Everyday beauty essentials.

Apr 1, 2017 | 3 comments

Jeg elsker min tid om morgenen foran spejlet, det kan jeg ikke komme udenom! For mig er det en rigtig dejlig, afslappende måde, at starte dagen på at give mig selv lidt pleje, og ja… gøre mig selv lidt lækker! Jeg har for nyligt ryddet grundigt ud i min makeup samling, så jeg nu virkelig føler, at jeg kun har essensen, det vigtigste – det jeg rent faktisk bruger – tilbage. Jeg lægger generelt vægt på, at vælge enten økologisk fremstillede eller som minimum produkter uden parfume, når jeg køber makeup. Det med parfumen har faktisk i årevis været en vigtig faktor for mig, mest fordi jeg ikke bryder mig om at dufte af 10 forskellige parfumer. Min deo og min egentlige parfume er rigeligt duft for mig! Indimellem smutter det måske, men som tommelfingerregel er det dét jeg går efter.

/ I love myself a little “me-time” in the morning in front of the mirror, I can’t deny that! For me it’s just a really nice, relaxing way to start the day by taking care of my self, and get my pretty on! I recently thoroughly decluttered my makeup collection, so now I really feel that I have only the essence, the main things – the things I actually use – left in my collection. I generally go for either organically produced or at least products without perfume when I buy makeup and beauty products. Choosing products without perfume has actually been an important factor for me for years now, mostly because I don’t like the feeling of having 10 different smells of perfume on me. My deo and my actual perfume is enough!

Clinique Even Better Foundation / L’oreal True Match Concealer / Youngblood Mineral Setting Powder / Mary Lou Manizer highlighter / Nilens Jord Products (danish brand, if you are looking for an alternative Clinique is my best tip) / Zoeva Blush Palette

Blandt mine yndlingsprodukter er Clinique’s Even Better foundation, som giver et let-dækkende resultat, og vigtigst af alt, så synes jeg den er rar at have på. Jeg købte for nyligt produkterne fra Nilens Jord, som jo også er kendt som et makeup brand med holdning og som ikke tilføjer parfume i deres produkter. Jeg er vild med både mascaraen, øjenbrynsblyanten (som desværre ikke har en spoolie børste på enden, og det trækker lidt ned!) og ikke mindst den klare øjenbrynsmascara. Jeg har seriøst været på jagt efter én gennemsigtig øjenbrynsmascara i langt tid, men har ikke kunnet finde nogen, som har givet nok hold. Men den her er virkelig fantastisk! Især hvis man lige lader første lag tørre, og dernæst påfører et lag mere. Så holder dine bryn sig på plads hele dagen.

Jeg starter altid med at rense og pleje min hud før jeg påfører makeup. Hernæst påfører jeg foundation med en fugtig beautyblender, efterfulgt af concealer under øjnene og på diverse små urenheder. Jeg afslutter basen med en god transparent setting powder. Herefter tegner jeg mine øjenbryn op, og giver dem lidt eyebrow fix. Så påfører jeg mascara, blush og afslutter med en lille smule highlighter på øjenbrynsbenet og på kindbenet. Det giver sådan en dejlig frisk og sund glød! Jeg kan helt klart anbefale den jeg bruger fra Benefit, som hedder “Mary Lou-manizer”. Den er lidt pebret, men alle pengene værd, og der skal ikke meget til, så jeg er sikker på den rækker langt.

/ Among my favorite products is Clinique’s Even Better foundation, which gives a light-coverage, and most importantly it feels nice on the skin. I recently bought the products from “Nilens Jord” (danish brand, translated “Earth of the Nile”) which is also known as a gentle makeup brand that doesn’t add perfume to their products. I love both the mascara, the eyebrow pencil (which unfortunately doesn’t have a spoolie brush on the end, so I’m missing that a bit!) and not least the clear eyebrow mascara. I have seriously been looking for a good transparent eyebrow mascara in long time, but have not been able to find one that was strong enough for my bushy eyebrows. But this one is really great! Especially if you let the first coat dry and then apply a second coat. That’ll keep your brows into place all day.

I always start by cleansing my skin and apply a good face cream before I apply makeup. After that I apply foundation with a damp beauty blender, followed by concealer under the eyes and on various small impurities. I finish up the the base with a good transparent setting powder. Then I do my eyebrows up and give them a little eyebrow fix. After that I apply mascara, blush and finish the whole thing up with a little bit of highlighter on the brow bone and on the cheekbone. It gives such a lovely fresh and healthy glow! I can definitely recommend the one I use from Benefit called “Mary Lou manizer”. It’s a little pricey, but worth every penny. You don’t need a lot, so I’m sure it will last a long time!

3 Comments

  1. Madison Marie

    I loved this post so much. I am trying to use up all my extra makeup products so I am only left with the essentials, too. I really look forward to that!
    Dine billeder er meget flotte! Jeg elsker din blog. 🙂
    -Madison

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  2. Kat

    Have just started reading your blog after finding you on you tube – I love them both! Would love to see you make a makeup video/tutorial!

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  3. Anna Tirkkonen

    Hi! Same here with bushy brows. To combat them I use Gosh transparent brow gel. I am glad you quit your day-job to pursue your projects. I love the fact that sustainable and minimalistic can be fashionable at the same time and that you can show us how to achieve that. Thanks for the inspo and good luck! Br, Anna from Finland

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