Between Christmas and New Year’s I went to Copenhagen to spend time with family, but I also had time to stop by Sephora. I wasn’t supposed to spend a lot of money, so I just got two things. The NARS Sarah Moon Cheek & Lip palette in True Story was on sale and I’ve never tried NARS blushers (or highlighters), so I thought this was a good way to try them out. The colours in the palette are beautiful and as you can see it also came with a Velvet Matte lip pencil which I’m looking forward to try out. Then I had to get the Sleek Highlighting palette in Solstice which every major beauty youtuber talked about in 2016, and I have to say that it’s worth the hype. They’re some of the most intense highlighters I’ve tried and they’re so beautiful.

I know it’s been about a month since Christmas, but I thought I would still show you a few of the Christmas presents I received. I got three make-up products and they’re all from MAC.

I got the lipstick in Diva which is a classic MAC lipstick shade and one I’ve been wanting for a long time. It’s a beautiful matte burgundy shade, and even though I have several lipsticks in this colour family this one has quickly become a favourite.

I also got the Pro Longwear Paintpot in the shade Groundwork which has also been on my wishlist for a while. It’s a very nice mid-tone brown that works beautifully on it’s own or as a base for powder shadows.

Lastly, I got a single eye shadow to add to my palette. It’s in the shade Amber Lights and it’s a gorgeous golden amber colour.

My latest order of Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipsticks is really exciting. I purchased one of the shades I’ve been wanting since I first discovered Jeffree Star Cosmetics, his first metallic shade, and two shades from his limited edition holiday collection. Redrum was one of the original three Velour liquid lipsticks and I’ve heard several youtubers say that it’s their go-to red lipstick. As you might know by now red is my go-to lip colour, so I’ve been wanting Redrum for so long, and when I finally saw it on Beauty Bay I bought it right away. I’ve worn it a few times and it really is gorgeous; such a good classic red. I love that Jeffree has started making metallic liquid lipsticks as well, and since his first metallic shade released he has come out with two more. But the shade I’ve got is Dreamhouse which is the perfect name for a metallic hot pink lipstick. I wore it New Year’s Eve and it was so cool and festive. Lastly, I had to pick up a couple of his holiday lipsticks. I chose the shades Pumpkin Pie and Crocodile Tears. Pumpkin Pie is a terracotta orange with red/pink and gold shimmer (I think – it’s hard to see the exact colours of the shimmer) and Crocodile Tears is a dark green. I haven’t worn these shades yet, but I’m really excited to play around with them.

Here’s a few products I picked up over the past few months. The MAC lip pencil is in the shade Redd, and I’ve been wanting it for quite a while, but it had been sold out online and at my local MAC counters for months. I wanted it because it’s a yellow based red and I thought it would be perfect for all my bright yellow based red lipsticks. I also picked up another Rimmel Exaggerate lip liner in the shade 018 Addiction which is a really pretty nude. I had been wanting to try out the Wet n Wild Megaglo contouring palette in the shade Dulce De Leche, because I had heard good things about it, so when I finally found it in the right shade I had to try it out. The colours are really nice for my fair skin and so far I quite like it. On the same day I also picked up the Wet n Wild Coverall primer which I really like as well.

Like many other MAC enthusiasts I was really excited about the MAC Mariah Carey collection, and I decided to get two lipsticks and a blusher. As you can see the packaging is absolutely gorgeous; the silver glitter with the pale gold is just beautiful.

The blusher I picked up is You’ve Got Me Feeling which is a light candy pink. I chose this one because I don’t really have any bright pink blushers.

I picked up two of the lipsticks because look at that packaging! All the shades in this collection are very neutral which is normally not something I go for, but that’s exactly why I thought it would be fun to try out a couple of shades.

The first shade I got is Dahhlinggg which is a light peachy pink shade. I decided to get this shade because I have nothing like it in my collection. It’s my first Cremesheen finish lipstick from MAC, and I haven’t worn it yet, so I’m excited to see how pigmented or sheer it is on the lips.

The second lipstick I got is All I Want which is a champagne shimmer. I got this partly because of the name, but also because I’ve been loving frosty/metallic lips lately. I have worn this lipstick once so far and I actually really liked it. It’s a bit sheer so I wore a lipliner underneath. I think it would be a beautiful lip topper as well.

Here’s my latest order of Jeffree Star products. As I mentioned in my first impressions post on the Velour liquid lipsticks they are my absolute favourite liquid lipsticks, and I love that Beautybay.com keeps adding more shades. They now also have some of the Skin Frost highlighters, so I got one of those as well.

The liquid lipstick shades I decided to get were (from top to bottom) Leo, Masochist, Abused, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and they are gorgeous.

The Skin Frost I got is Peach Goddess and it’s such a beautiful peachy pink shade. I really want the Skin Frost in Ice Cold as well, but I haven’t been able to get my hands on that one yet.

When I was in the Netherlands last month I obviously did a bit of shopping. Besides the products I’m going to talk about now I also bought some great products at the drugstore, but I’ll tell you more about those in a separate post. Today is all about Benefit. I’ve been wanting to try out Benefit’s products for so long, and when I saw this set I had to go for it. It contains the POREfessional primer, Hoola bronzer, Roller Lash mascara and a sample of Gimme Brow brow gel. I’ve heard/read lots of good things about all of these products, so I was/am excited to try them out. I haven’t used the POREfessional primer that many times yet, but it feels nice on the skin and so far I like it. I’m loving the Hoola bronzer which was one of the items I wanted to try out the most. It’s really pigmented and the colour is perfect. I haven’t tried the Roller Lash mascara yet, because I want to finish up the mascaras I’m using at the moment, but this was the other product I wanted to try out the most, so I’m really excited to see if it is as good as people say. The Gimme Brow is a tinted brow gel in the shade 3 medium which is a great shade for me. I’ve used it when going out to add a little extra something to my brows and I really like the way it looks. If you haven’t tried out any Benefit products I think this set is the way to go.