Happy New Year and My new year's resolutions

Looking back on my first post this year , my 2012 NY's Resolutions , i realized that i didn't really accomplished everything. But i think that's alright, there is always room for improvement. :)

2012 had been a busy year for me and a lot has happened this year, i graduated from secondary, i celebrated my 18th birthday, i went to Spain for the first time, i had my first job and of course first salary etc. it had been a fast year like most of the past years but this one, i think, it passed a lot faster. 

My Christmas Wishlist

it's the most beautiful time of the year, lights feel the streets with so much cheer!

i just love the feeling of this holiday season. everyone is so jolly and even though it is really cold outside you can still feel the warmth of people's hearts. was that cheesy much ? :)

by the way, today i will be sharing with you my Christmas wishlist for this year. i know i will not get all of them but hopefully one day...

christmas wishlist by xmisschiarax

OOTD : preppy nerdy x Firmoo and free glasses for everyone!

hello everyone, it has been a while since i posted an outfit here, so here i am with a new preppy style outfit. 

i wore this outfit last Sunday to 4 parties, yes four! it was indeed a very busy day for me. i needed something that i can wear to all of this parties because i didn't had the time to go back home and change from one outfit to another.  i went to 2 "confirmation parties " and 2 christmas parties.

i chose this outfit because it's an outfit that is not so casual nor so classy. it is preppy. 

Make sure to read till the end because in this post i collaborated with Firmoo sunglasses. and in this post you will know how to get free glasses. so make sure to check it out.

How to : fixing broken makeup.

broken makeup :(

we all had broken makeup powder right? i mean, yeah right? and it always piss me off ! because in a year i can break 4 makeup products. they either fall of my hands because of my clumsiness or i put it somewhere in my bag, and due to a lot of shock, it broke. 

expensive or cheap

new or used up already

favorite or not
we  had this situation.

so, i decided to do a post about  fixing my makeup powders. you can use this SOS for broken eyeshadows, powder foundations, pressed powders, powder blushes etc. 

it is really a quick method to revive your makeup. the materials needed are already at your house. 

materials needed: 

-rubbing alcohol ( best to use 90 %, but i don't have it, so i used 70% )

- wooden spatula/toothpick/tongue depressor/needle or anything else that can mush powder

-eyedropper/spray...

-tissue or a cloth

- and your broken makeup of course

Five things.

Happy 1st of december !
another five things here, if you want you can check out my first five things post here :)

1. Christmas

yay! first day of december so that means that Christmas is really soon, and  i'm so excited. we've been decorating our house for christmas for  2 weeks now :) you can really feel the Christmas Spirit .

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REVIEW : Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation / Fond de Teint Healthy Mix

hello everyone, i would just like to thank you for your tips on my last post , about Blogger's photo limit . if you have more tips for me, i would love to hear it there :)

so , today's post is about a product that i really love. This product is my most used foundation of all time. It is the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation. First of all, if you don't know yet, Bourjois is a french cosmetic company, it sells almost everything, from face products to nail products, to shampoos and body washes. Bourjois  is somewhat a brand between cheap ,affordable brands like Rimmel and Catrice  and high end brands such as Chanel and Dior. Bourjois  owns Chanel, which explains the similarities of their products especially their blushes. 

some people say that is is comparable with the Chanel Vita Lumière, but i can't really tell that because i haven't tried the Chanel one yet .

so here's the review about this Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation :

five things

hello everyone, today i'm starting a series of new blog posts. i'm going to call them "five things" . these five things are things that i'm loving at the moment or things that caught my attention. it could be food, color, trend, song, anything really that i'm loving.  so basically, i'm just sharing to you a part of my life :)

1. hot chocolate
when i'm blogging or just chilling ,  i like sipping a cup of homemade hot chocalate. i like topping mine with fresh whipped cream then caramel, it is just so good.

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OOTD : keeping it casual

hello everyone, i hope you're all doing good. well me , i'm really good and happy for unknown reasons :) i just feel happy :)

by the way, here's another outfit of the day . i just kept it casual yet not that so because of the blazer. that day i just went to run some errands, i went grocery shopping with mum and enrolled for language courses and passed some CVs or résumés at shops . 

this is one of my fave blazers of all all time, because it's longer than normal blazers. i also liked that it is made of cotton which made it comfier to wear. 

so back to the outfit, here it is : 

Review: ELF Studio brushes : Complexion and Blush brush

hey guys!

so today's post is about 2 ELF Studio brushes: Complexion and Blush brush. i've been meaning to do this post a while ago but i just want to test products that i will review long enough. because how could i review something if i just used it for once ? it will not be that accurate. so yea, here's my opinion about these two brushes.

TAG: I ♥ Fall and special announcement!

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hello everyone, i know FALL / AUTUMN had started awhile ago. so we started wearing cozy sweaters, boots and of course, cold nights with hot chocolate :) that is definitely why I LOVE FALL.

so, today's post as you can probably tell is a TAG : an I ♥ Fall tag. i have never did a TAG post, so yeah, here's the first one.

i saw this TAG all over YouTube, and i was like, i want to do this but i still don't do videos. but , oh well, i'm a blogger, so i could probably do this. ahah.

 here are the questions :

 ( don't forget to click more! )

DIY : Yogurt Mask and Happy Halloween :)

oh, how i love Do-it-yourself mask and other beauty recipes.

i just love to use natural products on my skin, and for me they're the best.

WARNING WARNING :

this mask is a NO NO for those who have allergies on dairy products .

sorry :|

BACK TO THE MASK :

yogurt, yoghurt, or however whatever whichever you spell it, it's still yogurt.

i personally don't eat yogurt, but then months ago, i saw various videos on YouTube about yogurt masks.

and then i tried it shortly.

so, why yougurt??

OOTD: Comfy as ever!

hello lovelies, i hope you're all doing well.

i don't really know why, but these days, it's actually hot in Belgium. Normally , it's already chilly in here by October, but now, i think i'm just having my first ever INDIAN SUMMER. October's ending and it's getting hot, the other day it was 19°C and today it was 24°C . 

stop with the rambling, here's an OOTD for you. me in normal days, when i just get comfy. 

by the way, i wore this when it was 14° - 15° outside. 

REVIEW: ESSENCE I LOVE ROCK gloss eye pencil : + swatches

hello hello my loves.

as the title goes, this is going to be a review about

ESSENCE I ♥ ROCK gloss eye pencil

first of all, this is my second eyeliner from ESSENCE, and i was really upset for the first eyeliner that i got.

 it was their basic kajal pencil. and it is just so dry!

if you don't know ESSENCE, basically it's a cosmetic brand that sells really good quality products for cheap prices, like lip liners for 0.99 cents, or lipglosses for €1.50 . really cheap but good quality.

this one,  like all of their I LOVE edition makeup is worth-buying. probably more expensive than others but not that much since it's limited edition.

all about belts

BELTS

i just love to wear them. from skinny to wide belts. whenever i feel like i'm going so casual, i just put a belt and the look become sophisticated.

some people say :  she's wearing the belt the wrong way! but no, for me, there is no wrong way to wear a belt.

each one of us has different styles. 

but if you still don't know which belt to use

here are some tips :

wide belts:

- good for highlighting an hourglass figure.

- great way to break up a long torso

- great for "no waist " girls, this is good to create an illusion of a more defined waist.

- good for hiding your tummy too :)

OOTD: Classy in Peach

another OOTD for you.
this was actually some old photos but not that old. these photos were taken on my Graduation Day or as we say in french: "PROCLAMATION". here we don't have Grad robes like in the US or UK ( big :( on that) I've always wished to throw my hat in the air because i have finally graduated after 6 years in High School. -- yea 6 years here ...

so here it is, i hope you'll like it !

OOTD : like a tourist

hello LOVELIES! thank you so much for tuning in in my getaway place.

by the way, here's an Outfit of the Day when i was on vacation in Geneva. 

i loved that city, i so want to go back there now !

the inspiration f this outfit would be the tourists that i see there, actually i am a tourist there too, but i go there so frequent that i can be NO TOURIST anymore. it was a really hot day so i'm glad i brought my hat with me!

special thanks to my DAD again for taking the pictures!

Review: Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate in 01 : with swatches

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hello girls, you must have already heard a lot of times about Rimmel's newest collection .

well newest but it has been months since it's released.

they released this collection to collaborate Kate Moss 10th year anniversary as a Rimmel Model .

i really like Kate Moss so when i heard about this, i just can't wait to get my hands on her collection.

i actually got this lipstick a  month ago. and it's a RED lipstick .


i NEVER had a RED LIPSTICK because i still don't feel wearing or having one .

so yeah, i got the

Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate in 01

OOTD : Barcelona

Vamos a la Sagrada Familia

or

 Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família

this well known Roman Catholic Church is one of those iconic landmarks like Eiffel tower, Big Ben and many more,  that i would really love to see. 

i was so intrigued by this church because , if you didn't know, it is still incomplete. 

it's architect, Gaudi is really famous all over the world for his unique style.

another thing that made me really liked it is its UNIQUENESS , every facade is a different style, a different genre. i am not an expert in analyzing monuments or any other ART but i still learned some things in school. so i know that it is Gothic and ART nouveau style as we say in french. i just really loved it.

i think i should stop there. this might look like a travel / Sagrada familia information post. hahaha :)

if you want to see more photos about Barcelona , feel free to check THIS TRAVEL POST!

back in the OOTD: 

just being casual and girly that day. it was so hot so wanted something loose, a skirt.

the skirt was actually so big for me that i have to tuck it in in a belt. 

TRAVEL: Barcelona

WARNING: TRAVEL post, so photo heavy, lots of pictures ahead

hello girls, you don't know how excited i am to do this post. WHY ?

first of all, it is about BARCELONA , one of the cities i have always dream about. actually it is SPAIN because as much as i love travelling , i never visited Spain, ever! i have been to Germany, France, Switzerland , Italy etc but not Spain. so i was really excited to visit it. 

i didn't really stayed there for a long time, just for 5 days and for 3 days i was in a CONFERENCE, a YFC conference and i had fun!  so i just have a day to visit Barcelona. 

here are some photos we took  

enjoy!!

( i will do an OOTD post after this, will be up anytime soon so make sure you check my blog again )

5 Back to School outfits

hello everyone, 

school is coming and i would like to share a list of back to school outfit ideas.

i know that some start by the end of august. as for me, i am going to start by the end of september ( YAY, i am going to UNI this year ).

we do go to school everyday and we just want to keep in casual and comfortable, but being at school does not mean that you cannot be à la mode anymore.

i hope this inspires you!

there are 5 outfits in here so make sure to continue after the jump :)

 IDEA NO.1

back to School no. 1 by missyprincesse featuring a jean jacket

Lipsy crop tank top, 43 CHF / Jean jacket, 51 CHF / Blue jeans / Forever 21 platform shoes, 27 CHF / Red Herring zipper bag, 21 CHF / Pieces floral jewelry, 13 CHF / Juicy Couture heart ring, 33 CHF / Wet Seal heart jewelry, 1.45 CHF / Tulle Clothing adjustable ring, 12 CHF / Stop Staring! chain necklace, 9.73 CHF / Pink Pelican -A Lilly Pulitzer Via Shop, 24 CHF / Calypso Paisley Pencil Case : Target, 9.73 CHF / Hello Kitty- Pen, 1.95 CHF / Juicy Couture Girls' Velour Crest Binder, 40 CHF

back to School no. 1 by missyprincesse featuring kitten heel boots

IDEA NO.2 AND NO.3

 Outfit no.2 and no.3 are actually inspired by the chilly weather here!

it actually start to get chilly here by the end of september, well,it always been chilly and rainy and grey-y here in Brussels. but really hot summer 2012. 

so yea, back to the outfits

i picked out jeggings and skinny jeans because they're on trend right now. ( they are always à la mode by the way)

ELF (EyesLipsFace) Haul

hi girls!! sorry for my lack of post lately.

I've been really busy, i was busy travelling with my family :)

i just can't believe it's mid august now :(

Summer Vacation is passing by really fast!

so, as the title goes, here's my ELF orders.

they came really fast, i ordered them on Sunday then it arrive Tuesday afternoon!

i will not do a complete review on these products YET  ,just first impressions and observations because i want to try them first :)

what's inside :

For Eyes Products:

- All Over Cover Stick in Light Beige: i will actually use this as an under eye concealer as it is lighter than my skin tone . i really love the smell of it :) the first time i used it, i noticed that it is really PIGMENTED ! :) but it don't have a lot of product in it, but it's okay as i is really pigmented.

- Zit Zapper : i thought hat this is a tiny product, but no. so yea, didn't test it yet,.

Zit Zapper and All Over Cover Stick

-" Blending eye brush "and "eyelash and brow wand" : these two are re-purchased . i just love these brushes. i use the "wand" for my eyebrows and they're perfect. and the Blending brush , well, i use it as an eye shadow brush , a concealer brush and many more. i like it, but it's not really fluffy for a blending brush.

Lip Products:

-Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm: i just like it's smell.will review soon ! :)

-Glossy Lip Shine ( Cream Goddess set): i like the smell too. and it had a lot f product not like the other lip glosses. and that's why i bought it too .P.S i love the colors in this set :)

Face products:

-Complexion perfection Powder: it has four different colors inside, and when you mix them up all together, you'll get a whitish powder. i was afraid to use it, as i have olive skin tone .but it doesn't make my face look white :) 

- Cool Bronzer: i'm so happy that it doesn't have shimmer on it :) it's a matte bronzer and WAY PIGMENTED!!!!

so yea:) there ya gooo :)

DO YOU LIKE ELF TOO?

what do you think about these products?? :)

xoxo,

chiara  ♥

Chanel: Le Vernis Nail Colour in # 473 Coromandel : swatches

hello girls, it has been a while since i posted some products swatches. so here i am with a new one,

it is a CHANEL Nail Polish,

Le Vernis

Nail Colour 

473 Coromandel

without further do, here it is.

i just love love this color, this would be my first RED nailpolish!

yep, you heard that right, i never thought that i would wear such bold color, but this one, i really loved it.

OOTD: casual look with "the studded loafers"

as promised in my other post , the one with the Jeffrey Campbell studded loafers, here i am with a new ootd.  an outfit just like the title says, a casual outfit. but of course a little bit more than casual with the OVER STUDDED loafers (which i LOVE)

oh and by the way , i will be off for a week because i am going on vacation :) i am going to barcelona !!! yaaay!

so back to the OOTD:

OOTD : floral pants + bloglovin'

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it has been a while ago since i did an OOTD so as the title says , here's an OOTD that you might have seen a little bit in my travel post last wednesday. and yes i am still in this beautiful city, Geneva . 

i don't know a more creative post title, so i just named it floral pants. i love this particular pants because it so comfortable. the weather wasn't very hot that day even though the sun was really up that is also why i chose it. even though it is a long one, i feel like just wearing super loose pajamas, really comfortable and breezy .

so enough with the random ramblings, here it is 

Jeffrey Campbell's elegant stud ( grey/ white silver loafers )

I just want to share these babies!

Jeffrey Campbell's  Loafers Elegant Stud .

 I've been loving loafers these past few months , i think they are just so comfortable and stylish to wear.

i love loafers but i don't like ballerines or doll shoes. they just make my feet look flatter. 

these loafers are just the best. they can glam up any outfit or may i just say they can just ROCK any outfit. with those studs, and i mean, see that, these loafers are filled with studs. and i love it .

so enough with the blah-blahs here are some closeup photos !

TRAVEL: Geneva Part I

hello guys!

so vacation is on and we chose to stay in Geneva , also to visit my cousin and family. I've always loved Geneva that's why i'm staying here for 3 weeks. i love the weather here, it is way better than rainy BRUSSELS!!!

so here are some photos i just want to share with you.

WARNING: Photo heavy!

a little stop at a patisserie 

My must-have makeup brushes

make-up brushes
a must have for make up lovers

we all know that it is non-sense if we have great make-up but we have no good make-up brushes.

i always believe that we should invest on good make-up brushes.
because, we use them everyday and they help us to put makeup easily.





of course there is a lot of different makeup brushes out there.

and i may not have all those different brushes,
but with these brushes, i am good and satisfied

so here are my must-haves makeup brushes:

Things i'm loving in the moment!

Hello girls i'm back! school is over and i'm on vacation!

I've been trying a lot of different things lately, things that i am not used to do like re-organizing my closet by color, doing a lot of DIY projects, doing some vintage shopping etc. Oh and doing blog post through my iPad (which i am doing now)

and of course, changing my background, do you like it better ?

It has been a long time since i was really busy with a lot of things, school, family, searching for universities etc.

So today's post is going to be trends or just simply things that i am loving at the moment.

Here they are:

source: my instagram : xmisschiarax

forever 21 haul!

hello!!!

i know! it's been so long!

well, if you saw my previous post, you know that i have exams this week and next week, and that's why i haven't been posting. Since it's Friday today ( and i really miss posting here ), i'll do a post.  :)

so last week, i received my Forever21 haul. i bought like 5 items?so, it's really a mini mini haul :) i just bought accessories. my sis and i just want to try ordering online.

so ye. it's my first time ordering online on forever21.the delivery time i okay, well, i think the products were from a forever21 store in Germany. it took a week for my package to arrive. but's i'm still happy!:)

at least i received it right :)

OOTD : sunday afternoon

I love..............

i'm turning 18 on THURSDAY, MARCH 1 2012

and before that day, i want to post and share what i really LOVE

so here are the 18 things/people that i love :)

1. PINK

they say it a little girl's love, but i'd love it to death !!!

2. girly dresses

mini haul: Forever21, Zara, etc

hello girls, here are my latest buys .

i'm sorry, I've been really busy with school and searching for student job and  for my 18th birthday .

so yea, here we goooo :

jumper, forever21 : more or less 13€

zara, faux fur vest: 30€