HAUL: Beauty Products from Madrid

YAY Finally! My Madrid Haul is online! Actually, it isn't even a huge haul or something haha. I bought lots of Urban Decay products at Sephora. Since the Sephora stores in The Netherlands are all gone, I had to stock up on some products and some palettes that I wanted for a long time. Keep on scrolling to check my haul out. My fashion haul will be posted separately.

Have you read the My Life in Pictures blogposts? If not, here is part 1, part 2 and part 3. 

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My Life in Pictures - Madrid Citytrip Part 3

This is the 3rd part of my Madrid citytrip. On the 3rd day of our holiday we went shopping at the shopping streets at Sol and at a long shopping street called Gran Via. There was a hugeeee Zara, H&M and Sephora store there. OMG, I felt in heaven when I entered Zara, my favourite store hahaha. It was so hugeeee omg! I probably spent 2 hours at ZARA or something and ofcourse I purchased a few stuff there. The prices were so low compared to the ZARA prices here in Europe, but their collections were the same. My haul will be revealed in the next my life in pictures blogpost so please stay tuned!

Have you missed the first and second part? Go to part 1 and part 2.

My Life in Pictures - Madrid Citytrip Part 2

Lets move on with my adventures in Madrid! As many of you know, I went to Madrid for 4 days. In this blogpost I will be sharing part 2 of my journey. On the second day we went to do some sightseeing. We went to the Royal Palace, the Almudena Cathedral and Botin - the oldest restaurant in the whole world according to the Guinness Book of Records.

SIESTA - One point that's extremely important to know if you are in Spain is that all restaurants are closed during lunch break and during the late afternoon. Most people in Madrid don’t have dinner until around 9 or 10pm so don't expect that you are able to eat at a restaurant during 6pm. Fast food restaurants and clothing stores are open during that period of time.

Have you missed the first part? Go to part 1. 

In the picture below I took a picture with my friend and we had no idea what kind of building or statue it was behind us. We just took a picture because it was pretty hahaha we were on our way to the cathedral and royal palace ^o^.

My Life in Pictures - Madrid Citytrip Part 1

Two weeks ago I went to Madrid for a few days with two friends of mine. Some of you have probably seen pictures on my Facebook and Instagram already. People who are following me on my blog only will be seeing the pictures today ^o^! I was there for 4 days and I took heaps of pictures, so I will be splitting my Madrid trip in a few parts. In this blogpost I will be showing you part 1! All pictures were taken with my Iphone 4s so please don't mind the bad quality.

I was super excited to go there because of the lovely weather. It was around 36 degrees, which is extremely hot compared to the weather in The Netherlands. It took slightly more than 2 hours to fly from The Netherlands to Madrid. Once we arrived in Madrid we took the subway which went directly to our hotel. We stayed at the hotel exe suites 33, which i highly recommend! It had great ratings on booking.com so we gave it a try and we weren't disappointed at all. The room was spacious, service was great, everything was clean and it was near the city centre as well! I highly recommend this place if you are going to Madrid!

After we left our luggage we went straight to the busy streets - Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor. To be honest, these two places were very disappointing, it didn't look special at all. However, i'm glad we met this awesome (chubby) Spiderman at Plaza Mayor. He definitely made our day hahaha! He even created a petite chubby Spiderman statue hahaha xD!

Merry Christmas Everybody!

I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to you all ^___^. I hope you will enjoy the holidays. Spend a lot of time with your family & friends if possible :). Stay healthy and don't get fat since I know that you are going to eat a lot during these days hahaha.. Anyways, in this blogpost I'm going to show you a lot of Christmas pictures just to give you a Christmas feeling on my blog :). What are my plans you ask? I'm going to celebrate this holiday with family ^^ just having a simple but lovely meal. What are your plans?

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival ^^!

I'm posting a short blogpost today ^^. I just want to wish y'll a Happy mid-autumn festival! Enjoy the moon cakes with your beloved ones and I hope that we are able to see the full moon tonight ^___^!

Macau Trip - OMG Kim Hyun Joong!

Finally, my blogpost about my Macau Trip is online hehe (beware, picture heavy).. I know it took a while :). I went to Macau for one day and it was my first time there. I never knew that Macau was so small xD, but I did love the place. Macau is definitely the Chinese version of Venice and Les Vegas ^-^ The buildings were so pretty there and whoa those casino's were HUGEEEE o_o"! I just did a bit of sightseeing and had a lot of Macau snacks there hehehe...Check out the pictures that I took :).

Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快樂! 恭喜发财!

Happy Chinese New Year everybody! It's the year of the DRAGON ^___^!! Did you get a lot of red envelopes this year? I received some cute ones, like this Hello kitty hong bao!!

Hong Kong Trip Part 4 - Times Square, Causeway Bay

Hello lovely readers, this is part 4 of my Hong Kong trip. Have you missed part 1, part 2 or part 3, go check them out first. I hope you still like to read these posts since there are still many parts to come ;). In this blogpost I'm going to show you some pictures that I took in Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣).

Merry X-mas to YOU & Winner of the Wimdu Giveaway

Time flies ~ it's Christmas time already ^___^ I hope you all have a lovely Christmas! What are your plans for these two days? Are you going to celebrate it with your loved ones or do you need to work or are you just going to sit at home doing nothing? Share it with me by putting a comment below, I would love to know what you all going to do ^___^. I'm going to celebrate it with my family today by heaving a lovely dinner~ I always love Christmas because our house will always be oh so crowded and I love the warm Christmas feeling hihi and don't forget about the food! Anyways, I hope y'll will have a nice Christmas as well =^o^= Merry Christmas lovely readers~! Continue with reading to check out some Christmas decoration pictures that I took in Amsterdam and I will also announce the winner of the Wimdu Giveaway! Who will be the lucky winner who wins the €75.- voucher?!

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Giveaway: Win a €75.- voucher from Wimdu!

It's December already and this is the month where most of the people will go on a trip or on vacation during the holidays ^^. If you are planning to go to a different city soon then keep on reading, because I have a lovely price for you that you can win in this blogpost.

It's often very hard to find an apartment to stay in a city where you've never been before. The new online accomodation provider Wimdu is THE website which you have to visit if you're looking for accommodations. It's a new apartment booking website! The accommodations for travelers are offered by locals. You will meet the host, live in a customized clean stay and travel like a local! It's more fun, more personal and also cheaper! This is a great alternative if you're sick & tired of sleeping in hotels. Whether its a room in a shared apartment or a luxury villa, Wimdu offers it. They offer a lot of accommodations in over 2000 cities and in more than 100 countries. (YES, EVEN IN ASIA!) Even in South Korea, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong and many other places in the world. Want to know how Wimdu works? Just check out this video below to get more information:

What to wear on Christmas eve?

It's December which means that Christmas is near. Have you made any plans yet? Are you going to celebrate it with your family and/or boyfriend this year? AND one of the most important things: have you decided what to wear yet O__O"? It's probably too early to decide what to wear for some of you. However, it's always good to be prepared instead of matching some clothes last minute right? And don't wear the same thing as last year >.<" that's so boring!

Anyways, I've picked out some items that you can wear during Christmas eve, just to give you an idea. All products can be purchased at TALLY WEiJL. It's always lovely to wear a nice dress on Christmas and of course something red ;).

1. Black bow dress - €25,95
2. Ruffle black heels - €35,95
3. Chic bangles - €5,95
4. Red dress - €25,95
5. Snake print clutch  - €15,95
6. Red peep toes heels - €29,95
7. Panda hat - €7,95
8. Zipper skirt  - €19,95
9. Double heart necklace - €5,95

Visit Tally Weijl to check out their Winter & Christmas Collection 2011. They have a lovely assortment with plenty of blouses, dresses, accessories and shoes. Also, "Like" their facebook page to be the first one to see the newest looks, giveaways and more! There is a Christmas tree giveaway going on on their fb page, so "like" it and play along to win awesome Tally Weijl products :D, it's internationally so everybody may join!

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Back from vacation!

Hi lovely followers ♥,
I'm finally back from vacation ^^, I'm sure that you didn't really notice it that I was away for a few weeks. I was in Hong Kong for two weeks and one week in Singapore. I'm still a bit tired, but I just wanted to tell you girls that I'm back and back to the blogging world ^^. I wrote a bunch of things on twitter while I was in Hong Kong & Singapore, so some of you (who are following me on twitter) already know where I was and where I went. Are you excited to see my blogposts about my trip ^____^?! I will write some blogposts about it soon with plenty of pictures of the places where I was, my hauls of course and the food ;). So, STAY TUNED!

This is a picture that I took in Hong Kong ^^. It's the HK Skyline ♥!

Mummy Nail art tutorial for Halloween

Happy Halloween everybody ^^! Did you went to a Halloween party yesterday or are you still planning to go? Did you had a costume on or what kind of costume on are you planning to wear?! Would be dying to hear your stories since we don't really celebrate Halloween here in The Netherlands x(. Anyways, I thought that it would be fun to show you a Halloween nail art that I did. I know it's a bit last minute but I'm going to post it anyways xD. In this blogpost I'm going to show you my mummy nails that I created for Halloween. It's very easy and you will only need a few equipments. Keep on reading to see the mummy nail art tutorial. Hope you like it ^___^!

Happy Mooncake Festival - 中秋節快乐!

Happy mooncake festival everybody ^o^! Have you'll been eating mooncakes lately? Many people love to eat the mooncakes with eggs in it, but I prefer the ones without egg xD. I wish I was in Asia right now to celebrate it. This is such a huge festival in Asia. Two years ago I celebrated it in Hangzhou with a few friends. It's always so beautiful and crowded during this festival. I even had the chance to light my own sky lantern back then ='D. My friend (Weiyi, which you see in the video) and I did need a bit help from local Chinese people to release it xD. Do you see all the lanterns in the sky? It's so pretty ^___^, watch the short video below:

London Haul, Part 1 - Superdrug, Boots & Topshop

This is my London Haul part 1. I went to Superdrug and Boots a couple of times while I was in London. Unfortunately I didn't see lots of things that I wanted. Most of the products were also sold in The Netherlands. I actually wanted to buy some Sleek palettes there, but I didn't see it at Superdrug =/, too bad. However, I bought some Barry M nail polishes that I wanted for quite a while.

I bought #318 Peach Melba and #304 Mint Green at Superdrug. There was sale on the Barry M nail paint line (excluding instant nail effect nail polishes). They sold 2 for £4 or something, I forgot... so I bought two of them. Also, I stopped by Topshop and saw a Barry M stash over there, so I bought two of the Barry M Instant Nail effect nail polishes. These are two crackling nail polishes and I bought #316 white and #311 black for £3.99 each.

Btw. I LOVE Top Shop, it's so large!! They have a huge assortment, but the clothing were quite expensive, so I didn't buy any clothing. I didn't think that it was worth the money =/. 

I will do some swatches of the nail polishes later ^___^, the crackling nail polishes are awesome. They are drying very fast!

I also bought a Vaseline Lip Therapy, the stick version at Boots. I don't know why they aren't selling these in Europe. The packaging is so much better than the pocket size version.

Queensday in Amsterdam

Yesterday it was Queensday in The Netherlands. It's a national holiday when we celebrate the birthday of the Queen! All you could see was the color orange in town. It's always very crowded in the city center during this holiday. You will hear live music and see heaps of canal boats with "orange people" on it. Outside the city center you will see people selling their old clothing, books, furniture etcetera on the streets. On this day everybody (even children are/) is allowed to sell their things on the streets. It's a great day if you want to get rid of your old stuff "crap".

I took this picture at the city center in Amsterdam. Lots of people wearing orange shirts/dresses ^___^. 

I took a walk outside the city center with a friend of mine and saw the craziest people and items that people were selling xD. However, it was even more fun than in the city center, loads of people were dancing and playing music.

I even saw 2 golems hahah, awesome!!! Check the video out below:

My apologies for not writing any product reviews lately. There were so many holidays xD. Anyways, how was your Queensday in The Netherlands? What did you do?

Joey Yung (容祖兒) Number 6 Concert in London

On the 26th of April I went to the Joey Yung (容祖兒) concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Whoaa, it was so much fun and I'm glad she sang loads of old songs cause I was able to sing a long haha. There were so many Asians in the audience. (Chinese people in London makes me think of people in Hong Kong, they all look so stylish and everybody dyes their hair there xD.) Anyways, I took a few pictures and recorded a video for you guys. I didn't have the time to edit it. Besides, the quality of the pictures aren't very clear cause my camera sucks and I was sitting a bit far away from the stage (like 8 meters).

My sis and I, do we look like eachother? hmmm.. neahhh...

Joey and her pretty blue dress ^___^!

Everybody started to jump when she sang ^___^~ so much fun !!!

We got two small lights that we could use ='D.

Have you ever been to a concert before?

Food in London - Yummy in my tummy

There will be lots of food pictures in this post so beware haha =p! I'm going to give you a brief summary about the food & restaurants that we went. We had a nice drink at Starbucks~ whoa everything looked so yummy!!! (Starbucks coffee was everywhere at every corner @_@ can't really miss it if you're in London.)

We had a lunch at Wasabi, a small restaurant where you can buy sushi and hot dishes. It was so crowded there xD so we gave it a try. The food was ok for an affordable price (4 maki sushi's for £1.-) ^___^.

We had dinner at HK Diner in China town. I often see commercials about that restaurant on t.v. so I wanted to try it out. Pfff, it was such a bad choice to eat there! The food was bad, the drinks and service as well =.=". Also the bill was high for a few dishes. Never going to eat there again & it's not recommended! (I ordered a taro bubble tea btw. which you see on the picture below)

Anyways, since we didn't finish the dishes cause it sucked =.=", we decided to buy some Chinese cakes, like polo pau (菠蘿包), wife cake, egg tarts (蛋撻) etc. as our midnight snack and we had a nice dessert at a  restaurant across the street.

The desserts were nice & fresh! Those black things are Chinese herbal jelly's(龟苓膏), the yellow stuff is mango and the white stuff is tofu (豆腐花). Yummm typical Chinese desserts ♥, can't find these in The Netherlands ='D.

My London trip - Sightseeing

Hi all ^___^, I'm back from London ~! As y'll know I went to London for 3 days. In the following blogposts I will give you a brief summary about my trip ^___^! Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures since there wasn't anything special that was worth a picture lol.

I stayed at the Copthorne Tara hotel in London. It's a great & comfortable hotel, the rooms were clean, the food was ok, the service was great and it's near a subway which is good.


We dropped our luggage at the hotel and decided to do some sightseeing on the first day. We went to the London bridge, Tower bridge, Big Ben and the London eye. These were the few spots that I really wanted to see in London. However, it was nothing special actually lol.

Our eyes are so small in that picture cause the sun was shining in our face xD. (That's my sis btw. I don't look like her right?) It was quite cold but the sun was shining so bright ='D. Besides, we also saw a guy without a face lol lol, so fake~! haha.. We actually wanted to visit more places, but we all had a headache that day because of the weather and the high air conditioning in subways (it made me think of Hong Kong!). Anyways, I had a great time in London and I'm glad that I was able to see the Big Ben and London eye ^___^. Have you ever been to London before?