My Experience with French Skincare

Consensus states that French skincare is the best skincare. True, Korean beauty is putting up a fight, but French skincare is still the classic to beat. No surprise, I wanted experience it for myself. 

Over the summer, I spend some time in France. I road tripped from the north to the south of France and I stayed in Paris for a few days. So, there was no way I wasn't going to take advantage of my time there and find out what all the skincare fuss was about. So, I did my research and found out what the staple  French/Parisian skincare product were.

My Biggest Beauty Mistakes

Today, I bought myself a white lipstick. It was part of a halloween range and I got all excited. It was new, it had a cool name and sleep deprived me just had to get it. Now, after one or two coffees and a bowl of Chinese food, I realise that I might have made my biggest beauty mistake yet. It's the perfect occasion to look back on all the beauty mistakes I have made in the past.

The Timeless Three | OOTW

Yet another week has passed. This one, just as the other's these past months, was packed. I started the week out in sunny Paris wearing dresses and shorts. However, when the weather turned a bit grey, I found myself in a somewhat classic smart outfit. My somewhat masculine fashion sense was satisfied, and so, I ended up wearing this combo to the Antwerp Fashion Festival fashion show.

College 101 | Back to School

August is coming to an end and we all know what that means. A new school year is right around the corner. Don't cry, panic or start eating teachers just yet. It's all going to be juuuuust fine with these back to school organisational tips!

Jumping the Bandwagon | NYX Wonder Stick Review

I've been getting a lot of complements on my makeup lately. Especially on my "bone structure". Now, being a beauty blogger, I think it's only fair to finally reveal my little secret: I have finally jumped on the bandwagon and got myself a cream contour. And I have got some thoughts about it. So, let's have a look at the NYX Wonder Stick.

Five Beauty Products To Take with You on Vacation | Summer Essentials

Keeping your makeup game strong whilst on vacation is often easier said than done. Cabine space is limited and believe me, you don’t get a lot more space whilst roadtripping either. So, to help all of you makeup addicted travelers out, I made a list of 5 products to get you beautifully through your vacation.

What To Read This Summer

No chick lits or gossip magazines on the side of the pool this year. It's time to change things up a little. Throw those damsel in destress and celeb nudes to the side, because this is what you should be reading this summer. 

Summer Try-On Haul | VIDEO

My summer holidays are coming up and I NEEDED some new outfits to get me through those days of smouldering heat and Summer in the City craze. So... Find out my steals from this summer's sales! - I may have gone a bit mad at H&M. - Let me know what you think!

Big City Life | Brussels

This past week, I have been staying in Bruxelles for a pretty amazing internship. I still have two weeks to go, but how I wish it could be more. I’m not only taking the first steps towards doing the thing that I love. The internship also got me back in a “big city”. A place that breathes culture and movement. A place where I feel at home.

Smudged Lips | MakeupTrend

The many liquid lipsticks that appear on the makeup market may be smudge proof, but that is not where it's at this summer. Lipstick will look lived in or will be barely detectable. Lines blurred, lips patchy, let's have a look at this summer's makeup trend: smudged lips.

May & June Favorites 2016 | VIDEO

It’s monthly favorites time! Since I have been going through finals and therefore I was living like a hermet in my room, I found it hard to get together my favorites. I just hadn’t been doing a whole lot of fun stuff. However, every so often, I did put myself through some retail therapy and I found some gems along the way.

'She is wearing a hat!' | The Charlie Bowler

A hat. What do you think? Is it supercilious or is it just another way to make your outfit more interesting? I often feel like you can’t just wear a hat because you feel like wearing a hat. A hat is loud. It screams ‘I am wearing a hat!’ It all seems very obvious and in your face. Not very Jana to be honest. But, I bought this hat for a reason and it’s not going to fulfill its life purpose by collecting dust in my wardrobe. So, throw me a cane and get out of my way, because I’m Charlie Chaplining throughout my day!

The Grown Up Jelly Shoe | Creeper Sandals

A series of exams, my new-found obsession with the Man Repeller and a serious case of retail therapy might have led to some new purchases. Say hi to these new babies: my very first pair of creeper sandals. They are white, loud and understated all at the same time. And yes, creeper sandals are pretty much jelly sandals for grown ups. Nothing wrong with a little 90s fever.

Bold Blue | SS16 Makeup

Is it possible to incorporate runway makeup into your daily life? Well, I have made it my mission! My daily makeup with the blushed cheeks and the simple eye makeup is just not cutting it anymore. I need some color! And there was plenty of color in the Spring Summer ‘16 runway makeup. So, I delved into the photo archive of pretty much every fashion magazine and selected some of my favorite looks. (I might have made a mood board as well. Read: this might turn into a little series!) The first look I decided to go for is a mix of the Fendi graphic liner and the blue eye makeup obsession.

Ruffle Rumble

This tomboy is making her way into girlines with this spring-summer trend: ruffles! I used to avoid ruffles like there was no tomorrow. An expression of disgust would adorn my face every time my mom would try to get me to put on a frilly ruffle-y dress. What can I say? I just have always liked a simpler minimal look. However, now ruffles are back - and I am actually picking out my own clothes - I seem to have found a piece of clothing combining my minimal style and my secret love for some ruffles here and there

APRIL FAVORITES 2016

Another month has passed and that means it’s monthly favorites time! I put together a little collection of my favorite things of this past April. Watch the video below to find out which bits and bobs I have been loving this month!

Wandering around Brussels

I had a little wander around Brussels yesterday. Well, let’s be honest I did actually get lost a few times. But then again, that makes you stop and look around. So I wasn’t too annoyed by that. Eventually, I managed to see the people I wanted to see and visited the places I wanted to visit. So it’s all good.