Beautifull

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Hi guys,

another day off means another day of shopping!

No clothing or other accessories this time, it’s all beauty stuff!

Haul video will be up soon!

 

Hallo allemaal,

Vandaag weer een dagje niet gewerkt maar dus wel geshopt!

Geen kleding of andere accessoires maar wel allemaal beauty spulletjes!

De video hiervan mogen jullie één van de volgende dagen online verwachten!

Enjoy!

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I don’t know how you would call these in English but they are some fun curl making things, because I love curls!

Pappilloten om eenvoudig krullen mee te maken!

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Kit to make your own gel nails at home, I already got the UV lamp a few months ago during my trip to the USA, so excited to try this out!

Zelf gel nagels proberen te maken met dit setje, de benodigde UV lamp heb ik een aantal maanden geleden al gekocht in Amerika (vorige blogpost).

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Another USA item, I know you Americans already love this so I just had to get this since it’s only recently available in Belgian stores! (but so expensive 😦 )

Deze bodylotion spray is al zeer geliefd bij de Amerikanen en nu dus eindelijk ook bij ons verkrijgbaar (schrik wel niet van de prijs €6!) 😦

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We all need hairclips!

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Glue on nails!

Plaknagels! 

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Babylips! Another item that’s finally available in Belgium! Already own two of them but I don’t know where they are anymore… So I got some new ones!

Nog een product dat eindelijk in België verkrijgbaar is, de Babylips van Maybelline als je deze nog niet geprobeerd hebt: zeker doen!

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Perfectly metallic shimmery budgetproof eyeshadows!

De prefecte metallic, glazende en goedkope oogschaduw! 

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Another Essie nail polish… The Lace Is On 

Nog een Essie nagellak… The Lace Is On

I love Essie!

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And some glitter top coats to match my new purple Essie nail polish.

Nog wat glitterende topcoats om mijn nieuwe paarse Essie nagellak te vergezellen. 

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That’s All Folks!

XX

 

New Nails / Nieuwe Nagels

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Yesterday I got some new nail stuff!

Gisteren had ik weer eens een dagje vrij en dus heb ik weer wat nieuwe nagelspulletjes gekocht!

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I’m proud to present you my two new nail loves! First of all I got this new nail polish by Catrice Cosmetics, it’s this really pretty golden bronze color called The GlamoureX Effect (number 24).

Met veel trots stel ik deze nieuwe Catrice Cosmetics nagellak aan jullie voor, het is een super mooi gouden/brons kleur genoemd The GlamoureX Effect (nummer 24).

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Once applied this nail polish seems to appear more silver than bronze (I think all those little glitters are the ones to blame!). Still like the color though!

Eenmaal aangebracht lijkt de kleur echter veel lichter uit te vallen, de lak lijkt meer zilver dan brons door alle glitters die erin verwerkt zitten. Maar ik vind het nog steeds een super mooie kleur!

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Next to a nice golden bronze color I had been searching for the perfect neon orange/pink/coral nail polish. Still I didn’t manage to find one I actually liked at the drugstore :(. Instead I picked these babies up… These are the “new” (in Belgium!) imPRESS Press-On Manicure nails in the exact color I was looking for!

Naast een perfecte bronzen nagellak, stond ook het vinden van de ideale fluo oranje/roze/koraalrode nagellak op mijn lijstje. Helaas slaagde ik er niet in een kleur te vinden die voldeed aan mijn eisen, in de plaats daarvan besloot ik dan maar de nieuwe imPRESS Press-On Manicure by Broadway nagels te kopen (en te proberen!).

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Color: Totally Busted!

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The package comes with 24 nails, a prep pad wipe and a small file!

Het pakket bestaat uit 24 nagels, een “prep pad” doekje en een kleine vijl!

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Love this color!

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Beauty Shopping

Hi there!

Here I am again (finally) with a new online shopping experience I would like to share with you guys!

Since I haven’t had the time to do anything but work in the past few weeks (our store has been soooooo busy, you can’t even imagine) I had to resort to my pc to fulfill my shopping needs. I absolutely love spending the entire evening browsing the web in search for the perfect outfit or beauty products, yet this time I should have done some better researching!

This one evening (about a week ago) I decided to order some of my favorite beauty products at my favorite offline store online! I chose to order at the online Ici Paris XL store, although there is a store in my neighborhood I couldn’t resist the offer of free next day shipping (which would still be faster than having to wait for my next day off to actually go there and get the products myself!). So I dug my Visa out of my wallet, blew off the dust and typed in my pin! 

Here’s the result:

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 I absolutely love all of the products except for one thing: the Philosophy Hope In A Jar oil free moisturizer (€37,15)

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Though I love using their shower products (and their fabulous smell), I really dislike this product. It might have a great effect on your skin but unfortunately I won’t be able to tell you guys since I stopped using it ever since the first time I applied it all over my face.

Why? I guess something must be wrong if the first thing you do after applying a product is checking the expiration date!

I absolutely don’t know how they’ve managed to sell this product once with such a smell! It really is horrible, and no I don’t want to put anything on my face (!) that smells awful! 

 

Fortunately I also bought some awesome things:

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YSL Touche éclat in number 2; I guess I don’t really have to say anything about this other than it’s just a great concealer! (which you all already knew!)

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Yes I did it! I went the high-end way and I love it!

This YSL Terre Saharienne bronzer might seem a little dark but you really just need to apply a small amount for a perfect contouring of the face. (€43,60)

Next I also ordered another Philosophy product which I don’t regret buying 😉

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Hands Of Hope is a nice lightweight hand-cream with a nice scent to it! Nothing really special about it, it’s just another hand-cream. (€9,27)

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I really needed a new blush brush! It’s perfect to apply my new YSL bronzer in the hollows of my cheeks. (€9,95)

 

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After running out of my Make Up Forever green primer I was in search for a new one to try out and fall in love with… this one ain’t it 😦 Though it’s green and it doesn’t smell awful (like other reviews suggest, it just smells like pistachios! come on you guys surely haven’t smelled Hope In A Jar yet!) it just doesn’t really provide much of a coverage for my morning redness. It does have SPF in it so yay for that! Clinique Redness Solution Daily Protective Base (€20,60)

Last but not least my all time favorite foundation: Clinique Even Better in number 6, it’s the perfect light weight foundation for a medium to light coverage. It wouldn’t suggest using this one after a night out but is perfect for everyday use for someone that likes the natural look! (€27,95)

 

That’s enough for now I guess, talk to you all soon!

 

 

 

 

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New Year, New loves

Hi there, since it has been since last year that I wrote something on this blog it’s about time for me to date you up on the new things in my life!

First of all: Happy New Year!

New year resolution: write more blogposts!

So now we’ve handled this sh*t let’s move on to the more important things in life! (Yes, I only have one new year’s resolution because I don’t believe in these things actually working, at least not for me)

The first week of the year I was lucky enough to have some days off, so guess what happened next! Indeed, I took my best friend onto the train to Antwerp City for a whole day of shopping galore! Since it was only the second day of the winter sales and the crowds where overwhelming (more clothing items on the floor of the store than on the hangers, a one hour waiting line at both the fitting rooms and the cash register! (or almost)), I didn’t really buy that much, but the thing(s) I did buy where absolutely worth it (and without any discount!).

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Don’t you just love it! At least I do, I just keep looking at it all the time.

It’s called Emilie and it’s about the cheapest wallet I could find at the LV store (which had a decent size).

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The next product I absolutely love is this Philosophy packet which I got as a Christmas gift for myself. After using their Raspberry sorbet shower gel for a few months I thought it was about time to ad a new fragrance to my collection. This box consists of a shower gel, body lotion and a lipgloss all in the same great scent called vanilla frost.

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I purchased mine at the Ici Paris Xl store in Hasselt but you can also order it online. 

 

Just do it, you’ll love it! (I promise)

 

Next thing is a product I had heard so much great things about I just had to get it! It’s the Yves Saint Laurent Glossy Stain(or Rouge pur couture vernis a levres) in number 18 called Rose Pastelle. I choose the lightest color of pink available because that’s what I like my lips to look like, though some might find it a bit too much Barbie-like 😉 (I don’t care, every little girl wants to be Barbie right?).

So far I like it a lot! It looks very fluid and weird when you put it on, but once dried it leaves a perfect color on your lips which will last you a long time (even when drinking)! It’s almost like the gloss kind of disappears and the color stains your lips to the very, very best.

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Please forgive the bad pictures in the (almost) dark but I just got it today and I absolutely had to show you guys! Though I was clever enough to take a picture of me wearing it in the daylight.

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This item can also be purchased online here.

Last but not least their is my latest nail-polish addiction called Leading Lady by (what else?) Essie!

Its the perfect Christmas nail-polish you can ever wish for. The color is just beyond pretty and! it even has some sparkles in it!

The only downside about this is that it is pretty hard to get off your nails! 😦


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That’s all for now folks,

see you soon (hopefully!),

Elien

 

Matte Hatter

Hi guys, here I am again, Yes I’m still alive and kickin’ but I’ve been so busy my blog hasn’t been getting the attention it actually deserves!

I’m so happy, today I finally found the one nail polish I absolutely had to have!

After seeing this picture about a month ago my quest for the ultimate matte black nail polish started!

 

 

Finally today is the day where I can proudly show you guys my very own matte black nails ( I still have to work on getting that french manicure right 😉 ):

 

I was a bit hesitant when I actually was standing in the drugstore with this Bourjois So Matt nail polish in my hands, because I thought it was going to be yet another promising product with little or no results. However I was (luckily) proven wrong this time! I absolutely love the way it makes my oh so shiny Licorice by Essie look. Don’t you?

 

Now let’s move on to some more professional pictures…

 

 

 

Let’s dip dye some more!

Believe it or not but the dip dying trend really made it’s way through our entire life!

A few days ago I was searching the web for some Converse All Stars and guess what I found:

 

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After seeing hair and clothing being covered in this trendy color scheme, shoes and (yes you’re reading this right) dogs couldn’t be forgotten!

Both Emma Watson and Alessia Ambrosio couldn’t resist the trend!

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Now let’s get back to “normal” and have a look at these fabulous hairstyles

 

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