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Continue reading →: NOTW: 100persand
The other day I painted my nail with one of the most stunning sand finish nail polishes I have come across in a while. Out of all the finishes that have been a rave in recent nail polish history, liquid sand is my favorite so far. I simply can’t get…
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Continue reading →: Zoeva brushes
Make up brushes are an essential part of your make up. They are also some of the most expensive make up related buys you can make. However, good make up brushes don’t have to cost a fortune if you know where to look. I love my Sigma and Real Techniques…
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Continue reading →: Book Tag
My lovely friend Alison did this tag on her blog a while ago and I thought it was a fun little tag to dig my teeth into. I love me some books, even though I always feel I should read more. Perhaps it’s because my first ever job was at…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 under 10
It seems as if budget brands are getting better and better at making good quality products. I remember when I was a teen and budget brands were a) not in abundance and b) usually C-R-A-P. I remember shelling out the money for a Bourjois eyeshadow when I was 15 (which…
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Continue reading →: How to find your style
“You have such a quirky style.” “I will remember you for your colorful clothes.” “How did you think of putting that belt with that dress?” “I’d never thought of putting red and grey together.” Just a few quotes from friends, family, colleagues and students regarding my clothing style. I don’t…
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Continue reading →: Tuned up Thursday: Music ABC – D
It’s Th-Th-ThursDAY! Which means it’s time again for Tuned up Thursday featuring the 4th installment of my Music ABC. Today’s letter is D and thus all my favorite songs starting with the letter D will be featured. Get ready to get your groove on with some 60s R&B, become moody…
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Continue reading →: MAC Alluring Aquatic & Candy Yum-Yum
Last week I did a bit of shopping in Amsterdam and while there I found myself veering into MAC. I was immediately taken with one of the eyeshadows from their current limited edition Alluring Aquatic and I was eyeballing their lipsticks as per usual. While trying on the eyeshadow with…
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Continue reading →: London travel tips
Last month I made a blog post with travel tips regarding my favorite city in the world: New York City. Today I thought I’d bring you my tips for traveling a bit closer to home if you live in the Netherlands. It also happens to be my SECOND favorite place…
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Continue reading →: Urban Decay Revolution lipsticks in 69 & Venom
One of my favorite brands for eyeshadows is Urban Decay. I swear by their Naked palettes, I have both Vice palettes and a few other random bits and bops as well. On international blogs I found that they also launched a range of lipsticks, but I haven’t really seen these…
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Continue reading →: Personal update #5
May has been an amazing month for me. It got off on a rough start, but now, by the end of it, I have so much to look forward to in the next couple of weeks/ months and so much to look back on that I’m feeling very positive and…
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Continue reading →: Monthly favorites (May 2014)
Last day of the month = monthly favorites time! Time to have a look again at what I’ve been loving in the past few weeks. There are a few beauty favorites, some fashion, some lifestyle and I’ve even fallen in love with a food item again. So let’s get cracking!…
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Continue reading →: 10 essential items to summerproof your wardrobe
Temperatures are heating up. The first summer festivals have started happening and so it is time to take your spring wardrobe into summer. Since similar trends are appropriate in both season, you don’t need to invest in a ton of extra items to adapt your style to sunnier weather. Think…
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Continue reading →: Tuned up Thursday: Music of the Moment (May 2014)
Last Thursday of the month and that means it’s time for me to share with you some of the new tunes I’ve been discovering in the past few weeks. Luckily for you, I worked my way through a bunch of indie playlists again at the beginning of the month, so…
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Continue reading →: Sleek blushes
Some beauty products just need as many honorable mentions as they can get. They are worthy of their praise and so incredibly wonderful that everyone in the world should try them. One such product is Sleek’s powder blush and blush by 3 palettes. At least in my opinion. I have…
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Continue reading →: High end nail polish stash
A little over a week ago I showed you the first part of my ever extending nail polish collection. Where last week I showed you the first part of my drugstore nail polish colors, I now proudly present my high end nail polish collection. By high end nail polish I…
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