Once again, it's been over a year since I tried out a new foundation. I feel like it's very hard for me to find a suitable one for my combination skin, so when I do, I stick to it. Nars Sheer Glow has been my number one bae for filming and going out, while the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum, an old favourite, is the one I usually grab when going for natural-looking day-to-day looks.

Having said that, the latter just got a very strong competitor - Earth Cream by Dusty Girls. Dusty Girls is an all-natural vegan-friendly Australian brand I haven't even heard of up until a month ago, but one thing's for sure, they definitely have my attention now. 

Their Earth Cream is one of the best everyday foundations I've tried. Don't let the 'tinted cream' description fool you. The coverage is way better compared to other tinted creams on the market. I would say between light and medium, and what I also like about it is how easy it is to blend out. It has a thicker, cream-like consistency, so I would say avoid the brushes and just use your good old hands. Quick and streak-free! Also, one pump - yay for the pump - is more than enough to cover your whole face.

Somehow this product works well on my dry as well as oily areas. It's super moisturizing, which helps it to not stick to the dry patches I have on my cheeks, and stays on throughout the whole day, even on my oily T-zone. I haven't noticed any separation either, which is a big deal to me, because my foundations always end up separating on my chin.

The only thing I'm not exactly over the moon with is the scent. It's just a bit... funky? I really don't know how to describe it. Maybe it's what most all-natural products smell like and I'm just not used to it. Luckily, it ends up going away once it settles, so it's far from being a deal breaker, but I just thought I would mention it.

P.S. I wanted to include some before and after photos as well, but for some reason, I always end up forgetting to take them, so I decided to go ahead with the post and hope the video demo below will be just as helpful. 

I recently published this instagram photo and some of you lovely ladies asked me to film a tutorial for the makeup look I was wearing, which is what I have for you today. My eye makeup look is slightly different, because I don't remember all the shades that I used the first time around, and I also toned down the intensity. On purpose. When I film a video knowing I won't be going outside that day, I always put on a few extra layers. My studio lights tend to 'absorb' makeup, meaning it always turns out less intense on camera than it actually is in real life, which is why I allow myself to be heavy-handed sometimes. But when I know I'll be walking around in public afterwards, I tone it down a notch to avoid the noticable cakyess and potential weird looks. Hence why this makeup tutorial turned out a bit meh. It's annoying, but let's roll with it, haha. When I was trying to come up with a new, appropriate title for the look, I asked my sister for suggestions, and she described it as the 'I'm going out with friends but I'm going home before they hit the club, because I'm way underdressed' look. While the title didn't make the cut, being a wee bit too long, I think she was spot on. Where would you wear this look?

I'm baaaack! I'm done with my make-up artist school now and I'm glad to inform you that I passed the final exam, which means that I am now a certified professional make-up artist, woohoo! Now, before I start telling you about the best facial scrub ever, which is the main topic of this post, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be filming a video about my experience regarding the MUA school in a few days, but I need your help. Since I don't know what exactly you would like me hear talking about, I decided to make a Q&A style video, so please leave me any questions that you have below this post. Of course, you can also leave me questions on twitter, facebook or even e-mail them to me. 

Ok, back to the main topic now. By now, most of you probably already know about my dry skin battles. I used to have severe dry flakes on my cheeks, then a few months ago, I managed to get rid of them with the help of a face cream I have yet to talk about, but when I started school, my skin became a dry mess again. We were mostly practicing doing make-up on ourselves, which meant that I got make-up put on and off me at least five times a day, so it was only a matter of time when my skin would start acting out. All I can say is, thank god for our amazing make-up instructor, who introduced us to the perfect remedy for our irritated and dried out skin, which I will now share with all of you! I'm telling you, this facial scrub does wonders and what is even better, you can make it yourself with the stuff you can find in your kitchen! 

You will only need a handful of almonds (for dry skin) or hazelnuts (for mixed skin), one table spoon of honey, five drops of lemon juice and a tea spoon of argan/olive/almond oil. Then, you basically just need to throw everything in a blender, and when everything is finely blended, you throw it gently rub it on your face in circular motions and rinse it off with water. That's it! If you have any remains left, you can put them in a fridge, and use the scrub throughout the following week, every second or third day. Oh, and don't forget to put on a good moisturizing cream afterwards! Soooo, who's gonna try out the scrub? Please let me know how you like it if you do! And don't forget to leave me questions for the MUA school Q&A video! :)

When I came home from the US, I had a few surprises waiting for me in the mail. One of them is this lovely GlacierSpa Mineral Eye Color in the shade 'Champagne'. The eyeshadow also came with a cute little brush, but I haven't been using it for applying the pigment, because I'm too used to my bigger brushes. Having said that, the size and the shape of this mini brush is perfect for putting some eyeshadow under your eyes or in your inner corners, so I'll definitely get a lot of use out of it in the future. 

Now back to the eyeshadow. As the name suggest, this is a mineral eyeshadow pigment or in other words, a highly pigmented loose eyeshadow that can be applied dry or wet for even stronger colour payoff. 

To be honest, I don't have much experience with loose eyeshadows. I tend to avoid them because the pigment can get all over the place when you try to apply it. But apart from the messy factor, most pigments are amazing, and so is the GlacierSpa 'Champagne' Mineral Eye Color. It is very pigmented, buttery and long-lasting. I've been wearing it all day long and unlike my MUA pressed eyeshadow that I put in my crease, it did not move or lost its brightness. 

'Champagne' is an off-white shimmery shade that you can wear all over your lid, but you can also use it as a highlighting shade. I personally love wearing it under my brows. I think it looks just perfect there!

You can get this GlacierSpa eyeshadow (and many more lovely shades) here on ecomarket.com for 7€. Eco Market is a lovely website/marketplace where you can buy or sell eco-friently and fair trade products, so it's definitely worth a visit. There are a lot of hidden gems out there! Maple Creek Soapworks, which is a small family business from Canada that makes the GlacierSpa eyeshadows, is definitely one of them.