Hi everyone,
This blog post will be rather short.
I would like to announce that I'll be posting a short series of articles this week about home remedies with ingredients you can easily find at home. These posts should help you in how to improve your beauty regimen.
I was inspired by reading recipes in magazines and thought of how some of the key ingredients cannot only be used to feed the body but also to take care of the body from the outside.
People have published a lot of articles on these ingredients before, but these has been given the true Mistletea-stamp to it (aka: these might work better on some of you than others. There are
remedies I've mentioned that I haven't tried, but I've heard or read a
lot of experiments and information from friends, magazines, beauty
salons, etc. I did try the majority of the remedies and they did work on
me)
Should you be interested, keep those eyes peeled for some beauty-meets-food information :)
P.S.: Should you recognize any of the songs in the upcoming post titles, go ahead and tell me in the blog post's comment bar below!
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
NOTW: That's Berry Darling
Yes yes yes, I have another NOTW ready for you readers!
Let me introduce to you a gorgeous polish:
I don't own a lot of OPI's, but this is one of my favorite polishes from the brand. It has a creamy texture and is opaque with 2 coats. The polish is a dark pink, almost pinkish red.
I'm a huge fan of natural and pastel colors, but every now and then I love to slap me on a sexy color. This is a great transition to a red, of you're not confident enough to wear a bright red.
A great color that has convinced me to step over to the colorful world of OPI :)
Let me introduce to you a gorgeous polish:
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| OPI: That's Berry Darling |
I'm a huge fan of natural and pastel colors, but every now and then I love to slap me on a sexy color. This is a great transition to a red, of you're not confident enough to wear a bright red.
A great color that has convinced me to step over to the colorful world of OPI :)
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Review Essence Glow tinted lip balms
Hi there!
Yes, you can expect another review on some tinted lip balms. And yes, I really am a lip junkie. I bought myself 2 tinted lip balms by the drugstore brand Essence.
When I swatched these, I was quite surprised by the pigmentation. If you know me, you know I like natural looks and even though I choose pigmented lip balms I still prefer them to be quite natural looking and no too overpowering.
Let's have a look at them:
The packaging is simple, but I like the simplicity of it. They're small, so very convenient to throw on your purse and the twist lip balm is great for hygienic reasons. The color of the packaging show what color it is, which is good for those lazy people like me :)
The first thing that I noticed when I opened it was the scent. It has a sweet candy scent to it, which doesn't bother me because I have a sweet tooth (not that I'll be eating it, but at least I don't mind it).
As you can see I own 2 shades:
They're both more hydrating than I thought they would be and the color pigmentation is greater than I expected. The creamy texture to it makes is easy to glide on the lips.
As for longevity, they last about 3 to 4 hours. It will come off when you drank or ate something. So don't expect any magic to happen.
Here below you'll find some swatches to check out the color:
Light Up! is a red tinted lip balm, although you shouldn't expect a deep red from it. remember they're lip balms and apply sheer on the lips.
Glam Up! is a coral lip balm which is a very subtle pretty color on the lips. It gives you the natural look.
If you look closely you'll notice a subtle difference, but from a distant Light Up! looks almost the same as Glam Up!
Whenever buying drugstore products, I try to withhold my excitement until I get to swatch them. I have to say that some of the drugstore brands really have stepped up their game.
I've always seen Catrice and Essence together. Both brands have significantly grown packaging and quality wise. Although you only pay a few euros as a matter of speaking, some products are actually very good. It's quite obvious if you look at the price ranging: you just can't expect the best of the best from a drugstore brand.
I think Catrice and Essence are great brands for those who just got into make up and are looking for very affordable make up items.
I can only say: experiment, experiment, experiment. There are times when I even think that some drugstore brands can beat higher end products. Don't judge a book by its cover. You may be finding your HG in the drugstore section :)
Yes, you can expect another review on some tinted lip balms. And yes, I really am a lip junkie. I bought myself 2 tinted lip balms by the drugstore brand Essence.
When I swatched these, I was quite surprised by the pigmentation. If you know me, you know I like natural looks and even though I choose pigmented lip balms I still prefer them to be quite natural looking and no too overpowering.
Let's have a look at them:
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| Essence Glow tinted lip balms |
The first thing that I noticed when I opened it was the scent. It has a sweet candy scent to it, which doesn't bother me because I have a sweet tooth (not that I'll be eating it, but at least I don't mind it).
As you can see I own 2 shades:
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| Essence Glow tinted lip balm: 01 Light Up! |
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| Essence Glow tinted lip balm: 02 Glam Up! |
They're both more hydrating than I thought they would be and the color pigmentation is greater than I expected. The creamy texture to it makes is easy to glide on the lips.
As for longevity, they last about 3 to 4 hours. It will come off when you drank or ate something. So don't expect any magic to happen.
Here below you'll find some swatches to check out the color:
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| left: 01 Light Up! - right: 02 Glam Up! |
Light Up! is a red tinted lip balm, although you shouldn't expect a deep red from it. remember they're lip balms and apply sheer on the lips.
Glam Up! is a coral lip balm which is a very subtle pretty color on the lips. It gives you the natural look.
If you look closely you'll notice a subtle difference, but from a distant Light Up! looks almost the same as Glam Up!
Whenever buying drugstore products, I try to withhold my excitement until I get to swatch them. I have to say that some of the drugstore brands really have stepped up their game.
I've always seen Catrice and Essence together. Both brands have significantly grown packaging and quality wise. Although you only pay a few euros as a matter of speaking, some products are actually very good. It's quite obvious if you look at the price ranging: you just can't expect the best of the best from a drugstore brand.
I think Catrice and Essence are great brands for those who just got into make up and are looking for very affordable make up items.
I can only say: experiment, experiment, experiment. There are times when I even think that some drugstore brands can beat higher end products. Don't judge a book by its cover. You may be finding your HG in the drugstore section :)
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Colors of the Rainbow TAG
Hi everyone! I've seen this tag going around like a fruit fly smelling sweets :) So I decided to do this as well.
If you don't know what this tag is about, you should basically name a product you like according to the colors of the rainbow. In exception the last 'color' which is a multicolored item you can pick. Without further ado, let's jump right into this tag:
Red
For all those polish junkies out there, this shouldn't come as a surprise: Sally Hansen Insta Dri.
This top coat is hands down one of the best top coats I've ever used.
I like how this covers the mistake you've made with your polish. One coat of this and you'll have a flawless mani! Plus, this baby dries in just a few seconds.
Orange
I would have to mention my Bourjois' crayon in Orange Punch. It's a fat stick that's a tinted lipbalm. It's smooth, gives a subtle color pigmentation and it's from the drugstore. It doesn't give a true orange tint to the lips, it's more of a coral color that leans to the orange side. This is probably one of my best buys of summer '13.
Yellow
I haven't shared much about this product, but that's because I'm still trying this out before sharing my thoughts on it with you. This Clarins' oil is for treating the face to get it less oily. Sounds weird? If you'd like me to do a review on it, let me know in the comment bar below.
Green
I've purchased this healing oil about a year ago, but I've only been using this product consecutively for about a month.
I spritz this oil when my hair is damp. This makes it more easy for me to comb through. When my hair's dry I notice my hair's shinier and less dry.
It might be a detail to some of you, but I like it how this oil comes in a spray.
Blue
I kept thinking what product I could use for my something blue. Looked around my room, checked out of make up collection and then suddenly my little light bulb went on: my Clarisonic Mia is blue!
See it as a electronic toothbrush, only bigger and for the face, haha!
You can use this with your cleanser of choice and go over your face with the brush. It will get the impurities out leaving your face squeaky clean.
Indigo
I was hesitant to put this as my indigo item, because I only use this for special events during the winter.
Since I suck at describing scents, I looked it up:
In the top notes there are exotic framboise, black cherry and plum. Floral midnotes followed by warm vanilla base notes.
It's a quite heavy sweet fragrance, so be aware. But if you like the scent of blueberries and vanilla, this will be right up your alley :)
Violet
This is a silver based lilac with a metal finish.
If you look closely you'll see glitter in the bottle, but rest assured that the glitter is so densely packed that you won't even notice it on your nails when applied.
As most polishes with fine glitter, it isn't easy to take it off. But honestly, the color's so pretty that it's worth fussing about.
Pink
Fairy Drops! Fairy Drops! Fairy Drops! If I haven't stressed it enough on my blog, I LOVE this mascara!
This mascara has fibres which will elongate your lashes, and the thick wand has a curve to it too make your lashes curl better when applying mascara. If you want to check this baby out, click this link to get you some.
Multicolor
Over the last years dry shampoo has become a staple in my beauty collection. I have very oily roots and dry ends, so I try to avoid washing my hair as least as possible. The last couple of weeks I've been experimenting by washing maximum 1 to 2 times a week and use dry shampoo for those greasy hair days.
Most cans of Batiste have more than just one color, so I decided to put this as my multicolored item.
Try to pick out one product for every color of the rainbow. So... *tick* You're it! Do this tag and share your answers with me! :)
If you don't know what this tag is about, you should basically name a product you like according to the colors of the rainbow. In exception the last 'color' which is a multicolored item you can pick. Without further ado, let's jump right into this tag:
Red
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| Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip top coat |
For all those polish junkies out there, this shouldn't come as a surprise: Sally Hansen Insta Dri.
This top coat is hands down one of the best top coats I've ever used.
I like how this covers the mistake you've made with your polish. One coat of this and you'll have a flawless mani! Plus, this baby dries in just a few seconds.
Orange
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| Bourjois Color Boost: 03 Orange Punch |
I would have to mention my Bourjois' crayon in Orange Punch. It's a fat stick that's a tinted lipbalm. It's smooth, gives a subtle color pigmentation and it's from the drugstore. It doesn't give a true orange tint to the lips, it's more of a coral color that leans to the orange side. This is probably one of my best buys of summer '13.
Yellow
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| Clarins Lotus Face treatment Oil |
I haven't shared much about this product, but that's because I'm still trying this out before sharing my thoughts on it with you. This Clarins' oil is for treating the face to get it less oily. Sounds weird? If you'd like me to do a review on it, let me know in the comment bar below.
Green
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| Macadamia Healing Oil Spray |
I've purchased this healing oil about a year ago, but I've only been using this product consecutively for about a month.
I spritz this oil when my hair is damp. This makes it more easy for me to comb through. When my hair's dry I notice my hair's shinier and less dry.
It might be a detail to some of you, but I like it how this oil comes in a spray.
Blue
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| Clarisonic Mia |
I kept thinking what product I could use for my something blue. Looked around my room, checked out of make up collection and then suddenly my little light bulb went on: my Clarisonic Mia is blue!
See it as a electronic toothbrush, only bigger and for the face, haha!
You can use this with your cleanser of choice and go over your face with the brush. It will get the impurities out leaving your face squeaky clean.
Indigo
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| Britney Spears: Midnight Fantasy |
I was hesitant to put this as my indigo item, because I only use this for special events during the winter.
Since I suck at describing scents, I looked it up:
In the top notes there are exotic framboise, black cherry and plum. Floral midnotes followed by warm vanilla base notes.
It's a quite heavy sweet fragrance, so be aware. But if you like the scent of blueberries and vanilla, this will be right up your alley :)
Violet
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| MAC Girl Trouble |
This is a silver based lilac with a metal finish.
If you look closely you'll see glitter in the bottle, but rest assured that the glitter is so densely packed that you won't even notice it on your nails when applied.
As most polishes with fine glitter, it isn't easy to take it off. But honestly, the color's so pretty that it's worth fussing about.
Pink
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| Fairy Drops Platinum waterproof mascara |
Fairy Drops! Fairy Drops! Fairy Drops! If I haven't stressed it enough on my blog, I LOVE this mascara!
This mascara has fibres which will elongate your lashes, and the thick wand has a curve to it too make your lashes curl better when applying mascara. If you want to check this baby out, click this link to get you some.
Multicolor
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| Batiste dry shampoo |
Over the last years dry shampoo has become a staple in my beauty collection. I have very oily roots and dry ends, so I try to avoid washing my hair as least as possible. The last couple of weeks I've been experimenting by washing maximum 1 to 2 times a week and use dry shampoo for those greasy hair days.
Most cans of Batiste have more than just one color, so I decided to put this as my multicolored item.
Try to pick out one product for every color of the rainbow. So... *tick* You're it! Do this tag and share your answers with me! :)
Saturday, September 7, 2013
NOTW: 20
Let's face it, I'm a wuss when it comes to trying out bright colors. It took me quite a while before I dared to wear bright pink and red polish. I'm still a huge fan of natural colors such as nude or light pinks, but I'm slowly stepping out of my box of polishes :)
This NOTW will be something different than what you're used to see me wearing:
To tell you the truth, I was a bit uncomfortable wearing this color. It just wasn't really me.
Aside from that, I've already talked about these HEMA polishes. Long story short, they're good. They apply smooth, one coat is often enough with bright or deep colors, they're cheap and they're tiny (because be honest, who here has actually finished a nail polish bottle?)
This orange color is no exception to the HEMA polishes, but the color's just not really my cup of tea. Good stuff nonetheless :)
This NOTW will be something different than what you're used to see me wearing:
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| HEMA 20 |
Aside from that, I've already talked about these HEMA polishes. Long story short, they're good. They apply smooth, one coat is often enough with bright or deep colors, they're cheap and they're tiny (because be honest, who here has actually finished a nail polish bottle?)
This orange color is no exception to the HEMA polishes, but the color's just not really my cup of tea. Good stuff nonetheless :)
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Review Clarisonic Mia
If you've been reading my blog since the very beginning, you probably know I purchased a Clarisonic Mia a while back. After reading all that buzz on Youtube and other beauty blogs I decided to get pamper myself and treat my skin better. Here's my blog post on when I bought it longer than a year ago. I promised to do a review on it after using it, but first let me tell you a little bit about the brush it self.
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| Clarisonic Mia |
Basically the Clarisonic Mia is like a huge electronic toothbrush, but for the face :)
It comes with a charger, an international plug, a cleanser and a brush head.
I like how simple the brush is since there's only 1 button on it: the switch on button, that's all. No fussing about when to press which button.
Pro: you can use this in your shower since this is waterproof.
Whenever I used this, I wet my face, put some of my cleanser on the brush and click the only button there is. The Clarisonic has a one minute timer as soon as you push the button.
Move the brush gently in small circular motion. Here's my routine:
- wet my face with some warm water (this will open up the pores)
- wet the Clarisonic brush
- put cleanser on brush
- go over my face
- left cheek: count to 10
- nose: count to 10
- right cheek: count to 10
- forehead: count to 10
- nose: count to 10
- chin: count to 10
- massage the product into the face for another 5 seconds
- wash it off
- go over the face with some cold water (cold water will close the pores)
- wash my Clarisonic
- dry my face a little bit with a towel (although a paper towel would be better)
- put on moisturiser (if your skin is still a little bit damp, this will suck in the moisture better than if your skin would be totally dry)
- Cleanses 6 times better than with your hands in just 60 seconds
- Works with skin, not against it, to gently massage away impurities trapped within pores
- Prepares skin for better absorption of creams, serums and moisturizers
- Gentle enough to use twice a day
You can also get brush heads for acne, delicate, normal skin or the body brushes.
I got the brush head for sensitive skin, because I was scared that using this tool would cause my skin to go red or worse. I have to say that my skin does feel softer after using this.
I only use this once or twice a week, but I've been contemplating on using this more often now I've seen that my skin has gotten used to it.
As for the cleansers, I tend to switch my cleansers quite often. I've used Purity by Philosophy, Acne foam by Bioré or the Biotherm cleanser. No matter what cleanser I used, the Clarisonic hasn't let me down once.
You might be scared by the reviews saying that they've broken out a lot before it got better. Do know that this is completely normal. This tool gets all the impurities out of your skin (=worsening of the skin) and then it'll get better because all the goop is out.
I have to admit that I did not experience this. My skin immediately reacted very well to the Clarisonic and my skin has become more smooth.
I've gone through months without using the Mia and my skin has gotten worse. It's clear that my skin is loving the Clarisonic :)
This has definitely become a staple in my beauty routine. I truly understand why those beauty bloggers have been raving about this all this time. Makes me wonder whether I should get the PMD or not? What do you think?
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
NOTW: Fruit Drink #3
Yes, another NOTW is coming your way! :)
This week I went for my well trusty coral polish, surprise surprise. And although this is a Korean brand, my friend got me this polish when she went to California.
Another coral polish to add to my collection, but I guess you can never have too much corals. Very pretty nonetheless.
The Skin Food polishes apply very smooth. You can get away with just one coat, but I went for 2 anyway, just to make sure :)
Since my friend got me this polish, I have no idea how much this costs. Should I get the opportunity to buy Skin Food's polishes, I'm sure I'll be snatching a few of them.
This week I went for my well trusty coral polish, surprise surprise. And although this is a Korean brand, my friend got me this polish when she went to California.
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| Skin Food Fruit Drink #3 |
The Skin Food polishes apply very smooth. You can get away with just one coat, but I went for 2 anyway, just to make sure :)
Since my friend got me this polish, I have no idea how much this costs. Should I get the opportunity to buy Skin Food's polishes, I'm sure I'll be snatching a few of them.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Review Maybelline baby lips
YES! I finally got my hands on the Maybelline baby lips!
These have been raved about in the beauty community (mostly the States) for years, and when I went to Hong Kong last year I saw that they had released an Asian version of them. I snatched about 6 with me (because I'm crazy like that) and yes, they were goooooood!
But still, as soon as I heard the American versions were coming to Belgium, I kept my eyes peeled as they've never been peeled before, haha!
You might be thinking, jeesh chill out, they're just lip balms. That's true, only...they're not :D
Most lipbalms contain shea butter, oils to soften the lips. Some of them even contain SPF. The Baby Lips have all that, except they have something that most lipbalms don't have: centella asiatica extracts. This extract is taken from herbs which will help your chapped lips heal in no time!
Above that, they have a variety of 5 different lip balms (they have 6 in the States, but for some reason the 6th lip balm wasn't good enough for Belgium :p):
On the packaging it claims to do the following for the lips:
These will keep your lips hydrated up to 8 hours, are light as a feather on the lips, protect it from sun rays (thank you spf 20), have a pleasant scent to it and are cheap as hell.
I paid 3,99€ for each one, but I've read that they can be cheaper, depending where you get them.
Soooo... Next time you're in the drugstore, get one, try it out for yourself and let me know what you think of the wonderful world of Baby Lips :)
These have been raved about in the beauty community (mostly the States) for years, and when I went to Hong Kong last year I saw that they had released an Asian version of them. I snatched about 6 with me (because I'm crazy like that) and yes, they were goooooood!
But still, as soon as I heard the American versions were coming to Belgium, I kept my eyes peeled as they've never been peeled before, haha!
You might be thinking, jeesh chill out, they're just lip balms. That's true, only...they're not :D
Most lipbalms contain shea butter, oils to soften the lips. Some of them even contain SPF. The Baby Lips have all that, except they have something that most lipbalms don't have: centella asiatica extracts. This extract is taken from herbs which will help your chapped lips heal in no time!
Above that, they have a variety of 5 different lip balms (they have 6 in the States, but for some reason the 6th lip balm wasn't good enough for Belgium :p):
- Hydrate (blue): lemon and basil scent
- Freshen (green): mint scent
- Repair (yellow): cherry and almond scent
- Cherry Me (orange): cherry scent
- Pink Punch (pink): passion fruit scent
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| Maybelline Baby Lips: Hydrate, Repair, Cherry Me |
- hydrate
- give it a better look
- protect
- soften
These will keep your lips hydrated up to 8 hours, are light as a feather on the lips, protect it from sun rays (thank you spf 20), have a pleasant scent to it and are cheap as hell.
I paid 3,99€ for each one, but I've read that they can be cheaper, depending where you get them.
Soooo... Next time you're in the drugstore, get one, try it out for yourself and let me know what you think of the wonderful world of Baby Lips :)
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