MAKEUP REVOLUTION ICONIC SMOKEY PALETTE

I think this palette has been out for quite a while but I only got it recently. The palette is an amazing dupe for the Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette, I didn't think I was going to like the palette that much as it contains a lot of cool shades but I actually really like it. It contains twelve shades and only four of them are matte and the majority of the shades are grey so if you don't like grey tones on your eyes this palette may not be for you. The formulation of the eyeshadows are the same as all makeup revolution eyeshadows. This palette is £6 which is obviously a lot cheaper then Urban Decays shadows. The palette also comes with a double sided brush, which is quite good.

 

I should have a tutorial using this palette going up next week, thankyou for reading!

 

 

WARM PURPLE & GOLD MAKEUP TUTORIAL

Today, Ill be showing you how to recreate this look. I really wanted to create a look using purple eyeshadow, so this is what I came up with! Again, I'm sorry for not posting on Wednesday, I just have a lot to do for school. I think I'm going to have to schedule posts for the next 6-7 weeks because I'll be very busy. However, after that I should be back to posting two times a week, hopefully even more. Im planning on doing what's in my makeup bag, as I have been doing the same look basically everyday. Also, I want to do some more wearable eye looks!

After applying primer and filling in my brows I applied the second shade from the Clinique All About Shadow Quads in 'Going Steady' into the crease of my eye and the outer third of my lid.

I then applied the shade 'glow' from Makeup Revolutions Smokey Palette . I used my finger to do this, too get the best pigmentation out of the eyeshadow.

I then applied the darkest eyeshadow from the Clinique quad, on the outer third of my eye and brought the second shade in Clinique's quad under my eye. I also applied BECCA champagne pop in my inner corner, to open my eyes up.

Lastly, I cleaned up the edge of my eyeshadow, and applied eyeliner, mascara and individual lashes

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MY FAVOURITE AFFORDABLE FOUNDATIONS

 Today I will going through my favourite affordable foundations. I feel like foundations are such a personal thing, a product could be very popular and then you buy it and it doesn't work with your skin. Some people are lucky enough for their skin to not react with any foundations, but others, the majority, go through so many foundations just to find one perfect for them.

 

Rimmel Match Perfection I only got this recently, but I have quickly become in love with it. It gives a medium coverage, but it is buildable. The foundation claims to blend with natural skin tone, rather than masking it. It also claims to reduce the size of pores, which I definitely agree with. I always apply the Nivea Post Shave Balm as a primer, which doesn't reduce pore size, which other primers often do, so I know it is the foundations formula. It comes in 12 different shades, ranging from light to dark, so hopefully there is a shade for all skin tones. I am in shade 103 true ivory, which is one of the lightest shade and I am fairly pale.

 

Loreal Paris Infallible Matte For about three months this was the foundation I had on everyday. It is the best affordable foundation I have found to actually stay on all day while staying matte, However, there are only 6 shades, which is fine for most, but for darker skin tones there is no appropriate shade. I have to mix the shade Ivory and Sand to get my skin tone. I have found it to be a bit cakey on the skin, But it is the only foundation that stays on my skin all day so this doesn't really bother me too much.

 

Bourjois Healthy Mix I really like this foundation, It claims to last 16 hours which I haven't tested but It definitely lasts for a long time. It is meant to give a healthy glow to the skin without appearing oily, which I also agree with. Again there isn't a large shade range, so it's not great for darker skin tones. I like this foundation because It gives medium coverage but looks invisible on the skin. I am in the shade Light Vanilla, which suits me perfectly.

 

Loreal True Match I only got this recently and I think it's perfect for people who like a dewy finish for their foundation. Personally I found by the end of the day I looked too shiny and I needed to keep applying powder. However, I know many people like a dewy finish so I thought I would include this in my favourite affordable foundations. Also it comes in 23 shades so is perfect for all skin tones and looks almost invisible on the skin!

 

From the far left; Loreal Paris Infallible Matte, Borjois Healthy Mix, Loreal True match, Rimmel Match Perfection   

(Without flash)

(With Flash)

 

Thankyou for reading, hope you found this helpful, I'm sorry for not posting on Wednesday but hopefully I will this week.

 

ROSE GOLD LINER EYE MAKEUP TUTORIAL

I recently saw a picture on Anastaia Beverly Hills instagram account of a makeup look someone has created (you can see it here), I thought it was so pretty and had to recreate it. My recreation was nowhere near as good as her's but I think that was due to the rose gold foiled eyeshadow I used, I think the girl used Dirty Talk by Colour Pop, a crème gel colour pot. But in England you cannot buy Colour Pop so I could only use what I had.

 Firstly I applied the Urban Decay primer potion for my base.

I then applied Kiko's Infinity shadows in the shade 210, into the crease of my eye and the outer third of my eyelid.

I then applied my black liner, I used the Maybelline master precise.

Lastly I applied the rose gold eyeshadow just above the black liner. I found this difficult to do because the chunks of glitter in the eyeshadow were quite big and it was difficult to have a smooth line. I also applied mascara to my top and bottom lashes, I used the telescopic mascara by Loreal. I used eyelure's individual lashes to finish the look.

Thankyou for reading, It wasn't a very difficult tutorial but I thought it was a really pretty look that I wanted to recreate.

 

 

 

 

 

MAKEUP DUPES

I have a few items where I have the product AND its dupe but I also have a lot of products dupes and not the actual product it is a dupe of. I'll be linking loads of dupes I know even if I don't own them, that makes no sense what so ever!

Firstly I have the Urban Decay blush in Fetish and the Loreal true match blush in the shade Rosewood. The urban decay blush is totally matte and the Loreal blush has a tiny bit of glitter in it but you cannot notice this on the skin. Rosewood looks quite peachy in the photo but in real life it is very similar to Fetish. The Urban Decay blush is around £19 whereas the Loreal blush is £6.99 and I think they are very similar .

On the bottom is the Loreal Shade and on the top is the Urban Decay Blush. (I don't know why my hand looks so orange in this)

Next I have the Betty Luminizer by the Balm and Freedom Pro Blush Palette. These shades are practically identical, however I find the Freedom shade is quite chalky. The Betty luminzer is around £17 and the Freedom Blush palette is only £6 and you get eight different shades! 

On top is the Betty-Lou Manizer and on the bottom is the Freedom shade.

Now I have 2 MAC lipstick dupes for the shades Honey Love and Velvet Teddy. The dupe for Honey Love is the Rimmel Kate Moss Nude Lipstick in the shade 42.

 

For Velvet Teddy the dupe is the KIKO Velvet Matte Satin Lipstick in the shade 601 Nude Rose.

So these are all the dupes I have, below Im going to list loads of different dupes I know but may not have both or any of the products in my collection. Again that probably makes no sense... 

Becca Illuminating Primer - Loreal Lumi Magique Primer

Too Faced Born This Way Foundation - Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation - Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel - Bourjois Bronzing Primer 

Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder - NYC Sunny Bronzer

Too Faced Sweethearts blush - I heart Makeup Blushing Hearts 

Too Faced Pink Leopard blushing bronzer - Freedom Pro Glow

Benefit Watts Up highlighter - No7 Instant Radiance highlighter

MAC Fix + - Freedom Fixing Spray 

And that's all the dupes I can think of, thankyou so much for reading this I know it didn't really make sense, probably because Im writing this at 1am in the morning. However, I hope this was useful in some way and can help you save some money!