M.I.A.

Hey guys!

Sorry for the lack of posts in the last 2 weeks, but we are currently studying non stop for our exams. We're almost through with all of them, so you can expect a new post on thursday next week :)

Take care,
xoxo Lily & Jasmine

Top 3 Favourite Songs - Lily

Hi guys!

As Jasmine mentioned, when it comes to music the melody and feeling behind a song are more important to me than the lyrics. I do read them and appreciate them if they're beautiful, but maybe because I used to to listen to a lot of songs (mainly korean ones ^^) I didn't understand at all, I stopped caring about them...
Anyways, today's post is going to be very british (except for one) ;). I love indie, guitar acoustics, soul to settle down after a stressful day, so the songs are going to be on the slower side.
(Two songs are newer additions and one song will be a longtime-loved one ^^)

Let's start with the latest additions to my favourites: Lily Allen - Littlest Things (now Lily Cooper)
It's the first song that is played in the movie "Celeste and Jesse forever" a comedy-drama with Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg. Littlest Things reflects the plot of the film - a post break-up situation, in which you remember the happy moments of the relationship, in which you associate all the littlest things with the other person and hope, that it's not the end.
I think everyone, who has been in and out of love, can identify oneself with the lyrics and with the nostalgic feeling of the song. It doesn't have to be about a certain relationship, but just a reminder of the feelings in the beginning - your heart beating a thousand times faster when meeting, touching, kissing that person. So it can be the feeling of missing someone, but also maybe missing something.
The beautiful melody and Lily Allen's distinctive voice enhances the whole atmosphere of the song and takes you on a journey to the past.

Top 3 Favorite Songs - Jasmine

Hey guys!

This weeks topic is not make up related. Instead it’s about music, about our 3 favorite songs to be exact.

Trying to reduce my entire iTunes library to 3 favorite songs is pretty hard, especially because I tend to change my playlist every other day. But while going through it I came across a couple of songs that I've been listening to for quite some time now and that have - ever since I discovered them - been on my playlist.

When it comes to music I'm really picky, and you almost never find songs on my iPod that are currently all over the charts. Also I guess the main difference between Lily and myself is that to me lyric is way more important than the music itself, and for Lily it's the other way around.

That's probably the reason why most of the songs that I like to listen to are more on the slow side. I just think that slow songs tend to deliver more emotion..? 

Anyways, let's get into it! :)

The first song I choose is one by Justin Nozuka, a Canadian singer songwriter, whom I discovered around 2009. I'd have to say that I'm pretty much in love with every single song he has ever written, so I picked After Tonight on behalf of all of them, because it was the first one I've listened to (during a dancing lesson). As I said lyrics are very important to me, and with these lines Justin got me right away:

Pandas and Pimples - Lily

Hi guys!

Thursday Jasmine introduced you to the world of nude, pink and green concealers and correctors. Today I'm gonna show you the products I use to cover up my panda eyes (especially these days -.-) or pimples, if I have some. I never had acne and just have pimples occasionaly (--> PMS). My skin is super sensitive to lots of stuff, so I need concealers formulated for my certain kind of skin, aka without mineral oil, without parabens and if it's possible, unscented. I don't wanna have more spots because of my concealer ;).

1) Pimple concealer: Innisfree Mineral Perfect Concealer in 1/21

Pandas and Pimples - Jasmine

New Week - New Topic.

It's time to attack those pandas and pimples! So get your concealer ready :)

First of all I have to apologize but there seems to be something wrong with my camera right now, so no pictures in this post so far, but I'll add them as soon as possible, so please bear with me :)

It's said that 9 out of 10 people have dark circles, so it's nothing to worry about but there's definitely something you can do about them to make yourself look a lot more fresh and awake.

When trying to beautify oneself pandas and pimples are not welcomed at all. So today I'm going to introduce you to different ways to cover them up and also tell you about the products I like to use.

On a daily basis I tend to put my focus rather on the pandas than the pimples (especially during exams when I study until late at night and the "slightly panda-ish" eyes turn into black circles). Usually I don't mind a few imperfections that aren't completely covered, but I think it makes a huge difference for your whole appearance when your eyes seem a little bit more awake.

To treat your panda friends you can choose between concealers and correctors.

Concealers are more for covering certain areas whereas correctors highlight and brighten areas, which is also a reason why you should never ever use a corrector to cover up a pimple - it just won't work, in fact it will do the opposite and put even more focus on the spot, so be careful when picking your product.