Cosette's Beauty Pantry

Hello everyone! Today marks the beginning of Holy Week .   Holy Week is the week before Easter and it is also the last week of  Lent.  And since Easter is almost here, in this post I'm going to answer the Easter tag questions. 1. Do you celebrate Easter? I'm Catholic so of course, I celebrate Easter. 2. What was your favourite thing about Easter growing up? Probably eating a lot of chocolate. 3. What are your plans for Easter this year? Here in Malta, Easter Sunday is a day we spend with family. 4. Do you colour eggs? I used to as a child. 5. Do you have Easter traditions? Easter time in Malta is a time engulfed in tradition and ritual.  It is a time of processions, pilgrimages, pageants, exhibitions and much more. 6. Favourite Easter treat? Vegan chocolate eggs. 7. Least favourite Easter treat? Figolli !   Figolli are traditional Maltese Easter sweet almond cakes, covered in icing or chocolate and decorated with half a chocolat

Hello everyone! I haven't done a tag post in a while, so today I'm doing the  Ride or Die Make-up Tag .   This tag was created by Jaclyn Hill on YouTube.   Her rules are simple: "List your ride or die cosmetic products from each category (foundation, blush , mascara, lip products, etc.).  If you could only take ONE from each category to a desert island, which would you choose?" Here's a list of my ride or die cosmetics:  PRIMER NIVEA MEN Sensitive Post Shave Balm   You can read my first "beauty secret" post to find out why this product works so well as a make-up primer.  FOUNDATION Max Factor Lasting Performance Foundation in 101 This is my all time favourite foundation.  Shade 101 is my perfect match!  CONCEALER The Body Shop Concealer All-In-One in 01 FACE POWDER The Body Shop Loose Face Powder in 01 I actually have 2 favourite powders, I also love  Catrice Prime And Fine Mattifying Powder but I have to choose only one for thi

Hello everyone! October is finally here - Kids are back in school and the weather is starting to get a little chilly.  But most importantly, Halloween is almost here!  So today I'm  going  to answer some Halloween related  questions . 1.  What’s your favourite horror movie?   Horror/ Thriller is my favourite  genre.  Here are some of my favourite: Stir of Echoes   (1999),  The Others   (2001),  "Frágiles" ( Fragile ) (2005),  "El Orfanato"  ( The Orphanage )   (200 7 ).   I actually love Spanish horror movies, French comedy and Italian drama.  2. If you were in a horror movie, how far do you think you would get? (Five minutes, halfway, all the way to the end credits…?) All the way to the end credits, duh!  3. Favourite scary video game? I'm not much of a gamer. 4. Favourite scary story? The ghost stories my   nanna   (grandma) used to tell me and my brother when we were little. 5. What’s one unusual thing that y

Hello everyone! Although it doesn't feel like  autumn  here in Malta, yet, I thought it would be fun to do the  Sweater Weather Tag !  So, here are some of my autumn favourites... Favourite candle scent? I'm obsessed with Yankee Candle , especially the fruit and food and spice fragrances.  I can't get enough of the Sweet Strawberry smell! Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate? I never drank coffee in my life.  I drink green tea,  rooibos   red tea and herbal teas.  But I also love my vegan hot chocolate (hot rice drink or oats drink with pure  cocoa powder ). What's the best fall memory you have? Watching  horror  movies and classic TV specials around Halloween. Which make-up trend do you prefer: dark lips or winged eyeliner? I wear both but if I had to choose I'd pick winked eyeliner.   Best fragrance for fall? When it comes to perfume, I like what I like regardless of seasons! Favourite Thanksgiving food? Malta doesn't celebrate Thank

Hello everyone! Today I want to talk about my hair, so here's  my hair tag !  Keep reading to learn more about my hair story . When was the first time you got your hair cut?  My mum always says that she cut my hair when I was only 2 days old!  Apparently I was born with long hair. :) When was the first time you got your hair coloured or highlighted. When I was 15. What is the longest and the shortest you hair has ever been? When I was 9 I had knee length hair.  Yes, I said KNEE... I was a real life Rapunzel.  A nd when I was 12 I got a pixie cut (talk about extremes)!  Throughout the years my hair has been all the lengths in between.  However, as an adult I never let my longest layer grow past my waist.     How often do you trim/cut your hair? I'm kind of obsessed with cutting my hair.  I cut my hair myself.  I usually cut 2 inches every 8 week.  There were times when I trimmed my hair more than once a month (*scissor happy*).  My hair grows really qui

Hello everyone! Today I decided to do another tag post.  I answered these questions so you can get to know me a little bit better.  The Beauty & Brains Tag was created by   WildYoungThing ( Youtube username) back in 2012.   Lets get started... Favourite book I don't have a favourite book.  Whenever I want to read a new book I visit Goodreads and pick one (or three).  I normally read more than one book at a time.  I am currently reading the Delirium series by   Lauren Oliver . Favourite quotation/s I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not. - Kurt Cobain Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing . - Oscar Wilde English or Maths? English Science or Art? Art Name five albums or musical artists that changed your life. I LOVE music and couldn't live without it but I wouldn't say any artist or album "changed my life". Favourite & least favourite subject in

Hello everyone! Today's post is another tag post !  Check it out: 1) Is your hair naturally curly or straight? My hair is wavy/curly. 2) What is your natural hair colour? Medium brown 3) Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon? I used to go to a salon but I have been dying and cutting my own hair for years.  I also colour and cut my mum's hair and cut my brother's curly hair! 4) Do you wear the same style every day or do you change it? I wear whatever I want! 5)  Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon? Mostly I do my own mani/pedi.   6) How often do you change your nail polish? Once a week, more or less. 7) Do you polish your toes in Winter or just in the Summer? I don't usually wear toe nail polish during the Winter months. 8) How long does it take for you to put on your make-up? I'd say 10-15 minutes on average. 9) What do you do first, face or eyes? Face. 10) Do you collect make-up or just