EU banned animal testing for cosmetics!

Today is a happy day for all the animals that were used for testing cosmetics on. Today, the 11th of March the EU has banned animal testing for cosmetics! Put on your party hats and dancing shoes and celebrate!

Here is a cute clip from http://www.proefdiervrij.nl

In 2009 10 out the 13 tests were already banned, and today the final 3 are banned also. They were awful tests and most of the times animal died a very painful death. The final three tests that are banned are:

toxic effects on reproductive efforts: applying chemicals to determine the damage on reproductive organs and possible offspring.

sub-chronicle toxic effects: what is the long term damage to cells and organs when a chemical is repeatedly applied to skin or via the respiration system?

toxic-kinetic effects: applying toxic chemicals to a testing animal to determine the effects how the animal is processing the chemicals in the body.

I have translated this from the proefdiervrij site so excuse my terminology if it's not entirely correct.

1....2....3...... YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! NO MORE!

On this page you can find which cosmetics are made in the EU and are cruelty free now:
cruelty free brands

Monthly discovery - February

I am in loooove with the following product: the face polisher by Sabon.

At first I was a bit sceptic about it. The product smells quite strong, it is a menthol smell. That pulled me off at first but I got curious how it would feel and work on the skin. It's a face scrub and I have very sensitive skin. Whenever I use a new product and my skin disagrees with it I will break out the day after, sometimes even a few hours later. So after a week I first heard about it I wanted to give it a go. First of all, you get a lot of product for your money(200 ml). It is not cheap (€27, 95) , at least that is my opinion. A little goes a long way, so that is a nice bonus too. It feels refreshing on the skin and does a great job scrubbing off the dead skin. Another great thing is that it doesn't contain icky stuff! Paraben and SLS freeeeeeee! Good stuff in there: lemongrass oil. My skin feels super soft and I certainly will continue using this product!

A walk in the forest.

Last Sunday we decided to have a nice walk in the forest. Little Diablo was very excited and ran around like a headless chicken! I was there with a mission: finding the perfect magic wand for the Elf Fantasy Fair. Well actually a stick which I can decorate, but a magic wand sounds more fun. I am going to be an Ice Queen for a day :) I have been to the EFF twice but not dressed up and this year I wanted to go all out.

Wesley, Diablo and me

my little friend <3

I found one!!

Now let me tell you something more about the Elf Fantasy Fair. It's basically a giant meeting of fantasy and syfy lovers. You can choose to dress up as a character or to be just yourself. I loooooove fantasy and this is actually the first time ever I am creating a costume. I dressed up once as Xena the warrior princess when I was 11. So the fantasy loving started very early. At the EFF they have acts, workshops, music, a marketplace, gaming, food and more. But the best part is, that everything is fantasy related! Even the food has magical names, and they created special Elfia mead. Elfia is the magical place that is the EFF. I am soooooo excited to go!!! Check out their site, it is in English and in Dutch EFF LINK

I will leave you enchanted and bedazzled! 

Bye! x

I am a winner!

Hello everyone!

Last week has been fun, I was chosen by Sleek make-up as one of the Valentine's contest winners. Me and 9 other lucky ladies have received a very nice red lipstick called Russian Roulette. They even included a little personal note, so sweet of them <3

 I am going to try it out and put a review up on here.
While I am on the subject of beauty, please take the time to check out my new facebook page http://www.facebook.com/RomyOverdorpMUA. I will post pictures and you can contact me there for any business inquiries. The personal stuff and reviews will always be posted here on my blog. The facebook page is in English and as well in Dutch. I thank you in advance for checking it out :)

Sooooo...last Saturday it was time to go to the 'Huishoud beurs'. My goodness is was crowded like you don't want to know! I got a little freaked out by the masses of people trying to make their way to the stand they wanted to go. I managed to get some nice freebies! Magazines (Grazia, Viva and another one which I can't remember at the moment), free coca cola, cool photo shoots with TLC, face cream by eucerin, free food tasting, free zeeman t-shirt which you had to use in a photoshoot and a few other stuff.

free cola!

As far as new stuff goes that was presented at the fair, I was kinda disappointed. Nothing really tickled my fancy except for one thing: The nivea shower body lotion. I tried it and wanted to buy a bottle but they already ran out of it!! I was so bummed, but a nice Nivea lady told me it was going to be on sale in a local drugstore called Kruidvat this week so I will still be able to get it for a reduced price. Oh my did I get spoiled by my mom and aunt as well!! My aunt bought two tubes of Therme shower gel for me, and it smells so so good! She treated my mom and I to 'poffertjes' which are basically little pancakes with butter and powdered sugar.Then my mom, she spoiled me to bits I tell you... She got me an entire new outfit <3 Grey leopard jeans, a cute cream white top with roses and a studded feaux leather jacket. There was also a disney stand where they sold so much cute stuff. My mom got me a princess mug <3

me and my mug

At the Milka chocolate stand they had a deal going on with some new products a bag filled with 4 different items for 3 euro's. She got me that as well. She also got me crisps with cream cheese. yum yum! I treated myself to a new necklace and nivea shower gel and hairspray. It was a fun but tiresome day. Next year we won't go in the weekend, it is just waaaaay to busy.

Goodnight! X

Flu oh flu...

I have been ill last week. The flu got me knocked off my feet. Thankfully I feel a lot better now :) This Saturday my mom, my aunt and I are going to 'de huishoudbeurs'. It's a fair for showing new products on the subject of food, drinks, cleaning products, health and beauty. It really is a day out for women all ages. Well maybe not children, they will be bored stiff :P
I am curious to find out if anything exciting will tickle my fancy.

My studies are going well, I have finished the first part they send me. Now I will have to wait for the next package. Love it!
I am also loving the February glossy box, some good stuff in there! I will let you know how some of the stuff works out.

Goodnight x

Creative cookie in the making

A lot of things have happened since we moved into our new house.
The 30th of December was my birthday and I turned 25. It was a busy but fun day. I chose a vintage style cake with roses.

The day after that was the 31st so that meant party on New Year's evening. I had a blast singing karaoke songs by Steppenwolf and Patsy Cline. Then the 2nd of January it was my dad's birthday. More cake and naughty stuff to eat :P Then there was my boyfriend's sister her birthday and his dad's birthday. I also payed several visits to the hospital which all went well. My physiotherapist recommended me a second opinion for my knee problem, which I have a appointment with in March. The 2nd of February was my mom's birthday and last Saturday, the 9th it was my aunt's birthday. You can imagine I don't want cake for quite a while. My aunt decided to have a high tea party in the local tea room in Uithoorn. It was really good, there were sandwiches, chocolates, cupcakes, chocolate cake, scones, quiche and ice cream. Oh and tea of course!

Now for the title of this post, I am busy studying for special effects make-up artist. I already have a diploma for make-up but that's the cosmetic kind, I also want to create different characters and really get into the trade. I know there a lot of people out there who do this kind of work. But it's something I love and really want to do.

That's it for now, just a small update about what's going on at the moment.
Bye! x

Monthly discovery - January

Every month I will blog about a new product that I have tried and love.
Last month it was: Ahava: Time to clear, all in one toning cleanser.

It is a-mazing! I got this product in a glossybox so I got a 30ml sample. It not only removes dirt from your face, but you can use it as a make-up remover for your eyes as well. It doesn't make me break out, and it also doesn't make my skin dry and itchy. What makes it awesome is because of what's NOT in it:
paraben free
SLS/SLES free (sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate)
Yup, that's the hardcore stuff they left out so you are left with a nice soothing product. It contains good stuff like Deadsea minerals and witch hazel. I apply it all over my face and remove the excess with a cotton pad. You don't have to rinse off the product.
There is one tiny thing that bothers me, and that is the smell. When you take a sniff it smells nice at first. But when you work the product it starts to smell weird. Maybe it's just me, but it smells a bit stuffy. Overall it is a great product and it lasts you a long time. My 30ml sample isn't empty yet!

*Glossybox is paid with my own money*

See you in the next post!