Reviewing Benefit and Co.

Hi Dears.

I used this short studio series to show you the importance of "little". No I wont be speaking of something as political as the Save the Bees action haha. Only wanted to démonstrateur that sometimes make up and face clearing could be be efficient with tiny products as long as they're the best!

These are all the little bees who worked on my face ! 

Three brands remains:

-Benefit 
-Kiehl's 
-Sieshiedo
I will describe each product to give you more instructions.

To shoot this make up, I am also wearing a dress from:
Collectif Clothing
Which I highly recommend when you wish to buy your first Neo-retro style item!

And a lovely brooch from my friend Jessica Cangiano's etsy platform :
ChronicallyVintage 

Starting from the left:

Really important to start with this one !

On the evening of a shoot, when I clean up my face I then add some little dots of It's Potent, 

Right on my black ring. And I leave it for all night long to pose. Then , I feel the ring formed is way less deeper.

You can also find some alternative of the cleaning and leaving-in of the night, by using the Benefiance,

From Shiesiedo as a cleaner and then, leaving the Oil from Kiehl's below, by small touches on the face.

So when you have a cleaned face in the morning it is always easier to put some make up on.

Stay Flawless: Brilliant idea. I am definitely not a fan of CC and BB cream. I found them useless.

But this, this is great. It is soft and not really tainted just enough to put straightly on after applying your everyday moisture cream.

It prepares your skin to receive the foundation, without having a big contrast between the two colours (of course.  You know you have to stay close to your skin natural colour, but sometimes we have such fade natural colour than there is obviously a difference.)

The PoreFessional: okay now, this is clearly Brilliant again. When you wish to have a doll skin this is what you should use BEFORE putting on the foundation. I always feel like my skin had already some digital retouching on !

Both products are from Benefit.

Stay Don't Stray: I was mentioning my rings earlier, well this is perfect for them. I don't know if you lived this trauma like me before, but my rings under my eyes always wanted to ruin my make up by straying it and 3 hours later you could see it was a bit "old" already. Now this is perfectly smooth and won't stray but stay ;)

To add before the foundation of course.

They're Real: I started to wear mascara really late, I always thought I didn't have the need to wear some. But this. This changed my opinion on it! It really makes my lashes pop off it is incredible.

Et voilà !
I don't often do tutorial or reviewing make up lines, but if you enjoyed it please tell me :)

Hope you're all spending a great summer...

I've been in the South of France to catch a bit of sun rays and it seems like being on a detox cure to heal my broken heart. No wifi, nor TV, nor sometimes phone net working either I've been walking and resting most of the Time.

& you ?

Xxx

Love,

Lorna

Studio Photoshoot by Miss Lucile Perron

Chinese Metaphore.

Hello Dears.

This outfit may have nothing to do With China in a way but the elegance of the yellow and black color together and the mix of prints and fabrics I just don't know why but it made me think of some kind of old travel to China in the late 50s.

Naming a circa is always hard not because I don't have any idea, but because I have too many of them ! Haha.

And sometimes people don't see the world as I basically split it in terms of fashion generation. Of course, fashion is something so intense that it is like a circle, but a creative cycle.

You can mix the eras and this is what I love.

Here I really wanted to mix not only eras, but also origins.

We are in Paris, but it is like a lost building owned by China itself. A museum perhaps, I don't know it was closed at the time. But I find it incredible. It is like finding a dinner in Germany !

Which is now, most pretty likely to find I believe.

Dress: collectif clothing

Hat: Cindy From the Vintage Hat Shop

      Bag: Vintage found on Ebay

Platform shoes : Zara

Tights (old!) but Topshop.

Time after time, I am recovering from my pain, thank you all for your sweet sweet support...

I felt a bit picky and sharp these last days... It matches the last pic ;)

Love,

Lorna 

Xxx

All pictures from Gabrielle Malewski

I'm a 90s , B!tch.

This shoot is so different of what I use to do! It's tooo trendy for me, oh my god look I even have Stan Smith.

Well the thing is that these Stan are actually quite old but well conserved... I use to wear them at high school.

With that perfecto fake-leather jacket! Yeah, that's right I have stuff that never change and never leave my wardrobe that I keep loving and wearing in fact.

So speaking of this high school era, the bag is new but it was exactly tucked the way I use to wear it.

I've begin familiar with handbag a lot later then...

Outfit:
Old Perfect Jacket Faux Leather H&M
Backpack Bag Zara

You thinking, well well 90s Stan 90s wall perhaps what about the dress?!

I do believe it has some 70/80s look as it is fluid and loads of buttons.

But even it may have been designed in the late 80s, my Mom was actually wearing it... When she was pregnant... I can't even realize where she might have hidden me in her belly cause the dress is even a bit tight for me NOW so...

As I'm not pregnant, there is some kind of magic happening here!

Stan Smith, Adidas
Plug Earring from Crazy Factory

Actually , I just received a deep more vintage order from Etsy in my letter box and if you are lacking of early circas next to this post you can find lovely items onto my friend Jessica Cangiano's online shop for Chronically vintage. It was all nicely wrapped and all... I just adore to receive this kind of mail !

Photos by Gabrielle Malewski

Everybody's Blues.

'I'm gonna have a good time, travel all the world I see
I'm singin' everybody's blues, 'cause everybody's down on me'

Johnny Winter

A glimpse of an early 60s starlet? The Cadillac is missing?

Nope ! This is the image, according to me of actresses , of stars and starlets.

Now , I've been lately into a nest of stars ... In fact, I've been spying on them during my trip to Cannes for the Festival ...

(Just so you know those pics have been shot in Paris not Cannes, though)

Outfit:

Summer Blouse from StutterinMama, Etsy
Midi Skirt (Topshop) from Ebay
Heels by Zara
Head Scarf from Paperdolls boutique, Paris
Sunglasses from Mango (old)

When I say spying it is sarcasm. I couldn't do such a thing. My fiance and I , wanted to do like everybody There, cause of course, to see a familiar face is always funny!

But when I look at the Way people "enchained" their stepladder Well ... I just cant fit into the crowd. I mean, people are mad , right ? 

Are They thinking : we're Gonna steal their ladder to see celebs better than them? Or yelling the celebrities names will succeed in an answer such as "oh cool you recognize me?So how 'bout we'll have a drink together?"

I am not blaming them because seriously it is funny to glance at this crowd. But I don't know...it is just weird.

It 's like humans were supposed to live in a total heriarchy. There is What we can call the legal heriarchy, like respecting your parents or even notice some autorities around us. So, why adding some more?

I dont know. Why can't we just stay at the first level:

"Oh interesting person, I like this guy." And then that's it.

Maybe because humans are passionated by nature.

Huh.

Well, that brings Hope.

I believe.

Anyhoo, Cannes was a great trip and I enjoyed the stay. I had so Many cliché in my head about this part of South-France but it was actually fantastic.

I even even put some photos on my Instagram, if you wanna drop by.

@cherrycrown

Flat Loafers thanks to the Blogger Typhaine Augusto

Aren't they perfectly cute ? I think so!

Photos by Gabrielle Malewski , Hairstyle by Cherry Crown

What about you? Have you ever visited a place you believed you'll dislike...

 And then, total-travel-crush ?

Xxx

Lorna

Flowers Over the Tower.

Outfit:

Dress by Zara (old)
Coat by SomeLikeitVintage, Etsy

Hat by My Vintage Cocktail, Etsy
Gloves by Roses&Ruins, Paris

The first shoes are the little pimps heels (With that matching sublime 60s coat) from Tapouillon Vintage as i mentionnes in early posts.

But I really wanted you to see the second part of the shoot With that touch of yellow on my feet.

What I wear in "real Life"?

Sneakers (yes yes always have my sneakers with my 50s dress when I'm working!), heels, flat shoes as loafers... But Never ballerinas... When the Blogger Slanelle proposed me these one I was enchanted by their différent look from everydays ballerinas. But now I remember why I Never wear some. Because it kills my toes, and I Still Wonder why !

But anyhoo for the details : 

Shoes are Vivienne Westwood, Mélissa from Anglomania
I cannot wear ballerina (this was my last try...). But these beauties needs a home!
You can shop them here.

Photos and walk in Paris With Betty Gaiss.

And to finish ... I now have the name of the Winner from the Giveaway!

Emma Watson I Will be sending you a comment soon to get in touch With you for the next step.

Thanks everyone for all your lovely words, it always goes straight to my heart.

Xxx

Lorna