The MAC x Richard Quinn collection is one of the prettiest collections MAC has done in a while. The packaging is just beautiful, and so are the actual products.
This is the Quinning eye shadow palette. I love the addition of the black and white to an otherwise pastel palette; it creates a nice contrast. I’m wearing the palette on my eyes here.
These are the Powder Blush Duo in Sunset Boulevard and the Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Day_Glow. I love all blush formulas from MAC and I also love the Extra Dimension Skinfinish formula, so I knew that I would like these.
It’s the first time I’m trying one of the Colour Express Gel pencil eye liners from MAC. This one is in the shade Lav-It, and it’s a pretty lavender. I really like the formula and colour and I love the packaging.
I picked up three lipsticks; one in this square black packaging and two in the rounded floral packaging. This is the shade Mehr, which is in the permanent range, but I’ve never tried it.
These are both limited edition shades. The pinky red is called Vamp-Tastic and the bright magenta is called Mega Magenta. Both shades are stunning.
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I really like the matching lipstick and eyeshadow on the lower lash line; the colour is so pretty and summery.
(Base: primer – e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen (shade: Sunbeam), foundation – Urban Decay Stay Naked Hydromaniac Tinted Glow Hydrator (shade: 20 Fair Neutral), concealers – Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer in RN1 + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – Rare Beauty Warm Wishes Effortless bronzer in Power Boost, blusher – Colourpop Super Shock cheek in Georgette, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock cheek in Got Glow. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Colourpop Moon Haze palette (shades: Quantum + Astral + Electro + Outlands + Dream Wave) + Colourpop Super Shock shadow in Beloved, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – MAC Studio Chromagraphic pencil in NC15/NW20. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + Fenty Beauty Mattemoiselle Plush matte lipstick in Dragon Mami)
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I think this eye look turned out so fun. I love the neon green accent liner, and the colours match my dress perfectly.
(Base: primer – Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless primer, foundation – MAC Studio Face and Body Radiant Sheer foundation (shade: N1), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Tone Up in Rose + MAC Studio Fix Pro Set + Blur Weightless loose powder (shade: Light). Face make-up: bronzer – Colourpop Super Shock bronzer in Get Sandy, blusher – Colourpop Snow White Super Shock blush I Wish I Wish, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Lunch Money. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + By BEAUTY BAY Youtopia pressed pigment palette (shades: Halcyon + Eden) + Colourpop Super Shock shadows (shades: Fruit Punch + Once Upon A Dream (Disney Princess) + Beauty and The Beast (Disney Princess)), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliners – GlossGods Cosmetics Power Liners in Ambitious & Courageous (shade: Ambitious) + eyeliner – Essence Wood You Love Me? Duo Eye Pencil in 01 Forever Together (light green shade). Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Soda #browpurrfection Ultra Thin Brow Liner in 003 Kim. Lips: Colourpop Barbie Lippie pencil in Dreamhouse + Coloupop Barbie Créme Lux lipstick in Dreamhouse)
I have a collective haul to share with you today. It’s a mix of clothes, accessories, and make-up. I purchased all of these things back in March.
Let’s begin with clothes and more specifically trousers. My body has obviously changed after being pregnant and having a baby, so I had to buy new trousers, since I can’t fit into my trousers from before I was pregnant yet (maybe I’ll never fit them again). I love wide leg trousers, so I picked up a pair of red cargo trousers and a pair of floral jeans from H&M. I got both pairs 20% off. The lilac joggers are also from H&M and they were also on sale.
This maxi linen skirt form H&M wasn’t on sale, but it was just so beautiful, so I had to have it. I actually haven’t worn it yet, but I’m excited to do so soon.
When I was breastfeeding my daughter I loved cardigans, because they were so practical, but I think I’ll continue to wear them, even though I’m not breastfeeding anymore. I love the colour and fit of this one from H&M, which was also on sale. The pastel striped roll neck jumper was also on sale, and I’d had my eye on it for a while. I can’t wait to wear it next winter.
There’s Barbie everything everywhere right now because of the Barbie film, but I purchased this oversized Barbie T-shirt before all the Barbie hype. It’s also from H&M, and I’m actually wearing it today.
This green knitted polo shirt is also from the H&M sale, and there was something very interesting about it, and I think it’ll be very fun to style.
These are the only accessories I picked up all from H&M as well. I think the flower choker is very Carrie Bradshaw, and I’m excited to style it up. And you can never have too many big hair clips, can you?
Let’s move on to make-up and let’s start out strong with some Natasha Denona. I got the Love Face palette. I think these colours are super pretty. I’m wearing it here.
I also, finally, purchased the Natasha Denona Bronze palette. I don’t wear these kinds of colours very often, but it was on sale, and I love the Natasha Denona eyeshadows. I also loved the look I created with this palette.
I randomly got another shade of the NYX Fat Oil lip drips. It’s the shade 03 Supermodel, and it might be my favourite shade I’ve tried so far.
I love cream bronzer and cream blusher, and I’ve been enjoying them in stick form, so I had to try the Essence Baby Got Bronze bronzing stick in 10 Cinnamon Spice and the Essence Baby Got Blush blush stick in 10 Tickle Me Pink, and I really liked both.
I picked up some items from the Catrice My Little Pony collection. I got the eyeshadow palette, the highlighter, and two nail laqcuers in the shades in C03 Happy Skydancer and C04 Lovely Minty. I’m wearing the palette and highlighter here.
From Catrice I also purchased three HOP, HOP HOORAY RELOADED nail lacquers in the shades C06 Spring Meadow, C09 Lavender Peony, and C08 Floral Bouquet.
I love a skin tint, so I was intrigued about the Maybelline SuperStay 24H skin tint. I picked up the shade 03, which is a good match for my skin. I haven’t used it enough to form a proper opinion on it yet, but I think I liked the way it looked.
The other foundation I picked up was the Clinique Even Better Clinical serum foundation SPF 20 in CN 08 Linen. However, the shade was too dark on me, so I have since then picked up a lighter shade, because I do really enjoy this foundation.
Lastly, I bought three lip products. I got the Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump in Lotus, the Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil in 806 Go Ahead Pink, and the Givenchy Rose Perfecto Beautifying lip balm in 37. I had actually ordered the liquid version of the Givenchy lip balm, but got this one instead, and since the store didn’t have the liquid version, I got to keep this one and get my money back, which was very nice.
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I really wanted to play with some of the products from the Colourpop Lav_ish collection, and I really like how the look turned out. I think the eye make-up is so pretty.
(Base: primer – e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen (shade: Sunbeam), foundation – L’Oreal Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powder – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Sun-Kissed Glow bronzer in Fair, blusher – Half Magic Cheek Fluff Soft Blur blush in Pink Mushroom, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Lav Dream. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Colourpop Lav_ish palette (shades: Escapism + Online + Digital Skies + Self-care Moment + Serenity + Mood Boost) + Colourpop Super Shock shadow in Angelic, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – NYX Slim eye pencil in Lavender Shimmer. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Colourpop Lippie pencil in BFF + Pat McGrath Labs SatinAllure lipstick in Négligée + Colourpop So Glassy lip gloss in Purple Aura)
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love green and purple together, so the Oden’s Eye x Makeup Just For Fun Flora Story palette was the perfect palette to pair with this outfit.
(Base: primer – e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen (shade: Sunbeam), foundation – MAC Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over face pen (shade: NC13), concealers – Sigma Beauty Spectrum Color-Correcting Duo in Light to Medium + MAC Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over face pen (shade: NC13), powder – MAC Studio Fix Pro Set + Blur Weightless loose powder (shade: Light). Face make-up: bronzer – MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Matte bronzer (shade: Matte Light Rosy), blusher – Colourpop It’s A Small World pressed powder blush in Happiest Cruise, highlighter – R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar highlighter in Mama Earth. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Oden’s Eye x Makeup Just For Fun Flora Story palette (shades: Azalea + Orchid + Magnolia + Misty + Best Buds), mascara – Colourpop Hocus Pocus 2 BFF mascara in Butcherson, eyeliner – Colourpop BFF Crème gel liner in Plum Smash. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Heroine Lip pencil + NYX Smooth Whip matte lip cream in Snuggle Sesh)
This is my first ever Lethal Cosmetics haul. I made a couple of orders and decided to combine them into this one haul.
Let’s begin with palettes, which are the main items in this haul. I had to pick up the After Dark palette and the Nightflower palette.
This is what the After Dark palette looks like. Super colourful and fun. I’m wearing it here.
Here’s a closer look at the Nightflower palette. I can’t resist a purple palette, and I love the addition of blue to the otherwise purple heavy palette. I’m wearing it here.
In a different order I picked up the Evergreen palette and the Metamorphosis palette.
The Evergreen palette has a beautiful green colour story with pops of blue and purple. I can’t wait to play with this palette.
The Metamorphosis palette has a warmer red/pink colour story with the addition of green, orange, and gold. I’m wearing it here.
The newest palette I purchased is the Wildflower palette. This is the brighter sister to the Nightflower palette. I actually just wore this yesterday, and I loved the eye look I created with it. Overall, I’m pretty impressed with the Lethal Cosmetics eyeshadows.
Now, let’s move on to the cheek products. I picked up three blushes and one highlighter. These first two blushes are from the same collection as the Wildflower palette. They’re called Aster and Dandelion. I love this glowy blush formula; they look so pretty on the cheeks.
The last blush I picked up is in the shade Adorned, and the highlighter is in the shade Halo.
Lastly, I got the Vegan Brushes brush soap. Hopefully, this will make me clean my brushes more often:)
June has come to an end, and so has my maternity leave. Luckily, my July consists of four weeks of holiday, so I still have a bit of time left at home with my baby, before I’m going back to work in August. I’m very excited about spending my holiday with my little family and my extended family. We’ve had very nice weather lately, so hopefully it continues. I had lots of favourites this month, but I managed to pick five, so let’s talk about those.
Pink Crocs Mega Crush sandals: My love for Crocs continues. As per usual, I haven’t hauled most of the stuff in this 5 favourites post, these Crocs sandals included. However, I had to include these, because I’ve worn them a lot. They’re super comfy as Crocs are, and I think they’re pretty cute too.
e.l.f. Skin Suntouchable! Whoa Glow SPF 30 sunscreen: I hate the feeling of sunscreen on my body and especially on my face, but this one from e.l.f. Skin, which is also a make-up primer, doesn’t feel like sunscreen at all. It protects the skin, but also leaves the most beautiful glow. I’m a bit obsessed with this product to be honest. It works and looks great with and without make-up on.
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur (shade: Translucent): I’ve never tried a Laura Mercier powder I didn’t like, but this one might take the cake. It just blurs the skin in the most beautiful and natural way, and it makes your make-up last all day.
Colourpop Super Shock shadows: I know people have been loving these eyeshadows for years, but I didn’t try Colourpop as a brand until this year. However, these cream-to-powder shadows are stunning, and I often use them as toppers to add a little extra shimmer to my eye looks. The picture shows the ones I’ve worn in June.
KAYALI Eden Juicy Apple | 01 Eau de Parfum: I received the haul that included this perfume right around the time I found out that I was pregnant last year, and I didn’t wear perfume throughout my pregnancy or for the first many months after having my daughter. It’s not until more recently that I started wearing a bit of perfume again, and this one has been my most worn one. It’s the perfect spring and summer scent; it’s just so fresh and fruity.
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’d had this look in mind for quite a while, but since I don’t wear blue lipstick that often anymore, I just hadn’t found a good time to do this look. However, it was a Sunday and I wasn’t doing anything special that day, so I thought I would have a bit of extra fun with my make-up, and I do kind of like how this look turned out.
(Base: primer – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer, foundations – Clinique Even Better Clinical serum foundation SPF 20 (shade: WN 01 Flax), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powder – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r Instant Warmth bronzer (shade: Inda Sun), blusher – Nature Republic By Flower blusher in 03 Grapefruit Cotton Candy, highlighter – Sephora Colourful luminizer in 02 Sparkling Honey. Eye make-up: eyeshadows – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Liquid Star Shadows (shades: Groovy Dreams + Another Realm) + Revolution Lustre Wand shadow stick in Sinful Green, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliners – Catrice Calligraph Artist matte liner in 030 Off Tropic + 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: Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour liquid lipstick in Mushroom Ocean)
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The colourful dress made for the perfect opportunity to create a colourful make-up look, which you know I love.
(Base: primer – Milk Makeup Hydro Grip primer, foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Flawless Brightening concealer (shade: Fair 10 C) + L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powder – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur in Translucent. Face make-up: bronzer – Revolution Ultra Cream Bronzer in Light, blusher – Huda Beauty Cheeky Tint blush stick in Proud Pink, highlighter – Kiko Milano Glow Up face & body highlighter in 01. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Oden’s Eye x Betty Jean Planet Spirit palette (shades: Rescue + Habitat + Majestic + Fauna + Kindred), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliners – MAC Colour Express Gel pencil eye liner in Lav-It. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Talking Points lip pencil + about-face Cherry Pick Lip Color Butter in Dragonfruit Fusion)
Mucha-Lucha's 