HUGE Haul

Recently I went shopping and I thought it would be fun to share some of the stuff I got with you. As a disclamer I would like to say that I don't want to brag or anything. I just do this for fun and I find it interesting myself to see what other people purchase when they go shopping. If you don't want to see this, I suggest you scroll down or click the home button right now. I also want to point out that this is a collective haul, so I didn't buy this all in one go. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

ZARA

T-shirt

I love really simple Tees with a design on it and this T-shirt did have all that (not that much to ask, though). It says 'Guau' and I'm not too sure what it actually means, but I'm guessing the sound a dog makes when it's down or something. I'm not entirely sure, but I thought it was nice, definatly to wear with a blazer and tucked into your pants. 

Blouse

I saw this and I hoped they had it in my size. Luckily they did and so I tried it on and bought it. I do think it's quite fitted for any occassion. Just for daily wear or dress it up a bit and do a public speaking thing or maybe even with a skirt. It's very classic, which is basicly my style so I like it.

Sweater

Am I the only one that has an obsession with striped sweaterrs? I have way too many already, but I loved this one so much I just had to take it home. It is very loose and flowy and it had an amazing price (it was like 70% off or something).

Bikini
The idea was to show of my bikini, but it just looked a bit to weird to show of my belly and have just my bikini on in close up. So I didn't upload the picture, but it's this black bandeau- ish top with a bit of fabric extra. It's really hard to discribe, but when you see it or have it, you'll know what I'm talking about. I love it a lot and it wasn't expensive at all!


HOLLISTER

Sweater

Being honest with you, I'm not a massive 'Hollister girl' and I didn't look much forward to it when my cousin wanted to go inside (and she is Hollister crazy). But I saw this sweater and I just wanted it. I think I will style this with a long skirt or something. It's definatly not the sweater in which I want to show of my belly, so I'll wear it with something high waisted which will give it a very relaxed look. 

NEW LOOK

Top

You might have seen from the previous things shown, I don't wear colour that much and I'm a huge 'black, grey, white' fan. But I stepped outside my 'comfortzone' and bought a red top. I love the lace detail on the top. It makes it cropped looking, but still covering your belly.

T-shirt

I wasn't sure about this one as it looks like a grandma pattern from afar. But when I have it on, I actually love the way it looks. For summer this will be perfect with a white laced short or something like that. It does look very summery and happy, which is definatly something I want to have in summer. Also I don't think it needs much jewellery.

H&M

Top

I might needed to take this top out of the bag a bit sooner, but I forgot and now it actually looks like I need to iron it (which I will do), but this is such a lovely top. It has this beautiful colour (like Mint Candy Apple from Essie) and on the back it actually is completely laced with some buttons. I love it a lot and I'd like to combinate it with some high waisted shorts from H&M, I bought another time, but it would also look amazing with a regular jeans short. Or maybe just a pair of jeans.

FOREVER 21

Earrings

If any of you know the daisy perfume from Marc Jacobs, this might remind you to it. I love that perfume and when I saw these earrings I just had to get them. They look so much a like it and they are just pretty overall. Perfect for summer!

Earrings

I'm quite into cropped tops and flower earrings and so I show you another pair of flower earrings. These are a bit less summer, but I sure like them as well. They are a bit more 'mature' I guess and I think they will be nice when I want to be a bit more dressed up.

Earrings

These were, to be honest, a pretty impulse buy. I thought they would look good on a dress that I eventually didn't buy. However I do like them and I think there amazing for an outfit that doesn't need much more, but still isn't complete without a pair of earrings.

Dress

I also purchased a dress from Forever 21 which I was wearing today. Problem: I ate spaghetti. So I had to wash it immediately and I can't show it to you. Basicly it is a gray and white striped dress with a zipper on the back and mid long sleeves. It looks very basic on the hanger, but when you have it on, it is this very pretty loose yet not too loose dress. I love it!

SEPHORA

Too faced- Natural Eye Palette

I went to Sephora for the Too Face Bonjour Soleil bronzer palette, but they didn't have it in stock anymore and I probably won't be able to get it since it's limited edition. But what I did see, was this gorgeous 'natural eyes' palette by Too Faced. It consists of 9 pretty colour divided it 3 groups (one Day, one Classic and one Fashion). Right now I feel like Silk Teddy and Nudie are my favourite colours, but I might need to use it a bit more to actually be able to tell you.

Smashbox- Photofinish Primer (mini)

I wanted to try this one out, because I ran out of my Benefit The Porefessional one and I like to change products once in a while. I did buy the mini one, because I didn't know how good or bad it would be, but I tried it out this moning and I love it already! I don't hear a lot from it, which suprises me actually.

Benefit- They're Real

This mascara. It's just so worth the hype. It stays all day, it makes your lashes look lovely and it doesn't smudge during the day. It's swear proof, but not water proof. There's an big difference, though! Wear it in the water and you look like a panda, which surprises me because it is very hard to get of and it stays so great in place. But if I'm not going to a pool party, this is my best friend!

LUSH

Twilight

I have a slight obsession with the Twilight bath bomb from Lush. It calms me down and it just smells so good! I love the colour it gets when you trow it in a bath and I don't think it does something special to my skin, which is already something good for my ultra dry skin. If you haven't tried it, please do because I love it so much

Dream Cream (sample)

I love a good sample and in Lush they gave me this sample of Dream Cream. However, I don't like the scent too much... The way it feels on your skin is lovely and it does moisturize, but I do not like the smell of it. It smells a bit funny and not really what I want to smell like all day long. Too bad, because I actually do love the way my skin feels after using this.

HEMA

Eyeliner

I saw this light blue eye liner on Pinterest the other day and I absolutly loved it, so I thought I'd get a blue liner myself and see how it looks on me. I didn't try it out yet, but hopefully soon I will feel brave enough.

Brush (202)

So, I once purchased this HEMA brush a long while ago (I can't even remember) and I totally love it! So much I still use it on a daily basis right now and I though that maybe the other brushes would be nice as well, so I wanted to give this a go.

DRUGSTORE

L'Oreal- Studio Matt & Messy

I have a weird obsession with the way hair looks when you're around the beach on a summery day. So much, I have made it my mission to make my hair look like that. So far I'm not completly happy with the effect I got from some of my products and since this one said 'sea salt spray', I needed to get it. So I did.

John Frieda- Full repair
I forgot to take a picture of this... Anyway, this is my shampoo and conditioner I've used a while now. Usually I feel the urge to change my shampoo after I finished a bottle because I want to find a 'better one'. This one, however makes me believe this is the best my hair will ever look. Well, kinda. It really gives my hair a soft feeling and shine, which my dry hair needs so much. Also this is my fourth bottle of each, I'm purchasing. This must mean something good then.

Lots Of Love,
Me

February Favourites!

Hello, again, it's been a while, but I thought that I'd start blogging again after this short break. Lots have been going on, but in that time I could prepare myself properly on blogging again, something I love to do... In the days that have gone by, I tried to write new posts so I can upload every 2 days again. Sping is coming up, even in the rainy area where I live, which means I can do easter themed posts or just spring-time blogposts, because I love spring (when we actually get a proper spring, ofcourse). Also, soon I will take of to Paris and I will do a post on that too, ofcourse! But today: My February Favourites!

February has gone by so fast, but it seemed like I used more products than ever. Maybe because it is the last month I actually consider as "winter" and I want to try out some more moisterizers before I go and get some that actually smell fresher. However, here are my favourites!

Make Up:

Something that has been around for quite a while (in make up years), but I only recently discovered: Lash Accelerator Endless. It love how it gives volume and lenght, but on a natural way. You can layer it if you want bigger looking eyes, but I prefer a natural look, as I'm still a student and only 16 years, my make up doesn't go all the way and is mostly to a minimum whilest on school. However, I absolutly adore make up and trying new stuff. Long story short: I love the flawless look of the lash accelerator endless mascara.

Can you say 'babylips' from Maybelline is make up? I think so, others may say it is more a 'lip care' product other than make up, but it gives a hint of colour when using. I've got the 'pink punch' from a friend for christmas, and it's not that I didn't love the texture and feel of the product, but the pink wasn't really me. I love the gived and I was really thankfull, it's just that the colour was a bit too bright pink with my skin tone that matches better with a orange-red colours. However, I gave it another go and dabbed it a bit more carefull and now I love it! It is really moisterizing and I get all the fuzz about it, so I think I'll start recommending this more *puts some more on*. Can I also add that I find it really funny that it has 'adult use only' on the side?




Then next, I have been loving a pencil winged eyeliner, so I purchased one from Bourjois. I have had a liquid one from the same line that I absolutly loved (which I lost recently), so I hoped that the pencil liner may would be equily as good. And I guessed right! It stays on so long and the pigmentation is fantastic! So I bought them in the shades 'Brun Design' and 'Noir Expert', the black one also has a sharpener, which is easy for your make up back. Anyways: real keepers!

Lastly, I love the foundation that I gave a go in the beginning of January and meanwhile it has almost become an empty: Benefit- Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! (talking about a mouthfull), which reminds me that I need to do a new one this month (would you like a MAC one?). But about the benefit one: I love the look it gives me, very natural and not too shiny (for my dry skin), it is buildable and stays on quite long! However, if you want a fuller coverage, you may want to search a little further. You want the full review? Click here.


Body:

Only one favourite in this category and it's from Yves Roger. I have quite a dry skin and this shows more and more in winter time, but luckily I rushed into Yves Roger and I found something that I believe I will use a bit longer than only this month: Repair Lotion for extra dry skin! I saw my body loving me for using this and the scent is quite good. It is with shea butter, which has proved itself enough in any other product, but something about this lotion is even better. I use it everytime I've showered and so far so good.


Random:

Can I say I love my glasses? I have a prescription for -1.25 glasses, so this means I don't need to wear them all the time, but I clearly can see a lot better with them on. So I've got this new glasses from Ray Ban (because I needed them, not because I just wanted new ones) and I don't know how they're called exactly, but they are from the legend collection and maybe the picture says enough.

Another thing I'm obsessed with is kind of like a person. Or more like a youtube channel. If any of you know Kayley Melissa, you'll know what I mean! She does amazing hair tutorials and also a make up tutorial once in a while, but most important: she explains what she does in a few easy steps so everyone can follow. The products she uses are also things a lot of people can get their hands on, which is only a bonus. So if you don't know who she is, click here.


Lots Of Love,
Me

Benefit- Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! Review

I know this came out a long time ago, but it's part of my new years resolution: finding the perfect foundation. (click the link to find out more) I knew a lot of people absolutly loved that foundation, but because Benefit isn't that easy to get your hands on where I live, I never tried it. Recently, I got to be somewhere and when I found out they sell Benefit quite close to it, I ran into the store and bought their foundation. It is high end and in America the price is quite good ($36), in Britain it costs £25.50 (= $42) and in the rest of Europe, you pay around €34 (=$46,5), which gets a little more expensive, but it is affordable.

When I went to the counter, they lady said the best shade for my skin would be the Ivory one (I'm pure 4 sure) which surprised me a lot since my skin isn't that light. however, I've worn it for a couple of days and it really is the colour that matches me. I do have to say that when it's winter time my face is pale in no time and people always think I am sick because 'I look so pale', so I wouldn't say their colours aren't for people who need a light shade. What I like as well, is that it has darker colours as well.

Benefits of this products are that it containes oxygen which makes it really light and it doesn't fill your pores with crap. I must admit that I've been using the porefessional underneath my make up because I'm used to wear that. But when I tested it out for the first time, I didn't and my pores were just fine and clean (as I want them to be). What else does it promis? (I litteraly got this of my packaging): it helps to boost cellular respiration for a 'plumping up' effect, helps to protect against environmental stresses and contains vitamin C&E derivatives known to prevent sighs of aging. Also it has SPF 25 and PA +++ (good for your skin, if you want to know more about it, you can google it) which made me smile.

When you check on the site, it says that the coverage is light to medium and at first I was a little scared about it, but when I putted it on, I found out I shouldn't have. It gives you a nice coverage that looks really natural and feels like you have nothing on. It isn't the full on coverage and blemishes won't be completly gone when you put it on for the first time, but it's buildable which makes it possible to cover them up nicely. If you do have a lot of break outs, you may need a bit more coverage than this foundation. The redness will be reduced though. Also, you will only need one pump to do your entire face, which I love (and I think you do as well).

Onto oilyness and that kind of stuff. I have a dry skin and it doesn't dehydrate my skin, but on those oily spots, it doesn't make your skin more oily. So I would say, it leaves your skin the way it was before. But again I have been wearing a primer underneath it, and that may cause some differences, although I doubt that since it is oil-free.

For the way I have been applying it: I kind of just used my fingertips. With a brush, I feel like I have more coverage and you feel the foundation a bit more on your skin. And with the beautyblender, I feel like it isn't that much different from applying it with my fingertips, so I'll just do it the lazy way. Just a little side note: wash your hands before you apply your foundation with your fingers, because you never know what you have touched. (Sounds a bit grose)

Something I'm less sure about, is that you have to set it with a powder, which is all good and well, but sometimes I tend to forget that and since I've got dry skin already, I don't like to use powder too much. I have been using my The Body Shop powder and Rimmel Stay Matte Powder, which I both love and they don't leave my skin dry. But I think this sucks when you still need to figure out what powder works best for you.

Another thing I don't quite like too much, is that it takes about an hour before I can touch my face and almost no foundation will come off. Since I touch my face quite a lot (sounds a bit funny), this isn't the most comfortable thing.

And finally, let's sum up the pro's and contra's:

Pro:

• Price in America which isn't too much for a high end product.
• it feels like you have nothing on and is really nice and light for your skin. It looks natural too!
• the coverage is buildable and it reduces redness.
• it doesn't make your skin drier or oilier (oil-free).
• it has a lot of shades and the colour adapts a bit to your skin after 5 minutes.
• It lastes the entire day with a powder.
• It has SPF 25, which is good enough for my skin in the summer.
• 1 pump for your entire face.

Contra:

• The price in Europe, which can be $10 higher than in America, but it is high end.
• you need a powder or it won't stay that long.
• It comes off in the first hour by just touching your skin a little bit.
• Not for people who want that full on coverage.

That's it! I love this foundation, even though I have to set it with powder because it have this gorgious brightening, flawless look. So I'll have to say 'well done' to Benefit. I hope you enjoyed this review.

Lots Of Love,
Me