tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20004820211784305982024-03-14T04:43:11.023+01:00The Curious KlutzRenatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-31251801840707211102014-04-10T08:09:00.000+02:002014-04-10T08:09:36.830+02:00What's in my makeup bag currently (75% drugstore)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hey, guys! I am back with a beauty post after what feels like forever! I have done one of these "what's in my makeup bag" before (</span><a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/11/whats-in-my-makeup-bag-currently-999.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">read the post here</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">) and it's still one of the most popular ones I have done, so I really wanted to do an updated post, since quite a lot of the products have changed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have tried to organize the products after the sequence I usually use them in, so starting with the face products I have 3 foundations in my makeup bag at the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-wake-me-up-foundation-300-sand" target="_blank">The Rimmel's Wake me up in 300 Sand</a> is way too dark for me at the moment, but when I fake tan or want to attempt to contour my face, this is nice to use on it's own or mix with the others. The consistency I lovely for a dry skin like mine and the coverage is pretty decent, the price range - affordable and the finish - glowy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the beginning of my internship I ran out of my usual foundation completely (which was <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-wake-me-up-foundation-100-ivory" target="_blank">Rimmel's Wake me up in the shade 100 Ivory</a>) and decided, that with the moving and all, it's not the month to invest into a high end foundation - so I went with the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/loral-true-match-c1-rose-ivory" target="_blank">L'Oreal True Match in Rose Ivory</a>, because I have heard so many good things about it - for example from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/laurenbeautyy" target="_blank">Lauren Curtis on Youtube</a>. While I was impressed by the coverage, the formula seemed a bit too drying on my skin. I don't regret buying it, but I am not absolutely in love either. I also found, that it didn't wear well during the day - around late afternoon all my imperfections started to show - spots, my dark circles, my red nose... yet you could still see, I am wearing a full face of something. In my opinion, that's like the worst case scenario. I mean, if it has to wear off, it should - evenly. I am, however, also partly blaming this on my previous powder, which I'll get to, that's why I am looking forward to giving it a few more tries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, typically, as it always happens, when I attempt to be clever and save, but end up paying double, I went back to the store a few days later and got color matched with the Bobbi Brown foundations. The assistant who had dry skin of her own talked me out of the foundation sticks, which was what I was originally planning to get. Don't ask me why - I guess apart from their eye liners and shimmer bricks, the foundation stick is sort of a signature product of theirs in my opinion. However, trusting her judgement, I picked up the <a href="http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com/product/2336/8220/Makeup/Face/Foundation/Moisture-Rich-Foundation-SPF-15/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Moisture Rich Foundation in the shade Beige 3</a> and I am very, very pleased with this foundation. The formula is extremely moisturizing and feels lovely on the skin, however, the coverage is impressive and the finish - still very natural. Basically all you want from a foundation, if you ask me. The lack of a pump is not bothering me too much so far, but I am just letting you guys know of it anyways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For applying my foundations I either use my fingers or the<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> <a href="https://shop.cph.dk/en/Makeup/Nilens-Jord-Black-Diamond-N-102-Foundation-Brush-Flat-Cut/1002307" style="color: #3d85c6;" target="_blank">Nilens Jord Black Diamond N° 102 Foundation Brush Flat Cut</a>, </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">which I love.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">For concealing I use the Bobbi Brown team for my under eyes (<a href="http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com/product/5878/15905/Best-Sellers/Best-Sellers-Face/Corrector/SS11/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Corrector in Light Bisque </a>and the <a href="http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com/product/5878/15950/Best-Sellers/Best-Sellers-Face/Creamy-Concealer-Kit/SS11/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Creamy Concealer Kit in Sool Sand and Pale yellow</a>), because, believe me, I am not messing around with my circles - they are b.l.u.e. I really do struggle with some under eye darkness, so this is really worth the investment for me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On random spots I sometimes use the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/lorel-true-match-concealer-4-beige-natural" target="_blank">L'Oreal True Match Concealer in 4 Beige</a>, which is relatively new and so far I think it's fine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Moving onto other face products I like to use my <a href="http://www.matas.dk/may-dream-soft-blush-02-peach" target="_blank">Maybelline Dream Touch cream blush in 02</a>, which I like to apply with my M-Cosmetics flat foundation brush and blend out with my Diamond foundation brush or my fingers. I love the coral shade the most, however, I also own a beaten up <a href="http://www.matas.dk/may-dream-soft-blush-05-mauve" target="_blank">shade 05</a> and an even more beaten up <a href="http://www.lorealparis.com.au/cosmetics/face/true-match/blush-120-sandalwood-pink.aspx" target="_blank">L'Oreal powder blush in Sandalwood pink</a>. However, lately I have been loving to finish off my cheeks with the Elf's baked blush in Peachy Cheeky as it adds not as much color as a beautiful glow and highlight using my <a href="http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/make-up/make-up-brushes-applicators/31805-essence-powder-brush#" target="_blank">Essence Powder blush</a> (which I love for the softness, the size and the price). I use the 02 on top of my foundation, apply my powder and go back in with a touch of the Elf's blush.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another new and shiny hero of my makeup bag is the newest addition - my first ever Mac product, namely the <a href="http://www.magasin.dk/mineralize-skinfinish-natural/VA7743398-00000001_061.html" target="_blank">Mineralized Skin Finish Natural</a> in Medium. I was color matched to this back in October, but never got around to buying it as I was in need of so much else, but as I kept growing more and more frustrated with my <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-stay-matte-foundation-201-classic-beige" target="_blank">Rimmel's Stay Matte powder</a> in Translucent, I couldn't wait any longer. I had hit pan despite the fact that I found the finish drying, cakey and unnatural, not to mention - short lived on my skin. It just wasn't working for me anymore, although I appreciate the amazing price and what the powder does, when having a light hand. The times I have applied my MSF on top of the Bobbi Brown foundation with my Organiqs Powder brush No. 081 are by far my favorite makeup days in a long time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also apply a slight contour with the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-sunshimmer-3-i-1-shimmering-bronzer-002" target="_blank">Rimmel Sunshimmer 3 i 1 Shimmering Bronzer in 002 Bronze Goddess</a> with my <a href="http://www.magasin.dk/rouge-brush/VA02944239-00000001_061.html" target="_blank">Benecos Blush brush</a> and blended out with the <a href="http://www.catrice.eu/products/beauty-tools/detail/product/blush-brush.html" target="_blank">Catrice Blush brush</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Moving onto brows and partly - eyes, I variate between using the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/gosh-eye-brow-kit" target="_blank">Gosh Cosmetics Eyebrow Kit</a> followed by the E<a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod1910065" target="_blank">ssence clear eyebrow and lash mascara</a> and the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/maybelline-eye-brow-st-drama-dark-brown" target="_blank">Maybelline Sculpting Brow Mascara</a> in Dark Brown, depending on the look I am going for. The Gosh kit definitely gives a darker, more structured look, with more control over the thickness and shape of my brows, while the Maybelline one simply sets my brows in place, making them slightly darker and thicker as they color the lighter, shorter hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have also included the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-exaggerate-eyeliner-liquid-001-black" target="_blank">Rimmel's Exaggerate Eye Liner in 001 100% Black</a> - which is my favorite liquid liner so far. It's really black, dries fast (not in the packaging, I might add) and lasts all day. A small angled shaped brush which I sometimes use for my brows and sometimes - for creating a line with my powder shadows. Last, but not least, an old favorite of mine - the 0,01% high end product from my previous post - <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/CHANEL-LE-CRAYON-KHOL-Intense-Eye-Pencil_7647/" target="_blank">CHANEL LE CRAYON KHÔL Intense Eye Pencil</a> in Noir, which is soft and black as can be, perfect for both smokey eyes or defined lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some more bits and finishing products - at the moment, I keep three eye shadow palettes - the <a href="http://www.hishop.my/soft-touch-4-color-eyeshadow-04-6g-105727" target="_blank">Farmasi </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.hishop.my/soft-touch-4-color-eyeshadow-04-6g-105727" target="_blank">Soft Touch 4 Color Eyeshadow 04</a> - which has some pretty purple colors and two nice highlight shades. Next up, I love the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/oejne-st-big-eyes-05-purplepink" target="_blank">Maybelline Big Eyes in Luminous Purple 05</a> which (despite the fact I dropped and shattered the lovely </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">highlight shade) I use to create a very flirty, spring eye look - and the shadows are very pigmented, easy to blend and work with. Last, but not least - a staple in anyones collection - a basic, bronzed, neutral brown palette - in this case - <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-glameyes-quad-eyeshadow-019-sun-safari" target="_blank">Rimmel's Glam Eyes in 019 Sun Safari</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">I keep tweezers, of course, have included a couple of brushes, an old favorite - the </span><a href="http://wizaz.pl/kosmetyki/produkt.php?produkt=8986" target="_blank">Avon, Beyond Colour, Metallic Shine Eye Pencil in creamy ice</a>, which is nice to use in the lower waterline, as a primer on my eyelids or a highlight color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also have recently began to use the famous Maybelline Falsies, which I enjoy so far, and a couple of lip products - one of my favorite lip balms - the <a href="http://gb.oriflame.com/products/product-detail.jhtml?prodCode=26891" target="_blank">Oriflame Tender Care protective balm in Blackcurrant</a> and the <a href="http://www.burtsbees.co.uk/natural-products/lips-lip-colour/tinted-lip-balm.html" target="_blank">Burt's Bees Tinted Lip balm</a> in Hibiscus, when I want a slight color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that's pretty much it! I decided not to include the brushes I don't use every day and the lip products I am not loving at the moment, so that's why they are not here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let me know, what you think and speak up, if you have any comments on feedback down below, I will make sure to get back to you :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you enjoyed the post and have an amazing day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">❤</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"> </span></div>
Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-25180120327800154592014-04-09T07:56:00.002+02:002014-04-09T07:56:50.572+02:00Life lately<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gosh, it's been such a long time. Not that I have been lazy - I have since moved apartments, started an full time internship, been studying Danish every second I got + taking full time classes every Saturday aaaand just had an operation! I can't describe how much better I am feeling now that I am well into actually DOING all of what I just typed, not just worrying about it and wonder how hard it'll all be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The operation was something I was particularly uncomfortable with as I have never had anything medically wrong like that before. To make a long story short (and do skip to the next chapter, if you're sensitive about stuff like this) I had an ovarian cyst, that was pressing on my bladder fx and just got too big for comfort, wasn't reducing or disappearing and was causing me to feel less that great for way too long (we're talking months). I was so iffy about the anesthesia, the stitches, the pain and needles, but can happily say - it was not at all that bad and the staff was amazingly service minded, skilled, professional and kind. I am typing this on my couch and after a couple of days will be up and running again, hopefully feeling a lot better, which I can't wait for. This (although a bad excuse) has affected the way I eat, move and subsequently - look - as I have been comfort eating more and have not been wanting to exercise at it caused me pain at times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other than that I have been busy, as imaginable, have shopped a bit and tried out some new beauty stuff, which I am excited to share.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am merely doing this update post separately, because - well, I wanted to do one, but the next post I wanted to do was an updated "what's in my makeup bag" and I didn't want for people to have to read this when that's not what they opened the post for, so I wanted to keep the information organized and separated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So to conclude what I am trying to say:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My internship is going as good as it can go - I am definitely way out of my comfort zone at times, but I enjoy being challenged and overcoming my own reservations and doubts towards my own abilities</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My Danish is subsequently challenged daily, which will hopefully help me at the exam, even though I don't get nearly as much time to do my homework as I used to</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am in love with my new apartment! Both my boyfriend and I are beyond excited and pleased with the way this place felt like home from the get-go and I cannot wait to share some apartment posts in the upcoming future, as it's finally something I want to do. I also feel like having people over, organizing dinners etc., which is something that makes me very happy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My beauty routine still needs tweaking, but I am relatively happy as to what I am doing with what I have and look forward to sharing it here in the upcoming posts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am doing good in general and feel very optimistic and cheerful about the spring/summer 2014</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am doing a beauty post tomorrow, hopefully followed by regular posts again at least 1-2 every two weeks, so hopefully you can start to look forward to that (I know I am)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope everybody has been doing great and I look forward to catching up with some of my favorite blogs again - actively commenting etc.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So that's the scoop for now! Hope to talk to you soon and have an amazing day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">❤</span></div>
Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-45480952278527537072014-03-17T08:26:00.003+01:002014-03-17T08:26:27.861+01:00Reading the signs<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey. Happy Motivational Monday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you know the feeling of thoughts slowly developing in your head? Like you know the answer is just in front of you, but only when you put all the peaces together, everything makes sense? I kept browsing the Pinterest page to update it enough to be able to add it on my blog, but kept seeing the same message over and over again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And can you relate to things in life stalling a bit, like a car, struggling to start and then, suddenly, everything happens at once? A few of weeks ago I was <strike>hopelessly</strike> jobless, looking for another place with my boyfriend, struggling with some health issues, learning Danish full time and, sure enough, in a matter of a week - we found a place, I found an internship, my doctor's realized I need a (minor) operation, I found out the exact date of my final exam and the planning began.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In a month's time we'll be moved, I'll be well into my internship working full time plus going to Danish every Saturday to prepare for the exam, I'll be recovering from my operation and will hopefully have managed to arrange all the practicalities related to moving and changing of address.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On top of everything else blogging quickly became a very demanding and unfortunatelly, stressful task in my list of the day trying to prepare for the upcoming months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And then I realized it's true. I love blogging, I truly do. It's fun, therapeutic and exciting. But I am a serious person. I go into things. I research and proof-read and it all takes time. And, truth be told, I just can't justify this time as a priority any longer for the time being. It was a luxury I enjoyed whilst looking for a job and going to school, but in the new circumstances,</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I should probably hit the gym, when I catch an hour here and there, not hunch over my computer or get lost into my phone screen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I mean, I'll still blog, I can imagine. 3 months is a long time and I'll miss it too much. I am just saying, that I won't be able to invest as much of my time in it as I could before. Because everything is still so new to me, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I find the routine of blogging, including promoting, scheduling etc. slightly too overwhelming sometimes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I don't want you to feel sorry for me, or I am not complaining about the way things are. As a matter of fact I am very excited for the upcoming Spring. I am just explaining, that for the next three months I will be out there trying to life my life and I don't think I have been so good at it recently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That being said, I want to thank everybody who subscribes, comments, follows, reads and returns. I appreciate it all and it really does make me want to keep going. I can just foresee, that fewer blog posts will come up and I'd rather explain it now, not address it months later, where people are disappointed and over it.</span></div>
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Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-74671961672963965152014-03-14T06:01:00.000+01:002014-03-14T06:04:21.654+01:00Renate's closet diaries #3 Work outfits<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey, guys! An exciting (for me mostly, let's be honest) post today! As I mentioned in one of my previous posts - I don't do fashion too much on here - partly because it's not really my cup of tea and partly, because I simply don't have the photo shoot set-up figured out - somebody to take my photos and all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HOWEVER, (one long winded intro of excuses later) today I've stepped out of those boundaries to bring you this! - one fashion post <strike>to go</strike>, please!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As some of you might or might not know, I am starting an internship soon, which means - office wear, which means - Renate's out of her comfort zone. Thanks to the internet and me apparently having too much time (it hurts just saying it, even though I'm joking. too much time? - find me a person these days...) I put together a little look book for <strike>(me, again)</strike> you guys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just want to mention, that most of the items have been in my wardrobe for a long time already and a lot of them I have thrifted, so... other people have had them in their wardrobe for a long time ;) which is just my way of explaining the missing online links. I hoped this would work more as a visualization and an illustration as to what I usually wear. If you see something you really like, though, leave me a comment down below and I'll make sure to give you more info!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another disclaimer - these outfits obviously are just a basic idea - they need to be styled with different accessories, hair styles, makeup etc., which I haven't done here, because I am not doing my looks in retrospective.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Okay. Let's see, what we got.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you'll have a great weekend and I'll talk to you soon! I am working on something exciting and fun, so I can't wait to share it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">❤</span></div>
Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-38349978050921764132014-03-11T10:27:00.003+01:002014-03-11T10:27:52.395+01:00The battle of the cleansing waters<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just a quick post today about something I really wanted to share.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First and foremost, thank you so much for the lovely comments & for the support. As you can see, I am continuously adding things on here - have created a facebook page, began to use twitter & instagram a lot more, added a blogroll with some of the blogs I love to keep up with, so I hope you enjoy dropping by this blog even more, if you do already, which would make me very happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the actual post - I was so excited to share a new discovery, which will definitely find a way into my regular skincare routine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you all might know, I fell into the hype of the famous <a href="http://www.bioderma.com/en/the-products/what-s-new/product/action/24.html" target="_blank">Bioderma micellar cleansing water</a> and for good reason! This product feels amazing on the skin - light, natural, refreshing, calming, yet removes e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. and leaves the skin super clean and well cared for. Since picking my first bottle up and using up quite a few ones ever since, I've always dreaded the feeling of slowly, but surely running low as I have only been able to spot this product back home in Latvia and (for my great excitement) also in Bulgaria during my summer trip there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been falling addicted to the stuff (I'm not going into specifics, but trust me, it's embarrassing and borderline funny) and were planning my upcoming move of repurchasing this somehow, as - you can see - I'd come to soon enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just before my weekend trip, I read a well-timed blog post by some of my favorite Danish beauty bloggers the <a href="http://beautyjunkie.dk/" target="_blank">Beauty Junkie</a> where Cille shared her <a href="http://beautyjunkie.dk/2014/03/manedens-favoritter-februar-3/" target="_blank">February Favorites</a>. As I have tried quite a few products based on her recommendations and haven't been left disappointed, I grabbed the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/nivea-essentials-micellar-water-sensitive-200-ml" target="_blank">Nivea Sensitive 3 in 1 Micellar Cleansing Water</a> as soon as I saw it with the corner of my eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Where do I begin? For <a href="http://www.matas.dk/nivea-essentials-micellar-water-sensitive-200-ml" target="_blank">half the price</a>, this product is a winner on that alone. However, it also works. For me, it does the same job and while it might not feel as... luxurious as the Bioderma and haven't been using it consistently for months, I couldn't be happier with the product and how it gets the job done, which means I will not only continue to use it, but will gladly repurchase another bottle. It removes my eye makeup without irritating my eyes and prepares my skin for the second (proper) cleanse in the evenings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do I still love Bioderma? Oh, yes. Will I purchase a bottle (or two... or three) next time I am in Latvia again? Pretty sure. There is just something about it, that makes for a lifetime commitment and loyalty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, I couldn't be happier with stumbling upon such a mighty alternative. Finding an affordable, affective, readily available product is really a win in my beauty books and if you happen to be in the market for saving money, trying out a new cleansing water or switching things up a bit to begin with, I can only add to Cille's recommendations - it's really worth a try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let me know, if you've tried it and what do you think! I'd love to know. Hope you enjoyed the post and are having a wonderful start of the week, I will talk to you soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A very exciting (for me) fashion post coming up on Friday, so stay tuned!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now that we're done with the secret code language, let's jump right into the post. I don't usually do outfit posts, simply because there's nobody to take the pictures, but for the sake of variety, I decided to post my makeup & outfit for my boyfriend's dad's birthday's reception a couple of days ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let me just quickly mention, that I have finally created a Facebook page for the blog! It's just ultimately such an easy way to reach out an receive instant updates on my latest posts and behind the scene photos :) Feel free to drop by!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dress: Only (Similar <a href="http://www.missguided.co.uk/cailey-midi-bodycon-dress" target="_blank">here</a> 60% off)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shoes: <a href="http://www.bianco.dk/til-hende?min_price=0&max_price=2000" target="_blank">Bianco</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Earrings: <a href="http://www.pilgrim.dk/shop/categories/earrings/26141family23/c-24/c-38500/p-12714" target="_blank">Pilgrim</a> (only silver)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Moving straight on from the awkward posing (can you say - out of my element?), I wanted to do something simple and Spring inspired, comfortable, but still put together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The dress, the clutch and the shoes are all from the wedding I attended in Bulgaria this summer, what I did was add the fluffy cardigan I picked up at the second hand bazaar last weekend and my new Pilgrim earrings, which I now wear religiously.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really felt good - the shoes are extremely comfortable, as well as the dress, the cardigan kept me warm and covered up, nothing complicated was going on, which is what I like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As for the make-up I wanted to keep things somewhat simple - no liquid liner, bright shadows or lips, so this is what I chose to use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seems excessive, I know, but it's not like I just slap on everything in one go. I did a bit of fake tanning the first time in a long time, because I was feeling a little too pale and felt like I could pull it off with the color of my eyes and hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Due to the tan, I mixed quite a few foundations together to get the perfect shade + I like adding the Rimmel 25 hour foundation on occasions where photos are taken, since it doesn't have SPF in it as far as I can see. I then use the whole shebang of Bobbi Brown undereye concealing (including the hydrating eye cream, which is claimed to work as a primer too) and let me tell you - these products get the job done. I almost want to do a before & after, because when I say that I struggle with dark undereye circles, I really mean it, but as you can see from the pictures below (which are not retouched in any way) I look somewhat awake and healthy, no? I use the Bobbi Brown powder from the kit on the rest of my face too, add some blush, a bit of a bronzer (also on my neck, shoulders and chest area; set my eyebrows, use basically 3 brown shades on my eyelid, tightline my eyes, mascara, lip gloss, a little spray with the Body Shop mist and I am good to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What are your favorite products at the moment and what kind of looks do you like to pull off in the Spring time? Let me know, if you want to see a more detailed tutorial on the makeup or more outfit posts to come!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have an amazing weekend! I just wanted to say, that I am off for a trip this weekend, which I am looking so much forward to!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you enjoyed the post and I will talk to you soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;">❤</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today I don't feel like writing about makeup, hair or clothes. Too much has happened (and is about to happen) in the past (and next) few months and I need to put this down in writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I moved to Denmark in 2009 to study, finished my bachelor 3,5 years later last January and despite my initial plan to move back home, by the time I reached my graduation, I had a life build up around me - a boyfriend, friends, an apartment, a student job, so I simply geared up and have been learning Danish ever since. The past year has been difficult, an investment in many ways, dealing with the sense of underachievement and impatience, however, also a lovely break, where I was able to focus on myself, my plans and goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the mean time, I was looking for jobs, applying, had a couple of interviews (in Danish), a 2 month internship in Copenhagen, where I had to move to temporarily, but somehow, despite the amazing milestones, along the way I lost the trust in myself and my chances of finding a job within my field in Denmark. When you're educated in the building branch at 22 years of age with no experience and not being a Dane, the odds are sometimes against you. Had it not been for my amazing boyfriend, I would have given up a lot earlier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No matter what happened, I decided that Danish is a must, so I engaged in the classes with all I had. I was the annoying student, always asking questions, making notes, bringing extra homework and choosing to study instead of working out with my friends, for example. I decided to focus my attention to this one goal - going through all 5 modules and, possibly try the 6th one as well, which is essentially a must for studying in Danish at the uni.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the moment I am less than 3 months away from finishing my Danish and I suddenly decided to take a leap of faith and really challenge myself in the hopes of getting an exciting outcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I called up the partner of the company I had my first (and very successful, in my opinion) job interview, offered him a 2 month unpaid employment and he ended up taking it. I start within 3 weeks and finish right at the same time I have my final Danish exam. This means, for those 8 weeks I will be working full time + going to school during the weekends to keep up and prepare for the exam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the same time, my boyfriend and I are moving to another apartment, we have plans and commitments towards our friends and families, I have health issues that need to be taken care of and me? - I am, well... petrified. I struggle not to feel intimidated by the language, the job I am educated and interested in, but have no experience with, the challenges, expectations (mostly my own) and, of course, the possible failure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, I cannot express the excitement, the energy, the anticipation and how much I am looking forward to increasing the speed of which I am doing things at. Things will get busy. I hope I'll have the time for myself, my loved ones, my goals and commitments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If this blog will fall to the sideline for a while, well, frankly, something's got to give. I really don't feel like I'd be hurting anybody out there by not putting out posts every other day or so. I'll try to keep some sort of consistency, however, since this is something I truly enjoy doing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday, my amazing boyfriend turned 33 years old. I cannot express how much I love him look up to him, learn from him every day and how much he charges me and pushes me forward. He's truly inspiring me to be a better person. He's extremely giving and always very selfless, so I really wanted to spoil him, which is why our friends, his family and I got together to give him the experience gift voucher for racing two different Porsches in Sweden, which has a story behind it, trust me. His face in the moment of opening the present and what I have seen and heard since makes my heart melt and I am so, so happy, that this thought will put a smile on my face for a very long time to come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We ate at his favorite restaurant, surrounded by our friends (which he wasn't aware of prior to our arrival) and I truly had one of the best nights in a long time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, we will be celebrating another birthday and take a weekend trip later on to celebrate with the family, so it's many amazing things coming up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What I want to wrap up this with is that things will turn around. You will catch a break, even though it gets tough, discouraging or frustrating. Follow your heart, take breaks, when you need to, push harder, when you have to, make adjustments, when you need to and never, ever give up on yourself and your dreams.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really hope for an amazing Spring to everybody I love and care about and have not felt so empowered, fired up and calm at the same time. I hope you all are doing wonderful and I will talk to you soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">❤</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It seemed only fitting to follow a <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2014/03/march-fashion-wish-list.html" target="_blank">Wish List post</a> up with a haul one, hence what you're reading now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Firstly, I visited the Second Hand bazaar at the University last Saturday, which has become my favorite way to refresh my wardrobe for a fraction of the expected price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Behold, my latest steals!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think anytime a girl walks out from a shopping experience with 3 pairs of shoes for under a 150 dkk total, it's considered a pretty good deal. I mean - these beautiful sparkly pumps for 25 dkk? I wear it for a night out and have gotten my money's worth! Heck, I have hair bands for more than that. Similarly, I picked up these silver tip-toed black flats, which will be the easiest thing to throw on during the Spring/Summer season this year. And for 30 dkk I didn't really think twice. They're completely new, by the way. Lastly, I picked up the must-have of the year before - the platform flats. These particular ones are suede and leather, very good quality and from <a href="http://www.bianco.dk/" target="_blank">Bianco</a> brand. I know my boyfriend is not the biggest fan of the style, but I feel so very Danish and integrated wearing them, not to mention comfortable and casual, I really couldn't say no to a 60 dkk pair of leather shoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From the same bazaar I picked up the grey tank top for 10 dkk, the white patterned T-shirt for 20 dkk and the fluffy black cardigan for 60 dkk, which I've already worn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And last, but not least I grabbed the Vila playsuit (120 dkk), which I am excited to style both casually and for going out, for example. I also bit the bullet and decided to try the pink fluffy cardigan, because I am weirdly attracted to the potential outfit ideas, even though I have to first mentally overcome the feeling of looking like a plucked chicken. I just figured, for 120 dkk (worn twice, the girl said) - this is probably the cheapest way to try out a trend that interests me and step out of my comfort zone a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then yesterday I was able to cross out a couple of things from my ever growing, yet extremely planned out & selective wish list. At the moment I have a very clear vision of how I want to look, what I want to wear, the makeup, skincare, haircare and clothes I want to own and use, the accessories I want to purchase and the looks I want to put together. However, there's only so much I can do at the moment due to my finances. So I have made a dauntingly long wish list, that I follow up every month, push the boundry a little and then eagerly wait for the next month to come around ;) Luckily for me, these past few months have been simply flying by, to be honest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My biggest insecurity, and basically the only reason I use makeup to begin with, are my dark undereye circles. I am a big fan of most of the drugstore products, but as far as concealers, nothing is really up to the job as the heavy stuff. I already purchased the Bobbi Brown Hydrating Eye Cream and their Corrector and yesterday, happily added the concealer due to my collection. Hence, the new angled brush to set the concealer under my eyes. I have yet to try it out, but will definitely follow up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some of you might recognize the style of the earrings from my last post and I am very excited to wear them. <a href="http://www.pilgrim.dk/" target="_blank">Pilgrim</a> is one of my favorite jewelry brands, because they're handmade, classy, simple, good quality and yet - affordable. These cost me 179 dkk with a discount they have going on at the moment, which is not bad at all. For years I have been going back and forth between silver and gold, but I think have decided to go all silver for a while. Gold looks the best when it's real and high quality anyway and that's really pricey, so I am not really up for starting a collection at the moment :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As far as the Korres Peach lip butter? That was a total accident. I was in the shop, had dry lips and was too lazy to reach into my bag to find my trusty Burt's Bees tinted moisturizer, so I picked a cute little balm to try and had to literally return to the shop 30 min later to purchase it, because I loved how it felt, looked and smelled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's to a great Spring! A lot of exciting things coming up this month and hopefully a lot of fun posts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Talk to you soon and have a great week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;">❤</span></div>
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<small><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Happy 1st of March - let's all get really excited about Spring!</span></small></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the moment I am sipping my Saturday coffee, ready to head to a second hand market in a couple of hours with a good friend of mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seemed appropriate, that I'd share my "vision" of what expecting spring looks like for me this year. As always, the images are often a visualization of the items I lust after, not the actual, specific item I want to purchase (I'm mainly referring to the tank-top, because the price is a little... not for me, let's put it that way), so it's a mix, but this potential outfit, paired with some jeans or black skinnies, later on - shorts and skirts, really appeals to me greatly this season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let me get back to you with beauty and care wish lists (or hauls, if the damage has already been done), and let me know, what you're lusting after this upcoming Spring, I'd love to hear from you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have an amazing weekend and I will talk to you soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renate</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">❤</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">You can read the background story in <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/09/all-them-hairs.html" target="_blank">this post</a> I did a while back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">I got my hair cut & toned by my sister back in December, when I went home for the Christmas holidays and took advantage of her discount as a professional purchasing new items.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">At the moment I am washing my hair every 2-3 days (I always shampoo twice) with this Keune Care Line <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Keune-Care-Vital-Nutrition-Shampoo/dp/B003H7F54Y" target="_blank">shampoo</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Keune-Care-Vital-Nutrition-Conditioner/dp/B003H7G5YI/ref=pd_sim_hpc_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=00H8X344JCBE9F1N3QY6" target="_blank">conditioner</a> duo and occasionally use the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Keune-Vital-Nutrition-Leave-Repair/dp/B003H7IR3K/ref=pd_sim_hpc_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=160K58511EPE62VMSH2W" target="_blank">Leave-In Hair Repair</a>. I'm one of the people that brush my hair wet more often than not (I know), however, I both tend to wait until it airdries as much as possible and have been using the <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Tangle-Teezer-Pink_1000439/" target="_blank">Tangle Teezer</a> for the past few weeks, which, by the way is absolutely amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">For care and protection I use the <a href="http://nicehair.dk/wella-oil-reflections-100-ml.html" target="_blank">Wella Oil Reflections</a>, which is easily one of my favorite products to use; period. I think it's mostly the smell...?, I just love it so much, I'd use it , even if it didn't work, haha. However, thankfully, it does leave my hair soft, smooth, shiny and tangle free. Before blowdrying I use the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/got2b-guardian-angel-220c-heat-protection?gclid=CNOG2ubV7LwCFUIDcwod1ggA2w" target="_blank">Got2b Guardian Angel</a>, after hearing about it from Ingrid on youtube and so far, I really like it. It's light and seems to smooth my hair as well as protect. Sometimes (about once a week or so), if I know that I will wash my hair the morning after, I take about 2 spoonfuls of raw, organic coconut oil and leave it in a braid overnight, which, if anything, at least smells very nice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">For styling I suddenly rediscovered the Gun-Britt <a href="http://gbproducts.dk/index.php/styling/care-by-gun-britt/care-by-gun-britt-root-lifting-spray.html" target="_blank">Root Lifting spray</a> in my own stash, after, probably, simply using it wrongly before and not getting the wanted results. Now I spray the product in my roots and lightly rub it in before blowdrying my hair with my head down; brush my hair again when dry and I am good to go. For 2nd and 3rd day hair I relay on the </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">TRESemmé Instant Refresh Dry Shampoo, which I also heard from youtube and this is, no doubt, the best dry shampoo I have tried so far. All the others make my hair feel even more greasy, weighed down and flat. If my hair need a bit of a pick me up, I use some salt water spray - either the Toni&Guy Sea Salt Texturizing Spray, which has a much more crispy finish, or the Cha Cha Cha Professional Volume & Texture Spray (which I couldn't seem to find online, sorry!).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">I am just about to run out of my shampoo, so I am open for new suggestions :) My hair is very fine, obviously.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">My question to you, however is - do you have any recommendations to fight static hair during winter? It really annoys me, to be honest, but I don't want to weigh my hair down or dry it out with products.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Talk to you soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Renate</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;">❤</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today I am doing a pretty fun post, considering I only noticed the reappearing brand when going through my (already modest) nail polish stash to organize it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Turns out, I am not only indifferent towards collecting nail polishes, when I do - I am very loyal to what I know works. I am very laid back about my manicure. I love pampered nails, but I don't have the patience to spend tons of time painting & waiting. The more coats are necessary, the longer it takes, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The MaxFactor Glossfinity polishes take max 2 coats before I get the color payoff, they dry well, last long and I can always find a pretty shade to try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think a good way to judge a brand is by the light shades - whites, yellows and mint colors. This Snow White polish truly comes out non-transparrent white with two coats, which is great, especially for 59,29 dkk! A true drugstore steal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For information purposes, I always use OPI's Nail Envy underneath - helps my nails grow and prevents them from splitting. I don't wear a top coat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you want to see the polishes on, I am more than willing to do an additional post on swatches and my manicure tips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have you tried these? What do you think? Do you have another drugstore favorite? Let me know in the comments below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Talk to you soon</span></div>
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Hey, guys! Thank you to everybody who added me on bloglovin' and twitter after I finally joined, I really appreciate it. Crazy, busy week, not always the best of times, to be honest, but I am choosing to remain happy and positive, so in today's post I'll talk about some of the recent highligts - random moments and some updates.</div>
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#1 Hockey</h3>
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If you know anything about me, you know that I am 100% latvian, just living in Denmark. If you know anything about Latvia, you know, that ice hockey is joking-not-joking a religion to us. We're also very proud of our 2.3 million nation winning olympic medals, qualifying for the championships and competing with athletes from much bigger countries. Although I've been in Denmark for close to 5 years now (which is my entire adult life, given that I am only 22), this was the first time I actually gathered with other latvian expats to see the games at a pub. We made it to the quarter-finals and after a tough game and a long period of 1:1 result, we had to hand the victory over to Canada. Long story short - I really enjoyed these evenings and I hope to be much more active in the latvian community here, because I could instantly feel how amazing & different that made me feel.</div>
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#2 7:30 AM yoga</h3>
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After a long break from the gym, I have been making the effort to get back to it, because I love, love, love everything about it from the way it makes me feel physically, emotionally, the people I meet, the tips I pick up, the things I learn about myself and what my body can do, it's wonderful and I will definitely keep going. Not for the bikini season, not for a big event, for me, for life, for happiness <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;">❤</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;"> </span></div>
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#3 Amazing food</h3>
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Subsequently, when you become more aware of moving your body, you pay attention to what it craves and what you feed it with. Although I genuinely love healthy food and don't struggle with "staying on track", I find it hard sometimes to avoid crap. Things like tzatziki, hummus and mango to most associates with a healthy diet, but if one contains modified corn starch, the other - countless preservatives and the third has nothing to do with an actual fruit filled with vitamins, fiber and energy - I feel almost tricked into unhealthy eating. For this reason, my view on food has changed a lot within the past couple of months. I try to eat organic more often that before, I will rather cook with real, full fat butter, that a "no-stick-fat-free-zero-calorie" spray (not that I have done it before, to be honest) - but I hope you know what I mean. Real is always better.</div>
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Tying in with what I have been saying - visiting my boyfriends mom and enjoying a piece of homemade nut and fruit cake with her special mix of creme fraiche, greek yogurt and vanila on the side, whilst having a lovely conversation, made me really appreciate hearty, healthy, soulful and guilt free treats like sweets and good company.</div>
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Guys, you have to understand. I've always loved Converses. I've never owned a pair until last Spring. I haven't gotten nearly enough. And then the winter came. Snow, rain, wet leaves and freezing temperatures is not exactly the perfect weather for light weight footwear. And now... slowly, slowly, the air is warming up and even though I could probably get away with wearing boots for a month or two (or three, let's be honest), I am back!</div>
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#6 Know, when to stop</h3>
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I had a rough morning this week. Thing's weren't going my way, I was delayed by things that were stressing me out as it is, but weren't getting solved and now I was also getting behind the rest of my schedule. I repeat: The rest of my <strike>not really that important</strike> schedule. I mean, it hit me - who cares about your schedule other than you? You don't even have a boss to dissapoint! With that perspective, I decided that I will be a better use for myself with a calm mind and a better attitude. So I did the exact opposite of what I initially was doing which is running around, panicking. I walked into a mall, picked up a magazine (a rare splurge for me), ordered myself a Starbucks vanila latte, sat down and used some good 30 min to catch a break. It worked wonders. I felt spoiled, which made me feel more positive, I felt empowered, I slowered my pace, composed my thoughts, I mean - wonders. Plus, I read some interesting articles, so - a double win!</div>
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#7 Romance</h3>
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When we run as fast as we do, it's sometimes easy to forget to date. And I mean - take your long time boyfriend out for a date. Or organise something special for the two of you. For us, a couple of days at a summerhouse by the seaside with a fire place, wine and music is just what the doctor ordered. The movie usually ends, when the couple kisses and confesses their love, but it's up to you to keep filming.</div>
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This is somewhat of a sensitive topic to me, because I have a lot of guilt associated with spending money, combined with a great "greed" towards qualitative, reliable, pretty or downright <strike>immature</strike> cute items. I srive to master the balance. Rememeber my <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2014/02/my-updated-skincare-routine.html" target="_blank">skincare post</a>? I mentioned, that I miss a face mask and an eye cream. Not any more! I picked up the Tangle Teezer on a whim after hearing so much about it on youtube and suddenly coming accross it at the high-end mall I went to for the Bobbi Brown counter. Point is, things like these makes me happy as long as I am very selective and don't go all crazy.</div>
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When you do buy something, next step is testing! Would you believe if I told you, that I have never ever had a face mask done before? Might explain the huge smile on my face, I suppose! My skin's been acting up a bit, I have heard a lot of good things about this product and the brand itself and last, but not least - <a href="https://www.matas.dk/origins-clear-improvement-charcoal-mask-100-ml?gclid=CIvZ2Ib43bwCFQLecgodSVQAQg" target="_blank">Matas</a> was doing a sale, so I tried it. I really loved, how it felt and I look forward to experience... clear improvements :) What I am wanting to try is putting the mask on before I hit the sauna at my gym after a workout. Sounds like perfection to me!</div>
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#10 Getting healthy freebies on the street</h3>
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Random? Yes. Pleasant? You bet! Last week, while rushing to my Danish class I was handed a plastic bag with additions to <a href="http://www.arla.com/" target="_blank">Arla's</a> new Protein range and my life was made easier (and more dellicious) that day. Gotta love some good old promotion.</div>
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#11 Making somebody happy will make you happy</h3>
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I know a little girl. Fact is, she's my favorite little girl. She just turned 5. And I made her a present. I made a book. It was fairytales and pictures, that I drew myself, it has a good amount of pink and glitter and there are plenty of pages for her to add to. Making it was quite the task and I enjoyed every second of it. She took it to bed :)</div>
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I was late to the whole make-up party, to be honest. Then, when I arrived, it exploded in my face and quite literally took a couple of years to get a hang of. I've worn no make-up a lot and I've worn too much often. Recently I've been determined to figure out the way to apply just the right amount. I'll tell you, when I get there.</div>
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Can I just...? I don't know, if it's really inappropriate to say, but I give myself a good laugh at least once a day. Yes, you read that right - I give it to myself. Because not a single day goes by without me tripping (on my feet or on my words), embarrassing myself (and those around me), saying something, doing something, looking silly, messing up. If that went away, I'd miss it.</div>
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#14 Piece of home </h3>
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I love carrying little things around, that remind me of where I come from, that are simple, true to who I am and something I am proud to carry. I didn't always know, how much that means to me. <a href="http://rigashirts.com/" target="_blank">This watch </a>for example was given to me by my boyfriend, the first time he visited Latvia with me. He thought I should have it. As per usual, he was right. Do NOT tell him I said that.</div>
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We spent a good amount of February looking for a place. We saw the good, the bad and the <strike>expensive</strike> ugly. It was fun, stressful, exciting, discouraging sometimes, but a very special experience and a bonding one for any couple, in my opinion. The fact we found something we could both see ourselves living in, coming home to, being happy, could afford and could get our hands on, was really, really nice. For some of you this might not be a big deal. I grew up in one house only and never moved until Denmark, where I lived in a dormitory, then moved into my boyfriend's apartment and have never actually went to see a potential place, let alone with another human being. So it was one of life's milestones for me! I'll let you in on a secret - this is not the place we got. The view, though!<br />
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working on posts again made me realize how much I’ve missed it. The thing is, I
think I overwhelmed myself when I started. I followed more than 200 blogs,
which I couldn’t keep up with and ended up stressing out about it rather than
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So I took the
time to unfollow blogs that haven’t put a post out for more than 6 months or
have a completely different tastes than I do or content I am not interested in
(which does not mean, that they are not great, great blogs). I still follow
many, but they all inspire and excite me, so it’s all good! I've also signed up for bloglovin' as you can see on the right and finally added my favorite blogs over there. The good thing about bloglovin' is that I am able to follow some of my favorite blogs, that didn't show up on my blogger's reading list, so it was more difficult to keep up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Moving onto today’s
post, I am doing something rather embarrassing, yet true - the second installment of Renate's closet diaries! (If you're wondering what the hell am I talking about, <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/09/closet-confessions-and-starting-my.html" target="_blank">here's a little explanation</a>.) <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/09/renate-closet-diaries-1-shoe-collection.html" target="_blank">The first edition</a> got so much attention and is still one of the most popular posts I've done. It's been forever since and so I decided to publish my modest and borderline boring bag collection.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I've never been really into bags as an accessory (as the photographic evidence clearly shows) - as long as I found something simple, affordable, black or brown, spacious, versatile and practical - I was a happy camper. I also think it's a pain to repack your bag ever so often, so I am a big fan of the one-bag-is-all-you-need concept.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I actually think, that a few staples is absolutely acceptable as long as your wardrobe is based around the outfits and is pretty simple. However, I am really curious to hear, if you guys have any feedback and will point out clear lacks and advice.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Here's basically the whole thing. And even then I only use 2 of the bags for 95% of the time. Can we say I am stuck in a rut? In the bottom row (from the right) we have my trusty <a href="http://www.cashcashpinoy.com/#!/7-fashion-and-accessories/d/7308-zara-black-shopper-basket" target="_blank">Zara Shopper's bag</a>. With a handling, that would make any fashionista cringe, this bag looks pretty beat-up. I've literally taken it anywhere. Grocery shopping, school, beach, airport, job interviews (you get the point). Apart from being unable to stand straight anymore, I wasn't too happy with the fact, that there is no zipper. I mean, it's just too easy for anybody to not only see the entire contents of my bag, but possibly even reaching in and pulling out random items. So, recently (just before Christmas, actually), I treated myself to a <a href="http://dope.dk/Accessories/Laura-Bag-black.html" target="_blank">Laura Bag</a>, which you can see on the right. I am very happy with it, as it was exactly everything I mentioned a good bag to be in my opinion - affordable, simple, comfortable, spacious, black and versatile. I've been carrying this bag ever since I got it. Everywhere, all the time. Slightly below and in the middle - <a href="http://www.prodirectselect.com/products/adidas-originals-accessories-adicolor-teambag-black-metallic-gold-21644.aspx" target="_blank">my gym + traveling bag</a>. I still love it and even though find it hard to carry it around for a long time, when it's heavy, I am very glad I have it.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Next row is my brown every day bags. From the left - a vintage one my boyfriend got for me last Christmas from a little vintage boutique in our town. It's so cute and high quality, however, I rarely get to wear it, especially in the wintertime due to the small size and the relatively short strap. In the middle - this summer's buy from my <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/08/bulgaria-and-being-gone.html" target="_blank">Bulgaria trip</a> - a <a href="http://www.zara.com/dk/da/cities/basic-shopper-bag-c291501p1327525.html" target="_blank">Zara Basic Shopper bag</a>, which is even cheaper now. And on the left - a very old buy. I believe it's from <a href="http://www.bershka.com/" target="_blank">Bershka</a>? Or <a href="http://www.pullandbear.com/" target="_blank">Pull & Bear</a> some 5 or 6 years ago. To be honest, I think it's time we parted, although we had some really good times.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On the upper rows, we can see my basic strap and clutch collection. Two shoulder strapped ones - one brown, one black, of course. The black one is leather, actually and was an impulse buy about 4 years ago. The other - an even older necessity buy.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The rest - a basic black clutch for going out, a dressy <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fashion-Stylish-Casual-Women-Leisure-Lace-Rose-Pattern-Clutch-Bag-Handbag-/121177849595?pt=UK_Women_s_Handbags&var=420172932739&hash=item1c36c33efb" target="_blank">H&M rose textured clutch</a> and a coral bought specifically for <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/08/being-cheap.html" target="_blank">the wedding I attended</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Allright, I think that actually concludes this post. What do you think? Just quickly - I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, I am currently writing this at my boyfriend's family's summerhouse, which is the coziest place on the entire earth - the fireplace is lit, the wine is cooling down and the rain & wind is storming outside. It's things like these, that make me feel content and charged again. Talk to you soon!</span><br />
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Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-52982513397638972052014-02-13T10:27:00.002+01:002014-02-13T15:31:21.026+01:00My updated skincare routine<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am hardly jumping back into the swing of things, considering what feels like a very long pause I have taken from this blog, but here's a no-excuse, no-explanation post about my newest skin care heroes, because I have to start somewhere and I do want to keep bloging from time to time. Let me just say, that I have not been wasting time and 2014 has been starting off nice and busy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you have been following me from the start, I wrote <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/09/introducing-skincare.html" target="_blank">this post</a> a while back about my skin care, where I expressed how I try to maintain a "less is more" attitude when it comes to my skin, among other things wanting to keep my routine as simple as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, I also wrote about feeling like there is certainly room for improvements as I have found my skin to be not only dry, but also sensitive over the years. I knew I wanted to do an updated routine probably ever since I wrote the first one, but reading back at what I wrote made me realize just how much has changed over the past few months. Using better products helped me see, that using the old ones did in fact irritate my skin, I simply had nothing to compare it to back then. My skin is not perfect, it actually breaks out probably about as much, but it FEELS so much nicer and my little routine is something I'm actually looking forward to every morning and night, which is new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can see, it's as simple as it gets, which is a big plus in my book. At night I begin by removing my makeup with Bioderma (just like everybody else in the entire world, it seems) - it's just t.h.e. best at removing makeup in so many ways. I soak 2 cotton pads in the cleansing water and keep them on my eyes for a minute or so to soften the mascara, before removing the makeup. After that or starting straight with that in the mornings I'll apply 1-3 pumps of the <a href="http://www.madaracosmetics.com/en/products/63-purifying-foam-150ml.html" target="_blank">Madara Purifying Foam</a>, which is absolutely lovely on the skin - gentle, soft and effective - if I happen to have a spot, the slight sting makes me feel that it's working. I wash my face with water and can then sense my skin feeling very "naked" and dry, so I apply the <a href="http://www.madaracosmetics.com/en/products/67-comforting-toner-200ml.html" target="_blank">Comforting Toner</a>, also from Madara Cosmetics and let it dry for a few seconds. Lastly, I apply the <a href="http://www.madaracosmetics.com/en/products/95-sos-moisture-cream-50ml.html" target="_blank">SOS* Moisture cream</a> and my favorite lip balm - the <a href="http://gb.oriflame.com/products/product-detail.jhtml?prodCode=26891" target="_blank">Oriflame Tender Care balm in Blackcurrant</a> - that stuff is seriously amazing. And that is all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't have the patience, finances nor knowledge to experiment and come up with my own unique combination of skincare products, I love being able to use a range or a line of products which is already designed to work together and geared towards a specific skintype.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have talked about Madara before, but it's a Latvian organic skincare brand (although it can easily be bought here in Denmark as well, I tend to stock up when I am home) and I'm actually pretty proud of this line as a fellow latvian, which is why I love to support it! (Trust me, I don't get paid to say this, even though I wouldn't mind at all, haha) I love the packaging and the price range is not too high, considering the quality. The products are natural, organic, cruelty free and all around come from a very good brand, especially the products designed specifically for Nordic skin, where the weather's colder, the wind's stronger and the sun's... hiding :) I recommend checking it out. It also works a lot better under makeup than my Nivea cream did and makes my face feel moisturized and protected all day long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, I only need to purchase an eye cream that I like (<a href="http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com/product/2570/12762/Skincare/Eye-Care/Moisturizer/Hydrating-Eye-Cream/FH10/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Bobbi Brown</a>, I am looking at you) and I am more or less all set, minus the occasional mask or serum :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What are your skincare heroes and do you stick to a routine or love to experiment? Have you heard of (or use) any of these products?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you're having a great week and I will see you guys soon!</span><br />
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Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-27278791738048264402014-01-09T11:40:00.000+01:002014-01-09T11:40:53.761+01:00Bring it on<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello everybody! Feels a bit late to say Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year well into January, however, what other choice do I have given that this happens to be my first post since before the whole holiday shebang? So - here it is - I hope you had a wonderful holiday and I wish you all the warmth, love, success and happiness throughout the following year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was looking very much forward to blogging after coming back, yet was faced with the same dilemma of what and how to write. Should I tell you what I've been up to? Highlights of the last year? Resolutions for the next one? Tags? Favorite products? Jumping right back into it with a beauty post?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First and foremost (simply because I HAVE to say something), I have said this before - I am a sucker for new beginnings. I love a good Monday, a good 1st of the month, heck, I love to start up a whole new note book! So the beginning of a new year usually has some sort of an uplifting effect on me. This year, since I was home for the holidays and returned to my schedule a good week after the clock hit 00:00 on the 31st, I have been feeling refreshingly realistic and down to earth. I have successfully avoided working myself up to hoping (no, actually believing) I will wake up on January 1st as a whole new & improved Renate and will never look back, never make the same mistakes again, never be lazy, never forget important things, never stress out and never look bad. In stead, I have had the time to properly relax, have fun, charge with laughter and love, shop, catch up with my loved ones and PLAN - really, slowly reflect and make decisions and draw conclusions and for that reason have been going about my days back in Denmark with a whole new sense of calmness, gratitude and quiet enthusiasm. I am not one for regrets, but if I could do one thing differently in 2013, I'd definitely enjoy myself more, so this is something I will be focusing on as the months go by in 2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, how do I put this… I haven't done much hauls, because, frankly, I hardly ever buy stuff. After deciding to have a little shopping spree back home, I've been saving up as much as I could and ended up properly spoiling myself, which felt like Christmas, my birthday and possibly also a graduation in one. Don't get me wrong, I did buy things long awaiting on my wish list and things I actually needed (as much as anybody NEEDS to shop, obviously) - a coat, a bag, winter boots, some skin care & hair care items and after pushing a certain sense of guilt away, have been enjoying the girly effects of feeling much more confident. The problem now is proper photos, if I want to put this on the blog, which has been a big reason many of the posts I've wanted to do have been postponed, but I will surely figure it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After enough chatter I can sum up by saying that I am back, I feel happy, I feel in control and safe and that is a wonderful feeling, which I am willing to prioritize. I am also willing to share my findings a bit more, even though I am still very much learning day by day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, going in tune with my new found positivity, I decided to list up a fraction of things that make me enjoy my days more, in case you are looking for something new to try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>1. Stand-up comedy.</i></b> At first I wrote "Stand up." Then I read it and thought - what if you'll just stand up from your desk and think - well, this is grand, how in the world is this something that makes Renate enjoy her days more? Sorry. I love to laugh. I think this goes for many people and if you're a stand-up fan like my boyfriend and I, you'd enjoy prepping for a show by making a cup of tea, getting bed-ready etc. At the moment we're obsessed with Dara Ó Briain after seeing his show on the TV by accident (don't know how he slipped my radar before, even after following Mock of the Week) but we also love Louis CK (have seen him live too - def a highlight of 2013!), Steward Francis (excellent one-liner), Jason Manford, Michael McIntyre and many more. It's a great way to cheer up and a fun way for my boyfriend and I to add to our unique weird couples vocabulary, which is a way of bonding too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>2. A good self-help book</i></b>, but this could be anything, that inspires you and makes you motivated. I was lucky enough to receive <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-10-Step-Stress-Solution-Re-energise/dp/0091939968" target="_blank">this one</a> as a Christmas present from my mom & dad and have been enjoying it very much. What I like about the 10-Step Stress Solution book is how stress is explained from a simple yet scientific point of view and offers clear and practical ways to deal with it and improve your life. I am literally sitting with two markers - a green one and a red one - making notes of things I would like to incorporate into my life and things I want to remember not to do or do differently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>3. Moving your body. </i></b>For me, at the moment, this is walking. It's by far my favorite form of exercise, because I get to think whilst, I get to see things, I get to breathe some air, sometimes I get to catch up with someone, listen to music etc. I did a lot of walking back home, because my sister has three dogs that require regular exercise and have been walking home from my Danish classes here, which takes me about an hour, so that's a very nice way to incorporate some exercise into my life without hitting the gym with the whole shebang of packing, gym showering etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>4. Having a good beauty routine. </i></b>See, this is something that will sound obvious to some people, but I have always been inconsistent with my efforts. Some days I do the absolute minimum, some days (or even weeks) I focus on it a lot and spend a lot of time in front of a mirror. I feel that these days having a set, simple yet challenging enough of a routine makes me feel more confident whilst at the same time allowing me to go about my day without being bound to touching up my makeup, hair or watching my nails. A happy medium, if you will. It makes me a tiny bit happier to use good products on my skin and hair, even though I don't follow up with lots of makeup and it makes me happy to (for once) switch up my daily routine with showering every night (in stead of mornings) and basically developing new habits, that are lovely, yet easy to maintain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>5. Motivational videos. </b></i>I have always been a sucker for these - they inspire me, they teach me new things, they expand my perspective and help me see things from another point of view. They improve my vocabulary, my mood and in general have positive impact on my actions. My favorite for this is, of course, YouTube, especially videos from TED, when I often get lost watching a video after video such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o" target="_blank">this</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y" target="_blank">this</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URIaLmJCjGM" target="_blank">this</a>. Motivation has to be refreshed every now and again. Give yourself the extra push and reminder, why you do the things that you do and how to enjoy it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here you have it, my simple tips for going about your days without feeling in a funk. Feel free to share whatever helps you to motivate yourself, whether it's a good run, going out with friends, volunteering etc. There is so much more to this, but have no fear, I will definitely continue adding to this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally, thank you to everybody who visits, comments, subscribes and interacts, it's lovely to hear from you. I hope you'll stick around and I will talk to you soon! Have a lovely week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey, guys! I have been continuously going back and forth wanting to dive into blogging more seriously, then considering deleting this blog all together and feeling silly for doing it, whilst struggling personally to figure out how to manage my life and ending up deciding that even though I had planned to blog about my favorite nail polishes (which I can still do at any point, if you're interested), I need to write down everything that's on my mind to stay true to what this blog means to me, which is my safe heaven and a little corner where I can express myself and take a look at myself from a step aside. It'll be one lengthy post and I am sorry if you think it's a bummer and I won't be sad, if you don't bother reading this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I am reflecting a lot, you might say I am doing an early New Years post, but that's not why I am typing this. 2013 has been rough. First and foremost, I feel a bit bad about even saying this. Every year I go through my calendar and write down the days, dates and activities my boyfriend and I did together. Milestones, achievements, memories… I then cut up the notes and we pull them out from a bag or a box and read them individually. We're both surprised about how much has happened to us in a span of one year. I have just done this (missing the last part of December still, obviously), so that's why I can say - I've had an amazing year all in all. I've been learning Danish, been to job interviews, had an internship, went to Bulgaria, Latvia, Stockholm, saw Louis CK live, trips around Denmark, saw Bruce Springsteen. LIVE. TWICE. Had my high school reunion, I mean - many cool things. But I have also been sad. Lost. Worried. Graduated, with no job, bills to pay, a language to learn, my future to plan… And I have been impatient. Towards myself, my loved ones, the time, the finances, whilst feeling that time also flies by. I am a lucky girl in many, many ways. And in just as many ways I am a weird little creature and I am prone to struggle and to be emotional and unstable. I am pretty cool, when I am at my best, but I also tend to fall into habits of being a handful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since my last post I have passed my Danish exams and have the last Module left with the national exam coming up in May. I have officially moved in with my boyfriend (even thought we've been basically living together for almost 2 years by now), but I gave up my place, changed my address and stuff. I have started to pay back the second loan I took to finish my education. I've been active family-wise and have done lots of Christmas arrangements with more coming up. I've been to a serious job interview and ended up not getting the job. And after that (and multiple previous conversations about the same topic with my boyfriend) I basically declared, that I am DONE with this constant job search and I want to go back to school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, I, turns out, have a very weird bachelor, which leaves me with the following options - taking a general master's degree in my local town in Danish, which means I need to learn it first (that'll take me a year, at least and I'll need to find a job for sure in order to do that), I can choose a new set of matching bachelor and master's degrees in my local town, which will take me 5 years to finish (making it a grand total of 8,5 of constant studying + 1 year of Danish) or taking the one and only master's degree I can take in a town more than 100 km away from where I live, which means moving, paying two rents, traveling, missing my loved ones etc. And I can, of course, continue on pushing for a full time job with my bachelor, which is what I have been trying until now. I can only tell you - that narrowing down these options and deciding on what to do involved a lot of crying, lots of worrying, lots of talking, advice seeking, doubting, questioning, frustration and mixed emotions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What I ended up deciding was taking a mental break during the holidays, attack the job search one more time in the New Year, landing at least one more relevant internship, pushing my Danish, applying for the master's degree and going back to school, if I haven't found a job by the time summer comes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sounds simple and I feel good about this plan, which makes me think I have made a good choice I can live with and that fits into the general idea about my life and my goals, but, trust me, getting there took a lot out of me. Seriously, this affected my appetite, my sleep, my mood, my skin, my attitude, my body in general and it's hard to wind down from, to be honest. It's like my mind has been made up, but nothing else has really cached up yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, I feel a lot calmer now, but I am still emotional. However, I managed to shop, pack presents, see some dear friends and have some good laughs. Now I look forward to Christmas with our friends, New Years with my folks, holidays and a much needed break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope you all are doing great and it's only me dealing with the pre-holiday anxiety. I know that I have a very carefree life in the big scheme of things, but I also think it's normal to struggle as a 22-year old with making big life decisions. I am sure I'll look back at this and feel like I didn't have a worry in the world, but until then, the choices I make now should enable me to have the best possible future, because we all want to be happy, successful and grateful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, that's what I have been dealing with, in the midst of people uploading look books, giveaways, party tutorials, gift ideas and holiday recipes. How disappointing :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy holidays everybody, I miss you and look forward to the next year, new adventures, new experiences, new challenges and accomplishments. I'll try to post until then too, maybe a nice little, festive post, but in any case, I'm wishing you all the love & happiness throughout the holiday season and in the upcoming year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love, Renate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">❤</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you all are doing well! I have been busy, but have also missed writing. Have you ever felt like you have so many posts planned out, yet when it comes to actually putting a post out, you don't know, what to write about? Yeah. That's been me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I thought that I'd get over that today by putting a simple and basic post out, namely my current makeup routine for casual days, very quick, very easy and I hope you enjoy! Before we get to that, I'd like to share some of the recent highlights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First off, Christmas came early for this girl, as I managed to pick up a few fashion steals for the Winter season. Firstly, I visited the Second Hand bazaar at the local University and for a total of 230 dkk picked up these 6 pieces, including a pair of semi-leather pants from Vero Moda and a Topshop cardigan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been dating :) Saw the Hunger Games 2 - I might have gotten too nervous during the movie - what can I do - I get into the story!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And I have been really busy with a bunch of random, practical and personal things. Being unemployed is hard, I am telling you. (It is hereby not relevant, that I will read this sentence in a few years and bite my fingers.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The basic idea is using as few products as possible and ending up looking as natural as possible. As you might know, if you've been reading my blog before, I have dry skin, so I try to avoid my makeup looking cakey and flakey and my skin feeling discomfort. I start off by moisturizing my face with the <a href="http://www.madaracosmetics.com/en/products/95-sos-moisture-cream-50ml.html" target="_blank">Madara SOS cream</a>, which is a nice, organic, light moisturizer. I then mix two shades of the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-wake-me-up-foundation-100-ivory?gclid=CIC4rav-pbsCFYmN3godgyoACg" target="_blank">Rimmel Wake Me Up foundations</a> (1 pump each) - the Sand I bought in the summertime and it's way too dark for me right now, but I use it as a contour - literally putting it on my face where I'd contour and then put the Ivory shade (which is slightly lighter than my skin tone) in the middle and on the high points of my face and blend out. This creates a nice, harmonious shade with a subtle, yet flattering contour. I have also been taking the advice of covering my nose in as little product as possible. My nose gets red, but I heard that the more foundation, concealer, powder etc you put on your nose, the more visible and unnatural your makeup will look. I'm still working on this, but a good trick is mixing in a tinted moisturizer in the foundation anf the touching up the red parts with a concealer. After that I cover any blemishes and my dark circles with the <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Wake-Me-Up-Concealer_1253837/" target="_blank">Rimmel's Wake Me Up concealer</a> - also in Ivory - (which I like to leave on for a few seconds before blending it in - otherwise I feel it's too light and liquidy to cover the under-eye area). I like this concealer, but my circles are too bad to be covered by this. I am still looking for a good one, even though the <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod2980149&categoryId=cat80024" target="_blank">Maybelline Fit Me concealer</a> did a great job too. Afterwards I brush through my brows with the <strike>used to be</strike> <a href="http://www.catrice.eu/en/products/eyes/mascara/detail/product/-19558b4738.html" target="_blank">clear brow gel</a> (need to get a new one, when I'm going home for holidays, I really like it - sets my brows without feeling crispy) and set my makeup with the <a href="http://www.thebodyshop.dk/serier/vitamin-e/vitamin-e-face-mist.aspx" target="_blank">Body Shop Vitamin E face mist</a>. This leaves my skin glowy, healthy, natural and helps me stay hydrated during the day. If I feel like I am getting a bit dry, I'll just give myself another spray, but usually that's not necessary (and I don't carry it around). P.S. This is my third bottle, I think it's a great alternative for a powder in my situation and I love to re-use the bottles once they're empty. I have one for a DIY leave in conditioner and one for a DIY salt water spray. I finish off the look with my absolute favorite lip product of all times - the <a href="http://www.dzintars.lv/lv/products/groups/?product=1112" target="_blank">Dzintars lip balms</a> and I cannot wait to stock up, when I get home! It's the shiniest, softest, long-lasting, tastiest, loveliest, flattring-est (?) lip balm I've ever tried. Love it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And there you have it! My simple, every-day makeup routine. No brushes, no excessive products, no mess and no room for error :) Most importantly, my dark circles wins the award of "most improved" going from: "Oh, dear, have you been punched in the nose yesterday?" - to: "Hey, girl, that nose punch from last week is healing pretty nicely, huh?" ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jokes aside, have you tried any of the products I mentioned? What else have you been up to? What kind of posts would you like to see? My coconut oil hair treatment? My week in outfits? More recipes? Gift guides? Let me know, I'd love to hear from you and I will, as always reply.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First and foremost, as you can see, I have now added my social media icons on the right side of the blog. I wasn't particularly enthusiastic about this (because I am shy and generally rubbish at keeping up with so many different platforms), but since I was asked and thought it could be fun to get in touch with you guys I added them up anyway. My instagram is my personal one, so it's more so lifestyle than beauty and fashion, I use tumblr relative a lot recently and have just now dowloaded twitter (mostly cuz I wanted really badly to enter an awesome giveaway) and pinterest, which I also have been visiting only now and then. If you guys are interested - now they are there, feel free to reach out, you don't have to, but if you like it - don't hesitate :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On to the post, you have, as always been wonderful! Both on my <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/11/i-love-me-some-food.html" target="_blank">food post</a> (which I will continue doing and I am glad you enjoy them too, hopefully we can all find some good recipe inspirations - yesterday I made mini pizzas from pita bread - yum!) and on my <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/12/wishlist.html" target="_blank">small wish list</a>, I plan to do one for beauty too. I actually found one of the items at H&M - the coziest, comfiest, biggest, warmest sweater I have ever owned :) So, one thing down! And it was 149 dkk, which is not bad at all for a <a href="http://www.hm.com/dk/product/20833?article=20833-A" target="_blank">winter sweater</a>. I will wear it to pieces, I promise you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I included some pictures, so you guys could see how it fits and let me assure you, I am not a size S, I picked it, because it was very large and this fitted the way I wanted it to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You know, I'll confess something. It's sometimes a bit awkward for me, when so, so many people doing haul videos say: "Oh, and I picked it up in a size x <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(which is usually my normal, actual size)</span></i>, because I wanted it to be reeeeeeeeeeeallly oversized on me." I don't know, if I am just that big(ger) or I like my clothes to fit in a different way, but that's strange to me sometimes. Anyway, if you take this for a reference, I needed to go down in sizes and as you can see, it's still pretty baggy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That being said, what's coming your way this upcoming month are hopefully more holiday posts. I am not advanced enough in this to organize anything or commit to anything, but I can promise to take you guys along with that I am doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am going to be baking and cooking a lot, I am going to be making some presents (if it works out), I'll be seeing friends and family, I'll be studying (off the topic - the 1st day back in Danish school I found out I had an exam the next day!, will hear about the results soon, but if I passed - I need to go to another one next week!) and I'll be dressing up and going out and all that fun stuff :) I hope you'd like to see it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, starting off the festive theme, I wanted to share my weekend with you guys - we went to pick up a Christmas tree and decorated our apartment, so Saturday we had a nice, slow morning with a dellicious breakfast, and then we went to the Bazaar, which is a market, to pick up some veggies. It's a great place to go, because they have an amazing variety of stuff and it's just so much cheaper than in the shops. I mean - look at all that delliciousness! If that doesn't make you want to eat healthier, I don't know, what will.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We then went to a regular grocery shop and stocked up on the rest we needed. I am also cooking a national Latvian dish for our pre-Christmas dinner with our friends, which I will also post in the upcoming days; then we went home and relaxed and cooked and took it easy, but Sunday... as you know was the 1st of the month, it was the 1st Advent and oficially the start of the month of Christmas :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You see, back home (in Latvia) everybody is entitled to one tree for Christmas. Of course, you have to go to particular places, but we've always found our trees ourselves you can say, while here in Denmark people have to pay, so I have never been at a Christmas tree market before in my life and let me tell you - they have really made it magical :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I mean, the way it's organized is neat to begin with. One can borrow a saw and walk around freely, keeping in mind only the height of the tree, if you have a specific budget in mind, because that's what affects the price; one can shop in their butique, sit at their cafe, drink warm Christmas drinks, eat aebleskiver, which is a Danish treat, peppernuts, sugar and cinnamon roasted almonds, visit their 6 m tall Santa (I chose the picture where a little girl walked in the shot, just so you could see the proportions. It's absolutely huge!) and basically, pretend your visiting the North Pole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We then went home and decorated the place, while I was baking my mom's apple pie. My boyfriend's parents came for a visit in the afternoon and after the cake, coffee, tea and snaks we went out for a nice little walk!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was honestly exhausted after that, considering we were also getting up really early, but man, I had a good time! For the first time I felt the Christmas spirit in me :) Now I have so many ideas for what I want to cook, make, do, see and listen to!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What have you guys been doing? Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? Leave me your comments below, I would love to hear from you and will reply as always :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Talk to you soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hello, guys! Hope you are all enjoying the Sunday, the beginning of a new month and the 1st Advent :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I certainly made most of this day with picking up a Christmas tree, baking an apple pie, decorating, having guests over, taking a walk etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thank you for your amazing comments and the support, I am glad you're enjoying the posts! There are many more coming your way, but today - a quick one for you guys - my current fashion wish list, despite the fact December is the time for giving and spoiling others around you for a change ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My boyfriend and I are going home to Latvia for the holidays, so we have both agreed to skip the Christmas presents and also save up a bit of money to do some shopping there. I am therefore narrowing down the pieces I would like to pick up from the January sales.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Until now I've figured I would be happy with an oversized, cozy and warm high neck sweater, a more fitted one for layering and wearing blouses with pretty collars underneath; a chunky but pretty cardigan in light colors and some ankle boots - a nice walkable heel and a more chunky, casual pair with a better grip for when the snow falls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Randomly, I'd love to stock up on some pretty underwear, some cute tights and some over the knee cozy socks for wearing mostly at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm sure things will change as I get to the actual shopping, but then it'll also be interesting for me to look back at this ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">What do you guys wish for? I'd love to hear from you, especially if you've made your own posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Have an amazing night and I will talk to you soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Renate </span><span class="st">❤</span><br />
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Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-81853200414404314572013-11-30T16:53:00.001+01:002013-11-30T17:05:57.319+01:00I love me some food<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey, guys! Today I'm doing a food post and I hope you find it interesting, let me know, if you'd like to see posts like these every now and then to get some inspiration, I'll definitely plan to do a "best recipe finds" of 2013 as I rarely come up with something, because why would I - there's so many amazing recipes out there that I can adjust, if necessary! But I think this could be fun for me to do, to look back at and also to motivate myself to eat healthier and also - vary my meals more, because I "can't" eat the same stuff over and over again.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I don't think I've touched it a lot on my blog, but I have gone up and down quite a few times over the last 5 years, but at the moment maintain a healthy and easy size.</i></span><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, this is a slightly different selection of foods and my eating habits have changed, because as some of you know, I've been staying in another town for a two month internship, so I didn't cook - only sometimes, when I was visiting home. My lunches were bigger, because I used the buffet at my work and my dinners were smaller, because I got home late and, as I said - didn't cook. However, I decided to be healthier in November and lucky for me, I found a great
tool to help me in the very beginning of the month!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s an app called MealSnap and basically a visual food journal that works
as a calendar and allows you to take photos of everything you eat during the
day, add captions, estimate calories etc.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am a very visual person and feel like this is something I’ve been
missing whenever I decide to focus more on the things I put in my body. This
way I get an overview of the things I’ve been eating during the course of the
day or recently in general and what this does is actually inspires me to vary
my meals. I can see: “Renate, you’ve been having the same breakfast for the
last 3 days in a row, change it up already!”, or it helps me to remember, what
I had, so I don’t eat too much of the same stuff in one day, like if I have a salmon
wrap for lunch, I’ll go for chicken instead at dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, the very action of snapping a photo, before I have something,
gives me those extra 5 seconds to recalculate whether I actually want it or
not. I’ve avoided a lot of mindless snacking that way, which is great. However,
whenever I’m hungry, I go for it, of course.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What shocked (not to sound dramatic or anything) me about the app is the
accuracy of its estimations. The very first meal I logged was a dinner that
consisted of oven cooked veggies, a chicken breast and my favorite mango
chutney. I snapped a photo and processed the meal and the app announced –
Chicken with vegetables. Including the calories! Which as far as my knowledge
of the subject goes were pretty reasonable. I don’t get this. I had even
already shredded the chicken into pieces. I added the chutney in the
description box (simply for my knowledge) and got surprised when the calories
were automatically updated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not always spot on. But if a meal is
really off (I got a “table and coffee” once – two, please!) I add my own
description and estimate the calories myself or throw the meal into
myfitnesspal and write my own calories, which by the way, is also an option.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don’t care too much about the calories and I don’t count them, I
simply have this intolerance towards a lie… Like if I know for a fact my
breakfast probably wasn’t 100 or likewise 1000 kcal, I have this need to find
out the truth. I fix it and keep on not caring.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What’s also smart about the app is that it recognizes the meal according
to the time of the day. Let’s say, I snap a photo at 6 am, the app goes:
Breakfast? Why, yes, please! Besides breakfast there are different options like
“morning snack”, “lunch”, “afternoon snack”, “dinner” and an “evening snack” (not
that I use them all, khem, khem…), which I really like.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, trust me, I don’t get paid by whoever made the app (because, yes,
as a matter of fact, it’s not for free and costs 19DKK); believe me, I would love
to be in touch with them, because then I’d tell them to add the option of
exporting your journal (email it to yourself, maybe, that would be cool), save
favorite meals (let’s say, I’m having the same meal again, I’m just around a
bunch of people and want to log it, not be weird and snap it first – like
sniffing your food in public would catch my attention, for example) and maybe
add notes, comments for the day, like – birthday party, hungry all day and log
the workouts and water intake also. A girl can dream ;)<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway. This has been a veeeeery long winded love declaration for a
phone app. I am ashamed. And moving on quickly! Here are some of my recent eats! The captions are kind of obvious, but in case you guys can't really tell from the pictures, I put them up anyway.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #4bacc6; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 26.363636016845703px; line-height: 30px;">The snacks (incuding the afternoon snacks in between lunch and dinner):</span></h2>
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DfZpHYp5lmk/UpoHu89rbVI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/8iFxNEBaAZQ/s1600/IMG_4119.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8uJCRcEZ1bU/UpoHyWpk-cI/AAAAAAAAA-I/8Krmp9RDMVg/s1600/IMG_4121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8uJCRcEZ1bU/UpoHyWpk-cI/AAAAAAAAA-I/8Krmp9RDMVg/s1600/IMG_4121.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vV0Or2pFAOM/UpoHzlnnp6I/AAAAAAAAA-g/0fqPmuV1x5Y/s1600/IMG_4163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vV0Or2pFAOM/UpoHzlnnp6I/AAAAAAAAA-g/0fqPmuV1x5Y/s1600/IMG_4163.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #4bacc6; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 26.363636016845703px; line-height: 30px;">The lunches:</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #4bacc6; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 26.363636016845703px; line-height: 30px;">The dinners:</span></h2>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And there you have it! As you can see, I'm pretty laid back and go with the flow, but I do truly enjoy eating healthy and love many healthy foods.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What do you guys like to eat? What are your go to foods? What's your favorite meal? Do you eat out a lot? Please, share your thoughts in the comments below, I'd love to hear from you and will, as always reply.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have a great day and I'll talk to you soon!</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renate </span></span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">❤</span></div>
Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-30757081700347318532013-11-25T16:36:00.000+01:002013-11-25T16:49:46.549+01:00Tips on selling your items at a flea market<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hey, guys!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">First of all,
thank you so much for all your lovely feedback on <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/11/whats-in-my-makeup-bag-currently-999.html" target="_blank">my previous post</a>; I am so
glad you enjoyed the peek into my makeup bag! It will be very interesting for me
to draw comparisons as I update it along the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Also, hello to
the new subscribers, you guys make me smile every day and even though this was
never about the number, I am starting to plan small giveaways along the way
just to make things more fun, so I am looking into it as we speak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sorry about being
a bit MIA this weekend, though, I was busy and after reading this post, you
will know why!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I am also on my
last week of internship and then it is home again for this happy girl :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Anyway, as you
can see from the title, today I will share with you my tips and personal
experience with flea markets and how you can be a smarter buyer and a more
successful seller. If you’re an impatient reader or hate rambling, feel free to
scroll down to the actual tip part, while I chatter on for a while more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For a little
disclaimer, I will be focusing mostly on selling/purchasing used clothing
items, as I have most experience with this, even though I believe that some of
the principles stand regardless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As a background
info, I used to shop at second hand shops considerably often as a kid during my
growth spurt, because it didn’t seem to make sense to invest into me (as the
youngest child) knowing I’ll only wear it for a few months.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We later on
stopped, partly because I stopped growing, so I could buy more substantial,
basic, re-usable things and <s>sadly</s> partly because it was too cool for me
as a high-school-er.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After going
through a phase of not buying anything (and I mean ANYTHING) I went through a
phase of buying a lot (as much as I could, anyway, which meant, cheap things
and the occasional splurge) and have not been buying much since.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I have also
become much more aware of my personal style, what I like and don’t like and the
whole… culture of buying and purchasing items starting from home wear to beauty,
fashion and even food; meaning I have developed my own opinions of what to
invest on vs what to save on or do without all together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As some of you
might know I have become increasingly unhappy with my current wardrobe. I have
been wearing the same clothes for more than 5 years (which is a lot, when you’re
22) and feel like my appearance is not reflecting who I am as a person (talk
about taking fashion seriously).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A way of changing
up my outfits has been second hand markets, which I have found to be quite fun
here in Denmark. A lot of young girls buy too many clothes that they have to
get rid of before purchasing new things. Sometimes they order things online and
aren’t happy with them, but instead of sending it back they sell them here. I
have been visiting the local university bazaar a few times over the last months
and have to say – those have been the only occasions I have bought clothes. All
in all I have developed an appreciation towards the idea and think it can not
only be fun, but money saving and helpful in developing a unique and personal
style.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Long story short
(like that’s possible), I decided to do a major closet cleanout of my own and therefore
booked a table at another version of the uni bazaar at another school over the
weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It went well and
I ended up earning twice as much as I paid for renting the table, so I didn’t
lose any money AND got rid of a few items.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4bacc6; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: accent5;">Here’s what I have to conclude:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Do your research<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What I mean by
that is to think about the things you want to sell and find the best
arrangement to suit that plan. Is it furniture? Books? Clothing? Your homemade
beauty products or food creations? Jewelry? From then on you can research the
different events in your local area (preferably, but not necessarily) and try
to find a spot. You want to be different to some extent, but still fit in the
context of what the visitors will expect to see and pick up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Find out all the details<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Once you find a
nice arrangement, get in touch with the organizers and see if there are spots
available, if not, how often the arrangement is held and can you book a board
in advance for the next one. Don’t be shy to ask a lot of specifying questions.
If you have to pay for participating, what is provided? Tables? Stands? Even
food, drinks, changing rooms etc. can make a big difference. Ask for parking
and how close the ATM is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Book your spot in good time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tying in with the
last tip, try to be quick, if you have decided to participate, these
arrangements usually work after first-come-first-serve principle, so the sooner
you sign up, the bigger the chance of getting the most out of what the
organizers can offer – clothing racks and hangers for example.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Choose your items<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Once you know you’re
up and running, it’s time to decide upon, what you wish to sell. Try to be
harsh, but reasonable, if you’re unsure, wait, you can always sell it; however,
if you can feel you’re holding onto something just for the sake of it, you
probably won’t miss it, once it’s gone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Prepare your items<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">No matter what
you’re selling, be respectful and tidy up your stuff. If it’s clothes you’ll
sell, wash and ideally even iron them; if it’s shoes – clean them and give
them a nice treatment; if it’s jewelry – untangle the necklaces and pair up the
earrings; if it’s home wear – dust it and polish it etc. You catch my drift –
you want the things to look nice – you might want to get rid of them, but
somebody else might be interested, don’t make them change their minds ;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Also, if you’re
selling clothes, I can speak for myself and say, that I tend to imagine myself
wearing the potential items, for example, if I see a cute top, I imagine myself
having a fun lunch date with my girlfriends, hence, having a good time, hence buying
the item. However, if that top is wrinkled, dirty or worn, I’m likely to
imagine myself drunk and/or crying, hence, doing whatever I can to avoid that
scenario, hence, putting it right back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Make things
attractive! (And by that I don’t mean cheating people.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sort your things by category<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It’ll be easier
for you and everybody else, if things aren’t a mish-mash of random items. Some
people are very specific when they are on a lookout for an item, which is often
why they also visit flea markets. If they can easily see your candle holders in
one place, they’ll happily go through what you have. Similarly sort books,
jeans, jackets etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Price your items & label them<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This might be a
tricky task, especially if we have gotten attached to things, but try to stay
objective – how much is the item worth in your opinion? We tend to link our
memories to our belongings, so you might feel like your 2 year old New Years
dress is worth millions, because you had such an amazing night, but try to be
honest and fair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Keep in mind, it
is a flea market and you are selling used items, so you can’t be too ambitious
(meaning, expecting to sell things for the same price you bought them for, let
alone making a profit on them – that sort of beats the purpose), however, if
you have something that’s either very good quality, very new or very well
preserved, don’t be shy to ask a fair price – chances are people will still
appreciate getting it cheaper than in the shops, even if the price seems high
for a second hand market’s overall mark, part of visiting them as a customer is
finding the hidden gems – I bought my leather jacket at one and still consider
it to be one of my best buys ever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As for the
labels, I always (khm, two times that I’ve done it, khm) like to label mine, so
people can easily see for themselves how much I expect. We are all different
and not everybody enjoys approaching strangers, even though they might still
want to shop cheaper. I respect that. Labeling my items allows them to check
out the items and think about it individually, before deciding if they want to
approach me or not; same goes for bargains. It also allows me to relax a bit
more, I don’t have to remember what I had in mind for each peace or make up
prices on the spot, I can do that at home, calmly and considerately. Think about bargains - are you okay with that or is your prices set? Make
labels easy to read and easy to find and consider adding extra information. I,
for one, have a habit of cutting off the original labels, so they don’t show
from my clothes and don’t tickle my neck for example (don’t ask, I have a thing),
so you might need to write the brand, size etc. on manually.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Fold and pack<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After all of this
you are ready to pack up. Depending on the time span between you packing and
the actual arrangement, consider how wrinkled your pieces will get sitting in a
bag or a box; be gentle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Speaking of
clothes, I like to fold things very neatly, so they sit well and take no time
to arrange at the actual market.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pack the accessories<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now it’s time to
pack all the supporting bits. If you’re selling clothes and there are none at
the market – pack your own hangers; if you’re selling jewelry – pack a stand or
take a shallow box or a plate to arrange them on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Be prepared beforehand as much as you can<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A bank here in
Denmark has developed an app that safely transfers money using only the
receiver’s phone number. In case there aren’t any ATM nearby or you’re out of
change, solutions like that are a great option. Try looking into it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Similarly, make
sure you DO have enough change and bring a wallet or a purse you can easily
manage. Bring something with lots of space for coins, you will most likely end
up with a lot and don’t want them falling out of your wallet everywhere. I’ve
seen people use jars, fanny packs etc, whatever works for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Think about how much help you’ll need and make
arrangements<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now, when you’ve
packed and gotten an overview of your things, decide whether you can do
everything by yourself or you need help. I needed a lift, since I can’t drive
and had too much stuff to take the bus. Think about setting the whole thing up –
if you need to put together a clothing rack (I, for one, have never done it)
and packing down. Whether it’s your parents, your boyfriend or your friends,
think if you need a man’s help, for example. Are you selling boxes of books?
Furniture? Can you do it yourself or you need to arrange for someone to come
and help you? If so, do this in advance. Most likely it’ll be a weekend thing,
so it’s their free time off as well, respect that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Considering all
that, decide how early in advance you should arrive to set everything up. If
you’ve prepared in advance, it won’t take you more than half an hour to an
hour. However, I often see people both arriving at least a couple of hours in
advance to fold, arrange etc, and still pricing items 15 min before the market
starts. Try to plan your own time and maybe it’s a good idea to ask the
organizers, when everybody usually shows up to get a frame of reference.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Think about the details and be a nice selle</span><span style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">r to do
business with</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Whatever you’re
selling, try to be service-minded; it makes the experience much more fun, when
you hear positive feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bring a bunch of
empty bags for example to offer to people, who have just bought something. I
know I’m really glad, when sellers do, because I either forget my own or have
underestimated how much I’ll buy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Likewise,
consider bringing a mirror, if you’re selling clothes or shoes, it’s always a
huge hit and hey, if you’re one of the only persons offering a “service” like
that, people will come to your stand a lot and are more likely to take a second
look at what you’re selling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I have also seen
(and taken advantage of) people, who bring snacks to put out on their stand.
Trust me, seeing a plate of cookies after a two hour flea marker raid makes me
feel super thankful (and low on sugar), so it a great attraction and also
increases your chances of more customers, because then they’re already there,
most likely talking to you and what do you know – checking out your stand (let’s
be honest, they are also lingering while they eat, because we all know, they
want another cookie).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lyb5m7RBqUc/UpNsw5yUm5I/AAAAAAAAA5c/-LRXh0qODg4/s1600/IMG_4053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lyb5m7RBqUc/UpNsw5yUm5I/AAAAAAAAA5c/-LRXh0qODg4/s1600/IMG_4053.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Take care of yourself too<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now, while you
are so focused on being the perfect host, don’t forget to plan ahead and take
care of your own comfort during the market.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It will most
likely take the entire day, so bring snacks and water! Stay hydrated, it’s
really important. Stay warm, especially if the market’s outside! It’s such a
bummer standing still, being cold, while other people are slowly passing by
checking out things you own; you’ll get cranky without noticing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I would also highly
suggest doing this with someone. It’s totally up to you and you don’t have to,
but at least try to have a stand next to someone nice and/or familiar, so you
can take a break, go to the bathroom and maybe take a walk around the market
yourself, check out the other stands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The day goes by
fast, but it’s also a bit boring, when you’re all alone, even if you talk to
the people passing by. Consider pairing up with a friend or at least organizing
a friend dropping by and keeping you company for a while.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1KFx6Oo_vRQ/UpNsxEKfS3I/AAAAAAAAA5k/sC-hLE4XlSY/s1600/IMG_4051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1KFx6Oo_vRQ/UpNsxEKfS3I/AAAAAAAAA5k/sC-hLE4XlSY/s1600/IMG_4051.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0099ff; font-family: Amatic; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Random<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Have fun! It’s a really
cool thing to do, be open and nice to people, also the fellow sellers, but don’t
push on your things, stay cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Be honest with
people, if they want to buy something that’s broken or has a lack, I think you’d
want to receive the same treatment, however, to some extent, of course they
have to keep their own eyes open, I’m talking about the invisible lacks; you
don’t want to get a bad reputation, especially if you plan on doing this more
than once.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Try to be a good chameleon,
some people like to talk, they want to know the story behind the items and why
are you selling them, some people, as I said, get irritated by overly
enthusiastic people, I have a hard time buying something, if the second I put
it on, the person can’t stop going on about how amazing I look and that it’s
faith and I MUST have it. I might be exaggerating, but you can see, what I
mean. Some people will need your opinion, though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I also suggest
doing some sort of book keeping. I know it’s hard to keep up, especially if you’re
selling little bits, but at least know how much money you had in your wallet
before the market, so you can compare it afterwards and if you can manage,
write down the items you’ve sold, because it’s so easy to forget and then you
lose the overview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">These are all my
tips for you guys today, I hope you enjoyed it and found it fun! I am definitely
glad I did this and am already looking forward to the next time, keeping in
mind what I learned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Let me know in
the comments below if you’ve ever participated in a flea market no matter as a
buyer or a seller and what are your feelings towards it, even if you haven’t? I
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Finally, a beauty post after a long time. The reason I was hesitant to put this up until now was the mere fact, that I am by no means good at makeup, nor am I particularly satisfied with the contents of my stash to be sharing it with all of you.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I have gotten into makeup relatively recently and have been broke for a much, much longer time ;) So you can understand why I wasn't really up for (not to mention being able to) investing into high end makeup, when I didn't even have a clue of the "how & what's". I think that makes sense.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I'm still learning, I still look back at pictures as new as a couple of months and think - wow, that really wasn't a good look, but hey - that's how it goes at first and a little trial and error never hurt anybody ;)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Also, call me close-fisted, but if I buy something and don't really love it, I'll find a way to use it up anyway, I just don't feel comfortable with it going to waste, unless it's really rubbish and totally not working for me, of course, then that just gets thrown out.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>However, I finally figured that I DO use these producs every time I apply makeup and besides - write about what you know, right? In any case, this can either be helpful to somebody like me, who's just starting out or simply interesting for myself to look back on when I (hopefully) have a better routine figured out as the time goes by.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My goal is to own less in amount, but higher quality products, that are color-matched to my complexion and skin type and I will be slowly replacing my current products with some better ones as I save up some money and use up what I already own, although I must say, some of the products I own I do really like and can't complain about.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Okay. Without further ado, here are most of the products I own and what I had packed with me moving away for my internship.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Starting off with my brushes - I use this <a href="http://www.matas.dk/mcosmetics-pro-penselsaet" target="_blank">M-Cosmetics Pro Brushset</a> (299 dkk), that I purchased last winter at my local MATAS drugstore. I have seperately purchased an <a href="http://www.matas.dk/mcosmetics-trendy-eyeshadow-brush-skraa-no05" target="_blank">eye shadow brush no.05</a> (39.95 dkk) from the same brand and a few other ones: <a href="http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/make-up/make-up-brushes-applicators/31805-essence-powder-brush#" target="_blank">Essence powder brush</a> (5.95 $), the <a href="http://www.catrice.eu/products/beauty-tools/detail/product/blush-brush.html" target="_blank">Catrice Blush Brush</a> (same price range) and the only high-end <a href="https://shop.cph.dk/en/Makeup/Nilens-Jord-Black-Diamond-N-102-Foundation-Brush-Flat-Cut/1002307" target="_blank">Nilens Jord Black Diamond N° 102 Foundation Brush Flat Cut</a> (135 dkk).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>While the foundation brush works amazingly well (with thicker foundations, but not oily or sheer ones) and both the Essence (which is the softest brush I own and love to use it for my powder) and the Catrice one (with which I contour with) are considerably high quality, the M Cosmetics brushes have not impressed me too much and I can see - why I paid so little. The brushes are quite rough on my skin and tend to shed and I will definitely get rid of them as soon as I get my hands on a proper set from Sigma or a similar brand people have been suggesting.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>For my base at the moment I am using the following products: the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/lorel-studio-secrets-primer?gclid=CKqXq9jt8LoCFQTA3god_GgAdw" target="_blank">L'Oreál Studio Secrets Primer </a>(115 dkk), the <a href="http://www.madaracosmetics.com/en/products/87-moonflower-rose-beige-tinting-fluid-50ml.html" target="_blank">Madara Organic Skincare Moonflower Rose Beige Tinting Fluid</a> (26 eur for 50 ml) and the <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Lasting-Finish-25hr-Foundation_1150829/" target="_blank">Rimmel Lasting Finish 25hr Foundation</a> (7.99 £).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I bought the primer a long time ago, basically just because I thought that I have to and hated it at first. It was hard to rub in and was sort of sitting on my face as a layer I didn't like. I later realized, that it's a resurfacing and smoothing primer meant to cover pores and bumps, which I didn't have at the time. As I said, I like to use up my products and have since then found, that I like to use it as my base on bad skin days. You know, how foundation and concealer covers those blemishes and spots and hides the redness, but sometimes you can still see the bump of the blemish? Well, this product helps with that. It makes a more smoother base for your foundation to go onto and these days my skin hasn't been it's best, so I have been using this up. I won't be repurchasing it, but will invest into a primer that's geared towards my skin type and its needs - evening out the skintone and making the makeup last longer.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I have recently discovered a tip for a more natural makeup - the less makeup you apply to the nose and generally the middle of your face, the less obvious it'll be. Similarly, the sligh contour of using lighter products in the middle part of your face and darker ones around will create a more flattering look.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I bought the Rimmel foundation just before going to the wedding in Bulgaria this summer, because I had developed a lovely tan and needed to pick up a darker shade, moreover, I wanted a foundation with no SPF in it, as lots of pictures would be taken and I wished to avoid the while flash effect. It worked and the foundation, although fairly heavy is a lovely product. I picked up the Madara set of 4 mini products together with the tinted moisturizer (I like to support this brand, as it's Latvian and organic, vegan, cruelty free etc.) to try out - it's very light, both in shade and in the consistency. At the moment, I am back to my winter shade - so much too pale for the Rimmel 303 True Nude - and have therefore been applying it around my face, the Madara tint in the middle and mixing these together with my foundation brush. This creates a much more natural foundation look with a subtle contour, which I like.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>As for concealing, I have to be honest and say, that I haven't yet purchased one, that I am in love with. When it comes to my dark circles especially, nothing really gets the job done quite right. However, at the moment I am using the <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod2980149&categoryId=cat80024" target="_blank">Maybelline Fit Me Concealer</a> in the shade 20 (sand) (6.99 $) under my eyes, although I used to use the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/lorel-true-match-concealer-1-ivory?gclid=CKOV0unx8LoCFclQ3god8g4A1A" target="_blank">L'Oreál True Match Concealer</a> in Natural Beige (85 dkk) and on my blemishes I use this <a href="http://www.catrice.eu/products/face/concealer-and-coverstick/detail/product/allround-concealer-010.html" target="_blank">Catrice cosmetics Concealer palette</a> with 5 shades for correcting redness, dark circles etc. It's a nighmare to use under the eyes, but it works well on the skin, because it's thick and covers spots well.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I also purchased the famous <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-stay-matte-pressed-powder-001-transparent" target="_blank">Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in 001 Transparrent</a> (50 dkk), which is great for the price and lasts forever - ever since I learned (the hard way) to use very little it gets the job done well - sets my makeup and prevents shine (not that my dry skin really needs it, but I do use a heavy daily moisturizer, so I like the effect)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>As for adding some color to my face I've been using the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-sunshimmer-3-i-1-shimmering-bronzer-002" target="_blank">Rimmel Sunshimmer 3 i 1 Shimmering Bronzer</a> in 002 Bronze Goddess (65 dkk), which is a nice shimmery bronzer, again having a light hand with this is necessary.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>For the past few months I have stopped using a blush, ever since I got my makeup put on at the MAC counter and the girl only used a plumy bronzer on me - I loved the look and also - have been noticing, that adding something pink toned so close to my dark circles really clashes with the blue/purple undertones and makes them stand out that much more. I have no idea, if I'm imagining this, but I have been feeling a lot better going without as my cheeks are anyway pretty pink as it is, but I used to even use the <a href="http://www.sephora.com/lip-butter-P199109" target="_blank">Korres lip balm</a> (12 $) in Pomegranate on my cheeks and lips during the summertime and tought that it looks pretty, which is why I included it. And after trying out this <a href="http://www.lorealparis.dk/make-up/blush/true-match-blush/120-rose-santal.aspx" target="_blank">L'Oréal powder blush</a> I purchased two of the <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Dream-Soft-Blush_1189611/" target="_blank">Maybelline Dream Soft Blushes</a> (6.49 £)in the shades 02 and 05. I used a lot of 02 during the summer, because it was such a fun, fresh, light coral shade.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Onto the eyes, I've been starting with my brows. To be honest, I am always trying to avoid having too many products to work with, so I love to a good multi-tool. I have been using my <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-glameyes-quad-eyeshadow-019-sun-safari" target="_blank">Rimmel Glam'Eyes quad</a> in 019 Sun Safari (78 dkk) on my eyes almost every time I put eyeshadow on - and I don't care that my eyes are brown and I use brown shadows - I think it gives my face such a bronzed look and makes me look more tanned than I am. But I've also been using the darkest shade to fill in my brows, despite the fact it's slightly shimmery... I know, I know. I can't see it, though and the shadow has such a nice reddish undertone, which matches perfectly with my hair and I really love how it looks. However, I've been feeling so guilty about this, that I purchased the <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod4070013" target="_blank">Maybelline Eye Studio Master Shape Brow Pencil</a> (8 $) in the shade Deep Brown, which is too dark for me. I couldn't really choose between the lighter shade and this in the shop and ended up going for the darker one, since I love a bold brow, but considering the wax consistency, the color intensifies and my brows overtake my face a tad too much. It also got really short really quickly, I basically had to sharpen the pencil every single time, so it's not my favorite product, even if I had the right shade. I still use the brush though and have since returned back to filling my brows in with the shadow. Because of that I also use the Catrice (used to be clear) <a href="http://www.catrice.eu/products/eyes/mascara/detail/product/-19558b4738.html" target="_blank">Lash/ Brow designer gel</a>, that I will be repurchasing as it's cheap, gets the job done and doesn't leave my eyebrows feeling crispy.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>As for the shadows, apart from the Rimmer quad, I've been using my <a href="http://www.matas.dk/oejne-st-big-eyes-05-purplepink" target="_blank">Maybelline Big Eyes in Luminous Purple 05</a> (currently 63 dkk @ matas), which is as bright and fun as it gets for me... Sometimes I wet my eyeliner brush and use the purple for a subtle liner. Yes, I'm <strike>CRAAAZY</strike> boring, I know. The shadows are really "creamy" though and the highlight shade is pretty - I use it on my face too sometimes, if I'm going out.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Get excited for the only high end product in my stash (which is not even mine) - <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/CHANEL-LE-CRAYON-KHOL-Intense-Eye-Pencil_7647/" target="_blank">CHANEL LE CRAYON KHÔL Intense Eye Pencil NOIR</a>!!! (17 £) In all seriousness, I've been using this for years ever since I <strike>stole </strike>got it gifted from my big sister and it's great. It lasts forever, it's creamy, easy to apply and I haven't worried about my liner for years, we're still going strong, thank you very much.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>As for my liquid eyeliner, I used to use (and love) the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/rimmel-exaggerate-eyeliner-liquid-001-black" target="_blank">Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner </a>(60 dkk) until it dried up. It's a bit tricky to work with, but the eyeliner is... black. If you have the patience and the precison, it looks really nice. Also, I was never able to make a subtle liner look with this - always a full on cat-eye, but since I like the look, I didn't mind.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>After that, I purchased the <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod4070011" target="_blank">Eye Studio Master Precise Ink Pen Eyeliner in Black</a> (8 $) and this is much easier to work with - it also gives much more subtle look, however, it dried fast on me and also, didn't leave a really black color, it sort of faded a bit as it dried, so I am not sure I will be repurchasing it.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I have two mascaras in my makeup bag at the moment - one is the <a href="http://www.matas.dk/loral-volume-collagene-mega-extra-black?gclid=CO2O_NaD8boCFYFe3godIy0Aow" target="_blank">L'oréal Volume Collagene</a> 24h Extra Black (140 dkk), which is easily my all time favorite mascara. 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target="_blank"> <span id="goog_1619264203"></span>Daisy<span id="goog_1619264204"></span> lashes</a> and I can't pull them off quite the way she does... Mine's drying out on me and it takes a LOT of patience to work with it as it starts to clump, but I am just dragging the time out until I go back to Latvia and purchase a new one. It's just that nothing really does as good of a job as instantly as this one with a single coat. The second one and my lashes are poking my eyebrows. And the other one is the <a href="https://www.matas.dk/maybelline-volum-express-washable-mascara-black" target="_blank">Maybelline Volum' Express Washable Mascara Black</a> (63 dkk) which I saw at the counter buying groceries...? And it was extremely cheap, 30 dkk as far as I remember and picked it up. I absolutely hated it at first, said it doesn't do anything and doesn't make any difference, but I still use it sometimes - on days, when I want to look natural and if you build it up and use more coats, it does make a difference, obviously, but I feel like the effort and the time is not really worth it.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Onto the lips! I haven't really been into lip products and have been just recently buying a lipstic here and a lipstic there, but haven't really found anything A-MA-SING, if you know, what I mean.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>For my lip balms I always, always, ALWAYS go back to the <a href="http://www.dzintars.lv/lv/products/groups/?product=510" target="_blank">Dzintars lip balms</a>. It's a Latvian brand and I haven't found anything as moisturizing, long lasting, flattering, affordable and lovely as this. I am known to buy 10 at a time to use for the next half a year or so, while I'm in Denmark and keep them everywhere - in my bags, pockets, bathroom, desk etc. I am running out and can't wait to stock up soon :)</i></span></div>
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Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-79738693196160085012013-11-17T18:21:00.003+01:002013-11-17T18:21:23.188+01:00Hawaiian party, failed GRWM and my weekend<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Before we get into the post - a few things I want to say. Firstly, I have been struggling to find time to blog and have been doing so once a week for the last couple of months. I haven't really been too excited about the content, meaning I want to write much more detailed posts about different things like beauty and style, but I haven't had the chance, so I've been doing recaps of my weeks and personal chatty posts. That being said, you all have been super lovely regardless and I am amazed and very thankful to all of you for your comments, feedback, support and subscribing. Welcome to new followers, I am very happy to see you around and I have decided that I want to get into blogging more, put out a couple of posts a week, but first and foremost - just be more active and involved with all of you guys! As per usual, I reply to all my comments and visit your blogs, if you leave the links below, but as much as it excites me, that you come and visit me, I know it's the same for you and you guys write amazing and inspiring and smart posts and I want to read them all and reach out to you and follow your stories, so I will definitely try to get back at it.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Where was I? Yes. Everybody - thank you. New posts - coming soon. Better content - you tell me. Hopefully. More active Renate - check.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Shoutout to the lovely <a href="http://www.atelierzozo.com/" target="_blank">Zozo</a>, who guessed my nail polish color in the <a href="http://thecuriousklutz.blogspot.dk/2013/11/keep-your-head-up.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> spot on! Impressive :)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Moving on, today I have a semi serious, semi fun post about my weekend! </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As some of you know, I finished a degree here in Denmark and have made some friends for life. One of them just had his birthday and since he surfs and has the boards in his apartment anyway, he figured to make a themed party! What's more fun than faking a summer in the middle of November?</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Another friend of mine and I first went to the local <a href="http://www.festogfarver.dk/" target="_blank">party shop</a> downtown to pick out our costumes, so I purchased some flowers and my leafy green skirt.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>After that we went to a second hand shop to which I have never been to before and we picked out a couple of shirts. I did my best to find the most obnoxious shirt I could find for my boyfriend to wear and was pretty happy with the outcome!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I kept my makeup theme-inspired, so - very simple and natural, yet bronzy (as much as my pale skin would allow me to) and my accessories - minimal.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I wanted to show you guys the products I used and the outcome, but the lighting was so bad by the time I was ready, that the photos are either dark or too light - and the flash completely washes out my face, so you can't see anything makeup-wise anyway.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>We had a really fun time, catching up, playing wii and celebrating and had an amazing walk today which freshened us all up after the all-nighter. My boyfriend is heading home now together with our friends and I am waiting for my parents and my sister to log on Skype for our Sunday date :) My parents live in Latvia, as you might already know, my sister lives in Dublin and I'm here in Denmark, so catching up is really important to us and I'm always looking forward to it, with a cup of tea and sometimes - even a note book! To remember to mention everything I want to say and also, to write down upcoming events and important information, so I know when to text, call and congratulate :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>For the serious side of things, I have had a rough couple of weeks, I'm not going to lie. I have really been mentally occupied by my plans, goals and current routine. I have done a lot of thinking and have come to the conclusion, that I need to adjust the way I go about things. A lot of the things I do are calculated and goal-minded, I want to find a job, learn Danish and figure out, what to study further etc. I have been so focused on reaching those goals, that I have spent the whole past year doing everything I can to bring me closer to them. I've accomplished a good deal, but have also "sacrificed" time with friends, my hobbies and favorite activities. I have been telling myself - why would you spent the day walking through the shops downtown, when you actually should be looking through job postings or read up on some additional Danish material. Of course, I have made progress faster this way, but I have also felt low sometimes and... deprived slightly. I now see, that while it might have worked for a while, from now on, I need to find another way to continue reaching the same goals.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I now need to wrap up my internship successfully, finish up with a positive recommendation letter and move onto to the next challenge, whilst keeping sight on the everyday highlights, the coffee dates, the walks, the books, the cooking and all the things that make me happy from day to day.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>That was everything I wanted to say at the moment. I hope you guys are having a wonderful weekend and I will talk to you soon! Let me know in the comments below, if you'd like to see the content of my makeup bag first, my latest food choices in pictures and descriptions, my current beauty wish list or anything else :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Feel free to comment with any feedback or questions you might have, I always love to hear from you and will reply as usual.</i></span><br />
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Renatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073631158249015854noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000482021178430598.post-15102600739513310412013-11-14T22:33:00.001+01:002013-11-14T22:36:58.097+01:00Keep your head up<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Hey, guys! Today was just one of those days, when I woke up, looked in the mirror and went - you have GOT to be kidding me... Apart from the usual (dark circles, I'm talking to you), my skin's been acting up lately, but I had on top of that busted my lip during the night (...?) and I just felt like crawling back under the sheets and going: "Nope. This day has been cancelled."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>But, you know, I'm a grown up. At least, I try to be. I know I'm definitely trying to be a positive person, though. So I refused to let my day be affected by starting the day off with negative thoughts. So, I had a lovely breakfast and got ready, paying even more attention to how I treat myself than usual and went on attacking the day. It worked, in case you're wondering ;) I had a really nice day and managed to have a really good mindset.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>These pictures are not retouched in any way, this is me, blurred, with my phone, snapping the reality of my bathroom mirror (note to self: find a better way to formulate this) and the only reason I'm posting this is because I sometimes really struggle to keep my head up. This has nothing to do with the superficial side of things. I'm not saying, that putting makeup on makes me happy. It's the negative oh-what's-the-point-of things mindset I'm struggling with and overcoming that made me even bother with putting makeup on. I hope this made sense. I had made the conscious decision to have a good day and be positive long before the products were used, so its not what I was aiming at.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I also stay posivite by doing what I know best - making fun of myself. Hence, the photos. I think it's important to be able to poke fun at yourself and put yourself out there. It's just... life.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>So I ate (almost)healthy. I met up with a friend. I laughed. I walked a lot. I shopped a bit (have a themed party to attend this Saturday - super excited and will definitely make a post on getting ready for it!) and I stayed present.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Anyway, hope you're all having a wonderful week and I will talk to you soon!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>As always, thank you all for reading, commenting, subscribing and being so lovely! I will answer any questions you have, as usual, so feel free to.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Renate <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">❤</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Despite English being my second language, even I know that the saying is supposed to go the other way around, but to be honest, this version fits my life at the moment much better.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I am busy and working on multiple different areas, but I'm doing it to ultimately settle down and have things figured out… for the most part. Because, let's be honest, life is never perfectly sorted out. (If that's just my experience, don't ruin it for me, please ;)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This past week has rushed by and I ended up getting really sick - not being able to keep anything down and feeling very poorly.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I'm just starting to feel normal again and regain my appetite, which is very nice and I've also managed to update my online portfolio, which was the agreement after my job interview. Now I just need to mail the information to the contact person and see, what happens.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My boyfriend and I have been talking about dreams a lot this last week. Big and small ones, close and distant ones, silly ones and important ones. This turned out to be more of a challenge, than I thought. I never imagined that opening up like that would make me feel so vulnerable and exposed. Our dreams are our treasures. They give us hope and motivate us, they comfort us and makes us keep going.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Apart from the first picture, which is me (obviously), the rest are from tumblr.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>After our initial conversation, we've built up on it quite a lot and find it exciting and cozy to talk about our plans and goals.</i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm, however, still learning to embrace those plans and goals as opposed to feeling overwhelmed by them and thinking less of myself and my life as it is. This is hard to explain, but I've always been a dreamer and a planner and have approached my plans in a way, that motivates me on the basis of me not wanting to be in the place I am. Oh, God. That sentence doesn't make any sense even to me. Let me try again. I have a goal. I need some motivation. And the way I found my motivation was through convincing myself, that this is what I need in order to change my life for the better, because it sucks at the moment. And I just realized this recently. It's soooo not the best option.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My dreams are important to me. I want to improve my life. But there's nothing wrong with it to begin with. I am not less worthy of a person as I am now, versus the imaginary future me with a better job, apartment, language skills etc. This has been my week's a-ha moment.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And it's also pretty much all I feel like saying right now. I have so much I want to share with you guys and a lot of things are in the works. I have a fun wardrobe clear out project in a couple of weeks and some Christmas post ideas, wish lists etc., but for now, I want to keep this nice and short.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I've been trying to film a video a couple of times, in hopes, that it would help me with blogging on regular basis - it's simply faster to speak than to type for the most part - granted, if no major editing is needed and here's where my problems begin. Apart from not having a great camera, I also pressure myself to be as short and precise as possible, which makes me sound unnatural and also causes me to make some very interesting mistakes. Just the other day, I described my outfit as consisting of "a nice casual overweight sweater". Yeah, make that "oversized", nice try, Renate. Maybe soon, though. Let me know, if you're interested - then I'll keep trying.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Also, what have you all been up to? What are you most looking forward to in the next few weeks? A little something I can add is the Disney Frozen, which I can't wait for to come out. How cute is this?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Hope you all are having a wonderful week, talk to you soon! Let me know if you have any questions or feedback down below, I love to hear from you and will reply, as always asap.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Renate <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">❤</span></i></span></div>
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