What to wear on a roadtrip??

Hi guys! How was your weekend?? Mine was awesome. I went on a roadtrip to see one of my best friends in an other city, 2 hours from Stockholm. We had a blast!

But before I went I thought what should I wear makeup wise when I'm gonna be in a car for 2 hours but I still wanna look fresh and put together when I arrive so I wont have to worry about when I don't wanna worry about it (does that make sense? I feel like that was a looong sentence hehe).

So I did what I always do when I want to look nice but not overdone, and I want to share that with you =)

This is what I looked like:

This is what I did:

- First I put on my Garnier tinted eye roll-on under my eyes and blended that out.

- Then I mixed some foundation (Chanel Pro Lumiere) with some primer (Benefit The POREfessional) in my hands and just applied it as I would a moitsurizer. Gives coverage but not too much and the primer makes it last longer than if you would've mixed the foundation with a moisturizer. 

- After that I just swiped a little powder (Too Faced primed&poreless) on my T-zone and nowhere else.

- I put bronzer (NARS Laguna) and blush (MAC Springsheen) on as usual, just not as heavy. 

- Then I just finshed off my look with some mascara (Max Factor 2000 Calorie) and filled in my brows just a tiny bit (Isadora Eyebrow pencil Light Brown), and last but not least some tinted lip balm (ACO soft red lip balm).

It's the quickest easiest way to look put together without looking overdone =)

FOTD - Monday 30/1 - Wednesday 1/2 2012

As I haven't really been doing much more than working (from home) and some errands, I've been going for a simple but pretty bronze look. I want to use my NAKED palette as much as I can atm (you know that newly in love feeling ;P) and I've found that "Smog" is that perfects soft brown bronze everyday colour. It's kinda' like MAC's woodwinked only not as orange/gold more brown/bronze which makes it easier to wear on a day to day basis.

I USED

Face: Lumene Beauty Base Matifying Primer

Garnier tinted eye roll-on

Revlon ColorStay Foundation

Too Faced Primed & Poreless loose powder

NARS Bronzer Laguna

MAC Blush Bite of an Apple

DIOR Highlighter Amber Diamond

Eyes: MAC Paint Pot Painterly

UD e/s Smog (lids), Darkhorse (lashline), Sin (highlight)

MUS Eyeliner pencil Vanilla (waterline)

MAC Fluidline Blitz&Glitz (tightline)

VLD Mix & Match Brow colour trio (lightest shade)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Lips: Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream

Note: UD = Urban Decay, MUS = Make Up Store, VLD = Viva La Diva

If you have MAC Woodwinked at home but you're not really using it because you think it's too orange, I really suggest you check out Urban decays website or in store if they sell Smog individually (if you don't wanna buy the whole Naked palette) 'cause it really is a more wearable brown version of wookwinked =)

FOTD - Saturday night 28/1/2012

Good morning lovelies!

I'm gonna start off this week with a FOTD from saturday night. I was feeling a bit sick this weekend so we just had some friends over they drank some beer(I didn't want to drink) and we chatted all night. I love nights like that! I didn't know though exactly what the night would bring when I did my makeup so I went a little heavier than I would have had I known I would stay in all night. Oh well, I like doing my makeup and I had a new toy (NAKED palette!) to play with so no harm done ;)

I USED

Face: Garnier tinted eye roll-on

NARS Sheer Matte foundation

Too Faced primed and poreless loose powder

NARS Bronzer Laguna

DIOR Blush Vintage Pink

DIOR Highlighter Amber Diamond

Eyes: Urban Decay Primer Potion

Urban Decay  NAKED p e/s Toasted(lids) & Hustle(lashlines + outer v) & 

Virgin(highlight- browbone + inner tearducts)

MUS Eyeliner pencil Vanilla(waterline)

MAC Fluidline Blitz&Glitz(tightline)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Isadora Eyebrowpencil light brown

Lips: MAC Cremcheen lipglass Partial To Pink

This is the first time I've ever tried Urban Decay shadows and they are very very nice! Allthough some of them do have rather excessive fallout (mostly the glitter ones). This is also the first time for me trying out the famous primer potion which I'm not really that keen on actually :/ it's so wet feeling and I just don't like that. I get the exact same results (staying power + colour pop) with my Too faced Shadow insureance or my Lumene eyeshadow base without that wet feeling. So the Primer Potion will go to a friend. I do have too many primes anyways so I donät need to hold on to it just because you know =)

FOTD - Everyday smoke inspired by Stacy Keibler

Hi guys!
I wore this look wednesday this week but forgot to post it. So here goes =)

I absolutely love Stacy Keibler's look and style, and she always has gorgeous makeup. This year's Golden Globe awards was no different. She wore a beautiful soft smokey eye but she kept the shadows on the upper lid and none on the lower. I thought that was so pretty and perfect for everyday (except the false lashes hehe). I toned it down a bit though, I was just going to a hockey game, not the red carpet ;P

I USED

Face: Benefit The POREfessional primer

Garnier tinted eye roll-on

Revlon Colorstay foundation

Too Faced Primed & Poreless loose powder

NARS Bronze Casino (tad bit less warm than Laguna so it makes an amazing contour shade)

DIOR Blush 839 Vintage Pink

DIOR highlighter Amber Diamond

Eyes: Lumene beauty base eyeshadow primer

MAC e/s Vanilla (browbone,inner corner), All that glitters (lid), Embark (lashline, smudged out and up)

Max factor 2000 calorie Mascara

Make Up Store eyeliner pencil Vanilla (waterline)

Isadora Brow pencil light Brown

Lips: Lip balm

I haven't really thought about wearing eyeshadow and NOT wearing any on the lower lid. But I actually like it very much for everyday. It gives you that soft definition without being too dramatic and take to much time. And do you know what? I actually have always loved the look of eyeshadow on the lower lid with nothing on the upper lid, so why not the other way around ?! ;P Try it, try both ways =)

FOTD - Rose gold eyes with rosy cheeks + lips

So yesterday we went to a friend's birthday party and I really wanted to use my new Benefit Bene Tint cheek and lip stain. So I figured why not go with some rose gold eyes to match with the pink flush that Bene Tint gives. I love the look of dollish eyes, cheeks and lips so that's kinda' the look I was going for. And I loved how it turned out. Very simple yet very classic and different in a way.. Hope you like it =)

I USED

Face: Benefit The Pore Fessional pore minimizer primer

Garnier tinted eye roll-on 

Revlon ColorStay foundation

Benefit Bene Tint

Too Faced Primed & Poreless loose powder

DIOR Blush "nr839 Vintage Pink" (just a little over the Bene Tint)

DIOR Hightlighter "Amber Diamond"

Eyes: Lumene Eyeshadow Primer

MAC Paint pot "Painterly"

MAC Pigment "Tan"

MAC eyeshadow "Vanilla(highlight), Embark(along lashlines)"

MAC Gel Liner "Blitz & Glitz" (tightline)

MUS Eyeliner pencil "Vanilla" (waterline)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Isadora eyebrow pencil "Light Brown"

Lips: Benefit Bene Tint + Lipbalm over it

Unfortunately I couldn't seem to get a better picure than this one shown. I tried and tried and tried but then we had to leave and  just had to settle with this one. Anyways...

Have you tried any of these products? What do you think of them?? =)

Best of 2011 - Makeup

Time for part two of my Best of 2011. This time it's Makeup.

Face:

Primer: Lumene beauty base matifying primer

Concealer: Garnier tinted eoe roll-on

Foundation: NARS Sheer Glow

Powder: MAC prep+prime

Bronzer: NARS Laguna

Blush: NARS Deep Throat

Highlighter: DIOR Amber Diamond

Setting Spray: The Body Shop Vitamin E face mist

NARS Deep Throat + Laguna

Eyes:

Eyeshadow Primer: Lumene beauty base eyeshadow primer

Cream eyeshadow: MAC Paint Pot Constructivist

Top 4 powder eyeshadows: MACs Vanilla, All that glitter, Sable, Embark

Eyeliner pencil: Make up Store Gold Digger

Liquid eyeliner: Don't use liquid eyeliner much at all..

Gel eyeliner: Maybelline Eyestudio Gel liner in Black

Mascara: Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara in Black

Eyebrow pencil: Isadora Light brown

Eyebrow shadow: Viva La Diva

Maybelline Eyestudio Gel liner

Lips:

Lipbalm: Elizabeth Arden Eight hour cream

Lipstick: MAC Hue

Lipgloss: MAC Cremesheen Partial to Pink

Hybrid: MAC Kissable Lipcolor Exxx-hibitionist

MAC Kissable Lipcolor Exxx-hibitionist

That's it for makeup faves =) Whats your faves for 2011??

FOTD - Old gold Holiday look

I was feeling a bit festive today and when I found an old Lancome palette (never been used) with some beautiful old/antique gold colours I was so excited! I immediately created this look using all four colours in the palette..

I USED

Face: Chanel Pro lumiere foundation in 20

Too Faced Primed and poreless loose powder

NARS bronzer Laguna

MAC Beauty blush in Her own devices (LE)

DIOR Highlight powder Amber diamond

Eyes: Lumene bauty bade eyeshadow primer

Lancome Palette Liberte in 02 Or Liberté

MUS eyeliner Vanilla (waterline)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Isadora eyebrow pencil in Light brown

Lips: NYX Matte lip cream in Stockholm

I absolutely love shopping mys stash for stuff when I'm out of inspiration. I have a few Lancome palette/quads that I've never used before (been lazy with my MAC shadows I guess). I'm so glad I found this particular quad. It's so pretty. Don't ya think?? =)

FOTD - Shopping my stash.. found an oldie but goodie

So I was shopping mys tash this mornign for something to wear today. Guess what i found?? Oh yes I found MAC's eyeshadow Satin taupe. I'm sure a lot of you are quite sick of hearing about this colour so if you own it you really never use it because you're so tired of it. I was that's why I only used it a couple of times before I just put it away in my palette. But as I said I found it again and it is that amazing colour everyone says it is. Great for everyday AND smokey eyes..

I USED:

Face: Garnier tindet eye roll-on

L'oréal Touche Magique concealer

Bare Minerals original foundation

NARS bronzer in Laguna

NARS blush in Deep Throat

DIOR highlighting powder in Amber Diamond

Eyes: Lumene Eyeshadow base

MAC e/s Satin Taupe, Naked lunch (swept on a little on the inner part of the lid), 

Vanilla (highlighter)

MUS eyeliner in Vanilla (creamy colour on waterline)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara dramatic look

Isadora eyebrowpencil in Light Brown

Lips: Eucerin lip balm

FOTD - Keeping with the blues...

I've been really into blues lately, and not any blue, it has to be pretty and sparkle ooor it has to be royal and dark.. So yesterday I opted for a royal bright blue eyeliner from Lancome instead of my usual e/s Embark from MAC =)

I USED

Face: Garnier tinted eye roll-on

L'oreal Touche miracle concealer

Bare Mineral original foundation in fairly medium

NARS bronzer in Laguna (lighlty)

NARS Blush in Deep Throat

DIOR Highlighting powder in Amber Diamond

Eyes: NARS Laguna Bronzer (swept over lid lightly for tiny more depth)

MAC e/s on Vanilla (as highlight)

Lancome eyeliner pencil in a royal bright blue (name has rubbed off =/ )

MUS Eyeliner pencil in Vanilla (waterline for neutralize)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Isadora eyebrow pencil in Light Brown (great for medium blondes)

Lips: Eucerin lip balm

FOTD - Classic liner and red lips..

Yesterday I went to my friends' house warming party. And for some weird reason I just HAD to wear red lips. Don't know where that came from but no matter how much I tried I just couldn't do anything else hehe =)

I USED

Face: Bare Minerals original foundation in fairly medium

Garnier Tinted eye roll-on in Light

NARS Bronzer in Laguna (very lightly)

NARS Blush in Deep Throat

DIOR Highlighting powder in Amber Diamond

Eyes: A little Laguna swept over the lids

MAC Gel liner in Blitz  Glitz

Make up Store eyeliner in Vanilla

Amber Diamond as inner tearduct highlight

MAC e/s Vanilla as browbone highlight

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Lips: MAC Lipstick in Dubonnet

FOTN - Saturday date night

So yesterday my boyfriend took me out on a date night =) We've been together for a little more than 2½ years and I feel it's really important to still take the time to go out on dates just to keep the fun in your relationship.

So he took me to the Italian restaurant in the old part of Stockholm that we went to on our second ever date. It's one of my fave restaurants ever, it's small, cozy, great food, great service (we got comlementary champange just because we were early and had to wait a few minutes, such great service) it has those classic red & white square table cloths, it's just one of my faves. If you ever have the chance when here in Stockholm go to Ristorante Paganini Väster Långgatan 75 Old Town..

Anyways here's my FOTN for my date with John =)

I USED
Face: Lumene beauty base matifying primer

Garnier Tinted Eye roll-on

Bare minerals Original foundation

NARS Brozer Laguna

NARS Blush Deep Throat

Eyes: Lumene eyeshadow primer

MAC e/s All that glitters (lid), Vanilla (highlight), Graphology (smudged along eyeliner)

Helena Rubenstein Silk Pencil Black (waterline & along lashlines)

Isadora Eyebrow pencil Light brown

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Lips: Eucerin Lipbalm (fave lipalm atm)

As you can see I went for a little smokey "sexy" look. I think this is as heavy as I go when on dates. I wouldn't go for more just because I want John to see my eyes and not just the makeup. Also I went for lipbalm as it's soooo much nicer when you kiss ^^

FOTN - Lauren Conrad inspired look..

So tonight I was at a friends house just hangin' out with some friends =) And because I had watched The Hills reruns all day today I felt like doing a Lauren Conrad look for the night. She always has a black liner with a little wing on the upper lashline, she also lines her lower lashline (1/3 of the way in) and connects it to the wing. To make her eyes pop and open up some more she has a cream/white eyeliner on the waterline..

Now, I didn't want that very defined look that a gel liner or a liquid liner gives, so I just went for a pencil to soften the look =)

I USED

Face: Lumene Beaty Base Matifying primer

MAC Select cover foundation NC30

MAC Studio finish concealer NC25

MAC MSFN 

NARS Bronzer Laguna

NARS Blush Deep Throat

Eyes: Lumene eyeshadow primer

MAC e/s All that glitters (lid) & Vanilla (highlight)

MAC Eye Khol Feline (lashlines)

MUS Eyepencil Vanilla (waterline)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Isadora Brow pencil Liht Brown

Lips: MAC lipstick Hue

Elizabeth Arden Eight hour cream

Pretty Little Liars Look Series - Spencer

So as I've said my camera has decided to start working a bit again (for how long I'm not sure) so I did the second Pretty Little Liars look yesterday. This time it was the look of Spencer Hastings. Hope you like it =)

Now, when I see Spencer on the show she almost always wears a matte look. Often she wears cooler toned browns and it looks great on her. She also quite often wears a darker shadow on the lower lid/lashline area and a lighter one on the lid. So that's what I did. =) Also she looks like she rarely have anything on the lips (maybe a very natural brownish lipstick) so all I did for lips was to put on some EA 8 hour cream.

I USED:

Face: ACO Bronze face gel mixed with Revlon Colorstay Foundation 180

MAC MSFN 

MAC Beauty powder Her own devices (LE Venumous villians)

Eyes: Lumene Shadow base primer

NYX e/s in Taupe (lid) and Hawaiian Coffee (lower lid)

MUS Vanilla eyepencil (waterline)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Isadora brow pencil Light brown

Lips: Elizabeth Arden Eight hour cream

Pretty Little Liars Look Series - Aria

So I've been obsessed with the Pretty Little Liars series ever since I descovered it (on TV, yes I won't bother reading the books cause they're kinda' hard to get here) and I'e been wanting to all the girls different looks for a while now.. When I saw MakeupbyTiffayd's makeup tutorial on Arias makeup I was inspired to actually to my take on the girls looks =)

First up is Aria, who's not my faveourite at all but her makup is a little bit more different than the other girls'.. Now Tiffany D did the makeup Aria wears in the intro. I did the makup I often see her wearing IN the series.

When You look at the girls they all seem to have a golden neutral on the lid and then different ways to mark the eyes. Aria often has a rosy colour closer to the lashline on her lid aswell as the golden neutral. Also I see her often wearing a dark dark green eyeliner on the lower lashline and sometimes a black. So I decided to mix the dark green and the black =)

I USED:

My eveyday faceroutine ex. blush

I used MAC's Peachykeen blush

Eyes: MAC Paint pot Painterly

MAC e/s All that glitters (all over lid up towards browbone)

Cranberry (lower part of the lid)

Carbon (smudged over green eyeliner on lower lasline)

Peggy Sage Cryon Khol eyeliner in Sapin (waterline and little bit on lower lashline)

Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara

Viva La diva eyebrow shadow trio

Lips: A rosy Lanocme lipstick dotted on and then blended for a natural rosy look, it's a tester so I don't know the name

What I will bring in my Kit for a 70's country inspired shoot...

I love watching these kind of videos or reading these kind of posts so wen I packed my Kit for tomorrows shoot I wanted to show you what I'll bring with me =) Prepare for a LOOOOONG post and picture bonanza!! ^^

This is an overview of my traincase.. I will put my brushbelt with all my brushes in there and a smal towel aswell..

Close up - compartments

Close up - Products

Since we haven't decided on how many different makeup looks we wanna do I'll bring all eyeshadows/blushes/eyeliners I can think of that fits into the category.. That way, I won't fall short =)

What's in my Make up bag..

This weekend we wnt to my mom's house to celebrate midsummer and, as it turned out an engagement between my best friend/cousin and John's best friend.. So happy for them!! =) Anyways, as we stayed over the weekend I brought my Makeup bag, and so I thought I would show you what I take with me when going away for a few days =)

This is the makeup bag I use. It came in a kit with sunscreen stuff from Clinique. It's the perfect size and it's pretty ^^

Skincarewise I brought: EA Eight hour cream, + Eight hour cream sun defence stick spf50, Origins Vita Zing, Natuvive Eye gel.. My mom uses the same toner and cleanser so I never bring mine when I go to her's ^^ When I go elsewhere I would bring my travelsize cleanser & toner + a moisturizer to use at night =)

Face makeup: NARS laguna bronzer, Deep throat blush, Sheer glow foundation.. MAC prpe+prime powder, studio finish concealer.. The body Shop Matte primer, Vitamine E face mist (travel spray bottle).. Dior Amber diamond highlighter

Eyes: MAD Minerals cream shadow Nude frost (waterproof), Viva La Diva brow shadow trio, Too Faced Eye Love palette, Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara, and my brow razor =)