Voguescent: beauty, life, style: 2015

FASHION | AUTUMN/WINTER ESSENTIALS

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LIFE | THE PERFECT WORK SPACE

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! It's been a while since my last post but I've been really into all this "back to work" thing so I was kind of out of the social media space. Today's post is about what I think that are some tips to have a proper workspace or studyspace. Also, I'll be posting a few photos that I have found on Pinterest and that make me crave everything in them, just to leave some inspiration in case you feel like changing your workspace or whatever.

The first thing is having a clear and organised space. Try not to put amounts of books and coffee mugs and electric stuff and notebooks all over your table because that's definitely not a clear space.

Second: If you have a reduced space and you can't even place your books and your computer, try to search for a bigger and cheap table or go to the kitchen or the living room if you have a proper space and there's no one there when you need it.

Another thing that is genuinely important is no matter where you are but please, stay in a room which have enough light. I'd avoid artificial light like lamps unless it's night time. Natural light is always better. And of course, staying motivated and concentrated is essential, so put your phone away and turn off the TV or the music if it will distract you because there's some people that have concentration issues and having relaxing music on really helps them to focus. But if you are going to be singing the songs in your head or imagining yourself along with Taylor Swift in the stage please, leave the show for later.

Finally, this is the best tip. Do what you trully like and do not work or study something just because others told you that is what you have to do or what you are meant to do. Do what you love and that will make your journey easier. It's true that sometimes we have to study something that we don't like too much or that we don't find useful, but if it's for a good future, then do it. And other times we have to work in places that we do not consider the job we want to have for the rest of our lives but life is a process, time goes fast, a lot of things happen and if you want something just go for it, fight for it. There'll be hard times but "if it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you".

Well guys, there is a lot of tips that I could share with you, but I'm ending this post with five that I think are the most important ones. I hope you like this post and thank your for all your comments and for always being so nice to me. Take care xoxo.

What are your tips for the perfect work space?

12:00 pm
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BEAUTY | HOW TO MAKE YOUR EYELASHES POP

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Hello sunshines! It's been a hot min honestly, but I've been out of the social media for more than a week. The reason is that my brother has been at the hospital but it's everything alright now so I'm really happy and ready to catch up with everything including this blog.

A few days ago, I saw an article in a fashion magazine talking about things we should and shoudn't do when it comes to apply mascara and I think it's really useful so I got inspiration of it for this post. So here you have some tips because for me, mascara is an essential part of the make-up routine due to the impact that can create in your eyes. And sometimes we use to make more mistakes than we think when we applying it, so here you have some of the things that you should change if you wanna make your eyelashes pop:

1. Pumping the brush inside and outside the tube mask

This way you only get between air and the mask is not homogeneous and creamy. In addition, the product will dry and will last much less. If necessary shake it, it is better to roll it between the palms.

2. Not remove the excess of the product

Remove the excess of the product from the applicator when you pump it out before applying the mask, or it can left lumps on the eyelashes.

3. Using the eyelash curler after mascara

The eyelash curler should be used before the mask because even after, the eyelashes may break easily.

4. Use the brush with linear movements

The mascara should be applied from the top of the root to the tips of the eyelashes as a zig zag to separate each one.

5. Applying multiple layers

The more layers, more depth and more sophisticated look but also a less natural look. If your eyes are slightly apart, apply more layers on the inside of the eye. If, they are a bit together, focus on the outer edges. If you like, you can comb the lashes with a special brush between each layer.

6. Putting mask only on one side of the lashes

Apply the mascara both above and below the lashes.

7. Forget the corner of the eye

Do not forget the lashes in the corner of your eye and always apply mascara there just to enlarge and lengthening them.

8. Messing up the eyelid

When using mascara, do it with a hand mirror and look down so the eyelashes won't touch the lid until it dries. If you already left some spot, remove it with cotton or something like that.

9. Not remove the eye make-up

Makeup remover is an essential beauty tip. Begin with the eyes and lips and use a specific product. Then continue with the rest of the face.

10. Forget that the mascara expires

It is convenient to change your mascara every six months. If before this time you find it a little dry, you can try adding a few drops of saline water.

And what about you? Do you have some make-up tips to share with us? If you do, I'd appreciate it very much if you could leave it in a comment below! xoxo

4:08 am
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LIFE | HOW TO EDIT INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

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Good morning sweet sweet readers! How are you doing today? I'm sure today's post will be useful for loads of you guys because this thing about editing instagram photos has been a main topic the last few months. So well, the first thing you have keep clear in your mind is what kind of theme would you like to have. This way you will edit all your photos in a similar style and they will look more put together and cute and balanced. I'm basing this post on a bright and white theme with pops of color because this is summertime and we need something shiny and colorful and optimistic. If you want to know how I edit my instagram photos, carry on reading:

1. Take a picture or pick one of your camera roll. If you have to take one, make sure you take it in the instagram size because other way you will have to put white borders or crop the photo.
2. Choose an app. I've been using the Aviary Photo Editor app lately. But there's also VSCO cam or Afterlight which I use sometimes. Just pick the one you feel more comfortable with and you like the most.
3. Open Aviary and pick the photo. Go to "Lighting" and then play with the Brightness, contrast and highlights until you like how it looks.
4. Then go to "Color" and put down the warmth. The photo will look more cold tonned. Now put the saturation up so the colors with pop a bit more.
5. Continuing with the process, go to "Whiten" and go all over the photo to make it more white and bright.
6. Finally, click in "Sharpness" and put it up.
7. Then save the photo and you're done!

You can go back and repeat some step in the process, because maybe at the end you want to add more brightness or less saturation or whatever you feel like doing.
Once you have your photo ready to pop, go to your instagram app and upload it. If you don't want to crop it and the size doesn't fit, you can download the Instasize app from the app store. I used to have this one and I liked it but there's a lot more like Image Sizer or Squaready.

As you can see, there's a huge difference between both of the photos. I took it a few weeks ago in a local fair. It was late in the afternoon and the photo looked dark and kind of sad and you barely can appreciate the colors so I edited it following the process that I told you before and that was the result. I hope you guys like this post and find it useful! Click HERE if you want to check out my instagram account :)

How do you edit your instagram photos? What apps and tools do you use? xoxo

5:22 am
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FASHION | INSPIRATIONAL OUTFITS

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11:14 am
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BEAUTY | BEST DRUGSTORE LIQUID CONCEALER

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Good morning sunshines, and happy 1st of August! In today's post I'll be talking about the Maybelline Instant Anti-Age Concealer. As you can tell for the title, this one is my favorite drugstore concealer til the moment. I have tried a lot of concealers, some of them were cheaper and others more expensive but the one I like the most this year is this one actually.

For those who haven't tried this concealer yet, it is a liquid concealer from high-medium to full coverage. It's also really pigmented and it's combined with goji berry and haloxyl to help erase dark circles, imperfections and puffiness around your eyes. It has a tube design with a sponge as applicator that I've personally never seen in other products and that I love.
It is available in six shades I think (Fair, Light, Medium, Honey, Neutralizer and Brightener), you can choose the one that fits you more depending on you skin type and the foundation that you usually apply. Mine is in the shade Light because I'm really pale and I like it that way also because it gives me a natural shine that says "Oh hey! I'm awake and fresh and happy to be alive!"

The applying process is quite simple. You only have to twist the base of the applicator a few times following the direction of the arrows who appear in the base until you can see that the concealer appears through the sponge. Also you can apply it with the sponge directly to your undereyes zone or you can wipe off the product with your finger and tap tap tap. I recommend to expand the concealer with a brush or with a blender. I use a sponge similar to a beauty blender and the result is really really good, the product blends perfectly.

The only thing that I could tell it's bad about this concealer is that if you have dry skin it may break and cause small wrinkles or fissures. So I highly recommend you to moisturizing your skin or using a face primer before applying the concealer, even if you don't have dry skin, because I have oily skin and even I use a moisturizer actually.

And how about you? What's your favorite drugstore concealer? I'd love some feedback so I can try other one when I ran out of this one. xoxo

5:17 am
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STYLE | HOW TO STYLE HOLOGRAPHIC SANDALS

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7:20 am
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FOOD | FRESH AND HEALTHY SALAD

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11:22 am
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BEAUTY | FACE OF THE DAY

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5:16 am
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2015 WISHLIST #1

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Hey there! It's been a while since my last post but I'm a busy bee these days due to my specialization course. Anyways! I've managed to come up with a new blog post today.

As you can see, today's blog post is a wishlist and the truth is that I could make one everyday because I want like everything but if I'd do that you guys call me crazy and I don't want that. But seriously, am I the only one who could make a neverending wishlist? I hope I'm not!

So these are the products, there are some makeup products, clothes, accesories, shoes and a phone case. I'll leave the links down below so you guys could take a look at each of them:

Zara High -Neck Cable Knit Sweater

Michael Kors Womens Black Faux Leather Stretch Leggings

Hunter Original Tall Rainboot

River Island Red tartan blanket scarf

Kate Spade New York Le Pavillion Iphone 5 / 5S Case - Cream/Gold

Benefit Dallas

Benefit Cosmetics Hoola

Eye Studio Color Tattoo 24HR Cream Gel Shadow Eye Makeup - Maybelline

Soft Matte Lip Cream NYX

Essie Fall 2014 Nail Color Collection

The shoes are from Marypaz but they are not available atm

Okay starting with clothes, I've been wanting a pair of faux leather pants since the ones that I had actually broke and because I'm obsessed with sweaters, I'd really like to have a grey one. Moving on to shoes oh yeah, I don't even have a Hunter pair yet. The truth is that I didn't like them when they started to appear in the past seasons but this year, I don't really know why, my thoughts on them changed and they seem the perfect pair of boots for rainy days. And oh-my-god who doesn't like a good pair of masculine style shoes? The one in the picture is black with two gold buckles in the right side of each foot and I love it so so much. I think it's a must.

Finishing with clothes and accesories here you have the classic tartan scarf which I die for. I also like the camel one but this is specially beautiful for me and I think it suits a lot of different clothing styles.

Talking about makeup I love Benefit and I also love contouring products so I cannot die without buying the hoola bronzer and the dallas blush. They are fab. I also fancy nail polishes and Essie has one of the best range of colors, so since Marsala is the "go to" color this season, I'd like to get this one. Not changing of color, the NYX lip cream seems to be such a beautiful lip product to keep your lips on point and the Maybelline cream shadow too.

So! Finishing with my wishlist I decided to add a Kate Spade phone case because I need a new one for my iphone and Kate Spade designs are so lovely and classy I just can't deal with them!

Well guys this is everything for today's post, I hope you like it and let me know in a comment below what are your most wished products of the moment :) xoxo

11:48 am
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LIFE | MEMORIES IN A BOX

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6:20 am
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BEAUTY | MAKE-UP ROUTINE GUIDE. WHAT GOES FIRST?

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Hello everyone! So today I'm gonna be showing you the order you need to follow when you put your make-up on. Well I know that each person has its own way and order to apply make-up, not everyone of us feel comfortable applying the same products or following the same steps so this is a little help in case you're wondering how could you apply your make-up or if you are just curious.

Okay so this is the order I use everyday. Sometimes I skip some step depending on what make-up look I feel like doing:

If this would be a make-up routine, the first thing that I'd do is washing my face (if you have a skincare routine this is the time when you apply your products). After washing my face I moisturize my skin and then I apply foundation or a bbcream. Some of you may use sunscreen or a primer, so apply both or just the one you use before foundation. The next step that I follow is applying concealer under my eyes and in the places I have some blemishes or spots and when I'm done I use my powder basically to set everything in place.

Now it's time of contouring (one of my fave parts). The first product that I use is bronzer and then I apply my blush all over my cheeks. If you have a highlighter now it's when you have to apply it.

Moving to eyebrows, the first thing you have to do is prime them, step that I skip, and once you have applied the primer, all you have to do is choosing an eyebrow pencil or eyeshadow in case you use some and fill them.

Once my eyebrows are done, I prime my eyes and sometimes I use an eyeshadow as a base to cover my veins because, you know, pale girl problems. When it's all covered up I apply the eyeshadow that I want all over my lid and after that I pick another eyeshadow to apply in my crease. When these two steps are done, I apply a darker eyeshadow on the outer corner and to end with eyes, it's time to eyeliner, lash curler and mascara. Oh and some people apply the eyeshadow also in the undereye but I don't use to do it.

Finally it's time to do your lips! A step that I love along with contouring. It only takes me three steps to be done with my lips, but some people follow some more. The only thing that I do is applying a lip balm and using a lip pencil to fill my lips before the lipstick or lipgloss. But yeah, the other steps you can follow are: using a lip primer, then lip pencil to define your lips, next a lipstick and to finish up with it I saw people that apply concealer around the lips and a setting powder. This way your lips will last on point like forever.

And after all these steps you're done! I don't use a setting spray but a lot of people does so if you have one, apply it at the end to set all your make-up in place.

Well this is all for today, I hope you like this post guys x

6:46 am
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LIFE | WHAT'S IN MY BAG

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Hello loves! Today I'm gonna be doing a "What's in my bag" post. First of all, the bag that I'm showing you is a christmas present from my parents and I think they bought it in a little boutique near my house. As you can see it's beige with gold details, I totally love it.

The first thing that I always have in my bag is my phone and it is an Iphone 5 if you are wondering. The second thing but not less important is my black and silver wallet which is an Escensio special edition. It's really handy and I can put my cards, money, photos, etc into it.

Moving on, other thing that I never go out without it in my bag is my Floureon Portable Battery Charger. Seriously guys, if you don't have one of this things I don't know what are you doing with your life. I hate running out of battery in my phone and when this happens, I only have to put my phone into it, press the button and voilà! my phone's charging!

Okay, after all these essentials I also use to carry with me some lipstick and eyeliner to keep my make-up on point all the time I'm outside. And of course a mirror, because I just can't stand not being able to look at myself in some mirror while I'm not at home. I know I'm crazy, whatever. Oh and I think that this cute mirror is from Accessorize but I don't know it 100% because it's a gift that one of my penpals has sent to me.

And finally, the last thing is also a gift from my penpal and it's an Accessorize Cherry Face & Body Wipes. How lovely is the packaging? Aw <3
Oh God I almost forgot about the hand cream! As I said in my Skincare Routine post, I don't stand dry hands so I always keep with me a hand crem, which in this case is the L'Occitane En Provence hand cream.

Well, I also use to have some chewing gum in it because I'm obsessed with chewing gums okay?

That's everything for today's post, but before posting this I want to give a BIG THANKS to all the people who reads my posts, who leave comments and who follows me on bloglovin. Seriously guys, you are amazing, I love you all!! xoxo

P.S: Sorry about the bad lighting in the photos guys but the weather is awful today. It's cold and rainy and ugh.

5:47 am
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BEAUTY | MY SKINCARE PRODUCTS

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Hello lovelies and happy saturday! First of all I have to say that I'm thinking about translating all my posts to Spanish. The reason behind this thought is that this way, more of you will be able to understand everything I post. What do you think? I haven't made a decission yet so it would be nice knowing your thoughts on it.

Okay let's go with today post. For me it's very important the whole skincare thing. I mean, I've always been really into treating myself with face and body products so this means I have a lot of skincare products but I'm showing you only a few. Skin care is very important for me because I have a very sensitive skin and I like to take care of it.The truth is that I'm really lucky because I've never had problems with acne and I don't use to have spots. What I use to have more often are blemishes and maybe some spot in a certain week of the month but in general I feel really really lucky. But this doesn't mean I forget about my skin, totally the opposite, I take care of it everyday.

I'm showing you the five products that I'm using everyday and a facemask that I use once a week. As I said before I have a lot more but these are the ones that I use the most these past weeks:

DIADERMINE HYPOALLERGENIC MOISTURIZING DAY CREAM: I've been using it for years at least twice a day and it works really well on me.

ACNILAUDE M MATTIFYING TREATMENT BY CUMLAUDE LAB: This is a sebum control mattifying and moisturizing treatment for mixed, oily and acne-prone skin. It's paraben free and I use it twice a day: in the morning and before I go to bed. I have a very oily skin specially in my T zone and this product is a-ma-zing. It takes away absolutely all the oil of my skin and it's really easy to apply. You just have to massage it into the skin until absorbed, but do not use in the eye contour area. You can also use this as a make-up base tho.

SENSILIS RITUAL CARE SOFT COMFORT CLEANSING MOUSE: this is for normal and sensitive skins and it's a cleansing mouse that transforms itself into soft foam when it comes into contact with water. It has bamboo and mimosa extracts that assists in cell regeneration. It cleans the most sensitive skins and leaves a sensation of comfort and seriously, you'll feel fresh as hell after using it. I use it everyday as a make-up remover and it's also paraben-free.

SENSILIS RITUAL CARE BI-PHASIC EYES AND LIPS MAKE-UP REMOVER: this is specially for sensitive eyes and easily removes eye and lip make-up, even water-resistant formulas. It's ophtalmologically tested which is really important and suitable for contact lens users. I use this along the cleansing mouse for removing my make-up.

HYDRA SCIENCE PURIFYING FACE MASK BY LES COSMETIQUES: this is a hydra purifying face mask that absorbs sebum. It's for oily skins and I apply it once a week but you can use it twice. You only have to apply and left it up to 3-8 min. Then remove it with a lot of water.

ELIZABETH ARDEN EIGHT HOUR CREAM: this is a skin protectant cream but I only use it in my hands cause as I said before, I have a very oily skin and since this cream is kind of oily, it's not good for my face. But works really well on my hands.

I highly recommend all the products because they work really well on me, but this fact doesn't mean that they are going to work equally in all the people who use them because each skin is different.
By the way, if you use some other skin care products leave them below so I can check them out :)