I have a collective Sephora haul to share with you today. I picked up these products in August and September.
I bought two concealers; a back-up of my favourite, the Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer in the shade 1.3G Marshmellow, and the Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer in the shade N2. I already have the Hy-Glam concealer in another shade, but it’s too light, but sadly this shade is too dark, so at the moment I mix the two.
From Natasha Denona I also picked up two of the Macro Tech eye crayons. These are in the shades Fushi and Camu Camu, and they’re super pretty colours.
I finally got to try out Makeup By Mario, when the brand launched at Sephora. I was most interested on trying out the SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer and the MoistureGlow plumping lip serums.
I bought the SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer in Light, and I love it. This is such a beautiful cream bronzer.
I decided to get two shades of the MoistureGlow plumping lip serums; Rose Glow and Plum Glow. These are very pretty on the lips.
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I like berry shades, but I think these tones are slightly warmer than what I would usually go for. I still like it though.
(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Maybelline SuperStay 24H skin tint (shade: 03), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-No-Powder in 0 Neutral. Face make-up: bronzer – L’Oréal Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear Matte bronzer (shade: 250 Light), blusher – Colourpop It’s A Small World pressed powder blush in Dancing Darlings, highlighter – Catrice More Than Glow highlighter in 010 Ultimate Platinum Glaze. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Colourpop It’s A Small World palette (shades: Hello + Imagination + After All + 1966 + Dream) + Colourpop Disney Princess Super Shock shadow in Reflection, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Marc Jacobs Highliner Glam Glitter gel eye crayon in Glam Jam. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Essence Stay 8h lipliner in 04 Naïve + R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar liquid lipstick in Doll Face)
I have an Asos haul to share with you today. It includes accessories and make-up, and everything was 20% off apart from the foundation.
I love headbands and wear them all the time, so I love adding new ones to my collection. The four beaded ones are from My Accessories and the denim one is from Pieces.
I haven’t bought a new belt in a long time, but I really liked this fun and colourful one from My Accessories.
I picked up these three face products from e.l.f. Cosmetics; the Halo Glow contour beauty wand in Fair/Light, the Camo color corrector in Green, and the Flawless satin foundation in Swan. The foundation is too light for me, so I’ve already decluttered it, but I think I like the other two products.
I got two products from GloWish by Huda Beauty; the Micro Mini eyeshadow palette in Moss and the Super Jelly lip balm in Blueberry. I also picked up the Rimmel Kind & Free multi-stick in 004 Tangerine Dream, which is a really fun orange colour.
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m really into tinted balms and more sheer, glossy/balmy lip products these days. The tinted balm from Rimmel I’m wearing with this look is just so pretty.
(Base: primer – Essence Hello, Good Stuff! glow serum primer, foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealer – Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer (shade: RN1 + N2), powders – Huda Beauty Easy Bake powders (shades: Cherry Blossom Cake + Sugar Cookie). Face make-up: bronzer – Revolution Ultra Cream Bronzer in Light, blusher – Catrice Sparks Of Joy blush stick in C02 All I Want For Christmas Is Pink, highlighter – Catrice METAFACE highlighter face glaze pot in C01 Virtual. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Colourpop Orchid You Not palette (shades: Rebloom + Ada + Of All Purple + Pretty One) + Colourpop Super Shock shadow in The Griffith, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – NYX Faux Whites eyeliner in Lavender Blush. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: NYX Slim lip pencil in Prune + Rimmel Kind & Free tinted lip balm in 006 Berry Twist)
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I recently discovered that purple and orange is a pretty nice colour combo, and I like how the two colours subtly complements each other in this look.
(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Nars Light Reflecting foundation (shades: Oslo + Mont Blanc), concealer – Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer (shade: RN1 + N2), 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 – MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Matte bronzer (shade: Matte Light Rosy), blusher – Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blush in 03 Coral Pop, highlighter – Half Magic Light Trap Duochrome glow powder in Enter The Glow. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Oden’s Eye x Angelica Little Ghost palette (shades: Skeleton + Little Ghost + Ominous + Zombie + Candy Corn + Magical + Cobweb), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – Essence Longlasting eye pencil in 39 Shimmer Sunsation. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Boldly Bare lip pencil + Colourpop High School Musical Just A Tint lip qrayon in Status Quo)
I have an affordable make-up haul to share with you today. Most of the products are from either Essence or Catrice, but there’s a few other brands in the mix as well.
Let’s start off with base products. I got the Essence Hello Good Stuff glow serum primer, the Catrice Soft Glam filter fluid glow booster in 010 Fair-Light, the Essence Bright Eyes! under eye stick in 01 Soft Rose, and the Essence Conceal Like A Pro colour correcting palette. I haven’t formed a proper opinion on the brigthening and colour correcting products yet, but I really enjoy the primer and the glow booster. I actually think that the Catrice Soft Glam filter fluid glow booster is a very close dupe to the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter.
The last two base products I picked up was the Catrice The Vitamin C Fresh Glow primer and a back up of one of my favourite foundations; the L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light). For brows I got the Catrice Brow Fix Soap Stick in 010 Transparent.
I guess the Catrice Soft Glam Filter powder in 010 Beautiful You is also a base product, but it comes in a compact, so I grouped it with the blush and highlighter that I purchased from Catrice as well. The blush is the AirBlush Glow in 050 Berry Haze and the highlighter is the Glowlights highlighter in 010 Rosy Nude. I didn’t love the blush, so I’ve already decluttered that one, but the highlighter is very pretty.
For the cheeks I also got the Essence Love That Glow & Bronze palette.
Moving on to lips. I picked up another NYX Slim lip pencil. This one is in the shade Nutmeg, and it’s a really nice brown. From Catrice I got the Glossin’ Glow tinted lip oil in 020 Drama Mama and the WHO I AM coloured lip balm in C02 Love Myself.
I also bought a lip oil from Essence. This is the Hydra Kiss lip oil in 03 Pink Champagne. Can you tell that I’ve been loving testing out lip oils?
These are the L’Oréal Paris Infaillible Matte Resistance liquid lipsticks in 400 Spill The Tea and 500 Wine Not?. I wore the shade 500 Wine Not? here, and I really liked it.
The only eye products in this haul are the Essence Multichrome Flakes eyeshadow toppers in 01 Galatic Vibes and 02 Cosmic Feelings. These are definitely trying to dupe the Danessa Myricks Infinite Chrome Flakes, and they’re much more affordable.
Lastly, I got the Essence Bloomin’ Bright make-up sponge in 01 Flawlessly Bright as a free gift with purchase.
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; I love red and pink together.
(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 – 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 + Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer in Light, blusher – Huda Beauty Cheeky Tint blush stick in Proud Pink, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Felicity. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Pat McGrath Labs MTHRSHP MEGA: Celestial Nirvana eyeshadow palette (shades: Venusian Peony + Flame Fatale) + Lethal Cosmetics Magnetic pressed multichrome shadow in Spectrum + Lethal Cosmetics Wildflower palette (shade: Pioneer), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – NYX Epic Wear Liner Stick in Pink Spirit. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink lipstick in 445 Energizer)
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love everything about this make-up look; there’s just something special about a green eye look (including a lime green metallic) paired with a red lip.
(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 – Sigma Beauty Spectrum Color-Correcting Duo in Light to Medium + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – BH Cosmetics Summer Heat cream bronzer in Light, blusher – Colourpop Super Shock blush in Virtual Reality, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Flexitarian. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Glamlite x Scooby-Doo! Ruh Roh Raggy!!! palette (shades: 3 + 4 + 8 + 10) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 006 Green Tea. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Revolution Pro X Marilyn Monroe lip liner in Marilyn Red + Colourpop Glowing Lip in Get Right)
January is always a little tough, but this January has been more tough than usual for me, so this month’s 5 favourites post is going to be short and sweet.
Stine Goya Lotta bag: I put this bag on my wishlist for Christmas with the intension of using it as my new everyday bag, and that’s exactly what I’ve done, and I love it. It holds a lot of stuff, and I love the colourful print.
e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair): I’m sorry about the bad picture, but it was apparently the only one I’d taken, and I don’t feel like taking a new picture right now. But that doesn’t really matter anyways. What matters is that this is a great, more affordable under eye corrector/brightener. I seem to enjoy every product from the e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty line.
Nee Doh Nice Cube: A bit of a random favourite, I know, but this fidget toy (I guess that’s what it is) came into my life at the right time.
The Batman (film): I’ve got two film favourites this month (I can’t believe that I actually managed to watch two whole films). My boyfriend and I watched The Batman over two nights (because parent life), and I really enjoyed it. Especially the first half.
Bohemian Rhapsody (film): I’d been wanting to watch Bohemian Rhapsody since it released, and finally got around to it a few nights ago. It was really good and definitely worth the wait.