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XO,MARILOU

Disappointing products #4

Models Own Pink Punch ⎥ Bio Nuxe Comfort Exfoliant with red berries  ⎥ Soap & Glory  Scrub Your Nose In It 

I'm really easy to please (at least I think I am) but from time to time I do find myself really disappointed in some products and because I wish I've read that kind of post before purchasing the product itself, I'm sharing my fourth disappointing products post! 

First of the bunch is the Models Own Pink Punch nail polish. I was so excited to get my hands on this 'oh-so' famous neon so when I saw that the Ice Neon collection was actually carrying the famous shade I just couldn't resist. I was expecting a gorgeous, intense red/pink neon colour and all of the neons I own, this one is the less neon, the less intense, the less gorgeous. You could think when you see it in the bottle that this colour could be a dupe for Models Own Hedonist (one of my favourite neon ever) but it is NOT. It doesn't have that 'wow' factor that my other neons have in my opinion, the opacity is too light and and the neon doesn't come off as Hedonist do. I'm über disappointing in this and it's not worth the hype, they're much more intense/neon nail polishes out there 

Then, second disappointment is the Bio Nuxe Comfort Exfoliant I received from NewPharma.be in a little beauty box that'll review soon. Before first starting using it, I had high hopes as the smell was really lovely (due to the red berries) and I was almost sure I would love it. Well, I really didn't. The scrub is so harsh on the skin, it doesn't foam one bit (really not) and it is so uncomfortable to use. It doesn't even scrub my skin, I don't get that 'aaaah my skin feels so soft' after using it. Not a fan. The Bio Nuxe really doesn't appeal me after this bad experience with the scrub, moreover I'm not a fan of brands starting with Bio

And last, although I'm a huge fan of Soap & Glory, I've been really disappointing with the 'Scrub Your Nose In It' scrub. The green texture is so repelling to me (I know it's suppose to be clay but...no) and the smell is horrible, way too overpowering and not enjoyable at all. It does scrub, yes but at what price? My skin felt SO sensitive after using it, it's way too harsh for me and it makes my skin super dry (even drier than what it is on a daily basis). I really didn't like this product and wouldn't recommend it. I still love and want to buy Soap & Glory products though because I know that the range has mostly amazing products. 

Have you been disappointed in a product lately? Please do share :)

XO,MARILOU

New in ⎥The Balm

I have received these really amazing The Balm products from DI (the belgian drugstore) and I'm suppppper excited to dig in and swatch everything. First of all, how adorable is the packaging? This is far from the black, plastic packaging from Mac. I love it when they do pay attention to the packaging! What I'm most excited about is obviously the Rockstar palette, I can't wait to show you how gorgeous the inside is and create looks with it!  I know that some of my fellow belgian bloggers received the Nude-titude palette which is sooo hard to find in stores, it's pretty much sold out everywhere. Next, I got the Frat Boy blush, the Overshadow mineral eyeshadow and a concealer. I'm so in love with this brand and really happy (my bank account not that much though) that DI is now carrying The Balm! 

Have you already got anything from this brand? Any recs? 

XO,MARILOU

Instalife #16

That's it, we're in October! Oh.my.god. Talk about about how time flies. My favourite month of the year has gone by soooo quickly. Now that October is here it means one thing, Halloween is just around the corner and the lasts days of bearable weather too! Here's a little bit of my Instalife for y'all! Celebrating my birthday, receiving tons of gifts and new stuffs to play with... Life has been treating me well! Today I'm off to enjoy this beautiful weather outside, take pictures for the blog and meet a friend to catch up on life! Have a lovely day

Follow me on Instagram @mypreciousnp

XO, Marilou 

My love for reality TV

I think it's time I face the truth. I have a serious addiction to reality tv shows. They're my guilty pleasure and I happen to love them even more than other real tv shows. This addiction started with The Hills, early on. If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you must be aware of the fact that I'm a huge Lauren Conrad fan 'due to my previous addiction to The Hills'. 

Then, let's say 3 years ago I started watching the Bravo franchise 'The Real Housewives of...' which is a reality tv show showing the real life of housewives in many different US cities like Beverly Hills, Orange County, New Jersey, New York, Miami...  I'm obsessed with these shows, I have watched them all several times (meaning rewatching the whole seasons twice something thrice). They're my guilty pleasure for those times when I don't want to do anything, just lay in bed, get lazy and have a good TV time. I watch all the shows from The Real Housewives but I have a few favourites on my list. 

1. The Real Housewives of New York City 

2. The Real Housewives of New Jersey

3. The Real Housewives of Atlanta 

4. The Real Housewives of Orange County

How sad it is to create a little self-favourite top 4 tv reality show? haha

Also from Bravo, which is the best tv show channel out there in my opinion beating E! from far,

 I love to watch Million Dollar Listing, Shahs of Sunset, Gallery Girls, ...

Then we have one of my favourite tv show Jerseylicious which I find to be a bit scripted but still, 

I love it too much to care. I just love the whole New Jersey thingy going on.

 And then, I think almost everyone will agree with me saying that watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians is one of the best thing to do on a sunday evening and craving some trash tv moments. Although I haven't watch the latest season because I think the show has become a little bit too 'real tv show' in my opinion (the storys lines are just too calculated sometimes) I'm a sucker for those kind of moments that were aired on the show previously. 

To sum up this post. 

Do you have any reality tv show addictions like I have? I bet you do! haha
All the gifs come from my favourite tv gifs website http://realitytvgifs.tumblr.com

XO,Marilou

Fall lipsticks

Make up for ever Rouge Intense Mat 5 ⎥ Mac Russian Red

Catrice Matt-erial Girl ⎥ Maybelline 24h Super Stay Always Plum

 Now that fall has officially kicked in, Indian summer is there, thankfully, but any hopes of wearing any summery clothes soon are gone. All I want to do is to wear my favourite fall lipsticks, drink a warm drink with marshmallows on top, cuddle in bed with a hot bottle of water and do long walk to admire the landscape changing. Believe me or not but It's only been a good year or so that I have been into wearing colourful lipsticks. Prior to that, I was only wearing nude lipstick (I can't even recall how many Mac Myth I have finished!) I really felt that with my green eyes and my 'brown/gingery' hair it was to safest, prettiest look to go for. I really felt that for some reasons red or pink lipsticks was looking so awful on me and making me look much older. The first I put red lipstick on me I thought I was looking like an old crazy lady, I guess that's because I really wasn't used to it! The crazy thing is that although I wasn't wearing any red/pink lipsticks I was still buying some just in case I would need one day haha. Last year I have been trying a lot of new look and finally tried the bright lips on me and I had so much good 'reviews' about it. It really made me felt stupid to think that I couldn't pull off that look because when it comes to red/pink lipsticks, everyone can wear it and pull that look off, you just have to find the perfect tone of red/pink that suit your skin tone, eye colour, taste etc. Don't get me wrong, I still love the nude lips look but from time to time I find it so versatile and fun to wear some bright lips and I'm so happy I finally took the plunge and feel comfortable with it now. 

My first favourite fall lipstick is the MUFE Rouge Intense 'Mat 5' which is such a gorgeous plum-y pink with  mat finish. The colour is exquisite and it lasts all day long! Then we have Mac 'Russian Red' also known as the most perfect red I own. This colour is my go-to vixen red. I love the texture, the finish, the shade is perfect and not to drying... That's a hit!  Next, one of my favourite lipstick of all time (although it's pretty recent) is the Catrice 'Matt-erial Girl'. Oh.my.god. Words can't describe how much I'm in love with this colour. It's a bit more dark in real life and has the most amazing fuschia/plum shade. It was only 3,99€ too #bargain! And eventually, I couldn't write a post without mentionning a good ol' plum lipstick right? Plum lips are so trendy for fall and I sure do love to pull that look off! My favourite one is the Maybelline Super Stay 24h in 'Always Plum'. It is such an intense shade and the lasting is so incredible. I have already three lipsticks from that range and I actually intent to get them all haha.

Make up for ever Rouge Intense Mat 5 ⎥ Mac Russian Red

Catrice Matt-erial Girl ⎥ Maybelline 24h Super Stay Always Plum

Which one if your favourite ? What is your favourite fall lipstick? :-)

XO,MARILOU