Here’s what I wore Friday October 3. I wanted to try the “scarf as a belt” trend, but I’m not sure how I feel about it. Maybe this was just the wrong dress to add a scarf belt to.
(Dress – Monki, scarf – Even&Odd, tights + shoe clips – Asos Design, sneakers – Asics)
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m not quite sure whether I like this eye look or not. I do like the lip colour though.
(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Maybelline Fit Me Nude BB cream SPF 50 (shade: 10), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powder – Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Soft Radiance setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – NARS Laguna Bronzing Cream in Laguna 01, blush – Colourpop lip & cheek balm in Adore You, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Monster. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Cosmic Brushes Smoulder palette (shades: Shy + Intimate + Flushed + Spontaneous + Embers + Charmed + Ignite + Swoon), mascara – Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (shade: 010 Burgundy Brown), eyeliner – Essence Meta Glow duo-chrome eye pencil in 04 Chromalicious. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Colourpop x Barbie Lippie pencil in Malibu Sunset + Catrice Glass Like dewy lip tint in 030 Happy Lips, Happy Life)
Here’s what I wore Wednesday October 1. One word I usually wouldn’t use to describe my style is boho, but I love experimenting with my style, and I actually kind of like the boho vibes of this look.
(Hat – Black Colour, dress + belt – Zara, tights – Sneaky Fox, top + boots – second hand)
I have an indie make-up haul to share with you today. It includes an order I made from Oden’s Eye and an order or two, I think, I made from Monolith. Let’s begin with Oden’s Eye.
Back in the summer, Oden’s Eye released four eyeshadow palettes, each representing a season. This first one is the Spring Älva palette. This is not my favourite colour story of the four, but I do think this look that I created with it came out very pretty.
The Summer Älva palette has such a pretty colour story, but it’s not what I would’ve expected from a summer colour story. However, that’s what makes this collection so fun; all the colour stories are a bit different than what you might have expected. I wore this palette here.
The Autumn Älva palette is probably the palette that fits its season the best based on the colour story. The look that I created with it definitely felt very autumnal.
The last palette in this collection is of course the Winter Älva palette, and I can see winter in this one with all the cool-toned and dark shades, but I think the pops of the lighter and slightly warmer shades is a fun addition to the colour story. I did this pretty look with the palette.
Let’s move on to the palettes I got full price from Monolith. I also picked up a bunch of products in their summer sale. This first palette was new at the time, and it’s the Arttitude Cosmetics Arcana palette. I was a bit hesitant when it came to purchasing this palette, because it almost looks like the palette has a grey filter over it, but I was pleasantly surprised by this teal look I created with the palette.
You know neutrals are not my favourites, however, I do like a neutral palette with a twist, and I think the Gourmande Girls Mocha Moment palette is just that. It has greens and more purple leaning shades, but the first look I did with it was actually with the more straigt up neutrals and the golds, and I thought the look turned out lovely.
This is the Glaminatrix Cosmetics April Fool’s palette that became a reality. The April Fool’s palette was called Tones of Turd, and they also sell this exact colour story in a palette called Tones of Turd. The shades then have turd related names. I didn’t feel like putting turd named shadows on my eyelids, so I got the Grounded palette instead. The colour story really is stunning and very autumnal, and I created this look with it.
Now, let’s move on to the products I got in the Monolith summer sale. I got another Glaminatrix palette, the Nearly Natural palette, which is another neutral palette with a twist, though it’s more neutral than the Gourmande Girls Mocha Moment palette. I did this rosy-toned eye look with this palette.
I think this is the last neutral palette in this haul. Even though the Twilight Saga is very nostalgic to me, I didn’t pick up anything from the Glamlite Twilight Breaking Dawn part 1 collection when it launched. However, I’d heard that the Team Jacob palette had really good quality, so I decided to pick it up in the summer sale. I wore it here.
The Vintage Rose palette is an older palette from Give Me Glow Cosmetics, but they recently made several of their palettes in a smaller format, which I like, because their palettes used to be huge. This is a very pretty and romantic colour story, and I wore it on my birthday this year.
I really liked the Glowing Iris quad from Kaleidos, so I decided to pick up the Twilight Rush quad in the sale. I actually still haven’t worn this palette yet, but I can imagine that you can create a really pretty, smokey look with it.
I’d been considering buying the It’s Bel Cosmetics Tropical Nights palette and Tropical Night blush & highlighter palette many times before, so I finally picked them up in the summer sale. They’re created in collaboration with Bri C Beauty, and both palettes are really fun and colourful. I wore both palettes in this look.
The last few things in this haul are highlighters and a lipstick. Another product that I’d been wanting to pick up for so long is the Unearthly Cosmetics Dreamer Low Light highlighter trio. I thought the shades might be a little deep on me, but so far so good.
I also bought another Low Light highlighter from Unearthly Cosmetics. This one is made in collaboration with Xander and it’s called Ooze. It’s a really pretty green shifty highlighter.
Lastly, I got a lipstick from the Wicked Widow Beauty American Psycho collection. It’s in the shade Murder, and it’s described as a shimmer lipstick. Sadly, it’s not that shimmery on the lips.
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The colour scheme of my outfit was halloweeny, and my make-up look definitely had intentional Halloween vibes. I did use the Nomad Cosmetics Witch City Salem intense color palette and one of the Witch City Salem Spellbinding lipsticks in this look afterall.
(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo Hydrating CC Cream (shade: Fair 120N), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Fenty Beauty Bright Fix Instant Brightening + Blurring powder (shade: Lavender 01) + 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 – Adept Cosmetics Duality blush palette (shade: Orange Pearl), highlighter – MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Soft Frost. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Nomad Cosmetics Witch City Salem intense color palette (shades: Haunted Happenings + Salem Commons + Ropes Mansion + Gallows Hill + Harvest Moon + Witching Hour), mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Plum Twilight), eyeliner – Essence Longlasting eye pencil in 39 Shimmer Sunsation. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Night Crawler lip pencil + Nomad Cosmetics Witch City Salem Spellbinding lipstick in Hocus Pocus)
Here’s what I wore Monday September 29. I know I wore this look a month before Halloween, but the colour scheme is very “halloweeny”.
(Blazer + trousers – Monki, top – second hand, sneakers – Nike)
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love how this make-up look turned out; from the eyes to the cheeks to the lips.
(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Maybelline Superstay Lumi Matte foundation (shade: 96), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Fenty Beauty Bright Fix Instant Brightening + Blurring powder (shade: Lavender 01) + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – RMS Beauty ReDimension Hydra bronzer in Beachwalk Betty, blush – NYX Buttermelt blush in 08 All The Butta, highlighter – Unearthly Cosmetics Xander Low Light highlighter in Ooze. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Dieverune Cosmetics Magnetic Mineralia palette (shades: MM1 + MM2 + MM3 + MM6 + MM7), mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Plum Twilight), eyeliner – Colourpop BFF Créme gel liner in Actin’ Up (Multi-chrome). Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Liptensity lip pencil in Hellebore + Nomad Cosmetics Witch City Salem Spellbinding lipstick in Devil’s Book)
Here’s what I wore Saturday September 27. One of my sisters was hosting a birthday brunch, and some might think that this look is a bit much for a brunch, but I love it! I just felt really good in this outfit.
(Blazer + dress – Monki, tights – Sneaky Fox, shoes – Crocs)
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It’s not often that I wear a rosy-toned make-up look, but I think this look turned out really pretty. I like the addition of green on the lower lash line too.
(Base: primer – Essence Hello, Good Stuff! glow serum primer, foundation – R.E.M. Beauty Sweetener foundation (shade: Fair 6 CN), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + e.l.f. Cosmetics Hydrating Camo concealer (shade: Fair Beige) + Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer (shade: 3), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Soft Radiance setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – NYX Buttermelt bronzer in 01 Butta Cup, blush – Ilia Soft Focus blurring blush in Sensation, highlighter – Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector pressed highlighter (shade: Rose Quartz). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + MAC Rose-gilded eyeshadow palette (shades: Flaming Femme + Miss Nefertiti + Flash Beams) + Danessa Myricks Beauty Colorfix Stix Duos in 5 Astra/Cassiopeia (both shades), mascaras – Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (shade: 010 Burgundy Brown) + Catrice Generation Joy coloured mascara in C01 Real Rosewood, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 006 Green Tea. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Dervish lip pencil + MAC Taupe of the List lipstick)
Here’s what I wore Wednesday September 24. I don’t wear blue denim jeans that often, but I’ve worn these straight leg ones so many times lately.
(Beret – Sui Ava, shirt – Zara, T-shirt + jeans – H&M, sneakers – Nike)
Mucha-Lucha's 