Just a bit meh… Three products that didn't really do it for me!

There are the products, that wow me and then there are the products, that disappoint. 

These three doesn't really fit into either category - they aren't bad and I have used them, they are just not  products, I would ever consider to repurchase and every time I use them, it just does not look or feel right.

And most important I would not recommend them to any one asking me, what I think about them.

Cold Cheek… My Winter Blush Picks!

So we have come to the blush part of my winter picks serie.

As you can see from the swatches, my three picks are quite similar swatched, but with a slight difference.

Common for all of them is, that they are quite neutral and not overwhelming if apply lightly, so that they go nicely with the statement eyes or lips, I often go for this season.

Benefit Rockateur - Nars Douceur - Rimmel Santa Rose

Cold Bold Lip… My Winter Bold Lip Picks!

Tis' the season for a bolder lip, and I tend to gravitate towards the more berry/rose tones.

I mostly go for a very simple eye, when I do the bold lip - I love the look of pretty much bare eyes and the statement lip.

These are my picks for this winter.

Maybelline Berry Much - Rimmel Spice Lip Pencil & 05 Lipstick - Tanya Burr Exotic Island

Three Step Red… My Perfect Red Lip!

I mentioned several times, that when I want a bold lip, I often turn to a bright pink or dark berry purple.

But once in a while, every beauty-loving girl get the need to wear a red lip.

I have recently been perfecting my perfect red lip, and feel that I get the best result with this combination.

Max Factor Red Blush - Rimmel London no. 107 - Sephora It girl

Nude Numbers… Nude Nail Polish Edit!

So the time has come for the nude nail polish selection.

When ever I'm in doubt about, which colour to paint my nails, I go for nude.

This is my current nude favourites.

W.I.P Barely - OPI My Vampire is Buff - & Other Stories Whipcord Beige - Rimmel Bare Necessities

Mix it up… Inspiration - Foundation mix up!

I'm pale, no secret there.

This makes it very hard to find the perfect match, when it comes to foundations.

(Nars Sheer Glow in Mont Blanc is pretty much the closets I got).

In my search, I do purchase quite a few foundations - Because who knows, the next one could be the perfect one :-)

So I have quite a few in my collection.

But I'm not one for just throwing money out, so to the get use out of my collection, I try to mix them for several different options.

This have resulted in actually getting use out of every foundation in my collection.

Bare N' Pop… Inspiration - Bare eyes and pop lip!

As I have mentioned before, for me the eye make up is always, where I use the most time.

However it is also the step, I most often skip.

Lately I have skipped it a lot!

Instead to amp up my make up look, I have added a pop lip, while keeping the eyes super simple with only mascara.

Liquid Bronze… Review & Swatch - Rimmel London ScandalEyes Eye Shadow Paint!

In terms of make up, my eyes is probably the place, where I most often go for the easy option.

I always do my eyes last, and when I get to this step, I often find my self not having time to do a "real" eye look.

So one-step products like this liquid shadow from Rimmel London is very welcome in my collection.

Life's short, play naked… Review & Swatch - Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipstick in Let's Go Naked!

Oh that sweet hunt - the hunt for the perfect everyday lipstick.
It will probably never stop, but on your way, you probably do stubble onto a few very good candidates.

I had heard that the new Moisture renew lipstick were very good.
I'm actually not really a lipstick person, but the concept of a very pigmented, but also moisturising lipstick did intrigue me.

Best of the B's.... Review - L'Oreal Paris Youth Code Luminize BB Cream!

I've been on a bit of a hunt to find the perfect BB cream.

I really like a natural looking make up, so the idea of a BB cream really intrigued me.

However I soon realised, that most of the "western" BB Creams are mostly suitable if you belong amongst the people with common skin tone and type.

I been through a lot of BB cream samples, and they all been the wrong shade for my fair skin and some of them have also irritated my skin.

The best one I found was the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream.

However this is a very light fluid consistency, and I really wanted to try a BB cream, that was thicker and more like the original BB creams.

A while back, I heard Amarixe talk about this BB cream from L'Oreal.

I was sure, it would be to dark for my skin, but after trying it on my hand in a shop, I saw, it adapted to my skin tone very well.

So I decided to order it online (it was much cheaper).

A hint of blue... Review & swatch - Rimmel London Scandal'eyes Shadow Stick in Blamed Blue!

Another hit from Rimmel London.

Initially I wasn't going to get any of these, but when I swatched this one, I couldn't resist.

(and it was on offer - always a good excuse for buying).

Things that I love... Nail of the day!

For this nail of day, I did a bit of every trend I'm loving right now.

So we got some texture, some dots, monochrome and of course a hint of neon.

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Miss Mix-A-Lot... Current Everyday Foundation Routine!

To get the perfect result, sometimes you need to bring out your inner "mixer".

I realised, that I had a few products, that didn't really work alone, but together they gave me just the result, I was looking for.

Primer:

Goodbye Winter!.... March Beauty Favourites.

I'm so ready to say goodbye to winter and hello to spring, and I hope the Weather Gods agree, now that  we are reaching the month of April!

This also means, that another month has past, and I'm here with my March favourites.

So lets get started.

Nails:

Terracotta Sunset.... An eye look!

For autumn I loved the reds on the eyes (I still do by the way).

For this spring I'm ready to wear the orange shades.

It all started with a matte nude orange, I got at Inglot - If I should give it a name, I would call it Terracotta!

I really wanted to do a look with this shadow as the inspiration, so I gathered up my other orange toned shadows and ended up with this.

And yes, I'm wearing a kid bandaid on my neck, it's a long story:-)

Happy Birthday... Update on products reviewed!

So on the 9th of February, it was a year since, I did my first post.

I had planed to do this post on that day, but I was sick all last week and also didn't have any Internet.

But I still really want to do it and celebrate the anniversary :-)

So sit down, get a snack and enjoy, this will be a longer one!

And if you don't like to read about mascara and foundations, stop here :-)

Rimmel London Wake Me Up Foundation:

I really loved this foundation, it just gave the perfect finish.

But the colour was wrong for me, so I ended up giving it away.

I had the lightest colour.

But if you aren't as fair as me, I would really recommend this foundation.

If there were a lighter shade, I would definitely get this foundation again.

See the review here.

Winter Love... December Beauty Favourites!

I decided that for the new year, I will do monthly favourites.
For December, I have quite many, but for some months in the future, it might only be a few products.
Because I do really try to circulate my products and also I don't want to repeat the same products over and over again.
So it will be new products and products, I have rediscovered.

Lets just get started with my first ever monthly favs - for the month of December!

Hair and skin:

Anatomicals Make Your Scalp Yelp! - Head Shock Shampoo:
Oh my, I love this shampoo.
I not really sure, what this shampoo actually is suppose to do.
It's very minty and fresh, and it really do make you scalp tinkle.
I have had a lot of problems with itchy and dry scalp, and I also sometimes get small sores.
But I really feel that this shampoo has helped with all of these problems - So of course I'm in love.

The joy of discovery.... My favourite products of 2012!

I was thinking about doing a "classic" 2012 favourites product.

But I decided to do the products, I've tried for the first time and fallen in love with during 2012, and that I'm sure, I will be loving for many years to come.

Skin:

Caudalie Vinosource S.O.S Thirst Quenching Serum and Beauty Elixir:

A big brand discovery for my this year was, as so many others, Caudalie.

Both products have such a positive effect on my skin.

So I know, I will be using these products for many years to come.

Cheap Cheeks... My favourite budget blushers!

Just a couple of years ago, I only owned one blush, which was MAC Style.

I really though, that a blush had to be high end to be any good.

But once I got into make up, I realised, that there were several good options on the high street.

Here are my favourites.

Part one:

The Christmas Edition.... Christmas Nail, Face and Outfit!

As promised, here are my Christmas nail, face and outfit.

Hope you all had a great Christmas with lots of great food, presents and nice time with your family and friends.

Let get started!

Nails:

I did a dark blue base with a lot of dots in different Christmas colours.