This post is a collaboration between me and another blogger – gorgeous Eleni from Rouge ‘N Apples.
I first got to know this beautiful fellow blogger on Instagram. I loved her photos and the positive attitude, that somehow comes through the posts. I then found her blog, which is as lovely. Eleni writes a beauty blog, which has great in-depth reviews of beautiful products. I’m always drooling over the beautiful luxury products she has! She’s a Greek living in London and I love to read about her travels as well. We share the love for sea as well as makeup.
It would be cool, if you could show some love for Eleni on her blog and on her Instagram.
Eleni’s blog: Rouge ‘N Apples Eleni’s instagram: @rougenapples
We came up with the idea of choosing a summer makeup look for each other and then creating it. This is my look, designed by Eleni. It was cool to see what she would pick for me and I love this bronzy look, which is very Eleni by the way. The pink lips and cheeks are a nice contrast to this otherwise very dark smokey eye. I wasn’t sure if I went overboard with the smokey eye, but then again, that’s just typical me.
I had a bit of trouble to make the photos look summery, because this Monday turned out to be rainy and grey. But hey, throw a sun hat on and it’s like I’m at the beach, no?
If you want to see what I chose for Eleni’s makeup, go read her post about the summer look designed by yours truly. I can reveal, that I did challenge her a bit with colors!
PRODUCTS RVB Lab The Makeup Primer Milani Conceal & Perfect Foundation, Natural* Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation, Light Ivory (just a tiny amount to make the Milani foundation a bit lighter) Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder
Blogs are great, because they give a glimpse of the writer’s live. The author is what makes a great blog and I’m always looking for bloggers who I can relate to. The content is also key and a good blog is a combination of both.
Amy writes a UK Lifestyle blog called Amy Evans. She describes herself as a cat person/introvert who dreams of Arctic explorations. On her blog she does everything from beauty reviews to travel adventures and her pictures are just amazing.
We decided to collaborate and get to know each other a little better. We did a Q&A so here are my questions for Amy and her answers. If you want to see my answers to Amy’s questions you can find them on Amy’s post.
Let’s start with the cliche I still want to ask. What is the best thing about blogging?
Definitely discovering new blogs and meeting bloggers from around the World. I love hearing different perspectives on things and feeling connected to such a big community.
Also I love taking photos so enjoy that aspect of my blog the most. I’m naturally a perfectionist so blogging has been a great way to relax that slightly. Keeping to a schedule of posting with a full-time job can be really hectic so sometimes you have to have a ‘that will do’ attitude which I think has helped me keep my blog going for the past 18 months and not be overly critical of it.
I love quotes whenever I can’t find words for my feelings. What is your favourite quote?
Dracula is one of my favourite books and I love the quote “Listen to them, children of the night, what music they make” which is taken from it. Dracula says this when he opens his door and hears the wolves howling in the distance.
I’m a night owl and have always felt this quote could be applied to our generation. Bloggers, coders, designers, illustrators, photographers, anyone creating anything. As a teenager I would get in trouble for staying up late and sleeping in, as do most I’m sure. As a generation though millennials are so creative, using technology to share that and grow it.
I’m someone who often struggles to switch off at night as I have so many ideas, so this quote has always resonated with me. Although I’m sure this isn’t what Bram Stoker was getting at in 1897.
When we visited Svalbard we tried to walk to the edge of the settlement to get a photo of the polar bear warning sign. A husky pack penned up somewhere in the distance did nothing but howl and in the pitch black it was so creepy I had to turn back! I’ve read this book one too many times to not get spooked by that.
And to the important question: Name one makeup product that you can’t live without?
This is so hard! I think foundation has the biggest impact, if I were to only wear one item it would probably be that as without it I look like a zombie. I’m currently obsessed with the YSL Touche Éclat Le Teint foundation which I’ll be reviewing soon.
However the product I am reaching for all the time at the moment is my Tarte In Bloom palette. I wear it daily and think I’ll be doing so until I hit pan on all shades. It’s rare to find a palette I use in it’s entirety.
What is the be sticking to a routine, I think it would be to use and spend most of your budget on serums. Since I started using a few I’ve noticed a dramatic improvement in my skin. My favourites are probably Pestle & Mortar’s Pure HA Serum and Sunday Riley’s Luna night oil.
You’ve actually been to Finland. How did that happen?
I love cold counties and want to visit each in the Arctic circle. I had always wanted to go to Finland and so we decided to go to Ivalo via Helsinki in January. Sadly our visit wasn’t great as we stayed in really commercial hotels. I would love to have just rented a cottage somewhere in the wilderness instead. I really loved Helsinki even though we weren’t there long, so returning is high on my travel wishlist.
When we got to Helsinki it was absolutely freezing (duh!) but our luggage had gone on to Ivalo. I always get hot on planes so was wearing really thin leggings. That was a cold walk back to the hotel!
I love Amy’s blog because the content is beautiful and you can see she really puts a lot of effort into it. Here are some of my favorite posts from her that I want you to read! These also give you an idea of the variety of posts Amy writes.
5 ways I’ve improved how I do my makeup Great tips for anyone who enjoys makeup.
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