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Make-upJune 24, 2019

Bronze & glow: this summer’s bronzing powders

With or without a sunny fragrance, matte or with a hint of shimmer… This summer,  there is a bronzing powder for everyone.

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Make-upJune 20, 2019June 20, 2019

Beauty Bargain: Rimmel’s Wonder’full Brow

Good beauty products need not cost a fortune. This beauty bargain has been tried and tested, won’t break the bank and is just good. Plus, you are saving money that can go to your One day I am going to buy a Kelly bag account.

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HairJune 14, 2019December 16, 2019

On a quest to an itch-free, happy scalp

Your scalp feels itchy, seems to get more sensitive with every shampoo session and gets easily upset? Maybe one of these shampoos will help make it happy and balanced again.

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PerfumeJune 8, 2019June 17, 2019

Cologne, la nouvelle vague

Fresh, fresh, exciting: the new generation of cologne gives you instant holiday vibes.

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SkinMay 29, 2019

6 fragrance-free sunscreens

Full-on sun protection, no scent: these sunscreens are free from fragrance and perfect for sensitive and/or allergic skin.

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Make-upMay 10, 2019

Slummy mummy make-up, or how to look fresh in less than 5 minutes

Looking fresh and fruity in less than 5 minutes? It is possible. Enter slummy mummy make-up. Perfect for anyone who just does not have the time for an elaborate bathroom routine. Whether you have a child clung to your hips or not.

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BAE Hema vegan make-up eye cream in a tube metallic matte cream eye shadow
Make-upApril 26, 2019June 19, 2019

Beauty Bargain: B.A.E.’s Eye Cream in a Tube

Good beauty products need not cost a fortune. This beauty bargain has been tried and tested, won’t break the bank and is just good. Plus, your savings can go to your One day I am going to buy a Kelly bag account.

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Make-upApril 19, 2019

On the go, glow, matte coverage and a sunny glow: 5 new foundations put to the test

These five new foundations promise to give your skin a lovely (sunny) glow, make and keep it matte or be a handy on the go multitasker. But are they worth the investment? 

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HairApril 7, 2019

The straightener that is worth the 265 € splurge

Sometimes expensive beauty tools really are worth their money. Ghd’s Platinum+ Professional Styler is one of the most expensive straighteners (265 €, really) but it dethroned my all-time favourite straightener in one simple, hot glide.  

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Make-up PerfumeMarch 10, 2019May 10, 2019

My 2018 beauty favourites: part II

Better late than never: these are my favourite beauty launches of last year. A protective solar water, well formulated budget beauty, vegan haircare, a long-lasting eyeshadow stick… Part II.

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They’re very cliché - less sugar, more excercise - and most people give up on them after say 2 months but I find resolutions in the beauty department are much easier to keep. I wrote about mine on the blog. And intend to keep them. (I promise you’ll see more of me this year, @jochenvanhoudt 😀!) Link in bio👆🏼as always. #beautyresolutions #resolutions2020
Another skincare empty! I am not that big a believer in the whole free from industry unless it’s free from fragrance and drying/skin damaging ingredients. Which is why I love the Baby Pure range Louis Widmer launched last year. It’s free from fragrance, silicones (bad for the environment), mineral oils (dito and I don’t think normal skin needs them), alcohol (it can be drying), phtalates, parabens and colouring (unnecessary). Now, I don’t want to get into the whole phtalates and parabens discussion - the EU has pretty good regulations unlike the US - but with babies/young children whose skin is not completely developed yet and more permeable you might want to avoid certain ingredients entering their little bodies. Just to be on the safe side. Back to this body lotion I used on myself - why wouldn’t an adult use children’s cosmetics? - and on my 5 year old stepdaughter. It is nice and is easily absorbed after a shower but in winter my and her skin need an even more nourishing and soothing formula. Still, this is a nice one for summer! I will also be testing BabyPure’s body oil. If you are looking for baby/children’s skincare, I think all in all this is a pretty good range as it is fragrance free. You and your child don’t need fragranced skincare. Plus, why camouflage that lovely newborn’s natural smell? #franxskincareempties #babypure #louiswidmer #fragrancefreeskincare #fragrancefreebodylotion #childrenscosmetics #presssample
Make-up empties! Well, past their use by date products so they need to go. I loved these mascaras - I have easy lashes - though I only wore the Bourjois one when I wanted thick lashes for a night out. The other 3 are much more for every day use: BE Creative and L’Oréal if you like volume, curl and length but nothing over the top. Maybelline’s Snapscara for very natural, curled lashes. I love a good eyeshadow pencil and these ones by Lancôme are really nice and stay put for quite a long time. (I kept them way too long.) The Metalizer liquid eyeshadow by Dior was a limited edition, which is a pity as it is a good, long-wearing shadow in pretty metallic brown hues. Maybelline’s Curvitude Eyeliner is good if you like tightlining but you can do a cat eye with it if you want to. (It’s good but not one of my favourites.) On to skin then: Bourjois’ Healthy Skin is a lovely range if you want natural, glowy skin. This BB Cream is quite covering, I see it more as a light foundation. But I would love an SPF in it. I liked using all 3 concealers. The Maybelline Mastercamo palette may look scary to people who do not wear make-up often but it is actually easy to use: 2 correctors to neutralize skintone issues, 2 concealers to cover say dark circles and 2 highlighters so you can mix up your own colour in each category. I used this one - 2 Medium - when I wanted to make an effort. Otherwise I stick to just concealer. The MAC Waterweight one is like a serum so a little goes a long way and it blends seamlessly and easy into skin. I liked using it in summer - even as foundation - as it feels like you’re wearing nothing and it is longwearing. The L’Oréal Perfect Match one is probably my favourite. Easy to apply and blend for a natural look. The Away We Glow Liquid Booster in Glazed Donuts by NYX is a clever product: you mix these glow drops with foundation to make it more glowy or use them on their own as a highlighter/bronzer. But it smells off so it needs to go. #franxskincareempties #glowdrops #concealer #bbcream #mascara #unlimitedmascara #snapscara #maybelline #lorealparis #truematchloreal #bourjois #becreativemakeup #nyxcosmetics #awayweglowliquidbooster #presssamples
Sunday Mask Day, the Sam from het Muizenhuis discovers skincare edit aka the dehydrated forehead edition. This week, I noticed my forehead had some really dry spots and that the expression lines on it looked more pronounced, so I am treating it to loads of nourishment and hydration and some peeling acids to get rid of the dry spots. Step 1. I went to bed with a thin layer of Nannic’s gentle White Willow Bark Peeling Mask on my face to let the acids do their job all night long. It is a gentle formula with soothing ingredients so I can take it to keep it on all night long. Step 2. I deep cleansed my face with Elizabeth Arden’s Superstart Probiotic Cleanser. Step 3. I spritzed some soothing Tolériane 8 spray all over my face before applying a layer of Kiehl’s Avocado Nourishing Hydration Mask, which is step 4. Resulting in skin that feels super smooth and soft and dehydration lines on my forehead that are less visible. More in my stories! Also: if you don’t know Het Muizenhuis, go take a look on its Instagram account. It is amazing and kids - and a bit older people like myself - love it! #franxsmd #sundaymasking #avocadonourishinghydrationmask #kiehls #whitewillowbarkpeeling #nannic #elizabetharden #superstartprobioticcleanserwhiptoclay #toleriane8 #larocheposay #peelingmask #claycleanser #hydrationmask #dehydratedskin #winterskin #presssamples #hetmuizenhuis
Our kind of souvenir is the edible type... The BEST caramels I ever had - from Pärlans that does amazing flavours like juniper berry or curcuma - and flavoured green tea from the cutest tea shop in town. Both shops are in Södermalm. #stockholmsouvenirs #stockholm #pärlanskonfektyr #pärlans #caramels #teabox #greentea #teacentreofstockholm #södermalm
I know, I know, I’ve been posting a lot of skincare empties this week but what can I say? I cleaned out my bathroom cupboards and got rid of anything past its use by date. I hate throwing Urban Decay’s Meltdown Make-up Remover away but it’s been open for way too long. This is such a good and quick cleanser, especially if you like heavy make-up looks. This spray dissolves a smokey eye in no time, it’s fragrance-free and contains only 3 ingredients. I feel like UD’s cleanser range did not get the attention it deserved as it had some really good, gentle cleansers. I can’t find it on the Belgian webshop anymore, so I guess it has been discontinued (in our country), which is a pity. Beauty Kitchen’s Berry British Sustainable Beauty Oil was a nice fragrance free oil, made out of berry seeds from the juice industry that would otherwise have been thrown away. I used it before going to bed when my skin could use something extra in winter. It smells off now, so it has to go. Eycerin’s Hyaluron-filler and vit C booster is used as a cure - you can buy a pack with 4 boosters - whenever you feel like your skin can use some extra glow and plumpness. I liked it but I think it is a pity it is fragranced. (Clinique and Paula’s Choice have fragrance free vit C boosters.) Everyone knows I love CeraVé. Its Hydrating Cream is good if you have really dry (atopic) skin. However, I prefer the milk as it is free from mineral oils. (They can help atopic skin keep hydrated and I use them when nothing else seems to work but I switch back to something without them once they have helped my skin.) I also would advise you to buy the tube as this jar was way too big for me to finish within 12 months. The Body Shop’s Shea Butter is a multitasker that you can use on dry skin, lips and hair and mix with other priducts. (The brand has some DIY recipes on its website.) It was not enough to keep my dehydrated lips happy but I can imagine it working on other people’s skin and lips. By buying this product, you support women in Ghana who make shea butter for The Body Shop. #franxskincareempties #skincareempties #sheabutter #urbandecay #beautykitchen #berrybritish #hyaluronfillervitcbooster #eucerin

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