New nail polishes ♥

China Glaze 'All wrapped up' ⎪ China Glaze 'Wicked style' ⎪ OPI 'Honk it if you love Opi' (*)

China Glaze 'All wrapped up' ⎪

China Glaze 'Wicked style'

OPI 'Honk if you love Opi' 

Hello girlies! I've always ordered american brands of nail polishes like OPI and China Glaze online just because it is much cheaper than here in Belgium. The online shop from where I was getting all my nail polishes has closed so I was in need of some need nail polishes suppliers. Beyondpolish.com (here) carries brand like China Glaze, Opi, Essie, Jessica Cosmetics, CND Vinylux, Sèche and Zoya. The choice of shades available is great and the shipping was really fast. I got to pick three nail polishes and I went for three totally different colors. First, the China Glaze 'All wrapped up' because I was looking for the perfect Christmas-sy colour. This one is blue, super super sparkly and very much perfect for the season. I had to apply three coats to get an opaque result and it gets so shiny once you apply your top coat. The colour is really bright and will look good with a plain dress. 

Then I went for the China Glaze 'Wicked style'. Ok so, this colour is so not the kind of colour I would wear during fall or winter but you always need a bright pink nail polish. Even for your toe nails, right? This will be perfect for spring. It's super creamy and super bright. A dream to apply. 

And finally my last choice was the OPI 'Honk if you love Opi'. It's a dark plum colour and it is my absolute new favourite colour for fall/winter. I used to buy over and over again 'Lincoln park after dark' and this one is very similar with a hint of purple which is beautiful.

Which one is your favourite?

XO,MARILOU

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Winter skincare routine ⎥ 4 steps

Marilou Bio Exfoliating scrub ⎥ Formula 10.0.6 Pores Be Pure Mud Mask

 Reviva Labs Hyaluronic Serum  ⎥ Avène Soothing moisture mask

There is nothing like a bit of a renewal in your skin care routine, especially during fall since the weather is changing, your skin needs some extra pamper! I like to try out new products, becasuse A. I'm a beauty blogger and I get excited about new products B. because your skin gets used to a product after using it too much and you need to take a break, use something else to get the full benefit of it! So this is it, my new skin care routine for winter. I have a dry skin by nature but oh boy...once winter is starting to show my skin is getting even more dry. It's such an uncomfortable sensation so I need to take very good care of my skin if I don't want to end like an old dry leaf.

Step 1 exfoliate : I have to be careful with this step as exfoliating can be quite harsch for your skin. I choose I very gentle (yet effective) exfoliator. The Marilou Bio (how cute is the name) exfoliating scrub is perfect. It's gentle, effective, with natural ingredients...and super affordable! (around 5 euros). 

Step 2 purify : Once I've gently exfoliated my skin, the next step is to purify my pores! I hate dilated pores, hated them. I wish I had a perfect poreless skin but I don't so I need to purify them twice a week (sometimes I use it thrice!) with the Formula 10.0.6 Pores Be Pure. This mud mask smells amazing (strawberry) and is perfect to tighten your skin and purifying your pores. I have seen some changes since I've been using. It has become one of my favorite pampering moment of my week as this mud mask is perfection (it's pink inside/out, smells divine and works!)

Step 3 prep your skin : Once my skin is exfoliated, purified...time to prep it for my moisturizer. I'm pretty sure my skin lacks some of its natural hyaluronic acid so I'm just trying to help by applying the Reviva Labs Hyaluronic Serum. It is said to make your skin look plumpier and helps your skin keeping its moisture. I think it's a great product, it will not transform your whole face and make you look 10 years younger, but It will help your skin staying moisturized much longer! 

Step 4 moisturize : After prepping my skin with my serum from Reviva Labs, it's time moisturize and when I say moisturize I mean hard core! This has been such a life savior. The Avène Soothing moisture mask (here) is the most amazing moisturizing mask I have ever tried. Oh my god. How come I've never tried this before? It makes my skin SUPER soft and really moisturizes it deep within. You're supposed to apply it twice a week for 20min but honestly I just have been using this everyday as my skin needs it. I have noticed that my skin looks much plumpier, less wrinkly (especially on my forehead) and has such an healthy complexion after using it. I have even been using it before applying my makeup as a simple moisturizer. It's such an incredible product I'll be buying this on and on and on for sure.I definitely recommend this if you need a soothing, moisturizing mask.

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Rien de tel qu'un peu de renouveau dans votre routine soin pour bien préparer votre peau à l'hiver qui commence à se profiler à l'horizon. Non seulement j'aime m'acheter des nouveaux produits car - blogueuse beauté obligé - j'adore tester mais en plus il paraît que c'est bénéfique de changer votre routine tous les 6 mois/max 1 an afin que votre peau ne s'habitue pas aux produits et qu'ils puissent rester efficaces. Voici donc ma nouvelle routine de soin pour l'hiver. Ma peau est sèche, déshydratée, en manque d'éclat pour un petit rappel des plus glamours.

Phase 1 j'exfolie : Qui dit teint terne...dit exfolier! C'est vraiment une étape cruciale pour retrouver un teint plus éclatant. Ceci-dit vu que j'ai la peau sèche je dois faire gaffe car certains exfoliants sont un peu abrasifs et ont tendances à dessécher la peau. J'ai donc choisi un gommage DOUX (mais efficace!), le Marilou Bio (Ok à la base je l'ai acheté juste pour son nom). C'est un très bon produit pour un petit prix tout doux également (aux environs de 5 euros!)

Phase 2 je purifie : Une fois que ma peau est exfoliée, je passe à l'étape purification. Déjà un pore dilaté ça me dégoute (horreur) mais un pore dilaté SALE (eurk)... non pas possible! J'utilise le masque Pores Be Pure de Formula 10.06 qui est super efficace. Il pique légèrement mais purifie ma peau en profondeur (je l'applique deux à trois fois par semaine pendant 20 minutes). Il sent hyper bon la fraise, son packaging est rose et ...le masque aussi. Tout pour plaire quoi.

Phase 3 je prépare : Avant de passer à la phase hydratation, je vais utiliser le sérum à l'acide hyaluronique de Reviva Labs que j'ai acheté sur iHerb. Je suis encore une novice dans le milieu des sérums! Celui-ci m'a attiré pour sa contenance d'acide hyaluronique qui créé une barrière sur la peau permettant de garder l'hydratation et de donner cet effet plus rebondi. Apparemment le corps en créé naturellement mais je pense pas que j'ai été trop gâtée à ce niveau malheureusement. Je trouve ma peau beaucoup moins sèche depuis que je l'utilise par contre je n'ai rien remarqué au niveau de l'effet plus rebondi.

Phase 4 j'hydrate : Ma phase préférée. Ce dont ma peau raffole tant! Une bonne crème hydratante. Ici il s'agit d'un masque hydratant apaisant d'Avène (ici). Bon comment vous dire? c'est le meilleur masque que j'ai jamais utilisé. Il apaise instantanément ma peau, la rend super douce et lui donne un aspect beaucoup plus rebondi et beaucoup plus sain. Je l'utilise même en crème hydratante avant d'appliquer mon makeup car ma peau l'absurde à une vitesse folle et il n'empêche en aucun cas une bonne application du fond de teint (je dirais même au contraire car il lisse ma peau et diminue l'aspect de mes rides du front!) Je RAFFOLE de ce produit. Je le recommande à toutes celles qui cherche un masque hydratant pour une vraie cure d'hydratation!

XO,MARILOU

Playlist ⎪ Dear no one

My new favourite song! It has been on repeat for about a week now. 

Tori Kelly has the most exquisite voice ever! I bet she will be very popular in Europe too very soon!

XO,MARILOU

UNE ⎪ Skin Ideal Youth Serum foundation

Hello girls! Today I really wanted to talk about one of my favourite foundation at the moment. I have received the new Une Skin Ideal Youth Serum Foundation and I have been so obsessed with it since then. A little reminder : I have a very dry, dull looking skin. My skin lacks that extra glow and need some extra moisture all the time. The UNE Youth Serum foundation contains hyaluronic serum which is said to preserve skin's hydratation. I have a hyaluronic serum from Reviva Labs but I have never heard of a foundation with hyaluronic serum.

I find that idea really smart and time saving! The foundation is super easy to apply and gives such a nice glow to the skin. I do find that it makes my skin hydrated much longer (often I get some dry patches on my cheeks in the middle of the day because of drying foundation). It has a great coverage and provides the best, youthful fresh looking finish. I'm so happy with this product. It's by far one of my favourite at the moment with Bourjois Happy Light.

Price : 17,49€ available at Inno and Di

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Hello les filles. Aujourd'hui je voulais vous parler de mon produit pour le teint chouchou du moment. J'ai reçu il y a quelques semaines le nouveau fond de teint Une Skin Ideal Youth Serum et je l'ai utilisé non-stop depuis en alternance avec mon Bourjois Happy Light. Pour vous faire un petit topo de ma peau : elle est super sèche, très fine et donc déjà fort marquée 'par la vie' haha. Elle est surtout terne par moment et elle manque de cette petite touche glowy qui me plait tant. 

Quand j'ai vu que ce fond teint 'sérum de jeunesse' contenait de l'acide hyaluronique j'étais déjà hyper emballée par l'idée. Je suis en train d'expérimenter avec un sérum à l'acide hyaluronique de la marque Reviva Labs en ce moment même et je suis assez bluffée par le résultat donc, un fond de teint 2 en 1? Yes please. 

L'acide hyaluronique permet à la peau de créer une barrière pour garder l'hydratation et donc de lui donner un aspect beaucoup plus rebondi! Niveau application, c'est parfait. Couvrance moyenne, il donne un teint unifié et super glowy. Il donne vraiment un bon coup de boost aux peaux un peu ternes/ en manque d'éclat. Pour une touche extra glowy, je n'oublie pas d'ajouter une touche de Benefit High Beam et voilà! La tenue est correcte, il ne promet pas 'de tenir 24h même sous la pluie' mais il ne se fait pas la malle au bout de quelques heures!

Son prix : 17,49€ dispo à l'inno et chez Di!

XO,MARILOU

The scrunchie is BACK!

Massive scrunchie alert on TOWIE!

Hello girls. YES. You read it correctly. The scrunchie....is back. Now if you were born in the late 90's early 2000 you might not know what is scrunchie. A scrunchie is a hair piece that was VERY popular 'back in the days' (I would say mid 80's/90's). Then, just like any other trends, it became very has been and so unpopular. I remember very vividly making fun (I'm not a mean girl I swear) of a girl wearing a scrunchie. It was like whaaaaaaaaaaat is she wearing OMG this is so old fashioned!. For my defense, she was wearing a very ugly velvety scrunchie on a low pony-tail, ok.

This year after watching my favourite UK tv show The Only Way is Essex, I spotted that Ferne was wearing scrunchies on her wrist and I was like 'oooooh this is really cool, it has a 80's vibe to it'. Since then, I have created my very own scrunchie (it is super easy to do!) and wearing it every single day. First of all, the scrunchie is SUPER comfortable. It doesn't tighten your hair too much and gives it a lot of volume when in a bun. Second of all, you can use it as an accessory and use fun patterns or excentric colors!


Hello les filles. Oui, oui c'est exact. Le chouchou is BACK. Ce fameux chou chou que nous avons + au - toutes portées pendant notre jeunesse (je parle pour la génération née dans les années 80-début 90) Si vous êtes des années 2000.... (ça me paraît jeune mais bon) un chouchou c'est un élatisque pour les cheveux recouvert d'un bout de tissu qui se portait couramment dans les années 80-début 90. Haha j'ai l'air has been là non? J'avoue, autant j'en ai porté quand j'étais petite, autant je m'en suis moquée quand j'étais 'ado'. Non mais la fille qui osait se ramener à l'école avec un chou chou dans les cheveux  = LA méga HONTE. Surtout qu'à l'époque il se portait sur une couette basse et plutôt du genre en velours et pas glam du tout!

Cette année, après avoir regarder un épisode de ma série UK préférée The Only Way is Essex, j'ai remarqué qu'une des filles de la série, Ferne, portait un chouchou autour de son poignet. Révélation! Le chouchou c'est super cool en fait. Déjà, quand y réfléchis bien, c'est hyper comfo pour les cheveux mais en plus il peut se porter comme un véritable accessoire de mode! J'ai fabriqué mon propre chouchou (c'est hyper simple!) et je ne le lâche plus depuis. Couette haute, chignon loose, chignon à la va vite....C'est mon côté année 80 en moi, je n'en peux rien!

Is the scrunchie back for you?

XO,MARILOU

Wish list ⎥Christmas is coming!

NYX Born To Glow ⎥ Massimo Dutti Gold Watch ⎥ Whitney Port 'True Whit' ⎥ Skindinavia Setting Spray 
Benefit 'Stay Flawless' ⎥ Milani 'Black Cherry' lipstick ⎥ Urban Decay Naked 3 ⎥ Yankee Candle 'Fluffy towels'

Is it too early for a Christmas wish list? I don't think so! It's never too early to start thinking about what you would like to get for Christmas. Although my biggest wish is me & my loved ones being healthy I wouldn't mind getting some presents haha. 

On the top of my wish list are two books. The first one is True Whit by Whitney Port. I'm such a huge fan of her, she is, with LC of course, one of my favourite celebrity out there. The second book is by Theresa Caputo from the show Long Island Medium. It's called 'There's more to life to this'. It's about her life as a medium and how she connects with people that have crossed over. I'm captivating by this show and all the 'life after death' subject so this is right up my alley.

On my wish list is also this gold watch from Massimo Dutti. I have been obsessed with it anything gold and chunky at the moment so this will be perfect to accessorize my outfits! Bling bling!  I also had to put a Yankee Candle on my wish list, everyone keeps talking about these candles and I've never tried them (is that shameful?). I would love to try first a fresh-scented candle like Fluffly Towels. I love the smell of clean if that even makes sense haha. I have found a store that sells them in Belgium, it's called  StoneManor and there's one in Everberg and one in Waterloo.

Finally in the make up department, I really would LOVE to get the Naked 3 from Urban Decay. I have the first one, the second I didn't like it all that much but the third one is my cup of tea. All these pink shades are perfect for green eyes like mine, yess! I definitely do not need this but it would be a nice addition to my always growing collection! I'm a sucker for anything that is promising to make my make up last longer so the Benefit Primer Stay Flawless & Skindinavia 10 years younger setting spray are definitely on top of my wish list. These are a bit hard to find in Belgium, but I really want to try the NYX Born To Glow (you never have too much highlighter) and the Milani Black Cherry lipstick (ditto for dark lipsticks!)

What is on the top of your wish list for Christmas?

XO,MARILOU