Beauty ponders

Candy and sweets, who doesn't like them? Safe to say everyone enjoys them from time to time. So when we recently got a little present at work for achieving some kind of goals, I was thrilled and even more when I saw the packaging...


It's a chocolate box from Godiva Chocolatier, supposed to be a quite famous and one of the more expensive brands of chocolate. As you can see the box is quite big and the fabric is velvet, I love it so much!! It looks so luxurious...

On today's menu: a whole different kind of haul...

I bought a new cellphone, yessss! It was about time 'cause my old one was starting to look like it belonged in the stone age! It was also getting diseases such as low battery and not working for days in a row to spontaneously recover afterwards. As you all know there's no cure whatsoever, it's just a matter of time...

If you feel passionate about your cellphone, feel free to share...

I -mostly- like Avons bath and shower stuff *dang, surprised you there, didn't I?*, they have such lovely scents available. New scents are regularly released and whilst rubbing your wrist over the paper in the catalogue the scent catches your skin and you get a good idea of what it's like in real life. This is how I acquired this shower crème: it was released a few months ago, their "Enchanted" scent picturing a rainforest. I immediately loved it and ordered the small bottle of 250ml for 2 or 3euros.

It's a plastic assymetric bottle with a green top. The top opens easily and distributes the creme like it should. The creme has a velvet green colour and thick texture. But more important is the scent and yes, it is exactly what I pictured it to be. It has a sweet and yet tropical scent, it's hard to describe but this is one of the best scents I've ever used in bath in my life!!

Today just a quickie, got a busy lovely weekend with the bf :), I finally got a hold on my goods from a Mylène evening from a couple of weeks ago, mainly because of snow and freezing stuff. I'm still exploring their range but have already come across a few destined to be all-time-favourites:


*original oil: supposedly one of their best products, especially for dry skin which will revive and nurture your skin - even your hair if the claims are true, we'll see about that
*bain de rose: which I've already talked about and love (I'm almost out of my old one)
*foot scrub: I bought one last year and it's one of the best scrubs I've ever used, I use it once a week - it makes my feet so soft, I still have a bit left in my old one - will be putting up a review of thise one soon (such a shame it's in a jar)
*not on the picture but I also bought this: a pillow mist with a herbal scent for a dreamy good night

Have you purchased/used anything from Mylène in the meantime?

The beautyworld can often be compared to politics. Every brand as a party is doing their campaign and wants as many voices as possible. To influence these voices they use all sort of claims, going from halftruths to crazy stuff. So we have to be carefull on which claims we trust and put our hope into... Sadly enough the beautyworld is a crowded place in which you get lost easily, because of the lack of guidance...

This is where Paula Begoun comes in: years ago she decided to put down reviews of products and see whether their claims hit ground because we, consumers, are often in the dark. Over the years she has grown more and more, releasing her reviews and knowledge in books such as the one above. It contains a massive amount of information going from ingredients to skin types to brands and lots of reviews... I also have a copy of this book (took the pic from a dutch blog) and can honestly state I've learned a lot from it. Her reviews are mostly based on the ingredients of a product.

She also has a website called beautypedia where you can read these reviews online, normally it's only available for members who pay a fee but now it's FREE untill the end of february. Be sure to check upon your favorite products and see whether she finds them worthy too!

On a sidenote: don't trust her advice blindly (she also has her own skincare line, which she promotes). It's nice and interesting to check upon her opinions but everyone still has different skin which reacts differently. If you feel truly good about a product, don't hold back by what you might read.