Favourites | July

July is over, so it is time for my favourites of the past month. 

Beauty 

Rimmel Scandal Eye's Mascara | This one comes with a very long story, maybe not that long but anyways. I bought the waterproof version first and really liked it, but removing it with Bioderma wasn't the best idea. My eyes ended up being super red and achy, so I thought that I was allergic to waterproof make up. BUT a few weeks ago I bought and oil based make up remover and I haven't had a single problem with this mascara ever since. I really like it, it leaves no clumps, separates every lash beautifully and really opens up your eyes :) (Review and pictures coming soon ;))

L'oréal Professionnel Absolut Repair Cellular serum | I was really scared that ever since I got my hair ombre-ed, it would be super dry so I immediately bought a serum and leave in conditioner (here below) and I'm so pleased with them. The serum really moisturises my ends and makes them shine so prettily.

Kinactif Hydrator Nutri Moisturising treatment for dry hair | This leave in conditioner makes my hair so easy to comb through, it's like magic ! I don't really like the smell though, but it works perfectly.

My hair donut | We have had quite a heatwave here in Belgium and my go to hairstyle on these extremely hot days (especially when I was babysitting) was a classic donut bun. A very quick, fresh and classy hairstyle ;)

Fashion

My new white converses | If you follow me on Tumblr, you know that I've been eyeing these for quite a while. But since I already did a full blogpost on them, I won't get any further into it now ;)

Basic black and white t-shirts | I bought these at H&M and they weren't expensive at all. Just those basic pieces that can help you even out and balance an outfit.

Fake glasses | I bought my fake glasses at Rock Werchter and I love them. I've been wanting these for a while and I really like to pair them with otherwise basic outfits, just making it a bit more interesting :)

WE Earrings | These earrings were on sale at WE and I decided that I could just go ahead and buy them, because it had been quite a while since I bought some earrings. I threw away all of my earrings last year, because they were really childish and they looked so cheap, so now I'm letting myself buy more expensive pieces once in a while to get my collection going again.

Lifestyle

YouTube : Bethany Mota a.k.a. Macbarbie07 | For those who don't know her, she makes beauty and fashion videos (and vlogs) :) aaaand I love her ! She is so funny and sweet :) Her videos are so good, I never disliked even one. Definitely go check out her channel, you won't regret it ;)

Music : Ben Howard and Bon Iver | I'm currently changing my taste in music, I believe (I was really into hipster music the past six months, but I'm going back to quiet folky music and popular music) These two though have never left my iTunes. These guys are amazing, their music is so soothing and calming. I actually saw them both live and that was even better than their albums, just per-fect. Especially in summer, I tend to blast these a lot ;)

Series : The White Queen | This new series started recently on BBC One and I'm obsessed ! Read more about it in my full blogpost :)

Book : The Great Gatsby | I finally finished this book and though I liked it, I think I'll need to read it another time to really understand and appreciate it. I must admit that I often read this when I was tired and fell asleep while reading, so some parts of the book are quite blurry :p It definitely deserves a second read !

Have a great august ! ^^

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Lifetyle | Series - The White Queen

Hi there !

I have a new series addiction and it's called The White Queen (BBC One - 9 p.m.)

The series is based on three books written by Philippa Gregory, The White Queen, The Red Queen and The Kingsmaker's Daughter. It tells the story of the War of the Roses in England, the war between the red rose (Lancaster) and the white rose (York). Each book tells the story from a different point of view and those views are combined in the series.

Last year I read the White Queen for my English exam and loved it so much, that I was super excited for this series to come out ! It will air next year in Belgium, but I couldn't wait so I began to watch it on BBC One :)

Let me tell you, the series doesn't fail to please (this seems to be my favourite sentence this last month, haha) The novel is very accurately followed and the special atmosphere is certainly preserved.

I can only talk about the part that I read (The White Queen) but the series got me interested to read the other two novels.

In my opinion the actors do a great job. Rebecca Ferguson portrays Elizabeth Woodville just as I imagined her to be. Not to mention how good Max Irons is as Edward of York ! Seriously, the guy gives me goosebumps in places I won't even begin to mention haha :p In the novel King Edward is portrayed as a very strong, kind, brave, romantic person and this is exactly the vibe the Irons shows in his acting.

A little special thing is that one of our Belgian actors, Veerle Baetens, was asked to play the role of Margaret of Anjou (The Red Queen) and she does an excellent job !

Ah look at those York boys, hmmmmm ! I am so impressed by the series and once again sucked into the 15th century that I find myself reading a lot about it on Wikipedia and craving to read all of Philippa Gregory's books haha :)

I could go on about this series for hours, but I'm going to let the series talk for itself by adding a little clip at the end of this post. Enjoy ! ;)

Talk to you soon !

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