My favourite E.L.F brushes

I want to share with you today my personal favourite ELF brushes. I don't own many of them yet, but I'm planning to try out some new ones soon!

The ones I'm using alot currently are: (ltr) Blending brush ($1,00), smudge brush ($1,00), powder brush ($3,00), and the kabuki face brush ($6,00).

The kabuki and the powder brush are both anti-bacterial, and made of synthetic hair.

Especially the kabuki brush is incredibly soft and I love using this brush to powder my face after I put on my foundation. I didn't discover any problems with shadding or whatsoever, and also after washing the brush keeps its shape.

The powder brush is my absolute favourite of all 4! It's called powder brush, but I would rather call it a buffing brush. I use this brush to buff in my foundation. It gives full coverage, and an even finish. I'm definitely going to buy a another same one, just because I love it so much.



The blending brush is a good, decent brush for blending eyeshadows in the crease. It is not really soft, but not too hard either. I don't own any other blending brushes so I can't really compare, but i like it.

I use the smudge brush for smudging hard lines from eyepencils, or to apply eyeshadows with on the lid.

As they don't sell E.L.F cosmetics in the Netherlands, I bought this products online from their official website. You can also check on Ebay.

What are your favourite E.L.F brushes? Do you have any recommendations?
If so, please comment them below!

xxx Liza

Ebay

Hello girls!

Lately I've been shopping a lot on the world's largest marketplace known as Ebay. You can buy everything on ebay. Jewelry, clothing, shoes.. you name it!
I personally love to buy jewelry on Ebay, because there is a very varied product range, you can find a lot of very cute and cheap stuff there! The only thing you need is a paypal account and an ebay account

Here is a list of ebay sellers that I love, if you go to http://myworld.ebay.com/ and type the sellers name behind this link you will enter the sellers ebay store.

- xiyanjewellery
- arinnajewelry
- bearfamilybirth 
- idealway10
- kokobuy_88
- selfcreative


 Things I bought on Ebay:

xoxo Christina

hair inspiration

Some perfecccttttt hairstyles for spring and summer!

what hairstlyles do you guys like to wear for spring?

xoxo C

Skincare favourite: Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré

Hello everybody,

Today I want to share with you my recently found (very popular) favourite moisturizer : Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré.
(embryolisse labratoires - french brand)

I've heard and read thousands of positive reviews about this product, and also my favourite youtube guru's the pixiwoo sisters use this product a lot in their tutorials.

What the packaging says:

A wonderful care product - a real beauty secret, favoured by dermatologists for decades; a combination of ingredients of natural origin with recognised virtues, rich in essential fatty acids and vitamins. Provides the skin with all the nutrients and water needed for its balance, reconstitutes its hydrolipidic film - the barrier that protects the skin from aggression - and accelerates cell renewal. Moisturized, nourished and repaired, the skin is supple and elastic once more. It is plumped, smoothes, and incredibly soft. Signs of dryness and discomfort disappear, leaving the skin soothed. Its creamy milk texture leaves a satin film, even on dry skin.

At first I was not sure if I should buy it, because only a very few products work for my sensitive, acné prone skin. Because of all the hype and positive reviews around this product I decided to give it a try, and omg I'm glad I did! First of all it is a great base for liquid foundations. My foundation goes on so much smoother and stays in place all day. I'm currently using MAC's pro longwear foundation, on wich I will make a review soon! I really like how both products work together on my skin, and I've been getting a lot of compliments on my skin lately. :-)

At first I thought that the moisturizer would be too rich for me. When applied to the face it might look a little dewy/shiny, that's why I leave it to sink into the skin for about 5 minutes before I apply my foundation.

Because I ran out of a night moisturizer, I now also use the Embryollise one. It works perfectly, when I wake up in the morning my face feels really soft and has a 'healthy sheen' (if that makes sense).The only downside on this product is that it doesn't contain SPF, so I will have to go on the hunt for a good sunscreen to wear over my moisturizer, do you have any options? If so, please let me know!
The moisturizer didn't cause any break-outs or clogged pores so that's a huge +.

I bought this product online on www.bybeautygloss.nl for €16,99. It contains 75 ml. - 2,6 Fl.OZ

Chi iron Nano digital

Hello girls!

Today I want to tell you about my CHI flat iron. I've been using this hair tool a lot, I straighten my hair  almost every day with it. The flat iron is very easy to use, and you can control the heat up to a maximum of 200°C . It makes your hair really really soft and perfectly straight.
I bought it about a year ago for €139,-. It still works perfect and it was worth every penny. I use the flat iron in combination with my biosilk. These two really make the perfect match together. Whenever you straighten you hair make sure you protect your hair against damage by using a heat protector. A few heat protectors I like: biosilk, maroccan oil and TRESemmé.

Here is a picture of Liza's hair straightened with the CHI flat iron. Before straightening I put some biosilk in her hair to protect it and to make it ultra soft.

























Which flat iron do you girls like the most?

xoxo Christina

L'Oréal Mythic Oil review

Hi girls,

After a long, long time of writing on the blog, i'm (we're!) back!
Look out for new reviews, FOTD's, tutorials, and outfit posts.
Today's review will be about a hair serum I have been loving lately: L'Oréal's Mythic Oil nourishing oil - For all hair types.

I bought this product online about 2 months ago, and as you can see I have used about 1/4 of it.

What the product says http://www.lorealprofessionnel.co.uk/products/haircare/mythic-oil

Hair type:
All hair types.
Results/Effect:
Enriched with a special blend of avocado and grape seed oil, this lightweight oil cares and pampers all hair types. Nourishing even the finest hair, the formula leaves hair looking shiny, feeling nourished and supple.
Application/How to use: 
Before blow-drying, your hairdresser will diligently apply Mythic Oil to various sections of the hair, allowing the formula to pamper your tired locks. Followed by a look transforming blow-dry, hair is left looking shiny and feeling supple.

My opinion: 

First of all I want to mention that this product is not a heat protector.
This product will not protect  your hair from any hot hair tools.
What it does to my hair though is that it makes my hair very soft and shiny. I use 2 or 3 pumps after I wash my hair. Right after I blowdry my hair with a large round brush. The serum really decreases the drying time, and is also very lightweight. It does'nt leave my hair feeling heavy or greasy at all.
On regular days when I don't straighten or curl my hair, I just put a little of the serum in, blowdry my hair, and I'm good to go!
Overall I'm very happy with the product, and I will definitely repurchase.

Price: €23,95 ,
125 ML

Love,
Liza

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NOTD: Catrice Ultimate Nail Laquer 170 I Scream Peach

Today's NOTD is a beautiful peachy/coral, almost orange with a cream finish. It's 170 I Scream Peach by Catrice. Catrice is a brand which you can buy in drugstores in the Netherlands. It's one of my personal favourite drugstore brands. I love Catrice nail polishes, because their cheap, only €2.50 and they stay on 3-5 days and then they start chipping, but usually I've already changed my nail polish by then. I really love this colour, to me it doesn't scream peach but summer! Queen's Day is tomorrow! A Dutch national holiday and our national colour is orange so I thought this colour would be appropriate.

Do you own any Catrice nail polishes? Do you like them as much as I do? Any colours you recommend?

xoxo Kelly

Review: E.L.F. Shimmering Facial Whip in Golden Peach

Product: Shimmering Facial Whip
Colour: Golden Peach
Colour Description: a shimmering peachy-gold with glitters
Price: €1,00 $1.00
Availability: online odering only (http://www.eyeslipsface.com/) (http://www.eyeslipsface.nl/)

For just €1,00 you can buy this beautiful highlight product. The tube isn't that big but for that price, I can't complain. The colour is beautiful and can be used to highlight pretty much anything you want, your cheekbone, browbone or your body. There are 8 colours available, from white, pink, brown to gold. The lovely Liza, already reviewed the colour Lilac Petal. You can read her review here. Liza was very clear she absolutely loves this product and I can do nothing else but agree with her.

The product comes in a little squeezy tube and the formula is quite thick. I expected it to be watery because it's so cheap but the consistency of the product was actually quite thick and it really is a great procuct. It gives my skin a beautiful glowy finish. I apply this under my powder foundation on my cheekbones and cupid's bow, sometimes even a little bit on my nose. Be careful not to use too much, you only need a little bit and a little bit goes a long way. If you're looking for a cheap highlighter for you face or body, I totally recommend the E.L.F. Shimmering Facial Whips.

Do you own an E.L.F. Shimmering Facial Whip? Or any other E.L.F. products?

xoxo Kelly

Beauty on a Budget: Miss Helen Eyeshadow Base (Hema)

Eyeshadow base, I can't live without one! They make your eyeshadows appear more vibrant and they make your eyeshadows stay on longer. A lot of brands sell eyeshadow bases but most of them are pretty expensive. Well I found a great one that is really cheap, it's only €3,25.

It comes in basic, simple looking packaging and it almost looks like a lipgloss, it also has a doe-foot applicator. The product itself looks white with a pearly finish. It stays on really well, I made this swatch and forgot to take it off and saw it before I went to bed and it was still on my arm. The only bad thing about this product is that you will never completely finish it if you leave in in the original packaging. Because of the doe-foot applicator you can't reach for all the product in tube so in the end you will have to cut it open. It would a lot easier if this product would come in a tube.

Do you know any other good and cheap eyeshadow bases?

xoxo Kelly

Haul: Sudocrem, Dr Organic Rose Otto Skin Toner, Kruidvat 'behandelingsolie' Tea Trea oil.

Yesterday I was in Arnhem and just hád to buy something skincare-related. As my wallet didn't allow me to buy somethig expensive, I decided to pick up the following 3 things:

From left to right: Sudocrem €2,49, Dr Organic Rose Otto Skin Toner €9,99, Kruidvat 'behandelingsolie' / tea trea oil €1,99.

The sudocrem and tea trea oil I actually repurchased, because I had finished the old onces. I love to put a little sudocrem on red acnescars before I go to bed, it heals them faster and takes away the redness. Tea Trea oil I like to put on breakouts, it's a natural product and due to its strong ingredients it kills bacteria, and dries the pimple out.

If anybody is interested in more information about these 2 products, let me know! I have been using them for ages now:).

As far as the Dr Organic Skin toner, I have never tried this product out. I do own a scrub from Dr Organic, which I am very satisfied about, you can read the review here: http://things4her.blogspot.com/2011/02/skincare-drorganic-manuka-honey-face.html .

Look out for the review about the Toner! All I can already say is that it smells lovely!

xxxLiza

NOTD: Eyeko Coral Polish

Today's NOTD is Eyeko's Coral Polish for resort nails. Dreaming of Ipanema beach? This flattering coral bright will get your toes resort-ready. This colour screams summer to me, and I love summer! It's more of an orange-y coral but still a lovely colour. On this picture I'm wearing 2 coats of Coral Polish and no topcoat. This nail polish costs €5.00 but you can also buy Coral Polish in the Summer Hols set togther with Saucy Polish and Punk Polish for only €11.00. I really like Eyeko Polishes, I've already tried 3 colours and they all apply really smoothly, last around a week and Eyeko has some pretty and original colours.



You can order Eyeko nail polishes at: http://www.eyeko.com/

Do you own any Eyeko Polishes?

xoxo Kelly

Inglot store in Amsterdam!

I read some amazing news on MissLipgloss: as from May, there will be an Inglot store in Amsterdam!

Isn't that great news? The location of the store will be the Van Baerlestraat 8. The exact date of the opening is still unknown, but I will post an update as soon as I find out more. Liza and I are thinking of going there as soon as it opens. The Inglot Freedom System is to die for, you can make yor very own palettes with the colours and products you want. For more information about Inglot or the Inglot Freedom System check out the Inglot site: http://www.inglotcosmetics.com/

Do you own an products from Inglot?

xoxo Kelly

Review + Swatches: Diorskin Nude Foundation in 031 Sand (SPF10)

Hi girls,

Today I will review a high-end beauty product for you guys: The Diorskin Nude natural glow hydrating makup (SPF10).

What the packaging says: Diorskin Nude, the new face makeup that dazzles with freshness. The formulas contain a unique blend of 100% mineral pigments and energizing mineralized water to instantly recreate the perfection of flawless bare skin. Day after day, your skin looks more beautiful and radiant. Natural Glow Hydrating Makeup: this exquisitely silky fluid foundation envelops your skin in a halo of freshness and wellbeing.

This liquid foundation provides light medium/ to full coverage.
It is easy to blend and it is not drying. It really gives you a beautiful glowy/dewy finish that I love. I do use a setting powder over it though, to make sure it'll stay in place the whole day. Because it is a hydrating makeup, to me this is the perfect winter-time foundation, during winter my skin is always a little dry so this is a great solution. During summer though I wouldn't use this, the heat plus the fact that I have oily skin would make this foundation not work for me..




Ok, so far so good.. The packaging is gorgeous (as always). It comes in a glass bottle with a pump.. BIG plus..Very hygenic.
You have to shake very well because otherwise it can cause blockage in the pump.

As you can see I use this in the shade 31-Sand.
The colour range is as follows:
Neutral shades are 010, 020, 030, 040
Yellow undertones are 021, 031, 041
Pink undertones are 022, 032, 042
Peach undertones are 023, 033, 043

In MAC I am an NC30/35 so the MUA matched me with 031 Sand. Which seemed like the perfect match!
The only thing, and at the same time, that 'thing' is the biggest DOWNSIDE on this great foundation.. Is that is oxidizes like hell! The first few days it didn't catch my eye, but later on it striked me that after half an hour, the colour would just have turned two shades darker!!..
So I would really reccomend to always go one shade lighter than your regular shade.. So next time I would definitely go for 021 Linen.

I took some pictures to show you guys..

(outside with flash, just applied)                (outside without flash, just applied)

you can already see it drying up, and changing colour on the outside.

                                                              

(outside with flash, after a couple of minutes)








(outside without flash, after a couple of minutes)








Do you see the difference? I really love the foundation, the way it applies, the way it looks etc.
This really is the only thing I don't like about it.

I paid €44,80 for it, it's a pretty expensive foundation so I decided to use it. I just mix it with other foundations to get the right colour..

What are you're experiences on this product, I would really like to know if somebody else has the same problem with this foundation..

Let me know!

xxxxxxLiza



Review: L'Oréal Perfect Clean Refreshing Foaming Gel Wash

Our new way to cleanse!
Deep pore cleansing.
Perfect Clean changes the face of cleansing with the Scrublet®, a soft & flexible cleansing brush. Perfect Clean gently removes dirt, oil & make-up for a deep pore cleansing experience. Oil free, this formula is specifically adapted for normal & combination skin. Gently cleansed, your skin is left soft and smooth.

Almost 2 weeks ago Liza wrote a post, which you can read here, about the new L'oréal Paris Perfect Clean line. She bought the Foaming Gentle Scrub and I bought the Refreshing Foaming Gel Wash.

The Refreshing Foaming Gel Wash is for normal to combination skin. I have combination skin, that's the reason I decided to try this one. The product is very easy to use, you just have to put a bit of the product on to the Scrublet, which is described by L'Oréal as a a soft and flexible cleansing brush. It has 500 very soft bristles, it almost feels like a face masage. When you're masaging your face with the Scrublet, the product will turn into foam. You only need a little bit of product as you can see in the picture below. I recommend using this product only once a week, if you use it to many times your skin will actually become very dry. I really like this product, it's not that expensive, only €8,99. I bought it at Etos, a Dutch drugstore. Liza will write a review of the Foaming Gentle Scrub soon.

Have you tried any products from the new L'Oréal Perfect Clean line?

xoxo Kelly

Finally! Urban Decay will be sold in The Netherlands!

I've read some great news on Lushious Beauty: as of May 2011 Urban Decay will be sold in The Netherlands at Sephora! It's not sure yet if all locations will be selling the complete collection of Urban Decay but still it's great news! This means I can just buy Urban Decay whenever I want to and not just when I'm in England. I own the UD Naked Palette and I aboslutely love it! For a review of the UD Naked Palette click here

For a list of all Sephora locations in The Netherlands click here.

Do you like Urban Decay? Will you buy something? Or is Urban Decay already available in your country?

xoxo Kelly

NOTD: Essence nail art special effect topper in Circus Confetti

I'm sorry but I have to say that I think this product is over-hyped. It's aparently a good dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Happy Birthday. I really like glitter nail polish even though they're difficult to take off. I like my glitter polish to almost be opaque. On the picture I'm wearing 5 (!) coats of Circus Confetti on my nails without a topcoat. It's not opaque at all, not even close. The formula is quite thick with unfortunalely not as much glitters as I expected and you really have to ''place'' the glitters on your nails. On the other hand I paid €1,79 for this polish so I can't really complain about quality.



Have you tried any of the new nail art special effect toppers from Essence?

Does anyone have any tips for taking off glitter nail polish?

xoxo Kelly

FOTD: Spring Look

As the weather is getting better, I decided to do a fresh spring look with my new favourite lipstick.

Products used:
Foundation: Vichy dermablend 35 (sand) + aerateint 35 (moyen sand)
Concealer: Gosh "touch up" #001
Eyebrowpencil: Essence
Highlighter: E.L.F. facial whip in Lilac Petal
Eyeliner: Essence
Mascara: Maxfactor "fake lash effect"
False Lashes: Eyelure #080
Blush: Mac Fleur Power
Lipstick: Mac Impassioned

Earrings: Bonbini (little shop in Arnhem)
Necklace: Mi Moneda (Soul Arnhem)
Top: Suspence

What do you girls think of this look?

xxxChristina

Cute Ballet Flats

Recently one of my best friends went to Bangkok (Thailand) for a short holiday. She bought me some cute stuff including these 2 pairs of ballet flats.

Aren't they cute? Ballet flats really go with anything in my opinion, whether you are wearing jeans, a skirt or a dress.
Shopping in Bangkok must be an experience on its own.. She bought sooooo many cool stuff for just a small amount of money. From (fake Mac makeup to semi-permanent eyelash-extensions,..crazy!

Bangkok is definitely one of the places I still want to visit in my life..
Have you ever been in Bangkok/Thailand?
What are your experiences?

xxxLiza

Review: E.L.F. Essentials Feather Proof Moisturizing Lip Liner in Bitter

Product: Feather Proof Moisturizing Lip Liner
Colour: Bitter
Colour Description: a bit darker than average red
Price: €1,00 $1.00
Availability: online odering only
(http://www.eyeslipsface.com/) (http://www.eyeslipsface.nl/)

For just €1,00 you can buy this lipliner from E.L.F. I was sceptical about this because for that money I expected the colour pay-off to be poor and the formula to be drying. I was wrong! This lipliner has great colour pay-off and isn't drying at all!

I'm sorry the quality of the picutre isn't great

I like to use this as a base under a red lipstick to make it last longer. I really like this lipliner, it's very good, very cheap and it even comes with a sharpener.

Do you use lipliner? Why (not)?

xoxo Kelly