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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)

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)

Beautiful teals

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I really like this teal eye look, and it makes me want to wear a teal eye look again soon.

(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 – Whats Up Beauty Cheeque Terre bronzer in 10 Light, blush – Fenty Beauty Cheeks Suede shimmer blush in Bubbleband$ 11, highlighter – NYX Buttermelt highlighter in 20 Butta Mint. Eye make-up: base – Wet n Wild Megalast eyeshadow primer, eyeshadows – Arttitude Cosmetics Arcana palette (shades: Sacred + Dragon + Depths + Scalos + Arcana + Sorcery + Mystery), mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Plum Twilight), eyeliner – Too Faced Killer Liner gel eyeliner in Killer Turquoise. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze. Lips: MAC Talking Points lip pencil + Colourpop High School Musical Just A Tint lip tint in Pop and Lock)

Collective haul – beauty (May 2025)

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I have a collective beauty haul to share with you today. These are the beauty bits I purchased back in May.

Let’s begin with some MAC lip products. I love the MAC Glow Play Tendertalk lip balms, and the shades Serve and Oops! had been on my wishlist for a while, so when I found them on sale, I picked them up. I also love the lip pencils from MAC, so I got the shade Talking Points, which is a repurchase, and the shade Root For Me!

I also picked up some new eye products from MAC. I love the Colour Excess gel pencil eye liners, and these new shades Strawberry Milk and Minty Fresh are so pretty. I’m also quite impressed by the newish Dazzleshadow eye shadow sticks. I chose the shades Haku Haze and Gold Stud.

Now let’s move on to a random selection of things. I bought the Beautyblender Blendercleanser Liquid Lavender and the Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Lift & Flex concealer in the shade 2, which are both products I really enjoy.

I also picked up another shade of the NYX Buttermelt highlighters, because I love this formula. This is in the shade 05 Bright And Butta, which is a pretty champagne shade.

From the Essence So Cherry Happy collection, I purchased the blushlighter in 010 Love You Cherry Much, the peptide lipgloss in 01 Cherry On Top, and the body mist 100 ml.

From Morphe I got the Cloudlight Soft Glow Veil in the shade Dawn, which is very glowy, but pretty finishing powder.

Lastly, I picked up the Wet n Wild Megalast eyeshadow primer, which I’ve been using quite a bit.

Neutrals, blue, and rust

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. A neutral eye look with a pop of blue works with a rust lip and cheek as well.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – R.E.M. Beauty Sweetener foundation (shade: Fair 6 CN), 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, freckles – Essence Got A Crush On Apricots freckles pen (shade: 01 Après Apricots). Face make-up: bronzer – Haus Labs Power Sculpt velvet bronzer in Soleil Sand, blush – MAC Mineralize blush in Flirting With Danger, highlighter – R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar highlighter in Miss Mercury. Eye make-up: base – Wet n Wild Megalast eyeshadow primer, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Glamlite Twilight Breaking Dawn part 1 Team Jacob palette (shades: Transformation + Moonlight + Moody + Guardian + Imprint) + R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar highlighter in Miss Mercury (inner corners), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Blend Bunny Cosmetics Omni Lash lash perfecting mascara, eyeliner – Catrice Disney Pixar Finding Dory metallic eyeliner in 010 Blue Lagoon + Zoeva Graphic Eyes eyeliner in Nude Reflection. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze. Lips: MAC Chili Rimmed lip pencil + L’Oréal Paris Infaillible Matte Resistance liquid lipstick in 400 Spill The Tea)