5 favourites – December

Happy New Year! It’s the last day of 2023 and just as every other year, it feels like this year just flew by. I’d heard that it feels like time goes by faster after you’ve had children, and I agree. The last couple of months have been a little tough, but besides that most of my year was great. I’m hoping for many good days and experiences in 2024, so before we say hello to the new year, let’s say goodbye to the old one with some December favourites.

Pink Crocs Classic Crush boots: December has been a month snow, cold weather, and rain, so I’m so glad I purchased these Crocs boots back in October, because I’ve worn them so much.

Red bow hair clip (H&M): I’ve been loving the hair bow trend this December. This red hair clip version has been my favourite hair accessory to pair with my Christmas outfits.

Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin serum skin tint (shade: 2): I haven’t hauled this skin tint yet, but I’ve already worn it quite a bit, because I really enjoy this product. 2023 has been the year of skin tints and light coverage foundations for me, and this Danessa Myricks one is a great one, and I’m excited to continue to wear it.

Natasha Denona I Need A Rouge lip styletto & lip crayon in Gigi: I’ve loved these lip products ever since I purchased them earlier in the year, but they’re been such a great red Christmas lip duo. I’ve also worn the lip crayon with other red lipsticks this past month.

Love Actually In Concert: In the middle of December I watched Love Actually In Concert with one of my sisters, and it was incredible. I love Love Actually, and I watch it every Christmas season, and watching it with an orchestra playing all of the music in the film was so beautiful and a completely new watching experience.

Completely different colours

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. After wearing lots of green eye looks and red lips throughout December, it was fun wearing a make-up look in completely different colours.

(Base: primer – Essence Hello, Good Stuff! glow serum primer, foundation – Clinique Even Better Clinical serum foundation SPF 20 (shade: WN 01 Flax), concealers – Catrice Under Eye Brightener in 010 Light Rose + Clinique Even Better All Over concealer + eraser (shade: WN 01 Flax), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Kiko Milano Radiant Fusion baked powder in 01. Face make-up: bronzer – MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Radiant bronzer (shade: Radiant Light Rosy),  blusher – Clinique Cheek Pop blush in 17 Black Honey Pop, highlighter – H&M Beauty At First Light highlighter in Glass Slipper. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Persuade, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Catrice Magic Christmas Story eyeshadow palette in C01 The Nutcracker (shades: 2 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7), mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Colourpop BFF Crème gel liner in Get Lucid. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Raisin + Clinique Pop Plush creamy lip gloss in 01 Black Honey Pop)

Lyko haul (December 2023)

I have a Lyko haul to share with you today. It includes some Christmas and New Year’s inspired products from Essence and Catrice, so I thought I would post this haul before New Year’s.

I picked up three products from the Essence Merry X-Mas, My Deer! collection; the liquid blush in 01 Hey Deer, the Jumbo eyelighting crayon in 01 Let It Glow, My Deer!, and the Glossy lip balm in 01 Oh Deer. Sadly, the Jumbo eyelighting crayon came broken twice, but I’ll see if I can still use it. The lip balm I bought for the packaging, because it’s super cute.

Catrice came out with a New Year’s inspired collection called About Tonight, and I purchased three out of four metallic eyeshadows. They’re in the shades C02 Gintastic, C03 Shaken Not Stirred, and C04 Martini Please.

I also picked up the two metallic lipsticks from the collection, and they’re called C01 Kiss Me At Midnight and C02 A Night To Remember. I’m excited to see how opaque they are.

Lastly, I bought three Burt’s Bees lip balms. I haven’t tried this brand before, but the scents sounded nice. I got a set of two including Beeswax and Vanilla Bean, and then I also got the Pink Grapefruit one.

Craving blue

Here’s the make-up I wore with these outfits. I’d been craving doing a blue eye look and I thought it would go perfectly with my two outfits that day.

(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 – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + 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 – Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blush in 05 Ruby Pop, highlighter – Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch highlighter in Enlighten. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Natasha Denona Mini Triochrome palette (shades: Overcast + Stratos + Voltaic + Strike + Aero), mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliners – Marc Jacobs Fineliner Ultra-Skinny Gel Eye Crayon (shade: Steel(etto)) + Colourpop High School Musical Crème gel liner in Exit. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Natasha Denona I Need A Rouge lip crayon in Gigi + Natasha Denona I Need A Rouge Lip Styletto in Gigi)

Two looks in one day

Here’s what I wore Friday December 15 during the day. A simple, but very festive look.

(Jumper – PULL&BEAR, jeans – H&M, boots – Zara)

And here’s what I wore in the evening. I went to see Love Actually in concert with one of my sisters, and it was amazing! It was also fun dressing up for an evening out. Something I don’t do very often these days.

(Blazer – second hand, bag – H&M, dress + boots – Monki)

H&M + Zalando Cyber Monday haul 2023

Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrated Christmas today. In Denmark, we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve, and I had a lovely day and evening yesterday. Today, I have a H&M and Zalando Cyber Monday haul to share with you.

I picked up two blazers from H&M; an olive green one and a zebra print one. I love blazers, and I’m always up for adding new ones to my wardrobe.

Another style of clothing that I have a lot of in my wardrobe are fitted roll neck tops, and I thought this white and black leopard print one would be a great layering piece.

You know how much I love Disney and Mickey Mouse, so I just had to have this bag.

I purchased two pairs of shoes in the H&M Cyber Monday sale. The khaki green platform loafers had been on my wishlist for a while, and they’re even nicer in real life. And the black boots were an impulse buy, but they’re just so pretty.

The only items I bought from Zalando were these red holiday sweater classic Crocs and a Tis The Season 5 pack Jibbitz. I already had a 5 pack of some other Christmas Jibbitz, so I added both packs to these super Christmassy Crocs.

First look with gold

Merry Christimas Eve! Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Is this the first eye look including gold I’ve done in December so far? I guess, I’ve been more into silver than gold this year.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Urban Decay Stay Naked Hydromaniac Tinted Glow Hydrator (shade: 20 Fair Neutral), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Colourpop Super Shock bronzer in Get Sandy, blusher – Natasha Denona Love Glow cheek palette (shades: Glow Cream Base + Super Glow), highlighter – Revlon SkinLights Prismatic highlighter in 201 Daybreak Glimmer. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Colourpop It’s A Mood palette (shades: Bonafide + Oblivion + Mystified + Surface + Surrender) + MAC Sparkler eyeshadow in Ice Gold + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Colourpop High School Musical Crème gel liner in In This Together. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Natasha Denona I Need A Rouge lip crayon in Gigi + Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Metallics lipstick in 003 Fiery Red)

So Christmassy!

Here’s what I wore Thursday December 14. I just love how Christmassy this outfit is! That Christmas tree cardigan is so cute.

(Cardigan – PULL&BEAR, T-shirt – Asos Design, belt – Tamaris, trousers – H&M, boots – Topshop)

In the middle of December

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. As much as I enjoy creating and wearing green and red Christmas make-up looks, it was nice to wear a bit of pink in the middle of December.

(Base: primers – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder (shade: Universal) + Catrice Soft Glam filter fluid (shade: 010 Fair-Light), foundation – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin serum skin tint (shade: 2), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), 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 – Made By Mitchell Blursh Bronzed liquid bronzer in Hollo There, blusher – 3INA The No-Rules cream in 371, highlighter – Catrice Magic Christmas Story Cheeklighter in C01 Mother Ginger. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – NYX Ultimate Flamingo Frost shadow palette (shades: 1 + 3 + 4 + 11 + 12), mascaras – Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 08 Jungle Green + Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – NYX Epic Wear Liner Stick in Pink Spirit. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour lip liner in Prom Night + 3INA The Color lip glow in 371)