Cleaning out and sorting trough my nailpolish collection...

So this saturday night I was too tired to go out with my friends so I decided to stay home. At around 11pm I was quite bored so i decided to go through my nailpolishes. WOW an eyeopener I tell ya! I thought I had around maybe 40 polishes (and do think that's a lot of polishes) but boy was I wrong! I had 73!! 73!! WHAAT!?

Crazy crazy crazy, so on went I and cleaned out polishes that were just unusable and old, and the ones I just didn't use. I think all in all I threw away around 15 and I have around 15 in a bowl to give away to friends.

I went from this!

To this =)

It's weird but I actually feel better and lighter myself now that my nailpolishes are sorted. I probably will do another clean out in a few months to see if I can let go of som emore polishes. At this time this is as far as I dare go ^^

I have also started to sort through my Makeup collection and I do have a bowl of makeup to give away to friends aswell haha. Mostly Lancome quads that I just don't use, but also some glosses and other stuff. I think my friends will like me when they come over ^^

Starting new skin care - Trying the Clinique 3 step skin care system for oily skin

 I don't really know why really, but when I saw this little 3 step skin care system kit at the Clinique counter after christmas i just couldn't resist it. I've heard really good things about the skin care products from Clinique but never reallt ried any (except for my facial soap fro normal/dry skin, which I like, but i don't have dry skin so it doesn't do anything but clean my face really). So I figured why not. This set cost me 305 SEK = $44.57 = £28.89 and I got:

1. Liquid facial soap oily skin formula 50ml

2. Clarifying lotion 100ml

3. Dramatically different moisturizing gel 30ml

Bonus a All About Eyes 7ml

We'll see how it goes =) Have you tried any Clinique skin care? What do you think?

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?? =)

Delivery - Some Benefit products

Finally my package from ASOS arrived today. I ordered it just before christmas but as they were busy busy busy my order would take a bit longer than usual. And that was ok cuz' I really didn't need to pay extra to get it before the new year. I ordered 2 dresses and the Benefit cosmetics All Decked out gift set.

When I opened the package I was majorly surprised as I found that both The Pore Fessional and the Bene Tint was full size!! 22 ml pore fessional and 12,5 ml bene tint. They both retail for £24.50 and I paid £35 for the gift set. That means I paid around £17 for each AND I got a sample of the Some kind-a Gorgeous cream foundation (1.8g). So it was a great deal!  Reviews will be coming up ones I've used these a while =)

NOTD - Essie Watermelon

Whenever I buy a new polish I just need to try it out right away. This time I waited a bit cause i had a few to try out before this one ^^ But today was the time for Essies Watermelon. SO beautiful! I really recommend you check out this colour next time you're out shopping =)

Essie Haul - My first ever Essie polishes!

I sure you guys all know of Essie Nail polishes. They're a lot of beauty bloggers/vloggers favorite polishes and geat raved about a lot! I've always been curious about them but thaught that they were just to exspensive for me (129 SEK = £12.07 = $18.63).

But just before christmas I decided too buy two polishes as a gift for myself. My choice fell on the gorgeous raspberry red Size Matters and the nude Guchi Muchi Puchi. Both very nice applicationswise and they wear great on your nails.

After christmas they had a deal on Essie polishes (2 for 179 SEK = £16.75 = $25.86) so I couldn't resist using some of the money I got for christmas and I bought yet another two polishes. This time I went for a beautiful bright melon colour called Watermelon and the famous minty colour Mint Candy Apple.

Size Matters, Guchi Muchi Puchi, Mint Candy Apple, Watermelon

Size Matters is really similar to Barry M's Raspberry. They're pretty much identical but I like the application of Size Matters better so I gonna give my Raspberry to a friend. I absolutely adore these kinds of reds!

Guchi Muchi Puchi is a pink nude that you can wear as a sheer wash to make your nails look a bit more healthy or build it up with 3 coats to get a that soft pink nude look.Soo nice! My firts nude!

Min Candy Apple is a really bright minty colour that makes your nails look so nice and fun! If yu've followed my blog for a while you all know I LOVE MAC's Misschievous Mint and these two are exact dupes!!! So I don't have to be afraid to use up my MAC one anymore (I've used half) =) And for those of you who missed out on Misschievous Mint (it was LE) I seriously suggest you pick up Mint Candy Apple!!

Watermelon is that bright pinkish coral that will look awesome on my nails during summertime. I havenät worn this yet but I'm guessing I will love this one as much as the other ones ^^ =)

Do you own any Essie polishes? Have any favorites?

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??

My new years resolutions - Beautywise

So my New Years resolutions this year mostly relate to beauty in some form or another. My other resolutions not relating to beauty I feel I don't wanna share with anyone (not even my best friends) as I have made some real personal ones. I guess every resolution is very personal but mine this year are a bit different than they usually are.

Anyways my resolutions beautywise I feel I want to share =) Here we go:

1. I have a everyday makeup/beauty drawer with all my fave makeup and nailpolishes and stuff that I use on a day to day basis. Then I have my collection in a Börje drawer from Ikea. Those products in there just doesn't get used. So for this year I'm gonna go through my everyday drawer once every month and switch out a few things with "new" things from my collection, just to get a use out of the products I own..

2. Try to do at least one FOTDs a week. Note TRY to. As my camera is acting crazy atm that won't be possible these first weeks ut when I get my camera to work (or a new one) I will definately try to get more looks up.

Some of the past year's FOTDs:

3. Use more colours makeupwise. I do use colours from time to time but I feel I need a little more colour this year than I used this past year. Colours can just change your mood completely. So when I'm having a kinda' "shitty" day I'm gonna try to put some colours on and think "there's nothing some colour can't fix" (it's nice to think that way anyways).

4. I can only buy 5 nailpolishes for myself this year! Last year I went a bit crazy and I think I bought like 20-25 something (maybe more) because I just really got into nailpolish and I never really was before, So I went from having round 5 total to about 30 total. Needless to say I need to stop buying nailpolish! I actully allready bought 2 polishes this year (I know that was fast right? I started the year with some shopping, what can I say). I bought Essie's Watermelon and Mint Candy Apple. So 3 more to go ^^ Allthough I've given myself a loophole. For every 2 polishes i get rid of (give away to a friend or just throw out) I can buy a new one.

So these are my resolutions for this year =) What ya' think? What are your resolutions?

Random post: Yankee Candle Black Cherry

So I've always been curious to Yankee Candles and the past year I've seen more and more of them here in little boutiques in Stockholm. Finally in the beginning of December I purchased my first one. A 7 oz tumbler of the Cherries on Snow scent.

I absolutely fell in love and just before christmas I went and bought myself a medium jar of Black Cherry which is even more amazing! I also got my mom the Tutti Frutti one and my grandma the White Christmas one as christmas presents..

Now, with some of my christmas money I got, I went out today and bought a backup of the Black Cherry because I'm gonna be absolutely super duper sad when it burns out hehe..

I so so so so soooo recommend you check out Black Cherry when you get the chance! It's amazing! And Yankee Candle sells samplers of each and every scent they have so if you don't know where to find them in store I bet you can find them online =) In Sweden you can find them online HERE!