Collective beauty haul (May 2023)

I have a collective beauty haul to share with you today. It’s going to be a mix of drugstore, high end, and Indie products.

Let’s kick things off with some products I purchased from Lookfantastic. I picked up the viral L’Oréal Telescopic Lift mascara, which I don’t like and have already decluttered. It transferred a lot me. I love the Urban Decay Moondust eyeshadow in Space Cowboy though, which is a product I’d been wanting to try for a long time. I also bought the Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer in the shade RN1, which is sadly a little light on me, but the formula is lovely. The last two products, I got from Lookfantastic, are two Laura Mercier products; the Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur In Translucent, which is now my favourite loose powder in my collection, and the High Vibe lip colour in 142 Pop, which I actually haven’t worn yet.

I’d heard great things about the Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge blushes, so I picked up two shades on sale, Pale Pink and Fresh Melon, and they’re really pretty.

From Kiko Milano I got the following three products; the Glow Up face & body highlighter in Champagne (I’m not quite sure how I feel about it yet), the Radiant Fusion baked powder in 01 (I’m liking this one so far), and the Juicy Tint Lips Cheeks liquid colour in Versatile Red (I didn’t like this product, so I decluttered it).

I haven’t tried the Rimmel Kind & Free lip balms yet, but I’m excited to do so maybe soon. I chose the shades 001 Air Storm and 006 Berry Twist.

Here are three foundations that I already knew I really liked. I got a full size of the Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf42 in 21 Light Beige, a lighter shade of the Clinique Even better Clinical serum foundation SPF 20 (the shade is WN 01 Flax and it’s a really nice match for me), and a slightly darker shade of the MAC Studio Radiance Face And Body Radiant Sheer foundation (it’s in the shade N1). All three foundation were on sale.

Let’s move on to some Indie make-up. I made an order from GlossGods Cosmetics, which is a Swedish Indie brand that I really enjoy. I got the New Neutrals remixed palette, because I wanted to see if they make as great neutral eyeshadows as they do colourful eyeshadows.

Then I also purchased this big set including the What’s Your Power? remixed eyeshadow palette, four of the split-pan Power Liners (they’re in the shades Unapologetic & Passionate, Ambitious & Courageous, Proud & Happy, and Powerful & Valuable), a That Base! Crease Killer eyeshadow base, and their sharp eyeliner brush. I’ve tried everything apart from one of the Power Liners, and I’ve enjoyed it all.

And last, but not least, I picked up the two newest at the time eyeshadow palettes from Oden’s Eye, which is another Swedish Indie brand and one of my favourite Indie brands. These are the Jewels & Gem palette and the Stone & Rock palette. They’re slightly more neutral than most other Oden’s Eye palettes, but they’re still super pretty.

First time trying Blend Bunny Cosmetics

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It was my first time trying Blend Bunny Cosmetics eyeshadows, and I really liked the quality and pigmentation of the shadows. I obviously also loved these purple shades.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty 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 + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), 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 – NABLA Skin Bronzing in Ambra, blusher – Colourpop pressed powder blush in Cupid’s Bow, highlighter – Half Magic Light Trap Duochrome glow powder in Enter The Glow. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Blend Bunny Cosmetics Lure palette (shades: Jellyfish + Tenticles + Charmed + Pearl) + Natasha Denona Flutter eyeshadow (from Retro Glam palette), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – L.A. Girl Pastel Dream auto eyeliner in Lavender. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: L.A. Girl Perfect Precision lip liner in Pinky + Huda Beauty Lip Blush creamy lip & cheek stain in Rosy Kiss + Colourpop So Glassy lipgloss in Poppy)

First real date

Here’s what I wore Saturday August 26. My boyfriend and I went on a lunch date. It was our first real date after having our daughter, and it was nice:)

(Shirt – Monki, skirt – H&M, bag – Silfen, sneakers – Nike)

Green/purple duochrome liner detail

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. You know I love a purple eye look, and I really like the little green/purple duochrome liner detail on this one.

(Base: primers – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder (shade: Universal) + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Liquid Filter (shade: 1 Fair), foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow) + Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer in RN1, powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent + Hourglass Ambient Lighting powder in Dim Light, freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – Fenty Beauty Match Stix contour stick in Soft Amber, blusher – about-face Cheek Freak Blush Balm in Get Some, highlighter – Colourpop Winx Club Lite Stix in Stormy. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Colourpop All Amethyst palette (shades: Trigonal + Crystal Crazy + Amulet + Sunbird + Brilliant), mascaras – Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 01 Metallic Purple + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliners – Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Waterproof Micropencil eyeliner (shade: Jade) + Kiko Milano Green Me eyeliner & khol in 02 Into The Plum + 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: Gosh Velvet Touch lip liner in 002 Antique Rose + MAC Mehr lipstick)