Too Faced | Sweet Peach

I'm so excited to finally have my hands on the Sweet Peach eyeshadow and Glow palette from Too Faced! I was so excited when I saw that this was launching again and I managed to pick it up from Sephora when I was in Paris over the new year.

Just as I expected these both smell amazing and have amazing colour pay off as well. I've always been a fan of Too Faced products after using their Chocolate bar palette so I knew I'd love this just as much. All the colours have an amazing pigment to them and blend so nicely together. I love the peachy glow from the Sweet Peach Glow palette its not to intense of a highlight but you get a lovely glow from it. I'm so glad I managed to pick these up whilst being in Paris and can't wait for the collection to launch in the UK so I can get some more peach goodies!

I hope you all had an amazing Christmas and New Year! Hopefully I'll be posting a lot more in 2017.

Smash box Shape Matters Palette | Review

So I recently got the Smashbox Shape Master Palette and I have got to say I think this is one of my favourite palettes that I own. I was lucky enough to get this when it was half price on an introductory offer at Boots. I couldn't pass up on the deal. 

The palette includes 2 brow powders and a brow wax, I tend to use the light brow powder as it matches my brows better. I love the combination of the wax and powder as it helps the powder to stay in place all day!

The palette also includes a contour, bronzer, highlighter and glow powders. I love the shades of the contour and bronzer as they match my skin tone so well as they are pretty light. The texture of all four of these powders are so buttery and smooth I love the way they apply to the skin and blend beautifully. I am involve with the powder which is labeled 'glow' the picture doesn't pick up how beautiful it is but its such a nice champagne coloured highlighter. 

The palette also has nine eyeshadows which are all so pretty. I love this palette because you can do so many different looks with it! The shadows are so pigmented and so easy to blend and when I used it I didn't really get much fall out either. A double ended brush also came in the palette and its so good for blending out eyeshadow.

Thanks for reading todays post! See you in my next one..

Boots Haul

I know this is my second haul and we aren't even half way through this month but I have just been doing a lot of shopping lately and I thought I'd share what I recently got from Boots. (I really need to go on a spending ban) I suppose it wasn't too bad as everything I got was on some sort of offer!

Soap and Glory had the offer that when you buy one thing you get another half price so I picked up two of the 'Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Sticks' in the shades Pink-A-Boo and Nudist. These are so glossy and look so good on the lips. Pink-A-Boo is such a lovely pink shade which complements the lips beautifully and Nudist is the perfect nude for me. I really love these, there is three more shades in the collection so I might have to go back to boots to pick those up!

Maybelline had a deal on that you can get two products for £10 so I got the Fit Me powder and concealer. I have tried out the powder and the colour looks great I got it in the shade 120 / Classic Ivory. I also got the concealer in the lightest shade but it looks a little orange on me but maybe when I've got a bit more of a tan it will match better to my skin.

Lastly I got the Real Techniques Bold Metals Tapered Blush Brush which is number 300. I have wanted to get a brush so this collection for ages but just haven't got round to picking one up and at the moment the Bold Metals collection has 20% off so I thought it would be a good time to get one of these brushes. I really like the brush I have been using it for a combination of blusher and highlighter and I love how soft it is and it is also so pretty.

Hope you enjoyed todays post! I think it is deferentially time for me to go on a spanning ban for a few weeks!

Recent Purchases | Maybelline New York

I noticed that Maybelline have had a few new releases lately and I've been dying to try everything so I picked up a few things on my latest trip to boots as they had an offer on Maybelline which was buy one get one half price.

The first two items I picked up were the Dream Pure 8-in-1 BB Cream and the Lash Sensational Mascara I'm not sure if these are new releases or not as I have had my eye on these for about a month.  I've been on the look out for a new BB Cream to try and the Dream Pure BB Cream is for oily skin which I have so I thought I'd give it a go. I got it in the shade Light as I am still pretty pale, I thought this BB cream would be great for summer as it also has an SPF in it.

After hearing people compare the Lash Sensational Mascara to Benefit's Roller Lash which I love I just had to try it. I got the waterproof formula as I am going on holiday soon and I thought the mascara would be great to take with me. I am really looking forward to trying both of these products.

The two new releases that I have been dying to try are The Nudes EyeShadow Palette and the Master Sculpt. I love a good neutral palette and I don't have any from the drugstore so I had to pick this up to give it a go. The shades are pigmented and have a really nice texture from what I can see from doing a swatch of them. In the palette you get 12 shades some are matte and some have a slight glitter to them but nothing over the top so this palette can be used to create a natural smokey eye or a smokey eye which is more suited for a dramatic look.

 I love the look of this palette as I will get wear out of all the shades. I am also really excited to try the Master Sculpt as I have been loving contouring and highlighting lately. The master sculpt is a powder contour and highlight I got the shade light which is a really good shade as it isn't too orange/brown as I normally find that with a lot of drugstore contour kits. The highlight is a light champagne colour which I love!

Hope you all enjoyed this post!  

Barry M Flawless Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit

After seeing so many people raving about this contour kit I just had to try it out for myself. I've been after the Anastasia Beverly Hill Contour kit but at the moment I just can't justify the price and I don't think I would use all the shades in the palette. So I have opted for this Barry M Contour Kit instead.

I normally find it hard to find that perfect contour shade, as being pale I find that contour shades are normally to orange. I was surprised when I tried this out it wasn't to orange for my skin. The contour kit includes 3 shades; the first shade is a highlight which you can use on the high points of your face so the tops of your cheek bones, centre of the forehead and the length of the nose. It adds a nice glow to the skin. The middle shade is a medium brown shade which you can use to bronze up the face or contour with it. On days when I want a light contour I tend to use this shade as my contour shade. The last shade is a dark brown which is the contour shade of the palette, you can use this shade to sculpt the cheek bones, to get that amazing contoured look. 

The palette retails for £6.49 which I think is a great price for a contour palette. I would recommend this palette if you are thinking about getting the Anastasia Beverly Hill Contour Kit. 

Loréal Paris Color Riche Lipsticks

Don't you just love it when you find great lipsticks without an expensive price tag, look no further these lipsticks from Loréal Paris are amazing and I don't know why I hadn't tried them sooner. They retail at £6.99 each which is amazing! I have six shades from pinky nudes to a berry red. I have one matte shade which is 430 - Mon Jules and the rest of the shades I have are a more glossy finish but not super glossy.

The three lighter shades I got are 136 - Flamingo Elegance which is a pink/peach shade which is great for an everyday shade, 632 - Greige Amoureux is a lovely pinky/nude which little bits of glitter in it. It adds a lovely gleam to the lips. The last "pinky" shade I got is 431 - Fuchsia Déclaration this is a deeper pink which also have a few flecks of glitter in it.

The three darker shades I got are 703 - Oud Obsession which it a dark brown nude I don't really know when or how I am going to wear this but I thought it was an interesting shade to have in my collection. I don't really have many red lipsticks so I got one and it's in the shade 364 - 16 Place Vendrome I really like this red as it isn't a bright in your face red it is muted which I really like! Lastly I have the shade 430 - Mons Jules which is a matte berry shade, I think this is one of my favourite shades as I don't really have anything else like it!

Adding a Touch of Colour

I know adding colour to your make-up can seem scary sometimes but I think by adding a touch pink it can brighten the whole look up, as we are coming into spring I love adding a little more colour to my make-up.

Eyes
When doing my eye make-up I don't tend to go too crazy on the pink side of things but I do like the use the Maybelline Color Tattoo in 65 - Pink Gold. The colour tattoos are great for using as a base or on their own, they are also really quick and easy to use as you can apply with your fingers and also blend it out with your fingers. When wearing the colour tattoo I like to add a matte brown shade to the crease of my eye just to add some definition.

Cheeks
Adding a hint of pink blush can really brighten up your whole look without going over board on the pink. To add that hint of pink to my cheeks I have been using the Essence Blush-Up in the shade 20 - Pinky Flow. I love wearing this blush as you can use the lighter or darker pink or just swirl them together, this blush also has a little bit of simmer in it so you get a nice glow to your cheeks. The second blush I love to reach for when looking for something pink is Posie Tint from Benefit, I love using this as it adds a lovely pink tint to the cheeks and also makes the skin look really dewy.

Lips
I have been loving pink lips lately to brighten up my look. I haven't been going for a 'Barbie' pink I've been going for a softer pink, I think this looks so much better than that bubble gum pink colour. I have been using the NYX lipliner in the shade 839 - Dolly Pink paired with a lipstick from Mac in the shade Snob these go together so nicely.
When I'm wanting more of a gloss I have been reaching for my Tanya Burr Lipgloss in the shade Picnic In The Park, I love how glossy this is and these lip glosses smell amazing! The lipgloss I have found myself reaching for the most is from Bourjois Rouge Edition Aqua Laque in the shade 02 - Rosé on the rocks I think these are a new release from Bourjois. It is the perfect pinky colour to brighten your look up it adds that lovely glow to lips and also is really hydrating!

Zoeva Brushes

After hearing loads of good things about Zoeva Brushes, I finally decided to see what the hype was about. I decided on getting the 102 Silk Finish brush and the 105 Luxe Highlighter brush.

The 102 Silk Finish brush is amazing for foundation as you can really buff your foundation into your skin to get that skin like finish. I would recommend this brush if you are a fan of the Real Techniques buffing brush as this leaves a similar finish just that little bit smoother.

The 105 Luxe Highlight brush is amazing for getting that perfect highlighted look. I think you would also be able to use this brush for blusher, setting concealer and even conturing as you can really use it to define the hollows of your cheeks.

Over all I am amazed by the quality of these brushes they are so soft and I enjoy using them when applying my makeup.

I ordered these brushes from Beauty Bay as they are a UK stockist for Zoeva, and they came really quickly which was amazing so I didn't have to wait very long until I had these!

Prices

102 Silk Finish - £11.50

105 Luxe Highlighter - £11.50

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