maandag 31 oktober 2011

Sorting Things Out #1

Long time no see! Haven't blogged in such a long time. I was really ill these past weeks and while I still went to school and worked, I just couldn't take the time to blog. Today I also skipped school because I have a headache, but just couldn't help myself. Need... to....blog.... haha



So this is actually gonna be a small "series" kind of blog. I'm going to show you how I clean my room, or in this case, my bathroom cabinet. Along with some tips, I hope this will be very interesting! As you can see from the picture above, this is my unorganised bathroom cabinet. Everything is every where, can't even reach the back. So I thought it was time to clean. Next some pictures of how it was:








Easiest thing to do: Take everything out, check to see if you own something you don't need or isn't good anymore. If you did, it should look something like this in your cabinet!



Empty never felt this good, right? I also cleaned this cabinet with water and soap, because there was body lotion and shampoo everywhere...


New order downside: Everything I need in the shower. I did put my Zwitsal body lotion below because it didn't fit anywhere else. So here I can grab everything I need in the shower, hairmask, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion.

In the middle we can find everything for the face. Scrub, toothbrush, face gel etc. On the right are things my boyfriend uses when he stays over.

And on the top: Everything for tha body. Bodylotion, body scrub, you name it! You probably might wonder where my deodorant is, but I actually keep that in my room, because I often forget to put it on when it's not in my room.



So this was #1 of my : Sorting Things Out series. Hope you'll stay tuned for the next one!

vrijdag 21 oktober 2011

OOTD 18-10-2011

Today I took an old favorite out of my closet. A shirt I bought at the H&M in a city called Alkmaar. A year ago. I did wear it occasional but it made me look bigger than I was so I refused to wear it when I found out (would you continue wearing something when you know it makes you look fat?) But since I lost a few pounds I decided to wear it again, and surprise! It still makes me look bigger but now I really don't care. I just want to wear this shirt.


So this is the shirt, it's extremely comfortable and warm. Especially good to wear with the weather we're having now in Holland. Since it was a year ago I can't remember the price, and I don't know if they still sell this, I guess now Winter is coming this item would become more popular.


Compared it with these baggy jeans I bought at Duncan & Brown for 80,- but because I had a coupon I bought it for 50,- and ofcourse my cute Hello Kitty slippers my boyfriend bought for me at Van Haren, so I don't know the price.


Bought these earrings a while ago but I don't remember where O.O



I kept this look really cosy and used my Jumbo Pencil from Sephora in brown, which I've been loving these days.

What's your favorite thing to wear when it's getting colder outside?
Have a good week xoxo

woensdag 19 oktober 2011

My Inspiration #1

Everyone has someone (or something) that inspires them, to keep them motivated at what they do. For me, I have two idols, two people I look up to. Read this blogpost to see who they are!



First of all, my #1 Idol; Seo In Young. I got to know her because I was watching a Korean variety program called "We Got Married". In this show, 2 popular Korean idols pretend as if they are married. They are filmed day and night to see how they react to each other, and if they can really put up with their imaginary marriage. Seo Inyoung was "together" with Korean/American rapper "Crown J".


When they decided to "divorce" I tried to find out more about Seo Inyoung. So I came across a Korean girl-group called Jewelry, containing 4 girls, including Inyoung. I also saw she went solo and was busy with the release of her second mini album "Elly", which is her nickname. She released a MV called Cinderella and of course I had to check it out. It might not be your style, but check it out below!



I really like her style. She's outgoing, confident, she is hilarious at some times and she's an amazing singer. I couldn't get enough of her and until today, I'm still a big fan of her.


Second, Narsha. She's a singer from the girl group "Brown Eyed Girls" and recently made a comeback with their "Sixth Sense" album. She is always so pretty, vibrant and has the most amazing style you can imagine. She goes well with all kinds of haircuts (the 2nd picture is actually a wig) and her make-up is flawless. I became a fan of Brown Eyed Girls since their song "How Come" from 2008 but actually fell in love with Narsha after their song "SIGN" from 2009/2010. Her real name is Park Hyo Jin and Narsha actually means "To Fly".


Narsha also went solo for a while and released an album. Above you can see her shine in the MV for "삐리빠빠" [bbiri bba bba]
So ofcourse I can keep talking about these wonderful girls but you probably don't even like what I'm interested in so I'll leave it to this.

Have a wonderful week!

maandag 17 oktober 2011

Clean Skin

I'm not really that type of person who enjoys having bad skin. To make sure I won't get pimples or blackheads, I use the following products, once a week:

- Face Scrub
- Pore Strips
- Facial Mask

To make this blogpost a little bit more fun, I took pictures of the whole proces!



I took all my make-up off except for my eyes, don't want to be too bare faced on camera.



Before I put my mask on I prepare my face. So I clean my face with make-up cleansing milk and lotion. I put eye cream and day cream on my face and wait for it to dry a bit.



Then It's time for scrubbing. I usually scrub for 30 seconds because the scrub I own has a lot of scrub parts in it, if you scrub too much you'll actually scrub your good skin of too, which is definetly not what you want!
Then I start applying my pore strip. As you can see I also put one on my chin, because I was heaving some blackheads there. I just cut one in half and used that on my chin. I usually use one pore strip every week, just for my nose.



Then I rinse my face with water and apply the mask. I usually prefer a cotton mask but I really look ridiculously when I take pictures with it, so I used a coconut mask.



Although you probably don't notice, this is my "after" face. Feels really smooth and refreshed. If you do this once every week you're skin would improve! You don't really need to use expensive products to make your skin better. But I do recommend to use a "more" expensive cleansing milk & tonic.
Before I used my current Sephora cleansing milk & tonic I used the ones from The Body Shop, which are actually more expensive than my Sephora ones!

Of course I do get pimples every once in a while, and using a pore strip isn't going to make sure all my blackheads are gone. If you have a lot of problems with your skin, I recommend going to a dermatologist, a skin expert.

So I hope you liked this blogpost, If you have any remaining questions, feel free to ask me! 

zaterdag 15 oktober 2011

Loving Nature

If you have known me for a while, you probably noticed I really love nature.
And I really like taking pictures of nature.
So yesterday evening I was waiting for my train home, and I suddenly saw this amazing "gradient" in the air.
Couldn't resist to take a picture.



Isn't this just gorgeous?! I'm not a big fan of being outside while it's getting dark. Mainly because I get paranoid and think someone will stab me in the back or might rape me. Seriously, when it comes to dark weather, I'm the one looking in every corner to find someone who's going to kill me. I know, kinda scary. Watching CSI or Criminal Intent didn't make things easier for me. Now I know where those creeps can hide.



Enough about being alone in the darkness, do you have some amazing pictures of these beautiful night views? I'd love to see them.

Have a good weekend!

donderdag 13 oktober 2011

FOTD: Neutral with a twist

I've always been a big fan of eyeliner, without I look dull and sick. Today I'm going to show me my "every day" look. It's nothing too much, and only focused on the eyes.



First, I apply an eyeshadow base and put a neutral eye shadow on top. Then I put on eyeliner and mascara and: You're ready! This is seriously all it takes. Of course I also put on foundation, powder and blush, but I really want to focus on my eyes for a minute. This look only took me 4~5 minutes. Can you believe it? Life can be so easy when you know how to use makeup. I really recommend to not give up when it doesn't work, practice makes perfect! I'm also not the queen of applying eye liner, but you should see me 4 years ago!



I always wing out my eyeliner to get the effect of bigger eyes. Without the wing, I don't feel as pretty as I do with the wing. It's just my "signature look".

Products used for the eyes:
Essence I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base
Essence eyeshadow in 22 Blockbuster
Catrice Gel Eyeliner in 010 Black Jack with Jack BlackL'oreal Paris Lash Architect False Lash Effect Mascara in Waterproof

Until next time!

dinsdag 11 oktober 2011

Shoplog 2011/10/11

Today I payed a quick visit to famous drugstore "Kruidvat". I saw a blog post earlier with brushes and an eye shadow base from Essence. Although I'm definitively not a fan of Essence, I just couldn't let these things slide.



First things I bought were these 3 brushes. A Blush Brush, an eyeliner brush and an eye shadow brush.



I've heard a lot about these brushes so decided to try them out, this brush was about €2,99 and I've just tried it out. I'm not really a big fan yet, but it does apply blush the way it's supposed to, so I guess I just need to try this one out.


This eyeliner brush is the first eye liner I've tried in my life. So I can't really say if it's the best ever. I still need some practice so when I'm experienced I'll tell you my honest opinion. This brush was also around €2,99


I'm a big fan of eyeshadow brushes and I can't ever have enough. This brush, for around €2,99 is definitively a brush I like. It applies just as the other brushes I own and I have nothing bad to say about this.


When I visited a blog from Vera Camilla and saw she posted something about this eyeshadow base, I definitively had to read the rest of her blogpost. She even claimed this base was better than the one from the HEMA, the one I'm using currently. So I bought this for 3,99 perhaps?



My first time buying eye liner in a jar. I am really surprised it's so easy to apply. I used to think it would be a mess on my lids but it's actually really amazing. The receipt doesn't show product names, only "MAKEUP CATRICE" or "MAKEUP ESSENCE". So can't really see what the price was. Since I only bought two items from Catrice, I can see one is 2,79 and the other is 3,99. WHY? It's the same product only one is brown and the other is black. I don't get it. Anyway, I really like these, they're not waterproof however but it works completely the same as a regular liquid liner.


Last but not least, an eye shadow with a very neutral color, almost the same as my lids. I do have such a color but it's in a "blush combination package" and I really wanted just one for the convenience. So I got it and it's exactly my skin tone, totally love this.

So with a total of 21,42 I guess I spend enough money for this month. I'm trying to kick back from shopping for make-up, and only get things I really need. I'll keep you posted about this one.

Until next time! 

vrijdag 7 oktober 2011

DIY: Be Creative!


This is my first DIY ever, not a spectacular one but definitively one that can help you to change your room for the better. Today I visited the place where I work, the Xenos, and I picked up a few things.



So I picked up a cute picture frame, but instead of putting a picture in it, you can do different things with it!

I bought this card a while ago because I really liked the vibe, but didn't really know what to do with it.


Also bought these little hearts made of wood.



And last but not least, a little jar.



So the picture frame had a background in it, but my it doesn't fit my style, so I took it out.




I'm just using regular paper instead of the rose background from before.


Using the card, check if it's on the right spot.


Put the card on the white background and then close the picture frame. Pretty easy, right? And it gives an amazing result!


You could've guessed it, we're going to put these hearts in the jar I bought. Easy peasy!




Sorry for the crappy picture above, couldn't retake it because I was quite busy. But now you have two different items in your room, making it prettier. You can also put other cards in the picture frame and different things in the jar, but I really liked this!

I hope you guys liked this blogpost, and let me know if you tried anything like this.


Candy Jar: € 0,79
Decorative Wooden Hearts: 
€ 1,99
Picture Frame: 
€3,99

I bought the card a while ago so I don't remember the price, I guess around 
€3~4.

dinsdag 4 oktober 2011

World Animal Day

Hello guys!

Today is World Animal Day, and I would like to show you my pet: Davy.
Davy is a 15 year old cat (or is he 16 now?) and he is the sweetest cat ever.

He had some problems in the past, we weren't his first owners.
He actually lived somewhere else, but he was sort of abused there so we got him.
Because of the little trauma he has, he always attacked me and my sister when we were with our head close to his face. I don't know why, but he got scared.
But now he got medicines to calm down and he hasn't attacked us for a few year.


Davy is especially cute when he has his winter fur when it's cold outside. Because then he is a little fat and super duper adorable. Davy liked to sit in boxes we get from the Ikea, or even from the supermarket.



Davy likes to act like he's a yoga instructor, or a ninja.


I hope Davy will stay with us for many more years, because he just cares for me when I'm sad or down, or even when I'm happy he wants me to share my happiness. He is very kind to people he doesn't know, except when we're giving a big birthday party, haha.

I hope you guys liked to blogpost, do you have a pet?

zondag 2 oktober 2011

NOTD: Nails of the day

Happy October!

For today, I'd like to show you some pictures of different nails I've had this September.


Here I'm wearing Essence Nail Art Effect Topper in 02 Circus Confetti

This is Catrice 550 Marilyn&Me. My favorite red nail polish so far. This is from their new collection, so get it while it's still there!


Here I wear Catrice 630 Sing: Hey, Dirty-Lilah! with Essence Nail Art Twins Glitter Topper 2 in 02 Julia
 


Last but not least, H&M Nail polish in Plum. Sorry for the picture, my nails weren't really pretty on that day, haha. But I love this nail polish!

Short blogpost, but I'm working on some more, have a good day!