Makeup Monday: Pinja

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Makeup Monday continues! In this series I have chosen some interesting people to sit in my makeup chair and fulfilled my vision for their makeup. Here is the fourth makeup transformation, featuring a dear friend of mine: Pinja.

Makeup Monday: Pinja

If you’ve read my blog before, you might recognize Pinja. She has starred in my blog before. We met at beauty school and Pinja actually sometimes acts as my personal beauty therapist. She is also a model, a blogger and an eager instagrammer. Her blog focuses on her trips and she started it when she lived in Australia for two years. Pinja is kind, loving and funny. She’s also very hard-working, so it was nice to see her after we both being busy with work and life.

nyx oxblood faux black liner
NYX Faux Black Oxblood Liner on the eyes.

Pinja has such beautiful features and I love to do her makeup. I planned this look around that gorgeous lip color. I used was *YSL Tatouage Couture Matte Stain in the shade 21. It’s the perfect Fall lip shade, a beautiful deep red. I paired the lip color with a simple eye makeup except that burgundy red liner. See how that makes her green eyes pop? If you have green eyes, here’s a full-proof way to accentuate them: put on some red there. That *NYX Faux Black Oxblood Liner is very long lasting.

Pinja has great brows already, but I made them even more perfect by adding some brow strokes using a new product I received from GOSH. That brow product has found its way into my makeup bag, it’s so good. I also tried a new blush  by Clarins.

And hey – make sure to follow Pinja on her Instagram!

KEY PRODUCTS

*Yves Saint Laurent Tatouage Couture Matte Stain, 21
*NYX Professional Makeup Faux Blacks, Oxblood
GOSH Brow Hair Stroke Ink Liner, Greybrown
*Clarins Joli Blush, Cheeky Purple

Other products

*Madara City CC, Medium Beige
*NARS Soft Matte Concealer, Custard  (Shop in *UK, *EU)
*NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, Vanilla (Shop in *UK,  *EU)
*Zuii Organic Sun bronzer
*MAC Soft & Gentle Highlight
*Urban Decay Primer Potion Eden
Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette

Some products I have received as pr-samples.

What do you think of this look? I love it!

Eco-friendly beauty: re-usable makeup remover pads

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Yes, I do worry about our planet. I’m sure everyone worries about their habits and consequences nowadays. If something can be done more eco-friendly, it’s a simple choice. That’s why I want to start a new series on my blog, where I share more eco-friendly beauty products and habits.

As my latest eco-friendly beauty habit – that is also just more practical to my everyday life – I’ve started using re-usable makeup remover pads. The only regret I have is that I didn’t buy them sooner.

Eco-friendly beauty: Re-usable makeup remover pads

Who knew that re-usable makeup remover pads would be better than cotton pads? I didn’t, but luckily now my eyes are opened.

When you choose ones that are made of good, soft material, such as cotton or bamboo, they feel soft and are comfortable to use. The ones I have are made from cotton. You can find re-usable makeup remover pads in different sizes, but mine are quite big. At least twice as big as regular cotton pads. That also makes them super practical – in just a few swipes, I have gone through my entire face. And since they are so big – I can use different sides of the pad, so I can use one pad at least two times, before having to wash it.

Avril Reusable Cotton Pad double sided
Avril re-usable cotton pads. Here are the two sides of it.

I also love that I have one less thing to shop at the grocery store. I’m never running out of cotton pads ever again! I bought four pads and they last me for about a week, before I need to wash them. You can hand wash them, but what’s best really, is that they are machine-washable!

Re-usable makeup remover pads remove eye makeup, face makeup – and they work just like regular cotton pads.

So – what are you waiting for? Make the switch. You won’t regret it.

reusable cotton pads

I found some really great options from amazon – they all come in a package, so you get more than one pad (having just one wouldn’t be handy – I think the minimum is four pads). They are also all machine-washable.

Re-usable makeup remover cotton pads from amazon under $20

*Re-usable makeup remover pads, Natural Bamboo Cotton
20-pack

*Re-usable makeup remover pads, Green estate, black & white
14-pack. These are two sided. One side is black for mascara etc., and other white. That’s handy, since mascara is something that can leave a bit of a stain!

*Avril Washable Cleansing Pad Cotton
Sold one by one. These are the ones that I have, so I wanted to include them on this list, even though they are a bit pricey compared to the other options (but they were easily available to me in my country so I chose them).


I feel like some things are easy to switch up to more eco-friendly choices. Such as, using a menstrual cup, instead of causing waste by using sanitary towels and tampons every month. Or, shopping second-hand. Shopping consciously, anyway. Turning off the lights when leaving a room. You know – simple, small things. Such as switching up to re-usable whenever possible.

reusable cotton pads amazon review

Have you already made the switch to re-usable makeup remover pads?

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