Music on my blog - changed

Hello.

This is only a post to inform you that I've put music in my blog.

There is a bar below and if you want to hear what I've put together, please press "play".

I tried to put only few songs that I really like. They should all represent girl power (and people power in general) and how beautiful we all are. If you go through the whole playlist (again, there are only few songs there, about 10...) you'll see what I'm talking about.

I would LOVE to hear your suggestions and ideas. Please leave a comment on which song you would like to hear here.

That's all for now.

Thank you all.

Please comment and rate!!

Bye :*

Music is our life!

Highlighted lips

Lipstick is easy to apply and will turn you from Plain Jane to Femme Fatale in no time. Since days are getting hotter, your face needs only little or no make-up. That's when lipsticks come in. All colors are in. Darker skin looks for darker lipstick. You can use pretty much any shade that's not lighter than your skin tone. That's basically the only rule. And I'm going to give you few tips for beautiful lips.

• For a fuller lips look, outline the lips with pencil and fill in with the matching lipstick. Put just a bit of light concealer in the middle of the lips and tap it in until it blends with the rest of the color. You should get an ombre effect. For even more full lips, put on a transparent lip-gloss.
• To make your lipstick stay longer on your lips, before it, put a bit of liquid powder to matte your lips.
• If you want to highlight or correct your lipstick, put a bit of concealer just outside the lips. This will create sharper lines and boundary between lips and the rest of the skin. Other than that, you will disable lipstick going over the lip boundary.
• For an additional effect of volume, on the edge of the upper lip put a bit of highlighter.

Of course, don't forget to take care of your lips with balsams, preferably with sun protection in these days.

Review - facial lotion and BB cream

Our face should be the most important thing when it comes to beauty care. It is the first thing everybody sees on us and face plays an important role in whether we look tired, old, happy, or any other emotion.

I've bought two new products for facial care, I've been trying them for a week and I can now say something about them.

Note before reading: Both products are by Garnier but I do not advertise them or have any profit by doing this.

First one is Pure active purifying lotion. It is suppose to clean your facial skin, close your pores and give your skin the matte effect. I personally chose it for the matte effect because my skin really glows, but cleaning my skin with it was a nice bonus. What is kinda unusual, it removes all the extra oil from your skin, leaving it really smooth, but the natural shine stays. At first I wasn't too satisfied with it because I'm trying to remove all the shine, but then I realized that with the shine I look fresh, young as I am and, most important of all, healthy.
This pure active formula for clean skin, comes in more than one shape.

My routine with it is the following: I put on some cream in the evening, leave it for the night. As I wake up, my skin is really oily and then I use this lotion which cleans all excess oil and cream and, without any make-up, I'm ready to go.

My next new product is BB Pure Active pigmented cream. I personally do not believe in "pigmented cream", it's all powder and foundation to me, but it has small differences and few better qualities than usual foundation. This cream has a light formula which is absolutely perfect for these hot summer days. It is easily applied and it doesn't smother your face. It absorbs into the skin pretty quickly and stays like that for quite a long time.
It also comes in variety of shades for every skin type.

After I finish taking care of my skin, I can apply only small amount of these cream and I instantly look like I have no imperfections on my skin.

Before you go away, here is a good Garnier site where you can find products to suit your skin: http://www.garnier.co.uk/skin-care/beauty/type/normal.
P.S. Read all ingredients and way to use this products. Also consult with your doctor, pharmacist,... You never know how this will react on your skin.

My favorites - nails!

Since I love painting my nails I have quite a big collection for someone who doesn't do it professionally. Of course, I have some pieces which I love and which I buy over and over. Here are my favorites...

Before you start: click on the picture for a larger display.

Here is my all time favorite transparent base coat by Essence (I've mentioned it before). What is so great about it is the fact that the bottle is big but it doesn't dry. I have it for months now and it is the same as the day that I bought it. Also the brush is perfect combination of thick and thin and suits my nails really well. Another great thing is the price.

Black nail polish on the right is also by Essence. Until a week ago, I had some other black nail polish. I had to put on three to four coats to get black nails. I thought all of them worked like that until I discovered this one. One coat is actually enough, but I prefer two. Great coverage and quality.

This on the left is matte effect top coat by BeautyUK. They are not usually the brand that I buy products from but this matte effect is great. You could see the effect in my previous post. I just love it.

I recently purchased this matte green nail polish on the right. It is by GoldenRose. They have the entire collection of beautiful matte nail polishes and I want them all after trying on this one. One coat is enough and as it dries, it gets this perfect matte effect and you don't have to worry that some parts will stay shiny.

This is my collection of stripy nail polishes. They all here are by Essence. As you already know (I hope), these are nothing special, the only difference is they come in these little cute bottles with thin brushes. Quality of the polish is the same as any other Essence's nail polish. (And I love it.) The thing is, these are great if you are a beginner or you just don't want to spend extra money on different brushes and pallets to put your nail polishes in. All in all these are a lot of fun.

Nails: Fearless black

I haven't posted a nail design in a long time. Here's my new one. Black. Silver. Elegant. Fearless. Easy one to make, doesn't require much time or experience and effect is ten times greater.

You'll need:

• base coat nail polish
• black nail polish
• silver nail polish (with thin brush)
• silver rhinestones
• black glitter nail polish (with thin brush)
• matte top coat nail polish

• As usual, I started with applying transparent base coat.
• First thing after the base coat is dry is applying a layer of black nail polish.
• Choose one nail to cover with matte effect top coat.
• Afterwards, you'll make two parallel lines on the outer side of your nail. Two silver lines on four fingers and two black glitter lines on that matte nail.
• On that nail where you applied black glitter nail polish, you'll make two more parallel lines crossing with the existing two in the outer upper corner.
• When the glitter black stripes are dry, fill the gap between them with silver nail polish.
• After everything is half dry, put a rhinestone where those black glitter lines cross.
• Put four more rhinestones on one of your other nails (thumb is the best choice because it's the biggest so it won't be overcrowded) in line.

This is the result.

P.S. Don't forget to put oil on cuticle (which is not shown on the pictures, sorry).

Nail care in two ways

I have two ways to show you how I treat my nails. It depends on how much time do you have and how much do you actually care about your nails.

No. 1 - I have extra free time

• Take off your nail polish with nail polish remover. If it won't go off immediately, don't scratch it, here's a way - click here and here.
• Take a bath. Warm water will help your nails and mixing warm water with shower gel or shampoo will make your nails more shiny and they will look healthier. Afterwards, dry them properly.
• Push the cuticle into your nail root. Do not cut it!
• Wait until your nails get back into the normal shape (water kinda deforms them, makes them wider). Then apply base protecting coat. I use Protecting base coat by Essence.
• Once the nail polish is dry, put a bit of oil (nail oil or eatable, it doesn't matter really) to the cuticle of each nail and spread it gently with clean fingers.
• Wait until the oils soaks in and you're ready to go.

No. 2 - I want pretty nails fast (basically the upper method only simpler)

• Take off your nail polish.
• Wash your hands. If you have time, wash it twice. First time is only for removing dirt, second one counts. You can also use baby wipes.
• Push the cuticle into the root. Again, do not cut it!
• Apply base coat.
• Apply oil to the cuticle.
• Once everything is dry, you're done.

Tips: Always wear base coat. Not only it makes your nails shinier, but also protects your nails and makes them stronger. Especially wear base coat if you have dark colors on your nails. Dark colors can make your nails turn yellow. Also, base coats usually have formulas to actually protect your nails, while any other nail polish is usually just pure chemistry which is ultimately bad for your nails. 

Changing blog address!

Hey.

I know I said just a few posts back that I won't change my address because I have already changed it once, but this is actually the last post under this address. I will not stop writing but my blog did change few major topics since it exists. I started only with nails, nail care and nail art but then I started to talk about fashion and I did all the fashion outfits by myself. Now I started with make up too, so it's not right that everything stays the same. My blog has changed, so will the title and so will the address. I really hope you won't hold this against me, and that you'll go and look at my new blog. I changed the theme and the cover photo, so that's always interesting to see. 

Old address (this one) is: http://honeysroyaltyfashion.blogspot.com/

From now on you'll be able to find me at: http://honeysroyaltybeauty.blogspot.com/

If you can find me, go to this blog - Beehive and you'll find the link to my new beauty blog on the right under a name of "Royalty Beauty".

Anyways, see you soon at the new address. Love you :*

Make up review - lips

Since I discovered my new passion for lip make up, I bought few products lately, I'd like to share them with you. You would get a video with this but my camera and video editor are not friends yet. I'll do it the old fashioned way.

Before reading: I do apologize for bad quality pictures. I was so excited to show this to you that I couldn't wait for better lighting. I hope you'll get the real impression and that I will provide enough information for you to find what you are looking for.

M.A.C.'s red lipstick is the first on my list. I bought in M.A.C.'s store for about $20. The shade color is named  AA4 Ruby Woo and it's a thick retro matte red color. I would personally recommend this one to anyone who is willing to step out of the box and who dares to wear something this distinct. It is really long lasting (I had it almost all day, ate, drank, talked...), it can't be removed with water, you'll have to use some kind of makeup removal (I used baby oil), it does not leave marks on glasses... The price is a bit high if you're not a professional make up artist but I think you won't regret it. It should last for a long time since you only need to put one layer on each lip for the perfect effect.

Another lipstick that I bought just few days ago is this great nude lipstick with just a shred of red, I could say bronze, in it. It is 06 Barely there lipstick by Essence. Normally you wouldn't say that a lipstick for $3 would be of that good quality but it is also long lasting one. It said that in the Essence department in the local store, but I didn't put much hope into it. I bought it for everyday use because it really looks natural and it's not intrusive at all. It is only few shades darker than my lips. I can honestly say I was pleasantly surprised.

There's also one more dark lipstick that I frequently use. It's Maybelline's dark cherry. I can't say where it is from because it was my mom's present. I also don't know the price, but I guess you can compare it to any other Maybelline's lipstick and say it's around $9. I actually didn't see this model anywhere, but maybe only the appearance changed so look for the name of the color. It's 235 Blackcurrant Bliss color. Just be careful with this one because it likes to leave marks on your teeth. Make sure you clean the inner part of the lip if you have put the lipstick in a hurry.

Before I bought Essence's lipstick mentioned before, on daily basis I used Essence's lip gloss. As much as I'm informed about them, lip glosses aren't that long lasting. They just provide really great shine and they are mostly more natural looking than lipsticks. They are really great for every day and every occasion which is really important to me especially because I'm in class every day. This particular lip gloss costs $2 which is nothing an there's a really big bottle of it so you can really use is often and it won't disappear that quickly. And in case if it does, it's $2. What else you you need? Shade is named 07 Big night out.

P.S. There are no stars on lipstick and lip gloss. I put them there because my mother and me have the same ones. And i would recommend you looking at the right picture. It's the one without a flash light and I think it shows the color better than the left one. 

New M.A.C. product

Small intro: I wanted to change the name of the blog into "Royalty Beauty" since I started posting about nails, then I moved to clothes and now I'm going to include some make-up. Since I already changed it once, I'll leave it like this, but I'm telling you now that you'll be able to find more than just clothes here from now on.

Description: So, I bought my first fancy lipstick today. As you can see by the title, it's M.A.C.'s. I've been searching for so long to get a good red lipstick. I'm not into brands. That really means nothing to me, but I did want a lipstick which I wouldn't eat or drink in the first few minutes of wearing it. That's why I dug a bit deeper into my wallet and I pulled out around $22 (it's a bit more expensive in my country than anywhere else). I googled M.A.C. and their products. I also googled Rihanna because she's always wearing a great lipstick. Only later did I found out that she is wearing M.A.C. most of the times and she actually designed one. It's called Riri Woo. It's basically the same as their Ruby Woo (the link is opening at the wrong one, so just pick Ruby Woo in the white window). I just wanted to see what brand she is using and what is that perfect red color. And I found out. It's Ruby Woo, of course. And I immediately fell in love with it. Went out there looking out for it, and I found it. I can say I'm the proud owner of the M.A.C.'s perfect red matte lipstick.

Impression and conclusion: This lipstick stayed perfect the whole day. In meantime, I ate, drank, talked... I would seriously recommend this one to whoever is looking for a good, long lasting red lipstick. However, it's pretty hard to put it on. You'll most probably need a brush and a pencil in the same color, but you be the judge of it.

P.S. Since I'm not that good at taking pictures, I'll just put a bunch of them from the Internet. And I recommend you reading all of my links above because I inserted an article too, and more pictures.

Here's my collage. Left part is just Rihanna's lips in different colors. Big pictures are Rihanna wearing Ruby or Riri Woo. The right half is only Ruby Woo and Ruby Woo compared to other similar M.A.C. red lipsticks.

My fashion icons

Instead of posting my own creations today, I'll put up some of my fashion idols. Well, idol is a strong word, but I really like these styles. Since this is a fashion blog, I think this is kinda necessary.

Before writing anything, I know there are lots of fashion icons world wide known, and maybe with better styles and posture but this is my short list. Also, order is not important.

Note: Click on the picture for larger photo.

I'll start with Rihanna. Other than the fact that I love her music, I also love her style. Maybe it's because she has the right attitude, or maybe it's something else, but I have the feeling she's rocking everything she's wearing. I didn't like only few of her outfits (remember that transparent diamond dress, or whatever that's supposed to be?) but in general I like the way she dresses.

She can pull of elegant style, which I personally prefer the most on her, but she can also look great in casual combination, rock/fancy combo... She can even wear denim with denim!

Of course, accessories, hair style and attitude are of great importance here, but all in all she can hold her head up high because she is (my) fashion icon!

How could this be a post about fashion icons if I didn't include Blake?

She is beautiful. That's that. But she also has a great sense of style. She usually wears only few pieces of clothes and jewelry but she combines them so well. Some people can't so that with all the money in the world and 10000 pieces of accessories.

She likes emphasizing her long legs and she does it great! I personally go for black and white combinations as a safe way out. Or I look for combinations that are already "approved". But she goes out of the box, mixing colors and patterns. And I love how she can go to the beach, restaurant or gala reception in the same outfit.

I love the fact that she seems fearless when it comes to fashion, but if you look closely, everything is perfectly matched and thought about. She knows how to wear it.

My next pick is Louise Roe. Maybe you know her from hosting a TV show on Fox called Plain Jane. Ring a bell? Never mind.

She is, in my opinion, really tall, for a girl, and she has 0 complexes about it. That is so great! She's not afraid to wear heels, jumpsuits, short pants... She also likes to mix colors, even when you think it's not possible, she'll prove you wrong! Bright colors, dark ones, neon... She has it all. Red jacket on red dress with red purse? Why not?

Also, her strong side is her hair which makes every outfit even better, not that she needs it to be better... What I like about her style is that she wears black with black and brown with brown. That's also the way I like to combine it. You'll notice brown belt and brown bracelets, brown belt again and brown jacket...

Last, but not least is Taylor Spreitler. Known for her role of Lennox Scanlon in TV show Melissa and Joey, she might be my favorite of the day.

Other than pretty face and great body, Taylor also knows how to make everything on her look great. Finishing touch is, of course, the hair again.

I probably like her style the most because she's more to my age and she does not dress so fancy as the three ladies above, but she always has that something. If she walked into a room, she would be noticed, that's for sure!

Maybe I like her so much because I like Lennox and Lennox's outfits but I've seen Taylor in similar combinations so I can say that she is also my fashion idol. 

Yes, maybe it the fact that they all have great bodies, lots of money, professional hairdressers and stylists, but that's all behind the scenes. What we see is a great product of their work.