Summer skin in winter. Yes it's possible!

With winter weather comes dry, cracked skin and other skin problems. Next to that you often start scratching your dry skin which results in little wounds on your face and a horrible look and more importantly a horrible feel! Impossible to fix this with concealer as you've all probably tried....  

It makes you dream of a summery glow on your cheeks. Unfortunately we're not quite there yet.

I have two little tips for you to get your skin through winter!

Recently I started using 8 hour cream by Elizabeth Arden.

It's a cream which was invented in 1930 so it has a big history to it. Its name comes from when it was first used on a little wound which closed up the wound in 8 hours. It has a bit of a mythical status but I had never used it up till recently so I just HAD to try it!

 The little quote on the inside of the box already made me smile and think : 'Damn right, girl!'

You can't see it very well on this picture but the cap of the tube has little 8s all over it. I also love the simple design of the packaging.

It has quite a special smell to it. It's smells a bit herbal with a hint of citrus and has the texture of vaseline. The smell is strange at first but in a way it gives me an energy boost so I actually like it a lot. At first I was a bit hesitant to be putting this greasy substance on my face but it really works. My skin glows and little blemishes dissappear much faster. Also perfect for dry lips!

Second tip is this mud mask. From time to time it is really nice to be using a mask as extra protection for your skin in winter. I try to use it every two weeks. This mud mask by Skin truth is for oily combination skin and is enriched with dead sea mud. It contains orange blossom and ginger to give your face that extra glow again. I love the way my skin feels after using it. It feels balanced and relaxed. 

And isn't that a great feeling, inside and out?

Take care of yourselves!

Happy Girl Dreaming.

Nail pearls

It's such fun to experiment with nalpolish colors! Every beginning of summer don't we all buy the craziest colors? Just because it makes us smile! And this while we probably have enough nailpolish to be painting our nails day in day out for the rest of our lives. Oh well... isn't it lovely to be a woman?

 

Next to playing with colors you can also play with textures. Great example and supereasy to apply are nail pearls. You can find them in one color (on the picture i got the color 'it rains money' which is a shiny gold/silver) or you can aplly nail pearls in different colors (on the picture it's called 'candy buffet'). It is a playful extra. Fun to do and it adds a cute detail.

 

I know thes has been a trend since more than half a year or so. But it's not about when the trend is there but whether you like it. And right  now I really felt like trying!

 

I got the left set for myself and the right set is a little gift for my friend.

 

 

First I like to start with cleaning my nails properly. Then I apply a nail care pen. It nourishes the nails. I also use a nail hardener as a base.

 

 

Then I apply a first layer of nailpolish. I chose the color 'sparkling water lily' as a base. After applying the second layer of nailpolish you sprinkle the pearls over your nail. Fun to do, really! Make sure you put something underneath otherwise your floor will sparkle...

 

 

 

To finish it off I use a few express dry drops. It not only dries your nails much faster (which is much needed when you want to change your nailpolish quite often) but it also  fixates it a little.

 

Hope you enjoy applying the nail pearls as well!

Love.
Happy Girl Dreaming