Beauty post

After getting so many questions about make-up and skin routines, I’ve put together a big beauty post. 
A step by step make-up tutorial is on it’s way, this is a general post.



1) Creating a flawless face. I don’t have a lot of skin issues, but when I’m tired it immediately shows in my have (enter dark circles and pale complexion). So I apply YSL Touche Eclat under my eyes followed by a bit of MAC foundation in NC15 - it's the the lightest color they have. Next up: subtly applying bronzer from my cheeks out and some pink blush on the apples of my cheeks. A little highlighter on the cheekbones can also make you look fresh and fruity.

2) Eyes, eyes, eyes. I just eyeshadow base, black eyeliner for a subtle wing and black eyeshadow along the lash line that I blend with taupe shimmery eyeshadow on the eyelid. More on this in the tutorial – it’s super easy!



3) Creams and skin care
. Having good (looking) skin isn’t always easy, but it can make a huge difference in how you look and feel. Along the years I’ve found out what works best for my dehydrated skin. Secret ingredients are: 8 hour cream by Elizabeth Arden for dry spots and chapped lips, Vichy moisturizer for day and Embryolisse for night. Of course next to cream there are other - more intense - ways of hydrating or rejuvenating your skin that I haven’t really tried out yet but that I’m always interested in, for example with light. There’s a new laser light device that you can test at Douglas at the moment and that you can actually use at home for laser skin care. It’s called the Philips ReAura. How this works is that you just apply a gel, use the laser light to activate new cells (deep inside your skin) and lastly hydrate as you would normally do. It gives a smoother structure and reduces any pigment spots or fine lines on your face. Did you ever try this?

Kiss me Kate

When talking about style icons, Kate Moss will inevitably come up. Of course there is a new generation of tastemakers (and sure, there has always been controversy around her) but browsing my big Kate Moss by Mario Testino coffeetable book, I decided she's still somewhere topping my list. I’ve always admired Kate for her diversity, being naturally style savvy and running a family and a business empire at the same time. After all, next to being an iconic model she is a (guest)designer, has her own perfume and has been the face of Rimmel London for years. Now she takes the plunge from designing clothes to beauty as she just launched her own lipstick line for them. I’m happy to see that amongst the six shades is Kate’s signature red, and luckily for me (and for you!) Rimmel is giving away a 1000 of Kate’s lipsticks on Facebook.

Pink Ribbon gets it right

Each October, Pink Ribbon takes over the Netherlands and sets up really big events. I’m supportive to their goal to raise awareness, in a positive way, for a disease that strikes 1 in every 8 women. And when you can do so while shopping – or undressing one of Holland’s most handsome actors by liking on Facebook and perhaps win a phone at the same time... I’m in ;)

Read on to see how this all works... or just visit elktoesteltelt.nl yourself.

For starters, Pink Ribbon teamed up with Samsung and Dutch provider KPN for a limited edition lady phone of which a part goes directly to their breast cancer foundation. I know shopping for a good cause is pretty much as good as it gets, but just as exciting is that picture of actor Barry Atsma, laying down and covered in nothing but little pink boxes. If they reach enough 'likes' on Facebook the boxes will disappear one by one, in the end revealing ehm... probably everything. And at the same time you get a chance to win one of these phones, they’re giving away 40!

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