Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

Hi there!

I was so excited about this purchase that I am guilty of opening and using it before I took photos, sorry! I kept the packaging though so I could pretend, better than nothing eh!

I am also guilty of recently spending extra minutes putting on my foundation because its just so soft! If you are on the verge of buying it (like I was) and you are a little put off by the price then just take the plunge and buy it, you will not regret it!

So go on, treat yourself!

Rimmel Haul

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I recently bought some Rimmel products, Superdrug have 3 for 2 at the moment on all cosmetics and I thought I would make the most of it. I haven't tried Rimmel before but have heard such good reviews that I just had to try them out.

I will make sure I do reviews on each of the products once I've tried them out a few times too!

Thanks for reading and keep a look out for the reviews!

Superdrug Virtual Haul

Hi there!

I regularly look through Superdrug website adding endless amounts of wanted (maybe not always needed) make-up and accessories to my basket. After then seeing a blog post from another beauty blogger showing her basket from Superdrug of make-up products she wants, I decided to give it a go!

I'll be honest, when I started adding products to my basket I didn't realise quite how much I was adding, it had got up to almost £100 so thought it was about time to cut it down a bit. Somehow I managed to half the price right back to below £50, still a lot of money to spend on un-needed make-up but hey, this can be a sort of wish list for me I suppose!

Barry M Kohl Pen 2 Black: Now I know I said that most of the things I added to my basket were not actually needed but this one is one of the ones that is. My eyeliner at the moment is running right down and I think as the cooler seasons come I'll be wearing pencil liner a lot more. I do wear eyeliner during the summer however feel that warmer weathers tend to make eyeliner more susceptible to smudging. Barry M is also one of my favorite make-up brands ever so picking this was an easy choice, especially at only £2.99.

Barry M Lip Lacquer Crayon 4 Party Pink: As soon as I saw this I knew it was going in my basket to stay. I absolutely love this color and can imagine the powerful pigment it will give you. Again a Barry M product that I couldn't resist at the price of £4.99.

 

Barry M Nail Paint 136 Tangerine and Barry M Nail Paint Gold Mine Glitter: At £2.99 Barry M nail paints are my favorite nail polish brand, I have started up a little collection of Barry M Nail Paints and plan to add many, many more!

Barry M Wink Marker Pen For Eyes: The last of my Barry M products is the felt liner. I've seen this a few times in Superdrug stores and always opted for something else for reasons that I really don't know! However I would really love to try this and being £4.59 its certainly on the cheaper end of felt eyeliners.

Collection Concealer Lasting Perfection Light: Collection is again a favorite make-up brand and this concealer has been raved about by so many beauty YouTubers and bloggers I really need to give it a go. I think this might be one of my next concealers I buy. Collection have one of the cheapest yet brilliant range of products, this is only £3.69 at the moment!

Maybelline Baby Lips Balm Minty and Cherry Me: Again another product which has high ratings from beauty YouTubers are these lip balms. They are 2 for £5 so grab them while you can!

Real Techniques Foundation Brush: I have needed a foundation brush for absolutely ages, at the moment (skip the next bit if you're a serious make-up guru!) I just use my fingers. I know these brushes are a little more expensive, this is £8.99 however I have heard some really, really great reviews about this range.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation True Ivory and Rimmel Stay Matt Pressed Powder Peach Glow: I thought I'd put these 2 together as well, I feel they go together really! Again more raved about products I would love to try. The foundation is £8.99 and the powder £3.99 although at the minute they are buy one and get the second half price so go, go, go!

Sleek Blush Flamingo: The last product of this post is a Sleek blusher, this seems like a really lovely and complimentary color, its only £4.49 and seems like a blusher that would last a while.

I really hope you've enjoyed this post as I've never tried anything like it before, I've definitely loved going through the Superdrug website clicking away and adding endless amounts of make-up to my basket. Hopefully this will act as my wish list and as I buy the products I can review and share what I think of them with you.

Don't forget to check out my other post, comment and like them as I love to hear what you think too!

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Thanks for reading

All of these images are from the Superdrug website and are not mine! All prices were correct on 09/09/2013.

MUA Cover and Conceal | Review

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If you've seen my previous blog post featuring MUA Extreme Volume Mascara which can be found by clicking here then you might have seen that I purchased a MUA Cover and Conceal concealer at the same time.

Originally I did want the concealer stick however my local Superdrug was out of stock and I was going away for the week (hopefully my first lifestyle blog will be up about this soon!) so wanted one that day as my previous one had ran out. Again I decided to try something different as I didn't want to buy the Collection concealer again (despite how much I love it). So instead I went with a concealer which is liquid and looks quite creamy based, I'd never tried one of these before so was quite excited about it.

I have seen many people blog and review about these types of concealers and I really liked the way is looked to use. It looked like the brush was an easy way to apply the concealer and I really wanted to give it a go.

I went for the lightest shade which is called 'Fair' and I know by the picture it doesn't look like it fits my skin colour at all, but that's down to the fact I've fake-tanned my arms so my face is not this tanned haha!

Maybe though I should have gone for a darker shade as when I apply this it just seems to not show up. Yes I know, a concealer isn't exactly meant to show up but it doesn't seem to do much. This might be down to me picking the wrong shade or down to the consistency of the concealer which doesn't seem to be too thick.

This is a massive surprise for me that I don't particularly love a MUA product as I generally really do love their brand. I still use this concealer and it does cover blemishes and under the eye circles however just not as much as I'd like, I think its just down to preference. Some people may use this and say its the perfect coverage however for me I would like just a tiny bit more.

On a more positive note though I do absolutely love the creaminess of the concealer and I feel like it gives your skin a bit of moisturiser at the same time. I also really like the brush it comes with which gives you a really easy application. The packaging is also something which drew me to buy it, I know packaging doesn't determine whats inside the bottle but I love how simple and easy it is to pack away in your make-up bag.

I don't want this review to come across as me saying I dislike the concealer however I'm going to be honest with anything that I review. MUA is an absolutely brilliant brand and I love pretty much all of their products. I think I was maybe having my hopes high down to the the fact the rest of their products have surprised me (in a good way) and I never thought a make-up brand could be so cheap and so good at the same time. This concealer was only £1.50 and I probably shouldn't complain at all because of the price. I do like and will carry on using this concealer and I may try the darker shade next time.

MUA Extreme Volume Mascara | Review

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I recently went into Superdrug and had a little look around the MUA stand, my local Superdrug is not all too big however I'm glad they have some products from MUA. I intended to buy a mascara and a concealer and that is exactly what I did, both from MUA! There will be a blog review on the concealer soon too, so keep your eyes peeled! I was actually surprised I didn't end up buying more as I know I could spend all my money on that one stand!

At only £2 I really wasn't expecting a lot, but MUA lived up to their standards as usual.

I think what surprised me the most was the size of the brush, I certainly didn't expect it to be able to carry this much mascara. After seeing this I then suspected that it might produce a little bit of a clumpy look, again... I was proved wrong (why do I doubt you MUA?)

Applying the mascara with the wand was easy and super quick. A lot of mascaras I've used in the past have needed endless coats, this was done in about 2-3 which I think is great.

I absolutely love this mascara and remember trying another one from MUA, it was in a silver tube and claimed to curl your eyelashes at the same time due to the shape of the wand. I decided to try a different one purely because I like to try something new. If I was to pick which out of the two from MUA I would choose to buy again, it would be this one.

Extreme is certainly a word you could use to describe the look it can give you, however I decided that today I wanted something not so bold, which is why I applied less that I could have done. I obviously purchased the extreme black shade however they also do have a brown/black shade if you prefer to use that.

Collection Lipstick | Review

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Today I've decided to blog about a product which I use daily and absolutely love! Collection have some amazing products and their prices are so cheap compared to a lot of other brands these days that most of my makeup collection is from Collection!

They have many lipstick shades and I have a few of them but Shade 6 Bubblegum is 100% my top lipstick. It took me a while before buying this to actually try out any lipsticks as I always felt a bit silly wearing them, thinking they didn't suit me. However when I did decide I wanted to buy one and make it work, I thought 'hey why not go as bright as you can', so that's what I did!

Excuse the many facial expressions, I was bored of the normal 'look at my lipstick' pose

At £2.99 this is a must have in your makeup collection! I know a lot of people may look and say 'oh no, too bright for me!' but it really doesn't feel like you're wearing a neon/bright pink lipstick, its such a pretty shade! I've left a link at the bottom of where you can buy it (I usually go with Superdrug as I have one of their Beauty Cards haha!)

Not only does it last all day but it also has SPF15 which is a great little bonus!

I'd say if you're not too sure about it at first then just take the plunge and give it a go, if you do decide its too bright then just apply less, its a win-win situation!

http://www.superdrug.com/collection-2000/collection-2000-lasting-colour-lip-stick-shade-6/invt/207507

Don't forget to go check out my other blog posts!

Barry M Eyeshadow Brush | Review

Hi there!

It's review time again and this post is all about the fabulous Barry M Eyeshadow brush!

I'll be honest with you, I don't have a wide variety of brushes for make-up as I tend to not really stick to the make-up rules and use my fingers for foundation and concealer. However after purchasing the MUA Eyeshadow Palette whose review can be found here and ideas for this palette can be found here, I decided that I needed to look into brushes to help create a more professional look and Barry M was the one!

I'll be honest, the reason I picked the Barry M brand was down to the fact that I absolutely LOVE their nail vanishes. Now I know that nail vanishes and brushes will be different within each brand and the quality will vary however I still went with it and I'm glad I did!

Another reason I went with this eyeshadow brush was down to the fantastic price, at only £2.99 it was an absolute bargain!

Overall I am extremely impressed with this brush, I love how soft and smooth the bristles are and how well they blend together power eyeshadow. I would definitely recommend you go for this brush!

MUA Eyeshadow Palette 'UNDRESSED' | Ideas

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So I posted a review of the MUA Eyeshadow Palette 'UNDRESSED' which can be found here and promised that I would then blog again about the looks I created and share some ideas. Well I've had a little practice and after a while of trying different creations I've got together a few ideas that hopefully you'll enjoy! 

These were all created using the MUA Eyeshadow Palette 'UNDRESSED'

01

So this one is a little bit of a smokey but at the same time subtle look (if that's possible?) which I enjoyed wearing as it gave a glow to my eyes. I have shade 2 as a base coat and then blended shade 8 onto the outer half of my eyelid. I then took shade 10 and blended that into the crease area and then into shade 8 too. Finally I highlighted my smokey effect with shade 1. I do also have a small amount of Avon SuperShock Gel Eyeliner which I've previously reviewed and can be found here.

02

This look is much more natural then look 01 and feels and looks really summery. It's a real mixture between a sparkly girly look but also brings in the natural colors to showcase a more festival look? For this I used shade 3 as a base and then shade 9 for the outer half of my eye. I blended this into the base coat a little. I then used shade 10 to add on top of shade 9 slightly (this shade didn't cover half but more of a third) and bought it into the crease line where I again blended. For the tear duct area I added shade 6 gently and then bought it also onto the bottom eye line for the outer third. To finish off I added shade 1 again for a highlighting effect. For this look I am not wearing any eyeliner but just mascara.

03

This is my last look for this post, it has a lovely blue tone to it. I didn't use a base coat for this as I was using darker colours and didn't see the need to clog my eyelids up with eyeshadow when it wasn't going to make much of a difference; so I went straight to shade 11 and covered the outer half of my eye with this. I  then added shade 2 (a lot lighter shade) onto the inner half of my eye and blended this into the outer blue shade. I used shade 8 for the crease area and then smudged this up to the edge of my browbone too, creating the smokey effect. To finish off I once again added shade 1 to highlight.

As you can tell from these three looks you do tend to use the same shades for the same area. For example I used shade 1 for all of the highlighting in every look.

I hope you've enjoyed having a peak at some of the ideas that can be created using just the MUA Eyeshadow Palette 'UNDRESSED' and if you decide to blog on this too then do leave the link in a comment and I'll take a look!

MUA Eyeshadow Palette 'UNDRESSED' | Review

Hi there!

I'm absolutely loving the weather at the moment and its inspired me to go out and purchase some make-up which was something a little different for me. My daily eye make-up usually consists of having black eyeliner on my top lid, black eyeliner on the bottom and mascara; I've worn this look for pretty much as long as I've been wearing make-up so I thought it was about time to mix it up a bit!

I think heavy eye make-up for myself it a bit too much when the weather is like it is now and the sun is out shining, eye-liner seems to smudge a lot easier and it looks a bit heavy. With that in my mind I went out and purchased a lovely MUA eye palette called 'Undressed', it has 12 subtle shades which really compliment the glowing skin that the sunny weather gives us this time of the year.

The 12 pretty shades include colours which can be used for base coats, crease area work and then also smudged into a smokey effect. There is also a lighter shade which can be used for a highlighting below the brow bone.

 And to top it all off there's even a little Mini Master-Class on how to apply some of the shades to your eyes to create that smudged/smokey look.

I absolutely love how all the shades work well with each other and how they blend well together. And just to make you want to go out and buy yourself one, it is seriously on budget at only £4, amazing!

I've only had this for 2 days now so am still practicing at getting the effect. I've been wearing no eye-liner on my top or bottom lid as the eye-shadow looks so pretty on its own, however a bit of mascara just tops the look off.

I'll be posting some of the looks that I've created using this palette over the next few weeks but if I were you, I'd go out and buy one of these now!

Avon SuperShock Gel Eyeliner | Review

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Here's another review for you all and this one is the amazing Avon SuperShock Gel Eyeliner! I've never tried a gel liner before this one so was curious to how it would compare to a felt liner and there's one thing for certain, I will for definite continue to use gel eyeliners, I love them! And if I'm continuing to use gel eyeliners then I will most probably continue to use this one; Avon have some great products and this is for certain one of them!

I preferably don't usually wear my eyeliner this thick and if I choose to wear a winged effect then I would only wear it thinly, however for the purpose of this review I decided to use the gel liner to its full potential!

I absolutely love this product, its so easy to use, it glides along the eyelid smoothly and is extremely long lasting.

Oh and guess what? It's on sale now! So go, go, go!

If you feel like giving it a go then let me know in the comments and maybe leave a link if you have tried it yourself and have also wrote a review.



Collection Make-Up | Review

Hi there!

Another girly blog post for you all, this time on one of my favourite make-up brands, the fantastic Collection! They were once known as Collection 2000 but renamed to just Collection, they still have the same amazing products though!

I thought I'd do a post on what my everyday make-up includes, I use a lot of Collection branded items mainly down to their brilliant prices. Everything is on budget but still feels great when you apply it.

This everyday make-up routine includes:

* Collection Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Foundation

* Collection Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Powder

* Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner

* Collection Lasting Colour Bubblegum Lipstick

* I cant seem to find the mascara shown here however I have bought a new one which is Collection Colour Lash Black 1 which is just as good

For a rough estimate I would say that all of these products would have cost me no more than £20 which I think is a real bargain! Collection have some amazing products at really cheap prices.

The foundation quoted here is long-lasting and has great coverage, as does the powder. Their mascara is also very good, it doesn't wear off easily and only needs applying once throughout the day. This is the same for the felt liner, it was the first felt liner I had tried and it will certainly be something that I will carry on using, its so easy to apply and once you get the hang of applying it you can produce a fantastic result. Finally their lipsticks, well, what can I say? I LOVE them! They are really pigmented and last a long time too, another important factor is that they don't dry your lips out. I never used to wear anything on my lips because I could never find a colour/brand that I liked, however I found this one and love it and am starting to build up my collection of Collection lipsticks!

Again if you have any questions about these products or how I achieved this look then please feel free to contact me. Any feedback would also be really appreciated as I am totally new to this and would love some comments on how to improve or what seems to be going well!