Beauty tip of the month

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Emailed to me by my Dad! Thanks Dad. (source unknown) I think this is very true. My yoga teacher in NYC taught me to watch my thoughts whenever I leave the house. Like we always check our image in the mirror, which is fine, but wouldn't help if we leave with miserable thoughts. Good thoughts will make you look beautiful! Inside and out.

I am surprised how often I hear women I work with say things like: "I hate my skin." Or "My skin looks awful/terrible..." etc. Everyone has bad skin days, stressful days, or a flu from time to time, but there is no need to be that tough on yourself. Have you ever noticed how your skin changes, when you are stressed, or ill? I can tell the difference in my own skin straight away.

You can enhance your skin with makeup and enjoy and experiment with it. Makeup can transform you, and of course you can cover uneven skin tone, blemishes and dark circles with the right products and techniques. I love makeup, I love my job. It's so creative and versatile, and constantly inspiring. I see makeup as a fun celebration of your own beauty, an artistic tool that can enhance your unique beauty. I wish I could teach women in my makeup classes and makeovers how to love their skin more. And to understand what an important and fantastic organ it really is.

Watch your thoughts! Love the skin you live in.

Surf magic or jumping into summer

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Shoes Surf Magic by Clarks found here

As some of you might now, I am shortly moving to Sydney and that means after this few weeks of London Autumn, I will skip Winter and will be jumping right into Summer. For the special occasion I treated myself to a new pair of daily sandals. I was looking for a pair of the perfect summer shoes for a while now.

New shoes to celebrate the new life. They are called "Surf Magic", so suitable! I can't wait to wear them out. They are so comfortable, like most Clarks shoes. I am tempted to get another pair. One that's just as comfortable but a little less casual.

I am so excited and am hoping for many new great opportunities. And am looking forward to working with many beautiful brides in Australia. There are already some exciting news for me, which I will share with you here shortly. It seems like there are wonderful creative people down there, offering the most unique wedding services. Such a pleasure to network with some of them online, and amazing to able to meet them in person very soon.

It feels to good to de-clutter, giving things to charity as well as replacing things, preparing myself for the lifestyle change. Summer and Surf, here I come! Here is to a great start.

5 affordable summer make up tips

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Make Up by Liv Lundelius, Photography by Luru Wei

Just being back from our holiday to Croatia and finally having the good weather in London too, I wanted to share a few summer make up tips:

Like fashion, it's a good idea to adapt your cosmetics routine for the summer. What looks good in the midst of winter isn’t necessarily the look you should be going for on the beach! To help make up your summer look, I’ve compiled a list of 5 top summer cosmetics tips!

1) Vibrant Colours Just as the flowers bloom, you’ll probably be more inclined to wear a brighter top or a flowery dress. You should also add a touch of colour to your face, especially if you normally stick with neutral colours. Colourful eye shadow to match your outfit looks great, as does a blusher with a hint of pink or coral. 2) Waterproof Mascara Purely from a practical viewpoint, waterproof mascara is essential. Whether you’re hitting the beach, pool or even if you’re just going to be out and about in the heat, waterproof mascara is ideal for preventing unsightly running of mascara. 3) Replace Richness for Sheer Switching to sheer versions of your lip and eye makeup colours is highly recommended to give you that fresher, more subtle look for summer. Whilst rich, deep looks look great at other times of the year, they often look heavy and unflattering during the summer. 4) Tint Replace thick lip sticks with tinted lip balms this summer to keep your look fresh. The same applies for foundation, opting for tinted moisturisers will look fresher and won’t get clammy if the temperature rises. 5) Glow, Don’t Shine Contrary to what many adverts may tell you, shining isn’t a great look. Shining can look a little sweaty and even clammy in the summer, to prevent this make sure you glow instead by using oil-blotting papers followed by using pressed powders.

Have a browse over at Cosmetics 4 Less for cheap cosmetics this summer to keep you looking the freshest you can this summer.

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Summer Swim & Summer Clogs

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I just came back from a wonderful week in Croatia. If you want to follow up on our trip check out our personal blog: Liv+Dave= Many of you were asking me after tweeting and posting the photo above, where I got the gorgeous swimsuit and cute clogs from. So I decided to share it here with you as well. The fabulous swimsuit is from our new sponsor For Luna, a fantastic online boutique for retro-swimwear. The super comfy and cute clogs are from the best online store for clogs, our new Sponsor Lotta from Stockholm, nice people that sell extra nice clogs.