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Sunday 11 May 2014

Sleek | Blush By 3 Palette


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We are huge lovers of Sleeks range of products, so when we recently found their “Blush by 3” pallets, we just had to get one! We haven’t tried the ‘blush by 3’ pallets before but from past experiences of sleek we knew they would be incredibly good quality and look beautiful once applied.

We chose to purchase one of sleeks new blush pallets; “Pink Lemonade”.  The three gorgeous shades are Pink Mint, Macaroon and Icing Sugar – which are very nicely named if you ask us. They're all pink and peachy shades – Perfect for spring and summer. As usual they are quite pigmented and blend effortlessly onto your cheek. 

They can be applied lightly to the apples of your cheeks, for a natural wash of colour – Ideal for everyday but they can also be applied more heavily to achieve a different look. We like this pallet because it has a combination of powder and cream blush, instead of the usual three powdered blushes – the powder blushes provide a healthy glow to your cheeks and highlight your cheek bone whereas the cream blush is matte and adds a hint of colour but is just a lovely.  

What’s not to love - three beautiful shades, lovingly name and all concealed in a pretty little box for just under £10! – Can Sleek do any wrong?

Have you tried any of the “blush by 3” pallets? What's your favourite shade?


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Sunday 4 May 2014

Ellie | Lush & Boots Haul


For the last few months I have found my lips have been extremely dry and chapped so when I was in lush I decided to purchase one of their amazing lip scrubs. As I am not a fan of very sweet smells I decided to get Mint Julips. I have only heard good things about the lush lip scrubs but I have never bothered to try them. I've just tried it and it tastes delicious and has made my lips feel lovely and soft – I think this will so become a staple item in my makeup bag! 



I have to admit this purchase was at bit of an impulse buy, Maybelline the Rocket Volum’ Express Mascara. I have mixed views on this product, but as I have only used it twice I can’t say if it was worth purchasing.  It defiantly has “Rocket Volume” and doesn’t clump but I found the brush was too big so I couldn’t use it easily for my bottom lashes.  


La Roche-Posay Effeclar Duo has been creating a lot of excitement in the beauty world for quite some time now and the hype just keeps getting louder. I haven’t been using It long enough to decide if it really is a “miracle worker” but based on other beauty lovers opinions I’m sure I will not be disappointed. I have quite oily skin and I have heard it can become drying but judging on the majority , what do I have to lose?


I know I’m not alone when I say I love Baby Lips! Although I have read some reviews saying they were a disappointment, I personally think they’re great value for money – but at the end of the day, there just a lip balm. Some are tinted, others offer sun protection but the one I purchased, Mint Fresh, just smells nice. The packaging, although it‘s nothing fancy, is just adorable. There are definitely better lip balms out there but at £2.99, it isn't half bad.

 

I have to admit I brought this shampoo bar out of curiosity and the fact it looks a bit like a macaroon! I’m not quite sure how to use it but hopefully my hair will be left squeaky clean! It claims to add shine and simulate hair growth for healthy hair – and you know what I have high hopes for this product! It has a warm, spicy scent of peppermint, cinnamon, clove and nettle (if that’s a smell) but I personally love it, although I can be a little overpowering. I am eager to try it and might do a review once I have (only if you’d like me to).



At the moment Maybelline are really bringing the heat, however I haven’t heard much about their new Better Skin foundation but I recently ran out of my much loved Rimmel Match Perfection foundation and wanted to try something new. It has been formulated to give you “perfect” skin – to even out redness, blemishes and darkness.  I tried a little out on my cheek and I liked the feel as it applied smoothly and didn't feel heavy. It gave medium coverage and blended nicely although because there range of colours were limited I found it was slightly to dark for my skin but I’m sure a dusting of powder will fix it.

I have used the collection lasting perfection concealer previously and loved it. It has to be without a doubt my most repurchased beauty product ever- it comes in four different shades, fair being the very lightest - and the shade I use. I couldn’t find it at first but then I notice the packaging had just had a facelift. It has quite a thick consistency , making it great to cover blemishes and lasts for most of the day – although I wouldn't say it lasts the 16 hours the packaging claims.

Hope you enjoyed this post
Lots of Love 
Ellie
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