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Showing posts with label make-up. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Maybelline Master Sculpt Contour Kit




 
Recently Maybelline released a contour kit available in two shade 01 Light Medium and 02 Medium Dark and I'm pleased to say it's really rather good. The Maybelline Master Sculpt come cased in a square compact with two compartment, the top compartment holds to contour and highlight while the bottom has a large square mirror and a brush. The kit is two thirds contour and one third highlight. I'm a pale girl but picked up shade 02 Medium Dark and it's great even though it's the darker of the two shades the lightest shade looked like the contour would be very subtle so I think if you've got dark skin then the this would be too light for you.
 
The contour is matte and the perfect contour shade for creating a natural looking shadow that's not at all orange or muddy looking, the highlight shade is subtle but buildable. My only little gripe about this product is that because the highlighter is smaller than the contour it makes it a slightly harder to pick up with the brush without it falling into the contour shade but overall I can't really complain, I really do love this kit. The brush that comes with the kit is ok it's a nice added extra but if I'm honest I won't use it and if the kit came without it I wouldn't be bothered. If you're looking for a contour kit that's affordable with great shades I'd really recommend this one, I think this might be the best drugstore contour kit out there right now.

  

Friday, 22 May 2015

Urban Decay All Night Setting Spray




I finally bought myself the Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray a few weeks ago when I was in Glasgow, I've used it before as my sister let me borrow hers and knew I needed to get one for myself. I've used other makeup setting sprays in the past but none have been as good as this, the All Nighter Setting Spray is a weightless mist that sets your makeup and makes it last longer. You spray 2-4 pumps over your face  in an X and T motion.

The spray makes my makeup look fresher for longer and makes it last longer through the day when I use it. For extra staying power use it before you apply your base then after you've applied your base and once more once your whole makeup is completed and your makeup won't budge. A warning though if your eye makeup isn't waterproof it might smudge a little, overall this is a great setting spray that might be a little on the pricey side but really does the job.
  

Friday, 6 March 2015

Battle Of The Brow Kits




Over the past few years eyebrows have become big in the beauty world, almost everyone has upped the brow game and they've become a vital part of  doing your make-up. A couple of years ago there wasn't much out their for doing your eyebrows the odd brow gel and pencil but that was about it now almost every drugstore brand has some sort of brow product even some of the most budget friendly brands boasts some brow product. When it comes to doing your brows there are endless products you can reach for and today I'm going to focus on brow kits as I've collected a fair few up. All the brow kits featured in todays post are all from drugstore brands and all under £10.


 
Collection Work The Colour Eye Brow Kit £3.99 I got this ages ago and I'm sure I go it for free because I spent over a certain amount on Collection products. I don't love the packaging I think it looks cheap but then it is £3.99! In the kit you get 3 powders, a clear brow gel and a doubled ended brush, this kit is only available in one shade but the 3 powders are all different colours there a blonde, a medium brown and a dark brown. The mirror inside the kit is really thin and if I'm honest I think it's pointless it needed to be bigger, the pigment in the powder isn't that great and the brow gel is ok. Overall I wouldn't buy this again I've save the money and invest in something better.

Sleek Brow Kit £8.49 this one is the most expensive brow kit out of the lot, it comes in a sleek black square compact with a mirror inside and it comes complete with a wax, a powder, mini tweezers and an angled and a blending brush. It's small enough to slot in your makeup bag and carry around with you. This is the brow kit I've used the most, I really like it, the brushes are a good size they might look small but the angled one is great for defining and creating shape. The powder and wax are highly pigmented and they last for ages, the tweezers aren't the best but that's just a little grumble overall this is a really great brow kit! The Sleek Brow Kit comes in 4 shades: light, dark, extra dark and black.

SEVENTEEN Brows That Brow Kit £5.99 this brow kit from SEVENTEEN comes with a wax, a powder, a highlighter, a mini eyebrow pencil and a mini brush plus it's got a good sized mirror inside. The wax and powder are good but not as pigmented as the Sleek Brow Kit, the highlighter is good but a little bit of the shimmery side, the mini pencil is ok and the brush is good. This brow kit only comes in one shade and it's middle of the road if your blonde this will be too dark and if your dark this will be too light. Overall this isn't a bad brow kit if your a medium brunette but any lighter or darker then it probably won't do, it's not the best but it's not the worst.

MUA Eye Brow Kit £3.50 this is the cheapest kit and comes from Superdrugs budget friendly range MUA and the packaging isn't great it's chunky and doesn't close properly, there no where for it to click into place so it if it's bashed about the lid will open and the brush will fall out on the plus side though it has a large mirror inside. Within the kit you get mini tweezers, a double ended brush, two powder shades, a highlight and a wax. The brush isn't great one side is very stiff and the double ended brush it tiny making it hard to use, the tweezers aren't too bad, the powder pigments are ok the dark powder pigment is the strongest and the wax is good. I think what you get for £3.50 is good since you get powder, wax, a brush and tweezers and this is good for someone just trying out a brow kit again it's not the best available but for the price its good value for money.

Out of all the brow kits I've tried I always go back to Sleek, it might be the pricier out of the four but it's the best one. It's compact enough to fit in your makeup bag, easy to use and gives the best quality. Do you use a brow kit? What do you use?


  

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24 Hours Eye Shadow




 
I mentioned back in my Beauty Binge post that I got these Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo Eye Shadows and I said I would do a post on them, well here it is. These little pots of cream/gel eye shadow pack a punch and are well worth the £4.99 price tag, Maybelline offer a wide range of shades in them so there's bound to be one out there to suit everyone. I picked up two fairly neutral and wearable shades Creamy Beige and Permanent Taupe. Creamy Beige is part of the leather effect range and looks darker in the pot than I expected, it's a light natural brown with a satin finish not completely matte but with no obvious shimmer but it's a great colour for everyday and for a base. Permanent Taupe is cool toned matte brown with a hint of grey to it.

You can apply them with your finger or with a brush, I like to do both starting with my finger and then using a brush for the finishing touches to really blend it in. The colour payoff is great and both colours can be build up to create a stronger look. I've not worn them for 24 hours and I probably never will but they do last really well, no creasing or flaky looking eye shadow half way through the day and it stays firmly put on your eyelid and doesn't slide off.

I had one of these pots ages ago but seem to have misplaced it, I never bothered to repurchase until a couple of weeks ago and I'm glad I did. These are going to come in really handy for making doing my eye make-up quick with minimal effort. For £4.99 I think they are great value for money, great long lasting quality eye shadows for under a fiver yes please!

Monday, 2 February 2015

W7 In The Buff





 

Is this the best budget eye shadow palette ever? The W7 In The Buff Natural Nude Eye Colour Palette is a very pocket pleasing at under £6, it's filled with 12 neutral eye shadows that come house in a tin. The palette and the shades bares a resemblance to the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette, I can't compare them as I don't own the UD Naked 2 palette but 12 gorgeous neutral eye shadows shades for under £6 I'm sold. Now the packaging does the job but is nothing to write home about and the brush that comes with it, well let's not mention that but dig into your own brush collection and get to work and you'll be pleasantly surprised. 
 
The shades in the palette are a mix of matte and shimmer, 3 matte shades and 9 shimmers. I was really impressed with the colour pay off I'll be honest my expectations weren't that high because of the price but it's rather impressive. Their mattes are a little chalky and there's some fall out but when applied and blended they look great and they staying power is good, I found the shimmers have less fall out and the staying power is just as good. This is not bad at all for a budget palette and if you're not really an eye shadow lover and are looking to get into doing eye shadow then this is a great place to start. It won't break the bank and it does the job! I'm sure it retails at around £5/6 but at the moment it's on offer for £3.99, click the line for more details.

  


 
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