About my hair colour...

Quite a few people have asked me if I colour my hair and, if so, what product I use. So I thought I'd answer those questions today.

Most of my hair is my natural hair colour, but I do bleach some of it. I would say that I bleach a 3 inch wide section of hair, approximately, on the top of my head. So the very top layers of my hair are slightly lighter than my natural hair colour. You can see about half an inch of my natural hair colour (at the roots), in this picture:

I used to bleach all of my hair for ages, but nowadays I only ever bleach the roots. And I do that every other month or so. I do it myself, and I always use the same product:

Schwarzkopf Blonde in 10.1 Light Blonde

Let me know if you have any other questions about my hair ;)

FOTD - August 17th

Today I'm just at home, studying for an exam. I don't have time to film and edit any videos right now, but I do have time to write a quick blog post, so I thought I'd show you guys the makeup I'm wearing today :)

I primed my lid with my NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk.

All the eyeshadows I used are from my Sleek Oh So Special palette (see picture below).

I used...

♥ the 2nd one from the bottom row on my lid

♥ the 5th one from the top row in my crease

♥ a combination of the last one from the top row and the 2nd one from the bottom row under my eye

♥ the 1st one from the top row as a highlight on my brow bone

I lined my upper lash line with an eyeliner pencil by Nivea Beauté in 07 Titan, and applied two coats of L'Oréal's Volume Million Lashes mascara. 

On my cheeks I'm wearing my e.l.f. studio blush in Tickled Pink, and on my lips I'm wearing a lipstick by NYX in the colour Harmonica, plus a lipgloss by Face Stockholm in the colour Cyklamen.

In addition to my latest video...

Here are some pictures of the makeup I wore and the products I showed in my latest video.

I am wearing my:

♥ Beauty UK baked eyeshadow in Beach

♥ Urban Decay eyeshadow in Kiddie Pool (the blue one under my eye)

♥ Beauty UK pearl eyeliner in Rich Mahogany

♥ MAC Warmth of Coral blush

♥ IsaDora Sheer Shimmer Illuminator in 71 Sun Bronze (there's a picture of it below)

♥ Sleek highlighter

♥ e.l.f. mineral lipstick in Natural Nymph

The following products are all from East End Cosmetics:

Nail polishes, from left to right: NYX Flash - NYX Ice Queen - IsaDora Colibri

IsaDora eyeshadows: Sparkling Mauve and Amethyst

Review: Calvin Klein Intense Eyeshadow in Brown Velvet

Brown Velvet is the first makeup product I ever tried by Calvin Klein. I've been a fan of their perfumes for years, but didn't know about their makeup until quite recently. Being the makeup junkie that I am, of course I had to try it...

So far, I have tried two different makeup products by Calvin Klein - their Electric Edge Liquid Eyeliner Pen, and this eyeshadow, and I really like both of them! 

I didn't really have high expectations for this eyeshadow, because I hadn't heard anyone talk about it, but I must say that I am very pleasantly surprised by the quality of it. Brown Velvet is definitely one of the most pigmented eyeshadows I own, and I love the colour! I'm a big fan of neutrals... if you have watched my videos on youtube, you'll know how much I love my UD Naked palette, for example. And this eyeshadow is just as good as the eyeshadows in that palette. However, Calvin Klein eyeshadows are a lot cheaper than the ones Urban Decay, which is always a plus ;)

This is one of my favourite ways to wear Brown Velvet:

I'm wearing Modelette by Mac on my lid, and Brown Velvet in my crease

Also, the packaging of this eyeshadow is absolutely gorgeous! All in all, this is a great eyeshadow. I honestly can't find anything wrong with it; it's incredibly well pigmented and easy to work with, the packaging is beautiful, and, compared to other eyeshadows of the same quality, it's not expensive at all. I paid £2.99 for mine, and I bought it online, at eastendcosmetics.co.uk. I haven't seen Calvin Klein makeup in stores here in Sweden, but I do believe that it's sold in some stores in the US.

Nails of the day - Incoco Dry Nail Appliqué

I found this little manicure kit by Incoco on sale the other day, and I just couldn't resist them. It's a complete manicure kit, containing 20 colour strips, a cuticle stick, a mini file and a nail polish removal cloth, and I've wanted to try something like this for a long time. I've heard a lot of people on youtube talk about the Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips, and I believe that this is pretty much the same thing. 

There weren't many colours left to choose from, but I managed to find an absolutely beautiful light pink colour with shimmer that will go perfectly with any outfit I can think of. Now, I got them on sale for 21SEK (approximately £2), but they are normally sold for 69 SEK, which I think is a little pricey. So I probably wouldn't wear this type of nail polish every day, but I thought it would be a really nice thing to do sometimes, for special occasions. 

This weekend I am visiting my parents (and I didn't bring my camera, so I'm sorry about the quality of these photos), and tomorrow is my grandfather's 80th birthday, so we will go to his birthday party tomorrow night. I've used my Incoco manicure kit for the first time tonight and I'm hoping that my nails will still look good tomorrow. So far I am very happy with the results - my nails look absolutely beautiful! The only question is how long this manicure will last? Incoco claims that it'll last up to 14 days - I think that sounds a little too good to be true, but who knows? I'll get back to you when I have the answer ;)

Day 1

FOTD - August 10th

Since I was so happy with my makeup yesterday, I went for a cut crease look today as well. I'm so into cut crease looks right now! You'll see me wearing this makeup in my latest video ;)

I used two of the eyeshadows in my metallic eye quad by Beauty UK for the first time, and they were actually very easy to work with. Considering how cheap they are, I really didn't have high expectations for them, but the quality is surprisingly good!

I...

♥ primed my lids with Urban Decay's Primer Potion

♥ applied a thin layer of my NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk

♥ drew a line slightly above my crease using a felt tip liner by Calvin Klein

♥ applied the 3rd eye shadow in my Beauty UK metallic eye quad in Pinks on my lid

♥ applied UD's Oil Slick over and above the black liner and blended it up towards my brow

♥ applied UD's Flash over top of the black eyeshadow

♥ highligted my brow bone using UD's Uzi eyeshadow

♥ applied MAC's Nylon eyeshadow to my inner corner

♥ applied a combination of the 4th eyeshadow in my Beauty UK metallic eye quad and UD's Grifter under my eye

♥ applied some white eyeliner to my waterline

♥ applied UD's Oil Slick as a winged eyeliner on my upper lashline

♥ curled my lashes and applied two coats of L'Oréal's Volume Million Lashes mascara

On my cheeks I'm wearing a Natural Lip & Cheek Tint by Sula in the colour Whatever Comes Next, and on my lips I'm wearing a little bit of e.l.f.'s mineral lipstick in Natural Nymph :) 

Nails of the day - August 10th

I used the following nail polishes: 

♥ Ice Queen by NYX

♥ Bright Red by Barry M

♥ Mika by Make Up Store

FOTD - August 9th

I'm so happy with the way my makeup turned out today! I was trying out some of the eye shadows in my new UD palette, and managed to successfully create a cut crease look for the first time ever (okay, I've only tried two times, but still...). 

I...

♥ primed my lids with Urban Decay's Primer Potion

♥ applied a thin layer of my NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk

♥ drew a line slightly above my crease using a felt tip liner by Calvin Klein

♥ applied UD's Half Baked eyeshadow on my lid

♥ applied UD's Oil Slick over and above the black liner and blended it up towards my brow

♥ applied UD's Fipside over top of the black eyeshadow

♥ highligted my brow bone using Max Factor's Pale Pebble eyeshadow

♥ applied MAC's Nylon eyeshadow to my inner corner

♥ applied a combination of UD's Half Baked and Flipside under my eye

♥ applied some white eyeliner to my waterline

♥ applied UD's Oil Slick as a winged eyeliner on my upper lashline

♥ curled my lashes and applied two coats of L'Oréal's Volume Million Lashes mascara

On my cheeks I'm wearing a blush by Ulta in the colour Afternoon Delight, and on my lips I'm wearing a little bit of e.l.f.'s mineral lipstick in Natural Nymph :)

What do you think about this look? 

Beauty UK Cosmetics - first impressions!

Here are some pictures of the products I showed in my latest video. They are all from Beauty UK Cosmetics, and I bought them online, at http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com. 

My first impressions of these products are great. They are very cheap, well pigmented and absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to try more of their products ;)

Metallic Eye Quad in Pinks

Metallic Eye Quad in Pinks

Baked Eye Shadow in Beach

Baked Eye Shadow in Beach

Pearl Eyeliner in Rich Mahogany

What I got for my 21st birthday

Here are some pictures and swatches of the products mentioned in my Birthday Haul! video:

MAC Trax eyeshadow

MAC Trax eyeshadow

MAC Mineral Mode mineralize eyeshadow

MAC Mineral Mode mineralize eyeshadow

MAC Rare Find mineralize eyeshadow

MAC Rare Find mineralize eyeshadow

MAC Smoked Ruby mineralize eyeshadow

MAC Smoked Ruby mineralize eyeshadow

From left to right: Trax - Mineral Mode - Rare Find - Smoked Ruby

MAC Warmth of Coral mineralize blush

MAC Warmth of Coral mineralize blush

MAC Semi Precious Crystal Pink mineralise skinfinish

MAC Semi Precious Crystal Pink mineralise skinfinish

From left to right: Warmth of Coral - inner part of Crystal Pink MSF - outer part of Crystal Pink MSF

e.l.f. (studio) Blush in Candid Coral

e.l.f. (studio) Blush in Candid Coral

e.l.f. (studio) Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder

e.l.f. (studio) Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder

From left to right: Candid Coral - Contouring Blush - Contouring Bronzing Powder

Nails of the day - Madeleine by Make Up Store

I just thought I'd show you guys a nail polish that I've had for a long time, but have recently fallen in love with all over again. It's a hologram polish by Make Up Store in the colour "Madeleine". I bought this way before I discovered the Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat, and when used on its own, this nail polish chips very easily. I'm hoping that it will last a lot longer now that I have a coat of Seche Vite over it!

What I've been up to tonight...

I'm trying to get into wearing blue eye makeup ;)

My first three Sleek products

Jag har hört så mycket positivt om Sleek-smink på youtube att jag helt enkelt inte kunde låta bli att själv köpa några utav deras produkter.

Det första jag köpte från dem var deras ögonskuggepalett i färgen Oh So Special, och den är helt briljant! Jag älskar varenda färg i paletten, och alla skuggorna är välpigmenterade och lätta att arbeta med. Sleek-skuggornas konsistens liknar inte några andra skuggor jag testat. Jag skulle beskriva dem som väldigt pudriga i konsistensen, men på ett bra sätt. Ni som testat Sleek-skuggor vet säkert vad jag menar ;)

Translation: After hearing so many youtubers rave about Sleek makeup, I just had to get some of their products and try them out for myself. 

The first thing I got was their eye shadow palette in "Oh So Special", which I am now in love with! I love every single colour in that palette - they're all very pigmented and easy to blend. The texture of Sleek eyeshadows is nothing like the texture of MAC or Urban Decay shadows, for example. Thinking about it, I don't think I've ever tried an eyeshadow with a texture similar to the ones by Sleek. They are not chalky, but they do feel very powdery... that's probably the only way I can explain it. If you've tried them, you'll know what I mean ;)

De två andra Sleek-produkterna jag köpte har jag inte hunnit testa än (jag fick hem den ena i förrgår och den andra igår), men idah tror jag det är dags! På bilderna nedan ser ni vilka grejer jag pratar om - jag köpte deras Face Contour Kit i färgen Light (vad annars?) och deras rouge i färgen Rose Gold. Jag har hört mycket bra saker om contour-kitet, och rouget valde jag eftersom gossmakeupartist anser att Rose Gold är en perfekt "dupe" för (= substitut för) Nars Orgasm-rouge. Jag har nämligen velat testa Nars Orgasm i flera år, men är helt enkelt inte villig att lägga så mycket pengar på ett enda rouge...

The next two things I got from Sleek were their Face Contour Kit in "Light" (what else?), and their blush in "Rose Gold". I've heard a lot of good things about the contour kit, and I bought that particular blush since gossmakeupartist says it's a perfect dupe for the Nars Orgasm blush (which I've wanted to try for ages but can't/won't spend that much money on).

Face Contour Kit in Light

Blush in Rose Gold

Lavender & grey - the makeup I wore in my swap haul video

Jag fick hem ett paket innehållande smink från East End Cosmetics igår, och en utav sakerna i paketet var en lavendelfärgad ögonskugga som jag sminkade mig med inför min Swap Haul! (Makeup from the US!)-video. Skuggan är från IsaDora, och färgen heter 06 Amethyst. Jag använde den tillsammans med Gunmetal och Creep från min UD Naked palette, och blev riktigt nöjd med resultatet ;)

Jag kommer att spela in en haul video med mitt nya smink från EEC så snart som möjligt, och efter det kommer jag att lägga upp recensioner av de enskilda produkterna här allt eftersom.

Translation: I got some lovely new makeup from East End Cosmetics in the post yesterday, and one of the things I got was the lavender eyeshadow that I wore in my Swap Haul! (Makeup from the US!) video. It's by IsaDora (06 Amethyst), and I wore it together with Gunmetal and Creep from my UD Naked palette. I pretty much like any colour paired with grey, so I knew I would like a lavender and grey look ;)

A haul video featuring my new makeup from EEC will be coming up soon, and reviews of the individual products will follow after that! 

The blush I'm wearing is Innocence by e.l.f., and on my lips I'm wearing MAC's tinted lip conditioner in Petting Pink.