THIS PALETTE!! I bought this palette at Boots a few months ago and it has quickly become a favourite, I absolutely love it! It has a beautiful range of colours and finishes. I love the formulation of these eye-shadows, the pigmentation is perfection and they are really just a very gorgeous, high quality set of shadows.
I purchased these from Boots for £25.00 which I think is very reasonable for this quality, and considering the eye-liner that is included in this palette is already retailed at £14 I think this is an exceptional bargain.
The palette is called 'In the Lights' and is by Stila. Technically this is a high-end brand but I bought it in Boots (which is a drug store/pharmacy).
The Eye-Liner
'The smudge stick waterproof eye-liner' no less.
The eyeliner is originally retailed at £14 (or similar) and the one included in this palette is a full size, so I believe. It is waterproof and in the colour 'damsel' which is a dark brown. You can see it swatched below. It is incredibly creamy but very long wearing as it is waterproof. I really enjoyed the lasting power of this liner because my eyes are a pain in the backside for keeping eyeliner in the waterline, this stays for a very long time, however after a long day it sometimes transfers into the lash line which really isn't too much of a problem. It can be hard to get off, but not impossible I may add.
The Eye-Shadows
The shadows are extremely pigmented, there are 10 in total (including the famous and amazing 'kitten') -there are swatches below. Each colour is very creamy and there are a variety of colours. There are some shimmery neutrals, some matte basic colours like 'bare' and 'bliss' and 'sandstone', then there are the smoky colours like the black and blue ('ebony' and 'night sky'). There are 4 seriously shimmery colours, 4 matte colours and 2 less shimmery but none-the-less beautiful colours. All these shadows are beautifully blendable and produce an incredible colour pay-off.
The Boring But Important Bits
Price- £25.00
Total net weight (eye shadows)- 14g/0.49oz
Total net weight (eye liner)- 0.28g/0.01oz
stilacosmetics.com
Overall I love this palette, it is an essential piece in my makeup collection, it works very nicely as you can get a neutral everyday look as well as a smoky look. The colours have been chosen very well and I definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to buy a high quality, high end palette and doesn't want to spend an absolute fortune.
Till next time!
I was excited to try these new releases from Barry M when I walked into Boots a little while ago.
The concept of a 'gel' polish just seems so much more convenient, maybe that's just me.
Well, in many ways I wasn't wrong, these 'no effort' nail polishes, as I'm aptly renaming them, are easy to apply, no need for a top coat, some people say you should have a base layer with the polishes as they stain your nails, but I haven't noticed any staining and I am regretful to say that more than one layer is too much effort when it comes to nails. Maybe that's why I enjoy these so much. They dry in a relatively quick time and are glossy and shiny (hence the name 'Hi-Shine') as soon as applied. They only need one liberal coat to be fully opaque and they dry into a beautiful gloss finish.
Also they are inexpensive at about £3.99 a bottle so rather good and still great quality. Barginous!
To me these are the perfect combination of polish and the formulation is so stress and effort free it would suit any nail art skill level; mine being incredibly non-existent.
All in all I love these new polishes and will enjoy picking up some more colours.
In the picture I am wearing the colour 'Blood Orange' which is a beautiful rich red.
Live long and prosper.
Enjoy Tuesday 🙋
Link to product in BOOTS- http://www.boots.com/en/Barry-M-Hi-Shine-Gel-Effect-Nail-Polish_1281299/
First blog post,
So I was experimenting with makeup the other day as I had some time on my hands, I decided instead of the usual neutrals we all gravitate towards, I would go with something a little more exciting!
So before I knew it I had a purple eye look, I love the combination of black and purple liner on the bottom lash-line. Obviously you could just use eyeshadow for this but it really makes a brown eye 'pop' despite my hatred for the word pop, because an eye popping is thoroughly gross, but for lack of another word I must use it. Now my eyes are actually hazel which is a mixture of brown an green, but I guess it still counts... Definitely try this look out ladies and maybe gents, whatever.
For this look you can just use any purple eye shadows, put a lighter shimmery pastel purple/lilac on the lid and a darker, deeper purple in the crease, you could even blend a brown colour above the crease colours to add extra definition. Adding a cat eye liner will add dramatic definition to your look, as for the liner on the bottom lashes, be sure to make 75% of it purple, that's where the real POP comes from, the black is to further add definition to the look and bring depth to your eye. Curl your lashes (optional) and add a cracking mascara and you're done. This look is really up to your own preference so experiment until you're happy.
This look would be good for green eyes too!
Blue/grey eyes would be better with coppery colours to bring out the blues.
I've topped off my look with MAC Rebel on the lip, go for whatever lip colour you are confident with...
Have a good day!
