Tanya Burr 'Peonies Please' Illuminating Powder Review

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I've had the Tanya Burr Illuminating Powder in Peonies Please on my wish list foo quite some time now, and luckily for me my best friend Kate from Kate's Closet treated me to it for my birthday, yayyy thank you lovely! I've been using this powder pretty much every single day since my birthday so I thought it was about time I gave it a cheeky review.

The Tanya Burr 'Peonies Please' Illuminating Powder comes packaged in a nice sturdy compact with a clear lid and gold trim, usually I'm not a fan of makeup with clear lids but just look how beautiful that marble effect is on the powder, it's stunning! The powder itself has a baked feel and the pigmentation is really good so I'd definitely suggest using a light hand here, I quite like to use a fan brush to apply it so I'm not picking up too much product at once and I find this way the best for me, it blends beautifully. As for the colour... I mean it's just gorgeous, it's kind of a two in one product that not only adds a rosy glow to the cheeks but it highlights at the same time, its very healthy looking and dewy which is right up my street and even though it does contain minute shimmers there not too over the top or chunky! 

If your a lover of all things glowy and radiant like I am then I think your going to love this illuminating powder, it adds such a natural rosy glow without being super sparkly or glittery and it blends onto the skin so easily, I love it!

You can find the Tanya Burr Peonies Please Illuminating Powder for £7.49 HERE.

Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso Reviewed

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I keep seeing Milani makeup everywhere at the moment and something that keeps catching my eye are their gorgeous blushes, I think I now have about 5 of their blushes on my wishlist but the first one I had to give a whirl is the ever so popular Baked Blush in Luminoso.

Milani's Luminoso comes housed in a gold mirrored compact which has a flip-up compartment under the blush itself revealing a handy mirror and mini brush perfect for travelling and any on the go applications. Now lets get down to the juicy stuff... the actual blush... Luminoso is such a pretty peach toned pink shade with a gorgeous luminous sheen that looks perfect on the cheeks for Spring and Summer, it's so healthy looking and dewy without being glittery or sparkly in the slightest. Formula wise it's nice, because it's a baked powder it's incredibly finely milled and has such a soft, smooth texture with medium pigmentation which I favour because it allows me wear the blush softer some days or I can build it up for a more intense pop of colour. Lasting power is great too, the colour and luminous sheen stays put on my skin most of the day without fading, going patchy or sticking to dry patches, the only downside I have is that the blush can be a little powdery/dusty when I pick it up on my brush but it's nothing 'tapping off the excess' wont fix so it's not a major for me.

Overall I bloody love this blush and I can now see why it's so popular, it adds the prettiest flush to my cheeks and I love the fact it has that luminous sheen to it without all the glitter because I hate glittery blushes. Luminoso looks so dewy and healthy and screams Spring and Summer to me, trust me beaut's you need this bad boy in your makeup bag pronto, I think it would suit most skin tones too.

You can find Milani's Baked Blush in Luminoso for £9.95 HERE.

Base of the Day!

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I thought I'd do something a bit different on the blog today and share my base makeup products of the day, so instead of a face of the day post sharing me entire makeup routine this post is just going to focus on my base makeup items. Oddly I've never done anything like this on my blog before so please do tell me if you'd like to see more of these style of posts in the future!

The first thing I pop onto my skin is my Makeup Revolution Ultra Strobe Cream (review HERE), I very rarely wear a primer unless its something very dewy like L'Oreal's Lumi Magique Primer because I don't really suffer with oily skin or have problems with my makeup not lasting, however this strobe cream just creates a nice base to work on top of and creates that glow from within look which I love. For foundation I've been reaching for the Revlon Colourstay Foundation for normal/dry skin, it just has such an amazing medium to full coverage formula that's easy to blend, long lasting and super lightweight on my skin, I'd highly recommend giving this beauty a go if you haven't already! 

To conceal my dreadful under eye area I've been using the Miss Sporty Perfect Stay 10 Hour Concealer in Light, I've actually been testing this out recently and really enjoy using it, the coverage isn't as high as my holy grail Collection Lasting Perfection but this does still do a good job of covering what I need for a good period of time. To set my concealer into place I've been using my Maybelline Fit Me! Pressed Powder in Classic Ivory, theres not too much to say about this as it does the same job as most pressed powders but it sets my concealer into place all day without looking powdery or cakey, I'd actually really recommend the Fit Me! range by Maybelline as everything I've tried from it has been really good!

To add some shape into my face I have been addicted to my Collection #BlushAndGlow Palette, which if you haven't tried you certainly need too. I use the matte bronzer shade to bronze up my skin and also to contour, it blends out beautifully without looking muddy or patchy and I also use the shimmering pink blusher to add a slight dewy flush to the cheeks which again blends out a dream. Lastly for my base I like to go to town with highlighting and theBalm's Mary Lou Manizer is now a must in my routine for this, it's just absolutely stunning and packs an all mighty highlighted punch he he!

What are your base makeup heroes at the moment beaut's? I'd love to know!

Freedom House of GlamDolls Palette in Vintage Doll Review

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As some of you may know I'm a HUGE Freedom Makeup fan, the brand is very similar to the much loved Makeup Revolution which is actually because they are created by the very same people, so I always expect the same bargain prices as Makeup Rev but a whole new world of stunning makeup to choose from with Freedom Makeup. Recently we saw the launch of some exciting new palettes from Freedom and I couldnt to try one and review it for you. 

Freedom Makeup have recently paired up with the House of Glamdolls to release four new #Glamacademy palettes, theres 'Vintage Doll' which I'll be reviewing for you all today, 'Spirit Doll', 'Exotica Doll' and 'Fairy Doll', all of which offer different sets of shades to create an entire look (minus foundation) which I think is amazing and so convenient for travelling purposes because everything can be found in one place.

 The Vintage Doll Look palette* is inspired by “the timeless glamour of Old Hollywood and pin up beauty to reveal your ultimate siren“ and is totally up my street in terms of looks that can be created and the shades that come with it. The palette comes packaged in a glossy black plastic case with a large mirror inside which is always much appreciated. Inside theres a total of 23 shades to play with including 2 blushers, 12 eye shadows in a mixture of matte and shimmer finishes, 1 highlighter, 4 brow powders and 4 lipsticks, wowza that's a whole lot of products right there.

In terms of the quailty and formulation of this palette there are some things that I love and some things that I was quite dissapointed with. So lets start with the positives, I absolutly love the two blushes within the palette, they come in the shades Retro and Glamour which I think are super pretty and completment my skin tone really well and blend out beautifully with my Real Techniques Blush Brush. The four Brow Powders are also a hit with me, the only shade that I can actually use for my brows is Taupe but that doesnt mean I neglact the other 3 shades, oh no no no, they double up as awesome eyeshadows and I have been using them a lot through my crease to add defintion. The highlighter within the palette is in the shade 'Starlight' which is a silvery/white irrideant colour, it looks super pretty on the cheek bones and can be built up as much as you like and it doesnt contain chunks of glitter which is a major bonus for me, the only negative with the highlighter is that it comes in a narrow pan in the palette which makes it hard to pick up with a brush. The eyeshadows are slightly hit and miss for me, most of the shades are well pigmented but I did find some of the shimmer shades had quite a lot of fall out when I was playing around with them and I did get some slight creasing with the shimmer shades too however, I have really enjoyed the matte shades and the brow shades work really well as eyeshadows too. And lastly, the lip shades, their are four to choose from ranging from a classic red going darker as you go a long, these are probably what I was most dissapointed with, I was expecting something more opaque but instead they are more like a glossy, tinted balms.

Overall as you can see I do really like this palette and the idea behind it is amazing, it's just a shame about the lipsticks and a few of the eyeshadows, however the brow shades, highlighter, matte shadows and blushes are amazing and I've been using them on a daily basis so I certainly havent written this palette off in terms of makeup bag status at all. The palette is priced at just £8.00 which I think is such a bargain for what you get and it's such a great idea when it comes to traveling too.

Have you tried any of the Freedom House of GlamDolls Palettes beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know.

Barry M Make Me Blush Cream Blusher Review ♥

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Has anyone else noticed how Barry M have stepped up their makeup game recently?? Being totally honest I've never really given Barry M's makeup a second look until a few months ago when I bought and fell in love with their little contour palette, I'd always buy their nail polishes religiously but I'd always skip past their makeup but this year they have launched some very pretty things that I just had to buy. The first thing I decided to pick up was their Make Me Blush Cream Blusher in Rhubarb Crumble and I absolutely love it! 

Barry M's Make Me Blush Cream Blusher (£4.49) comes in the cutest pink and white plastic packaging that's covered in little love hearts, it's just so girlie and sweet and lures me in every time, it also has a twist up mechanism at the bottom to push up the product meaning theres no need for a sharpener woohoo. As I said before I opted for the shade Rhubarb Crumble which is a pretty, light pink shade which is ideal for creating that everyday rosy glow, their are two other shades in the collection, a peach shade and a dark pink but Rhubarb Crumble was by far my favourite out of the three. The formula of Barry M's Make Me Blush Cream Blusher is gorgeous, it's infused with a fruity vitamin E punch, Jojoba Oil and Shea Butter which makes the blush a dream to work with, it literally glides on giving a beautifully even coverage and blends out an absolute dream with either the warmth of your fingers or with a brush .

The pigmentation of Rhubarb Crumble is very strong but it blends out subtly, you could easily keep applying layers until you get the intensity your looking for but personally I love that subtle look. The finish of Barry M's Make Me Blush Cream Blusher is semi matte but looks extremely dewy on the cheek, it's odd because when I swatch it on the back of my hand it's obvious it has a cream to powder finish but on the cheeks it doesn't look matte at all, just dewy, healthy and glowing.

Overall I absolutely love this little cream blush stick, it's just so quick and easy to use, adds a subtle pop of colour to the cheeks and lasts a good 6 plus hours on me which I think is amazing, it can even be doubled up as a lip balm to add a nice sheer pop of colour. 

Have you tried any of the Barry M Make Me Blush Cream Blusher's beaut's?? What ones your favourite?? I'd love to know!!


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Beauty Lust List! ♥

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I have been lusting after so many beauty related pretties just recently, so many brands are releasing cracking products at the moment and obviously in true blogger tradition I must have them all ha ha. The Valentines Lush Collection is just gorgeous, it all looks so pretty and I'm always lured in by Lush's limited edition collections so I need to make an emergency trip to Lush very soon he he. Something else I'm really excited for is the release of Tanya Burr's Book 'Love Tanya', I haven't bought any other Youtubers books that have been released as personally they seem abit young for me but Tanya's book seems right up my street, I mean beauty and baking all in one book... I'm sold! As always Makeup Revolution are always releasing some gorgeous makeup and their new Blushing Hearts blushers look beautiful, I particularly want to try Peachy Pink Kisses, I think it will be a great shade for Spring. Next we have a Real Techniques Brush that I immediately was drawn to, it goes without saying that I want their Bold Metals Collection very badly but its abit out of my price range per brush however they have added two new brushes to their original line and the Sculpting Brush looks fabulous! I also want to get my hands on the Rimmel Kate Red Nose Lipstick, I'm a sucker for a red lip and I love the Kate Rimmel collection so it seems like a match made in heaven to me!

Lush Love Locket £6.95, / Lush Unicorn Horn £3.25,  / Lush 'The Kiss' Lip Scrub £5.50, / Charlotte Tilbury Vintage Eye Makeup Quad £35.00, / Anastasia Beverly Hills Pro Series Contour Kit in Light £34.00, / I ♡ Makeup Blushing Hearts Peachy Pink Kisses £4.99 / Maybelline Color Tattoo in Pink Gold £4.99 / Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara in Very Black £7.99 / Rimmel Red Nose Red Lipstick by Kate for Comic Relief £5.49 / Love Tanya Book £10.99 / Real Techniques NEW Sculpting Brush £9.99

Whats on your Beauty Lust List at the moment beaut's?? I'd love to know!!

Sleek MakeUP Bronze Block Review

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As the British Summer is now in full swing I've been loving that whole bronzed/glowing look and as our friends over at Sleek decided to release a bronzing block I thought it would only be fair for me to give it go a review it in full for you all, so say hello to Sleeks Bronze Block in Dark*!!

The Sleek Bronze Block (£7.49)  is available in 2 shades Light and Dark, yup for some bizarre reason Sleek have decided to ditch the in between medium option and go straight for light to dark which I must admit confuses me slightly. I definitely think the Light shade will be loved by fair skinned beauties as it really is quite light and certainly wouldn't be very noticeable on my skin tone, the Dark shade which I have is OK for medium/olive skin tones when used with a light hand (definitely go with the 'less is more' moto) and I think darker skin tones would also find this brozing block suitable too.

The Bronze Block is made up of four complementary shades which claim can be worn alone to contour/enhance a tan or combined to use as a blush or to illuminate the skin. Within the Bronze Block their are 3 shades of bronzer and 1 blush, the top two bronzer shades are matte and go from light to medium, then the third bronzer on the bottom left is really quite dark and contains minute shimmer/glitter particles, the blusher on the bottom right is a dark coraly-pink and again contains some minute shimmer/glitter particles. The quality of the shades within the block really are great, they are super soft to swatch, packed full of pigmentation especially the blusher and blend out with ease requiring hardly any effort whilst applying at all however... If you want to use the four shades within the block separately it does prove to be quite a difficult task due to the size of each little square being so small, so I find it best to swirl my blusher brush all over the four shades because no ones blush/bronzer brush is going to be small enough to use the shades separately, if you do own a smaller contour brush like the Real Techniques offering then your winning when it comes to using the block for contouring as the brush is the perfect size to pick up the top two matte bronzer shades and does a fantastic job at achieving a gorgeous contoured look without looking muddy. 

Overall I find the block slightly love-hate for me, I love the quality and the formula of the shades within the block I just wish it was somewhat larger so it would be easier to use each square separately, I would of also loved it if Sleek would of kept the block completely matte aswell because the darker bronzer shade contains those minute shimmers which can make the bronzer look un-natural and slightly like a disco ball which is never great. Like I said beore I do love to top two matte shades for contouring and the blush is very nice but I do find myself want abit more from the Bronze Block unfortunatly, it's so annoying beacuse I really wanted to love this bronzer but I think it's ok.

Have you tried Sleek's Bronze Block?? What did you think beaut's?? I'd love to know. 

Makeup Revolution Haul ♥

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I think it fair to say ever since Makeup Revolution launched in March this year they're amazing quality, revolutionary priced makeup has taken the blogosphere by storm and finally I've jumped on the bandwagon and treated myself to a few bit's, well it would be silly not to take advantage of Superdrugs 3 for 2 offer wouldn't it he he! So today I thought I'd share with you the few things I bought, I will be doing full reviews on each product once I've tried them out in full so keep your eyes peeled beaut's!

Makeup Revolution Lipsticks £1.00 each

 The first makeup items I knew I had to look at was the lipsticks, I'd heard so many good things about the Vamp Collection and in particular Rebel With A Cause because of it's likeness to MAC's Rebel so that went straight into my basket, next up was Fusion which is basically a matte version of Rebel With A Cause, I have no idea why mine turned up with it's point cut off but for £1.00 I cant complain really he he. My next lipstick purchase was another from the Vamp Collection aptly called 100% Vamp, this shade really reminds me of the Lorde MAC Lipstick that's coming  out, it has a very deep, purple/plum tone to it so is definitely great to create Lordes signature vampy lip, and lastly I decided to pick up a coral toned lippie for the summer months so I went with Chic, as much as I think the shade of Chic is absolutely stunning , it contains loads glitters and shimmers which I'm not to keen on but hey, I'll make it work! My first impressions of the 4 lipsticks I bought are, great pigmentation, stunning colours, they all have a super smooth, creamy formula, even Fusion (the matte shade) applies smoothly, definitely a big thumbs up from me. 

Makeup Revolution Iconic 2 Eyeshadow Palette £4.00

I have seen so many positive reviews on these Iconic Eyeshadow Palettes, they definitely seems a popular choice so of course I had to pick one up for myself to try, they are only £4.00  each for 12 eye shadows and again are dupes for the high end Urban Decay Naked Palettes. I thought I'd go for the Iconic 2 Palette because I already own the Naked Palette and Naked 3 Palette and the only one I have left to collect is the Naked 2 so it only seemed right to get it's dupe. I'm loving the palette so far, the shades are right up my street and so wearable, also the quality of the eye shadows is amazing!

Makeup Revolution Kajal Black £2.00

Ive always wanted one of these Kajal liners and for £2.00 I thought I may as well get one. They are so great at lining the upper and lower lash line as the same time, it's just so quick and simple to use, whats not to love.

Makeup Revolution Powder Blush in Hot! and Wow! £1.00 each

As the blushers where only £1.00 each I thought I'd get 2 to try, I haven't used them as of yet so I cant really say much about them, however the shades look amazing, such gorgeous pink tones.

Makeup Revolution Eye dust in Supreme and Indirect £1.00 each

These little pigments reminded me of MAC'S loose pigments, I just thought they would look super pretty used as highlights and also will work well pressed over the top of eye shadows to add some sparkle on nights out. 

Makeup Revolution Amazing Lip gloss in Raspberry £1.00

I must admit when I saw the colour of this I just bought it, I didn't read what it was but the shade just completely sold it to me he he. Turns out it's a lip gloss ha ha, I love it!

Makeup Revolution Glitter Nail Polish in Streetcar Desire £1.50

And lastly, I saw someone tweet a picture of this glitter polish used as a top coat and it looked absolutely stunning, so again this quickly ended up in my basket. I love glitter polishes as they can be used in so many different ways and are so versatile. Arhhh it's just so pretty and sparkly, I just love it!

Overall I absolutely love the pretties I bought and I'll certainly be placing another Makeup Revolution order very soon. You honestly cant beat the affordable prices and the amazing quality can you.

Have you tried any of the Makeup Revolution products that I have bought?? What did you think beaut's?? I'd love to know.

Reminder... Have some fun and and head on over to my Guess the Polish post! You could WIN a nail polish for yourself too!

Sleek Pomegranate Blush Review | Perfect For Autumn

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Ive been on the hunt for that go to Autumn blush for a while now, i wanted something with that pop of colour that would give me that cute flush to the cheeks without looking like a clown or a disco ball he he. Finally i found myself this little gem 'Sleeks Pomegranate Blush'.

Pomegranate is a berry/raspberry shade with a slight metallic sheen to it however... Once its applied to the cheek it gives you that cute flush that you get when its really cold outside in the winter time, its just such a beautiful blush. When i saw the metallic sheen i was slightly worried it would be too much but i must admit the metallic sheen is only ever so slight, i can hardle notice it to be honest. You don't have to worry about this blush being glittery in anyway either as there's no noticeable micro glitter particles running through the blush itself.

As with most of Sleek Blushes 'Pomegrante' is super smooth in texture and isn't powdery in the slightest,  it's easy to blend and packed full of pigments, a little really does go a long way with this blush so be careful not to load your brush up too much. I also adore the packaging, it comes in Sleeks standard black 'sleek' looking packaging that feels lightweight yet durable and opens up with a nice mirror inside which i always think is a nice touch for any on the go touch ups.

Overall I'm super happy to have this beauty of a blush in my life, I can tell its going to be well and truly loved by me over the Autumn/Winter months.

You can buy your Sleek Pomegranate Blush in selected Superdrug stores and on the Sleek website for £4.29.  

MUA Mosaic Blush in English Rose | Review

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I stumbled across this blush on the MUA stand in Superdrug recently, now I've never seen this mosaic style blush on the MUA stand in my Superdrug before, they've always had the bronzers but never the blush so considering it was a bargain of only £2.50 i thought it would be rude not to try it, so i made a cheeky purchase. 

I chose 'English Rose' which i believe to be the only mosaic style blush MUA do, it contains lots of little segments and within each segment are different shades of pink with the odd lilac shade thrown into the mix, all the shades within the mosaic have a pearl/shimmer finish with no matte or glitter particles running through any of the little segments at all.

For me, i prefer to use this blush as a highlighter, it leaves too much of a pearl finish for me to use as a blush but it makes the most gorgeous pink toned highlighter, it really reminds me of a powder version of Benefits High Beam. When i swirled my finger around all the segments for a swatch the pigmentation does look quite strong but when used with a brush it goes on alot more sheer and shimmery therefore giving you more of a highlight affect however... If you like a shimmery blush then this would look really pretty once you've built up some colour.

As for the packaging... It doesn't really differ from most of the MUA range, its cheap and cheerful and does the job although as with the little £1 blushes i do find the packaging difficult to open, there's certainly no chance that they will open in your handbag that's for sure. All in all i do really like the blush used as a highlight, its really pretty and certainly affordable. Have your tried any of the MUA Mosaic Range??? What did you think???