Fake Lashes... a topic or makeup product that literally has driven me wild as it costs so much nerves and patience until you get it right when you are as impatient as me, haha.
After saying goodbye to my lash extensions (and of course missing them to bits) I thought I´d start reaching for fake lashes for nights out as they literally make such a huge difference to my whole appearance. Well it always seemed easier watching other girls putting them on, when I did it, it felt like an impossible task.
First off I can say that it really takes some practice before you master it perfectly and have those falsies on in two minutes, but in collaboration with FalseEyelashes I´ve put together some tips that have helped me a lot:

Start Simple

Of course those long fluttery lashes are way prettier than those short natural ones but trust me, when you have no idea how to stick those lashes on or where to hold onto them with your tweezers, it makes the whole thing easier when you don´t have long lashes in your way. FalseEyelashes.co.uk is literaly the perfect shop to look through when deciding what lashes you want to start with! They have a huge selection of different brands and styles together with every additional product you need such as tweezers and glue. My personal favourite brand is KISS, they are really easy to apply and the glue that comes with the lashes is absolutey amazing - it´s really strong and so you don´t need to worry about the lashes coming off. I started with their Tulip lashes as I always found long lashes very irritating in the beginning cause I was more worried to not bend them over too much or break them. Other than that when you´re wearing falsies for the first time it´s something you have to get used to as you can lightly feel and depending on the length, you can also see them and of course you look a bit different and too long lashes could be uncomfortable and we don´t want all the work to be done for nothing cause you don´t like the way they look.
So start simple and then build it up to more dramatic lashes.

Fit Them To The Size Of Your Eyes 

I think this step could easily be forgotten but most of the times the fake lashes are too long for your own eyes so basically all you have to do is put them on your lash line without the glue and see how much you can cut off. Some cut the outer part off but I actually prefer to shorten them on the inner part as I´d rather keep those longer outer lashes than the short inner ones. This step is the easiest as you can´t do much wrong, if you cut a bit too much off it´s barely visible after putting on mascara.

Cut Them In Halves

This was the tip that changed absolutely everything for me.
I never managed to make the whole lash band stick at once as I never met the middle of my eye with it so it was always too short or not right on one end. By cutting the lash band into halves it got a lot easier. After I fit the band to the size of my eye I count the points on the band and cut them through in the middle. I often also only stick on the outer part as this can give you a more cat-eye effect.

Wait For The Glue To Dry

This one is a really simple tip but so important as when you try to glue the lashes on too soon you will make an absolute mess on your eye lids and when it´s too late they won´t stick properly.
So what I do is put a fair amount of glue on the band, when it´s frehsly on it´s pure white and as soon as it gets slightly clearer and more see through I´ll stick it on. This way they will already stick but you can still move them and pull them into their right place. In the beginning I always waited exactly 30 seconds but to be honest it always depends on the glue and the amount you put on so just watch closely and you will see what I mean by getting more clearer.
Alternative you can also use black lash glue as this will blend more easily with your eyeliner, in case you´re wearing one, but I find that way it´s a bit harder to see when is the right time to put on.

Select The Right Brand For You

There are an unbelievable amount of different brands that all have gorgeous falsies to offer but still they are all slightly, whether it be in the quality or the thickness of the lash band, etc. I always thought I´d get on with the Ardell Lashes just like everyone else, but I find them so much harder to put on then compared to KISS Lashes. Not a lot drugstores sell different fake lash brands so I really recommend looking through FalseEyelashes.co.uk - I received absolute beautiful and natural lashes from Eylure which I´m really excited to try. I would have no idea where to get this brand from here in Germany, so it´s really cool that you can not only get many different things from one shop but also discover new brands and styles.

Once you get the hang of it, I promise you are going to want to wear falsies everyday haha. They make such a huge positive difference and make every makeup look a whole lot prettier.

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Ever since I started updating my blog more frequently, more and more amazing opportunities started landing in my inbox. That´s when I thought it was the right time to also start reaching out to brands I´d love to work with. Of course from my side it was important that the brands I worked with had products to offer that I´m hopefully going to enjoy using, from the brands side it´s important how many people they´ll reach while presenting their products through me.
To bundle all these important informations it´s really helpful to have a media kit to send with your email. I have to say, ever since I started sending my media kit out - the responses to my mails have been positive way more often!

Well at first creating a Media Kit sounded pretty much overwhelming to me, as I didn´t have clue how it´s supposed to look and what information is really important.
So, to make it easier for you I wrote down some tips:

Designing Your Media Kit

The easiest and free platform to creat your Media Kit is Canva!

You can basically create anything on this website - for the Media Kit though I´ve chosen the A4 Document. The next thing is choosing a Template, looking through it now it has taken me ages to find a template that looks very similar to mine, so as a little hint for you I searched for "Interview" and the fourth light blue one is really similar to the design I used for my Media Kit.
From here on it´s just really being creative and trying different things out.
I find it very pleasing to use the main colours from my blog, which are light pink, white and dark grey. As you can see I kept the whole design really simple with the background being white, the font is dark grey and column on the left side is light pink. If your Blog is on Blogger you can see in the Design section, which colour codes are used on your blog design, so that you can use these exact tones again.
Of course you can use as many pages as you´d like, but you´ve still got to use the space wisely. It should be easy to read, not overloaded and just give the brands a short overlook over your blog stats. Add a little personality by including a picture of yourself and one or two of your favourite pictures you´ve taken to show your photography style. What I also liked to do is add a little description of myself under my picture. Personally it´s always so much nicer to know a bit about your "business partner" and well it might give you some sympathy points, haha.
Just be creative and play around with different designs.

What Information Should Be Included?

Now that your Media Kit is all pretty, it´s time for business, haha.
I´ve got different "categories" of stats that I want to present to brands, such as Blog Stats, my Social Medias and the brands I´ve worked with before.
My Blog Stats are on the very top as they´re obviously by far the most important numbers. There are a few informations that should definitely be included, such as Unique Visitors, Page Views and 
Average Comments Count per Post and Where your Readers Are From, these are the ones I have on my Media Kit but you can also include stats about the average age of your readers or if there are more females or males for example, it all depends on the brands you want to work with and the content you produce. It´s just so important that you please use all these numbers from Google Analytics and not from Blogger itself. I have to be honest I can´t tell you the reason why Blogger shows you different numbers than Google, but those from Google are (sadly) the real ones haha.

Following are my Social Media Followers, please just include every social media channel where you are present or have a presentable follower count, haha. I have for example every channel included besides Facebook, as I basically only have 4 followers there, so nothing to show.
You can find these little social media icons simply through Google, I think I got mine from there, but normally they should be easy to find.

On my Media Kit, the last category is Brands I´ve Previously Worked With. Let´s be honest we´re all proud of previous collaborations so why don´t "show it off"? I also have a category on my blog where you can see my collaborations, I think that way other brands can also see how I a possible collab can look like and what ideas I´ve had to display different products.

Now it really depends how far you´ve taken your Blog yet, but one more possible point you can include in your Media Kit are your Prices. I guess it´s by far easier to just show which price ranges you have in mind instead of waiting for the brands to make the first move or not knowing how to tell them what price you have in mind. That way they know right away if they are willing to pay that amount for your work, before you write lots of emails back and forth only to get nothing in the end.

So that´s how I´ve created my Media Kit!
I try to update it in the beginning of each month, so that it´s ready to be sent out right away with the newest stats.
If you have any further questions I´m very happy if I can help you! Xx

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How To Make It Through Your Finals Without Completely Stressing Out
Right before I sat down to finally write this post I was studying and revising for my finals which are coming up in 5 weeks. If you ask me I´d love to write them right now in this second, not because I love writing exams (is this even possible?) but because I finally want to have my life back, haha.

5 Steps To Do The Night Before To Make Your Mornings Less Hectic
Mornings just tend to be very hectic, probably not if you are a morning person who just loves to wake up extra early before the sun even goes up, if you are a bit more like me though, someone who has to set atleast 5 alarms and not even gets up in time then. Someone who goes back into the deepest sleep after hitting the snooze button and has to rush through the flat in a record time after realising I actually have to get up.
Someone who regrets being like that every morning again and again.

Coming back to the point, if you indeed are somebody like me, it´s always good to prepare the most important things the night before to atleast try to make your mornings less hectic.
 I´m trying my best to actually follow these 5 simple steps:

1. Shower & Wash Your Hair

They´re the easiest and most simple things to do the night before, which actually saves you so much time! Showering in the morning is optional to everyone, some are really fast at it and some take 30 minutes just to get undressed and get the water to the right temperature (*raises hand*). If so then you should definitely try to shower in the evening, I think it´ll even help you fall asleep a lot faster. Washing your hair should definitely be done the night before! I have thick hair and even when my hair looks dry from outside, it´s still damp underneath and can´t really be styled. I hate using a blowdryer as it makes my hair frizzy, so I like to air dry my hair overnight, the next morning it´s all dry and I can put my hair products in it without any problems :)

2. Decide What To Wear

The same old question, what to wear? Under time pressure it´s even harder to decide the perfect cosy yet fashionable presentable outfit. Luckily we live in the year 2016 and we all have smartphones with a weather app in it where we can see how the weather is going to be tomorrow. In the evening we have all time to really think about what to wear, if the clothes we want to wear fit together, are too warm or too cold and we even have time to try the stuff on (whooo!). It saves a lot of time and if I have to be honest I sometimes get really excited for the next morning if I put a good outfit together!

3. Prepare Your Meal(s)

Even if you have a hectic day, it´s important to stay healthy and eat 3 meals per day. Seriously no one has enough time in the morning to prepare a full-filling lunch and/or dinner so better sit down on sunday and think what to cook the whole week, then spend an hour or so in the kitchen and prepare yourself your favourite meals. Of course, you could just stop at some restaurant or fast food place but in long term it will get really expensive and not be healthy at all. To make things even better, get yourself some cute lunch boxes like those: x / x

4. Pack Your Bag

There are only a few other things that I hate more than packing my bag! I´m just a person who is never sure that I have everything with me, I need this and this and this and then always think that there was something important that I have to take with me (99,9% of the time it´s not the case). I try to reduce my brain organizer to the 3 things check list: wallet, keys, smartphone. If I have more time in the evening I can just pack my bag piece by piece and have more time to think of stuff I want/need to take with me, rather than just throwing unnecessary stuff in it.

5. Write A To-Do List

Ending the organization part of the evening and adding the last piece to a relaxed morning is writing a to-do list with things you need to do and places you need to go the following day. Write a shopping list for your weekly groccery trip, you´ll have more time in the evening to look through your shelves and fridge and see what you really need. Write down the things you need to do, so that you don´t forget anything important or have to do it the other day with lots of other things. Write lists of whatever helps you to keep an eye on your daily activities :)

Are you a morning person?
What do you do to prevent hectic mornings?

 The images of a blog post are for me the most important things. If they don´t look appealing to me than there isn´t a very high chance that I will read the post. Personally I like my pictures with a white background and really bright! I have to admit I´m probably not the blogger with the prettiest pictures and there is still some points that I could improve in to make my pictures even better. Photoshop is used by most people, but we can´t all afford it or, how it is for me, aren´t experienced enough to actually be able to work properly with it. That´s why I like to use PicMonkey and that´s how I do it
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