Specialised in skincare Liz Earle started few years ago carrying her own makeup line. While it was rather modest at first, it has grown into whole line of makeup where you could find anything. When the very first makeup item was released, I had to get myself this item and so I got myself Liz Earle Sheer Skin Tint SPF15 in shade 02 'Beige'. From there on I got sucked into the whole makeup line, designed towards women who seek natural healthy finish.

This is probably one of my favourites post to read when browsing through my blog reading list. And now I decided to do an updated version of my makeup bag. I could have named it 'summer edition', but to go with the theme I just numbered it. Chances are this won't be my last 'What's in my makeup bag' post, so it will be easier to follow. This time there are my true favourites I have used for months and some of these for weeks. I have found that less is more and this definitely applies when it is summer time! So, without further ado, this is my light pink Lancóme makeup bag I got as a gift. It holds just everything I need and fits easily into my handbag if needed.

Couleur Caramel Smoothing Velvet Primer, Dark Circle Concealer and Natur'fluid Foundation have been my all time favourites for a while now. I also did a proper review on these three few days ago you can read in here. Only good words to say about these! I consider these perfect summer makeup items.

Kallos Cosmetics Love Pure Blush is something I can't skip on even if I don't use the whole face makeup. It adds the most natural flushed complexion to skin and you will look like you have been resting and been on vacation. Combats that dull and pasty winter skin in seconds! Also, talked about it in here.

Beautiful Me Finishing Powder in 'Dewy Perfection'' is my go to setting powder I mostly use on my t-zone, under my eyes and down my nose to get that healthy glow. It is so fine and the best and most accurate way to describe it would be 'a natural HD powder'. I am always afraid of powder as there is only that thin line between setting your makeup and making yourself matte cake face. Unnatural powdery face won't ever happen with this fine powder that actually gives a dewy finish with the power of keeping your makeup on longer. 

Royal Effem Bright & Bronze Mineral Powder is fairly new product, but I already love it so much. Mine is in shade 002 and gives the most natural beautiful bronzed glow. It is quite light warm toned bronzer with the rose undertones and won't leave your face orange or muddy at all. It also has finest sheen in it, but on face it rather shows up more like warm iridescent glow. I have used it as a contour, as a bronzer on my cheeks to warm up my face and also as an eye shadow. Gorgeous thing!

Avon Eyeshadow Primer is a light beige coloured almost like whipped cream base for your eyeshadow. It cancels out any redness or discolouration while also keeping your eye shadow on whole day. It won't leave eyelids sticky like some eye shadow primers do. And I am the person who's eyelids usually get quite oily throughout the day. Huge bonus, it is really affordable and will last a long time on you.

Senna Cosmetics Glow Eye Color in 'Cordovan' is a high quality deep bronze shade with reddish undertones. They describe it as 'bronzed wine' and it is quite accurate. It adds depth and warmth to eyes whenever I need more dramatic eye. Easy to use and guaranteed you won't get any fall-out with this as its sheen really represents more glow than shimmer. When I am in hurry, I use it as a all over shade colour and I am good to go yet put together. When I have more time in my hands I use it as a crease shade or add it in the outer corners of my eyes and blend it out.

Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Quad in 'Nearly Naked' is a handy thing to have when creating everyday nude eye. Avon has really stepped up in its game and improved their shadow quality. They stay on as smooth as they go on and all these shades they are always coming up with are comparable with high end shadows. I have mattes and satin tones in this palette and these allow me to create really natural or more dramatic eye when needed.

Artdeco Eye Brow Powder in shade 5 'Medium'. Before getting this I always tried to find the best thing for defining brows and were quite indecisive about what I really like. I tried different brow powder, regular eyeshadows, eye brow pencils, waxes, gels etc. Never ever I had known that getting your brows on could be that easy and you don't need to polish them with the powder for 10 minutes to make them somewhat decent. As long as you have picked out the right shade for your brows, this one makes it so easy. With only few wipes using angled brush and this powder you will get nicely done and natural looking arch!

MISSHA The Style 4D Mascara and Etude House Drawing Show Brush Liner are my usual everyday combination when I actually decide to go with an eyeliner. When not, it will only be this mascara. It gives natural, yet separated and feathery lashes I do love. Eye liner is extremely high quality and such a fool-proof item everyone, who is struggling with the perfect line should get. I talked about both of these in here very recently.

Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Mascara is really gorgeous and gives spectacular results with its volumising and curling effect. I have a deluxe-sample size of it and have used it on more special occasions as this does give that beautiful false lash effect. Again, I love the brush as it isn't rubber, but really big sized curved wand that will give its promised effect within only one coat.

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipshine is something that gives your lips natural colour and creamy shine all in one. It is so smoothing, juicy and softening on lips. Using this could get absolutely addicitive in a good way, because with a hint of perfect nude colour it will beautify the whole face and definitely will give that special luxurious feel inside. I contains moisturising ingredients that will also take care of lips and give them a nousrishment and boost for eight hours. As I mentioned I have a lovely beige nude with a slight hint of natural pink in it and it is a shade 77 'Ingénue'.

Besamé Cosmetics 'Exotic Pink Lipstick' is another luxurious lip product that comes in a sleek golden tube and is quite different from the Chanel one by it consistency. It has more matte texture, ridiculously good pigmentation when it comes to shade itself and really good staying power. This lipstick has been inspired by the vintage cosmetics and the exact shade 'Exotic Pink' that truly is a bold flamingo pink has is based on the actual shade of lipstick from 1955. This shade is so bright and beautiful, it would brighten up any complexion and mood.

Gosh Cosmetics Velvet Touch Lipstick in 152 'Mandarina'. Is probably one of my favourite shades of lip products to wear. It is not too orange, more like a muted creamy orange mixed with coral. It leaves velvety smooth finish with a creamy shine to it and feels very comfortable on lips. 

Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil is really hydrating and nourishing lip balm without being overly greasy. I love to apply it as a base to my lip colours when applying makup. As it is quite delicate and evens out the lips natural tone with the slight hint of colour, it makes a perfect base to more drying and matte lip products. It smells divine, works wonderful and has served me well.

Last but not least I have a sample of Dolce & Gabbana Dolce perfume which is very feminine and delicate yet has its on character and spice to it. It is a perfect 'woman scent' as to me it seems to be more mellow and sensual than more girly floral perfumes would be.

That's it! Not too much, but enough to get every makeup need covered.

You can layer and layer good skincare and take your time to work its magic, but if it doesn't you probably put so much bad stuff on your skin during daytime, your skin can't take it anymore. Whenever I have troubled skin times I turn to natural makeup. Especially natural face makeup! Couleur Caramel is a lovely French cosmetics brand that does its makeup clean, pure and full of good ingredients that actually take care of your skin. These would also be perfect items to use in your summer makeup routine as I can't imagine what could be worse for your skin than sweating under sun having silicones, parabens, parfums and other chemicals on sitting on your skin.

Couleur Caramel Smoothing Velvet Primer enhances the complexion, improves foundation application and sets makeup by prolonging its hold. It has sheer texture that smoothes skin tone and makes its texture velvety smooth. I apply it only on my oilier areas as it has a mattifying effect, yet it leaves skin its healthy look. I imagine that this would be a life saver product for people who are overly oily. As I also get drier areas I sometimes prefer to use tiniest amount and mix it with my foundation, then I apply the mixture on my face and I will get poreless airbrushed finish in a natural way. This primer is a true multi-tasker and can also used throughout the day on makeup when unwanted shine comes peeks through and makeup need little correction in general. While this is not all, it contains lots of natural oils that are beneficial for skin. This product restored my belief into makeup primers as I always thought you can't get a good pore concealing primer without nasties in it. Turns out you can and while using it you are able to enjoy its sweet dessert-like aroma!

Couleur Caramel Natur'fluid Foundation is a light coverage foundation to achieve a natural finish with. It allows to even out skin tone while hydrating  skin completely and giving you radiant a complexion. The application process itself feels always so good and comforting on skin, almost like putting on skincare. What can be better? During the day it will sink more into skin, so it won't be very long-lasting, but whenever I reapply it on areas where I might need more coverage, it won't look cakey or unnatural. Perfect summer time foundation! Mine comes in shade 12, natural beige. 

Couleur Caramel Dark Circle Concealer has turned out to be my hero product! This concealer gets so creamy with the heat of your fingers, yet dries perfectly matte but not dry looking on skin. It diminishes everything from dark circles to acne scars, blemishes and redness. A lot of times I don't even use powder to set it as it finds the right way to cooperate with skin and stay on long hours. Having a huge benefit of not getting into fine lines, but adapting with skin's texture, I love this so much that can't go a day without it. Whenever I choose not use makeup on that day, I only dab little bit this product on problem areas and I am good to go. Mine comes in shade 12, light beige.

Or should I just say 'perfect summer flush'? Because this is just that perfect shade which gives you so healthy and natural flush. I would see this blush to cooperate with any complexion and skin undertone. 

It is Kallos Cosmetics Love Pure Blush  and mine is in shade 07. In the packaging it has little bit of fine golden speckles in it and colour seems to have a warm coral undertone to it. On face it is comes out very natural and matte, not too powdery and the shade appears to be rosy pink with the slightest hint of coral. 

When I first got it I couldn't believe the quality of the product. Thing is, it is extremely affordable, but both packaging and product itself seem to be something you usually won't get with that little amount of money. This Kallos blush is highly pigmented and little bit goes very long way. You basically need just a slight swipe of colour to get the right amount without going overboard. Whenever applied too much, which has happened to me couple of times since I wasn't familiar with this product yet, it is easy to blend out and perfect cheeks with warm flush to them have been achieved.

While waiting impatiently for summer to arrive we can already peek into upcoming autumn. There are no rules in makeup, so you can wear whatever look no matter what the current season is. So be inspired!

These are some of the makeup looks from the 2014 Fall Runways. Some of them are over the top and daring, but most of them are very wearable and minimalistic. What's your favourite?

Time for another 'beauty favourites' post. While I have been using so much new and great products lately that I haven't talked about yet, I needed to cut down the amount of products I love and bring you the best of my favourites. So these thing made the cut, are totally trustworthy and basically my heroes when it comes to beauty care. Again, I must admit that I have undetectably become a junkie and an addict for natural beauty products. While I do have some things in my beauty stash that aren't completely natural, I noticed that these are mostly natural and safe to use for everyone. 

Organic Surge Moisture Boost Shampoo and Conditioner are both the products that surprised me the most. These are so affordable and free of all the nasty stuff that aren't good for your hair. Shampoo is so gentle yet lathers well and cleans hair like nobody's business. It is enriched with aloe vera, olive leaf and grape vine extracts that keep hair moisturised and silky. Lemon peel extract seals the hair cuticle to maintain its shine and keep hair frizz free. Thyme and fennel seed extracts work to strengthen and prevent breakage. While shampoo cleanses without stripping hair, conditioner is with its thickness and creamy texture hydrates and nourishes even the driest locks. I am so pleased with these products and have managed to get my hair into better condition than I have ever dreamed.

Unique Haircare Leave-In Conditioner is a certified organic spray conditioner with a low pH-value and milk proteins that protect every individual hair strand from heat stress, colour fading and environmental damage. I truly recommend it to everyone, but especially to people who need to improve their hair condition, lock in moisture, but are worried about their hair weighing down or going flat. This adds perfect amount of luxurious moisture and strength to hair, but also gives surprisingly great volume and body to it. I have used it in damp hair before styling and in dry hair when I need to refresh my locks between washes. Both ways work wonders!

Vestige Verdant Face Mask is a miracle in a jar. It is produced in my own little home country, Estonia and has become a huge thing in here. I can't argue with the fact that it is amazing! It comes in huge jar that lasts basically months and months. It can be used daily and is suitable for every skin type and skin condition as it has so many benefits. It deep cleanses and moisturises, improves skin texture, revives blood circulation, heals allergies and overly sensitive skin, diminishes acne, relieves stress and restores natural pH balance of skin. As has only organic minerals and bioactive humic acid I truly believe in every statement this mask has made! It goes on smooth, looks absolutely black and starts to itch on skin soon after waiting around. You can actually feel it working and pulling all the nastiness out of your skin. It is messy to remove, but not impossible. I have found it is best to wash it off in the shower so this has become my daily face routine just before getting into shower. My skin has become a lot clearer, smoother and balanced since I have used it regularly.

Selexir Peace Balm has been my another must have wonder product when it comes to skin care. It is and intensive cosmetic salve that specifically soothes distressed, irritated and sensitive skin areas. Its formula is bursting with goodness as it contains 21 highly concentrated natural ingredients. It improves skin's texture, balances its hydration levels and strengthens skin's natural barrier. I have used it around my mouth which was my problem area when temperature changes got the best out of my skin. I have also used it on cracked hands and lips just before going to bed and woken up to perfectly healed skin. I am especially impressed with the amount of time it works. You literally apply tiniest amount of it on your problem area and wake up to beautifully healed skin in the morning!

NOVExpert Eye Contour Care is a moisturising lifting and decongesting eye cream with hyaluronic acid, cucumber extracts and cornflower in it. It is deeply hydrating, yet so light and absorbs fast without laving any residue on the eye area. It has significally reduced my dark circles and promises also to combat any puffiness and dryness. It relieves redness and discomfort when I have my common spring time allergies and feels comforting in the morning right after waking up. I also love the fact that it is hypoallergenic and 100% natural.

I do plan doing a full detailed reviews on some of these products, so bare with me. When you want me to write a review on the product that got your attention, just let me know!

Another BB-cream Lumene Bright Now Vitamin C BB-cream with SPF 20 has to be one of the best ones I have tried so far. I have had this bright and sleek tube of goodness since fall and started to love it particularly in the winter time when cold weather finally kicked in. I discovered with a pity that my skin feels drier, duller and needs more hydration since normal foundations and creams just didn't do any justice.

First of all you get so much product for the price it is insane. I have used mine non stop and I still have so much left. I love when they do this, because you deserve plenty of good things! It smells really fresh and not overpowering at all, something like citrus would smell in a lighter version of it.

Colour wise it is pretty universal as I have shade 01 light and this would suit for lighter complexions and medium ones too. It just melts into your skin without leaving any traces of makeup on your face.

Lumene promises this Bright Now BB-cream to be anti-aging, brightening, hydrating, protecting, skin tone evening, imperfections covering and I can't argue with none of these statements. Since it feels like it has some kind of vitamin C based ingredients in it I would imagine it would act like an anti-aging products in a longer run. It does cover some minor imperfections, as it has quite natural finish. Yet is buildable and doesn't cake up even if you decide you need one more layer of it for a higher coverage.

Creamy and smooth consistency of it allows you to apply it like a simple moisturiser and you will still achieve a perfect finish and base for your rest of the makeup. It actually feels refreshing and brightening right away after applying. I really can't point out even one bad thing about this product and that should say something. Lumene really hit the right mark creating this one!

Here are my favourite beauty products I have been reaching for oh so often lately. I haven't used too much makeup or if I have it has been simple and light for my skin's pleasure. Most of these are on its last legs, so that proves the point that I have enjoyed them very much indeed.

Senna Cosmetics Powder Point Brush from the summer collection. It is so silky and soft on skin and therefore you won't even need any additional effort when applying blusher, bronzer, highlighter or simple powder. I use it for the blusher or bronzer and love it!

BeYu Eyebrow Gel is the one an only brow product I have been using for taming and styling by eyebrows. It holds a perfect light brown gel inside which isn't too waxy or sticky. Brushing through your eyebrows is so underrated and should be done more as it gives naturally polished look.

Maybelline Color Tattoo Cream Eyeshadow in Permanent Taupe is a matte long lasting cream shadow that would suit most of the people. It gives perfect swipe of contouring shade to the eyelids that stays put like no ones business. I also like that this is best when applied with fingers, that makes makeup routine so much more easier.

Clinique Almost Lipstick in Flirty Honey is a lipstick I got from Clinique Almost Lipsticks set that included four of them. This particular shade is a true sheer pink and gives that 'your lips, but better' shade. It doesn't feel sticky or heavy, but more like wearing moisturising lip balm with excellent colour.

Weleda Pomegranate Regenerating Hand Cream is like a dream come true in a hand cream world. It smells no naturally like a pomegranate mixed with roses. I sometimes keep applying it just because of the scent of it. It moisturises like a wonder product would do and leaves skin softly hydrated for a long time.

The Body Shop Moringa Body Butter is the most feminine of them all. It contains moisturising shea butter that leaves skin moisturised and smelling delicately floral after every use. This has been and is my most favourite scent of The Body Shop butters.

ESPA Refining Skin Polish is a natural brightening skin exfoliator for deep cleansing and smoothing. I have this in a travel size yet I have gotten quite much use out of it. It acts like a natural microdermabrasion leaving skin smoother than any other face scrubs I have used. That said it should be used in moderation and small amount goes a long way.

Ingli Pai Sea Mud Mask is a natural face mask made by Estonian skin care company that makes 100% natural products. This particular face mask has been developed for a skin with enlarged pores. It contains natural sea mud and essential oils of cypress, chamomile and lemon. It smells really harsh like a real sea mud would do, but I got used to it. I like the fact that it is so powerful and draws out even the most stubborn impurities, leaving pores much smaller afterwards.

Dr Bragi Marine Enzyme Age Management Moisturiser is a wonder product I did full review on recently and absolutely adore. It moisturises, purifies, smoothes, heals, hydrates and brightens.

This goes on my face whenever I feel the need to wear makeup. It does change often as I rotate everything I own to get the most out of them, but this little selection has been the same for quite some time now.

MISSHA M Signature Real Complete BB Cream in Light Beige has been my go to base product. It has perfect smooth coverage, yet doesn't look like wearing foundation or any product on your face all. I like that it evens out and brightens my face instantly and allows it to last all day. 

Lumene Excellength Mascara is perfect product for those natural yet volumised looking feathery lashes. It gets even tiniest lash and coats it with blackest coating of mascara.

Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner gives blackest and most defined liner look. It is completely fool proof to use and even if you often struggle with eyeliner you can manage this perfectly!

MISSHA Under Eye Brightener is a brightener and concealer in one handy tube. Covers so well and leaves no noticeable traces of you wearing under eye concealer at all.

Senna Cosmetics Glow Eye Colour in Rose Gold Glow. This is an eyeshadow that warms up any complexion. I love the warm gold sheen running through dusty rose shade. It has been my staple ever since I got it.

Liz Earle Healthy Glow Cream Blush in Blossom is creamiest of them all. This dusty old rose shade glides on so effortlessly and you don't even need a brush for it. Gives perfect natural-but-better blushed look.

Maybelline Color Whisper Sensational in Coral Ambition is a lipstick and lipbalm in one tube. It applies evenly like moisturising lipbalm, but leaves perfect bright coral shade like a lipstick. 

This is it! Not much, but still enough to make an effort and look put together at all times. Sometimes I skip few steps and use just mascara, concealer and blusher. Sometimes I skip them all and rock my bare face!

It is still great summer going on here and that affect definitely my wish list, where everything looks light and bright. I have been lurking on ASOS so much lately and therefore many of my beauty wishes happen to be from their selection. Another wonderful and very comparable website is Siison. I have talked about it before and get regularly so many good ideas from there.

1. OSKIA Skincare Bedtime Beauty Boost, is a nutri-active regenerating and nourishing night cream. I love night treatments as they are highly effective and I love them even more when they are natural and full of minerals, vitamins, omegas, essential oils and peptides just like this one.

2. Sleek Makeup True Colour Lipstick in Peaches and Cream, looks like a perfect bright coral nude lipstick. I have heard that Sleek lipsticks are so pigmented, long lasting and true to colour. No wonder it is tempting me every since I know its existence.

3. Ted Baker Treasured Orchid Makeup Bag, is a floral printed, has a glossy finish, zipper and even smaller inner compartment. Ted Baker knows the world of makeup bags and is always creating new and prettier ones.

4. Moshi Wild Mango Body Scrub is made in Estonia and extremely nourishing smoothing for your skin. It has a sea buckthorn oil full of vitamins and smoothing sugar for extra sweet body exfoliation. Plus it promises to leave body delicious and silky!

5. L'occitane Angelica Protective Lotion SPF 15 is a fresh light textured moisturising day lotion infused with real organic angelica from France. I can imagine how perfect it would be for morning skin routine with its freshness, protectiveness and boosting effect.

6. Bourjois Cream Blush in Nude Velvet looks like a perfect nude coraly pink shade. I am more and more into cream blushes and can't fancy them enough. They are fuss free to apply, stay on very natural and leave such a polished look on cheekbones. 

7. Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Liner in Nude is a creamy long lasting liner in a variation of colours. I would opt for a nude shade to brighten up the eye area and waterline whenever needed.

8. The Balm Shady Lady Vol 2 Eyeshadow Palette. Apart from cutest packaging The Balm tends to have wonderful quality and colour payoff so this eyeshadow palette would be amazing for autumn. These shades are perfect for everything: from neutral eye to more dramatic look.

9. Jenoris Pistachio Oil Hair Treatment is full of Omegas, vitamins and fatty acids. Perfect for frizzy dry hair as a pre styling product or nourishing oil treatment before washing your hair.

10. SteamCream 3in1 Moisturiser Scarlet Tin is a lightweight all purpose moisturiser in a sleek handy tin. All SteamCream moisturisers are handmade from unrefined steam and floral extracts. Not to mention that all their tins are to die for!

One of the non-makeup items that came out with this collection was Powder Point 33 Brush. It is silky soft with a mint green wooden handle and shiny black barrel. This brush is suitable from powder to bronzers, blushers and highlighters. Its pointed shape gets so perfectly into hollows of your cheeks or tops of your cheeks. It has become a valuable tool in my makeup routine!

These are powders from the new collection called Brilliant Bronze. As you can see this comes in two different versions: lighter colder toned 'Dawn' which has light bronzer and seashell toned highlighter in it and warmer toned 'Sunset' which has deeper bronzer and golden highlight in it.

Both are very wearable even on lighter skin tones as despite their good pigmentation they can be applied with a lighter hand or builded up to more heavier application. Even though they both have a lot of shimmer in a compact it doesn't transfer so much on the face, they rather leave sheen on your skin that gives you that angelic glow. 

These two are new additions to Senna Cosmetics Glow Eye Colours. 'Emerald Glow' is a golden warm toned green and 'Rose Gold Glow' is a perfect warm rose gold shade which I can't get enough of. They both are so pigmented, glide on easily to a smooth glossy finish that would make everybody's eyes pop. I have tried to combine these colours together and they compliment each other so well!

Ultra Last Eyeliners come in 'Ultra Black' and 'Ultra Brown'. They are extremely comfortable to use as they have supporting rubber surface on them. Pigmentation wise are these absolutely crazy and last so long without any smudging. On these swatches I rubbed them with my finger and as you can see they didn't move or smear at all. As I use oil cleansing method when removing my makeup I haven't had any problems removing these afterwards. Perfect eyeliners for sure!

I have always loved Senna Cream Lipsticks. They are so smooth, hydrating and yet long lasting and these are no exceptions. 'Midas' is a gold metallic shade and 'Down To Earth' is a warm golden chocolate berry shade. I think that gold metallic shade of lipstick has to be the one product I am least excited about. I have heard that many people are loving it and using it as a topping for other lip products to give their lips more golden shine, but I just haven't worked it out yet. The other shade on the other hand is a perfection. It gives just the right shade of 'your lips but better' on your pout when blended out and turns your lips into nice opaque berry wine shade when layered.

Senna Lip Lacquers are another items I have had many luck with. Their staying power is amazing without any sticky feel like many long lasting lip glosses can leave behind. My favourite one is 'Bonfire' that is blood orange shade without any noticeable sparkle in it. It comes out as beautiful as in a tube and lights up face instantly. For even bolder wear you can apply another layer and rock the brightest look on lips for hours. 'Sunstone' is sparkling golden amber tone which delivers nude bronze lips on its own, but also makes a great topping for any other lip product. Even though it has sparkles in it they aren't something that you would feel on your lips as they are very delicate and fine.

That was a long post, but I still feel I couldn't tell much good things about Senna Cosmetics. Their makeup has always so good quality and lasting power. To be honest I would put them on the same level with any other high end makeup brand as I really can't see the difference with all the effort and passion Senna Cosmetics puts into their collections.

I haven't had the pleasure of trying CC-creams before, but they should basically act like a lighter version of a foundation that evens out any imperfections on your skin. It was the beginning of the summer when I got my hands on Lumene Color Correcting Cream. So it was right time to get something less heavier for warmer weather. While I am not too worried about going out bare faced, that is what I have been doing for couple of weeks with this hot weather, it is still good to have a option to put on your makeup and still feel comfortable.

This cream comes in pretty tube that gives product out like you want it, not how the developers of it wanted to. I have the shade light, but is also comes in a medium and deep tone. Even if I have a bit of a tan on right now it still suits for me when blending good. So not knowing prefect shade isn't too crucial and will be still wearable when you pick the wrong one.

Lumene promises it to act in a six different ways, act like a fine textured foundation that evens out any redness, cover like a concealer, smooth skin like a primer, highlight and brighten skin like an illuminator, last long enough like a long lasting foundation and give sun protection of SPF20.

It is suitable for every skin type and gives a semi-matte finish.

The consistency of it is perfect, not too thick but not to liquid either. It blends easily and you don't need to work hard with it. You don't even need a brush with it to be honest, hands work just perfect and give you desirable finish. I do give credit to it for its coverage, it cover pretty well any redness or discolouration, I only need to put concealer under my eyes when using it. You won't get the layer that full coverage foundation would give you, instead you get natural looking buildable medium coverage.

The primer part of it is also very true, it hides any big looking pores, smooths skin so well and gives it good power of staying on longer than expected. I doesn't highlight as much as I was hoping, but that isn't big deal as dewiness can also be added separately with a proper highlighter. Therefore I would say it has more of a matte finish but not in a suffocating mask way, It just has the ability to keep oiliness at bay. 

What do you think of CC-creams? Am I too late to jump on the bandwagon? 

Lately I have been going through things like crazy and that means another 'empties' post for my blog. Some of these I have done a proper review on and I won't stop on them for too long.

Dove Essential Nourishment Hand Cream is a pretty plain hand cream full of chemicals. Although I didn't enjoy it much I used it up and it took me quite some time. I was expecting a deep nourishment from it, but it did nourish my hands only temporarily. This is definitely a product your hands could get addicted to and I mean it in a bad way. It is so bad that Dove doesn't want to put ingredients on their webpage.

Marc Jacobs Daisy In The Air is a simply divine perfume. It is fresh, floral but in a delicate way. And can we please talk about the bottle? It would decorate anybody's beauty table! I did a full review on it for a while ago.

AEOS Refreshing Hydrating Mist is an organic face mist full of biodynamic essential oils, plant extracts and real gems and crystals. It smells light, floral and super energising! It has been a huge relief for me on hot humid days when I needed a refreshment. My skin was always so soft, glowing and comfortable afterwards. Even though it is quite pricey it is a huge good quality glass bottle you can't miss out on.

Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Smoky Eyes Macara was a mascara I thought would be good. Instead it was just average. I have seen worse, but also have seen better! It flaked on me pretty bad after a long day and the tube died out pretty fast. Huge plus was blackness of it and quite big brush which gets lashes voluminous with few strokes.

Clayspray Hydrate H20 Spray Mineral Water is mineral rich mountain spring water that treats skin with instant moisture. I used it with my Clayspray clay mask, but I ran out of this spray before I even got finished with my mask bottle. It did feel very good and relieving on skin! I also have a full review on this water spray.

Circaroma Replenishing Hand Cream, so this is a hand cream you can call a real hand cream! It is perfect to achieve permanently soft and smooth hands. It has so much goodness in it and smells just like wild rose flowers. More on this cream is available in my review on it.

Viridian Clear Skin Complex is natural organic supplements that supposed to be good for any skin problems from acne, eczema, aging, pigmentation etc. It has a lot of good probiotic bacteria in it along with much needed minerals, antioxidants and omegas. I didn't notice tremendous difference in my skin, but I did notice a lot more toxins getting out of my system and digestion getting better when using it. I would definitely use it again when I need to cleanse.

Time flies! According to the Fall 2013 runway looks from NY Fashion Week it is going to be a warm autumn! All the colours tend to be warmer, and softer around the eyes. Lips wise it is either berry shade red lip or nude lip. I guess we don't need to remind ourselves about the brows, they look still pretty bold and natural on the perfectly polished face as a canvas.

1. Carolina Herrera | 2. Diane von Furstenberg | 3. Dolce & Gabbana | 4. Dsquared2

5. Elie Saab | 6. Emporio Armani | 7. Givenchy | 8. Gucci

9. Guy Laroche | 10. Marc by Marc Jacobs | 11. Moschino | 12. Prada

13. Versace | 14. Stella McCartney | 15. Tom Ford | 16. Ralph Lauren

Time for my second beauty wish list! Some of these things I know that are good, some of these I would just like to try out and hopefully love to pieces. Like always, things I have been longing for quite some time and things that would be impulsive buys.

1. Shan Rahimkhan Shiny Silver Treatment with Argan Oil & Quinoa is a conditioning treatment mask for hair with pearl and silver pigments to get a cool look and intensified colour and shine.

2. Bdellium Tools Travel Line Basic 7pc Brush Set is a professional antibacterial brush set that consist of most needed travel sized makeup brushes that come in a handy brush roll.

3. Barry M Gelly Nail Paint (in shade Blueberry) is long lasting gel nail polish that gives shiny glossy chip resistant colour with the colour range that looks something that would make every day brighter - link.

4. Senna Cosmetics Face Sculpting Kit (in Shade 1) consists of a compact that has highlighting and contouring shades in a cream to powder form and a brush to assist in getting the perfect sculpted face.

5. JOIK BB Cream (in shade Medium) is a perfect illuminating, sun protecting and perfecting BB cream that comes from my own home country and has been made by hand with finest natural ingredients.

6. Liz Earle Botanical Shine Nourishing Hair Oil is a lightweight luxurious hair oil that tames frizz, adds shine, smooths hair, protects against heat and reduces blow drying time significantly.

7. Soap & Glory The Fab Pore Facial Peel is an intensive pore refining mask that exfoliates and peels off any dirt, grime and dead skin from your face and especially from problem areas.

8. Daniel Sandler Watercolor Fluid Blusher (in shade Passion) is a water based blusher, therefore it blends very easily, gives perfect seamless and natural blushed cheek with the great lasting power.

These are the current beauty objects I have my eyes peeled on. Have you tried something from these? If you have how did you get along with it?

I am a concealer fanatic and especially big fan of concealers meant for under eye area, because that is where I need the most coverage. I have had luck with many ones I have tried and hated even more of them. I am still always hunting for more in hope to find better, more reliable coverage with most possible natural finish. You don't want to end up cake under your eye are, do you?

I was blown away when I discovered that one diligent Estonian company MISSHA Baltics got themselves so far that they carry pretty wide selection of different products by this Korean brand. I am aware that MISSHA has been very hyped in the beauty world, yet is not available for most of the people who live in Europe.

So imagine my excitement when I saw they sell MISSHA Under Eye Brightener. As Asian women are more demanding when it comes their skin care and makeup I had pretty high hopes for this product. But as it is pretty affordable I gave it a benefit of a doubt and jumped in being pretty neutral about it.

It comes in two shades and I opted for the darker one which is called 'Natural Beige'. I would actually suggest choosing the darker one when you are light to medium skin toned like me as it turned out to be just the perfect colour. It looks like tube has some iridescence to it but I didn't notice any sheen in the product itself.

It comes with toe foot applicator like most of the concealers out there. Product itself isn't really thick but not liquidy either. Just the right creamy consistency I like: easily blendable and opaque enough to cover everything unwanted. When it comes to overall packaging you would expect getting something cheaper and with less quality considering the price you need to pay for this.

As you can see this really brightens and covers up the eye area without leaving any product sitting under the eyes. I am genuinely impressed with this product and definitely going to buy it again and again when I ran out.

There you go, living proof that you don't need to give out your whole pay check to get a good working product you will love. 

I have been really loving Lumene mascaras lately. They have something that other brands don't have when it comes to building volume and length to lashes. Lumene Excellength is pretty new edition to their mascara collection, it came out this spring.

It has cloudberry stem cell extract in it to keep condition lashes in the long run. I have noticed that with the other Lumene mascaras, that they always put something good and conditioning in it for your lashes to be healthy. Along with the conditioning extracts it claims to have fibres in it, but I couldn't see and had no idea. That is good I guess, noticeable fibres usually get into my eye and cause irritation.

Brush wise it has slim soft rubber wand with tiny bristles to it. It is really easy to work with and it gives you blackest clump free coating of mascara. These tiny bristles get in between every lash and ensure the fast feathery lashes I like! It hasn't smudged on me and easy to remove with regular cleanser. And look at that sleek and shiny orange tube!

So, these are not rules by any means, but I think that we all do have little must-haves in order to looks presentable and most importantly feel good in every situation. What are good things to have when those hot summer weathers kick in and you need to look your best!

These are definitely my favourite posts to read and watch so I decided to show you what is my makeup bag. I usually change the contents of my makeup bag and items in it quite often, but some of these are definitely my staple products.

This is my current makeup bag that holds my daily makeup. I don't carry this with me everyday, because that would be killer thing to do.

This bag is beautifully sequined and lined in silky leopard print,  has inside pocket with a zipper and the most importantly holds quite many products.  I noticed it on eBay and got it immediately as it was so cheap. Originally it was meant to be evening bag, but I will rather use it as makeup bag. Also, it comes in different colours, mine is black.

Japonesque Travel Blush Brush - link.

Sigma F86 Tapered Kabuki - link.

bdellium tools 942 Angled Contouring Brush - link.

bdellium tools 957 Precision Kabuki - link.

Rimmel Match Perfection Illuminating Concealer in 030 Classic Beige - link.

Sleek Makeup Face Form Kit in Light - link.

Ontic Minerals Foundation in F09 Creme Brulee - link.

Ontic Minerals Bronzer in B10 Chocolicious - link.

Ontic Minerals Blusher in B01 You Make Me Blush! - link.

Liz Earle Daily Eye Repair - link.

Sigma E40 Tapered Blending Brush - link.

bdellium 776 Shading Blending Brush - link.

bdellium 781 Crease Eye Brush - link.

Sigma E55 Eye Shading Brush - link.

Sigma E30 Pencil Brush - link.
Random angled liner brush.

Maybelline Lasting Studio Gel Eyeliner in Intense Black - link.

Ontic Minerals Eye Shadow in E27 Dare to Shine? - link.

Ontic Minerals Eye Shadow in E35 Brandy Sour - link.

Senna Cosmetics Form-A-Brow Kit in Neutral - link.

bellaoggi Brow Pencil in Blonde - link.

Luview Gleam Full Longlash Mascara - link.

Lumene Natural Code Volume-Maximizing Mascara - link.

Eye Lash Curlers

bellaoggi Lipgloss in 05 Peach Flower - link.

AEOS Organic Lip Gloss in Frosted Pink - link.

Maybelline Color Whisper in Coral Ambition - link.

Comb, tweezers and little angled liner brush for brow powder.

Escada Cherry In The Air perfume sample - link.

JO LOVES... Gardenia perfume sample - link.