Thursday, May 31, 2012

Summer is back in town!


I've been wanting to make a look using Zelda and Majora's Mask for ages, and now that summer finally came through it seemed like the perfect time for some color! It's blazing hot though, so I opted for a very light, almost translucent base using only a concealer where needed and some dusting with mineral foundation.

Read on for more pictures and the product list!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Frogs


Having finally grown my nails a bit longer, I was itching to do a fun manicure. They just look so much better if you have a nice surface to work on. Luna over at Toxid-Lotus.net is hosting a fun frog-themed makeup challenge, so I got inspired by the beautiful poison dart frogs and gave it my best shot.

Read on for more pictures and click here to see what the others came up with!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Body Shop : Beauty with Heart launch


Last week I was fortunate enough to attend The Body Shop's beauty with heart launch party in Antwerp!  The stores as well as some of their products are getting a little make-over, and they are launching a new campaign and a limited edition collection this summer.

Read on for pictures, swatches and more about the beauty with heart concept!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Essentiel flakie nailpolish


If you have never heard of Belgian fashion label Essentiel, make sure to take a look at their collection. They are known for using bright colors and contrasting textures, and their style is always very femine and out there.

I was really excited to see that they have launched a line of nailpolish too, so I picked one up to try!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Giveaway time!


This giveaway starts on wednesday the 16th of may and will run till the 16th of june.

You can see everything included in the prize here.

How to enter:

  • Follow this blog publicly on Google Friend Connect and mention your GFC name in the comments
  • OR follow this blog on Bloglovin' and like this blogpost on Bloglovin'.
  • Leave a comment telling me how you chose to follow and which product you like best!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Disclaimer:
-You have to have reached the age of majority according to your local law
-There will be 1 winner
-I am using rafflecopter, so the winner is chosen at random.
-The winner  will be anounced in this blogpost and notified by email
-If the winner did not respond within 1 week, another winner will be chosen
-Your e-mail adress is only visible to me and I will only use it to notify you if you win this giveaway. 
-Shipping times may vary depending on your location. I will give you an estimate shipping time based on the info I get at the post office
-Depending on your local laws you may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are enforced once a shipment reaches your country. Charges for customs clearance must be paid by you. Keep this in mind when entering this giveaway!



Make sure to e-mail me or tell me in the comments if anything isn't clear.
Good luck everyone! 


Silke


The Giveaway Prize

What you can win:

 Catrice ultimate shine lipstick in 220 Mrs. Brightside
Catrice ultimate colour lipstick in 060 Oh Juicy!

 

 
 Catrice Peas, love and Harmony palette (blogpost to come!)

Essence Crystalliced LE glosses in It's a snow-womans' world

Catrice nailpolish in 240 Sold out forever
Catrice nailpolish in 840 Genius in a bottle


All swatches were made with my own products, as I own these too.
You can enter the giveaway HERE.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Catrice Genius in a bottle nailpolish


I have another pretty polish to show you today!

You can find a lot of blogposts on this nailpolish, comparing it to Chanel's Peridot. Genius in a bottle is more gold toned because the green duochrome is not as pronounced as it is in Peridot, but it's a real gem nevertheless.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Review: Catrice lipsticks and 2B eye pencil


Today I want to show you some products that will be featured in my giveaway soon:
A lovely bright orange kohl pencil by 2B, and two lipsticks by Catrice from the ultimate color and ultimate shine range.

Read on for a short review and swatches! I own these too so the swatches are made with my own products, the ones in the prize are brand new :)


Sunday, May 6, 2012

Prepare for cheesiness!


I have gained some new followers lately and have reached 26 followers on GFC just recently :) Thanks to all of you! This is nothing compared to many blogs out there, but for me and my little blog it means a lot. It feels silly just responding with 'thank you!' everytime someone comments, but know that it makes me really happy to know that someone took the time to read my posts. A special thanks goes out to the people that tagged me or linked to me recently!

To express my appreciation to you guys I am planning to do a small give away soon. It will be open internationally and the prize will contain some of my recent favorites. So far it contains the products in the picture above, but I will add some extra's. There are some seperate posts coming up with a short review with swatches of the products.

I am still figuring out what's the best way to do this giveaway thing to keep it fair and fun to everyone. I will probably use rafflecopter and being a follower on GFC will be obligatory, but I am not sure wether to add options like following on bloglovin' because I don't want to be too demanding either.

Any thought on this? All suggestions are welcome!

Silke

Thursday, May 3, 2012

The body shop - mini haul



I bought some goodies from The Body Shop today, a few old favorites and some new things to try. Read on to see what I took home with me!

Gosh Holographic, oh how I love you!


This holographic nailpolish by Gosh is said to be sold out.. Perhaps you might still run into it, because I had been walking past it for years thinking it was just a silver nailpolish, until I saw it swatched somewhere! I was just in time to buy the last bottle before they stopped restocking on it. It is a plain silver based holo so luckily you can find a lot of dupes.

For fellow Belgian nailpolish lovers: try Instant Spa! I have seen some pretty holographic polishes from the designer series sold there.


I will be back as soon as possible with other stuff than nailpolish, but I need to reinstall my image editing program first, so I am digging in my archive at the moment :)

Thanks for reading!

Silke