How I feel about the fashion industry…

Hi guys, just some thoughts this monday morning.. I chose the featured image for a reason, which I will come back to..

I feel like it is a “small” uprising in the fashion industry at the moment. Maybe it is just me, but I have been trying to think a lot about this lately. Mostly because I wanted to think about how I felt a year ago. In 2014 I hit rock bottom with my self esteem. Even though my family and friends didn’t know it I was so depressed. Over 100 kgs and eating away my emotions. At the same time it was summer, my friends wanted me to go to the beach, and I ordered bikinis. They all looked like crap on me of course, or I thought so. You know when you see that ad for a bikini online at the small info text says: “The model is 1.80 m tall and wears a size small” … My first thought: “I will stay inside all summer”

In the fall I was fed up, and started to loose weight. I can now say that I am happy at 78 kgs, and healthier than I have been in 5 years! Well, I still have the same feelings about the department stores. I fit clothes in every store now, but I still have the feeling when I see a girl that looks like me a year ago. That brave smile when someone asks her if she needs help with something, even though the employee knows that she doesn’t fit anything in the store. SADNESS.

Here in Norway we have a small selection of plus size stores. And very expensive ones! Of course we have a small plus size section at H&M,  but when I was buying clothes there, it was small. But after all, is it the clothes we are looking for? I don’t think so. I think what we are looking for is THAT CONFIDENCE.

Tess Holiday is an awesome example about the confidence I am looking for. She is everything to me! she is a amazing model! I envy her for that beautiful face and hair. Wow!

I checked the suggestions when I googled her.. of course people want to know her weight and height. But why? Is it because of curiosity? Do we need to know this? Is it her obligation to tell us? How interesting is it really?

I DON’T KNOW. But I think we compare our selves to her. Is this the way we choose to gain self confidence?

I recognize the feeling from when I was a size 16/18. I always felt good when I saw someone bigger than me. I think it is a natural thought when you feel bad about yourself. Anything to make you feel better. But still very sad. Why can’t we just be happy for other peoples success? Now, at size 10/12 I have friends who compare themselves to me. I still feel sad. I just want to be me. Not my body size.

Back to the featured picture. BARBIE. The first girl I ever compared my self to. She was so beautiful to me. The perfect face, the perfect body, the perfect makeup, the perfect hair. Just perfect. And only available in one size. Just like the fashion industry before.. Too fat, too skinny, too tall, too low.. Picking out flaws.. When are we gonna focus on the good stuff? We pick on ourselves enough.

Before and after my healthy journey. I am happy! I am good enough!

Love, Kristine

Makeup Collection pt. 2: Foundation!

Here is my part 2 of my makeup collection as I promised! This part: foundation! How many can a girl really have? too many

If you are on the look for matte foundations, this is not the place to look. I love devy all the way because of my dry skin!

• Love both of these, exept the price. I feel that you pay for the way the bottle looks. Maybe that’s why I don’t buy a lot of these high-end foundations.. Both of these are great, but I would rather buy 3 bottles of my L’oreal than 1 of the Dior.7
• Both of these are moisturizing and devy foundations that gives you that youthful glow!

• I have two shades of the Revlon Colorstay. In the winter I use 110 Ivory, which is the only foundation I can find that is pale enough for me in the winter! And now I use 150 Buff. I use the formula for normal/dry skin. I really like this foundation for my dry skin. Maybe not as much in the summer, but in the winter I just use this.
• I also have the Age defying makeup for dry skin. I don’t know how I feel about this one. I have not really used it as much because I think it is a little too pink for me. The shade is 01 Fresh Ivory.

• The dream series from Maybelline, it is so good!
• When I feel oily (which is like almost never, haha) I will use the dream MATTE mousse on the parts of my face that feels oliy. I really like this. It is super blendable and smooth.
• The dream Satin Liquid is one of my favourite foundations of all time! My skin looks and feels so amazing when I use this. The only reason why I don’t use it on a work day is because it will not last the 10 hours from application until I am finished with work. I need that foundation to stay on my face all day, and this don’t do that.

• L’oreal Infallible 24H is the one I will use at work. It looks like I’ve just applied it when I get home from work. The only thing is that 120 Vanilla is the lightest shade I have found here in Norway. It is a tiny bit dark for me (the pale queen), but I will work with it. It is smooth and blendable and amazing.
• I just found out that I will try True Match again. I had it before and did not love it as much as everybody else. But it has been some years now, and I bought the True Match minerals foundation to put on top. Maybe I will love it more.

• The Max Factor Pan Stik is a contour stick i just bought, super creamy and blendable! I love it! Shade: Cool Bronze 097
• I don’t know how long I have had this fit me stick. I never liked this and have kept it too long. It goes in the trash now!
• the E.l.f Moisturizing Foundation Stick is my favourite E.l.f foundation. I used this for months! It blends super nicely, the shade is perfect and my powder matches it beautifully. I love love love this. If you want a great coverage foundation for little money, buy this!

Thought I would just add these here, since I only have one of each product.

• The Garnier BB cream is the only BB cream I have. I love it, It makes my skin looking perfect for a few hours. Not long lasting, but I will use it in the summer! Shade is okay, maybe a little dark for “light” but still okay.
• The Bourjois CC cream is the only CC cream I have tried. I used it under my foundation for a while actually. This one is so YELLOW(!) oh my god, it corrects my redness for sure. But wow, I feel YELLOW(!) when I have nothing on top of it.
• The Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer. I love this in the summer when I don’t feel like wearing makeup. A little bit goes a long way with this. Sheer coverage, but a amazing glow. I have the shade “natural radiance” which I can only wear when I have a tan. It is kind of dark, but I use it when I am on summer holiday anyways.

What is your favourite foundation? Have you tried any of these?

Where to buy high end makeup cheaper?

Just placed 2(!!!) orders on GLAMBOT!

Silly me… I just wanted to tell you about glambot if you have not visited their site..

This is a place where you can buy and sell makeup that you have tried and maybe not enjoyed as much..

Almost everything is discounted, and even if you have used half of the product you can sell it here!!

I just buy the stuff that is filled from 80% – 100%.

If you click HERE it will take you to glambots site, and you will get 5$ i Glambucks, these you can use to pay less for the product you want! I also get 5$ i glambucks if you use the link, which is your choice! I don’t expect you to use it, but hey, if you do, I will be very happy!

DISCLAIMER: I am not doing this for Glambot, but I thought you might want to get a discounted high end makeup item!

Bleaching my hair at home!

Hi guys. Decided to bleach my hair today! I dont think I have bleached it in 4-5 months now. About time to do it again!

How ny hair looked:

You can see how long it has been.. Just annoying looking right there.

This is the bleach I used.. The shade is called L1, and there are actually at least two shades lighter than this available.

I applied it all over my hair, and waited for 35 minutes! It says that the maximum time is 45 minutes 🙂

The finished result! Really happy with it! Yes, I did use a filter to try to get the hair color true to how it is. My bathroom light is very yellow!

I also bought shampoo and conditioner from Lee Staffords bleached hair collection. These are really good!

Love, Kristine

Daily makeup look :)

I am wearing:

• L’oreal Infallible 24H foundation in Vanilla
• L.A Girl HD PRO Conceal in Classic Ivory
• L’oreal True Match concealer in Ivory
• Max Factor Pan Stick in Cool Bronze 097
• ABH Contour Kit Powder in Fawn
• Milani baked blush in 05 Luminoso
• Bell Hypoallergenic Face & Body Illuminating Powder
• ABH brow wiz & pomade in medium brown
• Laura Geller eye calligraphy liner in black
• Bourjois Khol & Contour Eyeliner in Ultra Black
• E.l.f Baked Eyeshadow in Chocolate Dream
• Freedom Pro Shade & Brighten Kit
• Gosh Velvet Touch Lipliner in 02 Antique Rose
• Makeup Revolution Liphug Nude in I think you’re amazing

I will do a first impression on the Pan Stick and lip products tonight loves!

Love, Kristine

Drugstore haul!

Of course I bought more.. I was on a no buy (really, Kristine?) hahaha!

I used the last of loreal infallible foundation yesterday, so I had to buy more! It is my FAVOURITE! It beats everything else I have tried for my skin 🙂 then I found some other things to buy ☺
I want to do a first impression with some of these products tomorrow!

The next part of my makeup collection posts will be foundations by the way! I have a feeling I will need to post a lot of pictures of my face. But thats the only way to show you 🙂 think I will write is this weekend 🙂

Love, Kristine

Liebster award!

Today, the beautiful Hillary from anoklahomagirl nominated me for the Liebster award! So nice of you, thanks!

Rules:

1. Thank the nominator.
2. Display the award.
3. Nominate 10 more bloggers with 10 new questions.
4. Answer the questions

Questions:

1. What made you start a blog?

• I wanted to share my love for makeup and fashion, and get some tips from all the lovely beauty bloggers out there!

2. What is your favorite beauty brand?

• Oh my god, that’s a hard question.. I use so many different brands.. I would have to say NYX! Just because of their lip products!

3. Skin care or Make-up

• Skin care 🙂

4. Favorite music streaming app (Pandora/Spotify/Apple Music/Etc)

• Spotify!

5. Coffee or Tea?

• LOVE tea, HATE coffee 🙂

6. Comfort Food?

• Cheese doodles!

7. Are you a planner or a go with the flow?

• I plan everything! My boyfriend is the total opposite, which gives me anxciety! hahah

8. Do you have a 5 year plan?

• Three years school.. after that I don’t know!

9. How long have you known your best friend?

• We have known each other for 16 years now! oh my god, I am getting old!

10. Do you prefer Instagram, Twitter, or Snapchat?

• Instagram!

I nominate:

V, beginnerbeaute, lillynlilly, pastel pixals, a beautiful whim, mylipaddiction, wildhairdontcare, the media rebel, stay beautiful diaries, christina bee x3

your questions:

1. who would you want to be stuck on a lonely island with?

2. which makeup item (only one) would you bring?

3. who/what inspires you?

4. high-end or drugstore?

5. oprah or dr. phil?

6. what is your favourite movie?

7. if you could only eat one type of food for the rest of your life, what would you pick?

8. summer, spring, vinter or fall?

9. where would you want to live, if you could live anywhere in the world?

10. heels or flats?

Really hard to make new questions, but I hope I did alright..

Love, Kristine

My Makeup Collection: Part 1 Single Eyeshadows!

Hi guys. I wanted to show you my makeup collection so far.. I am starting with single eyeshadows. I felt that swatches would be the best way to show you them..

I LOVE these cream shadows.. they will last forever on your eyes.. but If you have oily eyelids I would set them with a transparent powder or a similar colored powder shadow.

I am really unsure about the name of the isadora one.. I bought it maybe 5 years ago and the name has worn of a long time ago! the Max Factor one is a cream shadow btw. I feel that it is almost a shadow base for powder.

I just recently bought these Inglot shadows and I LOVE them! They are so pigmented and nice!

The Kathleenlights quad are the only shadows I own from colorpop, and glow does not even show up on my skin because of my pale skin. I love these shadows, they are amazing!! The glittery ones are smoother when you blend them1

I need to use the Loreal infallible eyeshadow more, because it is amazing! The color appeal one is not so great.

I loved these makeup geek shadows so much that I ordered three more just recently. The e.l.f one is actually super creamy and nice too! I use it as a brow highlight.

As you can see, I don’t have a lot of “high end” shadows. That’s because I feel it it horrible to pay a lot of money for one shadow. But these I have gotten in subscriptions or on sale. I actually don’t really care for the make up store one, it is really powdery. The Pixi one is GREAT! It is creamy and stays all day, love that one! I have not tried the Chanel shadow more than one time, but I will say that it is not better than the black shadow from Inglot. But it is really pretty.

Obviously I like Maybelline shadows. And they are often on sale, that is why I have more of them than L’oreal. The silver and blue one are in a duo, but honestly, I don’t use the blue one.. But I thought I would swatch them both.

Hope you liked these swatches. Comment on great single shadows from the drugstore! I am looking for more!

Love, Kristine

Makeup Revolution Haul & Swatches Pt. 1!

You know how I am when I find a sale.. I made two orders on the Makeup Revolution online store in a week..

Ultra 32 Shade Eyeshadow Palette FLAWLESS MATTE

And then I bought some more lipsticks, because.. I threw some old ones away! hahah

  

I will write a first impression/review on some of these very soon! Have you ever ordered some of these? if so, what is your favourites?

Love, Kristine

Stila stay all day liquid lipstick!

 

Trying to love this Stila stay all day liquid lipstick! But the clumpyness KILLS my love for the colour! This is sticky and dry at the same time 😈 btw I have the colour 05 Bellissima!
Have tried it with just balm, no balm, primer, no primer, lip liner… Can not make it work!!