Kate moss lipsticks!

Hello everyone!
So recently when browsing the web looking for some beauty deals, we came across a nifty little website called 'fragrance direct'. This website sells a large variety of beauty products for a very well discounted price! When we were looking on here, we noticed they were selling the Kate Moss lipsticks for only £1.99! And being the lipstick lovers that we are, it only felt necessary to buy nearly all the colours available on the website!

11- A deep vampy wine red.
10- A bright vibrant red.
09- A dark pinky maroon.
02- A bright fuchsia.
110- Matte vibrant coral.
06- Bright pinky coral.
13- A orangey coral.
19- A pinky mauve nude.
07- Brown toned nude.

This lipsticks are great! They aren't drying, they feel quite moisturising and give a nice soft satiny finish. They also have an AMAZING pigmentation, they look just like they do in the tube and they look really vibrant on the lips! They aren't particularly long lasting but with a couple of touch ups every so often, you can make them last all day looking good!

The Matte one looks great when you do want that matte look, however the consistency isn't particularly smooth and drags a little bit. Also I am not a great fan of the feeling on the lips as it is a little drying and hangs onto any dry parts of your lips. However, the colour pay off is again brilliant and especially this colour! The lasting power is the same as the normal ones.

Overall, we love these! They have a great range of colours from bright and vibrant, to dark, to nude and pale. They have a great colour pay off and pigmentation and are personally one of my favourite lipstick brands. I would defiantly recommend taking a look at fragrance direct for them, but I would also say that £5.99 is a good price for the colours you can't get on there!

I hope you've enjoyed this post! If you have any advice or suggestions leave it in the comments!

See you next time! x

Introduction

Hello everyone!

So this is a little late since we've already done three posts, but I thought it was best to do it anyway.

We are two girls from the UK who love make-up! Our blog is about make-up, skin care, hair and all things beauty related as well as a couple of random bits here and there! 

But what makes us different?
Well since there's two of us you can get the opinion from two people and therefore can have an even better judgement on the product!

So please read and follow, and leave any suggestions in the comments!

Bye! x

Inglot Palette!

Hello Everyone! 

So we’re back again with our third blog post (feel free to check out our other posts!) and we decided that it was about time we did a post on something we’ve been meaning to do for a long time now… Our Inglot Palettes! We have one natural / daytime palette and one bright-ish / night time palette and we intend on getting more! So let’s get going with the first palette:

Summer/Spring palette

colours left to right: 342, 31, 397, 46, 24.

We have pretty much complete opposite colours in our palettes, which is great comparing as we have a winter/fall one and a spring/summer one. As you can see this palette is all neutrals with one shade that's adds that pop of colour for a super cute summer look!

342- Is just a simple matte brown and is the perfect natural crease colour for more pale toned skins.

31- Is a shimmery sandy brown and looks great swept across the lid.

397- Is a pearly pink, looks great for a slightly more pale summer look.

46- Is an amazing shimmer peach with a lovely iridescent silver colour, great for the inner corner.

24- Is a cool minty green colour and looks great in the inner corner for a subtle pop of colour.

Favourite look (very natural):

1 – (Prime lids) Sweep 397 all over the lids. 

2 – Apply 342 into the crease and blend the two colours out.

3- Take a little bit of 46 and pack that into the inner 1/3 and inner corner.

4- Your done, add a little bit of brown eyeliner and some mascara for a more finished look.

Favourite look (pop of colour):

1-(prime lids) Sweep 31 across the lid focuses on the outter eye and placing only little (or even better none in the inner third).

2- Apply 342 into the crease and blend the two colours out.

3- Pack 24 onto a damp shader brush and pack that into the inner 1/3 and inner corner.

4- Sweep a little bit of 31 under the lid and with a bit of mascara your done!

Fall/winter

Colours left to right- 07, 606, 12, 452, 402.

(swatch colours go right to left)

402 Pearl - My favourite colour in this palette, a beautiful shimmery taupe shade with a slight iridescence.

452 Pearl – A very pigmented shimmery plum shade, just quite hard to wear.

12 Shine – Very similar to 452 just has more orangey undertones.

606 Pearl – Bright burnt shimmery orange, quite similar to Chopper by Urban Decay but brighter.

07 Shine – A very deceiving colour in the pan it looks quite creamy, but in real life it’s a lot more yellow / bright gold, can look pretty in the tear duct though for a bright pop.

Favourite evening look:

1 – (Prime lids) Sweep 402 all over the lid.

2 – In the “Outer V” use 452 for a nice colourful pop.

3 – Blend!

4– Push 12 along the top and bottom lash-line, trying to get as close to the lashes as possible, we are only trying to add definition, not make it look like eyeliner.

5 – To highlight the inner corner and really make your eyes pop, use 07.

6 – Add some mascara and your Done!

Formula:

The formula of every one of these shadows is very creamy with minimal fall-out. They have some serious pigmentation and with a decent primer (we love the Urban Decay Primer Potion) they can last all day. The shade range is phenomenal (which is not always a good thing as it makes you want all of them!) with budget friendly prices too.

Packaging:  

Not only do they have a large amount of colours to choose from, great colour pay off and a lovely texture. The packaging looks great as well. As you can see it is a five colour palette with a magnetic glass top. The packaging looks really sleek and looks quite unique to them.

Inglot freedom system: 

Our palettes are both from the inglot freedom system. If you don't know what the inglot freedom system is, it's basically where you buy an empty palette (your choice between 1,2,5,10 ect) and then you can choose the separate colours you want to put in it. Although this is great sincce you can create the perfect palette, you may end up in the same problem as Roxy where your so overwhelmed by the colour choice you can't choose and end up with colours your not that happy with. Another problem is there is only one of each colour so my advice would be to go with a couple of colours in mind and go from there.

Where to buy it:

You can purchase inglot from the inglot shops or online at http://www.inglotuk.com/. Although they are somewhat pricey at £29.50 for a 5 colour palette, they are definately worth the money!

Overall, the inglot palettes are great providing you get the right colours. With good colour pay off, nice formula, lovely packaging and the colours of your choice they are pretty much all round great palettes.

Hope you've enjoyed this post, if you have any suggestions leave them in the comments below! 

Have a wonderful day! x

Summer Favourites 2013!

Welcome to our second post! So seeming as the weather in the UK has actually been reasonably warm lately, we thought this would be a great idea to do our Spring - Summer Favourites! So without further a do, lets get into it!

1 - Face Products

As you've probably noticed, all our face products for the summer are high street (excluding the Lioele BB Cream as you can only buy this online) as not only are these affordable but they are also very comparable to high-end foundations - atleast in our opinion!

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (The old formula) - Firstly, this foundation smells amazingly fruity and fresh compared to a lot of high-street foundations and is very easy to apply (we like to use the real techniques stippling brush for an airbrushed effect). It gives you a glowing face but is actually a semi-matte finish making it suitable for oily skin without making you look like a greaseball! The shade-range is also pretty good, the only problem is that it can cling to any dry patches you've got left from winter, so make sure you exfoliate and moisturise your skin first!

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream - This BB cream has a 30 SPF making it great for hotter days when you're not needing too much coverage (as it is water-based) and gives a nice finish, the only problem is that the shade-range is not great, meaning that the lightest shade will be too dark for any skin lighter than a NW20.

Lioele Water Drop BB Cream - This BB cream is light but still has more coverage than the Maybelline BB cream making it better for those "bad-skin-days", but is also moisturising, unfortunately it only comes in one shade (suits most) and is kind of hard to get hold of. (You an buy the lioele bb cream from here- http://cosmetic-love.com/lioele-water-drop-bb-spf-27-pa-50ml.html)

2 - Blush

Mac Easy Manner (satin) - This peachy pink blush gives a gorgeous natural flush to the cheeks and is really easy to wear making it ideal for people that are new to blush. It has a soft satin texture and is great for every-day use because it's nothing too bright.

Inglot 20 Blush - This blush (although in real life it's a lot lighter) is a great dupe for the benefit boxed blush in dandelion, it's the perfect baby pink colour and even if this colour isn't your favourite, we'd definitely recommend checking out the other colours they offer as they have a lovely formulation that doesn't wear off within 5 minutes!

3 - Lip Gloss

Barry M Lipgloss in 140 - Compared to your average sticky lipgloss, this is amazing! It's not sticky at all and the subtle pink shimmer shows up but not so much like you've thrown glitter all over your lips, believe it or not its also quite moisturising and can be worn over other lip products or on its own. We're looking forward to picking up a few different colours when this runs out!

L'oreal Colour Caresse Shine Stain in 102 Romy - These are reasonably new and are not like a gloss at all, infact they are rumoured to be just like the YSL glossy stains but for a fraction of the price! They feel light-weight and smooth on your lips and this particular colour is very natural so you can wear it everyday and because of the applicator is makes them very quick and easy to apply! On a side note, the packaging is very sleek and makes them look high-end. Particularly looks nice with the barry m lipgloss over the top although it looks lovely without a gloss too.

4 - Favourite Lipsticks

Mac Creme Cup - This perfect nudey pink looks really cute on the lips and looks more baby pinkish in real life, this cult mac lipstick has been raved enough about on many blogs, so check some of those out if you want a more in-depth description!

Mac Sunny Seoul - This corally-pink is the ultimate perfect summer lip colour, which looks absolutely gorgeous on darker skin tones or for when you begin to get a bit more tanned and because it's a cremesheen, it also moisturises your lips at the same time!

5- Favourite eye looks

Mac paint pot in vintage selection and mac eye shadow in Da Bling - These two eye shadows look great together and look great for the summer as they give a nice summery pink colour to the eye without being to overwhelming. Vintage selection is a metically rose gold/bronze and the creamy texture helps to keep the shadows in place even through the heat of the summer. Da Bling, when sweeped over the top, creates a subtle pink colour and makes this look great for summer since it incorporates colour.

6- Favourite summer palette 

Inglot freedom system palette, Colours from left to right: Matte brown - 342

                                                                                  Shimmery brown - 31

                                                                                  Pearly Pink - 397

                                                                                  Shimmery peach - 46

                                                                                  Shimmery mint green - 24

This is by far my favourite palette for the spring and summer. The palette has really natural, quite pale colours, along with a matte shade for the crease and one bright colour to create a more fun daring summer look. The mint green looks great placed in the inner corner and inner third with the sandy brown colour swept on the rest of the lid, to just add a hint of colour for a summery feel. The pinks also look great for just a simple cute look in the summer and since they are nice and pale so are great for a casual day look. The eye shadows are also quite pigmented and give good colour pay off on the lids.

7- Favourite nail polishes

Essie Cute as a button, lilacism and turquoise and caicos. 

Cute as a button is a neon coral colour and looks great for the summer since it is so vibrant and bright. Coral is really great for the summer and coral pink always looks great with a tan or when wearing white.

Lilacism is a gorgeous pastel lilac, great for the summer time because it is a nice soft colour and can be used as a bit of a change from the neon bright colours. Pastels are always great in the summer and lilac is always a great staple choice. 

Turquoise and caicos is a lovely turquoise and again looks great in summer as it always reminds me of the beach. Again just like the rest, turquoise is a great colour for the summer and I feel like you can never go wrong with it in the summer.

We hope you have enjoyed our post and once again if you have any suggestions leave them in the comments. Hope you all have a wonderful day! 

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Review

Hey everyone!

Being new to this whole blog thing, we decided to choose a cult classic that we both love, so of course we had to choose the Naked 2 Palette by Urban Decay!

(Please excuse that our palette is not in pristine condition, we forgot to photograph it before using it a few times, I guess it just shows how much it gets used!)

Palette

Colours

Swatches

Colours:

In total, there are 12 shades in the palette, there are 9 shimmery shade and 3 matte. They are mostly everyday wearable and can be used for anything from a natural look to a smokey eye.

In order of palette left to right:

Foxy- It is a yellow toned matte colour (although it does have a very slight sheen too it) that makes a great brow highlight.

Half Baked- Is a gorgeous shimmery gold colour, that looks great both swept over the lid for a more natural golden glow or packed over other colours for a more intensive gold look. It looks great all year round (but especially in summer) and really compliments blue and green eyes especially.

Bootycall- If a creamy champagne colour with a slight shimmer, and looks great in the inner corner or as a more shimmery brow highlight.

Chopper- It is an amber shade with a silver glitter in it and again this great for just all over the lid, however the colour pay off on the skin is different to that in the palette.

Tease- Is another one of the three matte shades, it is a light dusty greyish taupe and works great for quite a subtle crease colour, although the matte shades in the naked palette are slightly better for the crease.

Snakebite- Is quite a dark brown bronzey colour, great for putting in the outer corners for a darker look or a little bit swept under your lower lash line.

Suspect- One of our favourites! It is a pale sandy gold and looks really pretty all over the lid for in the day when you don't want something to heavy or dark. It is also just a very wearable colour and suits all skin tones.

Pistol- Probably the one colour neither of us have used too much. Pistol is a Silver dark grey colour and too us seem like quite a hard to wear shade. It could potentially be used to create a nice smokey eye but otherwise isn't very wearable.

Verve- Is a very light silver champagne colour, that could be used all over the lids for those of you who like a very natural looking eye, or for the ones who prefer a darker eye could be used as a nice inner corner highlight.

YDK- Is fairly like chopper but is more of a bronze as a pose to an orangey amber shade. It looks really nice all over the lid for a darker look or for a lighter look just in the outer third pair with another colour like suspect.

Busted- Is a dark brown/maroon colour but with a little bit of a golden shimmer, similar to snake bite it looks great in the outer 'v', outer corners or swept under the lower lash line.

Blackout- Is a completely matte black colour and is therefore quite un-wearable for those who like a fairly natural eye however it can be worked as a out corner colour of a smokey eye, also it is useful for soften and neatening liquid or gel liner or even used as a liner on its own.



Formula's:

The 9 shimmery shades:

• Great colour pay-off
• Although they are creamy, they can have a bit of fall-out if you're not careful (but this is easily avoided by packing on the colour rather than sweeping it across the lid). 

The 3 matte shades:

Because of the high expectation that the shimmery shades delivered, the matte shades disappointed us a little as they were:

• not quite as creamy
• a tiny bit chalky
• have a tendency to be less pigmented and therefore need layering, however they still do the job, just require a bit more time and effort!

The packaging:

The packaging of this palette just completes how perfect it is! Not only is it travel friendly, but it's also a lot easier to clean than the Naked Original Palette as it can just be wiped clean with a damp cloth. The sturdiness also prevents any of the shadows breaking and it contains a large, good quality mirror which can be used for make-up on the go.

The Brush:

Along with the palette comes a dual ended brush. On one end is a flat shader brush, which is great for packing colour onto the lid, taking colour all over the lid and applying a thin amount of eye shadow. On the other end is a fluffy brush, this is great for blending, creating a fairly thick crease or lightly sweeping the colour over the lid. We really like this brush since its very versatile and you can just use that one brush to create a whole look! It's also great if you haven't got many eye shadow brushes as it includes the basic 2 staple brushes.


The Lip-Junkie:

Instead of a mini primer potion being included with the palette, a mini lip junkie was included, which personally we were both disappointed in as it doesn't seem to fit with the theme of eye-shadow, but also the product itself is disappointing, here's why:

• On the lips, it's the classic old-school lipgloss that's super sticky and would be a nightmare for people with long hair! 
• The colour is nothing amazing and doesn't show up on pigmented lips 
• The squeezy packaging makes it difficult to apply
• It doesn't last long at all
• It leaves a tingly sensation on the lips

However, on the plus side:

• It smells very similar to the lush mint julips lip scrub which we both absolutely love!
• The packaging is handy for travelling (and the lid is very pretty!)

Great for people new to eyeshadow too!

This palette is great if you're a beginner because its so versatile and you can achieve many different looks using only this palette. This palette was the thing that created my love for make-up after all!

Because the palette is mainly neutrals, it helps you steer away from the bright coloured eye shadows until you feel comfortable with your application. It's also pretty hard to go wrong and following simple step-by-step tutorials on youtube can help you apply your eyeshadow like a pro  - although it does take some time getting used to it!

Price: £36
Places to buy in UK: House of Fraser, Debenhams, John Lewis, BeautyBay.com and many more

Our Favourite Looks using the palette:

Dressy Daytime Look:

1. Pack suspect across the lid using the flat shader side of the brush
2. Using the fluffy-end of the brush, apply tease along the crease and lightly blend it out
3. Apply YDK into the outercorner and carefully along the bottom lashline
4. To highlight your inner core, use a small amount of bootycall
5. To highlight your brow bone, use foxy
6. For an ever so slightly more dramatic look, take snakebite along the lower lash line being careful to not let it drop down

Night out Look:
(optional) Apply a base - We used M.A.C vintage selection as it enhances the shimmer

1. First, apply YDK all over the lid
2. For a pop of colour in your inner corner, use half baked (the gold really enhances green eyes!), alternatively for a more natural look use verve or bootycall
3. To darken up the outercorner, blend a bit of busted in the outercorner and layer to your preference, take a bit of it up into the outer  v and the crease
4. Layer a small amount of tease on top of busted in the crease to soften it a little
5. Then, take blackout in the upper and lower waterline, alternatively you can use a black eyeliner/pencil and blend out the lower waterline a tiny bit to smoke it out

 

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