What happened to Last Year's Resolutions?

Last year I made a slightly ironic spin to some resolutions that were somewhat serious: 

An overview:

1. Taking my superfoods (here):

The superficial: I linked this resolution with a new eyecream from Nourish. I'll spare you the complete name but it has Kale inside. I really enjoyed this eyecream but somehow I have not repurchased yet. I think I will soon.

The deeper meaning: I was already on a good roll in the previous year but I continued taking my green juices meticiously. It might have been too much, which will connect to my next resolution.

2. Focus on Inner Beauty (here):

The Superficial: I've bought a holistic Flower Remedy from Californian blender Alexis Smart (more here). I love to repurchase but shipping costs are exuberant. Still debating...

The Deeper: getting closer to the big 4.0., getting single, photo/face-obsessed society & competing (sorry, but that sometimes how it is) with women who are becoming more & more 'flawless' can be a total B&*%. I'm not quite there yet so that resolution still stays in 2015.

3. Improving my French (here):

The Superficial: buying a buckload of French cosmetics: ✓, ✓ and another check. I refound my love for this online retailer who has sharper prices.

The Deeper: Another ✓ for improving language: I've lived in Barcelona for 2 months to go to a Spanish language school. Living in a metropole has always been a bucketlist thing and, though my Spanish kinda seeped down the last couple of months, I improved on it.

4. A New Cafeine Habit (here):

The Superficial: I think few people would say that they want to use more caffeine in the new year, but I'm talking anti-cellulite creams here. That's a serious business to stay perky upon.

The Deeper: I drank a lot of coffee and still do. I'm going to replace some cups with herbal tea to tone it down.

5. Cleaning Up (here):

The Superficial: Facial cleansing grains from quirky etsy-shops.

The Deeper: I always thought that getting closer to the dreadful 4.0 would include a sudden vigour into cleaning the house. In my case: not really (or really not). I just have to tackle this undesire with a sharper schedule and a good playlist on my headphone.

I'm gonna think of a new set of resolutions so you'll hear soon about them....

Ps: do you have some resolutions? Either superficial or deeper?

Kose Addiction Eivissa Dream eyeshadow in 075 Private Beach

Blossoming flowers, and some might already be thinking about sand between their toes for the upcoming summer.

Talking about sandy beaches...doesn't this one above look like it???

So yeh, Kose Addiction by Ayako has already been fully immersed into the summer theme of the Party Island pur sang: Ibiza, or Eivissa in its own language. It seems like they'll keep this theme for Summer '14 as well with the Es Paradis line (source: rougedeluxe): There will be cheeksticks again, but for now let's focus on the spring-range.

I already ventured upon eyeshadow "Meeting at Dome" [here] which turned out to be a pleasantly fun surprise. 

I like the name: I normally would steer away from meeting people at dawn: It's actually one of the most beautiful times of the day but my waking-up face needs mucho serum  to see the light of day. Unless I've been up all night: sometimes I wonder why they call it beautysleep as staying up could keep you kinda pretty [or were the others more intoxicated to see you as pretty? Ehm, long time ago].

Did you guys know that San Diego has a beach that is made up from tiny mica particles:

source: here

As for the eyeshadow colour [disgressing who?]: 'Meeting at Dome' was cooler than expected, and my craving for something warm and mushroomy/taupy lead me to Private Beach.

I'll show the box for the ones unfamiliar with Addiction by Ayako. Ayako the makeupartist used to work for NARS: the sleekness of the package and lettering is something she brought to her own brand.

The colour is indeed a taupy mushroom. It sounds boring but then I'll show the my first swatch from a sideway angle:

My booboo is to start comparing at first sight, but that will keep the focus on the texture. So it's indeed a sandy beach texture with a gorgeous sparkle on top. I've compared it with the Charlotte Tilbury Golden Goddess shade no 2: Enhance to show how it differs.

Then again, the type of sparkle reminds me of Charlotte Tilbury's 3rd type of eyeshadow: the Pop-colour. So let's bring that one in even if the colours do not compare at all:

Swatches:

In theory, the glow-factor is similar to Charlotte Tilbury's POP shade, but I think Addiction has a tad more sparkle that somewhat layers differently. I'm slightly out of my cosmetic vernacular of to define it as sparkle overlayer or shimmer...Mmmm, but it is different, though.

So after all this elaborate textural comparing...Let me define the colour: It is indeed a warmer colour and it seems to be one of those generically available mushroomy colours out there. But as shown (too much? Never too much for a beauty blog), it's far from standard. The cooler shimmer/sparkle/shimbarkle actually makes the eyeshadow appear beachy...like the water still present on the sand at the shore.

It's an interesting colour on its own. The colour scheme of neutralness, warm and cool makes it wonderful for mixing with other palettes. Charlotte Tilbury already likes a party in her palettes (disco makeup-tips? Woot!) so it's perfectly mixable with Addiction Eivissa! And not just on the side: Addiction Private Beach makes a gorgeous shade for layering. I've been layering it over my matte Rouge Bunny Rouge Blackpepper Jay: that shady wallflower goes from working horse to total attention queen. Ok, a visibly glowy shade.

Longevity: 

As usual from Addiction's genius creations: without primer for about 6 hrs before fading. With a primer: depends on the primer but long after the next dawn.

Price: 

Yes, it's not the cheapest one for about €21 but I think it's not too ridiculously expensive either compared to the likes of Dior or Chanel.

Conclusion:

A hot neutral that can party around with a variety of others or make a daytime makeup more fun.

Resolution '14: a New Caffeine Habit with Vichy Cellu-Destock Expert

In the range of good intentions there is always room for some more 'gotta tone the thighs' and the usual 'gotta drink tea instead of coffee'.
 So let me introduce my new Caffeine habit:

I already had one during autumn '13 in preparation for a bikini-infused holiday (see here). Lierac had a whopping dose of 10 % Caffeine that was as last-minute to speed up metabolism as doubling up on any bootcamp and other muscle-teasing fitness classes. 

I can take it a bit easier this time and I will stick with Vichy Cellu-Destock's 5% Caffeine.

I'm on a roll

massage instructions in box

For the lazy bunch, and who isn't in the prime of January...those turkeys & doses of champagne gotten into the system, there is a rollerball system on the knob that will massage your cream into the thighs. 

various languages of how to...

It also helps you to remind that massage is a bit more effective than simple application. That's also handy after the holidays, a reminder?

So why do cellulite creams often look like Ghostbuster's Slimer's ectoplasma?

This film is so old that Americans are still allowed to smoke in films!! 

My last Cellulite-challenging Lierac was the odd one with a red gel instead of the green ones often used.

However, my voluntary 'sliming' will hopefully result into some extra-humane thinner thighs,

or maintain previous firm[er] results.

Happy 2014