The ever so popular video showing The Power of Makeup by Nikkietutorials has been going strong for more than a year. Many, many people have been re-creating the half-face make-up look to show the effect of make-up. I also did one last year and I wanted to do this again to explain my view on make-up. My explanation this year is much more different than my previous post and I will probably do this every year but for now, please enjoy my The Power of Makeup 2016 post!
I have another unboxing of the Fortune Cookie Soap Box. This is a seasonal subscription box from the brand Fortune Cookie Soap, a store based in the US which sells hand-made bath & products. You can compare their products to Lush. I have made a few unboxing posts of this box, which you can find here. The limited edition FCS collections always have the cutest themes inspired by things such as Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, A Nightmare Before Christmas and and so on. The theme of the Fortune Cookie Soap Box Summer 2016 is named “Just Keep Swimming”, inspired by the Disney movie Finding Nemo.
Hey everyone! I have another Arcade Block live unboxing for you. This wasn’t planned because I wanted to cancel my subscription for that month, but I wasn’t able to (which still annoys me AF). So if you’re curious whats in the Arcade Block April 2016 Box, check out the video down below.
My birthday was already two months ago but I still wanted to share my Birthday Makeup Haul and just all the things I’ve purchased during the months of March, April and May. These are products outside of my Liquid Lipstick Haul. I’ve also won a few things during these months which I’m also showing. I did some shopping at stores like Ici Paris XL, MAC Cosmetics and also done a lot of online shopping at stores like Sephora, Beautybay and many more!
The eos lipbalm is one of the most popular lipbalms around. Many US celebrities have been seen using this lipbalm with its recognizable shape. This was on the top of my list when I visited the US for work. However since a few months, this lipbalm is easily available in the Netherlands (finally!) in four different flavors/scents. I’ve received the eos lipbalm in Sweet Mint which I’m going to review for you today.
The most hyped liquid lipsticks of all time are without a doubt the Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kits. Kylie Jenner has started the matte lip trend and it has been going strong for years. I’m personally not a fan of the whole Kardashian clan, but as a fellow make-up enthusiast I have to say that I have a lot of respect for her creating her own lip products line at the age of 18. That said, I was curious to try out her lip kits and purchased the Kylie Lipkit in Candy K and Posie K.
Hey everyone! I have something different for you today. I have been subscribed to a monthly subscription service called Loot Socks. With this subscription, I’m receiving two pairs of socks each month that are geek/gaming related. For this post, I will show you the socks that I’ve received in the month of March and April. I will also explain how the subscription works in detail down below.
MUA has added new and colorful shades to their MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer range. These six shades are named Tranquility, Zest, Vivacity, Moxie, Reckless and Kooky. I’ve never tried the MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquers before and since I’m a liquid lipstick hoarder, I was very excited to have received these shades for a review.
Urban Decay is introducing a series of limited-edition products called UD XX to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The first product of this series to celebrate this great milestone is the UD XX Vice Ltd Reloaded, which is a palette that features 20 shades of eyeshadows that span the entire 20-year history of Urban Decay. . /
Essence has collaborated with four bloggers to create the limited edition bloggers’ beauty secrets collection, including “our own” Serena Verbon from Beautylab.nl. Together with Essence, she has created the The Glow Must Go On Palette and the Shine Bright Nail Polish. I have received them both and will be happily showing you these products today.
There’s a new Alice in Wonderland movie coming up which also means that in the beauty world, brands are creating products inspired by the movie. OPI is one of those brands and has released the Brights – Alice Through the Looking Glass collection. This collection consists on nine nail polishes and the OPI Royal Court of Color Mini Set, a set of four miniature nail polishes inspired by the movie.
One of things you don’t see often on my blog are drugstore brands. I’ve also never shown you any press information either but I wanted make an exception for this release because it is close to my heart. Essence has collaborated with four bloggers to create the limited edition bloggers’ beauty secrets collection. I was very proud to see that European bloggers, including “our own” Serena Verbon from Beautylab.nl has been working with this brand to create a palette and a nail polish. I’m going to tell you more about this collection down below.
. Hooray, my Blog is one year old today! I cannot believe how fast everything is going. I thought it would be a fun idea to give you some stats on how my blog has developed on one year and of course, announce the winners of my Birthday and One Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway.
Urban Decay has finally added highlighters to their permanent range called the Afterglow 8-Hour Powder Highlighters. Can you believe that the brand did not have individual highlighters in their permanent range before!? These highlighters come in three shades and I purchased one of them, which is the Urban Decay Afterglow Highlighter in Sin.
Hey everyone! The NYX Face Awards has been introduced this year in the Netherlands! Entries are currently open and I’ve decided to join and created a Bronzed and Glowy Make-Up Look. There are so many beautiful and talented girls joining this event so I’m very doubtful that I will reach the Top 20 but what the heck, it’s fun to do so I just thought to give it a go!
The YouTuber MannyMUA has collaborated with Ofra Cosmetics to create three Long Lasting Liquid Lipsticks in the shades Aries, Charmed and Hypno. I’m a big fan of Manny and really enjoyed his collab with Makeup Geek. I never tried Ofra’s Liquid Lipsticks before but I heard great things about the formula, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to try them out. These shades were supposed to be Limited Edition, but due to many request of fans, these shades became permanent! Therefore, I’m very happy to show you swatches of the Manny x Ofra Liquid Lipsticks in Aries, Charmed and Hypno.
The final giveaway for my Birthday & One Year Blog Anniversary is here! At this post, you can win a MAC Lipstick of your choice. MAC Cosmetics Lipsticks have the biggest variety in finishes and shades with an overall good quality. I own so many of them and reviewed a few of them on my blog, which you can find here. This giveaway is open for NL Residents only.
The Artis Oval Brushes are toothbrush-shaped brushes that are very popular at the moment. You see them popping up more and more on social media like Instagram. These brushes are however, very expensive. The Original Artis Oval Brushes are $355 USD for a set of 10. I find that way too expensive but I do felt curious to try them out. Instead, I bought a set of 10 Oval Brushes Dupes on Ebay for only €15 Euro in total. I have created a First Impressions Video to demonstrate these brushes and let you know what I think of them. You can check out the video down…
Spring is in full bloom and it’s always the perfect time for beautiful pastel shades. OPI has released the beautiful Softshades 2016 collection, which contains six pastel shaded nail polishes. This collection also has a miniature set, the OPI Softshades Pastels. Pastels are definitely my favorite nail polish shades so I’m excited to show you swatches of the OPI Softshades Pastels mini nail lacquers.
Jeffree Star Cosmetics has recently released two new shades and a re-released shade in the Velour Liquid Lipstick line. When I tried the shade Androgyny, I fell in love with this brands liquid lipsticks so I had to get these shades immediately. For this post, I’m going to show you swatches of the Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipsticks in Gemini, Doll Parts and Scorpio.
