Vampy black and red

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Every now and again I feel like wearing a vampy black and red eye look, and I think this particular outfit gave me a perfect opportunity to do so.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer + 4% Niacinamide, foundation – R.E.M. Beauty Sweetener foundation (shade: Fair 6 CN), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – MAC Studio Fix Sculpt and Shape contour palette Light/Medium (shades: Emphasize + Cream) + MAC Studio Fix Pro Set + Blur Weightless loose powder (shade: Translucent). Face make-up: bronzer – MAC Studio Fix Sculpt And Shape contour palette Light/Medium (shade: Sculpt), blush – Glamlite Betty Boop blush duo (2. shade), highlighter – Catrice Arctic Illusion highlighter in C01 Crystal Cold. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Colourpop Star Wars palette (shades: Alliance + Star Destroyer + Outer Rim + Galactic Empire + New Hope + Kessel Rum), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Blend Bunny Cosmetics Omni Lash lash perfecting mascara, eyeliner – Colourpop High School Musical Crème gel liner in Spring Musical. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Centre of Attention lip pencil + Makeup By Mario MoistureGlow plumping lip serum in Cherry Glow)

5 favourites – May

The last spring month has come to an end, and the first month of summer begins tomorrow. I’m still waiting for the warmer summer weather to arrive and stay though. May was a busy month with both ups and downs, but that’s life isn’t it? June is usually quite busy, when you are a teacher due to exams, but I’m also going to wedding and a graduation party towards the end of the month, so I’ll have that to look forward to. But first, let’s talk about some of my favourite things from the month of May.

Crocs (in all shapes and forms): I’ve featured individual pairs of Crocs in these favourites posts before, but I had to feature Crocs in generel this month, because they’re been my most worn footwear. It’s a bit of an obsession at this point, but I just love how fun, customisable, and comfortable Crocs are.

MAC Studio Fix Pro Set + Blur Weightless loose powder (shade: Translucent): I’ve had this powder for about 1,5 years, and I’ve used it here and there, but I got really into using it this past month. It’s a very fine, blurring powder, but I don’t think it makes the skin look too matte, which is nice, when you like me prefer a more natural or slightly glowy finish. The powder is a part of MAC’s permanent line, I just happen to have it in limited edition packaging.

e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo liquid bronzer & contour (shade: Fair/Light): e.l.f. Cosmetics is one of my favourite drugstore brands, and I really like most of their products this liquid bronzer included. It’s pretty pigmented, but it blends out very nicely, and I like this particular shade a lot.

Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Plum Twilight): A couple of months ago, I featured the Burgundy Haze shade of this mascara, which is still a huge favourite of mine, but this past month this dark purple shade has probably been my most worn mascara. It just goes so well with the eyeshadow colours I like to wear the most.

Beautyblender Blendercleanser Liquid Lavender: I had run out of my Real Techniques brush cleanser, so I decided to pick up and try this one from Beautyblender, and I really liked it. I was long overdue with cleaning my make-up brushes, so when I used this cleanser when I finally cleaned them the other day, I was quite impressed by the result.

Electro turquoise

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I thought the Kaleidos Futurism V: Electro Turquoise palette would be a great match to my orange and turquoise top and blazer combo. A paired it with a holographic lipgloss to add even more sparkle to my look.

(Base: primers – KVD Beauty Lock It pore-refining primer + Dior Forever Star Glow Filter (shade: 0N), foundation – Rare Beauty Positive Light tinted moisturizer (shade: 14W), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – Trixie Cosmetics Stix cream bronzer in Sunkissed, blush – Trixie Cosmetics Stix cream blush in Pumpkin, highlighters – Lethal Cosmetics Dexter Luminol liquid highlighter + Kaleidos Futurism V: Electro Turquoise palette (shade: Shockwave as nose highlight). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Kaleidos Futurism V: Electro Turquoise palette (shades: Forcefield + Digiteal + Tron + Voltaic + Shockwave), mascaras – Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 10 Turquoise + Blend Bunny Cosmetics Omni Lash lash perfecting mascara, eyeliner – Catrice Kohl Kajal waterproof in 110 Orange O’ Clock. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Rare Beauty Kind Words matte lip liner in Talented + Jolie Beauty holographic lipgloss in As Above)

Yummy, autumnal

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I needed a yummy, autumnal make-up look to go with the yummy, autumnal colour scheme of my outfit, and I love how this make-up look turned out. The Nomad Cosmetics Haunted Europe intense color palette was the perfect eyeshadow palette for this look.

(Base: primer – Colourpop Pretty Fresh Set It Up primer, foundation – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin serum skin tint (shade: 2), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Fenty Beauty We’re Even hydrating longwear concealer (shade: 120N), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + MAC Studio Fix Pro Set + Blur Weightless loose powder (shade: Light). Face make-up: bronzer + highlighter – MAC Face Palette x4: Luxe Luck (shades: Goodbye, Hello + Moonglade), blush – NYX Buttermelt blush in 10 Back And Butta. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Nomad Cosmetics Haunted Europe intense color palette (shades: Frankenstein + Black Forest + Merry Cemetery + Boogeyman + Bloody Mary + Hoia-Baciu Forest), mascara – Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 07 Navy Blue, eyeliner – Natasha Denona Macro Tech eye crayon in Fushi. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Colourpop Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Lippie pencil in Rudolph + Oden’s Eye Velvet lipstick in L203 Fig Jam)

Tones of green and berry purple

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I don’t remember creating an eye look just like this one before, and I had a lot of fun playing with the different tones of green and berry purple from my outfit.

(Base: primer – Colourpop Pretty Fresh Set It Up primer, foundation – Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint (shade: 2), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Fenty Beauty We’re Even hydrating longwear concealer (shade: 120N), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Whats Up Beauty Cheeque Terre bronzer in 10 Light, blush – Glam Shop Kwiat Paproci illuminating blush in Myths, highlighter – Glam Shop Kwiat Paproci highlighter in Aurora. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Glaminatrix Cosmetics Nocturnal palette (shades: Murky + Witching Hour + Dusk + Night Vision + Constellation) + Glam Shop Kwiat Paproci highlighter in Aurora (inner corners), mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Burgundy Haze), eyeliners – Lethal Cosmetics Aura multichrome liner in Hypnotic + KVD Beauty Tattoo pencil liner in Radium Green. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Currant lip pencil + Maybelline Superstay Vinyl Ink in 170 Unafraid)

Monolith haul (December 2024)

I have a rather large Monolith haul to share with you today. It consists of mainly eyeshadow palettes, but I did also get a few cheek and lip products.

Let’s begin with a holiday palette that a lot of people loved, and so did I. It’s the Dede Signature Fearless Holiday palette, and it’s supposed to be a mix of autumn and winter/Christmas shades, which I think it is. I wore it here.

Dede Signature also rereleased there former Christmas and autumn palettes the Jingle Bell Ruby palette and The Classic Autumn palette, so I picked those up as well. I wore the Jingle Bell Ruby palette on Christmas Eve.

The last Christmas/winter themed palette I got was the Gourmande Girls Frozen Kiss palette. This is a colour story right up my alley. I actually wore this palette on New Year’s Eve.

Keeping with a wintery colour story, this is the Bellabeautébar Realm of Fairies palette made in collaboration with sassyfairie. I created this eye look with it.

I was comtemplating picking up the Glaminatrix Cosmetics Barely Basic palette for quite a while, so when it was back in stock, I decided to finally pick it up. It’s such a pretty neutral palette with a twist.

I bought two palettes from Unearthly Cosmetics. I never owned the original Not Normal palette, but I had to get the remastered version, because that colour story is stunning. I’m wearing it here. I also think the Just A Taste palette is super pretty, and I created this grungy holiday look with it.

The last eyeshadow palette in this haul it the stunning Wicked Widow Beauty Tales of Terror: A Haunting palette, which is pretty much a perfect autumn/Halloween palette. I created this yummy look with it.

These are the three cheek products I picked up; the Unearthly Cosmetics Just A Taste Gory Glow highlight, the Wicked Widow Beauty Tales of Terror: A Haunting highlighter in Jack-O-Lantern, and the Whats Up Beauty Cheeque Terre bronzer in 10 Light. I especially love the Whats Up Beauty Cheeque Terre bronzer.

Lastly, I also got three lip products; two of the Kaleidos Cloud Lab Lip Clays in Rosefire and Golden Rosin, and another shade of the Fantasy Cosmetica Lost Library lipsticks. It’s called Obscure, and it was on sale.

First time trying out Nomad Cosmetics

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It was my first time trying out Nomad Cosmetics eyeshadows, and I think the look turned out very pretty.

(Base: primers – KVD Beauty Lock It pore-refining primer + Dior Forever Star Glow Filter (shade: 0N), foundation – R.E.M. Beauty Sweetener foundation (shade: Fair 6 CN), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo liquid bronzer & contour in Fair/Light, blush – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo liquid blush in Bold-Faced Lilac, highlighter – Made By Mitchell Blursh Glaze in Sprinkles. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Nomad Cosmetics Chamonix Après-Ski intense color palette (shades: Raclette + Off-Piste + Haute-Savoie + Vallée Blanche + Vin Chaud + Last Run + Aiguille Du Midi + Les Alpes), mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Burgundy Haze), eyeliners – Colourpop BFF Créme gel liners in Charmer + Amethyst Hour. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Essence In The Bloom’light matte lip liner in 01 Live In Full Bloom + Essence In The Bloom’light satin lipstick in 01 Kisses At Midnight)

Only cream eyeshadows

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I used only cream eyeshadows to create this eye look, and I actually think it turned out quite pretty.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Rare Beauty Positive Light tinted moisturizer (shade: 14W), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powder – Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Soft Radiance setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Beauty Wand contour in Fair/Light, blush – Huda Beauty Liquid Blush Filter in Ube Cream, highlighter – Made By Mitchell Blursh Glaze in Sprinkles. Eye make-up: eyeshadows – Colourpop Super Shock shadow in Bae + KVD Beauty Dazzle Stick long-wear eyeshadow in Dusk Rush + Colourpop Frosty the Snowman Jelly Much eyeshadow in Made Of Snow, mascara – Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (shade: 010 Burgundy Brown), eyeliner – Lethal Cosmetics Aura multichrome liner in Hypnotic. Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Rare Beauty Kind Words matte lip liner in Devoted + Colourpop Blotted Lip in Purr)

Bitten

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love the outfit and I love this make-up look. I wore the Gourmande Girls Cosmetics Bitten palette on my eyes (which I haven’t hauled yet), and it was the perfect dark Valentine’s Day palette to go with my dark Valentine’s Day outfit.

(Base: primer – Colourpop Pretty Fresh Set It Up primer, foundation – Nars Light Reflecting foundation (shades: Oslo + Mont Blanc), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Powder Filter pressed powder (shade: Fair Neutral Cool). Face make-up: bronzer – Fenty Beauty Match Stix contour skinstick in Amber, blush – Cosmic Brushes Blush Butter in Dazed, highlighter – Unearthly Cosmetics liquid highlight in Bizarre. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Gourmande Girls Cosmetics Bitten palette (shades: Immortal + Shapeshifter + Bloodlust + Hysteria + Slayer + Euphoria + Mina), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Blend Bunny Cosmetics Omni Lash lash perfecting mascara, eyeliner – Marc Jacobs Fineliner Ultra-Skinny Gel Eye Crayon (shade: Fine(wine)). Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Colourpop Frosty the Snowman Lippie pencil in Magic Hat + Catrice Mystic Forest lipstick in C02 Dark Seduction)

Shimmery pink and purple

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I thought a shimmery pink and purple make-up look would go well with the outfit.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Nars Light Reflecting foundation (shades: Oslo + Mont Blanc), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair) + 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 – MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Radiant bronzer (shade: Radiant Light Rosy), blush – Fenty Beauty Cheeks Suede shimmer blush in Tutu Turnt 09, highlighter – Glamlite x Fresh Prince of Bel Air California Fresh highlighter palette (shade: 90’s Forever!). Eye make-up: base – GlossGods Cosmetics That Base! Crease Killer eyeshadow base, eyeshadows – By BEAUTY BAY Daydreamer 20 colour palette (shades: Vision + Euphoria + Drifting + Fantasy + Reverie + Manifest + Nostalgia + Wanderlust + Hazy Daze + Cloud Nine), mascaras – Rimmel Kind & Free Lash Loader mascara (shade: 002 Brown Black) + Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Pink Air), eyeliner – Marc Jacobs Fineliner Ultra-Skinny Gel Eye Crayon (shade: (Pink)yswear). Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: L.A. Girl Perfect Precision lip liner in Pinky + Nimya Discophere Glitter Lip Topper in Pink In Bio)