New Stuff from Las Vegas

A while back ago I went on vacation to Las Vegas. It was my first time in Vegas and I loved it. I flew in a helicopter to the Grand Canyon, toured the Hoover Dam and just had lots of fun. I also managed do a little bit of shopping. If you like to shop I have to say that Las Vegas is definitely the place for you. You can buy anything from luxury designers and brands to drugstore brands, all of it gathered along The Strip.

So here's my little result of my shopping in Vegas. I tried to focus on brands that I can't buy here in Sweden and on things that I heard a lot of good things about.

First I went to Sephora and I picked up:

Two lip products from Buxom, The Big & Healthy Lip Cream in White Russian and Big & Healthy Lip Stick in London. Both of these are nice neutral pink tones and they definitely have that sting that lip plumpers have.

LipSurgence Natural Lip Stain in Amused from Tarte. This is a hot pink lip stain and this is actually a lot darker that I thought when I swatched it in the store.

I also picked up a Amazonian Clay 12-hour Blush in Exposed also from Tarte. This is a very nice neautral pink color and it has had very good reviews by beauty gurus on YouTube. I like it because it gives the cheeks a nice pinkish flush without being to pink.

A Sugar Rosé Tinted Lip Treatment from Fresh. This has a slight tint to it and a lovely citrus scent. I have used this a couple of times and I like it but it is nothing super special.

The last thing was actually a gift from my traveling companion and it was a set of Trend Tips from O.P.I. These are called Real Lacquer Strips and the ones that I received were very cute pink camouflage ones. I can't wait to use these but I'll have to wait until my summer vacation since they wouldn't last 10 seconds on my job.

I also went to Walgreens and picked up some drugstore makeup:

I picked up a new Full 'n Soft Mascara from Maybelline in Very Black. I have tried this before and I liked it so I thought a would give it a go again.

Neutrogena SkinClearing Blemish Concealer in 09 Buff. I used this on my vacation to cover spots and I think it worked very well. For now it is a little bit too light but I think it will work great in the winter.

Two Revlon Lip Butters in Strawberry Shortcake and Cupcake two nice cool toned pink colors.

Revlon ColorStay LipLiner in Rose. This is a nice neutral lipliner that I think will work well with most lipcolors.

And the last thing that I bought was an Instant Age Rewind Eraser for Dark Circles in 60 Brightener from Maybelline. I have tried the foundation from this line and like it so I thought I would try the concealer as well. Strangely the foundation can be bought here in Sweden but the other products from this line can't.

This is it when it comes to my little shopping confession. I will get back to you with pictures and review of the products when I have had a chance to wear them a bit. 

I took a little break from everything

My summer vacation is coming to an end and I am going back to work next week. This summer I took four weeks off from work and I have to admit I didn't do very much. It has been a wonderful summer vacation and this was what I needed, spending some time doing nothing in particular and just getting my energy levels up.

I also made a little trip over to London. I had a great time and the weather was wonderful. I did some sightseeing, visited some museums and also made a trip to a theme park called Thorpe Park.
I managed to do some shopping as well and made a visit to Boots and Superdrug, but I will make a separate post about my shopping.



There is one thing that I always do when I am in London and that is taking a look at the magazines. Unlike Sweden the magazines in England come with some really nice gifts. It is not uncommon that you get a full size makeup item with your magazine.

When I was in Heathrow waiting for my plane back to Sweden I spotted InStyle magazine and this magazine came with either a full size mascara or two eye pencils from The Body Shop.

I picked up a magazine with two eye pencils, 01 Eye Definer Shade: Black and 06 Eye Definer Shade: French Navy. The pencil that caught my eye was the French Navy one. I do not own a dark blue eye liner and this seemed to be a very nice dark blue with a grayish tint to it.

I wish the magazines here in Sweden did this. There is rarely an exciting gift with a magazine here, often it's just a perfume sample or a thin paperback book. I like samples but sometimes a full size makeup item from a known brand would be nice.

I am back

I have been on a little break. I lost some of my inspiration and I also went on vacation. Before I went on my vacation my mind was very focused on the trip and I felt that my interest in makeup had to step aside a little.
But now I am back and I feel that I am ready to start writing posts on my blog again.

I have been to the United States and of course you cannot go to the States without buying some makeup, right?

Here is a sneak peak on the things that I picked up on my vacation. I tried to focus on brands that I cannot buy here in Sweden. This is just a little sneak peak and I will write more about the things that I bought later on the blog and maybe focus more on the individual things.


I am putting myself on a little shopping ban until the end of 2010. I think that it is the right time to do this, because at the moment I have so many new things that I like to try out before I buy something new. Also I don't want to end up owning a lot of things that I don't use. I look forward to this and to see if I am able to rediscover some things that I have forgotten about.

There is only one thing that I am allowed to buy for myself makeup and beauty wise and it is the Holiday collection from LUSH. This I cannot resist.

A beauty haul from Hong Kong

I have been away on vacation and spent a week in Hong Kong. It was a nice break from the snow and cold here in Sweden. Instead I had warm days with temperatures between 22 to 28 degrees Celsius and some sun. It is amazing how your energy levels rise as soon as you get some sun in your eyes and on your skin. During my trip I did a lot of sightseeing and I became very fond of Hong Kong and can definitely recommend this as a vacation destination. There is so much to experience and see and it will keep you very busy.

I did some shopping in Hong Kong and here is my beauty haul:


The first place I went to was a MAC store in Queensway Plaza. I actually just stumbled on it as I was going to a place called Hong Kong Park.
I bought three empty eyeshadow palettes here since I cannot buy them where I live. The nearest MAC to me is a counter and they do not carry empty palettes.
I also picked up two of the Blush Ombres from Spring Colour Forecast, Ripe Peach and Azalea Blossom.


I also went to a Kiehl's store located at Times Square in Hong Kong. I picked up a Yerba Maté Tea Cleanser and an Ultra Facial Moisturizer. They were really nice and gave me two samples to try, the Acai Damage Repairing Serum and the Cucumber Herbal Alcohol Free Toner.


I couldn't go to Asia without buying some Asian makeup so I went to a SASA store in Times Square and picked up some things.
I managed to buy three mascaras:
Super Dolly Powerful Curling Mascara, a mascara with a comb from SASA's own brand.
FairyDrops Mascara and Heroine Make Mascara, two mascaras from Japan.

Two palettes from KATE a japanese brand that belongs to Kanebo:
Reflect Mirror Eyes in GY-1 (the palette on the left in the picture).
Diamond Cut Eyes in PU-1 (the palette on the right side in the picture).

Two lip products:
A lip gloss from a unknown brand and is simply called Long Lip Gloss. This was very cheap, only 15 HKD, which is approximately 14 SEK. I have tried this one and I really like it and it lasts a very long time on the lips without feeling too sticky.
B&C Apple Lip Cream, an apple shaped lip balm that contains apple extract. I have to admit that I bought this one because it was so cute.


The last beauty shopping I did was at the airport and I picked up three things from Shu Uemura.
A light peach Glow On blush called P Peach 42 and two eyeshadows, ME Green 550, a green eyeshadow with gold in it and ME Brown 850, which isn't a true brown color but more a purple taupy kind of color.

This was all the beauty shopping that I did and while I am writing this I have to admit that I bought quite a lot. So now I have put myself on a beauty shopping ban for an undetermined amount of time. Well I will probably cheat and buy something from the Liberty of London collection from MAC that is released in april. But with that beautiful packaging it doesn't count, right?