Brussels Photos

Here are some photos from my Brussels trip.

The buildings in the old town square were beautiful.




The famous statue of a peeing boy.

And his chocolate replicas!


Chocolate stores were literally everywhere.


But what I couldn't get enough of were the macaroons!



Giant macaroons!

I was surprised to find the new Twilight makeup line at a small beauty boutique, Cosmeticary, next to Marriott Hotel. Some of the lipglosses looked nice but the prices of the line on the whole were just too pricey. The makeup palettes were €28, lipglosses were €20 , staining balm was €18, mascaras were €22 and the Lip Venom was €18. The palettes are super tiny at just slightly larger than credit card size.


Dropped by the Lush store as well but the prices were just too expensive. Anyway, I already have a truckload of Lush courtesy of my boyfriend!

The popularity of Hello Kitty knows no bounds. In Brussels, I found it in department stores, toy stores and even the H&M stores carried a line of Hello Kitty accessories, makeup and nightwear.

I didn't buy much as all the shops were selling winter clothing. Came across a Rituals store with the Foaming Shower Gel Sensations at €3.90, instead of the usual €7.80 so I picked up Zensation (rice milk & cherry blossom), Fujiyama (Mandarin & Mint), Sunrise (Sweet orange & cedar), Sereni-tea (green tea & cherry blossom) and Hammam Delight (eucalyptus & rosemary). These produce a lovely thick foam.

There were 4 H&M stores on the main shopping street alone. Didn't care much for the clothes but I picked up these two roomy velvet purses for just €5.95 each plus 10 hair ties (€1.95). Also got the new Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Air Whipped Foundation for €11.60 at the airport duty-free. I was tempted to get the Maybelline Pulse Perfection vibrating mascara but it was quite pricey at €15 and the reviews on MakeupAlley were terribly negative so decided it was probably not worth the money.

And I got a cardigan (€12) and top (€25) at New Look.