Manicure Monday: My love diary

Happy Monday everyone!
Hope the Monday Blues aren't too bad today! I just got back from a holiday in Malaga and I'm so happy to be able to spend some time by myself and with my family.
I love the job I do but the truth is it can get a little overwhelming sometimes- so spending some time at home is never a bad thing.

For the first time in quite a while I have had the time to go explore and discover new make-up items, watch new tutorials and get creative myself.
Today I didn't paint my face, I decided to paint my nails. It's been a while since I've done this because my nails have been very weak since I was a kid (I used to bite them like crazy) but I've overcome that nasty habit and they are longer and stronger than I could ever hope for.
I don't mind nailpolish drawing attention to my hands now.

The nailpolish that I used today is by Essence. If you've kept up with my blog (or my Instagram) in the past, you'll know that I'm absolutely crazy about Essence nailpolishes.
They have all kinds of cute colours, they're very affordable and they are gorgeous. Today's colour is called "My Love Diary". It's pink, but not too bright or childish looking.
Appropriate for work and playful at thesame time. I love it!

I decided to apply some glitter nailpolish from NYX on my ringfinger - it's a cute little detail. Which colours have you been loving? What's your favourite brand for nailpolishes?

Have a good day!

EOTD: Mermaid in disguise

Good morning everyone!
I'm feeling a little bit mermaid-y today. The last few good summer days are coming up so I'm taking my chances and going for bright eyes each and everyday!

 

Today, I'm combining a neutral look (created with my MAC Nine Times Burgundy palette, which I have a review coming up on soon) - with my glam eyeliner by NYX.

I created a cut crease, something that I don't do often but I like it because everytime you look down it's an extra pop of colour, something you wouldn't expect, which I like.
This eyeliner is green but looks like a teal eyeliner in these particular pictures. I like!

What do you think of this eyelook?

Let me know in the comments below or join me on Facebook and Instagram! 

 

NYX "Take over control" eyeshadow quad review

Goodmorning and welcome to yet another make-up review! Today I'm reviewing the NYX "Take over control" eyeshadow quad.

I have written about this in a haul earlier and tried it out for the first time this morning. I love quads like this - there are just enough colours to make a few different looks and it's easy for an everyday make-up look.

The swatches were also in my previous post and there I mentioned that I was quite surprised by the pigmentation. Both the light and dark colours are well pigmented. This isn't always the case: often in palettes, either the lighter or darker colours will lack pigmentation. This one doesn't!

Here's the look that I made using this palette. I decided to keep it on the neutral side since I didn't know how the application would go. Turns out the application is a-okay!

I hope you enjoyed this post. Keep your eyes open for my next posts, I have a couple of exciting ones coming up! 

Thanks a lot for reading, I'll see you soon!

NYX eyeshadow quads - part 1

Hi guys! The birthday gifts haven't stopped coming. Most of my friends and family got me make-up (because duh!).

Today I'm going to show you some NYX quads that I got from my dad. He got me some of the items that he knows I can't get my hands on easily. Here's the part 1 (and yes, there will be part 2 for sure because I have been spoiled)!

The  eyeshadow quads are really easy because you have everything you need right there and there's a couple different looks you can experiment with. The first quad I got is a little more neutral and wearable. It's called "Take over control".

The swatches of this quad are really good. I'm happy that both the lighter and darker colours have enough pigmentation. A lot of of times when you get a quad or a palette, those colours are typically the colours that don't show up as well so this is a nice surprise. 

 The second palette is a palette that draws more attention for sure, mainly because of the teal eyeshadow inside.

These colours too, are very well pigmented. Look at that blue and how it pops!

I'm very excited and have a couple of looks coming up for you! Make sure to check back! 

I'll see you then!

NYX lipcream review!

When my boyfriend and I went to London back in January last year, it felt like we were in heaven. We both did shopping and both got the chance to buy things that aren't available to us here in Belgium.

 

 

 

My boyfriend's favourite shops to go to were basketball and shoe related stores, mine were - surprise - make-up! I got three NYX lipcreams which I wrote a review on at the time. You can click to read the review here.

However, there were a couple colours that were completely sold out and that I really loved. I don't know how he remembered, but my dad got me some of those colours for me birthday! He was absolutely adorable about it, all of the make-up he got me, he packed seperately, so when he walked in he had a big bag full of gifts.

 

I got two colours, the nude one is called "Abu Dhabi" and the darker red is called "Rome". You can see the swatches of the two colours in the picture below.

 

 

This first lip cream is a nude one. Luckily, it's not too pale and doesn't make you look like you're one of the walking dead.

 

 I thought the "Rome" lip cream would be a very dark red one, but this lip cream turned out to be a little bit darker than the colour of my lips.

It's not extremely dark and can be worn on a daily basis. It isn't too over the top, I'd even wear it to work.

 

The quality of the lip creams is something that I have discussed in my previous post (that is linked) already.

It's very creamy and is easy to apply - the coverage is thesame everywhere so you don't have to re-apply certain areas which is great. The texture is very smooth and soft.

 

I hope you enjoyed this post! See you soon!

NYX Soft matte lip cream review!

Hello everyone! How are you? I hope you enjoyed my last post on my visit to London.

Ah, I had so much fun! 

Do you bring home souvenirs everytime you go some place? I used to do all that, but my type of souvenirs has changed. I bring home regular present for the people I love, and I bring home a lot of make-up that we don't have here in Belgium for myself.

From London, I brought home a set with three lipcreams by NYX. The three lipcreams in this set are pretty dark. Burgundy/purple colours, which I happen to love - and while the weather still feels wintery, why not ajust your make-up on it?

The three colours are called "Copenhagen", "Havana" and "Vancouver". Absolutely beautiful colours. The packaging isn't really eyepopping, but the colours sure do make up for that!

Copenhagen

Havana

Vancouver

Here are some swatches of what the lipcream looks like. As you can see, the pigmentation is quite alright!

From left to right: Vancouver, Copenhagen, Havana

 The lipcreams are very soft and have good coverage. "Copenhagen" needs a little more work, it doesn't apply as even as "Vancouver" or "Havana" does. You'll get there, but it'll take about five more minutes. The lipcreams last long, I touch them up about once or twice a night.

"Vancouver"

Overall I'm very happy to have these in my collection. The colours are unlike anything I have in my collection and they're fun to play around with. I like!

Top 5 drugstore products !

Hello everyone! Today I'm doing a post about my top 5 favies when it comes to drugstore products.

I have quite a few products but if I really have to choose, I would probably pick these products.

 

First product is my "xoxo" palette by Essence. It's a palette with purple colours, but it doesn't look to overwelming, you could even say that it looks neutral if you're looking from a distance. The pigmentation is great and this palette is cheap. Love!

 

Even though I have run out of my L'Oréal True Match foundation, I do really think it's a great foundation. I've used it about 1 year and a half and I think it's totally worth the money.

This NYX lipstick in Eucalyptus was one of the first bright colours I ever got myself. It's a bright coral colour that looks lovely on your lips. Not hot pink, but not red either.

Another palette that I really like is the Essence Sun Club palette in "Long Beach". The pigmentation is a very little, tiny bit less good than the first palette I showed you in this post, but it's still quite good. These colours are also great to use in winter and summer, because the eight colours in this palette are good to combine with each other: there are bright and darker colours.

Favourite drugstore lipstick. Ever. I'm not kidding you guys, I've been wearing this for days and days and days and I'm still loving it! The pigmentation is outstanding and this colour red is the most perfect red you'll ever find! This is from the Rimmel London by Kate Moss collection, it's called "Kiss Of Life"

Let me know what your 5 drugstore favies are!
Have a good evening!