Jess In Retrospect

Lips for Spring | Favourite Lipsticks

I'm typing this while the sun's shining through my window and the bird's are tweeting and it feels sooooo good to finally welcome spring! With the new season come new favourite colours as well as lipstick shades. I'm really into anything rosé coloured, subtle pink shades and blushed tones at the moment so expect to see a lot of that in this post. Not all of these are new purchases, on the contrary, most of these have been in my makeup stash for quite a while now and I only just rediscovered them last week when I had a big old makeup spring clean. So here's my favourite spring lip products:

Tuesday, April 05, 2016
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My March in Retrospect

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It's time for my monthly recap again! March wasn't all I was hoping for. In my head I was riding my bike along long winding country roads surrounded by blossoming trees, my braided hair playing in the wind and - well I'm gonna stop right there cause it didn't happen. There's no such thing as blossoming trees, the winding country roads are ruined by winter and full of puddles and well to tell you the truth I don't even have a bike or any talent when it comes to braiding hair.. but one can dream right? But let's focus on what actually happened last month shall we :-)

Thursday, March 31, 2016
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March Favourites | 2016

Favourites

Wow, so that's March over and done with already! It's crazy how this year literally seems to fly past! To be honest with you I was hoping to share some pretty photos of blossoms and a sunny Easter egg hunt or something but March hasn't been treating us all that well. One day the sun as well as the temperatures promised spring the next morning I woke up to find everything covered in a thick layer of snow. Exhausting! Nevertheless, spring is what you make of it right? So a lot of my favourites are still rather spring-inspired and colourful. Let's get started :-)

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
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Easter Carrot Cake

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So Easter is almost upon us and so is the time of chocolate eggs and Easter treats. Last year I shared with you guys this super easy chocolate nest recipe, this year it'll be a delicious carrot cake. I just love a good carrot cake, I mean it's basically like eating vegetables right?! ;-) It's easy to make (though I suggest you get a blender for the carrots unless you really fancy an arm workout.. then by all means, go ahead and grate the hell out of those veggies), pretty to look at and sooooo delicious. Here's how I made mine:

Thursday, March 24, 2016
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Coffee & Sugar Body Scrub | Beauty DIY

DIY

We're slowly but steadily going into spring now. The weather is getting warmer and after what felt like an eternal winter to me, we can finally put away our big coats and dress a little lighter, show a little more skin and enjoy all the vitamin D. To get my skin spring-ready and looking fresh I've been using this homemade body scrub, made from everyday ingredients we probably all have lying around the house. It's also cheaper than most store bought body scrubs and you know 100% what's in it! Well, here's what you'll need:

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
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The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k | Book Review

Books

I already mentioned this book in last month's favourites and promised I'd tell you guys a bit more about it so here I am today doing just that. It's basically a 'practical parody' of international bestseller 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up ' by Marie Kondo. Sarah Knight, author of this book, gives practical tips on 'how to stop spending time you don't have doing things you don't want to do with people you don't like' in order to be able to live your best life - or as Knight puts it: gaining time, energy and money by giving fewer f*cks.

Sunday, March 20, 2016
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Coconut Rice Pudding | Vegan Recipe

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I'm coming at you with another recipe today! Rice pudding just reminds me of my childhood so much, so much nostalgia! So when I came across this recipe in one of my favourite cook books 'La Veganista', which is a German book full of amazing and super easy to make vegan recipes, I knew I had to share it with you guys! You can whip it up in no time, don't need many ingredients for it and leftovers will still taste amazing in tomorrow's lunch break. The coconut gives the whole thing the perfect exotic twist, which is exactly what I want now that the sun is coming out more often, the days are getting longer and the weather is starting to warm up. So let's get started shall we, here's what you'll need: