Personal: 2012 in lists

Best film:
Drive // Jane Eyre // Skyfall // The Dark Knight Rises // Carnage

Best TV:
Sherlock series 2 // The Hour series 2 // Boardwalk Empire series 3 // The Story of Film: an Odysee //  everything by David Attenborough // de Bende Haemers // Parade's End // Luther

Best song:
Skyfall - Adele // Runaways - the Killers // Quatre Mains - dEUS // Madness - Muse // Wildest Moments - Jessie Ware

Best album:
Following Sea - dEUS // 2nd Law - Muse // The Haunted Man - Bat for Lashes

Best gig:
Radiohead, Antwerp

Best book:
A streetcat named Bob - James Bowen

Best radio:
Hammertime - studio brussel

Report: Salon des Femmes

My stylist friend organises an event called Salon des Femmes every 2 months. This month, it was the christmas edition with a DJ and lots of goodies!
Here follows a photo report...

Review: new products

Today,  I'll review 3 products.

Personal: Christmas!

I just enjoyed having a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas day with my bf, my and his family.
Although having some personal backsets in the family, we had a lovely cosy time, concluding Christmas Eve in the middle of the night, belting along together to The Sound of Music. :-)

Merry Christmas!!!

Beauty: Lookfantastic order

I've been on an Urban Decay shopping extravaganza on lookfantastic.com some time ago. Apart from a lovely dark brown liquid eyeliner (not pictured cause it arrived in a different parcel), this is what I got...

Personal: snapshots

What happened in the last few weeks?

Beauty: December Deauty Box

What sort of goodies does Deauty have in store for us this month?

Nails: Barry M Gelly

Barry M is a brilliant label for make up. Affordable and good quality. They now have a line of  high gloss nailpolish that's incredibly good.

Shopping: Desigual coat

The Desigual website recently had huge reductions on some of their clothes and you got 5 free nail polishes for free as well. :-)
I ordered this beauty with 80 EUR reduction (and free shipping)

Beauty: 4 products reviewed

I tried 4 new products recently and this is what I think of them...

Shopping: Canterbury

Last Saturday, I went on my annual shopping trip to Canterbury. Once a year, for the past 19 years, in December I go there with my mum, and this year we had just amazing sunny weather.
And got back with a stash of stuff...
Here you see a selection of things I bought.

Personal: Snapshots

And December already arrived...

Beauty: Facial Pampering

I started using two new - for me anyway - products recently: Freeman Detoxifying mask and Biotherm Biosource exfoliating gel.

Shopping: Asos

I've started early with my christmas shopping this year, and while I was at it, I bought some stuff for myself as well...

This is what I found at asos.com...

Personal: snapshots

My latest snapshots on Instagram...

Nails: O.P.I. on Her Majesty's Secret Service

O.P.I. has released a whole range of James Bond-inspired nailpolishes. I recently bought On Her Majesty's Secret Service (yes, I broke my own nailpolish embargo), a glam dark grey with a hint of dark green.

Shopping: Chloé style handbag

I posted some time ago that I bought a Jane Birkin inspired bag at iwantthatmusthave.nl
This week I received my second bag, a Chloé inspired bag in wonderful brown leather...after it got sidetracked in the post, the lovely ladies at Iwantthatmusthave helped me to get the bag as quickly as possible. And it's a beauty!

Beauty: November Deauty Box

Yes, it arrived!

Beauty: new M.A.C. stash

M.A.C. has launched its Marilyn Monroe range so I tried to score some stuff...yeah, well, it was sold out in a matter of hours but I did manage to buy some other great items!

Personal: My week in Instagram

You can now also follow me via my webprofile on Instagram.

Shopping: new items

Since I got rid of a rather large bunch of clothes, it has been time to restock. As you know, I've already bought some new items in the last few weeks.
This week I bought a few more items. I think I have enough now.  Possibly. Maybe. ;-)

Nails: Magneto - Drawn Together

No, I did NOT break my self-imposed embargo on nailpolish....this one I got for free at Salon de Femmes. ;-)
It's a magnetic lacquer but I used it the normal way.

Perfume: Juliette Has a Gun - Miss Charming

At Salon des Femmes last week, I fell in love. No worries, I'm still blissfully happy with my boyfriend! No, the lucky one, was a perfume by Juliette Has a Gun, a quality label for exclusive perfumes designed by the great grandson of Nina Ricci. They all have a very distinctive quality and have real character.
Most other perfumes in the range were a bit too poignant for me but this one, oh my lord! :-)

Personal: Instagram

Some snapshots of the last few days of October. Doesn't time fly?

Shopping: Swishing

We all have one or more items we've bought and after wearing them once or twice, you feel it's not quite ... well... you. Or books you've read but don't want to keep, or dvd's, cd's, ...
Instead of taking them to a second hand shop, you can go to Swishing events!
This is the fun alternative to taking your stuff to a second hand shop and waiting whether it will be sold or not...cause you can return with new stuff yourself!

Beauty: Clarins Extra-Firming Day cream

Clarins is one of those brands that always delivers amazing products.
I recently tested the Extra-Firming Day cream and was very pleasantly suprised.

Personal: Instagram update

A few snapshots from the past weeks

Beauty: the October Deauty box

My first box.
For 15 EUR per month, you get this amazing box stuffed with lovely beauty products. (worth much much more than 15 EUR).
So, what did I get this month?

Perfume: 2 tested

Today, I'll review Yves Rocher's new fragrance So Elixir Purple and Fragonard's Grain de Soleil.

Beauty: Pupa Eyeliner

I bought this felt tip eyeliner in Italy during our holiday in May.

shopping: Birkin style bag

I've been keeping an eye on iwantthatmusthave.nl for a while, lurking till that one fab item would come along...and it did. The Birkin bag by Hermès. in dark green.

Nails: Fred Said Red

Not the most original title by Catrice but a lovely red-orangy colour that gives excellent cover and keeps looking great for days!

Hair: Smooth Infusion - Aveda

One of the best products imaginable for smooth, glossy hair that's easily manageable.
Aveda has a brilliant range of products that all have that wonderful smell and amazing result.
When I went to the hair salon to have my hair cut almost 3 weeks ago, they used this and I liked it so much, when I noticed lookfantastic.co.uk had a special reduction on Aveda products I quickly ordered a bottle.

Personal: My week in Instagram

First week of October...

Shopping in Bruges

Yesterday, mum and me went for a shopping afternoon in Bruges. And of course, I bought some new stuff. ;-)

Haircare: Fekkai Coiff Controle

My new haircut requires more hair straightening. But we all know that those damned hair straighteners aren't the best friend of your hair. So....I found this amazing product on lookfantastic that you can use without hair straighteners!

Personal: my week in Instagram

September is coming to an end...

Shopping: Desigual at Zalando

Had a coupon of 10% so browsed Zalando again and found this stunner of a dress by Desigual. Ordered it and am blissfully happy with it!

Shopping: Fleurfatale at Etsy

I discovered this amazing webshop on Etsy by Fleurfatale. Beautifully handmade jewellery in vibrant colours.
I ordered two pair of earrings and was stunned by how lovely they are.

Shopping: new boots

When I received the winter catalogue of 3 Suisses, I wanted to order a pair of boots right away. But, I had patience and waited for the first reductions....so now I got them for 119 EUR instead of 199 EUR. And I love them. I have been looking for a pair of long boots in just the right colour red. And here they are. I also love how the zipper doesn't go all the way up. much better for your nylons!

Personal: My (couple of weeks) in Instagram

Been a while since I did an update on this topic so these were the highlights of the past weeks...

Perfume: 2 tested

I recently tested 2 more perfumes:

- Philosykos by Diptyque
- Fan di Fendi by Fendi

Beauty: New Haircut

Went for a badly needed haircut today and went Pulp Fiction on it. Shorter at the back (she actually took her razors...) ... and I'm very pleased with the result!
Check it out!

Shopping: Anna Field Dress at Zalando

Recently, I made my first order at the new shopping site Zalando. Zalando already operated in Germany and Holland but now also in Belgium. The choice is ample, postage is free and if you have to return items, it's equally free and they make it dead easy. So, you can only win! :-)

I ordered this stunning red dress by Anna Field....

Beauty: Deauty

From now on also available in Belgium: deauty.be
(something that made me very happy!)

Shopping: Venice

I actually was very good and didn't buy too much stuff. :-)
Here's what I did buy....

Travel: Venice Day 5

30 August:

Travel: Venice Day 4

29 August:

Travel: Venice Day 3

28 August:

Travel: Venice Day 2

27 August:

Travel: Venice pictures

More updates about my trip to Venice will appear here, but you can see a selection of my photos here.

Enjoy! I sure did. ;-)

Travel: Venice Day 1

26 August:

Personal: my week in Instagram

a few snapshots...

Nails: 2 coloured nails

Some time ago, the lovely ladies at mllsdemode.be had a tutorial on how to make your nails look fabulous in two colours. This week, I tried it myself...

Personal: my week in Instagram

It's a very hot August so far....

Nails: Blue Blue Electric Blue

Blue nailpolish is a tricky one. It's very difficult to find the right shade, not too dark, not too light. I've found the perfect one for me in the Bourjois range. Bleu Fabuleux!

Organise: Bag in Bag

The girls from mllsdemode did a blogpost about the wonderful item that is a bag in bag.
I bought mine at amazon.co.uk but there are plenty of webshops selling these or variations on these bags.

Holiday!

Finally, my proper summer holiday has started! I'm 2,5 weeks off work (only have to return September 3th) and I have a romantic break coming up in Venice! Just a little wait longer.....

Personal: my week in Instagram

didn't take many instagram snaps this week, it seems...

Beauty: BB Cream Garnier

Last week, I reviewed the BB cream by L'Oréal, this week it's Garnier's turn.

Beauty: The Falsies - Feather Look Mascara

Maybelline has a new mascara, Falsies - Feather-Look, promising voluminous lashes.

Personal: My week in Instagram

Snapshots...

Beauty: Maybelline Super Stay 24 Color

I'm very wary of commercials stating that lipstick or lipgloss lasts hours and hours. However, we have this consumer's program here, Volt,  that tests products and see what's real and what isn't. This lipgloss/lipstick did what it promised. So, worth to check it out!

Beauty: Nude Magique - L'Oreal

In this avalanche of BB creams, it's not easy to know which ones are good and which ones aren't.
Some time ago, I bought the Nude Magique BB cream by L'Oreal.
BB creams usually have a SPF factor (in this case 12), prime your skin, make it more even, makes it more perfect. Ho hum!

Personal: My week in Instagram

July progresses further....

Shopping: New Collection

I've already been ordering stuff of the autumn/winter collection at La Redoute and 3 Suisses!

Personal: Outfit post

This was my outfit these last 2 days...Finally it was warm enough! :-)

Personal: My week in Instagram

Snapshot time....

Perfume: Samples by Guerlin and YR

I have a stash of perfume testers and will review some here from time to time. First up are Insolence by Guerlin and So Elixir by Yves Rocher.

Shopping: Sales

It's that time of year again....

Selection I bought at Yves Rocher and asos.com:

Personal: my week in Instagram

Some more snapshots...

Nails: 222 Winter Berries Jessica...just like Irene Adler

As most of you know, I'm a huge fan of Sherlock (starring Benedict Cumberbatch) and ever since seeing A Scandal in Belgravia featuring Lara Pulver as Irene Adler, I've envied her perfect red nails.
Thanks to the wonderful people from @Sherlockology I have discovered that they used 222 Winter Berries by Jessica in the series.

Beauty: Yes to Carrots

Yes to Carrots/Cucumbers/Blueberries is one of my favourite brands of beauty products and now you can also get them at Kruidvat in Belgium. Yay for that.

I tried the exfoliating facial cleanser containing carrots (obviously) and apricot seeds.

Nails: China Glaze - Lubu Heels

Got this polish at the Beauty night of my stylist friend. It's black mixed with red glitter.

Personal: my week in Instagram

Another week gone by...

New sofa set!

Shopping: New Fitflops!

I love Fitflops. They are so comfy but sadly, not all the models are as lovely. I own a pair of the original  Fitflops, in black, very basic. Since then I've been looking for a fashionable pair. Lately, they pimped their line considerably, and I bought this pair of fabulous Fitflop Frou Cosmic Purple at -20%. Am absolutely in love with them!

Beauty: How long can you use your cosmetics? (Nederlands)

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Cosmeticaproducten zijn beperkt houdbaar

Ongeopend zijn cosmeticaproducten vaak vele jaren houdbaar. Eens geopend, kunnen ze maar een beperkte tijd bewaard worden. Daarom noteert u het best ergens de precieze datum waarop u het make-upproduct hebt opengemaakt. De minimale houdbaarheid van een cosmeticaproduct wordt niet beïnvloed als u het even opent in de winkel. De contacttijd is erg kort en producten zijn voldoende geconserveerd om (voortijdig) bederf te voorkomen.
Wanneer een product na openen beperkt houdbaar is, staat de houdbaarheid van het product op het etiket aangegeven met een symbooltje: een potje met een deksel. In het symbool of erachter staat de periode dat het product houdbaar is na openen, bijvoorbeeld 12 M = twaalf maanden na opening. 

Nails: Bellaoggi

This is the second colour I bought in Italy. This shade, Green Apple, is a lovely spring/summer colour that gives great cover.

Personal: My week in Instagram

Snapshots at the end of June...

Personal: personalised Macbook Pro and iPhone

A few weeks ago, I was my clumsy self and dropped my Macbook Pro. Next to nearly having a heart attack, I noticed that the corners of my beloved laptop were damaged....I really felt like crying. I always take such good care of my stuff and now this.
Thankfully, amazon came to my rescue....
I bought this swanky shell for protection slash covering the bruises...

Nails: Kiko

When I was in Lille, I bought a coral-coloured nail polish of Kiko.

Beauty: Peeling & Mask

Since my older products were all out, I started using these recently: The apricot peeling and grenade apple mask by Yves Rocher.

Personal: My week in Instagram

Snapshots of a week gone by...

Beauty: Daily Make Up Brush Cleaner

I bought this Make up Brush cleaner at Sephora in Nice after having looked for a product like this for a long time. I know something like this exists of Mac, but when I checked they were out of stock, so I was very happy to find this at Sephora.

Nails: Bellaoggi

I bought this nail polish in Ventimiglia...probably one of last season's shades, cause it was only 1,50 EUR.

Personal: new car!

Yup! I bought a brand new car last week!

A Dacia Sandero Ambiance in this colour...

Beauty: Barry M eyeliner

I'm all into eyeliner, on the upper eyelid and below the eye. For the upper eyelid I usually use the cream eyeliner by the Make Up Studio, but I bought this Barry M eyeliner pen on ASOS not that long ago.