How to make your own Lipstick!

 Today I'm going to show you how to make your own lipbalm. There are so much ingredients in lipbalm we buy in stores that we will never know the meaning of. And if that doesn't bother you, it's always fun to make it yourself as well.

We will work with all natural ingredients here, such as:

- Cacaobutter, with many unsaturated fats and has a nourishing effect.

- Jojoba oil, to keep our lips silky smooth.

- Shea butter to keep our lips soft.

- Beewax, to protect our lips.

We see all sorts of tutorials on our world wide web from people who make their own lipstick with Vaseline, eyeshadow and even crayons. But those aren't natural ingedrients and it's better to do it the healthiest way possible, since we're not making lipstick every day.

So what do we need exactly?

* 1 tablespoon of beeswax (you can find it in hobby-stores or at an organic store. They also use beeswax to make candles)

* 1/2 tablespoon cacaobutter or sheabutter (you can also find them at organic stores)

* 4 tablespoons of almond oil (this contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and E. You can find it in a grocery store or at organic stores and it's also perfect as a massage oil!)

* max. 1 tablespoon honey (it's not necessary but it gives the lipstick a sweet taste)

* If you want a certain scent, you can always put in a drop of essential oils.

* We also need containers to put in our lipstick. You can find them in home depots, grocery stores or Ebay.

How to make it?

We first put the tablespoon of beeswax and the cacaobutter in a heat resistant bowl.Then we add the 4 tablespoons of almond oil and if wanted, the honey (for a sweeter taste). Put the heat resistant bowl in a pot of water and heat it up until the ingredients become liquid. Then take the bowl out of the water and if you like some colour, you can add some by putting pigment in it or maybe some essential oils for a certain scent.

Then you can put the liquid substance into the containers and wait for it to cool off.

Now it's ready to use!

Hope you enjoyed it!!

Love

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Wishlist: Daisy Eau So Fresh by Marc Jacobs

I need this SO SO bad!! Daisy Eau So Fresh by Marc Jacobs will be the scent this summer! This eau de toilette is now on my wishlist and will be on my make-up table by summer! I just got to have this. It's fruity, fresh, sparkling, young. It reminds me of a walk in a field filled with daisies (that's probably why they named it "Daisy"). I already wore it once, had the honor to smell it for a while until it was gone.. And I didn't bring the bottle home because.. I thought I would pass the store again when I went home, but I haven't so I feel really stupid right now and I still want to have the perfume! So that'll be the first thing I'll buy next time I go to the city. Until then, I'll just dream about walking into my field filled with daisies and be happy without the scent on my body.

 Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh Eau de Toilette: €73,35 (Ici Paris Xl)

We all dream so much about summer, don't we? I will get really sad when the weather will be bad again. I hope it just stays sunny so that I'll be able to write about things linked to summer and good weather, flowers and happy stuff. Not that I won't write happy things when it rains or anything.. But anyhow. Is there anyone out there who owns Marc Jabos' precious Daisy? Because you're a lucky one!
Let me know what you think!

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Wednesday's Outfit: Emmy rossum's sweetness

This is the outfit that makes me want to run to the nearest candy store and just buy it all! She looks so adorable! Emmy went out in Los Angeles looking like an angel in Tanya Taylor's striped sweater, wearing a Ralph Lauren bag and a Rebecca Taylor lace skirt!Look how cool it is that it's a bit seen-through.
I'm totally in love with the bag, though! It looks a bit like the Cèline bag. I would personally, prefer a bit more cat-eyed sunglasses instead of those. But that's my opinion of course..
Pay attention to how she makes it even more girly by wearing floral-printed ballerina's.
I can't take all this sweetness, it gives me an instant summer vibe and I don't know if I'm ready yet! But I would totally wear it if it were in my closet. Pastels are such a go-go this summer and I will follow this trend for sure! There's no doubt about it, I just like the fact that I look sweet. Now we have to find a matching perfume. Maybe I'll tell you in my next blog post? What do you guys think about this outfit?
See you all later!!

Meet Tao Okamoto

Tao Okamoto

Tao Okamoto is probably our next most popular model in town. She's already seen all over the internet and seems to make everyone love her with her Asian looks, her kind-of-grunge-style and her length of 1.77m.

Tao is born in Chiba, Japan on may 22th 1985 (which means she's now 28!! I mean, look at her!). She started her modelling carreer when she was only 14 years old. Tao made her international carreer moving right after she moved to Paris in 2006. She was seen on the runways of these huge designers: Chanel, Dolce and Gabbana, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Yves Saint Laurent, Michael Kors,..

She moved to New York only three years later, where she was the face of various campaigns for Kenzo, Dolce and Gabbana, Tommy Hilfiger and Emperio Armani.

She's still working as a model and she's able te make people love her with just one look. She looks sweet, and she also is. She was part of a group who raised funds to help the people in Japan who were victims of the earthquake and Tsunami in 2011.

Also, she's seen in the movie Wolverine, next to Huge Jackman, so she's also working on her carreer as an actress.

Being so ambitious, and working her ass off to get where she is now, make me want to be like her. Tao made her dreams come true and she's now able to help other people, and she also does help them.

Sometimes having dreams, wanting to be something, be someone, and seeing someone like Tao, makes you realize it's all possible if you just believe you can!

Writing this, knowing her a bit better, makes me realize that I must do everything to make my dreams come true. There's no other way I would want to live my life, just living my dream. But don't forget, it takes risks, it takes hard work to achieve it, it takes hurt, pain, sweat and tears to realizing your dreams. But in the end, it will be so worth it.

So thank you, Tao, for just making my day today and show us what a wonderful, powerful woman you are!

Have a nice day

Xoxo

Lip Stain

Forget about shiny and ultra glossy, it's all about the lip stain this season!
It actually reminds me of a girl who's been stealing some cherries, or maybe a vampire movie starring Snow White.
Try the bitten vampire-look, the most popular one during Fashion Week. Make sure that you put on some foundation (or consealer) first, then put on some darker shade of lipstick and put it in de middle of your lips.
Try NYC, Smooch Proof Lip Stain.

Want something more? Try to put on a shade of lipstick on your lips and then put on some extra in the middle. This will make it look darker and intense. Just perfect this fall.

Maybe you're more into chopsticks and sweetness, then you'd be happier with Elf's Lip Stain. It's very girly and it makes your make up look sweet and subtle. It also has a glossy side on it, if you would like to make your make up even more girlier.

Enjoy the week end! Don't forget to look nice and be happy!

xoxo

Black Nail Polish?

Black nail polish, we used to love them. But then everyone started to varnish their nails in black.
Nowadays it's not just about having black nails, it's a statement or an upgrade to our outfit.
My style is more Rock'n'Roll/Girly. I don't know exactly how to describe it, but I love black outfits with a pastel touch, I adore black nailpolish!

Now how do you combine black nailpolish without looking trashy?
1- Combine it with a blazer.
2- Chic and Rock'n'Roll match! So combine your satin or leather materials with black nails!
3- Add something fierce to your outfit (think about the galaxy legging or gold)

Here are a few outfits you guys might like to wear with your fresh painted black nails:

These leggings and the metallic in her sweater make this look edgy though fun and still classy. You can perfectly add black nailpolish with this outfit.
This look is great to go to school, or go to a fashion show, though I wouldn't wear it to go to work. This outfit might be better for that:

This look is great to go to work, also for a fashion show. The touch of leather gives this look and upgrade.

xoxo

DIY Red Bottom Shoes

This great lady shows us how to Christian Louboutin DIY our shoes!

Take a look and find some inspiration to pimp out your pumps into glamour heels!

xoxo

Party Hard!

Going clubbing during the holidays? Get your outfit out that closet and party hard from 2012 until 2013.

Rock your style with red and black, studs and gold. What more do you need than a pair of Louboutins to give your flashing outfit a girly touch?

Don’t have the money for a pair of Louboutins this month? Watch my next post to DIY!

Items:

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  €115 - net-a-porter.com

  Dolce & Gabbana Printed cotton T-shirt

  Dolce&Gabbana t-shirts »
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  €62 - bankfashion.co.uk

  BLONDE & BLONDE Studded Leather Look Jacket

  Blonde + Blonde jackets »
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  €340 - coggles.com

  Helmut Lang Midnight Floral Reflex Red Multi Print Leggings

  Helmut Lang leggings »
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  €1.070 - christianlouboutin.com

  Christian Louboutin Zoulou

  Christian Louboutin shoes »
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  €610 - neimanmarcus.com

  Michael Kors Gia Studded Metallic Leather Clutch Bag

  Michael Kors clutches »
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  €170 - openingceremony.us

  Moratorium Single Small Solid Pyramid Earrings

  Earrings »
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  €44 - piperlime.gap.com

  Juicy Couture Pyramid Ring

  Juicy Couture rings »

  xoxo

Hello Sophia Webster

Welcome To The Dollhouse

Sophia Webster, a new face in the spotlight, but not in the industry of fashion!
Her first collection is the Spring-Summer collection of 2013 called "Welcome To The Dollhouse".

Sophia was originally an art student but then graduated at Cordwainers College (the same college where Jimmy Choo graduated) and then she worked as an assistant of Nicholas Kirkwood.
She became more famous in the fashion industry and now is ready to introduce her first collection.
She found her inspiration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was so inspired by the colours they use in Brazil and how colorful the houses are, that she used it in her collection.
Even at places where people live in extreme poverty, they are still happy and people make everything colorful and she wanted people to feel the courage and happiness through her collection.

The shoes are a mix of design and total choas. Her number one celebrity fan is Chloe Moretz and her collection will be sold by Saks, Colette, Net-A-Porter, Bergdorf and Neiman.

Welcome in the spotlight of our fashion industry, Sophia! This dollhouse will soon turn into a mansion.

Xoxo

The Most Iconic Handbag Ever!

SPEEDY BAG

This must be the most iconic bag ever since Audrey Hepburn started to wear this Louis Vuitton piece of art almost everyday.
This bag comes in a few sizes:
25cm, 30 cm and 35cm.
I prefer the 30cm because it’s perfect to pack your daily essentials.
And when you don’t like the monogram canvas, there are also other prints available in every size!
Some people I know don’t like the fact that this bag has a million fake versions and to be honest, I wouldn’t like it either to walk around with a real designer bag, while others spend €50 on it and it looks almost exactly the same.
ALMOST.
A real designer bag isn’t the same as a fake one, believe me. And you can personalize a real Louis Vuitton bag, for example with your initials. And it isn’t that expensive to buy a real one, the prices start +/- around €500. So it’s affordable if you really want one that lasts forever. Because the real ones ARE forever, if your Vuitton needs to be repaired, the brand has an excellent service other brands should be jealous of!

This was my first post, and I wanted it to be about the most iconic purse ever. And for me, it’s the Speedy. I love many other handbags, but this was the first one on my wishlist.
And of course I wanted to share this with you.
Start making that wishlist for Christmas and with a little luck, this might just be under your Christmas tree this year!

xoxo