NYX Haul & Swatches

I mentioned in my diary post that I attended the Olympia Beauty Show in London this year which was incredible. I had to do a single NYX haul because I bought so much and I wanted to show you guys the swatches of some of the products.

Some of the NYX products I bought :)

Unfortunately, NYX isn't available in Boots or Superdrug when they really should be! It is available on the internet though so I will put a link to the products so you can purchase them if you like!

At the show, there was only a small range of products available, that's why I didn't actually buy as much as I would have if there was a bigger range. 

NYX products are not expensive so it won't break your bank!

NYX Lip Smacking Fun Colors

From left to right: Tea Rose, Eros, Femme, Chic Red.

There is a huge range of shades to choose from and I found it really difficult to choose the shades I wanted. If it wasn't so busy, I would have picked out more colours! You can probably see from the photo that the colours I picked out look so nice and I can tell you that the formula used for these lipsticks are amazing. These lipsticks are really pigmented and creamy, they glide on so easily which is great as you don't need to apply a lot of pressure and don't need to keep building up the colour like some lipsticks from the high street. NYX products are quite cheap and these lipsticks cost me either £3.50 / £4.00 which isn't a bad price for a good quality lipstick! Available here

- Tea Rose is a shade that I have worn for about six months and I was obsessed with it that I nearly finished the tube so I bought another so I don't run out when my tube finishes! The shade is a muted plum with blue undertones so it isn't your typical nude pink. I wear this shade quite a lot for work.

- Chic Red is a cranberry red shade which is absolutely beautiful. I think it is a great shade for Autumn.

- Eros is a bright coral red, Wow, I love this shade so much!

- Femme is a bright pink red, sort of orangey. This is a perfect shade for Spring / Summer but I will probs wear it all year long! 

Jumbo Lip Pencil

Jumbo Lip Pencil - 712 Plush Red

The one thing I regret is not buying more jumbo lip pencils. These pencils are the most pigmented and creamy lip pencils I have ever tried. The formula is amazing and it glides on so easily that I barely even need to press it into my lips when applying it. The shade Plush Red is also a beautiful shade, it is perfect. If you have never tried a a NYX lip product before, I would 100% recommend you buying a jumbo lip pencil. I thought the Lip Smacking Fun Colours range was good but this is on a different level! I actually didn't swatch this when I was at the show but if I had, I would have probably bought the whole range! This I think was just £3.00. Available here

Retractable Lip Liner

Retractable Lip Liner in the shades Red and Nude Pink.

I have to admit that I am not a big fan of retractable lip liners now because I find they clump up, break easily unless you work with the tiniest amount and they aren't that precise. However, these products are much better than the Rimmel retractable lip liners which don't glide on well and you have to build up the colour. These NYX products glide on much better but next time, I will stick to the lip liner pencils as they are more precise. Available here

SPL - Slim Lip Pencil

Slim Lip Pencil in the shades 816 Fuchsia and 813 Plush Red.

These lip pencils are really good and are much better than what you would get from Rimmel. Maybelline etc. These are very precise and I couldn't help myself but use the Fuchsia shade last night when I went clubbing and it lasted the whole night. I wasn't much of a lip liner person before buying these products but I have definitely changed my mind. They stop your lips from the colour bleeding when wearing really bright colours like Fuchsia and Red. When applying the lip liner, I lined my lips then filled in my lips which I have to admit was a little drying but I put my Rimmel Lasting Finish Colour Rush Balm over which worked amazing together. That is a little trick I will do when wearing a bright lip now. This lip liner also helped my lipstick stay on throughout the whole night so I didn't need to top up! When I attend my next beauty show in London, I will definitely be buying more of these lip pencils. Available here

Single Eyeshadow

Single Eyeshadow - Favourite Colour (ombre)

I only bought one eyeshadow as this was the only one which stood out and would be a good inner eye eyelight or under the brow highlight. I have so much eyeshadow that I do not need anymore. I do really like NYX eyeshadows though as I own a smokey eye palette. Available here

Matte Bronzer

Matte Bronzer - Deep Tan

I love this bronzer so much. It doesn't come out really chalky or powdery like how some bronzers on the highstreet are like. I will probably buy this bronzer in a shade lighter when I am not as tanned as the colour I have is quite dark. Available here

Eye Liners

I forgot to take individual photos for these eye liners but you can see it on the photo I took of some of the products I bought :).

Curve eyeliner - This attracted me straight away as I am always looking for a really good eyeliner as I am obsessed with eyeliner. I have yet to find an amazing pen eyeliner which is really dark black. I am really hoping this curve eyeliner is amazing and the way it is shaped will hopefully help a lot when applying so I don't have to smudge my face make-up when trying to apply eyeliner like I usually do! I will keep you posted on this when I open it to use. This is a little on the pricey side so I have high hopes that this will be really good! Available here

Super Skinny Eye Marker - This is my second product as I really liked the first product. As it is really skinny, I can draw a really precise line. I really like pen eyeliners as they don't smudge and are easy to apply but the one thing that's annoying is the shade of black. It is never dark enough. I tend to use this product over my false eyelashes to hide the lash band and it does work well, just think that if it was darker and more wet, it would be better. Available here

Mascaras

NYX have quite a wide range of mascaras to choose from. These two stood out to me because of the mascara wand and because it is supposed to lengthen your lashes. I always try to find lengthening mascaras as my eyelashes are so short. You may know that I wear false eyelashes most of the time but I still wear mascara on my bottom lashes so they need to be as long as they can. The Fly With Me Mascara seems like a great mascara as it is supposed to lengthen AND thicken the lashes and it is meant to be extremely black! To me, that is the perfect mascara if it does do what it claims to do so I am very excited to try this product. I really hope these mascaras aren't really wet like how quite a lot of mascaras are like as that tends to clump my lashes which is a horrible look and it doesn't lengthen your lashes at all. 

Doll Eye Mascara - Available here

Fly With Me Mascara - Available here

I hope you enjoyed this blog post. I will be uploading another one on the fake tan products I bought and on my hair styling products :)

Olympia Beauty Show in London

Some of the things I got from the show

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted in absolutely ages!! I have been so busy with work and seeing friends etc.

Last Sunday (21 September 2014), I attended a beauty show in London which was absolutely amazing. It was my first beauty show and it was an incredible experience and I will definitely be returning in the future!

There were so many brands exhibiting including NYX which I was most looking forward to seeing. 

I will be uploading a few blog posts on stuff I have bought from the show which was sooo much. I spent a ridiculous amount of money there but the stuff was a lot cheaper that day.

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend xx

Products I've Used Up | Would I Repurchase?

Products Used Up

- Simple Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner x2

- Simple Kind to Skin Vital Vitamin Night Cream

- Vera Wang Princess Perfume

- L'Oreal Nude Magique Eau De Teint Foundation

- Ghd Thermal Protector 

- Clinique Airbrush Concealer

- Dejavu Lasting Fine Eyeliner (from Hong Kong)

1. Simple Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner x2

I only started using this product a few months ago and I absolutely love it. I use this product to take off the remainder of my make-up once I remove my make-up with the Simple Kind to Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes. Using the facial toner is an essential step for me as I know a make-up wipe will not take off all the make-up so I take a few cotton pads and pour the facial toner on and wipe it over my face until there is no make-up coming off on to the cotton pads. This extra step has helped me get clear skin. The price of this product is £3.29 which you can usually get for cheaper in the sale in either Boots, Superdrug or  any supermarket like Tesco and Sainsburys. Available here

I would 100 % repurchase this product, in fact I have another bottle left! Also, Simple products are very affordable and are great products! 

My rating - 7/10

2. Simple Kind to Skin Vital Vitamin Night Cream

I started using this product about 3 months ago and I think it is good. However, I don't think the consistency is thick enough to be a good night cream and I am sure that when I started using the product, I started breaking out. I wasn't sure if I should keep using it but in the end I did and my skin began to get use to the product and the spots disappeared. 

Would I repurchase this? Probably not but again, because I am a hoarder, I have another product left to use. I would prefer a night cream which is thicker in consistency as it will keep my skin hydrated throughout the night. I felt that in the morning, all the product had left my face and it was dry so didn't last throughout the night. The price of this product is £5.99 but you can usually get it cheaper in the sale! Available here

My rating - 5/10

3. Vera Wang Princess Perfume 

This perfume has lasted me a good few years! The scent is divine. This is a dark, chocolatey, bitter perfume and reminds me of summer which smells beautiful from the time you spray it to hours after wearing it. I always receive compliments from people when I wear it and it lasts a long time. I also love the packaging of this perfume!

I would absolutely repurchase this perfume and of course, I already have another 2 bottles so I have stocked up already! The perfume is so girly, sweet and feminine. One thing I will say though is that it is on the pricey side, about £59.50 for 100ml. Available here

My rating - 8/10

4. L'Oreal Nude Magique Eau De Teint Foundation

I started using this foundation about 8 months ago. This foundation is really watery and feels very light on the skin although you can build up the coverage. I have applied this foundation using my fingers, a brush and a beauty sponge (Real Techniques miracle complexion sponge). My favourite method of applying this foundation was using the beauty sponge as it was quick and easy. I bought the shade golden sand which was quite orange on my skin unfortunately. When buying foundation, I always go for golden shades and usually it is called sand and I had tried this out prior to buying the foundation but I may have been tanned then!

The negatives I have for this product was that because it was so watery, it came out of the bottle really fast so can be quite messy! Another negative is that because I have oily skin and because it is a water based foundation, it made me look really oily so I had to top up on powder or use oil control blotting paper throughout the day. 

All in all, it is a good product and it costs £9.99 so it isn't too expensive. It is a perfect foundation for the summer as it is light and has spf 18.

I probably won't be repurchasing this product as it makes me too oily and I don't like to top up on my make-up every hour. Of course, I do already have another product which is unopened but yeah, won't be repurchasing this.

My rating - 6/10 (not a bad product, just doesn't work well with my skin type and the shade was wrong).

5. Ghd Thermal Protector 

This product came free with my Ghd hair straighteners. I am not sure what to think of this product really. Does it protect my hair? I think it does as my hairdresser showed me what it would feel like without spraying heat protector spray on my hand and then using a blow-dryer, blow-dried my hand until I couldn't stand the heat anymore which lasted about 3 or 4 seconds. She then sprayed the Ghd thermal protector spray on my hand and blow-dried my hand and this time, I lasted about 6 or 7 seconds before I had to take my hand away from the heat. 

However, I have to point out the negatives of this product even if it does protect my hair from the heat. I spray about 6 or 7 times around my hair and blow-dry it. Once my hair is dry, I try and run my hands through it and literally, it is like hair spray has been sprayed all over the hair where the heat protector was sprayed. It is rock hard afterwards so doesn't feel like my hair is clean even though I had just washed it. I can't say I am happy with the result when it makes my hair feel like that. I sort of think that the thermal protector dries out my hair if it does make my hair rock hard. 

I will not be repurchasing this product as i think the Tresemme heat protector works better and is a lot cheaper. The price of this product is £9.95 so it is not cheap. Available here

My rating - 3/10 

6. Clinique Airbrush Concealer

I love this product! I have been using this concealer for a while now and I think it goes perfectly with my foundations. The shade I get is medium and I would say this concealer is light to medium coverage. It is really easy to use, all you have to do is twist the top of it until the product comes out and apply it under your eyes and anywhere else where you want to conceal. One great thing about this concealer is that it does not give me any lines under my eyes like how a lot of concealers I have used before, especially ones I get on the high-street from Revlon. 

I have already repurchased this product and have started using the product already! I will keep repurchasing this product until I find a new favourite! The price is a little expensive at £19.00. Available here

My rating - 8/10

7. Dejavu Lasting Fine Eyeliner (from Hong Kong)

I bought this product from Sasa in Hong Kong and this product is awful. It wasn't exactly cheap so I was expecting good things from this. The product barely even comes out on my eyelids unless I spend about 5 minutes trying to draw lines. It is not pigmented at all and just does not work well around the eye area. If you are drawing a line on your hand, it is fine but not when you try and use it around the eyes. I am very disappointed with this product. I have used Dejavu products before like the pen eyeliners which work really well but the pencil eyeliners are a waste of money. My advice is to avoid this product. The price of this product is around £10.

I will certainly not be repurchasing this product and because I don't go to Hong Kong often, I bought 4 of these so I feel like I have wasted a lot of money! 

My rating - 1/10