Illamasqua Nail Polish

One of the things on my list that I wanted to get on my trip to London, was an Illamasqua Nail Varnish. I came across some of the colors of the English brand on the internet and I thought it was time to try something different for once, so I ended up buying 3 not-so-common colors at once: Milf, Fern and Lament.

Shoplog MAC's Venomous Villains

Today I paid a visit to the MAC store in Ghent to score some of the gorgeous items from the new Venomous Villains collection. It looks like I'm not the only one who was excited about this collection. It's only been released on Saturday and just like I predicted, some of the products were already sold out! So was it worth the trouble?

Flower-to-Flower by OPI

Flower-to-Flower is part of the Summer Flutter collection by OPI, that consists of 4 colors. The other 3 colors are Wing It, Catch Me In Your Net and Flit a Bit. I immediately fell in love with this bubblegum shimmery pink color when I saw a couple of swatches online so I had to have it. I decided to pick it up on my London trip at the OPI nail bar in Selfridges.

Etude House Hand Bouquet Rich Butter Hand Cream

I'm thrilled to be able to start my new 'Beauty review' section with a very nice product! Most of you (in Europe) probably never heard of Etude House, but neither did I. I was lucky enough that my Japanese friend Eri got it for me when she was in Korea. *Thanks love!*

I've never really used hand creams before. Well, I tried some of my mom's (she's a daily user) but I didn't quite like them because they were so greasy and I don't really need them because my hands are very soft on their own (or so I'm told). Anyway, because of my recent studentjob, my hands had become a bit rough and flaky and my hands started to look like those of an old lady, so I decided to try the Etude House Hand Bouquet Rich Butter hand cream (50ml) from Korea. And what a lovely surprise it was!

First of all, the cream smells heavenly. It's like you're entering a garden of flowers in full bloom. Second, it wasn't greasy at all! The cream melts quickly and gets absorbed in the skin, so you can start grabbing things right away without leaving a greasy smudge. It leaves a very smooth and silky finish with a very fresh floral scent. And most important of all, after a couple of days of use, my hands were again as soft as a baby's!

Pros (+):  nice scent, not greasy, gets absorbed quickly, soft hands!
Cons (-): not easy to find (in Europe)

You can get your - soon to be soft - hands on it via Korea BB or via Etude House USA.
Look for stores in Asia here.