Monthly Archives: March 2023

5 favourites – March

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March has come to an end, and what an eventful month it was! We moved to a new apartment in a new town in the very beginning of the month (moving is always a little stressful) and last Sunday we celebrated our daughter’s christening; it was such a lovely day. Now, I’m looking forward to a more calm April. We’re going to spend time with my family celebrating Easter, and we’re also going to unpack some more boxes, which will be nice. But first, let’s talk about some March favourites.

Iconic London Underglow blurring primer: I’ve been wanting to try this primer ever since I first saw it, but it kept being sold out everywhere, so when I finally found it in stock and on sale, I ordered it right away. It has a pretty unique texture, but I kind of like it, and I love the subtle glow that it gives the skin.

Jeffree Star Cosmetics Liquid Star Shadow in Nude Honeymoon: I featured this liquid eyeshadow in a recent haul, even though I’ve had it for a little while. It has been my go-to eyeshadow on days where I don’t have that much time to do my make-up. It looks great blended out all over the lid with sparkly eyeshadows on top such as my next favourite.

R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows liquid eyeshadows: I have a R.E.M. Beauty haul coming up, so you haven’t seen these eyeshadows on my blog yet. These liquid eyeshadows are so shimmery, shiny, and pretty; I’m especially loving the shade on the left called Fembot. I’m wearing it on top of the Jeffree Star Cosmetics Liquid Star Shadow in Nude Honeymoon here.

Beauté Pacifique Enriched Hydrating hand cream: My hands were super dry in the beginning of the month, and this hand cream saved them. It’s not too thick and not too thin, and it sinks into the skin quickly, and it just works.

New make-up storage setup: Before I moved I picked up another set of Alex 9-drawers from Ikea to accommodate my growing make-up collection, and I love this new setup. My make-up table/vanity is to the left next to the plant and right in front of a big window, and it’s the best lighting for make-up I’ve ever had. I just love my new make-up corner!

Bright blue winged liner

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I had a lot of fun experimenting with this winged liner look, and I’m very happy with how it turned out.

(Base: primer – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer, foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer (shades: 1 + 3), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – Catrice Disney Classics Maxi Matt Face & Body bronzer in Marie 010 Ladylike, blusher – Colourpop High School Musical pressed powder blush in Playoffs, highlighter – R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar highlighter in Miss Neptune. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Colourpop x Jasmine Chiswell Hello, Hollywood palette (shades: Silver Screen + Golden Girl + Bombshell + Cinema) + R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows liquid eyeshadow Science Fair, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara Cosmic Black, eyeliners – e.l.f. Cosmetics No Budge cream eyeshadow in Oasis + Revolution x Bratz Cloe eye pencil. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Colourpop High School Musical Just A Tint lip tint in Chello)

Fave quicker make-up look

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Here’s the make-up I wore Saturday March 11. This is my favourite quicker make-up look I’ve done lately.

(Base: primer – Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light), concealers – Sigma Beauty Spectrum Color-Correcting Duo in Light to Medium + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-No-Powder in 0 Neutral. Face make-up: bronzer + blusher – Colourpop Just A Flush face palette (shades: Feisty Much + Just Cheeky), highlighter – Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish Sublime Skin highlighter in Lunar Nude. Eye make-up: eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Liquid Star Shadow (shade: Nude Honeymoon) + R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows liquid eyeshadow in Fembot + NYX Ultimate Glow Shots (shade: 03 Come Thru Coconut), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara Cosmic Black, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 007 Baby Blue. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Warm Taupe + Clarins Lip Comfort Oil in 09 Chocolate)

Beauty Bay haul (January 2023)

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I have a collective Beauty Bay haul to share with you today. I made two orders from Beauty Bay in January and thought I would combine them into one haul.

I had to pick up the By BEAUTY BAY Berries 42 colour palette to complete my collection (I have the Midnight and Earthy 42 colour palettes, which I love). It’s a beautiful palette, and I created a look with it here.

I have more By BEAUTY BAY palettes to show you. This is this year’s Valentine’s Day release. It’s called the Retro Love palette, and I think the colour story is very interesting.

The BEAUTY BAY Pastels pressed pigment palette has been on my wishlist for quite a while, and I’m really glad that I finally have it in my collection. I’ve already used it several times; it’s the perfect companion palette.

The By BEAUTY BAY Youtopia pressed pigment palette is the Pastels palette’s brighter younger sister. I haven’t used this one yet, but I’m sure it’ll be a great companion palette as well.

I haven’t tried NABLA eyeshadows before, but there’s something very aesthetically pleasing about the Read My Mind palette, and I’m so excited to try it out.

The last eye product in this haul is the Jeffree Star Cosmetics Liquid Star Shadow in Nude Honeymoon. I already had some other shades of these liquid eyeshadows, so I knew I liked the formula, but this particular shade has been my go-to on days where I need to do a quicker make-up look.

I featured the Sigma Beauty Matte Bronzer in Light in my February favourites post, and I’ve continued to love it and use it. It’s just such a stunning matte powder bronzer.

Too Faced has come out with new Cloud Crush blushes, and I decided to pick up the shade Watermelon Rain, which is a beautiful watermelon pink shade.

Here’s a few things from e.l.f. Cosmetics. I got two of the Glossy lip stains, and they’re in the shades Cinnamon Dreamz and Power Mauves. I also purchased the Monochromatic Multi-Stick in Glistening Peach.

Lastly, I decided to try out one of those pointed powder puffs and picked up a 2 pc of the e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo glow powder puffs. I also featured these in my February favourites which speaks for itself.

Purple fan

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. You know how much I love a purple eye look and this one is no exception.

(Base: primers – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Liquid Filter (shade: 1 Fair), foundation – KVD Beauty Good Apple liquid foundation (shade: Light 010), concealers – Sigma Beauty Spectrum Color-Correcting Duo in Light to Medium + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer + blusher – Sephora Collection Color Shifter face palette in Rose Fantasy (shades: bronzer + powder blush), highlighter – Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish Sublime Skin highlighter in Lunar Nude. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Lethal Cosmetics Nightflower palette (shades: Moonbeam + Wisteria + Midnight + Nox + Twilight) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 01 Metallic Purple, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 008 Lavender. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Gosh Velvet Touch lipliner in 001 Nougat Crisp + Tarte Maracuja Juicy lipstick in Rose + Natasha Denona My Dream lipgloss)

Lyko haul (January 2023)

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I have a Lyko haul to share with you today. The majority of the products are from Essence, but there’s also a Catrice palette and a Kokie Cosmetics blush in the mix.

This is the Catrice Fall In Colours eyeshadow palette. It might look like a pretty standard neutral palette, but there was something about it that drew me in. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve heard that the quality is supposed to be really good.

Let’s move on to the Essence stuff. This is the WATCH ME GLOW, Honey! eyeshadow palette in 01 It’s Glow Or Never!, which is also a neutral palette, however, it has some interesting pops of lime green.

I picked up two things from the Essence Positive Vibes Only collection; the Positive Vibes Only eyeshadow palette in 01 Today’s Gonna Be Eye-mazing! and the Positive Vibes Only baked highlighter in 01 Light Up Your Day!. I really like the colour scheme of the palette, and the highlighter is a fun pink shade.

From the Essence Snow Much Love collection I got the cream to powder highlighter in 01 The Snow Glow Show! and the glitter liquid eyeliner in 01 Oh Snowy Shine!.

The last two Essence products I purchased were the Extreme Care hydrating glossy lip balms in 02 Soft Peach and 03 Milky Cocoa. I haven’t tried these on my lips yet, but I’m excited to do so.

Lastly, I picked up one more of the Kokie Cosmetics Soft Gradient blushes. When I picked up the other shades, I had also picked up this orange shade in Tender, but it came broken, so I got my money back, because it was out of stock. When it came back in stock I picked it up again, because just look how beautiful this shade is!

Dark bronze

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Here’s the make-up I wore Wednesday March 8. Bronze eyeshadow is probably the shade in the neutral family that I wear the least, but I really like how this dark, bronzy eye look turned out. I’m also in love with the lip colour.

(Base: primers – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer + Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – KVD Beauty Good Apple liquid foundation (shade: Light 010), concealers – Sigma Beauty Spectrum Color-Correcting Duo in Light to Medium + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – Catrice Holiday Skin Bronze & Glow palette in 010 Out Of Office (bronzer), blusher – Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blush in 05 Ruby Pop, highlighter – Catrice Holiday Skin Bronze & Glow palette in 010 Out Of Office (highlighter). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Natasha Denona Bronze palette (shades: Ridge + Deep Dive + Rhodium + True Bronze + Palladium) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara Cosmic Black, eyeliner – MAC Teddy eye kohl. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Gosh Velvet Touch lipliner in 002 Antique Rose + Catrice Scandalous matte lipstick in 050 Sucker For Love)

Lava lamp

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Here’s the make-up I wore Tuesday February 28. Another quicker make-up look using creams and liquids on my eyes.

(Base: primers – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer + Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – NYX Born To Glow naturally radiant foundation (shade: Porcelain), concealers – Sigma Beauty Spectrum Color-Correcting Duo in Light to Medium + 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 – Sigma Beauty Matte Bronzer (shade: Light), blusher + highlighter – Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Beautifying face palette – Light/ Medium (shades: 1 Soft Blush + 2 Super Glow). Eye make-up: eyeshadows – e.l.f. Cosmetics No Budge matte shadow stick in Lava Lamp + NYX Ultimate Glow Shots (shades: 02 Kiwi Killa + 03 Come Thru Coconut), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara Cosmic Black, eyeliner – Catrice 20H Ultra Precision gel eye pencil waterproof in 100 Light Up. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Warm Taupe + Colourpop The Muppets Glowing Lip in Warm Up Guy)