Must-Have Warm Eyeshadow Palettes

I couldn't think of any better way to return to blogging than with a post about warm eyeshadows. My love. I decided to gather my ultimate warm eyeshadow palettes that I seriously recommend you investing in. Some of them are of a lower price-point, and some are slightly pricer.. particularly one, but they're all of incredible quality and I gravitate to these most.

Limecrime Venus Palette

This palette is one of my all-time favourite palettes. The shade range is spot on, and so is the quality. There's a perfect variety of mattes and shimmers, and I've created so many different looks using this palette. It's currently on sale on Love Makeup, and is linked above! It's quite a small palette, and it has a decent sized mirror making it perfect for travelling too.

I'll let those swatches do the talking.. sweet mother of God.

Zoeva Cocoa Blend Palette

This palette is for everybody in my opinion. It comes in the most gorgeous, sleek packaging, and contains ten warm, chocolatey shades. There are more shimmers than mattes, but the mattes are absolutely incredible! The shades 'substitute for love', and 'freshly toasted' are my dream crease shades. As with all Zoeva eyeshadows, the quality is amazing, and very well-priced too! 

Makeup Revolution New-trals VS Neutrals Palette

I'm pretty confident that I've done a post on this palette, but if I haven't, then I definitely should have. It's the most amazing product that Makeup Revolution has ever come out with. The shade range is insane, and they've really taken note of the 2015 'marsala' trend. I will mention that the glittery shades aren't necessarily my favourite, and they're a little chunky, but the mattes.. THE MATTES. Good Lord, I get palpitations every time I use them! For £6.99, I'm happy to avoid the shimmers, so I definitely recommend this palette.

Viseart Neutral Matte Eye Palette 01

Now this is one pricey little guy. I've only swatched the top two rows as the bottom row consists of cool-tones. Unfortunately, these swatches don't do these eyeshadows any justice, but they are absolutely incredible. They're so easily blendable, super pigmented and are perfect for any look you want to create. It's definitely an investment piece, and not something I see your 'everyday make-up user' purchasing.. but if you're a make-up junkie like me, I'd definitely consider picking this up for your collection!

Morphe 35O Palette

So this palette has been heavily covered by the beauty community over the past six or so months, and for a damn good reason. This is the mother of all warm palettes. Morphe did an excellent job with this, and it's on everybody wish-list! Unfortunately, this is often sold out, so if you find one in stock, don't even think about it, just snap it up immediately! There's a mixture of mattes, duochromes, foiled eyeshadows and shimmers. I've only swatched a selection of shades from the palette, but as you can see they're all so pigmented. They also blend beautifully, and for the price, you seriously can't go wrong. 

So there we have it! I hope you guys enjoyed this post, and please let me know what your favourite warm palettes are? I clearly can never have enough!

New in Beauty: Freedom Makeup Pro Highlight Palette

Hello!

I know I've been knocking out the product reviews recently, but they're my favourite posts to read! I feel like there's never enough out there, and someone else's opinion on a product always helps!

Since I've been trying a bunch of the new Freedom Makeup products, I quickly realised there wasn't enough if not hardly any reviews out there as they're so new! Hopefully I can help anyone looking to try some products from the brand!

This is the new Pro Highlight Palette, containing six cream highlighters, and two powder highlighters. 

Swatched on the top is the three creams on the left of the palette, and on the bottom is the three to the right of the palette. 

These are veeerrry creamy, they glide like butter. On application there is definitely a few that are better than others, but they're all incredibly shimmery and pretty.

The top middle shade is a little patchy as you can see from the swatch, and there's a silver shade next to it which I personally struggle to work as a highlighter, but it definitely makes a stunning cream eyeshadow!

The rest of the shades are beautiful, so intensely pigmented and give the most stunning glow to the face. I particularly love the first peach shade on the bottom row. These can definitely double up as cream eyeshadows, so for those neutral shimmer girls, this palette is a dream!

Here we have the two powder highlighters. You can see from the swatches how smooth they are. The powders aren't soft to touch, but that really makes no difference to how well they work, infact, they're some of the most pigmented highlighters that I own. They also make beautiful inner-corner highlighters!

This palette is only £6, and you can pick it up here!

What do you guys think?! Have you tried any Freedom Makeup products? What's your favourite highlighter?

New in Beauty: Freedom Makeup Pro Melts Liquid Lipsticks

Hello! I'm so excited to be writing about these little beauties today!! 

Here we have eight NEW shades of the Freedom Makeup Pro Melts liquid lipsticks, plus one cheeky extra I picked up from the older shade range!

I've wrote a blog post on some Freedom Makeup products before, and I'm so excited to share more about this budget-friendly brand with you! Previous post linked here.

As I'm sure you all know, liquid lipsticks have been hot on the market for a while now, and there's no signs of them disappearing in the near future, (nor do I want them too!). Fortunately for us lot, it means drugstore brands are fast jumping on the bandwagon, and are bringing us our favourite lip products for a fraction of the price!

Freedom Makeup has sold these liquid lipsticks since the start of their brand, and have recently launched eight new shades. 

From left to right - 'Debut', 'Kisses Waiting', 'Masterpiece', 'Applause', 'Sold Out', 'Steal The Show', 'Drama', 'No Heroes', and 'Just Do It'

Firstly, I'd just like to point out, that besides the whitened background, these images haven't been enhanced in anyway, my skin is just looking extra saturated for some reason, haha! 

Anyway! These are the swatches of the eight new shades, plus the 'Just Do It' on the end which I'd picked up last week!

As you can see, they're super vibrant and I'd say all but 'Just Do It' are incredibly pigmented. On first impression, I'd anticipated these to be a little 'tacky' feeling on the lips as they're such a thick consistency, but they do actually dry down to a matte finish, and that thickness seems to make the lipstick more comfortable to wear. 

My favourites from the range are 'Sold Out', 'Drama', 'No Heroes' and 'Debut', (for an ombre lip).

These retail at only £3 each, and with Freedom Makeup's long list of discounts and offers, you're almost sure to pick it up cheaper than that! Head over to Freedom Makeup now to have a browse, or pick up some bargains yourself!

PS!! Stay tuned for some further Freedom posts! (Yes, I've been doing a lot of shopping!).

New In Beauty: Freedom Makeup Strobing Kits

Hello!

I've been so excited to write this post up, but I wanted to give these products a good try before sharing them with you all.

As you all know, contouring/strobing/sculpting has become huge over the past year or so. I appreciate that it's always been around, but I feel like more recently it's been more accessible and has now been incorporated into our every day makeup routines in one way or another. I personally contour whenever I do my makeup, usually opting for a powder for a more subtle look, and when I'm going all out, adding cream products in the mix.

I'm sure you've all had enough of the Anastasia Beverly Hills pricey contour palettes being forced down your throats, so I'm here to introduce you to a couple or budget friendly alternatives!

Freedom Makeup is a relatively new brand on the scene, and is the sister brand to my beloved Makeup Revolution. Freedom Makeup is here to offer us professional quality makeup, at super affordable prices. After trying a bunch of their products, I can definitely agree with this. 

Anyway, enough rambling! Onto the palettes!

First up is the Pro Cream Strobe Palette. Both of these palettes are very compact, and come with six shades. Three for highlighting, and three for contouring. I find this to be the warmer of the two palettes, and as you can see from the swatches, it's super pigmented. I was concerned that this would be very 'waxy' and difficult to blend, but oh my was I wrong! It's super creamy, and just as blendable as my ABH cream contour kit! A winner in my eyes. Nobody likes harsh contour lines! You get a high quality contouring brush, and this is so soft, and is perfect for sculpting those cheekbones. 

This is the Pro Powder Strobe Palette. This one contains very 'traditional' contour shades, very cool-toned with a banana powder to finish it off! Unfortunately with my arm skin tone, I find it hard to show off swatches properly, but don't be fooled, these powders are super pigmented! I've been using this palette in particular everyday, using the middle contour shade to create a natural shadow, and the banana powder to set my under-eye concealer. (Ps, you get the same brush with this palette!).
My verdict is.. YES! You need these palettes. Okay, maybe not everybody needs both of them.. but I personally would recommend picking them both up! I love combining cream and powder contour for an ultra sculpted look. These palettes retail at £10 each, including the amazing brush! 
Have you tried these palettes? What do you think of Freedom Makeup? What's your favourite contour palette?

New In Beauty: Makeup Revolution Ultra Sculpt & Blend Collection

Quite a lengthy title, but there's a lot to pack in! 

I was recently pleasantly surprised to be woken up to a package being launched on my bed, and inside was these beaaautiful brushes! I knew I immediately had to get to work on these so I can fill you guys in on the details!

As you can see above, the set contains 3 brushes, (with the most stunning, on-trend rose gold handle), and one beauty sponge. 

I've tried Makeup Revolution brushes before, some I've adored and have found themselves a place in my everyday make-up routine, and others have ended up collecting dust. Before I get into each individual brush, I'll just say that the quality of these brushes are comparable to other high-end brushes I've used, and I'm impressed with how much Makeup Revolution are improving as a brand.

This brush is called the 'Powder, Sculpt & Blend' brush. I tend not to take much notice on what a brush is 'supposed' to be used for, and I find a way that it works best for me!

I used this brush to blend both cream and powder contour, and also to smooth out any other harsh lines. You could definitely use this for foundation application as the bristles are incredibly soft, and the flat top makes is easy to buff product into the skin.

This is my favourite out the range, and one that gets whipped out on a daily basis. 

This brush is called the 'Cheek & Highlight, Sculpt & Blend' brush. I only use this brush to 'sculpt', and in particular to apply cream contour. The brush is the most dense out of the range, and doesn't have 'too' much give, so it's perfect for precise application. This is a handy little tool for those who love to contour to perfection.

The last brush in the set is this little guy, and it's the 'Ultra Metals Eyeshadow Blender'.

This doubles up for me as a more precise brush for highlighting, and to blend out my eyeshadow for a seamless finish.

Another super soft brush, and a great one for your collection.

The final piece in the kit is the beauty sponge. Now I'm a huge fan of the original 'beauty blender', and I've never used a brush since, so giving a more budget-friendly alternative a go is something I'm always looking forward to.

My heart still belongs to my trusty beauty blender, but this does an amazing job of applying your base seamlessly. Of course, I wet mine before application, so bare that in mind. It expands quite a lot and covers the entire face quickly and efficiently. It's definitely worth giving a go, especially if you're new to the 'beauty sponge' world!

So there's my thoughts on the Ultra Sculpt & Blend Collection! Don't they just look beautiful?

I recommend picking this set up if you're after some new, pretty brushes that cover a whole lot of bases! For £14.99, you can't go wrong! You can purchase it here.

Have you tried any Makeup Revolution brushes? What do you think? Are you going to try these brushes out?

New In Beauty: Makeup Revolution Matte Blushers

Hello! 

I've been building up a bunch of products I want to review recently, and here's the first of them!

Now, I know I titled this as 'new', but these Makeup Revolution blushers have been out for a little while now, however they are new to my collection! 

I had wanted these as soon as they were released as I'm a sucker for a matte blusher, and I finally took the plunge and ordered the entire range! Yeah, I don't do things by halves. My bank balance, (or lack of), can vouch for that.

They retail at £3 each, so you really can't go wrong. Even with the one shade that I can't get to work for me as a blush, I've managed to work it as an eyeshadow!

They're incredibly pigmented, and I mean.. incredibly pigmented. Particularly the more vibrant shades, but they all require a very light hand for application. 

I don't find them to be chalky at all, and upon swatching, they're very buttery to touch.

(From L to R) - Divine & Dare

As you can see, these two are super vibrant shades. I find Divine to be slightly more wearable for me as I love a cool-toned pink blush. Dare is a more intense take on Divine, and is almost neon. This would look stunning applied with an extra light hand. I also think this would work beautifully when working with pink eyeshadows, and would be a great addition to the crease to tie a look together.

(From L to R) - Beloved & New Rules

 Okay, as much as my brain is telling me to go from left to right, I need to address the elephant on the screen. That red though?! This is called 'New Rules', and goodness me, this is intense. I did try it on the cheeks, but no matter how lightly I applied the product, and no matter how much I blended it out, it still looked a little clownish on me. HOWEVER, and that is a big however, I got a little creative, and I was putting together an autumnal red-toned eyeshadow look, and popped this directly into the crease and it was magic. I would purchase this with the intention of using it as an eyeshadow alone, and if it works as a blush for you, then great! It's actually one of my favourites for that reason!

Beloved is your classic peach shade. It has the slightest pink tone to it, but it's definitely more of a peach. This is gorgeous, especially for this time of year and while it's a matte shade, it adds a little brightness to the skin with those pink undertones.

 (From L to R) - Nude & Fusion

So Nude is my favourite shade out of the entire collection. It's essentially a classic, nude blush. It does have a peach tone running through it, but it's such a wearable shade. I've been wearing this almost every day since it arrived, and it's such an easy shade to pop on the cheeks and be done! I highly recommend this one as a starting point if you want to give this formula a go!

Fusion caught my eye on the website, but is slightly more peach toned in person. The swatch looks kind of scary and very red, but it's just a really pretty peach shade!

So there we have it! All 6 shades. I'm a huge fan of Makeup Revolution, and they're products just keep getting better!

Which is your favourite shade? Have you tried any of these blushers out?

Makeup Revolution - Blushers

March Favourites 2015

As I'm sure most people say, I can't believe how fast the year is going by. I've been trying a lot of new products this month, and also enjoying a few new fashion/home purchases!  

First up is the I Heart Makeup 'Goddess of Love' Highlighter. I picked this up on one of my manic Makeup Revolution orders, and I haven't used anything else since. You get so much product for a mere £4.99. This is apparently a dupe for the Too Faced version of this product, however I can't speak in terms of that as I haven't actually tried the Too Faced one. I can however talk about how incredible this highlighter is! The colour in particular is such a beauuuuutiful yellow golden shimmer. I think this looks beautiful on tan skin, giving a gorgeous sun-kissed glow. 

Okay, so the Loreal Infallible 24Hr Matte Foundation, and the Loreal Infallible Mattifying Base are without a doubt my favourite two products of the month. I hate getting sucked into 'the hype', but I decided to give this a go anyway. I'm doing a full review on these two products anyway, so I won't say too much, but holy moly, if you have oily skin, this is a God send. 

These babies are my fashion favourite of the month, and they're the black and white Reebok Classics. I picked these up when ASOS were doing they're 20% off for students as I'd been eyeing them up for ages. They're so comfortable, and go with literally every single outfit! 

Another beauty favourite is the Clinique 'high impact' curling mascara. I've actually had this for a little while as it was a sample I recieved when they were having a promotion. I rediscovered it when I was organising my make-up drawers and decided to give it a go! I'm not sure it's my favourite for my top lashes, but for bottom lashes it's incredible. It separates and lengthes them with a single coat and I'm obsessed!!

My final favourite of the month is of course some Primark homeware. I've been going a little mad recently on new bedding, cushions, candles.. you name it! Primark has been my port of call for these little bits, and my favourite of the lot is this super cute pineapple cushion. At only £3, it was hard to leave in the store! It serves as an excellent neck pillow, as well as being a cute, decorative piece. I've seen they sell a flamingo shaped pillow too, so that's next on my list!

I thought I'd include a little 'behind the scenes' shot.. basically my dog was insisting on ruining my pictures. Or making them look better? Your call! 

Hopefully this has helped you with any purchases, and be sure to look out for my Loreal Infallible foundation review!

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