Happy 7th Birthday to SMOONSTYLE!!! Time to celebrate with a 'little' looking back Chit Chat and an international giveaway.

I can't believe it has already been seven years since my first post! The excitement of pushing the 'publish post' button for the very first time and the thought that I am going to share my favorite things and thoughts with the world was exhilarating.

Going a bit down SMOONSTYLE memory lane, I decided to browse through some of the earlier posts. This will be rambly, consider yourselves warned ;)

My blog is in a way a digital diary. Same goes for Instagram, but that is another subject and another post most likely. Some posts made me laugh, cringe, a little embarrassed, and some made me a bit sad like the two times I've lost my dear cats. I also wanted to share the bad days with you, because we all have them. The time I had to cancel a tour because my dad almost died. Thank you for your kind words during the darker days. It cheered me up and made me feel stronger.

I can tell that majority of you enjoy the Chit Chat posts the most, because they are the most personal of them all. Also the most spontaneous.

How it all began.

My passions besides music have always been photography and make up artistry. Lately, photography has been taken over. It meant that the quality of the pictures that I put online, have improved a lot. The first couple of posts where quite horrendous!

I put more thought and work into photographing products before putting the post online. I make the photos way ahead of creating a blog post. That is mostly because at home I have better light to photograph. After I've made the photos, I sometimes run out of time to finalize a post and it has to wait until I have the time to sit behind the computer. Often during the tours I have more time. At home, my priorities shift as you might be able to understand. I am in the kitchen a lot as you can see through Instagram.

Through SMOONSTYLE, I have met a lot of amazing people and also have been giving great opportunities. The reason why I started the blog back in the day was to answer the many questions from fans that I received through the years. Doing my own make up and hair, creating stage outfits with other designers, and styling myself for the countless photoshoots that I've done in my life.

I loved doing videos and photoshoots for Epica. These are the times where I can go wild with make up and clothes. A lot of outfits that I wear during video- and photoshoots I don't wear during the shows, because they are not very comfortable. No nip slips for me please.

Giveaway!

One of my must-have items for any make up girl that travels a lot. I am talking about the My Beautylight. This literarily has saved my make up sessions on the road numerous times! Not only is it great to have on the road, but also during the dark winter mornings or in bathrooms with bad lighting. I have used it even during a videoshoot with Epica (Universal Death Squad), when I film small tutorials for Instagram, and take beauty shots. I LOVE it!! Such a handy little light. It is super lightweight and extremely powerful!

The Beautylight is a small LED lamp that comes in several different editions. Some of them are 'The Basic' 6500 Kelvin (daylight), 'The Glamour' (five different light temperatures) and 'The Frame' premium edition.

To celebrate the 7th birthday of SMOONSTYLE, I am giving away one of 'The Basic' Beauty Lights in silver. Here you can find some more information about it: Basic Edition.

This is an international giveaway! It's my small way of saying thanks for your love and support! All you need to do in order to win, is leave a comment and tell me which was your favorite blog post.

xx,
Simone

Picture taken from the my Beauty Light Website.

Picture taken from the my Beauty Light Website.