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Happy New Year's Eve! Sadly enough, the year is already over.. It really was a year with a lot of changes, both good and not so good. When I look back on my year, I'm really happy with everything that I did and all of the amazing things that happened. So here are my awards for the year!

EASY | Chocolate Covered Almonds

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I won't deny it: I love tea. I may be a little addicted, but it is my most loved beverage in the winter! Oh yes, I can easily drink 6 cups throughout the day. Crazy? Not for me! But I do have a bad habit with it. For some reason, I feel like tea should be accompanied by

My favourite cookbooks

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Merry Christmas Eve! Wait, still looking for a last minute gift? Stop here. Honestly, who doesn't love cookbooks? Most people just love gawking at the pictures (guilty), and it may just be that they make you something to thank you. Doesn't that sound like the perfect gift? I know. Merry Christmas Eve! Wait, still looking for a last

Apple & Speculoos Pie

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In my opinion, there is nothing better than apple pie. Nope. Don't even try it. You won't convince me. I do make some exceptions though. When you add something to that amazing apple pie for example. Behold: Apple & Speculoos Pie. In my opinion, there is nothing better than apple pie. Nope. Don't even try it. You won't

Deauty Glamour box

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Still looking for that perfect gift for your beauty-loving friend? Or maybe you just love beauty yourself.. Stop right here, I might just have it for you. Let me introduce to you: Deauty. Still looking for that perfect gift for your beauty-loving friend? Or maybe you just love beauty yourself.. Stop right here, I might jus...

Memory Pancakes

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As you can tell from the title, these pancakes always bring up different memories for me. It are all happy memories, but one of them is just a little more special to me... The pancakes itself are cinnamon pancakes, which are of course perfect for me. If you thought regular pancakes couldn't get better, just make these! As

Homemade Hand & Foot Scrub

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Now it is getting colder, my skin gets affected by the weather. I have awful feet all-year round and I really need to take good care of them to make sure they are somewhat okay. I have a lot of callouses that were built up over the years, due to a lot of different things: running, dancing, ...

Kruidnoten / Spice Nuts

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In Belgium and The Netherlands, today is a very special day, or at least for children. It is the day that Sinterklaas comes! I think it is safe to compare Sinterklaas to what Santa Claus is in the United States. The night of 5 december, children put their shoe in front of the fire place before going to

Running Gear

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In November, I started training for my very first half marathon ever. Now it is getting colder, I'm looking for new (& cute) sportswear. I definitely prefer running outside over running in the gym, so that's why I need some warmer clothes. Here is my wishlist: In November, I started training for my very first half marathon ever.

HEALTHY | Pumpkin Pie

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Now Thanksgiving is coming up in the US, I see pumpkin pie recipes everywhere. In Belgium, pies like these are not very known. Carrot cake is slowly being introduced, but pumpkin pie is nowhere to be seen. So I thought; why not make one of my own! Now Thanksgiving is coming up in the US, I see pumpkin

Nail Caviar

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When you look at a nail polish stand, texture is everywhere: glitters, sand effect, fur, ... You name it, they have it. When I was standing in front of the Essence display, my eye fell on a little, colourful jar: nail caviar! When you look at a nail polish stand, texture is everywhere: glitters, sand effect, fur, ...

Cake Pops

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Trends seem to be everywhere, even in baking. We've had the cupcake, the macaron and now we have the cake pop. Although it was never as successful as the other two, it definitely has a certain charm. I never really got into making them, until now... Trends seem to be everywhere, even in baking. We've had the cupcake,

REVIEW | Dove Purely Pampering Bodylotion

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REVIEW | Dove Purely Pampering Bodylotion Image

I know the winter is coming when my skin gets dryer. My hands, my feet, my legs, they all get dryer. The weird thing? My face doesn't. And my legs do. What? As if I cover up my face and not my legs. But well. I love to moisturize my body as soon as the weather gets colder.

Grandma's Pear Tart

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About two weeks ago, I went to visit my grandparents. Once a year, the entire family comes together because of the annual fair and I love seeing them all back! My grandmother always makes dinner for everyone and that was no exception this year. About two weeks ago, I went to visit my grandparents. Once a year, the

Postcards connecting the world

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I don't know about you, but receiving a postcard makes me happy as a child. That is why I really love holidays. In summer, you get cards from beautiful places and in winter, you get wishes from people you love (and from people you haven't seen since you were little). The sad thing is that that are only

HEALTHY | Banana Bread

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When we went to London this summer, I did something I should have never done. I saw some banana bread on the breakfast buffet and since I was curious, I decided to try some. Bad decision. I ended up eating about 3 slices each morning we were there. And the only reason I stopped, is because I was

REVIEW | Nivea Aqua Effect Repairing Night Cream

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REVIEW | Nivea Aqua Effect Repairing Night Cream Image

Nowadays, most people already use day cream. It helps protect your skin against everyday influences such as rain, cold, ... Some of them even have SPF in them to protect you from the sun, but that's not what I want to talk about today. Although we all use day cream, there is something else you maybe should

Cherry Ice Cream

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If I could choose only one fruit to eat for the rest of my life, it would be cherries. Each summer, I look forward to finally buying them again! And more importantly: eating as much of them as I can, because they are only available for two months. That's what is so sad about them, but it makes

QUICK TIP | How to look awake

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I don't know why, but since I started university I'm getting much less sleep. I used to go to bed at 10.30 PM each night, now I'm happy when I am near my bed at 11.30 PM. Since I do need quite some sleep, it affects my look - and more specifically: my eyes. I don't know why, but

Vanilla Macarons

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I had the privilege to taste my very first macaron ever at the ultimate macaron temple: La Durée at Paris. So of course, it can not be any different than that I was addicted from the first bite. I have no idea how they do it, but they simply make the very best macarons you can ever

Favourite Fall Nail Polishes

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If there is something that really finishes your look, it is nailpolish. I have built up a respectable collection over the last few years, but sadly enough I could not wear nail polish throughout the week because my school didn't allow me. Needless to say, I've gone crazy now I can finally wear anything I want. If there

Walnut Cake

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As soon as our garden is filled with walnuts, I know it is fall. Yup, for some people fall may be falling leaves or hot drinks, but for me it's gathering walnuts. We have a huge (and beautiful) walnut tree in the back of our garden and I really love it - until the nuts start to fall

HAUL | Make Up Academy

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It's time for another haul! While I was in London this summer, I picked up the MUA Undress Me Too palette, a much raved dupe for the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. And man do I love it! It was only 4 pounds and the quality and pigmentation surprise me each time I use it. So when I

Cinnamon Swirl Bread

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Let's not pretend that you didn't see it coming. It's fall, I finally have an excuse to eat apple & cinnamon all day long (as if I didn't do that before). You can imagine, when I bumped into this cinnamon swirl bread, that I died a little bit on the inside. It looked so good on the pictures

HEALTHY | Berry Oatmeal Smoothie

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After posting my recipe for a delicious Breakfast Smoothie a couple of months ago, I started trying out some different smoothies. I love to look around Pinterest for inspiration and I found some amazing smoothies so far! I prefer drinking these in the morning, because they fill you up until noon. I usually make them when I have a quiet

TASTE TEST | Iced Green Tea

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It is time for another teste tast! After my Apple & Cinnamon Yoghurt and my Apple & Cinnamon Bars, something that is not apple & cinnamon. Shocking huh? Well, there is something else I love with all my heart: green tea. I drink it everyday, multiple times. I have no idea when my habit started, but right now,

HEALTHY | Oatmeal Cookies

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After all of my 'unhealthy' baking, I thought it was about time to make something healthy again. And what better than cookies? I found some very nice cookies on Go Dairy Free with enough ingredients to make them suitable for breakfast! The nice thing? You can adapt these to your liking! In my case, that meant I included

My Autumn & Winter Wardrobe Essentials

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For the first time in six years, I will not have to wear a uniform at the start of school. Indeed, I graduated last summer and am now going to university! Since I have been wearing blue for the last years, I'm now slowly replacing that. I still want some pieces of clothing that I feel are 'needed'

Almond Biscotti

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From time to time, I just need to bake. It usually happens once in 1 - 2 weeks and no matter what I have to do then, I just feel like baking! Yesterday was such a day. Sadly enough, it was a very busy and hectic day and I didn't have time to bake something. But luckily today

HAUL | Sigma brushes

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If there is one thing I really love, it is coming home in the afternoon and having a packet waiting for you. That might be the reason why I shop online quite often.. Oh well. You can imagine that when I came back from my trip, I was very excited to see that something was waiting for me! If there

Caprese Bread

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Ever since I can remember, I have loved anything Caprese-like. I have always been a pizza lover and the only 2 pizzas I ever ate when I was a kid were Caprese or Margharita. Same goes for the Caprese Salad. There is nothing else that I can eat as often in the summer time. Or a caprese baguette! Hmm,

Botanical Choice - Eye Puffiness Minimizing Patches

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While I was on vacation, my niece and I decided to visit a nearby city because, well - just because girls have to shop from time to time. The city had many beauty stores, but not regular beauty stores: they all carried professional hair products. Here in Belgium, those are only for sale in hair salons. But over

Starbucks Lemon Cake

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Each time I go to Starbucks, I go crazy while standing in line. The pastries in there all look so delicious! I never really end up ordering something, except for their granola bar once. Some time ago, I was browsing through one of my favourite cooking blogs, Uit Pauline's Keuken, when I bumped into her Starbucks lemon cake

TASTE TEST | Apple Cinnamon Bar

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Is this post a surprise? If you scroll through my posts, I'm afraid it isn't. But honestly, I can't help it. So when I was looking at the bars at our local wholefood market, a great idea popped in my head. What if I just take both? And then an ever better idea popped up. What if I

Frozen Yogurt

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About two years ago, I first got to know frozen yogurt. A healthier version of ice cream, topped with all kind of delicious toppings? Gimme! Sadly enough, I had to wait to try one until last autumn. I was on vacation in Holland - in Maastricht - and of course, I had been searching already whether they had a place that

EASY | Apple Packets

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Since I'm not at home right now, I can't be baking all day. We're at sea, and the kitchens in summer houses aren't exactly big. On top of that, it actually is just too hot to be inside. I come from a family of bakers, so we all craved dessert though. Luckily, my grandma is amazing at making delicious

REVIEW | MAC Technique

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As far as I know, MAC is the number one brand when it comes to professional make up. That is at least what I think of whenever I pass a store. As I said before, the stores and make up artists are intimidating to me, which probably is why I think of it as being amazing. I do

HEALTHY | Banana Milkshake

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When I was a kid, I used to love milkshakes. Whenever we went to the beach, I drank a milkshake and when I drink one now it still reminds me of those great times. I loved pretty much each flavour, except strawberry, but vanilla definitely was my go-to milkshake. My older nephew used to make us milkshakes whenever

HAUL | My new MAC products

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When I went to MAC Technique last month, I picked up some things. I have a post coming up in which I explain everything about the MAC Technique, how it works and whether I liked it, but I thought: why not make a separate post on what I got? I always have the tendency to write a lot,

Rhubarb Jam

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If you have read my rhubarb crumble recipe, you know I bought a huge amount of fresh rhubarb. I froze a whole lot of it, since making a ton of rhubarb recipes in one week wouldn't have been yummy. The only problem with freezing 2 kilograms: we have a small freezer. So when my dad made spaghetti sauce

I found my love

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I don't easily fall in love, but sometimes, it's love on first sight. That definitely was the case with London. Didn't see that coming, huh? Still, it's true. If I could choose, I would be in London all the time - my dream is to ever live there. Sadly enough for me, I'd first have to marry a

Homemade Muesli

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As I told before, I love eating breakfast since I started eating healthier. One of the first things I tried, was muesli. Of course, I made a newbie mistake. I didn't look at the ingredients and picked the one that looked the best. It was delicious. Until I discovered the amount of sugar in there. It was brown

HEALTHY | Breakfast smoothie

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In the 'Who am I', I say that I'm into healthy things and that I try to incorporate them in my blog. Wellll... What a fail! For some reason, making other things seemed more appealing to post. I must admit, there are some healthy recipes that I have tried that were awful. But there were also unhealthy recipes

REVIEW | Veet Waxstrips

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I hate hair. Not on my head of course, but everything apart from that. If you ask me, there is no reason for legz and armpits to even have hair. I hope that within thousands of years, women will not have to take it off anymore. There honestly is no use for it to be there. Okay, that

TASTE TEST | Mona Appeltaart Yoghurt

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If you know me, you know that I am in love with apple and cinnamon. Anything with apple & cinnamon in it, is not safe when I have found it. Sad thing, it very often are the things filled with junk. All extremely delicious, but not to eat everyday! Apple & cinnamon tarts, apple pie (both cold &

Fell in love again: MAC Parfait Amour

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The first time I ever went to the MAC-store, I was pretty proud of myself. I don't know about you, but the store was quite intimidating to me. The sleek, black design and all of the make up artists walking around to help you: very high-quality, but extremely overwhelming for a 16-year old. Okay, that might be a little

Scones

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Ahh, England. When most of us think about England, we think about London. I can't blame you, I'm in love with London too. My parents fell in love with the English landscape and go there each summer if they can. I'm not really into driving around and watching beautiful villages and landscapes, but when it comes to London,

Cheesecake with cherries & speculoos

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Ever since I have started my blog, I wanted to make cheesecake. It is not something that has been an all-time favourite of mine though. As far as I know, cheesecake is not a very popular dessert in Belgium. I have been seeing it appear more frequently recently, but that is in little coffee shops with amazing pastries.

Rhubarb Crumble

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Whenever I see rhubarb, it makes me think back to when I was a child. My grandma has had a vegetable garden for as long as I can remember, and rhubarb was in there as well. Since kids don't really like sour tastes, she had a different way to learn us how to eat it: a stalk of rhubarb and

REVIEW | Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara

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If I have to choose one thing to take with me on a deserted island (make-up wise), it would be mascara. When I was 13, I bought my first mascara from Essence. It is a cheap brand, perfect for a 14-year-old, who doesn't know anything about make-up. I had bought that mascara for a reason: the upcoming school

Hot chocolate and rainy days

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Rain. My least favorite weather of all time. It might be good for the plants and the garden, but after a bike ride home, I feel like a flower that has been watered a little too much! Besides, it's the middle of May, where has that sun been hiding? There is one good thing about it though, it

Pistachio Shortbread Cookies

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In my family, shortbread cookies are the thing you need if you want to please everyone. Another thing we all love is nuts. That is something that has grown though. A couple of years ago, we would buy some nuts to snack on while driving when we were going on a holiday. Right now, we have a cupboard

REVIEW | Dr. van der Hoog - Amazing Avocado Mask

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picture from this cute blog Whenever I go through a stressy period, my skin tends to break out. It seems as if it feels what I'm going through and thinks 'Oh, let's just make this worse'. During such times, I feel as if my skin needs some pushing to get back on track. That's when I like to

Coconut Macaroon or 'Rochers'

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My mother has a love-hate relationship with my baking addiction. She loves the fact that I make yummy things for her but she hates having to lend me her kitchen to experiment and make a mess of it. Although I clean up very neatly afterwards, she isn't a fan of sharing her kitchen.That results into 'the sigh'. Whenever

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