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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Lorèal Elnett Heat protectant styling-spray; straight Hair | Review

 Hey Lovelys

(german part at the bottom)

As a curly hair girl I am always on the hunt for things that make my hair sleek soft and shiney without the greasy to much product in your hair kind of look. A couple of weeks ago i stumbled across a new product from Elnett. You all probably know Elnett because of their haisrspray. They now started a new styling spray series in three different varieties due to your hair needs. They have one for volume, straight hair, and curly hair. And what it basically is, is a frizz defense heat protectant spray to use before you style your hair. It promises to last for three days.

I chose the 3 days straight version because I already have curls. Basically i wash my hair as usual, shampoo deep conditioner you know the drill, and then when I have nearly damp hair I spray it evenly, massage it in and brush through. Then I take my round brush and blow dry. Sometimes that  is enough for me because I dont want to damage it even more that I already have. On other days I just take my flat iron and go over the strands which still have some kinks in them. It also says on the bottle, that they recommend using a flat iron after blow drying.


 Here is a little before picture of what my hair looks like when I let it airdry and not unter a cotton shirt |  Hier ist ein vorher Bild wie mein Haar aussieht wenn ich es nicht unter einem Baumwollshirt trocknen lasse.
 After Effect/ Nacher Effekt



I am really satisfied with the over all look and the softness state that it leaves my hair in. You dont really feel the product if you run your fingers through and it doesnt leave your fingers with this sticky feeling like other frizz control/heat protectant sprays do.
As all products I used so far for this matters, rainy weather really kills the effect because my hair immediately reacts to the humidity in the air.
The packaging is absolutely gorgeous and definetly a bonus for every dresser. The price in germany is about 6,45€ if I am not mistaken, not your cheapest product. But if you compare it to jhon friedas frizz relaxing serum it is only half the price. I really like that as well by the way.

I hope you found my review somewhat helpful and you enjoyed reading it.

XOXO Bee


German part / deutscher part

Hallo Ihr lieben

Als jemand der mit lockigen haaren gesegnet/ verflucht ist, bin ich immer auf der suche nach neuen produkten die mein haar glatt weich und glänzend machen ohne es fettig ausehen zu lassen . Vor ein paar wochen bin ich im drogeriemarkt über diese neue Serie von Elnett gestoßen. Viele von euch werden mit Elnett nur haarsprays verbinden und so war auch ich überrascht von dieser neuerscheinung. es gibt drei verschiedenen versionen eins für Volumen, lockiges, oder galttes haar je nach dem was man erreichen möchte. Es soll vor allem krauses Haar bändigen und hat einen integrierten Hitzeschutz bis 230°C. Ausserdem verspricht die Flasche, dass der Effekt bis zu drei Tage anhalten soll.

Ich benutze es immer folgender maßen: nachdem ich mein Haar ganz normal gewaschen habe (shammpoo, Maske) sprühe ich es gleichmäßig auf mein haar massiere es ein und bürste es durch dann lass ich es trocknen bis es nur noch feucht ist. Dann föhne ich meine Haare über eine Rundbürste trocken und wenn ich noch ein paar Knicke finde bearbeite ich sie mit dem Glätteisen. Die Beschreibung empfiehlt sogar unbedingt den letzten Schritt. ich möchte meine Haare aber nicht noch mehr belasten als ich es eh schon getan habe.

Also nun mal ein kleines Fazit; die Haare sind wirklich schön weich glätzend und glatt, man fühlt nicht dass man produkt in den Haaren hat, es ist nicht klebrig wie andere gleichartige sprays schon mal sein können.
Den Feuchtigkeits- test bei sehr hoher luftfeuchte besteht das spray jedoch nicht da fangen meine haare sofort wieder an sich in locken drehen zu wollen. Bisher hat das aber noch kein produkt geschafft was ich ausprobiert habe.

Der preis ist etwas happig mit 6,45 aber immernoch nur halb so teuer wie mein geliebtes Serum von Jhon frieda. Aber ich finde die verpackung ist richtig hübsch und sieht gut aus auf jedem Schminktisch.
Ich hoffe ihr fandet mein Review irgentwie hilfreich und gut verständlich.

XOXO Bee

Monday, February 18, 2013

PinkBox February/Februar 2013

Hello Lovelys,



First of all a little background information: The PinkBox is a monthly box subscription (12,95€/month) containing mostly full size drugstore products. These could be new releases or a bestseller at the drugstore, but its always a surprise.Also there is always a different kind of magazine as an additional goodie.
EverymonthI will show you all the products and write about what they promise to the customer via packaging  ect. I will do my best to also give a first impression.

As far as i know the pinkbox is only available in germany (correct me if I'm wrong) and I thought it would be fun to share my experience and my thoughts with both my international and german readers. You will find the german version of this post at the end.

Content:
1) Tetesept Aztec chocolatebutter bath oil - with vanilla and jojoba oil
     I love to take a bath to relax from long and cold winter days so this was an immerdiate plus when I saw    it and the chocolate smell is just heavenly. There was also a little sample sized bath oil with eukalyptus.

2) Catherine Evita Handcream - new drugstore brand and official partner of Berlins Fashion week.
     It smells really nicely and so far is quite nourishing.

3) Catherine eau de parfum No 2- small version - smells a little bit too flowery for me allthough I normally go for floral scents.

4) Indigo nail polish - silver with glittler particles. I dont quite know when I am going to wear this but I will definetly give it a go. On the packaging it claims to be long lasting , easy in application and highly pigmented.

5) BeautyUK stripey bronzer - Does anyone know this particular brand? Is it in any kind UK related, because I never heard anyone talk about it.  It really does give a nice bronzy effekt and glow to your cheekbones. You could swirl all colours together or just use them individually. This will definatly have a place in my Make up routine, I love those types of bronzers. The brightes colour also works really nice a a highlighter.


Magazine: This time they send the magazine "Wohnidee" in which you can find some really nice suggestions for home decor and cute DIY ideas regarding your home. I really like the fact that I can read a different magazine every month because on that way I try some I never would have bought on my own.

I hope you enjoyed my post and that I gave you a proper review of my first box.

 

XOXO Bee


 

german part/deutscher teil

Hallo ihr lieben

So nun auch noch mal für alle englisch-faulen leser, nein quatsch natürlich nicht. Ich möchte aber trotzdem niemanden auschließen mit unnötigen Sprach-barriere und deshalb habe ich mich nach langem überlegen dazu entschlossen Reviews und Pinkbox einträge auch parallel auf deutsch zu machen.

Erst einmal ein bisschen was an Hintergrund-informationen für euch. Die Pinkbox ist ein montaliches Abo für eine Box in der immer verschiedene Drogerie-produkte, meistens als volle Größe, enthalten sind. Zusätzlich dazu befindet sich immer auch eine Zeitschrift im gelieferten Paket ( Jedes mal eine andere). Ich werde euch jeden monat den Inhalt in text und Bild form präsentieren und natürlich auch meinen ersten Eindruck miteinfließen lassen.

1) Tetesept Aztekisches Kakaobutterbad mit Vanille und Jojobaöl  - ich liebe ja Bäder grade jetzt im Winter wenn man von einem anstrengenden kalten tag nach Hause kommt, gibt es nichts besseres. Deshalb bin ich auch schon ganz gespannt es zu benutzen. Der Duft ist auf jeden fall himmlisch schokoladig. Es war auch noch zusätzlich ein kleines Tütchen Erkältungs-bronchial bad dabei welches ich auch (hoffentlich nicht allzu bald) ausprobieren werde.

2) Catherine Evita Handcreme - offizieller partner der Berlin fashion week steht auf der verpackung, riechen tut sie auch ganz lecker und was ich bis jetzt erfahren hab ist sie auch sehr pflegend. Kleine Größen für die Handtasche kann man ausserdem immer gebrauchen.

3) Catherine Eau de Parfum No 2 - Ich kenne die erste Version davon zwar nicht aber der erste Schnupperversuch überzeugt mich so gar nicht, weil der Geruch ein wenig zu aufdringlich blumig ist - Und das obwohl ich eigentlich blumige düfte sehr gerne mag was Parfüms angeht.

4) Indigo nail polish - von dieser Marke habe ich noch nicht gehört, aber laut Verpackung soll er ein superleichtes deckendes Auftragen ermöglichen und sehr langanhaltend sein. Ich werde ihn auf jeden fall mal ausporbieren, obwohl ich bei der silbrigen Farbe mit Glitzerpartikeln noch nicht genau weiß wann.

5) BeautyUK stripey bronzer - hat jemand von euch schon mal von dieser Marke gehört und hat die speziell was mit Großbrittanien zu tun? Naja ich bin auf jeden fall ein totaler Fan von solchen bronzern weil man die Farben entweder einzeln auftragen kann oder miteinander vermischt. Die erste Generalprobe hat er auch schon hinter sich: er verleiht einen angenhemen Schimmer und ein wenig sommerlichen Teint wobei er nicht zu aufdringlich ist. Die hellste Farbe lässt sich wunderbar als Highlighter benutzen.


Magazin: Diesmal war das Magazin "Wohnidee" mit dabei, in dem viele schöne Ideen zu finden sind wie man seine Wohnung  mit einfach Tipps und Tricks umdekorieren kann. Hierdrin findet man die neusten Trends und auch kleine DIY-ideen zum selbermachen.
Ich hoffe ihr seid mit meinem ersten offiziellen Eintrag auf deutsch zufrieden und ich konnte euch einen kleinen Überblick verschaffen

 

XOXO Bee


Friday, February 15, 2013

OOTD | Going to the Movies & Little Announcement

hey lovelys,


On saturday I went to the movies with a really good friend of mine and we had so much fun. I went with a casual but in my opinion really chic outfit. I am loving H&M's loose fitted trousers at the moment. It would be very kind if you could also read my little blog update below the pictures.

Gilet: Zara |  Blouse and Pants: H&M | Necklace (Hermiones Time Turner): Christmas gift



May I have your attention please

I am taking the opportunity and  time to share some information with you, regarding my blog and future posts. After 7 month I decided to cancel my Glossybox subscribtion because I wasn't too pleased with the content anymore. Please keep in mind that these are my personal preferences, they do not count for everyone. I just have to keep in mind that as a student I have to carefully decide what to spent my money on.

 Nevertheless I thought it would be super fun to show you what kind of box subscribtions germany has to offer besides Glossybox. I myself like to watch these unboxing videos although I cannot get the birch box     (US only) or the Jolie Box (UK). The box I have ordered is called the PinkBox which only contains full size drugstore products and comes with a different magazine every time. I will make a monthly post about the content of the box and my personal opinion, both in english and in german. The details will all be in the first post.

Secondly I decided to share more german products with you guys and these posts will be in english and in german as well. I hope I didnt scare you away with these changes, as small as they are, because I am really excited. Everything else will stay the same as it is now. English will always be the number one language that I will post my entries in.

XOXO Bee


Friday, February 8, 2013

OOTD 7.2.13 | Flowery Variations

I just cant get enough of this flowerprint, I am literally obsessed with it. I find my self styling around it just so I can wear it every day but everytime a little bit different. I dont like wearing one outfit two days in a row so it was just a fun little challenge for me.

All Items (except the short blue jacket, thats from last years collection) I paired with the top are also from H&M and are available in the shops right now so if you want them, grab them.

Hope you liked this outfit post. I will do more of them since I am right in the middle of exams and these are fun and quick to do.


XOXO Bee

Saturday, February 2, 2013

OOTD 01.02.13 | Lunch

Hello Lovelys                          

Friday is the most relaxing day of my whole week because I have to drive to uni in the late afternoon instead of the early morning. Today me and the girls decided to go for lunch before the class started and so we headed over to a really cool restaurant near the harbour. They offer mostly italien food like pizza pasta and antipasti and up until now everything I tasted was just amazing. Here are just a few quick shots of my outfit and my order of that day. I ate pasta with red pesto sauce, pine nuts, dried tomatoes and ricotta- cheese.

Outfit: pants H&M  |  Shoes: Deichmann |  Necklace: SIX | 



XOXO Bee

Friday, January 18, 2013

Top "Find" January 2013 | H&M Flowerprint

A hint of Spring


I was never too keen on flower prints I must say. Or thats just because I never found one that did the job for me anyway. But oh my gosh,when I saw this one on the H&M webside I was just mezmerized - seems just to be the right word for it. Rights now it is freezing cold here in germany, so its a shame I cant wear the all-over combination outside because the fabric is just too thin for this weather.

These two pieces will definately be a staple in my spring/summer wardrobe of 2013 - I am in love with the peplum top. In the mean time I have to tame myself just to layer the top under thick cardigans and coats and so on.
The necklace also is from H&M and the rosegold watch from Fossil.

I hope you liked this OOTD and it also made you think of spring and warmer month.

XOXO Bee

Monday, January 7, 2013

Happy (belated) New year | Resolutions for 2013

Happy New Years Everyone~


This year after 4 years of working at new years I finally got the chance to do it again and I am very grateful for that. It was also the first time spending new years with my boyfriend which was just incredible.
I did nothing too big, just gathered my closest friends sat together around a big dinner table eating talking and laughing. We had a really lovely time. So lovely that I didnt do any photos I have to admit, so shame on me.

Am I the only one who is kind of sad when the old year ends and is left with a big hole of nothingness to deal with. I find that a little bit depressing at times.

I thought it would be fun to make myself a little list for 2013 of what I want to accomplish so I can look back to it and see what I have achieved over that.

Anxiety
What really helped me last year was actually a blog post from one of my favourite youtubers/Bloggers called Zoe (Zoe's Blog). She did a blog post on how its such a shame that we dont say YES much more often because we are simply to afraid to do anything wrong. So I really want to take that by heart this year.
There are actually many people who suffer from anxiety everyday and I thought it might look strange that most people are actually bloggers or youtubers. Its because the viewes think the person sits in front of a camera and talks to hundreds or thousands of people, why the hell would someone like that suffer from panic attacks or at least be shy. Well I got really motivated to give it my very best this time.

Academics

I lagged a bit of focus over last half of 2012 I couldnt really get myself to study properly like I feel I should have. I also wanna get more into the things that I really like and I think I stepped into the right direction when I chose to add English to my classes at uni. I hope to do more with blogging etc in the future; that would be really amazing. 

Be more organised
There was a time when I had everything prepared days before and I really wanna get back to that routine because it took away alot of pressure and made me see things a lot more relaxed. I am basically a very organised person at least when it comes to my own stuff. Sometimes As a guest I always tend to forget that and I think thats quite the annoying habit and I wanna diminish that immediately.

Clear out my Wardrobe

I wanna get rid of all the things that I secretly know that I am never gonna wear and get more of the things that are really me.

Get that ink 
I dont know how long exactly i am pushing this forward but it seriously has to stop soon. Earlier last year I decided to get my tattoo renewed but I never got round doing it because I always had to buy other, more    important things. So YES, I am going to do that VERY soon.

Save some money
This resolution really conflicts with everything I like to do right now and I have way to much hobbies. BUT I actually have to save up because I desperately need a new car, and I dont know how long my old ones gonna last. Sounds pretty embarrassing but at least I purchased it with my own earned money of which I am really proud of.


So I think those goals will keep me pretty busy throughout the year and I hope to write even more.
I feel a little reliefed already, since there are so much things to look forward to <3


XOXO Bee~


Sunday, January 6, 2013

What I got for Christmas | 2012

I know this is quite late but I've seen quite a lot of these videos lately and I thought I'd give it a whirl too.
These are just a few of the things I thought I'd like to share with you all so if you think I am bragging or some sort, which I am most certainly not, then feel free to press the x button <3 
from my parents: Watch; Fossil Rose gold  | Desk: Ikea also from my parents | from my little brother: Porcelain pots on rail; Ikea; | Eyeshadows; Loréal | Hairspray: Loréal Elnette |From my boyfriend Necklace: Hermiones Time Turner |From my aunt; Golden potts and mirror: N/A | from my boyfriends mum: Smartphone gloves

I really am thankful for all the things that I got. I especially like the unintentional golden theme that goes through my present this year. I hope you all had a lovely christmas too and that you could spent it with your loved ones.

XOXO Bee~



Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Eve | 2012

Hello Holly Jolly Lovelys~*


Last night I realised that many of you probably didnt understand my counting to christmas. So if that's the case let me explain to you that in germany we unwrap our presents on christmas eve and not on Christmas day like in the UK or US.
I wanted to give a quick impression on my Christmas eve regarding my outfit, the dinner table and our Christmas tree. I hope you enjoy my little outlook on the best time of the year.

XOXO Bee

Thursday, December 20, 2012

X-mas party at work | Outfit

4 days till Christmas ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~


Sick as hell, i tried getting ready for the Christmas work gathering and I kind of managed quite well I would say. I wanted to do an outfit that was chic yet still comfy enough because I did not feel very well and sniffled all the time.

I wore my new black long haired jumper and studded leggings from Gina Tricot; for accessoires I chose my DIY pyramid studded collar and an accent cross chained Earring.
For shoes I went with my all so beloved Jeffrey Campbell Litas. Despite the fact that this was no big party and more like a casual get-together with coffee and little snacks it was a really nice atmosphere with a lot of compliments for my outfit especially my shoes.
         

XOXO Bee

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Glossybox Germany | December 2012 Bejeweled Box


5 Days till Christmas ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

This is really a lovely gesture Glossybox, well done!!!
So for this special holiday season we were treated with this beautiful silvery box calles "the bejeweled edition" of the Glossybox.











Cosline concealer (fullsize)
I had never heard of this brand before and I was a tiny bit disappointed when I saw that the color was too dark for me. That immediately changed when I checked the little content card, saying that it adjusts to your individual skin tone. Normally I dont go for the creamy stick type of concealer but I will give this a try.

Lipstick Dr hauschka Glossy Brown (fullsize)
This is definately not for everyone since brown is not your average color of choice for lipcolor. I however always liked brown lipsticks although its makes me look older than I really am.

Korres matte Eyeshadow Blue 1,8g
I dont wann say anything about this product since I have my own opinion about this type of blue. I wish I would have gotten the light rose colored one. But you know you cant always get ALL the good stuff.

Avene dark colour corrector (full size)
Avene seems to pop up in glossyboxes quite often I would believe. I cant say anything bad about the products so far BUT I am psyched to try this one out because I was on a hunt for something like this for a long time.

Ahava Set Dead-sea Mineral shower gel & Body lotion (40ml each)
This set looks really cute in its little Box with the hearts an everything, quite like a little present. The smell is also nice and fresh and I thing really "clean", If you can say that. Both claim to be approved for sensitive skin and to leave your skin refreshed and relaxed/ soft and smooth which is always a plus on my side.

Now on to my favourite thing in this box, the fake lashes that Glossybox gave us as an extra goodie this time.
They look so voluminous but not quite as fake as some drugstore products do. I am really excited for trying them for this festive season.


Hope you like my posting so far, I tried to post more often since my finals are FINALLY over and I have my life back. 
                                         

 XOXO Bee


Monday, December 17, 2012

X-mas wrapping madness | DIY Lables

7 days till Christmas ~*~*~*~*~*~


I watched a whole bunch of christmas preperation videos and Vlogs on youtube because its so nice to see other people getting excited over christmas. As I saw Ingrid on her Vlog channel "the grid monster" or as most people must know from her main channel "Missglamourazzi" using all these cute labels that she purchased for her christmas presents, I couldnt resist. I had to recreate my own version of those.

Here is what you'll need:


I drew those from scratch because I wanted the lables to match with my wrapping paper but you could also just get some ideas from the internet.
And here is the finished result. I left out the names for obvious reasons.



YAY its only a week till christmas and I have all my presents wrapped and nicely bundled up. How far are you with your preperations; long finished or do you save that for the last day?


XOXO Bee ~



Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Recent Outfits | Fall 2012

 13 Days till Christmas~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

just thrown together some recent outfits and thought they might be "christmas outfit material
Hope you enjoy  




XOXO Bee~

Monday, December 10, 2012

Christmas 2012 Makeup No1 | festive jewellery

14 days till christmas ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I thought it would be fun to show my attempt at making some holiday posts. It also contains a little bit of jewellery shopping and the pieces can definately be included in some festive outfit ideas that should be uploaded soon as well. So stay right on track if you dont wanna miss anything.

All earrings are from the brand SIX





I really love these earrings I picked out. Especially the single statement earring with the little dangly stars and the gold one with these cute crosses.

Make-up Items:  Lumi Magique Concealer Loréal, kiko blush, Manhatten mat lip mousse, clear eyebrow gel, liquid eyeliner, Zoeva eyeliner in green (Glossybox November 2012), shimmery beige Eyeshadow.

I really want to know wether you like more shorter post with pictures, to quickly look over, or with more writing and debth?

XOXO Bee ~

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Glossybox Germany | November 2012

Hey jolly Lovelys


Its glossybox time everyone....

Right from the beginning: I am not pleased with this box because it came to late and the inside looked a little shuffed together, with no love at all. BUT on the more positive note they sent us not more than 2 extra goodies; a pocket warmer and a blusher in the typical glossy pink.

Kryolan Glossybox blusher 12,95€

This is once again from the brand kryolan which seems to make glossyboxes lip-products and now blusher. Pretty expensive goodie I must say. But it is good quality brand and there is nothing to add.

Zoeva kohl liner in a dark green tone full (size) 3,80€
At first I was a little skeptical about the colour but then I played around with a few gold tones and it actually makes a pretty festive eye make up for the holidays (as you can see in the last photo).


Rituals cherry blosssoms and rice rich whipped body cream (70ml; 200ml/15€)

uh quite a mouthfull that name huh?! This smells really nice and i thought it felt also very nourishing to my skin as i tried it after the shower. There is nothing more important than to moisturize your body in the winter time, so I thought this was an actually thoughtful input.

Burts bees lip balm (full size)3,95
Everybody raves about this product like literally every beauty guru seams to swear by this. No wonder I took a little jump as i opened this months box. It smells like peppermint and leaves your lips with a refreshed feeling. It also has only organic ingredients and people claim that they stop your lips from craving more lipbalm.

Sans soucis anti aging organic face cream rose (full size) 22,90€
Can't really say anything about the brand. It smells nice because of the rose oil though. The package writing sounds also promising as its says to be a non mineral oils non paraben product.

Lolita lempicka fragrance (3ml)
Intensive sweet scent that lasted until the ext morning and i definatly like it. A shame its just such a small sample size.


That was it for my monthly glossybox post, which was a little bit ruined by the late arrival.
Hope you liked to see my box for November.

XOXO Bee