NOTD: MNY 669 + question!

Jup, just on one nail! I'm not really all that into glittery and shimmery nail polish, and it felt right to have black matte nails and a shimmery accent on one nail. Silly me. This is the only polish from MNY I picked up (so far?) and I must say I like it. I believe it's a little over 2 euros, so super cheap. I was disappointed there are so many shimmery nail polishes in their collection. I like the overal assortiment of colours and I would've picked up a lot more polishes if they weren't so shimmery. Application was a bit streaky on the first coat, but it almost entirely disappeared after the second one. The only downside it that I thought the wand was a bit on the long side, but maybe that's just me. And the brush was maybe a bit too thin. Other than that, a fine polish!

I was just thinking. I'm really against testing on animals. I always thought Maybelline tested on animals, but I read a few posts about that not being true. Can anyone clarify this for me, please? It would be sad but this polish will be tossed immediately if it's tested on animals. Yuk.

Meow,
Michelle

EOTD: burgundy

Last weekend I picked up 2 new eye shadows, 329 from MNY and Red Wine from Sephora. I was so exited to play around with them, especially the MNY one. It's such a bright red colour, really something out of my comfort zone. This is the look I came up with:

The pictures aren't the best ever. I suggest to get used to it, haha. The weather is crap for taking pictures in daylight and I don't like too much editing. The colours really popped out in real life. I know my eyes are really creasy, but I can't really help that. And I got this weird thing on my eyelid, but I honestly don't care. And yeah, the eyebrows. I know. Okay, now I'm done making excuses =^x^=.



I just used MAC painterly paintpot as a base and applied MAC's Mylar all over the entire eye area. Then I put Red Wine from Sephora over the outer 1/3 of the lid and blended inwards. Then I blended 329 by MNY in the crease. I also smudged some Red Wine on the lower lash line. Eyeliner is MAC's fluidline in black black, applied with the 263 and I used Urban Decay's big fatty mascara for the lashes. And we're done!

So, what do you think? Constructive criticism is more than welcome!

Enjoy the rest of your lazy Sunday,
xo Michelle

Shopping: Maastricht

I looove Maastricht. It's my favorite city when I'm in the mood for some shopping. Seriously, it has almost every store a city needs. I rarely go out shopping like this, I usually just buy one or two things. But I was on the hunt for some boots.. and I just got my paycheck. Oops! And sorry for the craptastic pictures, it's getting dark early here so my camera won't take good pictures. That's what you get when you buy a cheap camera!

Sephora was holding a 'buy 1, get 1 free' sale, so I picked up a burgundy eyeshadow and a new primer, since I'm almost out of it. I went to Etos to check out the MNY products, because everyone is raving about them. I was kind of disappointed to be honest. I guess you girls all like glitters and shimmers, because this line has a lot of them. Not my cup of tea. I bought a nail polish (in 669) and an eyeshadow (in 329 I think..). It's a pretty bright pinkish red colour in real life. It's so cheap, I thought, let's pick a crazy colour for once. I tried it and I like it to be honest, pigmentation is great. I also went to MAC to get a new foundation, and I got the Pro Longwear in NC20. I've been wearing it ever since (Saturday), and I LOVE it! My skin really looks flawless. O, and I got a H&M polish too, I've been wanting this colour for a long time now. So pretty!

Some stuff I bought to make my own jewelry. I got the two boxes at Xenos for about 3 euros each, so cheap. The owl necklace is from Claire's, it's so adorable! I really love it. The other stuff is from a exchange market, I don't know what I'm going to do with it. Any suggestions?

Vintage-time! Boots are from Trader's Pop and the belt and purse are from Giensch. I love these shops, be sure to stop by them on your next visit to Maastricht, they hold some real treasures. The boots are my favorites! I bought vintage boots in Antwerp last winter, they look a little like these. I ended up wearing those the most. I honestly do not have a problem with second hand clothing or shoes. They get cleaned, what's the problem?

And my new boots! I was looking for flats, not too girly and not too tough and I believe these were right for me. They're super comfy! I don't remember what shop they're from, I only know they weren't very cheap. Boo!

I bought a new nail polish remover from Diadermine and a suger scrub from Lush. They're in the first picture. I also bought a khaki top at H&M, but it was in the laundry when these pictures were taken. I love all the stuff I got, but I felt quite guilty because I spent over 250 euros at once. I really don't like spending so much money at once, argh! Do you guys find these kind of posts interesting? I wasn't sure to put this up because I usually post about products or makeup. I'm planning on doing a 'What's in my bag' post if you'd like that. Let me know! I'm trying to get some variation in my posts, I'm getting bored with it haha.

Meow!
Michelle xo