Showing posts with label eyeshadow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eyeshadow. Show all posts

Friday, 23 May 2014

Todays make up look - using affordable products


I didn't have any plans for today but I fancied dolling myself up.
Most of the products are really quite affordable - apart from my eyebrows, eyeshadow and mascara.

I used:
The rest of the products used were all under £10 each:

Sleek Makeup i-Divine Eyeshadow Palette in Vintage Romance

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What is it meant to do?
Sleek MakeUP’s legendary i-Divine eyeshadow palettes are 12 shades of super-pigmented, longlasting, mineral based eyeshadows, designed to suit all.

Each i-Divine contains pearlescent shades, which contain mica particles that highlight and illuminate giving you an overal radiant, wide eyed effect, and the perfect makeup bag essential.
Available in a variety of colour ways, your i-Divine is waiting for you.
Get creative and blend contrasting colours together or mix shimmers with matte shades. Each i-Divine includes a classic matte dark colour, great to perfect that classic smoky effect.

My experience:
So I bought this Sleek make up i-Divine Vintage Romance eyeshadow palette without really know what the quality of their products were. Boots were doing the 3 for 2 offer as they usually do so I decided to try this. You can buy it from here for £7.99 – that offer isn’t available anymore but they do have a free gift whenever you spend over £10 on Sleek make up.
I started to apply the eyeshadow onto my lids using Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion as a base (£16). I used 2 brushes from no. 7 (blending and eyeliner) and one from my FCUK set I got at Christmas.
The colours are absolutely gorgeous and super pigmented with the perfect mix of shimmer and matte shades to compliment each other. They go on smoothly, blend extremely well and there is little to no fall out onto your skin. I have used this palette twice now and both looks have been different. I did quite a smokey eye look at first as well as applying some of the gold shimmer to my bottom lip to give it a fuller look. The second look I did was quite girly – I used the pink, purple and blue toned shadows with the silver and black which work perfectly with a baby pink lip. In both looks I used Sleek make ups matte me lip paints too.

Overall opinion:
I love the texture and pigment of these shadows and will definitely invest in more of their palettes at such an affordable price!

Rating:
9/10

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Sunday, 18 May 2014

ELF Cosmetics - Mineral Eye Brightener & Zit Zapping Concealer

Tried out 2 of my ELF cosmetics products yesterday.


The first is ‘ELF mineral eye brightener in buff£3.95 and you can purchase it from this link:
http://eyeslipsface.co.uk/en/restofworld/eyeshadow/mineral-eye-brightener/invt/6535


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What is it meant to do?
‘Perk up those tired eyes and diminish the appearance of dark shadows with the Eye Brightener. Infused with Chamomile, Green Tea, Mulberry and Vitamins C & E to nourish, tighten and refresh! Great for using as an eyeshadow base or around the nose, lips and anywhere you want to brighten and revitalise.’


My experience:
The directions say to use it to brighten your eyes by applying it in the corners, however I found it amazing at helping to blend the edges of my eyeshadow to lessen the harshness.  All I did was use a little of the product with my eyeshadow blending brush and proceeded to blend the edges and up to the brow bone as well as under the lower lashes. The product is light and colourless which is perfect for what I used it for.

Overall opinion:
It does what it says and more. Multi-use cosmetics are always a positive.

Rating:
8/10

The second item I tried out was the ‘ELF zit zapping concealer’ £2.95 in fair and you can buy it from this link:
http://eyeslipsface.co.uk/en/restofworld/concealer/zit-zapping-concealer/invt/23160


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What is it meant to do?
The 2-in-1 Zit Zapping Concealer fights and prevents acne with the unique blend of Salicylic Acid, Tea Tree Oil and Camphor. Safe and gentle formula minimises pores while hiding and concealing blemishes.

My experience:
I used it a few weeks ago on a full face of make up and it has complete coverage. I’m officially in love with this item after yesterday though. The weather was really warm for England and I didn’t fancy a full face of foundation so I thought to apply some of this concealer to a few blemished on my chin and the redness on my cheeks, in between my eyebrows and the dark areas under my eyes. It completely covered all redness and blended so well. It is a heavy product but you don’t need to use much so it feels like you have nothing on your face. Plus it smells of tea tree and doesn’t make me break out.

Overall opinion:
A new must-have in my personal make up bag. When opening a salon I will be purchasing the other shades.

Rating:
9/10

The image below shows what my skin looked like with just the concealer and a bit of bronzer/blusher on my cheek bone.
I also used the eye brightener to blend out the eyeshadow.

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