Plain T stylin’

I’ve been loving plain T’s lately. It’s the perfect item for creating different styles and a great base for layering. In this post I will show you some of my plain T creations. Hopefully you can use this as an inspiration for your own outfits. :-)

This is an everyday look. The plain T allows you to play with different accessories.

Here you have a look that’s more convenient for a more special event. This glitter skirt brings out your feminine side!

This is how I mostly style my plain T. A laid back look, again with some jewellery to spice up the outfit. I love slip-ons!

If you want to see more “outfitbords” like these, visit: http://imagina-tion.polyvore.com/ t’s my Polyvore account.

Love,
Amal

Pic of the week: Blake Lively's baby bump

Starting today, I will be sharing a pic of the week on each Saturday.

This week's picture goes out to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.

The actress and actor are expecting their first child. Blake Lively confimed her pregancy early this week. She shared this amazing news by posting a picture of her baby bump on her lifestyle website Preserve. (shoutout to the cutest baby announcement ever!)

Blake is now posting more photos of her pregnant figure. So if you want more babybumpfun, then go visit her website!

I can only imagine this is going to be a beautiful baby. - Amal ♥

5 items I would definitely repurchase

Hello there,

sorry for being so MIA lately. I've been all over the place: London, Marseille, Paris and Mallorca. It was great but I'm happy to be sleeping in my own bed.

I love trying out new products but here are 5 products that I'm pretty sure I'll always repurchase:

1. Moroccan oil: words cannot express how much I love this product. It's a bit pricy but very worth it. A little goes a long way since you only need about one pump (+/- the size of a dime). I have dry hair and this oil works wonders for me. It keeps my hair healthy, especially because I almost never get a haircut. Maybe about once a year (hashtag: long hair, don't care).

2. Bioderma Créaline: this may not come over as a shock to you since I've posted an article about this not too long ago. It's just THAT good! If you want to read my review about it, click here!

3. Bioderma body lotion: another Bioderma product. Way to go, Bioderma! It's so important to have a good body lotion, especially when you have dry skin like me. This lotion is very moisturising but at the same time very light.

4. Archery from Soap&Glory. Everyone loves a good eyebrow game. I don't like mine too overdone or drawn on my face. I like to keep it very natural and this "brow tint & precision shaping pencil"does exactly that. It has a pencil on one side, and a felt tip marker on the other side.

5. Stay Matte pressed powder from Rimmel London. I love this powder because it keeps my face shine- and oilfree throughout the day.

What are your 5 favourite products? Let us know in the comments!
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Xoxo
Molly

Vaca Loca, the Crazy Cow …

Although it’s been almost three months ago since I’ve been to Málaga, I still like to share something about this city. Better late than never, right?

“Vaca Loca” means “Crazy Cow”, and it’s the name of the trendiest tapas bar in Málaga! It’s a young, hip bar where you can get drinks, food and … tapas of course! The best thing about this bar is that you get one free tapa with every drink you order. A fun fact: I’ve never gotten the same tapa twice!

Because you get free tapas, I consider this bar to be very cheap. The tapas are huge, while drinks remain a normal price. A perfect combination for young people/students with little money! J

The bar has an urban/hip, young feel to it because of the interior and people who visit the bar (mainly students, newly grads, teenagers …). The waiters were friendly, warm and sociable. It’s perfect for a chill evening out with your friends, to reminisce the long they you spend at the beach or prepare for a night out in the city!

Unfortunately we don’t live in utopia, so things can’t always be 100% perfect. The same goes for “Vaca Loca”. Service was not always on point. The bar was always crowded, but there wasn’t enough work force to handle the bustle. That’s why we usually had to wait way too long for our drinks/bills to arrive. But hey, if you’re on vacation time doesn’t matter that much I guess …

When in Málaga, don’t hesitate to hop in! ;-)
Address: Calle Moreno Monroy, 3, 29015 Málaga, Spain ‎

What did you do during summer break? Let us know in the comments below!

Bidding is Fancy!

A couple of days ago I came across this amazing website that allows users to bid on Fancy things. It’s a great way for buying designer bags, IPhones, camera’s, … at extreme low prices. It’s such a creative concept that I just had to share this with you all! J

Follow these simple steps to join the fun!

1.       Create your account on www.thefancybid.com.

2.       Purchase a bid package.

3.       Choose the item you would like to bid on.

4.       Start bidding by clicking on “bid now”.

All items start at zero dollars. Every time somebody places a bid, the item's price increases by one cent.

Watch this video for more details.

My experience

After participating in an auction, I immediately found out that bidding comes with a little bit of gambling. Besides making the highest bid, it’s also majorly important to bid on the exact right moment. The exact right moment is when nobody is bidding, so you can make the last bid, but when is that moment? That’s right … you never really know!

A lot of people complain about the fact that they used 100 dollars without getting the item they were bidding on, but that’s just part of the game. If you choose to join the bid, then you should be aware of that. Also decide wisely on how much money you want to spend for an item.

I highly recommend keeping a constant eye on the auction. But I have to warn you, an auction could go on for a very long period of time after the initial countdown has ended. That’s because each extra bid placed after the end time, will reset the counter to 15 seconds again. You will need a lot of patience J

Know when to stop

I myself bought a 30 dollar package, if I don’t win a bid after using up the package, I won’t ever buy another package. I recommend making some kind of little agreement with yourself in order to keep your bidding under control.

I don’t know if the website doesn’t allow people under the age of 18. However, I strongly advise against underage people using the platform. All in all, money is involved. Therefore you should use the platform wisely. The concept is really nice, remember to keep it fun! ;-)

Happy bidding! J - Amal ♥

3 quotes to a positive life!

Hi there!
I've always been a girl who lives by quotes. They're important in difficult life situations, but also in everyday life. That's why I wanted to share my three most important quotes regarding a positive life. I'm not always the most positive person, but I try to live by positivity. And those quotes help me with it.

So without further a do, here we go, enjoy and be inspired! 

1. "People inspire you, or they drain you - pick them wisely." ~ Hans F. Hansen

In life, I've learned that it's majorly importent to be surrounded by positive people in order to have a positive life. More important is to try to avoid negative people. Their aura pulls you into negativity, it's weird that on person can influence your mood without you even wanting it. But it happens, and i can tell by experience that it can happen very easily and quickly.

Caution: I'm not saying that you have to drop that one friend with problems in her/his life. By negative people, I mean people who don't have any problems but will make a problem out of anything. People that never will be satisfied, no matter what. 

2. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain."

Try to make the best out of anything! Life can bring you crap on the most incovenient moments. However, things will happen the way they are supposed to be. So instead of making a fuss about it, try to make the best out of it! 

An example: When you get (literally) lost and are in the middle of nowhere, enjoy the view you'd otherwise never would have seen. 

You can't change things in life, but you can change your mind-set. Do that, in a positive way. And trust me, things will turn out positive :)

3. "Enjoy the little things"

It's a simple quote, but according to me it's the most important one. Just relax and enjoy the little things. Try to notice the little positivities in life (do that every day). It could be your winged eye that worked out perfectly, being on time for once, having time to cook dinner properly, the flowers in your garden, ... Appreciate those things and you'll feel much more happy in life. 

Hope you liked the quotes and got a bit inspired. What are your favorite quotes? Let us know in the comments! - Amal ♥

Maybelline Baby Skin vs L'Oréal Blur Cream

Hello lovely readers,

We decided to work together on this post since we both purchased a beauty product that claims to erase pores and works as a face primer. We'll be comparing these two so you can choose which one works for you best!

Baby skin Maybelline (Molly):

Texture: +
Long wear: +
Price: € 9
Everyone knows the Porefessional by Benefit. Well, the Baby skin by Maybelline claims to be the cheaper version of this product. I have used the Porefessional before and I absolutely love it. I definitely understand why everyone makes such a big deal out of it. And that's the reason why I definitely wanted to try the Baby skin.

The texture is very silky almost velvety, but a bit oily/greasy, in a good kind of way. It comes out clear so you don't have to worry about the colour matching your skin. Also, a little goes a long way. You don't need much to cover the areas where you have large pores (for me that would be my nose and under my eyes/cheekbones). It might feel a bit heavy on the skin at first, but just let it dry for a couple of seconds. It says you can use the product on its own or as a primer. To be honest, I don't like to use it on its own. I only use it under concealer and foundation. It stays on for a very long time and your face looks smooth. It doesn't completely minimize your pores but since mine are not very visible, this product works well enough for me. And for that price, I'll take it!

 

L'Oréal Blur cream (Amal):

Texture: --
Long wear: +
Price: € 13
I guess my expectations were way to high?
The blur cream didn't reach my expectations. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice product to work with. It's just my expactations that were a bit too high. The advert that I saw in Cosmopolitan made me think that the product would dissolve all your pores. But it doesn't, it only makes your skin look more evened out. So don't expect a photoshopped result after you've used this product.


 It's a base cream, it's no foundation :-)
I was a bit confused about how I was supposed to use the cream. I thought that it was a foundationlike cream. I was pretty disappointed after my first use. There was no coverage, you could still see all my imperfections. It made me pretty mad to be honest.
Then I searched on the internet for reviews and, here you go, it did ring a bell. Of course, L'Oréal would never disappoint me. The cream has to be used underneath the foundation, as a primer. And as a primer it does it's job pretty well. I love that the product has two functions; priming and smoothing your skin.
One little remark ...
The only thing I don't like about the blur cream is its texture. I don't even now how to explain it. It feels kinda silky, but oily at the same time. Also when I squeeze the tube in order to get the product out, the product flies everywhere (because of the consistency). Other than that, it's a great product to even out your skin. Only keep your expectations realistic, and don't expect to be looking like an airbrushed model after using it.