Here’s what I wore Monday March 7. This pastel look is just spring in an outfit, and I love it.
(Blazer – Monki, shirt – second hand, trousers – H&M, sneakers – Nike)
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Collective haul (November/December 2021)
It’s time for a collective haul. This haul includes clothes, accessories, and make-up, and I purchased these items in November or December last year.
I only have a few clothing pieces to share with you. The denim dress is (funnily enough) from the brand Only, and you’ve already seen me wear this in a couple of outfit posts. The checkered jeans are from The Ragged Priest, and the tights are from Calzedonia, which has become one of my favourite brands for tights. I really like the quality and the colour selection.
Last summer, I purchased a handbag from the brand Silfen, and I really like that bag, so when I found these three bags from the same brand on sale (I got a really good deal on them), I couldn’t decide which one to get, so I got all three.
Let’s move on to make-up. It’s so difficult to get a good picture of the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder due to the shiny packaging. I got the powder in the shade 1 Fair, and this might be a very expensive powder, but it’s also a really great one.
From Wet n Wild I picked up the Fantasy Makers highlighter in Halo Effect and the Fantasy Makers blusher in Exit Stage Left. The highlighter is a very pretty pink shade, but the blush is nothing special in my opinion.
I also purchased a back-up of the Rimmel The Multi-Tasker concealer, which I love, and then I decided to try out the Pixi +Rose Glow-y powder in Rose Dew. I’m not quite sure how I feel about it though. I can’t figure out whether to use it as a blush/blush topper or a highlighter.
Last, but most certainly not least, I got the Anastasia Beverly Hills NORVINA pro pigment palette vol. 5. This is the only NORVINA pro pigment palette I own, but this purple/neutral colour story is just so pretty, and I do really enjoy using this palette.
Green on boots and eyes
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. There was a bit of green in my cowboy boots, so I decided to do green eye make-up to match and to bring a bit more colour to the whole look.
(Base: primer – Essence Skin Lovin’ Sensitive primer, foundation – L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude plumping tinted serum (shade: 0,5-2 Very Light), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + Essence Skin Lovin’ Sensitive concealer (shade: 05 Fair), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + Essence Skin Lovin’ Sensitive mineral powder (shade: 01 Translucent). Face make-up: bronzer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty bronzer in Tan Lines, blusher – Milani Cheek Kiss Cream blush palette in 110 Sun Kissed Glow (shade 2), highlighter – RMS Beauty Living Luminizer. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + BH Cosmetics Absinthe palette (shades: Blackout + Urban Legend + The Goblin) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High 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: Essence lipliner in 14 Femme Fatale + MAC Powder Kiss lipstick in Turn Up Your Luck)
Blue and red
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love a blue eye look. Especially paired with a nude, brown, or red lip.
(Base: primer – NYX Plump Right Back serum & primer, foundation – L’Oreal Paris Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer (shade: 1 + 3), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + Catrice All Matt Shine Control powder Healthy Look in 100 Neutral Fresh Beige. Face make-up: The Balm Take Home The Bronze bronzer in Oliver, blusher – Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blush in 05 Ruby Pop, highlighter – Ofra Cosmetics x Nikkietutorials Glazed Donut highlighter. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – By Beauty Bay Book of Magic palette (shades: Vanish + Trick + Jinx + Potion + Moonlight), mascara – L’Oréal Lash Paradise mascara in Moonlight Noir/Black Navy, eyeliner – NYX Slim eye pencil in Sapphire. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Huda Beauty liquid matte liquid lipstick in Lover)
Green brown duochrome
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It had been quite a while since I’d last done a green brown duochrome make-up look, but I had both a pigment and a lipstick lying around which were perfect for that kind of look, and I had a lot of fun doing my make-up that day.
(Base: primer – Essence Skin Lovin’ Sensitive primer, foundation – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo CC Cream (shade: Fair 120N), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + Nars Radiant Creamy concealer (shade: Vanilla), powder – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – RMS Beauty Buriti bronzer, blusher – Natasha Denona Glam face palette Light (shade: Cream Blush), highlighter – Natasha Denona Glam face palette Light (shade: Star Glow). Eye make-up: bases – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly + NYX Glitter primer, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Natasha Denona Glam face palette Light (shades: Crease + Smoke + Star Glow) + Sleek MakeUP loose pigment in Trippin, mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara, eyeliner – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Automatic eyeliner in Armored Truck. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Stone lip pencil + MAC Spanish Fly lipstick)
MAC x L collection
Last autumn, I picked up four items from the MAC x L collection. I absolutely love the purple glitter packaging!
Here’s what the inside of the eyeshadow palette looks like. I would say that it’s a neutral palette with pops of pink and purple. I think it’s very pretty, and some of the shadows have some interesting finishes.
I had to pick up the Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Show Gold (permanent shade), even though I have the shade in a palette from a previous holiday collection. I mean, just look at that beautiful flower embossing! The shade is really stunning too. The powder blush is in the shade Melba, which is also a permanent shade, and I do have it in a split pan blush duo, but I’m not the biggest fan of split pan products, so I wouldn’t mind having Melba as a stand alone blush.
The last product I picked up from this collection (this time around) was the Powder Kiss liquid lipcolour in the shade Sorry Not Sorry, and it’s a pretty pumpkin/burned orange shade. I really like the Powder Kiss formulas; both this liquid version and the bullet lipstick one.
Matching perfectly
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. There’s something so satisfying about matching your eyeshadows perfectly to your outfit.
(Base: primer – e.l.f. Poreless Putty primer, foundation – L’Oreal Paris Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + Maybelline Instant Anti Age Eraser concealer (shade: 00 Ivory), powders – e.l.f. HD Undereye setting powder in Sheer + MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural powder in Light Plus. Face make-up: bronzer – Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r Instant Warmth bronzer (shade: Inda Sun), blusher – MAC Mineralize blush in Naturally Flawless, highlighter – BH Cosmetics Aprés in Aspen highlighter palette (shades: Bunny Slope + Frosted AF). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina eyeshadow palette (shades: Base + Soul) + Huda Beauty Rose Quartz eyeshadow palette (shade: Moon Magic) + MAC Extra Dimension foil eyeshadow in Cooler Than Being Cool, mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara, eyeliner – MAC Studio Chromagraphic pencil in NC15/NW20. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Boldly Bare lip pencil + Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution lipstick in Pillow Talk)
Just so good
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; Natasha Denona just does neutral eyeshadows so well.
(Base: primer – Urban Decay All Nighter face primer, foundation – Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation (shade: 100 Warm Ivory), concealer – Rimmel The Multi-Tasker concealer (shade: 020 Fair), powder – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose setting powder. Face make-up: bronzer – Revlon SkinLights Prismatic bronzer in 110 Sunlit Glow, blusher – Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl blush in 03 Coral Pop, highlighter – Clinique Powder Pop Flower highlighter in Lunar Pop. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Natasha Denona Mini Biba palette (shades: Izzy + Plush + Wink + Bruno + Blaze Nude) + MAC Nylon eyeshadow, mascara – Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara, eyeliner – MAC Studio Chromagraphic pencil in NC15/NW20. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour liquid lipstick in Tangerine Queen)
Sephora Single’s Day sale haul + more sale
I have a rather large Sephora haul to share with you today. Most of the products were purchased in the Single’s Day sale where everything was 25% off, but I’m also including a few more sale items. Let’s start with palettes.
I purchased my first, and so far only, Pat McGrath eyeshadow palette in the Single’s Day sale. This is the Mothership VIII Artistry palette Divine Rose II eye palette, and it’s so pretty. However, it’s not a colour story I go for very often, so I’ve barely used it. I’m still glad to have it in my collection, and I will get use out of it eventually.
I also decided to get the Huda Beauty Rose Quartz eyeshadow palette in the sale, and this palette I’ve used a bit more. The metallics in this palette are just stunning.
I can’t believe that I was able to get the Natasha Denona Gold palette 50% off! Even though neutrals are not my go-to shades, I still think this is a stunning palette, and I really want to use again soon.
To be completely honest, I purchased the Coach x Sephora Collection Rexy palette because of the packaging, and also because it was 40% off. The colours are a bit boring, but the packaging is oh so cute.
The only base products I picked up were the Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint in shade 2 and the Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer in shade 4. I’m still not sure how I feel about the skin tint, and I like the concealer a lot, but the shade is not perfect.
I picked up four lipsticks; two from NARS and two from Pat McGrath.
The two from NARS are the Claudette Collection Audacious Sheer Matte lipstick in Anaïs and the VIP Audacious lipstick in Barbara. Both of these are super pretty nude shades.
The two from Pat McGrath are the MatteTrance lipstick in Elson and the BlitzTrance lipstick in Blood Rush. Both of these are super pretty red shades, and just look at the packaging!
Last, but not least, I received several free gifts with my purchases. The first product I received was a mini NARS Orgasm blush. I’ve never owned this blush, so it’s fun to try such a classic.
I also received a Tarte mini set including a Timeless Smoothing primer, a Maracuja oil, and a Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 mascara. The only item I’ve used so far is the primer, and I quite like it.
This is one of the most insane free gifts I’ve ever received. This was the Singles box which included 15 products. They’re mostly minis, but it also included a full size Fenty Beauty Stunna lip paint in the shade Unveil.
Bad blending
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The complexion and the lip are super pretty, but I really don’t like the eye look. I used one of the e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Glitter eyeshadows, and it just didn’t blend well. Maybe it’s just this particular shade that’s the problem, because I’d tried another shade a while ago which worked just fine.
(Base: primer – e.l.f. Poreless Putty primer, foundation – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo CC Cream (shade: Fair 120N), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + Revolution Eye Bright Illuminating Under Eye concealer in (shade: Porcelain), powders – Hourglass Ambient Lighting Ethereal Edit palette (shade: Etherial Light) + I Heart Revolution x Disney Fairytale setting powder Mulan. Face make-up: bronzer – NABLA Skin Bronzing in Ambra, blusher – I Heart Revolution x Disney Fairytale palette Mulan (shade: Journey of My Own), highlighter – Hourglass Ambient Lighting Ethereal Edit palette (shade: Incandescent Strobe). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – I Heart Revolution x Disney Fairytale palette Mulan (shades: Emperor + Cri-Kee + The Matchmaker + Loyalty) + MAC Extra Dimension foil eyeshadow in Cooler Than Being Cool + e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Glitter eyeshadow in Ocean Eyes, mascaras – Essence Volume Booster lash primer + Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara, eyeliners – LA Girl Shockwave Neon Liner (shade: Vivid) + Makeup Geek Full Spectrum eye liner pencil in Cobalt. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Boldly Bare lip pencil + NARS Claudette Collection Audacious Sheer Matte lipstick in Anaïs + I Heart Revolution x Disney Fairytale lip topper in Mulan)
Mucha-Lucha's 