tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963016370696646362024-03-15T18:09:09.407-07:00Stay Beautiful...a mess of eyeliner and spraypaint...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.comBlogger604125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-56086934395829899602014-09-27T07:20:00.001-07:002014-09-27T07:20:52.177-07:00Beautifully Disney Lipgloss Swatches (Maleficent, Merida, Ariel, Belle, Snow White and The Wicked Queen)<p align="center">This week I came back from my wedding/honeymoon in Florida, which naturally for me was largely Disney-based! I’ve always been a huge, huge Disney fan and it was a wonderful trip in every way. I’ll be sharing my wedding makeup soon. <p align="center">Disney have their own range of makeup available in the parks called 'Beautifully Disney,' and naturally I was all over it! It's available at several locations in Walt Disney World, with the largest range available in the Co-Op Market in Downtown Disney, where the products are (loosely) themed into collections - there was a Villains collection, an Alice collection, and two displays of princesses and Disney heroines - and the range includes blushes, eyeshadow palettes, lipglosses, mini lipstick sets, polishes and polish set, brush kits, nail wraps, a gel liner set, a few false lashes and some sundries like sponges and mirrors. Tiana, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Aurora, Mulan, Alice and Cruella are featured, and I also went on a Disney cruise and noticed some glosses featuring characters that I didn't see in the parks, such as Minnie Mouse and the Blue Fairy, (no male characters, however). Some of the range occasionally pops up in UK Disney Stores, and they are also sometimes available in some of the outlets in the I-Drive area in Orlando as well. <p align="center"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-azw56ZPgKko/VCbHPJMXndI/AAAAAAAAMDk/4KXrgdOd4so/s1600-h/Beautifully%252520Disney%252520Lipglosses%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Beautifully Disney Lipglosses" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Beautifully Disney Lipglosses" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KDzfOKDdj0Y/VCbHP6_0vUI/AAAAAAAAMDs/f7JW4-0v2MA/Beautifully%252520Disney%252520Lipglosses_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" height="222"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FrqpPHifvms/VCbHROLgoKI/AAAAAAAAMD0/BpAkOto5_bU/s1600-h/Disney%252520Gloss%252520Packaging%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Disney Gloss Packaging" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Disney Gloss Packaging" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ctk_DiSVURQ/VCbHR-J_xfI/AAAAAAAAMD4/GPVDTxJwO3A/Disney%252520Gloss%252520Packaging_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="248" height="189"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4qBdrcQJpMA/VCbHStL4YdI/AAAAAAAAMEE/iYJIG4qdzvM/s1600-h/Beautifully%252520Disney%252520Makeup%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Beautifully Disney Makeup" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Beautifully Disney Makeup" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UE_Oqv_gRb8/VCbHTT4DzgI/AAAAAAAAMEM/StufVvB0afs/Beautifully%252520Disney%252520Makeup_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="238"></a></p> <p align="center">Aaaanyway. Due to luggage constraints and not wanting to smash any powder products, I picked up six of the lipglosses! I honestly would have bought them all, and I’m planning to collect more in the future. Each gloss is named for a character, with that character displayed on the tube, and a sticker on the top of the tube and box displays a symbol matching the character as well - a rose for Belle, an apple for Snow White, etc. Generally speaking the shade of the gloss matches the characters personality or the themes for that film - for instance, the Maleficent gloss is purple, Ariel’s is a coral shade, the Rapunzel shade matched the pink of her dress. A+ for packaging and theme here, there are a lot of nice touches for Disney fans and I prefer this packaging, even though it’s just stickers, to both the MAV Villains and Maleficent collection packaging. I feel more thought has gone into it.</p> <p align="center">Let’s have a close look at each one!<br><br><strong>Mistress of Darkness (Maleficent)</strong><br><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rNkJrTZvVWg/VCbHTz1ShGI/AAAAAAAAMEU/sQUz-VnVVDE/s1600-h/Mistress%252520of%252520Darkness%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Mistress of Darkness" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Mistress of Darkness" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zOD7a7SFV5A/VCbHUcnreKI/AAAAAAAAMEc/KO1XOQS6Ucc/Mistress%252520of%252520Darkness_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="138" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6DiYovlYfkw/VCbHVOvPsdI/AAAAAAAAMEk/5gcQXpbsgg4/s1600-h/Mistress%252520of%252520Darkness%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Mistress of Darkness Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Mistress of Darkness Swatch" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OqziBaOK3zg/VCbHV7A_a2I/AAAAAAAAMEo/LcJAD_8HyHo/Mistress%252520of%252520Darkness%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="144"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wx5kv_qIBNc/VCbHWhVQiCI/AAAAAAAAME0/9fdyHK47mvo/s1600-h/Mistress%252520of%252520Darkness%252520Swatch%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Mistress of Darkness Swatch 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Mistress of Darkness Swatch 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-v1JqQGuA44Q/VCbHXEvkMXI/AAAAAAAAME8/MuB7YPZuQc4/Mistress%252520of%252520Darkness%252520Swatch%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="166"></a></p> <p align="center">A bright purple in the tube, this translates to a sheerer lilac on the lips. Your natural tone will show through, which makes this look pinker. The gloss has very small reddish gold sparkles in which don’t translate very well in photos. </p> <p align="center"><strong>Change Your Fate (Merida)</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uJb_sOHL4co/VCbHX6Q2bGI/AAAAAAAAMFE/W6l4ijdDx9Y/s1600-h/Change%252520Your%252520Fate%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Change Your Fate" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Change Your Fate" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nExuYwQlhM0/VCbHYnOapHI/AAAAAAAAMFM/qQ_WMPffGXQ/Change%252520Your%252520Fate_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="82" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ctzzdffeaDc/VCbHZamm5DI/AAAAAAAAMFU/roP8L0suBq8/s1600-h/Change%252520Your%252520fate%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Change Your fate Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Change Your fate Swatch" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QFQk2lwdg3s/VCbHaOfwzOI/AAAAAAAAMFc/-47TY6CVALw/Change%252520Your%252520fate%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="119"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-n0B825aGW4U/VCbHa9SOKUI/AAAAAAAAMFk/Yr38yhI2-BY/s1600-h/Change%252520Your%252520Fate%252520Swatch%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Change Your Fate Swatch 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Change Your Fate Swatch 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--YzOrRHYGKg/VCbHbdH0e2I/AAAAAAAAMFs/2JeaTSa6sKc/Change%252520Your%252520Fate%252520Swatch%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="159"></a></p> <p align="center">A decently pigmented orange-red gloss, I predict lots of wear out of this one!</p> <p align="center">Love’s First Kiss (Snow White)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--VgPvHMPTog/VCbHcPT9nyI/AAAAAAAAMF0/nsdZOQwzmJk/s1600-h/Loves%252520First%252520Kiss%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Loves First Kiss" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Loves First Kiss" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ruVkQHrwPx0/VCbHdC55FqI/AAAAAAAAMF4/4TLgIgjoiVs/Loves%252520First%252520Kiss_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="103" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Qi1A1N2qR1E/VCbHdkIK8JI/AAAAAAAAMGE/M9oHBnterzw/s1600-h/Loves%252520First%252520Kiss%252520Swatch%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Loves First Kiss Swatch 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Loves First Kiss Swatch 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GUhw7CfIJZs/VCbHeW1Rd6I/AAAAAAAAMGM/R7zw9e3NsLc/Loves%252520First%252520Kiss%252520Swatch%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="167"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ekWAYSANLmw/VCbHflrNvdI/AAAAAAAAMGU/0SRlQil55Uw/s1600-h/Loves%252520First%252520Kiss%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Loves First Kiss Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Loves First Kiss Swatch" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UdVjGr38CAw/VCbHgAtX95I/AAAAAAAAMGY/Q6RbMMyAlzs/Loves%252520First%252520Kiss%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="187"></a></p> <p align="center">A dusky pink. I love this shade, it’s very feminine and pretty. If you’re surprised Snow White’s shade isn’t red, it’s probably because Disney gave a red gloss to Cruella.<br></p> <p align="center"><strong>Mysterious Mermaid (Ariel)</strong></p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tYwHkV07P5w/VCbHgjT69fI/AAAAAAAAMGk/ocLNhy0Xhqg/s1600-h/Mysterious%252520Mermaid%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Mysterious Mermaid" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Mysterious Mermaid" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-el6RGMDT_7Q/VCbHhTV6oBI/AAAAAAAAMGs/aJHde2GNbVI/Mysterious%252520Mermaid_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="90" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-a0cZ-HLyVyc/VCbHiKDzZjI/AAAAAAAAMG0/rNahV4R9CXs/s1600-h/Mysterious%252520Mermaid%252520Swatch%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Mysterious Mermaid Swatch 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Mysterious Mermaid Swatch 2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6I988bxLj5A/VCbHi-EEepI/AAAAAAAAMG8/63eiqK6fA4s/Mysterious%252520Mermaid%252520Swatch%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6VFN95NJI2E/VCbHjkF1ZEI/AAAAAAAAMHE/JsK30-rJ768/s1600-h/Mysterious%252520Mermaid%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Mysterious Mermaid Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Mysterious Mermaid Swatch" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ix146Mpnqi8/VCbHkPuOzyI/AAAAAAAAMHM/BA66Bf4O-wI/Mysterious%252520Mermaid%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="140"></a><br><br>A pale pinky-coral with gold sparkles. Again, one I can see myself getting a lot of wear out of.</p> <p align="center"><strong>A Rose Is A Rose (Belle)</strong><br><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pk3a9lGFZdA/VCbHkr3x2yI/AAAAAAAAMHU/0kTo-MXLXcw/s1600-h/A%252520Rose%252520Is%252520A%252520Rose%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="A Rose Is A Rose" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="A Rose Is A Rose" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vvpVjae6hpg/VCbHlXqiCSI/AAAAAAAAMHY/yMc426q9xZ0/A%252520Rose%252520Is%252520A%252520Rose_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="121" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F9PFJ50ZC7g/VCbHl3SgjSI/AAAAAAAAMHk/VDC9z-AUGbc/s1600-h/A%252520Rose%252520Is%252520A%252520Rose%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="A Rose Is A Rose Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="A Rose Is A Rose Swatch" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zbY2T9BpmZ4/VCbHmm_sScI/AAAAAAAAMHo/Kvujua2aZ1Q/A%252520Rose%252520Is%252520A%252520Rose%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="145"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BmrRQLKS7Ls/VCbHnIscEdI/AAAAAAAAMH0/T31MmDZGefg/s1600-h/A%252520Rose%252520Is%252520A%252520Rose%252520Swatch%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="A Rose Is A Rose Swatch 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="A Rose Is A Rose Swatch 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-p8_vl40ELuo/VCbHn5wmWBI/AAAAAAAAMH4/r9Wx96V859Y/A%252520Rose%252520Is%252520A%252520Rose%252520Swatch%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="151"></a></p> <p align="center">A mauvey pink. I think this is the sort of shade Belle might actually wear. I really, really love this one!</p> <p align="center"><strong>Heartless (Wicked Queen)</strong><br><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MPIKwllVgFE/VCbHove5fuI/AAAAAAAAMIE/pqUAqzFlpeU/s1600-h/Heartless%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Heartless" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Heartless" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9UjQG4aXpCw/VCbHpC5UnvI/AAAAAAAAMIM/agsFQqry8og/Heartless_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="99" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X35K5S1nppQ/VCbHp11CuMI/AAAAAAAAMIU/7IfbCwtLP2M/s1600-h/Heartless%252520Swatch%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Heartless Swatch 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Heartless Swatch 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rEJLexCGWGU/VCbHqlHc5rI/AAAAAAAAMIc/1hGlKT0auYU/Heartless%252520Swatch%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="132"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3180H6d4nxE/VCbHrUh0bYI/AAAAAAAAMIk/pUGzVfomkNo/s1600-h/Heartless%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Heartless Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Heartless Swatch" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-x7ry0Ha_h2c/VCbHsIMf_HI/AAAAAAAAMIo/QR2K5PGhebA/Heartless%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a></p> <p align="center">A vampy blackened red. How great is this? Glad to see there is at least one shade in the range that will suit darker skin tones or bolder looks!</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">And just for comparisons sake:</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BBAAvq172pM/VCbHs1-qcVI/AAAAAAAAMI0/i2mE8TCdAb4/s1600-h/Disney%252520Maleficent%252520Ariel%252520Makeup%252520Packaging%252520Lipglosses%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Disney Maleficent Ariel Makeup Packaging Lipglosses" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Disney Maleficent Ariel Makeup Packaging Lipglosses" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-A3RBK2JTqUc/VCbHtSRq46I/AAAAAAAAMI8/2n89AXuOl2A/Disney%252520Maleficent%252520Ariel%252520Makeup%252520Packaging%252520Lipglosses_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9e-2ERgWCu4/VCbHuYZL2XI/AAAAAAAAMJE/kCU_73n9me0/s1600-h/Lip%252520Swatch%252520Collage%252520Disney%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Lip Swatch Collage Disney" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Lip Swatch Collage Disney" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7qIy40LxKFc/VCbHvRFUMjI/AAAAAAAAMJM/iAcGg4WstWM/Lip%252520Swatch%252520Collage%252520Disney_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="264" height="264"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hLOmSth0c0w/VCbHwJIKNTI/AAAAAAAAMJU/VyFSJfpsBHk/s1600-h/Disney%252520Makeup%252520Beautifully%252520Disney%252520Lipgloss%252520Swatches%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Disney Makeup Beautifully Disney Lipgloss Swatches" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Disney Makeup Beautifully Disney Lipgloss Swatches" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-W9JZoLHGIL4/VCbHwigwg0I/AAAAAAAAMJY/zwLUqYIng1M/Disney%252520Makeup%252520Beautifully%252520Disney%252520Lipgloss%252520Swatches_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="188"></a></p> <p align="center"><br>In all honesty, I wasn't expecting too much of these glosses at all, I fell in love with packaging and wanted to add them to my makeup collection. The Maleficent colour is much sheerer than purple lovers would hope, and I expected the rest of the glosses to follow suit. While most of the ones I’ve got are on the sheerer side, these are actually nice quality, with some pretty sophisticated shades! I love the dusky tone of ‘Love’s First Kiss’ and it’s hard to find anything negative to say about the stunning vampy qualities of Heartless – neither of which are shades I would have expected to find in a cartoon themed line, even if it is obviously geared at adults. As glosses, you’re not going to get stunning wear time out of these, but none of them stain or feather, and they are all lightweight and non-sticky which is great.<br></p> <p align="center">At $14.95 plus tax, these aren’t the cheapest of glosses (although some places in the parks they are on Buy Two, Get One Free) but as a beautiful Disney souvenir it was a price I was more than willing to pay and I was pleasantly surprised at how lovely these are. </p> <p align="center"><br>Would you buy Disney makeup?</p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-42778325564288527062014-07-08T07:46:00.000-07:002014-07-08T07:46:08.161-07:00Coloured Mascara: Miss Sporty Fabulous Lash in Purple and Green<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Coloured mascaras are a right bugger. We want them to be awesome, they so frequently are the opposite!If the colour is right, the formula isn’t and more often than not, getting the colour to actually show up is nigh on impossible. With fancy-pants brands like Chanel and Diorpopping them out left, right and centre, it made me wonder if perhaps formulas are a little better of late? Having been pleasantly surprised by a Miss Sporty mascara I purchased recently, I was keen to try out their coloured offerings <a href="http://uk.miss-sporty.com/products/eyes/fabulous-lash-extreme-colour-mascara">and at £2.99 each</a> it almost seemed rude not to!<br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CD6Sz97c47s/U7HB3h5x3aI/AAAAAAAAMAk/ZmiCyqG_bt8/s1600-h/Miss%252520Spory%252520Fabulous%252520Lash%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Miss Spory Fabulous Lash" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pWjVtAWu77I/U7HB4jqpW8I/AAAAAAAAMAs/Bi284jm995k/Miss%252520Spory%252520Fabulous%252520Lash_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Miss Spory Fabulous Lash" width="233" /></a></div>
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This looks actually… promising!</div>
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This is ‘ Extreme Purple.’ And purple it certainly is. If you want to try a coloured mascara without wanting to worry about looking too out there, go for navy, purple or plum, as this will still give you a little of the depth of colour your normal black or brown mascara one. Pleased with this one, at any rate.</div>
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Now this is where I got my thee quids worth, boys and girls! ‘Extreme Green’ is a bit of a corker. <br /><br /><br />Okay, okay. The formula on these is not going to give you long, luscious, thick lashes, but neither is it too dry or too clumpy which other cheap coloured mascaras are often guilty of. You’re not wearing these for that reason anyway – they’re for fun. On the lower lashline with a matching waterline they can look great, or if you’re feeling daring, coloured mascara against a deep black smokey eye looks awesome! <br /><br />Now, Miss Sporty… may I pretty please ask for a pink?! </div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-35607671660875716212014-06-30T12:24:00.001-07:002014-06-30T12:24:56.989-07:00New MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in Aflush and Halcyon<p align="center">Everyone still loves a velvet lip product, don’t they? I for one am still a big fan so I was very keen to try out some of the additions to MUA’s line up of velvet lip lacquers, which were introduced earlier this year. Most velvet products seem to be brighter or reds, hot pinks and funky colours such as blues, purples and blacks, so I was really keen to test out a nude shade and a girlier shade! <a href="http://www.muastore.co.uk/blog/">MUA released two more shades</a>; Serene, a very light, blue based pink and Tranquility, a brownish nude. I’ve seen Serene in stores but skipped it as I know it will look awful on me, but I’ve yet to find Tranquility which I am desperate to try! </p> <p align="center">These wear and perform exactly the same as the existing shades, which you can read my thoughts on <a href="http://eyelinerandspraypaint.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/mua-luxe-velvet-lip-lacquers.html">here</a>, should you be so inclined! (NB, get Criminal, it’s better than the Lime Crime hot pink.)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sH_0_H4g9UI/U7G5ZQgd0RI/AAAAAAAAL-8/uzTSiM2yD9Y/s1600-h/mua%252520luxe%252520insta%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="mua luxe insta" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="mua luxe insta" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d60mRamJk-0/U7G5aYo2F1I/AAAAAAAAL_E/Sq6pqWjVkmg/mua%252520luxe%252520insta_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center">The TL;DR Instagram photo!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1THKtj82Ips/U7G5bB-JUXI/AAAAAAAAL_M/UoDzWCb-Mfw/s1600-h/mua%252520luxe%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="mua luxe" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="mua luxe" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-S8_XYiQfRT4/U7G5cH9y8UI/AAAAAAAAL_U/jQLgxYtvveM/mua%252520luxe_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center">much presentation very luxe wow<br><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pe6q2t7nWoE/U7G5ct2QmdI/AAAAAAAAL_c/tqTILrJvolA/s1600-h/MUA%252520Halycon%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Halycon" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Halycon" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mWK64Lu6s0U/U7G5dLO-x8I/AAAAAAAAL_k/S0-YqgdWvaA/MUA%252520Halycon_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QRLyGUdgcG4/U7G5dxGPrBI/AAAAAAAAL_s/S8VWN5r8HRU/s1600-h/MUA%252520Haclyon%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Haclyon Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Haclyon Swatch" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TVSVCjqgYWw/U7G5epRRv6I/AAAAAAAAL_w/SblHMVWi0ls/MUA%252520Haclyon%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="166" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center">‘Halcyon’ </p> <p align="center">This is my favourite out of the two! A peachy brown, this is surprisingly pretty and has a hint of retro creamsicle (a phrase only a beauty blogger or makeup artist could use and mean it, no?) to it that I just think is delightful. I’m on a big nuetral kick at the moment so this will be getting a lot of wear this summer, along with the largest sunglasses I can find! This applies like a dream in one coat.<br><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lsDIX2miJtY/U7G5fJiiDmI/AAAAAAAAL_8/uYWS4-N_IxY/s1600-h/MUA%252520Ablaze%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Ablaze" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Ablaze" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hYiMPqNaVi4/U7G5f0slwjI/AAAAAAAAMAE/v-Ju5orWyhI/MUA%252520Ablaze_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N3iKkXzQCFs/U7G5g-qDQhI/AAAAAAAAMAM/Ffyz3C4W2po/s1600-h/MUA%252520Ablaze%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Ablaze Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Ablaze Swatch" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lw-eHyDrEao/U7G5hqMqL6I/AAAAAAAAMAU/HJOupUWgT6M/MUA%252520Ablaze%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="244"></a><br><br>MUA ‘Aflush’<br><br>I’m not entirely sure I can pull this colour off without a beehive and ten layers of lashes, but it’s certainly a pretty colour. A light, blue based pink that leans toward the neon in real life, I can see this one being teamed with a flower crown at a sunny festival! Not quite for me personally but you can bet it’s flying off the shelves! This one is a little bit of a bugger to apply –it can get slightly patchy, so I’d advise waiting for the first layer to dry before topping up.</p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"><br>A friend in the know told me all the stock has gone to Superdrug stores, but that you can expect to see them online soon. If you can find them, you can take them home for the bargain price of £3!<br><br>Will you be looking out for these?</p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-60893277410305622782014-06-16T13:54:00.001-07:002014-06-16T13:54:13.211-07:00Purple FOTD with MAC<p align="center">I did not leave the house and did absolutely nothing this day except my makeup and finally reading Death Note (which, hello, worst ending ever amirite), so naturally, enormous lashes happened. Let us examine further:</p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Qmw5fml3Ock/U59ZYDV2lFI/AAAAAAAAL9c/r226hLFX8Oc/s1600-h/MAC%252520Purple%252520LOTD%252520INsta%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="MAC Purple LOTD INsta" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MAC Purple LOTD INsta" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yC_4GpLPKpk/U59ZZJ81doI/AAAAAAAAL9k/JF9hqSPWDn8/MAC%252520Purple%252520LOTD%252520INsta_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kOHGzWxOla0/U59ZZ4_QabI/AAAAAAAAL9s/6UD6eQkQAFA/s1600-h/Purple%252520MAC%252520LOTD%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Purple MAC LOTD" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Purple MAC LOTD" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aMBgRwJBRMM/U59ZabFrORI/AAAAAAAAL9w/Ly0zzQJimRc/Purple%252520MAC%252520LOTD_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="144" height="244"></a><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4huUuFV7kpE/U59ZbDDZ_uI/AAAAAAAAL98/Xe0dgXQejNU/s1600-h/Purple%252520MAC%252520LOTD%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Purple MAC LOTD 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Purple MAC LOTD 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3viEqLtiWG0/U59ZbkC2F6I/AAAAAAAAL-A/RKieOZCTUzg/Purple%252520MAC%252520LOTD%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="173" height="244"></a><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fpyLy2BpNAg/U59ZcCVB6jI/AAAAAAAAL-M/NGs6dY1Zycw/s1600-h/Purple%252520MAC%252520Lotd%2525203%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Purple MAC Lotd 3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Purple MAC Lotd 3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XtTS9QMmSsY/U59Zc1DbvYI/AAAAAAAAL-Q/LK2z0wqwtrA/Purple%252520MAC%252520Lotd%2525203_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="177" height="244"></a><br><br><font size="2">Eyes: MAC Paint Points in Dangerous Cuvee and Blackground, Very Violet Eyeshadow. Nude shadow on browbone from MUA palette. Brows Rimmel Hazel and touch of dark brown from MUA palette. Lashes Eyelash Laboratory (cheap but super awesome Korean lashes)<br>Lips: MAC Up The Amp, with a touch of Pink Noveau in the centre, Creamsheen Glass in No Apologies.<br>Cheeks: MAC Autoerotique</font><br><br><br>Ugh, I looooved this look! Dangerous Cuvee is a new baby for me, and I have to say, I love it. I’m never really that drawn to MAC Paintpots for some reason, but this one screamed my name and I just had to have it – it’s a deeper silver with subtle green and pink shimmer in it that just elevates it slightly. Ooh, it’s lovely, and juuuust about work safe! What’s been on your peepers lately?<br><br>Thanks for looking at my mug! </p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-46233448538847928462014-06-05T12:06:00.001-07:002014-06-05T12:06:02.627-07:00My first Memebox: 10MinuteBox<p align="center">A month or so ago, I got rather annoyed when the one beauty box I subscribed to seemed to think that tea and notebooks were somehow beauty items. <a href="http://therealfoodguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Grumpy-cat-nope.jpg">Nope</a>. Cancelling my subscription, I decided to try out Memebox, which is a Korean beauty box subscription service. Korean cosmetics are known for being super cute and for having great/interesting skincare, which are of course things literally everyone is interested in, no?</p> <p align="center"><br>Memebox seems to work a little differently to usual boxes - they do have a monthly box, which seems to sell out, and they also have one-off boxes as well. If you go onto their site, <a href="http://us.memebox.com/memebox-global">there are a variety of boxes available</a>, and you can buy them as a one-off as opposed to a subscription, which I think is great. It’s hard to determine which is the regular monthly box as there are so many to choose from – including themed boxes such as a green tea box and boxes for dudes, and the larger Superboxes – and the website isn’t super explanatory - but I believe it’s the numbered boxes. </p> <p align="center">Buying boxes gives you points which you can use off of your next order or in the store- this order shipped late, so I was given points to spend, which I immediately put toward another box! They do take a while to ship boxes after they're bought, but you're let know the shipping date and my box was here five days after it actually shipped, which is great as it came from Korea! They're a little more expensive than the average £10-15 beauty box - I believe after conversion into pounds, this was £18. </p> <p align="center"><br>The box I chose was the 10MinuteBox:</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Oci7atiXRdk/U5C_TaOx0VI/AAAAAAAAL5o/iZD0rg58AmY/s1600-h/Memebox%25252010%252520Minute%252520Box%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox 10 Minute Box" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox 10 Minute Box" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--3GrLQBgsXw/U5C_UGXMHoI/AAAAAAAAL5w/AI05vPdU2n0/Memebox%25252010%252520Minute%252520Box_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><em>"The hottest Memebox has just arrived! It comes with the most perfect make-love-happen-now beauty products that will get you all polished up for a night you'll never forget!"<br>The premise of this box was getting ready for a date quickly so I was hoping for makeup items in this box!”<br><br></em>Cute box, no?<em> </em>Let's see what I got - all products are the full sized version:</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Zz-WSKI1WoI/U5C_VL0YymI/AAAAAAAAL54/xVis13wjfTY/s1600-h/Memebox%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wa2j4t02dXk/U5C_Vo_CWfI/AAAAAAAAL6A/DEBSkDs3O8c/Memebox_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="215"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><strong>Aromalab EverEssence Designer Fragrance Oil in 8 Women ($34)</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z3tZwcDVs5Y/U5C_WX90P7I/AAAAAAAAL6I/lX8qoE0OyFQ/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Everessence%252520Perfume%252520Oil%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Everessence Perfume Oil" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Everessence Perfume Oil" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--fVwnxQc1Lo/U5C_W3o-M4I/AAAAAAAAL6M/sifCCAWPZ3k/Memebox%252520Everessence%252520Perfume%252520Oil_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="100"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gH92mX_uNGw/U5C_Xo5RG7I/AAAAAAAAL6Y/SdyJ_ZbdV3o/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Everessence%252520Perfume%252520Oil%252520box%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Everessence Perfume Oil box" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Everessence Perfume Oil box" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-acDc4WzUdM4/U5C_YYIn93I/AAAAAAAAL6g/FxreN0sTwYU/Memebox%252520Everessence%252520Perfume%252520Oil%252520box_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="59"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong></strong><br>I'm not a huge fan of perfume oils or rollerballs, but this is pleasant enough. I don't get the jasmine promised on the box, but I do get a light rosy musk at the start drying to something a little more woody. This will live in my desk drawer at work for a little pick me up during the day but I can’t see it being a staple.<br></p><strong></strong> <p align="center"><strong>Hope Girl Powdery Body Perfume ($49)</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rlvBeFFANe0/U5C_ZGaYRdI/AAAAAAAAL6o/R1OQYc13jis/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Body%252520Powder%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Hope Girl Body Powder" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Hope Girl Body Powder" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zXEwXkNmOQ8/U5C_ZlLPMbI/AAAAAAAAL6w/CaNsUQHOyvY/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Body%252520Powder_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="234"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iviQ-r71bQk/U5C_aSO-mRI/AAAAAAAAL64/cK4c3Q3ejZI/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Body%252520Powder%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Hope Girl Body Powder 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Hope Girl Body Powder 2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K8qJF-hpz3Y/U5C_axZOtcI/AAAAAAAAL7A/ZQM0j8yysSk/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Body%252520Powder%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="195"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CJXUbjmsslk/U5C_bhlLX4I/AAAAAAAAL7I/eu6BQ4uGXhA/s1600-h/Memebox%252520packaging%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox packaging" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox packaging" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bNY6G-q2y3Q/U5C_cPzcFKI/AAAAAAAAL7Q/m3bGEYXce5c/Memebox%252520packaging_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="138"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="1">cheers box</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="1"></font><br>HOW cute is this? This is what I got the box for - cute brands that I've never heard of! I'm not sure how useful this product will be - it's a silica-based powder that claims to absorb sweat and keep you feeling fresh, with a subtle scent. Mine is in the scent 'Tropical Lovers' and it's a subtly sweet, coconut-y sort of scent. It’s a light scent, again, pleasant enough. You can apply with the puff in the lid, or unscrew the top to dip a brush in, or to refill. If I don't wind up using this powder – which remains to be seen to be honest! - I'll decant my regular face powder into it because it is so darn cute!</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><strong>Hope Girl Milky Balm Lipstick in Red Burgundy ($24)</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EnrGyzbcb_A/U5C_dPeAXSI/AAAAAAAAL7Y/xlgqesgtEqw/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Milk%252520Balm%252520Lipstick%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Hope Girl Milk Balm Lipstick" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Hope Girl Milk Balm Lipstick" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RZQC01Jawis/U5C_dtmURdI/AAAAAAAAL7g/-0NGBIWJVe4/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Milk%252520Balm%252520Lipstick_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="204"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E-mcRQH0070/U5C_eWlrr8I/AAAAAAAAL7o/k2yjORxG6ac/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Milk%252520Balm%252520Lipstick%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Hope Girl Milk Balm Lipstick Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Hope Girl Milk Balm Lipstick Swatch" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6Z2tBFki-Ao/U5C_exNkznI/AAAAAAAAL7w/sY-JZ32ZPrw/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Milk%252520Balm%252520Lipstick%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="223"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-c74t0_Tn9dM/U5C_fjaIv6I/AAAAAAAAL74/zMoQPA_OfNg/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Milky%252520Balm%252520Lipstick%252520Swatch%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Hope Girl Milky Balm Lipstick Swatch 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Hope Girl Milky Balm Lipstick Swatch 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hpbNV7kXzx4/U5C_gczBPoI/AAAAAAAAL8A/Kss9j4Aoxak/Memebox%252520Hope%252520Girl%252520Milky%252520Balm%252520Lipstick%252520Swatch%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="138"></a></p> <p align="center"><br>Oh, glory, glory! More leopard print! In the form of a burgundy lipstick, nonetheless! I have no qualms here whatsoever – the packaging so right up my alley it’s ridiculous. And as for the lipstick itself? Lovely! Creamy, opaque, not too glossy, no slip and very comfortable. This ticks all the boxes. I’d buy more from the brand. The star item in the box in my opinion!</p> <p align="center"><br><strong>Secret Romance Hair Essence Lovely 60ml ($39)</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong></strong> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-r2IE6xU29CE/U5C_hOQsw4I/AAAAAAAAL8I/tAKaGQsPuSc/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Secret%252520Romance%252520Lovely%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Secret Romance Lovely" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Secret Romance Lovely" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fY3Sq3qSDnk/U5C_h6e60CI/AAAAAAAAL8Q/m4sCev15ww0/Memebox%252520Secret%252520Romance%252520Lovely_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="226"></a></p> <p align="center"><br>This is a 'pheromone hair essence that leaves your hair smelling like a sensual rose all day.' It also claims to nourish and increase shine. I can't read the ingredients as they're in Korean, which makes it harder to determine what it might actually do! This is an oily-feeling serum with a light, powdery scent, but I'm not sure it smells of rose - perhaps it's a little masculine smelling?! I can't put my finger on it but I like it. From trying it out quickly, a little goes a long way! I'll be trying this out further to see if I can coax a little love back into my dry ends! I am also totally convinced the pheromones in this will turn my other half into a crazed sex beast.</p> <p align="center"><strong>Laboratory Eyelash ($5)</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vhRYhCpcbBw/U5C_ik2HPCI/AAAAAAAAL8Y/UWZa3z4kxr8/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Eyelash%252520Laboratory%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Eyelash Laboratory" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Eyelash Laboratory" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2hpcDiieHkw/U5C_jB4C0KI/AAAAAAAAL8g/3Ceh68fUY3Y/Memebox%252520Eyelash%252520Laboratory_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="163" height="244"></a></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PhleqoRFzwY/U5C_j1gi2qI/AAAAAAAAL8o/R54RGyJ7tbM/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Eyelash%252520Laboratory%252520Dolly%252520Lashes%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Eyelash Laboratory Dolly Lashes" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Eyelash Laboratory Dolly Lashes" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7LXBxQ1Ksps/U5C_k1d29XI/AAAAAAAAL8s/8YUxJiMKu4o/Memebox%252520Eyelash%252520Laboratory%252520Dolly%252520Lashes_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="196"></a></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vEuyUoQuFnA/U5C_lQJrVjI/AAAAAAAAL84/CcNhhftFbos/s1600-h/Memebox%252520Eyelash%252520Laboratory%252520Dolly%252520Lashes%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Memebox Eyelash Laboratory Dolly Lashes 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Memebox Eyelash Laboratory Dolly Lashes 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YzKRhYUNERw/U5C_l6Q76bI/AAAAAAAAL9A/YjK9HwAEBNw/Memebox%252520Eyelash%252520Laboratory%252520Dolly%252520Lashes%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="243"></a></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="1">legit and professional application is definitely not straight from the box with no glue at all, nope nope</font><br><br>These are so cute! And how cheap are lashes out there? Pretty jealous. These are chunky yet still manage to have a thin lash band - so in my eyes, basically pretty perfect. Can't wait to use these properly, they are banging! </p> <p><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></p> <p align="center">So...would I get another Memebox? Ahem. I already ordered one before this one came, but basically, yes, I'm excited to get the next one! A nice mix of unusual items - which is the point! – that are all full sized, good value compared to the price of the box, great customer service, you’re not tied in to buy one each month. Yep, yep, yep. Memebox are doing it right.</p> <p align="center"><br>Have you tried this box? What's your favourite subscription box?</p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-13633582492110114722014-05-19T12:35:00.001-07:002014-05-19T12:35:58.696-07:00MAC x Maleficent “True Love’s Kiss” Lipstick: Swatches and Comparisons<p align="center"><br><em>“…gold of sunshine in her hair, lips that shame the red, red rose. In ageless sleep, she finds repose.”</em><br><br>Who is hella excited for this movie? Hint: me. Like most Disney loving beauty bloggers, I was super excited to hear of this collaboration between Disney and MAC, and like most Disney loving beauty bloggers, I was pretty damn disappointed. The colours were pretty boring, and most items are available permanently anyway. To add insult to injury, MAC have repeated the lazy packaging ethos they rolled out for the Venomous Villains collection. However…. I got the lipstick anyway. What can I say? I love a red lip and I love Disney.<br><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-u_fJf0ytR9M/U3pdBgMFaVI/AAAAAAAAL4Q/dYNZMueadeA/s1600-h/Maleficent%252520x%252520MAC%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Maleficent x MAC 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Maleficent x MAC 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7QBb0xbb0sc/U3pdCYzR5mI/AAAAAAAAL4Y/UUbT7-jnl-g/Maleficent%252520x%252520MAC%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="129"></a></p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AzRD9HkN-J0/U3pdDQitByI/AAAAAAAAL4g/VbeHFFkfcgA/s1600-h/Maleficent%252520x%252520MAC%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Maleficent x MAC" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Maleficent x MAC" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ff9pY48n4uw/U3pdDyQKx9I/AAAAAAAAL4o/yg1oIFZrkOY/Maleficent%252520x%252520MAC_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="214"></a></p> <p align="center">This is not special packaging really, is it? I find the high shine on it actually makes it look cheaper than the regular MAC casing in my opinion. Bear in mind this costs £16.50 compared to the regular £15 for a lipstick. I mean… the Maleficent logo is pretty cool and all, but they could have done SO much more with this. So much. Le sigh.</p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Bm4jJBsCy-c/U3pdExcBqrI/AAAAAAAAL4w/j92ndg0dz5k/s1600-h/Maleficent%252520x%252520MAC%2525203%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Maleficent x MAC 3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Maleficent x MAC 3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IZhB6w2aQMI/U3pdFXw-qBI/AAAAAAAAL44/YY3nV7BYVqw/Maleficent%252520x%252520MAC%2525203_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="161"></a></p> <p align="center">Anyway. On to the colour itself. Not as deep or blue-based as many of us might have guessed this to be, MAC describes this as a ‘clean, bright red,’ which is spot on. One would guess this is meant to pay homage to Aurora, rather than Maleficent. It has light shimmer throughout and is an amplified formula, giving it a slightly glossy look. Gorgeous.</p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mOjHG8rXGUw/U3pdGVEJBtI/AAAAAAAAL5A/N4xaoOOrZvE/s1600-h/Maleficent%252520x%252520MAC%252520comparisons%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Maleficent x MAC comparisons" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Maleficent x MAC comparisons" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZfEYXLTfOpg/U3pdHGHWbOI/AAAAAAAAL5I/wFHmbmukLxM/Maleficent%252520x%252520MAC%252520comparisons_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="192"></a><br><br><font size="2">L-R: True Love’s Kiss, Russian Red, MAC Viva Glam Rihanna, MAC Viva Glam I.</font><br><br>Just a quick swatch of a couple of reds from MAC for comparisons sake. VG Rihanna is indeed pretty similar in terms of base shade, although the VG is a frost finish and has a lot more shimmer, giving it a much more vibrant look on the lips. <br><br><br>So…should you get this? In all honesty, probably not. Even though this is one of the limited edition items in the collection and not a re-promote or a permanent item, it’s not all that super special. While perfectly lovely, the packaging is a bit lazy and it’s similar enough in my eyes to the MAC Viva Glam Rihanna that if you wanted a MAC lipstick specifically, I’d send your money in the direction of charity and save yourself £1.50 in the process. If you’re absolutely bonkers for Disney like I am, it’s a nice little addition to a red lipstick collection.<br></p> <p align="center">What’s your favourite MAC – or any! – red?</p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-17377047506838097662014-05-08T02:36:00.001-07:002014-05-08T02:36:20.336-07:00Detox, VIcky Vox and Willam!: LOTD with OCC Black Metal Dahlia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">My hair was setting, I didn’t go out like this!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eyes: Illamasqua Neutrals Palette and Scribe Liner, MAC Reflects Gold Glitter, Kiko Precision Brow Pencil in Shade 03<br />Lips: MAC Vino lipliner, OCC Black Metal Dahlia<br />Cheeks: Sleek Contour Kit in Light, Sleek Suede blush</span><br /><br />Black Metal Dahlia is super gorgeous, but it takes a little work so putting it over a deep lip liner is my favourite way to wear it. This is easily one of my favourite looks I’ve done all year.</div>
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SO QUICHE. I’m sad that this is the photo we got because I am standing at a way dodgy angle which makes me look like a brick. I mean, bricks are fine and all, but I don’t want to look like a brick next to Willam. The boy people in the photo are my cousin and his boyf. Anyway, they were flawless, it was flawless, too fucking flawless. If you get the chance to see them, go. They got it down pat, and they sing and rap pretty damn well!<br /><br />#byefelicia</div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-59936470461054116502014-05-06T12:17:00.001-07:002014-05-06T12:17:08.102-07:00Quickie Review: Rimmel ‘Kate’ Waterproof Gel Eyeliner in Emerald<p align="center">Rimmel have added some new items to their Kate Moss line this time we’re being treated to some eye makeup. The gel liner in ‘Emerald’ immediately caught my eye – I’ve always loved green liner and in my early twenties, green glitter eyeliner was a staple look of mine. The outer packaging looks very similar to the Maybelline gel liners too, so I was interested to see how they compare.<br><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gAEH19-KccM/U2k1FQCcc9I/AAAAAAAAL2Q/BII_dWeFNIg/s1600-h/Rimmel%252520KAte%252520Waterproof%252520Eyeliner%252520in%252520Emerald%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Rimmel KAte Waterproof Eyeliner in Emerald" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Rimmel KAte Waterproof Eyeliner in Emerald" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4dyn0oUha8U/U2k1HXskyKI/AAAAAAAAL2Y/ZAxssrCVxag/Rimmel%252520KAte%252520Waterproof%252520Eyeliner%252520in%252520Emerald_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="163" height="244"></a><br><br>Very similar to the Maybelline, no?<br><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SxZrxGixkJU/U2k1IQJ1nhI/AAAAAAAAL2g/CoOJKZIiqDA/s1600-h/Rimmel%252520KAte%252520Waterproof%252520Eyeliner%252520in%252520Emerald%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Rimmel KAte Waterproof Eyeliner in Emerald 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Rimmel KAte Waterproof Eyeliner in Emerald 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-l7Am022uxuA/U2k1JOIHQTI/AAAAAAAAL2o/UkssRmDSm9w/Rimmel%252520KAte%252520Waterproof%252520Eyeliner%252520in%252520Emerald%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="204"></a></p> <p align="center">Like the Maybelline one, this also comes with a brush. Sadly, the brush isn’t as nice as the Maybelline one at all, though it looks very similar. It’s hard to achieve a fine line with the Maybelline one but it is possible and I actually quite rate them, especially for lipstick and spot concealing. I really struggled with the Rimmel one, as you’ll see below.</p> <p align="center">The liner itself is the main event though. Unlike a lot of other high end and ever drugstore gel liners, the Rimmel comes in a cheaper looking plastic pot, with Kate’s signature on the top. I don’t really care about the packaging of an eyeliner looks wise, but in my experience products like this that are in glass jars simply last longer and don’t dry out as fast. It’s a shame considering that other liners at the same price point do have glass jars.<br><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-m1xr2wcp0k8/U2k1KQ9tiRI/AAAAAAAAL2w/ptNO6q-bOcg/s1600-h/Rimmel%252520KAte%252520Waterproof%252520Eyeliner%252520in%252520Emerald%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Rimmel KAte Waterproof Eyeliner in Emerald Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Rimmel KAte Waterproof Eyeliner in Emerald Swatch" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5ZHNphoTSho/U2k1LArsUrI/AAAAAAAAL24/Nz2FSvJ-O3g/Rimmel%252520KAte%252520Waterproof%252520Eyeliner%252520in%252520Emerald%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="241"></a></p> <p align="center">‘Emerald’ is a slightly misleading colour – this is a blackened green. I was expecting from the picture on the packaging for it to be a green matte, and this has a good amount of shimmer. Expectations aside, this is still a bloody gorgeous colour and very wearable! I’m excited to have a pretty liner I can pull off at work. The downside is, as with a lot of more shimmery gel liners, that you do sacrifice full opacity and you may have to go over areas once or twice to prevent patchiness – this is pretty opaque but not 100%.<br><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3Cn0g1yb1lA/U2k1L0yo9BI/AAAAAAAAL3A/lVVKVh8Qa64/s1600-h/Rimmel%252520Kate%252520Waterproof%252520Eyeliner%252520in%252520Emerald%252520Swatch%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Rimmel Kate Waterproof Eyeliner in Emerald Swatch 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Rimmel Kate Waterproof Eyeliner in Emerald Swatch 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Hm4iugI2UGQ/U2k1MQ6EZ-I/AAAAAAAAL3E/uNwcSE2lQLo/Rimmel%252520Kate%252520Waterproof%252520Eyeliner%252520in%252520Emerald%252520Swatch%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" height="244"></a><br><br>A very quick application with the brush – the brush is just not great, folks. However, the liner applied smoothly, gliding across the lid really nicely, and it sets fast – this isn’t going anywhere anytime soon! I have to touch up a few tiny places where it looked less opaque, but<br><br><br>While this isn’t a totally perfect liner, it’s very pretty and not a purchase I regret one bit! ’Emerald’ costs £6.99 and is available from Boots and Superdrug.<br><br>Who makes your favourite gel eyeliners?</p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-50200036068195216962014-05-04T06:39:00.001-07:002014-05-04T06:39:58.090-07:00MAC Alluring Aquatics Swatches: Goddess Of The Sea and Seduced By The Sea<p align="center">Alluring Aquatics came out last week, seemingly hitting the UK shelves before the US, yadda yadda yadda. I’m going to give you the TL;DR version straight up – average MAC products, AMAZING PACKAGING. 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Each item in this collection is a shiny blue metallic packing, covered in 3d fake water droplets. FAKE WATER DROPLETS. I didn’t realise this until I opened it – I thought they were embossed somehow and when I opened the packaging I was like IS THIS REAL LIFE? If you’re a makeup collector you need at least one piece from this collection, man. It’s really, really cool. Like every woman my age who is pissed off that we actually have to be adults now and give a shit about things, I want to be a mermaid and this collection I feel helps a little with that. Is it cool enough to warrant the extremely cheeky price raise to £16.50 on the lipstick? If this collection wasn’t released on payday I may have had a different answer to that question, but I think yes.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ob--pw00ozQ/U2ZDGol2DOI/AAAAAAAALzg/t2QGlDshA-4/s1600-h/MAC%252520Alluring%252520Aquatics%252520Collection%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MAC Alluring Aquatics Collection" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MAC Alluring Aquatics Collection" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N6EK_ITxdpw/U2ZDHFaZLpI/AAAAAAAALzk/FkMt8MS1Dmw/MAC%252520Alluring%252520Aquatics%252520Collection_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="178"></a><br><br>L-R: Extra Dimension Blush in Seduced At Sea, Cremesheen lipstick in Goddess Of The Sea. More water droplet action, and the MAC logo is inlaid in some fancy blue pearlescent writing.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-b-J_GRTxdzc/U2ZDIPbRR_I/AAAAAAAALzw/0W0hkbuEZIY/s1600-h/MAC%252520Alluring%252520Aquatics%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MAC Alluring Aquatics Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MAC Alluring Aquatics Swatch" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wDAJgNZtNQA/U2ZDIsg-AtI/AAAAAAAALz0/oZ0-l7H3X7s/MAC%252520Alluring%252520Aquatics%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="186"></a></p> <p align="center">L-R: Blush in Seduced At Sea, cremesheen lipstick in Goddess Of The Sea</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-knysQp20qzk/U2ZDJNdwBnI/AAAAAAAAL0A/avNv9vcjKrM/s1600-h/MAC%252520Goddess%252520Of%252520The%252520Sea%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MAC Goddess Of The Sea" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MAC Goddess Of The Sea" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-H-80cZCMKTA/U2ZDJ3E6IFI/AAAAAAAAL0E/jl9S9hyXbvo/MAC%252520Goddess%252520Of%252520The%252520Sea_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="159"></a></p> <p align="center">Goddess Of The Sea. I totally am the Goddess Of The Sea but I’d probably pick Illamasqua’s Apocalips for my official duties. Described as a ‘dark vibrant violet,’ I was expecting this to be a little less wearable and quite frankly darker. Not what I was expecting but lovely nonetheless. I do like the cremesheen formula so I expect I’ll get a good bit of wear out of this one.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Zsi0K3xvpWw/U2ZDKZeTdfI/AAAAAAAAL0Q/VYyUjV-6XEY/s1600-h/MAC%252520Alluring%252520Aquatics%252520Seduced%252520by%252520the%252520Sea%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MAC Alluring Aquatics Seduced by the Sea Swatch" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MAC Alluring Aquatics Seduced by the Sea Swatch" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UQdgygMQH9A/U2ZDK_zLmwI/AAAAAAAAL0U/uJNP0e6xfNM/MAC%252520Alluring%252520Aquatics%252520Seduced%252520by%252520the%252520Sea%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="152" height="244"></a><br><br>Here I am wearing Seduced At Sea on the cheeks. Described as a ‘mid tone neutral plum’ which is quite frankly absolute bollocks. This more like a light, burnt orange to me. I wished when it arrived that I’d ordered the coral, but applied this is actually rather lovely. I’d apply with a light hand to avoid looking like an Oompa Loompa. A nice colour for medium skins or tanned lighter skins.<br><br>The products themselves are very nice – I love the extra dimension blushes and wish they were a permanent fixture because I would sop them up with a biscuit. They’re just lovely. And a cremesheen lipstick is always a winner. While I only got two items, I don’t think there is one overall standout from this collection. Everything is nice, wearable, something you’ll get use out of. That’s fine, but this collection in my opinion is outshined by the absolutely banging packaging.<br><br><br>Almost everything seems to be sold out at the moment, but will you be picking up anything from this collection?</p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-70645038293172009262014-04-29T01:20:00.001-07:002014-10-16T05:15:19.199-07:00Wedding Makeup Series Part 3: Tips, Tricks and Thangs to Thunk About<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a huge one, probably the most important one in this post! If you're getting tanned, waxed, plucked, tattooed, having a skincare treatment or any beauty treatment, you need to make sure you're getting whatever it is done in enough time so that if something goes wrong, gets infected/causes a reaction you've got time to fix it.<br />
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For example, if you dye your hair at home, don't do it two days before the wedding in case you manage to dye your fingers/forehead/eyebrows (I've actually managed to do this!). Don't get your eyebrows waxed a few days before in case you have a reaction to the wax or <a href="http://www.spabeautyschools.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bad-eyebrow-wax.jpg" target="_blank">it goes wrong</a> (also, freshly waxed brows are a bugger to apply makeup over!).Don't get tanned the day before in case you end up Ooompa-Loompaed. You get the picture. Work out what you're having done, have a think about what might go wrong, and put your beauty treatments in your diary accordingly. Probably nothing will go wrong at all, and if you're used to the treatments, it's even less likely, but it's really worth having a think about, just in case. <br />
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SPF in photography can be a bit of a bugger. If you've ever seen a photo where someone looks like they have 'ghost face,' this is because of the zinc oxide or the titanium dioxide that's in their foundation or skincare/sunscreen causing what's referred to as 'flashback' - literally the light bouncing back off your face. The best away to avoid this is to use a low-level SPF (maximum SPF 15) or just to avoid it completely. Now, most photographers probably aren't going to use a strong, direct flash on a bride, but that doesn't mean everyone else on the day won't use it - your family and friends will be taking snaps of you all day, and it's not just your professional pictures that get looked at for years to come! If you're very concerned about the sun, you've got two options, either wear sunscreen anyway and risk the flashback, or, just for that day, don't stress about it. It's only one day, so try and stick to the shade if you can, and if you're really concerned, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bridal+parasol&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=XJ1PU_1Zj_LsBtWOgZgH&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1521&bih=817" target="_blank">I've seen some adorable brides with parasols!</a></div>
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While bridal makeup is by nature different to regular makeup - it's an important day for us all so it's a lot more polished than most of us would usually go for, and has to compliment a white dress - you absolutely do not need to pile it on! As mentioned, most professional wedding photography isn't flash photography, so you don't need layers and layers of slap to look great. If your t-zone isn't shiny and everything is well blended and defined, you'll look great in photos with or without flash and you don't need to pile it on to achieve a gorgeous look. Going a little brighter with cheeks and lips than you usually might can look fresh and pretty in real life while showing up well in photos. This is more of a concern if you usually don't wear a lot of makeup - of course, if you normally pile it on, go for it! It's all about looking like 'you' on the day.<br />
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False lashes are bloody awesome. Throughout this series, I've encouraged people to not try new things just for the sake of the wedding, but this is the one thing I will encourage you to try if you haven't! It opens up the eyes, looks beautiful in photos and adds a fluttery sexiness. Obviously, how full on you go with your lashes depends on your preferences, but I would usually recommend something a little more fluttery, either with a <a href="http://www.eyelashwishes.com/ardell-invisibands-ardell-demi-wispies-lashes.html?gclid=CJ6By5Wb570CFbLMtAodFEcAjw" target="_blank">thin or invisible lash band</a> if you want strip lashes, or individual lashes which look beautiful on brides, especially as a lot of brides prefer a softer look which individual lashes work wonderfully with. Practice makes perfect, obviously - this video from the masterful Lisa Eldridge is a great starting point for newbies.</div>
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If you're wearing lashes, make sure you pack your lash glue to take with you, and if you're wearing eyeliner, pack that as well as if you *do* need to reapply strip lashes, taking them off can pull of your liner. You can buy waterproof lash glue, and I'd really recommend that.<br />
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There'll be more tips on skincare later on in the series, but keeping hydrated can help prevent dry skin, cracked lips and puffy eyes. I see so many models with cracked lips and surprise surprise, you won't see them drink water all day!<br />
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You'll be kissing, eating and drinking for a large part of the day, so your lips either need to be easy to touch up, or last all day. I'd personally plump for the 'last all day' option, as you don't want your lipstick to end up on your significant other - bear in mind while a glossy or balmy product is easy to reapply, you'll have to reapply often. Your usual lipstick can be made longer lasting with a classic old school trick - line your lips and apply a thin layer of your lipstick. Blot your lipstick by kissing a tissue (don't rub or 'clamp' the tissue as you can pull lint away from it), add a fine dusting of translucent powder, apply and blot again. A clear lipliner or a dusting of powder around the lipline can help prevent feathering.<br />
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I've found the longest lasting lipsticks are the ones you can get in the drugstore - the double ended ones that also come with a balm. I wore a Maybelline one on my wedding day and I didn't have to touch up one - and I ate a LOT. 'Velvet' style liquid lipsticks are also fabulous at lasting. The downside is that they're drying and can sometimes breakdown on the lip over a long time, especially if you pick one with a shimmer in, leaving a less than pretty effect. The upside is that they're easy to touch up should they move. You can also go for a stain option, which I think is a gorgeously romantic look which won't transfer onto someone else. It's super easy to do, either with a dedicated product like Benefit's Benetint, or simply taking a little of your favourite matte lipstick and really working a small amount into the lips with a brush, blotting and repeating until you have a stain. Take a small jar with a decant of the lipstick and a q-tip to touch up.</div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-71508746290029515392014-04-21T23:35:00.001-07:002014-04-21T23:35:33.267-07:00Makeup Revolution Scandalous Lipsticks in Felony, Immoral and Depraved<p align="center">Makeup Revolution are the newest budget beauty brand on the UK scene and they have tons and tons of makeup with a tiny price tag. I jumped at the Scandalous lip collection, which featured a sky blue, yellow, purple, bright pink and orange shades. A blue lipstick for £1?! How could any self-respecting product junkie not try that?<br><br> I’m up to my neck in orange and purple shades from all price points, so wanted to see how these more unusual shades fared. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Yujf7eACSBg/U1YNhx5uQFI/AAAAAAAALwI/cFN0sICrqp4/s1600-h/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Lipsticks%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Makeup Revolution Lipsticks" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Makeup Revolution Lipsticks" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OCADHELDyLs/U1YNip0DFlI/AAAAAAAALwQ/1BJYE0TYEhQ/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Lipsticks_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center">The packaging here is very similar to MUA, except the colour part on the end is in the lid, not the body of the lipstick. I like this style of packaging as it’s easy to see find what you’re looking for in a sea of black cases. The product has a fairly light but pretty synthetic smell typical of cheap lippies. A TL;DR summary: The packaging is light and you’re getting what you pay for in that respect. The formula for all of these has a *lot* of slip, and the wear time on them all is pretty short as well– I would check up on the state of your lips at least once an hour, especially as more unusual shades have a tendency to look worse as they wear down compared to more natural shades like red or pink. As you’ll see, these colours aren’t perfect, but there are virtually no other comparable shades at this price point.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Felony</u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a8VEn-jNHvE/U1YNjupL7GI/AAAAAAAALwY/-76NKRpQZ7w/s1600-h/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Felony%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Makeup Revolution Felony" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Makeup Revolution Felony" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sL4DgFePDUk/U1YNkJ9LjQI/AAAAAAAALwg/ZkOyS37PuSE/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Felony_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="158"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2WAWn1c8RdE/U1YNkxAAAXI/AAAAAAAALwo/7vCDqIxKwfA/s1600-h/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Felony%2525203%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Makeup Revolution Felony 3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Makeup Revolution Felony 3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MSy6H94HSus/U1YNlp4u2JI/AAAAAAAALws/NLJQV4ZHE9M/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Felony%2525203_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center">Okay, let’s start with the worst of the bunch. There’s no two way about it – this lipstick is a travesty and should not have been made, regardless of the fact it’s only a quid. The formula isn’t very pigmented and it’s super emollient and slippery, making it a bugger to apply alongside evenly, alongside it not being overly flattering. Your lip colour will always show and seems to emphasis imperfection on the lip. Boo. I may use this to adjust other colours but I can’t see myself ever reaching for it to be honest.<br><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cTLxMegJEhw/U1YNmcSCk_I/AAAAAAAALw4/61h1eSswU3Q/s1600-h/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Felony%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Makeup Revolution Felony 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Makeup Revolution Felony 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7VbCcJY6zP8/U1YNnC1ASdI/AAAAAAAALw8/E2LeiteDxao/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Felony%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="144"></a></p> <p align="center">It works a little better over a white base, creating a cute pastel shade, but be careful to choose as dry a white base as your lips can stand as the consistency for the lipstick itself, has a lot of slip which will cause it to mix with your base if it’s creamy. I don’t have a yellow liner to try this over which is a shame, but once you’ve put a dry liner on your lips, you may as well use eyeshadow to create your crazy colours to be honest! The only other yellow lipsticks I can think of are Lime Crime New Yolk City<br> which has mixed reviews, from other brands I know are the same private label like Ka’Oir/Secret Kisses, and from the Inglot Freedom line. If anyone else can think of any, please let me know.</p> <p align="center"><br><strong>Immoral</strong></p> <p align="center"><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9nUIvhq3DyU/U1YNn3Q3tDI/AAAAAAAALxI/7fOvsEnlxAA/s1600-h/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Immoral%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Makeup Revolution Immoral" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Makeup Revolution Immoral" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7F1jEBS5JvQ/U1YNod2hZYI/AAAAAAAALxQ/lIvMh5BqaIc/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Immoral_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="152"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-y-KoQpKLmMM/U1YNpDMFV_I/AAAAAAAALxY/bw_bf0aymbw/s1600-h/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Immoral%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Makeup Revolution Immoral" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Makeup Revolution Immoral" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_cOau-Kh6z8/U1YNphS9d1I/AAAAAAAALxc/lHN24I0McSk/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Immoral_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" height="244"></a><br><br>Next up is Immoral. This one is far from perfect, but much better than Felony! Again, there is way too much slip for my liking – it’s hard to get an even coat of this and to have no lip colour showing through, but it’s much more pigmented. I would wear this over a sky blue eyeliner, which luckily is more easy to find than yellow! So… not my favourite, but to find a half decent blue lip colour for a pound? I’ll work with it.<br><br>Blues like this can again be picked up from Lime Crime and other companies who use the same private label, Inglot Freedom system and, if you can still find them online, regular Inglot lipsticks as well, although these were limited edition. Pretty Zombie Cosmetics also has a matte blue lip cream, and there are plenty of eyeliners in a similar shade which you could also use – in the UK, the Sleek Eau La La liners are nice for the lips and they have a similar blue shade.<br><br>Depraved<br><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LLdYuLVRG2k/U1YNqvDUJoI/AAAAAAAALxo/EaWLxecRrFE/s1600-h/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Depraved%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Makeup Revolution Depraved" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Makeup Revolution Depraved" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9AWbLWeZ82Q/U1YNrTCk-CI/AAAAAAAALxw/kkTB3fh2_CY/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Depraved_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="158"></a><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gRRr9Tp-Aec/U1YNsCB8pBI/AAAAAAAALx4/cX5jeYXFRbE/s1600-h/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Depraved%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Makeup Revolution Depraved 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Makeup Revolution Depraved 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QCKUy5kHzZI/U1YNszvnukI/AAAAAAAALx8/jsfm_i60Qtc/Makeup%252520Revolution%252520Depraved%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center">This is my favourite of the bunch. Again, the slippy formula, but it works much, much better with this shade and the colour is lovely. If you were tempted by any of them, I’d go for this one. No complaints.</p> <p align="center">Purple shades are easier to find – MAC, Ilamasqua, Inglot and many, many indie companies make purple lipsticks.</p> <p align="center">I have to pause here and say that regardless of what I think of these products (I have some more reviews coming, they have some lovely stuff!) I think is brand is a bit bloody cheeky. My friend <a href="http://www.the-beauty-spot.net/">Rachael</a> bought one of their palettes and it is exactly the same, down to layout, as a Sleek palette. I can see this repeated in a couple of their palettes, and several of their items look exactly the same and are at exactly the same price point as everyone’s favourite cheap-and-cheerful high street brand, MUA. I wondered if they’re the same company, but a little Googling says they’re not. Very odd that a brand would copy another budget brand in my opinion!<br><br><br>Will you be trying these lipsticks? What’s your favourite brand for odd colours?</p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-24165276232152597182014-04-11T04:04:00.002-07:002014-04-11T04:04:37.640-07:00Spring Green LOTD<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-7510153113858601322014-04-09T09:34:00.000-07:002014-04-09T09:34:22.993-07:00Lip Tar Love: Nylon and Black Metal Dahlia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Let’s face it , OCC Lip Tars can be a bit of a bugger. I’ve always said if you’re not in love with the shade, they’re sometimes not worth the learning curve. Recently my friend <a href="http://www.the-beauty-spot.net/">Rachael</a> sent me a decant of two shades which I think really are worth the fuss!</div>
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<strong><u>Nylon</u></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GbHyhl_Ls3o/U0F4_CTVY4I/AAAAAAAALuI/308fMTTl1Dc/s1600-h/OCC%252520Nylon%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="OCC Nylon 2" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bvC6iIspHJY/U0F5AOtFSyI/AAAAAAAALuQ/VBSJqCXxibY/OCC%252520Nylon%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="179" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="OCC Nylon 2" width="244" /></a></div>
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Yeah. I’ve seen comparison shots where the two look very similar, but in my opinion CYY is a little bluer, a little cooler than Nylon. In the same family, but at the moment, the shade of Nylon is edging it for me.</div>
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<br />Hnnnngggg! Unfffffff! Raaaaawr! Other noises! Praise the baby J, this is a gorgeous, gorgeous, sexy vampy colour! This was a bit of a bugger to get on – unlike Nylon it’s got lots of glitter in it which I didn’t want to all pool in one place, and if you’re used to Lip Tars you know you want to avoid over-applying, yet this one didn’t seem to go as far as other shades I have, meaning I used a little more and it took a long time to apply. However… it’s just totally lust-worthy and well worth the faff.<br /><br /><br />Do you use OCC Lip Tars? What are your favourite shades?</div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-25068515997956424652014-04-06T09:17:00.000-07:002014-04-06T09:17:00.175-07:00Simple Girl-to-Boy Makeup<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I’m practising girl-to-boy makeup at the moment for an upcoming shoot, and thought I’d share the simplest way you can do this. When doing boy-to-girl makeup, you can rely on wigs, colour cosmetics and styling a little more than you can when you’re doing girl-to-boy makeup. No, not all girls wear lots of makeup and have fancy hair, but plenty do and you do rely on stereotypes when trying to express gender with makeup almost as much as you do on physical clues.<br /><br />For inspiration and instruction, I turned to Making Faces by the amazing Kevyn Aucoin. If you don’t have this book, get it. If you don't have any of his books, get them all. I referred to this page of the book where he explains how he turned Gwyneth Paltrow into James Dean. <a href="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2e578433414166e613df91bd2a43f730" target="_blank">Yes bitches, that's Gwyneth Paltrow</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VSkpTifPL6E/U0F0K7yDz0I/AAAAAAAALsk/S00bvgEu_RE/s1600-h/JD%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="JD" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8U-nfZC9wnM/U0F0LvDLOhI/AAAAAAAALss/KcjDnXOgXbk/JD_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="JD" width="244" /></a></div>
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This was a very quick look for Kevyn – he used a pre-made brow piece, so it only took him 15 minutes. However, he does into depth about how to do the brows yourself.</div>
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Male eyebrows are often lower than female eyebrows, especially as more women than men shape their brows to open up the eye area.. I didn’t want to cover my brows and draw new ones on just to lower them for practicing, but it’s an option1 I individually drew in hairs <a href="http://eyelinerandspraypaint.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/quickie-review-and-swatches-kiko.html" target="_blank">using thin brow pencils</a> in two colours, extending past my own brow on both ends, and used a clear brow gel to brush the hairs up and add texture. If you don't have a thin pencil, use the tiniest brush you can and a brow cake or matte shadow with mixing medium. Try and mix a couple of colours If you have thicker brows this will be a little easier than if you have non-existent blonde hairs like me!<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2y_Hxb2-XPc/U0F0N-dTclI/AAAAAAAALtE/mB8g918y_-k/s1600-h/manman%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="manman" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jG2ZHLXo6q8/U0F0OqeEiEI/AAAAAAAALtM/AlKpWWs2S7U/manman_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="manman" width="187" /></a></div>
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My male modelling just reads as confused. I look like Karl Pilkington here.</div>
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I added a very light layer of Illamasqua Skinbase - it's got quite a realistic texture - and did a little spot concealing, but nothing too polished. Moisturiser is fine, but don't do anything to change the texture of your skin in terms of smoothing or pore-filling products like primer - keep it as natural as possible. Don't bother concealing under the eyes either, as after I did my brows, I blended Wolf eyeshadow from Illamasqua, a cool brown, under my eye and across the lid, taking care to really, really blend it out to create natural looking shadows and the illusion of a deeper eye socket. I decided not to use any mascara, but I think next time I will add a bit of clear mascara to the lashes as it didn't look quite right next to the Charlie from Busted eyebrows. Then I swept the same matte eyeshadow across my jawbone to give the illusion of five o’clock shadow.</div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-74859632095762995272014-04-03T11:29:00.001-07:002014-04-03T11:29:38.823-07:00Quickie Review: Nip + Fab Viper Venom Eye Fix<p align="center"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PQnBGH51HvQ/Uz2oi6mjG0I/AAAAAAAALqw/6y3YV93a5E8/s1600-h/Nip%252520and%252520Fab%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Nip and Fab" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Nip and Fab" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rd-_WiFKNbg/Uz2oj2WE1QI/AAAAAAAALq4/oo1Loow3UGA/Nip%252520and%252520Fab_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a> <p align="center">I really have no explanation as to why I bought this product. The words 'SYN-AKE' and 'LIFTONIN' really should have had me running a mile, but Boots had a 3-for-2 offer on skincare, I didn’t know what to pick and I'd read a lot of positive press about this product. Let's see what Nip + Fab have to say: <p align="center"><i>'A refreshing eye gel in a cooling roll-on applicator with wrinkle minimising LIFTONIN® + SYN®-AKE to smooth the appearance of fine lines + wrinkles around the eye area.</i> <p align="center"><i>Red Algae Extract reduces the look of dark circles for a radiance boosting effect. With Syn-ake, a revolutionary ingredient that works to smooth skin and liftonin for instant tightening.'</i> <p align="center">This product has a LOT of claims on it's website – that it rids you of undereye circles, smooths, tightens, grants eternal salvation, blah blah blah. I do know that there are certain peptides (proteins - that’s the SYN-AKE, apparently) that tighten on the skin when you apply which can give a temporary smoothing effect, and that this has glycerine fairly high up the ingredients list and I get on pretty well with glycerine-based products. So while sceptical, I wasn't <em>hideously</em> sceptical. <p align="center">Viper Venom comes in a rollerball pen-style bottle. If you've used these before, you'll know that they're very cooling and refreshing to use on the skin. Granted, this is usually more down to the metal rollerball rather than the product itself, or at least, it's very hard to discern if it actually is the the product itself because of the rollerball! Nonetheless, this packaging feels nice to use. <p align="center">The product is a thin, clear serum and I find the rollerball dispenses a little more than you need, so I tap it in with a finger. It absorbs quickly meaning it's great for the morning as you can apply your makeup without waiting, and as mention, the cooling nature of the applicator means it's nice to apply at night too. I have to say, I'm actually enjoying this product. I don't find it's done anything to my dark circles (unsurprising seeing as I've only been using it for a couple of weeks) but I do feel that my eye area feels a little smoother. Could well be placebo, but I'm liking it so far! I will note that I certainly haven’t stopped using my thicker, more traditional eye cream – I use this under my eye cream, or in a rush in the morning and I will still apply a cream at night. As far as I’m concerned I would be quite happy to constantly slather product under my eye area, but that’s just me! <p align="center">At £14.95, I do think this is expensive for what it is as I'm sure much of the effect is down to the rollerball and the glycerine as opposed to the red sea algae, ‘Liftonin’ and whatever other mumbo jumbo ingredients this has, but as of this moment it's certainly something I would consider repurchasing.<br><br>Do you like rollerball products? What are your favourite eye products? Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-30119744883762526292014-03-26T13:17:00.001-07:002014-03-26T13:17:28.845-07:00MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquers!<p align="center">‘Velvet’ lip products are going absolutely nowhere this Spring/Summer! If you haven’t already spotted an influx on your high street, keep your eyes peeled with MUA, Topshop and Bourjois bringing the formula down to a more accessible level than the slightly more expensive and harder-to-get Lime Crime Velvetines. MUAs offering, the MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquers, come in at a measly £3 each and are available in in 5 shades, four of which I have for your visual pleasures today.<br><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-f6sdBNf-_Lo/UzM1rHZeghI/AAAAAAAALo0/oeI4ftxMj6w/s1600-h/MUA%252520Luxe%252520Lips%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Luxe Lips" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Luxe Lips" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-z0Fs7n6PJNE/UzM1sKZdUGI/AAAAAAAALo8/nzfcJSsqBYM/MUA%252520Luxe%252520Lips_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="174"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Arpz0ZOLwdI/UzM1tPHwYiI/AAAAAAAALpE/36sFkRTj7e4/s1600-h/MUA%252520Luxe%252520Lips%252520Swatches%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Luxe Lips Swatches" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Luxe Lips Swatches" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ywkNHrhlfmg/UzM1tnB-n0I/AAAAAAAALpM/z3Yv7CppJkg/MUA%252520Luxe%252520Lips%252520Swatches_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="150"></a><br><br>L-R: Kooky, Atomic, Funk, Criminal<br><br>The lip lacquers are house in a matt-effect tube with posh-looking gold print on the caps. These apply with a typical doefoot applicator.<br><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9lJ3h0ip61s/UzM1u633eQI/AAAAAAAALpU/lqJQOz86u0w/s1600-h/MUA%252520Kooky%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Kooky" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Kooky" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1pufDNBsZwM/UzM1vXIDqXI/AAAAAAAALpc/BhUkTNP4im0/MUA%252520Kooky_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="152"></a><br><br>’Kooky’<br><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QDp3aCKDMmI/UzM1wKsVmOI/AAAAAAAALpk/DQRMk9Ucaio/s1600-h/MUA%252520Atomic%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Atomic" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Atomic" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iQsJ2IxPw-A/UzM1xDx9XyI/AAAAAAAALps/vTzNaoak__E/MUA%252520Atomic_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="197"></a><br><br>’Atomic’<br><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3A49gS9vPEI/UzM1x-kJr7I/AAAAAAAALp0/kE2n3CYqkBk/s1600-h/MUA%252520Funk%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Funk" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Funk" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GcRV4ojrAb4/UzM1yl-I9kI/AAAAAAAALp8/lNAR71Hr6aQ/MUA%252520Funk_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="158"></a><br><br>’Funk’<br><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OBTGsgbEY04/UzM1zba_UxI/AAAAAAAALqE/gT61kuiCaao/s1600-h/MUA%252520Criminal%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Criminal" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Criminal" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0attrvosCfU/UzM1z6ySzdI/AAAAAAAALqM/sVPgwXeQJO8/MUA%252520Criminal_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="151"></a><br><br>’Criminal’<br></p> <p align="center">Swit-swoo! Aren’t these colours gorgeous? Out of the four shades I have (I’m missing Reckless, a blue-based red) Criminal is definitely my favourite – it’s a bright, clean, butt-kicking pink. If you’re a fan of Candy Yum Yum by MAC or OCC Nylon Lip Tar, this is the sort of shade for you. Kooky is almost a true purple and if you like the 90’s goffik sort of look that Lorde sports, this is the shade for you. Funk is bright and vibrant without being too neon or overpowering – it’s perfectly girly.<br><br>The formula for these is creamier than other versions of this type of product, meaning you have to be very careful not to apply a thicker application on one part of your lips than the other as it can dry in streaks. If you look at my swatch of Kooky, you can see why you need to go slow and steady on these! Wear time is, as expected, pretty darn good! I do find they come off when eating most things (you’ll have to have a touch-up after a big meal or oily food, but a snack or a cuppa would be fine) and that I have to be careful when I apply to the ’waterline’ of my mouth, making sure this area is dry otherwise the product doesn’t adhere well. Rather than wear away evenly, these can feel a little ‘gummy,’ which I’m not a huge fan of. They remove easily with an oil-based remover though (a micellar water probably won’t cut it!) and if you’re just having a cheeky drink or giving someone a peck on the cheek, they’ll sure as hell stay put! The only shade I had a problem with in regards to wear was Atomic – I really don’t like how it felt on the lips compared to the others and it was a bugger to get off, feeling almost clumpy while I was removing it. As expecting, these will feel dry on the lips, but if you want the wear from a lip product, it’s pretty much tough shit!<br><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HZMg-B4B7gU/UzM11HrR_2I/AAAAAAAALqU/JisDQuXjcUk/s1600-h/MUA%252520Luxe%252520Lips%252520Comparison%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="MUA Luxe Lips Comparison" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="MUA Luxe Lips Comparison" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XEUQt_-gXeo/UzM11lXMY9I/AAAAAAAALqc/EYM4dNixYQc/MUA%252520Luxe%252520Lips%252520Comparison_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="156"></a><br><br>L-R, MUA Atomic, Lime Crime Suedeberry. MUA <br><br>I can’t complete this post without comparing to the Lime Crime Velvetines. In my opinion, these <strong>aren’t</strong> dupes for the LC shades. Atomic is a much brighter, truer orange as compared to the more peachy Suedeberry, and Atomic makes Pink Velvet look dull in comparison. I actually prefer the MUA shades! As mentioned, the formula for the the MUA version is much creamier and I find that makes it a little more difficult to neatly apply a second layer, especially considering the fact it takes longer to dry. As noted, I also find that the thicker formula makes it harder to apply neatly with the applicator compared to the Lime Crime, although I’d recommend using a brush for both – the look of both the products is so matte and dense there’s not much room for error. The Lime Crime wears longer and more evenly, and feels lighter on the lips without the ‘gummy’ feeling as they wear. I can’t lie and say I prefer the MUA formula over the LC, but the differences are small. I’m a beauty blogger, I *will* find the differences!<br></p> <p align="center">To sum up? All of the colours are gorgeous and they’re certainly long wearing, but the formula isn’t up to par with the Lime Crime one which in my opinion is much more sophisticated. For £3 though, I can’t complain too much at all and I can only hope that MUA bring out some vampier or more unusual colours! </p> Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-3627850980861629302014-03-19T08:02:00.000-07:002014-03-19T08:02:30.259-07:00Quickie Review: Melt lipsticks in Space Cake and Belladonna<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The packaging was super, super cute – the lipsticks are in simple matte black tubes with the purple Melt logo but they don’t look or feel cheap, they’re a nice quality. My order came with a sticker and a small mirror, which was exciting (I love stickers. Give me stickers!) and was packed in pink styrofoam peanuts. The boxes both had a slightly differing Beetlejuice-esque striped design, and you get a card with some of their images on. Basically, if you want a gorgeous package in the mail, you’ll get one from Melt.</div>
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Belladonna is where I was disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a very red and I’m not the kind of girl to turn down a red just because she had 20 others that are very similar – I bought this shade because I just can’t resist a pretty red, and I knew I would wear it more often than a bright peach or blue. I just found the formula to be a little thin, a little dry on application, a little lacking something on this one. You can see compared to the photo of Space Cake below that the texture is different and looks much dryer – and they were taken on the same day. There’s nothing awful about it at all, but I can’t jump up and down and say ‘This formula is grrrrr-eat!” because at least for this colour, I don’t find it to be true. I don’t *dislike* it as such and I do wear it, but I wasn’t blown away at all – for $19 you can get a much, much better red, anyway. Belladonna doesn’t appear to be on their website anymore. If I find out if it’s discontinued, I’ll update.</div>
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First of all, wowza. It’s GREY, you guys. Grey like this, a grey creme, is not something I can remember another company doing. I know Lime Crime had Chinchilla or whatever it was called, that MAC had Grey Friday and I know there have been greyed purples and oyster grey colours floating around and OCC have some options, but I don’t recall another company with a colour like this at all. Believe it or not, ‘odd’ lip colours aren’t that odd anymore and you can get pretty much whatever colour you like these days if you look for it. Anyway, I could go on about naunces of grey and it’s undertones and it’s pink-ness or not, but this shade was new to me. I was expecting this one to be really dry as well, but the formula is much better. It’s a lot creamier than the other shade I had and I was much happier with this formula. It’s not the longest wearing or the most hydrating, but it’s a good, solid opaque creamy formula. It’s worth noting I don’t find this one to be as matte as the website show it to be.</div>
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<br /><br /><br />Would I purchase from Melt again? I don’t know. Based on Belladonna, no. Based on Space Cake, yes! These are pretty bloody expensive for a small brand at $19 a pop (more expensive than MAC which go for $16 and a shade more than Lime Crime which retail at $18) and while I don’t mind spending if I like what’s on offer, that fact that they’re reasonably pricey *and* I have to ship to the UK and deal with customs fees as well makes me a little less likely to bother. For those on a budget or who don’t want to shell out for wackier colours they’ll only wear occasionally, I just can’t seem to find anything here that makes me go ‘Yep, definitely worth twenty bucks!’ It’s all up to what you’re willing to spend personally of course, but I just wasn’t as blown away by these as I could have been. Am I stupid and possibly bitter for letting my expectations get the better of me? Maybe. I’m certainly not saying they’re shit, or to not get them - the aesthetic of the company is to die for and it’s the type of company I’m drawn to and want to support. I’m still really interested in their green shade, Blow, which was recently released. If it reviews well, I’ll probably pick it up as it looks stunning and hope it’s the same formula as Space Cake.</div>
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<br /><br />Melt Lipsticks are available from <a href="http://www.meltcosmetics.com/">MeltCosmetics.com</a><br /><br />Have you tried Melt yet? Where do you get your crazy lip colours from?</div>
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Inspired by the classic shade Ruby Woo’s ‘one-of-a-kind texture’, toward the end of last year MAC released a series of Retro Matte colours. To anyone familiar with MAC lipsticks, this could be seen to be the biggest dick move MAC have made for a while, as Ruby Woo is widely known for being dry as hell. However, being a fan of mattes and spying some shades I’d not seen before on a recent trip to my local MAC stand, I picked up two shades. </div>
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MAC All Fired Up.’‘Bright Fuchsia matte.’ Err, if you say so. Not fuchsia to me at all, though it’s certainly a pink-leaning red.</div>
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MAC Relentlessly Red. ‘Bright Pinkish Coral matte.’ Why on *earth* they named this shade Relentlessly Red is totally beyond me – in the words of Willam, “Girl, it’s fucking pink!”</div>
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<br />While I don’t hate these, I can’t say I’m in love with them. I don’t really know what I was expecting from this formula, there’s something about it that bothers me. I find them rather flat and feel they need a cgood couple of swipes to get to full payoff – I know you can’t always expect eye-popping vibrancy from mattes but there is something rather dull about these in real life. Well, my boyfriend complimented me when I wore them, so what do I know? They look good, I think I just wanted more from them.I wouldn’t rush out to buy them just because of the formula, but if you happen to like the colours, I don’t actually find them that drying - which I was expecting considering they're based on Ruby Woo – certainly no more than MAC’s regular mattes. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/168/310/Products/Lips/Lipstick/Lipstick/index.tmpl">Retro Mattes cost £15 from MAC.</a></div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-6927369067247801562014-03-14T03:51:00.000-07:002014-10-16T05:27:42.312-07:00Wedding Makeup Series Part 2: What should I look for in a makeup artist?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you didn't catch my first post on whether to hire a makeup artist or not for your wedding, you may want to click <a href="http://eyelinerandspraypaint.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/wedding-makeup-series-part-1-should-i.html">here</a>! If you're looking into hiring one, read on! Grab a cuppa as it's a long post! I know I won't have covered everything, so if I've missed something, please ask me and I'll help if I can. I’m not as up to scratch on hairstyling, but these questions should work for both. <br />
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First and foremost, look for your artist (duh!). Googling makeup artists in your area may come up with all sorts of artists - for fashion, TV, film, stage, special effects, etc. While plenty work in many areas, not all will be suited for your needs, so obviously look for bridal specific websites or pages on their websites. Once you've found one you like the look of, take a good hard look at their website or page. They should have a variety of examples that look like they're from different, <b>real life weddings and events</b> (<a href="http://offbeatbride.com/2014/03/fraudtography">this goes for your wedding photographers as well</a>!). Before and after shots can be helpful when choosing, although this is dependant on their clients agreeing to put the before shots online so plenty of artists won't have these. Make sure your artist is local or local-ish to you before you contact them - a lot of artists will travel to you, <b>but that will almost definitely cost you more</b>. <br />
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Before I start on specifics, remember: <b>no one can choose your makeup artist but you!</b> You need to go with your own gut feeling about who will work best for you, and remember if you have a trial with someone and you don't like them, <b>you don't have to book them</b>. I've listed some things to think about/questions to ask below, but a lot of this may be answered on the artists website, so click around and have a read through first! There are a million and one specific questions you may want to ask your artist, but don't be afraid to ask , no matter how silly it may seem to you. It's your money, face and wedding day photos after all! <br />
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<b>What makeup do you use? </b>This is a question that will make most pros roll their eyes if you ask them, but it can be important. The answer you're looking for, unless you have a specific question in regards to allergies or similar, is something along the lines of "I use a wide variety of brands to ensure I get the best results on the day." You are not looking for "I only ever use MAC/Chanel/whatever!" A good MUA will have a wide variety of brands, (often including professional brands that most people won't even have heard of) but trust me, if you like the results you've seen on their website, then it's good stuff! If you're hung up on only using one brand, I'm really sorry but you need to throw that thought right out of the window! I don't know *any* makeup artist that only uses one brand <i>unless they work for the brand</i>. <br />
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<b>What do you charge and what is included? </b>Now this is a minefield, as there will be a huge variation in cost for makeup artists and this can depend on so many things - what city you are in, the size of your bridal party, whether you're having hair and makeup, or one or the other. However, your artist should be able to give you a clear breakdown of costs of costs and what is included, for example "Brides Makeup and hair + Bridal Trial (Bride Only) = £XXX, plus bridesmaids/MOTB hair and makeup £XXX each, (wedding day makeup/hair only, no trials)" If it's not clear, ask for a breakdown. Sometimes prices will be listed online, but in my experience, most will give you a quote for your party instead, as putting something like 'Bride + 2 Bridesmaids incl. Bridal Trial = £XXX" online will result in people contacting them and saying 'But it says £XXX! Why won't you do my nine bridesmaids, my mum, my mother-in-law, the Vicar, my cousins, dog and next door neighbour for that amount?!!", so don't be suspicious if they're not. <br />
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And remember - <i>makeup artistry isn't cheap</i>. It doesn't have to cost you the earth, but it's worth Googling and comparing artists in your local area to get a good picture of what you 'should' be paying. I can’t tell you what you should be paying because it varies so much, but don't expect it to be twenty quid, okay? A skilled makeup artist will be worth the money, I promise. Once you’ve set your date, start researching so you can get a good idea of what it will cost and start working it into your budget. <br />
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<b>What is this contract? Why am I paying a deposit? </b>Your makeup artist, like every other vendor you're hiring for your wedding, <i>is a business</i>. I will say it again - they're not a person doing it for a giggle, <i>they're a business</i>. It's in their interest to protect their business, so like other things you'll get for the day, you will most likely have to sign a contract, pay a deposit, or similar to guarantee your booking. Like anything else you might have to sign for your day, <b>read it carefully</b>. It will most likely have boring details like cancellation policies, etc. <br />
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<b>I have scars/pigmentation/scalp issues/tattoos/allergies/another skin issue/tattoos I want covered. Can you help? </b>This won't be relevant to everyone, but if you do have an issue, it's better to <b>let your makeup artist know straight away</b> so they can look after you to the best of their abilities. If you're looking for them to do makeup on other people in your wedding party and one of them has an issue, make that known as well. A good makeup artist should be able to cope with any of the above 'issues', but it does make it a hell of a lot easier on them if they know beforehand, and you know any concerns you have will be looked after. Win-win. <br />
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With regards to covering tattoos or large birthmarks, etc., this is often a service you'll have to pay extra for, so make it known before you get your final price - no-one is going to do it on the day for you if you haven't told them first! It's time consuming, a different skill and using probably different products - that's why it'll cost more.<br />
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<b>How will you ensure my makeup/hair will last on the day? </b>Again, every artist will have different ways of ensuring this. All artists should be able to tell you they'll use thing such as long wearing foundations, setting sprays, layering techniques, or a combination of these or similar techniques to ensure a long-lasting look. Someone MUAs will build a little touch-up kit for you to take with you (often these will have powder or blotting paper, q-tips, a lipstick or sample of the lipstick you're wearing, breath mints etc.), some will purchase a lipstick on your behalf for you for you to take, and some even have an option where they will charge extra for them to stick around and do touch-ups after the ceremony, etc. Again, this is something that’s probably going to be on their website, but it may be worth talking about in your initial consultation if you have concerns. It's certainly worth talking about if you're getting married in a different climate than you're used to, or in a particularly hot/humid time of the year.<br />
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<b>What happens at my trial? </b>Lots of people don't understand why you have trials for your wedding, but they're for lots of reasons! Basically, it's to make sure you'll be happy with your makeup on the day – you’ll be discussing your skin/hair type and how to care for it before the day, your dress style and colour scheme, what style and colours of makeup you like, what you'll need for touch-ups – everything! All of this also cuts down on time on your wedding day when you'll feel like every second counts. Your artist will talk you through how they do their trials, but they can be really fun as you get to see your ideas come to life! Your artist may ask for a photo of you before your trial too, so they can see your skintone/hair type, etc. At the end of the session, you most likely will have seen your final look - squee!<br />
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<b>Do you have references? </b>If a makeup artist gets good feedback, they'll probably be shouting about them anyway on their website or Facebook page because they're great for their business, but if not and they're something you feel comfortable seeing, feel free to ask! <br />
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<b>What qualifications do you have? </b>In some countries/states you need qualifications to practise makeup or other cosmetology/aesthetic services, but in some you won't. Make sure if you have local laws requiring qualifications that your artist is legit and has what they need to work, but remember that regardless of this, the persons<b> work</b> should speak to you instead of what school they went to. You can be qualified through the roof but that doesn’t mean you’re necessarily any good. You don't need to ask what school someone went to if their work speaks for itself.<br />
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<b>How do you chose what look to go for? Can I send you pictures? </b>Gathering makeup looks that you like can be really helpful to your artist – much like when you go to the hairdresser! Sending them a link to your Pinterest board with 1,001 totally different images on won't help them work out what you're looking for though, so try to narrow it down and if you can, let them know what it is you like about the look, i.e., "I love this colour eyeshadow," "I like the pin-up vibe here," “This hairstyle would suit my dress.” Bear in mind <b>one look may look totally different on different people</b>, so if your artist tries to explain how to change something to work for your skin tone or eye shape, please listen to them! <br />
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<b>I’m a person in black/Rainbow Brite Impersonator and I wear crazy/heavy makeup day to day. Can you still help on my wedding day?</b> I know lots of people who wear ‘non conventional’ makeup still want help on their big day. If you normally wear a lot of makeup or a certain style of makeup, mention this to your artist and/or show them photos and stress<b> you want to look like you</b>! They may even ask you to wear your usual style to your trial so you can nail your wedding look together. If you do wear this style of makeup and your artist won't listen to what you want and work with it, don't book them. It's a simple as that. There will be someone out there who will help you make a 'bridal' version of you, I promise.<br />
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This is probably the most important part! A quick Google of 'how can I tell if my MUA is hygienic' should tell you all you need to know, but if your artists kit looks dirty, smeared or dusty, if their brushes don't look clean, <b>if they double-dip products</b> (i.e., use the mascara brush that comes from the tube when it's not a fresh tube that they will <b>only</b> use on you, apply lipstick straight from the bullet without disinfecting before and after, applying lipgloss from the tube), have dirty nails, don't have disposable mascara wands, if they don't sanitise/wash their hands, any one of these is a massive red flag. <i>Run away, run away, run away.</i> You might feel comfortable sharing makeup with a friend or sister (I may share a lip balm with my sister for example, but my professional kit is cleaned both during and after each shoot or client, and I make sure they SEE me doing it!) but a professional needs <b>to keep clean at all times</b> -risking giving a client pinkeye is not even thinkable and that is NOT something you want to deal with on your honeymoon. Seriously, hygiene is so important in a professional for health reasons, plus people who don’t clean their kit usually don’t take care of it in other ways – dirty brushes don’t blend as well, unsharpened pencils won’t get as crisp a line, etc., so you won’t get as nice a result anyway!<br />
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-57327326384474563572014-03-12T04:45:00.001-07:002014-03-13T08:08:13.709-07:00Illamasqua Neutrals Palette<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I had a little Illamasqua haul recently and the Neutrals palette caught my eye. I love neutral eyeshadows and was in the market for a smaller palette to take with me to my wedding later this year. I’ve never been fussed on the Naked palettes, my Inglot palettes are too damn big to travel with and I’m worried my trusty MUA Undress Me Too wouldn’t stand being bashed around in a suitcase – for all it’s awesomeness, that is some flimsy packaging right there. I read amazing reviews of this palette from Illamasqua, so thought I’d take a chance.</div>
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Isn’t it a handsome looking little palette? A very simple but chic combination of colours, all wrapped up in that glamorous Illamasqua shape. You get 6g of shadow in this palette, so the shadows aren’t full sized – the single Illamasqua shadows contain 2g each.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">L-R, Stealth, Vintage, Wolf and Obsidian. Applied on bare skin on top and NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow in Milk on the bottom.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stealth all over the lid over a light layer of NYX Milk pencil, with Wolf blended softly into the crease and on the lower lashline, with Wolf pressed onto the upper lashline.</span></div>
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I’ve really been enjoying this palette – Vintage in particular is really gorgeous and looks great with my eye colour, and the rest of the colours are so handy to have. I’m not sure if this is the one for me for my wedding – I think I’ll still take it, but supplement it with a warmer brown more along the lines of MAC Swiss Chocolate. But it’s six months away, so we shall see! If Wolf were warmer, this would probably be my favourite quad of all time. I do still really like it, but it’s not my 100% perfect neutral set.</div>
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Do I think this is a nice palette? Yes indeed I do, a very nice palette! Do I think you can get equally nice neutrals for a lot cheaper? Yes. It’s not the cheapest palette in the world – but it is better value to get a quad where your eyeshadows will run you £5.60 per gram as opposed to £7.75 per gram. If you’re a fan of Illamasqua’s eyeshadows, want to try a palette from them, or simply love the classics, this is a really nice quality item and you can’t go wrong with the colours. <a href="http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/products/eyes/neutral-palette">You can pick it up for £34* on the Illamasqua site.</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*I bought this item myself, but I am eligible for Illamasqua’s pro discount scheme.</span></div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-69948899766761202032014-03-10T02:50:00.001-07:002014-03-10T02:50:19.726-07:00MAC Viva Glam Rihanna Lipstick and Lipglass<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />Happy Monday everyone, let’s do some lipstick swatches! Hurrah! I have both items from Viva Glam Rihanna, a lipstick and a tinted lipglass.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WsBm2MLXq78/UxtuPm7tBLI/AAAAAAAALhQ/5pPU__GNhfY/s1600-h/MAC%252520VG%252520Rihanna%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="MAC VG Rihanna" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Drui2qXvRKw/UxtuQXjmd9I/AAAAAAAALhU/UoImNC29W44/MAC%252520VG%252520Rihanna_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="226" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="MAC VG Rihanna" width="244" /></a><br /><br />Oooh, innit gorgeous? These two have the same sort of soft touch rubbery-velvety packaging as the Temperature rising collection from summer 2013 and they are just lovely. Viva Glam lipsticks normally have a little red band on them, so I like that they kept a red colour to the packaging. Riri fans will like the addition of her signature on the bottle of the lipglass and the twist-up part of the lipstick.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PDP53UyQcvY/UxtuQ5e0nTI/AAAAAAAALhg/2I2VfQAnr7k/s1600-h/MAC%252520VG%252520Rihanna%252520Lipglass%252520Swatch%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="MAC VG Rihanna Lipglass Swatch" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-D-8Sw4DchJM/UxtuRuNcJ0I/AAAAAAAALhk/8XsVo5RABnE/MAC%252520VG%252520Rihanna%252520Lipglass%252520Swatch_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="145" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="MAC VG Rihanna Lipglass Swatch" width="244" /></a><br /><br />Viva Glam Rihanna Tinted Lipglass. What a gorgeous finish on this one!</div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-19817660922038986872014-03-06T00:55:00.000-08:002014-03-06T00:55:32.876-08:00Illamasqua Gleam Highlighter in Aurora<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love me a highlighter but I haven’t used a cream or liquid one for a very long time – not since Benefit discontinued their Moonbeam highlighter and I swore never to buy from them again (lies!). But everyone I know who has tried Illamasqua’s Aurora has raved about it, so I thought it was about time I gave it a go.</div>
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<br />Is there anything new left to say about these blushes? No. But I’m going to talk about this one anyway. I skipped the fuss about the Ambient Lighting Powders when they were launched and even though I don’t normally get sucked into hype around new makeup releases (I think I may be the only beauty blogger on the planet who couldn’t give two shits about the Naked palettes) I jumped straight in and pre-ordered one of the Ambient Lighting Blushes.</div>
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<br /><br />As pretty as the gold compact looks, I don’t love it. If feels kind of cheap and very lightweight – for a £28.00, I have to say I expected a little more heft. While I know it’s not all about the packaging, the reality of high-end products is very often the opposite – you’re paying a lot more money for the packaging. So I kind of wanted it to be a bit nicer feeling. Anyway, the blush itself is beautiful looking in the pan with a lovely marbled effect. Hourglass says this is a a ‘vibrant poppy blush combined with Diffused Light for a subtle halo effect.’ I don’t see where the poppy is coming from – this is a warm, slightly pinky peach to my eyes. I like that this has a large enough vein of the Ambient Lighting powder running through it that I can put a small brush into for a subtle, glowy brow highlight if I want.</div>
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Ah, on the skin it is *such* a different story, friends. Somehow when you apply it with a brush, it just looks a lot more refined and less flat. It is a very lightweight powder and does kick up adust when you sweep your blush in the pan, so I was expecting to have to apply a couple of layers, and you don’t need to, at least with this shade. Hourglass say on the site that ‘the cutting-edge formula means that its full potential is only displayed on application.’ You guys – <em>I think this bullshit might actually be true</em>. I don’t know what sorcery it is, but it looks much better on the face than I ever thought it could on the skin. Yeah, it's pretty subtle. But subtle blush is *good*, especially when it's got such a lovely finish.</div>
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I have to say that it is really a seamless blush – despite the shimmer particles I saw in my swatch, it almost melts into the skin and the finish looks, dare I say it, very natural. I’m always wary of foundation, blush and powder formulas that claim to be natural/seamless/subtle – are they so sheer looking they’re crap or are they so sheer looking they’re genius? I have to say with this one, it may be the latter. With that in mind, good formulas like this aren’t going to be something other people are going to really notice, and that’s a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your view. This is definitely one of those products that makes you look better but it’s really hard to put your finger on.</div>
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<br />I…. don’t know how to gather my feelings for this blush properly. Do I think it’s bloody expensive? Yes. Do I think it lives up its claims? Yes, it actually does. The finish is great, it’s really pretty, and I’ve been wearing it straight for two weeks. Would I spend £28 on another one? Well…. yes, but I probably couldn’t justify it to you! If you’re interested in a blush with a beautiful, subtle finish and you don’t mind paying the prices, Diffused Heat is great, although I have heard it’s one of the more pigmented colours in the range. If you’re not overly fussed, you prefer stronger pigmentation and/or you can’t get to somewhere where you can try these on your face, I would say you could probably skip them. I got mine online because I’m an impatient idiot, but if you are interested, I’d really, really recommend getting to a store to try these – because these are all differently swirled and are meant to be subtle, make sure you look at the one you’re actually physically buying to check the powder-blush ratio is right for you.<br /><br />Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powders cost £28.00 and I got mine from <a href="http://uk.spacenk.com/ambient-lighting-blush/MUK200012034.html?cm_mmc=homepage-_-week46homepage%20-_-Space-_-NK" target="_blank">SpaceNK</a>.</div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718808617292111069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596301637069664636.post-79042893220223315512014-02-26T06:09:00.000-08:002014-10-16T05:18:46.286-07:00Wedding Makeup Series Part 1: Should I hire an MUA for my wedding day?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello lovelies! I'm getting married this year, and as a part-time MUA and beauty blogger nailing my <span class="il">makeup</span> on the big day is pretty important to me. This is the first part in a series of posts about <span class="il">wedding</span> <span class="il">makeup</span> and I thought I'd start with a tough question...should you hire a professional <span class="il">makeup</span> artist for the day?<br />
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So...should you hire a pro or not? If you're into <span class="il">makeup</span>, which if you're reading this blog you probably are, it can be really a tough choice, especially with all the other expenses of the day! I would say it's almost always worth at least looking into, not matter your experience level with makeup, but first ask yourself these questions:<br />
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If the answer one or more of those questions is yes, then I would definitely consider having a professional do your <span class="il">makeup</span> on the day. Let's expand on those a little, shall we?<br />
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Okay, so this one doesn't relate to you personally, but even if you're a total whizz with <span class="il">makeup</span> yourself, on your <span class="il">wedding</span> day you're not going to want to do your mum, mother-in-law and bridesmaids <span class="il">makeup</span>, are you? If you want your loved ones to look great in photos, getting an MUA in is a pretty safe bet and will make your party feel pampered too. Plenty of people who do have an MUA on the day just hire one for themselves, however - it's your day after all (and your budget!)<br />
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I'll put my hands up for this one! I hate getting ready under pressure. Stressing about getting your eyeliner even on your <span class="il">wedding</span> day isn't going to be any fun and if your family are anything like mine, is only going to result in a slapped wrist! If you've got an MUA on board, this worry is going to be elimated - you'll already have had at least one trial, you'll know what your <span class="il">makeup</span> is going to look like so you can just sit back and relax. A professional will have a good handle on how long your look will take, so you won't run late, either.</div>
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Maybe you don't wear <span class="il">makeup</span> normally, but want to look polished in your photos. Maybe you have no idea what will pair nicely with your dress, or maybe you know you make quick decisions and regret them later when it comes to your clothes and <span class="il">makeup</span>, etc. Or maybe you have tons of ideas you can't narrow down! A good MUA will be able to talk through all your concerns and help you choose something that suits your looks, personality and <span class="il">wedding</span> outfit all while making sure it's going to photograph well</div>
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Your <span class="il">wedding</span> photos are not THE most important thing when it comes to your <span class="il">wedding</span> memories in my personal opinion, but pretty bloody important and you'll probably be looking at those photos for a long time! If you don't have a clue about how <span class="il">makeup</span> works with photography, this is where a professional will come in handy because they really *do* have a clue! Also, photos taken with your camera (most of us have phone cameras or point-and-shooters) will look different to those taken with a professional camera, and your MUA will be experienced in this too.</div>
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A lot of people say they don't want to hire an MUA on the day because of the cost, but sadly, <span class="il">wedding</span> day <span class="il">makeup</span> *does* cost a lot of money. <b>This is for a reason, people!</b> It's a premium service, tailored to you, from a skilled professional, on an extremely important day in your life - if you are going to hire an MUA, get the best one for you that you can afford (this doesn't necessarily mean the most expensive!) and <b>build it into your budget from the start of your planning</b>! A lot of people treat <span class="il">makeup</span> on their <span class="il">wedding</span> day as a throw-away thing - if it's really not important to you, don't have a pro come in at all. A bad <span class="il">makeup</span>-artist is worse than no <span class="il">makeup</span> artist, and if you're not invested in having an MUA, you probably won't have taken the time to find one that's right for you. So if you're going to have one, take it seriously, budget for it and do your research. This, and any of the above, also all apply to things such as your manicure, fake tan, lash extensions or eyebrow shaping. My next post will be all about what to look for in a professional MUA, so stay tuned for that!</div>
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As for me - I'm doing my hair and <span class="il">makeup</span> myself. It's a ritual I personally don't want someone else to take care of, plus I'm getting married abroad so trials, etc, aren't going to happen! I'll be writing posts on doing your makeup yourself as well, so stick around for those.<br />
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Sometimes buying indie makeup can be a pain in the ass, so when you find a company that is great, you want to try every thing that they do! I’ve bought Pixie Sprinkles a few times from Darling Girl, but never tried their Glitter Glue which I know many of my blogger friends enjoy, so when I spied my little eye on some of the newer Pixie Sprinkles shades, I grabbed the glitter glue to try as well. <br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2L1m54MqnE8/UwjrJM0yU_I/AAAAAAAALcQ/jRVrkIRWNFY/s1600-h/DG%252520Pixie%252520Sprinkles%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DG Pixie Sprinkles 2" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tQBwMYaLcYY/UwjrK8dzuII/AAAAAAAALcY/THDMO9SdmxY/DG%252520Pixie%252520Sprinkles%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="184" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DG Pixie Sprinkles 2" width="244" /></a></div>
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<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9mqr89Ss0uw/UwjrMEHBvFI/AAAAAAAALcg/M52_ap_1bbk/s1600-h/Dg%252520Pixie%252520Spinkles%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Dg Pixie Spinkles" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iQn71fBdgDI/UwjrMvWKpuI/AAAAAAAALco/2vvFc-F_-Ck/Dg%252520Pixie%252520Spinkles_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Dg Pixie Spinkles" width="244" /></a><br /><br />L-R: Mirage, Re-gifted, Gilded Ballerina.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0cT2RM8t-QU/UwjrNSlekAI/AAAAAAAALcw/2DR_SHwPxqw/s1600-h/DG%252520Pixie%252520Sprinkles%252520Gilded%252520Ballerina%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DG Pixie Sprinkles Gilded Ballerina" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3htwfI5MuV4/UwjrNzAkPXI/AAAAAAAALc4/ZDncBo3HGsU/DG%252520Pixie%252520Sprinkles%252520Gilded%252520Ballerina_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DG Pixie Sprinkles Gilded Ballerina" width="243" /></a><br /><br />Gilded Ballerina – a mix of soft pink and gold glitters.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-E-w0bn-w6RI/UwjrO75YDuI/AAAAAAAALdA/qmGXGX3bqZY/s1600-h/DG%252520Pixie%252520Sprinkles%252520Mirage%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DG Pixie Sprinkles Mirage" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_SnPvmJsooU/UwjrPpjuqNI/AAAAAAAALdI/72Lz2IPVyUI/DG%252520Pixie%252520Sprinkles%252520Mirage_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="181" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DG Pixie Sprinkles Mirage" width="244" /></a></div>
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Mirage – Taupe?! It’s a greeny-grey sort of blend, but let’s face it – TAUPE. Taupe glitter. Tauuuupe.</div>
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<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_WRGPi5RqW0/UwjrQvY72eI/AAAAAAAALdQ/EGQEZAjXkZU/s1600-h/DG%252520Pixie%252520Sprinkles%252520regifted%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DG Pixie Sprinkles regifted" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ww5wK6IJRJI/UwjrRB6QpgI/AAAAAAAALdU/DwGsQKZZLcs/DG%252520Pixie%252520Sprinkles%252520regifted_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="168" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DG Pixie Sprinkles regifted" width="244" /></a></div>
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Re-gifted – a blend of purple and lime green glitters.</div>
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-O4i-DU9S4cw/UwjrR7seKNI/AAAAAAAALdg/P1Ti8KvH9G8/s1600-h/DG%252520Mirage%2525204%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DG Mirage 4" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-svuG8FwTE2o/UwjrSKrBdvI/AAAAAAAALdo/SF7ylB_3BOc/DG%252520Mirage%2525204_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DG Mirage 4" width="207" /></a><br /><br />Wearing ‘Mirage’ on the lid<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wqjH7UPADj0/UwjrTJP9ELI/AAAAAAAALdw/P73MeN5TWSE/s1600-h/Anti-Valentines%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Anti-Valentines" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CiS_cHNv_tY/UwjrTjUDrqI/AAAAAAAALd0/WDMIkUcsvYQ/Anti-Valentines_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="215" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Anti-Valentines" width="244" /></a><br /><br />Using ‘Gilded Ballerinas’ as an accent on an Anti-Valentines look.</div>
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Pixie Sprinkles are gorgeous glitters! I have a bunch of these (21 Guns is great!), these are just the ones that came in my latest order. The thing I like about them is that they’re really fine, small shimmer particles (with the exception of Re-gifted which has a mix of large and small particles in) and I find this makes them a bit easier than to work with chunkier glitters as they’re easier to pick up with your brush. Each blend is unique and they cost $4.00 each and come in a little shaker container – a real bargain!<br /><br />But what of the Glitter Glue? I’m used to Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy, and this works in a verysimilar way. It’s much less tacky and has a slightly thinner consistency, however - it's so light on the lid! If you’ve never used Glitter Glue before, it’s super easy to use. Just spread a thin a layer as possible onto the area you want to apply glitter or loose pigment onto, and then tap your product on top. It’s not that easy to blend over, so take that into consideration when you apply – for example, maybe blend your crease out first rather put glitter on your lid . You really need the tiniest amount, so this tube is going to last you forever.<br /><br />Are you a glitter fan? What’s your favourite method to apply?</div>
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