Blue pop

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m loving this blue mascara from NYX; it’s such an easy way to add some colour to your eyes if you don’t wanna bother spending to much time on eye shadow. I’ve worn the mascara with a nude lip a couple of times, but I think it looks beautiful paired with a red lip as well.

(Base: primer – Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro primer 002, foundation – Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 HR Nude foundation (shade: 100 Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + Maybelline Fit Me concealer (shade: 15), powders – Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit Light to Medium (shades: Banana) + Maybelline Fit Me pressed powder (shade: 105 Natural Ivory). Face make-up: contour/bronzer – NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette (shade: Sculpt) + The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing powder (shade: 02 fair matte), blusher – Gosh Cheeks’N Lips (shade: 01 Back to Nature), highlighter – MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Lightscapade. Eye make-up: Maybelline Color Tattoo in Créme De Rose 91, eye shadows – MUA Ever After matte eye shadow palette (shades: Bare + Fade) + the Balm Nude’tude eye shadow palette (shades: Sultry) + NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese + MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Lightscapade on browbone, mascara – NYX Color mascara in Blue, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows: Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting brow mascara in Transparent. Lips: Urban Decay Gwen Stefani 24/7 Glide On lip pencil in 714 + Urban Decay Gwen Stefani lipstick in 714)

Bluish-grey lips

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Like with my outfit I went with a black and grey make-up look. It’s not very often that I do winged liner, because I’m not very good at it, but I thought it suited the bluish-grey lips.

(Base: primer – Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro primer 002, foundation – L’Oréal Infallible 24H-Matte foundation (shade: 11 Vanilla), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + Maybelline Fit Me concealer (shade: 15), powders – Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit Light to Medium (shades: Vanilla + Banana) + Rimmel Stay Matte Long Lasting Pressed powder (shade: 001 Transparent). Face make-up: contour/bronzer – Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit Light to Medium (shade: Fawn) + The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing powder (shade: 02 fair matte), blusher – Makeup Geek blusher in Spellbound, highlighter – MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Lightscapade. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eye shadows – Zoeva En Taupe eye shadow palette (shades: Stitch By Stitch + Hour By Hour + Gallery) + Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eye Shadow Collection (shade: Champagne Truffle) + the Balm Nude’tude eye shadow palette (shade: Serious) + Mineralize Skin Finish in Lightscapade on browbone, mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, eyeliners – Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner 24H in 01 Black + Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama 24H Automatic Gel Pencil in Black + MUA Intense Colour eyeliner in Snow White. Eyebrows: Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting brow mascara in Transparent. Lips: Rimmel Universal Transparent Lipliner in 001 Universal + MAC Halsey lipstick)

More NYX lippies

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A little while after I recieved these NYX products, a bought a few more lip products in store. The NYX Matte lipsticks are some of the best matte lipsticks I’ve tried. They’re really pigmented and creamy and they’re really comfortable on the lips: not drying at all. I picked up the shades Euro Trash which is a brown nude and Aria which is a purple berry shade. I also picked up the only Slide On, Glide On, Stay On & Definitely A Turn On Waterproof, Extreme Color lip liner (yes, the name is that long) there was left in store and it’s in the shade Dark Soul. It thought it would be a good match for this NYX soft matte lip cream.

Transylvania

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love a dark lip with a black/white outfit. I’m wearing the NYX soft matte lip cream in Transylvania, and I love the colour, but I needed to apply a couple of layers to build up the colour.

(Eye make-up: Maybelline Color Tattoo in Créme De Rose 91, eye shadows – the Balm Nude’tude eye shadow palette (shades: Sultry + Stubborn + Sexy + Sleek) + MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Warm Rose on browbone, mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Lips: Rimmel Universal Transparent Lipliner in 001 Universal + NYX soft matte lip cream in Transylvania)

5 favourites – April

Yet another month has come to an end and we’re moving into the last official month of spring (I’m still waiting for the spring weather though). I want to enjoy May, because June will once again be all about exams. But let’s not talk about that right now. Instead, let’s talk about some things I’ve really enjoyed in the month of April.

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Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR Creamy Mattes gel-cream eyeshadow (shade: Crème De Rose 91): Back in November I compared this Color Tattoo to my beloved MAC Paint Pot in Painterly and found out that they were very similar, but I continued to use Painterly almost every day. This past month I would say I rediscovered this Color Tattoo and I’ve been really enjoying it. I still grab my Painterly Paint Pot more often, but I do really like this cheaper alternative.

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Urban Decay Naked 2 eyeshadow palette: I’ve only been using this palette the second half of the month, but it has still been my favourite eye shadow palette this month. As I mentioned here I’d been craving this palette for years, and it really is an amazing product.

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NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette: Another palette I’ve been loving all throughout the month is this highlight and contour palette. I’ve especially been using the four middle shades (Soft Light, Cream, Toffee and Sculpt) a ton.

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Gosh Special Edition nail polish (shade: 003 Groovy Grey): As much as I love colour (in any aspect of my life) there’s something about neutral nail polishes that I can’t resist. This shade is a mix between a nude and a grey, and I love it. I love it so much that I wore it two weeks in a row in the beginning of April.

25 – Adele (album): I’ve always thought Adele was a great singer, but her music never really caught my attention. That’s until she released her 25 album. This album is full of beautiful songs, and if I had to choose a favourite, it would be All I Ask. So amazing!

Medium deep red

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It’s not that often that I wear a medium deep red lip, but I think this colour is really beautiful.

(Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eye shadows – the Balm Nude’tude eye shadow palette (shades: Sultry + Selfish) + MAC All That Glitters eye shadow + MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Lightscapade on browbone, mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Lips: Urban Decay Gwen Stefani 24/7 Glide On lip pencil in 714 + Maybelline Colorsensational Matte lipstick in 970 Daring Ruby)

Urban Decay Naked 2

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I finally purchased the Urban Decay Naked 2 eye shadow palette which I’d been craving for years. It’s my first Urban Decay palette, and I’m not disappointed. The quality is great and the colours are beautiful. If you’re not familiar with the Naked palettes the one just called Naked (the original one) has warm-toned neutrals, this one (Naked 2) has cool-toned neutrals, and Naked 3 has rosy neutrals. There is also a Naked Smoky palette which is full off darker, smoky shades. The only one of the palettes I’m not that keen on is the original Naked palette, but I would love to own the Naked 3 and Naked Smoky palettes.

Stone fox

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m wearing the NYX Liquid Suede lipstick in Stone Fox, and I love it. The first 30 min. or so I wore it I had to get used to the colour, but then I quickly started to love it. If you like unusual lip colours you should definitely try this one out.

(Base: primer – Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro primer 002, foundation – L’Oréal Infallible 24H-Matte foundation (shade: 11 Vanilla), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + Maybelline Fit Me concealer (shade: 15), powders – NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette (shades: Soft Light + Cream) + Rimmel Stay Matte Long Lasting Pressed powder (shade: 001 Transparent). Face make-up: contour/bronzer – NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette (shade: Sculpt) + The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing powder (shade: 02 fair matte), blusher – Makeup Geek blusher in Spellbound, highlighter – MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Lightscapade. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eye shadows – Zoeva En Taupe eye shadow palette (shades:Stitch By Stitch + Hour By Hour + Gallery + Wrapped In Silk + Spun Pearl) + MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Lightscapade on browbone, mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows: Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting brow mascara in Transparent. Lips: NYX Liquid Suede Cream lipstick in Stone Fox)

Blue lashes

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Here’s the make-up I wore Thursday March 31. I recieved these NYX products that day, so I wanted to try out some of them. As I mentioned in my NYX haul post, I’m very impressed by the blue mascara, and as you can see it’s quite pigmented. On my lips I’m wearing the soft matte lip cream in Cannes which is such a pretty nude colour. And then I used the highlight and contour palette on both my face and eyes.

(Base: primer – Beautybay.com foundation primer, foundation – Maybelline Fit Me foundation (shade: 105 Natural Ivory), concealers – MAC Pro Longwear concealer (shade: NC20) + Maybelline Fit Me concealer (shade: 15), powders –NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette (shades: Soft Light + Cream) + Maybelline Fit Me pressed powder (shade: 105 Natural Ivory). Face make-up: contour/bronzer – NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette (shade: Sculpt) + The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing powder (shade: 02 fair matte), blusher – Gosh Cheeks’N Lips (shade: 01 Back to Nature), highlighter – NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette (shade: Ice Queen). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eye shadows – Highlight & Contour Pro Palette (shades: Soft Light + Sculpt + Ice Queen), mascara – NYX Color mascara in Blue, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Eyebrows: Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting brow mascara in Transparent. Lips: NYX soft matte lip cream in Cannes)

Soft pink

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Here’s the make-up I wore Wednesday March 23. I love this look! I think it’s so pretty and girly. You know how much I love a bright, colourful lip, but I actually wore this soft pink lipstick three days in a row when these pictures were taken.

(Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eye shadows – Stila In the Light eye shadow palette (shade: Bare + Bliss) + the Balm Nude’tude eye shadow palette (shades: Stand-Offish + Stubborn + Sassy) + Stila All Over Shimmer Duo highlighter in Kitten (light shade on browbone), mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express, eyeliner – Sephora Long lasting kohl pencil in 07 Infinite beige. Lips: Essence lipliner in 06 Satin Mauve + Maybelline Colorsensational lipstick in 162 Feel Pink)