Eclipse

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I used the eyeshadow palette, the Super Shock highlighter, and one of the Lippie kits from the Colourpop x The Twilight Saga Eclipse collection, and all products performed very well and looked really good.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – e.l.f. Cosmetics Soft Glam satin foundation (shade: 13 Fair Neutral), concealers – Rare Beauty Positive Light under eye brightener (shade: Light) + e.l.f. Cosmetics Soft Glam satin concealer (shade: 13 Fair Neutral), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder. Face make-up: bronzer – Anastasia Beverly Hills Smooth Blur contour stick in Halftone, blush – Colourpop Super Shock blush in Prenup, highlighter – Colourpop Twilight Eclipse Super Shock highlighter in Change Me. Eye make-up: bases – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly + NYX Glitter primer, eyeshadows – Essence Soft Touch eyeshadow in 01 The One + Colourpop Twilight Eclipse palette (shades: Hunting Instinct + Frostbite + No Control + Major Jasper) + Colourpop Twilight Eclipse Super Shock highlighter in Change Me (inner corners), mascara – Max Factor 2000 Calorie mascara (shade: 04 Navy), eyeliner – NYX Epic Inky Stix cream gel eyeliner in 15 Off-Grid Grey. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Colourpop Twilight Eclipse Lippie pencil in Jasper Hale + Colourpop Twilight Eclipse Lippie Stix in Alice Cullen)

Frostbite

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. In my 5 favourites post from March, I featured the Unearthly Cosmetics Menacing Metals lipsticks, and the shade Frostbite which I’m wearing in these pictures is another great shade from the line.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundation – Maybelline Superstay Lumi Matte foundation (shade: 96) + Onesize B12 Base Thinner, concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair) + Morphe Wakeup Artist under eye correcting concealer in Ivory 3N, powders – Huda Beauty Easy Bake pressed powder in Cherry Blossom Cake + Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Soft Radiance setting powder in Light. Face make-up: bronzer – RMS Beauty ReDimension Hydra bronzer in Beachwalk Betty, blush – Clinique Cheek Pop blush in 15 Pansy Pop, highlighter – NYX The Simpsons light highlighter in 01 Donut Mind If I Do. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence Soft Touch eyeshadow in 01 The One + Cosmic Beauty Angelic palette (shades: Cherub + Affirmation + Angelic + Halo + Illuminate), mascara – Catrice Pure Volume Magic Brown mascara (shade: 010 Burgundy Brown), eyeliner – MAC Powerpoint eye pencil in Mistletoe Mint. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Raisin + Unearthly Cosmetics Menacing Metals lipstick in Frostbite)

Becoming more challenging

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Here’s what I wore Tuesday April 7. It’s becoming more challenging to come up with new outfits towards then end of this pregnancy, but I hadn’t worn this mint green halter top this time around, so it became the base of the look.

(Shirt + boots – second hand, top + jeans – H&M MAMA)

Matas haul (February 2026)

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I have a Matas haul to share with you today. It includes a couple of body mists, and a bunch of limited edition Essence products and a few other bits.

I picked up these two body mists on sale. It’s the Fenty Skin Vanilla Flowers body mist (75 ml) and the Sundae Body Soft Serve body mist (90 ml). I wasn’t sure about the Fenty Skin one, when I just smelled the bottle before I sprayed it, but I was very pleasantly surprised when I sprayed it and wore it. It’s reminiscent of the PHLUR Vanilla Skin, which was in my 5 favourites post last month. The Sundae Body one is nice too. It reminds me a bit of Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 71, which I really like as well.

I picked up some back-ups and a few new things from e.l.f. Cosmetics. I got a back-up of my favourite powder, the Halo Glow setting powder in Light, and I also got the new shade Light Pink.

I also got a back-up of the e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift Clear, which is my favourite brow gel, and then I bought the e.l.f. Cosmetics Squeeze Me More lip balm duo set in Mint & Chocolate. I really like this lip balm formula, and these scents sound delicious.

Let’s move on to the Essence stuff. I purchased a few products from a handful of different limited edition collection. From the Get the Glaze! collection I got the makeup sponge & case in 01 Bake It & Glaze It and the baked highlighter in 01 Donut worry, be glazy!.

From the Essence Nuts About You collection, which was their 2025 holiday collection, I picked up the blushlighter in 01 Ballerina Glow! and the lip beautifier in 01 What’s Crackin’?. I bought these products mostly for the cute and fun packaging.

I got these three products from the Essence Disney Alice in Wonderland collection; the hand cream in 01 Bloom Where You Are Planted, the fluffy mousse matte blush in 02 So Paw-Dorable, and the Jelly Jewels glitter eyeshadow topper in 01 Be Adventurous.

Lastly, I got this little random selection of things. I got the Essence Crystal Crush dewy highlighter cream in 01 Diamond Dew, the Essence the Jeans Club eye & face bouncy luminzer in 01 So Dazzling Denim, and a back-up of the Rimmel Nail Care 7 in 1 multi benefit base & top coat, which is my go-to nail polish top coat.

Lime green with pink shimmer

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. The shimmer shadow I’m wearing all over my eyelids (lime green with pink shimmer) is my favourite shade from the Nomad Cosmetics Monteverde Cloud Forest intense color palette. I don’t think I have another shade like that in my eyeshadow collection.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer + 4% Niacinamide, foundation – Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop blurring skin tint (shade: 2) + Onesize B12 Base Thinner, concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmallow), powders – Huda Beauty Easy Bake pressed powder in Cherry Blossom Cake + NYX Wonder Snatch powder in 01 Sugar Serve, freckles – NABLA Freckle Maker. Face make-up: bronzer – Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt serum bronzer in Fair, blush – Moira Love Steady shimmer blush in 002 So Lucky, highlighter – Colourpop Disney Tangled dewy liquid highlighter in I See the Light. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence Soft Touch eyeshadow in 01 The One + Nomad Cosmetics Monteverde Cloud Forest intense color palette (shades: Toucan + Jaguar + Hanging Bridges) + Colourpop Disney Tangled Glitterally Obsessed glitter body gel in Floating Lights, mascara – L’Oréal Panorama volume million mascara in Black, eyeliners – Catrice Kohl Kajal waterproof in 110 Orange O’ Clock + 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: Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil in 806 Go Ahead Pink + Unearthly Cosmetics Menacing Metals lipstick in Bubble Scream)

Mother-daughter day

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Here’s what I wore Friday March 27. I gave my daughter a day off from kindergarten, and we had a really lovely mother-daughter day. It was nice to do something together just the two of us before the baby arrives.

(Shirt – Monki, T-shirt – Asos Design, jeans – H&M MAMA, shoes – Crocs)

Nothing quite like this

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I haven’t worn an eye look quite like this one before, and I really like how pretty and unique it is.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer + 4% Niacinamide, foundation – Maybelline Superstay Lumi Matte foundation (shade: 96) + Onesize B12 Base Thinner, concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener (shade: Fair) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmallow), powders – Huda Beauty Easy Bake pressed powder in Cherry Blossom Cake + Glamlite Translucent Bake and Set powder. Face make-up: bronzer – Haus Labs Power Sculpt velvet bronzer in Soleil Sand, blush – Haus Labs Color Fuse powder blush in Dragon Fruit Daze, highlighter – Wicked Widow Beauty Rocky Horror Show highlight palette (shade: Starburst Veil). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence Soft Touch eyeshadow in 01 The One + By BEAUTY BAY Wanderscape 20 colour palette (shades: Faelight + Lost Path + Arcane + Folklore + Moonchant + Charmed + Sylvan), mascaras – MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara + L’Oréal Panorama volume million mascara in Black, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 004 Mint. Eyebrows: NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen in Ash Brown + e.l.f. Cosmetics Brow Lift. Lips: MAC Hodgepodge Iip pencil + Cosmic Beauty liquid lipstick in Eternal)

Pleasantly surprised

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Here’s what I wore Wednesday March 25. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that I could fit this floral shirt over my baby bump, and I really like how this whole look turned out.

(Blazer – second hand, flower pin – Black Colour, shirt – Monki, trousers – H&M MAMA, boots – Crocs)

Lyko haul (February 2026)

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I have a Lyko haul to share with you today. It’s mostly new Catrice stuff and a few other bits.

For face/base I picked up the Catrice Lazy Day hydro serum stick and Catrice Glass Like pearl primer in 010 Pearlfection. I haven’t tried the serum stick yet, but so far I like the pearl primer.

Catrice came out with two new blush formulas; the Soft Blur powder blushes and the Velvet Pudding blurring blushes. I got the Soft Blur powder blush in 030 Cinnamon Sugar, and it’s super pretty. The Velvet Pudding blurring blush is in the shade 010 Raspberry Fudge, but I haven’t tried it yet.

The Catrice More Than Glow liquid highlighter in 010 Pearl Glaze is a very pretty liquid highlighter, and I liked the Catrice Aura Glam nail polish in 020 Solar Seduction as well. I haven’t worn the Catrice Drunk’n Diamonds jelly topper in 020 Blossom Lights yet, but I love the Catrice Drunk’n Diamonds eyeshadow sticks, so I’m excited to try the jelly topper version .

These are the Catrice Prismatic Shift eyeshadows in 010 Pink Horizon and 030 Midnight Wave. I really like when affordable make-up brands do shifty/multichrome eyeshadows, despite the fact that they’re not quite as good as indie ones.

For lips, I picked up the Catrice Blur-Real matte lipstick in 050 Airy Crush and the Catrice Colour Glaze lip tint in 050 Mocha Memory.

The last products I got from Catrice are the Jewel Glide Effect eye pencils in 030 Midnight Sapphire and 050 Ruby Crystal, and so far I really like these.

I also got another shade of the NYX Epic Inky Stix cream gel eyeliners, and it’s in the shade 15 Off-Grid Grey. I really like this eyeliner formula as well.

Lastly, I bought the Gleeze Bounce & Blend trio of sponges. The Real Techniques Miracle Complexion sponge is still my favourite, but it’s fun to try new sponges every now and then.