Makeup Monday: Skincare Routine

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First of all, sorry for being gone for so long! :(

Today I thought I'd my skin care routine, which is very simple because I am not that into skin care, I just take care of ma face enough so that the makeup doesn't look bad. :P

To remove my makeup, I use the Yes to Blueberries cleansing facial wipes, and they kind of moisturize my face, but I then apply the Clean&Clear dual action moisturizer, which is great to prevent breakouts and to moisturize! :)

When I'm in the shower, I use the Yes to Blueberries Daily Cleaser, which makes my face smooth as
a baby's butt! XD And then comes the exfoliating, which is something needed. I first exfoliate my whole face, gently, with the Yes to Grapefruit Daily Facial Scrup, and then, to get rid of my black heads on my nose (yikes!), I use the St. Ives Green Tea Scrub, which is specifically for clearing black heads. All of this shower routine, I don't do every single day, I usually do it 2 times a week.

What is your skincare routine?

Makeup Monday: Favorite Eyeshadows (with swatches)

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For this week's Makeup Monday, I decided I would share some of my favorite eyeshadows! :)

I thought I would split up the shadows in three categories: lid, crease, and eyeliner, which are all pretty self-explanatory! I have also swatched all of the shadows. :)

Lid

The first swatch on my arm is a TopShop eyeshadow that is the pretties light gold, and it is a nice change if you usually use champagne colors on your lid! 

The second color on my arm is MAC's vanilla, and it is the one that I wear the most. It is super silky and has very little shimmer.

The third color is a light pink matte shadow from NYX. I like how it is just pink enough to look good as a lid color, instead of making your eye look irritated.

The fourth color is for when I am feeling like having a frosty finish to my lid color. This shadow is also great for highlighting the inner corner. (and it is around 1 dollar!)

The last color is another one by ELF and it is the prettiest frosty lilac shadow that I own! I love purple and it is another great change from the usual lid colors.

PS: if you feel like you look better in warmer tones, wear the gold lid color to change it up, but if you prefer cool tones, then wear the lilac! :)

Crease

 My crease colors change very slightly, as you can see I like brown!

The first shadow is another MAC one that I love. It is silky, matte and a very warm tone of brown.

The second color is lighter brown from NYX. If blended very well, it can look very natural and looks great with a winged liner and red lips! This is definitely my most worn shadow.

The last two ones are something that I don't wear all the time, but that I like a lot. Driftwood is a very pretty brown with golden shimmer, and Purple is a great purple, whenever you want to change things up!

Liner

These are my favorite colors for using as an eyeliner. I usually first line my eyes with a white pencil, and then put these on top so they can stick to something and not transfer to my crease.

The first one is the prettiest teal! It has just enough shimmer, and it looks amazing as an eyeliner!

The second is from The Vice pallet from urban decay, which is my favorite pallet! 

Both of the colors are very pigmented, which is great for using as an eyeliner so there isn't too much product!

Here is a picture of me wearing the Teal as an eyeliner!

What are your favorite eyeshadows? I'd love to try them out!

Makeup Monday: Lipstick vs Lipgloss

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Today, I wanted to discuss about something that is very important (not really)! In a battle to the death, who would win: Lipstick or Lipgloss? Actually, I'm just wanting to discuss which one I would rather use!

I'm sure that everyone has had their phases, mostly when they were just starting to get into makeup, that lipgloss was your go-to lip product! I loved lipgloss so much that I would use it as eyeshadow, I have no idea why I thought that was a great idea (who wouldn't want to have oily looking eyelids? c'mon! #trendsetter). After getting a bit better at makeup, which didn't necessarily mean that my skills were better, it meant that I started to wear a smokey eye to school (no other makeup, except black shadow! #racoon)! 

As the years went by lipgloss followed me to its actual usual place, but I would have to say that lipgloss, right now, is not my favorite anymore! It all started when I moved to Denmark, and it was super windy, and my long hair would get all stuck on my lips because of the goo I had on my lips. So, I started to wear lipsticks! At first, I would wear nude lipsticks (way too much), but then I started getting more into the brighter colors, and now I'm at the point where bold lips are my day-to-day makeup! What I like about lipsticks is how practical they are, the stickiness of lipgloss just drives me insane! I have no idea how I lived with lipgloss through so many years (#thestruggle)!

What do you prefer: lipstick or lipgloss?

Check out my favorite lipsticks for the summer!

Makeup Monday: My Eyeliner

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I feel like throughout the years I have found the makeup look that seems to flatter me the most and that I feel most confident in. Granted I have had plenty makeup fails, trying to rock a smokey eye even. However, my go to makeup look is a winged liner and bold lips, so I wanted to share how I have been doing my eyeliner lately, which has been working pretty well for me, and it's pretty simple! :)

I usually do my neutral eye makeup or whatever I feel like wearing. Then, using an angled brush that is somewhat dense (I'm using a NYX one), I apply black eyeshadow (mine is Black by NYX) just like I would an eyeliner, I wing at the end and work my way in. For me, the angled brush gives me a lot more precision and the shadow is much easier to remove if I make any mistakes and I can lightly line my wing, so both eyes look similar. Tip: for a really dramatic wing, I use tape so that it is a straight, sharp line! 

Because I have oily (yucky) eyelids, I can't simply wear the black shadow because it will move to my crease most likely! And I don't feel like the shadow has enough intensity either. So I apply a liquid liner over the shadow (Mine is Kat Von D's Puro Amor)! I already have a guide to easily line my eyes with the scary liquid eyeliner and I am ready to go! 

That is how I do my eyeliner! Pretty simple right? Tell me what is your go to makeup look, and how you like to wear your eyeliner! :)

PS: Today I am starting a photography challenge over on my instagram, be sure to follow me!