About Leaving London,Home and Summer Tan - Chocolate Soleil Bronzer Review

Dear Summer you have been absolutely terrible at times and I am very glad my favourite season Autmn is on the doorstep to welcome me. However, where did the tan come from?

Hellooo you guys! Please skip down to the bronzer pictures if you only want to read the review




I know I have been promising a lot and didn't hold them. Yet please know I absolutely love this place and when I saw Sierra tweeting to me (which I usually never check!) I decided to finally get a grip and sit down and post.There have been many times when I started a post in the last few months but never really sent it off. It's incredible how one person can finally make you do it, right? Seeing her blog blossom into this beautiful thing since the last time I saw it, really inspires me to put more effort into the things I love and reactive my old dusty photoshop skills. Thank you so much dear! It was just a few lines but i hope you know that the timing was absolutely perfect and therefore meant a lot to me :)

So many things have changed the last few months, not all of them in a positive way. My gap year in London is over but I am very much glad I am going to Uni soon. But don't you worry my appetite for beauty products never decreased therefore I packed enough to review for the rest of the year until I return haha And we'll start off with my favourite Bronzer.

As a person that is not very much a fan of Summer (except for the wonderful mornings when the air is clear or the warm nights) I have to admit I didn't come out a lot during the day time, I prefered the nights i spent on my friends rooftop enjoying the view of London when the sun goes down. Therefore I didn't get a proper tan on my face which is usually the only pale part of my body haha. Thank God I purchased a little helper that has been on my wish list for more than 2 years and will help me conceal the lack of sun i got this season.

 REVIEW: Too Faced Chocolate Soleil
The reason I absolutley love this Bronzer is that it's MATTE. I had lots of different Bronzers, some really good ones but they were all glowy, which is great from time to time but I was looking for one that would help me contour my face and non-existing cheekbones without looking orange and unnatural. It's extremely pigmented and therefore absolutely perfect for contouring and gives you a very natural looking tan.

I usually use the MAC #168 Brush to contour my the cheekbones. It goes perfectly with the Bronzer, which is really easy to build up, putting up the layers of intensity.
When my needs simply needs colour I like using the Real Techniques Stippling Brush to dust it over my cheeks and my forehead, as the hair of the brush is a little bit more solid (if you know what i mean :D) and therefore doesn't take as much product as the MAC one would.



All in all I really love it, it has become one of my everyday-products. I know everyone was rambling about the Hoola-Bronzer by Benefit for a while but i must say I like the intensity of my Chocolate Soleil a lot better. And the best - it does not only smell of delicious Milk-Chocolate but it also taste very sweet. Not that I am encouraging you to eat it...Not that I intentionally tried it :D I happened to inhale with my mouth while I put ot on my face haha

Wow that was a very very very long post. I don't really think you got until here but if you did that's wonderful! Thank you very much for reading!

SO ON FIRE!!! Catching Fire Premiere in London!

How the heck did I get to see SOMETHING?! All of the stars!

SOOOOOO I don't even know how and where to start. I think I might will Vlog this because honestly even though the footage sucks I do think the best way to share this crazy experience is to show it all live! I promise I will edit it on the weekend...haha until then enjoy some sucky iphone-video-screenshots:...sorry I filmed most of the time instead of taking pictures that's why they're so shaky

So how did I get in? I know people have been camping outside but to be honest going there has almost been a spur of the moment decision. I knew the premiere was going to be at Leicester Square on Monday 11.11.13 (HA! whether you're british or american!) which is just 20 minutes away from my home so I eventually decided to follow my Hunger Games crazy friend, who in fact arrived earlier. After work I got rid of my uniform and put on some comfortable clothes and went off...not excited AT ALL. Because when I arrived I saw what I expected...

Black Walls ALL AROUND the red carpet, you didn't even get a little peek inside. Only a few with VIP tickets for hundreds of £ would have gotten in there and as much as I loved the Hunger Games...I didn't regret ordering one of these. 
However, out of sudden hundreds of people started to pile up in front of a gate and because of the black walls you hardly could see ANYTHING...in fact NOTHING! They let a few in and I was sooooo close to get in there, already in panic in case this was the queue for some more VIP tickets because I really didn't even have £1 with me! but then they closed it again, leaving hundreds of fans outside.
Most of them eventually left to the place where you could at least get a peak from FAR FAR FAR away! Which I did too but since I was too short to see properly I got slightly moody.
And for some reason I really had the feeling something was going to happen soon so I went back to the gate and saw some people talking to the security! and then the magic words!!! "10 more! that's it!!!" 
I swear when I entered I had no clue what was going to happen! I did start shaking! I honestly thought I would get a little bit CLOSER to the red carpet but then bright lights...

Red. Yup. I looked down and I was standing on that freaking thing! Of course I walked up to the place where fans are supposed to stand but never in my life I would've thought I would get THAT close to all of this!

So the first person that walked in was ...Willow Shields (Primrose Everdeen), but people hardly paid attention, to be honest I didn't noticed her because my eyes were wandering to the next person.
Josh Hutcherson! YUP OMG. He is the most adorable little person ever! and of course the crowd went wild, including the press! And since I was standing right behind him I got all the flashlights...yeah now I know why people feel so unbelievable uncomfortable on that carpet! they're basically attacking you with their cameras!
After a while Sam Claflin and his wife arrived and now while I wasn't too fond of the casting's choice for finnick at first i NOW AM! Most beautiful man I've ever seen and I do not only mean from the outside! After he took all the pictures, danced on the carpet and had the cutest moments with his wife (he lift her up and just started running!) he came back to us to "chat" and give some autographs. And GUESS WHAT! After stalking some of his pictures on tumblr... I really suspected nothing!...I saw myself and my friend in the background! yeah crazy fangirl moment here!

After a while Liam Hemsworth came in. And wow the eyes. I swear before he actually approached you could see his blue blue blue BLUUUUUUUE eyes from far away! never been such a big fan of blue eyes but they were beautiful! also he seems to be a very kind person who takes his time for the fans! There was a stupid press woman who blocked the view with her umbrella but he just walked past her and gave us a lovely wave and a huge smile!
And then of course Jennifer Lawrence. To be honest the hype around her annoyed the heck out of me, and still does. But nontheless I really love her! She kept turning around to us and smiled in between the flashlight sessions and after she walked the whole carpet until the end she eventually ran all the way back to us to give some autographs and holy cow. Yup this sounds slightly creepy but my hand was ...maybe an inch away from hers, I actually stood there FACE TO FACE! The very disappointing thing was that she didn't sign my iphone case because I was filming...at least I thought so! But nooo it was on picture mode and I eventually only got footage from her walking away but whoaaaa....

So this is how "A little peak doesn't hurt" tunred into "OH MY GOD I MET JOSH HUTCHERSON AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE!!!"
THIS WAS ONE CRAZY EXPERIENCE and teaches me AGAIN! the best comes when you expect NOTHING! I'm sure there have been a lot more lucky ducks out there but considering that I didn't plan or wait for this at all hahah god! And another exciting thing was actually Tanya Burr! she seemed to be the sweetest person on EARTH! it was so adorable how she literally RAN (yes she RAN she didn't walk) back to us just to give some autographs and take pictures! Goodness! I love her more than I did before! And we got to see McFly and Ellie Goulding (who didn't turn around ONCE though :(! ).

GOOD LORD I'm done! haha and so sure you didn't read a word I said! Sorry this is such a long text! And the blurry pictures but these are just screenshots, you actually see a little more on the footage haha i know this isn't super exclusive but it could've been worse :D
 Are you excited for the movie?!

Andrea xx

The Agony of being sick...

Mahaha not really. Quick but BIG HELLOOOO FROM MY BED! This is not really a productive Beauty post but everyone needs this sometimes :)

I think the cold hit me because running through London's street while rain is pouring on you is definetely not a good way to keep yourself healthy!
But it's a bloody good excuse to stay in bed and enjoy a Peppermint Hot Chocolate in a red Starbucks cup (YEEEEES! they are here! and it's time to count down the days until Christmas!) and watching Marie Antoinette because Kirsten Dunst is absolutely stunning! Oh how I wish to wear one of these dresses one day.

Especially now that it's autumn I prefer enjoying the little things, which is sitting in my room, listen to good music and watching the sun (yes the sun comes out sometimes! even in london haha) colouring the leaves.
May I introduce you to one of my favourite songs during this season?

"I feel the fire, I see a flame set me a light, bring me desire bottled up tight."

What do YOU love the most about autmn? Thank you so much for reading :) A HUGE Post will follow up I've been to the house of fraser!

Andrea xx

New In: Berry Autmn on the Oxford Street - Part 1

Hello out there!

I know I haven't been posting anything decent for decades and therefore deserve all the ignoring silence on here :D

But I'm back! and absolutely couldn't wait to blog something again so I decided to start with a small haul from last week. I've been to the oxford street - like every single week actually as it's only 15 minutes footwalk away - and went to the boots sale and picked up some Autmn Make up, which I am very much excited about. Autmn is just my favourite season out of all (providing it's not raining...which it surprisingly doesn't in London at the moment) not too warm, not too cold, warm and COSY jumpers and the best berry colors.

So while teal is the color I'm wearing to death during the summer (apart from the lips I guess), almost 70% of all make up and clothing pieces are berry and or moron haha (NO kidding!!!)

Besides the Revlon Color Stay (Oh how much I've missed Pencil Eyeliner! I only had my gel eyeliner with me!!!!!) and the Loreal Telescopic and Volume Million Lashes Mascara (Review will follow soon!) I also picked up...

Revlon Super Lustrious in Berry Allure

I'm not too fond of glittery lips and as most lip glosses tend to shimmer to the MAX I've been thinking a lot whether to get this color. I eventually did and...am so glad I did! After trying it out at home I stayed happy and grinning like an idiot...thanks to a lipgloss! Long lasting, glossy in a nice NON shimmering way and the most gorgeous color I've ever seen! This one deserves an own post.

MUA Eyeshadow - Pearl #24

Don't get confused by the word PEARL! it's a plumish and yes also berry color. Honestly said I just picked it up because superdrug sold them for only £1 and I didn't have access to my "Rust" by NYX as London doesn't seem to offer this brand :( But it's suprisingly pigmented and I like it alot in combination with other brown colors! It quickly found its way into my Daily Routine.

Sleek Blush - Flushed

It's not a secret that Sleek has the best high street blushes. I usually tend to go for more bronzer or natural colors but made a nice 180° turn for this one. It looks best on my cheeks when I have my hair in a bun or out of my face at least, because for some reason it's a little too much when I have my hair down...does this even make sense? haha sorry i'm listening to music and have quite much no clue what I'm writing. But I really enjoy laying in my bed and talk about my favorite things..

Loreal Color Riche Nude Collection - #Julianne

Haha you might will think "Nude"?! This is red! but no it's just the lighting. It's a beautiful nudish/pinkish color. I've never liked this complete nude color trend as my lips are naturally rather red and nude lipsticks make me look sick but I thought this is a brilliant option. My friend almost ripped my arm off after I picked up the last one in the store haha

Noooowww that's it! :) I decided to post some more little items the next time before I actually show you ALL the things I hauled in the last two months in London! I hope you enjoyed this post! thank you so much for reading

xx Andrea

I MOVED TO LONDON + NEED HELP :(

Hello you guys,

I'm very sorry for not posting anything, I know what I promised but as you can tell from the title I recently moved to London (2 and a half weeks ago) and right now it's one of these moments where I'm so glad to have a blog where I can pour my heart out.

First of all London is such a wonderful city, I really understand why people love to come here. The architecture is amazing and I really love walking around and just look at all the things happening around me. To me, a girl from a smile town, this city is definetely alive haha A few days ago I took some pictures for you :) YES can you believe it? SUN in LONDON, it's actually quite hot right now (despite the fact that it started to rain the entire day)

And YES, the fact that I'm living in Zone 1 and therefore have all the stores right in front of my nose, is pure danger to my credit card. I've been hauling the last three weeks like crazy and for sure am going to introduce my new pieces to you as soon as I get better from being homesick.

So as the girl who just moved here I barely know anyone and it's kind of a vicious circle since I don't know what places I could go to...and not knowing anyone really doesn't motivate me to go out very often..I'm not too sure if that just made sense but I guess you know what I mean haha And having a weak wifi does not exactly help me with working on my blog and especially not youtube (I can't even watch ANY videos)..I know this sounds like I'm just complaining pfshh
I'm not asking you to befriend with me no no no no I'm a stranger :D but does ANYONE know where I can find a freaking swimming pool because my scolioses is killing me! Or where you like to go to yoga classes, or get your hair cut or ANY other helpful information :) You would really help me!

Other than that, don't get me wrong I don't regret leaving home and coming here, it's beautiful here! :) People are so nice and look at the funny buses and cabs haha
 I will write something more helpful the next time I promise! Hope you're having a wonderful day!

xx
Andrea