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Continue reading →: Make Up Geek Duo Chrome & Foiled eyeshadows
One brand which I had been curious about for some time was Make Up Geek. For a long time, this brand was fairly hard to get a hold of in Europe, but ever since BeautyBay started stocking the brand, it’s become a lot easier. So a few months ago I…
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Continue reading →: How to break in a pair of Dr. Marten’s
Dr. Marten’s are a notoriously difficult pair of shoes to break in. They are a very sturdy shoe. So sturdy in fact that you need to go through blisters and sore feet until they become truly comfortable. Since then they have started making styles that are a bit easier to…
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Continue reading →: What being a teacher has taught me
I’ve been teaching for more than 10 years and it’s something I still enjoy doing. One of the good things about being a teacher is not that you’re just teaching others, but they will teach you something as well. It’s through the sometimes dead honest and sincere questions and remarks…
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Continue reading →: Kiehl’s mini review
Today I have a 3-in-1 review for you of a few mini sized Kieh’l’s products. I received these minis as part of a gift set and I figured it would be best to review them all together in one blog post. There’s the Ultra Facial Cream, the Creme de Corps…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Roasted chickpea salad
I’ve been totally into my quinoa salads, but one key ingredient in them is a bunch of roasted chickpeas. So I figured that my next variation on the quinoa theme shouldn’t focus on the quinoa, but on the chickpeas. This is a salad that has loads of leafy greens and…
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Continue reading →: Urban Decay Full Spectrum eyeshadow palette
You may be aware of the Holiday period having officially started in beauty land. I certainly have: special editions, gift sets and more have been added to the shelves of many stores and my Instagram feed explodes on a daily basis with limited edition items that make me go oooh.…
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Continue reading →: Get Ready With Me Fall 2016
Today I’m sharing this super fall appropriate, yet very wearable make up look. It centers around the perfect fall palette: the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette which I already reviewed here. In fact, the video below will show you exactly how I created one of the looks that I…
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Continue reading →: Catrice Deluxe Glow Highlighter trio
Catrice always has some great products to try out and when I spotted the latest highlighter palette I was instantly intrigued. Not only does it look quite luxurious for a budget brand, I am usually very pleased with how Catrice products perform for the price. Will this be another one…
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Continue reading →: My hat collection
For the longest time I’ve been wanting to do a blog posts on my assortment of hats. Over the years I have collected quite a few hats, which I don’t wear nearly as much as I should. I purged the collection late last summer and decided to snap some shots…
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Continue reading →: Travel report: Rome
It took a while for me to do this blog post, but I seriously had no time to go through my pictures to make a selection on what to use for this blog post. But even though it’s been almost three weeks since I went to Rome, all those memories…
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Continue reading →: The best bang for your buck
Where I love me some higher end make up, I couldn’t go without my drugstore gems. They may be a touch harder to find, but when you do, they are there to stay. So I thought it would be good to show you some of those drugstore gems. These are…
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Continue reading →: Combined book review (October 2016)
I read some more books! Yep, the reading challenge is still on and I’m slowly but surely catching up. In order to catch up, I’ve been opting for smaller books. Think novellas, short stories or just overall breezy reads. I also got round to reading my second comic book last…
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Continue reading →: MAC Lipsticks: Whirl, Flat Out Fabulous, Sin & Currant
Happy Monday everybody! Today’s blog post will feature 4 stunning MAC lip products that will be great for fall time. I’m talking about a brown lip, a purple/ pink and a deep, deep red with a matching lip pencil. In short, three shades that work for fall, but each has…
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Continue reading →: Italy beauty haul: Sephora, Kiko & more
Haul time! Last week I showed you what I packed when I went to Rome, today I’m showing you the bits I brought home. Be aware: I shopped to my heart’s content. Why? Because Italy has Sephora, which means instant access to brands I can only dream of getting my…
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Continue reading →: The Body Shop Christmas 2016
Eek! It’s November which means we can start thinking of Christmas. The Body Shop is nicely helping us along with doing that, as they have just released their new Christmas scents to stores this week. There are three scents and all three are different from anything The Body Shop has…






