Motivation: Paris

I'm back at university and taking six career courses instead of the usual four plus other more general courses. Taking the six courses was the only way to make sure I don't fall behind one semester - it's going to be a lot of work, so I need to remind myself that it's all going to be for a greater cause: I want to go to Paris as an exchange student for a semester.

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Street Style Icon: Leighton Meester

There's no doubt that Leighton Meester became a fashion icon for her portrayal of Blair Waldorf, but, personally, I like her street style better. She wears very simple combinations that can be dressed up or down depending on the situation. Here are a few examples:

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Cyzone 'Acqua' Nail Polish Review

Even though it's still technically winter here, we've had more sunshine-filled days than rainy ones, making it the perfect opportunity to start wearing those pastel nail polishes that I love so much.

 

 

 

I've been searching for the perfect mint colour for quite a while now. For some reason I have a feeling I would stop searching if I tried Essie's 'Mint Candy Apple', but the shop that stocks the brand here has never ordered it, so I'm still looking.

 

What I like about Cyzone's Acqua nail polish is that depending on the light, it can either look like a soft blue (like in the picture above) or much more greener, like in the following picture. The consistency is just perfect - it's not too thick, but it's not too runny, and it lasted about four days without chipping on my very-prone-to-chipping nails (seriously, nail polish barely lasts me a day). The only downsides are that it's a tiny bottle (it's only 5 ml) and that you can only get it every few months, as it doesn't appear very regularly in the Cyzone magazine. So I'd definitely recommend ordering it when you see it!

 

 

 

What nail polishes have you been loving this month?

 

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Aunque técnicamente todavía es invierno acá, han habido muchos más días soleados que nunca, por lo que es la perfecta oportunidad para usar los colores pasteles que me encantan tanto.

 

He estado buscando el color menta perfecto hace bastante tiempo. Por alguna razón tengo el presentimiento que dejaría de buscar si encontrara 'Mind Candy Apple' de Essie, pero la tienda que trae esa marca nunca lo ha ordenado. Así que sigo en la búsqueda.

 

Lo que me gusta del esmalte Acqua de Cyzone es que puede verse más azul o más verde dependiendo de la luz. La consistencia es muy buena - no es muy gruesa ni tampoco demasiado líquida, y duró como cuatro días en mis uñas (generalmente los esmaltes me duran un día sin que se me salga). Lo único malo es que encuentro que la botella es demasiado pequeña, y que aparece una vez cada meses y solo se puede comprar por la revista Cyzone. Así que definitivamente lo recomiendo si es que lo pillan! Cuando yo lo pedí (hace varios meses ya) me costó $3.490 pesos chilenos, pero Cyzone cambia los precios de sus productos con cada revista.
 

¿Qué esmaltes han estado usando este mes?

 

 

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British Playlist

I'm soooooo sorry for not putting any posts up these past weeks. I'm now on my winter break - I passed all of my classes (thankfully!) and I was just so exhausted that I've only been sleeping and watching Game of Thrones.

 

Music is always the thing that gets me through things that I don't want to do (specially the gym), and studying for exams was no exception, so I decided to create this playlist. As I was looking for songs, I didn't realize how many British artists I had in my iTunes library. Before I knew it, I had two pages worth of songs, so I had to narrow them down to 20. It's still a pretty long playlist, though! (Also: this playlist doesn't include The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, or else it would end up being at least 300 hundred songs long).

1. Hello - Oasis.

2. Friday I'm in Love - The Cure

3. Under Pressure - David Bowie Feat. Queen

4. Layla (Unplugged) - Eric Clapton

5. Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

7. The Importance of Being Idle - Oasis

8. Say You Don't Want It - One Night Only

9. Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Coldplay

10. We Get On - Kate Nash

11. Grade 8 - Ed Sheeran

12. All This And Heaven Too - Florence + The Machine

13. Missing You - Imogen Heap

14. If It Hadn't Been For Love - Adele

15. The A Team - Birdy

16. Get Lucky - Daughter

17. Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now - Joss Stone

18. Under the Sheets - Ellie Goulding

19. Forgive Me - Leona Lewis

20. Left Too Late - Florrie

 

Listen [x]
 

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Grease Lightening Review

I'm so so so so so sorry for not updating! I'd love to say that it's been because I've been in exams like everybody else, but the sad truth is that I still have a few weeks to go of classes before even starting my exams. Anyways (enough complaining), a few days (more like a week) ago, I got a volcano of a pimple on the right side of my chin that just wouldn't go away, no matter how much I squeezed and put toothpaste on it. Enter Grease Lightening, which I bought after reading pretty much all the reviews I could find online.

This thing is seriously god sent if you have oily skin, because not only it acts as a blemish treatment, but also controls the oiliness if you apply a thin layer to your face. I use it only at night, after cleansing. The pesky zit is still there, but it's almost invisible - I'm very prone to scarring, so the fact that it's dissappearing without leaving a massive scar is well worth the price, at least for me. Here in Chile it's $8.200 chilean pesos (about US$16), but I find that a pump will be enough to cover my whole face, so it will last you for a while.

 

Do you have a favorite product from Lush? Which one?

 

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Perdón por no postear! Me encantaría decir que es porque estoy en exámenes como casi todo el mundo, pero la triste realidad es que todavía me quedan un par de semanas de clases antes de empezar con los exámenes. Pero dejaré de quejarme. Hace un par de días (más bien dicho hace como una semana), me salió un volcán de espinilla en la quijada que por más que le pusiera pasta de dientes, no se iba. Así que fui a Lush y compré el Grease Lightening, después de haber leído miles de reviews en internet.

 

 Si tienes piel grasosa, en verdad es un regalo, porque no solo actúa como tratamiento de espinillas, sino que también controla la grasitud si lo pones en toda la cara. Solo lo uso en la noche, después de limpiarme la cara. La espinilla todavía sigue ahí, pero es casi invisible - siempre me quedan cicatrices, por lo que que esté desapareciendo sin dejar huella vale lo que pagué. Acá en Chile cuesta $8.200 pesos (como $16 dólares), pero encuentro que con lo que dispensa me alcanza para toda la cara, así que dura harto.

 

 Tienen un producto favorito de Lush? Cuál?

 

Book Wishlist

So I'm on a bit of a spending ban, specially on ordering books from Amazon. I have a big pile that I want to read first before buying more books, but that doesn't keep me from adding more stuff to my wishlist! (Click on each image to go to the Amazon page). //
Estoy en un ahorro máximo, especialmente comprando libros en Amazon. Tengo una pila gigante que quiero leer antes de comprar más libros, pero eso no significa que no agregue más cosas a mi wishlist! (Click en cada imagen para ir a la página de Amazon).

 

 

 

 

 

What books are on your to read list? :)

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Random April Favorites

I'm so sorry this is going up so late, I've just been so busy with uni! Also, Blogger has been acting really weird for me - it won't let me comment on other blogs. Have any of you guys had that problem too?

1. Mega Thermo and Lipton Yellow Label Tea. Now that we're approaching winter here, it's getting colder, specially in the mornings. I have early classes most days and this keeps my tea warm for hours!

2. Marina & the Diamonds. Between E.V.O.L., How To Be a Heartbreaker, and more recently Just Desserts, I've been listening to Marina non-stop this whole month.

3. The Amazing Spiderman. I've got to admit, I've got the teeeeeeeeeniest crush on Andrew Garfield (Lies. I would have his babies, and that's saying something, considering the fact that I don't really want to have children). HBO premiered this about a two weeks ago, and even though I have it on DVD (Christmas present from a friend) I have to watch it every time it's on TV!

4. Iron Man 3. I went to the cinema to see it with a friend the premiere weekend, and it was so good! I don't want to spoil it, so I'll just say that it's a very entertaining film and that I loved the extra scene after the credits.  

And those are my random favorites! What songs have you been loving this month?

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Perdón por este post tan tarde, pero he estado demasiado ocupada con la U! Blogger además ha estado demasiado raro, no me deja comentar en otros blogs. Alguien más ha tenido ese problema?

1. Termo Mega y Té Lipton Yellow Label. Ahora que se aproxima el invierno acá se está poniendo más frío, especialmente en las mañanas. Tengo clases en la mañana casi todos los días, y esto mantiene mi té caliente por horas!

2. Marina & the Diamonds. Entre E.V.O.L., How To Be a Heartbreaker, y más reciente Just Dessertes, no he parado de escuchar a Marina este mes.

3. El Sorprendente Hombre Araña. Tengo que admitirlo, me gusta un poco Andrew Garfield (Mentira. Le daría mil hijos, y eso es decir algo, considerando que no quiero tener hijos). HBO estrenó la película hace como dos semanas, y aunque la tenga en DVD (regalo de navidad de una amiga), tengo que verla cada vez que está en la tele!

4. Iron Man 3. La fui a ver al cine el fin de semana de estreno, y es demasiado buena! No quiero dar muchos spoilers, así que lo único que diré es que es una película muy entretenida y que me encantó la escena que dan después de los créditos.

Y esos fueron mis favoritos! Cuáles fueron tus canciones favoritas de este mes?