Michelle Morchella : April 2017

Hello lovelies,

today is Sunday and it means that's time for Happy Sunday Survey. Sunday Survey is another great way to share something from your life, but it's also great opportunity to get to know you guys! The principle is simple, I'll ask five questions, answer them and you can feel free to do the same. :)

1. Do you remember your first childhood sweetheart?

Yes, I do and very well. I was in first grade and he was my classmate. His name was Jacob and he was so lovely. We sent each others letters, pictures, even gifts. I remember we had two more friends girl and boy who were actually sweethearts as well. I remember a lot sweet memories on this aka relationship - going to local pizzeria restaurant on a double date (be aware boys were paying, what gentlemen, right?) or walking me home from school and so. Mom was so sweet that she kept all the letters and gifts so now I have a great memory and proof on this, haha.

2. Apricot or peach?

Always peaches and the harder the better - you know what I'm talking about, right?

3. Spring or Autumn?

I love both seasons, because it's not hot and cods at the same time. It's perfect time to wear blazers and cardigans, pants and open shoes. I love the colorful Autumn and blossom Spring, but what's better? Maybe Spring just a little bit more, because it rains less.

4. What was the worst food you had to eat in elemntary school?

Broccoli, especially the stewed one, which I actually love right now. And the next was a pepper stuffed with meat served with tomatoe sauce and dumplings. Oh damn, how I hated this meal and still have. This meal belongs to favorite ones of dad's girlfriend, so she made it almost everytime when I was visiting them (once in two weeks) and honestly? It was the worst punishment.

5. What crazy color are you afraid of to wear on your lips?

I've been thinking about this question a lot, because I miss the fact that people in the USA don't actually care what you wear and how you look like. Here in the Czech Republic people judge a lot and if you wear something just a little bit different than the stereotype standard, then they would be capable of pointing a finger on you and making you feel miserable. So here in CZ I might won't have the balls to wear any bold lipstick, on the other hand if I was somewhere else, I would love to try anything except green lips.

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All right guys, here are my answers and now I would like to read yours.

Love, Michelle <3

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Sunday Survey is inspired by Monday Poll on makeupandbeautyblog.

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Hello lovelies,

it's been two months since I created some eyelook for my blog, so I think it's time to share something new with you again. I even had to look at my previous eye makeup posts, so I had the idea how to write this one. Anyway, before I created this look, I intended to do something fun, maybe pastel, just something totally different than I did before, but I struggle at this point. I wasn't sure what should I do. I looked online for some inspiration, but didn't find anything what would caught my eyes. So now on I'm gonna think about something creative and challenge myself. If you have any favorite colorful eyelook, please, don't hesitate and share it with me. And now let's back to what I did.

To create this warm spring caramel look I used two palettes from Morphe, 35B and 35O. Because these palettes have nameless colors, I took pictures of them and add numbers to the shades I used.

The secret of this look is … wait for it … Yes, you're right, it's blending! 90 % of every look you create, you have to blend well, without blending the look looks awful, unprofessional and unnatural. No matter how good you're in makeup, the rule is simple for everyone - blend, blend and blend again.

First thing what I did is, that I took a big fluffy brush, dipped it in that orang shade (1) and with circle motions back and forth I put it in my crease as my transition shade. I repeated this a few times, till I was happy with the color pay off. Then I grabbed some flat brush, pick the glittery yellow shade (2) and placed it pretty much all over my lid. To create the gradient between yellow and orange, I applied the mustard yellow (3) in the center of my lid.

After that I took smaller fluffy brush, picked up this orange shade (4) and follow the gradient. I also brought this up into my crease, to create the gradient for my transition color. This burgundy brown (4) I applied on my outter corner of my eye and to make it little bit deeper, I used number 6, warm darker brown. These steps I reapplied probably twice or three times to make sure that everything is blended together and the gradient didn't have any harsh transitions. Then I took another orange shade (7) and put this in my crease as another transition color. The same process I did on lower lash line.
To finish this look, I applied Eye Lites Metallic Shadow from Model Co, which I got in my February Look Fantastic Box and Mary Lou Manizer from theBalm on top of it to make it pop. Added some falsies and mascara. Voila and here we are.

Eyeshadows: Morphe - 35B and 35O palettes, Model Co - Eye Lites Metallic Shadow, theBalm - Mary Lou Manizer

Brows: Essence Eyebrow Stylist set

False Lashes: Ardell 116

Mascara: Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes Mascara

PS: I finally had the chance to try the PUR, Minerals Disappearing Act Concealer in Light which I got in March LF Beauty Box, because it's darker than my skin tone right now and you won't say this fact in these pictures, right? And I must say that I like it. When I'll be little bit more tan, I can't wait to put this in test.

I hope you liked this warm eye look. Let me know what colorful look I should try next time?

Have a great day!

Love Michelle <3

PS: I joined the awesome Monday Makeup Madness on fabulous blog by Ingrid. Check her out! :)

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Hello lovelies,

a few months ago I posted a post about my favorite nail polishes for winter, if you missed it, you can read it here. So today I decided to continue in this theme and share with you my favorite five nail colors for spring.

Rimmel, Go Wild-er-ness 558

This light pastel lavender purple reminds me blooming lavender and common lilac - two plants I love in spring time.

Catrice, Blurred Limes

Spring can't be without green. When the nature is waking up after a long winter, you can see green everywhere, so green must be in my collection for nails. I am obsessed with this pastel neon green, such a beautiful color, isn't it?

Flormar, MR05

This mirror teal - blue color is the only darker shade I love to wear during the spring. This reminds me spring clear and fresh sky - am I weird, right?

Miss Sporty, 543

This color is so perfect, it's dark, but neon at the same time. There is red, purple and pink in one bottle of this nail polish. It's wereable, but stil chic.

Rimmel, Rose Libertine 405

This is my favorite pink color for my nails. I wear this nonstop during spring and summer. I think I'll have to buy a new bottle very soon. This is light blush pink which looks perfectly on long nails. Everytime I wear this color, I always get compliments.

Right now I'm wearing Blurred Limes from Catrice on my nails and I've already got two compliments on this color today. Honestly, it's little bit darker in reality, because I was shooting this picture with lights and I'm still a beginning when it comes to taking pictures, but the color is still beautiful.

PS: Don't mind my dry hand, I was thinking about photoshopping the dry skin, but what… Let's be real, not everyone has perfect everything, right?

I hope you liked my spring nail colors and now I would love to hear you favorite nail polishes for this time of the year!

Have a great Good Friday and enjoy the Easter weekend!

Love, Michelle <3

PS: I joined the awesome Monday Makeup Madness on fabulous blog by Ingrid. Check her out! :)

I would be more than happy if you join the Bloglovin' party with me (I will follow back). :)

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Hello lovelies,

today I'm bringing you another review and this time it's gonna be about Eye Catcher Smoothing Eye Mask from Starskin. I got this in one of my beauty boxes, so I was happy to try something new.

Price
Because I got this in my beauty box, I'm not sure how much I paid for this, but when I searched this online, I found out that one packaging costs around $10. You can buy it at douglas, Beauty Bay or Look Fantastic's sites.

Packaging

This is a sheet mask, which comes in normal plastic packaging. I only got one pair, but if I understood well, in normal packaging you get two units, what makes it much better deal.

Texture and scent

The serum has runny gelish consistency with really odd scent. I feel like I judge a lot, but I can't lie to myself or you. It wasn't that strong scent, but still I could've smelled the chemicals inside - I hated it.

Application

According the instruction, I was supposed to open the packaging and squeeze some of the serum and massage it around my eye are. Then take the pad, remove two protecting sheets and place it under the eye. Leave it there for about 10 to 15 min and after throwing the pads away, massage the rest of the serum into the skin again.

Final thoughts

I was so excited to try this mask, because the sheet mask has been a big trend lately. So I did everything I was supposed to according the instruction and I have some pros and cons. Because of the serum was kinda runny, I need it just a tiny bit to cover my eye area- not sure if it's good or bad. When I applied the mask, first thing what I felt was cooling efect, but after a minute it started to be warm - not the best feeling at all -> not sure if it was bad reaction or if it was supposed to be like that. After 15 minutes I took it off and applied the serum twice again. Then I took 2 hours break to start noticing some results. The skin was tacky and it crumbled after the touch - not sure if it was my fault because I put two more layers there. My skin felt hydrated, no puffines and it did fill my pores. On the other hand it didn't help me with dark circles at all. So when I count pros and cons, I did like this product, but I don't think I would have to jump onto website and order it right away. Because of that I rate this product with four stars.

Have a great Wednesday!

Love, Michelle <3

I would be more than happy if you join the Bloglovin' party with me (I will follow back). :)

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Hello lovelies,

yesterday I got another Look Fantastic Beauty Box in my mail box and I was so happy like a kid. Well, let me explain. This week was pretty shitty, and I’ve had some stressfull days in work and in personal life. Maybe I’ll talk about it later when I’ll be ready, but don’t worry, I don’t plan anything depressing but more of encouraging post, but we will see. Anyway what I wanted to say is that after a few bad days I treated myself with some goodies. I used the $5 off code and over $50 plus free international shipping from ColourPop. So now I’m waiting for my very first order from this brand and I can’t wait to finally get it in my hand. The next day I found out that our local Sephora finally stocked the Cheek Parade palette from Benefit, which means that I had to have it. So on Wednesday I recieved the box with this beauty, plus my birthday surprised – birthday blush duo from Sephora. Well and on Thursday I got April Beauty Box… Three days in row, three pleasures in row, isn’t the world beautiful just for a moment?

And what I got this month? Keep on reading.

Merci Handy, New Wave
I will be honest, I don’t use hand cleansing gels at all, but I know I should. I rather wash my hands right away or wait till I actually can. On the other hand, this New Wave smells delicious and fresh, so maybe I will start using it. This is the only full sized (30 ml) product in this box which costs $3.20

Mádara, Smart Antioxidants Fine Line Minimizing Cream
I say, you never have enough skincare products. I think I’m gonna finish two skincare products from previous boxes (don’y worry, I will review them) very soon, so I’m glad I got something new to try, especially something what should minimize my fine lines. Let’s be honest, who wants that when you wear foundation? This is a mini size packaging with 20 ml, which is worthy $15.

Omorovicza, Budapest Cleansing Foam
I’ve just started to use Foreo Luna again, so I was happy to find out some new cleansing gels and foams. I’ve never heard about this brand, but after little searching I found out that this should be made from Hungarian thermal water and fruit exctracts I was way more excited to try this. Not sure if it does tell you something, but Hungary is neighbor of mine they are known for spas and thermal swimming areas. This also came super small sample consisting of 25 ml of products which is worthy only $9.

thisworks, Perfect Legs Skin Miracle
Like I mentioned before, I don’t like self tanning products and I don’t instist to be tanned either so this product isn’t for me and I’m not sure if I’ll ever use that. Plus this products came only in 10 ml packaging which I don’t it would be enough for my body, haha. This little piece is worthy $4.15

Alterna, Caviar CC Cream
This leave in CC cream, I would say just a hair balm, promises 10 points of perfect hair – moisture, shine, smoothness, softness, UV protection, manageability, strength, anti-breakage, heat protectin and light hold. Aren’t those everything what you looking for? Hell yeah for me. If this will work, I will definitely buy the full size. This is only 25 ml packaging, which is worthy $10.

Laura Geller, Baked ‘n Glow Illuminating Foundation in fair
You had no idea, how happy I was to see this brand in my box. Just two days ago I was looking at their highlighter in French Vanilla and wished I had the chance to try it out. When I opened the box, I almost died in that moment, because there was just a little hope that the highlighter would be there… Well, it wasn’t, but I’m still excited about trying this baked foundation, because I’ve never tried anything like this before. Hopefully the color would be matching. I got this in a sample – 1.8 g, worthy $6.6.

Vitamasqués, Pomegranate Firming Lifting Mask
This is my first Korean sheet face mask made of pomegranate extracts to moisturize and lift the skin. The instruction says that it’s made with some triple layer sheet technology, which I have no idea what it is good for, so I just hope that this will leave my skin like a babe butt cheeks, haha. One sheet costs $5.

Final thoughts and calculating: From six products and brands I’ve heard only about two of them, so I actually don’t know what to think and what product I should be the most excited. I won’t google any reviews so my opinion will be just only my opinion without any influence. And when it comes to math… This time I got seven products instead of six, what is positive, but on the other hand this month there is nothing expensive like other boxes had. April’s products are worthy just a little bit over $50 and that is half of the price than previous March box.

What do you think about these products?

Have a great Friday!

Love, Michelle <3

I would be more than happy if you join the Bloglovin' party with me (I will follow back). :)

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Hello lovelies,

a few days back I finished the cream from Mixa for very dry skin. Honestly, I think reviewing the skincare is very important after using at least half or better the third quarter of the product. You can't have an opinion on something after two uses, right? Anyway, this cream is supposed to be for very dry skin and contains 10% moisturising glycerine and protective shea butter. Mixa always makes her products hypoallergenic and paraben and alcohol free, which I think it's pretty awesome.

Price

I bought this in our local drugstore for about 7-8 bucks. I don't rememeber exact price, but it was really cheap.

Packaging

This cream comes in a squeezing tube which I do like a lot. The only con I saw was when I was finishing the cream, it was pretty difficult to squeeze everything out. The packaging has 50 ml / 1.7 fl oz, which is standard for facial creams. It took me probably two months to used it up.

Texture and scent

It has creamy formula, which is not thick at all. It's not ultra light weight either, so it does feel like it nourishes. The scent is very nice and not strong which I appreciate a lot.

Application

I always used five smaller dots to cover my whole face and I have some of a big face, haha. It was easy to spread everywhere and it soaked up pretty fast. It was little bit tacky after, so perfect for foundation application. The foundation stick on this very well, so it kinda worked like a facial primer. On the other hand the cream build up some kind of a layer on my face that my skin couldn't breathe - on my forehead and around mouth I could see drops of sweat after a while, which is not something what I look for, right?

Final thoughts

After all, I must admit that this cream is really good for nourishing and hydrating my dry skin. I din't have any dry spots after using this. It didn't clogged my pores, which was a big relieve. It didn't irritate my skin, so another big plus too. Over all except the sweat drops this was a really good cream. I'm glad I used it and I think this could be a great cheap alternative if I will be on a budget. Because of that I rate this with four stars.