I WENT SHOPPING

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday! 

After going to the dentist last Monday (and getting the great news that my braces will be coming off real soon!), my boyfriend and I went to the mall to look around and I was pleasantly surprised to find a pair of really nice jeans that fit me well (and the fact that I could squeeze into a size small made me even happier. The gym is finally showing some results!) So here are a few things I've bought the last 2 weeks. 

I already told you that I found a nice pair of jeans. They are a high waisted, dark wash denim and the fit me perfectly! They are from the brand 5 units, I've had one pair of jeans from them before and I absolutely love them! Next off I got a crop top from Motel Rocks, it has a high neckline and the back is sheer with criss cross straps. I also purchased a see through burgundy long sleeve shirt, I really like these with a bandeau and a high waisted skirt or disco pants. Last clothing item was a black and white sheer striped shirt. I'm not sure if I like it or not, I feel like I belong at a circus when I wear this..

Next off is this beautiful belt from ASOS, I ordered it a long time ago and it finally arrived. A lot of people have this and I instantly fell in love when I saw this, it gives a simple outfit an edge, but still looking really classy. In the same ASOS order I also bought a simple sideways cross necklace, you might have seen me wear this in a older blog post and I also got the 3 adjustable plain band rings, I love these! They look so chic. Lastly, I picked up this mascara yesterday. I love the normal telescopic mascara so I decided to try this one out, it's called False Lash Telescopic. 

That's all folks!

xx Elín

FOTD

Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation #52, MAC MSF Natural - Light, MAC Pro Sculpting Cream - Copper beech , MAC Cream Color Base - Pearl, Sleek Contour Kit - Light, Wet N Wild blush - Heather Silk, MAC Eyeshadows - Patina + Woodwinked, MAC Eye Kohl - Teddy, Loreal Telescopic, MAC Eyebrow Pencil - Lingering, MAC Lipstick - Peach Blossom, Stila Lip Glaze - Jingle

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Hope you all are having a good week this far, I haven't.. I've been feeling sick and my head is about to explode :( but that didn't stop me from going to Reykjavík and getting measured and weighted and getting handed a brand new exercising program so I can start working out like crazy and get slim and perky for the summer!

If you read my last blog post, you saw in my that I recently bought the MAC eyebrow pencil in Lingering and eye kohl in Teddy and I wanted you to see how it looks.. I'm not too happy with the way the pictures came out, but hey, this is my first time trying to take a decent make up photo. Plus it's pretty much impossible to get good lighting these days since right now in Iceland, it stays dark the entire day.. I am desperately waiting for spring and sun to come! 

MOST USED IN 2012

I really wanted to make a post like this before it was too late, so here it is! It was super hard to pick my favorites, at first I had a list of 26 products, but I narrowed it down to these 10 :) (this is for real the most used products of 2012, I didn't want to include products that I haven't really tested out too much)

1. Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

I have it in the shade 54 and it matches me perfectly. It leaves a beautiful natural finish on the skin, light to medium coverage but is definitely buildable if you need more. I like it for everyday use because it doesn't feel heavy on the skin, but I do often wear this when I go out since it doesn't have SPF so it doesn't give you that white cast in pictures plus it stays on very nicely. Great affordable foundation and if you haven't tried it, I recommend you do!

2. MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle

This gives me a nice shimmery glow (not too shimmery though), it gives my face that beautiful highlight everyone loves!

3. MAC Charcoal Brown

Definitely my holy grail eyebrow product! I use this seriously every single day! and I find it suits a lot of different hair colors. It's just perfect. 

4. MAC Peach Blossom

my favorite "my lips but better" color, I usually only use chapstick on an everyday basis, but when I want a bit of colour, this is the one I always use. Lovely soft pinky peach

5. Flora by Gucci

Amazing perfume that I've loved all year long (I had been spraying this on myself every time I went into a store that sold this, then I finally got it in november).

6. Morocan Oil Light

Everyone has heard about this and chances are you've tried it. This is just amazing, I apply it to wet hair and it just makes my hair silky smooth and shiny. 

7. Loreal Telescopic

Oldie but a goodie. This makes my tiny little lashes way longer, doesn't smudge and stays on all day.

8. Lorac Pro Palette

Great color range, great color pay off, great packaging! 

9. MAC Melba blush

This has been my go to blush this year, it's a matte coral-peach and gives me a instant healthy glow look!

10. Sleek Contour Kit in Light

I only use the contouring color, don't really care for the highlighter. But the contouring color is a nice natural contouring shade and not orange at all. Plus it's affordable and I love Sleek's packaging, it's so sleek hehe

Swatches of the powders, click to enlarge

What are your most used products of 2012? 

ps. I will write more in depth reviews about most of these products later :)