Recently, I have bought so much make-up, especially during the Black Friday sales! Some of these products I did not buy namely the Arbonne lipsticks. I bought these pieces of make-up from a variety of places: Feel Unique, Look Fantastic, Kiko Cosmetics, Clinique, Boots and Amazon.
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Palette Available here
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| Top row - gilded ganache, white chocolate, milk chocolate, black forest truffle, triple fudge |
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| Middle row - salted caramel, marzipan, semi-sweet, strawberry bon bon, candied violet, amaretto |
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| Bottom row - hazelnut, creme brulee, haute chocolate, cherry cordial, champagne truffle |
This product retails for £45 but I managed to pick it up for £33.75 as Look Fantastic had 25% off during Black Friday. This palette has a variety of matte and shimmer shades. I have been reading and seeing this palette absolutely everywhere and I just knew I had to get it seeing as everyone said it smells like chocolate which it does as the eye shadows are formulated with pure, antioxidant-rich cocoa powder, so each time you open the palette you'll be greeted with the irresistible scent of chocolate and I love chocolate so I just had to get it.
I apologise that the swatches are not that clear and therefore do not justify how good the shades are in this palette. They are actually really pigmented, especially the shimmer shades.
My favourite shades are creme brulee, champagne truffle and marzipan.
I would rate this product 9/10 so far. I love how it smells of chocolate and the quality is very good. Not sure if I would have paid the full price nevertheless as it is very pricey but for the price I paid, I am satisfied with this product.
Ex1 Foundation & L'oreal Nude Magique
EX1 Invisiwear Liquid Foundation Available here
The Ex1 invisiwear liquid foundation retails for £10.50 but I picked this one up for just £7.87 due to getting 25% off on the Look Fantastic website. This is a repurchase and I am stocking up on this foundation because I love it and I got a good price so why not! This foundation gives me a flawless finish and is one of those foundations that is light to medium coverage but you can build up the colour to give you full coverage.
The Ex1 foundation is my favourite foundation and I have tried so many different foundations before and could never find a shade to match my skin due to having yellow undertones. I use F300 when I do not use fake tan as this is my natural shade. If I have a tan, I use F400 and when the tan is slightly fading, I mix the two. This foundation is formulated for Asian, Middle/Far-Eastern or Mediterranean complexions so if you fit any of these complexions, you need to try this foundation!
I am planning on posting a blog about my foundation collection and what my favourite foundations are. You will see that I have tried high end foundations and high street foundations and yet I pick a foundation which is just a fraction of the price I paid for the high end foundations like Estee Lauder.
I would rate this foundation 10/10. I have been using this foundation for quite a few months now and would highly recommend this. I also want to point out that this foundation is perfect for photography so you do not need to worry about looking washed out in photos!
L'oreal Nude Magique Foundation Available here
The L'oreal Nude Magique foundation is a repurchase. This foundation retails for £9.99. I use the shade golden sand. I like this foundation because it is really light. Again, you can build up the coverage of this foundation to give you more coverage.
I would rate this foundation 7/10.
The Balm Bahama Mama and Hot Mama and Too Faced Shadow Insurance
The Balm Bahama Mama Available here
This bronzer retails for £13.50 and I paid £11.48 for this due to receiving 15% off. I think the reason why the swatch for Bahama Mama looks like that is due to my finger having a bit of water on it and so there are darker bits! This bronzer is such a nice brown. It is not orange like how some bronzers can be and this bronzer is also not too dark meaning it is easy to build it up to your desired shade and will not give you a muddy look. This bronzer is also matte which is perfect for contouring.
I would rate this product 9/10. I definitely recommend this product for anyone who loves matte bronzers. It is very difficult to find a good matte bronzer due to the shades being slightly orange so I am very happy I bought this product.
The Balm Hot Mama Available here
I cannot wait to try this product properly. This retails for £13.50 and again I paid £11.48 due to the 15% off I got when ordering with Feel Unique. This is the perfect blush, It is really subtle so gives you a nice flush of colour and a subtle highlight too. It is perfect for every skin tone and this is definitely a blusher that every girl should have in their make-up collection. You could even use this blush as an eyeshadow!
I would give this product 10/10 because the shade is simply perfect!
Too Faced Shadow Insurance Available here
This product retails for £17 which I think is very pricey for a primer. I got this for £12.75 so I guess that is a little bit more acceptable. I bought this product as I really like wearing glitter on my eyes and I have not found a product that will keep the glitter in place without falling all over my face. I hope this product does the job of keeping the glitter in place and preventing loads of fall out.
Arbonne, Kiko and Maybelline Lipsticks
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| Left to right: Arbonne - Runway Rouge, Arbonne - Rose Petal, Kiko - 914, Maybelline - Kiss Pearl 832 |
Arbonne Runway Rouge Available here
Arbonne Rose Petal Available here
I received this product for free but personally I would not pay £18 for this product. The packaging is very tacky so is not worth the money and you can see that the lipsticks looks like it will snap off. If I was to drop the lipsticks, I think it would break. The shades are actually pretty nice but I am not a fan of the glitter in the Runway Rouge lipstick. However, the glitter does not really show up too much so I guess it is okay. I personally do not think that the lipsticks are worth £18 due to the cheap packaging.
Kiko 914 Available here
I actually cannot remember how much I paid for this product as I got it in the sale but the product retails for £3.90. To me, I think that is such a good price and the quality is very good for such a low price. I think the Kiko lipsticks are very similar to NYX and I really like NYX lipsticks. This lipstick is not drying and the shade is quite different to what I would usually go for. This is the perfect shade for Winter.
If you have not tried Kiko cosmetics before, you should! It is very affordable and they always have a sale in the store in London. I would rate this 9/10.
Kiko Lip Liners
Preceision Lip Liners Available here
Cannot seem to find the orange lip liner..
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2X Sigma Spa Brush Cleaning Glove Available here
I actually bought this from amazon for £34.95 from a seller called Beauty B. I would NOT recommend this seller as they ended up sending the wrong product.
However, this product is meant to be amazing from the reviews I have seen and from the youtube videos I have watched from people using this. This will make me clean my make-up brushes really often because it will reduce the time you spend cleaning your make-up brushes dramatically. I use quite a lot of different make-up brushes and it takes me on average about 35 minutes to clean my brushes but I reckon with this glove, it will take me around 5-10 minutes and I will not end up with really dry hands! Also, due to the different textures on this glove, you will end up with really clean make-up brushes!
I think the price I paid is absolutely extortionate compared to how much it costs in the US ($39 = £25). I was only willing to pay this price as I got so fed up with washing my brushes and it taking such a long time and drying out my hands so much.
I highly recommend this product if you use a lot of different make-up brushes and it will also make you clean your brushes more often! If you don't bacteria will build up and you will end up with bad skin.
EOS Lip Balms Available here
These lip balms are very moisturing and smell amazing! I love them and would recommend them if you have dry lips. I have not found any lip balms that are this good yet so please let me know if you know of any lip balms better than this!
Rimmel Apocalips (Stellar) Available here
This is extremely pigmented and creamy and I really like the brush applicator. I'm sure I will buy more of these in the future. The colour I got is stellar which I think is perfect for Summer. It is extremely bright though so beware if you do not like bright colours!
L'oreal Super Liner Available here
I have been searching for a really pigmented black liquid eyeliner for ages that is easy to apply. This eyeliner is really good for someone like me as I have small eyes and small eyelids so I find it really difficult to apply eyeliner. Gel eyeliner has not worked for me so I tend to gravitate towards felt tip eyeliners. I have already purchased another of these as I really like it and it works well with me because it is so slim.
Clinique Long Last Glosswear and Airbrush Concealer
Long Last Glosswear in Air Kiss Available here
I love this lip gloss and again, I have already bought another one... It does not leave me with white marks when I talk which I find is great as I find a lot of lip glosses leave people with white marks on their lips when they talk a lot. I really like the packaging of this lip gloss too as it does not look cheap like how some brands look. I have found this lip gloss to last a lot longer than others such as Victoria Secret (only wear this alone with no lipstick as it moves the lipstick) and Lancome,
Airbrush Concealer Available here
This is a repurchase. This concealer retails for £19 which I think is a little pricey but worth it. The concealer is quite light so allows your skin to still breathe unlike heavy concealers and it is really easy to apply. This concealer has yet to crease on me and I find this very rare. It is the perfect consistency, not runny and not too thick that it feels uncomfortable.
I recommend this to people who like a light to medium coverage concealer.
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