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Drugstore make up I would repurchase
I love my high end finds, but there is nothing more satisfying than finding that budget drugstore product you love. That is one reason why I love to try drugstore make up. It is affordable so if it doesn’t work than it wouldn’t have cost you that much money. If it does work, however, you…
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New in: Catrice Spring/ Summer 2017
It seems Catrice rolls out their line update earlier and earlier, as I already spotted all of their new products at my local drugstore last Thursday. Their spring/ summer line change seems to be the biggest one every year and boy did they come up with some cool new products to try out. There are…
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Catrice Highlighter Merry Cherry Blossom
Catrice is the brand that just keeps on giving! While I wasn’t all that pleased with some of their newly released lipsticks, there is one product in the new line that has pleasantly surprised me. It’s their newest highlighting powder. If you like some KAPOW glow in your life, then keep on reading, because this…
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Brand Bites | Too Faced
In 2017, I will still be showing you the make up products I own from some of my favorite brands. Today’s turn is for Too Faced Cosmetics. This brand with the cutesy packaging, scented eyeshadow palettes and some cult products under its belt is a brand that I only have a few selected products from.…
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New in: Essence Spring/ Summer 2017
A few weeks ago I already showed you the new products that Catrice released for their spring/ summer 2017 overhaul. Today it’s Essence’s turn. Essence is my lesser favorite budget brand, but I found the new products in my local drugstore and couldn’t help but be intrigued by a few of them. So I picked…
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The dark red lipstick guide
Come the Holiday season wearing dark red lipstick is one of my staple make up looks. Not only does it add to the festive spirit, I also love wearing a dark red lip in the winter time to set off against my blonde hair and fair complexion. There is just something about that Snow White…
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Catrice Deluxe Glow Highlighter trio
Catrice always has some great products to try out and when I spotted the latest highlighter palette I was instantly intrigued. Not only does it look quite luxurious for a budget brand, I am usually very pleased with how Catrice products perform for the price. Will this be another one of my drugstore gems? Catrice…
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Get Ready With Me Fall 2016
Today I’m sharing this super fall appropriate, yet very wearable make up look. It centers around the perfect fall palette: the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette which I already reviewed here. In fact, the video below will show you exactly how I created one of the looks that I showed in that review. So…
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GRWM: blue & green wearable make up look
Curious to see how I would create a quick and easy late summer make up look? We’ve been having quite the Indian summer these past few weeks and so I thought it would be fun to show you a wearable, yet colorful make up look. With a very simple base and very few face products…
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Brand bites | Essence
Brand Bites is back! And this time I will be talking you through all the Essence bits that I have in my make up collection. Where I own quite a lot of Catrice’s line, my Essence selection is smaller and a little bit more exclusive: almost every item I own is from previous limited edition…
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Current favorites (August 2016)
I completely missed out on July’s and June’s monthly favorites, because life simply got in the way. When push came to shove, I couldn’t think of enough items to show you that I was loving. I decided to wait until I had enough things I was loving to do an article for you. So that’s…
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Make up trial ft. ELF & Boozy Cosmetics
Not too long ago, I ordered some new ELF goodies after hearing too many people raving about some of their newer launches. I hadn’t tried ELF in a long time and so I thought I’d give them some love again. Fairly recently I also purchased a new brush set with the intention of using it…
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Affordable Spring make up look
These past few weeks I’ve been using nothing but affordable make up products. Items by Catrice, H&M Beauty, L’Oreal and Kiko have been among my favorites and I thought it a good idea to show you my current favorite spring make up look. Featuring a rosy eye look, a fresh coral tint of blush on…
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Perfect items for a quick make up look
Sometimes it’s the items you use the most or most often that I forget about in your make up stash. There are days where I simply don’t have a lot of time to do my make up and that’s when I love going for a quick and easy look. Especially on warmer days and on…
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Daily make up routine (March 2016)
It has been aeons since I last showed you a make up look, which is why I figured it was time to do one again. Today I will be showing you how I created the make up look I showed you in my Zoeva eye shadow palette review last Wednesday. In that blog post, I…
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What I’ve been up to #2
It’s been slow going on the Instagram front for me. I am simply too busy to be taking and post pictures on a regular basis. So I post something whenever I don’t forget to do so. That’s why there have been fewer pictures to show you what I have been up to as well. But…
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2015 make up & beauty favorites
It’s the final day of the year, which means it is time for my yearly favorites. 2015 was a great year for beauty for me, and this post will feature all products I discovered this year and boy was there a lot to try and discover. I visited England and the US this year, which…
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Starter kit make up
When I first got into make up I was well into my 20s and had a steady job that paid the bills. Nevertheless, I found through trial and error that there is a lot of good quality drugstore make up out there. So I started wondering what make up I would buy if I were…
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Chatty make up look
I got a new camera and a new eye shadow palette, so I figured: why not make a video using my new camera and palette and see what happens. So on a lazy Saturday, I decided to set up the camera and film a full face make up look and present it to you in…
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Make up surprises
Sometimes make up can catch you off guard. There are many products that will and can look good no matter what. There are also plenty of make up products that can look intimidating at first. It may have to do with how something is applied, or a certain color that you’re not sure will look…
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Rimmel Lasting Finish Nude foundation Light Porcelain
Two weeks ago, I posted a not so positive review of the Rimmel BB Cream Radiance. To balance things out and to show you that Rimmel most definitely does some amazing foundations, I decided to post another review of one of their face products. That is why today is devoted to the Rimmel Lasting Finish…
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Catrice Even Skin Tone Foundation
When Catrice releases a new foundation, I have to try it. Especially if it is a foundation that comes in some nice, light colors. I already showed this briefly in my Catrice/ Essence new products overview a few weeks ago, but when you start using a foundation every day and has become your favorite, it…
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First impressions: new Catrice & Essence fall/ winter 2015
It’s that time of year again: Catrice and Essence have changed up their range again. Even though I thought at first that there wasn’t much that I would like, I have found a few bits that I thought were worth checking out. Since I want to have ample time before I fully review them, this post…
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Anastasia Shadow Couture World Traveler palette
We are slowly nearing the end of the massive amount of palettes I bought over summer. But that doesn’t mean that the palettes are getting any worse. I didn’t really have a system to prioritize any of these, but today I can finally devote a blog post to the Anastasia Beverly Hills Shadow Couture World…
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30 Day Make Up Challenge #18: Extreme
For this rendition of the 30 Day Make Up Challenge, I decided to think outside of my comfort zone. I decided to pile on the make up and even though this may not be very extreme for some people, it is for me. I often only have 15 minutes, if that, when I do my…
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The summer time vampy lip
Summer means lighter, brighter make up looks for me. I tend to shift the focus from my eyes to my lips as no one likes to cake on the heavy eyeliner when temperatures go up. Instead I bring out the bright lipstick and I figured it would make a fun summer time make up. The…
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Summer bronze make up look
It is officially summer! And so it is time to start off a round of summer appropriate posts. I thought a good start would be a bronze make up look with my new favorite lip combination. I wore this look in my empty products video last week. Recently I have been very much into bronze…
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No Make Up Make Up Products
Make up can be used in so many different ways and I find that the ‘current way’ (i.e. Instagram brows, strong contours, strong lips etc) is a little bit overdone and extreme. What ever happened to using make up to enhance your face in a subtle way? Sure a full on glam look is fun…
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1920s Flapper Girl Vintage Hair, Make Up, Nails & Outfit
Last Sunday, I attended a vintage party again which my friend organizes once a year. I already created a 50s look, a Rockabilly 50s look, a 40s Hollywood pin up girl look, and a Roaring 20s flapper girl look for the very first edition. Since it would be the 5th time I would be attending,…
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30 Day Make Up Challenge #17 Matte
Are you ready for an all matte make up look? Because that is exactly what I have in store for you today. I know that this thing is called the 30 Day Make Up Challenge, but by now I have been making my way through the different tasks for a year and a half. But…
