Indie make-up haul (April 2025)

I have a rather large indie haul to share with you today. I made an order from Nomad Cosmetics when they had a 25% off everything sale, and I also made two orders from Monolith, one of them being from their Easter sale.

I picked up three palettes in the Nomad Cosmetics sale, the first one being the Royal Europe intense color & chrome palette, which includes beautiful jewel tone mattes and five stunning multichromes. I wore the palette on my eyes here.

I also got the Chicago Speakeasy intense color & chrome palette, which has a mix of purples, greens, and neutrals. I created this look with it.

The last Nomad Cosmetics palette, I bought, was the Polar Express intense eyeshadow palette. What can I say, I’m a sucker for a holiday/Christmas themed palette. I’ve actually created two looks with this palette; this one and this one.

In my first Monolith order, I picked up a blush palette, three eyeshadow palettes, and a liquid lipstick. The blush palette is the Bellabeautébar Baked Blush palette, which was actually on sale. To be honest, I’d kind of forgotten that I have this palette, but it’s really pretty, so I need to bust it out again.

I was unsure if I should get the Bellabeautébar Green Goddess palette, but I ended up getting it. I was a bit disappointed in this palette when I created this look, but I need to create more looks with it to form a proper opinion on it.

I was also a bit disappointed in the Ensley Reign Cosmetics Glow palette. It looks like a colour story that I would love, but the pastels were kind of weak. I wore it on my eyes here.

But here’s a palette that did not disappoint at all! I love the look I created with the Unearthly Cosmetics Murky Meadow palette. The quality of these shadows is amazing, and I love these murky shades.

The last product I picked up in the first Monolith order was the Unearthly Cosmetics satin liquid lipstick in Mandy, which is just a shade that I’ve had on my wishlist for a while.

Now let’s move on to the pieces I picked up in the Easter sale. I got two more of the Kaleidos Futurism palettes; Futurism VI: Lunar Lavender and Futurism VII: Sashimi City. These are lovely little palettes that I wore here and here.

From Kaleidos, I also got the quad palette in Glowing Iris, and I love these shades! I created this look with it.

I’ve been having a lot of fun with the colour stories from Arttitude Cosmetics, even this Urban Neutrals palette, which is more muted and cool-toned. I created this stunning black and grey smokey eye with it.

Did I need the Blend Bunny Cosmetics Plastic palette? Probably not, but I was a bit curious about this smaller and more neutral format from the brand. However, did I end up skipping the neutrals and went for the pinks the first time I used this palette? Of course.

I also got a few cheek products. This is the Give Me Glow Cosmetics Bunny & Playmate Dream Duo. I have another one of these cheek duos, and I really enjoy them.

And lastly, I got another shade of the Simply Posh Cosmetics liquid blushes. This is the shade Rosy Cheeks. I also decided to pick up the Bellabeautébar Skin of a Killer highlighter. So pretty, right?

Collective haul (Late March/April 2025)

I have a collective haul to share with you today. It includes beauty, one piece of clothing, and a bunch of shoes. Let’s begin with the beauty bits.

I purchased two of the limited edition summer scents from Sol de Janeiro; Dança Mística and Água Mística. Dança Mística is by far my favourite. It might even be my favourite Sol de Janeiro scent that I own, and I own quite a lot of them. Some of the notes are purple fig, champagne accord, lily of the valley, warm vanilla, and sandalwood. It’s really unique, but so good. More people would probably like Água Mística, which has notes like neroli water, tangerine, white pineapple, peony, and salty skin accord. I don’t like the pineapple, which is strong to my nose, but if you like a fresh, tropical scent, you would probably like Água Mística.

I decided to try the TirTir Mask Fit Aura mini cushion foundation in 13N Fair Ivory, but even though this shade works for me in the red version, I think it’s a little light on me in this aura version.

I love the NYX Buttermelt highlighters. I got the shades 15 U Butta Work, 20 Butta Mint, and 40 No 1 Butta. They’re so pretty, and I may or may not have picked up a couple more shades since:)

Here’s a couple other make-up bits, I picked up. I’d been wanting to try the Milk Makeup Hydro Grip gel tint, so I picked up shade 2 in a sale, and I love it! It’s such a good skin tint. I also really enjoy the Fenty Beauty Suede powder blushes, so I got another shimmer shade called Bubbleband$ 11.

Speaking of Fenty Beauty, I really wanted to get my hands on the Hot Cheeks highlighting blushes in Cherry Pie’d and Cherry Pop, and they’re so pretty.

The only piece of clothing in this haul is this stripy skirt from Mango, which I got on sale. Now, let’s move on to shoes.

You know I have an obsession with Crocs, and I just fell in love with these Mary Janes the second I saw them. And I love this bright red colour.

I also picked up these classic Crocs with floral cut-outs in a cute pale green colour, and I’ve worn them quite a bit this summer.

And the last pair of Crocs in this haul is this pair of Sirens in the dark purple colour. They’re just so good!

Oh, and I also picked this 5 pc of bow Jibbitz.

I don’t know if I’m ever actually going to wear these boots, but they’re just so fun. They’re from the Koi Footwear x The Rocky Horror Picture Show collection. I mean, just look at that lipstick heel!

On the contrary, here’s a pair of boots I think I’ll get a lot of use out of. These are the Jeffrey Campbell Prepster boots, and they’re the boot version of my beloved pastel loafers from Jeffrey Campbell.

Lastly, I got two pairs of pretty kitten heels. The purple suede ones are from Alma en Pena, and the dark blue ones with the flowers are from Blue by Betsey Johnson, and I wore those at my cousin’s wedding back in June.

Indie make-up haul (March 2025)

I have an indie make-up haul to share with you today. I purchased one palette from Nomad Cosmetics, and the rest I got from Monolith.

Nomad Cosmetics is a new brand to me this year, and I’ve been really enjoying their palettes, so when I saw the new launch at the time, the Fairy Tale Europe intense color & chrome palette, I just had to have it. Being from Europe, I know of all of these fairy tales, and I love the colourful shimmers in this palette. The neutral mattes are a bit boring to me though, but I did create this pretty look with the palette.

Another brand whose eyeshadows I’ve been enjoying is Arttitude Cosmetics. This is the Ink & Roses palette, and I think it’s such a great colour story. I wore it on my eyes here.

Blend Bunny Cosmetics create great eyeshadows as well, and the Beauty Below palette is just so dark and moody and stunning. I did manage to create a not-so-dark look with the palette though.

The last items in this haul are from Simply Posh Cosmetics. I’d been kicking myself for not getting the original Cozy Cabin palette, so when it came back, I picked it up immediately. I love a holiday themed palette, and this colour story is just so yummy. I created this look with it.

I also had to get the Snow Angel palette from Simply Posh Cosmetics, because I love cool tones and I love pastels. This whole palette has a bit of a grey undertone to it, which might also be visible in this look I did with it.

Lastly, I picked up two liquid blushes from Simply Posh Cosmetics, which launched at the same time as the Snow Angel palette. The shades are called Frosty and Berry Cold.

Collective haul (March 2025)

I have a collective haul to share with you today. It includes a few clothing pieces and accessories and of course some beauty products.

I was eyeing this coat from the brand Stella Nova for so long, but it was quite expensive, and I didn’t want to pay full price for it. But back in March I found it 50% off, which I saw as a sign for me to get it, and I’m so glad I did. I can’t wait to wear it again in autumn when the weather gets a bit colder again.

I love a simple tank top, and H&M usually makes them in a lot of different colours. I picked up this olive green one on sale.

I found these navy pinstripe trousers in a sample sale, so I got them for a good price. They’re from a brand called Co Couture.

This little lime green bag is from the brand True Decadence, and I purchased it to wear to a wedding earlier this summer.

I also wore this orchid hair clip at that wedding. It’s from the brand Sui Ava.

Moving on to make-up and other beauty bits. I’ve mentioned before how much I love the Huda Beauty Blush Filters, so I got another shade, Bubblegum, on sale.

I’d already purchased a few shades of the Fenty Beauty Cheeks Suede shimmer blushes, but I’d been wanting the matte shade in Lolly Poppy 03, and it’s stunning.

I picked up these last bits from Sephora. I got a back-up/new of the Natasha Denona Macro Tech eye pencil in Fushi, a Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix shimmer in Flamingo Fling 05, the Rare Beauty Selena’s Essential eye duo including the All Of The Above weightless eyeshadow stick and a mini Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, and lastly the Ole Henriksen Hygge Hotel body care duo including a Stay in Touch restorative hand créme 75ml and a Firmly Yours toning dry body oil 30 ml.

Matas haul (February 2025)

I have a beauty haul to share with you today. It includes a bit of everything, so let’s get into it.

I purchased three foundations; the Maybelline Superstay Lumi Matte foundation in shade 96, the Rimmel Kind & Free Glow It Up moisturising skin tint in Fair Porcelain 01, and a mini TirTir Mask Fit Red Cushion in 13N Fair Ivory. My most used one so far and therefore my favourite at the moment is the Maybelline Superstay Lumi Matte foundation, but I’ve liked the look of the Rimmel Kind & Free Glow It Up moisturising skin tint the times I’ve worn it. I already owned the TirTir Mask Fit Red Cushion, but in a shade that’s a little too dark on me, so the 13N Fair Ivory shade is a better match.

I’d been wanting to try the Maybelline Sunkisser hazy matte blush and the Sunkisser highlighter, so I decided to get a shade of each. The blush is in the shade 30 Pink Mirage, and the highlighter is in the shade 22 Star Studded. Both are pretty.

Laka is a K-beauty brand that I hadn’t heard of before, but I was intrigued by some of their products. I picked up Love Silk blush in #708 Poem, which is a very unique cool-toned shade. I also got Dreambeam highlighter in #03 Water Beam, which is such a pretty light blue-ish/periwinkle shade. The last product from Laka that I decided to try out was one of their Bonding Glow lipsticks in #206 Lili, which is a lovely warm pink shade. I might want to try some more products from this brand in the future.

Lastly, I bought another shade of the Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascaras, which is one of my favourite mascaras. I got the shade Green Altitude. And the last three products are from Essence. I got the Meta Glow duo-chrome eye pencil in 04 Chromalicious, the Baby Got Bronze shimmering bronzer in 10 Golden Hour, and the Glossy Glaze high shine lipstick in 04 Red Dy For The Day. All fun products.

Collective MAC haul (February 2025)

I have a collective MAC haul to share with you today. It includes limited edition products, new at the time products, and some free gifts.

Let’s begin with the products I got from the MAC To The Future collection. I picked up the lip pencil in Hodgepodge, the Lustreglass lipstick in Rosy Thoughts, and the two Skinfinish cream blushes in Sonic and Ginger, Please!.

The lip pencil shade Hodgepodge is a released shade and I think the Rosy Thoughts lipstick shade is limited edition. I was most excited about the Skinfinish cream blushes, and they’re quite nice.

I also got the Luxe Luck Dazzleshadow liquid in Magic Scale on sale. The Luxe Luck collection launched in the beginning of the year, and I’m pretty sure it was their Lunar New Year collection. I’m quite impressed by this liquid eyeshadow formula. It lasted a very long time, and it didn’t crease.

I had to try the new at the time Strobe Beam liquid blushes, and I picked up the following three shades: Nitelite, Magic Aura, and Good Vibes. These are very pretty, glowy blushes.

Lastly, I got two gifts with my purchases. The first gift included a mini MACStack mascara, a Fix+ Original (30 ml), and a Prep+Prime Lip. I love all three of these products, so this was a great gift. The second gift included a Lipglass clear, an Extended Play Giga Black Lash mascara, and a 252S large shader brush. Also a great gift with purchase.

Indie make-up haul (February 2025)

I have an indie make-up haul to share with you. I made my first order ever from Nomad Cosmetics, and I also picked up some things from Arttitude Cosmetics, Oden’s Eye, and from the German website Purish.

I’d been wanting to try out Nomad Cosmetics eyeshadow palettes for so long, but it wasn’t until earlier this year that I discovered that they have a European warehouse (as far as I understand) that ships to Europe. So I purchased four palettes. The Chamonix Après-Ski intense color palette was new at the time, and it was the palette that made me look into shipping details. The packaging of this palette, and of Nomad Cosmetics palettes in general, is beautiful, and the colour story is right up my alley. I used the palette here.

I’m pretty sure that the Fuji Five Lakes intense color palette launched last year, and I remember thinking that it looked stunning. The packaging on this palette is next level, and the colour story is so fun and different, and I’ve created some beautiful looks with it (for example this one).

I mainly purchased the Haunted Europe intense color palette, because it’s Europe themed and I’d heard many beauty creators talk about how much they enjoyed this palette. It’s a very autumnal palette, and I created this yummy look with it.

The last Nomad Cosmetics palette I picked up was the Monteverde Cloud Forest intense color palette, which I got on sale, and it’s still on sale (Nomad Cosmetics also has a 20% off site wide sale going on right now). This palette is just so fun and colourful, and I’ve used it several times. I created this eye look with it.

I made an order from Arttitude Cosmetics when they had 20% off a lot of products back in February. However, I don’t think I’ll make an order from their website again, because I had to pay some extra fees that I wasn’t expecting. I’d rather wait for Monolith to stock their releases then. Anyways, I did pick up three palettes at the time the Abscission palette being the first one. I’d been wanting this palette for a long time, and so far it hasn’t disappointed. I wore it here, and I loved the look.

I’d also had the Metamorph palette on my wishlist, and this colour story is just so beautiful. I loved this look that I created with this palette. So colourful and fun!

The last Arttitude Cosmetics palette I got was the Vintage Neutrals. I don’t know if I would call these neutrals, but I think it’s a really pretty colour story that you can create lots of different looks with. I created this look with it.

The only thing I purchased from Oden’s Eye was the Oden’s Eye x Morgan Turner Love Language palette. I love purples and pinks, and this was a lovely Valentine’s Day release. I wore it here.

From the Purish website I picked these three items. Lethal Cosmetics added the Avatar the Last Airbender Yue glitter gel to the Avatar the Last Airbender collection later on, so I picked that up. And my original Lethal Cosmetics Avatar the Last Airbender White Lotus highlighter arrived broken, so I decided to get a new and hopefully intact one, and I was happy to see that it was in fact intact. And lastly, I picked up the Lethal Cosmetics Dexter Luminol liquid highlighter, because I thought it look so pretty. All of these Lethal Cosmetics products were on sale.

Collective haul – beauty (February 2025)

I have a big collective beauty haul to share with you today. I’ve purchased these products from lots of different places, so they won’t be divided into categories. I’ll just show them based on where are got them from.

I picked up the Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara in Plum Twilight and the MAC Colour Excess Gel pencil eye liner in Perpetual Shock! in a Zalando sale. I love these formulas.

In a Sephora sale I bought the Makeup By Mario Ethereal Eyes Moonlight palette and the Fenty Skin Plush Puddin’ lip mask in Salted Caramel. I’d been wanting to try Makeup By Mario eyeshadows, and I got the Ethereal Eyes Moonlight palette at a really good price. I’m wearing it on my eyes here.

The Fenty Beauty Cheeks Suede powder blushes finally came to Danish retailers, so I picked up two of the shimmer shades; Wattabrat 08 and Tutu Turnt 09. They’re really pretty, and I’ve picked up a few more shades since. I also got the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix shimmer in Hot Chocolit 03.

The next set of products were purchased at Magasin. I got the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch mini cheek & lip set, which includes a dewy liquid blush in Worth and a tinted lip oil in Beloved. I love both of these formulas, and I especially like the tinted lip oil shade.

I also picked up the KVD Beauty Lock It pore-refining primer and two of the KVD Beauty Tattoo pencil liners in the shades Canvas Beige and Radium Green. The primer is nice, but the liners are horrible! I especially wanted the green shade to work so bad, but these liners are so stiff and they won’t show up in the waterline.

I bought the next 7 items from a German website called Purish. I featured the Nabla Freckle Maker in my latest 5 favourites post, so I clearly enjoy that one. And the Essence line n’ STAIN! Tattoo liner in 03 Make A Mauve is a fun product.

The Catrice Glass Like dewy lip tints are so lovely! I picked up the shades 020 Look At Me! and 050 Regrets? Always!.

From Catrice I also got the Blushin’ Charm multi stick in 040 Sparkle Lover, the Melted Sun liquid bronzer in 005 Tan Lines, and the Instant Bright serum concealer in 002N. My favourite of the three so far is the liquid bronzer.

Lastly, I made another Sephora order for these four beautiful blushes. The Huda Beauty Blush Filters are some of my favourite liquid blushes, and I really wanted these two new shades called Intense Guava and Sunset Lychee. I also really wanted to try the new at the time Sephora Collection Colorful Blush Glazes, and I chose the shades 01 Pink Sunset and 02 Morning Blaze. So pretty, right?!

Monolith haul (February 2025)

I have a Monolith haul to share with you today. It includes five eyeshadow palettes and four lipsticks. Let’s begin with the palettes.

Angelica Nyqvist, who’s one of my favourite beauty creators, is behind Singe Beauty, and she loves colourful eyeshadows just like I do, so I was very excited to get my hands on her first eyeshadow palette, Galactic Visitor.

I’m not sure why I was drawn to the Ensley Reign Cosmetics Light in Your Eyes palette, since it’s a neutral leaning palette, but I would say that it’s a neutral palette with a twist, and it is really pretty.

I really enjoy Gourmande Girls’ colour stories and formulas, and the Bitten palette is beautiful. I wore it on my eyes here and loved the look.

Another brand who’s colour stories and formulas I love is Fantasy Cosmetica, and how pretty is the Monk palette?!

I love original Coca-Cola, and even though I had heard that this palette wasn’t one of the great quality palettes from Glamlite, I still bought it for the theme. I agree that it isn’t the best palette quality wise from Glamlite, but I still thought the look I created with it turned out nice.

You have seen me wear some of the Unearthly Cosmetics Menacing Metals lipsticks in recent posts, and I really like them. I picked up the shades Bloodstone, Sire, Void, and Ancient from the first launch, and I may or may not have picked up some of the spring shades as well:)

Colourpop haul –Twilight New Moon and more (January 2025)

I have a Colourpop haul to share with you today. This haul includes the items I picked up from the Twilight New Moon collection plus a handful of other products.

Of course, I had to pick up the Twilight New Moon palette and the two Super Shock shadows included in the collection. The palette is a super pretty warm toned palette (I wore it here), and the Super Shock shadows came as a set with two shades called The Volturi and We Won’t Bite.

I also got all of the lip products from the collection, which is an Ultra Glossy Lip in Runs With Vampires, and the two lip sets including a Lippie pencil and a Power Pout lipstick. The red set comes with a Lippie pencil in Vampire Laws and a Power Pout lipstick in Vampire Royalty, and the brown lip set comes with a Lippie pencil in Hello Biceps and a Power Pout lipstick in Jake.

Besides the products from the Twilight New Moon collection, I also picked up the new at the time Pretty Fresh Lock It In 16HR makeup setting spray and the Pretty Fresh Set It Up primer. I still haven’t tried the setting spray, but I really like the primer.

I was also excited to get my hands on the Liquid Hi-Lite dewy liquid highlighters, which had launch very late last year, I think. I picked up two of the shades; Sugar Donut and Pink Pony.

Lastly, I got the Star Wars palette and the Blotted Lip in Purr on sale. I’ve never watched Star Wars, but I thought the palette looked pretty, and I thought the red Blotted Lip shade looked nice as well.