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Pregnancy

Pregnancy update: Be as sexy as you can be

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I am currently 26 weeks along. For the pregnant ladies under us, I am sure you all have discovered the apps that tell you how big your baby is each week. And yes, we are a papaya at the moment. I feel like over these last few weeks my baby is giving me stronger kicks. It is an amazing to feel there is...

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Site

November is here – Site update

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November is here. Leaves are falling and it is slowly becoming colder here in Belgium. I wanted to give you all a quick update on what I have been doing behind the scenes so you don’t think I have abandoned the ship again.  I am currently working on getting a domain for the website. You might think that’s something easy enough. True, I...

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Beauty

Review: Benefit – Stay don’t stray primer

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I had to check to make sure I hadn’t already written about this product, it seems like I have had it forever. I actually thought I had written on my previous blog about this product, but it turns out I haven't. So here it goes... I bought this on a trip on the plane as a package along with a few other Benefit...

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Food

HotSpot: Soup&Co

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Actually we found this little spot by accident. But we LOVE it! * I was shopping pregnancy clothes with my boyfriend when we bumped into this place. Since it isn’t located in the centre of the city, it is possible you might miss it. But this is definitely worth a detour.  Soup en Co is located in the Aldestraat in Hasselt. It’s definitely...

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Nails

Review: Primark Nail Polish PS (Bronze collection)

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Summer is officially over. Welcome Autumn! Today I am bringing you a review on the Bronze Collection of Primark’s nail polishes PS. I am not sure this collection is still for sale. I bought them back in June, but I didn’t want to keep this review from you all. I had to consider whether I was going to post this review or not,...

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Site

The Freckled Soul is returning

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For those of you who have visited this blog over the past weeks, you may have been wondering where this blog ran off to. I know I have been away for quite some time. But I have a good reason. I have written and rewritten this post, wanting to come back but simply feeling to weak. My life was turned upside-down... We are...

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Butgenbach

Time to relax

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Two weeks ago me and my boyfriend had ourselves a little getaway. The main reason that we wanted to get out of town was that during Ascension Day there was a fair and a “Chiro” party planned in our village. And since we live in the centre of the village that would have meant we would have barely gotten any sleep. So it...

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Book

What's better: Book or movie?

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The answer to this is a question would be for everyone different, but I'm going to give it a try. When you're reading a book, you have to imagine what the character(s) and/or place(s) would look like. By doing this, you'll create your own interpretation of what the writer has written. On the other side, when you watch a movie, you'll jump in...

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Pink Ambition

Review: Pink Ambition

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Let me just by saying: Thank you for giving bloggers a bad name! If you don’t live in Belgium, you may not know what Pink Ambition is, as it was only broadcast on Belgian television. Pink Ambition is a reality series featuring five Belgian fashion bloggers. These girls were being followed around in their day to day glamorous lives. I basically started watching...

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Fruit

How to transform your balcony into a delicious jungle

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  The sun is shining, the bees are buzzing, the birds are making their nests and that means it's spring! The perfect time to prepare and clean up the garden for all the delicious fruits and vegetables that summer will give us. But before you can enjoy all these wonders of nature, you'll have to earn them. And by that I mean that...

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Life

Bad eye condition

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Some of you may have noticed my absence for the past week on social media, here’s why I had to stay away from my computer. For the past two weeks I have been suffering with a bad eye condition. About two weeks ago, I woke up with one red eye. It hurt so bad, it itched. This was on a Saturday morning and...

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Beauty

My contouring nightmare!

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I've watched hundreds of contouring tutorials on YouTube. I am sure more of us ladies have searching for tutorials with it being the in thing! So off I skipped to Boots to buy a contouring kit and a collection 2000 cream conceal and highlight kit. I also bought a egg sponge to make the job easier. When I came home I stuck it...

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Nails

Review: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel

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  Can I just say wow? I mean have you seen how beautiful that colour is? You can’t blame me right? I just had to have it. But does it life up to its expectations? Keep on reading to discover how I feel about the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel.   Can I just say wow? I mean have you seen how beautiful that...

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Review

Online Shopping Part 2

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Welcome to part 2 of my online shopping experience. Are you curious to see how the following web stores score? Just follow me! Welcome to part 2 of my online shopping experience. Are you curious to see how the following web stores score? Just follow me! ...

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Bioderma

Review: Bioderma Sensibio H2O

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Finally I am bringing you a used up product, yes it’s finally empty! It took like forever to finish this bottle. Are you curious about how I feel about this product, then keep on reading. ...

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Review

Online shopping

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  I wanted to write an article about something I know a lot about to share with you some mistakes and triumphs that I’ve made or have come across. This article was born as I skimmed the pages of the New Look website trying to find that perfect sale item to fulfil my materialistic impulses. Let’s start with:   New Look When it...

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Glamour

Let’s get Glam

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  Earlier this month it was National Glamour Day. If you don’t live in Belgium or in the Netherlands you might wonder what I am talking about. Let me tell you.   Earlier this month it was National Glamour Day. If you don’t live in Belgium or in the Netherlands you might wonder what I am talking about. Let me tell you. ...

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Site

Welcome back!

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Welcome back to The Freckled Soul! Yay! About a month ago, we put the site on a hiatus in order to give our offline lives a little breathing moment. But now we are back. At this point there isn’t a fix posting schedule yet. However I want to try, together with my co-blogger to get two-three posts out each week. This way we...

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Site

Close for spring cleaning

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Today’s post is going to be a little update on what is going on behind the scenes of this blog. As you may have noticed updates have been slow this month. At this moment I have recorded from my third lung infection this year and I am currently taking care of my boyfriend aka Mr. White Wolf who is also an author on...

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Project Home

Project Home: Part 1 Apartment from hell.

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This is the first part, and probably the first of many of our brand new project, which we titled "Project Home". As I mentioned before, my boyfriend and I moved in together in May of last year. But what should have turned out to be a beautiful dream, turned into the nightmare. I know due to my asthma I am more vulnerable for...

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Eyes

New In: Yves Rocher Loose Pearls

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Today I am presenting you a brand new category, the “New In” category. These are basically new products in my collection that I have swatched to show to you, but I haven’t been able to try them out thoroughly. The product that I am presenting you today are the Loose Pearls by Yves Rocher. I got the colours 67722 Copper (pictured on the...

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Candy

Sweet&Purple (And you need to taste them!)

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Today I am going to introduce you to a Belgian speciality: The Cuberdon. It's a candy with the shape of a cone and the taste of raspberry. It was accidently discovered by a pharmacist (named De Vynck) in 1873, in that period medicines were taken in the form of syrup. The Cuberdon also known as "Neuzeke" (Dutch) is made of Arabian gum and...

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Fitbit

Review of the fitbit

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I promised you a while ago that I would write another review of the fitbit once I had used my replacement enough to have a view on it. This review has taken me longer than expected due to life and illness getting in the way, but here it is at long last! I have to say I am totally addicted to it, I...

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Review

Versailles (2015)

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Since about a month, we have digital TV. So now we have the possibility to record programs/series that are too late on the evening or at the same moment as something else that we are watching. One of the series we (Katerina & I) are watching at the moment,is the historical television series "Versailles". The story goes about Louis XIV (King of France...

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Food

Fondue night!

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Last Saturday night, my boyfriend and I decided to throw a Fondue night. Nothing too fancy just a good excuse to spend a lovely night with family and watch the latest Gotham episodes. It was also an early birthday celebration for my boyfriend’s brother. It had been ages since we last ate fondue. We tend to go for Gourmet as it is faster...

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Online Dating

Online Dating Series Part 7: My personal experience

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This is probably the post that you have all been waiting for. Unfortunately this will also be the last post in the online dating series. However if you have any question, feel free to get in touch with me.  I had to postpone this post twice due to overtime at work. We had two deadlines and three of my colleagues fell ill so...

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Weight loss

Weight loss journey Week 4: Getting measured

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Has it been four weeks already? Time is going fast when you are having fun! This week has been very motivating for me. At my fifth training session at Infraligne, I got measured. They have several points on your body where they measure the contour, such as the waist, the hips, the arms… Compared to when I started training two weeks ago, I...

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TheWhiteWolf

Let me introduce myself

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I am the boyfriend of the beautiful en lovely Katerina. We've met each other on the internet (dating site) for almost one and a half year ago. And we have been living together since May 2015. So I am definitely looking forward to Katerina's conclusion of the internet dating. Am I her prince charming? One of Katerina's New Year resolutions is to post...

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Weight loss

Weight loss Journey Week 3: Status Quo

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This week I am keeping my weight loss at a status quo. This morning I was enjoying a healthy cereal breakfast and suddenly I remember I forgot to step on my scale. Basically I have no idea how things went. Even though I stepped up my training this week, I ate French Fries yesterday. This is the  reason I am keeping my weight...

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Weight loss

Weight loss journey: Week 2 New training schedule

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So week 2 of my weight loss journey has ended. I stepped off the scale this morning feeling very pleased and motivated. After spending my first week of the year (and of my weight loss journey) ill at home, I feared that I would quickly regain the two kilos that I had lost once my appetite returned. It returned on Tuesday, this was...

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Online Dating

Online Dating Series: Part 6 Set a date. (Part2)

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Now that you have set a date, here are some guidelines on preparing for your date. I believe the most important thing is to be yourself and try not to be too nervous. I know, easier said than done right? Dress appropriately, but also wear some clothes in which you feel comfortable. The first part is picking the perfect spot for a date....

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Weight loss

Weight loss journey week 1: False start

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So with my New Year’s resolutions I am afraid I had a bit of a false start. Don’t get me wrong, I did lose weight, just not in the proper way. I have been ill for the entire week. I had a consultation on Monday with my GP and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection. So I was put on antibiotics, pumped up...

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Dessert

Recipe: Hazelnut cream with brown spiced biscuit

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A few days ago I shared a picture on Instagram to give you a little preview of my next post. And because of the many likes, today I bring you the recipe. This is a new dessert that I discovered. I made it with Christmas when my parents were over for dinner and I made it on New Year’s Eve when we were...

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