OOTD: Be your own sunshine

Hey guys! How have you been doing? 

Even though spring is not happening for another (few) month(s), the sun has been shining and it has been very uplifting for everybody's mood! 

There's nothing like having lunch or a drink with people you cherish and feeling the sun beams on your skin. Through the window that is, because outside it's still too cold, but I guess beggers can't be choosers.

This coat is one of the newest items in my closet. I have quite a few coats, but I don't have bright ones like this one. I really loved to colour and have been looking for a similar coat for a while now, so I took my change and brought it home.

Because this coat is so bright, I kept the rest of my outfit basic. Black boots, black jeans and a black sweater.

I ended up going for my Kenzo sweater, which is black, but the brand logo is stitched on in thesame shade of yellow as the coat. 

- Sweater: Kenzo

- Jeans: Pieces

- Coat: New Look

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New Look oval brush set!

Goodmorning everyone! It's been quite a while! 

How have all of you been? 

As always, I have been taking exams last month, which is why I have been a bit absent. It has given me time to try out products for a longer while though - which is good because now I can give you a full opinion on them.

The first thing I really wanted to review were these oval brushes that I got at New Look. Oval brushes were a bit weird to me when they first came out, I had no idea what the heck it was and why anyone would use it. I was even more surprised to see them at New Look. But I got the four-piece set for €10 and decided to give it a try.

This is what the brush set looks like. The brushes come in four different sizes. I like to use the biggest one for foundation and a smaller one for concealer.

 

As you can see the bristles are very close to each other, which means using a brush like this will give you good coverage. It also means that you have to watch out for cake face the first time you use a brush like this!

I've used the brush for a while now and I couldn't live without it anymore. It normally took up to five or even ten minutes to do my foundation with my hands or another brush (making sure everything looked even and there were no blank spaces), while this brush gives me the ability to do it in a few swipes. Just like that, in the blink of an eye.

I didn't think I'd like the oval bushes to be honest, but I have tried them and have been using them for over a month now and I was wrong.
If you get the chance to try these, I would definitely recommend them.

Accessories haul #1 💗

Any fashion blogger or stylist will tell you that basic items are the most important items in your closet. They will also tell you that you should use accessories to spice things up: okay, the trendy accessories do change up from time to time, but they're cheaper to replace. Fashionable clothing items are not so easy to replace (imagine having to buy something from every new collection, sometimes it's just not possible).

 I decided to follow my own advice and go shopping for accessories, since I obviously needed some new, fresh items!  

You may or may not know this, but I'm a huge fan of statement necklaces. I love the ones that H&M and New Look sell, because they have so many options: there's literally something for everyone (different styles, colours, sizes,..).

Here's what I got! 

H&M

I love the necklaces that H&M makes with more than one option. For example this shell necklace, it's so cute, but they give you some more ocean inspired jewels in case you want to change it up!

New Look

So delicate and sophisticated!

Claire's

Claire's is a shop that in my opinion you love or you hate. Some of my friends think it's an awesome shop, others think it's a shop for teenage girls. 

I used to go there to get hair grips and such, but after getting my nose pierced, I also tried a couple of their piercings. I never had any problems with the studs and they're quite cheap, so I went back to check out the other piercings they have for sale.

I ended up getting this pack of four with summerproof belly button piercings!

That's it for part one! I have a part two coming up that are a bit more about earrings and ear cuffs. I hope you'll be here to read that too!

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New Look Nailpolishes

Goodmorning everyone! How are you doing?

I went on a little shopping spree not long ago and one of the few beauty things that I got were these matte nailpolishes by New Look.

Apparently they also sell beauty items now, which makes me happy! I decided to try these babies out and I got a purple and a pink matte nailpolish.

 The packaging is pretty simple but I don't think it needs to be extravagant for a nailpolish.

The bottle is matte because the nailpolish is matte. I like that! 

Here's what the nailpolish looks like on my nails. I think it's extremely beautiful. 

 This nailpolish covers in just one layer. I always do two just to be sure. It does dry pretty quick so you have to work fast. I don't have a problem with that but I'm just putting it out there for those of you who are interested in trying this nailpolish.

I paid €3.99 for these nailpolishes and they were worth every penny! 

Have a good day!

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Kelly Brook by New Look eyeshadow palette review + makeup look!

Hello you guys! How are you doing? I hope you're all doing okay.
Today I decided to make quite a long post for you guys! I'm going to be reviewing my Kelly Brook by New Look smokey eye makeup palette that I got when I was in Paris!
I'm also going to be showing you my look that I made with this palette, and a photo tutorial will be up soon!
I hope you guys enjoy!

 

I think the packaging of this palette is really pretty. The palette was in a tiny black box with gold letters on it. I usually don't take smokey eye palettes home easily (because I don't wear dark makeup often), but this one I couldn't resist. The palette also holds some colours that I don't have yet.

 

 

The palette itself doesn't really have anything on it. It's rather boring. I was surprised to see how big the eyeshadows were though.

 

And then the makeup look... As always I want to warn you that the colours look darker in real life. I take all of my pictures in front of a window, because I always try to use natural light, but it makes the eyeshadow look more neutral. It isn't.

Eyeliner used: Liquid ink eyeliner by Essence, review

Mascara used: Get big lashes volume curl by Essence, review

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