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New perfume love alert! I am in love with the Crystal Noir EDT from Versace. I can't stop wearing it! It is such a delicious scent that is an absolute no brainer. Fresh, spicy, sexy clean! I am a sucker for a clean, musky scent. 

I feel fresh and put together, whenever I wear this. I fell in love with this scent after sniffing it a couple of times at the duty free. I have to say that I prefer it to the EDP. The notes just hit me the right way :)



Top Notes

Cardamom
Pepper
Ginger

Middle Notes

Gardenia
Orange Blossom
Peony

Base Notes

Sandalwood
Musk
Amber


1.2.23 No comments

 


Here is a current favourite scent of mine. Musc Noir for her from Narciso Rodriguez is coziness in a bottle. It was love at first sniff. A Netflix and Chill kind scent that gives you that clean, just out of the shower and ready to unwind feeling.


Top Notes

Plum

Middle Notes

Musk
Heliotrope

Base Notes

Suede

 I know why I love this scent so much. It is connected to a childhood memory. The top note of the perfume is plum. Top notes are for me as important as the middle and base notes. I have to like a scent from the start to finish. 

 Suddenly it hit me. Back in my childhood, my parents had two plum trees in our garden. One with light plums and one with dark plums. We had plum marmalade all year long. I remember the sweet and juicy scent and flavor.

It is a great feeling when perfume can make you travel in time and make you relive long lost memories. The power of perfume.

xo,
Simone

* Notes and images taken from fragantica.com
19.12.22 No comments








This is such a big day for me! The news is out! I have my very own shade lipstick at LH COSMETCS !!!! All the beauty lovers out here know Linda Hallberg, an OG on the interwebs. She is super talented, smart gorgeous and sweet!

We have been friends for some years now and finally got to work together! One of my favorite products from her makeup brand are the Fantasticks. I have shown you 'Famous' many times. 

Kiss of Life is a beautiful 'My lips but better' shade that is a warm rosey nude with buildable coverage. You can use it on your lips and cheeks for a healthy glow. It has SPF 15, which is great to protect the sensitive skin on your lips from harmful sun rays. 

We started working on this one year ago, and now it is finally here in my hands! I still can't believe it! Who would have thought that at the beginning of my beauty blog that I would have my own shade of one of my all time favourite lipsticks? 

Thank you so much for supporting my makeup dreams her on my blog and on my Instagram! 

You can get it here: KISS OF LIFE

Should we do a little giveaway? 

xo,

Simone



2.12.22 No comments

 


Happy Birthday SMOONSTYLE! I can't believe that SMOONSTYLE is now officially 12-years-old! I will have a toast with a Radler :)

My heart still beats faster for make up, fragrances and fashion, but at the moment I am super busy with Epica, the Epica Universe and also my own Photography Patreon account, on which I also blog. 

If you want to keep track of what I have been doing, you are most welcome to join my PATREON community. My blog will remain a beauty blog, where I will keep on posting from time to time. Soon we will be touring in the US, so I will probably do some beauty shopping at Ulta and Sephora ;)

Thank you all so much for following me here! I love you all!

xo,

Simone

2.9.22 1 comments








Guess which perfumes I took with me during our tour in Mexico? The lovely 'La Selection Nomade' set from BYREDO. 3 amazing scents in a small size, perfect for travel! Well, to be exact, I took only the Bal D'Afrique with me. 

I started with Mojave Ghost and Blanche and fell in love with Bal D'Afrique sample that I had to get the Nomade set. It contains Blanche and Bal D'Afrique in 12 ml travel size. That is why I love these sample sets. It is a great way to get to know a brand. I also own another set, La Boisée, because of my first love with Byredo: Mojave Ghost. 

La Sélection Nomade is a great fit with me. Two of my favorite scents in one set. I only take small perfume refills and travel sized perfumes with me. Less weight, but like this I can still take a couple of my favourite scents with me. 

Bal D'Afrique Notes

Top: African Marigold, Bergamot, Buchu

Heart: Cyclamen, Violet

Base: Moroccan Cedarwood, Vetiver


Bal D'Afrique has such a delightful, fresh scent that is an absolute good mood transformer. I love cedar wood and vetiver. Some of my preferred notes. As I am writing this, half of the bottle is empty. If I smell it now, it reminds me of our Tour in Mexico. 

Next travels, I will take Blanche with me. Which is one of BYREDO's most popular scents. It reminds me of one of my friends, that wore this scent many years. 

Do you know BYREDO? The set is currently sold out at DOUGLAS, but will be back in stock soon!

xo,

Simone




13.6.22 No comments



As promised, here are the key makeup products that I used to create my stage makeup look during our show in Mexico City. I love playing around with half beads ever since I had Kika do my makeup for the OMEGA photoshoot. I use eyelash glue to stick them on my face. I have used Mastix glue before, but it is not the best for the face and especially eye area ;)

Charlotte Tilbury Super Easy Eyeshadow palette
Charlotte Tilbury Nude Romance Lipstick
Charlotte Tilbury Bronze & Glow in travel size
Danessa Myricks Color fix 'Odyssey'
Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black
Half beads in silver ( you can get them on Ebay)

xo, Simone


31.5.22 No comments

 






Finally a new 'Smells like Smoonstyle'. I have really been loving perfumes lately and have collected a couple of new precious perfume bottles. The one that I want to show you today has a very special memory that it is connected with.

Lacoste 'Pour Femme' Eau de Parfum is no stranger to me. I have worn this perfume when I was a teenager. I have never thought about buying it again, because I have long found my signature perfume.

In the pandemic, perfume has helped me to travel around the world and my memories as well, but in my mind. One of my first bigger holidays were in Egypt when I was 16. I was wearing this perfume at the time.

It is a floral woody musk fragrance that was designed by Olivier Cresp back in 2003. I must have gotten it around that time as well.

Top Notes: Pepper, Freesia, Apple
Middle Notes: Heliotrope, Violet, Jasmine, Hibiscus, Rose
Base Notes: Suede, Sandalwood, Incense, Cedar and Labdanum

If I could event try to describe it I would say that it feels like a warm hug. I love to wear it in the traditional way, but also on my pillow as a 'good night' fragrance. It transports in me into a calm mood and relaxes me. 

You can get really good deals and lovely Lacoste Pour Femme sets here: Douglas

Do you have a perfume that you hold very dear? I will be sharing more perfume on the blog soon :)

xo
Simone











21.4.22 No comments

 









If I had to pick only 10 makeup brushes, these are the ones that I would pick to create any makeup look. In reality, I own more than just these brushes, but these are definitely my Ride and Die. The ones that I take with me when I travel. 

I have accumulated many makeup brushes over the last two decades. Some have been with me since a long time. At the moment I rarely buy new brushes for myself. Only the ones that get so haggard from daily use like my foundation brush. Some of the brands that I like are Real Technique, It Cosmetics, Jacks Beauty Line and Zoeva.

Many makeup brushes have an official name, like foundation, blush, brows, concealer and so on. The great thing is that you can use them for many different tasks than the ones they got appointed to. 

1. My powder and foundation brush is from Real Techniques. It is officially a powder brush, but I use it for foundation as well ;) I start off with applying the foundation with my hands, then I use this brush to distribute the make up and last step is to use a makeup sponge. I love the one from Linda Hallberg Cosmetics. 

2. Concealer brush: Zoeva 146 Concealer Perfector 

This is perfect for applying concealer super quick with a full coverage effect. I love this brush!

3. Powder Blush Brush: Heavenly Luxe It Cosmetics 

I received this brush at an It Cosmetics event many years ago. It has SMOONSTYLE engraved on it :) Great to apply blush on the apples of your cheeks. Super soft vegan brush.

4. Cream Blush Brush: Real Technique 206 (mine was a limited edition color)

Real Techniques is super affordable and great quality. I love this for my cream blush application as well as liquid highlighter. It has the perfect size.

5. Eyeshadow Blending Brush: Zoeva 228 ( 2 times in the photo)

I own many of these brushes, because they are the best for getting a super blended look. Just slap on that eyeshadow, do the windshieldwiper motion and you are good to go :)

6. Angled Brush: Inglot 6 (yellow) and Louise Young 6.1

The Inglot brush has the right 'sharpness' and density to perfect my brows. The Louise Young brush is super old, but still works like a charm. I love angled brushes for my brows, but also to smudge liner or apply eyeshadow as a liner with it. Angled brushes are great multi-use brushes and I have many of them ;)

7. Little Crease Brush: Louise Young

This I love to use to apply powder eyeshadow underneath my eyes. 

8. Small Powder Brush: Jacks Beauty Line nr. 9

I love to use this to apply powder on smaller areas, like underneath my eyes. 

9. Fan Brush: MAC COSMETICS

This might not have as many hairs left compared to when I just bought the brush, but it still works perfect for applying powder highlighter. Unfortunately, it still sheds hair whenever I clean it. 

10. Pointy Brush: Ici Paris XL

From all the makeup brushes that I own, this is one of the oldest one besides the MAC fan brush. It was gifted to me by a dear friend that is also a big makup lover. I love to use this to apply my inner corner highlight. 


What are your favorite makeup brush brands? Let me know in the comments!

xo
Simone

28.3.22 No comments

 


Starting the Best of Beauty 2021 - Body with my favourite shower/bath products. I LOVE the L'Occitane Amande series. Last year, I discovered that this line also has a bath milk! Normally, I don't like to smell like food, but for almonds I will make a exception ;) For the shower oil, I always buy the refill and I also have a tiny little travel bottle that I can refill for whenever I am traveling. The scrub has small almond particles so no micro plastic will be going down the drain. 



See any thing familiar? Yes! I am still using the Soft Oil Balea body cream, after all those years! I still love it till today! It is just perfect! Only little downside is that you can leave little oil/grease stains on light clothing and tables etc ;) I love to use this to give my arms and legs some glow. It smells divine and works wonders on my dry skin. 

The Kneip Winter Edition shower gel is so soft and warm. It smells like a warm blanket feels haha! I am not a vanilla fan, but this is very subtle and not overly sweet. I have also used the shower foam from this, but I can't seem to find it anywhere anymore. 

Weleda Skin Food 'Body Butter'. Oliver loves to use Weleda Skin Food for his face and I also love to use the lip oil. The face cream is a bit too rich for me. This body butter is perfect for winter, when my legs are dry like the sahara....




Last is the face! I have discovered La Roche-Posay Toleriane Ultra cream. My cheeks and under eye have been so dry and this does the trick. There is no perfume in it, I love the packaging. I accidentally bought the night cream, when I was in a hurry and found out later at home that I bought the wrong one haha! 

Never forget sunscreen! The best anti ageing product ;) I wear this every day! Listen to me; your skin will thank you ;) I like to use the Nivea Q10 spf 50. I love the scent and it doesn't break me out. There is one that is more targeted for my skin (combination) that has a matte finish, but it doesn't sit nice on the skin. 

Last is Vichy Normaderm Anti Age. My friend, who is a makeup artist, recommended this to me for break outs. I have been using it religiously ;) This is the best out of the whole line. I also use a scrub from this line that is really good. I forgot to put it in the picture haha ;) 

The very last product that I also forgot to take a photo of is the Eubos hand cream. I also still repurchase this many years after creating my first blog post showing the hand cream. 

What skin/body products do you swear by and have repurchased time after time?

xo

Simone



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