Monthly Archives: June 2023

5 favourites – June

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June has come to an end, and so has my maternity leave. Luckily, my July consists of four weeks of holiday, so I still have a bit of time left at home with my baby, before I’m going back to work in August. I’m very excited about spending my holiday with my little family and my extended family. We’ve had very nice weather lately, so hopefully it continues. I had lots of favourites this month, but I managed to pick five, so let’s talk about those.

Pink Crocs Mega Crush sandals: My love for Crocs continues. As per usual, I haven’t hauled most of the stuff in this 5 favourites post, these Crocs sandals included. However, I had to include these, because I’ve worn them a lot. They’re super comfy as Crocs are, and I think they’re pretty cute too.

e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen: I hate the feeling of sunscreen on my body and especially on my face, but this one from e.l.f. Skin, which is also a make-up primer, doesn’t feel like sunscreen at all. It protects the skin, but also leaves the most beautiful glow. I’m a bit obsessed with this product to be honest. It works and looks great with and without make-up on.

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur (shade: Translucent): I’ve never tried a Laura Mercier powder I didn’t like, but this one might take the cake. It just blurs the skin in the most beautiful and natural way, and it makes your make-up last all day.

Colourpop Super Shock shadows: I know people have been loving these eyeshadows for years, but I didn’t try Colourpop as a brand until this year. However, these cream-to-powder shadows are stunning, and I often use them as toppers to add a little extra shimmer to my eye looks. The picture shows the ones I’ve worn in June.

KAYALI Eden Juicy Apple | 01 Eau de Parfum: I received the haul that included this perfume right around the time I found out that I was pregnant last year, and I didn’t wear perfume throughout my pregnancy or for the first many months after having my daughter. It’s not until more recently that I started wearing a bit of perfume again, and this one has been my most worn one. It’s the perfect spring and summer scent; it’s just so fresh and fruity.

Fun look in mind

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’d had this look in mind for quite a while, but since I don’t wear blue lipstick that often anymore, I just hadn’t found a good time to do this look. However, it was a Sunday and I wasn’t doing anything special that day, so I thought I would have a bit of extra fun with my make-up, and I do kind of like how this look turned out.

(Base: primer – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer, foundations – Clinique Even Better Clinical serum foundation SPF 20 (shade: WN 01 Flax), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powder – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r Instant Warmth bronzer (shade: Inda Sun), blusher – Nature Republic By Flower blusher in 03 Grapefruit Cotton Candy, highlighter – Sephora Colourful luminizer in 02 Sparkling Honey. Eye make-up: eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Liquid Star Shadows (shades: Groovy Dreams + Another Realm) + Revolution Lustre Wand shadow stick in Sinful Green, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliners – Catrice Calligraph Artist matte liner in 030 Off Tropic + Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 006 Green Tea. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour liquid lipstick in Mushroom Ocean)

Opportunity for colour

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The colourful dress made for the perfect opportunity to create a colourful make-up look, which you know I love.

(Base: primer – Milk Makeup Hydro Grip primer, foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Flawless Brightening concealer (shade: Fair 10 C) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powder – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Revolution Ultra Cream Bronzer in Light, blusher – Huda Beauty Cheeky Tint blush stick in Proud Pink, highlighter – Kiko Milano Glow Up face & body highlighter in 01. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Oden’s Eye x Betty Jean Planet Spirit palette (shades: Rescue + Habitat + Majestic + Fauna + Kindred),  mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliners – MAC Colour Express Gel pencil eye liner in Lav-It. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Talking Points lip pencil + about-face Cherry Pick Lip Color Butter in Dragonfruit Fusion)

Lyko haul (February 2023)

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I have a Lyko haul to share with you today. Everything is from Catrice apart from the first three products.

These first three products were all on sale. I picked up the KVD Beauty Good Apple liquid foundation in Light 010. I’ve only worn it a couple of times, because I think the shade might be a little too dark on me. I’m also not sure if I love the finish, however, it looks pretty in pictures (I’m wearing it here). I’d been wanting to try the Iconic London Underglow blurring primer for a while, and as my March favourites suggest, I love it. I also really like the Ofra Cosmetics highlighters so I picked up this pretty light pink shade called Peppermint.

And now, let’s move on to the Catrice stuff. I got the Beautiful.You. Cream-To-Powder blushes in C01 Worth It and C02 Treat Yourself. They look really pretty.

These are the rest of the Catrice products I purchased. I got the Holiday Skin Bronze & Glow palette in 010 Out Of Office, the Cheek Flirt face stick in 020 Techno Pink, the All Over Glow Tint in 020 Keep Blushing, the 20H Ultra Precision gel eye pencil waterproof in 100 Light Up, and the Scandalous matte lipstick in 050 Sucker For Love.

Here are some close ups of the face palette and the lipstick. The face palette is obviously heavily inspired by Charlotte Tilbury’s Filmstar Bronze & Glow. The lipstick is actually a pretty unique shade, and it’s so stunning (I’m wearing it here).

Shadow sticks

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I only used eyeshadow sticks to create this eye look. It looked pretty at first, and it was easy to do, but sadly the shadows creased a lot throughout the day.

(Base: primer – Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless primer, foundation – MAC Studio Face and Body Radiant Sheer foundation (shade: W0), concealer – Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer (shade: 1), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Matte bronzer (shade: Matte Light Rosy), blusher – Colourpop Super Shock blush in Birthday Suit, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Hippo. Eye make-up: eyeshadows – By BEAUTY BAY Disney Colour and BEAUTY BAY Shadow Stick (shade: Chesire Cat Fur) + Colourpop Shadow Stix (shades: Hey Bestie + Juicy Gossip) + e.l.f. Cosmetics No Budge shadow stick (shade: Perfect Pearl), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – Revolution x Bratz Yasmin eye pencil. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Soda #browpurrfection Ultra Thin Brow Liner in 003 Kim. Lips: Rimmel Exaggerate lip liner in 063 Eastend Snob + MAC Mauve Over! lipstick + Colourpop So Glassy lip gloss in Cyberspace)

Simple statement

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Here’s what I wore Monday May 29. I love bringing out this pink dress every summer. It’s comfy and sort of simple, but it still makes a statement.

(Bucket hat – Asos Design, dress – H&M, sandals – Crocs)

All kinds of glossy lips

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m getting really into all kinds of glossy lips these days.

(Base: primers – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder (shade: Universal) + I Heart Revolution x Elf primer, foundation – NYX Born To Glow naturally radiant foundation (shade: Porcelain), concealers – Sigma Beauty Spectrum Color-Correcting Duo in Light to Medium + NYX Born To Glow radiant concealer (shade: Pale) + Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer (shade: 3), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Kiko Milano Radiant Fusion baked powder (shade: 01). Face make-up: bronzer – Kiko Milano Silky Glow baked bronzer in 01, blusher – BH Cosmetics x Doja Cat Flora powder blush trio in Poppy (orange shade + mustard shade), highlighter – Oden’s Eye Solmåne Moonlight Feel highlighter in H103 Warm Sunshine. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Colourpop Uh-Huh Honey palette (shades: Stinger + Buzz Kill + Queen B + Sunburst) + Colourpop Super Shock shadow in Beloved, mascara – Colourpop BFF mascara in Brownie Points, eyeliner – Colourpop High School Musical Créme gel liner in In This Together. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Stone lip pencil + MAC Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick in Lower Cut)

Rewearing

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Here’s what I wore Saturday May 27. The last time I wore this dress, I was pregnant. It’s kind of fun rewearing pieces I wore while pregnant after having my baby.

(Dress – COLLUSION, shoes – Crocs)