Makeup, Beauty & Fashion: June 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Orly: Happy Go Lucky, Back to School 2011 Collection

About the collection:
Move over sheer nudes, brights are back with a vengeance. Just in time for a head turning season of back to school fashion, or for those having a hard time saying good bye to summer, ORLY is proud to present the new Happy Go Lucky Collection of fun, edgy lacquers. Inspired by the carefree attitude and thrill-seeking sensibility of youth, the collection exudes uninhibited creativity that adds instant liveliness to any wardrobe. These bold hues make it easy to test-drive the bright trend overtaking fashion without committing to pricey accessories or unflattering apparel. Each bottle delivers a vivid, chip resistant formula, while the brush glides smoothly on nails, never clumping or streaking, for maximum impact.

The Happy Go Lucky collection includes:
♥ Fresh: Green Crème
♥ Flirty: Pink Shimmer
♥ Frisky: Teal Crème
♥ Frolic: Purple Crème

I really like these colors a lot, they look really fresh and fun and the names are super cute. These will be available starting July 2011 for 7.50 each on orlybeauty.com.

What do you think about each color?
Are you going to get this collection? :)
Love Christine

Cherry Culture is having 20% off everything in their store. This offer runs from June 28th - June 30th. Use code: GR4S20 at checkout :)

Im definitely ordering some Milani products since i have been wanting to try them out for
the longest time. Are you going to order anything? :)
Love Christine♥

Bargain Alert: Elf Cosmetics 50% Off

Elf Cosmetics is having 50% off everything on their website. Minimum Order is £25 (before discount). UK & EU USE Code: SUMMER50
Offer ends: 3pm UK time on 29/06/2011

I placed my order last night, cant wait to recieve everything. Click here to start shopping :)
Love Christine

Review: Concealer by H&M

My opinion about the product:
This concealer by H&M has been one of my holy grail products for months now and I find it to be a very good product. H&M has a huge range of beauty and makeup products for great prices. This concealer retails for around $7 and you get 4ml of product.

I use this to cover up my dark under eye circles, i think it works wonders for that and it also makes my eyes look more awake. I have a few concealers that can look cakey if I put on too much on, but this is quite buildable and doesn't look cakey which is great. I love the concealer brush, it makes it more easier to control how much product you want to use.

The only down part about this concealer is that it only comes in one shade which means that this is not a concealer for everyone. If you have light skin like me, this will probably work for you. I think im on my 4th bottle already, so im quite pleased with this concealer. You should definitely try this if you have the opportunity, its a great and affordable product. You can find this concealer in your local H&M store :)

Rating: 4/5

Which concealer are you using? :)
Love Christine

Makeup Diary's 250 Follower Giveaway!

JC of MakeupDiary.org is having a really amazing and huge giveaway. You can win the Elf Cosmetics 100 Eyeshadow Palette, 30 pairs of false eyelashes, 30 NYX pigments, the F80 brush by Sigma Beauty and also a few MAC products as well. How amazing is this? Such a generous giveaway♥

Enter JC' giveaway here. Ends July 10th :)
Love Christine♥

Tag: I Love Lipsticks

I saw this fun lipstick tag over at Nicolettasbeautyspace, and I immediately wanted to do it too.
I dont have the biggest lipstick collection, but I still thought it would be fun to do it and you guys might get some ideas on new lipsticks to try out as well :)

1. How many lipsticks do you have?
At the moment i have around 35-40 lipsticks.

2. First lipstick that you ever bought?
I cant remember the very first lipstick I bought, lost it a long time ago.

3. Which is your newest lipstick?
My newest lipstick is Fairest Nude by L'Oréal Paris.

4. What is your favorite lipstick brand?
My favorite lipstick brand has to be NYX Cosmetics and Revlon. I find their lipsticks to be pretty amazing when it comes to price and quality.

5. Favorite Pink?

♥ Baby Pink by Revlon

6. Favorite Nude?

♥ Fairest Nude my L'Oreal Paris

7. Favorite Peach/Coral?

♥ Watermelon by NYX

8. Favorite Red?

♥ Posh by Elf Cosmetics

9. Favorite Hot Pink?

♥ Paris by NYX

10. Favorite Brown?

♥ Blonde Venus by NARS Cosmetics

11. Favorite Rosewood?
Thalia by NYX. I think i might have lost it so i couldn't take a picture of it :(

12. Favorite Plum?
Play Time by MAC Cosmetics

13. Other Favorite Lipsticks?
♥ Elf Cosmetics - Nicely Nude
♥ NYX Cosmetics - Christie
♥ MAC Cosmetics - Viva Glam Gaga

14. Favorite Lipglosses

♥ Revlon lipglosses in Shine City, Toast To Shine & Pink Afterglow
♥ Elf Cosmetics lipgloss in Pageant Princess

I tag these beautiful ladies :)
♥ Sara Hassan's Blog
♥ Dyna's Random Blog
♥ Curves Ahead Makeup
♥ Sccastaneda
♥ A Sick Obsession
♥ A Cosmetic Affair
♥ Let's MakeYuUp
♥ Emily's Anthology
♥ The Glam Shack
♥ The Hollywood Heels

Feel free to do this tag even if you didn't get tagged. I would love to see your favorite lipsticks as well :)

Love Christine

MAC Cosmetics: Sized To Go

In travel, small has a virtue that goes beyond size. It's mandatory! Fix +, Cleanse Off Oil, Cleanse Off Oil/Tranquil, Pro Eye Makeup Remover, Demi-Wipes, Studio Moisture Cream, Strobe Cream, Green Gel Cleanser and Oil Control Lotion - everything you need to keep your skin cleansed, refreshed and hydrated.

♥ Fix + $10
♥ Cleanse Off Oil/Tranquil $10
♥ Cleanse Off Oil $10
♥ Pro Eye Makeup Remover $10
♥ Demi-Wipes $15
♥ Oil Control Lotion $15
♥ Green Gel Cleanser $10
♥ Strobe Cream $15
♥ Studio Moisture Cream $15

MAC has launched these mini skincare products which I personally think is perfect if you are curious about trying out their skincare line. The prices are not that bad and its also a great way to try out new products or try out products you have been wanting to try but thought was too expensive. I really like the size of these products, it makes it so much easier to take all your favorite skincare products with you if you are going travelling. I definitely want to pick up a few of these products, I really want to try the Fix +, been wanting to get that for quite some time now :)

What do you think about MAC' new launch?
Are you planning on getting any of these mini products? :)
Love Christine ♥

Physicians Formula: Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara

This is my very first product from Physicians Formula. I have been hearing a lot of good things about this brand, so i just had to order this Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara. I have seen this featured in a lot of youtube videos and people seem to like it a lot. The packaging is really cute, I love the shape of it, what do you think? :)

It says on the packaging that this is 100% natural Origin and 100% free of harsh chemicals, synthetic preservatives, parabens, clumping, smudging, flaking, fibers and dyes. I cant wait to try this and review it for you guys. Lets hope its a good one :)

Have you tried anything by Physicians Formula? :)
Click here to visit there website
Love Christine

Sigma Beauty: New Eyeshadow Palettes

Sigma Beauty has released their new makeup line that consists of the three eyeshadow palettes: DARE, BARE and FLARE. Each eye shadow palette comes with a different dual-ended brush featuring Sigma Beauty’s all time best-selling brushes.

I just ordered all three palettes and i cant tell you how excited i am to try their new makeup line. I have been waiting for this release for quite some time and now they are finally available in their store. I have their previous makeup line, its really good, the eyeshadows are beautiful and pigmented, so im very excited to see how there are compared to their old line :)

You can buy these eyeshadow palettes here
Enter the code ALL2011 for $10% off total purchase.

What do you think about these eyeshadow palettes? :)
Love Christine

My H&M Summer Haul♥

I wanted to share my latest H&M online purchase with you guys. Since its summer i picked up a lot of colors but also a few neutral pieces as well, they are always great to have in the closet. I love wearing bright colors, i think its such a great change from all the neutral colors i wear. Let me know what you think about my little H&M haul in the comments, would love to hear your opinion :)

Im definitely doing a outfit post with some of these pieces soon, so if there is a particular piece you want me to feature in my next outfit post, let me know :) I love reading your sweet commets, they mean so much to me so please dont stop doing that :)

See anything you like? :)
Love Christine

The Touch Collection by Zoya

Zoya has released 3 new full coverage nude nail polishes called Minka, Shay & Pandora. To make these nail polishes more wearable and dynamic, they have a touch of metallic to them. These nail polishes are Soft, Sensual, Sexy and Elegant, the perfect nude colors.

My favorite one out of these 3 nail polishes has to be Pandora, i think its such a beautiful nude color. I only own one nail polish by Zoya and i really like it. I love the quality and how it applies and looks on the nails, so i definitely want to get more. I might need to look for this these 3 colors on Ebay since Zoya dont ship to Norway. I have heard that they are working on making their products available to all countries, yay :)

Which one is your favorite? :)
Love Christine

Envelope Clutches

Something that has been on my wishlist for a long time now are big clutches in different bold colors. I was looking on Ebay last night and i found a few sellers that sell these amazing clutches for $25 and the shipping is free. I absolutely love how they look and how big they are. Im definitely buying a few of these in different colors. So here are some of the colors you can choose from :)