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Collective haul (October 2023)

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I have a large collective haul to share with you today. It consists of shoes, clothes, accessories, and make-up.

I featured these Crocs Classic Crush boots in my December favourites post, and I’ve continued to wear them a lot. I bought them on sale on the H&M app.

I love a boot with a chunky heel and a platform, and these pink suede ones from Asos Design are really nice.

This red checkered suit from Asos Design came in very handy during the holiday season. I wore it here and here.

This red bow hair clip from H&M was a stable Christmas accessory for me, and I still love it and will continue to wear it.

This silver ring is called the Drippy V-Ring from Danish jewellery designer Jane Kønig. I wear it pretty much every day.

In my last haul, I featured the other shade of the Catrice METAFACE nail lacquers, but I wanted this lighter shade as well called C02 Cyber Beauty.

I was curious to try the new Clarins Joli Rouge lipsticks, so I picked up the satin lipstick in 742 Joli Rouge and the velvet matte lipstick in 754V Deep Red. Both are very pretty red shades, and the packaging is stunning.

I also got some stuff from Fenty Beauty. I purchased another shade of the Cheeks Out Freestyle cream blushes (shade: Pinky Promise 13), the limited edition Gloss Bomb Crystal Holographic lip luminizer in Holla’Gram, and the Eaze Drop Blur + Smooth skin tint stick in shade 02.

I picked up one more product from Fenty Beauty from another website, and it’s the Fenty Icon Semi Matte refillable lipstick set which was a limited edition holiday release. The lipstick shade is called Sorta Single. I also purchased two products from Rare Beauty; another Kind Words matte lip liner (shade: Strong) and another Soft Pinch tinted lip oil (shade: Affection).

From MAC I got one of the new at the time Locked Kiss 24hr lipsticks, and I picked a beautiful warm tomato red called Gutsy. I received the Made To Wow Brow Kit Auburn as a free gift with purchase. The kit includes a Brow Set Clear and a Brows Styler in Penny, which is not my shade.

You know I love Natasha Denona eyeshadows, and I was very excited to see a blue palette from the brand. This is the Mini Triochrome, and I think it’s very pretty. I’m wearing it here.

I’ve got two more palettes to share with you, and I’m really excited about both. First, I had to have the Blend Bunny Cosmetics Sickly Sweet palette, and I have to say that it’s pretty much the perfect pastel palette. I used it to create this eye look.

The other indie palette that I also had to have was the Cosmic Brushes/Beauty Gothic palette. I wore this on New Year’s Eve, and it was beautiful.

The very last thing in this haul is the Sigma Dry’n Shape Tower Face & Eyes, which is described as a stackable brush care station, so a tower to hold your brushes after you’ve cleaned them. I’ve used it once, and it worked pretty well.

Lyko haul (October 2023)

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I have a collective Lyko haul to share with you today. I purchased these products back in October.

The Clinique Cheek Pop blushes are some of my favourites, so I’ve had the Black Honey Pop shade on my wishlist ever since I first saw it. It’s so pretty.

I love the Anastasia Beverly Hills lip liners, and I got a great deal on this deluxe mini lip liner set. It includes the shades Cherry, Raisin, Mocha, Deep Taupe, Dusty Rose, Muted Mauve, Toffee Rose, and Baby Roses. It also includes a sharpener.

Next up is Essence. I picked up two of the Blend & Line eyeshadow sticks. They’re in the shades 02 Oh My Ruby and 03 Feeling Leafy.

I’m a little obsessed with the Essence Holo Bomb effect nail lacquers, so I had to have all five shades; 01 Ridin’ Holo, 02 Holo Moly, 03 hoLOL, 04 Holo It´s Me, and 05 Holo Me Tight. I’m wearing the green one right now.

I got two more nail polishes; the Essence gel nail colour in 59 Brick Or Treat and the Catrice METAFACE nail lacquer in C01 Pretty Avatar. And let’s continue with some Catrice products.

From the Catrice METAFACE collection I also picked up the highlighter face glaze pot in C01 Virtual, which is super pretty. I also wanted to try out the Magic Shaper contour & glow stick and got the shade 010 Light.

The last products I got from Catrice were the Wild Escape high shine lipstick pens in C01 Into The Wild and C03 Unknown Desert, and they’re very nice.

Here’s a little random mix of products before I get to the NYX stuff. I picked up the Wet n Wild MegaLast Incognito AllDay full coverage concealer in Light Beige, but the shade is all wrong, so I’ve already decluttered it. The lipsticks are from MUA Makeup Academy and they’re the Neon creamy matte lipsticks in Dare and Ultraviolet. When I lived in England 10 years ago, I purchased and wore a lot of products from MUA, so I thought it would be fun to try out some newer products from the brand.

And lastly, I bought some things from NYX. I got another shade of the Ultimate Glow Shots, and it’s called 22 Watermelon Wealth. It was quite patchy though, which I don’t find the other shades I’ve tried to be, so I did declutter this shade from my collection. Then I got the Ultimate Shadow Palette in Vintage Jean Baby, which I thought had a cute colour story and theme. I also picked up two of the NYX Jumbo multi-use face sticks. They’re in the shades 02 Vanilla Ice Cream and 04 Blueberry Muffin, and they’re pretty fun.

Lyko haul (November 2023)

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I have a Lyko haul to share with you today. I’m posting this haul now, because it includes some products from the Catrice Magic Christmas Story collection. Let’s begin with those.

I picked up the following four products from the Catrice Magic Christmas Story collection; the Cheeklighter in C01 Mother Ginger, the eyeshadow palette in The Nutcracker, nail lacquer in C01 Land of Snow, and the Ultra Satin lipstick in C01 Celebration of Dances.

This is what the eyeshadow palette looks like. I was quite intrigued by this colour story, which is very colourful, and I still get Christmas vibes from this.

I chose the classic red lipstick, because you know me and my love for red lips.

The other three products I bought were all on sale. I picked up another MAC Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick. I’d been wanting the bright pink shade called Amped for a while, and now the price was really good. I also got two products from 3INA, which is a new brand to me. I purchased the 3INA The Color Lip Glow in 244 and the 3INA The No-Rules cream in 371. I’m really excited to try them both.

5 favourites – October

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I’d been looking forward to October for several reasons; I had a week long break from work and most importantly, my daughter turned 1 year old. I can’t believe that I’ve been a mother for a year now. Time is crazy. Another thing that’s crazy is that the last month of autumn begins tomorrow, which means that my favourite month is only 30 days away. But first, I’m going to end this month by watching The Nightmare Before Christmas and eating Halloween sweets with my boyfriend and of course with some favourites from this past month, so let’s talk about those.

KVD Beauty Good Apple Skin-Perfecting foundation balm (shade: Light 006): I’d been wanting to try this foundation for ages, and when I found it on sale back in September, I decided to finally purchase it, and I’m glad I did. This is such a beautiful foundation, and it’s so fast and easy to apply.

MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Matte bronzer (shade: Matte Light Rosy): Before I tried this bronzer, I didn’t know that I needed a rosy toned bronzer, but I did, and I love it. I love the radiant version too, but I’ve worn the matte one the most.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze applicator: I had no idea that ABH made a Brow Freeze applicator, and since the Brow Freeze is my favourite brow gel, I had to try this applicator out. I love that it has a classic spoolie on one end and a flat plastic applicator on the other end.

Essence Holo Bomb effect nail lacquers: It’s no secret that I love Essence nail polishes, and these holographic ones are better than I imagined. And so affordable!

Loki season 2 (TV series): I’ve enjoyed most of the Marvel series on Disney+, and I liked the first season of Loki, but it was a bit confusing. The second season, on the other hand, is so much more interesting and also easier to follow. I’m really excited to watch the rest of the episodes.

Cocopanda haul – mostly sale (May 2023)

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I have a Cocopanda haul to share with you today. Most of the items in this haul were on sale.

Lets’ begin with some lip products. I got two of the L’Oréal Color Riche Intense Volume matte lipsticks and they’re in the shades 100 Pink Worth It and 187 Le Fushia Libre (I’m wearing 187 Le Fushia Libre in yesterday’s make-up post). I really like both the formula and the packaging. I also picked up another MAC Powder Kiss Velvet Blur Slim Stick, and it’s in the shade Nutmeg Ganache. I love the Maybelline Superstay Vinyl Ink liquid lipsticks and purchased one more shade of those as well. It’s called 100 Charmed. I also really like the NYX Fat Oil Lip Drips and added the shade 06 Follow Back to my collection.

Here’s a closer look at the lipstick shades.

I purchased two products from KimChi Chic. I’ve worn the Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field so much this past summer and I also featured it in a 5 favourites post. I also really like the Marshmallow Butter Lippie lipstick in Lover; the shade is so cute.

Here’s a little mixed trio of products that I bought. The Jason Wu Beauty Celestial Lust cream shadow in Song Bird is a super pretty shimmery pink liquid eyeshadow. The Ole Henriksen Truth Banana Bright + Vitamin CC Stick in Banana is quite nice, and the LH Cosmetics Duo Dimension in Zone is a pretty, glowy blush duo.

The last two items I bought were the Essence Oh Happy Daisy! gel nail colours in 02 Drive Me Daisy! and 03 Oopsy Daisy!. I haven’t worn 02 Drive Me Daisy! yet, but I’ve worn 03 Oopsy Daisy! a couple of times, and it’s very pretty.

Lastly, I got a sample of the RMS Beauty “Re” Evolve Radiance Locking primer. I’ve only worn it once or twice so far, so I haven’t formed a proper opinion on it yet.

Collective haul (April 2023)

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I have a collective haul to share with you today. It includes a couple of clothing pieces and then the rest is make-up.

You’ve already seen me wear this soft, maxi denim skirt from H&M, which has been a go-to for those semi warm days.

You’ve also seen me wear these baby pink wide leg jeans from H&M. I got them on sale, and they’re perfect for pastel looks.

Let’s move on to make-up. I purchased the Clinique Pop Plush creamy lip gloss in Black Honey Pop and the Essence Long-Lasting eye pencil in 39 Shimmer Sunsation on sale from Matas (the Danish drugstore).

From Sephora I picked up three of the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch tinted lip oils in the shades Honesty, Serenity, and Wonder, and I love these lip oils! I also got the Rare Beauty Warm Wishes Effortless bronzer in Bright Side. I already had one of the Rare Beauty bronzers in the shade Power Boost, but when the brand came out with new shades, I thought I would get a more cool-toned shade. However, I think the two shades I own look so similar, so I probably didn’t need both.

I purchased the rest of the products in this haul from Lyko. For lips I got the Dashl Juicy AF lip oil in Melted Sugar and two more of the Catrice Scandalous matte lipsticks, and they’re in the shades 070 Go Bold Or Go Home and 090 Blame The Night.

For eyes and brows I picked up the SUVA Beauty Hydra Space Hydra FX palette, the NYX Ultimate Glow Shots in 09 Mango Moment, and the Schwarzkopf got2b Glued 4 Brows & Edges 2in1 gel.

I also got three blushers; two A’Pieu Juicy-Pang water blushers in CR01 and RD01 and a Nature Republic By Flower blusher in 03 Grapefruit Cotton Candy. I like the A’Pieu Juicy-Pang water blushers so far, but the Nature Republic By Flower blusher wasn’t anything special.

Lastly, I bought the Essence gel nail colour in 51 Someone Like Blue. These Essence nail polishes are some of my favourites.

Catrice and Essence Disney haul (The Jungle Book and The Lion King)

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I have a combined Catrice and Essence Disney haul to share with you today. The Catrice products are The Jungle Book themed and the Essence products are The Lion King themed. Let’s begin with the Catrice stuff.

Both collections include three eyeshadow palettes. The Catrice The Jungle Book palettes are called 010 Bare Necessities, 020 Stay In The Jungle, and 030 Mother Nature’s Recipe. The all look really pretty.

This is the face palette in 010 Tales About The Jungle. I think the packaging and details of this collection are stunning!

The collection also came with two blush sticks in the shades 010 An Elephant Never Forgets and 020 Big Bear Hugs. So cute, right?!

The duo-chrome eye pencils in 010 Python and 020 Trust In Me are the most unique products in the collection, and they are really fun and pretty.

I also got this set that came with a make-up bag, which I’ve already used a lot, a face toner, a face primer, a Pure Volume mascara waterproof, and a lip balm in 010 Go With The Flow.

I also picked up the other two lip balms in 020 Cross My Heart and 030 Spirit.

The last item I got from the Catrice The Jungle Book collection is the sculpting brush. Let’s move on to the Essence The Lion King collection.

The three The Lion King eyeshadow palettes are called 01 Circle of Life, 02 Strong From Sunrise To Sunset, and 03 Dream Big, Little One.

These maxi blushes in 01 Remember Who You Are and 02 Can You Feel The Love Tonight? are super cute.

The Lion King collection also included two swirl lipglosses in 01 Calm Surrender and 02 The Lion Sleeps Tonight. They look super pretty. I almost don’t want to ruin the swirl.

I love Essence gel nail colours and The Lion King collection came with two shades; 01 Roar and 02 Courageous.

The last item I bought from the Essence The Lion King collection was the eyeshadow brush. I usually really like both Essence and Catrice brushes.

Collective haul (March 2023)

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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.

Limited edition Essence and Catrice haul

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I have an Essence and Catrice haul to share with you today. I think most, if not all, of these products are limited edition. Some of them are even holiday releases (I know I’m a bit late). I haven’t tried nearly all of the products yet, but there are some good ones among the ones I have tried.

Let’s begin with Essence. I purchased quite a few items from the Essence x Beauty Benzz Everyday Is A Mystery collection. I picked up the eyeshadow & eyeliner palette in 01 Who Would You Like To Be Today?, the pH-reacting blush stick in 01 We Need More!, the plumping lipgloss in 02 Everyday, and the makeup sponge.

Here’s a closer look at the palette. This is one of the more colourful palettes, I’ve seen from Essence, and I’m excited to try the water activated liners, which is a fun addition to the palette.

Catrice released a holiday collection called Sparks of Joy, which has a very classic red, gold, and shimmery Christmas theme to the packaging. I purchased the nail lacquer in C03 Wrapped In Happiness, the two satin lipsticks in C02 Ruby Kisses For Santa and C01 Red Kisses For Santa, the two blush sticks in C01 All I Want For Christmas Is Red and C02 All I Want For Christmas Is Pink, and the eyeshadow palette in C01 Sparkle & Shine.

This is what the eyeshadow palette looks like. I think the colour story is perfect for Christmas time, but it’ll also be great for autumn. I’m wearing this palette here.

The two lipsticks are a classic red shade (which I’m wearing here) and a dark burgundy shade.

The blush sticks are my favourite products from this haul so far. I really like the formula, and the colours are stunning on the cheeks.

Lastly, I got the Catrice Pearl Glaze pearly eyeshadow & blush palette in C01 Joyful Shimmer Dream. It’s an all shimmer palette, which I like the idea of. It might be a nice companion palette.

Essence Happy Holidays advent calendar (2022)

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Merry Christmas! I hope everyone’s enjoying the holidays. Once again, I purchased the Essence advent calendar, and these are the items it included.

The first six items in the calendar were a moisturising sheer lipstick, a colour correcting mattifying powder, an eyeshadow shader brush, a pocket glitter nail top coat, a brow wax pen, and star-shaped hydrogel eye patches.

The next six items were x-mas nail stickers, an overnight lip mask, an I Love Extreme crazy volume mascara, cuticle manicure sticks, a blushlighter, and an angled eyeshadow blender brush.

The second to last six items were the following: a pocket whitening nail base coat, braided hair ties, a Juicy Bomb shiny lipgloss in 04 Crazy Cherry, mattifying oil control paper, a duo sharpener, and an x-mas highlighter.

And the last six items in the calender were a kajal pencil eyeliner in 01 Black, a moisturising hand cream, a pocket nail polish, an eyeliner brush, a gradient glitter nail file, and a pH-reacting glitter lip glow.

I think these calendars are getting a bit repetitive. There are a lot of similar products every year. I’m not sure that I’m going to purchase it next year, but we’ll see.