Iva Sweet

Hi everyone, At the end of the last year, I was excited to get a powder foundation from Laura Geller for a fraction of price due to the December sales. I got the Balance and glow color correcting foundation in Fair. The year prior, I bought her other foundation Balance and brighten in Light and since the tone was not really right for me, this time I went for the fair shade this time hoping I will have found my…

Hi everyone, Ever since I have downsized my makeup collection, I have been utilizing it so much more. I wear make up more often, but in a more understated way (not that I was ever that extravagant with my looks before). I don’t get overwhelmed with choices in my collection as I got to know my products really well, I know how they perform and I what I love about them. It is an ongoing process of course and it…

Hi everyone, There is something so satisfying in cleaning up the makeup drawer at the end of the year, taking out used up products and looking at the yearly statistics about my makeup consumption. Well, at last to me that is interesting. I love looking back at the products and see how I loved using something and if I would buy it again. Curating my collection down over the years made me more selective of what I want to buy…

Hi everyone, Did you survive the Black Friday frenzy? I didn’t make a lot of makeup purchases and I am really happy about it. Previously I would use the discounts to try out all the things that intrigued me during the year and justified my purchases by all these discounts. However, I am getting better. I stocked up on some of my staples and replacements, as well as got a few really coveted products that happened to have been discounted.…

Hi everyone, I have been using my eyeshadows a lot lately and I have mentioned last time, that I see some potential overlap in my collection. I have been experimenting with different eye looks and came to conclusion that I don’t like when my eye shadows look too dark on me. It turns out that my contrast level is low which means that if I wear mid to dark look shadows, it starts to look a bit too dramatic for…

Hi everyone, As I have mentioned, today’s post is going to be about my makeup collection. So without further ado, let’s jump right into it. I have 3 primers. As times goes by, I think I don’t really need primers in my collection. I have had this Charlotte Tilbury multi use product since January 2019 and I am finally getting to the end of it. I like it, but I don’t actually need it in my life after I use…

Hi everyone, Do you have clothes that you are saving for special occasions, especially those that you need to change weight for or for the events that are not even scheduled to happen? Those events: Just in case, maybe someday type of things? I find that I do that with makeup. I love green eyeshadow and love how they look in the palettes. While I can pull off the green shadows, the truth is I will always resort to muted…

Hi everyone, I wanted to talk about the shower gels and scrubs today. I love to shower and I always find it therapeutic. That feeling in the evening when you step into the shower and the warm water runs down your body… and it is especially nice after a good run or a workout. So, what I am looking for in a good body soap/gel is that it is nourishing to maintain the integrity of my skin, good lather without…

Hi everyone, We are in the summer time and it is really hot where I live so I have been inside the house most of the day and just doing light activities in the evening when it is still hot but the sun is not blazing in my eyes. I have been down the rabbit hole with the color theory again and refined my makeup collection even more. So, today’s blog will be a short one. I have realized that…

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…