The Secret Garden

I've known Serena for a while since she and her mom like to make jewelry too. A while ago she started her shop http://www.thesecretgarden.nl/ and it was time to check it out.

There is a a piece of shampoo bar in the organza bag. I got it for free if I would let her know what it was like. Last week I started a shampoo bar made by lush and I really like the idea. It smells neutral but nice.
In the other bag in a facial mask with oatmeal, milk and honey. Sometimes this smells really bad but this one is fresh! It does seem a small bag for 6 uses but we'll see. I'm going to use this tonight for a special thing tomorrow.
There are also 4 bath tablet. These aren't melts but they are like those bath bombs. I got Sweetie Pie (a favourite with lots of people but I'm not sure if it is my thing) and Orange & Grapefruit (this is a scent I do like a lot!)

They arrived right on time. Tomorrow I have an assignment for my make-up classes but after searching for 3 months for someone to work on I've given up. I didn't want to spend the day doing nothing so I arranged a photoshoot. Maybe we can't find a model and then I have to pose for the pictures! So tonight I'll have a long bath with my new stuff.

Lush Baby Face

Oops, I forgot to say I already used lush babyface yesterday evening. You know those evenings when it's late, you have make up on but you are just to tired to take it off and you go to bed without washing. Then you stay awake feeling guilty and in the end you get up again to wash it off. The result is the same but you wasted half an hour.

With baby face this isn't necessary, it's even fun to wash your face! (sounds silly I know). You make it a bit wet and rub your face. You can even use it on your eyes, it won't hurt. Then just rinse it off and it's done!

It's a cute cleanser with a neutral smell, I think this is a keeper.

Non Pareil Boutique Order

On february 14 I ordered from Non Pareil Boutique for the first time and about an hour ago the mailman was trying to get my order into the mailbox :) Everything was very well wrapped, I also adore their business card, it is beautiful and feminine.





This is what I got:

I was amazed at the quality of the packaging for such cheap make-up. Oops I now noticed I also got a lip liner that isn't in the picture. Except for the 4 colour palette, everything is from NYX, the 4 colours are from Kleancolor.

Here is my review:
Amethyst Lipgloss: I first noticed the smell, not smelling cheap at all. I prefer another way to bring on since I can't use this applicator on a lot of people but that's a detail. It isn't sticky at all, just feels good. It isn't blinding you with it's shine but it is a good product.

Lipliner Citrine: I don't get the name because citirine is yellow and this lip liner is a great dusty pink. It's a beautiful basic colour that anyone should have and it's easy to bring on.

Trio Nude/Taupe/Brown: Another must-have. These are the perfect colours for a naturel look or just to use everyday. If you could only buy one trio this should be it and it will be empty before you know it because you will use it almost everyday. The colours are chosen just right. I will use this a lot, even in my work.

Pigments: I got mink and sky pink but they aren't that different from each other. Pink is more well pink and mink is more brown. They are beautiful though. These are 1,25 dollars now, the ones I use are 6 dollars. I'm not sure if they are the same size thought but certainly not 4 times more. The thing I would change are the pots, they aren't that practical to work with.

Lipstick: I love the fact that you can see the colour without opening, this idea deserves an award!
Sparkling plum: Great Glam-colour
Hestia: The find of the season! It is dark red on the outer sides of your lips and almost black to the middle.
Prefect: A bit too brown for me
Aphrodite: total misser for me, a kind of grey-purple on my lips
Herades: a perfect everyday-colour, I will use this a lot!

Glitter Liner Silver: This isn't really what it should be, the brush wouldn't come out like it should and not as glittery as I hope, nice for accents though.

Kleancolor eyeshadow palette: Nothing to say about this, this is a nice product with nice colours for a great price!

I think this was a good order and I will order again!

Tag + lush review

Whoops I only noticed now that I got tagged in January by http://monacodesigns.blogspot.com/, she has really cool pictures on her blog. These are the rules:


- Link to the person who tagged you
- Post the rules on your blog
- Write six random things about yourself
- Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them
- Let each person know they've been tagged

My random facts:
- My mom won't let me go with her to the supermarket anymore because she ends up buying 50% more than when she goes alone
- I have 82 silver coloured lobster clasps which is stupid since I work with sterling silver, not silver plated
- I first wanted to name my dog Elly, like the first letters of my name (Elke) and my mom's (Lieve). It became Tessy, Elly is too sweet for this dog, Tessy is a much more fun name
- I had 8 years of French lessons and I forgot like 97% of it.
- When I read beauty blogs I always go searching for make up on ebay and end up buying nothing. Then at 1 am I check it out again and buy for 50 dollars
- I collect scraps of sterling silver hoping someone can melt it into a ring for me

Hm so now I have to tag 6 other people, I don't want to bother others and I don't read a lot of English blogs so I have to think about that

Next more lush reviews. I got a sample of herbalism cleanser. It is ment for oily skin but I used it on some impurities on my forehead. I don't really like the smell, it smells like the thing I use to keep musquitos away. It also felt very weird and my sink looked like an entire army used their camouflage over it. I won't buy this.
I will buy the dreamtime bath melt. They send this instead of the dreamtime balm. I took about 1/3 of it and put it in my bath tub. The smell is great and relaxing and when you get out of bath you don't need bodymilk because the melt will leave it's butters on your skin but not an annoying thick layer. THis is definateley something I will buy again