Winter Project Pan!

Hello everyone! I have actually decided to do yet another project pan! This time it's 25, and as much as 20 of them are actual makeup items which is great!

This time I'm going to the project within a timelimit. I will start now, and if I get the job in the US I will continue until I leave Norway. If I don't get the job I will keep going until my birthday which is on the 29th of January.

Here are all the items I'll be attempting to use up in at least 3 months! As you can tell there's a wide variety of items here, and I'm curious as to how much I'll be able to use up. I guess time will tell!

Here are most of my face items.

ELF Tone Correcting Powder - Warm

Garnier BB Cream - Light

Max Factor CC Cream - 60 Medium (which is too dark so I mix it with a daycream)

NYC Smooth Skin Primer

Essence You Roch Refreshing Spray

Random items haha!

Kimmi Fragrance - Lily

Natusan Kids Balsam Spray (Detangler Spray)

Lee Stafford Hold Tight Firm Hold Hairspray

My eye-items! 

L'oreal Color Mineral Eyeshadow - Desert Shimmer

ELF All Over Cover Stick - Rosy Beige

ELF Cream Eyeshadow - Dawn

ELF Contoring Blush and Bronzer - St. Lucia (the original duo)

ELF Smokey Eye Palette

ELF Neutral Eye Palette

Lipitems!

ELF Matte Lip Color - Coral

ELF Hypershine Gloss - Vixen

Some Random Gold Lipgloss

Chanel Glossimer - Force

A Random Nude Lipgloss

More eye-items haha !

Gosh Serious Volume Mascara - Black

Essence Maximum Length Mascara - Black

H&M Liquid Eyeliner Pen - Black

Hema Cream Eyeshader - 20

Hema Cream Eyeshader - 21

Essence I <3 Runway Highlgihter

Lumene Beauty Base Eyeshadow Primer

That was it guys! I hope I can finish atleast 15 of the 25 items within the next months, and if I just hit pan on the eyeshadows I'll be happy =) 

Let me know if you'll join me in this quest to minimize our makeup collections, I could definetly use the support, hah!

I hope I'll manage this, haha! I'll post updates and thoughts throughout the project to let you know how I'm doing :) Hopefully I'll get a few reviews up of the products as well! If there's anything in particular you'd like to see a review on let me know =)

See you later guys, bye!

Overview - My Fagrances! (July 2013)

It's been so long since I did my last Perfume Overview/Collection post, so here I am, doing another one for you guys! It's safe to say my collection has increased quite a bit since my last post in November 2011 I think.

I store all of my perfumes on a little glass trey. The only one not here is my current everyday-perfume as it's on my desk instead. I also want to say that I've purchased all of my perfumes myself with few exeptions, just a regular beauty blogger disclaimer, haha.

First off are all of my Escada perfumes! They are all Limited Edtions, but you can still get them on some sites such as FragranceDirect.co.uk. Left to right are:

Escada Taj Sunset (LE 2011) which is my go to perfume at the moment! This is a 100ml bottle and I got it on the tax-free when I went to Amsterdam. I love this so much, and if I ever find it again after I have used this one up, I'll definetly repurchase!

Escada Rockin Rio (LE 2012) smells pretty similar to Taj Sunset. This 50ml bottle my mum picked up for me when she went to the US after my request. It smells devine, just as Taj Sunset, but they are definetly very fruity and kind of sweet perfumes.

Escada Island Kiss (LE 2012) I picked up this in the 30ml size fall of 2012 when it was half off. It smells a little more fresh than the first two, but still sweet and a little fruity as the rest.

Escada Sexy Grafitti (LE 2012) is also super nice, and I will defiently get alot of use out of this after a while too. This too I picked up in the 50% off sale when I picked up Island Kiss.

I see myself as a little Escada LE Collection now, so even if I'm not a huge fan of the scent of Cherry in the Air I feel a little obligated to get it as I have all the other ones, haha.

Here are some random perfumes. Left to right again:

Love Generation Pink is still sold in stores. It is pretty cheap and I got this as a dupe for Taj Sunset when I couldn't afford it. It smells similar, but definetly not the same. They both smell delicious, but Escada is a little more long wearing than this. This is a 60ml bottle.

So... has the next three perfumes. It's So... Daring, So... Fab and So... In Love. I got these as a Christmas gift from a friend of mine and they're really cure 15ml bottles that came in a set. They've not been given alot of use yet, as they're not reallty summer scents I feel.

Next is a perfume oil from Fusion Perfumery which I got as a PR sample for review. It is 10ml, but as it's an oil, you only need a little bit. The fun thing about Fusion Perfumery is that you can make your own perfume, sadly for me, mine smells horrible. Like those Mosquito-sprays, usj. It is really long lasting though!

On the bottom is Vanilla Darling from Unric deVerens which is just a vanilla scent. I got this very recently, and it was really cheap even though the bottle isn't too big at only 20ml.

Then I have some more expensive perfumes... Or at least the two to the left are, haha.

First up is CK One Shock by Calvin Klein which I got for my birthday last year from my boyfriend's brother and his fiancé. It smells amazing, though I'm not sure exactly what it smells of. This is a 100ml bottle, but I think this one comes in an even bigger size!

Then there's Jean Paul Gautlier MaDame 50mlwhich is incredible. I got this on the same trip as I got Taj Sunset, but in Amsterdam as supposed to OSL Gardermoen which is my airport. This is a more sexy night fragrance, and I love it so much!

Last one is Lily from Kimmi Fragrances which is also 50ml. I got this on a cruice and it was fairly cheap as well. It smells good, and the bottle is the cutest ever!

I also have some smaller sizes.

The first two are by Calvin Klein. It's the original Eternity and Eternity Purple Orchid. I got these after my grandmother who died in 2007, and I'm not a huge fan of the scent of either of these, but they remind me of her so I don't want to throw them out.

The other two are by Versace and they're the Bright Crystal and Yellow Diamond perfumes. I'm not a huge fan of these either, but they're only 5ml, so I'm sure I'll use them up. If you've read my blog you probably saw them in a haul not too long ago.

If you'd like a full review with notes and everything of any of these perfumes just leave a comment, and I'll do that, but I'm not sure if you'd like perfume-reviews as they are a little personal depending on how the fragrance reacts with your body.

Anyways, thank you so much for reading, it means alot to me =)

Overview - My Makeup Collection in Pictures!

I was talking to a friend of mine about how much makeup I have, since I've been giving away 50 makeup items and 24 brushes and I'm about to give away 10 more brushes and 3 makeup items to said friend, so I told her I had ALOT of makeup, probably more than I'll ever need, so here are some pictures of my collection!

On the right side of my desk I have these letter-organizers with 7 palettes in them. They used to hold 9, but I've given two away.

Here's my 10 Blush Palette, 15 Concealer Palette and ELF Beauty Encyclopedia for Eyes. Both the blushpalette and the concealerpalette I got off eBay, so they're not by a brand.

Then there's my Manly 120 Palette with a wide range of colors in it. I also had the Sersell 88 Natural Palette and the 88 Shimmer Palette in here, but they've been given away as I like the 120 palette better.

Then there's my MAC palettes which does  not hold any MAC Eyeshadows. To the left is my DIY Vacation-Palette which you can read more about HERE, as well as two more with random eyeshadows and such in them.

In my desk there's several drawers, and this is one of them. Smaller palettes, and a few gel liners, a black eyeshadow and a little Gosh Duo and more.

Here's the content of my smaller palettes. 

Top Row L-R

IsaDora Matte Chocolates Palette, ELF Custom Eyes, ELF Custom Eyes

Bottom Row L-R

Max Factor, MAC, ArtDeco, Oriflame Blush, Visions Pearl Shimmer Highlighter

Then there's my foundation/BB Cream/Concealer drawer which is placed inside a cabinet on my wall.

Contains foundations and BB Creams from Max Factor, Skin79, Holika Holika, Maybelline, Garnier, H&M, MUA, L'oreal and IsaDora, as well as concealers from ELF, Garnier and Viva la Diva.

My drawer of powders, blushes, highlighers and bronzers are next!

Powders from Kubiss and ELF.

Blushes by ELF, L'oreal and Music Flower

Bronzer by IsaDora, L'oreal and ELF

Highlighters by ELF and Skin79

Then there's my crazy liner and base-drawer.

Bottom left has lipliners from all kinds of brands; ELF, L'oreal, Max Factor, Maybelline, eBay and more, which the Bottom Right drawer has eyeliners from the same brands and also IsaDora and probably more there too.

Top left has eyeshadow primers and bases from Hema, ELF, Etude House and more, and the last section has liquid liners from different brands as ELF and L'oreal ++

Then there's my eyeshadow drawer. In the back I have some sponges, and a little section with ELF and some other brands. Then there's the left drawer which has my L'oreal Infalliable Eyeshadows, IsaDora Mineral Eyeshadows and Miners Dip'n'Define eyeshadows. Last box has H&M Dip eyeshadows, Viva la Diva, IsaDora, ELF and even more stuff.

Then in my little drawer-sections from IKEA, named Helmer I have this drawer filled with lipstick and tube-glosses. There's ELF, IsaDora, Maybelline, Gema, Viva la Diva and more.

Back to my desk where I have this basket with my everyday-stuff. Again; ELF, IsaDora, L'oreal, Wet n Wild, YSL, Nivea, Missha, Garnier, Gosh, H&M etc.

Also on my desk I have this little DIY-project with lipglosses. On the top I have some mini's by Miners, then middle left are my H&M Lipglosses, then the middle right and bottom right are by Pierre Rene, and the two other from are miscellaneous brands.

On a rack righ next to my desk I have the bottom shelf filled with makeup brushes, again random brands; Sigma, ELF, Joursna and eBay.

On the same rack but on the top shelf I have all my nailpolishes. H&M, Viva la Diva, ELF and more H&M, haha. I really love H&M nailpolishes!

And then, at last, on the top of my Helmer drawer-set I keep my lipbalms in the back and perfumes on a tray in front. Parfumes from Kimmi Fragrance, Escada, Calvin Klein, Jean Paul Gautlier, Versace and some random small ones and samples.

Phuufh, that was a huge post with a lot of pictures! But I really like watching makeup collection posts and videos, so if you have one too, let me know and I'll check it out =)

If you would like a more depth post or video with my Makeup, Nail Polish or Parfume Collection, then let me know! I've been thinking about doing an Updated Makeup Collection Video for a long time, but when I filmed it it didn't look right, it was dark and then I ended up giving away a lot of stuff I didn't use, so maybe I'll use the footage for a before/after video.

If you see anything you would like a review on then let me know that too!

Anyways, thank you so much for sticking with me through this enormous post, and I hope you enjoyed! I would really apprechiate it if you'd like to follow my blog which you can do through Google Friend Connect to your right. Thanks again!

Escada Cherry in the Air

I just can't seem to make up my mind about this perfume.

I have all the 4 recent perfumes from Escada, and I love them all, but this one I just can't decide wether I like it or not.

Here are the other Escada-perfumes I have.

Taj Sunset 100ml (LE 2011), Rockin' Rio 50ml (LE 2012)

Island Kiss 30ml (LE 2012), Sexy Grafitti 30ml (LE 2012)

The reason there were three Limited Editions in 2012 was because Escada had their 20-year anniversary. I love them all, and as you can see I've used more of Taj Sunset, both because it's been used for a year longer, and because it's the one I'm currently using. All of these smell amazing, and Taj Sunset and Rockin' Rio smell pretty simiar. With these I fell in love instantly, but that's not the case with Cherry in the Air. I do want it, but I think it might be more as a collector-thing than a "I love the smell"-thing.

The notes of Cherry in the Air are:

Top Notes: Black Cherry, Juicy Raspberry, Mandarin

Heart Notes: Gardenia Petals, Coconut Orchid, Warm Vanilla, Marshmallow

Base Notes: Sandalwood, Oak, Musk, White Suede

What do you think of  Cherry in the Air LE 2013? 

Love it or hate it?

Wishlist #2

I just realised that I want a lot more stuff that what I wanted in the My Christmas Wishlist-post. In that one it was mostly shoes and a couple of eyeshadows, but when I wrote the Perfume Collection I was going to mention a few perfumes I'd like to get and try, but I wanted to write it here instead.

First thing is Christine Aguilera Inspire.

Then I can mention Chanel no. 5.

Dolce Gabbana Light Blue

 Then I would love some of the old Escada Scents, but they're limited edition, so I'm not going to mention them here. I'll just keep going instead!

Roxie shoe by superkul.no. This is the read one, but I'm not sure if I want the red, the purple or the black...

This earring from Dragenshule.no
EDIT: Got a similar one from DX.com, just more awesome!

Cream eyeliners by ELF. I have the black and the white, but I want all the other colorus, ecpessially this gorgeous teal shade!

Vortex Brush Collection by Sedona Lace
EDIT: Got a huge brushset from eBay instead!

 

Then I want either the 10 Blush Palette or the Contour and Blush Palette, also by Sedona Lace.

EDIT: Got a 10pan blush palette from eBay instead!

I'd love a Z-Palette Pro for my depotted eyeshadows.

Coastal Scents Gel Eyeliners in various colours:

Envious, Skyline.

I want more too, but I don't want to make this post longer than it already is, so I'll see you later!

Perfume Collection (November 2011)

I wanted to share my Perfume collection with you guys. It's not really that big, but I mean, it doesn't matter.

So here they all are, and I'll write down names and notes under the picture!

Top row, L - R, Bottom row, L-R:

Deadly Passion Pearl by Moara Shira

Escada Tasj Sunset

Love Generation Pink

Jean Paul Gaultier MaDame

Tendenza for Her by Van Gils

Eternity Purple Orchid by Calvin Klein

Fusion Perfumery (my own scent)

Edit: I now got 2 more:
Calcin Klein One Shock for Her
Christina Aguilera Royal Desire

On to the notes, and I'll tell you my favourites last!

Deadly Passion Pearl by Moara Shira

I can't find the notes for this, but if you can then please let me know!

I got this as a gift a few years ago, but as you can tell I've bearly used it. I'm going to start using it now, because it's a very fall and winter fragrance. 40 mililiter size.

Escada Taj Sunset (limited edition 2011)

Alphonso Mango, Blood Orange, Watery Blossom, Sweet Primrose, Raspberry, Coconut Cream, Musk and Sandalwood. The obvious not that you smell right away is the mango, and it smells delicious! I spent almost 500 NOK on this in the Tax-Free on my way to Amsterdam this summer and it was totally worth it! I got the 100ml size too since it's a limited edition scent it won't come back...

Love Generation Pink

Pineapple, Litchi, Sandalwood, Piña Colada, Coconut, Mandarin Orange, Musk, Hibiscus, Peach, Jasmine and Papaya. I bought this right in the spring hoping it would be a dupe for the Taj Sunset which is a rather expensive perfume. It wasn't but it smells very nice and fruity. Perfect summer scent, just as escada, except that it's not that long lasting. Doesn't really matter for the price though! 60ml bottle.

Jean Paul Gaultier MaDame

Musk, Cedar, Rose, Peony Pink and Orange.

I bought this in the Tax-Free this summer too, but this time in the one in AMS. I paid €25 for this which is very inexpensive compared to what I would buy it for here in Norway. I got the 50ml size because that's what they had and I have enough perfume to last me a while. I don't think it's a limited edition either, so if I run out I can buy it again, even though I would love to try the MaDame Rock n Roses. Smells very nice too.

Tendenza for Her by Van Gils

Grapefruit, Green Apple, Freesia, Rose, Jasmine and Vanilla

I think this was the first perfume I ever bought for my own money. I paid 100NOK for it ceveral years ago when the cruise I bought it on where going to stop selling it. This is my everyday perfume at the moment, but I think I'm going to change to something more fall-like soon. I've got the 75ml bottle.

Eternity Purple Orchid by Calvin Klein

Waterlily, Dewey Green, Italian Mandarin, Purple Vanilla Orchid, Purple Plum, Freesia, White Peach, Rose, Tonka Bean, Indian Sandalwood and Heliotrope.

I gotta have to admit; I haven't heard of half the stuff in this perfume. It was limited edition, and it was my grandmother's, but when she passed away years ago I got it. It's just a small 15ml size from a set with 3 different Eternity Perfumes. It was the Original, this one and the red one, Rose Blush, that I've used up.

Fusion Perfumery - My Own Scent.

Lemongrass, Cherry Blossom, Green Apple, Coconut, Leather, Musk and Sandalwood.

This is a perfume oil. Just so you know. This scent is special to me, because I designed it. I picked out the notes, and I wish that it would smell more coconut because I love that scent, but it smells very cherry. Unfortunatly my boyfriend don't like the scent of cherries so I only wear it when I wont see him.

An other thing is that this was sent to me for free so I could do a review on it. I've only had it for about a week and a half so I haven't been able to use it that much yet.

If you want to design your own scent you can check out Fusion Perfumery!

It's very cool!

Christina Aguilera Royal Desire

Mandarin, Blackberry, Marshmallow, Honeysuckle, Rose, Lily, Spices, Sandalwood, Musk, Cedar.
I got this scent from my 7, almost 8 year old *very important* step-brother for Christmas.
I haven't actually tried it yet because I'm trying to finish an other perfume, but it smells very good out of the bottle.

Calvin Klein One Shock for Her
Pink peony, Jeweled poppy flower, Blackberry, Jasmine, Narcisse flower liquid chocolate accord, Magnetic ambers, Vanillin, Patchoili, Skin musk
I have used this scent a little bit, and it smells good and last fairly long on the skin. Might be a night-scent for some people but I don't realy care, haha
Really like the packaging with the screw-cork and the spray on the side.

That was all my perfumes, and my favourite have to be Taj Sunset by Escada. It is a very spring and summer-type scent though, so I'll have to wait for spring so I can use it again!

My other favourite is ... MaDame. I think. I really like the scent but it's hard to decide between that one and Tendenza for Her since I haven't used it too much yet.

Other perfumes I've had and used up is the Mariah Carey original perfume. The one with the butterfly on top. I don't remember the size, but I think it might have been a 50ml. Got it for xmas a few years ago.
I also usedthe Christina Aguilera perfume, the one with the lace-design. It was a 75ml bottle, and I still adore that perfume so I might repurchase it one day, but the one I had I got from my mum when she came back from Prague a couple years ago. Then I have had 3 small ones; 30 ml Christina Aguilera by Night and a 20 or 30ml Bruno Banani Magic Woman, both from gift sets. Last one I can remember is Calvin Klein's Eternity Rose Blush 15ml that I mentioned up here somewhere. I've also had a perfume called Mallorca Girl, but I gave it to a friend because she really liked it.

What's your favourite perfume?