The Christmas tag !

Hello everybody !

I really really wanted to make the Christmas tag, because I love this time of year so much I thought it would be fun to answer those questions.

So without further rambling, here it is !

1/ What is your favourite Christmas film ?

My favourite Christmas film has to be Love Actually ! not very original I know, but I absolutely love it. A bunch of great actors, funny characters, cool music... I always end up watching it ten times during this time of year, and I almost know the words by heart !

*I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes* - *feel it in my toeeees*...

2/ What is your favourite festive colour ?

I really love gold and silver shades at Christmas, especially when it features loads of glitter. It just gives everything a festive look, and this is exactly what we need at Christmas - a happy atmosphere, lights, glitter !

3/ Do you open your gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning ?

Well, I do both ! We have this tradition in the family, as we all spend Christmas Eve at my grandma's, we open some presents at midnight on the 24th - or 25th, depending on how you see it haha. Then after a good night of sleep when we're back home, we open the last bits in the morning !

4/ What is your favourite Christmas fragrance ?

I don't have a particular fragrance for winter - to speak the truth, I've been wearing Flower by Kenzo during all autumn-winter time, which is slightly inappropriate as this perfume basically smells like sweet spring flowers haha !

But this week and probably for the rest of winter, I'll be using the J'adore by Dior, it has a very nice scent and looks perfect for fancy end-of-year evenings to me !

5/ What is your favourite Christmas scent ?

I love spicy Christmas scents, like cinnamon and berries together - this is a quite popular scent for winter candles.

Also, I'm using a very nice candle at the moment, it's called "Frosted Snow" - it is quite fresh and smells of Christmas tree... Perfect !

6/ What is your favourite holiday drink ?

Well, as many people I guess, my favourite Christmas drink is... hot chocolate ! I could have some at any time : in the morning, in the afternoon while procrastinating on the Internet, in the evening while watching a Christmas film... To be honest, hot chocolate is the ultimate drink for me all year round haha !

7/ Candy canes or gingerbread men ?

I'm not fond of either... But I'll go with candy canes, because they are really pretty and practical at the same time : when you no longer need them for decoration, you can just eat them and lose no space in storing them somewhere !

But I must say gingerbread men are also really cute... tough question !

8/ What is your favourite Christmas song ?

It's so difficult to choose just one ! But I would say "all I want for Christmas is you", by Mariah Carey. The Love Actually version is also quite good though. And I love "baby it's cold outside", "White Christmas"... sooo many good Christmas songs !

But here is "all I want for Christmas is you", yay !

9/ Have you ever made a snowman ?

I have of course ! but I'm so bad at this, and I've only made small ones because I can't gather snow to make huge balls - I don't even know how people do that !

But a tiny snowman is a cute snowman anyway isn't it ?

10/ What is the most important thing to you about Christmas ?

The most important thing for me is to be happy. So not particularly being with your family - I know for most people Christmas means family time, and that's what it is for me, but not everybody feels the same -, but the main thing is to enjoy yourself, eat what you like (don't think about gaining weight, who cares !), laugh and have a great time, that's all !

And of course put lights everywhere : candles, garland lights, anything. To me Christmas is also a celebration of light - it's winter, it's dark, we want to light this up a bit and make it more festive and warm ! :)

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I wish you all a merry Christmas - and if you don't celebrate Christmas, I wish you a good day anyway, cheers ! ;)

Julia xx

The Autumn Tag

Hello there !

I haven't made an article for ages... it feels weird ! but I had so many things to do these past few months, with busy holidays, a new year at uni (with a lot more work than I thought I would have !)... so I have to admit I didn't think about writing on my blog so much. But now that everything's kinda settled with university and that I've taken back a regular working rhythm, I'm finally coming back on here ! I really missed it.

I'm starting with a tag that I really wanted to make ; the Autumn tag ! I love this season, so I was more than happy to answer questions about it.

Hope you'll enjoy !

1/ Favourite thing about autumn ?

I guess my favourite thing about autumn is the whole cosy atmosphere that comes with it. It gets colder, so we drink hot beverages, we put on warm jumpers and scarves, we really appreciate time spent casually in bed... Autumn is the perfect time for relaxing and enjoying cosy moments !

2/ Favourite drink ?

I love any hot drink, at any time of the year. But in autumn I tend to drink more hot chocolate and tea, casually lying in front of the TV watching movies or reading books. It may sound a bit cliché but I don't caaare.

3/ Favourite scent/candle ?

My go-to scent for candles, especially at this time - almost winter but not Christmas yet - is vanilla or anything sugary like that. Actually, at this very moment a vanilla candle in burning on my bookshelf ;)

4/ Favourite lipstick ?

I don't have a favourite lipstick that I can think of right now, but any dark shade of red would do it - for example I have "dark side" by Mac, which I love wearing at this time of year and throughout all the autumn/winter months.

5/ Go-to moisturiser ?

As I've said a few times before, my moisturiser is the Crème Prodigieuse by Nuxe. I really love it and it will be my saviour in the months to come I'm sure !

6/ Go-to colours for the eyes ?

I don't really apply eyeshadows on my eyes anymore, I've become too lazy so I just have eyeliner everyday haha. But if I had to choose some colours to do a makeup right now, I would go for deep browns on the corners of the eyes and nude/pearly colours on the lead, to add some light these days when we don't have any around us ! (wow that was beautifully said don't you think ?)

7/ Favourite band/singer to listen to ?

I'm very picky when it comes to music. I'm not a fan of many bands or singers, I'm not a concerts girl... music isn't really my favourite thing, weirdly enough. I like it, but you'll never see me with earphones stuck to my ears all the time. When I want to be cosy and relaxed (that's what autumn is all about for me !), I listen to some Chopin's nocturnes. To fit in this tag brilliantly, here is what I'm currently listening to :

But for more contemporary music, I love sticking to my favourites all the time, so Ed Sheeran, Pink, Queen or Maroon 5. I also really love Bruno Mars at the moment !

8/ Favourite outfit to wear ?

My favourite outfit has to be a pretty dress, preferably with a cute collar and a cute print (hearts, animals) or loads of lace, with warm tights and boots. Not very original, but it works all the time !

9/ Autumn treat ?

My autumn treat has to be chocolate, in every possible form. Mostly as a hot drink of course, but also in cakes or in bars like Mars and Snickers, or in traditional tablets. Can't wait for Christmas chocolate to be in the shops !

10/ Favourite place to be ?

Probably at home, casually watching movies or wasting my time on the Internet haha. And if I had to choose a place outdoors, it would be anywhere in Paris where there are old monuments and museums. There is nothing better than hanging out in the beautiful streets of the city before getting a hot drink in a coffee somewhere !

That's all for this tag ! I really loved it, the questions are so nice and could make anyone love autumn. Don't you think so ?

I'll come back soon with a beauty-related video, so stay around !

Julia xx

The Beauty Tag

Today I thought it might be good for me to do a tag, to get to know me better.

And it was also fun to answer to these questions !

So here it is...

1/ What's your favourite makeup look ?

It has to be a very simple and everyday look : a flawless face, eyeliner and a beautiful lipstick (either bright during the summer or darker in the winter). I think you can't go wrong with this look, you can make it look simple for a normal day, or twist it with red lipstick for a night out. Easy !

2/ Do you have a beauty vice ?

My beauty vice is to change my nail polish very often, and take hours to choose the one I want to wear. I sometimes put one on and then take it off one hour later, because I don't feel like wearing it after all. So much time wasted, but I can't control this, unfortunately.

3/ What part of your body do you love ?

I love my waist area, I think it's a very feminine part of the body. And I quite like my hands too, and I take care of them a lot (I feel terrible when I cut one of my fingers or when I get burnt !).

4/ Who is your beauty icon ?

I don't really have a beauty icon, but I would say every girl who can keep it simple all the time. Right now, I'm thinking of Natalie Portman and Emma Watson. Particularly Emma, she is very classy, all the time, and can definitely be a true role model.

 I think she's stunning !

5/ What beauty product makes you feel instantly sexy ?

Eyeliner definitely makes anybody's eyes look gorgeous and feminine, I think it's the sexiest kind of makeup style, classy and timeless.

 

6/ How do you look after your skin ?

I use facial cleansers (I like trying new ones all the time) in the morning, sometimes after taking off my makeup and then just before going to bed. It may make my skin drier but I can't stand the idea of a dirty face so I do it all the time... and my skin is naturally oily so it helps a lot, it would be more awful if I had dry skin.

In the morning I'm currently using « Aqua Marina » by Lush, then I put my Bioderma moisturising and matifying cream for oily skin. To take off my makeup when I come back home, I use the Bioderma Eau Miscellaire for oily skin. Bioderma is a very good brand, and they have products for every skintype and all seem to be pretty effective !

 

7/ What is your signature scent ?

I don't have a very defined signature scent (I often try new perfumes), but I always come back to my two favourites : Brit by Burberry and Flower by Kenzo. But my real signature scent must be my hair products' !

 

8/ What are your hair secrets ?

I have been quite torturing my hair lately (bleach for an ombre + colour on top), and as it's also naturally dry and curly, I moisturise it a lot : olive oil masks twice a week (luckily it doesn't make it oily), and a two-minute mask for dry hair (always trying new ones, currently using a l'Oréal Elsève one) after my shampoo (for coloured hair). When it's dry, for my hair routine, I put some Huile Prodigieuse by Nuxe on the ends, to nourish it a little more. And when I have to do my hair in the morning, I use some mousse to define my curls.

9/ How do you pamper yourself ?

When I want to take care of myself, I run a bath and put a Lush ballistic in it (I absolutely adore those things !). That makes me feel better and more relaxed !

And sometimes I wear lipstick for no reason, just because I feel like doing it. It strikes my mother a lot, she doesn't understand why I'm putting red lipstick on just to stay at home all day long. I don't understand it either ! It's just my thing.

 

10/ What is your beauty pet peeve ?

No surprise, but my beauty pet peeve is when a girl wears a foundation that is way darker than her skin. I really don't understand, it is not flattering at all and really obvious, they couldn't even pretend they can't see that it's not matching their skintone. These girls may have excuses, but nothing they would say could make me change my mind about this !

11/ Do you have a beauty philosophy ?

My beauty philosophy would be « do whatever you want, as long as you do it well ». You want to wear a smokey eye to go to university/work ? Go for it ! You feel like wearing red lips today but you're only going to the grocery store ? Put that lipstick on and don't forget to smile !

Beauty is just about feeling good with yourself and having fun.

So that's it, I answered all questions !

I may come back at the end of the week with a collective haul to show you, I've been buying quite a few things lately and it would be nice to do that - my first haul ever ! :D

Bye !

Julia xx