Just a quick message to wish you all a lovely, Merry Christmas. I hope that you have a wonderful day with the ones you love, or remembering the good days of the ones you’ve lost. I of course hope that you will get tons of (make-up) gifts. 😉 I’m really curious so definitely let me know what you’ve got!
Christmas is here in a few days and to give you some inspiration, I want to show you my FOTD Christmas Make-up for 2016 with a bold, cut-crease eyelook and a simple nude lip.
Bobbi Brown is a high-end brand that launches a limited edition holiday collection each year. The packaging for the holiday collections look so luxurious and I always fall in love them, this year being no different. From this years holiday collection, I’ve gotten the Bobbi Brown Party To Go Palette, which I will be reviewing for you today.
Benefit Cosmetics has the cutest packaging and value sets for their make-up products. For this holiday season, Benefit has released tons of cute gift sets, including the Kissy Missy Lip Kit. This set contains four mini-sized lip products in total. Two these products are exclusive previews of the They’re Real! Double the Lip Lipsticks. For this review, I’m going to show you swatches of all the products in this set.
Christmas is around the corner and stores have been filling up with lots of amazing holiday gift sets and other goodies. There are so many things to pick from nowadays that you can be easily overwhelmed with all the choices, either for choosing gifts for yourself or picking out gifts for others. I’m going to help you by giving my brand and product recommendations for anyone that is interested in beauty products by showing you what I bought online for Christmas at Douglas, one of my favorite Dutch beauty stores.
Stila is my favorite brand when it comes to liquid lipsticks and has launched an awesome liquid lipstick set for the holidays called Stila Stay all Day, Sparkle all Night. This set contains a mix of existing and limited edition shades. Not only do you get five of their Stay All Day Liquid Lipsticks, the set is also accompanied by Stila‘s new Glitterati Lip Top Coat. I’m going to show you swatches of all the shades in this set.
The Body Shop is joining the Liquid Lipstick hype by introducing their Matte Lip Liquids. These lipsticks are available in twelve different shades, formulated to glide on effortlessly like a gloss while having the rich creamy colour and velvety touch of matte lipstick. I’ve received five shades of the The Body Shop Matte Lip Liquid, which I will be showing you today.
tarte has collaborated with the sassy Youtuber Grav3yardgirl to create the Swamp Queen Palette. This palette was released some time ago already, but was quickly sold out. I bought this palette during the original release but never reviewed it since it wasn’t available anymore. As a surprise, tarte has re-released the Swamp Queen Palette, again as a Limited Edition. I’m happy to be able to show you the palette in this review.
Jouer has launched a liquid lipstick set for the holidays called the Jouer Best of Nudes Mini Gift Set. This set features seven deluxe minis of their bestselling nude Long-Wear Lip Crèmes and the Skinny Dip Lip Topper. This set is currently sold out but all the shades are available individually. I’m going to show you swatches of the lipsticks featured in this set.
It is difficult to create great, healthy looking skin unless you begin with the basics. These basics are cleansing, exfoliation and moisturization. Clinique has created an easy-to-use 3-Step System, consisting of a cleanser, clarifying lotion and moisturizing lotion. According to Clinique, using this system can make a difference in your skin. I’ve put the Clinique 3-Step System to the test and will be showing you the results in this post.
I have Multiple Sclerosis. This is an auto-immune disease which I’ve been struggling with for the last three years and the reason why I’m able to only post two articles per week on a regular basis. Today’s the National MS Day in the Netherlands and donation week starting tomorrow. To create awareness, I’ve created an Orange Make-up Look which is the color of the Ribbon for MS Awareness. I’m going to tell you something very personal, which is my journey from when I found out that I had this disease to where I am now and why it is so important to…
Etos has renewed their Nail Polish collection where they not only have re-designed and re-formulated their polishes, but also offering a wide variety of shades. I have five shades to show you today AND in collaboration with Etos, I’m also giving away all these five shades!! Definitely check the swatches down below and see how you can win these gorgeous Etos Nail Polishes. .
Sleek MakeUP has released three Limited Edition sets for the holiday season. Each set focuses on a different part of the face such as lips, face or eyes. I’ve received the products featured in the Sleek Smoke & Mirrors Christmas Gift Set. This set focuses on the eyes to create a complete party look that is perfect for the holidays. I’m going to show you a party look and review the products of this set.
Sinterklaas is back in town! He came via his boat along with the Pieten from Spain to our country, bringing all kinds of sweets and goodies. I love Sinterklaas, celebrating this time I was a kid putting my shoe down in front of the door and as a grown-up making suprise gifts. It’s always nice to see happy faces everywhere and to have this beautiful tradition in our country. In this post, I want to give you some inspiration for affordable Sinterklaas Shoe Gift Ideas for Beauty Lovers.
One of the most important things I’ve learned working in the medical industry is good hygiene. Keeping your hands clean limits the amount of germs you’re transmitting to yourself or to others. I travel a lot by public transport, so I touch a lot of handles, buttons, doors etc. Therefore, I always like to keep a hand sanitizer at hand. Merci Handy is a new brand in The Netherlands that offers pocket sized hand sanitizers, available in different scents which I’m going to show you today.
Sans Soucis has a new collection called Hidden Sensuality. This collection is inspired by the sensuality of women, having products such as bright and feminine lipsticks, blush and an expressive color combination eyeshadows. The products Sans Soucis Hidden Sensuality Collection can be used together to create a seductive and glamorous look. I’m going to show you a selection of the products in the collection.
Hey everyone! I have another Ipsy Glam Bag to show you. I’ve skipped the previous one, only sharing it on my Instagram since there weren’t many make-up products to show. This months bag has enough to give you a nice review. The Ipsy Glam Bag is only available in the U.S. but thanks to Shipito, it is possible to subscribe and send the bag to the Netherlands. The Ipsy Glam Bag October 2016 is themed “Black Magic”. You can check out my previous Ipsy Bags here.
This weekend, I went to the Ariel Tejada Masterclass thanks to my lovely and talented friend An (MakeupbyAn), the creator of Annytude Lashes. Not only have I learned a lot, I also received a huge Goodiebag. It’s really huge and worth over 700 Euro! The sponsors that are included in this goodiebag were brands like Benefit, Tatcha, Ofra and many more. I’m going to show you all the awesomeness that is inside the Ariel Tejada Masterclass Goodiebag.
Hey everyone! I have re-subscribed to the Gamer Girl Monthly Box, which offers video game inspired jewelry and other collectibles. Last time was about a year ago, and I thought it would be nice to look into this box again. This box that I’m going to show you is from September. I wasn’t able to show you this quicker because I’ve been so busy with other posts. The theme of this box is “Sidekicks”. I’m going to unbox and show you all the items of the Gamer Girl Monthly September 2016 Box.
Clinique is having an awesome Swap Event at The Bijenkorf during the weekend of 4, 5 and 6th of November. During this event, you will be able to trade a product from any other brand that you are dissatisfied with for an alternative product from Clinique! I’m going to explain all the details of the Clinique Swap Event and give you some product suggestions and recommendations!