TOP FIVE FAVOURITE BRONZERS

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! Let's all just take a moment to appreciate the beauty of bronzing/contouring, i mean even the smallest amount applied can make a massive difference to any makeup look as well as adding warmth/shape back into your face. So for today's blog post i thought i would share with you my top 5 favourite bronzers, some are old favourites and some are just mind blowing go-to products...

I have to start off with my favourite favourite favourite bronzer of all time... Yep you guessed it NARS bronzing powder in Laguna! I honestly can't deal without this bronzer and you can probably tell that from the huge dent i have made in it.

Next i have to mention the Define & Conquer Contour Kit by Seventeen, if you read my posts often you will know this has become a recent favourite of mine especially along side NARS Laguna. I will use Laguna to contour and then the bronze shade in this kit to bronze/warm up my face. The highlight shade in this palette is perfect for setting your under eye area also.

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder (aka the chocolate bronzer) is probably one of my favourite drugstore bronzers besides the one from Seventeen. It is a perfect bronzer for an everyday look where you don't want anything to harsh but still a little something something ha ha. Another bonus to this product is it smells incredible!

Topshop Bronzer in the shade Sandcastle is one of those bronzers that i will always hold a place in my heart as it was my holy grail bronzer of mine way back. In fact after choosing which bronzers to place in my top five, i have been reaching for it a little more. I love re discovering products i used to love and forgot about.

To finish up this top five post we have my HD Brows Bronzer in the shade 002, this is the most perfect bronzer in summer time as it gives you that perfect sun kissed glow but still looks very natural. The only downside to this bronzer is the packaging is so fiddly to get into and then it has a lid with in a lid (which i broke off because it was that annoying). Saying that i think they have changed the packaging slightly since i purchased the product.

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HIGHEND VS DRUGSTORE: HIGHLIGHTERS

Hey guys, i hope you are all having a great day whatever you are up to! Today i am back with another "high-end vs drugstore" post. As i mentioned in the first installment of this mini series, you don't always have to spend a ton of money on certain items when you can get a "dupe" type of product from the drugstore for a lot less and the products can be equally as good or even better. In my previous post i talked about bronzers, which you can check out here if you haven't already:

http://katiebeautyshake.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/highend-vs-drugstore-bronzers.html

1. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in the shade Soft & Gentle - £23 (highend).

I have two favourite high-end highlighters this one and Albatross by NARS but this one has hands down got to be my favourite out of the two. It is described as a peachy bronze and that is what it is, i can't explain how gorgeous this looks on the skin. I love to pair this with my NARS Laguna bronzer and i feel as if they go hand in hand together.

http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/159/30735/Products/Face/Powder/Mineralize-Skinfinish/index.tmpl

2. Seventeen Instant Glow Shimmer Brick in the shade Gold Bronze - £4.99 (drugstore).

This shimmer brick is the newest edition to my highlighter collection, i really wanted the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick but i just couldn't commit to spending that much money and then i read online that this is the perfect dupe for it for so much cheaper. I love how versatile this product is as you can either swirl all the shades together or just pick out an individual shade or even just select two. I also love to apply the lightest shade at the top to the inner corners of my eyes and it really opens them up to make you appear more awake. 

http://www.boots.com/en/SEVENTEEN-Instant-Glow-Shimmer-Brick_1321239/

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TOP 5 VAMPY LIP PRODUCTS FOR A/W

Hey guys, i hope you all had a great weekend whatever you got up to! This A/W i am wanting to get into wearing really vampy lip colours as i think they look amazing at this time of year. As i have said before i am really not one for wearing red lipstick as i don't feel it suits me (you can either pull it off or you can't). So i have been swatching away like crazy searching for the perfect shades/lipstick brands and this is what i have discovered...

1. MAC Satin Lipstick in the shade Rebel - £15.50

2. NARS Satin Lip Pencil in the shade Palais Royal - £18

3. Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Lipstick in the shade 107 - £5.49

4. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in the shade Black Cherry - £7.49

5. NYX Butter Lipstick in the shade Licorice - $6USdollars or available on amazon.

I also just wanted to add another lipstick on the end which i actually purchased last a/w by Collection and it is from the Gothic Glam range in the shade Revenge. To say how inexpensive these lipsticks are the quality is just amazing. I highly recommend giving them ago for £2.99 you really can't go wrong and that goes for all the lipsticks shown in my top5.

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HIGHEND VS DRUGSTORE: BRONZERS

Hey guys, i hope you are all having a great day whatever you are up to! I have had this idea to share with you all a new mini series of blog posts i am planning on doing; high-end products verses drugstore products. I want to share with you that sometimes you don't have to spend a ton of money of certain items when there is a lot of "dupe" type products available but also sometimes it is nice to splurge on one or two items (only if they are worth it). So first up is bronzers...

1. NARS bronzing powder in the shade Laguna - £26 (high-end).

As i mentioned above it is good to splurge on one or two things if they are worth it and let me start off by saying this is worth it! I think if i had to go without all my makeup collection except for a couple of things this would be the first and then probably concealer after that. This bronzer gives you a really beautiful healthy glow as it contains a slight shimmer but nothing too harsh and still makes the skin looking natural.

http://www.hqhair.com/nars-cosmetics-bronzing-powder-various-shades/10449302.html

2. Bourjois Delice de Poudre bronzing powder in the shade Medium/Dark - £7.99 (drugstore).

This particular bronzer by Bourjois is the perfect "dupe" for the NARS Laguna but obviously costs around a third of the price. Like the NARS bronzer this gives you a really healthy glow with a slight shimmer but not at all shiny. Another bonus to this bronzer as it smells like chocolate and who doesn't love chocolate right?

http://www.boots.com/en/Bourjois-Delice-de-Poudre-Bronzing-Powder-Medium-Dark_35023/ 

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