What's on my face #18 - Autumnal make-up

Hi lovelies, 

Weather is fastly getting worse now that we're reaching the end of Summer. It's getting colder and autumnal make-up is getting more and more appropriate. 

For this make-up look I wore a light base consisting of NYC mousse foundation and Hema mineral bronzer. On my eyes I wore a brown eyeshadow with purple undertones from The Balm meet matt nude palette, a thin line of black liner from Primark and L'oreal million lashes so couture mascara. On my lips I applied a NYC smooch proof lipstain in berry long time and on top Chanel rouge allure velvet in la raffinee.

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

The empties round up #3

Hi lovelies,

It's time for another emptiesblogpost. These are the times I'm actually proud I use stuff up and the pile of make-up things doesn't keep on growing. Let's see what's done, what shall be repurchased and what definitely won't be repurchased.

Hair

- Bioderma Node K shampoo

- L'oreal elseve anti-breakage conditioner

- Topmodel brushes

Let's see... The topmodel brushes won't be repurchased because I've already bought 3 of them but the brushpart always comes lose from the rest of the brush. The glue just doesn't handle knots very well. The shampoo will always be repurchased because my dermatologist recommends it and the conditioner makes my hair very soft but if it's anti-breakage? I don't know 'bout that.

Make-upremovers

- Biocura make up remover pads

- Nivea eyemake-up remover

- Garnier micellair water

- Shiseido creamy cleanser

The biocura make up remover pads aren't that great. The pads are really thin and rub your eyes which isn't comfortable. You need a lot of pads to get your make-up off and it still won't feel clean. The nivea eye make up remover is nothing special, it gets the job done but isn't mindblowing either. I'd prefer my micellair water from Garnier which I already repurchased. The creamy cleanser is great, it's really creamy as the name suggests. It has little granules in it that work or at least feel like a scrub. It's kinda expensive but I have another back up so we'll use it up.

Make-up

- Maybelline one by one mascara in satin black

- Rimmel 123looks mascara in waterproof

- L'oreal Miss Manga mascara in black

- 2be black edition ultra volume mascara

- Catrice lashes to kill false lash fibres mascara

I loved everysingle one of these except the Rimmel mascara. The Rimmel mascara really didn't do anything but I haven't seen it in the shops anymore so I don't think it's still available. All the other ones are pretty good in my opinion.

Randoms

- Rexona maximum protection deodorant in sensitive dry

- Kruidvat nailpolish remover

- Weleda pomegranate bodylotion sample

-Optive eyedrops

- The BodyShop vitamin E eyecream

- a bunch of cottonpads packages

The deodorant is my alltime favorite. The nailpolish remover did the job without a lot of effort. The bodylotionsample smelled absolutely discusting but you might love the smell. The eyedrops and cottonpads are decent enough for me and lastly the bodyshop eyecream, which is lovely but I lost the lid and after a couple of weeks the texture completely changed and the product separated so I couldn't use it anymore but I would repurchase the product.

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

What's in my bag - Festival Edition

Hi lovelies,

Dour festival is already a distant memory by this point but I have a blogpost left, The "What's-in-my-bag-festival-edition-blogpost" Jep that's what we're doing today. These were my essentials of this years festival.

The essentials

- A slouchy small but not to small handbag by H&M

- A thin cardigan by H&M for the evenings

- Sunglasses by Kruidvat

- Waver-thingy given by Samsung at the festival, which definitely helped with the heat

- Catrice lipstick in Princess Peach

- Painkillers

- Evian facial mist

- Sunscreen

- Antibacterial foam

- Cleansing wipes for all your freshening up and toiletneeds (just wipe everything!!!)

- Earplugs

- Camera

- Bandaids

- Cellphone

- Purse/wallet with money, identification, food and drinktickets

- Hair clip

- Extra bottle cap because you don't get those at festivals and it's handy

- Mirror/brush hybrid

What do you take with you on the festival site? Any tips?

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

What's on my face #17 - Golden eyes/Peach lips

Hi lovelies,

Are you ready for another what's on my face-blogpost? The day I took these pictures I had to go to work meaning I wore quite neutral make-up. I went for a goldenbronze eyeshadowlook with bronzed cheeks and peach lipstick. 

Products

Eyes

- Essence I heart stage eyeshadowprimer

- MUA undress me too palette

- Primark eyeliner

- L'oreal volume million lashes so couture

Face

- Gosh bbcream in 02 beige

- Catrice camouflage cream in 02 light beige

- Hema true mineral bronzing powder in 02

- The bodyshop vitamin E setting spray

Lips

-YSL babydoll kiss&blush in 7 Corail Affranchi

Do any of you work during the Summer?

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

Dour 2014 - Sunday

Hi lovelies,

If you read this post you know about my Dour Experience. You know they things that happened especially Saturday night. After all of that I and Anais decided that we had enough of the festival for this year. We talked for more than an hours deliberating the pro's en con's of staying for the last day. We decided to go home even though I really wanted to see Buraka Som Systema but still it seemed and was the best idea. Until we came at the station and tried to take the train home. Taking the train on Sunday is the worst time to ever take the train. It took 4 trains with 3 stops in between to get home which took about 5 hours! We made the best of it with mini-speed-dates at each stop. A lunch at Wokaway in Brussels, a Starbucks-stop in Leuven and a quick run in Landen but we did got home in the end and I was glad that I could finally sleep in my own bed.

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

First date tag

Hi lovelies, 

Today I'm doing a tag. I've seen the 'first date tag' floating around on YouTube and when I saw HeyClaire do this tag I was like 'okay that's it. I'm doing this on my blog.' So here it is. Let's also say that this tag will contain a mixture of experiences from the past as I'm now in a committed relationship but I still go on dates with my girlfriend so I'll also answer from that point of view.

Obligatory lovey-dovey picture

1. How long does it take you to get ready for a date?

Well, I like to take my time... I'm slow and a lot of things needs to happen. Shower, hair, make-up, outfit... I need at least an hour but in reality I go for 2 hours. When I really have to hurry I can be ready a lot faster of course but I'd rather take my sweet time.

 2. What's your idea of a perfect first date? Dinner, drinks, cinema or adventurous dates?

I would either go for drinks or an adventurous date. But don't get me wrong. When I say drinks I also want a little something to nom on but going for dinner is too formal for my taste. When I say adventurous I don't mean adventurous like going for a hike in the woods but I mean an activity. Not something that takes all the effort in the world but just something casual to do because it's less awkward than just sitting opposite from each other in a bar.

Little known fact about me, I used to invite guys to go shopping with me and if they couldn't handle that I already knew they wouldn't be a keeper. 

3. What would you gravitate more towards to wear on a date? Jeans, trousers, skirt or a dress?

It depends on the date, if you can persuade me to go for a dinner or drinks I'll wear a skirt or dress because it's more fancy but when you go for an activity as a date I would opt for jeans an a top and if I really want to impress you, heels, but don't count on those.

4. On the date of your choice, what make-up would you wear? Girl next door, smokey and sexy, bold lips or brights? 

Hmmm, for drinks I'd go for smokey and sexy only for the fact that if I'll be eating or drinking a bold lip would be too high-maintenance. What date would like to see you reapply your lipstick 20 times a night? No one needs to see that on a first date but I do really like bold lips so I'd hold that for later dates. For a casual activity I'd choose girl next door. Can you see yourself do something sporty or adventurous with a full-face of make-up? No just no.

5. Your date says you half an hour to be ready, what do you do?

Well, I love the initiative they take when they just plan the day and tell me be ready then and there. I'd just make sure to be ready. It also shows you're not always as high maintenance. You don't need all the make-up. Tell yourself that next time.

6. Your date asks for the bill, do you... A. offer to pay and mean it, B. make a fake fuss with no intention of paying or c. expect him to pay right away?

I'm quite feministic. I believe strongly in equality and don't need special treatment because I'm a woman. So even when people invite me on a date I'll always pay my half. I don't want to be treated and if you really insist I'll make sure I'll pay next time. It's only fair, we all work hard for our money and it's unfair that men should pay for women. They need to make ends meet at the end of the month too so just pay your own half.

7. Do you go out with him again? 

Euhm if I like him/her, sure. I'm not sure if this question is a follow up of the previous one but money never indicates the future of a relationship for me.

8. It's time to say goodbye, you really like your date do you... A. Wave B. Hug C. Kiss on the cheek D. Peck or E. Full on smootch?

Euhm if I don't like my date or feel really uncomfortable at the end I'll wave but usually I look what they are about to do and usually it ends in a peck or when I really like someone a full on smootch but it really just depends. 

So would you go on a date with me?

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

What's on my face # 16 - Bronze eyes/Red lips

Hi lovelies,

How are you today? Fancy a new make-uplook today? You're going to get one anyway. I've been wearing a bronzed eyeshadowlook with a dark red lip. I absolutely love it. It's something you can't often wear especially when you still go to school but during vacationtimes you can whip this one out and that's exactly what I did.

Products

Eyes

- Essence I heart stage eyeshadowprimer

- MUA undress me too palette in naked, reveal and wink

- Primark liner

- Maybelline cateyes mascara

Face

-NYC mousse foundation in 701 natural beige

- Catrice camouflagecream in 020 light beige

- Hema rue mineral bronzer in 02

- The Bodyshop vitamin E settingsspray

Lips

 -Maxfactor lipfinity lasting liptint in 09

- MAC matte lipstick Russian Red

Are you brave enough to rock a red lip on a daily basis?

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

Dour 2014 - Saturday

Hi lovelies,

Onto Day 4 at dour which was Saturday. Who did we see for as far as I remember (at this point I really regret not writing down who I saw) Levela, Madball, Sick Of It All, Doctor P, The Hives, MLCD,... I really really loved The Hives concert. I think it's by far the best performance I ever saw. I enjoyed every minute of it. Afterwards I was in complete aww. 

Concertwise I loved my experience at Dour festival. It has been my favorite festival for years but this year just wasn't the same for me. You may know this about me but I don't do drugs, never have, never will. Dour festival happens to be one of the festivals were there is the most druguse. Because I never use, I never come into contact with drugs because also nobody in my friendgroup uses drugs. When you know that I'm sure you can understand it's quite the cultureshock to go to a festival were you see soo many people use drugs. I don't mind when people do drugs, it's their own choice and as long you don't peer pressure me it's fine by me but this year felt different. From the first 3 years I was used to seeing a lot of joints around but there were still a lot of people like me who didn't use. This year you almost saw everybody use and it didn't stay with just a joint. I saw people do coke in less than half a metre away from me. I stared in full shock because it's illegal and they didn't even try to hide it. Because of all the drugs people seemed more on edge, less friendly and chill than previous years. It made me feel less safe. At night dudes fell on top of the tent I slept in, I found my tent moved for 1.5 meters when I came back to campingsite on Saturdaynight, all our shoes were laying in the pouring rain and my allstars were stolen. You can't even defend yourself against people who use drugs because when you find your tent moved you can't even say you're not amused by that, who knows how they will react? We're just 2 girls so we can't defend ourselves as well as a group can. Taking this all in consideration this was my least good experience at Dour festival and it makes me reconsider if I want to go again next year. 

It makes me a bit sad because the organisation really does try their best and the line up is always amazing. The whole festival is so versatile and I used to love it but now I have my doubts. 

Limburg represented at Dour? 

Have you done festivals this year? Did you enjoy them?

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

What's on my face #15 - Bright Blue Eyes

Hi lovelies,

On bright Summerdays I crave more colour in my make-up so I decided to be daring and make this bright blue eyeshadow look. I combined it with a neutral face and lipstick otherwise it would be to much I think. I hope you like it.

Products :

Face :

- NYC mousse foundation in 701 Light beige

- Essence sun club bronzer in blonde/light

- The Body Shop vitamin E settingspray

Eyes :

- Essence I heart stage eyeshadowprimer

- Zoeva retro future eyeshadowpalette : shade electric youth over the entire lid

- MUA undress me too eyeshadow palette : shades corrupt in the crease, lavish as a transitionshade above the crease and naked in the inner corner

- Primark eyelinerpen in black

- Maybelline cateyes mascara

- Essence get big lashes mascara

Lips :

- Bourjois colour boost in peach on the beach

- Catrice lipstick in princess peach over the top of the colour boost

Do you use more colour in Summer?

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

Dour 2014 - Thursday and Friday

Hi lovelies,

Dour report #4, Let's talk about a bit more about day 2 and 3 which were the first 2 days of the festival. As you can see below the weather was fantastic. The sun shone all day every day (except on Saturday but shht) not only did the sun shine but it was soooo hot that most of day you couldn't do anything but search for shadow. Shadow unfortunately is not something you find much at a festival so every inch of shadow is jampacked with people. Thank God the organisation behind Dour made big waterbottles readily available without being too expensive. To deal with the heat the firedepartement also came by to function as a giant shower.

Another lovely feature at Dour, especially in the heat is the bar du petit bois, which is the cutest little bar in the woods with sand, hammocks, chairs and cuter drinkcups. They only allow a specific number of guests in the bar so it's never too crowded and you can escape from everything for awhile, whilst still hearing the music.

Now which artists did we actually see? Not too many as most time was spend chilling in the shadow but we did see bits and pieces from Intergalactic Lovers, Raving George, Klaxons, Channel Zero, Kolsch, Bakermat, Within temptation(who really wasn't as good live as I hoped and most of it wasn't even live), Klingande, Blood Red Shoes, I don't even remember who I saw on Thursday... We never made the lasts shows, those were too early in the morning. The granny I am couldn't stay awake that long. Sad, I know, because the best people often come around the hour I needs sleepies.

At the Intergalactic Lovers show

Klaxons

Bar du petit bois

Within Temptation

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki