My First Cream Blush

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I am a huge fan of Topshop Makeup, its price point, the quality and most defiantly the packaging are all bang on trend all the time. I really like it. I’m building my collection slowly but I am excited to try alot more of what they have to offer. So I purchased my first ever cream blush, I know i’m slow on the uptake. I’ve read and heard lots of great things about the Topshop cream blush range so i decided to take a look and fell in love with the colour Flush,its a great true rose pink colour and i think a pink is a good place to start my cream blush collection.

Topshop say this is a cream to powder blush and i really like the finish of it, it doesn’t make your skin look powdery and  the colour pay off is great & is so build-able so you can achieve a really vivid colour if thats the look your going for. I purchased this in store for £6 and you get 4g of product, now that is a great price for a blush that has great pigmentation and good staying power. I am a fan and will get more colours for sure. I’m also such a sucker for cute packaging. I get totally sucked in by it & Topshop Makeup is in cute dotty packaging so thats a plus in my book.

I have to say that the colour of Flushon the Topshop website does not look like the real think it looks very orange on screen and in real life it is a very rose pink. So be aware of that.

Do you have any Topshop makeup recommendations for me? I’d love to hear them.

Shu Uemura

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Visited the Shu Uemura shop in Covent Garden, what a lovely shop. Small but full of beauty goodies (love it in there). I made two purchases. I’ve been looking for a nice soft pink shadow & a darker pink for the crease my collection seems to be lacking in good pink colours. I got two pressed shadows and one of their custom black cases to put them in.

There packaging is so classic and understated. I like it.

This colour from Shu Uemura is Light Pink 125 its a lovely soft dusky pink the refill costs £11. Its a great all over eye colour, makes your eye look bright and fresh. It’s called as a pearl shadow with light reflecting properties. Please excuse my dry skin on my hands :o(

The darker pink is such a cute colour i am going to use this on my crease & to make a slight smokey pink eye.The swatch doesn’t do it justice (partly due to my dry as hell skin on my hand). This colour is called Soft Pink 155 and is a classed as a Metallic shadow  – it does have a nice sheen to it when applied to your lid.

I have been impressed with the staying power of these shadows even without a primer. I must say i really like the darker pink ALOT!

So i also bought a Cream Eye Shadow in Beige. The packaging feels like a Mac paintpot as its in a glass pot with a screw lid. Their cream shadows cost £19 for 5g.

This cream shadow for me works well almost like a primer or to get a good all over colour on the lid. It is a real subtle beige colour and being a real neutral eye fan this is perfect to build a great neutral eye on using it as a great base. Your eyeshadow clings to this like glue and lasts all day long.

I would recommend these cream shadows they are long wearing and apply really well. I think i will get a few more brighter colours next time and see what their colour payoff is like.

Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover

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Ok so i have meaning to pick this up on one of my many trips to Boots but either forgot or it was sold out. I finally picked up and have used it a couple of times. First off its got a STRONG nail polish remover smell when your using it. Its quite over powering! As its just a giant sponge soaked in nail polish remover. You get 75ml for £4.99 from Boots it’s quick a big tub.

I think its a bit of a claim to say it takes 1 second, its certainly quick but not that quick. It’s a really easy and quick way of taking off your standard nail polish i have to say i do like it. Although i won’t be throwing away my standard remover and cotton pads as the Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover  isn’t great at taking off the dreaded glitter polish and sometimes you need to use a cotton pad to get off the more stubborn blue colours.

With this being a fairly new product the only thing left to find out is how long it will last. I would recommend picking it up but you will still need your trusty old remover & cotton pads for glitter and stubborn colours. How have you found this new way of taking off your nail polish?

 

Instagram Roundup Week #3

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This past week was a busy one. Me & the Hubby drove down to Manchester for a few days to catchup with a couple of friends that are moving to Australia (lucky buggers) and to see Guns and Roses (an anniversary pressie for my Hubby). I managed to fit in quite a bit of shopping, i love Manchester & Liverpool for shopping they have some great shops. Oh and my niece turned 4 – thats very important :o)

Pixi illuminating tint and conceal, Lipton ice tea, Beautiful weather, Jo Malone purchase, Guns and Roses gig ticket, Hubby & Richard at Guns and Roses so tired as GnR played until 2.30am!!!!

Thunder Egg Manchester, Comfiest Shoes EVER, Topshop Blush, Birthday Girl, Nice cuppa, Mac Wonder Woman purchase.