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Collective haul – accessories, shoes & clothes (January 2026)

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I have a rather large collective haul from January, so I decided to divide it in to two parts. This first part is going to be the accessories, shoes, and clothes.

I picked up three headbands in a Boozt sale. The first two beaded ones are from Becksöndergaard, which is a favourite brand of mine when it comes to headbands. The third headband is from Marimekko, and it’s bigger than what I usually go for, but I really liked the colour combo and the iconic Marimekko flowers, so I thought I would give it a try.

And speaking of Marimekko, I also got this set of pins from the brand. I love a good pin or brooch.

Moving on to shoes, and I’ve got three pairs to show you. These raspberry pink velvet Bae Crocs had been on my mind, since I first saw them, so when I found them on sale at Asos, it was my cue to get them.

I keep seeing ballerina sneakers everywhere, and even though ballerinas were never my type of shoe, I thought I would give the ballerina sneaker trend a go. I opted for this more affordable option from the brand SEQWL, because I quite liked the unique colour combo.

The rest of the items in this haul are from Desigual, which is a brand that I’ve been intrigued by for quite a while, but their pieces are a little expensive. However, they’ve had an insane sale going on lately with a lot of pieces being 60% off, so I made my first two orders from their website. These fun heels were my second order. They’re designed by Tyler McGillivary, and I love the mismatched flowers and the colour of course. I can’t wait to wear these this summer.

This oversized puffer jacket was designed by María Escoté, and it was the most expensive piece I bought, but I’m glad I did, because it’s so good! It’s like a piece of art, and it’s really warm at the same time.

I also purchased this matching newspaper blazer and trousers set. I obviously can’t fit the trousers right now, but hopefully they will fit a some point.

I had to get one of the many Mickey Mouse pieces from Desigual, and I picked the most colourful piece I could find. I love an oversized T-shirt, and I think this will be fun to style.

The last piece I bought in the Desigual sale, you have already seen me wear. I wore this beautiful Desigual x Christian Lacroix dress at my sister in law’s civil wedding, and luckily it had room for my baby bump.

Zara + H&M sale haul (January 2026)

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I have a collective Zara and H&M haul to share with you today. Everything was on sale except for the last pieces from the e.l.f. x H&M collection.

It’s always a good idea to buy Christmas jumpers on sale after Christmas, so I picked up this cute Home Alone jumper from Zara.

I picked up these four items from the Harry Lambert for Zara x Disney collection. The T-shirt is from the men’s section, but I thought it was really cute, and I liked the orange with the light blue. I love a sweater vest, so I picked up both the Mickey Mouse one and the Minnie Mouse one. Love the colour combos on these as well. And then I got one of the key rings, which is now living on my work backpack.

The last item I got in the Zara sale was this pair of golden mustard slingback heels with big bows on the front.

Let’s move on to the things I picked up from H&M, and let’s begin with coats, because I bought three; a long faux fur leopard print coat, a shorter bomber style leopard print coat with a faux fur collar, and a khaki green coat with a built in scarf. I love to have options, when it comes to outerwear.

These are the four tops I got from H&M. Can you tell that I’m into olive green and khaki at the moment?

I bought two pairs of jeans in the H&M sale. The first pair is for after I’ve given birth, and they’re a pair of flared jeans with a built in belt. The other pair is another pair of straight leg maternity jeans.

Let’s move on to accessories and shoes. I picked up four scarves. Is that a bit excessive? Maybe, but I hate not having scarves that go with all of my different coats, so now I have options.

I also got some white fluffy ear muffs, a pair of corn earrings, and an eye cream spatula and massager set.

And then I bought one pair of shoes in the H&M sale, which is this pair of faux fur leopard print boots. They’re very cute and comfy.

Lastly, I picked up the hand bag and the three perfumes from the e.l.f. x H&M collab. e.l.f. Cosmetics is one of my favourite make-up brands, so I thought this was a fun collab.

Collective haul (December 2025)

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I have a collective accessories, shoes, clothes, and beauty haul to share with you today. I picked up these items back in December. Some of the things were on sale and some of them were not. Let’s begin with accessories.

I got these first pieces of accessories in an Asos sale. The earrings are from the brand True Decadence, the necklace is from ALDO, the chain belt is from My Accessories, and the hair bow is from Easilocks x Asos.

This cute little burgundy sequin handbag is from Asos Design.

I picked up two pairs of stiletto pumps. Is it a little stupid to pick up heels when you can’t wear them for quite a while? Maybe, but I’d been eyeing both of these pairs for a while, so I had to have them. The electric purple ones are from Asos Design and the red floral ones are from H&M.

I have a weakness for fun, oversized T-shirts, so I picked up this pasta one in the Asos sale. It’s from Asos Design, and I wore it here.

I’ve dreamed of this Stine Goya coat since probably spring last year, so when I found it 60% off with an extra 10% off, I had to finally get it. This colour is what dreams are made of, at least my colourful dreams.

I haven’t tried this brand Sundae Body before, but I was intrigued by their Candy Cane Whipped shower foam, since I love anything candy cane scented.

Let’s move on to the make-up I got from Monolith back in December. I had to have the Dede Signature Festive Elegance palette, because it such a stunning Christmas-themed palette.

Another Christmas-themed palette that I picked up was the Glaminatrix Cosmetics Merry Chrissy palette, which is themed around the Australian Christmas.

The last Christmas-themed palette I got was the Gourmande Girls Mostly Merry palette. This is not my favourite colour story, but the packaging is so cute.

The Unearthly Cosmetics Dead Cute collection really is cute, and I had to have the palette and the 4pcs lipstick set. The lipsticks are in the shades (from left to right) Toxic Taffy, Bubble Scream, Vampire Truffle, and Ghost Milk.

The last four products are from the newest limited edition collection from MAC called Metamorphosis. I bought the Face & Eye palette, the Macximal silky matte lipstick in Juiced Raspberry, the Glow Play Tendertalk lip balm in Frolic, and the lip pencil in Spiced Tea. I still love limited edition MAC.

Lyko Cyber Week haul (December 2025)

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I have a Lyko haul to share with you today. These are the products I picked up during their Cyber Week sale.

I picked up two base products; the Maybelline Grippy serum primer and a back-up of the Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Lift & Flex concealer in shade 2. I’d heard good things about the Maybelline Grippy serum primer, and even though I’ve only used it a few times so far, it seems to be a very nice primer.

Let’s move on to eye products. I got two eyeshadow sticks; the MAC Dazzleshadow eye shadow stick in Bedazzled Denim and the Rimmel Turn Up the Volume Wonder shadow stick in 008 Green Grove. Both are really pretty.

For eyes, I also picked up two of the Moira Prism Pop pigments in 001 Sugar Plum and 002 Happy Holo and one of the Moira Chrome Light Shadows in 010 Aquamarine. I haven’t tried any of these yet, so I don’t know if they’re any good.

I got some back-ups of some of my favourite mascaras; the Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (which wasn’t on sale) and the Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascaras in Green Altitude, Burgundy Haze, and Blue Mist. Blue Mist is a new shade to me though.

I’ve been intrigued by the Make Up Store Iconic Luster blushes and Iconic Radiance highlighter ever since I first saw them, so I decided to get three shades of the blushes (20 Frosted Pink, 30 True Pink, and 40 Vintage Rose) and the highlighter in the shade 10 Pearl Glow. I’m really liking these so far.

These are the other cheek products I bought. I got the Maybelline Sunkisser matte liquid blush in 38 Pink Ripple, the Rimmel Turbocharged Glow in 001 Not A Basic B and 004 Chelsea Glow, and the Moira Glow Show liquid highlighter in 001 Vanilla Bliss. I haven’t worn the Maybelline Sunkisser matte liquid blush yet, but it was love at first sight with the other three products. I’m wearing the Rimmel Turbocharged Glows here, and I was so impressed by the application, the pigmentation, the finish, and the wear.

Lastly, I picked up two lip products; I got the Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Velvet in Pomegranate and the rom&nd The Juicy Lasting Tint in 10 Summer Scent. Both products are beautiful on the lips.

Colourpop Black Friday haul (November 2025)

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Colourpop had a 30% off sitewide sale for Black Friday, and these are the products I decided to purchase.

I really wanted the How The Grinch Stole Christmas palette and the Change of Heart Super Shock highlighter kit from The Grinch collection, but I didn’t want to buy just those two items when the collection launched, so I was hoping that they would still be in stock and on sale for Black Friday, so I could pick them up. I think the colour story and quality of the palette are lovely, and I love Super Shock highlighters, and these two shades, 2 Sizes Too Small and Grew 3 Sizes, are so pretty. I’m wearing the palette and the pink highlighter here.

I’ve been so impressed by the other two Bratz Lippie Kits that I’d purchased, so I decided to get one final one (I think). This is the Yasmin kit, which includes the Lippie pencil and Lippie Stix in the shade Pretty Princess.

I picked up a handful more lip products. This is the Just A Tint sheer tint lip crayon in Cutie Fruity and the HydraPop lip stain in Fruit Punch.

And I love anything candy cane scented, so I got the Mistletoe Kisses Fresh Kiss Lip Scrub + Mask + Balm Set.

Lastly, I picked up a bunch of products from the Pretty Fresh line. I got the Pretty Fresh Lock It In setting spray and the Pretty Fresh Set It Up primer as a set. Both are back-ups. I also decided to give the Pretty Fresh hyaluronic acid tinted moisturizer another try. I used to own it, but in the wrong shade, but now that I have it in the right shade (Fair 1 N), I really enjoy it. I’m also really liking the Pretty Fresh hyaluronic creamy concealer, which I bought in the shade Fair 10 N.

Sephora Black Friday haul + December haul (2025)

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I have a collective Sephora haul to share with you today. First, I’m going to go through the products I picked up in their Black Friday sale. Afterwards, I’m going to show you the things I picked up in December. Some of those things were new, and some were on sale. I also got some gifts with my purchases, which I’ll add in the end.

I own the most perfumes from KAYALI, and I love most of their scents. These two scents had been on my wishlist for a while, so I decided to finally pick them up in the Black Friday sale. It’s The Wedding Velvet Santal 35 and the Oudgasm Cafe Oud 19.

I also got this The 7 Virtues Mini Vanilla giftset, which includes two mini perfumes in Vanilla Woods and Candied Lychee.

From Rare Beauty, I bought the Selena’s Fav Mini Set, which comes with a mini Rare perfume and the Soft Pinch dewy liquid blush in Happy. I also thought I would get one of the fragrance layering balms and picked Woody Oak.

The last set I got in the BF sale was the Kosas Blush Is Life trio, which comes with the three shades Euphoria, Dare, and Spellbound. I’ve been really enjoying these blushes.

Moving on to the items I picked up in December. I got a back-up of the Milk Makeup Hydro Grip gel tint in shade 2, because it was on sale, and it’s one of my favourite foundations/skin tints. I also got the Onesize B12 Base Thinner, because it sounded like an interesting product, and I’d heard good things about it.

I know, I got some more fragrances. I was very intrigued by the scents from Le Monde Gourmand and decided to try the one called Chai Épicé, and I really like it. I also had to try a couple of the new KAYALI Freedom scents. I chose Freedom Musk Matcha 45 and Freedom Musk Latte 41.

I purchased these last two palettes from the R.E.M. Beauty Wicked: For Good collection on sale. It’s the Ozian Forest eyeshadow palette and the Cherry Blossom blush palette in Warm Coral. The eyeshadow palette performed very well (I wore it here), whereas I haven’t tried the blush palette yet, but it looks very pretty.

Lastly, I received these gifts with my orders. I got the Huda Beauty Easy Bake setting spray mini and then the Holiday Beauty Box, which included a bunch of different stuff.

Collective Black Friday haul (November 2025)

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I have a collective Black Friday haul to share with you today. This haul includes orders from Matas, Magasin, Zalando, Crás, Trollbeads, and Boozt.

These are the items I picked up from Matas. I got 25% off the Clean Classic The Jet Set layering gift set (5 x 5ml) and the Fenty Cheeks Suede powder blush matte in Daiquiri Dip 06, and then I got 40% off the Rimmel Kind & Free mascaras, so I picked up two back-ups in the shade 002 Brown Black.

The next bulk of items was purchased at Magasin, which also had 25% off most things. I got three blush products; the Huda Beauty Blush Filter blurring blushlighters palette in Baby Pink, the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch matte bouncy blush in Worth, and the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch liquid blush in Spirited (mini).

From MAC, I got the Luxe Luck Dazzleshadow liquid eyeshadow in Viperactive, which was from last year’s Lunar New Year collection, and I also picked up one of the new Dazzleshadow liquid eyeshadows in the shade Crumbled Diamonds. Both of these are very pretty.

And lastly from Magasin, I bought the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless mini setting spray kit and the Kosas Revealer concealer in 01 N.

Let’s move on to the things I got from Zalando. I got these two make-up items, which are the last make-up items of this haul. I’d used up my L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum in 0,5-2 Very Light, so I got a new one, because it’s one of my favourite foundations/skin tints, and I also got a third shade of the NABLA Close-Up Blurring powder blushes, and it’s in the shade Satisfaction.

I picked up two pairs of Crocs in the Zalando BF sale. I got the other pair of M&M’s collab Crocs; they’re just so fun and colourful. I also got another pair of lined Christmas-themed Crocs, which I wore several times during December.

I made a small order from Crás, which you might know is one of my favourite clothing brands. I’ve had my eye on the shiny dress for a while, and it was pretty heavily discounted so I decided to finally get it, even though I can’t wear it at the moment. I’ve also been wanting one of their satin coats, and I thought this pink floral one was really pretty and perfect for spring. The tote bag was a gift with purchase.

Trollbeads usually has some good deals around Black Friday, so I added these glass beads and silver beads to my ever-growing collection.

These last few items were purchased in the Boozt BF sale. I got another headband from Becksöndergaard, because I think they make beautiful, good quality headbands.

I also picked up two hair & body mists from L’atelier Parfum. I got Green Crush and Exquise Tentation. Green Crush is my favourite so far. It’s so fresh and green-smelling, which is exactly what I was hoping it would be.

Collective indie haul – Black Friday (November 2025)

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It’s time for the first Black Friday haul from last November. This is a collective indie beauty haul, and it includes orders from Oden’s Eye, GlossGods Cosmetics, Monolith, and Lethal Cosmetics.

The Oden’s Eye Ice Crystal palette wasn’t on sale, but it launched for Black Friday. This big palette format is not my favourite from the brand, but I loved this look that I created with the palette.

The only thing I actually bought in the Oden’s Eye Black Friday sale was this pretty bracelet.

And then I got some free make-up brushes (a blush brush and a detail crease blender brush) and a free tote bag with my order.

I’ve had my eye on the GlossGods Cosmetics Dancing Lights palette ever since it launched (I think it was their 2024 holiday palette), but I didn’t pick it up initially. I was very happy to see it back in stock and on sale for Black Friday, so I picked it up together with the 2025 holiday palette, Starry Skies. I also got another shade of the Jelly Drip Sticks in the shade Catch My Drip.

I’m wearing the Starry Skies palette here, and the Dancing Lights palette here.

There were a lot of things I really wanted in the Monolith Black Friday sale, but sadly something went wrong, when I was trying to pay for my order, and when I finally got it fixed, most of the things I wanted was sold out and the sale was over. However, they put a smaller amount of items up for sale again a few days later, and I managed to get the Simply Posh Cosmetics Black Cherry palette and Down to Earth palette. The Gingerbread Bakery palette wasn’t on sale, but a part of the new launch for Black Friday.

I hadn’t made an order from Lethal Cosmetics in ages, but I was intrigued by their new palette called Serpentine, which launched for Black Friday. I was a bit disappointed in the palette when I first wore it though.

In the actual Black Friday sale on Lethal Cosmetics’ site, I picked up the Magnetics face powder in Floret, which is a shade I’ve had on my wishlist for a very long time, the Pixeled lipgloss in Matrix, and two of the Dexter nail polishes in Modus Operandi and Slice of Life.

Collective haul – non Black Friday (November 2025)

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I have a rather large collective haul to share with you today. These are the items I purchased back in November that weren’t part of any Black Friday sales. However, quite a few of these items were purchased during Singles’ Day sales. Let’s begin with some indie palettes though.

I hadn’t picked up the Nomad Cosmetics Pacific Northwest intense color & chrome palette at launch. I was waiting for another Nomad Cosmetics launch, and when they launched their Christkindlmarkt intense color & chrome palette, I picked up both palettes. I also got a free gift with the Christkindlmarkt palette. Both palettes are beautiful, and I generally really enjoy Nomad Cosmetics eyeshadows.

I haven’t been interested in a Natasha Denona midi palette in a while, because they’ve had very neutral colour stories. However, there was something about the Bloom palette that I liked, but I didn’t want to pay full price for it, so I waited for the Sephora Singles’ Day sale to purchase it.

These are the other items I got in the Sephora Singles’ Day sale; the Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer in N1, a back-up of the Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer in 1.3G Marshmallow (my favourite concealer), and a Sephora Collection Rouge Is Not My Name no transfer matte lipstick in 07 Pinpoint.

I’m always excited about a new MAC launch, so I picked up two MAC Dazzlelips crayons in the shades Cosmic Plum and Lunar Violet. I got them 25% off.

Here are some things I got in the Zalando Singles’ Day sale. I picked up another shade of the MAC Colour Excess gel pencil eyeliners, and it’s called Blueberry Milk. I also bought another shade of the NABLA Close-Up Blurring powder blush, and it’s called Lucky Rose. Lastly, I got the The Library of Fragrance Pistachio Ice Cream Eau de Cologne, because I was curious about the brand and the scent, but it’s too artificial and cheap-smelling for my taste.

I made an order from Niche-Beauty, because they had a 25% off sale. I’ve been wanting to try Lisa Eldridge lip products for a long time, so I picked up the The Holiday Ribbon Kit, which included the True Velvet lip colour in Velvet Ribbon and the Enhance and Define lip pencil in Ribbon; such a pretty classic red shade. I also got the Lisa Eldridge Insanely Satuated lip colour in New Wave, which is a beautiful berry purple shade. Lastly from Niche-Beauty, I picked up the PHLUR Vanilla Skin body mist, which is a lovely scent.

Let’s move on to accessories, clothes, and shoes. I got these pearl jewellery and bow hair clip in a H&M sale. I’ve worn the pearl necklace quite often lately.

I also got this faux fur hat in the H&M sale.

I found this boucle style jacket at a charity second hand store, and I actually wore it yesterday.

I couldn’t wear this Christmas top from Next this past Christmas due to my baby bump, but I’m excited to wear it next Christmas.

I love a coloured tight, and I found these purple ones from the brand DIM on sale.

I knew I had to have these M&M’s Crocs from the moment I laid eyes on them. I love the green colour, the glitter, and the M&M Jibbitz, and I’m also quite fond of the style called Bae. And that’s the end of the haul, and what a piece to end with.

Indie make-up haul – Cosmic Beauty + Monolith (October 2025)

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I have an indie make-up haul to share with you today. I made an order from Cosmic Beauty and one from Monolith. Let’s begin with the Cosmic Beauty products.

I purchased the entire Cosmic Beauty Starlight collection. It includes the Starlight Society palette, the Astral Radiance highlighter trio, two tinted lip oils, two liquid lipsticks, and four metallic gel liners.

The Starlight Society palette is another stunner from Cosmic Beauty. Cosmic Beauty is one of my favourite eyeshadow brands, and this colour story is so gorgeous. I created this look with the palette.

I really like the highlighter formula from Cosmic Beauty as well, and I’ve used the Astral Radiance highlighter trio so much in December.

The four lip products in the collection are (from left to right) two lip oils in the shades Ritual and Spellbound, and two liquid lipsticks in the shades Andromeda and Eternal. I’ve only worn the Andromeda liquid lipstick so far, and it wasn’t my favourite shade nor formula.

So far, I really like the metallic gel liners. The shades are called (from left to right) Sunburst, Astral, Whimsical, and Charms.

Let’s move on to the stuff I bought from Monolith. I had to have the Fantasy Cosmetica x Battybean The Witch’s Familiar palette. I really enjoy Battybean’s Youtube channel, and I love this colour story and Fantasy Cosmetica’s formulas. I wore the palette on my eyes here.

This is the Gourmande Girls Nevermore palette, and it’s so dark and murky. I created this look with it, and I loved it.

The Dieverune Cosmetics Bizarre Botanicals palette is another stunning palette. I also loved this look I created with it, and I was very impressed by the quality of the shadows.

I picked up the Unearthly Cosmetics Dark Dreamscape palette and one of the Dark Dreamscape Sparkle Balms from the Dark Dreamscape collection. This is another palette with a colour story right up my street, and I wore it here. The Dark Dreamscape Sparkle Balm is in the shade Nightmare, and I haven’t worn it yet.

Lastly, I got the Singe Beauty Paisley Hoot palette and two of the Singe Beauty Evocative lip liners. The lip liners are in the shades Tender Teak and Jazzy Juniper. The palette is a very pretty neutral-leaning palette, and I wore it here.