My Thoughts On The Maybelline 24 Hour Superstay Foundation!

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After hearing so many positive things about the Maybelline 24 Hour Superstay Foundation I thought it was about time I gave it a whirl, I must admit for some reason I never buy Maybelline foundations so I really had no idea what to expect but the fact it was on a 2 for £12.00 deal gave me the extra insentive to finally try it!

The foundation itself has 17 shades to choose from - well on the Superdrug website theres 17 shades to shop I'm not 100% sure on how many shades are available in store - I opted for the shade 03 True Ivory which is one of the lightest shades from the range, it does match me ok but could do with being slightly more pink for my undertone, I actually found it quite hard to match myself up if I'm honest but hey what else is new, I really want these brands to up their game now with foundation shades as most of them are pretty ridiculous aren't they!

The foundation claims to have a soft matte finish, has full coverage that will transform your skin, is suitable for all skin types and has 24 hour wear...now that's some pretty bold claims and claims that I like the sound of, so out came my beauty blender and I whacked it on my face. Now I've been using this foundation around 3 weeks now I do like it but there is one thing I so dislike which I'll get onto shorty. Firstly lets talk about the coverage...Theres no denying this foundation covers well and it defiantly makes my skin look pretty incredible even if I do say so myself, and for a full coverage foundation it's so lightweight and thin feeling on the skin which is a major bonus for me as I hate the feeling of a thick or heavy foundation but this is surprisingly light. The foundation does have a really nice semi-matte finish which is perfect for me and my combination skin and I never find that it clings or exposes any dry patches on my face which is another bonus, and the lasting power is very good too, my skin generally looks the same at the end of the day from when I put my makeup on in the morning and my other base makeup seems to sit so well on top of it, my T-zone is generally a bit oily at the end of the day but that happens with most of my foundations!

The only negative I really have about the formula of this foundation is that it does really oxidise on my skin during the day, it gets a shade or two darker as the day goes on which is so annoying, it's quite strange really as I never have problems with foundations oxidising but hey I guess theres a first for everything. Apart from that I do really like everything about this fundation, the formula is nice and blends well with a beauty blender or makeup brush, the coverage is amazing, it lasts really well, I do think most skin types would get on with the formula unless you where super dry. I like the packagaing too, it comes in a glass bottle with a pump which is another added bonus! The price is ok, it's £9.99 but if you can get it on the 2 for £12.00 deal it makes it such a bargain at just £6.00 a bottle!

Have you tried this foundation before beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know!

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Barry M's NEW Dual Ended Brow Wand Reviewed!

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I absolutely love doing my brows these days, I used to hate doing them but now I find it so satisfying getting them perfect and on point, no makeup look is complete without a pair of gorgeous brows after all is it. Recently when I was browsing in Superdrug I saw that Barry M had launched a new brow product called the 'Dual Ended Brow Wand' so I immediately popped it into my basket to try!

The Barry M Dual Ended Brow Wand is available in three standard shades - light, medium and dark, personally for me the three shades just isn't enough, I think Barry M really need to up their game with their shade ranges because their makeup has got so good but the shade range is an epic fail, anyway...I opted for the shade light, I have quite light, cool toned ashy brows so light was the best option for me at the time, however I do find it a little bit on the warm side for me but with the brow gel I can just about get away with it!

Now I love a multi-purpose product so that fact this is dual ended is perfect for me, at one end you get your brow pencil to shape and define your brows and then at the other end you have the tinted brow gel to blend and tame stray brow hairs keeping them set in place all day! The brow pencil itself has a teardrop shaped tip making the application process super easy because it's always on a slanted angle, so I use the pencil on it's side with broad strokes to fill in my brows and use the pointed tip of the teardrop to add in individual brow hairs or for precise shaping if needed. The formula and texture of the pencil is lovely, it's well pigmented, waxy but not dry or too creamy and blends easily with a spoolie before it sets, I do find the shade of the pencil lighter and warmer than the brow gel but like I said before it all matches once the gel has been slicked through my brows.

The tinted brow gel I love, in fact I'd say I like it more than the pencil but I've always been a sucker for a good brow gel! The little brush really does coat and grab every brow hair and I can even get away with just using the gel if I'm in a rush or want a slightly more natural look. You can also achieve really fluffy brows as well if that's your thang!!! The formula of the gel is really lovely, it's well pigmented, has great hold without being crispy and it's long lasting! If your looking for something new to try from the high street for your brows I do think this is a good product to try - especially the gel, the only downside is the shade range as their definitely isn't a shade to suit all brows that's for sure!

Have you tried this yet beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know!

 Barry M Dual Ended Brow Wand can be found in Superdrug and Boots for £5.99.

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By Terry Ombre Blackstar Cream Eyeshadow Review!

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I've wanted to try the By Terry Ombre Blackstar Cream Eyeshadow sticks for years, I've seen blogger and their dog rave about them not to mention just how absolutely beautiful they look but unfortunately for me they come with a bit of a hefty price tag however....their actually all discounted on the Perfume Click website for £19.95 which is such a good saving as their usually £29.00! If you haven't heard of Perfume Click before their a fragrance and beauty online retailer which have amazing discount prices on some of the biggest brands, theres everything from makeup, skincare, bath and body and even tanning products on the site, I mean who doesn't like a saving, I know I do. They also have a loyalty points system too which I always love, it's always nice when your points add up and you can nab yourself something even cheaper! 

I opted for the By Terry Ombre Blackstar Cream Eyeshadow in the shade Misty Rock which is a stunning yet unique shade, it goes on looking quite bronze but blends out to this smokey pewter colour with ultra fine micro shimmers within it that are super twinkly, it's insanely pretty and probably the easiest smokey eye I've ever achieved! It's the sort of shade and formula that you can just whack on all over your eyeballs and blend with your finger or a brush in matter a seconds and then your ready to rush out the door, I love it!

The quality of the By Terry Ombre Blackstar's has always been so hyped up and now I can see why, the formula is literally fantastic and the best I've tried in terms of cream shadows! The thing with cream eyeshadows is that they do usually crease very quickly but oh no, no, no - not this bad boy! Misty Rock literally melts onto my eyelids straight from the bullet, it's so smooth and creamy and blends like a absolute dream, and I haven't experienced any smudging or creasing what so ever, this stuff isn't going anywhere once it's blended onto my lids I tell ya! The pigmentation is good, it does sheer out a bit when you blend it but it can be built up easily if you wish but personally I like the wash of colour and the twinkly look it gives!

If your after trying the By Terry Ombre Blackstar Cream Eyeshadow's then I really cant recommend Misty Rock enough, it's a quick and easy way to achieve a gorgeous smokey eye and the quality of the formula is incredible, I'm now going to have to collect the rest of the shades that's for sure!

You can find the By Terry Ombre Blackstar Cream Eyeshadow in Misty Rock for £19.95 HERE.



*This post contains gifted press samples, all opinions are my own!

Feral Cosmetics x Arpi Limited Edition Collection

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If you've been reading my blog for a while now you might already know that I'm a huge Feral Cosmetics fan, if you haven't heard of Feral Cosmetics before their a US, cruelty free and vegan lip products brand which are sold here in the UK on the Beauty Chamber website. Beauty Chamber have recently added two new shades as part of their Feral Cosmetics x Arpi limited edition collection, one of which is a complete new formula for Feral and I couldn't wait to try the duo out on my pout!

The two new shades Feral have launched with American model, actress, singer and TV host Arpi Gabrielyan are simply named R.P and R.P2, R.P is a gorgeous peachy nude which is in Feral's AMAZING liquid lipstick formulation, and R.P2 is a clear gloss lip topper which is crammed full of beautiful gold and silver glitter that twinkles beautifully, perfect for a festive pout! I've always raved about the consistency and texture of Feral's liquid lippies as it's so lovely and I'd go as far as saying one of the best formula's I've tried in terms of liquid lipsticks and the shade R.P certainly follows suit! The product feels super thin and lightweight during the application process where as a lot of other liquid lipsticks I've tried are much thicker and heavier. Despite being thin in constancy R.P still packs a pigmented punch and is fully opaque in one quick swipe, you definitely don't need to build up the opacity that's for sure! Once dried down on the lips the formula still feels super lightweight and doesn't really feel that dry at all thank goodness, they do have an ever so slight tacky feeling when I rub my lips together to begin with but I'd much prefer that than dryness. The liquid lipstick also has a touch proof finish too, I literally pressed and rubbed my finger over my lips once the lippie had completely dried down and it never transferred onto my fingers, and the lasting power is phenomenal. Ohhh and did I mention they have a lovely light vanilla scent to them too, it's so yummy!

 The lip topper is a complete new formula for Feral and for me too and wow it's stunning, usually I'm not a gloss or lip topper kinda gal because of the fear of my hair being permanently stuck to my lips because of a sticky gloss but we need to praise the Feral makeup loving gods because this lip topper isn't sticky in the slightest, YASSSS!! I just cant stress enough how stunning this lip topper looks over liquid lipsticks and matte lipsticks, it's so pretty and twinkly and despite being such a sparkly gloss it doesn't feel gritty on the lips at all which is a bonus. 

Overall I really love this duo and cant recommend the Feral liquid lipsticks and now their new lip topper enough, the quality is just so so good and that's really saying something coming from me because I've always been a bit of a fuss pot when it comes to both liquid lipsticks and lip toppers, I'm always put off with the dry/tightness/cracking of liquid lippies but Feral Cosmetics are just so lightweight and lovely!

You can shop the Feral Cosmetics x Arpi Limited Edition Collection* on the Beauty Chamber website for £14.95 each HERE.



This post contains gifted press samples, all opinions are my own!

PixiGlow Cake Blush Review

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Pixi is literally one of my favourite brands in terms of skincare however I haven't tried much of their makeup, in fact I've only ever tried a couple of the mini Pixi eyeliners which I received last Christmas and I must admit they where and still are the best eyeliners I've ever used, so when the PixiGlow Cake Blush landed on my door step I literally ripped the packaging off and whacked on my face more or less instantly, well after I had taken some blog pic's first of course!

The PixiGlow Cake Blushes come in two shades - GildedBare Glow and Pink Champagne Glow* which is the shade I have, these cakes (omg now I need some actual cake) have three shades blended together in an ombre style which can be used individually to highlight, blush and contour the skin or you can simply swirl your brush through all of the shades  to achieve the perfect seamless PixiGlow! Pink Champagne Glow is literally the perfect pink, it starts off with a gorgeous baby pink shade then moves onto a more vibrant pink and finishes off with a warm bronzer shade, personally for me I like to swirl my brush into both of the pink shades and then sweep the combination across my cheeks for a dewy, rosy glow and then I like to use the bronzer shade separately!

The formula of the PixiGlow Cake is lovely, the pigmentation is spot on, it blends like an absolute dream, their isn't any fallout and it lasts on my skin a full working day without any need of touching up, it's not a matte compact so it does add radiance and luminosity to the skin but without looking glittery which personally I love as it makes my skin look a lot less flat and pasty, so if your after something matte just bare that in mind! I also have to add just how HUGE this compact is, it's literally as big as my hand and contains a whopping 24 grams of product which is insane, I certainly wont be running out of mine anytime soon! I also think it's great value for money because not only are you getting a whopping amount of product but it's also 3 products in one, I absolutely love multi-use products!

Have you tried either of the PixiGlow Cakes beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know! 

You can find the PixiGlow Cake in Pink Champagne Glow HERE for £24.00.

The £2.50 Highlighter From Primark You Need!

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I bloody love Primark, whether its watching someones haul on YouTube or toddling off to the shops myself and getting my own haul, I love it! One thing that I have never really dabbled in - in Primark was their makeup, mainly because my Primark never had a huge selection until recently! I always hear good things about Primarks makeup and dupes so when I saw their Mink Pink Highlighter it went straight in my basket for me to try!

The Primark Mink Pink Highlighter is a mere £2.50 making it super affordable and a right  beauty bargain! The highlighter itself sits in a large square pan with a thick cardboard style packaging with a flip up lid, it's not the most amazing packaging I've ever seen but hey for £2.50 who cares! The shade I opted for was Mink Pink, there was a couple of other shades to choose from but I thought Mink Pink looked right up my street, it's a stunning champagne-baby pink shade which is so metallic it looks like foil on your skin, it does contain some minute glitter particles within it but it's not too 'discoball-esk' or chunky, it's more of an intense sheen with a few twinkly shimmers within it, it's so blinding!

The formula of the highlighter is really nice, it feels similar to a baked highlighter when you swatch it and kind of picks up on the brush like a baked powder too. A little bit really goes a long way with this highlighter though, it's quite intense so if you like a subtle highlight then use a light hand however if you want to be seen in outta space then go for it like I do he he! The lasting power is actually very good and what I've noticed is just how well this highlighter picks up in a selfie, I've taken a few on my Instagram stories since having the highlighter and each time my highlight has really stood out and I love that!

Overall I so impressed with this little beauty, it looks so pretty on, blends well and doesn't make my pores look big, it's buildable, it lasts well and its such a good price, I definitely want to go back into Primark and try a few other makeup bit's and pieces from them now! If you haven't tried this highlighter yet beaut's I'd urge you to nip down to Primark and grab one, it's the best £2.50 I've spent in a while I tell ya!

Morgan Taylor's NEW 'Make A Splash' Nail Polishes Reviewed!

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Fancy whacking some nail polish on your nails which are brighter than the sun? Well you just might be in luck because Morgan Taylor's new Make A Splash nail polish collection is indeed neon-tastic and mega BRIGHT!!!

The 'Make A Splash' Collection is Morgan Taylor's new collection for Summer and contains six gorgeous shades that will have you reaching for those sunnies every time you glance at your nails. The shade range in this collection really does scream all  things Summer, festivals and holidays, I've been giving three of the six shades a whirl and I've quickly fallen in love!

Firstly theres Flip Flops And Tube Tops*, this is a bright fuchsia pink shade with super fine shimmers suspended within it, this one was completely opaque after two coats.
Then theres You've Got Tan-gerine Lines*, wow this shade takes neon to a whole new level, it's the brightest orange I've ever come across and again is completely opaque after two coats. Finally I have Flamingo Float*, this is a bright coral-red that has the same super fine shimmers suspended within it from before, this one did need three coats as the formula was slightly thinner than the other two shades. Also can we just appreciate how freakin' cute the shade names are in this collection, arhhhh I love them! 

The formula of the Morgan Taylor nail polishes is really nice, they are all completely opaque after 2-3 coats and apply evenly and smooth without any bubbling or streaking and they all dried so quickly too which is such a bonus because I hate waiting for nail polish to dry. The lasting power is really good, I got a good 4ish days wear out of mine before I noticed some ever so slight chipping, I'm quite heavy handed at work and at home doing washing up and housework all the time so a solid 4 days is good for me!

Overall if your looking to brighten up your manicure this Summer I think the new 'Make A Splash' collection is a must try, I've also found in the past that neon's don't usually apply or wear well but these are amazing! I really want to whack some fake tan on now or go on me holibobs because neon shades next to a tan look insanely good!

You can find the Morgan Taylor NEW 'Make A Splash' Nail Polishes on Sally Beauty HERE.

Little MAC Lipstick - Velvet Teddy

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I hadn't made a MAC purchase in a really long time but when I saw their new 'Little MAC' range I knew it would be too adorable for me to resist, theres something about makeup that comes in miniatures isn't there, it just lures me in every time!

The Little Mac Collection contains a selection of MAC's products in their most popular shades all in 'on the go' handbag friendly sizes, theres lipsticks, lip glosses, pigments, mascara and even skin care to choose from all of which are priced from £10.00 to £12.00. What I love about this whole 'Little MAC' range in particular is that it gives you a chance to test out something you might of had your eye on in MAC for a while but didn't want to commit to the full size, plus it's a bit cheaper which is always a bonus and things like the pigments are still going to last for ages whether their mini's or not.

For my first Little MAC purchase I decided to go for their lipstick in Velvet Teddy, this is a super popular shade that most makeup and beauty lovers have in their makeup bags already, but I've never committed to buying it before now because I ALWAYS used to wear pink toned nudes and would never reach for a deep beige nude like Velvet Teddy, until this year where I've been embracing all different shades and loving it! Velvet Teddy is matte but it goes on super creamy and opaque with one swipe and doesn't dry my lips out which is a major bonus, the shade is super wearable for daytime at work or even on a night out and because the lipstick bullet is smaller it's so precise and easy to put on!

You may be wondering the size difference between the regular MAC lippies and the Little MAC lippies, well....The Little MAC lipsticks have 1.8 grams of lipsticks within the bullet and the regular MAC lipsticks have 3 grams so your getting just over half of a full size MAC lipstick in the Little MAC bullet, wow I hope that makes sense as that's a mouthful lol!

Overall I'm all for this concept, anything in miniature will always get a thumbs up from me and being completely honest I would never have bought Velvet Teddy at full size until I could really test the shade out on myself so if there was no Little MAC available I still wouldn't of even tried the shade. The whole concept is great for travel too or for your handbags and clutch bags on nights out, and the skincare options you get 30ml worth of product which I think is pretty decent considering most full size foundations come in 30ml bottles!

You can find the Little MAC Collection HERE.

Makeup Revolution Fast Base Foundation First Impressions

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I think it's fair to say all of us Makeup Revolution lovers went slightly gaga over their Conceal and Define Concealer, it took me bloody ages to get hold of that bad boy and after trying it I saw why, because it's so, so good! Shortly after the concealer launch Makeup Revolution or Revolution (I'm not sure what name their going by these days lol) launched their very first stick foundation and I couldn't wait to try it. To my surprise I managed to nab myself the Fast Base Foundation in Superdrug a week ago so I thought I'd do a cheeky first impressions on it today!

Just like the concealer the foundation has a whopping 18 shades ranging from fair to deep, in cool, neutral and warm undertones, I think is amazing and would love to see this more from other brands! I opted for the shade F3 in the foundation because I'm C3 in the concealer for the blemishes on my face and C1 for my under eye concealing and I'd heard that the shades match up to each other. F3 is for fair skin tones with a pink undertone which is what I have but it is a smidge light and I think I could of definitely gone a shade darker but it's nothing a bit of bronzer doesn't fix so I'm not entirely sure if the concealer and foundation shades do match up exactly the same. 

I've never used a stick foundation before so this was all completely new to me, they always reminded me of those horrible dry concealer sticks I used to use when I was about 14 which never blended at all so I always stayed clear however the Makeup Revolution Fast Base Foundation is not dry at all, instead it's super, super creamy and melts onto the skin when you swipe it on, and it blends so easily with a beauty blender or foundation brush but I prefer using my beauty blender if I'm honest. The coverage is good, I'd say medium but buildable and the finish is very dewy which I like, the only thing I'm finding so far is that the foundation stays tacky on my skin and does settle into my smile lines so I do have to set it with a bit of powder but after it's set it doesn't move, go dry or patchy on me at all. 

 Overall I've been really liking this foundation so far and for £5.00 it's such a bargain isn't it! It's so creamy and blendable, has a good amount of coverage without looking too OTT or cakey, I would say if you have particularly oily skin then this may not be the foundation for you because it is so dewy I fear it may move around on oily skin. My skins been pretty normal recently although I do have the odd dry patch and the foundation doesn't cling to those patches which is a brucie bonus! I really want to grab one of the darker shades now to try some cream contouring, ohhhh look at me being all daring he he! 

You can find the Makeup Revolution Fast Base Foundation for £5.00 HERE.

MUA Luxe Glow Beam Highlighting Powder Review

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I'm such a highlighter addict, it's my absolute favourite thing to apply when I'm doing my makeup and I love nothing more than walking around like a gorgeously glazed donut at all times, and when I was in Superdug a few weeks ago and spotted an MUA highlighter in the corner of my eye named 'Glow Beam' I just had to give it a whirl, and it was on offer for £2.50 instead of £5.00 so that was a brucie bonus!

Truth be told I haven't bought anything from MUA in years so I had no idea what to expect from their Luxe Glow Beam Highlighting Powder but I have to tell you straight away I absolutely love it! The packaging has a white and gold design which is simplistic and fuss free and looks super pretty on my dressing table. Whats interesting about this packaging though is how you dispense the product, it's like a grater, you have to twist the circular case in order for the highlighter to dispense from the three grooves in the top of the packaging, it gives the illusion that the highlighter is rock solid and that your shaving some off but in actual fact it's a tightly compact loose powder, it's pretty unique and I've never seen anything like it before.

The highlighter itself is in the shade Gold which is a true yellow gold which I like, the powder is so finely milled that it blends onto the skin beautifully without being chunky and the intensity is wellll....people in space can see me glowing put it that way! It looks so metallic on the skin and creates such a beautiful sheen, it does contain a slight bit of minute gold glitter but you can only really see that when the light hits it, it generally just looks like an intense golden glow most of the time!

 I've found this little beauty to be really versatile to, I've used it the centre of my eyes as an eyeshadow to make my eyes really pop and as an inner corner highlight. You can also use it on your body too and it works amazingly well when used wet with setting sprays, it really ups the ante and makes the highlighter look so bright that you need your sunnies at the ready he he! For £2.50 I cant recommend this highlighter enough, it hasn't left my makeup bag since I got it, I love it!

You can find the MUA Luxe Glow Beam Highlighting Powder in Gold for £2.50 HERE.