Hair Spray And Perfume

A while ago, Essence had with the Summer of Love collection. In this collection there was a blush: 01 Psychedelic.

The blush comes in a clear case with a bubblelid. The blush itself has a very nice Summer of Love logo on it, which looks really beautifull.


It has a very nice peachy colour(which I can't get on the pic, I need to find the right lighting), which is perfect for sunny days. Especially because it has tiny (golden?) shimmers in it, which make your skin glow.

The texture is really soft and it blends easily on the skin. You don't need much and you can build up the colour if you want to.
A swatch in daylight, it's actually more pigmented than it looks.


Essence almost always has a blush in their limited edition collections and I have to say, I almost always like them.
Did you get anything from this collection?

I created this EOTD with just 3 products:

• 88 palette, matte
• Essence kajal pencil, 08 Teddy
• NYX jump pencil, Milk

 To create this look you need to pick some pinks, purple and brown from you 88 palette, that you like. It doesn't really matter which one.

On the whole eyelid, you apply some light pinks and/or purples. Start with the lightest one on the inner eyecorner and work towards the outside of the eye, using darker colour along the way. Apply some light colours below your eyes aswell, in the inner eyecorner.



Then, pick a brown, not to dark, and apply this one with a blendingbrush above your crease.

I also applied a light skin coloured eyeshadow below my brows and blended it with the brown.


Then, pick a darker purple one and apply that one into you crease, and your outer V. Apply it above the crease awell, if you want to see some of the purple when your eyes are open. Blend it together with the brown that you already applied.

I used the kajal pencil to make a line above my eyes and create a little wing. I did the same thing below my eyes. After that, I applied some jumbo pencil  between the double wing.



And this is what you get:

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Hey everyone! Wellllll, I was lucky enough to be sent an awesome Hana flat iron to review, and I have to tell you... this iron is giving my GHD a run for its money. It's awesome! I was sent this iron from a representative at Misikko.com, one of the best retailers of professional flat irons I've ever seen. Misikko carries all the best flat irons: Hana, CHI, T3, GHD, you name it. They've got amazing deals, a ton of awesome products, and the best customer service I think I've ever come across. I've dealt with a lot of online retailers, and none of them have been as great as Misikko.

This iron (seen above, photo courtesy of Misikko) is in a lovely shade of pink and has 1" floating tourmaline ceramic plates with 5 different temperature settings ranging from 140-450° and it gets hot in like, 10 seconds - no joke. In case you don't know, floating plates mean the plates actually move with your hair, so you don't get those ugly creases typical flat irons can give. It also has an 8ft long swivel cord which I personally love because it's a lot less hassle, and the edges of the plates are curved! You can straighten, curl, or wave your hair with this iron! You all know how much I love versatility in my hair products. ;)

Okay, so while I was waiting for my iron to arrive, I decided to do some research on it... I can't help it, I just.. I have to. Haha, so anyway, a lot of the websites + people I've talked to who own it often compare it to the GHD IV Styler - saying it's just as good, if not better. This really made me skeptical because I L♥VE my GHD. To me, it is the best styling tool I've ever used. G H D = G O D. Can you tell I'm a fan? So when I got my Hana iron in the mail, I started using it/testing it/playing with it immediately, and I can honestly say that it is a serious contender with the GHD Styler.

So then I thought I should do some comparisons of my own with the Hana iron and the GHD. I discovered that though they are extremely similar, they both have certain strengths and weaknesses, in my own opinion, of course.

• First off, I love the way the Hana iron feels in my hand. It's very lightweight and ergonomically designed versus the very sleek look of the GHD, which isn't uncomfortable at all, but the Hana is designed better.
• A pro for the GHD, for me at least, is the constant heat setting. I think it's great because it prevents people from setting their irons to hotter temperatures than they need to.
• I think, after a LOT of testing, that I like the GHD for straightening hair a little bit better than the Hana. I noticed that the Hana requires a few passes of the iron to get it perfectly straight, versus like one or two with the GHD. But, I also noticed that the Hana works better with flat iron sprays than the GHD does.
• However, the Hana ROCKS at curling hair! You can do anything from tight sprial curls, to loose beachy waves with this iron. The GHD is good at it, but I think the Hana is better.
• As far as cost goes, I think they're both in the same league. A nice way to say it would be that these tools are investments, and they are, but to put it bluntly: they're expensive. But what I love about Hana and GHD is that they both have pretty awesome gift sets all the time, that are really worth your while, especially the Hana gift sets from Misikko. They've got a bunch and they're all really amazing deals!

Products used:

• Rimmel Lycra Pro, 398 Black Pearl
• Etos Effect Nails, 004

These photos really don't do the polish justice. The effect nails is a polish with holographic hexagons and glitters. Everytime the light hits it, the glitters and hexagons take on all the colours of the rainbows, which gives a jawdropping effect.



The Black Pearl underneath, a silverblack, gives it something extra compared to a normal black.
At first I thought this mani was just too much, but now I just asbolutely LOVE it. The holographic effect is not only visible in daylight, but inside aswell!.

On April 30th, we have a Dutch Holiday, Queensday, where we celebrate the Queens birthday. (it's not actually her birthday, but you can google all that ;) )

To celebrate this holiday, Dutch Lush Mailorder will be selling Karma Showergel!

Karma showergel won't be availaible anywhere else, and it's limited to only a 100 bottles.
So if you want to be the proud owner of this special product, go the the Dutch Mailorder website on Tuesday April 20th, because it will be sold out quickly!

The Showergel will come in a 250 gram bottle and will cost 15,95 euro.

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BTW, I already made a NOTD and EOTD for Queensday, and these will be posted on the blog soon!


Update on the giveaway:
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