LITTLE UPDATE

Hi everyone! It's been some weeks since I showed sign of life, but here I am! I just wanted to give you a little update on why I haven't blogged the last couple of weeks. No big news, just circumstances that got in between...

So firstly I got sick. I got the stomach flu which completely knocked me out for five days. It's been years since I got this sick so I decided to take the time to rest and recover as soon as possible (since I couldn't eat or move and was super bored of the Geordie Shore marathon playing non stop!) After that I got back to work and needed to catch up on the workload, which meant working extra hours and passing out the moment I got home... I also had to take care of my boyfriend, who got sick some days after me. The poor guy, didn't think my germs seriously.. 

And lastly I took a little trip to Lisbon with some friends. I lived in Portugal for four months some years ago and it was amazing to be back and recognize everything. I got to show my favorite places to my friends and got to relax and have fun. But a seperate blogpost about this trip will come on soon! 

That's kind of it... Just life getting in between me and my blog time! But I promise I'll do my best and become a better blog host again ;-) And if I'm MIA again, keep an eye on my Instagram account: thebeautiesmoothie, I update it more regularly.

Hope you're all doing fine, enjoying summer and thanks for visiting my blog! 

 x x x <3

BET AWARDS 2014 - BEST DRESSED

Yesterday the annual BET awards found place in the Nokia Theatre in LA. The BET Awards celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are broadcasted live on BET (Black Entertainment Television network). 

As I live in Belgium, I didn't get to see the show. But I did watch the internet and noticed some great looking ladies. There were definitely a lot of white and natural toned dresses, kind of missed summery bright colors on the red carpet! 

But here are my five best dressed girls from last night!

Jennifer Hudson

Simplicity is key in this look. But the black accents and the short punk hair give the look an interesting edgy feel.

Karrueche Tran

Wow. I follow Karrueche on Instagram and love her sweet girl look. This night the red carpet presenter went a bit more sexy and diva for the occasion, opting for long curly hair and a cut out short dress. But count on her angelic smile to add instant cuteness to the sexy look.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Just like Miss Hudson, Gugu goes for a little white dress. She keeps it basic by pairing her dress with only white accessories. The natural bronzed makeup and pulled back hair make the look complete.

Nicki Minaj

Pills N Potions singer Nicki Minaj is still ditching the bubblegum pink and rainbow shades of hair and it suits her well! For the BET awards she wrapped her curves in a simple black dress. The rapper is certainly sticking to her new and improved style: less is more.

Pia Mia

I love the dark lips on her skin tone and the headband makes the outfit! Maybe a tad too much cleavage for her age (17), but hey we've seen worse right? 

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EXPERIMENT: DOES A UNIVERSAL IDEAL OF BEAUTY EXIST?

Esther Honig is a young American woman who got the idea to put beauty to the test. She sent a barefaced picture of her to 25 worldwide freelance graphic designers and asked them to make her beautiful using photoshop. Only demand was that it had measure up to the standards of the national beauty ideal. 

This is the photo Esther sent out, without any makeup or photoshop.

As you will notice the differences between countries is huge! Some go for over the top makeup and some prefer natural looks.

Australia

Morocco

Italy

Greece

Vietnam

Argentina

Germany

United Kingdom

Israel

Honig could conclude that a universal ideal of beauty doesn't exist. It's ridiculous for women to try to reach something that isn't real. Once again it is proven that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so try to reach your own beauty ideal and no one else's.

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KALEY CUOCO'S NEW PIXIE HAIR

Another pixie beauty is taking over the Hollywood scene. At the beginning of July actress Kaley Cuoco put the scissors into her long blonde locks and this week she decided to go even shorter! 

After sporting a trendy asymetrical bob for some weeks, Kaley went for a drastic short hairstyle. It's definitely a lot more bold than her Girl Next Door Look she has gotten famous for in 8 Simple Rules and The Big Bang Theory. 

Here's Kaley before the cut in the Cosmopolitan May 2014 edition

Here she was in the in between phase with a bob haircut

And this is her latest look from the front...

and from the back.

I personally prefer her with longer hair, although I do like the pixie more than the bob on her. However she's such a cute girl who can wear all lengths of hair. When you think about it, she has been acting for over ten years and has always been seen with her over the shoulder blonde locks. A change was long overdue! 

What do you think of Kaley's new hair? 

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