Good afternoon on Thursday! It is a proper summer day here in Malta, hot and humid and I am sitting in a cafe sorting emails, planning things ahead and gradually getting back to my Maltese lifestyle with a bit of different outlook though. We returned on Monday from a fortnight in Bulgaria. It is always exciting to go there, especially recently after many months of restrictions, changing safety measures and pretty much the same pandemic vibe like the last vacation, I cannot believe it is still happening. Reasonably one could ask, Is it worth travelling during a pandemic? In this...
How to Become more Charming | Clarins Coral Gradation
We have all heard of the word ‘charming’. We use it to describe people who are pleasant and attract others easily. But how do they manage to do that? Can they intentionally become more of that and do they use consciously their charm in to achieve certain results? I had never thought about these questions and and charm as a personality characterisctic, till I came across the book ‘The Art of Seduction’ by Robert Greene. It was so random that I found the audiobook (you know I often love listening to educational stuff when I do my makeup), so despite...
The Five Love Languages | My Latest Clarins
Have you ever felt unappreciated for the amount of care you expressed to another person? We have all heard stories about people who do a lot for other people and at the end their effort does not feel rewarded. I am not saying we should care about people for the rewards, but at least we need to feel that what we give is noticed and makes difference so that we keep the attitude and be motivated to invest more in our valuable connections. Apparently there is a rational explanation for this misunderstanding and inability of people to acknowledge each other’s...
Decluttering: Letting Go of The Dysfunctional and Manifesting Abundance and Greatness | Clinique Lips
Do you find getting rid of objects difficult, and as a result accumulate things that ‘you might need one day’? Do you feel tired by looking at some of your possessions, or unable to create a long lasting order among them? All of these questions can have a lot in common and they can say much about one’s state of mind and emotional situation. I have experienced this set of circumstances and I used to think that they were normal and therefore I did not think of actually doing something on them. However, I have been reading books on Self-improvement...
Man’s Search for Meaning | Clinique All-about-clean
Have you ever confronted yourself with the question: ‘What is the meaning of my life?’. I reckon that everyone at some point has. I have also been concerned with this topic on my way to Self-discovery and Self-mastery. Now that I have made a lot of progress in this direction, I can agree with Victor E. Frankl that the meaning of a person’s life is something unique that only they can figure out on their own, otherwise it is not fulfilling and therefore not sufficient, or even nonexistent. We are social creatures, from ancient times we feel the need to...
Next Travel Excitement | Пътуването като Средство за Личностно Израстване
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. – Marcel Proust That is probably one of the most important aspects of traveling to me, to be able to look at everything in (my) life from a different perspective. There is something so special in waking up in an unseen before place, after a good sleep and a cup of coffee, while looking at everything around you and observing а different lifestyle, habits and mentalities. Whether I am going back to my country or I visit another one, it is always an opportunity...
‘Second Brain’ | Chanel & Dior Makeup
Have you ever felt sad after eating something or calm, or energised after another? It is no longer a mystery or a major discovery that food affects how we feel and even how we think. But how, in what way can something like this influence my brain, isn’t it the most powerful organ that directs all others? I asked myself these questions. According to psychologists there is an organ that has a similar significance to the brain, and others even claim it to be our ‘first brain’ – the Gut. The bacteria and the vast neural network operating there contain...
The Power Of An Early-Morning Routine
Own your morning. Elevate your life. ― Robin Sharma, The 5 AM Club As an English speaker and a teacher of this language I can translate this quote and I do like how it sounds, and yet until very recently it was not of much significance to me till I read this book. Good morning, Beauties! This post is inspired by The 5 Am Club by Robin Sharma. I was amazed by the main idea in it – that waking up early can transform your life. The author claims that this is the time when your brain works most effectively and creatively....
Emotional Bank Accounts | Lancaster Beauty
Some people are drawn to us and others not. Whereas the reasons for such attraction can be based on personality traits, similarities in vision, mindset and purpose, there is another factor that many are not used to considering. How much we invest in people emotionally is fundamental for any kind of relationship, how safe someone is feeling in our presence, according to Dr. Stephen R. Covey, is an important prerequisite for long-term and meaningful connections. In a famous book of his, he speaks about an Emotional Bank Account as one’s relationship with another. He explains the concept of that term...
Life Lessons | Пет Неща За Живота | SkinCode Essentials
Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely. ― Roy T. Bennett The more I grow up, the more I value and try to maintain the power behind this notion. I got to think about life when I was looking through the small window in this cozy cafe in Valletta, while I was waiting for my friend to fix herself in the ladies’ room. It was one of those Saturdays when I catch up with a friend after...