Colourpop haul (October 2023)

I have a Colourpop haul to share with you today. I have an older Colourpop haul that I haven’t posted yet, but I thought I would post this one first since it includes Christmas items. Let’s begin with those.

I purchased the entire Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer set called the Deer To Me set, when the collection re-launched this year. I thought this collection was so cute, when it initially launched a couple of years ago, I think, so I was super excited to see it back now that I’m finally purchasing from Colourpop. Let’s take a closer look at the collection.

You could argue that the main item in the collection is the Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer palette. It’s mostly a neutral palette with a couple of greens and reds, but I find that the neutrals look quite interesting and pretty. However, I went with a green look the first time I wore this palette, and I loved how the look turned out.

I’m having a thing for lip masks these days, so I was really happy that the Deer To Me set included the Clarice Peppermint Overnight Lip Mask and also the Rudolph Peppermint Lippie Scrub. Peppermint is one of my absolute favourite scents (I love the taste too), so I’m excited to try these.

This is the Couple of Misfits Lux lip gloss trio including the shades Hermey, Dolly, and Misfit Elephant. They’re all super pretty, sparkly glosses with a duochrome flip to them. I’m wearing the shade Dolly on top of a lipstick here.

These are the There’s Always Tomorrow Lux lipstick kit and the I Think You’re Cute Lux lipstick kit. Both kits come with a Lippie pencil and a Lux lipstick. So cute!

The last item in the Deer To Me set was these little Reindeer hair clips. Very cute as well.

I also picked up three products from the newest Sailor Moon collection. I’m not very familiar with Sailor Moon, but I really liked the colour story of the palette and the pretty colours of the highlighters.

This is the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon For Love & Justice palette, and isn’t that a pretty colour story?! I’m especially drawn to the last shade in the palette called Starry Sky. It’s a very unique shade of blue.

This is the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Moonlight Glow pressed powder highlighter set. The pink shade is called Moonlight, and the purple shade is called Moon Kingdom.

These are the last two products I purchased this time around. The Super Shock shadow is called Creepin’ and is from the Haunted Mansion collection. I really want the palette from that collection, but it’s still sold out. And then I got another Lux lip oil, because I really like the formula. I chose the shade Bengal, which looks like a pretty redish berry shade.

Holographic eyes

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It’s really difficult to capture the amazing holographic eyeshadow I’m wearing in a picture, but hopefully you get an idea of just how stunning it is!

(Base: primer – Essence Hello, Good Stuff! glow serum primer, foundation – L’Oreal Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer (shade: 1 + 3), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – Natasha Denona Contour Sculpting Powder in 01 Light, blusher – Colourpop High School Musical pressed powder blush in Playoffs, highlighter – MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Let It Glow. Eye make-up: bases – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly + NYX Glitter primer, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Lethal Cosmetics Evergreen palette (shades: Herbivore + Wilderness) + Lethal Cosmetics Magnetic Pure Metals eyeshadows in Bismuth + Palladium, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Colourpop High School Musical Crème gel liner in Exit. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + Maybelline Superstay Vinyl Ink in 25 Red-Hot)

MAC Bizarre Blizzard holiday 2023 collection

It’s that time of year again. Time for my MAC holiday haul. This year the collection is called Bizzare Blizzard and has this pretty white and silver frosty packaging. Before we get further into the products, I just wanted to let you know that I still have lots of hauls from the end of summer and autumn, but I decided to push those back for a little while, and post my Christmassy hauls as well as Black Friday/Cyber Monday hauls first. Now, let’s get into the MAC holiday products.

I picked up the Frosted Blur face primer in Cool + Clear, which I’m pretty sure is a new product from MAC. It feels like most other blurring primers, so it feels nice on the skin.

I love how many blue eyeshadow palettes (and cool-toned palettes in general) are launching these days. This is the Snowbody’s Business eye shadow palette x12, and it fits the theme of this year’s holiday collection perfectly.

I collect these face compacts from MAC, so even though I have other highlighters similar to this one, I had to get the Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Gleamscape.

This year MAC did not include their classic bullet lipsticks in their holiday collection (at least not as singles). Instead they included three limited edition shades of the Powder Kiss Velvet Blur Slim Sticks, which I also like. I picked up two shades; Merry Cherry (bright red) and Cocoa Kisses (warm brown). Both shades look very pretty and are fitting for the season.

Vibrant all day

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love how this whole make-up look turned out! The blush looked vibrant all day and the lip colour matched it perfectly. The green eye look is super pretty too.

(Base: primer – Catrice Disney The Jungle Book face primer, foundation – Maybelline SuperStay 24H skin tint (shade: 03), concealers – Essence Conceal Like A Pro colour correcting palette (shades: green + yellow) + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Kiko Milano Radiant Fusion baked powder in 01, freckles – KimChi Chic Candy Girl Fake Freckles in Afternoon in The Flower Field. Face make-up: bronzer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Luminous Putty bronzer in Vacay Mood, blusher – Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed in Prima Donna, highlighter – Colourpop Lite Stix in Glazey. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Colourpop Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer palette (shades: Mush Mush! + Christmasy Time + Elf Practice + North Pole), mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliners – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Automatic eyeliner in A$$ets + Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 011 Milk White. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + H&M Matte Lippie matte lip color in Coral Fixation + Colourpop Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Lux lip gloss in Dolly)

Do I need a nude?

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I wore the Natasha Denona I Need A Nude eyeshadow palette (which I haven’t hauled yet) for the first time. I think the eye look turned out pretty, but since I don’t wear neutral eyeshadows that often, it won’t become my favourite Natasha Denona palette.

(Base: primers – Huda Beauty Glowish Blur Jam silicone-free smoothing primer + Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (shade: 1 Fair), foundation – Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream Spf 42 (shade: 21 Light Beige), concealers – Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealers (shades: 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 – Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand in Fair-Medium, blusher – Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush in 08 Summertime Wine, highlighter – About-Face Light Lock Highlight Fluid in Fight Or Flight. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Natasha Denona I Need A Nude palette (shades: Stone + Silhouette + Delilah + Whisper) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 012 Golden Brown. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Ms. Diva Pro Longwear lip pencil + L’Oréal Infaillible Matte Resistance liquid lipstick in 500 Wine Not?)

H&M sale haul (June 2023)

I have a small H&M sale haul to share with you today. I purchased these items back in June, so they’re very summery. I guess, I’m a bit behind on hauls.

Let’s begin with a couple of dresses. Both with spaghetti straps and a smock detail. I’ve worn these on very hot days.

I’ve actually worn this striped tank top and these denim shorts together. Here’s the look.

I always wear biker shorts under skirts and dresses in the summer time, so I got these three pairs, which I’ve been wearing a lot.

Lastly, I picked up this pink bikini top, since I needed one that would fit my postpartum body. I didn’t get to wear it this past summer though. Maybe next year.

Dark, dark chocolate brown

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’ve been really into dark lips lately, and this dark, dark chocolate brown is just so yummy.

(Base: primers – MAC Frosted Blur primer in Cool + Clear + Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (shade: 1 Fair), foundations – Make Up For Ever HD Skin Undetectable stay-true foundation (shade: 1N06) + Revolution Conceal & Define full coverage foundation (shade: F0), concealers – Wet n Wild MegaLast Incognito AllDay full coverage concealer (shade: Light Beige) + Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer (shade: RN1), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Rimmel Kind & Free Healthy Look pressed powder in 01 Translucent. Face make-up: bronzers + blusher – Made By Mitchell Curve Case in Light (shades: Hollo There + Shady Business + Snatchural), highlighter – Colourpop Winx Club Lite Stix in Icy. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Nimya by NikkieTutorials Nimya The Palette (shades: Sassy Classy + Herfst Heaven + Brrr Brrr + Disco Stick), mascara – Rimmel Kind & Free mascara (shade: 02 Brown Black), eyeliner – MAC Teddy eye kohl. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Rare Beauty Kinds Words matte lip liner in Strong + Rare Beauty Kind Words matte lipstick in Strong)

Indie make-up haul (Monolith + Purish)

I have an indie make-up haul to share with you today. These are products that I purchased from Monolith and Purish.

Let’s begin with Glamlite. This is my first time trying out Glamlite eyeshadows and I picked up three palettes. I got the Frosted Flakes palette, because the colour story is right up my street. Sadly, the shimmers did crease a bit on me. I’m wearing the palette here.

I also picked up the Glamlite x Scooby-Doo! palettes; The Creeps and Crawls palette and the Ruh Roh Raggy!!! palette. I haven’t used the Creeps and Crawls palette, but I’ve created the most beautiful look with the Ruh Roh Raggy!!! palette, which I have yet to post. I don’t remember that one creasing that much either.

I love Cosmic Brushes eyeshadows, so of course I had to have the Muse palette, which was the brand’s third palette launch. This colour story is so pretty. I’m wearing the palette here.

The rest of the products in this haul are from Lunar Beauty. I’ve already gotten a lot of use out of the Nude Prism Blush palette. I love the variety of shades in this palette.

I’d heard such good things about the Lunar Beauty lip oils, so I purchased two shades; Love Me and Tease Me. They really are lovely. I’m wearing Tease Me here.

Lastly, I got two lip pencils and two lipsticks from Lunar Beauty, and they’re in matching colours. The deep pinky colour is called Stormy, and the bright orangy colour is called Tías. Both shades are so pretty!

Surge

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I really wanted to create a look using the Blend Bunny Cosmetics Surge palette (which I haven’t hauled yet) and went with a purple look (no shock there) with a pop of neon green on the inner corners, and I really like how the look turned out.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Nars Light Reflecting foundation (shade: Oslo), 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 – MAC Glow Play blush in Totally Synced, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Candy Floss. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Blend Bunny Cosmetics Surge palette (shades: White Hot + Cheeks + Covet + Euphoric + Chemistry) + Essence Multichrome Flakes eyeshadow topper in 02 Cosmic Feelings, mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes universal volumizing mascara, eyeliner – NYX Faux Whites eyeliner in Seashell. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: L.A. Girl Perfect Precision lip liner in Pinky + KimChi Chic Marshmallow Butter Lippie lipstick in Lover + Colourpop So Glassy lip gloss in Purple Aura)

Impressed by Essence

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I created this fun green and pink eye look with an Essence eyeshadow palette, and I’m pretty impressed by the pigmentation and quality of the shadows.

(Base: primer – Essence Hello, Good Stuff! glow serum primer, foundation – Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint (shade: 2), concealers – Fenty Beauty Bright Fix Eye Brightener (shade: Golden Ivory) + NYX Bare With Me concealer serum (shade: 02 Light), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Kiko Milano Radiant Fusion baked powder in 01. Face make-up: bronzer – MAC Skinfinish Sunstruck Matte bronzer (shade: Matte Light Rosy), blusher – Catrice AirBlush Glow in 050 Berry Haze, highlighter – bareMinerals Gen Nude highlighting blush in Rose Glow. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence Watch Me Glow, Honey! eyeshadow palette (shades: 1 + 16 + 17 + 19) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – L’Oréal Telescopic Lift mascara, eyeliner – Natasha Denona Macro Tech eye crayon in Camu Camu. Eyebrows: e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Morphe x Nyane Color pencil in Unicorn Floss + Essence Hydra Kiss lip oil in 03 Pink Champagne)