Monthly Archives: November 2023

5 favourites – November

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My favourite month of the year begins tomorrow, and I’m very excited about it, especially because November was a tough month for me. So I could use some Christmas spirit in my life. I did manage to find some favourites this past month, and they’re all make-up and beauty related, so let’s talk about them.

Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop Blur + Smooth skin tint stick (shade: 02): I love the original Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint, so I was so excited to try the new Eaze Drop Blur + Smooth skin tint stick, and I really enjoy it. It’s been my go-to foundation to wear on days where I had to go to work very early in the morning, because it’s so quick and easy to apply and blend.

Made By Mitchell Curve Case in Light: This cream bronzer and blush palette from Made By Mitchell is so nice. The formula is great. These creams are very pigmented, but very blendable, and the colours are stunning. I’m excited to get more use out of this palette.

e.l.f. Cosmetics No Budge matte shadow sticks: These are my favourite shadow sticks in my collection. I think I’ve got all the shades by now (so more than the picture shows). They’re perfect for creating quick eye looks, because they’re easy to apply, they blend well, and they do not budge as the name suggests. The shade range is great too.

Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara: I’ve had this with my mascara back-ups for a couple of years, I think, and I finally decided to try it, and I really like it. I don’t necessarily think that it gives my lashes a false lash effect, but it looks really nice, and it doesn’t smudge or flake. I really like the wand as well.

The Body Shop Totally Tangled Ginger Body Yogurt: I purchased this product years ago, but I didn’t open it until recently. I knew I liked the Body Yogurts from The Body Shop, and I love this spicy ginger scent.

Colourpop haul (October 2023)

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I have a Colourpop haul to share with you today. I have an older Colourpop haul that I haven’t posted yet, but I thought I would post this one first since it includes Christmas items. Let’s begin with those.

I purchased the entire Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer set called the Deer To Me set, when the collection re-launched this year. I thought this collection was so cute, when it initially launched a couple of years ago, I think, so I was super excited to see it back now that I’m finally purchasing from Colourpop. Let’s take a closer look at the collection.

You could argue that the main item in the collection is the Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer palette. It’s mostly a neutral palette with a couple of greens and reds, but I find that the neutrals look quite interesting and pretty. However, I went with a green look the first time I wore this palette, and I loved how the look turned out.

I’m having a thing for lip masks these days, so I was really happy that the Deer To Me set included the Clarice Peppermint Overnight Lip Mask and also the Rudolph Peppermint Lippie Scrub. Peppermint is one of my absolute favourite scents (I love the taste too), so I’m excited to try these.

This is the Couple of Misfits Lux lip gloss trio including the shades Hermey, Dolly, and Misfit Elephant. They’re all super pretty, sparkly glosses with a duochrome flip to them. I’m wearing the shade Dolly on top of a lipstick here.

These are the There’s Always Tomorrow Lux lipstick kit and the I Think You’re Cute Lux lipstick kit. Both kits come with a Lippie pencil and a Lux lipstick. So cute!

The last item in the Deer To Me set was these little Reindeer hair clips. Very cute as well.

I also picked up three products from the newest Sailor Moon collection. I’m not very familiar with Sailor Moon, but I really liked the colour story of the palette and the pretty colours of the highlighters.

This is the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon For Love & Justice palette, and isn’t that a pretty colour story?! I’m especially drawn to the last shade in the palette called Starry Sky. It’s a very unique shade of blue.

This is the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Moonlight Glow pressed powder highlighter set. The pink shade is called Moonlight, and the purple shade is called Moon Kingdom.

These are the last two products I purchased this time around. The Super Shock shadow is called Creepin’ and is from the Haunted Mansion collection. I really want the palette from that collection, but it’s still sold out. And then I got another Lux lip oil, because I really like the formula. I chose the shade Bengal, which looks like a pretty redish berry shade.

Holographic eyes

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It’s really difficult to capture the amazing holographic eyeshadow I’m wearing in a picture, but hopefully you get an idea of just how stunning it is!

(Base: primer – Essence Hello, Good Stuff! glow serum primer, foundation – L’Oreal Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer (shade: 1 + 3), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – Natasha Denona Contour Sculpting Powder in 01 Light, blusher – Colourpop High School Musical pressed powder blush in Playoffs, highlighter – MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Let It Glow. Eye make-up: bases – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly + NYX Glitter primer, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Lethal Cosmetics Evergreen palette (shades: Herbivore + Wilderness) + Lethal Cosmetics Magnetic Pure Metals eyeshadows in Bismuth + Palladium, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Colourpop High School Musical Crème gel liner in Exit. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + Maybelline Superstay Vinyl Ink in 25 Red-Hot)

Sort of subtle

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Here’s what I wore Wednesday November 22. This look is obviously Christmassy, but still in a sort of subtle way, I think.

(Cardigan – Pieces, T-shirt – Monki, trousers – H&M, shoes – Asos Design)

MAC Bizarre Blizzard holiday 2023 collection

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It’s that time of year again. Time for my MAC holiday haul. This year the collection is called Bizzare Blizzard and has this pretty white and silver frosty packaging. Before we get further into the products, I just wanted to let you know that I still have lots of hauls from the end of summer and autumn, but I decided to push those back for a little while, and post my Christmassy hauls as well as Black Friday/Cyber Monday hauls first. Now, let’s get into the MAC holiday products.

I picked up the Frosted Blur face primer in Cool + Clear, which I’m pretty sure is a new product from MAC. It feels like most other blurring primers, so it feels nice on the skin.

I love how many blue eyeshadow palettes (and cool-toned palettes in general) are launching these days. This is the Snowbody’s Business eye shadow palette x12, and it fits the theme of this year’s holiday collection perfectly.

I collect these face compacts from MAC, so even though I have other highlighters similar to this one, I had to get the Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Gleamscape.

This year MAC did not include their classic bullet lipsticks in their holiday collection (at least not as singles). Instead they included three limited edition shades of the Powder Kiss Velvet Blur Slim Sticks, which I also like. I picked up two shades; Merry Cherry (bright red) and Cocoa Kisses (warm brown). Both shades look very pretty and are fitting for the season.

Vibrant all day

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love how this whole make-up look turned out! The blush looked vibrant all day and the lip colour matched it perfectly. The green eye look is super pretty too.

(Base: primer – Catrice Disney The Jungle Book face primer, foundation – Maybelline SuperStay 24H skin tint (shade: 03), concealers – Essence Conceal Like A Pro colour correcting palette (shades: green + yellow) + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Kiko Milano Radiant Fusion baked powder in 01, freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Luminous Putty bronzer in Vacay Mood, blusher – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed in Prima Donna, highlighter – Colourpop Lite Stix in Glazey. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Colourpop Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer palette (shades: Mush Mush! + Christmasy Time + Elf Practice + North Pole), mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliners – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Automatic eyeliner in A$$ets + Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 011 Milk White. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + H&M Matte Lippie matte lip color in Coral Fixation + Colourpop Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Lux lip gloss in Dolly)

Do I need a nude?

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I wore the Natasha Denona I Need A Nude eyeshadow palette (which I haven’t hauled yet) for the first time. I think the eye look turned out pretty, but since I don’t wear neutral eyeshadows that often, it won’t become my favourite Natasha Denona palette.

(Base: primers – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer + Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (shade: 1 Fair), foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealers (shades: RN1 + N2), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand in Fair-Medium, blusher – Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush in 08 Summertime Wine, highlighter – About-Face Light Lock Highlight Fluid in Fight Or Flight. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Natasha Denona I Need A Nude palette (shades: Stone + Silhouette + Delilah + Whisper) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 012 Golden Brown. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Ms. Diva Pro Longwear lip pencil + L’Oréal Infaillible Matte Resistance liquid lipstick in 500 Wine Not?)

H&M sale haul (June 2023)

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I have a small H&M sale haul to share with you today. I purchased these items back in June, so they’re very summery. I guess, I’m a bit behind on hauls.

Let’s begin with a couple of dresses. Both with spaghetti straps and a smock detail. I’ve worn these on very hot days.

I’ve actually worn this striped tank top and these denim shorts together. Here’s the look.

I always wear biker shorts under skirts and dresses in the summer time, so I got these three pairs, which I’ve been wearing a lot.

Lastly, I picked up this pink bikini top, since I needed one that would fit my postpartum body. I didn’t get to wear it this past summer though. Maybe next year.