Lush Emotional Brilliance Control Eyeliner Review!

Aloha Amigos!
A few weeks ago I picked up Control Eyeliner from Lush, which is described to be a deep inky-blue shade... and I don't think I've worn black since. This eyeliner is so different and versatile, I love it!

The bottle alone is freaking adorable! It looks like the potions from Alice in Wonderland with the little 'drink me' label on the side! To show how much I LOVE this colour, I haven't edited my photos at all! I've left them completely untouched so you get a proper, true to life, look at the colours you can achieve all from one little bottle!

One Layer.

With one application you get a beautiful bright blue shade! The eyeliner applicator it comes with makes for easy application and it doesn't dry instantly which I like, so you can smudge it out if desired.

Two Layers.

With a second coat, the eyeliner somehow turns almost teal, making it more versatile with shades of eyeshadows. I've worn it with a pink look using my Naked 3 Palette from Urban Decay and had many compliments on it. I love telling people it's from Lush because they never expect it!

Three Layers.

And here is our deep inky-blue shade, as described by Lush! It's so stunning and makes your eyes pop without having to go crazy with eyeshadows. If you're short on time this is a perfect way to create a stunning look, and it's less harsh and much more fun than black all the time!

 

I love this colour at the moment, and will definitely be checking out some other shades of theirs including the vibrant purple and silver! I bet they would be great fun to work with!

It doesn't surprise me that I'm a fan of the eyeliners seeming I've already fallen in love with their Liquid Lipsticks! My best friend picked up a cream eyeshadow from Lush for my birthday and I can't wait to see what it's like!

I'm sure I'll be posting a review soon!

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Sleek Garden of Eden Palette Look!

Hey Guys,
Sorry I've not posted in forever! So much going on in January, it was my birthday, then I went to the Isle of Wight to see my family, and since being back in Cambridge I've been job hunting which has got to be one of the most depressing things I've ever done! I'm applying for jobs I really don't want because I haven't heard back from the one I do want... I'm not good at this patience thing!
Anyway!
Just a quick post today to show you guys a look I create with the new Garden of Eden Palette from Sleek!
I've always loved their palettes and use them on a daily basis, so when a new one comes out you can bet I'm the first one in line to get it. So, here's my look...

I was struggling with my lighting at this stage so I've only got two photos, sorry! I now have new lighting and everything is back to normal, wohoo! I hate it when you do a look you like, but you can't capture it!

I found it hard to create a look using just this palette, I think my inspiration wondered off for a while but I'm hoping it's back now! I really want to get out some more looks!

 

Eyeshadows I used were:

Flora - in the crease and lower waterline

Forbidden - Blending out Flora

Gates of Eden - Eyelid

Entwined - over crease

Tree of Life - Eyeliner and under eye

Fauna + Fig - lower lash line

Eve's Kiss - inner corner

 

Primer

E.L.F eye primer

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

 

Mascara

MAC's Plush Lash

Benefit's Their Real

 

Eyelashes

Eylure #100

 

I hope you like my looks, I promise there's more to come!

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Facebook Giveaway!

Hey Guys!

I made a Facebook page a while a go and I really want to get things started on it! I feel like it would be a great way to get in contact with other people and I always love a chat!

 

As soon as I hit 100 likes I'll do a giveaway! So please go and like my facebook page!

 

Link here!

 

Leave me a message and say hi,

I can't wait to hear from you!

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Sleek Lagoon Palette Look!

Hey guys!
The Sleek Lagoon Palette was one of the ones I was lucky enough to get at Christmas, so I wanted to do a look using just this palette. It was so hard choosing a look to do, there are so many gorgeous colours! Eventually this was the look I went with, I hope you like it!

I tried a couple of looks, but my inspiration's been flat lately so I stayed on the safe side and done a purple, smoky look. There's so many gorgeous colour it was hard to choose just one look, I wanted to do some much all at once!

This is the lovely Lagoon Palette from the Aqua Collection.

TOP L-R: Sassea, Deep Water, Reflection, Emerald, Oyster, Black Pearl.

BOTTOM: Pink Jewell, Sand Dollar, Underworld, Sea Shell, Night Sky, Ariel.

I started with ELF eye primer and NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk. I always use jumbo eye pencils because they make whatever eyeshadow you put on top brighter and last longer as it's a sticky base.

I started with night sky on the outer third of my eyelid, in my crease and slightly on the inner third of my eyelid. I wanted to make shadows basically!

Next, I used a paddle brush to apply Reflection onto the inner third of my eyelid. I then when over Night Sky with a fluffy pencil brush with Deep Water to darken the shadowing.

To darken the outer lid a little more and to add more shape I used Black Pearl.

To brighten my inner eye and the very centre of my eyelid I used Oyster, which is soo sparkly! It's an amazing shade which will definitely be getting a lot of use from me!

Under my eye, I carried on Black Oyster and Deep Water until the middle, and then used Pink Jewell until my inner eyelid.

So that's my look from Sleek's Lagoon Palette! I thought I was going to do a much brighter, colourful look with this palette but I was so overwhelmed by all the colours I couldn't make a choice on what to do! So until I work it out, we've gone purple!

I hope you like my look!

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Sleek Makeup Garden of Eden Palette Review & Swatches

Hey guys!
I was so lucky today to get the new Sleek i-Divine Palette from Superdrug! They didn't have it on the shelf so I asked when it's due to come out, and she said next week but I could have one now! Happy girl right here!
So, I've quickly rushed home so I could takes some photos and get a blog post up straight away!

I've never noticed before but Sleek actually gives you suggestions on how to use the shades to create different looks! They are posted on the back of the Limited Edition packaging. I've just hunted for some other boxes and noticed it on the Celestial Palette too. May have to give some of them a go, they sound interesting!

Look how gorgeous the shades are! None of the photos I've seen have been able to go this palette justice. There's a great mix of mattes, shimmers and matte/glitters (which seems pretty new to Sleek, and I'm loving it!) that remind me of the ones from Inglot but I might actually pretty Sleeks version - the glitter isn't lost at all on application.

I seriously can't wait to create some looks with these colours! Simple green and mauve smoky eyes come to mind straight away, but I wonder how creative some people with get with this palette. Fingers crossed for a burst of inspiration later!

Now on to Swatches! Here's the top row, L-R:

Gates of Eden - A warm peachy gold, almost copper but not quite there

Eve's Kiss - a metallic lilac. Swatch doesn't do it justice, over NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk this would be amazing

Paradise on Earth - Metallic taupe/mauve, perfect eyelid colour for a smoky look

Python - Again a metallic finish, chocolate brown

Forbidden - a matte taupe with gold fleck of glitter, not as pigmented as I would have liked, but over the right base

Flora - a dark brown with a purple tinge. Sleek's dark matte shades always seem to have amazing pay off. I can see myself using this one a lot!

Entwined - Another matte glitter, pretty much a darker version of Forbidden

Adam's Apple - Sadly I love the name more than the colour. Matte, apple green shade, hopefully NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk will be able to bring this shade to life!

Fig - I don't know why this shade wasn't called olive! It's exactly what it is. Metallic finish

Evergreen - Metallic finish (I love sleeks metallics) true green.

Fauna - Metallic finish again, gorgeous deep green with a tinge of gold, stunning!

Tree of Life - Beautiful matte dark green, reminds me of a greener version of Orbit from Sleeks UltraMatts V2 palette

 

Every shade in this palette is absolutely stunning and I've never been disappointed by Sleek. I now own 10 of their palettes and still get excited when new ones come out! The quality of the product for the price is unbelievable.

I can't wait to start creating some looks!

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Sleek Snapshots Palette Look!

Hello everyone!
I was going to leave this look for a few more days, but I love it too much so I thought I'd post it now!
I recently got 4 more Sleek palettes, some I was lucky enough to get for Christmas, and I want to do a look using every one! Or maybe two or three...
So here's the first look, using the Snapshots Palette!

The colours in this palette are incredible to work with. Some swatch a little different to how they look in the pan, which I kind of like, makes a nice surprise! Humming Bird has an amazing golden shimmer which you can't tell until applied.

This is what the pretty palette looks like! The colours are: TOP (L-R) Summer Breeze, Sand Dollar, Kiwi Flower, Lotus Flower, Humming Bird, Tequila Sunrise

BOTTOM (L-R) Sand Walker, Washed Ashore, Sunset, Green Iguana, Purple Haze, Magenta Madness.

I started with ELF primer, and NYX jumbo pencil in milk as my base. I then used Sand Walker on a small, flat angled brush to line where I wanted my crease.

Next, I patted on Summer Breeze using a small C brush onto my entire lid.

Using Purple Haze I went over Sand Walker to define my crease and blended slightly.

Using a small fluffy pencil brush I blended Magenta Madness into the Purple Haze and upwards. Using a pencil brush, I went over the crease with Purple Haze again and blended into the outer half of my lid. To create a smoother transition I finished my lid with Green Iguana.

In my inner corner I applied Sand Dollar (which I love!) and used Purple Haze and Sand Dollar under my lash line. I applied Purple Haze with a flat brush on my waterline.

Eyelashes are #100 from Eylure and my mascara as always is MAC Plush Lash and Benefit They're Real. They were beautifully together!

So that's my look! I hope you like it as much as I do! I can't wait to do another look with this palette, but first, a look with all the others!

I hope you like it! And thank you for all your lovely comments! It always brightens my day reading them :)

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Inglot Eyeshadow Look!

Hey guys!
I've recently just moved to Cambridge and discovered there was an Inglot store here! Some how I think I will be spending half my life in there...
I went in and bought some gorgeous new eye shadows and lip colour from their freedom system and a new palette, but I wanted to do a look with the colours I've already got. Because it's just a small palette I forgot I had it half the time, but using it again had reminded me how amazing the eye shadows are! They are so creamy and pigmented, they are just amazing to work with!
Anyway, I hope you like my look!

Before I bought more, I only had the Freedom System 4 Palette, but being able to get the rainbow shadows give you so many options, and the price is just amazing! You could get about 3 shadows for the price of one from Mac, and the pigmentation and ease of use of Inglots shades win hands down.

The shades I originally had were: Top 08, which is a Satin Gold.

Left 106R - Nude Rainbow

Right 62 - Matte black with pink micro glitter

Bottom 114R - Purple Rainbow

(both rainbow shades are currently on sale on Inglot's website)

For this look, I used all shades apart from 08, the satin gold. I love how well they blend together!

On the waterline I used Urban Decay Rockstar 24/7 eyeliner and my lashes are my all time favourite Eylure #100's! I've just bought a new pair from Tescos for £4. Bargain!

What I really like about Inglot's eye shadows, is that the matte shades that include glitter aren't at all shimmery and they don't loose the glitter once applied! It's hard to describe but its amazing! It makes them very versatile to use.

I added a little OZ from Urban Decay on my inner corner for a touch more sparkle!

Brows and Mascara are as usual and that's pretty much it!

I'll upload a blog soon of my lovely new shades from Inglot Cambridge. I can't wait to have a proper play with them!

I absolutely love the freedom system, its a great way to create your own palette and get exactly what you want, and with the amount of eye shadows they have you certainly get choice! I can't wait to go back and get some more products. So far I've only tried the eye shadows (and I have one lipstick pan but haven't tried it yet), what would you guys recommend trying?

 

Hope you like my look!

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