Why I love MAC Embark eyeshadow!?

I tell you why.. It makes my eyes pop more than other matte brown defining shades!

Now, brown in general makes blue eyes pop a little more than blacks and greys (as it is closer to orange which is the opposite of blue in the colourwheel), however the RIGHT shade of brown makes such a diefference! The right shade for me has proven to be Embark. It has that red undertone that makes the blue in my eyes pop more without being a red or an orange colour. It defines my eyes and makes them look brighter. So what's not to love??

I took a picture of my eyes, one wearing Embark and one Mystery (a cooler matte brown- grey undertones) so you guys could see the difference between hem. Though the effect didn't show up as much as I would like it to (as it actually does in real life). You can still se it though =)

Embark VS Mystery

If you hold your hand over one eye and then the other you can see more of a difference but if you look closely you can actually see that the left eye looks slightly more blue and the right eye looks slightly more grey. So imaine the effect in real life (when the colours aren't that much washed out - the flash does that)!

So conclution? I love Embark as my everyday defining eyeshadow and I suggest everyone with blue/grey/green eyes to go and check it out. If it's too exspensive maybe go check if the drugstore brand have a similar redtoned matte brown. I bet NYX has one, and maybe you have one in a 88/120 palette that you own?

If you have brown eyes though a more greytoned brown would make them look slightly more brown (grey is closer to blue).

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 =)

My favorite MAC eyeshadows!

When I saw Michele's (Michele1218 on youtube)  video on her favorite MAC eyeshadows I went through my collection to see which ones were my favorites..

With flash

First we have my everyday quad, in this quad I keep - Vanilla, All that Glitters, Mulch, Embark.

Vanilla is my all time fave highlight, it has a vanilla/milky colour that has just a slight slight satin finish.

All that Glitters I think you are all familiar with by now ;P it's a gorgeous pink/champange colour that's the most easy everyday lid colour ever.

Mulch is a darker brown with golden shimmer and it makes the perfect soft brown smokey eye.

Embark is my all time favorite eyeshadow ever! It's an absolutely amazing colour for just some definition around your eyes. Why I love it so so much is because of the redish undertone, it just makes my blue eyes pop without me having to wear red, pink or orange! Everyone with blur or green eyes should invest in Embark, makes such a difference along your lashline!

Next we have- Bronze, Shroom, Woodwinked, Sketch

Sable, Antiqued, Mystery

Bronze is just that perfect high shine bronze colour, nothing really unique about it but still the softness of it and the colour is just so pretty.

Shroom is the highlight I go for when I want that extra umph in my inner corners. Shiny milky colour.

Woodwinked I also think you're all familiar with by now, such an amazing gold/bronze! It's my #1 summer colour, so effortless and pretty.

Sketch is that darker colour that is just something different than brown but still very soft as it has warm plum undertones that doesn't show up as straight up purple. Gives a plum tone to your look and goes amazingly with blue or green eyes.

Sable is also one of those effortless colour that you just slap on and then you're done. Gorgeous medium brown with plum/pink undertones.

Antiqued is a really coppertoned bronze that is just gorgeous on blue eyes and looks absolutely amazing with a tan. Your eyes just pops!!

Mystery is for when I want a more cooltoned defined lashline or look overall. It's just for when I need a change from all the warm colours I tend to use =)

Without flash

What are your favorite MAC eyeshadows? =)

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 =)

January Favorites 2012

This month has gone by so fast but at the same time so slow.. hmm I don't know what it is but it feels like it should be just right after new years but at the same time it feels like it should be the end of the month aswell haha excuse me I'm a little tired atm ^^

End of the month and therefor time for my monthly favorites.. I have a few new products to show you as I started the new year with some serious shopping hehe

Bed Head Urban Anti+Dotes Shampoo and Conditioner

says on the bottle that it's perfects for dry and damaged hair and will give you reslults in just a few uses. It really does, it leaves my hair feeling soft, moiturized, smooth, gives it a silky look and all that!! Ah I love love love these!! Smell amazing too!

Benefit The POREfessional pore minimizing primer

Minimizes the pores brilliantly! And mine are HARD to cover up!!

MAC Blush Bite of an apple (LE)

I been wearing this blush a whole lot this month, as it gives that perfect "just been out in the cold+sun" look. It's LE from the Venomous Villians collection but if you can find a colour that is a true apple red I suggest you try it out!

Essie Guchi Muchi puchi

The perfect pinky nude nail polish! Applies great and easy. Needs 3 coats to be opaque but you can get by with 2 just for that polishes classy look =)

DIOR Blush 839 Vintage Pink

Gorgeous pink with a gorgeous gold satin sheen. So so nice!

Viva La Diva Mix & Match Brow colours

Been back into using shadow for my brows lately. Dont know why but this trio is the one I go to when I want shadow. The lightest colour is perfect for my brows and it lasts a long time aswell. Cheap too ;P

What products have you been loving this month??

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?? =)

NOTD - MAC Soirée

I love this colour. It's such a beautiful rose gold with the prettiest metallic finish. It only takes one coat for it to be opaque and it dries super quickly.. For it to last long on the nails it's safest with 2 coats and a top coat..

Unfortunately this is a limited edition colour fron MAC's Champale collection. I have seen a very similar colour from Orly though.. Can't remember the name but I bet if you google Orly and Rose gold polish you will find it =) 

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

Fall/November Favorites..

The Body Shop Candied Ginger home fragerance oil, Body butter AND shower gel - Such a beautiful sweet and sour and christmasy and all that yummyness you want in a scent! I'm completely obsessed!!

Loose glitters (for nails mostly) and particularly MAC's Reflects pearl (on top of the stack in a sample jar)- It's so much fun with glitters on the nails. Try it if you haven't!

Christina Aguilera perfume "by Night" - I had forgotten that I had this in my perfume collection but since my CLEAN outdoor shower fresh ran out I needed a new fave atm and this one is just so nice and warm, sweet but sofisticated but not too sofisticated lika an old lady perfume. It's just perfect for fall/winter =)

MAC Constructivist paint pot - This is the perfect base for a brown smokey eye (what I've been going for atm), perfect underneath Mulch e/s. this is a staple cream shadow EVERYONE should have!

Ge liner (any gel liner really) atm MAC's Blitz & Glitz - I've just been enjoying the classic winged liner a lot this fall/november, so easy and pretty..

MAC eyeshadows in Mulch and Embark - Much is that perfect all over brown smokey eye colour (medium/darker brown with golden shimmer) and Embark is that perfect everyday definition eyeshadow (matte dark brown with red/warm tones to it) especially for blue and green eyes as the red tones in the shadow really make the eyes pop.. These two shadows are also staples EVERYONE should own ;P

What products have been your favorites?? =)

FOTD - My go-to everyday look featuring MACs Embark eyeshadow..

We all have our go-to look for everyday wear. Atm mine includes MACs eyeshadow in Embark, a warm toned redish dark brown that's absolutely gorgous along the lashline. Particularly for us blue or green eyed girls =) The warmth and red in the shadow really complements the blue and green and makes it stand out a little more (and you don't have to wear orange or bright pink ;P), at the same time the shadow is dark enough to really frame the eyes and thicken the lashlines.

My go-to everyday look includes (atm):

Face: Garnier tinted eye roll-on

L'oreal Touche Magique eye concealer/brightner

Bare minerals original foundation

NARS bronzer in Laguna

NARS blush in Deep throat

DIOR highlighting powder in Amber Diamond

Eyes: MAC e/s in Embark (along lashlines and winged) +

Vanilla (highlight, inner corner and browbone)

MUS eyeliner pencil in Vanilla (waterline)

Isadora eyebrowpencil in Light Brown

Max Factor 2000 calorie Mascara in Black

Lips: Any lipbalm I have on hand

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

NOTD - Reflects Pearl Glitter

I've gotten more and more into glitter nails recently, it's so easy and fun and I actually get to use my many loose glitters =) One glitter I'm particularly in love with atm is MACs Reflects Pearl. It's a gorgeous white/pearl glitter, very finely milled and looks awesome on the nails. Because it is so finely milled it's a lot easier to work with than other glitters I think (at least on the nails).

When you use it on the nails it really creates a clean sofisticated look but still fun as it softly sparkles. I love this look and if you have Reflects Pearl inyour collection  really suggest you try it out on your nails =)

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

2 safety cards must haves for fall..

So maybe you're a neutral girl when it comes to makeup, but you would like to sometimes change it up. Now when fall comes a lot of girls (men too) tends to go towards orange, red, rusty colours and that might not be you cup of tea ;) It's hard to wear rusty and reds when you're not used to colours..

I have 2 must have colours that really are safety cards when it comes to change up your make up with colours.
1. Mac eyeshadow Woodwinked- such a classic metallic gold that everyone should have in their collection!
2. Mac eyeshadow Sumptuous Olive- a gorgeous olive green with a hint of gold shine.

The very best thing about these two colours are that they both blend out beautifully so you don't need any other colour than maybe a highlight for your brows and inner tearduct. =)

Sumptuous Olive - as you can see it blends out to a nice warm brown colour.

Woodwinked - this one also blend out to nice warm brown colour, maybe a bit more 

orange than Sumptuous olive. But still very very pretty.

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 ^^

August favourites!

Can you guy beleive it's september allready??? I can't, crazy! Anyways September is here and it's time to rally up the August favourites =)

Head & Shoulders Hydrating smooth and silky Shampoo & Conditioner - I have a very sensitive scalp from time to time so I sometimes need a more hydtrating shampoo and conditioner that will help my scalp aswell as my hair. These does he trick. My scalp doesn't feel as dry and sensitive anymore and my hair is silky and soft. It's smells gorgeous aswell =)

The body shop Coconut Body butter - I bet you've all tried this one before and loved it as much as I do. I usually get very sick of the coconut smell during summer, but when summer is almost over I tend to use this just because it is so moisturizing and I feel it's summer just a litlle while longer =)

CLEAN Outdoor shower fresh perfume - Been obsessed with this one the whole month. I just love it!

O.P.I Nail polish Koala Bear-y - This is such an amazing berry pink it's crazy. It has an amazing formula aswell. I can actually get away with just one coat sometimes, but just to be safe I always do 2 coats but still. Formula is amazing =)

Garnier Tinted Eye Roll-on - So easy for those days when you don't have much to do, maybe some grocery shopping or something. I just roll on some under my eyes, dot it all in, finish the skin with some powder and blush and that makes me look so natural and fresh. Love it!

MAC eyeshadow All That Glitters - I've been using it all over the lid those days when I just want a little bit righter eyes. Such an easy colour to wear.

Special Favourite:

Bicycle helmets - A few days ago, a man almost ran me and Balto over but he managed to just in time stear away but the bike went down and he went up in the air flying towards a moving car and he hit the car (on the side) with back of his hed, neck and shoulders. I'm sooo thankful he had a helmet on, his head would be crushed if he didn't. He got away with just a soar shoulder and some scratches on his legs.

So please people, wear a helmet when biking in the city!!