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My least favorite days of the year are coming up. My least favorite days of the year are coming up. That lost time between mid january and mid March, when it's still cold and dark outside, nature is bare and holidays are far away. I cannot wait for wild bluesbells to pop up and magnolia buds to slowly fold open. How about you? ✨

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Happy New Year! 🥂🍾 I don't know what will be written in chapter 2021, but I'm hoping for 365 pages full of love and light for all of us.

Ps: the photos from Valencia, Helsinki and Tallinn were made in 2019 but posted in 2020 🙈 I did not travel abroad this past year.

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Since I am living in limbo too, here's a thowback to when I could still buy my mulled wine from a cute Austrian market stall rather than the local grocery store. I smuggled that mug home, so the heartbreak isn't too bad 😉

📌📸: Vienna January 2018.

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Beauty · 28 May 2014

10 reasons why I will never become a beauty blogger

After my post about why I don’t wear make-up, and my recent co-operation with Demak’Up I received a few questions about beauty blogging and why I don’t do it more often. So I devised a short list of 10 reasons why I should leave beauty blogging to the pro’s and want to stick to my trusted style-niche!

  • I don’t have a clue what I’m doing.
  • “Soooo… bronzer and blush are not substitutes? You use them together?”
  • I never knew your face could be divided into so many zones
  • It took us a total of 3 hours to get my make-up done, take product shots and make portraits. Outfit shooting takes me usually 15 minutes to prepare, 10 minutes to walk to a location and another 10 minutes to shoot.
  • …and I haven’t even spoken about the editing!
  • Getting  the light to fall on your face just right to avoid shadows is a tough job!
  • I am way to conscious about my skin to let the camera come so close to it. Too. Much. Detail.
  • I have very wrinkly eyelids. Is that weird?
  • IllemasquWHAT? And do I really have “sexplosion” on my face?
  • The only fall out I know is Fall Out Boy. I like their latest album, by the way.
If you, like me, could use a little help with make-up and want to learn the meanings of words like “crease” I suggest you stop by my girls Inez, Natasja, Elien and Natalie and their blogs for all the tips and tricks you need!

 

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Comments

  1. JC Carter says

    28 May 2014 at 20:57

    wrinkly eyes must be a red head thing, because I have them too!

    Reply
  2. bea says

    28 May 2014 at 21:39

    Hahahaha!!!
    You’re great, Nikki! 😀

    Reply
  3. Nikki says

    28 May 2014 at 22:36

    hahaa i love this! makeup is confusing lol

    xxoo,

    nikki

    http://www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com

    Reply
  4. JosieJeTrouve says

    28 May 2014 at 22:53

    Yes! definitely a redhead thing; same here 😉

    Reply
  5. Sara Strauss says

    29 May 2014 at 00:15

    Hahaha, love this! I could never be a beauty blogger either! While I like make up and trying new products here and there, I mostly like sticking to tried and true products and make up styles. It takes me 10 minutes to get ready in the morning. It’s crazy how it takes some girls a half hour or an hour to get ready! Yikes!
    ~Sara

    Reply
  6. Mica says

    29 May 2014 at 01:11

    haha umm are you serious? I thought you used either blush or bronzer too! Are you supposed to use them together? I have no idea how that would work…..

    Makeup confuses me too! I have foundation, powder, blush and mascara and lipstick. But skip those most days to just wear BB cream and lip balm. Easier! 🙂

    Away From The Blue

    Reply
  7. Kristian Olson says

    29 May 2014 at 02:30

    Ha! Why I will never be a beauty blogger either. I just learned from you that you use bush and bronzer together…

    Reply
  8. Emily of Em Busy Living says

    29 May 2014 at 07:06

    I like their latest album too 😉

    You’re very pretty without and with the makeup… do what makes you comfortable!

    Reply
  9. Sara - Window On My Wardrobe says

    29 May 2014 at 09:22

    Hihi leuke post 😀 Ik ben zelf wel bezig met beauty, maar ik ben echt niet op de hoogte van de laatste nieuwe trends in beautywereld en mijn grote passia is nog steeds mode 🙂
    Je hebt er wel de beste Belgische beautyblogs uitgekozen!

    X Sara

    Reply
  10. Mademoiselle Sophistique says

    29 May 2014 at 12:35

    hehe fall out boy weet ik een stuk meer te appreciëren dan fall out 😉

    Reply
  11. Julie Quadflieg says

    29 May 2014 at 14:49

    Haha Fall Out Boy, ja die ken ik ook! :p

    Reply
  12. Marie Everaerdt says

    29 May 2014 at 15:16

    Hahaha echt leuk geschreven, vooral van die fall out 🙂

    Reply
  13. Karlien - Polished Cats says

    29 May 2014 at 15:44

    hahaa ik herken mezelf bij veel dingen :p

    Reply
  14. Inez Taeymans says

    29 May 2014 at 16:48

    Haha zo leuk om te lezen!
    Ik voel me even vreemd als het over fashionbloggen gaat 😀
    En thanks om me te vermelden <3

    Reply
  15. junetwo says

    29 May 2014 at 18:24

    ahhaha nice to read!

    Reply
  16. Elien VH says

    29 May 2014 at 20:56

    Thanks for the mention! I guess the wrinkly eyelids are in the DNA of our family (good job dad, good job. Nope).

    Reply
  17. Marlies (GM&PB) says

    29 May 2014 at 21:18

    Haha, ik snap u volledig! Die facelook was ook een énorme beproeving voor mij :p Respect voor de beauty bloggers!

    Reply
  18. Latanie says

    30 May 2014 at 09:36

    Hahaha Fall Out Boy 😀 Tof artikel! x

    Reply
  19. Katie (Style on Target) says

    30 May 2014 at 14:48

    “Sexplosion”. This made my morning. Can’t stop laughing. I have under eyes, so we’re a good pair. 😉

    Reply
  20. lippylash says

    31 May 2014 at 14:01

    Hahah zalig!! Ik gebruik bronzer en blush ook als substituten.. Hoeveel spullen “moet” je anders wel net op je gezicht smeren.. :p

    Reply
  21. Anouk Lannoo says

    31 May 2014 at 14:37

    Hahahaha ik ben echt hetzelfde 😀

    Reply
  22. Nathalie curlsandbags.com says

    2 June 2014 at 10:51

    hahahaha 😀

    Reply
  23. Bas Raad says

    2 June 2014 at 12:02

    You are so funny :p

    Reply
  24. Nicole says

    2 June 2014 at 14:02

    Hahaha, I love this so much. Also, I’m don’t see the big deal about make up. If my skin were clearer, I wouldn’t care to wear it, either.

    Reply
  25. Natasja says

    5 June 2014 at 12:55

    Hahah, you made me laugh <333 echt een komische post!! en dank je wel voor de mention. Dat is super lief 😀 hihi. Hoe gaat het met de examens? x

    Reply
  26. birtegovarts says

    8 June 2014 at 11:16

    Hahahahaha, superleuk geschreven. Ik heb ook echt luidop zitten lachen!

    Reply
  27. Dress your life. says

    15 June 2014 at 14:13

    Haha zo goed! Mijn oogleden hebben ook teveel rimpels, eindelijk iemand met hetzelfde probleem 😀
    Naomi, x

    Reply
  28. Alison Hutchinson says

    16 June 2014 at 00:17

    So so true!! I did one beauty post and it took absolute ages. I have such a new found respect for beauty bloggers!

    xoxo Alison
    http://www.stylingmylife.com

    Reply
  29. Grietje says

    16 June 2014 at 21:34

    Haha. Mja, het is wel confronterend om je gezicht van zo dichtbij te zien. 🙂

    Reply

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It was a year of many lows that taught me how to find my highs in the little things. Despite the tough times, there were also plenty of moments filled with friends, coffee & rose wine, little escapes in my own country and... A PUPPY! Thank you all for following along! ✨

Happy New Year! 🥂🍾 I don't know what will be written in chapter 2021, but I'm hoping for 365 pages full of love and light for all of us.

Ps: the photos from Valencia, Helsinki and Tallinn were made in 2019 but posted in 2020 🙈 I did not travel abroad this past year.

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Since I am living in limbo too, here's a thowback to when I could still buy my mulled wine from a cute Austrian market stall rather than the local grocery store. I smuggled that mug home, so the heartbreak isn't too bad 😉

📌📸: Vienna January 2018.

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Oh, and let's not forget the prosecho-ho-ho! 🥂🎅

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