Makeup Revolution Golden Sugar Ultra Blush Palette Review

Hey beaut's!

Today I thought I'd review something I've been obsessed with using just recently, the Makeup Revolution Golden Sugar Ultra Blush Palette! The Golden Sugar Ultra Blush Palette was actually released last year and was Makeup Revolutions third instalment into their Blush & Contour Palette world he he and my goodness its a beauty, it will honestly make you look like a glamorous, golden, glowing goddess ha ha. 

The 'Golden Sugar' Blush & Contour Palette* (£6.00) comes packaged in the usual glossy, black plastic casing with a lovely large compact mirror inside the pull up lid which is always appreciated. The palette itself contains 8 large panned, well pigmented shades all together, 6 of which are merged baked shades that I would personally use/recommend as highlight/blush shades as they come in a mixture of pearl, pink and golden finishes. The final 2 shades are warm bronzer shades, one of which is fully matte which you could use to bronze or to contour with and the other has more of a soft metallic finish too it.  

Like I said before I think the shade range in the 'Golden Sugar' Palette is beautiful and will definitely catch the eye of those who love to highlight and who generally like that glowing look. I can see this particular palette working amazingly in the Summer months as the shades are all very warm toned and lets face it we all love that ' warm glow' in the summer don't we girls? You could even use most of these shades as eyeshadows, which I will admit I have done quite a few times, I've even used the bronzer shades to warm up my crease when I'm doing different eyeshadow looks and it works a treat, I just love the versatility of this little palette!

The quality of all eight shades within the Golden Sugar Palette are incredible.. they're all extremely pigmented and be warned a little goes a very long way with these. All the shades feel silky smooth with I've experienced very little fallout which is just amazing and they blend out beautifully. As for lasting power... their great! I've found after a good 6 hours I could use a little top up which I think is absolutely fine considering how affordable the palette is.

Overall its another Makeup Revolution success! These ultra blush palettes are just great and really allow you to build your makeup collection up without having lots of single compacts laying around, they're also great for travelling as they allow you lots of choice in one single compact. All in all the 'Golden Sugar' palette is an absolute beaut and as always it's an amazing bargain at just £6.00... Yup you did read that correctly, £6.00 for 8 pans of blush, that's just 75p each, you really cant get any better than that can you. 

Have you tried the Golden Sugar Ultra Blush Palette beaut's?? What did you think?? I'd love to know!!

Don't forget I'm currently giving away two NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation's, you can enter the giveaway here.

February Degustabox Review + Discount Code

Hi beaut's...

I have a subscription box review for you all today but it's a subscription box with a difference.... it contains yummy food and drink, so say hello to Degustabox*. Degustabox works very much like how beauty subscription boxes work, for £12.99 a month (postage included within the £12.99 price) you will receive 9 to 14 surprise food/drink products, many that are completely new to the market! So if your abit of a foodie like myself  and you love subscription boxes your going to love this beaut's!

 Anywhooo onto what yummy treats I received in my February Degustabox...

American Muffin Company Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins £2.50

The first thing that caught my eye when I opened my Degustabox this month was these mini chocolate chip muffins, I love me some muffins he he. These little cuties are made by the American Muffin Company who always use the finest ingredients in their cakes, cookies and muffins such as high cocoa content chocolate and Sicilian lemon oil, as well as that their yummy treats are also gluten free and wheat free meaning you wont ever get that horrible stodgy feeling after eating these cute. The muffins also come individually wrapped which is so convenient when throwing them in your packed lunch and keeps them super fresh.

Whole Earth Three Nut Butter £3.00

This jar or Whole Earth Three Nut Butter will go down well with any peanut butter lover! The Three Nut Butter combines the wholesome nutty goodness of cashews, hazelnuts and peanuts and is made with the finest natural ingredients! Sadly I hate anything that contains nuts so I wont be enjoying this but my boyfriend certainly will he he.

Beet It Beetroot and Oat Flapjacks x2 £1.85

I think this might be the strangest combination I've ever heard of.... Beetroot and oat flapjacks??? Strange or not I'll still give them a go. 

Lily O'Brien's Cocoa Cookie Crunch £2.60

These are so yummy and I may have consumed the whole packet already, shh don't tell anyone ha ha! Lily O'Briens's is Irland's best-loved chocolatier, she has just launched a new range of luxury snacking pouches for chocolate lovers and let me tell ya these cocoa cookie crunch bites are addictive. They are basically little broken bits of cookie that have been smothered in milk chocolate, and the cookies pieces look and taste like Oreo's, arhhh they are amazing!

Melba Thins £1.39

Melba Thins are so versatile, they are little crisp toast slices that can be topped with pretty much anything, you can use them at breakfast time, for brunch or lunch, for snacks and even at cocktail parties! Sweet or savoury the choice is yours.

Schwartz Flavour Shots x2 £1.40

I love these Schwartz Flavour Shots, I use them all the time when I'm cooking as they add so much flavor and taste so good without you having to do much at all, they have tonnes of recipes to choose from too and come with recipes and cooking times too so using these couldn't be easier!

Peanut Hottie £3.00

Meet the worlds first peanut butter flavoured hot drink, Peanut Hottie! Yup, just think of hot chocolate but then change it to hot peanut! As I said before I hate peanut butter and anything that tastes like it so this pot of Peanut Hottie certainly wouldn't go down well with me but if your a peanut butter lover I'm sure this hot drink will go down a treat!

Jack Link's Beef Snack £1.39

Jack Link's is the worlds best selling meat snack company and this beef snack would be a great easy to eat bar snack! These little meaty snack are also quite healthy and are made with the best quality beef and spices.

Laimon Fresh £1.99

I actually tried this bottle of Laimon Fresh today, it's a very refreshing, lightly sparkling drink that I think would be best served ice cold on a hot day! It basically tastes like lemonade with a hint of mint, also you can drink it on its own or mix it with white rum to create a tasty Mojito cocktail! 

Overall I love Degustabox, I think it's such a great take on a subscription box, I love the whole element of a food surprise and getting excited about what meals or cakes I can whip together, it's fab! You can find Degustabox on Twitter and Facebook for more information, pictures and promotions. 

Degustabox have kindly given me a discount code for all of my beautiful readers, all you have to do is pop 2L6SH into the promotional code box and you'll receive a £3.00 discount when registering. And don't worry beaut's, theres no commitments with Degustabox meaning you can cancel your subscription free of charge before the 10th of any month, but I mean why would you cancel monthly surprise treats ha ha!

What do you think of the Degustabox concept beaut's?? I'd love to know your thoughts.

Don't forget I'm currently giving away two NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation's, you can enter the giveaway here.

NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation Review + GIVEAWAY *OVER*

Hey beaut's!

I have an extremely exciting post for you all today, firstly I'm reviewing the NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation* in the shade Fiji and secondly I have 2 more of the NARS Foundations to give away to you beauties thanks to the amazing Cosme-De website. If you haven't heard of Cosme-De before it's basically a beauty lovers dream ha ha, it is an online shopping site that sells all things beauty, skincare, fragrance, haircare plus much more, they  stock brands such as Benefit, Bioderma, Clinque, Bobbi Brown, YSL, Estee Lauder and that's just to name a few so theres certainly plenty of choice on the website. Cosme-De are based in Hong Kong but ship worldwide for FREE on every order (whoop), they're website is very clear and easy to use and all you have to do to get your preferred currency is scroll at the bottom of the website and click the little drop down box to choose, simple!

Anywhooo onto the foundation review... The NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation comes in two parts, firstly in one box you get a medium sized palette which has a hollow well for a foundation compact to slot into and theres also a little slot for a makeup sponge, the compact has a sizable mirror within the lid too for easy on the go application and has that classic NARS rubberised texture. The second part of the compact is the foundation itself and the sponge, these two come in a separate box and just slot into the empty wells within the palette, usually you would have to buy these separately but Cosme-De sell them together for £38.00. Cosme-De currently have 7 shades of the Radiant Cream Compact Foundation to choose from, I've been road testing the shade Fiji which is described as light with golden peachy undertone, in my pictures is does look slightly dark for some reason but it is actually a very good match for me.

At first glance I thought the NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation would be quite hard to work with being that it looked so solid and compact however... On instant contact with my finger the foundation appeared to 'melt' and was so creamy which I wasn't expecting at all, it honestly feels so silky and is a joy to work with. The way I like to apply the Radiant Cream Foundation is by warming it up on my fingers and then dotting it around my face and either using a buffing brush or beauty blender to blend the foundation in, those techniques work amazingly and leave you with a lightweight, dewy, luminous finish. As for the foundations coverage... It's definitely has a medium but buildable coverage that doesn't feel cakey or heavy at all. I'd say this foundation would most suit someone with dryer skin like myself because it's very moisturising and claims to boost your moisture levels by 80% after 12 hours wear, helping to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and enhancing your skin's radiance. 

As for lasting power... it actually held up amazingly well! I always apply my makeup quite early in the mornings and then remove just before I go to bed, generally as I'm about to remove my makeup that I've had on all day I can always see slight imperfections in my base makeup and sometimes it can become slightly patchy and definitely looks like it needs a touch up however... The NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation still looks perfect and still has that beautiful, natural looking glow to it!

Overall I absolutely love this foundation, if your looking for a foundation that has a good amount of coverage that's buildable, lightweight, adds sutble radiance to the skin, that doesn't cling to any dry pacthes or emphasise them further then I'd highly suggest trying out the NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation, it's an absolute beauty in my opinion and I've gotten on with it great!

Now onto the giveaway details... 

To co inside with my NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation review, Cosme-De have kindly sent me another two Radiant Cream Compact Foundation's both in the shade Fiji for me to giveaway to two of my lovely blog followers... How exciting!!! The giveaway will be open for 2 weeks, all you have to do to enter is complete the mandatory steps within the Rafflecopter form below.

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-There will be two winners of this competition each winning ONE NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation.

- The winner will be emailed and announced on Twitter. The winner will have 7 days to claim their prize.  If I do not hear from the winner/winners within this time frame a new winner/winners will be picked. If the winner has not entered all of the mandatory entries they have claimed to, all of their entries will be discounted and a new winner will be picked.
- I will not be held liable for any allergic reactions you may have to the products.
- The prize will be posted 2nd Class standard delivery to the UK. I will not be liable for any loss or damage but will make sure the prize is packaged well.