Full Face Using Only Drugstore Products Tutorial and Mini Review

Products Used:

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 01 Porcelain

Collection Lasting Perfection in 1 Fair

Soap & Glory Archery Brow Pencil in Brownie Points

Rimmel Brow This Way Clear Gel

Soap & Glory Solar Powder 

Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer Compact 

No7 Perfect Shade and Define Shadow Stick in Glistening Ray 

Collection Eyes Uncovered Palette in Bronze Nude

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

Makeup Revolution Ultra Pro Glow Palette

Max Factor Creme Puff Blush in Lovely Pink

MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder in Pink

Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in East End Snob

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick in Nudist 

Products I Loved:

I personally love the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation to the point that I actually reach for this more than a lot of my high end products. I love the dewy finish it gives to my skin and I find the colour match spot on (which is suspected due to the name) despite it being from the drugstore. The coverage, for me, is perfect and it does not cake up on the skin during the application process which is more than impressive for such a cheap price tag. 

The Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer is one of my all time favourite products EVER from the drugstore. This is one of the best concealers I have ever used and I am taking into consideration both high end and high street products. The coverage is insane and the creamy consistency makes blending a dream especially with a damp beauty blender. If you are going to try one product from this post then I seriously suggest this!

I haven't used the Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner for a while and I do not understand why as after using it for this video, I completely fell in love with it again. First of all, I love the fact that it is a twist up pencil meaning no sharpener is required which is an absolute godsend. Secondly, the colour is stunning and seriously on trend right now so I suggest instead of forking out the cash on MAC Soar, just grab this instead from your local drugstore! 

Products That Didn't Impress:

You can probably see from the video my pained expression in regards to the application process of the Soap & Glory Archery Brow Pencil. I feel it is only fair to say that first of all this product is old which suggests the dry and overly-waxy formula. Secondly, since purchasing this product, Soap & Glory have reformulated this product and I have loved and used up the new Archery Pencil whose performance is seriously outstanding in comparison to its predecessor and that isn't just because they included a 'spoolie' this time around. 

I am very confused about the purpose of the MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder as although I am aware it is always going to be cheaply made, it still doesn't really fulfil its purpose. I own other drugstore highlights that still offer some serious glow despite their inexpensive status where is this practically offered a slight gleam that was only apparent in really, really good sunlight. I personally think this could actually work out as a beautiful dupe for the Hourglass Ambient Lighting powders as that is what the finish of this product reminds me of. I shall report back with any discoveries I have in regards to this hopeful venture but currently, as a highlighter, it is a no from me. 

I hope you enjoyed the video and this quick rundown. 

Let me know what you think in the comments!

Have you got any good drugstore recommendations? 

MOTD | Day-to-Day in May

Face
NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Mont Blanc
Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in 1 Fair
Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Cream Kit
Banana under the eyes
Cream and Cinnamon blended together on the outer corners of my forehead
Cool Pink on the middle of my forehead and on the chin
Ben Nye Banana Powder to set my under eye concealer
NARS Matte Multiple in Altai in the hollows of my cheeks
MAC Pro Longwear Blush in Baby Don't Go in the hollows of my cheeks
Accessorize Merged Baked Blush in Sensation
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Perfect Topping

Eyes
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown
Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Eternal Gold 
MAC Eyeshadow in Creative Copper
The Balm Schwing Liquid Eyeliner
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero
Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

Lips
MAC Lipstick in Creme D'Nude

Let me know what you think in the comments!

MOTD

Face

Chanel Perfection Lumiére Foundation in 20 Beige 

Kevyn Aucoin The Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX02

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in Light

No7 Perfect Light Loose Powder in Translucent

NARS Matte Multiple in Altai

Soap and Glory Solar Powder

NYX Blush in Angel

MAC MSF in Soft and Gentle 

Eyes

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown

Rimmel Brow This Way Gel in Clear 

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original

Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Palette (Satin Sheets all over the lid and in the inner corner, Sugar Walls in the outer third, Voulez Vous through the crease)

The Balm Schwing Liquid Eyeliner (review here)

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Eyeliner in Nude

Tarte Gifted Amazonian Clay Smart Mascara

Lips

MAC lipstick in Hue

Hope you enjoyed this quick post about my make up of the day. Please excuse my brows - I am in desperate need of getting them done. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

What products do you wear day-to-day?

Beauty & Lifestyle| Shop The Stash!

The time of Lent is upon us and like many other hopefuls out there I've set myself a challenge that I have to obey until Easter finally comes as a blessing. Being an avid Cosmetics lover as well as a self-confessed shopaholic I thought it was time to pack in the pounds, put away the card and go on a dreaded spending ban. So far so good, yes I know it's only been a couple of weeks but usually by now I would of racked up a steep bill on FeelUnique or have my eye on a couple of (hundred) things on Cult Beauty, so to be honest I should be given a medal for my incredible willpower. 

As much as this spending ban has left a deep, dark void in my life it has also inspired me to suck it up and 'Shop My Stash'. As some of you may or may not know 'Shop My Stash' is a catchy, prettier if slightly simpler term for rediscovering your Cosmetic items that used to get a lot of love but have recently been pushed out of the limelight and have instead been MIA along with your missing bobby pins. I, for one, am very guilty at buying products that I don't necessarily need meaning a lot of my then current beauty favourite get easily forgotten about. That's why I thought it was time to rifle through my cosmetics drawers and the bottom of my bag, get together all my products and re-incooperate them back into my everyday routine. Then I felt it was an excellent idea to photograph said items and put them in a blog post so I could then inspire you to do the same! So here's my chosen few...

Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation

As many of you are probably aware, Estée Lauder Double Wear is my all time favourite foundation and I've found little competitors that have ever been able to steal the lime light. Yet, being a  shopaholic and cosmetics hoarder, I find it really hard to not to wonder astray and dabble in other neighbouring brands foundations (ahem Chanel) and admittedly, recently this little glass bottle of liquid heaven has undoubtedly been pushed out the picture. This has come to an end though and as I shop my stash I plan to get a hell of a lot more use out of this bottle and re-kindle my love with the almighty Double Wear. 

Benefit Watts Up Highlighter

Probably one of the first highlighters I owned, if not the first and as soon as I welcomed this into my cosmetic stash, it was most definitely love at first. Yet not long after my eyes were graced by the likes of Mac Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle and Watts Up was soon forgotten about. Luckily I have rediscoverd this and upon using this I realised why I loved it in the first place. Being in a stick structure it can be hard to work with but with the help of a buffing brush it applies beautifully and gives me the healthy glow and slightly more prominent cheek bones that I crave. 

Soap & Glory Archery Brow Tint & Precision Shaping Pencil

A quick, easy eyebrow pencil with a sheer brown crayon and handy felt tip end, perfect for tinting your eyebrows a natural brown and filling in the gaps with ultimate precision. I loved the Archery Brow from Soap & Glory but being a lover of powders and pomade's it swiftly got pushed out of the lime light and ended up at the bottom of the pile with my 'two shades too dark' Rimmel eyebrow Pencil. Whilst I've been shopping my stash, I decided to give this another go and instantly fell in love with the clean, brushed up effect it created, a benefit I surely can not live without. 

Benefit Benetint

A Rose coloured stain perfect for a rosy-red cheek look or a 'your lips but better' tint on the mouth. The first Benefit product to ever have graced my cosmetic stash. I've had this for so many years and as you can quite plainly see from the picture, it's not too far off from being finished. Unfortunately, I was introduced to the delights of the Clarin's Mosaic blushers and pearlescent pink pans from the Accessorize range, therefore this little pot of red had taken second place and has not been used since Christmas...2012 (oops). That is going to change nevertheless and I'm excited to give this another go. Especially with the launch of Benefit's Lollitint,  a candy-coloured pink, perfect for the S\S season has flown onto the shelves and maybe, possibly, could end up in my makeup bag come Summer. 

Zara Woman Perfume

I can throw my hands up and admit I am a snob when it comes too a few things: Foundation, Skincare and of course Fragrance. Give me a decent smelling scent with a pretty bottle and a well known name and it will be mine. Luckily, this quality I possess was broken and I managed to find one of my all time favourite scents for a bargain price of £12 in Zara. Admittedly the first thing that really attracted to me to this perfume was the tiny glitter particles in the liquid, as you have probably guessed I have awfully bad Magpie like tendencies. Yet, the smell is light and sweet and completely unique to any of the other sweet smelling fragrances in my collection! I plan to give this a lot more use these brighter months and hopefully will finish the bottle come fall.

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Pink Gold 

I have a number of these in my collection and one at a time they've all became a staple in my make up routine. Then entered the Naked 2, then the Naked 3 and finally my Mac pro palette and these drugstore babies soon sank to the back of my Muji drawers. Luckily, I stumbled upon this particular shade again whilst shopping my stash and found it to be a beautiful multi-purpose shadow, either in a wash all over the lid, a base for other pink-hued eyeshadows (ahem Naked 3) or a an ever so slightly subtle crease colour. Although it's pink toned, it's so easily wearable and with the slight shimmer, I'll definitely be sporting this on my lids on slightly more 'au natural' days especially when the sun is shining. 

Hope you enjoyed this post.

Have you Shopped Your Stash recently? 

Beauty| Top 5 Under £10 Items Everyone Needs In Their Make Up Bag

  

 

Maybelline Brow Drama Scultpting Mascara (£4.99)

A sheer, tinted brown mascara perfect for giving your brows a basic amount of colour or working
perfectly hand in hand with your soul brow product to create bold, well-groomed eyebrows even Cara Delevinge would be jealous off. With the small brush armed with a rounded ball-tip, this is in the perfect tool for combing colour through your brows without running the risk of the dreaded scouse brow. 

Revlon Highlighting Palette in the shade Rose Glow (£8.99) 

A gorgeous bronze, pretty blusher and shimmery highlighter all wrapped up into one miracle product. This is lovely to use whilst contouring or just applied on the apples of your cheeks to create a gorgeous, sun kissed look - perfect for the up and coming S/S months. This is also a great dupe for the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks which is almost around three times the price. I cannot see a reason as to why you wouldn't want this in your make up bag.

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer (£4.19) 

Being someone that suffers with awful under eye circles, concealer is a definite must in my make up routine but luckily my favourite go-to concealer doesn't put me too far out of pocket. With amazing lasting power, brilliant coverage and decent colour matches, there really is no reason why someone shouldn't have this product in their make up bag. If you find yourself thinking 'well I don't have it' go out and buy it...now! There's a reason that the packaging is very 'well-loved'. 

Tanya Burr Lip Gloss (£6.99) 

Probably one of the most talked about products of 2014 so far. Tanya Burr, a successful beauty blogger and YouTube sensation, has filled a lot of gaps in many beauty addicts collection with her beautifully pigmented, ultra glossy lip glosses that smell almost good enough to eat. Although these aren't available in store (yet) they can be purchased on websites such as FeelUnique and Superdrug online. I haven't come across one shade as of yet that I have absolutely loved.

Revlon ColourBurst Matte and Lacquer Balm's (£7.99) 

I think judging by the fact that I hauled 5 of these within two shopping trips pretty much proves that these lip products are a 'must have' in anyone's make up bag. With a great range of colours with either matte or lacquer finishes, lovely pigmentation and a fresh minty scent which ensures that they serve as an absolute treat to my cosmetic collection. I can guarantee there will be a shade that will match your complexion perfectly, all you have to do is swatch away. 

Hope you enjoyed this post. 

What cosmetics are your make up 'must haves'?

Make Up| L'Oreal Superliner Gel Eyeliner vs. NYX Gel Eyeliner and Smudger

Hi everyone!

Today I will be doing a product comparison review between the L'Oreal Superliner Gel Intenza Pure Black Liner and the NYX Gel Liner and Smudger.

I am a BIG lover of gel eyeliner as I feel my face doesn't look complete without me lining along my lashes. After trying and testing hundreds of different eyeliners from liquid to felt tip, having some that have worked better than others, I came to realise that gel was the way forward! I feel you get a more controlled effect and you can achieve a variety of different looks which usually wasn't the case with a liquid liner. 

These two have definitely become my clear favourite in the past year. I'll start by saying the packaging is very similar and both of them are convenient, travel friendly and come with no annoying problems (loose lids etc). I prefer the look of the L'Oreal Gel Eyeliner but thats really only because of the gold lid. 

I could not recommend the L'Oreal Superliner Gel eyeliner highly enough. It's very easy to apply and the actual product comes with a brush to assist you in doing so. I personally prefer to use one of my own fine liner brushes but this could be an added benefit for some of you. It's very similar to the Maybelline Gel Eyeliner but I preferred this one purely because my Maybelline liner seemed to dry out a lot quicker. Once the gel liner is applied it lasts well on skin, I wouldn't say the full 24 hours which the product claims to do as I have had bad problems with smudging but I usually set this with a black shadow to prevent this from happening. This being a common problem with most gel eyeliners! The superliner really has a glide on gel texture making it very easy to apply good looking lines, thick or thin! Priced at £9.99 it's definitely an affordable alternative to the Clinique or Bobby Brown Gel Eyeliners. 

Similarly, the Nyx Gel Eyeliner and Smudger has impressed me and my eye lids these past few months. The smudging quality of the product enables you to wear this also as an eyeshadow, I personally would rather use powder but for some of you this could be really beneficial. The colour payoff is amazing and it really gives a harsh, black colour which is exactly what I look for in eyeliners. Nobody has time for a dark grey like black! The first thing that I noticed about the NYX Gel Eyeliner which set it in front of the L'Oreal liner is how creamy and smooth the consistency of the product is. It glides on to the lids like a dream and is very quick drying meaning the smudging is limited (not gone completely but less in comparison to the L'Oreal Gel Eyeliner). They're also waterproof which is perfect! Especially when living in rainy England. Priced at £8 there is not a lot in it between this and the L'Oreal Superliner. It is definitely a product I would recommend all eyeliner lovers to get. The one main downside to the product is NYX is so hard to find in the UK, the only known place local to me who stock it is Next. 

Let me know what you guys think in the comments.

Have you tried either of these?

What's your favourite?

Make Up| Yet Another Mini Cosmetics Haul

Hello again!

Two blog posts in one day, I really hope you're not getting sick of me!

I accidentally went into Superdrug and may or may have not spend quite a bit of money on things that weren't but at the same time were totally necessary. 

I picked up two of the Real Techniques brushes, the Shading brush (£6.99) and the Stippling brush (£10.99) . I pretty much own all of the RT brushes now and these really are my favourite tools to use when trying to create a flawless look. I've heard many good things about the stippling brush but haven't read up on many reviews for the shading brush so please let me know in the comments if you have tried it and your impressions on it!  

I also picked up one the Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick (£6.99) in the colour Kiss Pearl 832. I already own another one of these and I found the finish and pigmentation amazing. Plus, there was an offer on, on all Maybelline products so it would've been silly not to.

And so to receive this offer I also purchased the Maybelline Browdrama Eyebrow Mascara (£4.99) as I've been desperate to try one of these out. If I'm honest, I bought this on a whim and so have read no reviews and haven't clue what it could be like. Once again if you've tried it, please let me know your opinion in the comments! 

Comment below your thoughts.

What products have you bought on a whim and have shocked you?