December 24, 2014

DIY: Gingerbread Man Cookies

 

I've been baking for Christmas Eve! About two weeks ago I found a Gingerbread Man cookie cutter in a Dutch store, which is new, because the concept of a Gingerbread Man is not as well known here as it is in the US. So, I had never made these before and was so excited, especially for the decorating part. They go perfect with a nice Gingerbread Latte! Want to see how I made these??   

December 20, 2014

DIY: Christmas Gift Wrapping

 
It is easy to let the girl or guy behind the counter wrap your Christmas gifts when you buy them, but giving a gift becomes extra special when you wrap it yourself AND personalize it. Isn't it so much nicer when you see someone has actually put an effort in? I love wrapping gifts and will show you what you can do and need to up your gift wrapping game and personalize your Christmas gifts.

December 14, 2014

Store: Typo


As a flight attendant I was very privileged to be able to walk into a lot of stores that I had never heard of before, Typo is one of them! I first saw this store when I was in Brisbane, Australia. The hotel we stayed in with the crew was just around the corner of a large shopping street & I just jumped for joy when I went inside Typo. If you like to craft or are looking for (wedding) gifts, stationery or decoration for your house.. this is the store for you. Honestly.. I even love to just browse their website. I will show you what I got from Typo!!

December 5, 2014

DIY: Gingerbread Latte

 
Want to make a Gingerbread Latte (Speculaas Latte in Dutch) at home, that tastes as good as the one from Starbucks? I've got an easy recipe for you, that includes homemade Gingerbread Syrup! Besides being delicious, the ingredients in the Gingerbread Latte are very helpful to keep you warm, because they promote blood circulation. Perfect for the Holiday season and beyond!
 

December 2, 2014

Shoplog: The Beauty Bakery

 
The Beauty Bakery is a Dutch webshop run by a very funny and beautiful Dutch girl called Angel Raterman. The Beauty Bakery makes their products by hand and uses natural ingredients like sheabutter and almond oil. If you go on their website you will be overwhelmed by all the Bath Cupcakes, Lollipop Soap and tons of Whipped Body Butter. Besides this, the Beauty Bakery make great dupes of brands like LUSH and even Chanel. I tried out a sugar scrub, facial cleanser & facial cream. Want to know what they smell like? And if I like them?

November 30, 2014

Beautybox November 2014


SPOILER ALERT!!! It is here! In this post I will show you what is in the Beautybox of November. The Beautybox is a Dutch equal to Birchbox in the US and Lipsy in the UK. It's a box of beautyproducts that you subscribe to and receive every month. It usually contains one or more full size products and a number of sample sizes. This way you can try out many different products, including high-end products, for a nice price. What's in this month's Beautybox? And is it worth the money?

November 29, 2014

Yankee Candle Christmas Collection

 
One of my favorite candle brands is Yankee Candle, and every holiday they come up with a special range of candles, tarts, votives & tea lights. For Christmas they have come up with a few delicious scents like Snowflake Cookie, Snow in Love, Christmas Rose & Candy Cane Lane. How cute are those names? I ordered some of them and will let you know which ones are my fave...

November 27, 2014

Review: Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer

 
 
When I see HOURGLASS at Sephora, I just want to grab everything and go. I love their advertising and the way the products are packaged. However, I had never actually tried a product. About 2 months ago I ordered the Veil Mineral Primer with SPF15. Does it do anything for me? Is it as good as it looks and promises? Here's the verdict...  

November 25, 2014

DIY: Face Masks for Foodies


Banana Bread and a Choco-Strawberry Smoothie for your face?! A little while ago I met Michelle from the popular Dutch foodblog called Studentenvoer (translated: Studentfood), where she posts healthy and delicious recipes. In this video I will show you how to make Face Masks with ingredients from her Banana Bread and Choco-Strawberry Smoothie recipe. One of them is even a great dupe for LUSH's Oatfix mask. If you want to visit the Facebookpage of Studentenvoer or try out the actual recipes.. read onnn...
 

November 22, 2014

How to get through Winter? Tips & Tricks


How can you get through the cold, rainy, freezing Winter season and actually enjoy it?! I will let you in on 15 tips and tricks that get me excited for WINTER and the holidays that come with it. All the guilty pleasures that make you forget about make-up running down your face, messy hair and a red nose.

November 20, 2014

Budget: Special Effect Nails with Essence



Essence is a low budget brand that does not test on animals and is available in many countries all over the world. I like their glittery Special Effect Toppers, especially when we're getting closer to the Holidays. For this look I used the 101 Dalmatians topper. This is not a new topper, but as it is a budget product it is always good to shed a light on it. Not everyone is able to buy expensive nailpolish or finds that its worth the money... but everyone deserves pretty nails.

November 17, 2014

Store: Tiger

 

How cute is that bag? And how cute is that diary? My friend showered me with a bag full of late birthday gifts from Tiger. Tiger is part of a Danish chain store with 23 stores worldwide. A few of these stores are located in Holland where I live. They sell really cute beauty products, office suplies and homeware at an affordable price... read on to see what was in the bag!

November 8, 2014

Ombré Lip Mini Tutorial


Sure you don't want to look boring for all the Christmas parties that are coming, so take this tutorial and run. Ombré lips, where different colors fade into each other, have been a trend for a while now. Although it sounds really difficult, it's not. All you need is (at least) two lipsticks, that differ in color and a brush (or liner if you want).

Read on for written instructions...

November 6, 2014

Review: WEN Cleansing Conditioner by Chaz Dean


I first saw WEN in a tv-commercial, when I was in New York. It promised to be a 5-in-1 product to use as shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner, detangler and leave-in-conditioner. Holy Moly.. I thought: if that's true, my life is gonna be a lot easier. I didn't buy it, until I walked into a Sephora last summer & I couldn't get around it anymore. Promising silky smooth, nourished & shiny hair, I had to get it. What's the verdict??

November 3, 2014

October Favorites 2014



It's AUTUMN.. or Fall, depending on where you live. & October has ended, so it is time for an October Favorites video, where I show you all my favorite beautyproducts, make-up & other things, of the month. Let me know if you like it, because it's my first favorites video EVER!

For a full list of products, continue reading :-)

October 31, 2014

Last-Minute Halloween Look

 


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Happy Halloween!!! Halloween is not widely celebrated in Holland, but nonetheless I wanted to wish you all a very Happy (and safe) Halloween. When I think of Halloween, I think of all those American horrormovies that have scarred me for life. I put together a quick & easy peasy Halloween look for you..

October 29, 2014

Polkadot Nails for Fall

 

How cute? I love polkadots & I certainly love Burgundy and Lilac.. mix the two together and it's just awesomeness. It only took me 5 minutes to do, so no excuses to walk around with boring nails. Would you like to know how I did this and which brands & colors I used? Read onnnnn....

October 26, 2014

Review: Maria Nila Colour Guard Masque

 
 
I love how hairmasks in a jar look. A pink jar. I just want to dip my hand in it.... If you've watched my videos, you know that I got the Maria Nila hairmask for damaged and colored hair in september's Beautybox. I am super duper happy with it so I wanted to share my joy with you...
 

October 25, 2014

Unboxing Beautybox - October 2014


SPOILER ALERT: I'm going to 'unbox' the Beautybox in this video, so if you don't want to see what's in it yet.. don't watch or scroll to the part where I talk about other things. Otherwise..... Come dive with me into a pile products and first impressionsssss. - Don't mind the sad face sniffing on a purple bottle of shampoo... I keep trying to change the thumbnail into something sexy, but it's just not working with me, so f#dge it.

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October 21, 2014

Zoeva Rose Golden Luxury Set - Brushes

 

I got new brushes... & ooooh .. aahhhh.. they are gorgeous!! It is the 'Zoeva Golden Rose Luxure Set'. All of the brushes have Rose Golden elements. If you know me. You know I love Rose Gold. ZOEEEVAAAAAAA you're the bomb.

October 19, 2014

MAC buys.

 
Got some new goodies from MAC to change up my make-up routine... if you want to know what I got read onnnnn ...

October 4, 2014

The Troubles of Unboxing: Beautybox




Unboxing a the Beautybox, Birchbox, Memebox or any other box, can be quite difficult and confusing at times. Sometimes you just don't know what product you're dealing with..

October 1, 2014

Review: The Face Shop Magic Cover BB Cream




I bought this Magic Cover BB Cream from The Face Shop when I lived in Dubai. It is a true Asian BB Cream, but without the skin-whitening elements... I really don't need those ...  I already revealed a little bit of what I think about this product in my last YouTube video. This is the full review... DRUM ROLL..

September 29, 2014

Vlog: Make-up products I love!

Guys this is my first video... Eeeeek! I know I made a lot of mistakes and I need to learn how to work with the camera, but I hope it is a bit funny to watch and not too boring. Please let me know what you think :-). Subscribe on YouTube: LooksForDays.

September 28, 2014

Review: Fujifilm Instax Mini 25

I developed a bit of a camera addiction while travelling around the world. As I wanted a polaroid camera sooooo bad... I bought one: the Fujifilm Instax Mini.


September 27, 2014

Favorite OOTD

 
Last year before I left to go live in Dubai I took this picture. I love love love '60's outfit & I still really like this look. Top & Pants: Zara

The Maldives

 
 
How beautiful is this? For my last trip, before I quit my job as a flight attendant with Emirates Airlines, I chose to go to the Maldives.
 

August 14, 2014

Bye Bye Emirates

After a year and a month, I decided to wave goodbye to Emirates Airlines. My bucket list has become a lot shorter and my experience a lot greater. I visited 35 places! Some of which I, most likely, would have never seen in my life had I not had this opportunity. I'm thankful, but also very happy to go back home.
 
Packing was crazy by the way, carrying all the souvenirs I had brought over the past year. When I got to the airport they wanted me to pay a LOT extra, because as much as I had tried to get rid of unnecessary things, I still had a lot of excess baggage... After a bit of reorganizing, thankfully I managed.
 
 
Now, I am ready to start a new chapter in life.. UNIVERSITY/
I will start my MA (graduate study) in Media and Journalism at the end of this month. Aaaahhh!

V E N E Z I A

Venice was the last place I visited for Emirates and it was amazing!
We walked through the little streets and had some pizza. We ended up on a dock with a bottle of wine, watching all the little boats come by.

June 10, 2014

Brisbane-Auckland-Brisbane

// Oh how tiring this trip was...Australia and then New-Zealand.. but who can say they have held a Koala or fed a Kangaroo? .. MEEE. It was amazing to get so close to these animals. In Holland we don't have them, so I would've never had this chance staying there. Here, they just randomly pass your way. AMAZING!
 


Blouse: Banana Republic Jeans: Zara Shoes: Sam Edelman

Paris

// Just came back from Paris. I have been to this beautiful city before, but it doesn't get boring. Everytime I see new things and I'm amazed by the beauty and history. It also makes a good background for pictures ;-)



 

Blouse: Zara Jeans: Zara Shoes: Converse Bag: Céline Sunglasses: Six

 
 

April 16, 2014

Destination: Mauritius

In December of last year I had one of the best layovers of all time: Mauritius! This paradise Island was on my long list of destinations to see before... well.. you know. It was my 'top bid' month, meaning I had first choice (sort of) in choosing 5 destinations to fly to. Of course, I chose Mauritius as one of my top bids.



 


February 1, 2014

Something Sentimental...

Six months and a lot of beautiful memories and hard times later, I am still living in Dubai and working full time as a trolley dolly. Nobody said it was going to be easy.
My favorite places until now are Cape Town, Bangkok and Mauritius. They are so different from what I know and what I am used to, in a good way of course, that I cannot but love them. It is amazing, and I hope I never take it for granted, that one day I can buy my favorite tea in London and the next I am picking out red wine in South Africa.
 
This also makes it hard to stay in the moment sometimes. I do get frustrated. Night flights, early mornings, no sleep at all…….. Sometimes I just want to go home, put pajamas on and watch The Kardashians. No seeing the world or experiencing different cultures, you just want familiar ground under your feet.
 
Being away from everything you know, including family and friends, is not something everyone deals with well. For me it is very hard. It can get very lonely even though I literally have hundreds of people around me every day.
 
What I have learned and what has fascinated me is that everyone in this job is searching for their mission in life. No one knows exactly what they will be doing next year or even at all what they want to do. But I also realized for myself that, even though I like not being stuck in a 9 to 5 job and a very routinized life, I miss some structure and stability in some areas.
For me structure and stability does not mean living and working in one place. It means having a stable basis of friends and family around you, and romantic love. I can go anywhere in the world, live and be me anywhere in the world, but not without a love that is shared.
I have always wanted to escape outside my ‘normal’ environment. As a little girl I wanted to travel, see the world and wander unknown streets. Now all I want to do is find love and go wherever love goes. I will find my way in the mountains of Fiji or in de snow of Sweden, as long as there is love. I will find a job, that might not satisfy my creative brain, but I will make it work. As long as I have love around me, I can make anything work.
Uncertainty about where your heart is geographically can be dealt with. But going without a true ‘home’ where your heart can go and be itself, be known by others and be strengthened by others is really difficult.
My journey in life thus becomes not only to travel the world, but to travel within myself, finding love in my heart and, as a result, be able to love and be loved in return. And that’s that.