Showing posts with label superdrug. Show all posts
Showing posts with label superdrug. Show all posts

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Collective Haul!

Woo my first haul post!  These is just some items ive purchased over the last month or so and i will do a mini review on each item :)

First up is elf (or eyes lips face).  They were had 20% off voucher code on their facebook page so i caved and bought some stuff.


 L-R - Single eyeshadow in Amethyst, Cream eyeliner in Purple, Blush in Candid Coral

Swatches

Also I got some brushes from the normal and studio line from elf.


 L-R - Blending Brush, Foundation Brush, Studio Stippling Brish and Studio Angled eyeliner Brush

What can i say, im in LOVE with my elf order.  What impressed me most is that the eyeliner and eyeshadow are so pigmented and they are only £3.50 each.  However the blush is quite sheer so you might need to go slightly heavy handed with it.  I actually think the blush is a slight dupe for Orgasm blush by Nars.

The brushes are fantastic! The foundation and blending brush are only £1.50 each and the stippling brush and eyeliner brush are £3.50 each and are from the studio range at elf.  The blending brush is perfect for people with wider eyes as it allows you to blend and add colour to the crease with ease and perfection.  The stippling brush has many uses; blush, highlight, bronzer, foundation and powder. It helps you blend like a dream!  The angled eyeliner brush, omg! I have a mac and Illamasqua eyeliner brush and this one i better than both put together. It helps you get close to the lashline without product getting everywhere and the bristles haven't strayed so far!

Check out elf at www.eyeslipsface.co.uk (they currently have a 20% off voucher code)

Next on the agenda is a website called Cosmetic Fairy. I came across this whilst looking for some American makeup and i was lost for words. They sell discounted high end and low end products. I purchased some mac, Maybelline and Revlon products.


Top - Twinks
Bottom - Post Haste



Revlon Creme Eyeshadow quad in 705 Twilight

 Maybelline Colossal Volume mascara in Diamonds

Unfortunatly Post Haste has been discontinued on the Mac website but i only found this out after I got the shadow. Its matte (woo!) and exremely bright and a gorgeous colour.  Twinks is a beautful satin eyeshadow and is a deep browny bronzey colour. Love it! I also got Nymphette lipglass by Mac but it will be in the pic of lip products.

The Revlon quad was disappointing! It doesn't stay on the lid and creases like mad. That is all i have to say.

The Maybelline Colossal Volume mascara is brilliant, really dont know why i didnt get it when it came out.  I got the limited edition one in Diamonds.

Check them out at www.cosmeticfairy.co.uk

Finally we have some products from M&S and Superdrug.  Firstly i was recommended to try M&S make up.  I had seen the stand in M&S but never got a chance to look at it properly. Now im glad that I did.  The prices are brilliant and the quality of the products are great. i also went to Superdrug to but some makeup recommended by Gossmakeupartist. I got a lipgloss by Sleek called Purity and some eyeshadows by MUA.


Left to Right
M&S Cheek and lip tint in Coral
Mac Nymphette lipglass
M&S lipstick in Red
Sleep lipgloss in Purity 


MUA Eyeshadows in Shade 10,12 and 14

Swatches

OMG I cannot believe the MUA eyshadows are only £1 each.  The quality of the shadows are amazing and they are so pigmented.  If I had enough money on me I would have bought every shadow there. Shade 12 is my fave. It looks kinda greyish in the compact but it comes out a different colour! The Sleek lipgloss is interesting. It is double ended so one end has the coloured lipgloss and the other side has a clear lipgloss.  The coloured one dries quite matte but when you put the clear gloss on we're all good. Im sure my lips looked bigger when i put it on too.

So thats the end of my collective haul! Let me know if you have any requests or want me to do more of these kinds of posts. Also if your on facbook like my page Kad Beauty

xxxx

Thursday, 14 April 2011

Rihanna make up from the Grammy's





Face

No 7 Intelligent Colour foundation in Medium mixed with Johnstones baby moisturiser
NYC bronzer
Mac blush in Pinch Me

Eyes

Fearne Cotton eyeshadow palette - cream eyeshadow
BeautyUK palette in no.2 - pink and purple eyeshadows
No 17 eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
Avon Supershock gel pencil
Avon Supershock mascara
Mac eyeshadow in Carbon

Lips

Barry M lipstick in n.52 Vintage Rose

Step 1: Put on a lip balm before you apply foundation. Mix your foundation with moisturiser and apply it all over your face and down your neck.  Countour your cheeks, temples and jawline with a matte bronzer and apply a peachy pink blush.

Step 2: Apply a primer all over your eyelid.  Pat a cream eyeshadow with gold sparkles all over the lid and blend at the crease.  

Step 3:  Place a hot pink eyeshadow in the crease and blend out to get the rough shape of the shadow.  Pack on the pink eyeshadow, blending as you go along to build up the intensity.

Step 4:  Mix the pink eyeshadow with a purple and apply it in the outer 'v' of your eye and blend into the crease. Make sure there is more pink than purple shadow showing through.

Step 5:  Put some of the pink on the lower lashline. Use a black pencil to tightline as well as waterline and smudge some on the lower lashline setting the pencil with black shadow (optional).

Step 6:  Apply mascara and a dusky pink lipstick and you are good to go :D