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Indie make-up haul (May 2025)

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I have an indie make-up haul to share with you today. I picked up these products from Monolith and Lethal Cosmetics.

I got two palettes from Fantasy Cosmetica. The Druid palette was their very first palette, and it was missing from my collection. I’m so glad I finally picked it up, because I love this look I created with it. The Ranger palette was new at the time, and it’s really pretty as well. I wore it on my eyes here.

I love a very bright and colourful eyeshadow palette, and I’ve had so much fun playing with the Dede Signature Drops of Fantasy palette. I wore it here and here.

From Gourmande Girls, I bought the Call of the Sirens palette and the Mermaid Magic face palette, and I love both. I created this make-up look with the two palettes, and I’ve worn the face palette quite a few times more since then.

I featured the Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder in my June 5 favourites post, and I’ve continued to wear it often. It’s just such a good powder.

The last products in this haul are from the Lethal Cosmetics x Adventure Time collection. This is the Candy Kingdom palette, and isn’t it fun?! I just can’t resist a super colourful eyeshadow palette, and I really enjoy the Lethal Cosmetics formulas.

Lastly, I purchased the Royal Cheek bundle with all five cheek products from the Adventure Time collection. It included three cream-to-powder/bouncy blushes (from left to right; Flame Princess, Princess Bubblegum, and Lumpy Space Princess), a pH-reacting cream blush in the shade Marceline, and a Lady Rainicorn highlighter. The only cheek product I don’t particularly like is the Marceline blush, which is way to pigmented and intense.

Exquisite eyes

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love a green eye look, and this one is so fun. I love the “watery” red lip as well.

(Base: primer – KVD Beauty Lock It pore-refining primer, foundation – Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint (shade: 2), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Fenty Beauty We’re Even hydrating longwear concealer (shade: 120N), powder – Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder. Face make-up: bronzer – Sigma Beauty Matte Bronzer (shade: Light), blush – Morphe Cheek Thrills multi-finish face trio in Cabana Club (bottom powder shade), highlighter – NYX Buttermelt highlighter in 20 Butta Mint. Eye make-up: base – Wet n Wild Megalast eyeshadow primer, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Glaminatrix Cosmetics Exquisite Eyes palette (shades: Ostentatious + Magnificent + Alluring + Superb + Lovely + Exquisite), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Blend Bunny Cosmetics Omni Lash lash perfecting mascara, eyeliner – Natasha Denona Macro Tech eye crayon in Camu Camu. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + rom&nd Glasting Water Tint in 02 Red Drop)

Bronzy with a pop of blue

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love how this make-up look turned out. It’s the perfect bronzy summer look with a pop of blue.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Maybelline Fit Me Nude BB cream SPF 50 (shade: 10), concealers – Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin CC Stick in Banana + Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Lift & Flex concealer (shade 2), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder, freckles – Nabla Freckle Maker. Face make-up: bronzer – L’Oréal Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear Matte bronzer (shade: 250 Light), blush – Kokie Cosmetics Soft Gradient blush in Tender, highlighter – Lancôme C.E. Skin Transforming highlighter in 04 Holo Glow. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – By BEAUTY BAY Desert Haze palette (shades: Yucca + Canyon + Scorched + Heat + Sol + Oasis + Salt Flat), mascaras – Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (shade: 010 Burgundy Brown) + Huda Beauty Legit Lashes mascara in Legit Blue, eyeliner – MAC Colour Excess gel pencil eye liner in Perpetual Shock!. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Essence line n’ STAIN! tattoo lip liner in 02 Must Have Brown + 3ina The Color Lip Oil in 137)

Hidden shorts

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Here’s what I wore Monday August 18. It was a very hot day, so I didn’t get to wear the blazer much, but I thought it looked great with the outfit. I actually also wore matching shorts to the blazer underneath the sheer skirt, but you can’t see them in these pictures.

(Blazer + skirt + (shorts) – NA-KD, top – H&M, heels – Monki)

Dusty, smokey, blue-toned

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The dusty blue-toned smokey eye turned out better than I’d imagined, and I think it looks pretty paired with the bright red lip and cheek.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Rare Beauty Positive Light tinted moisturizer (shade: 14W), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Morphe Wakeup Artist under eye correcting concealer in Ivory 3N, powder – Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder, freckles – Nabla Freckle Maker. Face make-up: bronzer – Glam Shop Z Fioletem bronzer in Chocolate, blush – Fwee Lip & Cheek Blurry Pudding Pot in D-Day, highlighter – Colourpop Twilight Super Shock highlighter in Vampire Skin. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + By BEAUTY BAY Metamorphic 16 colour palette (shades: System + Parallel + Tech + Mirror + Future), mascara – Rimmel Kind & Free mascara (shade: 02 Brown Black), eyeliner – Marc Jacobs Fineliner Ultra-Skinny Gel Eye Crayon (shade: Steel(etto)). Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + MAC Vermillion Vee lipstick)

Colourpop Disney Lilo & Stitch collection (May 2025)

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Lilo & Stitch is a special film to me and my family, so I had to pick up the entire Disney Lilo & Stitch collection from Colourpop.

The eyeshadow palette is called Beach Dreamin’, and it has a fun and colourful colour story. I wore a bunch of the products from the collection here.

This is the Shadow Stix duo in Cute and Feisty, which includes two duochrome shades; Alien Vibes and He’s All Yours. These are some of the better Shadow Stix I’ve tried from Colourpop.

The collection also included the Instant Crush pH colour-changing blush in Crowd Favourite, which turns pink on the skin, and the Super Shock highlighter in Ohana. You know I love the Super Shock highlighter formula, and this is a really fun shade.

Lastly, the collection came with this Ultra Glossy Lip set in Keepin’ It Sweet (shades from left to right: Experiment 626, Surfer Vibes, and Super Sweet). This packaging is the cutest, and they all have different sweet and fruity scents.

Just beautiful make-up

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Here’s the make-up I wore Tuesday August 12. I didn’t have time to take outfit pictures that day, but I loved my make-up look, so I wanted to be able to remember it.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Colourpop Pretty Fresh tinted foundation balm (shades: Fair 1 + Fair 3), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Morphe Wakeup Artist under eye correcting concealer in Ivory 3N, powder – e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – Catrice Bronze Away to… baked bronzing & highlighting palette in C01 Costa Rica (bronzer shade), blush – Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blush in 06 Garnet Pop, highlighter – NYX Buttermelt highlighter in 45 Butta in Black. Eye make-up: base – Wet n Wild Megalast eyeshadow primer, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Lethal Cosmetics x Avatar: The Last Airbender “Earth” palette (shades: Five-Seven-Five + Ba Sing Se + Metalbending + Lake Laogai) + Catrice Space Glam chrome eyeshadow in 010 Moonlight Glow, mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Plum Twilight), eyeliner – e.l.f. Cosmetics Smoky Eye-Con kohl eyeliner in Limelight. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Raisin + Mac Lustreglass lipstick in Rosy Thoughts)

Vintage rose

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I wore the Give Me Glow Cosmetics Vintage Rose palette on my eyes. It had the perfect colour story and theme to go with my outfit.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Milk Makeup Hydro Grip gel 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 – Huda Beauty Easy Bake powder (shade: Cherry Blossom Cake) + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer + blush + highlighter – NARS Hot Escape cheek palette I (shades: Laguna 01 + Bad Behavior + Ophelia). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Give Me Glow Cosmetics Vintage Rose palette (shades: Blush Pink + Rust Rose + Bouquet + Aged Rose Stem + Copper Rose + Thorn + Blossom), mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Green Altitude), eyeliner – MAC Colour Excess Gel pencil eye liner in Minty Fresh. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze. Lips: Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil in 806 Go Ahead Pink + Colourpop Blotted Lip in Talker)