Inglot Freedom system, its love.............

Unless you have been cut off from the beauty world, you will undoubtedly heard lots of chatter about Inglot. 

Inglot Freedom System Square 10 Pan shadow palette

This palette was £8.00 to buy. Inglot do offer a selection of palettes holding from 2 to 40 shadows. As well as palettes for face, eyes and lips. For me, the 10 palette seemed the best, its offers enough space to have a selection of colours and finishes, as well as being travel friendly. 

I love the clever magnetic closure, its genius.

I got a selection of Matte and shimmer shades. They are so super buttery in texture I can not believe it. I as so impressed with these shadows. They have quickly become a favourite for me. They blend like a dream and offer great pigment for a fabulous price. A single pan costs just £4.50 for between 2.3g and 3.2g of product. Fantastic value.

The five finishes that Inglot offer are...

MATTE- Flat finish, no shimmer, shine or sparkle.

PEARL- Pearly Sheen with a slight frost.

D.S ( Double Sparkle)- A Matte based eyeshadow with glitter through.

AMC (Advanced Makeup Component)- Semi Matte finish with glitter, less glitter than a D.S shadow.

AMC SHINE- Highly pigmented with a pearly, frosty finish. A higher shine than a PEARL finish.

L To R

MATTE 327, AMC 53, AMC SHINE 37, AMC 72, PEARL 446

MATTE 328, D.S 67, AMC SHINE 46, AMC SHINE 24.

They only thing I find annoying is the fact that once the shadows are in, they are notoriously hard to remove, added to this, there is no way of seeing what the shade numbers are. I have peeled, very carefully may I add, the colour labels from the box and attached them to the back of may pallet in shade order.

Its not perfect, but it works for me.

The reason that my palette has a gaping hole in it is because I was a total blonde and ordered two of the same shadow, all be it beautiful, a bit silly, lol.

Inglot is available either from there Westfield store or online at www.inglotuk.com

Have you tried these fantastic shadows out?

What shades do I need to try?

What are Inglots other must have products??

Mwah

Butter London Disco Biscuit NOTD..................

Yayyyy, now the better light is here, I will be able to share some more Nail Of The Day posts with you.

And today's offering is something rather lovely.....

Meet Disco Biscuit from Butter London.

These pictures were taken in natural sunlight.

Disco Biscuit is a jelly based fuchsia polish with blue micro glitter. Its super pretty.

I had to use 4 coats for the finish above as I like an opaque finish. The natural nail line was still a little visible, something I'm not usually that keen on. 

I don't know if its the micro glitter but its not too obvious. This polish dries quite quickly to what I would call a demi matte finish, so I topped it off with a clear top coat as I like a nice shine. 

I was impressed with how this polish applied and I do like the colour, its pretty. I will tho try out an opaque pink as a base next time.

I will definitely try out some of the other Butter London polishes in the future, What shades do you recommend?

Mwah

Welcome to my Channel.....

Ok Ivwe done it, Ive faced my fear and recorded my first youtube video. 

It was only on my lap top as a try out, so excuse the picture quality.

Anyway, here it is in all its Youtube glory, lol.

Thanks for all your support :)

Mwah as always 

Sephora & Pantone Universe, Colour of the year Blush Duo...............

I make no secret of the fact that I am a blusher addict. I love the stuff. I am always on the hunt for the holy grail shade, of which I have many, I must admit. 

But when I saw on several YouTube Gurus videos the Sephora & Pantone Universe Colour of the Year Blush Duo, It was love all over again. I'm a complete sucker for corals and so I was hooked.

There was just one small problem. 

We don't have Sephora here in the UK and cannot shop with them on line :( 

There was only one thing for it, my beloved EBay had to come to the rescue. And so the hunt began.

And here it is, my beautiful new baby.....

Isn't she a beauty..... lol.

The palette has two shades, a light Orange matte shade and a stunning ( its soooo beautiful!!!) Coral with gold shimmer, it really is just stunning.

The pigmentation and colour pay off from these blushes is gorgeous, they look lovely on the skin and can be worn alone or layered.

The picture below is in natural light, you can see the lovely luminosity the coral shade gives to the skin. 

So if you are lucky enough to have a Sephora near you, or be able to get this from them on line, I really do recommend that you check it out. 

The quality is fantastic and the colours are perfect for the summer.

The palette costs $26.00 and is exclusive to Sephora.

Please Sephora, come back to the UK or at least do international shipping so that we can try more of your amazing products.

Mwah

Bourjois 1,2,3 Perfect.............

As those of you that have been reading my blog for a while will know, I have had varying luck with drug store foundations over the last year.

Bourjois are the makes of both my favourite ( Healthy Mix) and least favourite ( Healthy Mix Serum) drug store foundation discoveries of the year. So when I saw that Boots had an exclusive Bourjois hitting there shelves last month, I knew I had to give it a go.

This is 1,2,3 Perfect Foundation

If you are familiar with Bourjois foundations, one of the first things that you will notice is the upgrade to the packaging. Gone is the usual plastic bottle and in is the classy, expensive feeling. The plastic pump feels average, all in all tho, the packaging looks and feels great.

There are only five shades in the range, the darkest being my shade 56, Beige Rose.

The shades in these foundations come up a bit lighter, I would go so far as to say a couple of shades at least.  

I am not sure if this is because of the 3 colour correcting pigments in the foundation, but I do know that this is going to limit the appeal of the foundation, no matter how fabulous it may be. With even a hint of colour this is going to become far to light for me. I would say that if you are anything over a NW30 ish that you may struggle.

The Bourjois web site does say that there are 9 shades available, I'm guessing that these extra shades will be released shortly.

That being said, I have been using this foundation and enjoying it. It offers a lovely cover, I would say medium to full. It leaves a satin finish on the skin. What makes this foundation different from say Healthy Mix is the 3 colour correcting pigments that are in the formula, Yellow, Mauve and Green.

Yellow promises to conceal dark circles and give a rested look to the skin.

Mauve is to correct dullness and give a radiant appearance.

Green neutralises any redness in the skin and helps to even out the complexion.

Added to all this there is the promise of long wear (16hrs), SPF (10) and 24hr hydration.

Sounds good doesn't it?? 

It is!!

I'm pleased to say that I really do like this foundation, it leaves my skin feeling and looking fresh whilst offering me cover and help in those aggravating areas such as any blemishes that may of left those horrid red tell tale marks.

Even with the limited shade range, I think that this is definitely worth checking out if you are on the look out for a new drug store foundation. 

Bourjois, you have made me smile once again :))

1,2,3 Perfect is available from branches of Boots and on line. It normally costs £10.99 but at the moment has £4.00 off so is just £6.99.

I would love to hear what you think of this foundation.....

Mwah

OPI Dutch Treats...............

This is something I have been meaning to share with you for what seems like forever. 

It is the Holland Collection from OPI.

This is OPI's spring offering, a collection of 12 polishes inspired by all things Dutch.

I decided to pick up the Mini set as well as one full size polish.

L To R

I Have A Herring Problem, Red Lights Ahead, Where?, Kiss Me On My Tulips, Pedal Faster Suzi!, 

A Roll In The Hague.

I Have A Herring Problem is a soft grey toned blue with micro sparkle running through. A very pretty colour, for me personally tho, something I will wear more in the Autumn.

Red Lights Ahead offers a bright orange red. Gorgeous for the summer.

Kiss Me On My Tulips is your classic rich pink. A cream finish that applied beautifully with just 2 coats.

Pedal Faster Suzi! A soft lilac toned pink with micro silver sparkle running throughout. Very feminine and pretty.

A Roll In The Hague is a bright true orange. A cream finish and opaque in 2 coats. This is going to look amazing on toes in the summer.

All in all I think the collection has a few hidden gems, I am however surprised that there are not more brights in the collection. I do feel that the collection has more of an Autumn feel to it.

What do you think?

Mwah 

Kick Ass Concealer from Soap&Glory................

Concealer seems to be an item that I am always looking for, I simply cant find a holy grail one that works for me. 

I have tried both high end and drug store concealers, and admittedly some of them have been OK, but nothing has blown me away. 

So because of this, I bough the Kick Ass Concealer from Soap&Glory a few weeks ago. Firstly because I am still looking for my holy grail, secondly because I have had great results with 99% of the Soap&Glory range.   

What initially attracted me to this concealer is that it comes with two shades, one for blemishes, the other for under eye darkness. Added to this the compact also has a handy setting powder with a cute little mirror.

I have been using this now for a few weeks ( I took the pic's when I first picked it up so it didn't look all messy for you, lol). 

My first impressions are all good. I am in the Medium shade palette. 

The eye brightening side of the concealer ( left side) does indeed brighten the eye and take away the dreaded darkness I have under my eyes. It has a great texture, lovely and creamy, and blended well and set will last without creasing through out the day.

The right side of the compact offers a fantastic light diffusing concealer that really does cover up blemishes. It doesn't leave a dry look to any blemishes and again, if set will last well through out the day. I did find that I needed to just top up lightly where I may of touched my face.

The translucent powder in this little compact is genius, I have also used it on my T zone when I'm in a rush, its so handy with the mirror and doesn't take up to much room in your purse/hand bag. Its a great all round powder.

At £10.00 this is pretty good value. 

I am curious to see how it will hold up in the warmer weather. So far so good, lets see if this will become my Holy Grail concealer??????

Soap&Glory Cosmetics are available from selected branches of Boots and On Line.

What are your holy grail concealers??

Mwah