Long Distance Relationships* my story

Hi guys!

So, today I thought that I could chat with you about a very common problem nowadays: LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS! I am here to tell you my story, and I hope I can help you in this matter, giving you some advice and showing you how your story can have a beautiful happy ending.

First things first, my situation:

Me and my boyfriend are together for almost six years (yes, it seems a life time!), and the majority of those years, we were separated. Since 2012, he is studying at Bragança's University, here in Portugal, but it is 5/6 hours away from me, from were we both live. 

I remember very clearly the night we both discovered that he had to go away... It was a very sad night. I thought that my life was ruined, as the relationship. But, thank God, everything went well, and as planned. 

I discovered that, if we wanted to, we could be together and happy. He tries to come home to see me every weekend (so cute!) and I try to go there every month or every two months (I can't go more often because of my job).

So, I will give you some tips, that could help in the "TRANSITION PERIOD":

(the "transition period" is the time in which you are getting used to it)

1. Be positive: that is a very important part of the process. Everything starts in you, and if you are negative, bad things can appear more often. Stay positive, think about all the good things and nice moments of your relationship. That will help a lot, trust me!

2. Surround yourself with friends: having support is crucial! If you tell your friends your situation, they will help you, and be your shoulder to cry when you need. You will feel more safe and confident. 

3. Keep showing your love towards him: dispite the distance, you are in love, you are boyfriend and girlfriend. Cute text messages are welcome, use Skype and Facebook to contact. Say "I love you" every day. He needs to hear you like you need his cuddles. Tell him your day so he can feel that he is part of your life, as always. Show that nothing has changed!

4. Write a diary or take pictures everyday: if you keep all the nice moments of your life, you can share them with him after. He will appreciate that very much.

5. Don't be afraid to miss him: if you feel sad, it's normal. He is far away and you miss him, that is totally fine. You should accept it and tell him that you miss him. He will support you as you support him. You are one, remember that!

In my personal opinion, long distance relationships are difficult to bare but it is so worth it! When the day comes, and you see him coming back to you, it is the best feeling ever! This September, my boyfriend went away for the fourth time (fourth year) and it was not easy. Every year is as hard, or more hard, than the before. But I believe we are strong, and I believe are love is strong! We are going to survive this and be happy. If he is reading this: BABY, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I MISS YOU!

So, that is all for today!

I know it is a very sad theme to talk about but, nowadays, it is such a common thing. I hope my story can inspire you and help you being more positive about this problem.

If you have any more questions or if you want to ask me anything about my relationship and how we are going, ask me here, or in my INSTAGRAM or TWITTER.

If you like this kind of posts, make a comment down below and tell us what you think.

We love you, thank you so much for your support.

XO, the Blue Girls*

My experience with: Gel Nails!

Hi guys!

I thought very much about what should be our topic of conversation today, and then it hit me... my new nails! I discovered that it was a bit of a "tabu" talk because everyone wants to do it but, at the same time, everyone is afraid to do it! That was what lead me to post something about this: to demystify all your fears! :)

So, about two months ago, I made the decision to transform my nails for a very important event: I decided to make gel nails. My boyfriend invited me to go to his prom at his college and I was very worried about my nails at the time because they were ruined! So, I thought: "I have this prom now, and three days later we are going to Rome for a little "vacation" trip. Why not have beautiful nails at both ocasions?" It was the best decision of my life!

(MY) TRUTH ABOUT GEL NAILS:

I always had very short and very ugly nails that would break in first chance they had so I was never able to have those long, shiny, beautiful, luscious nails that I saw on another girls. I was always sad. But now that I can make my own decisions, I researched a lot about the theme and I asked questions to people who had the experience already.

Everyone thinks two things about gel nails:

a) that they are very high maintenance;

b) that it will ruin your own natural nails;

None of this is true!

First things first: nowadays, doing gel manicure is a normal thing. The majority of the hair salons are fully prepared to do it for you, with a real good quality and a very competitive price! You must ask all the questions that you have to your beautician before you made your decision: that is crucial!

Secondly: you must have a competent beautician taking care of you! Some "nail girls" can ruin your natural nail in the filling of the nail process. If she fills your nature nail too much, before putting the gel, your natural nail will be so thin, so weak, and it will be ruined. We should research what is your type of nail and find a competent beautician, that knows what she is doing (like mine!), to take care of your babies and keep them safe!

If you are wondering, my beautician is in Barcelos, Portugal, near to my house. She is so competent and so nice! I love her so so much! I will link her facebook page down below so you can see her work on the nails, if you are interested. Her name is Manuela, she is a doll!

So, here they are: my pretty nails!

This is my third look: just white gel in three nails and glitter in the thumb and in the ring finger.

So, that is all for today!

I hope you enjoyed this little post about a common problem of our days. Every girl thinks about it once in her life, so it's good to be informed about it.

Don't forget it: information is key! 

DON'T DO IT IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT!

BE SAFE AND YOU WON'T REGRET IT! :)

If you have more questions don't be afraid to ask: comment down below, ask questions on facebook, twitter or instagram. I will link my instagram and twitter down below to, and Dany will do the same this week! Send me a tweet, I will love it!

Love you guys so much! See you next time!

XO, the Blue Girls <3

Manuela's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manuela.n.salgueiro?fref=ts
My instagram: joannavieiramelo
My twitter: @_joanamoreira

Chocolate Time*: how to survive winter!

Hi guys!

So, first let me excuse for all this time without posting... We've been very busy with some jobs and me, personnaly, I've been sick :( So, now that I'm better, I'm here again to tell you about a delicious thing that I've found in THE BODY SHOP store in my town.

Here it is guys! The Chocomania Body Butter!

Since the brand started to appear, I was in love for all the products! The body butters, the lip butters, the body shower, the body creams, exfoliatings, etc. 

So many products, so many scents to play with! 

My first purchase was a body butter. A limited edition body butter in a blueberry scent. It gives my skin all the hydration that it needs for the winter time and, at the same time, it gives a fruity scent that makes me feel like a million bucks!

Then, when I decided to try again THE BODY SHOP products, I bought a dry oil. A dry oil for hair and body. I decided to buy it specially for my hair, to give some shine and life to my hair. And when I was looking for it, I found out that was a dry oil with chocolate scent! I WAS IN LOVE! When I smelled the bottle, I remember thinking:"is there a hole line with this scent?! I want it!"

So, I decided to buy the dry oil and a new body butter: everything with chocolate scent, the CHOCOMANIA LIMITED EDITION!

The CHOCOMANIA PRODUCTS can be found at any THE BODY SHOP store. The BODY BUTTER was 16 euros; the DRY OIL was 8 euros; and the SHOWER GEL was 6 euros.

These products are saving my life during this time of the year, because my skin dries so quickly and needs extra-hydration. You can buy them for yourself if you are like me, if you like to show your skin some love!

But, they can be super cute gifts for Christmas too! I love to get these kind of gifts from the people I love because they know that I love to take care of myself and be pretty :)

So, that is all for today!

We hope you love the post and stay tunned for more! Once again, we apologize for all this time without new posts, we promise: it won't happen again!

We love you guys all so much! Leave us a comment down below and follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram! Tell us your opinion, we want to hear it!

XO, the Blue Girls*

One Brand Show!: Chanel

Hi guys!

Hope you're ok and getting ready for Halloween! It's just around the corner!

Todays post is all about a HUGE and CLASSY brand: CHANEL!

CHANEL has been known in the fashion world for ages and more recently started its own makeup brand and perfume lot. Chanel nº5 is a well known perfume since I can remember but now the brand is trying to expand it's perfume collection and became more girly and flirty. It also started to create men perfumes and BLEU by CHANEL, is one of my favourites!

But today, we are getting into Chanel's makeup collection and, in a more specific way, the nail polish collection!

So, let's get started!

Every season Chanel launches new colors for their nail polish collection: some of them are permanent and become part of the official collection, while others are limited edition. I have here to show you two of the colors from the permanent collection and one limited edition, that my boyfriend gave me! 

First things first: the FORMULA.

These nail polishes are very temperamental. Yes, if you don't take good care of them or don't show them some extra love, they won't last. They need to be in a dry area, without direct sunlight. They will dry fast and be ruined if they catch any sunlight or stay in the heat. My polishes are in a cool, and dry spot in a drawer, in my room. 

In the actual nail, the polish is beautiful and it lasts a lifetime! It runs so smoothly and it is so easy to apply. The finish is shinny and very pretty.

The first nail polish that I'm going to show you is a perfec color for fall and (why not?) for Halloween too. It is a true red! A luscious and warm red colour that will make you the perfect femme fatale! This color is part of the permanent collection.

The name of this luscious color is Dragon, in the number 475.

It costed around 21 euros, in Sephora stores, here in Portugal.

The second nail polish is a very girly and sweet color. It reminds me of candy! It is a ver light and soft pink color, perfect for a pretty and simple look! It could almost be a nude color, but with a much more pink undertone. This is also a color that you can find in the permanent collection of Chanel's nail polishes.

The name of this one is May, in the number 535.

It also cost 21 euros in Sephora.

The last one is a treat! It is a limited edition color and it is gorgeous! I can't discribe this color very well because it is such a different color, but I think that is between a red and a coral pink colour. I know it sounds strange but it is hard to explain :) 

It is more red than pink but it has a coral undertone to it that gives it a spark and makes this nail polish a piece of art on your nails. It is my favourite one! And... it was a gift, so, how can I be more lucky? :)

In the foto it appears very pink, but it deffinitly has a more red tone to it.

The name of this gem is Élixir, in the number 589. I don't know the price of it, but I think it is the same or similar to the other ones. You can find it at Sephora stores, but I don't know if they are still selling it.

So, that is all for today!

I hope you are having a nice week, full of wonderful things, and don't forget to check the blog every now and then to see our new posts. Also check our facebook, twitter and instagram to find out more and different posts! Like our fotos, become a member of our community, the Blue Girls, and comment down below if you want us to try any nail polish of another brands!

Tell us what you think, we want to know!

XO, The Blue Girls ❤️

The Blue Oak Tree

Hi guys and welcome to The Blue Oak Tree!

The purpose of this blog is to share our thoughts, passions and help our potential readers by adressing subjects that matter to them.

In this blog you will find beauty and style posts, recipes among other subjects such as self-confidence and different problems everyone comes across in life where we will try to help out by answering and writting about the subjects that concern you, so please, go ahead and hit the comment section!


We hope you like it and that we can help as much as possible!

XO, The Blues Girls ♥