FEATURED: Grazia nr.21 Make-Under

My magazine debut; I'm in this weeks' Dutch Grazia! About 2 months ago, I spotted a tweet on Twitter from the Grazia: they were looking for girls/women with a huge love for make up. True make up addicts who were willing to do a make under. Three girls (including me) were chosen to do this challenge! From all over the top make up to barely any make up left: here's the scan of my make under.

One thing that imidiately caught my eye was that they got my name wrong! For such a big magazine as Grazia that's a pretty stupid mistake. The 'before' picture was taken from my blog (the one from the shoot wasn't used obviously) and since my name is also visible on my blog, they should have just gotten it right. Nevertheless, I think it's awesome that I'm in this magazine and the reactions I got so far were really nice.

Personally, it feels really strange seeing myself that natural, it's like that's not even me. It felt uncomfortable, and I was worried it would show in the pictures. Given the circumstances that I had very teary eyes from the make up remover and it was sooo cold on set; I think the picture turned out okay. It was a fun experience and it was good to see myself in a natural look. As I said in the interview: my motto is more is more, and I'm gonna stick with that. To me it doesn't matter if one wears a lot of make up or no make up at all; do what makes you most comfortable. For me, that's wearing make up!

I'd translate the article into English for my foreign readers, If I'd have the time, which I don't :( I am so so stressed and worried about deadlines and school projects so I'm gonna make this a short post and get back to my homework! In the mean time, enjoy this post! Let me know what you think of my make under:D

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Mijn tijdschriften debut! Ik sta deze week in de Grazia !(nr. 21) Ongeveer 2 maanden geleden las ik een tweet van de Grazia dat zij op zoek waren naar vrouwen die in de make up zaten en een make under wilden ondergaan. Dat leek me wel wat! Ik werd met 2 anderen uitgekozen voor de make under: van een opgedofte make up look naar au naturel, zie hieronder de scan van mijn make under! 
Jammer dat ze mijn naam verkeerd hebben, dat is niet zo professioneel van een groot tijdschrift als Grazia. Maar dat mag de pret niet drukken; ik vind het heel gaaf dat ik in de Grazia sta en ik vond de make under een erg leuke ervaring! Ik ben benieuwd wat jullie van mijn make under vinden :D

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NAILS: Metallic Silver

First things first: thank you if you've taken the time to fill out my survey about my blog. I've gotten a lot of responses from people all over the world of all ages. It was anonymous, so people have been very honest and I really appreciate that. I've gotten some great compliments but also constructive criticism that I am definitely going to use to improve my blog. I'm going to collect all the results and make some decisions on what to adjust or change about my blog. I'll let you know all about  that very soon:) 

I've been sorting out stuff like clothes, shoes and accessoiries a lot lately and I've done the same for my nailpolishes. Using them for too long is never a good idea, I had to throw away about 15 bottles that were all dried up- such a waste. I'm going to expand my (now small) collection of nailpolishes very soon and add lots of new trendy summer colors like minty green, lime and purple. In the meanwhile I stumbled upon something I would usually never buy in a Dutch store called Action.. Silver metallic nailpolish! I always get random stuff like make up cleaning wipes etc over there, but since the products are very cheap and not from a specific brand I am always hesitant on whether it will be any good. I decided to give it a try, why not for that price! I tried the nailpolish on my false nails and the color/coverage was really nice when I just applied it. I didn't expect it but it still looks perfect as these pictures were taken after 5 days of wearing this nailpolish!
I love the metallic effect and the subtle sparkle in it. I think I'm gonna try more of these nailpolishes soon!

*I have to add, when you use nailpolish on false nails it usually lasts way longer than when you use that same nail polish on natural nails. This is because there are no oils in the false nails so the nail polish won't chip off as easily.

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Ten eerste: bedankt als je mee hebt gedaan aan mijn enquete over mijn blog! Ik heb veel respons ontvangen en kan mijn voordeel doen met alle tips en opbouwende kritiek, heel fijn! Ik ga wat dingen veranderen op mijn blog en daar laat ik jullie nog wat over weten als het zo ver is :)

Mijn verzamelwoede van kleding, schoenen en accessoires heeft afgelopen plaats gemaakt voor opruimwoede; ik heb ernorm veel dingen weg gedaan! Ook mijn nagellak verzameling moest eraan geloven... Na veel potjes te lang bewaard te hebben kon ik meerendeel weggooien; zonde! Natuurlijk ga ik binnenkort lekker op zoek naar nieuwe, het liefst in de nieuwste zomerkleurtjes. Ik heb er in ieder geval al één bij, van de Action! Normaal probeer ik niet snel nieuwe dingen van de Action, maar voor dat prijsje nam ik deze zilveren nagellak mooi mee. Ik heb het opgedaan op mijn nepnagels (daar blijft nagellak sowieso langer op zitten) en na 5 dagen zit het nog perfect! Ik ben onder de indruk; ik vind het echt een fijn, mooi lakje. Hier ga ik snel meer van proberen! Wat is jullie ervaring met Action nagellak?

 

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PERSONAL: Short Blog Survey

Hi there!

I've decided to make a short survey, regarding the satisfaction of my lovely readers. My blog wouldn't be where it is right now if I didn't have over 1100 readers/subscribers, so thank you very much for that! I always try to improve my blog and make it as fun, entertaining and inspiring as possible for my readers. That's why I created a survey of 10 questions -anonymously- so I can start working on you guys' feedback/tips. 

Click here to fill out the survey! It will only take a minute.

Thank you very much!

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HAIR: Little Mix bright hairdo's

As announced yesterday, it's time for a post I've personally been looking forward to: the big Little Mix hair post! I've already made a post about my obsession with LM singer Jade Thirlwall's purple hair back in December. I tried that, but it didn't work out well for me. Just as I got over the -I-want-purple-hair- period, Little Mix showed up with even brighter colored hairdo's.. And guess what? I LOVE it! Makes me wanna change my hair again.. I've had it brown for 4 years and I want something totally different, something drastic...

The hairdyes from Schwarzkopf XXL are super bright, so bright that you don't necessarily have to lighten your hair to make the color visible. Perfect for when you have naturally darker hair like me. Bleaching your hair makes it even more dead than hair already is, so I try to avoid that...

Take a look at Little Mix's gorgeous hair colors! Would it be anything you'd like to try out, perhaps for the summer? I am soooo eager to try the bright red dip dye like Jesy!

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Zoals ik gisteren al aankondigde, is hier de grote Little Mix haar post! Ik heb in December al een artikel geschreven over Jade Thirlwall's paarse haar . Ik heb zo'n kleur ook geprobeerd, maar dat ging helaas helemaal mis. Net toen ik over de -ik-wil-paars-haar obsessie heen was, kwam Little Mix met nóg fellere haarkleuren. Je raad het al; ik vind het zo gaaf! Ik wil meteen weer mijn haar verven. Ik heb het nu 4 jaar bruin en wil echt iets drastisch anders.. De haarkleuren van Schwarzkopf XXL zijn superfel, en het mooie is dat je niet per se je haar hoeft te bleken om toch een felle kleur te krijgen. Perfect voor als je net als ik wat donkerder haar hebt.

Kijk hieronder eens naar Little Mix' haar, zou het iets zijn wat jij wil proberen voor de zomer? Ik zelf kan echt niet wachten om de felrode dipdye zoals Jesy!

Jade Thirlwall went from bright purple to bright blue with Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Ultra Brights Electric Blue 95.

Jesy Nelson went for a bright red dip dye with Schwarzkopf Live Luminance Radiant Red L38

Perrie Edwards went from platinum blonde to light pink on top with a shocking pink dipdye. She used Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Ultra Brights Shocking Pink 93

Leigh-anne Pinnock didn't go for a drastic bright color. She went from dark brown to black with dark blue ends, using Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Colour Intense 90 Cosmic Blue

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NEW IN: Punky Creepers

*First of all: you guys voted in the poll from the previous post, that it would be better to blog in both English and Dutch. From now on I'll add a Dutch summary of the post below!

As you probably know, I own a pair of the most comfortable 12cm/5" heels ever. My leopard wedge creepers are my favorite shoes in the world, I fell in love with them after seeing them on Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall (who also owns the red velvet ones and I want need those too). My sister knew I wanted another pair of those incredibly comfy shoes, but I never ordered them because they were out of stock whenever I checked the webshop. 

Surprise surprise, my sister got me the spike creepers for my 21st birthday! 
I LOVE them! I think they're quite punky so personally, I would wear them with a leather jacket or leather leggings for a rock chic look, or like Jade, combine them with girly items.. That would probably be one of my cute bow ties:)
Speaking of Little Mix, I've got a hair post planned featuring some great hairdo's and tips and tricks:D Stay tuned!

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Jullie wisten vast al dat ik dolblij ben met het enige paar schoenen van 13 cm die super comfortabel lopen, namelijk mijn luipaard print wedge creepers! Ik zag ze bij Jade Thirwall van Little Mix, ze heeft ze ook nog in rood suede (wil ik ook!) Ik had al langer een tweede paar creepers op het oog maar ze waren steeds uitverkocht online. Tot mijn grote verrassing had mijn tweeling zus deze voor mij gekocht voor onze 21e verjaardag! Ik vind ze super, ik zou ze combineren met leren items voor een rock chic look of juist met schattige items zoals Jade.. Waarschijnlijk kom ik dan al gauw uit op mijn cute vlinder dasjes;) Ik heb een haar post gepland staan, toevallig ook over  Little Mix!
Houd m'n blog in de gaten!

My other creepers!

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