|| Review || Nars Sheer Glow Foundation

Rimmel Fix & Protect Pro Primer; Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Deauville; Benefit Erase Paste 01; The Body Shop Lightening Touch Concealer 03; No.7 Beautiful Brow Pencil in Grey; Clinique Brush on Cream Liner in True Black; Benefit They're Real Mascara; Sleek Contour Palette in Light; MaxFactor Miracle Touch Creamy Blush 14; Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain 001

Ever since I started wearing makeup, I have been on the hunt for my perfect foundation. I've tried drugstore foundations that seem to always make me look like a prawn because it's too pink, foundations that aren't the right colour - either too dark or too light, to BB creams which either didn't have enough coverage or again was the wrong colour for me. Now I've tried Nars foundation before many years ago when I went back to Hong Kong one year and I thought being back in the country where people were of the same undertones as me, I would succeed in finding my right foundation. I did leave the country with a new foundation, but it was soon far too dark for sunless England! And so I was back to square one. =/

Once I became a student with the generous government paying for my beauty indulgences, I became acquainted with Mac Cosmetics I've tried several of their foundations, but again none that I loved. I don't know if my Studio Fix went out of date or whatnot, but it started to make me look orange! I then tried Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place foundation, but that ended up being too light. I wonder how much money I've spent on foundations... I dread to think!

Then came my 2nd Nars experience. Nars Sheer Glow foundation is super hyped and I'm a sucker for hype so I knew I had to get my hands on it. Off I went to John Lewis on Oxford Street and God did I have a horrible first experience. I was with my friend and was looking at the foundations, one of the Nars MUAs saw and didn't even ask if I was ok and when I did go ask her, she didn't seem all that bothered to help and swatched only on my forehead. I did end up buying a bottle in Mont Blanc and I thought that was weird because I knew that had pink undertones and I don't consider myself to have such undertones. But I thought the MUA has got to be right, she's the pro after all! Got home and put it on only to find I CAME OUT PINK. I actually went back to John Lewis two days after and complained and thank god got a replacement for my correct colour Deauville and I had a different MUA and she was lovely. I've had this foundation for around 2 months now and I don't wear it everyday, but each time I have worn it, I love it. I can apply it sheer or a more medium coverage and it seems to stay on my face pretty well, even after running errands on a warm day. It feels like and not like I've caked makeup on my face and from the photo, this shade is such a perfect match for me. I wouldn't call this foundation all that 'glowy' though so I don't know where they went wrong there. At £30.50 a bottle it's pretty pricey :( But then again a bottle can last me for the majority of the year if not longer. I personally love it and will probably buy it again when I'm finished, but I wouldn't mind trying the YSL Touch Eclat foundation at some and see how that feels, mainly because YSL is so much easier to find in England than Nars!

Sorry for the long post guys, but hope you enjoy!

Shazza
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|| Review || Goody Simple Styles Spin Pins

Right, another review today!

Goody Simple Styles Spin Pin - £5.49

I recently watched a video on youtube that showed me how to use these and I thought 'Oh my God, I need these in my life.' Now I have long hair that goes down to my mid-back when it's straight and when you work in a lab everyday it's important to have your hair tied up so you don't burn half your hair off my accident. It really bugs me when say I've straightened my hair, but then after tying it up for the day in a hair band I get a kink from where it sat.  So out I went and purchased these magic pins! Yes they're only useful for buns, but hey that's no trouble to do if it meant that I could take it out when I'm done with work and be left with hair that doesn't look stupid. They're metal so they're durable, I've even taken it in the shower with me to put my hair up when I've put conditioner in so I don't end up washing it away whilst I do other stuff because I like to leave my conditioner in my hair for a while. They've never hurt whilst putting in or taking out or when they're actually in my hair. Super easy to use, basically treat them like screws and with just two, it keeps my hair up all day even if I'm running around doing lots of stuff. Thumbs up from me! I think they're a little bit pricey for what they are, and I think they're marginally cheaper in Morrisons, but I can't imagine by how much. I suppose seeing as they're metal, they're worth the price seeing as it'll be very hard to break them. The only think I can imagine happening to them is if they get bent or squashed, but I reckon it's quite a difficult thing to do!

Anyway, hope it's helpful :)

Shazza
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|| Review || beautyblender

Hi everyone.

Sorry it's been nearly half a month since my last post, but uni is keeping me nice and stressed and busy so I want to do nothing but sleep when I get in :(

Last month I signed up to Birchbox mainly because they were giving away a free beautyblender with every new subscriber. This little sponge is so hyped that I knew I had to get my hands on one at some point and what's more enticing than paying for a beauty box and getting a £16 sponge on top of that for FREE?? I actually really liked the items in my beauty box, but that's all for another post.

Beautyblender Classic - RRP £16

So what do I think of it? WELL, firstly I am absolutely amazed at how big it grows after soaking it in water. Secondly I am in love with how well this sponge applies my foundation. My skin is like smooth and glowy when I use this thing and it's the most harmless thing to touch your face. Super soft and bouncy, there's none of that harsh brush buffing and poking and it literally makes my skin look flawless. Now I've seen some people review this saying it uses more product than using a brush, but I don't find this the case and I suppose it mostly depends on how full coverage you want your foundation. I have pretty good skin and blessed with genes that don't cause breakouts often so I can often get away with quite sheer coverage and this sponge does that so well. I usually pair it with my Nars Sheer Glow and I've found since using this sponge, I don't feel the need to powder my face after. This nifty little thing basically pushes (not into pores like) the foundation onto the skin when you bounce the sponge around your face and hey presto I also don't have excess foundation on my face!

All in all it's a great little thing and it's going in my makeup bag for whenever I travel. The only downside is the price, at £16 it's quite costly for what's really a sponge, so I would like to try some dupes at some point and see how they compare with this. I recommend if you want to take the plunge and purchase the beautyblender, I'd rope a friend in and get the duo set as that only costs £24 so you end up paying a little less for each one. Beautyblender gets a thumbs up from me. :)

Hope you're all having a nice day!

Shazza
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Nails of the Day

MUA in Bright Coral - £1

Not so long ago I cleared out my nail polish box mainly because I was running out of space (I'm trying to limit myself to 1 glossybox-box only!) and well I had a few that were quite old. In doing so I realised I had a lot of dark winter colours and now it's starting to become spring and sunny, I needed some brighter colours. I was originally going to get some more of the Barry M Hi Shine Gel Effect nail polishes, but I saw the MUA polishes that look a lot like Essie polishes which I love but hate the price tag =/ At £1 it's an absolute bargain and it's not a huge bottle so it's nice to know I'll get a lot of use out of it before I either get bored or it gets all dry and gloopy. Seeing as it only cost £1, I also bought it in Pistachio Ice Cream which is a really nice pastelly green colour. I haven't tried it out yet because I'm so in love with this coral! 3 coats to make it nice and opaque and I topped it off with a coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat, which has made it's way back into one of my favorite topcoats this month!

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