H&M  had a sale on make-up, so a picked up a few items and tried them.They were pretty good, the blush, the concealer and the bronzer had a nice Matt finish. They are good for daily use, but not really pigmented. I bought each item for 5000LL (H&M Hamra-Lebanon)

Pure Velvet Cream Blusher (Dusty Rose)

The name itself is beautiful. Dusty Rose is one of my favorite colors , and this blush looks natural on.

Solar Flair Bronzing Powder (Sheer Tan)

Cream Lip Color (Brunette Ambition)

 This is my favorite, I really like the color and it has a really nice Matt finish. 

Cover-Up Concealer (Soft Sand)

I'm not really a fan of this concealer, it does not have a full coverage. But I'll give it more tries to see how it works.

Soft Kajal Eye Pencil (Black)

 A good eyeliner that doesn't get messed up easily.

It's hard to know what to wear, especially that the weather is at its up and down nowadays . Today was a casual day out. In this outfit, I've mixed both styles: boho and edgy.

Item List:

Leather jacket: Jennyfer

Boho Top: Vero Moda

Jeans: Pieces

Watch: Michelle Kors

Bag: Celine

Custard Petite Four 

❣Ingredients:

• 450 g unsalted butter( 1 big pack)
• 8 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 8 tablespoons of custard powder
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (powder or liquid)
• Around 7 cups of white flour

❣Directions:

• Melt the butter
• In a big bowl mix the sugar with the custard and the vanilla.
• Add the melted butter and mix with your hands.
• Start adding 1 tsp of baking powder and add white flour little by little until the mixture feels like a dough
• Roll the dough and start cutting heart shapes
• Put them in a baking pan and bake them in the oven
• Cover them with melted and sprinkles of choice.

 Tip: 

Put the petite four in a cute box, add a heart shaped balloon , a few other treats and you have a Valentine's Day gift.

A fresh new year, a fresh new start. Today I'm returning with a new blog style and a bunch of new interesting posts. In today's post I will show you some of the Victoria's Secret deals I found throughout the winter sale naming  the stores's location for all my Lebanese viewers. This haul is accumulated over the past few months(not at once :o).

Victoria's Secret:

Now I did went a little overboard shopping here.

First I bought this triple makeup bag set for 46.6$ (It wasn't on sale) and there was a deal Buy 2 get 2 free which was appropriate for Christmas presents.  The set includes 3 makeup bags of different styles 2 are normal size and one is bigger which can really come in handy.(Store: Victoria's Secret at City Center- Hazmieh)

It is similar to this.

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Next purchase was perfume, body exfoliating, and lotion, and they were only for 10,000LL each. I bought these a few days after new year, and the sales were crazy! (Store: Victoria's Secret at City Center- Hazmieh)

PINK!

Pink(By Victoria's Secret) is one of my favorite stores. I bought from their a t-shirt and a few undies at their Semi Annual Sale .( Store: ABC Achrafieh Floor2). And after the sale was over  I bought 2 bras for 99thousand LL which is a deal going on right now.

And lastly, this over sized t-shirt.

 

Today we stand in the honor of women. Heads raised up, proud and powerful. We stand for every women in history and modern days that sacrificed, get hurt, was stepped on in order to pave a road for us today to live the dream "freedom, power and independence". To be able to talk, to have an opinion, to love, to be who we want to be and to dare to dream ... Happy Women's Day

March 8 International Women's Day

OMG! It's been too long. I missed writing here so much! Anyway today's post is going to be about the books I've read in the past period of time, so you won't miss much.
So I admit I didn't read that much and that's because of being so busy with work and college projects.But here's a little glimpse about the ones i read and enjoyed.

How to Fall in Love

by Cecelia Ahern

"She has just two weeks. Two weeks to teach him how to fall in love – with his own life.

Adam Basil and Christine Rose are thrown together late one night, when Christine is crossing the Halfpenny Bridge in Dublin. Adam is there, poised, threatening to jump. Adam is desperate – but Christine makes a crazy deal with him. His 35th birthday is looming and she bets him she can show him that life is worth living before then.

Despite her determination, Christine knows what a dangerous promise she’s made. Against the ticking of the clock, the two of them embark on wild escapades, grand romantic gestures and some unlikely late-night outings. Slowly, Christine thinks Adam is starting to fall back in love with his life.

But has she done enough to change his mind for good? And is that all that’s starting to happen?"

My favorite quote:

"Anna and the French Kiss

Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?"

"13 Little Blue Envelopes

Inside little blue envelope 1 are $1,000 and instructions to buy a plane ticket.

In envelope 2 are directions to a specific London flat.

The note in envelope 3 tells Ginny: Find a starving artist.

Because of envelope 4, Ginny and a playwright/thief/ bloke–about–town called Keith go to Scotland together, with somewhat disastrous–though utterly romantic–results. But will she ever see him again?

Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it's all because of the 13 little blue envelopes."

Reference: www.goodreads.com

   It's been a while since I last posted... So today I'm talking about the novel I recently started reading. After reading FanGirl by Rainbow Rowell, I was excited to read yet another one written by her , so here I am.

Blurb:
"Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.

Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.

Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.

Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try."

Today was an amazing day. We found this really nice place to hike in Lebanon, Aley , "Aley Park".
 The views were really beautiful, pine trees and wild plants were everywhere. This place symbolizes the Lebanese nature.
 Climbing up the mountain was not only a chance to exercise and be active, but also a chance to relax, take in fresh air and enjoy the beautiful  piece of art called nature. Plus a chance to spend time with my amazing friends who always manage to make every moment memorable.

I Came across this beautiful thorn-like wild plant.

 Our final destination was this cute little house.

When we finished we passed by a villa with an amazing garden.

(Ghinwa Jb)

I'm excited to be reading another book by John Green. I hadn't read that much to make a decision whether to like it or not (though I always end up liking his books). But so far I have a feeling that it is similar to Paper Towns book.

Looking for Alaska

By John Green

"Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words–and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the “Great Perhaps.” Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps."

How nice is this wooden swing?

Btw: This is not real henna, I actually drew this myself using a sharpie.


(Ghinwa)

How can the same thing looks more beautiful the more you look at it?

 This view is one of the inspiration to my photography. Whenever I look from my house at sunset, the sky surprises me with a beautiful masterpiece, an art that will grab your attention whatever you are doing. Tomorrow and after it, I'm sure that this view will continue being beautiful, even much more.

(All photos taken by me)
(By Ghinwa Jaber)