My Favourite Winter Lipsticks 2014

Hello there!

Recently I'm rocking dark coulers on my lips, so today I want you to show some of my favourite wintery Lipsticks. What about you? Do you like wearing red coulers during the Winter/Christmas time? Let me know in the comment below.

From left to right:

Nars - Audrey
Bobbi Brown Christmas Collection 2014 - Bordeaux

Urban Decay - SHAME

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Shine - Nr. 17

MAC - Ruby Woo (Matte)

MAC - Diva (Matte)

MAC - Viva Glam I (Matte)

MAC - Rebel (Satin)

MAC - Please Me (Matte)

MAC - Velvet Teddy (Matte)

In my opinion all berry or wine dark shades coloured lipsticks add the perfect festive touch to your makeup look. 
My absolute favourite wintery lipstick is "Audrey" by NARS.

The color is perfect for daily basis or for a night out. It's not too bright and not too dark either. The consistence isn't dry at all and keeps your lips moisturize, which is very important for me. As you can see I love matte lipstick as well, especially if they're red. It's important to use a lip balm under you lipstick, otherwise it looks cakey and dry.

Swatches:

From left to right

Nars - Audrey

Bobbi Brown Christmas Collection 2014 - Bordeaux

Urban Decay - SHAME

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Shine - Nr. 17

MAC - Ruby Woo (Matte)

MAC - Diva (Matte)

MAC - Viva Glam I (Matte)

MAC - Rebel (Satin)

MAC - Please Me (Matte)

MAC - Velvet Teddy (Matte)

Here I'm wearing the color "Audrey" by NARS

What is your favourite wintery lipstick? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Love, 

Chrissy

New NARS Counter - Jelmoli Zürich

Hey you!

I need to tell you something. We've got another NARS counter in Switzerland. Isn't that amazing? *_*

The NARS counter is at the Jelmoli store in Zürich. Me, as a NARS lover, can't get more excited.

My holy grail product by NARS is definitely the Sheer Glow Foundation. I'm in the color "Barcelona". This shade matches my skintone perfectly. Since i got my hands on this foundation, I've never use another one. YES, so much I love it! This foundation is my favourite, because it makes my skin so flawless. You only need a tiny amount and it has amazing coverage. 

NARS is a high end brand and the products are on the pricier side. 

Sending out a huge hug & kiss!
Hope you enjoyed

Love, Chrissy

♥ 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 

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  ♥

20 FACTS ABOUT ME

hi there, I'm a young beauty- & fashionlover from Switzerland!

1. My name is Christina and I'm 21 years old. I live in Switzerland. 

2. My birthday is on April 18th.

3. I'm 1.63m tall or short :D

4. I speak five languages fluently. Can you guess which one? =)

5. I tend to always wake up early, but it takes me forever to get out of my bed! Who else?!

6. Recently I just started blogging. My blog "preptheglam" contains about fashion, travel, beauty and lifestyle. I want to share my thoughts, inspiration and my opinion.

7. I love traveling around the world. My favourite destinations are Singapore, Bali, Greece and Punta Cana. Yes, I'm a traveller.

8. I could live by the beach. I always say: Life is better at the beach.

9. My favourite fashion season are summer and autumn/fall.

10. My favourite tv shows are "Little Pretty Liars" and " Keeping up with the Kardashians ".. obviously.

11. I hate watching scary movies.

12. My favourite food are italian and chinese.

13. I've got no piercings at all, except I have my ears pierced when I was still a baby.

14. I love beauty stuff a lot. I'm a lipstick-junkie!

15. I buy my clothes mostly at Zara, H&M, Forever21 and online shops.

16. I'm addicted to Instagram and Youtube. My favourite Blogger/Youtuber are Kristina Bazan, Zoella and Ingrid Nilson.

17. When I was a little child, i always wanted to be a doctor. Now I'm going to study hotel management and hospitality.

18. I'm a big big fan of Beyonce! Such a strong woman with personality. I love all of her songs.

19. I freak out when I see a snake! ugh..

20. l love my friends! Have less but the best! =)

Love, Christina ♥