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Hoi meisjes!

Eergisteren liep ik snel even de H&M binnen en zag ik dit pareltje bij de cosmetica spulletjes staan.

Het is een Eau de Toilette met een heerlijke bloemengeur.

Naast dit roze flesje is er nog een gele en een blauwe variant, maar ik vond deze het lekkerst.


Dit geurtje bevat Gardania en het ruikt echt heerlijk. Het gele geurtje bevat Pioen en het blauwe bevat Magnolia.

Ik ben echt verslaafd aan het roze geurtje en ben van plan om er nog ééntje extra te gaan kopen omdat het flesjes van 20ml zijn.

Naast de heerlijke geur, moet ik ook toegeven dat het geurtje wel goed lang blijft zitten. Dit had ik niet verwacht aangezien het een eau de toilette is.

Naar mijn mening is het een echte aanrader en voor het kleine prijskaartje zou ik het zeker niet laten ;)

Waar kan ik dit geurtje kopen?
In een H&M Filiaal in de buurt

Prijs?
€2,95 per flesje


Xoxo, Leyla
 
Hey girls!

Check out my look of today! :)

The last few days I hadn't been wearing much make-up but today I decided to try out some new eyeshadow combo and another lipgloss.

And of course I had to make some pictures now my hair is all pretty and red from the henna treatment I pampered it with!


Let us start with the make-up I am wearing.

Products used:
Face
- Nivea extreme resist 24h hold foundation in shade 4 Sand
- Hema compact powder nr 22
- Bronzing pearls I bought in Egypt (no brand)
- Catrice eyebrow pencil 03 Brown - n- eyed peas

Lips

- Nivea gloss wonder balm nr 25 Bellini Balm

Eyes
- Essence eyeshadow primer

- All of eyelid up to brows: DRY Catrice Intensif'Eye in Glamourose
- On eyelid itself: WET Catrice Intensif'Eye in Glamourose
- Outer half of eye: E.L.F. Burnt Plum
- Outer V of eye: Touch of black eyeshadow of the Beauty UK Palette

- Gosh Kohl eyeliner pencil in Black
- Catrice gel eyeliner in It's mambo nr 2
- NYC City curls mascara in Black
Hair
The only products I used on my hair are:
- Vatika cactus hair oil
- Metamorphose relaxx total repair spray

Outfit
Scarf: Forever 21
Earrings and bracelet: Royaume de la Femme

Do you like this make-up look?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
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Hey girls!

Ever since the Essie brand started being sold in Kruidvat, I have had my eye on them. The only thing stopping me was the high price tag.

When you can get a decent nailpolish for €2 or €3, the Essie polishes just are a little too expensive for me, costing €11 a piece.

Now 2 weeks ago, my cousin found this great deal on Essie products on Bol.com and we decided to buy some. You could buy 3 nail polishes for €20 so that's about €6,50 per polish, which is a much better price.

My cousin chose Guchi Muchi Puchi and Lavender:

I chose Bahama Mama:

I had been looking for a purple shade of nail polish for a long time and this one looked like the color I had in mind.

The color is really pretty but even so, I'm not completely satisfied with it.
To get this color I had to apply 3 coats. Your €11 bottle will be empty fast if you always have to apply 3 coats!

Another element I was not pleased with was the coverage: the polish stays thick in some places and much lighter in other places which of course does not look nice.

The durability, on the other hand, is good. I have been wearing this polish for 4 days now and it has not started chipping yet. I did apply one coat of see trough top coat nail polish.

Even though the color is pretty and the polish stays on the nails for quite some days, I had expected more of Essie.

I keep finding gorgeous pictures on the internet of Bahama Mama covered nails, but I can't get my nails looking that gorgeous.

So would I buy another Essie polish in the future?
If it is on sale and if it is a color I really love, I might.

Have you girls bought an Essie polish yet?
What is your opinion about it?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
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Hey girls!

Lately I have really started to love colored eyeliners.

Throughout the years I have collected a few but I haven't really used them much mostly because I did not really know how to use them.

Yesterday I bought 4 new ones in Kruidvat and I want to share them with you. Plus I'll add those I already had also.

The majority of my coloured eyeliners are from Essence. They are creamy, have a lot of color and a creamy texture. Plus they are really cheap! I think I bought them for €1,50€ a piece.

I also own 1 Nivea and 2 Catrice eyeliners.

(Click on the pictures for a closer look!)

Let's start of with the first 3: (from top to bottom)
- Essence 11 Go Wild
- Catrice 090 Gold Me Tight!
- Essence 12 I Have a Green

The next 3:
- Catrice 080 Wildthing
- Essence 09 Cool Down
- Essence 05 C'est La Vie!

And the last 3:
- Nivea 08 Khaki
- Essence 08 Touch of Glam
- Essence 06 Seventh Heaven
As you can see the pigmentation is really good and they stay put quite long. When I tried to remove them of my hand, I had to get a make-up remover tissue cause they didn't completely want to disappear.

My favorite colors of the moment are : I Have a Green, Cool down, Touch of Glam and Gold Me Tight!

Now the only thing left to do, is figure out some nice looks with these gorgeous colors!

Where can you find them?
Essence and Catrice are sold in Kruidvat
Nivea can be found in Kruidvat and most department stores.

Price?
The Catrice ones I bought on sale this week for €1 each
The Essence liners cost around €1,50 a piece
The Nivea liner I got as a gift so I don't know the price exactly.



Do you girls use colored eyeliners?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
Hey girls!

Last night I decided to try out a new color of nailpolish: green!
I had recently bought it but hadn't tried it out yet and I have to say I'm pleased with the result!

I'm wearing Walk on the wild side (nr 139) by Essence.


What do you girls think?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
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Hey girls!
 
Even though the last few days have been really nice, sunshine, nice temperatures, no rain... nevertheless it's still winter and temperatures might go down again and have their effect on our skin and especially our faces.

Lately when I touch my face, I don't get a smooth, silky feeling and this bothers me. At places my faces was a little flaky, for example where I had suffered from an acne 'outbreak'.

So I decided to try something out and it worked wonders!

All you need is the following:

- towel
- a cup of water
- a toothbrush (unused)
- a day cream, serum, face mask, nourishing mask

My toothbrush had hard bristles, I would suggest to buy one with medium hard bristles cause well we want to clean the face, not damage it.
If you only have a hard bristle toothbrush, don't rub too hard.

Ofcourse, start with removing your make-up completely.

After that, dip your toothbrush into the warm water and start somewhere on your face. It doesn't matter where you want to start.

Make circular movement all over your face and stick the toothbrush back into the warm water every now and then.

After you have moved all over your face and no longer see any dead skin flakes and your cheeks have a nice red glow you are ready to wash your face, to be sure you get all the icky stuff off.

After that, dry off and apply your daily face products or if you really want to pamper yourself, put on a nourishing and hydrating face mask, add two cucumber slices and just chill for 15 minutes while dreaming that you are chillaxing on the beach in some tropical paradise...
A tip: You could also use a electric toothbrush or you could of course buy the clarisonic facial cleaner but this is a little outside of my budget so i'll stick to my normal little toothbrush.
After you are finished, you will feel refreshed, the circulation in your face will have had an extra boost and your skin will look fresh and dewy and will feel silky smooth!

What do you girls think?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
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Hey girls!

Today I want to show you a few new eyeshadows I have bought this week.

Shame on me, I don't remember the name of the shop where I bought it.


But I suspect this brand can be found in many shops in the Abdijstraat in Antwerp since I bought it there. It was a shop I had previously never entered so I did not pay attention to the name of the shop.

I had seen this brand before but did not expect much of it so I never bothered to buy any to try them out. Now there were some testers and to my surprise they quality seemed to be really good.

The colors were nice as well but not really what I usually go for. As you all know by now, my go-to look leans more towards natural nude colors but the pigmentation of these shadows was just amazing so I decided to try a few shades which I did not yet own.

As you can see, I chose 5 color that really differ from each other.
The shades didn't have names, only numbers.
I bought: number 3, 6, 8, 10 and 11.

I swatched them for you and you will see what I mean with great pigmentation! It's crazy and all of this for €1,50 per shade.

I still need to create some looks with them and wear them throughout the day, to see if they are also durable or if they fade after an hour.
An update will follow later on ;)

Now, check out the swatches! Click on the pictures for a closer look!

Number 3
: white

Number 6: purple

Number 8
: lime green

Number 10: brown
Number 11: greyish blue
My favorites are the purple, the lime green and the greyish blue shades. I just love how pigmented they are! And they aren't colors I would usually buy so I'm pleased with my purchase, it's a nice addition to what I already have.
Which shade do you like best?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
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Hey girls!

When I went to Kruidvat yesterday I noticed Catrice had a bunch of new polishes at their stand and they looked gorgeous!

Catrice renewed all of their nail polishes, one a little more than the other and added a few new colors to their selection.


They state the folllowing on their website:

Thanks to the new Gloss Booster technology, the next generation of Ultimate Nail Lacquers is extremely convincing with a high-shine finish, perfect coverage and ultra-long durability. With the innovative reservoir brush, you can colour your nails with just one stroke. Free of formaldehyde, toluene or phthalates.

Tested and loved: 9 out of 10 women love* the perfect COVERAGE, ultimate SHINE and long DURABILITY.
* Consumer test with 100 women, 2013
I bought the colors 37 The Effect Maker and 36 Mint Me Up.
The polishes have a real pretty pearly shine and just look gorgeous.
I usually go for nude, pink or red colors so it was no surprise I chose The Effect Maker.

Mint Me Up, on the other hand, is a color I would not usually buy. I think the mint color is nice and I love how it looks on other girls but I'm always afraid to wear it on my nails.

But this color looked so nice with that pearly shine and little tiny glitters in it so I couldn't resist.

Take a look at the swatches.
What do you girls think?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
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Hey girls!

Today I want to share a cool make-up storage products with you.

A while ago I ordered the BH Cosmetics Bag and I think it's a great way of storing your make-up goodies.

It's also perfect for when you are traveling or on the go.

Let's take a look at it!


The bag has 2 large compartments: the lower one to stash your palettes and other goodies and top one to store your brushes and smaller items.

You can see the top compartment in the picture below.

I just love how it has this special space where you can put all your brushes and they stay pretty, clean and organized. It just looks fancy!
Next to the brush area, there is a little side compartment with a zipper and see-through netting so you can store smaller items in there and still have an overview of what exactly is in there.

The lower compartment of the bag is one big open space to store palettes, foundations, etc

What I love about it, is the size: it fits my Naked Palettes perfectly! I can never go on vacation without one of them so I am always struggling to find the perfect storage, which I have now found! It even fits my Luxbeauties 72 color eyeshadow palette!

Take a look at how much it holds!

What do you girls think?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
Hey girls!

Another day, another pretty look created with the UDNP1.
Yesterday I also used this palette for my eye make-up.
If you have missed that look, click here!

I'm just trying out different color combinations and different looks for you guys so you can see how versatile this palette actually is.

Ok let's get started!

Products used:
Face
- Catrice 18h  photofinish foundation shade nr 3
- Hema compact powder nr 22
- Catrice cream blush in Discreet Artist
- Catrice eyebrow pencil 03 Brown - n- eyed peas

Lips
- Lipstain E.L.F. shade Nude Nectar
- Lip Lust Beauty UK shade 03 Date Night

Eyes (all eyeshadows are UDNP1)
- Essence eyeshadow primer

- Sin (all over the eyelid)
- Virgin ( highlighting under brow bone and in corner of eyes)
- Sidecar ( 2/3) of the eyelid on the outside)
- Creep ( outside of the eye, smokey effect)

- Gosh Kohl Eyeliner Pencil in Black
- NYC City curls mascara in Black
Click on the pictures for a better view!

What do you girls think?

Xoxo, Leyla