Drugstore Wishlist

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I AM ALWAYS LUSTING AFTER MAKEUP! That's just a given but recently there have been some incredible drugstore beauties that I am dying to have! These are those...

1: L’Oreal Miss Baby Roll Waterproof Mascara 

Everyone is going mad for Miss Baby Roll! So much so that I have looked in countless drugstores and it is always out of stock! Which further enforces that it must be good and I really really need it.  As summer is approaching, i’m after the waterproof mascara so I can have lovely fluttery lashes even in the pool! 

2: I Heart Makeup Chocolate Vice Palette

I already have the white chocolate version of this palette and have been continuously surprised at how often I reach for it. It is such incredible quality for such a minuscule price so I plan on eventually owning the whole collection! I want this one next because the red tones are really luring me in!

3: I Heart Makeup Light and Glow

As I am already a huge fan of the I Heart Chocolate eyeshadow palettes, I now want to explore some of the other items from the range. This little palette is in cute chocolate bar style packaging containing a baby pink blush and a gorgeous natural champagne highlight. Seems like it would be great for travel.

4: Makeup Revolution Skin Kiss in Ice Kiss

Is this not the most appealing thing you have ever seen?! Everything about this looks so high end! From all the swatches I've seen on youtube, this highlighter look so incredibly pigmented and glazed doughnut-esque.  NEED!

5: Makeup Revolution Renaissance Lipstick

Another new Makeup Revolution product, these Renaissance lipsticks also look very expensive and reviews for them have been incredible! I haven’t got my heart set on any particular shade, I just know I need to try one! 

6: I Hear Makeup Bronze and Glow

Again, an I Heart Makeup offering in the form of this adorable bronzer and highlighter duo. I’m not sure the highlighter would work for me, it is a little dark for my pale skin but the bronzer looks a perfect shade for a natural everyday look. I need it!  

I feel like the drugstore is churning out amazing products at the moment, I can’t possibly keep up with all the amazing new released! What have you been lusting after? Let me know!

WISHLIST: Primark Heels

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Primark is heaven for me, fashionable, affordable and everything you could ever possible need all under one roof. They always have great shoes, Primark is always my go to place for summer shoes and work shoes especially but it has been a while since I've bought a pair of heels from there. 

I follow Primark on instagram because it is the best place to see all the new and upcoming releases without having to go to store and search blindly through all the different products! It's like a spending minefield in that place!

I can't buy six pairs of shoes considering I already own more shoes than I need but these six pairs are calling my name so bloody loudly! I'm really loving quirky shoes at the moment, I also love a comfy heel which I consider all of these to be. I know that might seem mental for some people but I'm a pretty confident heel wearer so I define comfort not at the height of a heel but the shape of the shoe. These shoes are dance the night away, wear to to dinner and basically just shoes I won't fall over while wearing.

I'm feeling really feminine recently which I'm sure you have gathered from this little collection! I'm  loving pastel shades, embroidery, velvet and satin so much! 

I wear black a lot so I like to wear a more feminine shoe to break up the black a little! 

I will definitely be buying at least one pair of these shoes to be my holiday heels but I just can't decide! 

Which do you think should be the winner?

TECHNIC WEEK: Colour Fix Cream Contour Palette

This palette again was a cheap way for me to explore cream contour as I am a die hard powder contour fan. I like the blown out look of a powder but I wanted to experiment with the dewy look of a cream contour.

I'm a pale girl but I do have an olive skin tone so there are definitely people a lot paler than me but considering this I can only use one of the contour shades, the darkest one! 

The concealer shades aren't quite right for my colouring either, just the lightest one works for me. So, this is a strange palette as I feel like the contour shades work the best for pale girls and the concealers work best for darker skinned ladies. It's kind of nice that everyone can use this palette but they certainly can't use all the shades! 

Saying this, considering the tiny price tag it doesn't really bother me much that I won't use 6 of the creams. You could always pass if on to a friend once you hit pan?!

I love the consistency of these, very creamy and pigmented but not slippery if that makes sense at all! They do grip the skin really well. They last a long time, look super natural on the skin and blend out like a dream!

My only issue is that they are very drying on the skin and can bunch up on dry areas. I have oily skin so I can use them just fine but if you are a dry skinned girl maybe this palette isn't for you. But Technic do make other contour kits so maybe look into one of those instead! 

Overall, I'm really impressed with this palette. I'm not quite a cream contour convert but I'm certainly enjoying experimenting! 

TECHNIC WEEK: Colour Fix Cream Corrector Palette

 I had never tried colour correcting before and recently I have become highly addicted to watching youtube videos on the subject so I thought what better way to experiment the trend than with this corrector palette from my new favourite brand. 

First off, this cost £2.50. Like, WHAT?! For a whole palette of colour correctors?! YES!

If like me you are not too skilled with colour correction yet, this is the palette for you.  If you love it then this is a great product with everything you need and if you don't, it cost less than a cup of Starbucks coffee. 

There is a guide on the back telling you how to use each shade and what each will correct so it really is idiot proof.

The palette contains 7 colour correcting creams and 1 highlight cream. I don't quite understand why the palette contains a highlight as it is not a colour corrector but it is actually one of my favourite creams in the palette.

Lets talk about my most used creams so far...

The top swatch is the yellow shade, I use this under my eyes to combat my dark circles and I also like it to cover redness on my chin. Honestly, I still don't quite know how to use the shades because I'm too lazy to read the instructions but it works really well for this.

Next is the lightest peach tone, I like this for around my nose. Again, I don't know if thats what it is for.

All of the creams in this palette have the same thick cream consistency. They are not oily at all like you might expect, they need to be warmed up a little with your finger tips but they provide the most incredible coverage due to the thickness. They can be quite drying so I wouldn't recommend it if you have dry skin but us oily girls will love this!

The one and only highlight is a very sheer sliver tone, it didn't seem practical at first but what I have found is that it works really well under a powder highlight, any highlight works over this. It's like a universal strobe cream!

I have been using this everyday without fail! If you want to as well purchase HERE

TECHNIC WEEK: Get Gorgeous Highlighting Powders

Technic Week Day Three!

These are the bad boys that started my love of Technic, my boyfriend actually got me the light pink one for Christmas. As a little stocking filler. At the time I was happy with it, I love a highlighter but when I tried it I just knew I had found my new addiction. 

In true Technic style, a huge pan with a clear lid. Very sturdy packaging to protect the Queen of a highlighter that is inside. 

Technic are terrible at labelling products with shade names so I know that the top swatch is called Pink Sparkle but the bottom (which is my favourite) has no name that I am aware of. 

Pink Sparkle is just that, it is a true pink with a mixture of both fine and chunky glitters. It looks great as a highlight but I also really like it as an eyeshadow. It does have a little fall out but nothing that can't easily be swept away.

The bottom unknown shade is a light champagne pink, shade wise it is pretty standard, there are many highlighters available in this hue but what sets it apart is the finish on the skin. It is so finely milled, no glitter at all but with the consistency of a shimmer eyeshadow almost. It looks so incredibly natural, like the light is hitting your cheekbones at just the right angle. I wear this almost everyday.

If you take anything away from TECHNIC WEEK please let it be that this highlight is a necessity in your collection!

Get you hands on it HERE

TECHNIC WEEK: Superfine Matte Blusher

Day Two of Technic Week! 

My most recent Technic purchase is this Superfine Matte Blusher. I don't know if this has a shade name as the packaging doesn't say so but it is a three shade blush consisting of a baby pink, hot pink and a coral.

Packaging is again a clear plastic compact so it is great for easy product selection but it is nothing too fancy.

The pan size is pretty damn large so you get a good amount of product for your money and you can really get your brush in there if you want to swirl all the colours together but the shades separately are still pretty large so they can also be used separately. So essentially you are getting four blushers in one. 

Swatches show from left in the compact through the three colours then the last swatch is them all swirled together.

I personally really like the shades swirled together the most, it creates a beautiful pink toned coral which for me, is very wearable for the everyday so I'm certain ill get a good amount of wear out of this product.

As the name states this is a matte blush, that is very much true. At the moment I have dry skin on my cheeks, I have no idea why as usually I am the oiliest fish in the sea so this blush does enhance that dryness which is crap but I'm confident that when my natural oils come back, this blush will be incredible.

 In summary, if you are a dry skin girl this is a no go but if you are an oily one then this blush will be your new baby!

Purchase Here

TECHNIC WEEK: Strobe Kit

You might be wondering, why is there a post on a Monday? Well my lovelies, I am so in love with Technic cosmetics that have decided to make this working week TECHNIC WEEK! Everyday for the next five days there will be a new post showcasing a Technic product that *SPOILER* I love. 

Technic is a budget brand that doesn't get enough credit. It can most easily be purchased on amazon.com but it is also sold in some pretty random places such as in YOURS Clothing stores. 

I get it on amazon because it is the cheaper and almost ways has free delivery. Each product is no more than £5 but most are around the £2.50 mark which is how much this little gem of a highlighting palette was!

Yeah you read that right! 

The palette contains two cream strobing highlighters and two powders. 

The top row are rosey tones and the bottom are champagne. The bottom line is also some kid on magic act because they look so yellow/peach in the pan but are actually a blinding champagne on the skin. 

Technic packaging is very simple and clearly not expensive but it's simple, sturdy and effective so I like it personally. I like that all the palettes from Technic have a clear plastic front so it it so easy to find the right product in my collection. 

The first swatch above is the pink tones strobe cream. It is a true baby pink, very shimmery but also very natural looking if you use a light hand or can be built up to be a lot more intense.

Swatch two is the pink powder. When you put your finger in the product you will feel that is is a strange texture, very rough and dry. I honestly thought it would be horrible and not work at all but once I tried it, I was blown over. This shade is so pigmented, so intense, so blinding! I love it alone but I love it even more when layered over the cream counterpart. 

Swatch three is a classic champagne glow. It glides onto the skin in one swipe and blends out like a dream, as you can see from the swatch it looks nothing like the yellow cream in the pan. This is my favourite.

Lastly the Champagne powder, again, it has that horrible dry texture. But somehow, again, it is a dream! Layered over the strobe cream it gives the most amazing natural champagne glow. I don't quite understand how it is so natural yet so blindingly dazzling all at once. 

Day One of Technic Week complete!!! 

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