Home sweet home %

That time of the week again!

Happy Hump Day :)

Here are some quick pictures of me enjoying the little things in life during a visit home at the end of August.

♥ Hanging out with the parents in Utrecht
♥ Messing around at the beach on a cold and windy summers (?!?) day
♥ Antique shopping in The Hague
♥ Visiting the fortressed town of Naarden

♥ Two blondies by a canal

♥ One of my favourite drinks, fresh mint tea!

♥ and, finally, the obligatory jumping shot haha ;)

Also am addicted to this song at the moment: Gym Class Hereos ft Adam Levine - Stereo Hearts! xoxo

Tickle my France-y?

Don't you just love OPI's polish names? 

This nail lacquer belongs to my friend but she gave me a fab manicure with it while in Italy!

I adore this colour because it's not your average nude, there's something about this color that makes it so unique. Think it's the pink/mauve undertones which make it so soft and pretty!

This polish is part of the 'La Collection De France'.

We applied 3-4 coats to get a smooth opaque finish. 

Great formula, easy to apply and check out that shine (no topcoat)!

Funny thing was that after my friend did my nails we were so surprised how the shade looked so different on my nails than on hers..her application was a few days old. Check out the difference; mine on the left and hers on the right! Mine is more pinky, hers more Taupe. Weird but actually love both shades :) This polish lasted on my nails for ages and loved it so much think I will need to purchase this polish for myself to add it to my collection. And are you ready for this confession...I think I may have found my holy grail nude polish!! xoxo

A night out in Public $

Hey everyone,
Back in August, during my 'birthday celebrations weekend' (Omg I can't believe that's already a month ago) me and my friend Lulu went out for a night of fun in Chelsea. We were meeting some friends at a nightclub called Public, which is usually pretty hard to get into (unless you book a table!) but because we knew some people that were already inside, we were able to smooth talk our way in - YAY!

Makeup wise I went for a grey shimmery smokey eye:

I created this look using my Bobbi Brown Chrome Palette but you could easily copy this shimmery grey eye with any other grey and silvery eyeshadows (for example with Urban Decay Gunmetal e/s or MAC Pandemonium e/s)

Forget makeup however, more importantly was my outfit of the night!!! I'd been out and about shopping with Lulu that same day in Notting Hill and after lunch at one of my favourite places; Nicole Fahri's '202' cafe we browsed around the amazing shop that is in the basement of the cafe. This shop sells the most beautiful clothes, shoes and accessories but it's more window shopping because the stuff they sell is normally quite a bit above my price range. BUT on this occasion we spotted a sales rack....and in this sales rack was this amazing dress.....Ok I think you can tell where I am going with this.....I just had to try it on and yes..again you guessed it - I just HAD to buy it because it looked so-so good! These were Lulu's words not mine, but hey who was I to disagree? haha.

OK now to the shock factor of this little story....the original price of the dress was........are you ready.......£660!!!! Yes I would call that MEGA expensive, eeeeeek! Thank goodness the dress was on sale and discounted by 70% which made it £198. Still not cheap I know, but I just loved it so much I felt it was an 'opportunity' I couldn't resist. Bet you are curious about this dress now!

The dress is from an Italian brand called DROMe that specialise in leather fashion! The dress I got is a grey/metallic snake-print fitted leather dress with capped sleeves, a round next and back zip fastening.

You can view (or buy) it online here. 

This is me and Lulu out in Public - wearing my new dress!

We had such a fun silly night out! The music was great so we boogied the night away and met this group of crazy guys that were on a stag do and which were a right laugh :)
We even did the world famous......

LOL! Looking back on these pics now brings back such fun memories but also makes me miss my Lulu which is back in the Netherlands and me in London!  I say she should visit again soon, do you? ;) xoxo

Lucas Papaw Ointment - a handbag must have?

Open the handbag of any Australian or New Zealand girl and I can guarantee you that in pretty much each bag you will find a big red tube. This Australian product has been popular down-under for ages and over the years the hype has slowly spread worldwide. Have you heard of this 'magic' red tube before? Let me tell you about Lucas Papaw Ointment!

Lucas Papaw Ointment is a healing balm made in Australia from a formula created by Dr. TP Lucas over 80 years ago.

"T.P.Lucas, after years of research as a botanist with professional experience, stated in his 1906 handbook that he believed that the papaw was the finest natural medicine yet discovered. He believed that the properties of the papaw tree (Carica Papaya) made it one of the most outstanding trees in the world. Of the thousands of specimens which passed through his hands, that which commanded his closest attention and to which he devoted special study was the papaw Tree. T.P. Lucas documented many cures with remedies made from the papaw tree."
Lucas' Papaw ointment is great to use as a lip balm, but also helps with cuts, insect bites, burns, open wounds, dry and cracked skin and many other small skin irritations.

List of ingredients: Fermented Fresh PawPaw Fruit, Rhus Succedanea Wax, Glycerine, Petrolatum, Canola Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Beeswax, Corn Starch, Potassium Sorbate (0.1 mg/g)

I love this product: it's super moisturising on all dry areas of skin and is amazing on chapped lips. The texture is really nice (a little greasy, like vasaline) and it has a very neutral smell. I feel it's a great 'must have' for a girls handbag because 1) it's a fab lipbalm and 2) it has so many other brilliant healing power uses! Plus a little goes a long way, which means the tube will last you a long time making it pretty good value for money at approximately AUS$5/£5 per tube.

Lucas' Papaw Ointment is widely available at most pharmacies in Australia and New Zealand and available online in other countries. I know Cult Beauty stocks it and they ship worldwide.
Have you tried this product before? xoxo