Although I have a decent collection (Mr. Loca would call it excessive, but what does he know?), the same products are pulled out over and over again, leading to a fool-prove but somehow boring everyday look. Depending on my mood, I will call it “my signature look” or “plain, boring face”. To show some love to all my products, I created the “Inspired by…” series, started shopping my stash on a more regular basis and made it a point to change up at least one or two items every week.…

As you may have read in this post, I recently went to Sephora, dedicated to find the matte red lip stain that, rumors had it, survived even a five-course dinner. Well, with some minor difficulties I succeeded in buying Sephoras Cream Lip Stain in 01 Always Red. And with the holidays quickly approaching, I managed to find reasonable amounts of food to devour. All for research purpose of course. Sephora Cream Lip Stain in 01 Always Red For reference, I had hot chocolate, baumkuchen, duck breast, red cabbage and roast…

Have you ever wondered what was appropriate to wear for a job interview? And I am not talking clothes here, as this is no fashion blog for a reason. I am talking the basics of make-up. Well, technically I am not talking here, but there: Old Wives Tail – The blog. So if you have an interview coming up or want to be prepared for the future, click the link above and leave me your thoughts in the comment. Make up for a job interview Also, please do excuse the…

In fall and winter I am all about the dark lip colors. Typical fall face This is neither very unique, as “you wear berry shades in fall”, nor is it very clever regarding the dry and chapped lips I get whenever the temperatures drop and I turn up the heating. They don’t look good on their own, but forbidden when enhanced by a deep berry tone. But with my trusted Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balm and an emphasis on non-drying formulas I have worn them quite a lot this…

Another post outside my regular uploading routine… But don’t worry, that won’t become a habit. I have been nominated the “One Lovely Blog Award” by the lovely Roxy at The Beautiful Bluebird in late october and thought it was about time I answered the questions and passed on the nomination. The rules are simple, you display the Award Picture: You tell 7 facts about yourself and you nominate someone else. So here we go: To tell 7 random facts about myself isn’t as easy as I would thought it would be,…

I do love face masks.  They come in numerous variations, they work while you go on binge-watching You Tube-Videos and after you rinsed them off, your skin looks instantly refreshed/cleansed/hydrated/you name it. So, what´s not to like? I treat myself twice a week, choosing between hydrating or deep cleansing depending on my skins needs.  And I really enjoy it, as you can see in the picture below: Clarins Truly Matte Pure and Radiant Mask with pink clay For the past weeks I used Clarins Truly Matte Pure and Radiant Mask…

I think the award for the most misleading product name of the month has to go to Sephora for their Rouge Infusion Lip Stain in Strawberry Tint. When I went to Sephora this summer, I was determined to get the Lip Stain the whole Beauty Community seemed to be raving about: The Sephora Matte Lip Cream Stain in 01. Amelia Liana, Lily Pebbles, Vivianna Does Makeup, all of my favorite enablers went on and on about it, and as I am easily tempted, it had top priority on my shopping…