Category Archives: Swatches

Bargain Beauty: Catrice Cosmetics Liquid Liner Waterproof

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A midnight-Black flick along the eyes is a women’s desire all around the world. Some like it thin and feminine, others go for thick and bold. No matter what your style is, to achieve the perfect flick a good eyeliner is a necessity. Throughout the years I’ve tried several products from gel liners to eyeliner pens and liquid liners to simple pencils.

For years I could not go a day without my beloved MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack. But once I got a bit tired of the entire gel liner-shtick, I decided to go back to an old love. An eyeliner that actually never let me down, and still has me wondering why I left it in the first place? Of course I’m talking about Catrice’s Liquid liner Waterproof in Don’t Leave Me!

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Review & Swatches: BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector “Pearl”

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As I mentioned in my March Hits and Oh God NO’s, the month of March has been all about glowy, luminous looking skin for me. Right in time, because the radiant, hyper-real skin trend has been taking the world of beauty by storm. The runways were filled with shiny cheekbones and highlighted noses, while I was still powdering the hell out of mine.

Time for a change, and with that change came BECCA’s Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl…

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Review & Swatches: KIKO “Addictive Song” Eyeshadow Palette

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A couple of weeks ago, the boyfriend and I traveled to the city of love: Paris. And while the main goal of our trip was to celebrate our 1-year-anniversary and going to a L’oreal Cacharel event, I of course couldn’t stop myself from buying products from brands that aren’t available here in The Netherlands. One of those brands: KIKO.

When walking into the store, my eyes first landed upon KIKO’s Spring/Summer collection. I already showed you some of the products in this Paris Haul video, but I wanted to let you take a closer look at this stunning palette called Addictive Song
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Review & Swatches: NARS NARSissist Eye Palette

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If there’s one trend that has been going strong like a champ, and doesn’t seem to get any less popular in the next 10 years, it’s neutral palettes. Urban Decay and Lorac have been reigning king and queen when it comes to the ultimate neutral palette. But now NARS is giving it a go as well with their freshly launched NARSissist palette…
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Review & Swatches: Yves Saint Laurent Spring Collection 2014

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Another day, another Spring collection for 2014 release. Today we’ll be taking a closer look at Yves Saint Laurent’s 2014 Spring Look. A super fun collection filled with adorable Pinks, cute Corals and smokey Purples…
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Review & Swatches: Chanel Spring Collection 2014

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January is coming to an end, and that means all the big brands are launching their Spring collections for 2014. This year Chanel decided to bring us bright Corals, dusty Taupes and shocking Pinks. With the release of their much talked about “La Diva” lipstick, this collection promises to be a fun ride for Chanel lovers…
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