Monthly Archives: October 2023

5 favourites – October

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I’d been looking forward to October for several reasons; I had a week long break from work and most importantly, my daughter turned 1 year old. I can’t believe that I’ve been a mother for a year now. Time is crazy. Another thing that’s crazy is that the last month of autumn begins tomorrow, which means that my favourite month is only 30 days away. But first, I’m going to end this month by watching The Nightmare Before Christmas and eating Halloween sweets with my boyfriend and of course with some favourites from this past month, so let’s talk about those.

KVD Beauty Good Apple Skin-Perfecting foundation balm (shade: Light 006): I’d been wanting to try this foundation for ages, and when I found it on sale back in September, I decided to finally purchase it, and I’m glad I did. This is such a beautiful foundation, and it’s so fast and easy to apply.

MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Matte bronzer (shade: Matte Light Rosy): Before I tried this bronzer, I didn’t know that I needed a rosy toned bronzer, but I did, and I love it. I love the radiant version too, but I’ve worn the matte one the most.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze applicator: I had no idea that ABH made a Brow Freeze applicator, and since the Brow Freeze is my favourite brow gel, I had to try this applicator out. I love that it has a classic spoolie on one end and a flat plastic applicator on the other end.

Essence Holo Bomb effect nail lacquers: It’s no secret that I love Essence nail polishes, and these holographic ones are better than I imagined. And so affordable!

Loki season 2 (TV series): I’ve enjoyed most of the Marvel series on Disney+, and I liked the first season of Loki, but it was a bit confusing. The second season, on the other hand, is so much more interesting and also easier to follow. I’m really excited to watch the rest of the episodes.

Reflective and shiny

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I really like how soft, yet reflective and shiny this eye look is.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo colour corrector (shade: Green) + 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 – Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer in Light, blusher – Colourpop Super Shock blush in Prenup, highlighter – Colourpop Winx Club Lite Stix in Stormy. Eye make-up: base – GlossGods Cosmetics That Base! Crease killer eyeshadow base, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + GlossGods Cosmetics What’s Your Power? remixed palette (shades: Bold + Inspiring + Honest + Unapologetic + Brilliant), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 008 Lavender. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Rimmel Exaggerate lip liner in 063 Eastend Snob + Makeup By Mario MoistureGlow plumping lip serum in Rose Glow)

Cocopanda haul – mostly sale (May 2023)

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I have a Cocopanda haul to share with you today. Most of the items in this haul were on sale.

Lets’ begin with some lip products. I got two of the L’Oréal Color Riche Intense Volume matte lipsticks and they’re in the shades 100 Pink Worth It and 187 Le Fushia Libre (I’m wearing 187 Le Fushia Libre in yesterday’s make-up post). I really like both the formula and the packaging. I also picked up another MAC Powder Kiss Velvet Blur Slim Stick, and it’s in the shade Nutmeg Ganache. I love the Maybelline Superstay Vinyl Ink liquid lipsticks and purchased one more shade of those as well. It’s called 100 Charmed. I also really like the NYX Fat Oil Lip Drips and added the shade 06 Follow Back to my collection.

Here’s a closer look at the lipstick shades.

I purchased two products from KimChi Chic. I’ve worn the Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field so much this past summer and I also featured it in a 5 favourites post. I also really like the Marshmallow Butter Lippie lipstick in Lover; the shade is so cute.

Here’s a little mixed trio of products that I bought. The Jason Wu Beauty Celestial Lust cream shadow in Song Bird is a super pretty shimmery pink liquid eyeshadow. The Ole Henriksen Truth Banana Bright + Vitamin CC Stick in Banana is quite nice, and the LH Cosmetics Duo Dimension in Zone is a pretty, glowy blush duo.

The last two items I bought were the Essence Oh Happy Daisy! gel nail colours in 02 Drive Me Daisy! and 03 Oopsy Daisy!. I haven’t worn 02 Drive Me Daisy! yet, but I’ve worn 03 Oopsy Daisy! a couple of times, and it’s very pretty.

Lastly, I got a sample of the RMS Beauty “Re” Evolve Radiance Locking primer. I’ve only worn it once or twice so far, so I haven’t formed a proper opinion on it yet.

Warm berry and cool purple

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I didn’t know that warm berry shades and cool-toned purples/periwinkle looked so pretty together.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen (shade: Sunbeam), foundation – L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light), concealer – Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer (shades: RN1 + N2), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent, freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer in Light, blusher – MAC Glow Play blush in Totally Synced, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Hippo. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Colourpop Alice in Wonderland Lost in Wonderland palette (shades: Talking Flowers + Lose Something? + AEIOU + Very Merry Unbirthday) + Colourpop Super Shock shadow in So Surreal, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – NYX Faux Whites eyeliner in Lavender Blush. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Essence Stay 8h lipliner in 04 Naïve + L’Oréal Color Riche Intense Volume matte lipstick in 187 Le Fushia Libre)

Floral jeans

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Here’s what I wore Wednesday September 13. It was my first time wearing these floral jeans, and I just love the colour scheme and print. I actually wore them today (the day that I’m writing this post) as well.

(Shirt – Monki, jeans – Bailey Rose, shoes – Crocs)

Neon fun

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I thought it would be fun to create a look with neon eyeliners as the focal point of the look, and the look sure turned out fun and different.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen (shade: Sunbeam), foundation – Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint (shade: 2), concealers – Essence Bright Eyes! under eye stick in 01 Soft Rose + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Catrice Soft Glam Filter powder in 010 Beautiful You, freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – Sol Body cream bronzer in Light, blusher – Catrice Cheek Flirt face stick in 020 Techno Pink, highlighter – Made By Mitchell Blursh Lights liquid highlighter in A Chance Of Peach. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Colourpop Heavy Petal palette (shades: Pollen + Floral Feels + Peony + Dazey + Full Sun), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliners – GlossGods Cosmetics Power Liners in Powerful & Valuable (both shades) + Colourpop BFF Crème gel liner in Honeydude. 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 + Catrice Secret Garden lip oil in C03 Secret Kiss)

Colourpop haul including 30% off sitewide

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I have a collective Colourpop haul to share with you today. Some of these products I got 30% off, when Colourpop had a 30% off sitewide deal back in May. But let’s begin with the products I didn’t get in the sale.

I picked up these three mega palettes. I’d been wanting the Aurora Struck palette for a while, so I picked it up, when it was finally back in stock. I’m wearing it here. I also got the It’s A Mood palette and the Matte About Hue palette. I haven’t worn the It’s A Mood palette yet, but I think the colour story is very autumnal, so I should wear it soon. I usually don’t love all matte palettes, but I really like the shades in the Matte About Hue palette.

Two 12-pan palettes I purchased are the Wild Nothing palette (which I’m wearing here) and the Pretty Please palette. Both have more muted, neutral colour stories, which is usually not my thing, but I actually think both of these are really pretty.

These are two lip products I didn’t get in the sale. It’s the Blotted Lip in Talker and the Lux lip oil in Lights Szn. I haven’t worn any of these yet.

When the Winnie The Pooh collection came back in stock, I purchased the Sweet As Can Be palette. I also wanted the lip mask set, but it sold out very quickly.

The last products that I didn’t buy in the 30% off sitewide sale was this set including the Smokin’ Hot palette and five BFF Crème gel liners in Brew Haha, Sunnyvale, Overboard, Get Lucid, and Honeydude.

The rest of the products in this haul were 30% off. The Heavy Petal palette has quite a unique colour story, and I quite like it.

I love the BFF Crème gel liners, so I got one more shade, and it’s called Outer Space. I also got the Freckle Pen in Soft Brown.

I purchased a lot of Super Shock shadows. These two I just purchased separately. They’re in the shades Ice Dream and Frog.

This is the Electric Shock Super Shock shadow set, and it comes with Tassel, I Heart This, Prickly Pear, and Bae.

The last Super Shock shadows I picked up were the Shock It To Me Super Shock shadow vault including Mountain Lion, 3rd Street, 2014, The Griffith, Low 70s, Life Coach, Aster, Kombucha, Green Juice, 405, Born In LA, and Adaptogen.

I also love the Super Shock blushes and bought the following three shades; Doozie, Count Me In, and Pie.

The last lip products I got were the The Legend of Korra Fresh Kiss lip créme in Partner In Crime, the Glowing Lip in Red Hot, and two Lux lip oils in Pink Circuit and Hot Spark. I really liked the lip oils.

The very last product I picked up was the Sol body cream in Vanilla Dream. I love everything vanilla scented.

Always teal and red

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Everytime I wear this dress I always do a teal eye and red lip make-up look to go with it.

(Base: primers – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer + Catrice Soft Glam filter fluid (shade: 010 Fair-Light), foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light) + Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer in RN1, powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair), freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – Colourpop Bronze Stix in Laguna Beach, blusher – Essence Baby Got Blush blush stick in 30 Rosé All Day, highlighter – Colourpop Winx Club Lite Stix in Icy. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Colourpop Aurora Struck palette (shades: Nite Sky + Phenomenon + In Orbit + Cosmic Ray + Feelin’ Wavy), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – Too Faced Killer Liner gel eyeliner in Killer Turquoise. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Natasha Denona I Need A Rouge lip crayon in Emilia + about-face Cherry Pick lip color butter in Cherry Good)