5 favourites – September

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I can’t believe that it’s already October by tomorrow! I spent almost all of September at home on maternity leave, and before October is over, I’ll have a baby! That obviously means that I most likely won’t be blogging consistently for a while, however, it is my intention to continue blogging, but you never know how much and in which ways your life is going to change, when you have a baby. All I know is that my life sure will change, but I’m so excited to meet the little human I’ve been growing inside my body for almost 9 months now. Until the baby decides to see the world on the outside, I’ll continue to blog, and since it’s the last day of the month, it’s time for my 5 favourites from September.

Sigma Beauty Spectrum Color-Correcting Duo in Light to Medium: I haven’t hauled these first three favourites yet, but I’ve been enjoying them so much that I had to feature them in this post. First up, we have a colour corrector, which is not something I’ve been using in the past, but I’ve not been sleeping well during my third trimester, and I think that shows on my undereye area. This little duo from Sigma Beauty is so good at covering up those dark circles; I can either use it underneath concealer or on it’s own, and I can even use both shades, which I wasn’t sure about, when I bought it.

Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow): And speaking of undereyes and concealing, I instantly fell in love with the new Huda Beauty concealer. I don’t buy a lot of high end concealers, but for some reason I was intrigued by this one, and I’m so glad I decided to get it, because it is so good! I love the coverage and finish, and luckily I also found a really good shade match on the first try.

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up (shade: Rose): The original Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder is probably my favourite loose powder, so I was very excited to try the new Tone Up version in the shade Rose, which as the name suggests has a pink undertone. Light pink powders have been really popular lately, and I see why, because they look so pretty under the eyes.

Oden’s Eye Solmåne II gel liners: I’m very impressed by the entire Oden’s Eye Solmåne II collection, but the products I think I’ve used the most are the gel liners. I got all 15 shades, and I’ve used most of them. The colours are beautiful, they’re very pigmented, and they last a long time on the waterline.

The Sims 4 High School Years (expansion pack): Being on maternity leave you have a lot of time on your hands, and I’ve spent a lot of that time playing The Sims 4. Last month, EA finally released a new expansion pack, and I think many players were excited about it being centered around teens and the high school experience. I still have a lot more game play to discover, but I absolutely love the Create-A-Sim and build/buy items in this pack.

Fun, but not flattering

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. This is another lip colour that I wouldn’t wear to work, so I thought I would try it out while being on maternity leave. I actually really liked the blue lipstick I wore here, but I’m not sure about this yellow one. It’s fun, but not very flattering.

(Base: primers – Rare Beauty Always An Optimist pore diffusing primer + MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Illuminating Base (shade: Radiant Yellow), foundation – Essence Pretty Natural hydrating foundation (shade: 030 Neutral Ivory), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics 16HR Camo matte concealer (shades: Light Sand + Fair Warm), powder – e.l.f. Cosmetics Prime & Stay finishing powder in Fair/Light. Face make-up: bronzer – Maybelline City Bronzer in 100 Light Cool, blusher – BH Cosmetics Flower Power blush palette (shade: Wicked), highlighter – Natasha Denona Love Glow Cheek palette (shade: Diamond Powder). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + BPerfect Manifest Dream Big palette (shades: Le Le + Gratitude + Lily + Benji), mascara – Pat McGrath Labs Dark Star mascara, eyeliner – NYX Epic Wear Liner Stick in Cosmic Yellow. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Soda #browpurrfection Ultra Thin Brow Liner in 003 Kim. Lips: Morphe x Nyane Color pencil in Tiger’s Eye + Morphe x Nyane mega matte lipstick in Reina)

Darker, more autumnal

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m really excited about wearing darker, more autumnal make-up looks, and I really like how this monochromatic berry look turned out. However, I still have some more summery looks to post as well.

(Base: primers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Poreless Putty primer + MAC Strobe Cream (shade: Pinklite), foundation – L’Oreal Paris Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – Natasha Denona Contour Sculpting Powder in 01 Light, blusher – Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blush in 06 Garnet Pop, highlighter – Dior Backstage Glow Face Palette in 001 Universal (shade: Strobe White). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Star Wedding palette (shades: Grand Entrance + Hors D’Ouvres + Devotion + First Dance + Polyamorous + Cut The Cake), mascara – Pat McGrath Labs Dark Star mascara, eyeliner – MAC Studio Chromagraphic pencil in NC15/NW20. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Nightingale lip pencil + Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint in Underrated)

Board games and dinner

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Here’s what I wore Sunday September 11. My boyfriend and I hosted a little board game and dinner get together that afternoon and evening, so I wanted to dress up a little bit, but mostly be comfortable.

(Dress – H&M MAMA, mules – Monki)

Subtle and bright

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. If a make-up look can be both subtle and bright at the same time, I think this is it.

(Base: primer – Essence Skin Lovin’ Sensitive primer, foundation – Essence Pretty Natural hydrating foundation (shade: 030 Neutral Ivory), concealers – Rimmel The Multi-Tasker concealer (shade: 020 Fair) + Maybelline Fit Me concealer (shade: 05 Ivory), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-No-Powder in 0 Neutral. Face make-up: bronzer – Rare Beauty Warm Wishes Effortless bronzer in Power Boost, blusher – By BEAUTY BAY Disney Colour and BEAUTY BAY Lip & Cheek Duo in Mad Hatter Tongue (shade: cheek), highlighter – MAC Cream Colour Base in Pearl. Eye make-up: eyeshadows – By BEAUTY BAY Disney Colour and BEAUTY BAY Shadow Sticks (shades: Mat Hatter Tongue + Mat Hatter Face + Dumbo Hat) + MAC Cream Colour Base in Pearl on inner corner and brow bone, mascara – Pat McGrath Labs Dark Star mascara, eyeliner – MAC Studio Chromagraphic pencil in NC15/NW20. Eyebrows – Benefit Gimme Brow+ volumizing fiber gel in 03 Medium. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + By BEAUTY BAY Disney Colour and BEAUTY BAY Lip & Cheek Duo in Mad Hatter Tongue (shade: Lip))

Collective haul (August)

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It’s time for my collective haul from August. It’s mainly beauty products this time around, but I also wanted to include some jewellery that I got for my birthday.

I got this jewellery set from my parents for my birthday in August. It consists of a necklace, a charm bracelet and earrings, and it’s from the Danish jewellery brand Maanesten. You might have noticed me wearing these pieces in a couple of make-up posts. I love how dainty and pretty they are.

Before we get into make-up, let’s talk about tools. I love Real Techniques tools and decided to get the Prism Glo Shimmer eye kit, which I found on sale. It comes with seven brushes and a cleanse tin. I also got a new brush for my brows, because the one I had was super old and broken. I got the Kiko Milano Eyes 64 brow comb brush, and so far I have no complaints about it.

Then I also picked up some stuff from Lyko. From Essence I got the Make Beauty Fun highlighter in 01 Happiness Shines From Within and the Cute As Shell face glow booster in 01 You Shell Sea My Glow!. From Catrice I picked up a back-up of the All Matt Shine Control powder Healthy Look in 100 Fresh Neutral Beige, which I love, and I also got the All Matt Plus Shine Control powder in 002 Banana Bright. However, the most exciting item I purchased is probably the LH Cosmetics Shimmer Saga palette. It’s the first product I’ve ever purchased from LH Cosmetics, and I think I chose the perfect one to try out.

Here’s a closer look at the Essence highlighter and the Catrice powders.

It was really difficult to get a good picture of the LH Cosmetics Shimmer Saga palette, but it consists of four stunning shimmery duochrome/multichrome shades. It’s the perfect little companion palette.

On my quest to find fun cream, liquid etc. eyeshadows, I was very excited to try out the new NYX Ultimate Glow Shots liquid eyeshadows. I picked up the following three shades; 04 Grapefruit Glow, 07 Lemon Slayed, and 13 Plum Player. I’m wearing 07 Lemon Slayed and 13 Plum Player in these pictures, and I think they look very pretty, and they were also easy to work with. I might have already picked up a few more shades:)

I have some of the older, classic Anastasia Beverly Hills eyeshadow palettes, but I didn’t buy them, when they were the most popular, and I’ve never really gotten into them to be honest. However, I was intrigued by the new(er) Nouveau palette, and I’ve got to say that I’m really happy with this palette so far. I really like this new packaging, and the colour story is more interesting than a lot of the colour stories in the older palettes. I really like the formula of the shadows as well, so I’m excited to play with this palette some more.

The last item in this haul is the Made By Mitchell Where The Mangoes palette. There was something about this colour story that just drew me in. It also reminds me to pull out my other Made By Mitchell palettes, which are actually really good.

Smokey with hints of green

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I had a lot of fun creating this smokey eye look with hints of green, and I’m really loving the nude lip too.

(Base: primers – Rare Beauty Always An Optimist pore diffusing primer + Catrice The Glowifier illuminating primer in 010 Glow Rush, foundation – L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powder – Sigma Beauty Soft Focus setting powder in Vanilla Bean. Face make-up: bronzer – NARS Laguna Bronzing Cream in LAGUNA 1, blusher – MAC Glow Play blush in So Natural, highlighter – Made By Mitchell Blursh Lights liquid highlighter in Champagne Spray. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Anastasia Beverly Hills Nouveau palette (shades: Paloma + Liberty + Muse + Hope) + Jeffree Star Cosmetics Eye Gloss powder in Voodoo Glass + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – Pat McGrath Labs Dark Star mascara, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne II gel liner in 006 Green Tea. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Rare Beauty Kind Words matte lip liner in Talented + Rare Beauty Kind Words matte lipstick in Talented)