Perfect Fixations : Review

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Sunday, 31 May 2020

Charlotte Tilbury // Travel Sized Pillow Talk Lip Kit // A Lock Down Treat.

Hello darlings.

How are we all doing? How are you spending your lock down? We've been doing house reservations and work on the garden, or at least trying with a toddler and newborn! I've also been more inspired to write blog posts, so hopefully you will see a few more from me from now on. I've also noticed my follower count has gone up by quite a few, hello everyone! Thank you for following.

Can you believe i'd never tried anything from Charlotte Tilbury, i know a blogger crime. But i have always thought its quite expensive and that maybe its overrated? But the products look so luxurious i really wanted to try something! I thought a good item to start with would be the famous Pillow Talk lipstick as everyone and their mother seems to have it and enjoy it. The perfect nude that suits all, or so it claims... When i saw they now had a travel sized version that also came with the lip liner with the same name that was only £20 i thought it would be a good way to test it out before buying full size.

I ordered the travel sized as it was £20 for both the lip liner and lipstick, which is a pretty good deal as on its own the full size lipstick is £25 and the lip liner is £17 which would set you back £42 for the pair. Another reason i chose the travel sized was because how often do you finish a lipstick and liner? Plus it will be good to keep in my handbag, especially smaller bags for nights/ dinners out. Remember those?

The packing is beautiful, really luxurious. The lipstick is very old Hollywood glam which i love. Considering i purchased the mini i'm glad it has the same packaging as the full size. The lipstick scent is a subtle vanilla which is quite nice, reminds me of the Mac lipsticks.

The formula of the lip liner is really nice, very creamy and easy to apply. The pigment is really good. The swatch on my hand lasted all day which was impressive. It also feels very comfortable on the lips.

The lipstick is just as creamy with good colour pay off although it sheer at first can be built up and lasts a long time on the lips. It feels much more dry on, i know its matte but i have other matte lipsticks that are a little more comfortable. Its not very uncomfortable but you can feel it on your lips, but over a lip balm its much nicer. But by putting it over lip balm makes it not as long lasting.

The shade is a pretty pinky nude colour, its more pink than i was expecting. I had read it was suppose to be a universal 'your lips but better'. I looked at swatches online and was expecting more of a nude than a pink, but none the less its pretty and it makes it a little different that my million other nude lipsticks! (Its more pink on the lips than it looks her on my hand.) The lip liner is slightly darker more what i was expecting.

I spent i think the minimum you could on the website but i still got to choose 2 samples which was really good. I chose the Full Fat Lashes Mascara and Lipstick samples which i am excited to try!

Overall i'm happy i purchased this little mini set but i wouldn't buy the full size lipstick, after using these samples i might see if there is a colour a little better suited to me. But i really like the lip liner and once its used up i'll look to buying it full size.

You can buy the set here

I'd love to know have you tried this lipstick and lip liner?

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Wednesday, 31 July 2019

One Brand // W7

Hello darlings.

Today's post is a full face of W7 makeup, I use to do this all the time when i started blogging. I would get as many products from a brand as i could and try and put them all together and see what the brand offered. For example, bare in mind they are super old posts, here are my Rimmel, Maybelline, MUA One brand post. Today's one brand face will be W7 a brand i've not really tried before, i've heard good things about them. So i thought why not try a full face of products all at once.

First i'll start with the stand out products:

The Romanced Eye Shadow Palette, this palette is a dupe for the Anastasia Soft Glam Palette and i'm really surprised with how good this is, i paid £4.99 for it which is a really cheap, i think full price its £10. The shades are pretty and pigmented. They blend nicely and i'm really happy with the eye look i created, definitely a romantic look as the name suggests.

The Glowcomotion Highlighter, beautiful colour, it is a little more golden than i normally wear but with my tan it blended out quite nicely.

The Skinny Lipping Liquid Lipstick in the shade 'Butterfly Kiss' it is such a beautiful colour, a deep pink and very pigmented. Really nice texture, comfortable in the lips. I think it would suit most skin tones as well.

The Banana Dreams Powder, i did enjoy using this powder, it set my makeup nicely and i will definitely be using it again.

Next up the bad...

Apart from the four above i didn't like the rest, i'm sorry W7.

The worst were, the mascara, Absolute Lashes. It did nothing for lashes, made them blacker but that was it. No length and no volume. The packaging make it look like a dupe for the Benefit their real mascara but its nothing like it.

The Face Fantasy Foundation when i first used this the first thing i noticed was how good the colour match was. Which was great as it wasn't too pink or too yellow it was the prefect neutral colour. But it was very cakey and patchy. Didn't blend well, stuck to all my dry patches and when i tried to build it it looked awful.

The concealer Saved By The Gel, i choose in the shade fair, but it was so dark! which was disappointing as the foundation shade was so good. The concealer offered no coverage in the picture below you can still seem my under eye dark circles.

Lastly the okay....

The Honolulu Bronzer, the product blended nicely and had good pigment but the colour didn't suit me. I don't think they do any other shades, for this bronzer but this one was orange on my skin tone.

The Black King Khol eyeliner was alright, a standard black liner. It was nice and did the job but didn't wow me.

The Prime Magic Primer i used with the foundation it didn't work or help the foundation. But i will try this on its own to give it a fair chance, so i will update you guys on how that goes.

Overall i have very mixed feelings, i'm glad i tried this products but there was more fails and gems. I'd love to know have you tried any of these products?

Are there any other W7 products i should try?

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Saturday, 23 March 2019

Soap and Glory Eye Mask // Do they really work?

Hello darlings,

Today's post is about the Soap and Glory 'Puffy Eye Attack Under-Eye Brightening Hydro Gel Patches'! Now that is a mouthful! Basically I LOVE under eye masks, believe me i need all the help for my dark under eyes i can get and i will try everything to help them. Anything that claims to reduce my dark circles, lines, and puffiness i'm all for trying it. Soap and Glory is a brand i've enjoyed over the years so when i saw they did masks i knew i had to try one.

These are £3.50 from Boots, so not too expensive. It says to leave them on for 30 minutes which is the longest i've ever seen a eye mask packet say. I do normally leave my under eye masks on for a long time anyway, either i forget to take them off or i feel the longer i leave them on the more it will do. Is that actually a thing tho? Does that work?

First off when i put them on my face they stay in place, which was great as sometimes i feel with hydro gels that they slip all overt the place and you have to lay down or they fall off whereas these stay on and i could walk around. There was a slight cooling affect, i've definitely tried ones that are cooler. However they did tingle, which was ok for me but i imagine people with sensitive eyes will find this a problem. Something to bare in mind.

The immediate effect afterwards was noticeable, my under eyes did feel soother and less puffy. Which was fab, they looked really nice. But after about an hour or so the affect wore off.

(Excuse my naked face and jammies)

Overall, would i repurchase or recommend? I don't think so, it was nice and i've definitely tried worse but i didn't think for the cost it did enough. I'm glad i tried them as i do enjoy Soap and Glory products and i love eye masks.

Can you guys recommend any good eye masks to try next?

Have you guys tried these eye masks what did you think?

Also I've made a depop shop! Here is my link if anyone is interested

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Monday, 10 September 2018

E.l.f Lip Exfoliator // Review

Hello darlings.

Today's post is a little review of something new i've recently tried. A lip scrub, ok i know i'm late to the party with these! But i've never seen the point in using one before. But recently i've been really into exfoliating my body (for fake tan) and my feet (so i can have cute feet in sandals) So i thought i already defoliate my face and body so why not my lips?

I decide to try the e.l.f coconut lips scrub, they offer many different flavors they have clear, rose, mint, cherry, brown sugar but i went for the coconut as it smelt amazing! As this is my first lip scrub i don't have anything to compare it too. Its really thick and gritty which i really like, its definitely a rough scrub, its a proper scrub! So it really feels like its dong something.

How it says to use it: Use on dry clean lips, apply it like a lipstick and really work it in. Then gently wipe of with a damp cloth. Then i put a little lip balm on and apply my lip liner and lipstick on as usual.

Over all i really love this product and i can't wait to try a different flavour, i think i will buy the brown sugar one next time! I also think this will become a staple item over the Winter.

Have you tried any of the e.l.f lip scrubs?

You can purchase them here for £4.50.

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Sunday, 8 July 2018

Mac's Studio Sculpt // Is it worth it?

Hello darlings

I'm sorry there wasn't a post last weekend i had a pretty hectic week, with the heat and the nice weather i've spent a lot of time out of the house so i haven't had a huge amount of time to blog! But today i have for you my thoughts on a new foundation i'm been trying. This is my first 'high end' foundation and my first MAC foundation. So i was pretty excited to get this!

I popped into MAC with my friend a couple months ago looking for a foundation, i explained to the lady that i was looking for a medium/high coverage for dry skin. And she suggested the Studio Sculpt foundation that i've never heard of. She tried it on me in NC15 and i decided to purchase it.

Packaging and price:

Its a simple 40ml tube, nothing too special but i'm not sure its £27.50 special. I know cray amount to spent on a foundation but i haven't had a huge amount of luck with finding my holy grail foundation so at this point i was willing to spent some money! The packaging isn't glass, so good for travel. Its also 40ml which is more than you 'normally' get, which is the standard 30ml. Its a squeeze tube not a pump.

Colour:

I was colour matched in store, to NC15, i was a little nervous about as i didn't want a pink toned one as i'm trying to stay away from them as i don't think they suit me, but after she put it on my (her name was also Jess) i was pleasantly surprised it matched me really well with my skin. It wasn't too pink it was more neutral which was fab.

Texture:
It quite thick when you pour it out of the tube, so a small amount goes a long way. Which is great, hopefully it will last a long time. Its definitely full coverage which is what i asked for, so i'm pleased with it.

Coverage:

The coverage is very full coverage, to be honest its quite cakey on the skin. As i said a small amount goes a long way which means it can go cakey quickly but if you apply it in sections on your face this can be avoided and can look quite lovely on the skin. But sometimes i'm not sure why it only sometimes it also highlights all my pores even with my benefit POREfessional on underneath! Which sucks for such an expensive foundation especially as my pores aren't even that big!

Longevity:

It does last a long time on the skin especially in this heat! It also contains SPF 15 which is brilliant in this weather!

Overall i'm enjoying this foundation most days, but i'm not sure i'd recommend spending £27.50 on it, i wish i'd read a few reviews on it before buying it. Looking at the MAC website people have been pretty disappointed with this foundation too. You can buy it here.

I'd love to know have you tried this foundation?
Had a good experience with it?
Can you recomend any good ones?

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Monday, 11 June 2018

Revolution Pro Supreme Matte Lip Pigment // Review

Hello darlings.

Today post wasn't the post i'd planned i was going to do an updated skin care routine as i've changed things up a little since last time but my camera broke! Can anyone recommend me a good camera? Let me know down in the comments

So today's post is instead my review on the Revolution Pro Supreme Matte Lip Pigment. I've tried a few things from Revolution Pro and i've been really impressed, i know that some of their line has had mixed reviews and that they are not as good as their regular Makeup Revolution but so far i haven't been disappointed.

Packaging and price:

I like the packaging i think i really nice, its black and sleek with the colour of the pigment on the side which is really handy, so if you purchase more than one when you line them up on your vanity or in your draw you can see each colour. Price is £4 which is amazing for a liquid lipstick.

Shades:

I found it really hard to tell the shade colours online and as i don't have a a Revolution pro stand near where i live. I googled and looked Pinterest for swatches but could hardly find any! But from the few swatches i saw there was a couple that i liked the look of. So i purchase a few items online a week ago and i choose the shade 'Elevation'. I'm pleased with the colour i choose, it is a little more purple that i was expecting, but still beautiful all the same! I think its more suited for Autumn than summer so its nice to add to my collection.

Application

It has a nice shaped application, more of a rectangle, (i wish i took a pic but again with my camera situation, when i get a new one i'll update this post but i really wanted to get a post up for you guys today!) So it is a little awkward to apply to the lips. I do advise putting a lip liner on first as it quite hard with this shape applicator to get it neat around the edges of your lips.

Texture:

When applied it does take a while to dry down its quite sticky at first. But my goodness is it comfortable! I wasn't expecting this, i normally find liquid lipsticks quite annoying and uncomfortable on the lips and can only wear them for a little while. I tried to read reviews of this product before buying but i couldn't find a huge amount for i wasn't sure what the texture would be like, but i am really happy with it.

Longevity:

The colour stayed on my lips for a good few hours, it didn't transfer on to mugs when drinking. It also wore away nicely when i ate.

You can purchase them here

Overall i'm really happy i purchased this, I'd love to know have you tried any of these Supreme Matte Pigments?

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Sunday, 3 June 2018

A different kind of subscription box // Pink Parcel // Discount code

Hello darlings

I was kindly contacted by pink Parcel and asked if i would like to review one of their boxes and of course i said yes! I'd seen quite a bit about this subscription box on Instagram so i was really excited to try one myself as i was thinking of subscribing anyway.

Basically for those who haven't heard about Pink Parcel they are a monthly subscription similar to Glossy Box and Birch Box but with a twist. This box focuses on your period and how that on your time of the month you need and deserve a little indulgence. This box is filled with everything you need while on your period, all the essentials tampons, sanitary pads etc but also is filled with exciting goodies, like tea, chocolate, makeup and skincare products.

Their website says:

'Our priority is making women feel their absolute best even when that time of the month rolls around. With essentials for now, for night and for later, as well as amazing beauty, skincare and lifestyle products, all you need to do is sit back and indulge.'

The box is divided into 4 sections, the 'for you' box which is the exciting part, its filled with little beauty items and treats. The 'for night' which has night time sanitary pads. The 'for later' box which has tampons and pads and the 'little pink bag' is also filled with tampons and sanitary pads for on the go. Its a cute little pink bag that you can keep in your handbag and be discrete.

The beauty products this month included:

Green frog Botanic Natural Body Wash in 'Relaxing Peppermint'

Fabulous Flocking Lashes Mascara

Jelly Pong Pong Coffee and Coconut Lip scrub

Beauty Pro Eye Therapy Under Eye Mask

Catherine Malandrino Perfume

2 Piece of Cocoba Orange Milk Chocolate

Multea Green Tea.

I haven't tried any of them yet so this is just a first impressions, but i'm really pleased with the selection as these subscription boxes can be really hit or miss.

Overall i'm really impressed by this box! From less that £11 a month including postage is pretty amazing.

For 20% off your first box use the code 'PP20'.

You can subscribe here.

I'd love to know have you tried this subscription?

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Saturday, 28 April 2018

Huda Beauty // Worth the hype?

Hello darlings

Today's post is one i've waited a little while to write, i've always wanted a Huda Beauty Palette but i couldn't justify spending over £50 on one, even my Urban Decay palettes weren't that much. So when she brought out her mini palettes for £25 i thought why not! I finally get to try one. I also had a 15% off code for Cult beauty so it only came to about £21 so how could i resist, it was fate. I choose the Warm Obsessions palette as i thought it was the perfect mix of colours. It arrived at the beginning of April and i have finally gathered my thoughts on it, i hope you enjoy!

Packaging:

When it arrived i did let out a little laugh at the size of it! Its rather small.... but saying that i held it up next to my Anastasia Beverly Hills palette and the pans are the same size, its just that they are closer together so it looks less but its actually the same. Just less packaging which is different. Other than my initial reaction to the size, the packing is lovely, its really cute and sleek. Very compact, good to put in you handbag

Shades:

The shades are warm tones, as you can guess from the name, it being the Warm Obsession palette. Its manly full of mattes and only one shimmer. I do love mattes and i will use at least one matte for my looks, even if its just a base or crease colour but i think it needs another shimmer in there to make it the perfect palette that you can create lots of looks from. I found that i needed to use another palette with it. I like to have one palette that does everything. But saying that the shades that are here are very beautiful!

The palette doesn't have shade names which is a little disappointing.

Formula:

In the palette when you stick your brush in they are very powdery and this transfers onto the eye a well (check pic 5) it went all over my face! I wasn't expecting it from a high end palette, my Urban Decay and Anastasia palette don't do that. Even my Makeup Revolution or MUA don't have that much fall out. But saying that once i'd looked past the fall out the shades did blend together beautifully, really beautifully! And they really work with each other.

Pigment:

The shades are nicely pigmented, they are not crazy pigmented but they build up really well. The copper shimmer shade is very pigmented! Its my favourite in the whole palette, its very beautiful.

Conculsion:

Overall i really like this palette and i'm glad i purchased it. I did find the fall out rather annoying and a little disappointing, especially from such a hyped and highly priced palette. But i do really like it and would like to try more from the Huda Beauty range.

I'd love to know have you tried this palette?

You can purchase it here.

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Monday, 9 April 2018

The £5 foundation // Makeup Revolution // Fast Base

Hello darlings.

Makeup Revolution have done it again, they have brought out another 'break the internet' product and i'm so happy to have finally got my hands on it. I know they launched Fast Base Stick Foundation online about a month ago but i wanted to swatch the shades in store before i purchased one, so i waited till they were stocked in Superdrug. I'm not gonna lie ive not tried a stick foundation before, so i don't have any to compare it to. I have dry skin so i wasn't sure how this was gonna sit on my skin, but for £5 i thought why not give it a chance! I have it in the shade F1 which is the lightest, so here are my thoughts!

What it claims:

Foundation just got faster! Launching in 18 shades and a range of undertones, Fast Base Foundation quickly perfects, contours and highlights your complexion. The easy-to-apply stick formula melts into skin, blending seamlessly to leave a fresh and dewy finish. Twist up, swipe on and blend out with fingers, a beauty sponge or your favourite foundation brush.

Packaging: Its a simple pale nude tube, when you take the lid off the tube underneath is gold which is very pretty. You get 6g of product which i think is a good amount for £5, but as i mentioned i don't own any other stick foundation to compare it to. But googling it the Anastasia Beverly Hill Stick Foundation has 9.1g for £25 so 6g for £5 is really good.

Shades: So far there are 18 shades, which is pretty impressive, i have F1. I know they've launched more shades for the concealer so i wouldn't be surprised if they launch more for the foundation sticks. In the description on their website it describes each shade to you so its really easy to find a shade that matches you, really useful!

F1 – For fair skin tones with neutral undertone
F2 – For fair skin tones with yellow undertone
F3 – For fair skin tones with pink undertone
F4 – For light skin tones with neutral undertone
F5 – For light skin tones with pink undertone
F6 – For light/medium skin tones with yellow undertone
F7 – For medium skin tones with peach undertone
F8 – For medium skin tones with yellow undertone
F9 – For medium skin tones with a peach undertone
F10- For medium skin tones with a golden undertone
F11 – For medium/dark skin tones with a beige undertone
F12 – For medium/dark skin tones with a neutral undertone
F13 – For dark skin tones with a warm undertone
F14 – for dark skin tones with a cool undertone
F15 – for dark skin tones with a neutral undertone
F16 – for dark skin tones with a warm undertone
F17 – for dark skin tones with a neutral undertone
F18 – for dark skin tones with a warm undertone

Applying it: I apply a small amount at a time and then blend it. I like to do it in sections in case it dries and then i can't blend it. Doing it this way really worked and it blended really well.

Coverage: The coverage is light /medium to me, i do think its buildable. I think its a really good coverage for every day wear. It feels really nice and light on the skin.

Finish: Its very much a satin/dewy finish, if you like a matte foundation this is not for you. This foundation has a very dewy finish, it is described as a satin, but on my skin its not. It makes my skin look very glowy. I do use powder on top just to set it as i do with all my foundations.

Longevity: It lasted on my skin without touching up for about 12 hours, so i'm pretty impressed.

Price: £5! how could you go wrong, its crazy cheap. You can buy it here

I'd love to know have you tried this foundation?

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