♥ G I V E A W A Y ♥

IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME

This is my first GIVEAWAY and I hope you are excited :)

To sweeten your day, I'll giving away:

• KIKO Brush Set
• Nude Lipstick by Maybelline
• Lip Balm by The Body Shop
• Chocolate Face Mask
• Babylips Peach Kiss by Maybelline
• Bronzer & Blush in one by Maybelline
• Eyeshadow Palette by Catrice

What you have to do:

- Follow me on Faceboook here

- Comment below what your Winter Must-Haves are

If you are a boy, of course you can be a part of this Giveaway. You can give it your mom, sister or girlfriend. Perfect for a christmas present =)

This Giveaway takes 2 weeks.

I'll announce the winner on 8th december 2014 on my FACEBOOK page, so make sure you follow me there.

GOOD LUCK!

Love, Christina

Urban Decay Naked2 Basics || Review

Hiii Everyone..

As I mentioned on my Instagram CHRISSYINA and my Facebook page Prep the Glam we finally got a Urban Decay Counter at the Manor store in Zürich (Switzerland), which is so amazing.

I couldn't resist and had to grab the Naked2 Basics Palette.

Every beauty lover gets that excited if Urban Decay brings something new to the table. 

The Palette contains 5 matte shades and 1 satin shade for highlighting the inner corner of your eyes. The Naked2 Basics introduces taupe and grey toned matte shades.

The shades you'll find in this palette are:

Skimp (I use to highlight my inner-corner and under my eyebrow)

Stark (I usually use all over my lid for a base)

Frisk (I use for my lid)

Cover (I use for my crease)

Primal (I use to deep in my crease or under my lower lashes)

Undone (I use for a darker look)

Basically I prefer matte shades more than shimmery eyeshadows for daily basis. 

The quality of the pigmentation is amazing, exactly what you would expect from Urban Decay. The blend of the shadows is beautiful and easy as well. 

Let's talk about the packaging, seriously this is my favourite. It's so teeny-tiny cute and so easy to throw into your bag. It has a good size mirror as well.

You can get this palette for 36.- Swiss francs at the Manor store in Zürich or you can buy it online. Here's the direct link Urban Decay Naked2 Basics.

What do you think of this palette? Let me know your opinion. 

Love, Christina 

V A L E N C I A

The view over the upper pool area

The most yummi Frozen Yoghurt I've ever had!

The old town of Valencia

The lobby of our amazing hotel Las Arenas Balneario Resort

Seriously, I wish I could have this breakfast everyday!

My last lunch - Iberian Steak

L'Oceanografic Valencia

Lunch at our favourite restaurant "GABBANA BEACH"

We had almost everyday Seafood! Fresh and Delicious.

Spaghetti with Seafood

Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencas

L'Oceanografic

Walking along the beach

Hot Brownie with Vanille Ice Cream

Breakfast Area

  

The pool

Hellow Everyone

Before the year is over, my friend and I wanted to go to a warm place at the beach. I have always wanted to go to Valencia since a long time and we stayed for four days.

We stayed at a hotel called Las Arenas Balneario Resort and it was out of this world amazing.

Valencia is absolutely stunning, yes even in November. We wore summer clothes and we were sunbathing at the pool.

The view we had from our hotel is breathtaking. Every morning we woke up and had the most amazing breakfast.

It was so lovely to get away from the cold weather in Switzerland.

On one of our first night we visited a restaurant called Gabbana Beach which was nearly from our resort. We enjoyed the spanish atmosphere and the food was so delicious. It was so yummi that we already decided to get lunch the next day here again. This was probably my favourite restaurant of the stay.

In Valencia you can surely shop until you drop. There was like a "shop town" near the Airport called Bonaire (check out the link). There was even a Primark and Hollister :D so we went crazy! Of course we did a lot of shopping, that was also one reason why we visited Valencia.

We also visited the famous Oceanografic. I was impressed to see a shark. HAHA!

All the buildings at the CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS are stunning.

We had a magical few days away, I hope you enjoyed reading my post and sharing some of my favourite pictures with you. I absolutely recommend to visit Valencia once in your life. You'll never regret! I promise ;)

Speak to you soon

Love, Christina ♥

My Autumn / Winter Skin Essentials

Hi Everyone

Since the colder months has arrived, we should really take care of our skin. I'll show you some products to save your skin during Autumn and Winter.
Hope you enjoy :)


Hands

I tend to get very very dry hands, especially in winter time. I've tried a lot of the drugstore hand cream like Nivea, Neutrogina, Dove ... but my favourite at the time is "The Body Shop" Strawberry hand cream and the "Freesia & Wild Strawberry" from Globus. It's not that thick consistence but it's really creamy and it soaks into the skin really quickly. I don't like it, if it's sticky all the time.

The other thing which you need for your hands is a butter cuticle cream. I've got the Lemony Flutter by Lush. Actually you can use it for all dry parts of your body, for example your elbows, lips or your feet.

"Freesia & Wild Strawberry"- & The Body Shop Strawberry hand cream

Cuticle Butter "Lemony Flutter" by LUSH

Body

The Bodycare is my favourite. I thing it's so important to protect and moisturize your skin. There's a few items I usually use. My all time favs are for sure the Body Shop's Body Butter's. The consistence is very thick and that's what our skin need. These Body Butters contain shea butter and cocoa butter.
I love all scents but my favourite is the Wild Argan Oil Body Butter. I recommend all products of the Wild Argan Oil section.
By the way, the Christmas collection are now available. There are three new scents.

- Frosted Cranberry, Glazed Apple & Vanilla Brulee.

"The Body Shop" Wild Argan Oil Collection

Limited Edition "The Body Shop" Christmas Collection 2014

The Body Shop Body Butter & Le Petit Marseillai

Another thing I swear by are oils. Just rubbed directly into your skin before you go to bed and it will helps your skin to avoid from dryness.

I thing, it's also important to use a scrub for your skin, so all the death skin can be rubbed off.

I use a scrub once or twice a week and my skin is so smooth. 

Again the Wild Argan Oil Rough Scrub I used the most or the Pink Sea Salt Scrub by Victoria's Secret.

Pink Sea Salt Body Scrub by Victoria's Secret & Wild Argan Oil Body Scrub

Lips

Who wants a chapped lips? Nobody right?!

Every night I always use a lip scrub by Lush. It helps to smooth your chapped lips and peel off all the dry skin.

I've been applying lip balm regularly. My favourites are Wild Argan Oil lip balm by The Body Shop, Burts Bee's, Crème de Rose by Christian Dior, Kiehl's lip balm and EOS.

Kiehl's Lip Balm - Wild Argan Oil Lip Balm - EOS - Burt's Bees

Labello Lip Butter - Creme de Rose by Christian Dior

Lip Scrub by Lush

Hope you enjoyed!

Comment below what your Autumn and Winter essentials are.

Love, Christina  ♥