TimeWithYana: June 2016

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Books I Want To Read This Summer

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Looking More Awake With A Little Help Of Makeup

There are the nights when both my eyes and my minds simply won't allow me to have a trip - a so much needed one - in the kingdom of Morpheus. Maybe missing a sleep doesn't sound that horrific, however, the morning may actually turn into a huge nightmare. Especially, if the following day requires you to look decent. Ever been in such situation?

I somehow managed to mess up my sleeping schedule (~~summer nights and all that jazz~~), which at the end made me learn a few tricks on how to look awake even when I'm way too far from feeling so and when bags under my eyes are (~~Gucci~~) big enough to store there my necessities. "Fake it till you make it", they say. And that's exactly what I follow. Thanks to makeup and a couple of other beauty bits, of course.

First thing first, skin. If eyes are mirror of the soul, then skin is a reflector of what you have been doing in day- and nighttime. A sleepless night equals dehydrated skin, which equals it looking all dull, grey and lifeless. Therefore, a good moisturizer and a hydrating foundation are the ones to up your game. I usually whether mix any of my foundations with The Body Shop All-in-one BB cream or use it on its own because not only it moisturizes my skin but also gives a bit of healthy glow.

Next, camouflaging those dark circles. What would we do without concealers? I literally have no idea. My trusty NYX HD one saved me lots of times. Just make sure the concealer is one-two shades lighter than the foundation. Additionally, you can always give the red lipstick concealing trick a go. I'm going to be honest: it did feel super weird to put red lippy on my dark circles, but this beauty hack performed quite well on me.

I could not forget to mention a good ol' nude eye pencil. Applying it on the waterline will make the eyes look a lot more awake. Personally, I prefer not putting any products on my waterline as I am a proud contact lens wearer (~~blind as bat club, yay~~). Therefore I simply highlight the inner corner of my eyes with semi-shimmery white eyeshadow and I'm good to go.

Speaking of eye makeup, avoid any grey and cold toned eyeshadows. They will only bring out how tired you are, so you will fail at faking the whole I'm Wide Awake look you are trying to achieve.

Lastly, I would recommend adding a pop of colour, for example pink, on the cheeks as well as on the lips. A nice natural-looking blush does a great job at making one look lively, aren't I right?

Do you have other tips&tricks on how to look awake even if you are super tired?

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Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid Lipsticks

Since seeing snaps of the new Vivid Matte liquid lipsticks all over on the official Maybelline Instagram I have been literally dying to get my hands on these goodies. After weeks and weeks of waiting, they had been finally launched in my local drugstore shops! It took me two minutes of fangirling and hours of swatching - my hands looked something between funny and horrendous - until satisfied smile appeared on my face and I made my way to checkout.

I decided to pick up two shades out of ten available: Nude Flush and Possessed Plum. To be honest, these ones stood out the most for me! Nude Flush is a lovely pink-ish nude, which looks nothing but stunning on lips. Safe to say, it is the first pink lipstick I actually enjoy wearing. Yay! The other one, Possessed Plum, is a rich dark maroon - I can tell I'll be rocking this shade throughout autumn as well as winter.

I think the best about Maybelline Vivid Matte liquid lippies is their incredible pigmentation. The most intense colours in my growing lipstick collection. However, has to be mentioned the fact that, for example, Possessed Plum on lips differs from what you see in the tube. I would say it is more warm toned and less of a plum shade.

Although Maybelline claims these to be matte, I can only half-agree with such statement. The texture of Vivid Matte lipsticks is quite creamy that takes up to a few minutes to dry down. However, even after that, it neither feels nor looks like a matte liquid lipstick. Rather a velvet one. Personally, I don't find this to be irritating or disappointing: - I still love these beautiful lipsticks. Still, maybe adding 'matte' to the name wasn't exactly the best idea.

I reckon that whilst having another makeup shopping trip I will buy a few more shades. Nude Thrill and Orange Shot are probably the next ones on my list! Did I unintentionally make the previous sentence sound overdramatic like a line from a horror film? Oops :D

What are your thought on Maybelline Vivid Matte liquid lipstick? Are you planning on buying them or have you already got a few in your collection? Let me know X

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How To Improve Your Writing Skills

I genuinely enjoy writing, not only for the blog but also just for myself. It has become the best therapy, escape from the world as well as some sort of creative outlet, which helps to express my feelings and emotions. I am in no way trying to blow my own trumpet, but I think I have improved a lot over the past year or so and I thought that maybe these tips would be able to help you, who are struggling in this area!

Before jumping straight into this post I have to point out that I am not nearly an expert in the English language - simply a fan who frequently makes silly grammar and punctual mistakes. Funny enough, it's not even my mother tongue. However, learning it for the most of my life as well as having this blog for almost two years have taught me a couple of things that I would like to share and, hopefully, some of you will find my advice helpful.

Remember that less is more? Surprisingly, this rule can be applied to sentences too! Simple and rather short ones give you fewer chances to get lost in the world of words, grammar and punctuation marks. Instead of trying to fill the information into one long confusing mixture and end it with a period, divide what you want to tell into two or three sentences. This is going to be more pleasing to both eyes and mind of a reader.

Enlarging and building a better vocabulary has never caused someone harm, hasn't it? Mines isn't that great, but I made myself a promise to work on this in the summer time. Personally, I see a huge difference and improvement once I begin to read more. If you are not really into sitting with a book in your hands or don't have enough time for that, then give a try to listening audiobooks. The larger your vocabulary the bigger variety of words that you will be able to use whilst writing. This will definitely make your texts more interesting and appealing! Besides, reading might even help you to understand punctuation or grammar more.

Speaking of these devils, I discovered two websites by myself as well as the recommendations of others which have already made my life a lot easier. They are Grammarly and The Punctuation Guide.

The first one I decided to try out after reading one of older blog posts by a lovely Ellen (going to say hello in case you're reading this haha :D ). Judging by numerous adverts of the site on YouTube, it is slowly but surely becoming a Big Deal. In a nutshell, Grammarly finds more than 250 mistakes in text either grammar, spelling, punctuation, not the correct usage of verbs and nouns, etc. Moreover, it explains how to fix them with additional rules and articles if you fancy finding out more. Technically the service is free. However, if you do the upgrade (monthly plan $37.95/month, quarterly plan $24.98/month), you will get a better version of Grammarly. Can't tell anything about it as I use the 'no money' version, which still works well for me.

When I got quite frustrated with colons and em dashes, I couldn't find any other solution than asking my good ol' friend Google for a piece of advice. That's how I came across The Punctuation Guide. Simply a heaven for peasants like I am, who are confused about punctuation every now and then. The website has a very convenient interface: by clicking on any of the punctuation marks, you will open another page which consists of an article that in simple words explains when and why to use chosen punctuation mark.

Aaaand this is it for the basis, I guess. There are surely more of what you can do to improve your writing, but I think those are the easiest task to start with!

Let me know what you think. Also, if you have any tips on this subject, please, share them in the comments X

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