Periwinkle fun

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I had a lot of fun doing this make-up look. I wouldn’t wear this lipstick to work, but it’s perfect for when you’re working from home.

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild Photofocus face primer matte + Essence Crystal Dreams luminizer (shade: 01 Frozen Shine), foundation – Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation (shade: 100 Warm Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + e.l.f HD powder in Sheer. Bronzer – Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r – Instant Warmth bronzer (shade: Inda Sun), blusher – MAC You’ve Got Me Feeling powder blush, highlighters – Jeffree Star Skin Frost in Princess Cut + Essence Crystal Dreams highlighter (shade: 01 Love at First Light). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Blood Sugar palette (shades: Glucose + Cavity) + Jeffree Star Blood Lust palette (shades: Scandal Water + Wet Jewel) + Juvia’s Place The Douce palette (shade: Tart), mascara – L’Oréal Paradise Extatic mascara, eyeliner – Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipstick in Diamond. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipstick in Diamond)

5 favourites – April

Another strange month has passed. I’m still staying home and working from home (like so many other people are right now), and even though I’ve sort of gotten used to it, I miss actually going to work and seeing my friends. But luckily my boyfriend is keeping me company, and I’ve actually not been bored yet. I watch films as usual, and I play a lot of The Sims 4, but I’ve also taking up a new hobby (keep reading to find out what it is). I guess that’s enough rambling for now. Let’s get to my April favourites.

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Black Mickey Mouse shoulder bag: In my February favourites, I featured a new black belt bag which had become my new everyday bag, but I found that it was actually too small for all the stuff I’m carrying around. Then I purchased this black shoulder bag with Mickey Mouse on it, and other than being really cute it’s also the perfect size for an everyday bag.

Blinding highlighter duo

Layering highlighters: My make-up discovery this month is not a single product, but a mix of two products, and not necessarily the same two products every time. I’ve layered highlighters before, but not very often. However, I’ve loved layering highlighters this past month to make them even more blinding. My favourite combo that I’ve found so far is the Milani Afterglow highlighter with one of the MAC Extra Dimension Skin Finishes (Show Gold or Hi-Sequincy) from the Star-Dipped Face Compact from the last holiday collection on top. It’s such a stunning look.

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Colouring: My new hobby that I teased about in the beginning of this post is colouring. I remember when this was a trend a few years ago, and people talked about it being calming and relaxing, so I thought now was the perfect time to get in to it, and I really enjoy it.

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction (film): I have two film favourites this month. The first one is this Tarantino classic. I watched Pulp Fiction for the first time about 7-8 years ago, and it was obviously a very confusing though good experience. Watching it again all these years later was an even better experience. I got to appreciate the unchronological plot and the great dialogue.

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Howl’s Moving Castle (film): My boyfriend loves Studio Ghibli, and I promised him that I would watch Howl’s Moving Castle with him, because it’s his favourite. I was a bit sceptical to be honest, because the animation style isn’t my favourite, and it still isn’t, but the story and the soundtrack of this film was really good; so good that I could look past the amination style.

Neutral with a pop of purple

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I used the Huda Beauty Nude Light Obsessions palette for the second time that day, and I think this eye look turned out so pretty. It’s not often that I wear a neutral eye with a pop of colour like this, but I really like it, and that purple glitter shade is gorgeous!

(Base: primer –  e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer, foundation – Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation (shade: 100 Warm Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless pressed powder (shade: 90 Translucent). Face make-up: bronzer – Physicians Formula Butter bronzer (shade: Light), blusher – Essence Satin Touch blush in 20 Satin Love, highlighter – Ofra Cosmetics x Nikkietutorials Glazed Donut highlighter. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Huda Beauty Nude Light Obsessions palette (shades: 2. shade 1. row + 2. shade 2. row + 2. & 3. shade 3. row) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – L’Oréal Paradise Extatic mascara, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipstick in Leo)

Beautiful olive green

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I wore the Essence G’Day Sydney eyeshadow palette, which contains this beautiful olive green shade (the one I’m wearing on the inner half of the lid), but even though I love that particular shade, not all shades are great in this palette (the teal shade I’m wearing on the outer half of the lid is not as pigmented).

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild Photofocus face primer matte + MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Illuminating Base (shade: Radiant Yellow), foundation – Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation (shade: 100 Warm Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + e.l.f HD powder in Sheer. Face make-up: bronzer – Maybelline City Bronzer in 100 Light Cool, blusher – Essence Satin Touch blush in 20 Satin Love, highlighters – Milani Strobe Light Instant Glow Powder (shade: Afterglow) + MAC Star-Dipped Face Compact light Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Hi-Sequincy. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence G’Day Sydney eyeshadow palette 01 (shades: first row – 1 + 2 + 4, second row – 1 + 3 + 4), mascara – L’Oréal Paradise Extatic mascara, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipstick in Bronze Blood)

Subtle pink

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I used my new Huda Beauty Nude Obsessions palette for the first time, and even though this is a very subtle eye look, I still think it’s really pretty. Huda Beauty shimmer/glitter eyeshadows are so stunning.

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild Photofocus face primer matte + MAC Strobe Cream (shade: Pinklite), foundation – Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless foundation (shade: 110 Porcelain), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless pressed powder (shade: 90 Translucent). Face make-up: bronzer – Maybelline City Bronzer in 100 Light Cool, blusher – NARS Sarah Moon Cheek & Lip palette in True Story (shade: Unwritten), highlighter – MUA Undress Your Skin shimmer highlighter in Pink Shimmer. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Huda Beauty Nude Light Obsessions palette (shades:  3. shade 1. row + 2. & 3. shade 2. row) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – L’Oréal Paradise Extatic mascara, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipstick in Romeo)

Testing Sephora haul products

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I used three out of four of the products from my latest Sephora haul (the only product I didn’t use for this make-up look was the Huda Beauty Nude Obsessions palette), and my first impressions of the products were great.

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild Photofocus face primer matte + MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Illuminating Base (shade: Radiant Yellow), foundation – Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation (shade: 100 Warm Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless pressed powder (shade: 90 Translucent). Bronzer – Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r – Instant Warmth bronzer (shade: Inda Sun), blusher – Essence Satin Touch blush in 20 Satin Love, highlighter – Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector pressed highlighter (shade: Vanilla Quartz). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Fenty Beauty Snap Shadows Mix & Match eyeshadow palette in 1 True Neutrals (shades: Nookie Rookie + Cumin Get It + Affogato + Velvet Cuffs) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – L’Oréal Paradise Extatic mascara, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: MAC Talking Points lip pencil + Essence Berry On matte liquid lipstick in 02 Berry Beautiful)

MAC spring sale haul

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A couple of weeks ago MAC had spring sale, so I obviously got a few things. First of all I got another Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Double Gleam in the limited edition packaging from the Lunar Illusions collection. I know it’s crazy, but I love that highlighter so much, and I was sad about ruining the beautiful dragon design, so I bought an extra one that I’m going to keep intact. I also purchaced a back-up of the Prep+Prime Natural Radiance Illuminating Base in the shade Radiant Yellow which is one of favourite primers. Another Prep+Prime product that I purchased is the lip primer (in the limited edition packaging from the Petal Power collection). I’ve never tried it before, so I’m really excited to see if it makes a difference. And then I bought two blushers and two single eyeshadows.

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These are the two blushers I’ve purchased. The first one is a matte powder blush in the shade Prism, and the other one is a Glow Play blush in the shade So Natural. Both are nude shades and I’m really excited to use these.

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The two eyeshadows I’ve added to my custom palette are Kid and Natural Wilderness. Natural Wilderness is a new shade.

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I was lucky enough to get a bunch of samples and free gifts as well. The thing that I’m most excited about is the mini lipstick in the shade Velvet Teddy, which I don’t already own, but I know it’s a popular shade, so I’m excited to give it a try.

Spring pastels

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. How fun is this pistacio green and pastel purple colour combo and very spring appropriate.

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild Photofocus face primer matte + Essence Crystal Dreams luminizer (shade: 01 Frozen Shine), foundation – Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation (shade: 100 Warm Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless pressed powder (shade: 90 Translucent). Face make-up: bronzer – The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing powder (shade: 02 fair matte), blusher – MAC Mineralize blush in Modest Blush, highlighter – Essence Crystal Dreams highlighter (shade: 01 Love at First Light). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Huda Beauty Emerald Obsessions palette (shades: 2. and 3. shade 1. row + 3. shade 2. row) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – L’Oréal Paradise Extatic mascara, eyeliner – Essence Wood You Love Me? Duo Eye Pencil in 01 Forever Together (light green shade). Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: Essence Invisible Kiss transparent lipliner in 01 Multitalent Wonder + MAC Kawaii Party lipstick)

Red, red, and more red

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. You’ve probably noticed that I love a monochromatic make-up look and of course I went for a red look to go with this outfit.

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild Photofocus face primer matte + MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Illuminating Base (shade: Radiant Yellow), foundation – Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation (shade: 100 Warm Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless pressed powder (shade: 90 Translucent) + Hourglass Ambient Lighting Ethereal Edit palette (shade: Etherial Light). Face make-up: bronzer – The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing powder (shade: 02 fair matte), blusher – Essence The Blush in 10 Befitting, highlighter – MAC Nutcracker Sweet Peach Face Compact Extra Dimension skinfinish in Tutu. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Blood Sugar palette (shades: Glucose + Cake Mix + Cherry Soda) + Urban Decay Relish eyeshadow + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – L’Oréal Paradise Extatic mascara, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: NARS Velvet Matte lip pencil in Mysterious Red)

Sephora 20% off sale

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Sephora (at least the Danish website) had a 20% off all make-up sale recently, so I decided to take advantage for that and purchase a few things I’ve had on my make-up wishlist.

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I love the Huda Beauty Obsessions palettes, and I’d been eyeing up the Nude (Light) Obsessions one for a little while. I’ve used it a couple of times already, and I’m loving it. This palette is just so pretty, and I feel like you could actually do quite a few different looks with it.

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Sticking with small, travel-friendly palettes (even though I’ll be staying home for quite a while still), I decided to try out the Fenty Beauty Snap Shadows Mix & Match eyeshadow palette and went for number 1 True Neutrals (another neutral palette, what’s happening to me!). This is indeed very travel-friendly, and I love that you can do a full eye look with this one palette. I’ve used it once, and so far so good.

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And on to another Fenty Beauty product. This has been on my make-up wishlist ever since it launched, so I finally purchased one of the Sun Stalk’r – Instart Warmth bronzers. I got the lightest shade which is called Inda Sun. I’ve only worn this once as well, but I think I’m going to really like it. 

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And last but not least, I’ve purchased my first ever Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector pressed highlighter. This is in the shade Vanilla Quartz, and I’ve swatched it in stores several times. It’s really pretty, and I can’t wait to wear this more.