Freedom Pro Highlight Palette

Even though summer is slowly transitioning into autumn I still can't say goodbye to that lovely bronzy glow. Glowy make-up in general in one of my faves and it's safe to say I have to way too many highlighters to prove that. But ya know, a girl can never have enough glowy products in her stash, there is always room for more!

My eyes lay on this Freedom Pro Highlight Palette for a while and with the thought of ''I actually don't have any cream highlighters or a highlighter palette for that matter'' I made the purchase. And I think it's quite a good deal because for £6.00 you get 8 highlighters (!), 6 cream highlighters and two baked highlighters.
Not all the highlighters in the palette are suitable for me though. With my skin, even paler than Snow White, I can't pull off a dark bronze highlight on the cheeks. It would not make me look like I have been on a long holiday to the Maldives, but straight up makes me look like an Oompa Loompa and that's not really the look I was going for, I think.

The pale creamy highlighters on the other hand are really fab. They give a nice wonderful glow to the skin and blend very nicely. I like to use my hands, since that works best for me. I place it on the top of my cheekbones, on the tip of my nose and on the cupids bow for an all over glowy sheen. However the powders are my absolute fave. They are very easy to work with and add an amazing glow. All the products, creams and powders, are highly pigmented and just look so fab on the skin, besides the bronzy colours of course. 

I am really amazed by the quality of this pro highlight palette. I had never tried anything from Freedom before, but it's safe to say I will have a look at their counter to pick up more goodies. Bye bye money, hello gorgeous highlighters, eyeshadows and contour palettes!

What is your favourite product from Freedom?

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My Purple ASOS Velvet Sock Booties

ASOS is one of the best things that happened to my wardrobe, but at the same time it's also the worst because I want EVERYTHING. Whenever I have some spare time I open up the ASOS app and start browsing their shop. This usually results in a shopping spree and spending all my money on sweaters, accessories and shoes. I can't remember an ASOS order where I didn't purchase shoes, because their shoes are the bomb dot com.

See here my newest wardrobe addition: purple velvet sock booties. I saw them on the website, saved them and after looking at them a million times a day -you are shoe obsessed or not- I made the purchase. Unfortunately I had to send them back, because they were too small, but luckily a bigger size came back in stock -which is honestly the best feeling in the world-. It was like ordering tickets for an Adele or Beyoncé concert, the anxiety of actually putting them in your basket and paying for them before somebody else snatches them away from you. But in the end I got them and I was so happy when my ASOS order finally arrived last weekend.

These booties are such an amazing piece for this autumn/winter season. They have that whole velvet, sock boot trend going on and I love it so much! The purple colour is so funky and so different from anything else I have seen. They are not the most comfortable shoes. I don't know what it is, but even though they are a size bigger than I usually am they still hurt a tiny bit when I walk for a long period of time. I am totally fine with that though, because walking in these awesome kicks is totally worth all the pain!

What are your favourite boots?

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NYX Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick in Vintage

The leaves are falling down and the temperature drops, which can only mean one thing: sweaters and dark, burgundy lips! I have quite a few of these lipsticks in my stash but I decided to pick up one more, because it's not like the rest. Yes, my name is Marjolein and I'm a beauty addict, can ya tell?

I bought the NYX Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick in Vintage when I was in Brighton and whilst I thought it was more of a brown colour it turned out to be a dark plum with a mauve undertone. Sometimes a swatch in the store just isn't enough. Besides the fact that I was a bit disappointed about the colour fail I still gave it a whirl.

The formula of this liquid lipstick reminds me of the Kat von D liquid lipsticks. It has a liquid consistency and because it’s a bold colour it can be hard to apply. The pigmentation is really good and one coat pretty much gives you the best matte pout in the world. 

It dries fast and that's where I started to not like it as much. The lipstick started to crumble on the inside of my lips. I tried to bite it away -I know it's not the best solution here, but a girl's gotta do something without the possibility of going to the bathroom to check her make-up- but that only made my teeth look weird, because there were lipstick crumbles everywhere. 

Besides this small detail I did like the finish. It didn't crumble on the rest of my lips which is a common problem for me and the lasting power is also quite good. Of course you need a touch up after a hot chocolate and some delicious nachos, -I had a catch up with a friend yesterday and that's what we had. Best combo EVER!- but every lipstick I tried needs a touch up from time to time, so I'm not too fuzzy about that.

For a drugstore liquid lipstick I think the NYX Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick is really good. The Kat von D one still wins every single time, but you also pay a bit more money for that. For €8,80 I think you get a very good deal: it’s long-lasting, gives good coverage, but does crumble a bit. NYX also has a lot of fun colours for this lipstick, so I think I will pick up those next time, because what's life without a fun colour on the lips?

Have you tried the NYX Liquid Suede Cream Lipsticks before?

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