TESTING PRIMARK BEAUTY #2

Hello everyone! So last summer i first shared a testing primark beauty post and i mentioned how i had never really tried too many things from their beauty range. That being said just recently (over the last couple of months more specifically) i feel as if they have really upped their beauty/makeup game and they now have such a huge selection of things. With that in mind on Monday whilst i was near my local Primark i decided to see what looked good to try, which was a good selection of things. There was a few things i had seen other people talk about on social media that i wanted to pick up but my Primark didn't have some of them in-stock, so i will definitely have to pop into another store sometime soon.

| ps 3-in-1 brow in the shade tobacco | £2 |

So i have to start with probably my favourite item of everything i picked up and it is actually the item i thought i would like the least, as i am usually super fussy when it comes to brow pencils and more specifically the more affordable ones because they never tend to be the right tone for my brows. This one has completely thrown me at how good it is, not only is the shade Tobacco perfect for my brows this pencil is super easy to work with both the pencil, powder and the spoolie brush. I definitely think this is going to be my new everyday brow product!

| ps colour intensity lipstick in the shade nude | £1.50 |

I actually wanted to pick up one of the nude lip kits initially but my Primark was temporary out of all of the nude ones, so i actually decided to pick up one of these colour intensity lipsticks instead as i thought it could be a good dupe for the MAC liptensity lipsticks, how similar is the packaging and everything though? That being said i wasn't all that impressed, as i found the nude shade was way too pale once applied and looked like slightly concealer lips like, but the formula was really nice and felt hydrating on the lips. So maybe this will be one for mixing with another lip product to either lighten a darker shade slightly or darken this shade with another shade.

| ps my perfect colour mattifying powder in the shade caramel | £2 |

This is actually a product as i saw someone of YouTube using this particular shade as a bronzer, rather than as a face powder and it gave her the most beautiful bronzed look to the skin. Thankfully my Primark did have this shade of powder that i wanted to pick up, although they didn't have my shade i would of needed in the matching foundation as i wanted to give that a try as well. If you was to ask me the question of would i reach for this more than my ever so loved bareMinerals invisible bronze bronzer, then my answer would be probably not, although this is actually a really beautiful product and it looks stunning just blended out for an all over quick eyeshadow look. For £2 though this is a really great product, whether that be picking a deeper shade up for a bronzer or your correct shade as a setting powder.

| ps double dimension highlighter in the shade gold dust | £2.50 |

So in my Primark they actually had quite a few different products with this more "gun metal" style packaging including blushes, but it was this highlighting powder that caught my eye and even more so once i swatch-ed the tester on my hand. This product is one of those products that doesn't look much in the pan but once swatch-ed or applied you are like wow, as it is a simply stunning golden shade and surprisingly pigmented. These little hidden gems are the ones that blow my mind at the fact they are so little in cost, supposed to some more high end products that aren't as pigmented and retail for about ten times more.

| ps pure glow highlighter in the shade brunch club | £3 |

Finally i had to pick one of these highlighters up as it seems everyone else is and loving it, i also believe this comes in a few different shades but this is definitely the type of highlighter shade i would typically reach for. Just like the double dimension highlighter it amazes me how pigmented it is for the price and definitely gives you a "pure glow". The only thing that is really frustrating me is i have been trying to find of the pure glow highlighter palettes, which look similar to the Anastasia Beverly Hills ones as the swatches look absolutely beautiful and for £5 for four shades, you are getting an absolute bargain there.

So all in all i was super impressed with every single thing i picked up on my recent trip to Primark, apart from maybe the colour intensity lipstick but all i would probably change about that is i would make it a slightly darker nude shade.

xo.

BROW-DATE: WHAT I USE TO FILL IN MY BROWS

Hello everyone! Just recently i finally switched up a few products in my everyday brow routine from tools to clean-up concealers, including a product i have been using for a while but have failed to mention it in a post for some reason that i only just realised before doing this post. So with that in mind for today's post i thought i would give an updated "what i use to fill in my brows". Catch my previous brow routine post here.

benefit browvo! conditioning primer

Kicking things off with the product i mentioned before and how i have been using it for a while now but haven't mentioned it in a post before. This is what i use every single day to prep my brows, i will apply it once i have applied my face primer before foundation, this way it has time to settle in before i begin to fill my brows in. This product is designed to prime your brows, whilst the keratin helps with fuller/thicker brows over time. 

anastasia beverly hills dipbrow pomade in the shade dark brown

Moving on to what i always use to fill in my brows and even though i have switched things up, some things haven't changed. I just think down to personal preference i will always opt for a brow pomade, as they are easy to control with a brush, a little goes a long way and it is such a long-wearing product. You could literally survive wind, rain, snow, heat with this product on your brows and it will not budge.

morphe brushes Y23 pro angle liner brush

For the longest time i have always used the zoeva 317 liner brush to fill in my brows, but i really wanted to switch things up and i decided to give a couple of the morphe brushes a go this one being one of them. I love how the bristles on the brush a soft yet still firm enough to be precise and the angle of the brush is perfect for creating an arched brow. I also prefer how these particular brush handles are shorter in length.

morphe brushes concealer in the shade oats

So once i have filled in my brows, i like to go in with a concealer to clean them up. Doing this just allows them to look more polished, as well as slightly highlighting the brow bone area. I recently picked up this concealer from morphe whilst shopping on beautybay, as i was super intrigued to give it ago after hearing so many mixed reviews. My personal opinion on this concealer is that i love it, the only thing i can see where people don't like it is that it is slightly less hydrating for the under-eyes than other concealers but it isn't an issue.

mac cosmetics select cover-up concealer in the shade nw15

Another concealer that i use to clean my brows up with and one that i have used for a while now, as it always does a great job of highlighting the brow bone at the same time because it is pretty light in colour. That being said now that i have been using the morphe concealer, i actually prefer to use that over the select cover-up but i will still switch between the two.

morphe brushes Y21 flat definer brush

Another morphe product and another brush, this time the Y21 which i use to apply the concealer to clean my brows up with. The flatness of this brush really allows you to be super neat when cleaning up your brows, as it does so much of the work for you. Just like the Y23 brush, the bristles on this brush are also soft yet still firm so you can be super precise. I definitely think i will be investing in a few more brushes from this collection.

milani clear brow shaping gel
Finally of course once everything is done, you have to set them in place with a brow gel. You might know if you have read my posts for some time, that the l'oréal brow artist plumper has been my go-to brow gel for the longest time and nothing seemed to compare to it. That being said recently i started using this clear brow gel from milani and i really like how it sets your brows into place, keeps them in place just like a hairspray would for your hair. A lot of the time clear brow gels can be sticky/wet looking on the brows but this one doesn't do that.

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