My Everyday Make-up Basket

Since a while I have an ´everyday basket´ on my dressing table. It´s filled with very non-fancy make up, but it's good enough for me :)

First is foundation. This brand Catrice is very cheap, but the foundation has great coverage.

ELF eyelash curler, nothing special.

ELF higlighter. This is probably my favourite product of this basket.

Hooray, deodorant.

Pressed powder to set my foundation.

A very simple black eye pencil.

My favourite blushcolour, Angel by NYX. It's a beautiful light pink matte colour. It looks very natural on my skin.

Day and night cream. Can't live without them! I have a very sensitive skin and it really hurts if I don't moisturise it.

Mascara, False Lash Effect by Maxfactor. I really hate this mascara. It's not waterproof, but it's good enough for just making my lashes look a bit longer and blacker.

Eye cream. Again, my skin won't survive without me moisturising it.

Lipbalm from the Body Shop. I bought 3 of these in London for 6 pounds. It really helps my lips to stay normal. I've got it in Mango Peach, Strawberry and Water Melon which I haven't opened yet (how strong of me). I have a lot more lipbalms, but I´m not going to show them all.. I especially love the H&M lipbalms, they really make your lips softer than before.

My favourite lipstick by Catrice. It was limited edition I believe, so I won't be able to get it once I've finished it.

And my last product is my golden liquid liner! I really love it, even though I don't use it every day. I don't have much time for my make up. I'm sorry for that because I really ove doing my make up. I've got eyeshadow palettes as well, but I don't use that every day either.

Well, I hope this has been a very interesting post. I was really excited to show the world how I have made an everyday basket of make up :)

Love,

Mia

How to fall asleep

Having a stressful period? Or just one of those nights when you know from the moment you stepped in your bed that you’re not going to sleep until a few hours before you have to wake up again?

I have those nights all the time these days.. I have some tricks that might help you fall asleep!

Lullabies
Always make sure your IPod or other source of music is near your bed. Also make sure this song is on it:

Any other song that doesn’t make your exited, happy or jumpy will do. My method is playing the song on a normal volume and every time it repeats I press the volume-down button once. Then, when I’m really tired, even the softest, slowest song will sound loud and annoying. Then it’s time to sleep.

A good book (or a boring one, maybe even better!)
If the music doesn’t work, there is always the trick to read. When reading, you’ll be very concentrated on the book and suddenly your eyes will get heavy and you can’t read another word. Then it’s time to switch of the lights and close your eyes. You will sleep in no time. A very boring book will help too, because boring things always make you sleepy. Together with the tired eyes you’ll sleep soon enough.

The Body Shop sleep stuff
This is a nice one. The Body Shop has these little sprays that you spray on your pillow or beddings and the scent of it will make you sleepy. I really love this method, because I like to smell good scents. Smelling a sleepy scent is even better. I actually always call it the ‘sleep stuff’. I’m going to look up what it’s actually called.. “Deep Sleep Dreamy Pillow & Body Mist”. Ooh.. Nice name! I’d seriously buy it just for the name.. It’s 15 euro’s (10 pounds) for sale at The Body Shop. I’m very lucky because my sister bought it a while ago and she doesn’t like it!

Walk around
If it’s a very difficult night you should try getting up and walk around the house for a minute. Just go to the bathroom. Brush your teeth again or tidy up a cupboard. Just do something, let your eyes adjust to the light again. Wake up. Then go back to bed and try again. This time it might actually work!

The last trick is one I actually learned from The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian. Lucy Pevensie couldn’t sleep and she said that the only way to fall asleep is stop trying. It’s actually very similar to ‘walk around’ but just different. I actually tried it and it definitely worked! Stay in your bed and look up at the ceiling. Try to keep your eyes open for as long as possible. Tell yourself a little bedtime story. Just don’t think of sleeping. Oh, and don’t think of the reason you’re not asleep. That only wakes you up.

I hope that this helps everyone fall asleep more easy. I just wanted to share my favourite place to be with you!

Love,
Mia