• Doctor Manuka Lip Enhancer

    By Frieda Wednesday, September 7, 2016 0 , , , , Permalink 0

    Full lips are a trend, think of the popular full lips of Kylie Jenner. Now is the threshold for lip fillers for most of us pretty high but fortunately there are also other ways to make your lips appear fuller. The brand Doctor Manuka Doctor responded useful to this Pouty Lips trend by developing a lip product that moisturizes your lips but also makes them fuller. The secret of Manuka Doctor? Bee Venom.Manuka Doctor is the first brand that has developed a skincare line with purified bee venom. Purified bee venom has healing benefits that helps with various skin problems such ...

  • Emptied August 2016

    Skincare: Last month I've used a lot of masks, to test but also because I absolutely love sheetmasks for your face and under your eyes.Haircare: I'm using at the moment different shampoos and not one has emptied, but (very surprisingly) I've used up 3 different dry shampoos.Makeup: Also regarding concealers I use different kinds and finally I've emptied one of my very first concealers. In terms of foundation I always remain faithful to my Cover Expert by Terry but I also became a fan of another great foundation, the latest by Tarte.Emptied Skincare.Paula’s Choice Resist Anti Aging Cleanser. A very ...

  • Alpha-H Skincare

    By Frieda Saturday, August 27, 2016 0 , , , , Permalink 0

    I will confess right away that I'm an Alphaholic. Or as Alpha-H self defines it so beautiful, I've "an in intense and irresistable desire to consume Alpha-H products". Of course I'm an Alphaholic for a good reason, since I faithfully use a number of products by this multi-award winning Australian brand my skin texture is visibly improved.My previous blog post about Alpha-H was about the cult product Liquid Gold and the Micro Cleanse Super Scrub. After testing these two products I was hooked.Alpha-H.Recently Alpha-H sended me a product to review (the end of September I will be posting this review) and with ...

  • Boscia Hydrogel Masks

    I've talked before about the masks by Boscia but only in my emptied blogposts. Never before have I posted a review about this brand while it's one of my favorites when it comes to sheet masks.Boscia is a Japanese brand that was introduced in 2002 in the US. It's the world's first brand that presented a 100% preservative free skincare line on the market. Boscia uses only botanical (plant) ingredients.Hydrogel Masks.Boscia has 5 different hydrogel masks for the face and one hydrogel mask specially for under the eyes. The Green Tea Mattifying Hydrogel Mask is the only mask that I ...

  • 11 Baking Soda Beauty Hacks

    In fact everyone should have at least one pack of Baking Soda at home. First of course because you can make delicious pies, muffins and pancakes with Baking Soda but secondly because you can do so many other things with it.Baking Soda (also referred to as sodium hydrogen carbonate or as E-number E500) is used in place of yeast and ensures that the dough will rise. Baking Soda itself is odorless and tasteless. There are many hacks that you can do with Baking Soda but I limit this blog post only with Beauty Hacks.The Hacks.1. Dry shampoo.Baking soda absorbs oils ...

  • Alpha H Skincare

    If there's something that works against my pigment spot it's exfoliation with glycolic acid. On the right side of my forehead at my hairline I suffer from hyperpigmentation. I've a lot of pigment in my skin and become tanned very quickly, one spot on my forehead has thereby the tendency to flare as soon as I sit in the sun. Every day, summer and winter, I use spf on my face but I notice that this isn't enough.Where I do benefit from and is making my pigment spot barely visible is exfoliation with glycolic acid. I always used these kind ...

  • Emptied July 2016

    Today I'll show you again which beauty products I've emptied last month. This time I decided to also show you my empty vitamin jars because we all know that beauty also comes from within. This time I'll mention with each product whether I would buy it again or not.Emptied beauty products in July 2016.Something I use daily (yes also on washed hair) is dry shampoo. This time I've emptied two limited editions of my favorite brand Batiste. Eden & Bloom smell delicious and are temporarily available at Douglas.nl. Buy again? YES.Neutral cleaning wipes for the face are very mild and therefore suitable ...

  • ELF Cosmetics Primers

    The budget brand e.l.f. Cosmetics is a big hit in America. All e.l.f. products are hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic and they don´t test on animals. They have very affordable products with high quality and it's available in the supermarket or at the drugstore. At Walmart I bought two different primers of this brand and one of them I use almost every day this summer.Primers.The primers of e.l.f. Cosmetics (e.l.f. stands for Eyes, Lips, Face) come in handy pump bottles with a volume of 14ml. They ensure that your makeup is applied evenly and they fill in fine lines and pores.I start ...

  • Venus Perfect Face Care Masks

    Venus Perfect Skin Care is the house brand of Douglas and very affordable. I came across this brand for the first time when I did some online shopping at Douglas.nl for some face masks. Venus has 7 different masks and I've tested 4 of them. The masks are in small sachets with a capacity of 10ml, more than enough for 1x use.Venus Masks.The first mask I've tried is the anti-spot mask. This mask is a thick cream and especially suitable for combination skin. The mask cleanses the skin of impurities, has antioxidant properties, vitamin C and doesn't dry out the skin ...

  • Emptied June 2016

    I'll show you again what I've emptied the past month in beauty products. This time I haven't divided the products into categories but I've numbered them 1 to 10.Emptied June 2016.Dry shampoo can't be missed in my list. Andrélon Dry Shampoo Longer Fresh gives lots of volume and smells wonderfully fresh.NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation I used this foundation in two different shades to mix so I got the right color. Light 6 and Medium 3. Another dry shampoo, this time the Herbal Essence Clearly naked. It's okay but not as fine as the Andrélon and therefore I wont buy it again. Etos ...