Iva Sweet

Here we are again. Getting ready to see off 2023 and count up the make up that will leave my drawer. I have two drawers for all of my makeup, one for eyeshadow palettes and the other one for everything else. They are nicely organized and I can see everything I have. Let’s start with the make up I used up and the ones that have unfortunately expired in the process.  One setting spray from Charlotte Tilbury. I make a…

Recently, I used a professional studio to do my color analysis and it was really interesting. I knew a little bit about color theory through school and art and I have seen businesses that provide this kind of service, but I finally got curious enough to see what my best colors are. I have come across the youtube channel called Color Analysis Studio. The channel is run by Giulia and Alessandra, two Italians who live in Melbourne, Australia and do…

I had the best summer of my life. My best friend came for a visit for two weeks and we had an amazing time in Puerto Rico. The other amazing thing is that I have completed my MA studies. It is nice to have that wrapped up and be free again. So, I welcomed the fall with more free time and more focused on my husband and our doggies. I thought it was time to write a bit again. Today,…

Hi everyone, Feels like the January went way too fast this year. I have been dragging this cold throughout most of it. I inevitably got into extra reading, being cozy at home and drinking lots of tea while snuggling our doggos. I got into organizing and sorting and that got me thinking about the input and output of make up for the previous year. I have written about the yearly empties in my last blog, so I had a good…

Hi everyone! It is that time of the year when I inevitably clean my cabinets and do the math on my makeup consumption. I am trying to downsize a bit and use up what I have without immediately replacing used up products. It is easy to reward oneself with a new product after you have finished one, but chances are that there are other products in the same category in your collection that could be used up as well. That…

Hi everyone, Today’s post will be a little different. I have been distracted for a long time, as life got in the way. All for a good reason. We got a new addition to our family. His name is Meowsy and he is the sweetest ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel boy. He is 3 months old and we could not be happier he has entered out lives. We wanted to get a sibling for Moo for a while now, and…

Hi everyone! Hope you are well on this warm late spring day. Today I wanted to round up my make up collection posts with the overview of my eye shadow palettes. These are all the palettes that are with me with at any given time. I do have a couple of more palettes in my home town, but those will have to wait for some other occasion to be presented. I have tried to organize them by size and brand…

Hi everyone! Hope you are enjoying the spring time and lots of sunshine (and using your SPF of course). Today I wanted to tackle my lip collection. I have realized over time that I am not big lipstick person. I have a couple of favorites, I like some formulas, but I have learned that I prefer lip glosses and tinted lip balms in general. I have tried to love liquid lipsticks in the past, but never found the formula or…

Hi everyone! Ulta has posted 21 days of beauty sale and the good news is that I don’t have any urges to shop. Nothing is calling my name, so I am doing really well in this no buy. I thought there might be some powder foundation or tempting cheek products, but I am just immune to all that at the moment. Every once in a while I get some samples, but often I even skip getting the samples of any…

Hi everyone! Around this time a year, with spring around the corner, I get the itch to try out new products on the market. I have a couple of Elf and Essence products on my wish list. However, when I get that urge to do more than window shopping, I try to take a look at my collection. This time around, I thought it might be fun to document the state of my collection in order to prevent myself from…