Hopscotch non toxic nail polish review and swatches

Hi everyone!


Here's a little review on a nail polish I got from my niece for christmas. It's a lovely blue color from the brand Hopscotch. Hopskotch Water Colours are non-toxic, kid-friendly alternatives to solvent base nail polishes. The polishes are water based and are free of the harsh, smelly chamicals most nailpolishes contain. This makes them a lot better for your nails and also makes them perfect for kids to use. The colours they sell are realy vibrant and happy. I got the colour "Three sailors went to sea sea sea", a realy bright blue. I absolutely love it! Here is a picture of how it looks: 

It's absolutely gorgeous! The polish has a realy nice shine to it and just looks realy vibrant and joyful. It also gives a realy nice coverage, allready after one coat of polish. On the picture I'm wearing two cotes, but actually one coat could be enough. I added another, to make it a little bit more solid. I also recomand adding a top coat, because without a top coat it does tend to chip away quite fast. But other than that I realy love it. The colours are lovely, and it's a polish that doesn't harm your nails. Just what I needed! You can check their products out at their website: http://www.hopscotchkids.com/index.php

See you next time!

Laura

Fashionlista

Hi everyone!

Today I'll be doing a non make-up related blogpost. It's a fashion related one... ^^ Some time ago I discovered this realy cool site called "Fashionlista". It's a site where you can find awesome fashion items, like them and see where you can get one. You can also share your favorites with the world, add friends and see what items they like.

You can have a look at my profile right here: http://www.fashiolista.com/style/lauraxdexbie/ It would be realy great if you guys would follow me and like my likes! ;)

I also wanted to wish you guys a really happy New Year! ^^ I know that it's allready the 3th of  january, but I've been realy busy with studying for my exams, and family parties, so I havn't had the time to blog this year. This years new years resolution is definitely is to blog more. I hope I can keep myself to it. I'm sorry if I don't but I'm really bussy at school, so I hope you guys understand... :) I also will be doing a give away somewhere in 2012, so please keep following my blog, and invite your friends. It would mean the world to me! ^^ For people who speak Dutch, I also have a facebook. You can check it out right here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-up-and-me/198529026891588

Have a fashionable 2012 ! ;) <3

Love,

Laura

Bussy ! + smokin' red look

Hi everyone,

sorry I havn't been blogging for a long time! It's been a realy busy time at school and with the exams comming up that won't aprove. I probably won't have time to blog until february, but I'll try to do some small post to keep you updated on my situation.

Anyway, here 's a little blogpost on a look I did some time ago, but I havn't had the time to post it. It's nothing special, just something I wear a lot lately. It's a red smokey eye. Here are some pictures:

   
If you want to know how I did this, just ask me. I might do a tutorial on if  you guys would like that? But that will be something for after the exams. For those among you who are in the same situation as I am, Good luck!

I also wish you all a very nice holliday period, a merry christmas and a happy new year!

Love,

Laura

Revieuw and swatches: e.l.f. mineral lipstick in the colour ripe rose

Hi everyone,

today I will be doing a blogpost on a lipstick that I recently bought, and that's one of the mineral lipsticks e.l.f. sells, called ripe rose. This is what the packaging looks like:

As you can see it’s not realy that special. It’s just a normal black lipstick tube, but I don’t mind that, because I absolutely love the colour! This is what the colour looks like:

It looks quite red on camera, but it actually is a lot more soft when you put it on. Here's a swatch of the lipstick on my hand: 

 As you can see the colour isn't that harsh. It's a realy nice, warm and soft colour, that you could wear every day. I didn't make a picture of it on my lips, because my lips are in realy bad shape, one of the downsides of winter, but it pretty much looks the same as on my hand, especially when you blank your lips out with a lip primer. The lipstick doesn't last a whole day, but it does last quite long in comparison with a lot of other lipsticks I bought recently. You can easily put it on and you don't have to re-aply it all evening. 

I hope you enjoyed this blogpost and I will talk to you all soon! :)

Love,

Laura

Winter is comming, protect your skin!

Hi everyone,

As you might have noticed, the weather is starting to get colder and that means that winter is knocking on our door. In winter it is realy important to take care of your skin, because the air tends to get dry, and so will your skin if you don't hydratate it well. Yesterday I went shopping and I bought some nice products, so I tought I'd share them with you.

The first thing I bought is a hand cream, because my hands tend to get realy dry in the winter and that hurts as well. So it is realy important for me to keep them hydrated. This is what I got:

The cream is called "Helping Hands" and it's by Lush. It's a realy nice shop in Antwerp where they sell selfmade cosmetics and soaps and stuff. I love the shop, and I love this product as well. It's only € 9,95 and it does an amazing job. It does take quite some time for the product to blend with your skinn, but after half an hour your hands feel realy soft and they smell lovely! ^^

The second product I bought is a moisturizer, to keep my face hydrated during wintertime. It's also by Lush and it's called "Celestial". This is what it looks like:

This product was a bit more expensive. It was about € 16,95. But anyway this is a lovely product as well and it smells delicious. After this product has worked his magic, my skin feels soft like hell. It is meant for people with sensitive skin, so it's perfect for me, but also for a lot of you out there. I realy recommend this to all of you. 

Here's a picture of what the products look like:

As you can see they are realy creamy, but they don't blend with your skin immediately. They do work pretty fast tough. After about half an hour your skin feels soft and fresh and you smell realy nice. If you don't want to use these products, or you cant get your hands on them, there are plenty of other brands who sell great moisturizers.

Keep your skin hydrated and have a great winter! ;)

Love,

Laura