Monthly Archives: May 2024

5 favourites – May

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May has been another month of ups and down, but I’m beginning to experience more good days than bad. They weather has been very nice the past couple of weeks, and that has definitely been a mood booster. I’m hoping for more sunny weather in the months to come. Let’s talk about some favourites from the last month of spring, before we head into June.

Long pearl necklace: I’ve had this long pearl necklace for about 15 years or so. It used to belong to my late grandmother (I got it before she past away though), so it means a lot to me, and I’ve worn it throughout all of those years. However, it’s been one of my stable pieces of jewellery in May, especially in the beginning of the month.

Colourpop BFF crème gel liners: I love these eyeliners from Colourpop. I’ve got so many of them; the ones in the picture are just the ones I’ve worn this past month. They’re really pigmented and they stay for long time in the waterline.

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62 perfume mist: I only just recently jumped on the Sol de Janeiro perfume mist band wagon, but now that I’m on the wagon I’m not planning on getting off any time soon. I love a lot of the scents, but my favourite this month has to be number 62. I just got a sample size of this one, but I might repurchase a bigger size in the future.

MAC Gentle Off eye and lip makeup remover: I received this makeup remover as a free gift with purchase with a MAC order once, but I just started using it this past month. I really like it, it is gentle as the name suggests, and I’ve almost used it up.

Rosendahl Mother’s Day Heart 2024 ornament: We have never really celebrated Mother’s Day or Father’s Day in my family, but my daughter gave me this Mother’s Day heart ornament this year (she got some help purchasing it from her grandmother), which was very unexpected and therefore even more special.

Huge Catrice haul (February 2024)

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I have a huge Catrice haul to share with you today. It includes their Valentine’s Day collection and S/S 2024 drop.

Let’s begin with the Heart Affair collection that came out around Valentine’s Day. As you can see, I picked up a lot of the products from this collection. Let’s take a closer look at them.

The collection included two blush stamps. They’re in the shades C01 Love Expression and C02 Show Me Love, which are similar shades to the packaging. These are very pigmented, and maybe a bit too intense for my liking.

The highlighter in CO1 Stole My Heart comes in a very cute heart shaped compact, and it’s a nice slightly golden champagne shade.

I got two of the three matte liquid lipsticks shades. The shades I picked are C02 Married?! and C03 Taken?! I’ve only worn C03 Taken?! so far, but I really liked the formula, and the colours are very pretty.

I also bought two out of three shades of the full shine lipsticks. I chose the shades C01 Hearts On and C03 Heartbreaker. These are also very pretty and definitely shiny.

Lastly from the Heart Affair collection, I got two of the nail lacquers in shades C01 No One’s Lover and C03 Love Game, and I love both shades. The packaging is nice too.

Next up are the new spring/summer products I picked up. This is the Skin Glaze hydrating serum primer. So far I like it.

I’m not sure how I feel about the Magic Shaper face cream palette in 010 Holy Grail though. The bronzers are too deep and I’m not sure I like the formula very much.

These are the Blush Affair liquid blushes in 020 Orange Fizz and 030 Ready Red Go, and I remember these to be pretty nice.

Here’s a little bundle of products I got, and two of them are some of my favourites from this haul.

The Space Glam holo highlighter in 010 Beam Me Up! is beautiful. It has a transparent base and then it shifts different colours from pink to gold to green. I can’t believe that Catrice managed to create such a stunning shifty highlighter at such a low price point.

Here’s a closer look at the two lip products. I really enjoyed the Intense Matte lip pen in 070 Re(a)d My Lips, and I know I like the Scandalous Matte lipstick formula, so I picked up another shade called 130 Slay The Day.

Here are some more lip products I picked up. I really like the Shine Bomb lip lacquer in 060 Pinky Promise. I haven’t tried the Melt & Shine juicy lip balm in 100 Sunny Side Up yet, but I also really enjoyed the Drunk’n Diamonds plumping lip balm in 050 Bury Me In Rubies.

The Space Glam products are some of the big winners in my book. These are the Space Glam chrome eyeshadows in 010 Moonlight Glow, 020 Supernova, and 030 Galaxy Lights. I’ve only worn 010 Moonlight Glow on my eyes so far, but all three shades swatch beautifully. These are great multichrome eyeshadows from the drugstore.

For eyes I also got the Deep Matte liquid eyeshadow in 040 Lime Light and the High Gloss liquid eyeshadow in 010 Glossy Glam. I’ll be trying out the Deep Matte liquid eyeshadow tomorrow, and I haven’t tried the High Gloss liquid eyeshadow yet.

I’m very impressed by the Kohl Kajal waterproof eyeliners. I picked up the shades 110 Orange O’Clock, 150 Ultra Marine, and 170 Candy Rose.

Lastly, I purchased three of the Pastel Please nail polishes. I chose the shades 010 Think Pink, 020 Cloud Nine, and 040 Mint Breeze. I love that they all have shimmer.

No (liquid) foundation

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I had to get up early that day, so I tried to do a quicker make-up look without foundation (apart from a bit of powder foundation), and I’m happy with how it turned out.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen (shade: Sunbeam), foundation – none, concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair) + e.l.f. Cosmetics Hydrating Camo concealer (shade: Fair Beige), powders – e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light + e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo powder foundation (shade: Fair 120N). Face make-up: bronzer – Made By Mitchell Blursh Bronzed liquid bronzer in Hollo There, blusher – Unearthly Cosmetics liquid blush in Nirvana, highlighter – Made By Mitchell Blursh Glaze in Sprinkles. Eye make-up: eyeshadows – e.l.f. Cosmetics No Budge cream eyeshadow in Wildflower + Trixie Cosmetics Stay The Night liquid shimmer topper in Love Potion + Catrice About Tonight metallic eyeshadow in C02 Gintastic, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 008 Lavender. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Clarins Water Lip Stain in 04 Violet Water)

Quite cold and rainy

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Here’s what I wore Tuesday April 2. I remember it to be quite cold and rainy that day hence the fussy jumper and the Crocs boots.

(Jumper + trousers – Monki, T-shirt – Daisy Street, boots – Crocs)

Continue to be impressed

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I continue to be impressed by Unearthly Cosmetics eyeshadow palettes. I used the Dreamer palette (which will be featured in an upcoming haul) to create this eye look, and I love how it turned out.

(Base: primers – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder (shade: Universal) + Catrice Skin Glaze hydrating serum primer, foundation – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin serum skin tint (shade: 2), concealer – Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer (shade: RN1 + N2), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – Huda Beauty Glowish Soft Radiance bronzing powder in 1 Light, blusher – Iconic London Multi-Use Cheek Glow blush in Play Time, highlighter – Pixi + Hello Kitty Chrome Glow palette in Charming Glow (shades: Tickled Pink + Mimmy). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Unearthly Cosmetics Dreamer palette (shades: Soothe + Slumber + Fantasy + Imaginary + Tranquil + Dream State), mascaras – Essence I Love Extreme crazy volume mascara + Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 01 Metallic Purple, eyeliner – Colourpop Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon BFF Crème gel liner in Azabu-Juban. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Night Crawler lip pencil + Unearthly Cosmetics lipgloss in Spaz)

Nice, long Easter break

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Here’s what I wore Friday March 22. I went to my parent’s holiday home for a nice, long Easter break, so I wore this casual outfit (I changed my shoes to sneakers before I went).

(Bucket hat + jeans – H&M, sweatshirt – Monki, boots – Asos Design)

Beauty Bay haul (January 2024)

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I have a Beauty Bay haul to share with you today. This is probably going to be my last Beauty Bay haul in a really long time. I made two rather large/expensive orders around Black Friday, and I never received my orders. I was in contact with customer service over a two month long period, and I was never provided with a refund for my missing orders. I usually don’t share this kind of information, but I lost quite a lot of money, which is obviously very upsetting. I purchased the products I’m hauling today while my correspondence with customer services was ongoing.

Some of the products I originally purchased back in November was the Jeffree Star Cosmetics Scorpio palette and two of the Jeffree Star Cosmetics Shiny Trap lipsticks that launched with the Scorpio collection. I have to admit that I really dislike the outer packaging of this palette, but I think the colour story is really pretty. I did a look with this palette recently, and I really liked how it came out.

These are the Shiny Trap lipsticks in Hot Devotion and Gardening In Mayhem, and they’re really pretty. I’m wearing Hot Devotion here.

From e.l.f. Cosmetics I picked up the Camo Hydrating CC Cream in Fair 120N and the Camo liquid blush in Coral Crush. I like both of these products.

I’ve always loved the By BEAUTY BAY eyeshadows and especially the limited edition 20 colour palettes. The Reckless Romance is this year’s Valentine’s Day release from By BEAUTY BAY, and I really like the dark take on a Valentine’s palette. I’m wearing it on my eyes here.

Lastly, I got the By BEAUTY BAY sheer tinted lip balm in Strawberry as a free gift with purchase. I like a tinted lip balm, and this one is cute.

The crease liner is back

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The crease liner is back and in a pretty, metallic, purple, shifty version.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – MAC Studio Radiance Face and Body Radiant Sheer foundation (shades: W0 + N1), concealer – NYX Pro Fix Stick correcting concealers (shades: 0.2 Pink + 03 Alabaster), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Catrice All Matt Shine Control powder Healthy Look in 100 Neutral Fresh Beige. Face make-up: bronzer – The Balm Take Home The Bronze bronzer in Oliver, blusher – R.E.M. Beauty Hypernova satin matte blush in Pinking of U, highlighter – Fantasy Cosmetica Celestial Lights highlighter palette (shade: Dark Star). Eye make-up: base – GlossGods Cosmetics That Base! Crease Killer eyeshadow base, eyeshadows – Jolie Beauty Ethereality palette (shades: Moonchild + Toadstool + Storybook + Crystals + Fairy Dust + Fantasy), mascaras – Essence I Love Extreme crazy volume mascara + Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Pink Air), eyeliners – Unearthly Cosmetics Immortal liquid eyeliner in Tears + Revolution x Bratz Jade eye pencil. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Dusty Rose + Unearthly Cosmetics lipgloss in Admire)

Pastels next

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Here’s what I wore Thursday March 21. I went from wearing neutrals one day to wearing pastels the next.

(Blazer + jeans – H&M, shirt – Monki, loafers – Jeffrey Campbell)

Mustardy tones

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. When it comes to neutrals, I usually have the most fun playing with yellow-based, mustardy tones.

(Base: primer – Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – Rare Beauty Positive Light tinted moisturizer (shade: 14W), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Kiko Milano Radiant Fusion baked powder in 01. Face make-up: bronzer – R.E.M. Beauty Hypernova satin matte bronzer in Send 2 Voicemail, blusher – BH Cosmetics x Doja Cat Flora powder blush trio in Poppy (mustard shade), highlighter – Catrice More Than Glow highlighter in 010 Ultimate Platinum Glaze. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Glam Shop Nugatowa palette (shades: Kremowa Pianka + Lekko Miodowy + Skarmelizowany + Kawa Czekoladowa + Blyszczacy Dymek + Deserowy + Perla), mascara – Rimmel Kind & Free mascara (shade: 02 Brown Black), eyeliner – MAC Powerpoint eye pencil in Bottle Service. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Stone lip pencil + Natasha Denona I Need A Nude lipstick in 1B Charlotte)