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Lifestyle // A 2013 Retrospective

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2013 was a life changing here for me.  Learned to not be afraid of being alone, all by myself. And found out that being alone can be a good thing. Learned to be more self-confident, to embrace my 1.60 cm, my bunny teeth, my super pale skin. All these things make me unique, not ugly. Also learned I don't have to be a Scarlet Johansson to be sexy. Learned to be more comfortable in front of a camera and that improved my pictures for the blog. Learned that diets don't work at all and learned to change my eating habits to a healthier version (on going task), not because of wanting to loose weight, but for the long term benefits.  There's still a lot to learn (patience, ambition, willpower I'm talking to you) but there's time for that. 2014, bring it on. 2013 foi um daqueles anos importantes, um ano de descoberta pessoal.  Aprendi a não ter medo de estar sozinha, sem amparos, e que às vezes isto é bom. E com isto aprendi a ser

Lifestyle // Christmas Party for Bloggers

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Me,  Beatriz ,  Joana  &  Marisa Me, Joana , Marisa & Rita Photos by Joana Cardoso Last Saturday went to a bloggers meeting in Tattva Design Hostel , Porto (organized by the lovely Joana Cooper ). I'm socially awkward and these meetings scare me a bit but always go anyway - and it's always worth it. The hostel has an amazing decoration, we had a cute christmas themed photo shoot, met lovely bloggers and received some Lush goodies! Waiting for the next one. No último sábado fui a um jantar de bloggers organizado pela Joana Cooper , no Tattva Design Hostel no Porto. Hesito sempre em participar nestes eventos porque não sou propriamente sociável e extrovertida, mas lá me encho de coragem e acabo por ir, porque acaba sempre por valer a pena. E este não foi excepção! O hostel tinha um espaço muito, muito agradável (terraço e mantas quentinhas, miss you !), o Photo Booth organizado pela Joana Cardoso foi super cute , conheci gente gira e fofinha

Decor // It's Christmas Time, here's some original Christmas Trees

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Unlike the most of you, only feel excited with Christmas on Christmas Eve. Well, it's tomorrow! And unlike most people, do not particularly enjoy Christmas trees, same old same old... But these solutions are more elegant, appealing and equally festive. (At this point everyone is throwing me stones mentally). Either way, I wish you a Merry Christmas. O meu espírito natalício chega muito tarde - só mesmo em cima do dia, quando já cheira efetivamente a Natal (bolos and stuff ) é que entro em modo natalício. Bem, é já amanhã! No entanto, ao contrário da maioria das pessoas, não engraço com árvores de natal, same old same old ... E tradicional é um sinónimo de cliché. Mas estas soluções são mais elegantes, apelativas e igualmente festivas. (Neste momento deve estar toda a gente atirar-me pedras mentalmente). Either way , desejo-vos um bom Natal.

Beauty // Bath Body Butter

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Talked about the new Lush collection in this post a couple of months ago. Now I present to you the Melting Snowman, a good looking guy who is part of it. Although it looks like a chocolate chip cookie and you may feel the urge to eat it, its function is to moisturize your skin in the bath. For this you just need to melt it in hot water (how appropriated) and let it perfume the bath water with an amazing cinnamon scent. This vegan product has 60g and costs 3.95 euros. What I think about it: Lush has never disappointed me and this bath body butter is one of their little wonders - not to use everyday, but when you feel tired or wanna be spoiled. Used mine in a shitty day to make it better and it worked, had a super relaxing bath. And the cinnamon scent... wonderful. Neste post dei-vos a conhecer a coleção de Natal da Lush. Agora apresento-vos o Melting Snowman , um sujeito bem cheiroso que faz parte dela. Embora pareça uma bolacha com pepitas de chocolate e isso dê vontade de o co

Outfit // The basic black coat

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Coat - c/o Choies | Skirt - c/o Chicnova | Boots - Lefties | Scarf - Lion of Porches | Bag - thrifted  If there's one thing every woman needs to have in winter season, it's a good quality black coat. Found mine at the amazing Choies . Not too tight nor too loose and it's versatile, can be used in casual looks but also for work. And I love it's buttons! This was one of my lazy sets, basically wore the first items that appeared in front of me: a white blouse, a black skirt and black tights. Added a bit of color with an orange scarf and then went to spend the afternoon in Terra dos Sonhos (something like Dream Land), a christmas event that takes place in my town this month. It's super lovely! Se há coisa que toda a mulher precisa de ter no inverno, é um casaco preto com um bom corte e boa qualidade. Eu encontrei o meu na Choies . Não é demasiado justo nem demasiado largo e é versátil, tanto pode ser usado em conjuntos mais casuais como para o traba

Yummy! // Oatmeal with Oats Crumble and Cinnamon

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Cold weather asks for comfort food. Oatmeal fits perfectly in this category. Super tasty and easy to make, with very few ingredients. The crumble adds some crunchy to the dish, but it can be replaced with fruit or seeds. Oatmeal with Oats Crumble and Cinnamon Ingredients: Oatmeal - 30g oat flakes - 250 ml milk - 2 tbs sugar Crumble - 3 tbs oat flakes - 1/2 tbs cinnamon - 1/2 tsp ginger - 1/2 tbs brown sugar - Oil - Honey In a pan mix the oats, milk and sugar and stir for about 10 minutes until the mix goes from liquid to a solid porridge. Plate it. In another pan mix the oats, cinnamon, ginger and sugar and sprinkle with a dash of oil and a dash of honey to bind the ingredients. Stir for about 2 minutes and let it rest for a bit. Then join the crumble to the oatmeal and enjoy. Quando o tempo está frio só apetece comida quente, saciante e rápida de se fazer - a dita comfort food . As papas de aveia enquadram-se perfeitamente nesta categoria.

Beauty // Missha Pore Primer

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Had the opportunity to try a Missha products thanks to Cosmetic-Love , an online Korean beauty shop. The european cosmetics are nothing compared to korean cosmetics, I must say. Lot's of available items, they don't advertise like crazy (that's annoying) but their are super effective, the packaging is better and the prices are just awesome. It's only difficult to choose (not only due to it's variety but also because many descriptions are written in korean, and well... I can't understand korean) . Missha Signature Radiance Pore Primer it’s a base primer to make even skin texture by filling up curves of skin like pores and fine wrinkles. Making even and sleek skin, it increases adhering power of following base makeup while keeping makeup clean and defined without darkening. Makes my skin incredibly soft and has an amazing texture, I can't possibly describe you how smooth this products is. Made in Korea, it lasts one year, and the brand it’s against ani

Fashion // All I want this Christmas...

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Black boots for my days, red shoes for special days, a necessaire to carry my makeup on my purse, a calendar for my infinite lists, black leather gloves for the cold days, an hair mask that makes miracles and some cute shorts because I loved them. This is my christmas wishlist this year. All necessary items, I guarantee.  Umas botas pretas para o dia, uns sapatos vermelhos para certos dias, uma necessaire para andar na carteira, uma agenda diária para as minhas listas, umas luvas de pele pretas para protegerem do frio e combinarem com tudo, uma máscara milagrosa para hidratar o meu cabelo e uns calções fofinhos só porque sim. São estas as coisas que gostava de receber este natal. Tudo coisas necessárias, óbvio.

Outfit // Hearts & Stripes

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Grey coat - c/o Sammydress | Jacket - c/o ZLZ | Skirt - c/o Chicnova | Sweater - E-lerclerc | Scarf - Primark | Boots - Lefties  Layers, layers, layers!  Feel a bit fat with all these clothes, but I'm ridiculously intolerant to cold so coat over coat is necessary. This striped coat from ZLZ was a nice purchase to add to my coat collection - it's comfy, warm, loose, good quality. Thumbs up! The sweater was an amazing finding at E.Leclerc, only 7 euros. Hat to take it home with me. Need to start paying more attention to their clothes section... Camadas, camadas, camadas! Sinto-me sempre com mais 5 quilos em cima, mas eu sou ridiculamente intolerante ao frio e gosto de estar bem quente, por isso casaco por cima de casaco é necessário. E este casaco às riscas da ZLZ foi uma boa adição à minha colecção - é quente, folgado, com malha de boa qualidade. Thumbs up ! A camisola foi um achado no E.Leclerc, só 7 euros. Nem experimentei, foi pegar nela e vir embora.

Giveaway // Win an handmade Dona Maria bracelet!

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My mother is a gifted woman and likes to make lovely jewelry in her free time. The result are these super adorable items my mom now sells online. Sadly we only ship to Portugal right now, but feel free to visit the page and like anyway, to show some support!  A minha mãe é uma mulher muito prendada e, no seu tempo livre, dedica-se a fazer bijuteria. Desde a projeção das peças à sua criação, é tudo mérito dela, eu fico apenas ao encargo da gestão das vendas e da publicidade. Ela bem me tentou ensinar mas eu sou uma aldrabona, nada feito...  Cada peça é única mas pode ser possível a reprodução de cada noutras cores. Ainda tem pouca oferta na página, mas mais artigos irão ser adicionados aos poucos. Visitem aqui ! Para começar o negócio da melhor maneira, vamos oferecer no blog uma peça da Dona Maria , uma pulseira à escolha da vencedora. Para participar, preencham o formulário abaixo. Termina dia 20 e a vencedora será contactada por email.  a Rafflecopter giveaw

Yummy! // Chickpea Burgers

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This is an healthy alternative for those who want to reduce the meat consumption in their diet (my case). The recipe was adapted from here . The result was a healthy and very, very tasty burger. They're not vegan 'cause I used eggs, but certainly can be adapted to be. Chickpea Burgers Ingredients: - 250g pre-cooked chickpeas (this makes 6 burgers) - spices: garlic, coriander, cumin, black pepper - salt - 1 egg - shopped parsley - 1 tbs sesame seeds - 70g of breadcrumbs. Add the chickpeas, egg, spices and salt and grind with the blender. Then mix the result with the breadcrumbs and sesame seeds. Divide into six small portions and form the burgers, then take them to grill with a drizzle of olive oil. Ate these yummy burgers in a rustic bread with salad, egg and a slice of cheese. Esta é uma alternativa saudável para quem quer reduzir o consumo de carne na sua alimentação (o meu caso). A receita foi adaptada daqui . O resultado foi um ham

Happy Birthday Lush!

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Dear international readers, this post is about Lush's anniversary in Portugal and it's directed to my portuguese readers. Hoje a Lush faz anos mas nós é que recebemos as prendas.  Para celebrar os três anos de existência em Portugal, a excelente marca que é a Lush tem umas surpresas reservadas para as suas clientes. Contem com animação nas lojas do princípio ao fim do dia e sorteios a decorrer no facebook da marca ( pssst , das 10h às 22h, ouvi dizer).  Além disso, como esta gente sabe festejar a sério, vai haver uma festa dia 7 de Dezembro, na Marina de Oeiras - uma pena mas não vou poder ir, dado que estou a quilómetros e quilómetros de distância.  Parabéns Lush, you pretty thing .