 Have fun with this look! Glam it up ;)

xoxo 

DY&Roe 

Finally the perfect spring lipstick!

We are seeing a lot of brands really going all in with  pink shades of lipstick. Isadora is not the exception! They have come out with their Jelly Kiss lipsticks! Today, I finally got my Isadora nr 54!! 

Isadora's Jelly Kiss nr. 54 is a fun lipstick and very true to its collections name because it's really moist just like jelly! The lipstick is like a lip balm + gloss and the most important it has incredible pigmentation.The color is a bright pink but still a feeling of a frosty rose which is perfect for this late winter and early spring time of the year!  This shade of color is all over the place! Make sure to try it ASAP because you will get hooked!

 xoxo 

DY

How-to-get-the-look Grammys 2012

Adele Edition 

Adele was not only shining at the Grammys because of the amount of shimmering Grammys she had in her arms! She had a classic old Hollywood makeup with carbon black eyelashes with a matte red lipstick and a non-existing blush she prefered a matte foundation instead which she pulls of gracefullly. 

Base

Starting off by using a foundation that gives a full coverage and a matte look is a good start to getting Adele's Grammy look! Maybelline's Dream Sating Foundation has a mousse like quality that is easy to apply and gives a full coverage without looking greasy. No blush is needed for this look!

Eyes 

As you can see (the image above) Adele has a very bright eyeshadow Too Faced's Romantic Eye palette has just the right colors to give you the right look! The eyeshadow Soulmates is a bright beige color with very little shimmer but enough to make a difference ;) Apply Soulmates on the entire eyelid and apply eyeshadow Cut the Cake very gently on the hollow regions of your eyelids, but a very small amount of Cut the Cake otherwise you will look like lavender ghost! 

Adele is a huge fan of dark liquid eyeliner and that is exactly what you need for this look! A carbon black eyeliner and mascara is perfect ;) Estéer Lauder Double Wear Liquid Eyeliner and L'Oréal Paris Telescopic Mascara. 

To finish off the eye look is a pair of eyelashes from Ardell's (our favourite eyelash brand!). For this look #101 is just perfect! Do not use these eyelashed if you want a natural look, these eyelashes are anything but natural looking! They are dark, think and long = very dramatic! 

Lips 

Finish off the entire look with a matte red lipstic of your choice! M.A.C red is a classic and a natural choice for us to give this look a last push! 

xoxo 

DY & Roe

Tutorial for the perfect blow dry by Percy & Reed! 

The tutorial shows how easy it is to get the perfect blow dry with the right products! The products used in this tutorial are Smoothed Sealed Sensational Volumising No Oil Oil, Abudantly Bouncy Volumising  Mousse and Reassuringly Firm Session Hold Hairspray. The combination of these three products give a long lasting perfect blow dry that does not look heavy or stiff!

 

Spring Makeup Trends 

Rose kissed Cheeks 

Spring time is upon us and that means it's time to brighten our makeup! Blushes that are on the pink color spectrum are trending now like never before. Pink-ish blushes enhance our natural color and give a us a effortless glow perfect for springtime!

M.A.C  Pink Swoon is a heavy pigmented and long lasting deep pink blush  Available here    $20.00 or Available here  225 SEK, e.l.f. mineral blush Joy is a pale pink blush which is ideal for a light finishing blush as well as the perfect choice for a beautiful blush that is easy on the wallet! Available here   $5.00.
Make Up Store blush color Sea Shell is the Swedish equivalent to M.A.C. Pink Swoon great pigmentation with a reasonable price tag Available here  155 SEK. Christian Dior  DIORBLUSH #533 Passion Fruits is a blush palette where you can mix two shades of beautiful pink nuances which gives a more peachy look rather than a pale pink one ;) the extra dimes are for the long lasting effect!  Available here   $42.00 or  Available here  389 SEK.

Any of these beauties will enhance your ultimate spring time look! 

Get a jump start now in February while Valentine's Day is just around the corner!

xoxo 

DY & Roe

From Our mouths to God's ears! 

LIP SMACKER  has together with Paul Frank introduced an amazing lip gloss (and balm might we add) for these freezing winter days that take such a toll on our lips!

Its called BIGGY for a reason

BIG in moisture 

BIG in gloss 

BIG in flavour

and off course BIG in bargain! 

Paul Frank's BIGGY Lip Gloss collection comes in four different flavours: Clancy's Cotton Candy,  Julius’ Strawberry Banana, Julius’ Red Raspberry, Sheree´s Sweet Sugar Berry.  Our favorite is Julius' Strawberry Banana! The collection is  Available here for only $3.95. Swedish fans can find the BIGGY collection at any Åhlens department stores for only 49 SEK.