MAC Christmas Make-up Palette Review

So seeing as though it is coming up to Christmas, I thought I would write about a few items of make-up that I usually use around the festive period and came across the Snowglobe MAC make-up palette which I got as a present last christmas. 

I love this palette but some of the colours in the palette I would literally only use around Christmas time due to it being a festive type of palette. 

I think the only way to show you how I would use these colours is through photos as you can't capture the image of the colours by me just telling you about them! 

Even though this palette came out last Christmas I do think you can buy these colours on their own from most MAC stores, the colours in this palette are: 

Lightfully

Trax

Fun!

Festive Delight

Black Tied

Shadowy Lady

 The first look I do from the palette is done by using the colours Lightfully and Festive Delight, I cover my eyelid all the way up to the brow with Lightfully brightening the whole of my lid and then add Festive Delight into the corners of my eye to give a light smokey eye affect and finish off my adding liquid eyeliner and mascara.

 The second look is by using Fun! and Shadowy Lady, it is quite similar to the first but with different colours, covering the eyelid again with Fun! all the way up to the brow and then adding Shadowy Lady to the corner of the eye to get the smoky eye effect and sometimes I also add Trax to the inner corner of my eye for a bit of highlight.

Last but not least this is the most popular look I do from the palette it works well for either evening or everyday, its also very similar to the first look, cover the eyelid with Lightfully and just add Black Tied to the outer corner of the eye, and smudge as you go further to the nose to get a gradual black smokey eye effect. Just add mascara.

The best foundation?

So I basically have gone through a lot of foundations in my time, I have used a wide range of foundations from high end make- up brands, to the very basic products. The big question is though, which one comes out on top?

 Starting off with high-end, well, high-end for a student, I thought i'd try Mac, i'd heard great things about their foundation so I thought I would try it out for myself. I wasn't overly impressed. It felt thick on my face, it did not look even, the colourings of the foundation were either way too light or too dark for my actual skin tone, and I thought for the money I had spent on the foundation which was £17 I would expect a lot better.

On the other hand, a trusty foundation that I have been using for a few months now is Rimmel's Lasting Finish 25 hour foundation, and it really does last that long, it looks even on my face, it is very light and easy to apply and it is priced at a very £6.99 which for me for a good foundation like that one is very affordable and lasts for quite a while!

This foundation can be found at:

http://www.superdrug.com/face/rimmel-lasting-finish-foundation-true-ivory/invt/245455/&bklist=

Sleek Lipstick

For some reason this week all I have been buying are different types of lipsticks, I don't know why but i am just drawn to them.
I picked up another yesterday also from Superdrug and this is a new brand that they have recently decided to stock called Sleek, it isn't a well known brand but I think the make-up is very good quality!
This lipstick caught my attention by being such a bright purple colour, I like being different with my lip colours and like to try and make them stand out so this lipstick for me was a no brainer.
It costs £4.99 which I think is a bargain and it does stay on for a long time, maybe not as long as the Kate Moss lipsticks but it is still very good.

You can have a look at the other Sleek products over at their website:

http://www.sleekmakeup.com/

The colour lipstick that I bought was:

783-  Mystic

Barry M Dazzle Dusts.

So for quite a long time now, I have been collecting the Barry M Dazzle Dusts, I've recently just started using them again after a long time of forgetting about them and they are still as good as when I first bought them. Although a bit on the messy side, this strong pigment colours are fantastic for when dressing up, I personally wouldn't wear them for everyday use but hey! it's whatever you want to do.

These pots of colour come in at £4.59 each which I think for how long they last is very affordable,and can be bought at most major cosmetic shops such as Boots or Superdrug.

You can also order them from their website:
www.barrym.com

You can mix and match these colours to get any different effect that you desire, you only need a tiny bit so they really do last forever! I started buying mine around 3 years ago and never had to replace a colour!

I keep them in a craft storage box in which I bought from WH Smith, very easy to store!

The colours that I have in the photo below are;

Pack of 5 from www.asos.com (Photo 1)
Dark Navy with gold
Apple Green
Violet
Fuscia
Baby Pink

Individual Colours
Silver
Black
Green/Navy
Gold
Beige
Baby Pink
Baby Blue/Gold
Royal Blue
Bronze

MUA Make Up Palette

So heres a quick video review on the Make Up Academy Palette that I have been using for a while, it is a product in which I strongly recommend buying. It is the best palette i've ever used, EVER and for only £4 what is stopping you?!
Its good for everyday wear and also evening, I'll be posting some tutorials up very soon!

If you are looking to buy any of the MUA products that I post on this blog either go to your nearest Superdrug if you live in the UK, or have a look at their website!

http://www.muastore.co.uk/index.php/12-shade-palette-heaven-and-earth

Make-Up Galore

So as you can see from the photo below this post I like make-up a lot, this is just part of my collection of make-up that I own, some say I may be addicted to buying Make-up, but I just see it as a hobby of collecting affordable products and mixing them to creating good looks, there's nothing wrong with that! 

So in this bundle of make-up that sits on my desk looking like a bombs dropped are products including Rimmel, Revlon, Mac, Maybelline, Natural Collection, MUA, NYC, No 7, Barry M, Topshop, 17, and various others. I dont tend to buy high market make-up because in my eyes, I use it way too often and always need to buy replacements so for me it would just be way too much money. 

Most women like buying make-up so the way I see it is why don't you do it without breaking the bank?

In this blog you will see plenty of these products pop up in my tutorials and I will show you the best way to use them, hope you enjoy!