Good afternoon everyone! I have a little update today on some recent
purchases I’ve made relating to the wishlist I posted a few months ago! The
wishlist is here and you can see what I’ve picked up from it!
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| Top Row - Vanilla, Banana, Sand Bottom Row - Java, Fawn, Havana |
Anastasia Beverly Hills Light to Medium
Contour Kit
I was lusting after this for the longest time and I kicked myself when
I didn’t buy it with a 15% discount code Cult Beauty had! However about a week
later I got another 15% off code and so I had to make it mine! To be completely
honest though I haven’t used this as much as I thought I would and when I do I
seem to stick to the two same shades!
The shades Java and Havana (bottom left and right) look a lot more red
toned to me in person than they are coming up on camera and I’m a bit scared of
them to be honest, I do love Fawn though but I don’t think it’s any better than
my usual contour colour of choice – Taupe by NYX!
The other shade I've been using is Banana as a setting powder for under
my eyes but I’ve been a bit disappointed too. I don’t find it sets my powder
particularly well and I don’t think it’s overly brightening either! I still prefer
to use the mini powder in my Soap and Glory Kick Ass Concealer for setting under
my eyes! I also used the highlight shade Sand a few weeks ago at a wedding and
was shocked by how chunky and glittery it looked after a few hours wear so I've
steered away from it since!
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| L-R - Vanilla, Banana, Sand, Java, Fawn, Havana |
Overall, I’m a little disappointed with this product and even more
disappointed in myself for giving into the hype (jokes, it was for the blog
obvs)! If you have any tips for how I can use this better or videos that show
people using all the shades then link me up please! I think my disappointment
is due to my crappy makeup skills more so than the product itself as you can
see from the swatches it is lovely and pigmented! I definitely don’t think this
palette is a must have though!
Urban Decay De-Slick Make Up Setting
Spray
I actually bought this as part of the Selfridges Summer Beauty Box as
there were a few other things in it that I wanted too! I was so excited to try
this as I had read a lot of reviews saying how it helped makeup stay in place
and keep oil at bay. However, I am so disappointed with this! I use this at the
very end of my makeup routine and do the “T” and “X” motion with the spray but
round lunchtime my face looks oily as usual, especially at the sides of my
nose.
This feels nice and refreshing and it’s not making my makeup any worse
by spraying over it but I’m just not impressed! If anyone has any tips on how
to make it work better please let me know! I’m thinking maybe spraying then
patting into my skin with my fingers might help? I've also heard that the
All-Nighter is better so maybe I should try it next time?
Clinique Pop Lip Colour Primer in Melon
Pop
This is my most recent purchase made all the sweeter by the fact I
bought it with my Boots points! I swatched a few other colours while I was at
the stand like Beige Pop and Colour Pop but as I suspected, Melon Pop just
stood out for me! This lipstick is really moisturising and gives me a lovely
light coral tint to my lips. I don’t find it lasts any longer on me even though
it’s meant to have a primer in it but it’s easy to touch up on the go!
To be completely honest I don’t think I would fork out £16 for another
one though! My favourite lipstick Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Lover’s
Coral gives me a similar colour and is half the price!
So there we go, a slightly disappointing high-ish end haul! I feel a
bit bad being so down on the Anastasia Palette in particular but I’m not
getting as much use out of the shades as I thought I would have! Do you own any
of these products? What do you think?
