Showing posts with label Drugstore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drugstore. Show all posts

Monday, 27 October 2014

All about that nude eyeshadow!

When I heard that Wilko's were stocking Essence in store I just couldn't resist nipping to the local to have a quick look at what they had to offer. While there I picked up the All About Nude eyeshadow palette.





With six shades ranging from matt to shimmer to metallic it's so easy to create the look that you desire and create a complete natural eye look. All the shades are super smooth which makes them really easy to blend and with an eyeshadow primer they stay put all day long. The white shade works great when used as a highlight for the brow bone and in the inner corners of the eyes. The mink and the mulberry shades both blend really well into the crease to contour and create a natural shadow. For my go to look I've been using the pink shades all over the lid, the mulberry shade throughout the crease and a mix of the mulberry and mink just in the outer corner of the lid and down onto the lash line.
I have been loving using this palette over the past week and I cant wait to return to the essence stand to make some more purchases especially with this palette only costing £3.50! In fact I already have a list forming of all the things that I want to try from essence.
You can pick up this palette from Wilkinson's online here or from the essence website here.

They also do the palette in three other shades which you can find here:


Do you know of any other cheap eyeshadow palettes that are similar to this one?
Victoria-Jane 
x




Thursday, 16 October 2014

Drugstore Favourites: Concealers!


                                                     

1.Collection Lasting Perfection
In the short life of this blog I think its understood that I am completely in love with collection's lasting perfection concealer! Not only is it my all time favourite concealer but it's the cheapest! It conceals any imperfections from breakouts to tired under eyes. What more can i say? It's just...Perfect and I cant quite find anything else that compares to it although there are a few close seconds.
Price: £4.19 Rating:5/5




2.Soap and Glory Kick Ass
Another favourite of mine is the soap and glory 3 step concealer. Each step combines to create flawless coverage for both the under eyes and redness. Step 1 is a salmon tinged concealer that works under the eye to discount the blue/dark under circles and it works perfectly for creating an awake and radiant look. Step 2 is the yellow tinged concealer and this works to cover up imperfections such as blemishes and redness and then step 3 is a powder to just set the concealer. Although this is slightly more pricey then my other two options, its a product that I love and believe its definitely worth the money.
Price: £10.00 Rating:4.5/5    
                                           
3.Rimmel Wake Me Up
My third favourite is the wake me up concealer which is another product that I hear so many youtubers and bloggers rave about and I totally agree! It works really well on tackling dark under circles and my only limitation would be that it doesn't provide the best coverage for blemishes compared to my other two picks. Apart from that its a product that I recommend to everyone, especially those who are looking for a cheap but effective drugstore concealer.
Price:£5.49 Rating:4/5 

Are there any concealers that you think are worthy of making my top three?
                               Victoria-Jane
                                        x