Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I used several products from the Jeffree Star Cosmetics Pricked collection for this look, and I will be doing a haul post on the collection within the next few weeks.
(Base: primer – Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (shade: 1 Fair), foundation – Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless foundation (shade: 110 Porcelain), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + Nars Radiant Creamy concealer (shade: Vanilla), powders – e.l.f. HD powder in Soft Luminance + Catrice All Matt Shine Control powder Healthy Look in 100 Neutral Fresh Beige. Face make-up: bronzer – The Balm Bronzilla bronzer, blusher – NYX Sweet Cheeks matte creamy powder blush in Riot, highlighter – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Supreme Frost in Citrus Bling. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Jeffree Star Cosmetics Pricked palette (shades: Sliver of Sanity + Twisted Taste + Slice Me Open + Glimmer of Hope + Pale in Comparison), mascara – Essence Lash Princess false lash effect mascara, eyeliner – Essence Wood You Love Me? Duo Eye Pencil in 01 Forever Together (light green shade). Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour liquid lipstick in Bite My Lip)
February always go by so quickly. Probably due to the fact that it’s the shortest month, but also because I have a week long holiday in February, which is always lovely. February was a month of ups and downs, but the things in this post is definitely worth talking about, so let’s do just that.
NABLA Skin Bronzing (shade: Ambra): I haven’t hauled this bronzer yet, but I have featured it in a couple of make-up posts. This bronzer has a slight glow or sheen to it, and I’ve been really liking that in a bronzer. The shade of this is also beautiful.
Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blushes: I love the original Clinique Cheek Pop blushes, but I think I might love the new pearl version even more. I first purchased the shade 05 Ruby Pop (top left corner), and I’ve worn that shade so much these past four months or so. Then I decided to pick up three more shades, and they’re just as stunning.
Essienail lacquers: I always wear nail polish, and of course I’ve known about Essie, but I’d only tried a few polishes from the brand many years ago. However, recently I’ve been purchasing a handful of Essie nail lacquers, as they’re called, and I’ve been loving every single one. I don’t think I’ve worn another brand throughout February. My favourite shades have been the bright red called Bunches Of Love (I’m wearing that one right now, but I’ve also worn it before), the pink with a gold shift called One Way For One, and the super sparkly orange one called Cupid’s Beau.
Pam & Tommy (TV series): I have both a TV series favourite and a film favourite this month. Let’s start with the series. As soon as I first saw the posters for this series, I was intrigued. At first glance, I thought that Lily James was actually Pamela Anderson until I took at closer look. The costume designs of this series are incredible. I was born in the early 90’s so I don’t remember the incident with the tape, but I remember some of the 90’s in generel, and the mid-90’s are represented so well. I’ve also found it really interesting to learn about this incident and the lives of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee at this time, so I find this series to be an overall enjoyable watch.
Spiderman: No Way Home (film): I’m a huge Spiderman fan, so I’ve been wanting to watch this film ever since it released. However, the pandemic put a stop to that for a while, but I finally got to watch it during my holiday. If you love the previous Spiderman film series with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as much as I do, you’ll love this one.
My last haul was an all Catrice haul, and this haul consists mainly of Essence products. What can I say, I just really like Essence and Catrice.
Once again I’ve tried to group the products together, and let’s start with a face mist and a primer. I picked up the Hello, Good Stuff! Herbal face mist and the Prime + Studio Multi-Action + Protecting primer. I loved the Hello, Good Stuff! 3in1 face mist with watermelon extract, and I’ve used it all up, so I’m excited to try this version. And I’ve liked most of the Prime + Studio primers, so I decided to give this one a go as well. I haven’t tried it enough times to form a proper opinion on it yet though.
Next, let’s talk brows and eyes. I picked up the Brow Styling Soap Set, which comes with a little spoolie, and I also picked up the Soft Touch eyeshadow in 01 The One. My favourite eyeshadow to use to set my eye base/primer is the Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants, but it’s been discontinued, so I’m looking for an alternative for when I’ve used that one up. This Soft Touch eyeshadow is a bit more white than I would like, but I’m of course going to give it a go.
Speaking of eyeshadow I’ve been seeing these little 6-pan palettes everywhere online, and I think they’re so cute; I love the colour stories and the sleek packaging. I picked up the following three palettes; Ice, Ice Baby!, Dancing Green, and I Like To Mauve, It Mauve It!
Here’s what the palettes look like on the inside. I’ve done looks with all of them, and I think all looks turned out very pretty.
And now on to lips. I picked up three lip products. I got the Cool Collagen plumping lipstick in the shade 201 My Dream, the Hydrating Nude lipstick in the shade 301 Romantic, and the Peppermint Glow lip balm. I haven’t tried the lip balm yet, but both lipsticks were quite pretty.
The last two products in this haul are not from Essence, but from L’Oréal, and they’re both back-ups of two of my favourite base products; the L’Oreal Paris Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation in 015 Porcelain and the L’Oréal Infallible More Than Concealer in 322 Ivory.
Here’s what I wore Wednesday October 6. I actually built my outfit around the sneakers, which I’ll feature in a haul soon. These pictures don’t really show how awesome those sneakers really are, but my T-shirt gives you a hint to why:)
(Hat + roll neck top + jeans – H&M, T-shirt – Bershka, belt – second hand, sneakers – Reebok)
It’s not often when I post a drugstore/affordable make-up that all products are from the same brand, but all the products in this haul are from Catrice and I purchased these products back in September 2021.
I’ve tried to divide the products in to smaller categories, and I wasn’t quite sure what to group these two products with, so I grouped them together. I picked up the Fix & Protect Spray which has SPF 20, blue light defense, and it’s supposed to be hydrating. I haven’t tried it yet, but I thought it might be good in the summer. I’d already tried the Camouflage Cream concealer, so I decided to pick up the Ultimate version. I think they’re quite similar, so I’ve decided to only keep this one.
My favourite and most used product in this haul is definitely the All Matt Shine Control powder Healthy Look in the shade 100 Neutral Fresh Beige. It’s not matte as the name might suggest, but it has this beautiful, soft, natural glow to it, and I love that. I would say that it’s a very nice affordable alternative to the Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-No-Powder, which I absolutely love. The blush is the Blush Box Glowing + Multicolour in the shade 030 Warm Soul. I think I’ve only worn it once so far, but I remember it to be pretty.
Then I picked up two bronzers from the Holiday Skin line. The Holiday Skin Serum bronzer only comes in one shade (010 Escape To The Beach), and it’s too orange on me, so I’ve already decluttered it. The Holiday Skin Luminous bronzer comes in two shade, I think, and I’ve got the lightest shade called 010 Summer In The City. I’ve worn this a few times, and I think I like it so far.
Lastly, I picked a couple of lip balms. The first one is the Lip Cushion Protecting Multi Balm in 020 Wake Up Your Lips, which I’ve got on my vanity, if I need something nice and hydrating for my lips. And I haven’t tried the Peppermint Berry Glow lip balm in 010 Mint Me, Berry You yet, but I was intrigued by the name, so we’ll see if I like it or not.
Here’s what I wore Saturday October 2. I went to my sister’s birthday party, and for once I wore an outfit with a neutral colour scheme. I just really wanted to wear this dress which was new at the time (and which I haven’t hauled yet).
(Blazer + dress – Monki, bag – second hand, heels – Mango)
The 2021 autumn collection from MAC was the stunning Tempting Fate collection. The packaging of every single product in this collection is gorgeous, and the shades of the products are beautiful as well. Let’s take a closer look at the individual products.
The palette in this collection is called Eyeshadow x8: Feast Your Eyes. The shades are beautiful, and they come in three new (I think) finishes; Sparkler, Leather Lustre, and Prismetallic. However, the shades are printed in an incorrect order on the back of the palette, which is quite annoying. The right order was on the website back when the collection launched, but it was all a bit confusing.
I decided to pick up one of the eye kohls. This one is in the shade Cobalt Kohl, which is a pretty good description of the colour, I must say:) I wish that bottom of the pencil was the same colour as the actual pencil instead of being lilac. It’s just a lot easier to see what the colour is that way.
The Strobe Face Glaze was a part of the MAC summer 2020 collection, and I thought it was a beautiful product, so I had to pick up one of the Strobe Face Glazes from this collection as well. I chose the shade Punk In Spice, which might look like a darker orangy shade in the tube, but it’s not that dark at all, when you apply it to the face.
I decided to pick up three of the lipsticks. The shades are Burnished Beige (the warm nude), Tarnished Reputation (the burned terracotta orange), and Dusty Grape (the deep burgundy). Aren’t they just beautiful?
The last product I picked up from this collection was the 224S brush, which is a lovely eye blending brush.
Lastly, as a free gift with my order I got the Extended Play Gigablack mascara, which I’ve been wanting to try for a while. I’ve seen people mainly use it on the lower lashes, because is has such a small, skinny brush, and it does work perfectly for that purpose.
I have a huge collective Sephora haul to share with you today. These are products I purchased in August and September last year, and I got most of the products 20% off. I’ll let you know which product I didn’t get on sale. Some of the products, I’ve already featured in 5 favourites posts.
Let’s start with one of the main things in this haul; the Natasha Denona Retro palette. This is one of the few items I purchased full prize, because I wanted it as soon as it launched. To be honest I actually haven’t used this palette that much yet, but it’s stunning nonetheless.
Okay, now let’s move on to a bunch of different products. From Natasha Denona I also picked up the Mini Zendo palette and the Love Cheek duo, and from Winky Lux I picked up the Cheeky Rose compact blush in Crown (and it was before it went viral on social media). I also got the Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-No-Powder in 0 Neutral, and then I purchased three concealers: the Nars Radiant Creamy concealer in Vanilla (mini), the Too Faced Born This Way super coverage concealer in Snow (mini), and the Fenty Beauty Bright Fix Eye Brightener in Golden Ivory.
Here’s a closer look at the Natasha Denona products. The Mini Zendo palette has quite a unique colour story, but the shades work so well together, and I really liked the look I created with this palette. The Love Cheek duo is just stunning. The outer packaging is obviously beautiful, and so are the cream blush and powder highlighter inside as well.
This is what the Winky Lux blush looks like. It’s so beautiful, and I can’t get myself to use it, because I don’t want to ruin the pretty rose.
I featured this Dior powder in my September favourites last year, and I’m still in love with this product.
I don’t purchase a lot of high end concealers, but I really wanted to try the Fenty Bright Fix and also a couple of well known concealers in the beauty community. I’m still not completely sure how I feel about the Nars and the Too Faced concealers, but I really enjoy the Fenty one.
Here’s a handful of products I picked up at the same time. I’d been wanting to try out some products from Pat McGrath Labs, so I picked up a Skin Fetish: Divine blush in the shade Fleurtatious. It’s such a luxurious product (though a little difficult to open), and the blush itself is beautiful. I also picked up the Fenty Beauty Bomb Posse Mega Mix & Match eyeshadow palette. I’ve only used this palette once so far, and I was quite disappointed in the quality. I like the Snap Shadows from Fenty Beauty and I love that you can attach two Snap Shadows to the back of this palette, but the quality is not the same in this palette as in the Snap Shadows. However, I’ve only used some of the lighter shades, so I have to give the darker shades a try as well. The last product in this little “pile” is the Sephora By Travalo pocket atomizer. I like to be able to travel with perfume without having to bring the whole bottle.
And now on to some Huda Beauty products. First off, I picked up the Glow Obsessions Light highlighter palette and the Wild Obsessions Python palette (this one wasn’t on sale).
This is such a pretty highlighter palette, and I really should use it more.
The colour story of this palette is stunning. I’ve done a look using the blue and greens, and it turned out so beautiful.
I also purchased this Kayali x Huda Beauty Darling Kit, which was such a good deal. It consists of the KAYALI Eau de Parfum rollerball (MUSK | 12 & VANILLA | 28), the Huda Beauty Obsessions palette in Topaz, the Huda Beauty Power Bullet Matte lipstick in Interview, and a limited edtion pouch. I’m obsessed with the rollerball; both scents are delicious and they’ve quickly become two of my new favourite scents. I also featured it in my September favourites.
I love most of the Huda Beauty Obsessions palettes, and I didn’t have the Topaz one, so I’m excited to add that to my collection. And the lipstick is a pretty nude shade.
Lastly, I got this free gift with one of my orders. It’s the All Eyes On Me gift box, and it includes the Make Up Forever Aqua Resist Smoky Shadow in 16 Copper, the Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara (mini), the Nars Climax mascara (mini), and the Sephora Size Up mascara (mini).
Today’s haul is an Asos sale haul (mostly). It includes shoes, clothes, accessories, and make-up. So let’s get started.
The only thing in this haul that I didn’t get on sale are these Nike Air Force 1 Crater Flyknit MOVE TO ZERO sneakers. I’d been wanting them for a while, and at some point I finally decided to get them. I love the colours and the knitted fabric, and they’re very comfy.
The other pair of shoes in this haul I’ve been kind of obsessed with. I mean, how stunning are these green leather boots from Asos Design! I love the colour, the shape, and everything else about these boots, and I’ve worn them a lot.
And now on to a couple of T-shirts. The purple T-shirt with Mickey Mouse on it is from Daisy Street, and the navy one with the basketball playing skeleton T-Rex is from Adidas.
I also purchased two Christmas T-shirts on sale both from Asos Design. It’s always a good idea to get your Christmas clothes early and on sale.
Let’s get in to the accessories. I purchased the matching necklace to the earrings in this haul, because I thought it would be cute to wear them together. I also got a cute pair of flower earrings from Monki.
Then I also picked up a pair of reddish brown sunglasses and some big hair clips from Asos Design.
And last, but not least, make-up. I’ve already talked about the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter in my latest 5 favourites post, and I really enjoy this product (mostly). I’ve got the shade 1 Fair. I also picked up the Huda Beauty Glowish Soft Radiance bronzing powder in 1 Light, which is a very pretty bronzer.
The last three make-up items I picked up are the Huda Beauty Easy Bake powder in Sugar Cookie, the NYX Sweet Cheeks Glow blush in Silence Is Golden, and NYX Brow Glue Instant brow styler. I really don’t like the packaging on the Huda Beauty powder, and it has a very strong perfumy scent, so I actually haven’t worn it that much, but I’ve liked the way it looks when I’ve worn it. I love the NYX Sweet Cheeks Matte blush in Silence Is Golden, so I really wanted the glowy version as well. They’re both such great yellow blushers. I think I like the NYX Brow Glue Instant brow styler, but it is very sticky. I don’t reach for it very often, because I pretty much always go for the ABH Brow Freeze.
Last autumn, MAC did a collection called Hints of Hollywood, and it consisted of only kits. I picked up a lip kit, and eye kit, and a face kit.
I picked up the Award-Winning Lip Kit which includes a Prep + Prime lip primer, a Love Me lipstick in City Of Angels, and a lipglass in You Had Me At Halo. The lip kit also came in a red version and maybe a nude version (I can’t quite remember), but I picked up the more berry toned one. I absolutely love the mint and gold packaging of this collection.
This is the View from the Top Eye Kit: Light (it also came in a darker version), and it includes an 8 pan palette of the same name, and Eye Kohl in Teddy, and In Extreme Dimension 3D Black Lash mascara. I really like this 8 pan palette format that MAC has done a few times lately.
And last, but not least, I picked up the Blush With Fame kit, which includes a blush in the shade Blush with Fame and the #161S Brush. The last picture doesn’t really show how pretty and unique the blush is. It has this stunning peach to pink shift. The brush is very nice too.
Mucha-Lucha's 