As your skin changes regularly, your beauty routine should be adapted too! Here’s a quick beauty/skin update from my part.
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My Summer lashes secret
During Summer make-up is usually a total hassle for me, and I try to avoid it as much as possible. But that sweaty face could use a little boost now and then, and the best way to look fresh and awake instantly is by focusing on your eyes. Here’s a little secret!
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At Calvi On The Rocks with Caudalie
All good things happen when you least expect it, which is the case for the entire month of July when it comes to my agenda! My schedule went from pretty empty to almost fully booked in just a week, resulting in me running from one job to another press trip to my fave festival and…
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My holiday beauty routine
We’re halfway 2018 and this is my first beauty post of the year — whut?! Can you tell I’m a beauty noob? The usual subjects are skincare or haircare; no different this time! As a lazy person I avoid using too much make-up, and since a good skincare routine can help decrease your daily make…
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Up close
Oh well HELLO (G/C)URLS! This new haircut of mine comes with a lot more work in the morning, but also offers a lot more opportunities to rock new hairstyles. And my very favourite thing about that new haircut is probably that it’s fresh enough to face the current heatwave. Love it. I might have to…
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The cut!
I know you guys have seen my new do all over Instagram already, but I did want to dedicate a tiny post to it! I’m not shy of changing hairstyles — I once wrote a post summing up all the different hairdo’s I’ve had over the past 8 years — so when Summer came closer…
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A mini Dublin shopping haul
When traveling, I actually try to avoid shopping. For some reason I always fall into the trap of buying stuff that looks amazing in the fitting room, but leaves me questioning my sense of style when back home. But! I make exceptions! I just keep falling for good accessories. So last month in Dublin (find…
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Even Better Glow foundation: before/after
This is not the first blog you instantly surf to for beauty reviews and recommendations, but since a lot of you guys regularly ask me about my personal favourites, I do like share a product or two now and then. On today’s menu: my current foundation! I don’t often try new products (day cream is…
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You better glow
I don’t write about beauty often, but when I discover a gem worth sharing, I obviously do! So, Clinique asked me to try the Even Better Glow foundation to help me keep my natural Summer glow in Winter too. I’m usually not a huge fan of foundation because I often find it too covering or…
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#Clinique shoot
A little shot before we start shooting a fun Clinique online beauty campaign, out soon! Wearing my Samsøe & Samsøe printed dress and MDN Women scarf. Happy Monday!
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NUXE Instinctive Beauty (+win!)
These days the media shows off so much artificial beauty that you sometimes feel like your natural face just doesn’t fit in anymore. Luckily there are still people and brands left that are striving for more diversity, more honesty and more natural beauty. French skincare brand NUXE presents a liberating vision in which women reconnect with their inner nature. With…
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Missing my short locks…
Just the length of my hair though, not the bangs! What do you think – should I go for a shorter chop again or stay with my long locks? NOT SURE…
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My natural Summer face in 5 steps
You guys know that in terms of make-up I like to stick to the bare minimum. And with that Summer weather kicking off last week, literally everything else woud probably melt off my face anyway. Since there are a few new favourites in my make-up bag, I thought I’d share my natural Summer face routine…
Read MoreA vlog from Amsterdam!
And yes. Although I felt extremely awkward after my first spoken video here, I decided to do another one to end 2016 to see if you’d like more videos in 2017! Last month I was invited for a beauty trip to Amsterdam together with Kruidvat. My bestie and roomie Robin joined me and we made the…
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My daily make-up routine
Okay, “daily” might not be entirely true. Since I work from home, I spent most days bare-faced. But whenever I go out for an outfit shoot or a meeting, I do want a tiny dash of make-up to fresh up my look. You know I’m not the most creative person when it comes to make-up, because I…
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Lifegoal: the perfect night of sleep
Now that I got diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis a little while ago (I wrote about it here, don’t worry, in English it sounds a lot creepier than it is actually) and since there’s still some of the infection left in my blood, I cherish my sleep more than ever! Although I have survived several years with only…
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3 secret tips on how I use my little brown bottle
Beauty is not one of my most common topics here on the blog, but it is a topic that you guys are always interested in. I receive weekly questions about what shampoo I use, what my current favourite lipstick colour is and how I take care of my skin. Make-up and hair questions are always…
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Superwoman day and night, with Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair!
April has been a very intense month of massive changes, on both work and personal level. Because of long work hours, job juggling and overwhelming emotions I come home completely exhausted every evening, only to try and do it all over again for a 100% the next morning. These days my sleep is extremely valuable to me, since these few…
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Battle of the mascaras
Although I am by no means a beauty expert, beauty brands often send me products to try out and review. Maybe it’s their way of saying I should pay more attention to my make-up routine, and it’s WORKING. This month seems to be all about the mascaras, since I received no less than 3 different ones…
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Celebrating my mum, my hero
Not only am I visually a 3 cm shorter copy of her, I’m also starting to take over my mum’s little habits and customs. The thing is that my mum always set a great example for me and taught me lots of important values in life. In the light of Rituals’ #givefromtheheart campaign I’d like to thank…
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Luscious lashes
This “I woke up like this”-thing just reached a whole new level! Many of you have asked me on Instagram or Twitter about what mascara I have been using lately, but the truth is… None! Two weeks ago a friend asked me to get a lash treatment together. She sent me a pic of her lashes looking…
Read MoreMandi Lulur shower moments
Behold! There is a new love in my life. It’s a limited edition line by Rituals and it is DIVINE. Actually, I have grown very fond of the beauty brand over the years, but recently my enthusiasm has reached an absolute climax. The new Mandi Lulur line has me captivated with its exotic frangipani fragrance, its nursing rice milk…
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CC to the rescue
Hey guys! I’m extremely bummed to be writing this because I had actually planned this post for this morning around 8 but when I woke up I saw that the post had entirely vanished. So yup, after spending more than 2 hours on writing it yesterday evening I now have to start all over again,…
Read MoreMy new night repair serum and 5 reasons why you need it too
Hi beauty lovers! As you have seen in my Estée Lauder video I always end my days with a short moment for myself. It might be reading a book, answering questions in my 5 Year Question Diary, quickly rearranging my closet or sending out a last Snapchat picture. All of this is perpetually preceded by my brand…
Read MoreMy new beauty travel musthave
If I were an A-list jet setting celebrity crossing the world on a daily basis I too would probably spend all of my bucks on a private chef cook, a huge team of gym instructors and about twelve personal assistants to handle the stress of replying emails, all of this in order to save my…
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