First impressions: Essence Camouflage+ matte concealer

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My last two first impressions posts were also on concealers, but I promise that this is the last concealer one for a little while.

First impressions

This Essence concealer is super affordable, and it has a nice small pointed applicator. The coverage was not as good as I hoped it would be, but it’s not horrible. As you can see, it looks okay under the eyes, but when I tried to cover up a spot, it removed the foundation in that area. In general, it was difficult to blend in with my foundation, which a good concealer shouldn’t be. It also has a really strong scent that lingers, which I really don’t like. Overall, I’m not a fan of this concealer; I have so many other concealers that I love, so I probably won’t use this one much if at all.

Bronze eyes and red lips

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. You can never go wrong with a bronze eye look and a red lip.

(Base: primer – MAC Prep + Prime Skin Base Visage Makeup face primer, foundation – Wet n Wild Photofocus foundation (shade: Soft Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage concealer (shade: Fair Neutral) + Maybelline Instant Anti Age Eraser concealer (shade: 00 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + Wet n Wild Photofocus pressed powder (shade: Warm Light). Face make-up: bronzer – Physicians Formula Butter bronzer (shade: Light), blusher – Essence Satin Touch blush in 20 Satin Love, highlighter – the Balm Mary-Lou Manizer. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eye shadows – Juvia’s Place The Magic Mini palette (shades: Kesi + Boronu) + Morphe x Jaclyn Hill palette (shades: Silk Creme + Pooter + Beam), mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, eyeliner – LA Girl Shockwave Neon Liner (shade: Screamin’). Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + MAC Vermillion Vee lipstick)

5 favourites – September

The first month of autumn is now over, which means that we’re one month closer to December:) Work is super busy these days, but the autumn break is just around the corner, and I can’t wait! But first, here are some of my favourite things from the past month.

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Red quilted jacket: In my May favourites, I featured the navy version of this jacket, and this red one has definitely become a favourite as well. I just love the quilted fabric, the shape of the jacket, and the corduroy details.

Beige baggy bukser m. lynlåse - second hand

Beige baggy trousers: I bought these trousers second hand about a year ago, and I’ve definitely worn them throughout the year, but this month I seem to have worn them quite a bit. They’re a part of one of my favourite outfits I’ve worn this year (which I’ll post soon), so I think it was about time that I’d feature them in a favourites post.

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Headbands: I’m a huge fan of hair accessories, and my favourite kind this past month has been the headband. This is just a selection of the ones I’ve worn, and I have a feeling that I’ll continue to wear them for a while.

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Wet n Wild Photofocus pressed powder (shade: Warm Light): I often go for a translucent powder, but I’ve really enjoyed using this coloured powder from Wet n Wild. It’s great for days where I’ve have lots of break-outs, because it provides more coverage than a translucent powder (obviously), but it’s not heavy or cakey on the skin.

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The Very Best of Elton John (record): I found some great records at a fleamarket this summer, among those this Elton John one. It contains two double sided records, and they’re filled with classic Elton John songs. It’s been my go-to record this past month.

Third BeautyBay sale haul of 2019

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BeautyBay has had some great sales this year so far! This time I bought four Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour liquid lipsticks, two eyeshadow palettes, and a highlighter, the highlighter being the Milani Strobelight Instant Glow powder in the shade Afterglow. This is one of my favourite highlighters, but the one I had broke, so I had to get a new one.

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The four Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipsticks that I purchased in the latest BeautyBay sale are (from top to bottom) Delicious (Star Family collection), Mannequin (main collection), Bronze Blood (Summer 2019 collection), and Fudge Pop (Summer 2018 collection). These are all on the more neutral side of things, but I’m really excited to wear all of these.

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I love the Wet n Wild Color Icon eyeshadow palettes, and even though I have the original Comfort Zone palette, which I love, I still wanted to add the newer version to my collection as well. This one has two additional matte shades that the original palette doesn’t have, so this one is more travel friendly.

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Last, but most certainly not least, I’ve finally added the Tribe palette by Juvia’s Place to my eyeshadow collection. I’ve been drooling over this palette since it launched, and I’m so excited to play with this palette. I think the colour story is absolutely stunning.

Khaki summer

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I hadn’t worn a green lip is ages, but this khaki one was perfect with my eye look.

(Base: primer – MAC Prep + Prime Skin Base Visage Makeup face primer, 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 – 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 – Jeffree Star Alien palette (shades: Titan + Moonrock + Interstellar + Pluto) + Jeffree Star Androgyny palette (shade: Military), mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, 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 Karma)

Love me some bright colours

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I sure do love me some bright colours.

(Base: primer – Maybelline Face Studio Prime Pore Minimizing Primer, 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 – Physicians Formula Butter bronzer (shade: Light), blusher – Milani powder blush in 01 Romantic Rose, highlighter – Ofra Cosmetics x Nikkietutorials Glazed Donut highlighter. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Alien palette (shades: Titan + Abduction) + MAC Nylon eye shadow, 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 + L’Oréal Rouge Signature matte liquid lipstick in 106 I Speak Up)

Peachy pink with a pop of green

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. A subtle peachy pink look with a pop of green.

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild CoverAll primer + MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Illuminating Base (shade: Radiant Yellow), 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 – Physicians Formula Butter bronzer (shade: Light), blusher – Milani powder blush in 01 Romantic Rose, highlighter – Ofra Cosmetics x Nikkietutorials Glazed Donut highlighter. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Jawbreaker palette (shades: Virgin + Good Morning + Snack + Sour + Jawbreaker), mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, eyeliner – LA Girl Shockwave Neon Liner (shade: Gotcha). Eyebrows: e.l.f. Brow Pencil (shade: Neutral Brown) + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipstick in Fully Nude)

Mint and orange

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I discovered that mint and orange is such a fun colour combo, and I liked it so much that I actually wore a very similar make-up earlier this week.

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild CoverAll primer + MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Illuminating Base (shade: Radiant Yellow), 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 – MAC Peaches powder blush, highlighter – Laura Geller baked highlighter (shade: Portofino). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Jawbreaker palette (shades: Virgin + Cone + Cute + Jawbreaker), mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, eyeliner – LA Girl Shockwave Neon Liner (shade: Fresh). Eyebrows – e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: Essence Invisible Kiss transparent lipliner in 01 Multitalent Wonder + Fenty Beauty Mattemoiselle Plush Matte lipstick in Saw-C)

MAC sale lip products + one eyeliner

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I recently found all of these MAC lip products + one eyeliner on sale. They were so cheap that I had to buy them:) The single eyeliner that I purchased is a Technakohl liner in the shade Sterling Silver.

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I purchased 7 lip liners from three different lines/collections. I picked up three of the Liptensity lip pencils which I haven’t tried before, but I loved the purply colours (from top to bottom); Galaxy Grey, Hellebore, and La Sultana. The two shorter pencils are the Pro Longwear lip pencils, which I haven’t tried before either. The shades are Ms. Diva and Shock Value. The last two liners I’ve bought are from MAC’s regular lip pencil line, and they’re called Currant and Naked Liner.

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I don’t wear blue lipstick very often anymore, but I used to have these two blue lipsticks on my wishlist. The bright matte blue is called Dreampot and the darker blue is called Designer Blue and has a frost finish. The purple lipstick also used to be on my wishlist, and it’s another frost lipstick in the shade Pick Me, Pick Me!. I thought these colours were a lot fun, and I’m excited about creating some fun make-up looks with them.

‘One-colour’ eye make-up

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Lately, I’ve been a huge fan of ‘one-colour’ eye make-up looks, partly because it’s quick and easy, but also because it’s an easy way of using colour. I had a hard time blending this green eyeshadow, but then I just decided that this slightly less blended look was kind of fun too.

(Base: primers – Wet n Wild CoverAll primer + MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Illuminating Base (shade: Radiant Yellow), foundations – Maybelline Superstay 24H Full Coverage foundation (shade: 05 Light Beige) + L.A. Girl PRO.Color Foundation Mixing Pigment (shade: White), 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 – Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle highlighter duo (shade: Lightning Dust). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Alien palette (shades: Titan + Gravitea + Flying Saucer + Pluto), mascara – L’Oréal Paradise Extatic mascara, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows – e.l.f Brow Pencil in Neutral Brown + e.l.f. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara. Lips: Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipstick in Redrum)