Showing posts with label highlighter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label highlighter. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

DRIPPING IN GOLD | MY THREE GO-TO CREAM HIGHLIGHTERS

Hello everyone! So a couple of weeks back now i shared my current three go-to powder highlighters, in part of an updated "my three go-to post" series. As i mentioned in that post (linked at the end) i am such a highlighter hoarder, but i definitely have my favourites from powder finish, to liquid and cream which i am loving the way they look on the skin this current spring/summer...


This is a product i have been loving since it was first released back in December, as part of a limited edition set from bareMinerals and i reach for it so often yet i have barely spoken about it. That being said even though this is a limited edition product, you can still pick it up and it currently has money off on the bareMinerals site, along with a free brush. This highlighter is so unique as it in the pan and when first applied is a cream formula, yet it dries down flawlessly into more of a silky powder finish and you are left with a beautiful natural golden looking glow. You can apply this product to where you normally would with the brush, but i prefer to go in with my damp beauty blender for that flawless/natural finish.

If you love cream highlighter or you just simply love a beaming/strong highlighted look, then you need to give this Topshop beauty a go because it is insane. Since i picked mine up the have upgraded the packaging to this beautiful gold hardware, so i might pick myself a back up next time i am in Topshop because i am probably 2/3 the way through mine. This product is super pigmented so you do only need a tiny amount, creamy/easy to apply and blend out, which will leave you with this beautiful gold/almost rose gold tinted glow. My favourite way to apply this is to dot a small amount where i want the highlighter to be with my finger and then blend out with my damp beauty blender, yet again but personally a beauty blender is your best friend when it comes to blending out cream or liquid products for the best flawless result.


Finally we have the bargain of the post and the biggest in size too, i have been reaching for this non stop for everyday makeup looks because of how natural/dewy this leaves your skin looking. This product is quite similar is formula to the bareMinerals product, as it is more of a gel/balm cream product which i am loving at the moment. My favourite way to apply this is shock horror with a damp beauty blender, but this time i just rub some product straight onto the sponge before applying/blending at the same time. As this is a face and body butter i like to apply some not just to the places i normal would apply it on the face, but it also looks nice if you apply a small amount to the shoulders, décolletté and collar bone areas which will leave you with a beautiful dewy golden bronze glow. That is not the best thing though, this product smells incredible and is perfect if you are like me and are obsessed with anything coconut scented.

Catch up on my dripping in gold, my three go-to highlighters post HERE...

xo.

Friday, 25 May 2018

DRIPPING IN GOLD | MY THREE GO-TO GOLDEN GLOW HIGHLIGHTERS

Hello everyone! So through-out my blogging years i have done many a series talking about my "three go-to" items from lip liners, to travel palettes and blushes. With that in mind i thought seeing as i hadn't done one in a hot minute, why not give you all an update on the three highlighters which are my go-to's at the moment. I am such a highlighter hoarder, just as much if not more than nude lip products and i reach for so many on a regular basis, but that being said just recently i have been reaching/switching between these three particular ones...


So this particular highlighter can be picked up in three different shades but my personal favourite/the shade that i reach for all the time, is the ever so talked about about Gilded Honey. The formula of this highlighter is basically in the title as it is super silky soft/creamy just like gelato is, this highlighter is also super pigmented leaving you with a fresh looking golden glow all day long. I love highlighting powders that are super finely milled or baked, as they always tend to apply flawlessly and this one does just that. The only thing that annoys me about this product is that to me (and i know others have said this to), you feel as if the packaging lets the product down because it is quite cheap looking for its high-end price tag.

This is a highlighter that i actually mentioned in last months beauty favourites post, which is available in two different shades Molten Gold and Molten Bronze but personally for my skin-tone/personal preference is the Molten Gold shade. I actually think that the formula of this highlighter and the Laura Geller highlighter are super similar, but this one is slightly more pigmented as it has more of a glittery tone to it rather than being baked. Drugstore highlighters can be a hit or miss thing but this particular one is a must-try, along side the next highlighter i am currently obsessed with. 


Finally we have a trio of highlight shades in palette form, which comes in three different shades Gold, Ice and Metals but of course the one i have is the Gold palette. The pigmentation on these highlighters are absolutely insane, especially as these palettes only retail for £6 each...Yes £6! The formula/texture of these highlighters are also super silky soft/lightweight feeling, but as they are insanely pigmented a little goes a long way. I also love how the palette comes with three different gold tones, a Champagne shade, a Gold glittery shade and also a Rose Gold shade. Personally i mainly reach for the Gold and Rose Gold shade, somethings mixing a little bit or layering both shades together.

Catch up on a similar themed post HERE...

xo.

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

BRONZE + GLOW FOR UNDER £5 | PRIMARK BEAUTY FIRST IMPRESSION

 Hello everyone! Today i am back with another beauty related post, this time a Primark beauty first impression on two new items that i picked up whilst shopping in the store the other day. I have shared a bunch of different "testing" Primark beauty posts this year already, i have also mentioned how i feel like they are killing the makeup game this year and these two new products are no different...


For the past couple of months it has been all about the Nudes collection from Primark, which i have also been using and loving a handful of things from on a regular basis. This time i went into store to pick up another back up concealer that i mentioned in my five makeup favourites for £5 and under post, then i came across this new range of bronze products in the most beautiful bronze/rose-gold packaging. The collection includes products like contour kits, eyeshadow palettes and these two bronzing products which i believe will be a game changer this summer, coming in under £5 for both products!


bronze bronze queen matte bronzer in the shade sunset | £2 |
First up is this matte bronzer in the shade Sunset from the collection, i really wanted to pick this up because of how it looked super similar in shade to one of the Urban Decay bronzers. Fun fact one of my favourite bronzers this year has been the My Perfect Colour powder in the shade Caramel, so i had a feeling i was going to love this one too and i wasn't wrong. I love how it applies evenly, doesn't look muddy or patchy and it literally just gives you the most beautiful sun-kissed bronzed finish to your face. If you are fair/lighter in skin-tone then you will definitely want to go in with a light hand with this bronzer, as it is pigmented and slightly darker than some other bronzing powders (which is why i think this is perfect for summer). I also feel like if you used this up against a higher end bronzer, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference and the packaging again is really well made and not cheap looking. (review rating 4.5 out of 5)

Next up is probably something that has gone straight to the top of my favourite Primark makeup products from the first try, which is crazy to think i wasn't even sure i would like it. I decided to pick this face and body butter up because i thought it really reminded me of my favourite bareMinerals Candlelight cream to powder highlighter, which was limited edition. From the first try i thought how i actually prefer how it looks on the skin, it gives you the most beautiful and natural dewy golden bronze highlighted look as it doesn't have glittery pieces through-out like a lot of highlighters. The way i have been liking to apply it is with a damp beauty blender to all the areas where you would normally put your highlighter. This product as it suggests could also be used to highlight certain areas on the body, to give that perfect dewy summer glow to the skin. I have a feeling this product is going to be an everyday favourite. (review rating 5 out of 5)

Catch up on my previous post HERE...

xo.

Friday, 19 January 2018

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.


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!

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.

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.

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.


Friday, 5 January 2018

MUA LUXE LIGHT LUSTRE LIQUID HIGHLIGHT

Hello everyone! In general i am definitely a self-diagnosed highlighter addict/hoarder, just as i am with any nude lip product. That being said for the past year or so i have become obsessed with using highlighter in liquid form, just as much as a powder finish and i have put a fair few to the test. Recently MUA launched a range of new liquid highlighters as part of their Luxe collection, which i have tried and loved so many products from before and therefor of course i just couldn't refuse giving this new launch a go.


If you saw my previous post talking about my 2017 beauty favourites then you will have probably read how last year was the year of the liquid highlighter for me (like i mentioned at the beginning of the post) and also how before then i had a fear of reaching for liquid highlighters, oh how things have changed and now i just can't put them down. I just love how a liquid highlighter can transform your face from looking matte/flat to looking naturally glowing and slightly dewy, it also couldn't be simpler to achieve by applying a small amount to the needed areas and blended out with a damp beauty blender/sponge. Liquid highlighters can also be used in several different ways other than straight to the area, such as mixed in with your foundation or applied before as a base and i tend to switch between these different methods.  


Moving onto my first impressions/review for the new MUA luxe light lustre liquid highlighters, which are available in three different shades and i have been putting two of them to the test between Christmas and New Year. When i first saw the packaging i was so shocked how beautifully chic and high quality it is for the price point, as they retail at £5 for 30ml of product (currently £4 at Superdrug saving £1). Just like a lot of liquid highlighters this particular one also comes with a pipette applicator, which was a winner for me as this one actually works perfectly unlike some i have tried previously. I love the combination of frosted glass bottle with the chic black font and gold accent on the pipette lid, which makes the product look like a £30+ more high-end type of product rather than drugstore/affordable. Beautiful packaging aside the product inside itself is simply just as beautiful, as the formula is highly pigmented yet lightweight feeling on the skin that blends out effortlessly and flawlessly. Unlike the usual powder highlight the finish of a liquid highlighter is more of a healthy glow, that looks natural and skin-like rather than overly shimmery and sometimes more obvious.

shop the shades:
| mua luxe light lustre in the shade marvel (rose gold) | mua store | superdrug |
| mua luxe light lustre in the shade sublime (gold) | mua store | superdrug |
| mua luxe light lustre in the shade opulence (pearl) | mua store | superdrug |

xo.

Friday, 27 October 2017

MUA HIGHLIGHTER HAUL

Hello everyone! So if you have read my posts in the past or you read them regular, then you will probably already know how obsessed/baffled at how good the mua undress your skin highlighting powders are for only £3 and so much so, i pretty much have every single shade now. Keeping that in mind, last week i was just browsing through social media and i saw a post from MUA with a picture of one of their new loose highlighters. So you know how it is you go on the site, put one thing in the basket and then a few other things, next thing you know you have eight new highlighting products through your door and i am not even sorry.


First up we have the highlighter that i was talking about, which i had seen swatched online and i thought how beautiful/different it looked, as it definitely has that "holographic" tone to it. I already love the loose gold highlighting powder from the brands luxe collection, so i am hoping that this just as beautiful as that one. I do have a feeling that this is going to be a very "extra" highlight, rather than your everyday natural looking glow that i would usually go for but sometimes it is good to step out of that comfort zone.

Talking of comfort zones, this year i really came out of mine and became obsessed with more cream/liquid based highlighters/contour products, so i obviously had to pick up one of the two new strobe creams from the prism range. The shade i picked up is called golden ray, as i do prefer a more of a golden/bronze toned product over pinks. I am assuming that as this is called "strobe cream" that it is going to work in a similar way to the one from MAC, which i love and have gone through so many of. 

So i know i said above that i prefer golden/bronze toned highlighters over pink tones, but i really wanted to give this particular one a try because i think it would be really nice for a more subtle glow and this shade was definitely the most wearable one out of the five. I have a feeling looking at this that it is going to be quite similar to the LA Girl strobelite powders, which i love because they are super finely milled.

Next up we have the final product i picked up from the new prism range and is one i am so intrigued by as it is a jelly formula, rather than a powder or a cream. It said in the description that this jelly formula is great for a dewy looking finish, which had me instantly sold and the face you get three highlighting shades for only £5 is such a bargain. I also think that the packaging on this one is my favourite out of all of the prism range.


This highlighting duo is from the luxe range, which i have actually tried and loved so many products from this range (like the loose highlighter i was talking about above). What makes these different to the other highlighters is that these ones have a baked finish, that apparently makes the product velvet-soft for the ultimate radiance. Both of these things sold me instantly and the fact that this duo called majesty are more golden shades.

f8 fan brush | £3 |
Finally i deciding to pick up some new highlighting brushes, i have tried so many brushes from the brand over the years and i have never had any problems with them. So if you are looking for some affordable brushes, these and the freedom london brushes are both really good. This is a particular fan brush that i already own but i thought i would pick a spare up, as you can never have too many brushes right? I love fan brushes for applying highlighter, as the product just glides right onto the area and i find it so much more precise.

f7 small fan brush | £1.95 |
So as i mentioned i really like the regular F8 fan brush from the brand, so i decided to pick up the F7 which is a smaller version of the F8 and i just thought with would be good for getting slightly more precision or even simply to apply highlighter to the bridge of the nose and the cupids bow more precisely as well. Also the fact that this brush is such great quality for under £2, honestly just baffles me so much.

Last but not least we have another highlighting brush, but this time i picked up one that i haven't tried before and that is the F11 highlighting brush. My reason for picking this brush up is because i thought it would be good for applying the loose highlighter with, rather than dipping a fan brush into a loose powder. Also i believe this is the brush that the brand used on the video clip for the highlighter, which looked like it worked well.

Catch up on my previous mua highlighter posts:

xo.

Friday, 13 October 2017

ONE BRAND BASE MAKEUP: RIMMEL

Hello everyone! For the past week or so i have been trying out the new foundation/concealer duo by Rimmel, which is non other than the "lasting finish breathable" collection and of course i will be sharing my thoughts in this post. Whilst on the subject of Rimmel, i have found myself reaching for products from the brand a lot more frequently than i have done in the past. That being said this inspired me to start a new series on my blog, all about one brand base makeup products/looks and of course you guessed it kicking things off with Rimmel.


Kicking things off with priming the skin and if you have been reading my posts for the past few months, then you will know how obsessed i am with this primer/setting duo spray. As this is a spray and not a cream based product, it is super quick, effective and leaves your skin feeling super hydrated, as well as refreshed. As it is a 2-in-1 product you can also use it to finish off your makeup, locking it in place and keep it looking fresh.

So next up is foundation and the brand new release from the brand, which is a more easy wearing/light weight than the original lasting finish formula. First things first i am so in love with this foundation, i love everything about it and i didn't think i would. The stick applicator which allows you to control the amount of product you are applying, the formula is light-weight in consistency/feeling yet is still flawless and has amazing coverage. I like to apply this simply by using the applicator to dot the product around my face, before blending in with a damp beauty blender as always. The only change i need to do is pick up a slightly darker shade for when i am tanned, as the shade sand matches when i have little to no tan on.

Moving onto concealer and to say how much i love the foundation, i am not as in love with the concealer but still i don't hate it. The formula is super light weight and easy to blend/work with because of the sponge tip like applicator. The fault i have with this concealer though is for me personally it isn't as great coverage as i would like unlike the foundation, but if you like a lighter coverage concealer then you will love this.


The next step it so obviously set things in place with powder, as i have normal/dry skin i can get away with only setting into place the areas where i applied concealer to avoid creasing. I have tried a few different pressed powders from Rimmel over the years but this particular one, is a cult classic favourite loved by many. The texture of the powder is super silky/smooth, minimises pores and keeps the shine away. 

Moving on to adding some shape/colour back into the face, starting with a product that i have not been able to put down just like the prime/setting spray and also from the #insta range by Rimmel. This shade medium is perfect for me as it is not too cool/not too warm in colour, is super creamy and easy to apply/blend out, as well as being long lasting. I also love how the highlighted side of the contour stick, has a slight shimmer but nothing too crazy leaving your skin with a healthy looking glow.

Just like when you apply foundation/concealer and you set it into place, you also want to set any cream contour/highlight products into place also. This trio palette from the Kate Moss collection is perfect for doing so, as it has a beautiful/pigmented bronze, highlight and blush shade all in one place. As this is a trio style product it is perfect for travelling, not only to keep the number of products down but also because of how sleek/compact the packaging is. If coral blush isn't for you, these also come in two other shades. 

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, 14 June 2017

THE £3 HIGHLIGHTERS YOU NEED IN YOUR MAKEUP COLLECTION

Hello everyone! If you are anything like me then two things when it comes to makeup that you lust after the most, are nude lip products and highlighters. Last month i first mentioned in my powder highlight: golden glow post a particular highlighter that was new to my collection and this particular highlighter took me by surprise, as it is super pigmented and not to mention super inexpensive costing only £3.


mua undress your skin highlighter in the shade golden afterglow
This particular shade called golden afterglow, is the shade that i had initially picked up and is the same shade i mentioned in the golden glow post. As i had mentioned in that post, the pigmentation of this highlighter is insane and if you blind tested this range of highlighters you would think it would be the pigment of a high-end product, in fact they are more pigmented that quite a few of my higher end highlighters. Golden afterglow is the most beautiful golden/bronze toned shade, perfect for those with deeper skintones or used in a multi-purpose way on any eye lid (which is the way i love to use this shade). MUA is such an affordable makeup brand and i have tried so many products by them over the years, but hands down these are the products that have blown my mind. 


mua undress your skin highlighter in the shade golden scintillation 
So once i had discovered how much i loved the shade golden afterglow, i decided to pick up a couple of different shades to try out and what makeup addict doesn't do that? I mean you need 1000+ nude lipsticks that are all different shades, so why wouldn't you do the same for highlighters? I decided to pick up the shades golden scintillation and peach diamond, but out of the two golden scintillation is the one i am literally living for right now. Just like the shade golden afterglow, this one is equally as pigmented, buttery soft in consistency and applies/blends like a dream. It is no secret that i am all about glowing to the gods, so my favourite thing to do right now is apply some of the Topshop glow pot in the shade gleam, before setting it with some of this on top and as simple as that you have a blinding highlight. I just can't seem to put it down right now!