Fall Fashion and Makeup Essentials!

Hi all,

Since the Fall season is coming up fast, I've been going crazy with Fall fashion and makeup essentials, just to live this Fall to the max #youtuberprobs

Alas, here are my Fall essentials:

Fashion:

1. Chunky Sweaters

Chunky Sweaters are a definite must-have for fall; it's great to cozy up in by the couch, or really practical for those breezy-but-not-really days. What's the downside to looking fashionable yet huggable?!

2. Olive, olive, olive!
Olive is a super trendy colour this Fall, and you don't have to dress head to toe in green to be trendy. Just incorporate some olive-shaded accents into your outfit to stay super on-trend this Fall!

3. Fall boots
Um okay can I just express my love for leather boots in Fall... They look super cute with just jeans and a t shirt, or you can layer higher socks with it so your socks peek out from under your boots. Leather boots are such a classic for Fall, whether it's heeled, flat, tall or ankled, LOVE.

Makeup:

1. Rose Coloured Blush
Rose coloured blush looks great with the earthy tones of Fall, and with the darker months coming up, a rosy pink blush can really brighten up your face.

2. Glowy Skin
Glowy skin is again, super in this Fall season, but lezzbehonest when would you rather have dull looking skin......?
Luminizing products such as highlighters and products with reflective properties can brighten up your skin tone in these duller months, despite the drier skin and darker outfits!

3. Flirty Lashes
I absolutely adore bold, flirty lashes. It opens up the eyes and makes everything so much more fun! The only issue that I have is, when I find a really great mascara (ahem, Covergirl Lashblast, ahem), I'm there sitting in class, and my eyelid tickles because when I look up to take notes, my lashes brushes against my eyelids. First world problems much....

Okay and I'm just throwing this out there since we're on the topic of Fall, but I'm abso-freakin-lutely obsessed with the Starbucks Salted Caramel Mocha. It is just beautiful.

So thats it, my Fall fashion and makeup (and drink!) essentials this Fall. Leave me a comment as to what your favourite Fall things are, or tweet me at @MissJulianaYu anytime!

Love,

Julsie xx

Top 3 College Must-Haves!

Hi all,
If you might not know, I'm a freshman in college! I start University here in Hong Kong, on the first Monday of September, and I'm so excited. I'm a Faculty Of Arts student, and will be taking Spanish, Translation, Mandarin, English, Sport and Religion.
As I'm typing this, I'm sitting amongst my mess of a room. I'm officially packing up my things and moving into the resident halls first thing tomorrow! I realised that there's a lot of things a newbie would forget to bring, or not realise that it's a necessity! Thankfully, I met a group of amazing Year 2 friends at the orientation camp I went to last week (when I had Sally post for me!) and we've become great friends. They gave me some tips and tricks so I thought I'd share it with you all here!


1. A Day Planner

Paperblanks Day Planner, in the Filigree Floral Ebony design

A day planner is incredibly important, I organise my school work, social life, crucial university dates and deadlines as well as social media plans (e.g Youtube video ideas, Hello Style Cosmo shows) on this! Also, it's great because you can have a spread of a week over two pages, and you can plan your week accordingly! It also has a phone book, an empty schedule table, pages of blank notes, monthly calenders and  two ribbons to mark your day!

This is the day planner that I have, but unfortunately it's not my own photo! It's incredibly cute, but it also comes in a range of different designs and sizes to suit your daily life. You can pick another design that you think best defines your personality, and adds an oomph to your boring everyday schoolbooks!

2. A Shower Caddy

Vera Bradley Shower Caddy

Whether you're sharing a bathroom between two rooms (4 girls) like I am, or trooping to shower stalls shared by your entire floor of girls, everyone definitely needs to bring their own products into the shower! If you haven't realised, I'm a massive product junkie, so it would just be stupid to walk in with my arms full of products. One great thing about shower caddies is that it adds a pop of colour to your drab dorm room, and it's also waterproof on the inside, in case any of your products spill over.

3. Decorations

Many dorm rooms will not allow nails hammered in for photo frames, artworks or whatever medal you want hung up. But, with stark white walls and a plain mattress on a plain wooden bed, it's hard to not cry when you see that plain room. So, to spice it up, develop some photos to stick everywhere! They'll remind you of all your friends from back home or in high school, and also there's a lot of pretty photos on Tumblr or on Pinterest! It's like your original wallpaper!
Also, fairy lights can brighten any boring room, and make it super cute and cozy. I'm actually a little bit afraid of the dark, so fairy lights are perfect because the soft lights won't keep your roomie up at night, but bright enough for you to fall asleep to.


All this dorm room talk has me excited to get back to packing! I'm super excited to meet my room mate tomorrow, and to decorate my 1-year "house" with her!

Love, from Julsie xox