New Year's Resolutions 2013 :)

Hi!! I know I haven't blogged for a while and there's no excuse for it, I'm not gonna say that I had exams and blah blah but I just didn't blog, can't really figure out why :) So I apologize and continue with today's post which is my new year's resolutions for 2013 :) I've had 6 resolutions last year and only one of them, I couldn't do as I promised myself but this year, hopefully, I'll be able to do all of my resolutions :) So let's begin :)

--> Study More!
This was the left out resolution last year and this year, I will keep my promise and study well :)

--> Continue to Lose Weight & Have a Better Fitness Routine!
I have lost 9 kgs in the past 3 months and I gotta say, I'm really proud of myself :) It's not bragging but it feels better now than in the past, you know :) When I'm done losing the weight I've planned myself to, I will definitely do a blog post all about it and tell you what I've done :) And, I currently take dance classes 3 days a week and take a plates class once a week so I wanna keep this as it is and/or make it better :)

--> Start Writing a Diary!
I really wanna start writing the important events in my life, maybe not daily but as they happen if you know what I mean :) I feel like it'll be really fun to write and read my memories as I grow up and it will also help me not to forget them :)

--> Play More Music!
I play the saxophone and the piano but the thing is, I don't play them as often as I should so one of my goals is to play and make more music in 2013.

--> Read More!
I'm not the best reader and it literally is bad that I don't read as often as I should. Reading is one of the best things and I know it sounds like a cliche but it definitely helps to improve my personality, you know. So I wanna read more books this year :)

--> Start Talking in French!
I've been learning French for years and I can usually understand what I hear but I just can't talk! So that's what I wanna improve, my French speaking ability :)

--> Post More on this Blog!
OK, this year I will be posting more on this blog! I haven't been the best blogger last year and I wanna be a better one this year :) I'm not promising anything but at least one post a week, hopefully will be posted on this blog in 2013 :)

So that's it for my resolutions for 2013 and I'm hoping to keep all of my promises :) I will do an update a year later telling you if I kept my promises and share my resolutions for the following year :) I also will be doing the "Best of 2012 Tag" in a week or so so you can hopefully discover some more stuff for the new year :)

I'm really thankful for everyone in my life, my family, my friends, my readers (even though it's not a big number of people :) ,.. and I'm wishing everyone a happy new year, I hope 2013 will bring you luck, love, success and I do hope your wishes come true :)

Thank you so much for reading!
Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year!
Goodnight! / Good morning!

Put Your Gold On: China Glaze Champagne Bubbles

Hey! Today I will be doing a review on a China Glaze nail polish that I bought recently called "Champagne Bubbles". It's a pretty festive color and I've kinda been trying to get into the festive mood if you know what I mean :D it's a pretty gold color with silver glitter in it and it looks so cute! It totally is a festive color and pretty appropriate to wear around this time :) I used the Rimmel London Nail Rescue as a base coat and put 2 coats on of the golden one. I'll stick in a picture of it now :)

Ps: The photo on the left top corner is just one coat and the one on the top right corner is 2 coats.

Thanks for reading!
Have A Nice Day! / Goodnight!

Favorite Songs from Eurovision 2012

Hey everyone! So I was thinking of ideas to post while listening to the soundtrack of Eurovision 2012 and guess what? I thought why not do a favorites on these songs? If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know that I went to see it live which was a huge opportunity for me, I've been watching it every year as long as I can remember and I got the chance to watch it live this year :) I did quite a lot posts on it so I'll link them here, here and here :) Baku was such an amazing city, it was bad that I was only there for 2 days, if you've watched the show, you'll know that the nickname for Baku was "City of Lights" and it is 300% true. It was beautiful, if you have a chance to go there someday, you definitely should :) Anyway, I'll start of with the songs with no particular order :)

• Roman Lob - Standing Still (Germany)

This is a really great song with lyrics and everything and come on, Roman Lob is cute :D But I really like the song and will keep listening to it :)

• Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac (Greece)

When I hear this song, I just wanna dance, I mean it's just a happy little song, I just love it :D And you should too :)

• Loreen - Euphoria (Sweden)

I think it's needless to say that Loreen won because you might probably know :) But I really like her voice and the song, obviously :D And am I the only one who thinks she looks like Carly Rae Jepsen?

• Sabina Babayeva - When The Music Dies (Azerbaijan)

She has an A-MAZ-ING voice! Like she's got that Christina Aguilera feeling to it! She sounds so well and the song is also A-MAZ-ING! I love it :)

• Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free (England)

This song was as far as I remember, the last but I love the lyrics of this song! "If you love someone, follow your heart. Because love comes once if you're lucky enough." So beautiful! I love the song!

• Nina Zilli - L'Amore E Femmina (Italy)

This girl looks and sounds so much like Amy Winehouse like, as if they were sisters! You gotta check out a picture of her! Anyway, I've started singing in Italian thanks to this song :D It is a beautiful language and song!

• Anggun - Echo (You and I) (France)

I don't understand half of this song but that doesn't stop me from listening to it :) I learn French at school and I kinda try to understand and sing but I'm not doing it very well :D

• Ivi Adamou - La La Love (Cyprus)

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la love :D I didn't like this song when I first heard it but now I do! It's catchy!

• Tooji - Stay (Norway)

This. Song. Is. Addictive! Even though this was second to last, I love love love this song so much! I just makes me wanna dance! Please, listen to it and give me a sensible reason for it not being better at the competition!

• Donny Montell - Love Is Blind (Lithuania)

This. Song. Is. Addictive. #2 :D His voice is so powerful and great, like, it's impossible not to love it! And his performance was amazing even though he didn't have anyone else on stage! And, again, he is darn cute!

• Can Bonomo - Love Me Back (Turkey)

MY FAVORITE SONG, obviously :D I saved the best (in my opinion) for last :D I just love this song and it makes me smile every single time I listen to it :D Funny little-maybe-not-so-much story: On my birthday, I went to his concert, me and my friends held up a sign that it was my birthday and HE CELEBRATED my birthday! (Sorry for yelling in your head :) It was the best birthday! OK, moving on, the song, yes the song :) It combines traditional Turkish music with the Eastern music and it sounds so amazing! He also has a great voice!

And that's it for this post! You can click on the names to watch their performances live on the Grand Final! I hope this post helped you find some more international singers/songs, thanks for reading and...

Good morning! / Goodnight!

OCTOBER FAVORITES!

Hii! Today I will be sharing my faves for the month of October! I don't have many favorites but I kinda feel bad for not doing this post last month so I'm just gonna get started!

• Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman Powder Blush:

This, I mentioned in my haul post earlier, I love, it's a really really big brush and it's soft so it is perfect for applying powder on your face and that's obviously what I use it for! I really like this brush :)

• Lush Enzymion Facial Moisturizer:

This moisturizer is a really light and perfect for oily skin :) I asked for a really light moisturizer which can be used for oily skin and she gave me this so I've been using this since March and you won't believe how much you have to use! It's like I dab my finger in it and BAM that's it! It goes a really really long way! 

• Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream in Light/Medium and Garnier BB Cream in Medium:

I mentioned the Maybelline one in the haul as well and now that the summer's gone, my tan is kinda faded so the Garnier one in Medium is a little dark for me but Maybelline is still a bit lighter than my skin. So guess what I do? Yep, I mix them together :D It gives me the perfect color and it's still a great BB Cream :D I love them both!

• Bare Minerals All Over Face Color in Warmth:

I use this as a bronzer and this is so pigmented! I dab my brush on the cap once and that's enough for a cheek most of the time. I really like the color as well, it's matte, dark ad obviously pigmented :) I'd recommend this for the people who are on the market for a new bronzer :)

• EOS Hand Lotion in Berry Blossom:

Paraben-free, smells so good, moisturizes, what could be better? I saw Blair or JuicyStar07 on Youtube about this and decided to buy it. Well, I made the right decision :) It makes my hands so soft and smooth like, you can't guess and it smells really good AND it's paraben-free! Like come on :D

• Tarte Lights, Camera Lashes!:

I love this mascara! I did a review on this and this is the only mascara that can give so much volume and length to my lashes!

• Essence Gel Eyeliner in 01 Midnight in Paris:

My go-to eye look has been this and a mascara lately and I love it! I'm kinda sad that I couldn't find any other drugstore gel liners the in Turkey so I bought this! It kinda creases after 8 hours but I wouldn't expect it not to :) Anyway, this has been my go-to look recently :) Oh, and I use these brushes with it :)

I obviously use the angled one to apply the liner and the pencil brush to blend and smoke it out a little bit :D I  love how it turns out :D

Thanks for reading!

Good morning! / Goodnight!

Review: OPI Alpine Snow!

Hey readers! Today I thought I'd share a new polish I found that I really like! I've been looking for an opaque matte white nail polish for the longest time, I thought I'd found it more than 63728 times but I was disappointed when I tried them. This time, it was different :D I saw this polish while I was watching CutePolish on Youtube and immediately wanted to get it :) It took me a while to buy it though because OPI is kinda expensive in Turkey but I finally bought it a couple of weeks ago and decided to do a review! So here it is :)
OPI Alpine Snow is an opaque white matte nail polish like i said and you can get away with one thick coat but personally if I'm not in a rush, I'd put on 2 coats. In the picture below, I have 2 coats of Alpine Snow and on my ring finger, I have Rimmel London's Disco Gold which looks really cute over the white :) I personally like wearing legit white on my nails, it's not everybody's taste but if you like it, then I'd definitely recommend this to buy :) You can also play around with glitter polish over the white to make it a little more fun :)

Thanks for reading!
Good morning! / Goodnight!