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DIY home renovations: Our experience, before and after!

IKEA kitchen home renovations

UPDATE – we now have a YouTube video with a home tour and our renovation journey with before and after photos!  DIY home renovations – I’ll admit they always scared me. I was never very handy and would require assistance (more like supervision) to change a lightbulb. However, once Franky and I started house hunting we quickly realised we wanted to make our first home our own, plus add a bit of extra value to the place. So, this young...

3 tips to entertain on a budget

Young and Co wine

Fancy staying in and having some friends over? Staying at home can often be much more social and rewarding than going out. The playlists are yours, your shoes are comfortable and you don’t have annoying guys hitting on you at the bar. While there is some organising and cooking involved, it can all be done on a budget. Here are my top three entertaining ideas that are sure to be a hit with your friends! Better yet, they won’t break the bank.

VIDEO: Natural Glam Makeup Tutorial | L’Oreal Paris Infallible Range

NATURAL GLAM MAKEUP LOOK (1)

A new YouTube video is live: Natural Glam Makeup Tutorial | L’Oreal Paris Infallible Range Watch below or click through to Youtube. In order of use: – L’Oreal Paris Infallible Magic Essence Drops – Infallible 24HR Fresh Wear Liquid Foundation 120 Vanilla – Sigma 3DHD Max Kabuki Brush (use code chicontherun for 10% off!) – Mac Prep + Prime Fix+ Goldlite – MAC Eye Brow Styler in Lingering – Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette – MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft...

Mid-year beauty report: top 8 makeup products of 2019

LUMA highlighter

I have always been obsessed with collecting makeup. I am a sucker for unique packaging, eye-catching shimmers and vibrant pigments. I’m extremely lucky to try many amazing products and now would like to share my favorites of 2019! Similarly to my recent skincare report, see my best makeup products of 2019: 8. MAKEUP BRUSHES­ My go-to makeup brushes have always been Sigma (I even have a discount for you all – chicontherun for 10% off ;)). As mentioned previously in...