VALENTINES FACE OF THE DAY: THE BALM NUDE 'TUDE PALETTE

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! For today's post i thought i would share with you this super different "Face of the Day" which is very Valentine's day appropriate with the lip colour and not your typical pink "Valentine's Look". I decided to use my Nude 'Tude Palette by The Balm for this look mainly because the shadows have sexy/flirty names as well as the shadows being super pigmented...

Face Items:

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm Primer

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Instant Radiance Enhancer 

NARS Foundation in the shade Deauville 

Rimmel Brow This Way in the shade Dark Brown

Benefit Gimme Brow in the shade Medium/Deep

Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer in the shade Light

Seventeen Define & Conquer Contour Kit in the shade Fair

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in the shade Soft & Gentle 

Eye Items:

The Balm Nude 'Tude Eyeshadow Palette shades (stand-offish, sultry, seductive)

Estée Lauder Pure Color Intense Kajal Eyeliner in the shade Blackened Black

Maybelline Rocket Volume Express Mascara in the shade Very Black

Lip Items:

Too Face Melted Lipstick in the shade Melted Berry

I hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day!

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MY CURRENT TOP 5 FAVOURITE PALETTES

Hey guys, i hope you all had a great weekend and Happy Monday! So for today's post i thought i would give you a quick run down of my "current top 5 favourite palettes". Palettes are one of my favourite things about collecting makeup unlike individual shadows you can create several different looks from one place, which makes it so much easier...

1. W7 In The Buff eye shadow palette.

This eye shadow palette is my go to palette for either a neutral shades or browns and bronzes. The palette is super affordable, great quality pigmentation wise and is a really good dupe for the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette.

2. Urban Decay Naked 3 eye shadow palette.

 This is the perfect palette if you love your pink shades with a range of shadows from light to deep pinks/neutrals. I love that is has the perfect ratio of matte and shimmer eye shadows included. If any of you know that have tried Urban Decay shadows before you know that they have amazing staying power and are really easy to blend out.

3. The Balm Nude 'Tude eye shadow palette. 

I did a review a couple of months ago on this palette saying how crazy pigmented these shadows are and you literally only need to dab your brush on and off and tap off the excess. The colours in this palette are so versatile so you can create many different looks with it. I find myself going to this palette so much mainly for two shades "sassy" which is a perfect inner corner/brow bone highlight shade and "stand-offish" as it's the most beautiful champagne pink colour which looks great alone if you are in a hurry and want a shade that really opens up your eyes.

4. Soap & Glory Powder Trip bronze and blush palette.

I purchased this palette just after Christmas last year for half price in Boots which i think i got a complete bargain for it as the products are £11ish each and the palette only cost me only £10. Even thought palette appears quiet large it is very slimline and lightweight so it is still easy to travel with and you have your contour/blush/highlight in one place. 

5. Urban Decay Naked Basics eye shadow palette.

This palette would be great for you if you are either just starting out with make up or if you don't like to wear anything too crazy. I like to use this palette on the days where i don't want any colour on my lids but the shadows make your eyelids look like yours but better and then i use the black shade to create a cat winged liner effect.  

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THE BALM NUDE 'TUDE PALETTE REVIEW

Hey guys, i hope you have all had a great weekend! The other week i posted a "Beauty/Fashion Haul" where i shown a few items that i had been buying and i had quiet a few requests to review the Nude 'Tude eyeshadow palette by theBalm which i had shown. So since i got the palette i have been trying out so many different looks and just seeing how the shadows last/colour pay off/texture etc to tell you all what i think...

This is how the palette comes, it is packaged with a sliding box which you can just slide off to get to the actual palette and the design is the same on the outer packaging as it is on the product itself.

I love the whole design aspect of the packaging as it is quiet unique looking as most of theBalm products are. The palette is really light weight and compact/slim so it would fit into a travel/makeup bag really easily.

Once you open the palette it looks just like this, it comes with a mirror (which always comes in handy) and a mini double ended brush which if i am being completely honest i dislike as i pretty do with all brushes that come with palettes (except for the urban decay brushes). The palette consists of 12 shades (8 shimmer and 4 matte). The shadows are so pigmented it's crazy so a little goes a long way, they also blend really nice and easy. There is a little bit of fall out with the shadows but nothing too major that can't be wiped away and concealed afterwards. The palette retails for £26.50 (UK) and $36.00 (US). In my opinion it was worth every penny and i can't wait to try out some more products from their range.

Swatches of the top row from L-R.

Swatches of the bottom row L-R.

I this review gave you enough insight to the palette and if you want to check out the "Beauty/Fashion Haul" i was talking out in the intro, you can read that here:

http://katiebeautyshake.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/beauty-and-fashion-haul.html