There's only 7 hours left to 2012! It's been a challenging year for me and to be honnest I can't wait for 2013! I'm sure lots of good things are going to happen in the next year.

Today I went outside and take advantage of the sun and the crisp air. Félix kept me company as well. He really likes snow and was like a fish in the water!












I wish you a Happy 2013, may it brings you all the best!

Back in October, when I went to the Beauty Playground Event, I got the chance to have had a glitter tattoo done on my wrist. I promised you I would come back to you with this and here it is!


The Skin Art Glitter Tattoos* was the product I was most impressed by at this event, to my own surprise! I am not a fan of tattoos, so I pass by the table quickly, but then one of the girls asked me if I wanted to have one and I said "Why not?". And that's it, I was hooked!

I think what I don't like with regular tattoos is that they can look just dirty, but the glitter makes it really fun and sparkly. It is good on a night out, or... for the Holiday season!


The Skin Art Glitter Tattoos Kit Comes with 5 sheets of stencils, 3 pots of glitters (gold, silver, black), glue and applicator and finishing brushes. I really like the fact it comes with different designs and the three glitter colours.


The stars and heart stencils are my favourite. Last time, I went for a star, but this time, I tried two hearts (it's also easy to layer a few together for a different design).

You start by sticking the stencil where you would like your tatoo. You then dab the glue all over the stencil. I waited for it to dry a little bit, so it's tacky (like eyelash glue).


Then you apply the chosen glitters with the applicator brush. Make sure you cover every area, pressing down the glitter and then dust away the excess with the finishing brush.

There you have it! Your own glitter tattoo! The box says it should last for 5 days, but in my experience they last about 3. But in the case of the black heart, it's easy to do some touch-ups.

Skin Art Glitter Tattos Kit retails for £14 at Boots (they are part of the 3 for 2 offer at the moment) and Amazon.

How do you like to glam up for the holidays?

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I'm going to Portugal really soon and this called for some clothes shopping!

I went to M&S to get some shorts and bikini as: 1. I didn't have any shorts, 2. I gained weight and dont' really fit in my old bikini anymore :( (Well, it's ok for the backyard, but I don't want to risk a wardrobe malfunction on the beach!) If you have this bikini, don't wash it in the machine, even if it says so! The padding on mine slightly moved, and it took me a few minutes to put them back into shape.


I did some recky on their website and spotted the bikini and when I saw it it was perfect! (The red-it's coral actually-is now on sale on their website!) But the shorts I thought I would buy was a let down, but I grabbed those bright yellow instead! Perfect to do some summery colour-blocking! Trendy trendy!


I also needed some sandals and cheap t-shirt, so I headed to Primark, During the sales period. Crazy! I am already not a big fan of Primark, as I find things are still expensive for the quality of most of it (I'm not a wear once and bin it girl) and then the mass of people! But during sales, you can imagine it's even worse!

But I am pretty glad at what I found, especially the footwear! I also needed a pair of normal walking shoes, that I wouldn't mind getting dirty. Those balck espadrilles (£1!) fits the bill perfectly!

And those sandals are made of real leather, and were 50% off, so were £6 each.



And those flats are my new babies! I won't bring them on holidays, but they will match most of what I bought in my late "vintage spree" (probably more on that later)!


And I bought some camis and t-shirts.




This one is really soft!

I also bought a pair of sunglasses, as I find mine are really heavy. Those are from the men`s section, but they actually fit me better (behind the ears) than my other ones. The cashier thought they were really nice, and my boyfriend is actually jealous!

Hope you enjoyed this haul! If you have bought anything recently for your hols, let me know!