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My mini lipstick collection

I’m sending you big hello from my home isolation! Hope that you are healthy and staying positive during this difficult and strange time. Now there’s no excuses left for me for not to write, so I decided to have some fun and opened my makeup drawer. I’m presenting you my mini lipstick collection. As you can tell by this post, I’m not really a lipstick person. Lipstick is usually a weekend thing for me. Just to quickly put some colour on my lips and go. I also strongly believe that majority of lip colours don’t suit me. I mean a red is big no for me, so I’m leaning mostly on the nude and pink side. And yes, during my ¨photo session¨ I realized that my lipsticks are all so similar it was so hard to figure out which shade I’m presenting on which… I might try something new when this chaos gets over. So I own 5 lipsticks, these are all shades that I’m comfortable with and I wear them regularly. I got rid of everything I didn’t like. Let’s start with Urban Decay. I have the...

Essence: Never give up your daydream eye palette

I think that March is appropriate month to start with spring makeup, would you agree? Bring on some bright color! I’m a big fan of pastels, especially when it comes to nail polish, blush and eye shadows... and of course clothes too. Recently I desired to play with some bright eye colors, but I was of course bored of those that I already own and wanted to try something new. So I went to explore and pick something very nice and budget friendly – Never give up your daydream by Essence. This stunning palette with totally suitable name contains 9 pastel shimmer, holographic shadows. If you’re looking for mattes, this is not for you. Shadows are not that crazy pigmented, so you would be able to create softer looks, but you can also build them up. I like to wear just one shade all over my lid and then define my eye with neutral, usually matte gray shadow. Since all shades are cool toned, I think it looks very nice if I pair them with this contrast. They blend quite easily an...