Small Sephora haul (August 2024)

I have a small Sephora haul to share with you today. It actually contains quite a lot of products though, because I received a very nice gift with my order. Let’s begin with the products I actually bought.

There was a 20% off deal on Sephora Collection so I picked up the Reveal The Real soft radiant skin tint in 100N Fair and the About That Shine sheer shine lipstick in 19 Glazed Confetti.

I love the Haus Labs Color Fuse powder blushes, and the shade Watermelon Bliss is just stunning.

I’d been wanting to try out Glow Recipe, so I bought this set including the Watermelon Glow Pink Juice moisturizer in a mini and a full size of the Strawberry BHA pore-smooth blur drops. I used up the Watermelon Glow Pink Juice moisturizer just a few days ago, and I ended up liking it in the end, even though I thought that I broke me out at one point. The blur drops I keep with my primers.

And I love when Sephora gift you a bunch of minis to try out. With this purchased I got a Huda Beauty liquid matte lipstick in First Class (full size), a Tarte Maracuja Juicy lip plump in Rose Shimmer Glass, a Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb universal lip luminizer in Riri 08, a R.E.M. Beauty Essential Drip lip oil in Pickin Petals, a Milk Makeup matte bronzer in Baked, a NARS Laguna bronzing powder in Laguna 02, a Rare Beauty Soft Pinch dewy liquid blush in Encourage, a Natasha Denona I Need A Warm palette single in Dynamism, a Givenchy L’Interdit mascara in 01 Black, a Grande Cosmetics Grand Lash-MD lash enhancing serum, a Make Up For Ever UV Protector Step1 primer, and a Anastasia Beverly Hills loose setting powder in Translucent.

Holographic sparkles

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. A very cool-toned look with lots of holographic sparkles on the eyes.

(Base: primer – Catrice Disney The Jungle Book face primer, foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + MAC Studio Fix Pro Set + Blur Weightless loose powder (shade: Translucent). Face make-up: bronzer – Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand in Fair-Medium, blusher – Catrice The Joker liquid blush in 030 Puddin’ Plum, highlighter – Fenty Beauty Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil in How Many Carats?!. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + GlossGods Cosmetics First Gal on Jupiter palette (shades: Starry Stride + Jovian Jane + Stormy Serenity + Orion Octavia + Interstellar Icon) + Catrice About Tonight metallic eyeshadow in C04 Martini Please, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + L’Oréal Lash Paradise mascara in Intense Black, eyeliner – Essence Wood You Love Me? Duo Eye Pencil in 01 Forever Together (dark green shade). Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze gel (with wand) + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: NYX Slim lip pencil in Prune + Colourpop Twilight Lux lip oil in Team Jacob)

Blue cooltrals

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m wearing the Cosmic Brushes Cooltrals palette on my eyes, and as you can see, you can create a very intense blue look with that palette even though the name of the palette might suggest otherwise.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light), 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 – Made By Mitchell Blursh Bronzed liquid bronzer in Hollo There, blusher – Huda Beauty Liquid Blush Filter in Strawberry Cream, 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 + Cosmic Brushes Cooltrals palette (shades: Hidden + Midnight + Magnetic + Affinity + Tempting + Moonlight), mascaras – Rimmel Kind & Free mascara (shade: 02 Brown Black) + Huda Beauty Legit Lashes mascara in Legit Blue, eyeliner – Catrice Kohl Kajal waterproof in 150 Ultra Marine. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze gel (with wand) + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Rare Beauty Kind Words matte lip liner + lipstick in Devoted)

The crease liner is back once again

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The crease liner is back once again, and I think it’s a fun addition to the eye look and the whole look in general.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen (shade: Sunbeam), foundation – Catrice Nude Drop Tinted Serum foundation (shade: 004N), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Catrice True Skin High Cover concealer (shade: 002 Neutral Ivory), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Bobbi Brown Sheer Finish pressed powder in Soft Porcelain, freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – Tarte Sculpt Tape contour in Cool Bronze, blusher – Maybelline Sunkisser blush in 06 City Sizzle, highlighter – Catrice Magic Christmas Story Cheeklighter in C01 Mother Ginger. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Unearthly Cosmetics Fall Magic palette (shades: Forage + Earthy + Leaves + Crisp), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Pat McGrath Labs Dark Star mascara, eyeliners – Lethal Cosmetics x Avatar: The Last Airbender liner set in Zuko (multichrome shade) + NYX Vivid Rich eyeliner in Emerald Empire + NYX Epic Wear Liner Stick in Cosmic Yellow. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze gel (with wand) + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Natasha Denona I Need A Rouge lip crayon in Gigi + L’Oréal Paris Infaillible Matte Resistance liquid lipstick in 400 Spill The Tea)

Monolith haul (August 2024)

I have a Monolith haul to share with you today. This is one of my “smaller” Monolith hauls consisting of six beautiful eyeshadow palettes and one stunning highlighter palette.

The Ensley Reign Cosmetics Flourish and Flutter palettes are oh so pretty. These colour stories are so fun, and the Ensley Reign Cosmetics eyeshadow quality is incredible.

I got three palettes from Simply Posh Cosmetics. I really like the way they organise their palettes with a row of lighter mattes, a row of special shimmers, and a row of deeper mattes. This is the Coastal palette, which is one of their more neutral palettes, but it’s interesting neutrals with some pops of colour.

The Aurora Lights palette was very high on my wishlist for so long, because this colour story has my name written all over it. I think this is my favourite Simply Posh palette I’ve tried so far.

The Citrus Punch palette from Simply Posh Cosmetics is summer in a palette. It’s just so vibrant and fun!

And lastly, I picked up the Bellabeautébar Oracle Chrome highlighter palette, which had also been on my radar for quite a while. If you like intense, colourful, shifty highlighters, this palette is for you.

High temp

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I usually don’t wear warm, fiery make-up looks like this very often, but last summer I was a bit more drawn to these types of warm colours.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint (shade: 2), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair) + 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, freckles – Essence Got A Crush On Apricots freckles pen (shade: 01 Après Apricots). Face make-up: bronzers – Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil bronzer + Unearthly Cosmetics High Temp glowing bronzer in Fair, blusher – Fenty Beauty Hot Cheeks Velour blushlighter in Fresh Peach, highlighter – Fenty Beauty Demi’ Glow light-diffusing highlighter in Tutu Much 03. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Unearthly Cosmetics High Temp palette (shades: Summery + Fiery + Glowing + Toasty + Warm + Muggy + Bright), mascara – Rimmel Kind & Free mascara (shade: 02 Brown Black), eyeliner – LA Girl Pastel Dream auto eyeliner in Sunshine. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze gel (with wand) + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Catrice Generation Joy lipliner in C01 True Tangerine + Catrice Generation Joy lipstick in C01 True Tangerine)

Fairy frolic

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Unearthly Cosmetics might have improved the eyeshadow formulas, but their older palettes like the Fairy Frolic still performs beautifully.

(Base: primers – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder (shade: Universal) + Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (shade: 1 Fair), 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 + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light, freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – Kiko Milano Sculpting Touch creamy stick contour in 200 Hazelnut, blusher – Colourpop Super Shock blush in Bardot, highlighter – Colourpop Winx Club Lite Stix in Darcy. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Unearthly Cosmetics Fairy Frolic palette (shades: Fern + Bark + Frolic + Meadow + Eden + Mystical Moss) + Colourpop Hocus Pocus 2 Jelly Much shadow in I Am Calm!, mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara (shade: Burgundy Haze), eyeliner – Colourpop BFF Créme gel liner in Crystal Tokyo. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze gel (with wand) + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Raisin + Colourpop Glowing Lip in Highland Ave)

Muted, rosy reds

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The roses on my shorts were in more muted, rosy red shades, so I decided to incorporate such shades in the make-up look as well.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair) + Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer (shade: P1), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Soft Radiance setting powder in Light, freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt serum bronzer in Fair, blush – Dior Forever Glow Maximizer in 014 Rosy, highlighter – Essence Snow Much Love cream to powder highlighter in 01 The Snow Glow Show!. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – By BEAUTY BAY Botanical 20 colour palette (shades: Lily + Matcha + Myrtle + Amazon + Waterfall + Clay + Canyon + Savanna), mascara – Rimmel Kind & Free mascara (shade: 02 Brown Black), eyeliner – Colourpop BFF Crème gel liner in Get Lucid. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze gel (with wand) + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Gosh Velvet Touch lip liner in 002 Antique Rose + Colourpop Glowing Lip in La Cienega)

Collective beauty haul (August 2024)

I have a collective beauty haul to share with you today. About half of the products were on sale. Let’s talk about those first.

I had a bit of an obsession with collecting all of the Sol de Janeiro Cheriosa perfume mists in 2024. This is number 48 (90 ml), which I think used to be the limited edition scent called Bikini Season. It has notes of guava nectar, sunlit orchid, and pink musk, and it smells very nice.

The KVD Beauty Dazzle Sticks are probably my favourite shadow sticks, and when they release new shades, I have to pick them up. These two newest shades are called Tornado Haze 70 and Dusk Rush 80. And I loved the Fenty Beauty Demi’ Glow light-diffusing highlighter in Pretty Purlz 01 so much that I had to pick up the pink shade called Tutu Much 03.

From NYX I purchased three more shades of the Buttermelt blushes; 04 U Know Butta, 05 Had Butta, and 06 For The Butta. I also got one of the newer shades of the Fat Oil Lip Drips and it’s called 13 Losin’ Cone-trol.

I love that rom&nd has become more widely available in Europe. I bought the Juicy Lasting Tint in 06 Figfig and two of the Dewy-Ful Water Tints in 07 Cherry Way and 10 Murmur Pink.

Lastly, I picked up some things from two Catrice summer collections. From the Summer Obsessed collection I got the bronzing cushion stick in C01 Sun Of Rhodos, the cooling lip oil in C03 They See Me Aperollin’, and the glowy face palette in C01 Seaside Glow. Sadly, the only product I liked from this collection was the lip oil. The packaging of the bronzer was horrible to use and the shades in the face palette barely showed up on the skin, so I’ve already decluttered those to products.

From the Catrice Poolside of Life collection I got the waterproff eyeliner in C01 Lime Crush, which I actually haven’t tried yet, and the three nail lacquers in C01 Sundowner, C02 Deep Dive, and C03 Purple Skies, which are all pretty, shifty shades.

And very lastly, I got the Make Up Store metallic liquid lipstick in Queen as a free gift with purchase.

All neutral

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I wore an all neutral outfit, so why not pair it with an all neutral make-up look.

(Base: primer – Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Bobbi Brown Sheer Finish pressed powder in Soft Porcelain. Face make-up: bronzer – Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Melting Bronzing & Contour Stick in Chocolate Mousse, blusher – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed in Rosé N Brunch, highlighter – Colourpop Liquid Lite glow drops in Sun O’ Clock. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Colourpop Precious Metals palette (shades: Feel The Chemistry + Too Much + Total Rockstar + Rare Find + Get Your Coin + Rhodium + Palladium + Polished), mascara – Rimmel Kind & Free mascara (shade: 02 Brown Black), eyeliners – Lethal Cosmetics x Avatar: The Last Airbender liner set in Zuko (matte shade) + Colourpop High School Musical Crème gel liner in Exit. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze gel (with wand) + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Deep Taupe + MAC Chintz lipstick)