Last weekend I went to the Bulgari Afternoon tea with my friends at the Amstel Hotel and it was so inspiring to see the Bulgari cakes and macarons, such a man craft and everything tasted delicious. They got a very good service and of course also valet parking, so from the first minute that I arrived I felt like a royalty. I think that this was such a great initiative of Bulgari and so great to spend my afternoon like this with my girls. We enjoyed every moment of our high tea.

I love it when my skin has a healthy glow during the cold days and that’s why I am always looking for some alternatives to the sun. Especially in the Netherlands, it gets so clouded and rainy and I find myself happier when I take a look in the mirror and looking fresh & healthy.

This Collistar Face Magic Drops is what I love to use since it is very easy to apply and it is colored, so you see where you apply it and I don’t get any spots on my face. Also when I mostly use a tanning product I do smell some type of tanner scent whole day long but with this one, it doesn’t bother me at all. Usually, I prefer to mix 2 liquid drops with my day cream and then apply it to my face and neck.

Within 1 hour I can see my skin getting tanned, the first time I used it I was very impressed with the result. And now it feels so normal to me.
The benefits of this product are that it also contains Vitamin E extracts and a hydrating skincare formula.

Collistar is an affordable brand and it has great products to use. I find most of the products qualitative so when I had read very good reviews about this product I decided to give it a try. This product didn’t disappoint my expectations so I wanted to share it with you as a tip to use during the winter days 🙂

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Yesterday I was invited to the Garnier Event where I’ve learned a lot and was so much fun at the same time 🙂

Garnier has introduced 4 new botanical skin care lines for every skin type with 96% natural origin ingredients, and you all know that I love natural ingredients so I had to go to learn more about it. None of the products contain any parabens or silicones and no artificial colorants, the only thing they do have is perfume to make the products smell better.

After having a keratin treatment for my hair I’ve decided to look for a caring scalp shampoo. After looking for different shampoos the De Fuji Green Tea Cleansing Hair Scrub from The Body Shop took my attention.

Not only because it is an interesting product, cause let me be honest, I’ve never heard of a hair scrub J How interesting is it to clean your scalp with a scrub?! In my opinion is it reaaallyy interesting.

But also because of the natural way to clean your scalp.

My scalp is mostly oily and very sensitive. This nature-inspired approach to hair care has caring and cleaning ingredients like Japanese green tea, mint menthol, salt crystals and Community Trade honey from Ethiopia which makes it only more interesting for me to try.

The substance feels and looks like paste, and since I was so curious I’ve decided to try it out on my hands first to see what it does.

I took just a tiny little bit and that made such an instant foam which I was pleasantly surprised about. The smell is perfect for me because it smells so fresh but also calming at the same time. I also felt the little scrub parts on my hands which make me believe that it will clean my scalp better than a normal shampoo. Think I’ve found one of my favorite shampoo 🙂

First of all, let me say that I do love all my clients, truly! Everyone is so kind and I love my job as a makeup artist so much because I get to meet great people and share special moments with them. Especially when it comes to the bride, it is one of their most important and special day of their lives, so I am always happy to have a little part of their day.
Today was a very special client because she came all the way from Canada to marry the man of her dreams. She found me through Instagram and that is always such a great compliment for me when people abroad call me for makeup bookings.
The great thing with someone like Samantha is that it feels like you know them for a long time even though we’ve never met. This feeling comes because we were in contact for about 8 months and she followed me during my wedding, honeymoon and also after that. So it was so nice to talk about that as if she was there with us 🙂

This is the end result of the bridal makeup on beautiful Samantha

Samantha wanted a smokey eye but not too much combined with neutral/nude lips.

The hotel she picked was next to the central station in Amsterdam and her friend was also with her to let her makeup done and to support her during the day.

This was so cute! A Starbucks coffee with her name for today “Bride” on it 🙂

At last, I had to share the Snapchat picture I’ve made of both beautiful women. They were both so super nice and most important, they were very happy and satisfied with the end result. At the end of the day, that’s what satisfies me most!