Bewaarwafels

Iets heel anders tussendoor. Een aantal van mijn vrienden spelen jeugdtoneel bij de Goorse Molenwiek (allen doorheen!:)) Om hun toneelstukken te bekostigen gingen ze wafels verkopen. Ze vroegen aan mij om mee te bakken, natuurlijk, zo'n dingen doe ik graag. Dus het beste kookboek ooit erbij genomen "Ons Kookboek", jawel de huisvrouwenbijbel van KVLV oftewel de boerinnenbond. Deze versie is volgens mij van 1984 trouwens.

Omdat er zoveel complimenten kwamen op de wafels heb ik hier het recept ook eens geschreven. Het is lichtjes aangepast vanuit het boek.
- Begin met 350 gram boter zacht te maken, volgens het boek mag je niet smelten maar who cares
- Hier voeg je 5 eieren toe, gewoon breken en erbij en dan roeren
- Vervolgens 2 dl melk en weer roeren
- Dan 500 gram bloem en natuurlijk weer roeren
- Tot slot 450 gram suiker en 5 zakjes vanillesuiker, zo worden de wafels erg zoet, iets waar ik heel erg van hou

Weer roeren natuurlijk! Ik roer altijd met zo'n ouderwetse houten lepel, niet met de mixer. Dan kan je de wafels gewoon bakken, ze zijn wel redelijk breekbaar dus opletten

www.beautybyelke.be/shop

Now and way back then

I read this really cool topic on the etsy forum about people showing their crafts how they were back then and right now. Here is mine.

Back then (end of 2005):

And a few weeks ago:

The techniques aren't very complicated but I do feel like I have a feeling for design now which I clearly lacked back then.

Shoe story + Etsy favourites

On Saturday I went shopping with a friend. I bought myself some shoes that were originally priced at 60 euros and were now only 30! They are comfy, with a low heel and good to wear everyday. It's a kind of grey leather with design on it. But... of course there's a but it's never that easy. When I came home I noticed both shoes weren't the same size :( But my mom was so nice to go back to the shop today and exchange them for me which wasn't a problem. The shop is called Il Pattino and located at Scherpenheuvel, a small city know for it's euhm well big church, I don't know the English word. Lots of people go there on a pelgrimage, I go shopping :)

But there are also new etsy favourites!

I noticed this shop in the forum and had to write about it.

Out of the Blues

She designs and carves these stamps. They are sooooo adorable. Also check out the rest of the shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6727254

I also love these charms from Nostalgems

They are in my favourites and if they aren't gone I will buy them in a few days.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=51394

This mirror from Sybile is another favourite of mine. Oh whoops, I bought it yesterday :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5652572

Finally

Easter vacation has arrived! And I'm bored already :)

In an hour or so Nele comes to pick me up to do some shopping. I'm going to look for my webshop software too, hope I can find it and if not.. well it's a nice day to shop.

I don't know what happened to my etsy shop but it exploded. In 3 days I went from 13 sales to 21 sales! And of course I love it :)

Yesterday I also got making faces, a book for make up artists by Kevin Aucin. It is a nice book but I still prefer fashion make-up over normal make-up :)

Well it's a short one today but I'm going to have to find something else to entertain me. Take care!

Send out my orders!

This is sooo exciting (again!!). I send out my first 3 orders for my webshop. I ordered nyx make-up (lots of it, especially lipstick and lip gloss).

There is also lipbalms in following scents:
Raspberry
Strawberry
Apple
Pina Colada
Banana rose
I am using them right now and I adoooore these balms, they are so smooth on your lips.

I allso ordered perfume sticks. I've used mine for a week and you can't even see it has been used! I ordered 6 different scents and little sample vials too. The cutest thing is that they all come in a cute organza bag with a lollipop!

Got accepted again!

Taxes accepted the one change I needed to start my shop so yeeeey!!! I can start ordering on April 1.
I got one of the perfume sticks today and they are lovely. You can smell them all day. They are soft and melt on your skin but not in your hand.
The lipbalm is great too!

I made a new email adress for the business: beautybyelke@gmail.com . Now I need to ask my web designer to change my website so that I can host the shop there too.

My nyx order is already very big but I want moooooore :)

Things I do good

A few days ago I made a list with my beauty sins. Today I had a headache all day long, my class didn't go very well but that can happen. To cheer me up I've made a list with things I do right!

- I use moisturizer twice a day. I'm still in love with Lush' imperialis
- When I rinse my hair properly, I rinse with cold water. My hairs love it, I don't.
- I scrub my body twice a week and it's soooo much softer than it used to be.
- I use foot lotion every evening, it doens't seem to work but hey, it's the thought that counts!
- I also use hand and body lotion every night!
- I adore lipbalm and use it all day long.
- I try to take my make up off at night, I'm getting good at this
- I don't spend a lot of time sunbathing and if I do I use sunblock

Hm that's all I can think about now, headache is too strong.

16 march 08

I got this list from www.makeupandbeautyblog.com and since I'm bored I'm putting it here.

Mood: Bad, very bad. I guess it's a girls thing. I'm feeling weird and disoriented. A bit relieved that there aren't important lessons tomorrow. A headache coming up and my drink doesn't tast good.


Hair:Also bad, as usual :) Like said in my previous post I need to go to get a new hair cut soon.

Mascara: I haven't seen mascara in 2 days

Outfit: Blue jeans, black socks, brown top and black sweater. Sounds sexy don't you think?

Nails:Ah-ha! They are looking good but short. Wearing chocolate martini by orly.

My guilty pleasures:Since it's that girly thing I can eat as much chocolate as I want. I started with my nail polish name, then I bought chocolate rabbits this morning (can't find them anymore, wonder if I ate them already) and there is still some chocolate cake left!

I’m really great at _____:Euhm I've been making thank you cards for the last 1,5 week and they do look cute.

What’s for lunch?At noon I had bread with chicken and for diner it was salmon with veggies and potatoes.

What’s the weather like in your neck of the woods: Best day of the year and I'm inside.

Weekly goals: Getting a facial on friday, teaching kids to make keychains on friday, fotoshoot on saturday and wednesday. I hope to get approval of my accountant to start shopping for the shoot and I want my new visa for the shop.

I'm a beauty sinner

I got my inspiration for this post by reading www.deltacephei.nl.

Here are my beauty sins:
- Last time I got my hair done was in september 08. I don't have splitting points yet but my hair just falls down
- I hate rinsing out my hair when lying in bath, it's a real effort for me to do this
- I love the look you get the morning after the night you didn't took your eyeliner and mascara off.
- Putting extravagant make up on others is fun, I look stupid with it.
- I don't drink enough water because I don't want to go to the bathroom to much when I go somewhere.
- I'm a nail technician but I don't wear artificial nails myself.
- If I can't get my eyebrows done by someone else they wont get done.
- I love spraying perfume in my hair, very good for it, but not really.

Admit it, you have beauty sins too! I challenge you to write this list for yourself. Especially you Serena, I know you will be reading this someday!

Webshop + Estetika

Yesterday I went to my accountant and the bank to talk about my new webshop. Both agreed immediateley and were very enthousiastic. They gave me lots of helpful tips and in the end everything is so much easier than I thought it would be. A small tax thing has to be changed and I have to wait for my new credit card and then shopping will begin!!!

As I told before there will be NYX but it's very hard to start with everything they have, so I guess I have to decide which ones to take now and which ones later. I did it the easy way, I pick what I like best. I have the same problem with the lipbalms I'll be selling, which flavours to pick? Some samples are on their way here so I can make a better descision. Same with the perfume sticks. So exciting! I want to have everything ready to launch on July 1! That seems like a long time but I have to order, get it here (shipping can take long), photograph it, weigh it, get all shipping supplies,... oh and graduate in the meantime :)

Today I went to Estetika. It's a kind of congres about new products and techniques in the beauty industry. I had a long list with new things to try and things to buy. But it wasn't what it was last year. Instead of big halls filled with interesting stuff there were small stalls with French speaking people. And everything was the same, machines for weight loss. For some reason I am feeling so tired right now, but my mom promised me to bake me a chocolate cake tonight so everything will be fine :)

Take care!

Pictures + Biiiig News

I got the first pictures from my shoot with Jeroen and they are great! Also a great motivation to lose a few pounds :) Hehe but which girl doens't want that. Here are some of them:

And I got more big news! I have gotten approved to open a webshop with make-up items which include NYX make-up! If you look a few posts down you can see a review about this brand which I already adore! More news will follow soon.

Photoshoot

I still have to tell you about my photoshoot on wednesday! I worked with a photographer called Jeroen Strijbos (I always have to check his name) When I arrived it was like Oh-oh, it was at the end of a small road in a building with noone around. But once inside there were 2 nice studios, a dressing room, enough room for make-up. Very interesting.

We had to wait for a bit since there was no white paper for the background. When that arrived I changed my clothes. I hardly ever wear skirts so of course I chose to wear those ;) I also had a pair of new boots on that I love. I also wore a corset and more new shoes (that were only 9 euros a pair, can you believe it?). Jeroen was so nice to make a picture of my tattoo too. It looked very cool. I had this beauty for more than a year and still no decent picture.

The shoot went very relaxed, I would do it again anytime. Now the hard thing, waiting for the pictures! As soon as I have some (probably in a few days) I will show some.

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.

Photoshoot + High Tea

Yesterday I had my first real photoshoot as a make-up artist. Well not really, there were 2 shoots with in total 4 people. The first was really easy. It was about a group of people that made a mountainbike route to collect money for charity. It was really fun to work with these people. The second shoot was with Karen and Stijn, a couple that wanted extreme make -up. That was a lot harder to do. I had to come up with a design on the spot and make it on her face. But in the end it was ok and I still want to do more shoots. Next one is on March 15!

Today I had a family high tea for my birthday last week. As usual my mom made way to much food. She had: 3 kinds of sandwiches, meat pie, scones, euhm dunno the name dough with sausages in it, brownies, cupcakes, apple cake and some more. Of course I wanted to try it all, everything was so yummy I am still eating it. Not smart I know but for once it is ok. Hmmm I think I'll make me another sandwich with salmon. Tomorrow back to my diet! I would like to go under 60 kg by easter break. That's about 1,5 - 2 kg and I have a month to do that. Doable if there aren't more high teas :)

Oops, more lush :)

I admit, I'm getting already addicted to lush. I use Imperialis everyday and my skin feels a lot better. A few days ago I couldn't sleep so I had a bath with a dreamtime bathmelt, really relaxing. And my hair never was as soft as with jungle conditioner. So I ordered some more :) This is the last batch for at least a month, I first have to use things that I have.

I really wanted to buy a henna bloc. I thought it would be like 1/3 of this size. I still have dyed hair so I'm not sure if I can even use it well but I'll try.

From Jungle I got silky smooth hair but it looked fluffy, that's why I wanted to try Fluff-Eaze.

Babyface is one of those things people seem to love so I had to have that one too.

I love the idea of shampoo blocks, and when you buy two you get a tin for free, just couldn't resist. I got Ultimate Shine and Godiva.

The look of fever is to die for with that little kiss, hope it works too.

The you've been mangoed bath melt is a bit over the top to use in one time, I will cut this in 3-4 pieces, I do like the smell but it is too much.

I also got a lot of samples, yeeey more jungle! I also got the charity pot, sympathy for your skin, I should Coco (sorry I don't like coconut) and Red Rooster.

Tonight I have 2 photoshoots (with 4 people!) so I can't try them. The first shoot starts at 17.00 and is for an event with mountainbikes. The second one starts at 20.00 and is about extreme make-up. These are my first real shoots and I'm exited!!!!

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!

The Black Market

Yesterday I went to the black market too. It are a few halls with mostly foreign people selling their wares. I wanted to get some hair accesoiries and maybe something more. A few years ago it was always very crowded and there were lots of nice things to buy. Well not anymore. All the clothing just screamed cheap, the shoes were for drag queens, messy and greasy stuff. It wasn't good at all. The funniest thing was the fact that there was this great drag queen show :)

I also bought Turkish strawberries but I didn't like them, but the olives were divine :)

20something

Yup Yup, since yesterday I am 20something too. I keep saying that now I only have 10 more years to mature but I think that will never happen :) My birthday was a lot of fun. I celebrated it with two close friends who had their birthday too and we invited more friends. We baked pancakes (it had to be a low-budget party) and we played games. The night after that we went out to a custome party where we all went as a gipsy.

I also have an interview on www.20something.nl but this is in Dutch. You can find this article here: http://www.20something.nl/schoolwerk/elke-studeert/ For people that speak Dutch this is a fun and new website and really worth checking out on a lazy day.

Well this is all for today since dinner is ready ;)

Shopping!

Serena asked for a picture of a man wearing make-up in my last post. Here it is

This is my uncle who is always very nice and even takes off from work to come help me in class. In this picture he is wearing foundation (he has very red cheeks), blush, mascara, eye pencil, consealer and lipstick. This is make up meant for tv or pictures but if you would see this man on the street would you notice he is wearing make-up?

Today I went shopping for hairstyling equiment. I bought a straightener and a curling iron from babyliss. The price was a lot less than I thought I would spend, they were less than 60 euros for both of them.

Then I went to some other stores and got this

There is dry shampoo (to spray in your greasy hair and make it looks like it's washed, it really works!), two kinds of gel, some hair clips and a tooth brush to remove dead skin of the lips.

More hairclips

More hair clips, roses for the hair, satin ribbon to braid with and a sewing kit. You never know when a model bursts out of her skirt!