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Dark, smokey, and shimmery

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love how this eye look turned out; dark, smokey, and shimmery.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – NYX Born To Glow naturally radiant foundation (shade: Porcelain), concealer – NYX Pro Fix Stick correcting concealers (shades: 0.2 Pink + 03 Alabaster), 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 – The Balm Take Home The Bronze bronzer in Oliver, blusher – Lethal Cosmetics Magnetic face powder in Pansy, highlighter – R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar highlighter in Honeymoon High. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Lethal Cosmetics Midnight Serenade palette (shades: Omen + Velvet + Ember + Enchantress + Dreamscape + Starlit), mascaras – Essence I Love Extreme crazy volume mascara + Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 07 Navy Blue, eyeliner – MAC Cobalt Kohl eye kohl. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: NYX Slim lip pencil in Prune + NYX Fat Oil Lip Drip in That’s Chic)

First ever Haus Labs haul (March 2024)

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Haus Labs finally came to Sephora in Denmark back in March, so I picked up some products from the brand to try out.

For the face, I got the Triclone Skin Tech hydrating concealer in 03 Fair Rosy, the Bio-Radiant Gel-Powder highlighter in Peach Quartz, and the Color Fuse powder blushes in Dragon Fruit Daze and Hibiscus Haze.

I’m not sure how I feel about the concealer. First of all, I didn’t pick the best shade; it’s a little light. Second of all, I don’t think the coverage is that great.

The highlighter is quite pretty though, and I picked a shade that I normally wouldn’t pick, but I just thought it would be fun to try something a little different.

The blushes are propably my favourites from the brand that I’ve tried to far. Especially the shade Dragon Fruit Daze, which is such a fun, vibrant pink.

Lastly, I picked up a selection of different lip products. I got the PhD Hybrid lip oil in Hue, the Atomic Shake lip lacquer in Red Coral Shine, and the Le Monster lip crayon in Crimson Matte. I haven’t tried the lip oil yet, but I’ve heard good things about it. The Atomic Shake lip lacquer is a difficult lip product to use. I had to take it off twice, and then watch a Youtube video on how to apply it, before it worked for me, but when you apply it correctly it is very pretty on the lips. And I wore the Le Monster lip crayon to a wedding last month and was very happy with the finish, colour, and wear of the product.

Neutral sunset

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. This is not the first eye look I thought I would create with the Lunar Beauty Siren Sunset palette, but I thought the cool toned neutrals went very well with my outfit and a red lip.

(Base: primers – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer + Catrice Soft Glam filter fluid (shade: 010 Fair-Light), foundation – Urban Decay Stay Naked Hydromaniac Tinted Glow Hydrator (shade: 20 Fair Neutral), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Fenty Beauty We’re Even hydrating longwear concealer (shade: 120N), powder – 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 – L’Oréal Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear Matte bronzer (shade: 250 Light), blusher – R.E.M. Beauty Hypernova satin matte blush in Skinny Dipped, highlighter – Fenty Beauty Demi’ Glow light-diffusing highlighter in Pretty Purlz 01. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Lunar Beauty Siren Sunset palette (shades: Shell + Low Tide + Current + Siren Song + Silver Sea + Coastline) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Essence I Love Extreme crazy volume mascara, eyeliner – MAC Powersurge eye kohl. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Catrice Intense Matte lip pen in 070 Re(a)d My Lips)

Lyko haul – all Essence (March 2024)

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I have a Lyko haul to share with you today, and it includes all new at the time Essence products.

Let’s begin with eye products. These are the Essence Meta Glow duo-chrome eye pencils in 01 Chromatic Love, 02 Chromefinity, and 03 Galactic Chrome. I always like trying out duochrome/multichrome products from affordable brands.

I also picked up these three liquid eyeshadows; the Dewy Eye Gloss liquid shadow in 02 Galaxy Gleam and two Luminous Eye Tint liquid eyeshadows in 04 Glazed Candy Cloud and 06 Sparkly Jade.

Let’s move on to some face/cheek products. I got the Banana loose powder, which I don’t know if I like. I think the shade is a little too dark on me. I love the Blush Crush! blushes though, and the Meta Glow highlighter is very nice as well.

Here’s a closer look at the Blush Crush! blushes. I chose the shades 50 Pink Pop and 60 Lovely Lilac, and I’m in love with the Pink Pop shade; it’s such a beautiful glowy, cool pink blush.

The Meta Glow highlighter is a pink-blue duochrome highlighter, and it’s actually very pretty.

Lastly, I purchased some nail polishes. I picked up the Meta Glow transforming top coat, the Glazed Donut transforming top coat, and two of the Glossy Jelly nail polishes in the shades 01 Summer Splash (purple) and 03 Sugar High (red).

Very fun and quite pretty

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I think the blue, green, and gold/yellow colour combo on the eyes is very fun and quite pretty.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo Hydrating CC Cream (shade: Fair 120N), 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 + Kiko Milano Radiant Fusion baked powder in 01. Face make-up: bronzer – Physicians Formula Bread & Butter bronzer in Toasty, blusher – Haus Labs Color Fuse powder blush in Hibiscus Haze, highlighter – Revlon SkinLights Prismatic highlighter in 201 Daybreak Glimmer. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Colourpop Lush Life palette (shades: Monsoon + On The Prowl + Juicy + It’s Paradise + Wild Life), mascaras – Essence I Love Extreme crazy volume mascara + Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 08 Jungle Green, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 003 Lemon. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Natasha Denona I Need A Rouge lip crayon in Gigi + MAC Sweet Sakura lipstick)

5 favourites – June

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Can you believe that we’re already half way through 2024?! I can’t. Once again, this past month has been a month of ups and downs, but luckily I’ve got all of July off, and I’m definitely in need of a holiday. I’m hoping for nice, sunny weather, but you never know when you live in Denmark. July is not always the best summer month weather wise. Anyways, I actually had a lot of favourites this month, but I did manage to narrow it down to five, so let’s talk about those.

Tank tops: A few years back I wasn’t really into wearing tank tops, but recently my collection of tank tops have grown, and I’ve worn them so often this past month, often underneath another layer, but also on their own when the weather was nice.

Big flower brooches: I’ve been wanting some Carrie Bradshaw like big flower brooches for so long, and I finally came across these two (and a couple more actually). Carrie Bradshaw is one of my biggest style icons, and she’s one of my main outfit inspirations this summer, so these flower brooches are must haves.

L’Oréal Glotion natural glow enhancer (shade: 901 Fair Glow): There are a lot of products like this on the market, and I own a couple of different ones, but this one sets itself apart from the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter and its dupes in both the packaging and application, but also when it comes to the shade. This L’Oréal one is more of a cool toned pinky shade, whereas the others I’ve tried are more champagne or golden champagne, so I like to have different options, and I do think that the L’Oréal Glotion is stunning.

Bobbi Brown Sheer Finish pressed powder (shade: Soft Porcelain): I have to admit that I purchased this powder mainly for the beautiful packaging, however, I’ve found out that it’s a beautiful powder. It’s very lightweight and it just makes you skin look good.

Bridgerton – season 1 (TV series): I know, I know. How did it take me so long to watch the first season of Bridgerton. I don’t really know, but I do know that I’m so glad that I finally started watching this series, because I was hooked right away. I’ve already started watching season 2, and I’m excited to continue to follow the Bridgerton family.

Zalando sale haul (March 2024)

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I have a Zalando sale haul to share with you today. It includes one piece of clothing, two pairs of shoes, and some make-up bits.

The only clothing item in this haul is this shiny pink shirt from Monki, which I thought would be a nice layering piece.

These lime green mules are also from Monki. I already own them in dark grey denim, but I just love this kind of green colour so much, so I had to have this version as well.

You have no idea how much I wanted a pair of Jeffrey Campbell Litas back in the early 2010’s, but I was a teenager, and they were a little too expensive for me to buy back then. When I came across this multicoloured glitter pair at Zalando and saw that they were on sale, I purchased them immediately, and my teenage dream of owning a pair of Litas finally came true. I wore them in my latest outfit post.

Earlier this year MAC launched a collection based on their famous Teddy lipstick. I picked up the Lustreglass lipstick in Ready Teddy and the Deeply Teddy lip pencil. I’m wearing both on my lips here.

3ina makes really nice lip products. I had already tried the The Color Lip Glow formula and really liked it, so I picked up two more shades; 114 (Terracotta Brown) and 170 (Coral Red). I’d also been wanting to try the lipsticks just called The Lipstick, and I picked up the two shades 172 (Orange) and 430 (Cold Purple). These are very nice lipsticks too.

Lastly, I got the L’Oréal Infaillible 3-Second setting mist. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m definitely intrigued by it.

Aqua blue and wishlist shoes

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Here’s what I wore Tuesday April 16. Another suit inspired look that I love. I really like the neutral colours paired with the pop of aqua blue. And the shoes! Jeffrey Campbell Litas have been on my wishlist since they were first introduced back in 2010, but more about that in my next haul.

(Blazer – Crás, shirt – second hand, trousers – Reclaimed Vintage, boots – Jeffrey Campbell)

Don’t be jelly

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’d been wanting to create an eye look with the Unearthly Cosmetics Don’t Be Jelly palette for a while, but I wasn’t sure how to go about it. Suddenly, I thought about pairing the greens with the plummy purples together, and I love how the look turned out.

(Base: primer – Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – Nars Light Reflecting foundation (shades: Oslo + Mont Blanc), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Radiant bronzer (shade: Radiant Light Rosy), blushers – MAC Nippy’s Plum Rose powder blush + Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blush in 06 Garnet Pop, highlighter – Haus Labs Bio-Radiant Gel-Powder highlighter in Peach Quartz. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Unearthly Cosmetics Don’t Be Jelly palette (shades: Sea Foam + Sea Urchin + Luminescence + Brine) + Haus Labs Bio-Radiant Gel-Powder highlighter in Pearl Quartz (inner corners), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Essence I Love Extreme crazy volume 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: MAC Currant lip pencil + Catrice Drunk’n Diamonds plumping lip balm in 050 Bury Me In Rubies)

Collective haul – make-up (March 2024)

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I have a collective make-up haul to share with you today. I purchased these products back in March.

The e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer is one of my favourite primers, and I don’t want to run out of it without having a back-up ready.

The Pixi + Hello Kitty collection is by no means new, but I’d been intrigued by the Chrome Glow palette in Charming Glow, which is an all shimmer highligher and blush palette, and I have to say that I’ve been really enjoying it so far.

These next three products I purchased in a Sephora sale. I wasn’t sure I wanted to get the Natasha Denona Hy-Per Natural face palette, but as it was on sale, I picked it up. It’s a nice travel palette. On the other hand, I definitely wanted to pick up the Natasha Denona My Mini Dream glow blush. Isn’t is cute? I also got the Sephora Collection Soft Matte & Easy smooth matte lip colour in Yes And? 9, which is a pretty coral red shade.

From Essence I bought two of the Baby Got Blush liquid blushes, and they’re in the shades 10 Pinkalicious and 30 Dusty Rose. I also got The Slim Stick lipstick in 103 Brickroad, the Call Me Queen mascara, and the Brow Lifting gel set.

This is the Iconic London Multi-Use Cheek Glow Blush in Play Time, and it’s such a pretty, glowy blush. I’ve been really into glowy blushes lately.

Lastly, I just had to buy the Clarins Lip Comfort Oil Neon collection including three shades in 21 Joyful Yellow, 22 Daring Orange, and 23 Passionate Pink. The Clarins Lip Comfort Oil is one of my favourite lip oil formulas. And they smell incredible!