Marlena is the founder and CEO of Makeup Geek - a cosmetic education website and upstart makeup brand. Read more...
My Weight Loss Journey
Hello healthy makeup geeks! I’m sorry it’s been awhile since posting things on my personal blog, but it’s been the most chaotic few weeks I’ve had in a long time! I wanted to share with you my new breakfast item that I eat everyday to keep me on my healthy lifestyle. I found that when [...]
Paris
Before we get started on this day’s journal, let me just say I’m SOO behind! I was so busy with school each day, then was racing around Italy for 1 week after school, then came home to gallstones and ecoli poisoning I haven’t had time to catch up on these journals, but I still wanted [...]
Paris
Zara Now I realize this isn’t a “Parisian” store, but my first experience with Zara was here in Paris. I absolutely LOVE their style- very trendy yet stylish and classic. My favorites things to buy were the jackets and blazers, belts, and tops (I bought 2 jackets from here even though it’s about to be [...]
Paris
Lifestyle The first thing I noticed about Paris being different from the US was the lifestyle. Everyone sits down at a meal for at least an hour or two and makes a social event of it- talking and laughing with friends or watching people walk by. There’s no one sitting at the table with their [...]
Paris
Hey guys, Hope you’re having a great week! I wanted to give you a tour of our Paris apartment so that you could see the difference between here and back home. Much love, Marlena and Nicola
Paris
April, Tuesday 19th Marlena was at school today, so I was left to do some exploring of the city! I hopped on the metro (since I’m now an expert!) and headed to Jardin du Luxembourg- a large garden in Paris. It was really great to walk around the gardens! The well manicured lawns and surrounding [...]
Fashion
We have seen some beautiful hairstyles while here in Paris- this twisted updo being a popular one! I think because women here keep their makeup simple during the day, they focus more on fashion and hair. The top picture is super easy- just pull your hair in a low side ponytail, then pull your [...]
Life in General
Most people would assume that I, out of all people, would never get a tattoo. It was somewhat true as I hate pain, plus never thought of myself as a “tattoo girl” Why did I change my mind and why now? My dad passed away almost 6 months ago, and it was truly the worst [...]
Paris
Cars The cars here in Paris (unlike our massive SUVS in the US) are teeny tiny! They are quite cute! I have read that Parisians own these tiny cars (most people don’t own cars) for multiple reasons: the streets are very narrow, gas prices are extremely high, and public transportation is amazing here. Sidewalks/roads As [...]
Paris
Saturday, April 7th The plan was to meet our friend Helene for lunch and then do some shopping. The plan got altered as we hopped on the wrong bus and got lost…. ruh roh. We realized this after about 20 minutes of going in the wrong direction. Ruh roh again. At least we got a [...]
Life in General
So I discovered today what food in heaven will taste like: just like Laduree macarons! When I tweeted to all of you asking what I must see and do in Paris, I had hundreds of replies saying to try these cookies. Since they were raved about so much, I had to see for myself what [...]
Paris
Friday, April 6th Today was a fantastic day! I met up with Stefania (a fellow Makeup Geek), and she is such a sweetie! I took the metro to meet her, which was easy….huge relief! I’ve been petrified of getting lost somewhere in Paris, never to be found again! LOL. Stefania and I had some super yummy [...]
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