De December Glossybox

I read about the glossybox online and got really curious, so I subscribed to it and waited patiently for the first box to arrive. On the pictures you can see what I found in the box, I am really happy with the glamour queen hairspray (fresh fruity pear scent), the dermalogica scrub (I was actually shopping for a new exfoliant) and the miniature koh handcream. The idea of glossybox is signing up and for a small amount you will recieve a box filled with products every month. After trying the products you can go online and fill in a feedback form for points and save up for a free glossybox. For more information check www.glossybox.nl I really love to try new brands and products and the items I am not interested in? Oh wel, there is always someone who will appericiate those products :)

Ik zag online een item over de glossybox en was errug nieuwsgierig, dus nam ik een abonnement en wachtte geduldig op de eerste glossybox. Op de foto's kan je zien wat ik allemaal in het pretpakket aantrof :) Ik ben errug blij met de glamour queen hairspray (lekkere fruitige perengeur), de dermalogica scrub (ik was toevallig aan het rondkijken voor een nieuwe scrub) en de mini koh handcreme. Het concept van de glossybox is simpel. Je schrijft in en voor een klein bedrag ontvang je maandelijks een glossybox thuis vol met producten om te proberen. Vervolgens kan je online feedback geven en zo sparen voor een gratis glossybox. Voor meer info check http://www.glossybox.nl/ Ik vind het altijd leuk om van alles te proberen en inhoud waar ik geen interesse in heb, ach daar is altijd wel iemand blij mee te maken toch? ;)

Beautyproducts and a candy cane, what more do you need ;)

These are the products I found in my glossybox: 

Dit zijn de productjes die in mijn glossybox zaten:

Schwarzkopf professional Osis Glamour Queen

Cowshed Lippy Cow Natural Lip Balm

Koh Essential Hand Nourisher

Peggy Sage Khol-oogpotlood

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant

Scaredy Cat Loose eyeshadow 

Scaredy Cat Loose eyeshadow

The glossybox before the unwrapping

Orly peachy parrot swatches



This is 2 coats of peachy parrot in artificial light
(only clouds that day..) and I already read a lot about this shades
and the brushstrokes, but in my opinion it is not so bad, just a nice
frosted blushing peach, nothing wrong with this shade :)

Dit zijn 2 laagjes van Peachy Parrot in kunstlicht, ik had al veel
over deze lak gelezen en met name over de strepen, (wat veel
voorkomt bij lakken met een frost finish) maar het viel me
ontzettend mee. Dit is gewoon een hele mooie warme perziktint
niks mis mee :)



Peachy parrot still glows in dull grey daylight ;)

Mavala showtime collection, more glitter swatches! & upcoming giveaway

Mavala sparkling gold 3 coats
gold, red and pink glitters

Merry X-mas! some dachshund fun

Wishing you a merry x-mas!

Sally, Ulan and Patsy

And another pretty picture of Patsy, she always
poses so sweet for a picture

Our big boy also had to wear a silly hat poor Pino

Patsy in her x-mas dress

Patsy, our top model strikes another pose

Our smallest and largest Dachsie, Sally and Joey

Joey is bored......

The two mommies, Lola and Dolly

Ulan and Sally in their x-mas sweaters

Sally was jealous of Jill's x-mas gift so she bit Stich in his nose...

This made me laugh so hard....it is so true...poor Uli good thing it
did not snow yet, maybe i should knit him something to keep his
jewels warm lol!

Pupa spring 2012 Jeans n roses collection preview

The year 2011 is at it's end and it is time to look forward to all the good coming to us in 2012. Pupa Jeans n roses is definetely a good thing. This spring collection will be available from februari 2012. Let's have a look at the product range.

2011 is bijna voorbij en het wordt tijd om vooruit te kijken naar al het moois dat 2012 zal brengen. Pupa Jeans n roses is zeker iets heel moois. Deze lentecollectie zal verkrijgbaar zijn vanaf februari 2012. Laten we eens naar de producten kijken.

JEANS N’ROSES LUMINYS SILK (satin finish eyeshadow one of the best there is)

01 Blue Jeans*

02 Kelly Green*

03 Grey Silver*

04 Peach Rose*

JEANS N’ROSES LIPSTYLO

Gloss-Effect shiny lipstick

01 Peony Pink*
02 Peach Rose*
03 Sexy Red

JEANS N’ROSES EYELINER
Sparkling eyeliner pencil
01 Blue Jeans
02 Kelly Green*
03 Grey Silver*
04 Peach Rose*

JEANS N’ROSES BLUSH DUO

01 Peach rose

02 Apricot pleasure*

JEANS N’ROSES LASTING COLOR

Glossy nail polish

210 Jeans Rose (shiny pink)

311Sexy red (shiny red)

726 Blue jeans (jeans blue multi shimmer)*

727 Denim deep (indigo multi shimmer)*
(on the promo pic there is a green polish so let me check what that is about :)

It is a good thing that this collection will be released in februari, gives me some time to save up, because i want all the item market with * (lol...a lot....) Of course a good look begins with an even complexion, have you tried Pupa's luminys touch yet??? I am a totall addict of this product and I even have a spare one in my car lol. The Pupa luminys silk eyeshadow even beats mac at the eyeshadow game. This is just such a fab brand :) Ps the inspiration from this collection was a runway show with a collection of jeans combined with silk and lace...this will be a romantic and delicately seductive spring :)

Het is maar goed dat deze collectie pas in februari in de winkels ligt, dat geeft mij nog wat tijd om te sparen want ik wil alle items met een * (lol, veel dus....) Uiteraard begint een goede look bij een effen teint, heb jij de Luminys touch van Pupa al geprobeerd???? Ik ben er helemaal verslaafd aan, heb zelfs een reserve exemplaar in de auto liggen haha. Trouwens, de luminys silk eyeshadow is een echte topper, naar mijn mening zelfs beter dan de eyeshadows van mac. Dit is een heerlijk merk waar ik helemaal blij van wordt. Ps de inspiratie voor deze collectie komt van de catwalk, namelijk een collectie van jeans gecombineerd met kant en zijde, het wordt een romantische maar toch verleidelijke lente als het aan Pupa ligt ;)

Pupa spring 2012 Jeans n roses promo picture

 

ps sorry about the font size i tried to resize is a billion times but somehow the letters stay small i will try to adjust it in the afternoon, but first i have to walk the dogs and enter the warzone that is called supermarket...what is up with all these people shopping like there will be an apocalypse tomorrow????? I love x-mas but i am done stressing out like crazy over it, the holidays should be about spending time with the ones you want and just relaxing and having some (not too much) nice food. Think of all the people who don't have any before tossing something in your chart that you might end up throwing away anyway :) (not me being harsh but sometimes it is good to be realistic ;) Have great holidays everyone! Hope I won't go mia after shopping lol. big hug!

Mavala sparkling violet & sparkling red swatches & Mavala giveaway!

Here are 2 more shades from the Mavala showtime collection and the whole collection could be yours soon!

Once this blog reaches 1000 followers, there will be a Mavala showtime giveaway so one of you readers will be blingin' in the new year with these great glitter polishes :)

Mavala sparkling violet 3 coats
This one does not cover up as much as the other glitters, but I think
this will be awesome for layering. This just screams mardi gras to
me :)

Mavala sparkling red 3 coats.
Unfortunately the sun disappeared by the time i wanted to take
pictures of this one and that is a bad thing because this is
so fabulous in direct sunlight. I did not like this at first, but once on
my nails I fell in love. You know I am not a red polish girl, but
with the holo glitters this is seriously stunning!

This blurry pic really shows the holo glitters, I will redo these
swatches if the sun comes out again, hopefully this year :S

My recent shoe purchases

I got these back in August but they are pretty and I paid less than
90 euros for these 2 pairs, they had quite a sale going on at the end
of the season and I was so lucky that they had my size :) These
are both from Supertrash (http://www.supertrash.com/)

And another pair from supertrash, I am in love with
this brand! these are soooo comfy, even tough they
have quite a heel.

My latest purchase, I got these on sale and I love them! These
are also from Supertrash

and with a lot of dogs this is pretty much an essential :)
My rubber boots I even go to the supermarket in these lol.

Essie Go overboard 2012 collection

I found this on http://www.body-soulbeauty.com/ 
I am very very curious about these shades :)

Collistar design gloss Shock swatches

I was so curious about these shades that I drove to my local collistar retailer and did some swatches of the design glosses. These glosses are highly pigmented and guarantee some bold colored and shiny lips. I am not sure if I am brave enough to wear these (my lips are full so with bold gloss or lipstick they are so present) but they sure are unique. Would you wear statement glosses like these? I do love collistar for creating bold and bright shades like these.

Ik was zoooo nieusgierig naar deze kleuren dat ik even snel naar een collistar verkooppunt in de buurt ben gereden (wat is 11 km lol) en heb meteen even swatches gemaakt. Deze glossen zijn zeer gepigmenteerd en je steelt gegarandeerd de show met een van deze kleuren op je lippen. Maar ik weet nog niet of ik dapper genoeg ben om ze te dragen (van opvallende lipstick op gloss krijg ik altijd een plastic bekkie volgens een oud collega haha, ga dan hele rare mondjes trekken) maar dit zijn wel hele unieke glossjes. Zou jij zulke kleurtjes dragen? Ik vind het wel heerlijk dat er een merk is die zulke heftige kleuren creërt.

Collistar design gloss left to right:
no 18 pink shock
no 17 camelia shock
no 19 cherry shock 
no 20 violet shock

Pupa Matt blackjack and Opi Mad as a hatter

I love to play with colors and textures, here's a combination of Pupa matt blackjack and Opi's mad as a hatter. I was considering finishing it with a shiny or matt topcoat but I actually like the contrast. Have a lovely sunday!

Ik vind het errug leuk om met kleuren en texturen te spelen, hier is een combinatie van Pupa's matt blackjack en Opi's mad as a hatter. Ik heb nog even overwogen om het af te maken met een laagje matte of glanzende topcoat, maar ik vond het contrast tussen mat en glitter eigenlijk wel leuk. Fijne zondag!

Mavala Showtime collection: Sparkling blue swatches

Mavala sparkling blue
3 coats, this beauty lasted for 4 days on my nails before it started chipping
an absolute record! (most glitters start chipping at day 2 :(

Essie As Gold as it gets swatches

Here are some swatches of As gold as it gets from the luxeffects collection. I only got As gold as it gets and Shine of the tides, the other shades were not calling my name :) (pfewwww) I layered them over thesame shades as shine of the tides, for that post, please click here

Hier wat swatches van As gold as it gets uit de luxeffects collectie. Ik heb alleen As gold as it gets en shine of the tides gekocht, de andere kleurtjes riepen mij niet (gelukkig...scheelde weer ;) Ik heb dezelfde basislakken gebruikt als bij shine of the tides, voor dat bericht, klik hier

Essie as gold as it gets layered swatches

and more Essie as gold as it gets layered swatches :)

New Collistar Gloss Design Shock lipgloss

Collistar introduces 8 new glosses in the Design Gloss family. The design gloss was already available in 4 finishes ( transparent, chromed, pearly, lacquered) and now Collistar added the Shock finish to the range. What to expect? Vivid and intense shades of color that also create volume and smoothness. These are available now and Dutch srp is € 19,45. I am really curious about Poppy shock and slate shock. Are these statement lipglosses something for you?

Collistar introduceert 8 nieuwe lipglossen in de Design gloss familie. De design gloss was al verkrijgbaar in 4 verschillende finishes ( transparant, chromed, pearly en lacquered) en nu voegt collistar daar de Shock finish aan toe. Wat kan je van deze glossen verwachten? Levendige intense kleuren die de lippen niet alleen van glans en kleur voorzien maar ook je lippen in volume doen toenemen en verzorgen. Deze mooie glossen zijn nu verkrijgbaar. Adviesverkoopprijs: € 19,45. Ik ben erg nieuwsgierig naar Poppy shock en slate shock, zou jij zulke statement lipgloss dragen?


Collistar gloss design Shock lipgloss



Swatches of the shades, images from http://www.collistar.com/

Holiday gift inspiration part IV

the final edition of Holiday gift inspiration in the ultimate holiday color, RED! Clockwise from left corner:

Red Swarovski Polly approx € 55,00 bracelet http://www.swarovski.com/

Fabulous chocolates from Neuhaus, in my humble opinion some of the best available chocolates I have ever tried (ant trust me I try everything I can find when it comes to chocolates :) Neuhaus has many boutiques worldwide and some countries offer online shopping http://www.neuhaus.be/

Pupa false eyelashes, the showstopper from their golden casino collection, sparkly false lashes for instant lashes €9.95 check http://www.pupa.it/ for your local Pupa website. ( For Belgium http://www.neolabo.be/ Netherlands http://www.pupa.nl/ )

Red Party dress from Karen Millen, use promocode dresses75 for €75,00 discount on selected dresses, I don't know when this offer wil expire. http://www.karenmillen.com/

Must de Cartier bodycream, luxurious and with a fabulous fragrance. € 75,50 at http://www.parfumerie.nl/ also available in department stores and selected perfume stores worldwide like Sephora and Douglas.

Opi Gettin Miss Piggy with it nail polish. Great shade for the holidays and pretty much every party :) http://www.opi.com/

Delices de Cartier eau de toilette, floral, fruity and sweet perfume for a classy fragrant statement. I just love Cartier fragrances, they are so elegant and not like most mainstream fragrances. Prices from € 65,00 now € 59,95 at http://www.parfumerie.nl/ (parfumerie.nl ships to Belgium and the Netherlands) Available at sephora.com and selected department stores and perfume stores.

Mavala Sparkling red nail polish, one of the amazing glitter shades from the Mavala showtime collection. Check http://www.mavala.com/ for your local Mavala site or check their facebook page.

Mavala Show Time Glitters for Holiday 2011 skittle swatches

The Mavala glitter collection is awesome, I am now waiting for the sun to come out so I can do full swatches :) These are all 2 coats.

De Mavala glitter collectie is geweldig, ik ben nu aan het wachten tot de zon doorbreekt zodat ik complete swatches kan maken... :) Dit zijn 2 laagjes van elke glitter.

Mavala Show time holiday 2011
pinkie and index: Sparkling blue: silver blue and orange glitter
middle: Sparkling violet: violet blue and gold glitter mix
ring: Sparkling silver Silver and holographic glitters

Mavala show time holiday 2011 from left to right:
Sparkling red: Red glitter with gold and holographic glitters
Sparkling bronze: bronze glitters with a hint of gold and green glitter
Sparkling gold: gold glitter with a hint of red and pink glitters