Here’s what I wore Wednesday October 23. An outfit this colourful makes me so happy.
(Shirt – YAS, trousers – second hand, socks – H&M, shoes – Crocs)
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Matas haul (October 2024)
I have a Matas haul to share with you today. It includes mostly affordable make-up.
The only high end product in this haul is the Fenty Beauty Trace’d Out lip liner in Coal Blooded 09. This is a very unique shade of lip liner; it’s a very dark almost black brown shade. The only thing I got from the NYX Beetlejuice collaboration was the Sandstorm Swirl Butter Gloss in 04. I also picked up the Rimmel Kind & Free Lash Loader mascara in 002 Brown Black. I’ve been using this mascara lately, and I’ve found that I prefer the original Rimmel Kind & Free mascara in the same shade.
From e.l.f. Cosmetics I got the Brow Lift in Clear, which is the best dupe for the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze in my opinion. I also finally purchased the e.l.f. Cosmetics Soft Glam satin foundation in 13 Fair Neutral, and I really like it.
The rest of the products in this haul are from Essence. I picked up the Essence Flawless Skin Trio loose setting powder in 10, the Essence Juicy Melon tinted lip & cheek balm, and the Essence Baby Got Holo highlighter stick in 10 Holy Apricotly. The powder indludes three shades (pink, lilac, and peach) that you can wear individually or swirl together, which is quite neat. I wasn’t aware of the fact the the blush was one of those jelly pH-reacting products, so I don’t know how I’m going to feel about, since they’re not my favourite kind of products. The highlighter is not bad. The shade is quite fun.
The last three products I got are all from the Essence In The Bloom’light collection. I bought the blushlighter in 01 Made Of Stardust, matte lip liner in 01 Live In Full Bloom, and the satin lipstick in 01 Kisses At Midnight. I think my favourite of the three is the blushlighter.
Pink and magenta
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love a fun, bright make-up look, and these shades of pink and magenta are so pretty.
(Base: primers – Essence Catching Clouds Cloud-touch Mousse Primer in 01 Up On Cloud + L’Oréal Glotion natural glow enhancer (shade: 901 Fair Glow), foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – Essence Flawless Skin Trio loose setting powder in 10 + Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Soft Radiance setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – NYX Buttermelt bronzer in 01 Butta Cup, blush – Adept Cosmetics Duality blush palette (shade: Magenta), highlighter – Oden’s Eye Luminous highlighter in L101 Dim Glow. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Adept Cosmetics Unity palette (shades: Tranquil Tone + Live A Little + Moss + Petals + Serene Spirit + Balanced Beauty) + Oden’s Eye Luminous highlighter in L101 Dim Glow (inner corners), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + L’Oréal Lash Paradise mascara in Intense Black, eyeliner – Essence Wood You Love Me? Duo Eye Pencil in 01 Forever Together (light green shade). Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze. Lips: Morphe x Nyane Color pencil in Pitaya Pink + Trixie Cosmetics Stacy lipstick)
Comfy, casual zebra
Here’s what I wore Friday October 11. For my last day of animal print week, I wore some more zebra print and paired it with pink and green, and I think this is a really nice comfy, casual look.
(Shirt – second hand, T-shirt – McBusted Tour 2014 T-shirt, jeans – H&M, sneakers – Nike)
Warm me up
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. As a colourful make-up lover, I actually really like this warm, neutral look.
(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer + 4% Niacinamide, foundation – L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powder – e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – Haus Labs Power Sculpt velvet bronzer in Soleil Sand, blush – Oden’s Eye Solmåne Sunlight Love blusher in B102 Warm Sun, highlighter – Oden’s Eye Solmåne Moonlight Feel highlighter in H103 Warm Sunshine. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Oden’s Eye Eternal Twilight palette (shades: Afterglow + Final + Moment + Solar + Guard), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + L’Oréal Lash Paradise mascara in Intense Black, eyeliner – Essence Longlasting eye pencil in 39 Shimmer Sunsation. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Sandstone + Dose of Colors liquid matte lipstick in Warm Me Up)
Zebras and leopards
Here’s what I wore Thursday October 10. This might have been my favourite look from animal print week (I loved the Tuesday look too though). There’s something so fun about mixing different animal prints, and zebra print and leopard print go surprisingly well together.
(Blazer – H&M, T-shirt – Kaffe, jeans + boots – Asos Design)
Not the most exciting
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It’s not the most exciting make-up look, but it looked nice with the outfit, and I do like that muted red lip colour.
(Base: primer – Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), 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 + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r Instant Warmth bronzer (shade: Inda Sun), blush – Singe Beauty Evocative Silk Blush in Timid Tomato, highlighter – Natasha Denona Hy-Gen Skincare Infused Glow Beautifier in Light. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Unearthly Cosmetics Spring Magic palette (shades: Full Moon + Blossom + Clove + Grimore) + MAC Extra Dimension foil eyeshadow in Sparktacular + Natasha Denona Hy-Gen Skincare Infused Glow Beautifier in Light (inner corners), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + L’Oréal Lash Paradise mascara in Intense Black, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 012 Golden Brown. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze. Lips: Colourpop Lippie pencil in Love Bug + Colourpop Lippie Stix in Fly-Fi)
I just had to
Here’s what I wore Wednesday October 9. How could I not wear this leopard print dress during animal print week? I just had to. And the shoes have snake print on them btw. So fun!
(Dress – second hand (Monki), tights + heels – Asos Design)
Collective haul (October 2024)
I have a collective haul to share with you today. It includes mostly make-up, but also some accessories, clothes, and a pair of shoes.
For once I only picked up two products from the MAC holiday 2024 collection. The collection is called Gift Of Gold, and I was very excited to see MAC launch a new type of blush. I got the Skinfinish Metallic cream blush in the shade Priceless Purple, which is such a fun shade. I also bought one of the frost lipsticks in the shade Regal Red, which is a great Christmas lipstick shade.
I received a Holiday Gift bag and a Macximal silky matte lipstick in Whirl with my MAC order.
Ever since I saw the Dior Forever liquid sequin liquid lipsticks launch around Christmas time in 2023, I’d been wanting to try one, but they sold out so quickly. So I was so excited to see them come back for the holidays in 2024, and I picked up the red shade in 999.
Of course I had to pick up the Natasha Denona Roxa palette. I love Natasha Denona’s eyeshadow formulas, and purple is my favourite colour, so this was a no-brainer purchase for me.
I also bought three indie palettes from Monolith. The first one is the Ensley Reign Cosmetics Underland palette. It has this dark and moody colour story, which is fun and different.
The Vamp palette from Bellabeautébar was their Halloween release for 2024, and it was not the only Halloween palette release with a purple and red colour story, and I’m not mad about it. Purple and red is actually a bit of an underrated colour story.
This is the Harvest of Souls palette from Fantasy Cosmetica, and it’s the biggest palette that they’ve released to date. It’s absolutely stunning. Just look at that colour story.
I love Cosmic Brushes, and for Halloween 2024 they launched their first mystery box. The box includes a palette, three cream blushes, and three lipsticks. If you haven’t bought it, but is planning to do so, here’s your spoiler alert.
The Sinister palette is another palette with a purple and red colour story, which is really fun and inspiring.
The cream blushes from Cosmic Brushes are called Blush Butter and come in three fun shades in this box (from left to right); Got Chills, Dazed, and Heroine.
The three lipsticks are the Velvet matte lipsticks in the shades Salem, Nancy, and Clarice. Very interesting shades, and I like the formula.
I picked up three bow accessories; two brooches from Maanesten (the style is called Memoru) and a leopard print hair clip from Accessorize.
I’ve mentioned before that I love pink and red together, and that was apparently very obvious back in October, when I purchased a floral dress from Asos Design, a stripy dress from Monki, and an oversized T-shirt from JJXX in that colour combo.
Lastly, I found these purple suede boots from Tamaris 60% off in a department store, and I thought they were a great pair of comfy, colourful boots that would go with a lot of different looks.
Dark green and berry
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I really like this colour combo; the dark green eyes with the berry lip is such a pretty look.
(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo Hydrating CC Cream (shade: Fair 120N), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powder – e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – Huda Beauty Glowish Soft Radiance bronzing powder in 1 Light, blush – NYX Buttermelt blush in 06 For The Butta, highlighter – Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch highlighter in Enlighten. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Sidney Grace Heaven on Earth palette “Light” (shades: Adventurous + Heaven on Earth + Voyager + Asteroid Belt + Tide Rising + Jellyfish + Supernatural), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + L’Oréal Lash Paradise mascara in Intense Black, eyeliner – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Automatic eyeliner in Resting Rich Face. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze. Lips: MAC Currant lip pencil + Colourpop x The Legend of Korra Fresh Kiss lip crème in Partner in Crime)
Mucha-Lucha's 