wish list

Hey guys,
Hopefully you’re having a happy Sunday. Here you see a few things that's been on my wish list lately

I’m craving these bracelets for a while right now. They’re from stretch that dollar and they’re GORGEOUS! I secretly hope my boyfriend will give me one as a present, maybe after this post…

wings t-shirt

supertrash naz necklace

Zara jacket

Zara aztec shorts

ciate velvet manicure

Vitamin Envy

Since I got my juicer for my birthday I’m totally into juicing. Almost every morning I throw some fruit and veggies in it and scoop in a bit of ginger or flaxseed for a healthy extra.

the benefits of juicing

1. you can throw fruit and veggies in it with their (soft) peel so you take in all the vitamins, antioxidants and all the nutritional value (most vitamins reside right under the peel)

2. since you only drink the juice and not the fiber, your body is able to absorb the nutrients immediately without digesting the fibers first. Don’t get me wrong! Fibers are good for you but this way you  have immediately effect of nutrients and that’s what we want.

3. add some juice to sparkling water and a hint of stevia and that way you have a delicious healthy homemade lemonade!

Since I’ve been juicing I actually do feel a lot more energized. My boyfriend says it’s a placebo effect, which could be true but on the other hand I tried out vitamin supplements, herbal tea, etc.  too to feel more energized but that didn’t work. So I don’t think it’s a placebo effect but true natural energy from mother nature :-) !

What is your favorite juice combo?
Céline .x

Fun Friday

Fun Friday

Hello everyone!

Today it’s Friday means almost WEEKEND yihaa. But first I need to

1. Complete a test of corporate finance

2. Hand in the 1^st version of my bachelor test

So I’m in a lot of stress right now arrrrrgh!

Check out these funny things I came across this week:

and they are all so convinced haha

Spa day!

summer's almost there!

with the exams coming up I thought this might be a funny change for your usual manicure routine.

Happy weekend everyone!

Céline .x

the coachella fashion scene

the coachella festival, always a fashion scene...

in my opinion these are the most succesful outfits of Coachella 2013

Alessandra Ambrosio

Audrina Patridge

Diane Kruger

Kate Bosworth

Vanessa Hudgens

Solange Knowles

Alessandra Ambrosio

Which outfit did you like?

Tasty tuesday: Potatoe mash without the potatoes

cauliflower mash as an alternative for a traditional mash

Hello ladies,

Lately I found out the best trick to cut down the carbs but still having the taste of it. It's a cauliflower mash. Really, you barely notice the flavor of cauliflower (not that I don't like that at all) and it still has this creamy texture of a potato mash, it even tastes like you added butter or cream to it. So it's really YUM!

All you need is:
1 cauliflower
water
milk
salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
fill a stew pan with half water half milk. Add the cauliflower in chunks (they can be big because you have to blend it afterwards anyway). cook it for about 10 minutes. Then drain all but a little of the liquid. This way I think the mash will be more moisten.
Mash the cauliflower until it's nice and smooth and add pepper, salt and nutmeg to taste.

Voila, you have your delicious and healthy alternative for a potato mash!

Calorie clash:

1/2 cup of cauliflower mash: 20 kcal                  1/2 cup of potato mash: 161 kcal

                        

Beauty tips

from mybeautybunny.com

 1. Put your mirror in front of a window. 

when it comes to make up, nobody wants to look like a child's coloring book. There for I always put my mirror in front of a very bright window so I know how I look like in daylight. it avoids me looking  over tanned or looking like a panda of too much concealer.  by putting your mirror in front of the window you can obtain a much more natural look.

2.  curl your lashes in 5 short pulses (instead of 1 long pulse)

This way your lashes will last longer curled and your look will be much more open. another tip is to hold your curler straight, don't hold it angled thinking this will give you that bambi eye look. that will make them overlap and give a sloppy effect.

3. Don't use liquid foundation in the summer.

If you're like me and you have an oily skin avoid using liquid foundation in summer. The heat will make your skin look greasy and shiny and that's what we all try to avoid, right? I think even people who normally don't have an oily skin start to look like they have one. 

Instead of using a liquid foundation, try a mineral powder foundation. It will soak up the oil when your starting to sweat and it will blend much easier with your tanned skin. 

If you're blessed with an almost perfect skin then opt for only a concealer and some blush or bronzing powder. the tan will smooth your skin so please don't cover it under a thick layer of foundation!

My favorite mineral foundation is the one from Mica Bella cosmetics. it comes in 9 different shades even for darker skin tones. the powder gives you a glowy natural finish without looking too shiny or glittery. I bought it in the UK I think 2 or 3 years ago and it's still not finished. I don't know if they sell it  anywhere in Belgium  but you can order it on their website. 

Another good mineral foundation is the one from MAC. it also gives you a natural finish as it comes in many shades but it doesn't have such a glowy finish as the one from MICA Bella.

4. Reuse the brush of your favorite mascara!

If you're a student like me, you definitely know what I'm talking about when I say that I really need that expensive Dior mascara but I actually can't afford it.

Well buy yourself your favorite mascara for one time and when you run out of it buy yourself a cheaper mascara from a drugstore brand. Now you can use the brush of your expensive one with the liquid of the cheaper one. It works perfectly and I do it all the time. I bought myself once the Dior Blackout mascara which I think is the best mascara if you want to have a lot of volume ( NOT smudgy lashes full of clumps!) and perfectly separated lashes. Now that I ran out of liquid I use the brush with a tube of bourgeois mascara ( also not a bad mascara but just not that perfect effect like the Dior Blackout one)

another tip to create more volume is to put a thin line of liquid eyeliner alongside your lashes. It will add way more volume in a second!

5. Wipe yourself a natural skin complexion

Are you afraid to look a bit overdone after you put foundation, concealer, facial powder, blush, bronzer and highlighter? Basic rule is to blend it all out but even after doing that I still think that it looks too much so after I did all of my make up (only facial make up is good as well) I wipe my face lightly with a tissue especially around the contours of my face. It actually blends your make up like you would do it with a brush and takes away the excess make up.

6. Tweeze your brows in the car

Put tweezers in your car so when you see some hair popping up out of the line of your brow you can tweeze   it out with excellent daylight so you see all the excess hair ( much better than in a mirror in your bathroom)!

In my opinion Tweezerman tweezers are definitely the best. they have sharp fine tip so you can even reach the tiniest little hair. Get yourself one  in a poppy color for the summer!

Do you like beauty tips or reviews? What do you want the next post is about? Keep me posted!

resuming my blog

Hi everyone,

I resume my blogging life as I spend a lot of time at my desk lately.
The reason I quit writing a long long time ago is basically because I didn't have the time for it, Not that I have a lot of time right now but I don't know I felt like sharing my experiences again with you guys.

the posts I'm going to write will include much more foodies. HEALTHY foodies and sometimes a little cheat to that because like all of my friends now I love to eat healthy and cook BUT what I love even more is having a good time with friends & family and so I spent quite some time eating out or having a glass of wine
speaking of it, Tonight is friday night and I welcome that glass of wine big time because I've been working a lot for school lately, especially on my bachelor test. Speaking of this, I should probably  continue working on that.

Anyways, the new version of this blog will include fashion / food / decorating / going out / ....



The picture below is a green juice ( I call it a green lemonade because with the ice it just tastes more like a lemonade). Will be a great swap for coke light this summer for me!
I made it this week with my brand new juicer I got from my boyfriend. I've always wanted to have such a thing and now I finally got it as a present YEEY!

green juice to get energized from the moment you wake up

Any suggestions to add? What subjects do you like?