1.) The first product I swear by is the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. This palette is the 3rd edition to one of the best selling eyeshadow palettes and features 12 "rose toned nude eyeshadows". I got this as an 18th birthday present from my best friends and I am so grateful and I use it almost everytime I wear eyeshadow. The eyeshadows are such high quality and super pigmented, and by adding the Urban Decay Primer Potion before hand, you're set to go and your makeup would last all day!!
The retail price is the same as the other 2 Naked palettes at £37. It may seem pricey, but if you divide that by 12, that's around £3 per eyeshadow which is high quality. Some drugstore brands such as Maybelline have eyeshadows that cost up to £6 for one. Therefore if you love eyeshadow as much as I do, you're saving yourself money just buying the palette. Ontop of that, you get a decent sized mirror and a duel ended eyeshadow brush, which is much better than the typical sponge applicators palettes usually have. So in my opinion, you cant go wrong buying either of the 3 palettes, it just depends on what shades you prefer.
It provides a Medium coverage that is buildable and can also be sheered out and gives a natural finish with a slight radiance. I prefer to use my fingers when applying this as it blends out a lot nicer and gives better coverage (also saves time). The main reason why I love this foundation is that it looks so natural! Your skin looks flawless but still looks like you have hardly anything on your face which is a bonus. It also promises to last for "up to 24 hours". I have personally not worn it for that long, but it does last all day, even without a primer!
Its a perfect foundation for me, great colour range, adaptable coverage, good lasting power, natural look, and affordable. It costs £14 from Boots and is just amazing.
3.) The next product I have only had for 2 days, and I already love it! It's Rimmel Scandaleyes Precision Micro Liner. Ever since I first started wearing liquid eyeliner, I always found it a struggle and effort to make it look nice and neat. I then discovered felt tip liners which are perfect if you're like me and are rubbish at liquid liner and lazy :) They are much easier for you to control your line and generally quicker. I use to swear by the L'Oreal Superliner as it let me have great control over my liner. The only problem is that the tip very quickly goes soft (not an innuendo ;)) which means it isn't really reliable in the long term.
The felt tip also feeds through a lot of the liner meaning I don't have to go over certain spots to make it more opaque or dramatic. Although I am not sure about how this product would last in the long term, I am already super impressed and by such an affordable product. A* from me!
4.) I have owned this product for a while and I am now on my 3rd jar because I love it that much. It's the Bourjois Bronzing Primer, which is known for being a dupe of the famous Soleil Tan de Chanel which I also own. When I first got this product I had no clue how to use it, because it said primer I use to apply it before my foundation, but once all my makeup was on there was no difference. I then tried it as a regular bronzer and struggled with the fact that it was liquidy and it made my skin look patchy. I then tried using a kabubi brush and lighty dabbed it into the product and then swirled it round in the lid to wipe off the excess, then with the brush I applied it like a normal bronzer. After using that technique, I fell in love with it.
It creates the most natural, bronzed and sunkissed look without it looking obvious you have bronzer on. I personally only contour my face heavily for a special occasion so this product would be perfect for you if you're like me and like to make your face look slightly defined but still looking natural.
As well as that, a little bit of this stuff goes a long long way. Unlike the Chanel bronzer, it is much more pigmented and easier to blend into the skin, creating the look of a naturally tanned face, without the sun, tanning bed or fake tan.
I never leave home without this lipgloss, and is a definate must have in my makeup bag this summer.
6.) My last favourite (FINALLY) is a blush from MAC. Blushes for me personally, are a product I rarely buy. This is because I believe that no matter what blush I wear, it all looks the same on my face, and even if I was to buy a blush, it would always be a peachy pinky colour, as I believe that looks the nicest on my skintone.
At Christmas I got my first blush from MAC in PEACHYKEEN. I instantly fell in love with it as it was the shade of blush I love, but for some reason it was so much better than any other blush I have tried. This is because it is highly pigmented, it adds some radiance due to the shimmer, and it also blends into my skin and skintone well making it look very natural.
(Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick, Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, Blackheart)
On a daily basis I use the lightest colour 'strange' on the inner corner of my eye to make my eyes look brighter, and I tend to sweep 'dust' and 'burnout' over my lid, just to add some colour. I love the different looks you can create from this palette, from sweet and romantic, to dark and smokey, it can all be created with one palette. I used this for my prom eye makeup and I loved it :)
Overall definitely a 10/10 in my book. You can buy any of the naked palettes at Debenhams.
2.) My next favourite is a foundation that is probably the best foundation I have every used, and it is No7 Stay Perfect Foundation that can be purchased from Boots. I stumbled along this foundation as I had run out of nearly every foundation I owned and I planned to buy my trusty L'Oreal True Match Foundation as well as an evening foundation. I did use to use Mac ProLongwear Foundation for special events, but I always noticed that it didn't have the best coverage and the colour was too dark for me. I then popped over to the No7 counter and had myself colour matched and I am so glad I did. All my other foundations (even my L'Oreal one) have been replaced and I use this foundation constantly.
No7 Stay Perfect Foundation-Shade: Honey
It provides a Medium coverage that is buildable and can also be sheered out and gives a natural finish with a slight radiance. I prefer to use my fingers when applying this as it blends out a lot nicer and gives better coverage (also saves time). The main reason why I love this foundation is that it looks so natural! Your skin looks flawless but still looks like you have hardly anything on your face which is a bonus. It also promises to last for "up to 24 hours". I have personally not worn it for that long, but it does last all day, even without a primer!
Its a perfect foundation for me, great colour range, adaptable coverage, good lasting power, natural look, and affordable. It costs £14 from Boots and is just amazing.
3.) The next product I have only had for 2 days, and I already love it! It's Rimmel Scandaleyes Precision Micro Liner. Ever since I first started wearing liquid eyeliner, I always found it a struggle and effort to make it look nice and neat. I then discovered felt tip liners which are perfect if you're like me and are rubbish at liquid liner and lazy :) They are much easier for you to control your line and generally quicker. I use to swear by the L'Oreal Superliner as it let me have great control over my liner. The only problem is that the tip very quickly goes soft (not an innuendo ;)) which means it isn't really reliable in the long term.
As I was looking for a new eyeliner I stumbled along this gem for only around £3. I never thought I would get such good results from a brilliant product. The main reason I love it is that dependent on the pressure your apply, you can alter the thickness of your liner and create different cat eye looks.
The felt tip also feeds through a lot of the liner meaning I don't have to go over certain spots to make it more opaque or dramatic. Although I am not sure about how this product would last in the long term, I am already super impressed and by such an affordable product. A* from me!
As well as that, a little bit of this stuff goes a long long way. Unlike the Chanel bronzer, it is much more pigmented and easier to blend into the skin, creating the look of a naturally tanned face, without the sun, tanning bed or fake tan.
It also smells like chocolate! So in a nutshell you can't go wrong! Any product that is amazing AND smells like chocolate is a winner in my books! Overall this is a product I use every single day and is the better dupe for the Chanel bronzer and at a fraction of the price! WINNER!
You can purchase it at Superdrug and Boots for £9.99.
5.) Personally I never use to be the biggest lipgloss wearer, I was much more of a lipstick person as they last much longer and look more obvious on your lips and your hair doesn't get stuck in it. But I have been using this lipgloss which is the bella bama by Benefit constanly in the summer and I love it!
For Christmas I got a pack of 6 Benefit lip glosses and I thought I would try them out. This lipgloss has definitely been my favourite as it creates a lovely shine and colour on your lips, without it being sticky. In the summer I rarely wear dark or red lipstick as I prefer to go for a pinky nude lip. But this lipgloss finishes your look by making you still look natural and summery and adding a pop of colour onto your face. Although it is very sheer, it is also quit buildable, and when on your lips it would make a difference.
6.) My last favourite (FINALLY) is a blush from MAC. Blushes for me personally, are a product I rarely buy. This is because I believe that no matter what blush I wear, it all looks the same on my face, and even if I was to buy a blush, it would always be a peachy pinky colour, as I believe that looks the nicest on my skintone.
Overall it is an amazing blush and I use it everyday. Hopefully in the future I can get into buying more different shades of blush, but for now I think I'm perfectly happy just wearing a colour I'm comfortable with.
So that's my current favourites! Apologies that it was a very long post, but hopefully it gave you readers ideas of future products to buy :)
See you in the next blog post!
Best Wishes
Emily xx
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