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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L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Base Primer

L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Base Primer £7.99

 

A while ago I posted about the L'Oreal Infallible Foundation and raved about it you can read that post here, because I loved the foundation so much I thought I'd try the primer that goes with it. The L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Primer is £7.99 and can be found usually right next to the foundation, the packaging is pretty much identical it's a squeezy tube with a nozzle, you can see into the tube so you know when you're running out of product. The primer claims to lock in shine and enhance your foundation, you simply smooth a small amount onto your skin working it out the way before you apply your base.

 

I really like the foundation I think it's great so I had high hopes for the primer but unfortunately it just wasn't right for me. The texture is great it feels like a gel and it blends into my skin well leaving it feeling smooth and look matte, it feels like I have nothing on my skin sadly though it really dried my skin out after a few days of using it I found my skin had become really dry and a little rough. I think if you have oily skin this would be good but I have sensitive combination skin and this is just too drying for me - knowing this now I would only use the primer every now and then so it doesn't get the chance to dry out my skin so for me this isn't a daily primer. Overall it's a nice primer but it's not the best if you have dry skin I'd stay clear but if you have oily skin this might work well for you.

 

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B Makeup Brush Cleanser

B. Makeup Brush Cleanser £4.99

 

Cleaning makeup brushes is a chore right? Especially when you have a gazillion makeup brushes to wash, before you know it you've spent over an hour washing and rinsing and your left with wrinkly hands. Step forward the B. Makeup Brush Cleanser to cheat yourself to clean brushes with just a couple of sprays. The B. Makeup Brush Cleanser is a super fast and easy way to give your brushes a quick clean and condition, for £4.99 it's much cheaper than some other brands and it does exactly what it says on the tin (well bottle).

 

The B. Makeup Brush Cleanser is so handy for at home and away, it's a quick clean method for your brushes that removes left over product and sanitises your brushes in a couple of seconds. I simply spray two or three pumps onto a tissue, cotton pad or dry cloth then swirly my brush in the spray to remove any product leaving my brush clean and soft. I find it particularly great with eye shadow brushes because we've all been there trying to create a nice eyeshadow look but reaching for a brush to apply a shade and finding you have no clean brushes but this makeup brush cleanser sorts it out in seconds giving you a nice clean brush. I still wash my makeup brushes regularly giving them a good deep clean but the B. Makeup Brush Cleanser is a great find, it comes in really handy for between washes - now there's no excuse for dirty brushes!

 

 

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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!

Have you used Makeup Revolution before? Do you have any palettes? Let me know in the comments below. Come back next Wednesday for my review of the Makeup Revolution Flawless Palette - actually come back before then follow me on Bloglovin' to stay up to date with all my posts.

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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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Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub

 

 

 

 

Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub £11.95

 

Hello everyone! A few weeks ago I bought myself the Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub to try after seeing rave reviews about it, I love a good scrub but tend not to stray from Soap & Glory scrubs and exfoliators. There wasn't much difference in price only a couple of pounds so I went ahead and bought from Frank Body, can I say Frank has the sassiest website and I found myself giggling away at it. I purchased the Original Coffee Scrub for £11.95 with free shipping on the Sunday afternoon and the scrub arrived on the Thursday which I thought was pretty fast. Frank Body has a lot of hype over on Instagram with people uploading photos of themselves using the scrub with #thefrankeffect. People have been raving about this scrub for ages claiming it helps with ance scars, stretch marks, cellulite and skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. The key ingredients include roasted and ground coffee beans to stimulate blood flow and targeting stretch marks, cellulite and eczema etc, almond oil to hydrate and nourish skin and sea salt to remove dry skin and reduce inflammation. So far it sounds amazing right? If it lives up to all these claims it will be a miracle product.

The scrub comes with a handy guide that tells you what's in the scrub and what to do and the scrub itself comes packages in a resalable brown packet with the list of ingredients on the back. When I first opened the scrub I was hit with a strong smell of coffee and orange but you soon get use to it the scrub itself looks like soil. I jumped in the shower for a few minuets before stepping out to grab a handful of the scrub and get to work -warning it's messy-  I started on my legs and worked my way up rubbing the scrub in circular motions I scrubbed harder on problem areas and then left it for around 10 minuets. The waiting part is the most annoying part because your covered in a coffee scrub standing doing nothing but getting cold for 10 minuets I had music on so this kept me occupied but I refrained from having a dance party in the bathroom because I didn't want to get the bathroom messier. Once the 10 minuets are over I got back in the shower and washed the scrub away, my skin felt instantly super soft and it felt like my skin had a moisturising film left over it. Using the scrub is messy there is no other way around that, you're going to make a mess! The coffee beans get everywhere so you need to clean up after you use it, I got scrub in the bath, in the sink, on the floor, up the walls and in the toothbrush holder... seriously! 

I can't comment on the long term use yet because I've only used it a few times but after every use my skin felt great afterwards. Frank recommends you use the scrub 3-5 times a week for best results but I'll be honest I cannot be bothered using it that often because of the mess it makes. I think it's a really good scrub and now I've tried the original scrub I want to try the other kinds in particular the peppermint one. For £11.95 you get 200 grams of product so the scrub should last you a decent amount of time if your sensible with the amount you use but if you're using two handfuls 5 times a week you'll be repurchasing it fast, I would buy this scrub again because I really like it and it's only about £2 more expensive than my normal scrub but I think I'll use this more as a treat that an every other day scrub.

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