A bit too much blush?

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Did I apply a bit too much blush? Maybe, but I kind of like how it looks.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Maybelline Fit Me Nude BB cream SPF 50 (shade: 10), concealers – Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector in Fair/Light + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Huda Beauty Easy Bake powder (shade: Cherry Blossom Cake) + e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light, freckles – Nabla Freckle Maker. Face make-up: bronzer – Natasha Denona Contour Sculpting Powder in 01 Light, blush – Makeup Revolution Blush Icon palette in My Cherry Truth (shades: 2 + 3), highlighter – Oden’s Eye Norn’s Mesmerizer highlighter in Web Of Destiny. Eye make-up: base – Wet n Wild Megalast eyeshadow primer, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Oden’s Eye Spring Älva palette (shades: Joyous + Blessed + Bright + Blooming) + Oden’s Eye Norn’s Mesmerizer highlighter in Web Of Destiny (inner corners), mascara – Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (shade: 010 Burgundy Brown), eyeliner – Revolution x Bratz Jade eye pencil. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Colourpop Bratz Lippie pencil in Angel + NYX Butter Gloss swirl lip gloss in 01 Peppermint Swirl)

Grounded

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I wore the Glaminatrix Cosmetics Grounded palette on my eyes, and I had a lot of fun creating this entire look.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Milk Makeup Hydro Grip gel tint (shade: 2), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Lift & Flex concealer (shade 2), powder – e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow setting powder in Light, freckles – Nabla Freckle Maker. Face make-up: bronzer – Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Melting Bronzing & Contour Stick in Chocolate Mousse, blush – Simply Posh Cosmetics liquid blush in Berry Cold, highlighter – Colourpop Winx Club Lite Stix in Darcy. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Glaminatrix Cosmetics Grounded palette (shades: Still + Steady + Anchored + Grounded + Calm + Secure + Balanced), mascara – Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (shade: 010 Burgundy Brown), eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 006 Green Tea. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Trixie Cosmetics Lip Sync gel lip liner in Fashionably Late + Trixie Cosmetics Buttercream lipstick in Fashionably Late)

Indie make-up haul (May 2025)

I have an indie make-up haul to share with you today. I picked up these products from Monolith and Lethal Cosmetics.

I got two palettes from Fantasy Cosmetica. The Druid palette was their very first palette, and it was missing from my collection. I’m so glad I finally picked it up, because I love this look I created with it. The Ranger palette was new at the time, and it’s really pretty as well. I wore it on my eyes here.

I love a very bright and colourful eyeshadow palette, and I’ve had so much fun playing with the Dede Signature Drops of Fantasy palette. I wore it here and here.

From Gourmande Girls, I bought the Call of the Sirens palette and the Mermaid Magic face palette, and I love both. I created this make-up look with the two palettes, and I’ve worn the face palette quite a few times more since then.

I featured the Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder in my June 5 favourites post, and I’ve continued to wear it often. It’s just such a good powder.

The last products in this haul are from the Lethal Cosmetics x Adventure Time collection. This is the Candy Kingdom palette, and isn’t it fun?! I just can’t resist a super colourful eyeshadow palette, and I really enjoy the Lethal Cosmetics formulas.

Lastly, I purchased the Royal Cheek bundle with all five cheek products from the Adventure Time collection. It included three cream-to-powder/bouncy blushes (from left to right; Flame Princess, Princess Bubblegum, and Lumpy Space Princess), a pH-reacting cream blush in the shade Marceline, and a Lady Rainicorn highlighter. The only cheek product I don’t particularly like is the Marceline blush, which is way to pigmented and intense.

Exquisite eyes

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love a green eye look, and this one is so fun. I love the “watery” red lip as well.

(Base: primer – KVD Beauty Lock It pore-refining primer, foundation – Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint (shade: 2), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Fenty Beauty We’re Even hydrating longwear concealer (shade: 120N), powder – Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder. Face make-up: bronzer – Sigma Beauty Matte Bronzer (shade: Light), blush – Morphe Cheek Thrills multi-finish face trio in Cabana Club (bottom powder shade), highlighter – NYX Buttermelt highlighter in 20 Butta Mint. Eye make-up: base – Wet n Wild Megalast eyeshadow primer, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Glaminatrix Cosmetics Exquisite Eyes palette (shades: Ostentatious + Magnificent + Alluring + Superb + Lovely + Exquisite), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + Blend Bunny Cosmetics Omni Lash lash perfecting mascara, eyeliner – Natasha Denona Macro Tech eye crayon in Camu Camu. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + rom&nd Glasting Water Tint in 02 Red Drop)

Bronzy with a pop of blue

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love how this make-up look turned out. It’s the perfect bronzy summer look with a pop of blue.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Maybelline Fit Me Nude BB cream SPF 50 (shade: 10), concealers – Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin CC Stick in Banana + Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Lift & Flex concealer (shade 2), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder, freckles – Nabla Freckle Maker. Face make-up: bronzer – L’Oréal Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear Matte bronzer (shade: 250 Light), blush – Kokie Cosmetics Soft Gradient blush in Tender, highlighter – Lancôme C.E. Skin Transforming highlighter in 04 Holo Glow. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – By BEAUTY BAY Desert Haze palette (shades: Yucca + Canyon + Scorched + Heat + Sol + Oasis + Salt Flat), mascaras – Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (shade: 010 Burgundy Brown) + Huda Beauty Legit Lashes mascara in Legit Blue, eyeliner – MAC Colour Excess gel pencil eye liner in Perpetual Shock!. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Essence line n’ STAIN! tattoo lip liner in 02 Must Have Brown + 3ina The Color Lip Oil in 137)

Hidden shorts

Here’s what I wore Monday August 18. It was a very hot day, so I didn’t get to wear the blazer much, but I thought it looked great with the outfit. I actually also wore matching shorts to the blazer underneath the sheer skirt, but you can’t see them in these pictures.

(Blazer + skirt + (shorts) – NA-KD, top – H&M, heels – Monki)

Dusty, smokey, blue-toned

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The dusty blue-toned smokey eye turned out better than I’d imagined, and I think it looks pretty paired with the bright red lip and cheek.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Rare Beauty Positive Light tinted moisturizer (shade: 14W), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + Morphe Wakeup Artist under eye correcting concealer in Ivory 3N, powder – Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder, freckles – Nabla Freckle Maker. Face make-up: bronzer – Glam Shop Z Fioletem bronzer in Chocolate, blush – Fwee Lip & Cheek Blurry Pudding Pot in D-Day, highlighter – Colourpop Twilight Super Shock highlighter in Vampire Skin. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + By BEAUTY BAY Metamorphic 16 colour palette (shades: System + Parallel + Tech + Mirror + Future), mascara – Rimmel Kind & Free mascara (shade: 02 Brown Black), eyeliner – Marc Jacobs Fineliner Ultra-Skinny Gel Eye Crayon (shade: Steel(etto)). Eyebrows: MAC Shape + Shade brow tint in Taupe + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + MAC Vermillion Vee lipstick)