Showing posts with label budgetmakeup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label budgetmakeup. Show all posts

Friday, 20 April 2018

FIVE MAKEUP FAVOURITES FOR £5 + UNDER

Hello everyone! So i have mentioned before how i feel like more and more drugstore/affordable makeup brands are simply slaying the product game as of late, which has made me save some money on opting for the affordable version over the high-end version. With that in mind for today's post i thought i would share with you some of my current makeup favourites, which all come in at £5 and under per item...


You might have seen last year that Maybelline launched their "tattoo brow tint" product, where you basically paint it on, wait and peel off then your brows are all done. That being said i never got around to giving it a go, until Revolution recently launched their own brow tint coming in at just £5 and claiming to last for 3 days when left to develop for up to 2 hours. This is one of those products where i am left after giving it a go thinking why have i never used a product like this before? As before i was simply tinting my brows with brow dye and then still filling them in, this product does both jobs in one and does last as long if not a little bit longer than it states. You can either apply this product straight from the wand painting it on or with a brush, personally i have tried both and i prefer/think you get a better result by applying it with the wand.

Next up is a bargain concealer that is better than a bunch of different high-end/more expensive concealers and i can't seem to put it down, so much so i mentioned it in my recent everyday go-to affordable flawless base makeup post. This concealer is super hydrating as it is infused with vitamin e and aloe, has medium coverage and is crease-proof (which is something i struggle with when it comes to concealer) and the best part about it is that it retails for just £2 from Primark. This concealer reminds me of my much loved Maybelline Fit Me concealer, which i have gone through so many tubes of but in the future i think i will just opt for this concealer.

When it comes to mascara i am super fussy and i only ever tend to end up liking something from Maybelline, L'Oréal or my favourite KIKO lash treatment mascara. That being said i picked up this one from Primark recently just to try it out and funny enough it is another one of those products i have picked up, expecting not to like but i end up loving. This mascara actually reminds me a lot of the KIKO last treatment mascara, especially as the wands are super similar and it allows you to coat every individual lash without being clumpy. It not only lengthens, it lifts, gives a voluminous finish and is also super black. For just £3 this is definitely one to pick up the next time you find yourself in or near a Primark store.


The last of the bunch from Primark honestly, but i am just loving so many things from their beauty range at the moment and i feel like they are one of the brands slaying the makeup game for such affordable prices. I have wanted to give the lip kits a try for a while and i finally got my hands on one, which now i have thrown the box away i can't remember the shade name (it's the nude bronze one) and it doesn't say anywhere on the gloss or liner packaging. This gloss is honestly the perfect spring/summer gloss, as it is metallic but it isn't too metallic or opaque it is quite sheer which i like. The lip combination i am loving at the moment is the Morphe lip pencil in the shade Bamboo, MAC lipstick in the shade Peachstock and then this gloss on top. These lip kits come in a wide range of both matte and metallic glosses, that retail for £3 per kit.

Finally we have an eyeshadow from a brand which is new to Boots in the UK and this eyeshadow is the first thing that i have tried from them, but i am obsessed with it so much so it is my everyday eyeshadow. My reason for picking this shade up is because i thought it was super similar to my favourite shade in the Dose of Colors palette, which i reach for on an everyday basis. When it comes to eyeshadow more often than not i just reach for one warm brown matte shade and blend it out, as it is super quick/easy and suits my eye colour so well, making them pop. The brand in general is super affordable, these single shadows retail for just £3.50.

Catch up on my previous post HERE...

xo.

Friday, 15 September 2017

BUDGET BEAUTY WEEK: FULL COVERAGE GLOW-Y BASE FOR UNDER £50

Hello everyone and welcome to the final instalment of "budget beauty week" on my blog! To finish the theme week off, i thought i would re-visit and share an updated version of a popular post from earlier in the year which you can catch here. Since that post i have discovered a bunch of new products/ways to get products for less, that all go towards creating a perfect full coverage yet glow-y looking base for under £50. All of the products in this post are equally as good as some high-end products, extremely pigmented and easy to work with. I have also linked where to get what at the best offer/the lowest prices.


Kicking things off with the primer/setting spray duo that i have been personally not been able to put down, ever since i first tried it. Not only are you saving space in your makeup bag, but you are also saving money rather than buying two different products, you only need to buy one as you can use this to prime and set the face. I love how quickly this sinks into the skin, as well as leaving your skin feeling super fresh and hydrated.

I think as of recent this is probably my second favourite drugstore/affordable foundation, next to my beloved maybelline fit me matte and poreless foundation (but i always talk about that). The finish of this foundation is simply beautiful, it looks super flawless yet light-weight feeling on the skin, it has build-able medium/full coverage. The great thing about this foundation is that it comes in two different finishes for different skin types, normal/dry and combination/oily. If you want to take that natural radiant look to the next step, a drop of facial oil looks stunning added with the foundation. 

This particular concealer was my concealer of choice for pretty much the whole of last year and that still continued this year also, along side the maybelline fit me concealer. If you want that highlighted/healthy radiant look both under the eyes and other highlighted areas of the face, then this concealer is a must try. I love how super light-weight it is yet still has amazing coverage and stays in place without creasing, it is honestly just an all round beautiful concealer.

If you are like me and love the maybelline fit me foundation/concealer, then you are going to love this powder equally as much. This particular powder is a newer release by the brand and like the other products in the fit me range, it is super affordable and does exactly what it says it does. The great thing about this powder is that it comes in a wide range of different skin-tone shades, as well as a translucent shade which is the one i personally like the most as i would rather not add any further colour or change the colour of my foundation/concealer.


If you are scared to give liquid highlight a try but you really want to, i highly recommend giving the newly released highlighters from makeup revolution a try. These liquid highlighters are super easy to apply, blend and they have a super natural finish so there is no danger of accidentally making yourself look like the tin man. Applying a small amount of this to the highlighted areas of your face, a drop into your foundation or before as a glow-y base can make all the difference.  

To set that liquid highlighter in place/add a further glow to the skin, also another makeup revolution highlighter that is simply stunning and not to mention pigmented. If you are like me and love a golden toned highlighter then you will love this and be crazy not to give it a try, especially as it is only £5 and for such a huge pan/amount of product you get. If a golden glow isn't for you don't worry as this highlight comes in two other shades, a peach kiss and a ice kiss.

Finally we have bronzer, which can be a tricky one to get right but this particular one might sound off putting with "shimmer" in the title, that couldn't be further from the truth as it actually gives more of a healthy glow/warmth to the face. I have mentioned before how this bronzer looks really warm in the pan but it honestly applies beautifully and effortlessly blends out, also £2 is an absolute bargain considering you can pay anything from £28-£40 for a great more "high-end" bronzer. 

total look cost: £39.21 (£10.79 under budget)

Catch up on yesterdays budget beauty week post HERE...

xo.

Wednesday, 13 September 2017

BUDGET BEAUTY WEEK: THE BUDGET FOUNDATION/CONCEALER I WANT TO TRY

Hello everyone and welcome to another instalment of "budget beauty" week! As i mentioned in yesterdays post, being the complete makeup addict/collector and hoarder that i am, i am always looking at new and existing makeup and lusting after so many things. I always like to share the particular things in posts that i am lusting after, so with that in mind i thought why not switch things up and rather than just do your standard "wishlist post" i thought i would share the budget foundations/concealers i want to try. For me the most important stages of makeup is foundation and concealer, because without the perfect base there is pretty much no point and i am always looking for new contenders to overtake my love for the fit me combination by Maybelline.


If you are from the UK like i am, then you will probably know it is super difficult to get your hands on wet n wild products. That being said i have seen so many US bloggers/vloggers talk about how amazing this concealer is and how it is super similar to the maybelline fit me concealer and also the nars radiant creamy concealer, which are also two of my favourite concealers. This concealer retails for the bargain price of $3.99, which is around £3 and it is available in 6 different shades. 

Another product this time a foundation, that is currently not available in the UK (dear l'oréal please hurry up and launch already) and another product that is also talked so highly of/looks absolutely beautiful on everyone i have seen it on. I am a huge fan of l'oréal base products in general, so i am pretty sure i will be obsessed with this and even more so as i am obsessed with anything to give me a glow. This foundation retails for $12.99, which is around the £10 mark and is available in 12 different shades.

To follow up with the photo focus concealer, i also want to try the foundation from the same range. I have seen a couple of these foundations for sale on amazon but the sellers have placed them on there for such ridiculous prices, considering the foundation only retails for $5.99 so around £4.50. I have seen a lot of reviews stating that this concealer is similar in ways to the estée lauder double-wear foundation, yet a lot more comfortable to wear.

This concealer to me seems to be a similar concept and a much more affordable version of the pro longwear concealer by mac, although it seems the texture of this concealer is a little more lightweight (which is probably a bonus). This concealer retails for £8.90 in-store and online at kiko and is available in 8 different shades.  

Ok so i have tried pretty much every single maybelline foundation, but i don't think i have ever tried this particular one. I am not 100% sure whether they have recently just changed the packaging or whether they have re-formulated the foundation also, but once i figure out what shade i need i will definitely put it to the test. This foundation retails for £9.99 and is available in 12 different shades. 

Something that always comes in handy from time to time is a heavy duty concealer palette, with more of a cream like texture and i am looking to give a new one a go. I have tried a wide range of sleek products out before but never their face/base products. This concealer palette retails for £7.99 and is available in 3 different shades.

This foundation has had so many different reviews from good ones and bad ones, that being said this still makes me want to give one a try. Although the thing i am most unsure about is what shade to go for, as a selection of them look super similar and not so different but then there is the small part where people have said it does oxidize slightly. This foundation retails for £14 and is available in 24 different shades. 

Finally l'oréal re-launched their true match foundation and now they have re-launched their concealer as well, so of course i need to give this a go again. This time around they have so many more shades of a wide variety, that can be used for multiple purposes. This concealer retails for £7.99 and is available in 14 shades, which is super rare when it comes to concealers. 

Catch up on yesterdays budget beauty week post HERE...

xo.

Monday, 14 August 2017

TIPS AND TRICKS ON HOW TO GET BEAUTY SAMPLES

Hello everyone! I am all for spending money on trying new products, but keeping that in mind there are so many different ways to get your hands on samples either for free or for a little amount of money and over the years i have learnt a trick or two. With that in mind for today's post i thought i would share with you some of my personal favourite tips and tricks to get beauty samples, whether that is just for trying a new perfume, shampoo or to take away on a trip rather than lugging around a huge bottle of product.


First up is probably my favourite of them all because you can pick and choose the samples that you go for, from a selection of over 300 products and these products range from makeup, to skincare, hair and of course perfumes. I have actually previous blogged about this particular sample service a couple of times this year, so you can catch them here and here where i explain the details of the whole service in full. This will only cost you £3.95 p&p for 5 samples per month, but you will get that money back in a voucher for the following month.

2. buying magazines
Another way to pick up samples for a little amount is by buying magazines, which will probably only set you back around £1-£2 and you get some great reading material/inspiration at the same time. Some magazines will also include free gifts, which can range from deluxe sample size products or even a full sized product as well as the samples included on the advertisement pages. My personal favourite magazines for great samples are cosmopolitan (which i have bought every single month for years) and also glamour magazine.


3. free samples/gift with purchase with online orders
There are so many different brand sites that will give you a selection of free samples with purchases, whether that be if you have spent over a certain amount (which you can usually choose what sample/s you want to try) and sometimes they will simply just add samples into your order bag or box. Certain sites such as feel unique and debenhams do a free gift with purchase or if you spend over a certain amount, which will usually be a deluxe sample or full size of a certain product from the same brand. Sites that i have received the most samples from are feel uniquesuperdrugasos and mac cosmetics.

4. asking in-store for samples
It can be really scary sometimes even thinking about approaching a makeup/beauty counter (especially in a department store) and you might think you will feel embarrassed asking someone if they have any free samples, but do NOT feel embarrassed as so many brands are more than happy to give you free samples. Whether you are buying something or if you are just curious about a product, a lot of sales assistants will give you the advise along side the correct sample. One time i was paying for something and the sales assistant gave me a huge bag of samples, along side a clarins beach bag (which came in super handy).

Friday, 23 January 2015

DRUGSTORE MUST-HAVES UNDER £5

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! When it comes to makeup and beauty we all love a good bargain as well as splashing the cash on high-end makeup and the place to be for a good bargain is the drugstore. Like i have said before on various occasions, something that is cheap can certainly be just as cheerful as something that is more expensive. For today's post i thought i would share with you my "drugstore" must-have items and they are all under £5, which i would say is a complete bargain...


Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder - £3.99 (Available at boots, superdrug and most supermarkets)
Rimmel Brow This Way Brow Duo - £3.99 (Available at boots and superdrug)
Sleek Blush's - £4.49 (Available at boots and superdrug)
Barry M Nail Paints - From £2.99 (Available at boots and superdrug)
Essence Lip Liners - 99p (Available at wilko's) BARGAIN!
Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Highlighter - £3 (Available at superdrug or online)
Maybelline Color Tattoo Cream Eyeshadows - £4.99 (Available at boots and superdrug)