Soft colorful fall makeup

Hey Beauties!

Today's makeup is a soft colorful version of the beautiful colors of fall on the eyes. Fall is amazing this year. Warm weather and beautiful colors. I wish every fall would be like that.


As a base I used taupe cream eyeshadow. I used taupe mixed with brown in the crease. Then I added violet based black in the corner of the eye.


I used cranberry eyeshadow in the outer part of the lid and in the inner part. Then I added copper shade a little bit towards the center of the lid. At the center or more on the inner side of the center, I finished with light gold shade.


I repeated the same process of putting on the shades around the lower lash line. Of course my look wouldn't be anything without a little winged eyeliner.


And lots of volumizing mascara.


On the face I repeated my everyday routine. Foundation, concealer, powder, bronzer, golden highlighter and brick based blush. I used light pink red lipstick just to smudge it all over my lips as a light stain.



It's a subtle use of colors, that is still very day appropriate. Plus the shimmery shades will make a beautiful shine on your eyes on those sunny warm fall days. Very simple makeup with a little bit of color.



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Review: H&M nail polish

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This nail polish was bought at the end of August, so I don't know if it's still in the stores. Most of you probably know that H&M also has some makeup and nail products. I would love to get my hands on a lot of them, but my nearby store doesn't stock it. This nail polish I bought on my way to seaside.


I actually don't know the name of this shade. Maybe it's called The One - because that is written on the top. The shade is a really pretty beige nude shade with silver small glitter. It's a very chic shade in my opinion. Makes your nails look a bit darker and shinier than natural nails.


It's a regular brush. The nail polish is pretty small, only contains 5 ml of nail polish and it costs 2.99€. In my opinion it's a bit too much, but you decide if it's worth it for you. The bottle is glass with a plastic top.


The thing that surprised me was that it's actually a sand finish. There's nothing written on the bottle, so I didn't even know what I bought. It goes on creamy and pretty sheer, then it dries to a sand finish.

Here you can see how it looks like wet and how it looks like, when it's dried.


One coat is very sheer. Most of the nail is still seen through. You can of course put on two coats, but I think the sand finish gets a bit lost with more applications.




On me it lasts a pretty long time for a sand finish. I think the shade is really pretty and I love the finish of it. However, it is a bit too expensive considering you only get 5 ml of product.

Do you like this shade? Have you tried any other H&M nail polishes?
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Review: Essence Nail Art Sparkle + Sand top coat

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Another novelty among Essence nail art range is their sparkle and sand top coat. I love sand finishes on nail and I grabbed the opportunity, as soon as I saw this top coat in the store. I actually really like it.

The packaging is standard glass bottle with plastic top. It says that it works with any essence nail polish - well doh! I have to admit, I have very old and very little of Essence nail polishes, because they chip on me the first day and are just not worth the buy. However, I did use it on Essence and other brand nail polishes.


The top coat shade is called 21 I Feel Gritty! It looks like a transparent nail polish with a lot of white and silver glitter.Maybe it's just one color glitter, maybe its white with silver shine, I really can't decide. 

There's 8 ml of nail polish and costs 2.19€, which makes it very affordable. 


The brush is standard. The formula of the polish is somewhat thin, yet feels more heavy or thick, while you're applying it. It applies evenly. I don't have any problems with the glitter not being even or anything like that.


Here I used this top coat over Essence Multi Dimension 3 in 1 nail polish in shade 53 All Access. Of course, this is a discontinued shade. It definitely gives that sand finish, because the nail polish has a bumpy surface. It also has silver glitter, which actually gives a nice effect. I admit, I would like it better if it would be just sand, but it's fine. The glitter is very tiny and it makes taking the nail polish off, easy enough. The top coat dries really fast and doesn't leave stripes or disturbs the nail polish underneath. 




Here you can see how it looks like over Maybelline Colorama nail polish in the shade 51. I have to admit that I think the sand effect gets a bit lost with other nail polish brands. Maybe it really is something with the Essence formula - it says works with any Essence nail polish. However, I do think it still looks really pretty with other nail polish brands. The silver glitter looks especially nice on a white base.



I also used it over Maybelline Colorama in the shade 261 and it made the manicure look so pretty. I think it gives a really nice shine to darker shades of nail polishes. It just gives you more dimension, plus I think it kind of looks blue with the dark red base. 



If you apply too much of the top coat, you loose the sand effect. I starts to look a bit blurry and thick. So one thin layer is more than enough.

I really like this nail polish, even though I would prefer only sand effect. I've grown to like the silver glitter and since it is easy to take off, I have been using it on top of many nail polish shades. It definitely works with Essence nail polishes. As far as the other brands goes, probably the effect isn't as pretty. If this is your cup of tea, I recommend it. 

Do you like this sparkle and sand effect on the nails?
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My highlighters collection

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If you're reading my blog for a while, you might have guessed it, that I really like highlighters. Can't remember exactly, when I got so into using them, but I sure don't do a makeup look without using one. So instead of usual reviews and makeup looks, I decided to share what highlighters are in my collection. They are all very affordable. Some are unfortunately not available, because they were part of Limited Editions.




Essence Crystalliced liquid highlighter

This is a cool blue toned white liquid highlighter. It's not as liquid as the name suggests. It comes out more as a mousse or a cream. It doesn't seem to dry on the skin at all. It's a great highlighter for a cool skin tones that like that stark highlighter look and a very creamy product. The shimmer in it is very small, but the product is extremely pigmented, which means half of pump is more than enough.


L'Oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer

Technically, this is a primer, but I use it as a highlighter. You can mix it with foundation and get that glowy look. If you put in on the foundation, it works great as a very subtle highlighter. It's warm champagne based white liquid highlighter. The shimmer is so tiny, that is practically invisible. It's also not highly pigmented, which means it's more sheerer than most of the others. It dries down nicely.


Essence Soo Glow! cream to powder highlighter in 10 Look On The Bright Side

This is warm yellow based white cream to powder highlighter. It's more of a champagne color and has very small gold shimmer. It dries to a nice powder finish. It is pretty pigmented, but can be build it up as much as you like. It's a very easy on the go highlighter.

Review here.




From L to R: Essence Crystalliced, L'Oreal Lumi Magique, Essence Soo Glow!
Catrice Prime And Fine Highlighting Powder For a Luminous Glow in 010 Fairy Dust

It's a powder highlighter, which look very pink in the packaging. If you look from the side, it has a very gold sheen on top of the rose powder. If you apply it very light and very sheer, you get small gold shimmer, no base. It just looks like a transparent gold shimmer. If you apply on too much, you get rose base with a gold shimmer. It's kind of a weird shade in my opinion. It's very gold and it looks the best, when it's applied extremely sheer. It's also very sheer in pigmentation, which means very subtle highlighter - not my kind.




Essence Metal Glam highlighter powder in 01 Gold Digger

This is one of my favorite highlighters. It's warm gold based champagne color and it's a very nice powder texture. It definitely has that metallic finish to it, which means very pigmented and very in-your-face. The shimmer in it is very small. I love it because of the shade, which will appeal and look good on many skin types. I wish this one would be in their permanent range. Can't see why it's not, because it's an amazing highlighter.

Review here.




Terra Naturi Shimmer Powder Body & Face in 01 Golden Highlight

This is also one of my favorite highlighters. It's powder and a lot more golden than Metalic Glam. I think it could be used as a highlighting bronzer on fair skin. It's more orange based gold with very tiny shimmer. It's definitely not as bold as Metal Glam, but it's also a lot darker. Every product is different, because of it's marble pattern. So, if you buy the on with more white, it will be lighter. Like this one from Jana here. It's a very nice powder formula and I love the marbled effect.

Review here.




From L to R: Catrice Prime and Fine, Essence Metal Glam, Terra Naturi

So here it is. It's a pretty small collection, but I'm sure it will get bigger. I hope you liked this kind of post and let me know what is your favorite highlighter.


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