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2018-05-18 Beauty, Lifestyle 2 Comments

All good here

mon sun spa

How could it not be, when suddenly we’ve teleported to July, the warmest month in Finland, and 80% my diet consists of grilled foods?

My summer clothes are out and my freckles are making a comeback. So it’s all good here. Balancing work and picnics, typing on the computer and riding my bike in the new green world.

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This week I have…

…gotten and bought four shoes altogether (and I swear I don’t own too many pairs).

…wondered, why birches are my favorite trees and why they are so beautiful – yet still they make my life quite miserable right now (thank god for allergy drugs).

…worked out giving it my 100 %, because that muscle definition ain’t happening by itself.

… eaten chocolate (well, just to be honest here).

… worn my new shoes only to have them murder my feet – six blisters later and my feet have never looked this good.

mon sun spa pr event

I’ve also…

… learned some new photo editing skills – and I’m determined to learn more.

… missed my best friend.

… cleaned up my closet and put some new things on sale (I love Zadaa).

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I also attended a pr-event this week.

It was held in Helsinki Day Spa and it was actually my first time there. The place was beautiful. The whole room, where the event was held, was filled with beautiful light, it smelled like scented candles and there were delicious coconut yogurt things for breakfast.

The event was about MON/SUN home spa brand, which was launched just this week. It’s a Scandinavian brand with beautiful products to suit not only your skin, but also your home’s decoration. The products are sold on KICKS and the prices go from 9-40€. All the products are vegan. I got some products to try out as well. It’s nice to see new brands coming from Nordic countries!

Thank you Marsaana and MON/SUN for the nice event.

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photos of me – LieseMarie

So that’s how my week’s been.

What were you up this week?

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2018-05-17 Tutorial 3 Comments

Smokey bronze halo eye makeup tutorial

bronze makeup

Summer calls for bronze, golden tones. Besides wearing red clothes and orange lipsticks, I’ve also upped my eyeshadow game to the next level. Which is: warm, gold tones.

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NYX Perfect Filter Golden Hour Palette

There’s one palette, which I’ve used more than others, and it’s the *NYX Perfect Filter palette in the shade Golden hour. I actually wrote about it already last year, on my summer favorites. It’s just the perfect everyday palette, as well as the palette to choose for a party or even a wedding. I’ve done bridal makeup with this particular palette as well.

So yes – this palette is bomb. It has all the neutrals you need, beautiful golden tones – and even a rosy pink shade, for when you want a cooler vibe to your makeup. Great pigment, good size, not too expensive. I have another Perfect Filter palette as well, and it love that too.

I thought I would shoot a tutorial of my go-to look with the palette. So here’s one version of the look I’m currently loving. The only thing I’m changing, is really just the lid colors. The base of my makeup is almost always the same, using the two matte shades of the palette.

If your eyes are hooded or deep set like mine, check out this post to get your eyeshadow just right.

 

Smokey bronze halo eye makeup tutorial

bronze eyeshadow tutorial

Here is a simplified version of the tutorial. You can see the color placement better here. I first contoured my eye right where my natural shadow occurs (almost right under my brow) using matte brown shades: first a lighter color, then darker. I wanted to do a slight halo-eye version, since that suits my eye shape nicely. Halo eye means, that you bring the lightest/brightest shade right in the middle, so that it creates that halo effect. Basically I filled in the lid space with different bronze shades, bringing the lightest (gold) shade in the middle.

  1. Contour your eye with a light brown shade. Don’t forget your lower lashline.
  2. Blend that.
  3. Contour your eye some more with a darker brown shade. Lower lashline as well.
  4. Blend that.
  5. Add your lid colors or just one color, whatever suits you.
  6. Add inner highlight, lashes and you’re done.

eyeshadow tutorial brushes used
These are the brushes I used. To make the gold color right in the center of my eye pop, I used a wet brush. The colors in the Perfect Filter palettes work dry & wet.

bronze makeup tutorial

I paired this bronze smokey eye with a minimal makeup and I think it looked cool this way. I wore a light CC-cream on my face, a peachy blush and a bronze lip gloss. I left my brows quite light too.

Products
*Madara City CC SPF 15
*NYX Perfect Filter palette in the shade Golden hour
*Zoeva brushes
*Jane Iredale Lip Gloss

 

What looks would you like to see from me next?

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