Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit

 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Powder Contour Kit in Light to Medium £39

 

I got it! After having my eye on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit for what felt like the bulk of last year I finally got it for Christmas. I really got into contouring last year and have bought my fair share of contour kits and palettes while lusting after this one from ABH. Anastasia Beverly Hills offers two different contour kits a cream one and a powder one, when it comes to contouring I always stick to powder products as cream ones look much more difficult and scare me a little. I got the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette in the shade light to medium, the palette comes with 6 refillable shades to shape and sculpt your face, you get 3 highlight shades and 3 contour shades.

The highlight shades are;
Vanilla - a soft peachy nude in a matte finish.
Banana - a yellow toned matte shade perfect for under your eyes.
Sand - a soft beige shade with subtle shimmer perfect for cheekbones and your brow bone.

The contour shades are;
Java - a cool toned brown contour shade.
Fawn - the most subtle of the contour shades with a cool undertone.
Havana - a warm toned brown contour shade.

All of the powders are finely milled, blend well and are highly pigmented, you can build each shade up for your desired look. I personally love fawn for an everyday contour because it's a bit more subtle than the other two shades. Banana is also the perfect shade for setting concealer and brightening up under your eyes. The palette is very versatile as many of the shades can be used for more than just contouring you can use them for eye shadows and bronzer too. The palette is a little pricey but after getting and using the palette I can justify the price tag, if your into make up then this is worth the splurge.

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NYX Wonder Stick

NYX Wonder Stick £10

NYX is a brand I've heard lots about but only recently tried, the brand is loved by bloggers and has finally become readily available in the UK with Boots and Feel Unique stocking it. The NYX Wonder Stick is a double sided two in one highlight and contour stick available in four shades; light, medium, deep and universal. The wonder stick is easy to use and is very portable it will easily slot into your make up bag.

I really liked the contour side of the stick the shade really added definition to my face and although it looked a little scary before blended it really blended well and could be built up if for days when I wanted a stronger look. The stick is slim enough to slot into cheek bones and harder places to contour like your nose. I expected the stick to be really creamy but it wasn't, it applied nicely without dragging on the skin. I wasn't crazy about the highlight side it was okay but I didn't love it, I'll be honest I really didn't give it a fair shot as you can tell by the photos I've mostly used the contour stick. The NYX Wonder Stick is good for anyone looking for a fast easy way to contour.

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Collection Highlight and Sculpt Contour Kit

 

Collection Contour Kit £4.19

Contouring isn't going anywhere and it's fast become a must do step in daily makeup routines whether you do the full Kim K contour look or prefer to keep it subtle. Collection are the latest drugstore brand to release a contour kit and it's a steal at £4.19 - Yes that's not a typo it's really only £4.19! The packaging is simple a sleek black case that will slot into makeup bags and a narrow mirror along the top which I personally think it's pointless because you don't get much use from it.

The contour shade is a mix between warm and cool, it's warm enough to add some colour and life into the skin but is cool add depth. It's easy to blend and the colour can be built up to create a stronger look but my favourite part of this kit has to be the highlighter. In the pan it doesn't look overly impressive but when applied it gives a really nice illuminating finish with just a hint of shimmer but if you get carried away and apply to much it can look too shimmery. The Collection Contour Kit is a really affordable good value kit, it's currently on offer in Boots for £3.99 if you're new to contouring then this is a great one to start with.

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Makeup Revolution Flawless Palette



Makeup Revolution Ultra Eyeshadow Flawless Palette £8

 



Last week I posted about the Makeup Revolution Iconic Pro 1 Palette and you might remember me saying that I actually bought two eyeshadow palettes from Makeup Revolution so today I'm going to share with you the second one. The Makeup Revolution Ultra Eyeshadows Flawless Palette costs £8 and comes packaged in a sleek plastic black case with a click shut lid that locks into place and inside is a large mirror along with a plastic film with all the shade names over the 32 eye shadows. Yup you read that right 32 eye shadows for £8 now that's value for money!

The colour range in this palette is great you've got lots of different shades from neutral shades to stunning rusty reds, golds and even an olive one -you're spoilt for choice with shades perfect for a statement eye, smoky eye and natural everyday looks. Most of the eyeshadows are smooth and easy to blend with minimal fall out I found a few of the shades harder to blend and some of the shades need to be built up but overall this palette is a hit. Personally I'd have liked a few more mattes in the palette as most of the palette is made up of shimmers with just the odd matte shade. Overall the Flawless palette is a hit for £8 it's great value for money with a good range of colours for creating lots of different looks.

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Makeup Revolution Iconic Pro 1



Makeup Revolution Iconic Pro 1 £6.99

Makeup Revolution is a brand I've heard lots of things about but never really bought anything other than a lipstick, I would often pop into Superdrug and get lost looking at all the gorgeous palettes but could never decide what to buy. Finally while browsing round Superdrug I decided to buy two makeup palettes because I couldn't choose between them today though I'm going to tell you all about one of the palettes I bought, the Iconic Pro 1. The palette comes in a black cardboard box that opens to reveal the slim black palette the lid is matte with rose gold writing, the palette opens to reveal the 16 shades covered with a plastic film with the shade names, a full sized mirror and a doubled ended brush which makes this perfect for traveling.

The Iconic Pro 1 Palette is a gorgeous eye shadow palette that contains 16 wearable eye shadows shades in a mix of matte and shimmer finishes, you can create stunning smoky eye looks and natural everyday simple eye shadow from this palette. All the eyeshadows are great quality with good colour pay off that can be built up to create a stronger look, the shadows are easily blended with minimal fall out from both the matte and shimmer shades. I think the Iconic Pro 1 Palette is incredible value for £6.99 sure they palette doesn't look luxurious - with the shade names on a plastic film rather than embossed under the shades - but there really isn't anything to moan about. I believe people regard this as a dupe for the Lorac Pro Palette but I can't compare it to the Lorac Pro Palette as I don't own it but I do think this palette rivals more expensive brands. The brush you get with the palette is okay it's nothing to rave about but the fluffy end is rather good although I do prefer to stick with my favourite Real Techniques eye shadow brushes, it's a handy little extra but I wouldn't mind if the palette came without it. The shades are all gorgeous and wearable so this palette ticks all the boxes!

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Going Out Out | Get Ready With Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think I've ever done a get ready with me blog post before but I love reading and watching GRWM posts so I thought I'd finally do one. I went on a night out the last weekend (my first proper one since April) and decided this was the perfect opportunity to do a GRWM post so keep on reading if you want to see how I got ready to go out out.

 

I started by moisturising my body using Sanctuary Spa Luxurious Body Butter before moisturising my face and neck with Simple Kind To Skin Light Moisturiser, once my moisturiser had sunk in I applied Rimmel Fix & Perfect Primer all over my face before starting on my makeup for my base I used Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation as I wanted a flawless looking base that stayed put. Next I started on my brows (that are currently in desperate need of threading) I used my Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in dark brown and my Anastasia Beverly Hills #12 Brush to shape, define and fill in my brows then I took Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Mascara to set them in place. For my eyes I first applied Maybelline Colour Tattoo in creamy beige all over my lid then I used Bourjois Little Round Pot in the shade beige rose into the inner corner and brow bone then in the outer corner and crease I used Urban Decay eye shadow in dark horse, I lined my upper lid and using Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner I used Rimmel Exaggerate Liner in rich brown to define my bottom lid. Because I was going on a night out I applied some fake eyelashes I used Eylure Enchanted Poise Strip Lashes to give me fuller looking lashes without looking over the top once the lashes had set I used Soap and Glory Thick & Fast mascara to make them really stand out. After I had done my eye makeup I used Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer under my eyes to tidy up and give a flawless finish I love this concealer as it hides bags but also illuminates, I then went in with some Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder to set the concealer. For giving my face some definition to use Maybelline Master Contour in medium/dark and apply it to the hollows of my cheek and work it up to my temples and over my forehead using my Real Techniques Sculpting Brush then I used MUA  Highlighting Powder to highlight before finishing my makeup I used Lime Crime Velvetine Lipstick in Riot. I set everything in place with the Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray before moving on to my hair, I washed my hair the night before and put some Bleach London Swamp Spritz to it my hair is fine so freshly washed hair doesn't sit great the salt spray gives my hair so much texture and volume then I used Charles Worthington Texturising Spray to give my hair some extra oomph. Lastly the finishing touches come in the form of a couple of spritz of Boss Nuit. 

 

After that long winded process I was finally ready to go out, if you've made it to the end of this post well done you it's turned out really long and photo heavy so 5 Terri points to you! Thanks for reading my GRWM post and remember you can use Bloglovin' to follow my blog and never miss a post.

 

 

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Lime Crime Veletines Lipstick

 

 

 

 

Lime Crime Velvetine Lipsticks

 

A couple of weeks ago I ordered some Velvetine lipsticks from Lime Crime after umming and ahhing for a day or so trying to decide what to colours to buy I decided on Bleached and Riot. I placed my order late on the Sunday evening and it arrived on the Friday afternoon which I thought was pretty fast considering it's coming from America, the lipsticks come in a little box that once opened reveals a gorgeous reversible floral box with lots of yellow tissue. The delivery/shipping cost is $10 around £6.50 and the lipsticks are priced at $20 each around £12/13 so they are middle of the road prices similar to MAC. The lipsticks are packaged like a lip gloss in a frosted tube with a red rose designed lid, they also apply like a lip gloss with the doe foot applicator.

 

The lipsticks go on wet but rapidly dry locking to your lips and drying matte, I find it's best to moisturise your lips before using them so your lips don't feel dry but once the lipstick dries the product feels lightweight on your lips. The colour payoff is great you get strong long lasting colour and I found the lipsticks lasted for around 5 hours which is great wear time but if I eat then I need to reapply - which I was I expect from most lipsticks. Out of the 14 shades available I went for safer wearable shades, Bleached is a peachy neutral and Riot is a earthy muted pinky brown (not the best description I know). I really like the Lime Crime Velvetines and I would buy from them again, the product is great and the service was fast you can't really ask for more than that can you.

 

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