Serenity

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I used the Cosmic Brushes Serenity palette on my eyes for the first time, and I do get why this palette is so hyped. I think this eye look turned out so pretty.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen, foundations – Nars Light Reflecting foundation (shade: Mont Blanc) + Revolution Conceal & Define full coverage foundation (shade: F0), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Revolution IRL Filter Finish soft matte concealer (shade: C2), powder – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium). Face make-up: bronzer + blusher – XXRevolution Healthy Glow Sculptor cream blush and bronzer in Forgive and Forget Pink, highlighter – Colourpop Winx Club Lite Stix in Darcy. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Cosmic Brushes Serenity palette (shades: Spring + Mood + Serenity + Opal), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – Essence Wood You Love Me? Duo Eye Pencil in 01 Forever Together (light green shade). Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Boldly Bare lip pencil + Maybelline Superstay Vinyl Ink in 15 Peachy)

R.E.M. Beauty haul

I have my first ever R.E.M. Beauty haul to share with you today. I purchased some of the products from Feelunique and the rest from Sephora.

I picked up three of the Interstellar highlighters. They’re in the shades (from left to right) Miss Mercury, Miss Neptune, and Mama Earth. Miss Mercury is a champagne shade, Miss Neptune is a lavender, and Mama Earth is green. So far I really like this highlighter formula.

These are the lip products and the other cheek product I purchased. I got the Eclipse Cheek & Lip stick in Broadway Baby, the Essential Drip lip oil in Lavender Kiss, the On Your Collar matte lipstick in Wine n Dine, and two of the On Your Collar classic lipsticks in Attention and Cabernet.

Here are some close ups of all the different shades. I really like the packaging which looks kind of space and/or astronaut themed.

Lastly, I picked up two of the Midnight Shadows liquid eyeshadows and the Midnight Shadows eyeshadow gloss. The Midnight Shadows liquid eyeshadows are in the shades Fembot and Science Fair. I’m especially loving the shade Fembot.

Sharp, winged out blue

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love a blue eye look, and I think this more sharp, winged out version turned out so pretty. I also love the mauvy pink lip.

(Base: primer – Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – L’Oreal Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powder – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium). Face make-up: bronzer – Colourpop Super Shock bronzer in Get Sandy, blusher – Colourpop Super Shock blush in Between The Sheets, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Lunch Money. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Oden’s Eye Norns eyeshadow palette (shades: Dazed + Colourful black + Charming + Optimism), mascara – Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 07 Navy Blue, eyeliners – Catrice Calligraph Artist matte liner in 020 Ocean Flirt + Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 007 Baby Blue. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil in 806 Go Ahead Pink + Rare Beauty Soft Pinch tinted lip oil in Wonder)

Comfy blues

Here’s what I wore Thursday May 11. I love this all blue look! It’s simple and comfy, but still really fun. I also loved the make-up I wore with this outfit, which will be my next post.

(T-shirt + trousers – Monki, sneakers – Nike)

Jungle theme

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Purple and green just always look great together, and I guess this entire make-up look has a bit of a jungle theme:)

(Base: primer – Catrice Disney The Jungle Book face primer, foundation – Catrice Nude Drop Tinted Serum foundation (shade: 004N), concealers – Catrice Under Eye Brightener in 010 Light Rose + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Rimmel Kind & Free Healthy Look pressed powder in 01 Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – NABLA Skin Bronzing in Ambra, blusher – Colourpop The Powerpuff Girls pressed powder blush in Fighting Crime, highlighter – R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar highlighter in Miss Mercury. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Catrice Disney The Jungle Book eyeshadow palette in 020 Stay In The Jungle (shades: Forevermore + Howling + Council Rock + Desirable + Jungle Bum), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – Catrice Disney The Jungle Book duo-chrome eye pencil in 020 Trust In Me. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: KVD Beauty Everlasting lip liner in L.U.V. + MAC Wakandan Sunset lipstick)

Collective haul – beauty (February 2023)

This is my collective beauty haul from February. It’s a good mix of everything when it comes to make-up. I’m going to group the products by the store/online shop I purchased them from.

Let’s begin with the products I purchased from Zalando. I love a coloured mascara, so I was very intrigued by the Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascaras. I picked up the shades 01 (Metallic Purple), 07 (Navy Blue), and 08 (Jungle Green). The formula is very nice, and the colours are pretty.

I also purchased three of the Kiko Milano Velvet Passion matte lipsticks. I picked the shades Sapphire Green, Imperial Blu, and Light Sienna. I wore the navy blue one here.

From Maybelline I picked up another shade of the Superstay Vinyl Ink liquid lip colours, and it’s in the shade 120 Punchy. I also got two more of the Green Edition Balmy Lip Blushes, and they’re in the shades 003 Sunshine and 007 Moonlight. I love both of these lipstick formulas.

I purchased the next four products from Magasin, and I got them all 20% off. I’ve been wanting to try the Nars Light Reflecting foundation for so long, and I picked up the shade Mont Blanc, which was supposed to match my skin, but I think it’s a little dark. I can make it work though. I also picked up the Sephora Collection Color Shifter face palette in Rose Fantasy, the Fenty Beauty Fenty Icon lipstick red case plus Fenty Icon lipstick in Kissin’ Kutie, and another shade of the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch liquid blushes. It’s in the shade Encourage.

Here’s a closer look at the Sephora Collection Color Shifter face palette in Rose Fantasy. It includes a powder blush, a powder bronzer, a shimmery topper, and a cream blush.

And here’s what the Fenty Icon lipstick looks like in the beautiful red case.

These next five products are from Sephora.

I picked up another shade of the Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch highlighter. It’s the pink shade called Mesmerize, and it’s stunning!

I picked up the following three lip products: Fenty Beauty Poutsicle Juicy Satin lipstick in Go Deep (70% off on sale), Fenty Beauty Mattemoiselle Plush matte lipstick in Dragon Mami (50% off on sale), and Pat McGrath Labs Lip Fetish Divinyl lip shine in Temptress (70% off on sale).

And then I got the Kayali Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper I 25 Eau de Parfum 10 ml 20% off. I love Kayali scents!

From Matas (the Danish drugstore) I picked up two more of the Clarins Instant Comfort lip oils. I got 04 Pitaya and 08 Strawberry. This is one of my favourite lip oil formulas if not my top favourite. I also purchased two Gosh Velvet Touch lip liners. They’re in the shades 001 Nougat Crisp and 002 Antique Rose, and they’re both beautiful shades.

Lastly, I finally got my hands on the Cosmic Brushes Serenity palette, and at the same time I also purchased the Cosmic Brushes Royal Rose palette.

I see why this palette is so hyped up. The colour story is stunning, and the one look I’ve created with it so far turned out beautiful.

The Royal Rose palette also looks beautiful. I haven’t played with it yet, but I’m excited to be doing so hopefully soon.

5 favourites – May

It’s the last day of spring (calendar-wise), and I’m so excited about the warmer weather we’ve been having lately. June will be my last month on maternity leave, however, in July I’m taking vacation time, and then I’m going back to work in August (or July 31 to be exact). I’ll try to really enjoy the rest of my maternity leave and the summer. But first, let’s talk about some favourites from the month of May, which are all make-up products.

Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige): When you first apply this product, it looks almost grey, but as you blend it out, they grey undetone disappears, and it just looks beautiful on the skin. It has great coverage as well.

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium): The original Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder is one of my absolute favourite powders, so I was very excited to try the brigthening version. It’s definitely brightening, and it looks beautiful on the undereye area.

e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift: The Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze is my all time favourite brow gel, but this one from e.l.f. Cosmetics is a very good alternative. They look and feel quite similar. The only difference I’ve found is that the ABH Brow Freeze keeps the hold longer, but I still really enjoy the e.l.f. Cosmetics version (which is also a lot more affordable).

Colourpop Super Shock cheeks: These are a new obsession of mine. I’ve completely fallen in love with the Super Shock cheek formulas. I love both the bronzer and blushes as well as the highlighters. I’ve worn all the colours you see in the picture plus more throughout May.

Hydrating lip tints/lip stains: I decided to put these two products as one favourite, because they’re similar in multiple ways. I’ve been loving these hydrating liquid lip products which tint the lips and leave a stain. The Rare Beauty Soft Pinch tinted lip oils are very liquidy and thin, whereas the Fenty Beauty Poutsicle hydrating lip stains are a little thicker in texture. Both products are stunning on the lips and so comfortable.