PAUL & JOE SWOON

PAUL & JOE FACE COLOUR 02

First of all I'm not usually JUST a packaging kind of make-up girl..... but LOOK! It's so pretty and feminine. The compact is a cool mauve pink with micro pink and gold shimmer. LOVE. 

Highlighter and blush in one. 

I thought this might of been a shimmer/frost finish product but it's actually matte with micro glitter. SAY NO TO CHUNKY GLITTER FACE PRODUCTS.

Total impulse purchase. I've always been interested in Paul & Joe but nothing really stood out. I have to say the selling point is the packaging for me but the product isn't bad inside! Would I of just bought it for the product alone? No.... but this kawaii little product stands out in my vast collection. Also it's my first dabble into Asian cosmetics which I've not really tried before (made in Japan).

Lastly sorry for the absence of make-up looks, I'm currently involved in a really cool project where I'm doing 3 looks for a fashion film/commercial. I'm just gathering together photos so it'll be a whammy of make-up for you guys!

YSL ROUGE PUR COUTURE GLOSSY STAIN IN ROUGE VINTAGE INITIAL THOUGHTS

 YSL ROUGE PUR COUTURE GLOSSY STAIN- 5 ROUGE VINTAGE (£22.50) 

The applicator is brilliant for precise application and it really helps to contour the lips

 I had red lips on before hand so I tried my best to get rid of it all

 2 thin layers (and sloppily applied.) I was worried it might be a bit too pink, but no, perfect mid tone berry..... or my sister's boyfriend would say "why don't you just buy some raspberry jam instead?"

I look like a startled tired monkey. IGNORE. 

Nearly 5 hours of wear and I just blotted with a tissue to see what the stain looked like.

This is actually how I'd look if you bumped into me in real life. I don't even wear liquid eyeliner anymore - I'm so boring! AND still loving Bourjois' flower perfection foundation, wears very well and I've noticed no oxidation - NO ONE wants an orange face. 

 Hey guys, I don't usually get too excited by new releases but when Lisa Eldridge raves about something.... YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD.

I literally received this today but so far I'm very impressed and I know I will use it everyday as it gives me colour AND sheen with the reassurance I won't need to reapply and be paranoid it's moved.

I'd describe the texture and feel almost 'rubbery' on the lips (in a good way.) It sort of 'adheres' to the lips, which you don't get with other lip glosses and creamy lipsticks that have that 'slippery' feel.

Before I even blotted my lips they were still glossy and as I'm typing now, my lips don't feel too dried out - though a quick application of lip balm wouldn't go a miss.

Overall I'm very happy. Who doesn't want a lip product with long lasting wear time that eventually fades into a stain? So to summarise, if you want pigmented soft glossy lips with the reassurance it will not budge, give these a go!

WET N WILD PALETTE SWATCHES AND NOTW

WET N WILD PALETTE- PRIDE

WET N WILD PALETTE- SILENT TREATMENT

I kind of picked these two up by 'accident' as a UK seller on Ebay had a TON of these palettes at £0.99, so I wasn't expecting to win them and didn't go bidding crazy for these as I know they are well overpriced in Ebay world compared to the RRP.

Anyway it turns out I won the two above (for really cheap). This is just my initial reaction.

First of all the swatches are with NO BASES. So pigmentation wise I'm impressed. They blend well AND there's a mix of satin and mattes shades so even better. My favourite part of the eye-shadows is the texture and finish- they remind me of MAC's satin/frost eye-shadows. They are not too creamy and not too frosty which I hate (Sleek's eye-shadows are too frosty for my liking).

The downsides is I've found the matte shades a bit chalky, so remember to tap your brushes or they'll be loads of unsuspecting fall out all over your face. Also so far (worn 4 times all day) I find them to fade a bit. Just a bit. Nothing to stop me wearing them but I've found them to lose their intensity faster than my usual shadows. 

I think if you have easy access to these palettes I would definitely purchase, but I wouldn't go out of your way and buy from Ebay. I think it's only a matter of time before they hit the UK. I think.

NAILS INC- BASIL STREET (FREE IN THIS MONTHS GLAMOUR MAGAZINE)

REVLON TOP COAT- STAR

I LOVE THIS COMBO'. Maybe because I'm so used to wearing murky colours that suddenly wearing nude shades again I feel my nails look so much better in a chic and understated way. I'm kind of into glitter topcoats too atm so I decided to jazz up the beige. 

I usually HATE Nails Inc polishes since they chip like crazy but I can report my nails have lasted pretty well- so grab your Glamour copy and give Nails inc another go if you've ever felt the same.

My sister C.F- while she doesn't make use of my make-up skills she gets all of my 'pricey' unloved make-up!

My sister is one of those people who 'can't' wear a lot of make-up. I've tried loads of times but she just looks 'overdone' even if you apply just a tiny bit more.

Also she always refuses to be in my blog if I ever use her as a test model- think she's ashamed of being on my make-up blog haha.

She came up 2 weeks ago and I convinced her to let me try a new look on her (she's usually a bare faced minimal kind of wearer).

It's not perfect but I was just having fun. I went for a pin-up 'polished' look which is obviously a polar opposite of what she wears..... I think she looks great! And she's actually let me upload this. Huzzah.

LA FEMME BLUSHES - SWATCHES AND INITIAL THOUGHTS

12 La Femme cosmetics blush on rouge refill pans in a La Femme twelve slot empty palette bought from Cocktail Costmetics (cheapest UK online stockists of the range as far as I'm aware)

First row from L-R:

FLAMINGO PINK

CORAL SPICE

MAGENTA

PURPLE PASSION

SOFT BEIGE

ORANGE

 Second row from L-R:

ROSE

PINK VELVET

PINK

CORAL

FRAMBOESIA

RED

PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, I'VE TRIED TO CAPTURE THE SHADES TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES. FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO VIEW THESE SWATCHES AS REFERENCES ONLY.

Hey guys, this is just an initial review. I will update more on the performance etc. when I use them more thoroughly.

 I've been hearing about La Femme for awhile and when I saw they were available online in the UK I decided to give them a go. The blushes are CRAZY pigmented and for those who don't know they are only priced at £2.95 (5.5g) each (pease note you are only buying the refill pan)!

 I mainly bought these blushes for kit purposes and you can also buy more 'subtle' shades too.

The only negative thing I have noticed is the matte shades don't seem to smooth on so nicely (compared to NARS mattes), but this can be resolved with extra blending/layering.

Overall I am really impressed, if you are looking for extremely pigmented blushes in particularly matte finishes (they sell 'pearl' finishes too) check La Femme out. Worth the hype!

NARS GILDA BLUSHER

Buy Gilda here (if you want of course)

Heavy swatch

Gah I feel so guilty. NARS blushers cost £20.50 but I had a £5 voucher from ASOS (diet coke promotion) so I feel a TINY bit better.

 Gilda is described as just coral. It's matte which I prefer but I need to do some more testing before I come up with an overall verdict (literally just opened up the package  when I got back from work).

If you fancy buying any NARS products I recommend you check them out IRL before you splurge as they are quite pricey. And as I've mentioned ASOS now stocks NARS which is great as they offer free shipping and NUS discount/usually promotion going on, but note they do not stock the whole range!

HAULIN' 6 - YORK DESIGNER OUTLET

THE BODY SHOP

Oil paper holder - £0.25p and shimmer cubes palette 18- £5.00 (originally £15)

L-R: green shimmer, precious pink, silver sparkle, pearly white

I love iridescent shades, these colours will look great layered over with E.L.F's eye transformer.

I like how the cubes are in little pots so are handy to take out. Also the formulas are really interesting. It's creamy yet has a powder texture so it gives the texture of a cream product without the sliding around business. I hope anyway. I wouldn't buy them full price personally just because I find them too expensive for what they are!

CCO- M.A.C

£50.50 FOR THE LOT!!!

M.A.C 165 tapered cheek/highlight brush- £18.75

I had a feeling this was limited edition. Perfect for contouring. Pretty sure Pixiwoo used this. Always an incentive.

L-R- M.A.C reflects blue glitter (£9.25), pan eye-shadows in brun and kid (£6.65) and pan blush in style (£9.00).

GLITTER!

Swatches, in same order as above and the glitter isn't showing up :(

Hey guys. So the main reason I went to Y.D.O was for the C.C.O (Estee Lauder Companies) which is basically a shop full of Estee Lauder owned brands at discounted prices, so you'll find Clinique, Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder and M.A.C! I think you can guess my main interest was M.A.C, but I did look at the other stuff but it was rather want than need (Estee Lauder had LOADS of stock). 

I've been to Y.D.O before and I can say last time M.A.C was WAY better with the stock (loads more products available). So yeah that's all I got. Well, I did pick up other stuff too... But I don't really fancy showing you guys my bras lol.