L'oreal Super Liner Review/Swatch

I'm by no means an expert at liner, in fact, it's one of things I kind of suck at. Give me a kohl liner to smudge any day. But there is something about have a nice clean, crisp liner look.

 

Because of my lack of skills I really struggle with finding a good liner that works for me. I've had a few on my list to test out, but came across this on Feel Unique and remember hearing A LOT of gurus and bloggers saying how good it was.

 

Boy they were not wrong. This makes my liner look pro, like legit. I actually stop and look at it in the mirror and say to myself 'did I really do that?'.

 

 

(L'Oreal Super Liner Black Lacquer Waterproof)

I'm obviously not good and swatching a straight line though...
 

 

The formula is super long lasting and has a shiny finish, which I'm not a huge fan of, but I can cope for now by using a matte black eyeshadow over top.

 

When I say long lasting, it withstands me rubbing my eyes all day from 7am - 6pm, not bad going!

 

 

 

 

I would totally recommend this product for beginners like me!

 

Have you tried it? What do you think?

 

Paige xo

Makeup Revolution Palettes

I recently ordered two palettes from Makeup Revolution, a brand that I have not heard a lot about before. I had heard good things about their palettes and looked online to find out that they are only £4.00 each! I will let the next few pictures do the talking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above Make Revolution Iconic 3 Palette

 

 

 

Above Makeup Revolution Essential Mattes Palette 

 

As you can see from the pictures, there are some beautiful shades and the shadows are highly pigmented. I find that with cheaper shadows you can swatch them and they are nicely pigmented but you go to blend and the shadow just disappears into thin air. Luckily, this isn't the case with these palettes. The shadows are lovely and buttery. Some of the shades are slightly powdery compared to my MAC shadows, but nothing you can't work with.

 

My favourite shade is the 6th shade in the Iconic 3 Palette, as you can see from the swatch, it's a beautiful shimmy gold/brown, very similar to MAC Amber Lights.

 

My local Superdrug don't stock this brand yet, so I ordered my online. Its free delivery over £10 which is amazing!

 

They do a Matte Brights Palette which looks like it has similar shades to the Urban Decay Electric Palette which is awesome!

 

Next on my list from this brand is the metal foil eye shadows which look like a dupe for the Stila ones.

 

Have you tried this brand? What do you think?

 

Paige xo



Soft Christmas/Party Makeup Look

Products Used:

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation

Maybelline Matte Maker Powder

Sleek Blush By 3 in Lace

NARS Laguna Bronzer

The Balm Mary Lou Manizer

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Brown

The Balm Nude Tude Palette Shadow in Sultry & Seductive

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Lush

MUA Liquid Liner

Maybelline Rocket Mascara

Shu Uemura Lash Curlers

Bourjois Rouge Velvet in Hot Pepper

MAC Fix +

The holiday/party season is fast approaching and I am SO excited to play with makeup (GLITTER). I wanted to do a look that was kind of 'dipping your toes in' party makeup for any early parties or events you may have but you feel it's still a little to early to go the full hog.

1) To start this look off I primed my skin as always, use what works for you. I used a medium coverage foundation and used concealer on any problem skin. I powdered my T-Zone and spritzed some Fix+ to finish my base.

2) For my eyes I took 'Seductive' (shimmery brown) all over my lid and 'Sultry' (matte medium brown) in the crease and kept building up the colour until I was happy. I took 'Sultry' onto my lower lash lane and applied a dark brown kohl liner in my waterline & tightline.

3) To finish the eyes I applied a liquid liner and created a small flick (heads up, the MUA Liquid Liner is pants - however their eyeshadow palettes are awesome) and curled my lashes to death and applied lashings of mascara.

4) To finish the face I contoured lightly, filled in my brows, applied a touch of blush to the apples of my cheek and then the best bit, the lip colour! You need to build this but once it is one, its lovely and does not budge!

I hope you liked this post, if you did please click the heart!

What are your favourite party products? Please let me know in the comments, I'd love to know!

Paige xo

That Kylie Jenner Lip

So when I say 'that Kylie Jenner Lip' I think 99% of people will know what I'm talking about. It's been everywhere lately. I don't even know who Kylie Jenner is or what she does (maybe I've been living under a rock?) but I know all about her lips and her staple lip colour.

I'm loving the trend and think it's perfect for the Autumn season. When I get some time, I want to hunt down some new lip liners & lipsticks with a similar colour so please leave any recommendations below! I already have MAC Brave on my list, I've done some research and this looks like a lovely colour match.

Back on track, I did however come across a lipstick in my collection which has the same nude/brown/slightly pink tone but very muted. I love this colour and think it's such a nice wearable way of wearing this colour.

The lipstick in question is the 'Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Notting Hill Nude'. I've been a bad blogger and put a picture of the lipstick only below so you can see the colour in the bullet and packaging. I would usually swatch for you, but my hands are covered in mosquito bites from my recent trip and it's not pretty! 

Available in Superdrug, Boots & Feel Unique retailing for £6.49

Are you a fan of the Kylie Jenner Lip?

Paige xo

Drugstore Haul (Autumn 2014)

Products Shown in Picture

Barry M Showgirl Lengthening Mascara

Rimmel Apocalips Matte in Meteoric Matte

Collection Shadow Stick in Hot Chocolate

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 3

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation in 100

Katy Perry Perfume in Killer Queen

Barry M Matte Nail Paint in Vanilla & Crush

I recently was ponding around Boots & Superdrug and picked up a few new releases (excluding my trusty collection concealer - I was running low) and though I would share what's new (new-ish)!

Barry M Showgirl Mascara

I actually got this free when purchasing the Nail Paints, they had a Volumizing & Lengthening version, I went for lengthening but am now wishing I chose volumizing! I don't have much to say about this mascara, it's not good, it's not bad. I think I will try and use it on natural days just to use it up but I will not be re-purchasing.

Rimmel Apocalips Matte Lip Stain

I saw this advertised and wanted to try it, I could of easily went for the whole collection (which I believe to be 4 colours at the moment) but decided to give one a go first before committing. I chose the darkest purple/plum shade as we are coming into winter and I'm really loving it. It applies lovely and has a lovely finish.

Collection Shadow Stick

I brought this on a whim as I saw it on the stand and it swatched beautifully. This is by far the best drugstore product I've tried in months. I was around £3.00 I think and it the best shadow stick I've tried. I actually really struggled getting the swatch off my hand! It is SUPER creamy and easy to blend and lasts ALL day (I also have very oily eyelids). I am going to picking up the rest of the colours very soon!

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation in 100

I've been trying this foundation out now for about a week. I do really like it for and easy medium coverage standard foundation. It's not matte but not dewy, just in between. I've found it works best with a silicone based primer, my favourite is the Maybelline Baby Skin. It applies in my opinion a lot smoother. As for the 25 hours wear? On me, nope. After about 6 hours it had wore off around my nose and started to separate on my fore and cheeks. I would re-purchase as it's nice for an every day foundation for me but not one I will reach for if I need staying power!

Katy Perry Perfume

I picked this up on another whim as it was on offer by the checkout, I gave it a quick sniff and really liked it. I like sweet/fresh perfumes. This leans on the sweeter side but still not too in your face, I've been loving it for everyday work wear.

Barry M Matte Nail Paints

I've been loving matte nails recently and wanted to add more to my collection, I thought these were lovely autumn colours and I love the formulation.

I hope you enjoyed my haul, let me know what you've picked up from the drugstore recently!

Paige xo



Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Review/Swatches

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Frambourjoise 02

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Hot Pepper 03

I picked these up in Superdrug recently as I've wanted to try them for a while and they were on offer for £5 each! I've been getting into a bold lip a lot more lately so was super excited to try them.

I love these lip products! (liquid lipsticks? Who knows!) They are fairly easy to apply but I would recommend to use a lip brush around the edges as it is a doefoot applicator and can be a little tricky to get a crisp line. Overall all I'm really impressed. They dry to a complete matte finish and DO NOT BUDGE. By that I mean, I applied Hot Pepper late morning yesterday, by the evening I was scoffing my dinner and decided to take my make-up off afterwards thinking it would have completed vanished, of course, like any other lip product, but no. It did not move at all, it looked like it did when I first applied it. I even had a little trouble removing it! I gently rubbed a bit of MAC's Cleanse Off Oil onto my lips to break it up and it came off.

Frambourjoise

 



Hot Pepper

 

 

 



(Frambourjois top, Hot Pepper bottom)

 

I'm super in love with these already, the fact that they are so affordable is a huge bonus.

 

I think they retail for £8.99 but the drugstores often have offers if your on a budget!

 

You can purchase from Superdrug or Boots

 

Paige xo

Essence in the UK!?

Yep you read right! Essence is now available in the UK!

You can purchase from www.wilko.com or buy in store. At the moment it isn't available in the UK drugstores.

I've read so many good reviews online and have wanted to try various Essence products for ages but it was only available in the US & Australia. I wanted to do some research online to confirm this but couldn't find a thing (where's Wiki when you need it...). So don't hold me to that!

Back on subject, what I do know is that it wasn't easily accessible in the UK until I was reading a magazine and saw it advertised!

I went straight into Wilkinson's on my next shopping trip and picked up a few things. I'm going to review some of the products once I've given them a fair go. I can tell you already that I LOVE the nail polishes. I am a die hard fan of the Barry M Nail Paints (a hoarder of over 80 to be precise) and I'm close to saying I love these more! Anyway, that's another post!

This was just a quick post to let you know that Essence is now in the UK and for a beauty lover, this is exciting!

Have you seen any Essence stands yet? If so what do you think?

Paige xo