Tarte Young, Wild and Free Palette: UK Shipping and Swatches

Tarte is a brand that I have always wanted to try as their products look amazing and the products are packaged so beautifully. When Tarte had a 30% off sale and cheaper shipping I knew I had to take the opportunity to buy something!

The palette itself cost £21 and there was a deal on the shipping for the 4th July weekend which mean that the whole package, palette and shipping only cost me £28.35. With shipping from the US included I think this is a reasonable price.

The tiny size of the palette compared to others

The Young, Wild and Free Palette is a limited edition palette that contains 8 new limited edition eyeshadow shades. The palette is full of nudes and browns, so could easily be used daily, and the packaging is so cute it is to die for! The palette has the phrase "Throw kindness around like confetti," which acts as a cute little pick me up and reminder. The size of the palette is also relatively compact allowing for it to be carried around in a make-up bag and perfect for travel.

Swatches of simple life, weekend, party, happy place, lucky charm, virtue, dream team and wow

Swatches of the palette with the flash on

Tarte do neutral eyeshadow shades so well and when I opened this I was so excited to try all of these beautiful shades. The glitter shades in the eyeshadow palette are stunning colours, and are very reminiscent of the original Naked Palettes shades. My favourite shade in the palette is Lucky Charm, a bright rose gold colour with lots of shimmer. I use this shade with Weekend, the matte brown to create a simple look that I can wear daily and to work.

Whilst I do love the glitter shades in the palette the only downside for me is that the matte brown shade in the palette isn't the best I've tried. Although the brown is a lovely shade its quite hard to build the colour and takes a long time to blend well around the eye.

Despite this I will still continue to use the palette as the other colours certainly make up for the brown matte shade not being the best (and I definitely have enough matte brown shades to make up for this one!) This palette will come in handy when I go away for the weekends and don't want to carry too much makeup or baggage with me.

Do you own anything from Tarte Cosmetics that you could recommend? Let me know!

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The Ride or Die Make-up Tag: Jaclyn Hill Tag

Jaclyn Hill is probably one of my favourite Youtube beauty gurus. I watch her videos religiously and try out many of the looks she creates. I recently watched her video where she created a new tag, The Ride or Die tag, in which you tag your must have beauty products from each category (foundation, eyelashes, lips etc..) Although I don't have a Youtube channel I thought I would make a blog post up about it. 

Here is my list of ride or die make-up and beauty products that I couldn't live without and take with me every time I go away.

Primer:  

Benefit POREfressional Primer

NYX Angel Face Primer

Eye Primer: 

Urban Decay Primer Potion Original

Eyeshadow: 

Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Eyeshadow Palette

Mascara:

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara 

Foundation:

Mac Studio Fix Fluid (shade NC15)

Highlight:

Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Soft and Gentle 

Bronzer:

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Lips:

Mac Mehr Lipstick and Whirl (Both matte)

Setting Spray:

Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray (not pictured)

Scent:

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau De Parfum

So this is the list of my favourite make-up products that I would always use or re-buy if I could only use one item of each beauty product again.

What are your ride or die make-up items?

Are any of them the same? Let me know!

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Colour Pop Review: UK Shipping and Swatches

Colourpop is an American company that is quickly growing in popularity. I'd never even heard of them until around a year ago, but since then they keep appearing everywhere. Their cream to powder eyeshadows have made them famous on youtube and instagram for their bright glitter and vibrant shades.

Shipping

Colourpop do not ship to the UK however there are various methods of getting your hands on them in the UK. You can use websites such as MyUS Address which will give you a US shipping address of which they will then ship your products onto you for a fee. However I chose what I thought to be the simplest and safest option which was to buy from a UK stockist. I used the website http://www.lustre-cosmetics.co.uk. The products prices are marked up slightly but shipping from this website only costs £3.99 making the whole purchase cheaper.

I ordered the eyeshadow quad from youtuber Kathleen Lights: Where The Light Is. The quad contains 4 eyeshadows; Glow, Blaze, Cornelious and KathleenLights. It contains a matte, pale cream colour, a matte brown, a pearlized rose gold/ copper shade and a metallic gold.

First Impressions

The packaging for this quad is so beautiful with the pink and rose gold. I think that I'm actually going to keep it in the boxing because of this design and display them.

Opening the box I saw just how bright and packed with glitter these eyeshadows were. With one swatch these eyeshadows are so pigmented and don't smear one they've set. In the pot they are a creamy texture however once swatched they turn into a standard powder. Also the colours were just so beautiful and bright I knew they would look amazing as part of a bold eye look.

Overall
After testing these eyeshadows a few times and wearing them out I can honestly say these are amazing. Easily a solid 5 star rating . The cream to powder formula means they not only glide on easily with a brush but can be applied with fingers for a bright and bolder colour. They have extreme lasting power and will last with a bright colour on my eyes all through the day and into the night.

I will definitely be buying more of this eyeshadows soon and I really want to try out more colours!


Update: Although I do love these eyeshadows and how bright they are I have been using them for around three weeks/ a month now and as the product is so creamy it moves around a lot in the pot. This has meant that I have already hit pan on two of the shades from this selection.

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Best Summer Highlights Review and Swatches

The Best Highlighters 
(Highstreet and High-end)

This year highlighting and contouring has become the biggest make-up trend to happen. Whilst I am a strong fan of contouring I prefer to pack on the highlight as I am so pale its just easier for me than to spend hours blending in contour. This blog post shows some of my favourite highlights I love.

Mineralize Skinfinish
Mac's Mineralize Skinfinish in the shade 'Soft and Gentle' is quickly becoming a cult classic for highlighters. At £24 it is quite expensive however you get a large amount of product and it will not be running out any time soon. This shade is a golden champagne colour and only a tiny amount is needed to give bright dewy skin.

Laura Mercier Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator
 'Guilded Honey' highlighter from Laura Mercier is one of those products that I have heard about from every blogger and youtuber so when I was bought it I was so excited to see if it could live up to the hype. It is. The highlight gives off a stunning gold with reflective glitter thats leaves such a bright sheen onto the cheekbone and works so well for nights out when I have full make-up on. The only downside to this highlight is the price, at £21.00 it is very much on the pricey side for a highlight.

Soft&Gentle, Guilded Honey and Barekissed with flash.

Sleek MakeUP Barekissed Illuminator
Sleek's Barekissed Illuminator is the only liquid highlighter I own. After a few attempts of putting this on without smearing off any foundation and other products underneath I have found a way to apply this by gently patting it onto the skin with my little finger. The shade 'Monaco' is perfect for us extremely pale people as it is completely silver/ pink and cool toned, but still stands out and leaves a great shine.

Golden Lights, Peach Lights and Pink Lights.

Makeup Revolution Highlighter Palette
First of all this palette is £8 for three full size highlights! This palette contains Makeup Revolution's most popular highlight shades: 'Peach Lights, Pink Lights and Golden Lights'.  The shades are very different from a peach, to a silvery pink and a gold, so there is a highlight for each possible occasion and makeup look. I always go to grab this palette and particularly love the shade Peach Lights and the shade Pink Lights works perfectly with subtle pink eye makeup for a whole pink look.

Golden Lights, Peach Lights and Pink Lights with flash.

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Kylie Lip Kit: Posie K Review and Swatches

Unless you've been away from the internet for the past six months you will have heard about Kylie Jenner's Lip Kits.With new shades and effects being added and all items constantly selling out I waited until I had seen reviews on these Lip Kits before investing. I bought the shade 'Posie K', a dark pink shade.

Shipping

I ordered my Lip Kit on the 6th June and it arrived on my door on the 15th June. A week isn't bad in my book for something to come all the way from the US. Shipping to the UK cost $14.95, which is around £10.50. My order wasn't called in to pay any customs luckily but I know that other people have had to pay more money for theirs.

First Impressions

Firstly, the lipstick has an amazing scent almost like a vanilla cupcake. It smells as though it could actually be eaten.
The second thing I noticed was how true to colour the product is along with the packaging, it's a dark yet bright pink that drys into a matte finish.
The packaging is also so chic and looks so pretty just to have on show.

Wearing The Lip Kit
Honestly, this lipliner might just be one of the best lipliners ever. It's so creamy and applies so well to the lips without smudging or the colour wearing off. This lipliner could be used just on its own to create a lip look without the layering of the slightly brighter liquid lipstick.
The lipstick also applies very well and the applicator allows it to be applied easily. The lipstick does take a while to dry matte, however once it does eventually dry it stays on the lips forever and will not rub off!

Overall
Overall I would say these Lip Kits are definitely worth the money as they are some of the best formulas for liquid lipsticks I have used. The staying power of this liquid lipstick is amazing, and I didn't have to top it up at all during the day. However I would still only buy the colours that are the most wearable rather than the darker shades such as 'Kourt K' and 'Dead of Knight' as I don't think I would get enough wear from these to make them worth their price.

Have any of you got any Kylie Lip Kits and do you love them as much as me?

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Favourite Summer Lip Products

Since its summer and the weather is getting warmer (well hopefully) there are number of lipsticks or lip products that I just love to wear in summer as they are bright and happy colours.

Mac Mehr

As someone who owns more Mac lipsticks than someone should, I think I may have found my favourite one yet. The shade 'Mehr' is a dark raspberry pink which I have been wearing near enough to every day for the past to months. To make it even better the Mac lipliner 'Soar' matches this perfectly! I could seriously wear this lipstick every day and still love it.

Too Faced Melted Lipsticks

Too Faced really know how to nail packaging. These melted lipsticks are too cute and I love having them out on display. My favourite shade that I just love for summer is 'Melted Peony' which is a a pale pink, however when built up the colour can be made brighter. The lipsticks don't dry and will stay on you lips leaving a nice beautiful sheen and it is so incredibly long lasting.

NYX Liquid Suede

The NYX Liquid Suede are liquid lipsticks which dry to a matte finish. I own many shades of these however my favourite one to wear in summer is 'Tea and Cookies,' a rose pink. The colour is quite bright but matched with the right eye look it can be worn very day, and works well without looking to build. The formulas are easy to wear and have good staying power without transferring onto anything.

Mehr, Melted Peony, Tea and Cookies, Naked Lipgloss and No7 lip balm.

Urban Decay Naked Lipgloss

After wearing so many matte lipsticks and liquid lipsticks for long it was a strange feeling to be wearing a lipgloss again but the formulas of these lip glosses are perfect. This is the shade 'Nooner' which is a nude colour. Although it appears quiet orange on the skin it comes out a dark nude on the lips. I love this lipgloss as it keeps your lips feeling super hydrated and plumps them through out the day.

Mehr, Melted Peony, Tea and Cookies, Naked Lipgloss and NO7 lip balm.

No 7 Tinted Lip Balm 
Although this isn't technically a lipstick its been added to this as sometimes, when I know I'm going to be very busy or when its very warm, I don't want to wear much makeup and therefore this tinted lip balm is perfect. It keeps my lips hydrated throughout the day whilst providing them with SPF also. The shade 'Parisian Pink' provides the lips with a sheer pink shade which is just enough to give your lips a splash of colour.

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Kiko Milano Cosmetics

Moving to Bath has meant that some of the shops I used to regularly buy my make-up are no longer available to me, so I've had to explore some new shops and brands to find more make-up (even though I probably don't need anymore.)

One of the shops I've found is Kiko Milano, which I'd heard of before moving but had never been able to get to a store to try anything out. Here are a few products that I have bought there and loved.

Cream Crush Lasting Eyeshadow

I bought this eyeshadow in the colour 05, and its honestly one of the most beautiful eyeshadow colours I've ever seen. Its a cream eyeshadow and it's a champagne/ gold colour packed with glitter. It so glittery that I often put it on top of anther eyeshadow as the gold doesn't always pay off, rather the glitter just shows up over the top of other shades. This eyeshadow gives off the best, glittery colour and will last through out a whole day, even those long nights out!

Gossamer Lipstick 109

Gossamer Emotion Creamy Lipstick

Let me say these lipsticks live up to the name. They are so creamy. I own the colour 109 Amaranth, which is a bold mauve colour, although there are still hints of pink in it. It is easy to apply and as I said they are so creamy so really leave your lips feeling healthy and hydrated. However I am used to wearing mainly matte lipsticks so I do find that this lipstick can smear easily and rub off in places.

Velvet Matte Liptstick 613

Velvet Matte Satin Lipstick

These lipsticks have a gorgeous glossy texture that is comfortable to wear all day. There are 25 shades to choose from and I have the shade 613 which is a dark pink, almost a raspberry pink. The lipstick is matte yet isn't drying to the lips at all and the colours last for a long time throughout the day.

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