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Today's makeup I had at the NYX Nordic Face Awards 2017! Woop woop :) It's been a while now, but I'm a little behind in my makeup publications hehe.
The only thing I had decided before was that I wanted glitter, I usually always take the opportunity to have it when I do something and not just make up for the blog. Because I love glitter! But it is difficult to capture glitter in the picture, it becomes much more effective in reality.
In its entirety, the make-up was quite simple in fact, technically speaking, I think basically everyone can do it as long as they have good products :) So it's a tip for everyone who thinks the look is nice - copy straight off! Quick and easy!
Gold glitter and bronze glitter in the middle of the eyelid. I have used Kryolan Cake Liner Sealer to attach - worked just fine! As the worst mixing liquid, that I did not know that I had one in the range in the webshop before :) Cool!
Black eyeshadow on the inside and outside of the eyelid, Paese cashmere (602)
Brown eyeliner along the lower lash line, (same pen as for the brows)
The curls are made with the pliers HH Simonsen 360 ° ROD VS5 Deep Waver (Adlink) which is a favorite here at home for both me and my sister! It costs SEK 999 and is an extra deep pliers so you get very big waves in your hair, so nice!
And here's a pink carpet picture with the best Molkan.se from the gala :)
Jag har verkligen en tendens att pendla mellan att tycka “time goes by so fast, I have no time and I just step on the same place” och samtidigt är jag expert på att vara den som säger “think just ONE year ago it was like this, like this, and like this, god so much that happens in one year ”. Lol.
Anyone else recognize themselves or is it just me who's a little schizophrenic? :)
2 years ago, the preparations for our salon Creative Makeup started and in March the following year we set a goal for one and a half years ahead, ie 30 June 2017. It felt so sick far ahead, the day that will never come. And now we are there, completely crazy! And you know what? We have reached our goals !! :) What a feeling!
And yesterday, Miska and Annika and I had a planning day Odalgården (great conference venue by the lake) and set our new goals for 1 year ahead - 30 June 2018!
Och när man är en sån person som jag är, så är det faktiskt nyttigt att titta tillbaka och inse hur mycket som hinner hända på kort tid för att inse att JO jag åstadkommer visst jättemycket. Och därför tänkte jag passa på att visa en sminkning som jag gjorde för exakt ett år sedan :) Både för att jag fortfarande tycker att den är jättesnygg, men också för att “hedra” tillbakablickar och klappa sig på axeln över hur mycket man gjort och klarat av. Att titta på en gammal bild på sig själv kan förstärka den känslan, man ser vad man hade för frisyr då, kanske nått gammalt plagg eller ögonskugga som man använde mycket, och dras tillbaka till hur livet såg ut då.
Eyebrows -Pixi Natural Brow Duo (Natural Brown) Lips -När jag publicerade detta inlägg så skrev jag bara “en blandning av två matta läppstift som inte finns att köpa än” och jag troor att det var nyanserna 705 och 707 från Paese Silky Matt Liquid Lipstick which have now been in our range for quite some time :) They are so heavenly good!
Speaking of which, a lot can happen, I just copied the text from the old post and thought to publish but realized at the last second that all the links go to creativemakeup.se haha, now the webshop is also called creativemakeup.se! :) Just that job as well, shit how many hours I spent doing that move, great fun!
Hope you thought the post was inspiring, both my maybe a bit chatty text (?) But also the make-up of course ♥
Wishing you a super nice start to this new week, hugs to you!
Sustainable beauty is our niche at Creative Makeup and it feels so extra good this summer! You just need to wash your face, lubricate yourself and then you are ready for the sun, regardless of whether you are at home in the garden or chatting with your friends at an outdoor restaurant in town :)
Jag personligen är extra tacksam för mina “hållbar-skönhet-behandlingar” nu, förutom att vi är helt fullbokade så har företaget dessutom bokslut, produkter ska inventeras och siffror ska räknas på. Jag har varken hunnit sminka mig på morgonen eller fixat steg för steg-bilder till er vilket resulterar i att jag varit osminkad på jobbet hela veckan! Har typ aldrig hänt så här många dagar i streck haha.
And even though I am not unhappy without make-up, you still want to be a little smart at work when working with beauty, or at least not walk around and look like an unfixed hay sack. But as long as I brush my hair and put on decent clothes, I do not look so tired unfixed :)
Here I am now, completely naked in the face! And super tired and newly awake haha, but it does not look super much anyway;)
My permanent makeup tattoos (eyebrows, black lashliner, light inliner along the waterline and lips) they sit there all the time, but now I have also colored the lashes which makes a huge difference! The eyebrows may need to be filled in again soon, but like when they are quite bright actually. What do you think?
I would like permanent lashes as well (lash lift / permanent bending) but then they are a bit in the way when I have to take step-by-step make-up so I usually do not want to do it so often, it lasts quite a long time. But then it would have been even nicer! You can look at what my lashes look like with a lash lift in my previous posts Permanent eyelashes and Make-up without mascara.
Here you see my eyelash coloring before and after :) Even though they are straight, it makes a big difference to get them carbon black!
And not only that, I made gel polish too! :) How nice! At the salon, it's Olga who does it, but I borrowed her material and actually fixed mine myself. Not as flawless as when Olga does, but enough for me!
Hope you were inspired! If you want to book an appointment with us, you can do so on our website Creativemakeup.se.
In collaboration with Yves Rocher, I have tested a kit with 4 coconut-scented products, shower gel, body lotion, body oil and perfume - all with a warm and exotic coconut scent.
OFFER SEK 179!
I also have an offer for you! All four products for only SEK 179 incl. shipping, words. price 362: -. You order super easy HERE then the kit and invoice will come straight to your home :)
Fragrance
Coconut is one of the scents that evokes the most summer feelings in me than any other scent. But it is quite difficult to find products that smell good coconut I think. If it's a too sticky coconut scent, I can easily get nauseous and it easily takes over and becomes too much, or it starts to smell strange after a while. This is exactly the question I also saw in a beauty forum I am a member of on Facebook, one that demanded good products for coconut lovers so that you are completely immersed in a good, warm couscous scent without that it will be too much.
And to all of you who are also coconut lovers, I can really recommend this kit! The scent delivers! After using all 4 products, you would think that I would have spread a cloud of coconut as soon as I entered a room, completely smeared in coconut AND coconut perfume as well, but it still smells mild and good, but clear.
I asked Annika when I got to work if she thought I smelled too much coconut. Because sometimes it can be difficult to decide for yourself when you get used to the scent. Annika is very sensitive to strong scents and does not like at all when people wear perfume. When she smelled me, she said it smelled clear but not strong at all, and that she did not think about it when I entered the room until I asked and she came closer, and we had talked for a while before I asked her. So that was a perfect rating I think!
This shower cream is like a gel in consistency, it foams well but not super much if you just lubricate it so I prefer to use it with a sponge because then there will be quite a lot of foam. I'm really eager to take a bath and test this as a bath foam, I think it would work well. Mums! It contains aloe vera from organic farms.
Good environmental choice: Contains more than 97 % ingredients of natural origin. Easily degradable formula. The bottle is recyclable and contains recycled plastic to reduce the use of new plastic.
This body lotion is very thin in consistency, almost a bit like a gel, and sinks in immediately which I value very highly. Hate to lubricate myself with products that do not go into the skin quickly, then it will never be because I lubricate myself at all. But this one goes into the skin at once!
The formula feels incredibly moisturizing for the skin and contains shea butter.
Good environmental choice: Contains more than 96 % ingredients of natural origin. Easily degradable formula. The bottle is recyclable and contains recycled plastic to reduce the use of new plastic.
Body oil is also a tricky product to find one that I like - but once I do, I'm completely stuck! Is there anything that makes the skin as soft as oil? Love it! Especially on arms and legs, then I feel so taken care of by myself haha.
The most important thing about a body oil is that it must not be too greasy, of course all oils will be in large quantities, but it should be easy to take a little and lubricate the whole body without being a slippery eel afterwards. This one goes into the skin quickly and you feel soft the rest all day long, absolutely wonderful!
It contains five nourishing oils; jojoba, macadamia, safflower, apricot kernel and coconut. Imagine lubricating your whole body with this coconut-scented treat after a hot bath, my God, so cozy.
Good environmental choice: Contains more than 98 % ingredients of natural origin. Easily degradable formula. The bottle is recyclable and contains recycled plastic to reduce the use of new plastic.
A perfume with more than 93 % ingredients of natural origin, fun! I almost did not dare to spray this on myself before the job first for perfume with coconut scent feels like done to become too much. But well I got it! It enhances the scent of coconut and lasts all day, but is very mild and soft nonetheless. I think it almost feels more like a mist than a perfume.
Det enda jag kan tycka är att sprayen är lite hård, jag gillar mjuka sprayer som blir väldigt finfördelad och mjuk och att man hellre kan ta flera små sprutt på olika delar av kroppen än en stor. Men man kan ju spraya en bit ifrån och “gå in” i parfymen också om man inte vill ha så mycket på samma område :)
So go ahead, all coconut lovers! HERE you can order the whole kit for only SEK 179 and then the shipping is included in that price as well.
I augusti börjar Helene jobba hos oss på Creative Makeup! (Svar ja det börjar redan bli missförstånd mellan våra namn “Helena” och “Helene” haha).
Helene works mainly with Carboxy treatments (a carbon dioxide treatment you can read more about here!) but she also does more treatments such as waxing, reflexology and the treatment that I will show you today - lymph drainage with electrodes!
När jag hörde “lymfdränage” för första gången så tyckte jag att det lät väldigt märkligt, men så fort Helene förklarade allting för mig så låter det inte alls konstigt längre :) Och det var faktiskt en av hennes stamkunder på denna behandling som fick mig riktigt nyfiken på detta för hon var såå himla nöjd med den och har gjort den flera gånger. “I feel so light afterwards and my stomach gets completely flat!She said. She was about my size so I immediately booked an appointment to test this myself too :)
In the picture above you see my stomach during the treatment :)
Why do lymph drainage with electrodes?
Lymphatic drainage is actually a common treatment but is usually done with the help of massage where you massage with movements towards the lymphatic stations. Surely many of you have heard of it? The difference is that Helene does this with electrodes to not solely cleanse the body but also reduce fat and cellulite. It's like a mixture of lymph drainage and Electrolipolysis treatment.
The local metabolism increases, fluid accumulations are drained and the lymphatic system is "purified". We all feel good about this, regardless of body size.
How does the treatment work?
1. The electrodes are attached to the abdomen and thighs, the exact location is individual and this is what Helene sees.
2. The device is switched on and you feel that it is a little tingling where the electrodes are located.
3. Efter en stund låter apparaten och det betyder att den “byter inställning”, i slutet pirrade det mer kraftigt och på ett ställe på låret var det en lite stickande känsla. Men långt ifrån ont, det var inte ens obehagligt och jag är väldigt känslig både fysiskt och psykiskt haha.
4. In total, you lie and chill for 45 minutes and do not have to worry about anything other than taking it easy :)
After the treatment & result
After the treatment, it is common to feel light and the area is more tight. Some people notice a huge difference and that clothes are looser immediately, while some do not have as much fluid accumulation and do not have as clear an effect.
How many treatments do you need?
You can do this as a cure with 1-2 treatments a week, it costs 450 SEK per treatment and if you book 15 treatments you get a 10% discount, which gives the total sum 6075 SEK. However, some people feel a big difference after just one treatment and do this at regular intervals when they themselves feel the need.
How does it work?
Electrodes send current and pulse frequencies into adipose tissue and break down so-called triglycerides into simple fatty acids. The triglycerides cannot penetrate the cell membrane, but the simple fatty acids can pass freely through the cell wall and into the tissue fluid, whereupon the lymph vessels transport them further.
In lymphatic drainage, this process greatly accelerates and streamlines. The electrical flow creates an increased local blood circulation which leads to an increase in the local temperature and an anti-inflammatory reaction.
Summary - Triglycerides are a kind of fats or oils that are found in the body, the electrodes break them down so that they can penetrate the cell membrane, which they otherwise cannot. Then the lymphatic system is cleansed and then these fats are transported away.
What is the lymphatic system?
The lymphatic system consists of lymph vessels and tissue, the vessels expand as a network in the body and collect fluid that is not taken up by the blood vessels. The lymph consists of excess fluid that is present between the cells and during a day 1-4 liters of lymph are formed!
My result
I did not notice any direct difference after a treatment, slightly on the top of the thighs just below the panty line think I which I did not expect. But it's hard to know if it's a placebo or not I think, but I did not feel as light as the customer I talked to before felt.
But not everyone has much to drain either, and you do not know that until you test!
In any case, you feel good about this cleansing, so if you want to test and do not get visible results, it is still not unnecessary. Especially not when it is an affordable treatment, some can probably pay 450: - just to be able to lie in that quiet room and be at peace for a while haha :)
We have opened Helene's schedule in August so it is possible to book now Creativemakeup.se, and since she has worked with these treatments for many sick years and already has a large clientele, her August schedule is already starting to fill up. So do not think there will be so many last-minute times if you wait a long time to book.
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