Category: Beauty
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Fabulous Fifties rockabilly inspired look
Remember I was going to a vintage party last Sunday? Well I did manage to take a few pics, but lighting was horrible, so I only have a few to show you. So here it is, without further ado: my 1950s inspired hair, make up and outfit. Completed look Excuse the vacuum cleaner! haha Hair…
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Fabulous Fifties party
Remember my dressing up all retro and vintage-y last year? Well, maybe your brain needs to be triggered a little by reading the posts about my Roaring 20s Flapper girl look and 1940s Hollywood glam inspired look. Each time I dressed up in a vintage style outfit including hair, fashion and make up because I…
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NARS inspired make up look
The reason for my reading make up books is to get inspiration for techniques that I might use myself. For some reason, pictures of celebrities never work for me because a) I don’t find it all that interesting and b) I don’t find make up looks used at red carpet events show me anything I…
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Best MAC eyeshadows
A few weeks ago, I already wrote about MAC eyeshadows which I think are underrated. Underrated meaning, I think they deserve to get more credit. Apart from underrated ones, I also have a few MAC eyeshadows that are my go to colors whenever I am stumped for an eye look. These colors are easy to…
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Lush Daddy-O shampoo
Since I tried a Lush shampoo bar, I thought I’d also try one of their regular shampoos. The lady in the store recommended Daddy-O. Formulated especially for blonde hair, this shampoo promises to remove the yellow undertones, erase the grey-ish hues and transform natural blonde hair back to a shiny and voluminous, blonde bombshell look.…
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Updated make up collection & storage
A collection update. It was about time. The last time I showed this was almost 2 years ago and lots has changed since then. I purged quite a few sections mainly, but on the other hand, not so much has changed. I still store my make up collection in the same way and I honestly…
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My complete skin care routine
I am about as minimalistic as it gets when it comes to skin care. It is not something I enjoy looking into because my skin is just so complicated. Whenever I try something new, it usually ends in a bad experience and so I am skeptical and not willing to venture out much. I just…
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The Body Shop Aloe Vera skin care
Helloow! I’m back after a busy weekend filled with social gatherings and lots and lots of me time. Especially the latter was something I desperately needed so I didn’t have the energy to post anything over the weekend. But today is Monday: a new day, a new week, so let’s get started! I have sensitive…
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EOTD: Everything orange
Long live the King! Oh wait, that was last week… Big fail on my behalf, but I had wanted to post this eye of the day to celebrate our new king. Unfortunately, my busy life got in the way and so it was delayed. I hope you don’t mind, because this orange eyelook will be…
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The Body Shop make up brushes
I’m not much of a brush fiend, but I like the ones I have. Some of my brushes go way back: I’ve had them ever since I first started using make up more regularly some 5 odd years ago. My first serious set of brushes was a brush roll filled with 5 brushes from The…
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Underrated MAC eyeshadows
MAC Cosmetics is a make up brand known for their range of lipsticks, frequent limited edition collections and for me: eyeshadow. As an eyeshadow junkie I quickly knew that I wanted to make a MAC eyeshadow palette. I took about 1.5 years to get it all together and start using everything. By now I can…
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Maybelline Fit Me foundation
Foundation: the worst make up product on the planet. I’ve only been using foundation since September because I had never found a foundation that actually fit me. I had bought a few, but never wore them. Mostly because the color was too dark and I didn’t want to spend a fortune buying drugstore foundations (which…
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FOTD: Periwinkle twinkle
Today I have a more eye centered look for you. It is based around the Inglot Pearl 249 eyeshadow, which is a gorgeous pastel blue with purple undertones, also known as periwinkle (I love that word!). It’s a very simple look again, but it’s foolproof and I think it really makes my brown eyes pop.…
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Sephora waterproof eye make up remover
Sephora is leaving The Netherlands in June and to me that is a major bummer. Why? Because there are a few of the Sephora brand items that I absolutely love. Today I’m reviewing the first one for you: the waterproof eye make up remover. Sephora waterproof eye make up remover Note: I only realized when…
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Video: Get Ready With Me #1
Exciting times, video times! I am not too fond or good at making videos which is why I don’t do them very often. But when I saw these ‘Get Ready With Me’ videos I thought: I can do that too. So the other day I sat down and gave it a shot. Hoping I was…
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FOTD: Classic pin up look with a modern twist
Today’s face of the day (FOTD) is killing two birds with one stone. For one it shows you the make up look I’m wearing yesterday’s Jean Paul Gaultier inspired outfit post AND I’m showing you what the Rimmel BB cream looks like on my skin. I wrote about the Rimmel BB cream on Monday. You…
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New In: Rimmel & L’Oreal make up
With spring comes nearly always comes my wish to try out some new make up products. I had been reading great reviews of the Rimmel BB cream and after the fiasco that is Maybelline Fit Me foundation, I was very curious to try it. The lipstick was on sale as this color is being discontinued…
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Biodermal day cream for dehydrated skin
I am picky when it comes to skincare. I hardly ever change it up and when I do it’s because I find the product I was using doesn’t work as well for me anymore. That happened to me this fall. My daily moisturizer by La Roche Posay made me flare up a bright fire engine…
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FOTD: Pink Paradise
Time for another face of the day. This time something appropriate for the spring that simply won’t be happening any time soon, but hey: we have to stay positive right? It features some pink eyeshadow and a neutral lip. In other words, it is a very wearable, every day look that is suitable for any…
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Rediscovered make up items
I have come to a stage where I can say I’ve tried so many make up products that I know what I like and don’t like. It’s just that sometimes you find gems in your make up collection: products you used over and over, but since you wanted to try new things they got a…
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New in: YSL lipstick in tropical pink
One make up trend for spring/ summer 2013 are bold bright lips. I have been on a bit of a lip kick make up wise. I’ve been changing up my standard heavy smokey eye and switching it for bolder, darker and brighter lips on and off since last summer. These past few weeks I’ve definitely…
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Bath & Body Works Twilight Woods Shower Gel
If there is one type of beauty product I cannot get enough of, it’s shower gel. I love the different scents and formulas. When I visited the US over summer I picked up 2 shower gels from Bath & Body Works. Known for its candles and other bath and shower products, Bath & Body Works…
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FOTD: Yellow Submagreen
Remember how I showed you some new Catrice & Essence products a few days ago? Well here’s the look I created with some of those new products. This look focuses mainly on the eyes, but I really liked the overall look and feel of it. It has a bit of color, but it’s still very…
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New In: Catrice & Essence make up
Every few months German budgetproof make up brands Essence & Catrice renew their lines to keep it fresh and up to date. So when I was in the store the other day and found the displays had just been restocked I checked it out and went home with some eyeshadow and a blush. Read on…
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Real techniques brushes: The core collection
As you may remember, one of my ‘wishes’ for 2013 was to buy some new/ more make up brushes. I hadn’t bought any for over a year and a few of the cheaper ones I have, had started to fall apart. After reading and hearing much about Real Techniques brushes, I decided to give them…
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FOTD: Lips of an Angel
First make up look in almost 2 months if I’m not mistaken! And I decided to come back, not necessarily with a bang, but definitely with a pop of color. These past few weeks I have found myself wearing simple eye looks, but with a bright pop of color on my lips instead. Me, who…
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Decubal foaming face wash
I’m always looking to try new skincare mainly because my skin usually disagrees with anything I put on it. My skin is dehydrated with some dry patches and sensitive to the max. What usually happens is that I can use a product a few times, but after a week, a month or any longer stretch…
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2012 beauty & make up favorites
As much as I love music, plenty of posts on this blog are devoted to beauty and make up as well. So I thought it would be apt to show you my beauty & make up favorites of the past year. My one condition for making this post is that I must have purchased the…
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Beauty product stash
In the 2.5 years that this blog has been around I already showed you my make up collection. I never showed you my beauty products though and since I love seeing what people keep and how they keep it when it comes to make up and beauty products, I thought I’d share mine too. I…