Eyeshadows

Sharon Osbourne Duchess Quad

- Vicki 12 Comments
Sharon Osborne Eyeshadow Quad

Mac Osbourne Collection

Osbourne Collection Mac

It’s been a very long time since I bought anything from Mac, let alone something from a Limited Edition Collection, but I just couldn’t resist this Sharon Osbourne Duchess Eyeshadow Quad. I bought it from my local Mac store and I bought the second to last one, I did want the Kelly one too, but that had sold out but after seeing them both side by side in store I preferred the Sharon one. Nothing else from the Collection caught my eye.

I like the packaging and really like the new clear palettes, they are so user-friendly and feel sturdy and have magnetic closing, that is so satisfying. The red looks glamorous and cute on my dressing table. I’m pretty chuffed I treated myself to it.

Sharon Osbourne Quad

This Quad has four shades that I will get a lot of wear from, the only permanent colour is embark, the other 3 are exclusive to this palette.

  • Sweet Eyes (Veluxe Pearl) light champagne nude
  • Sexy Eyes (Veluxe Pearl) – bronzed toned & quite like a rose gold.
  • Femme Fatale (Satin) golden brown
  • Embark (Matte) deep matte reddish brown

All four shades are pigmented and very blendable, Embark is slightly dry but still pigmented. I think they work well together & unlike a lot of palettes / quads, there really isn’t one dud shade, they’re all beautiful.  Three of the four have a pretty shimmer frosted finish and I think they will be gorgeous for Summer, I wouldn’t say they’re overly frosted or shimmery but just enough to add some iridescence, glow and brightness to your look. I’m excited to try lots of different looks with these four shades.

I seem to be drawn like a magpie to Mac’s Pearl and Veluxe finishes, and own quite a few others. So this quad will fit well into my collection, also I love neutral shadows too so these I’m sure will be getting a lot of love. If you can’t tell already, I’m very happy to have snapped one of these up & I’m going to enjoy using it.

Mac eyeshadows

Top – Bottom – Sexy Eyes // Sweet Eyes // Embark // Femme Fatal

Did you manage to get anything from Kelly or Sharon’s collection for Mac?

Sharon Osbourne Duchess Eyeshadow Quad £33.00

#NYXinNEXT

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A couple of weeks ago I took part in a twitter party hosted by NYX & Tattooed Tea Lady, where we all shared our from desk to disco tips. It was so much fun hearing how everyone takes their makeup from day to night. I like to add a bold lipstick. Never fails to glam up a look & that way you can leave the eye quite neutral. I also curl my lashes & add lashings of Mascara.

It was to welcome NYX Cosmetics to selected NEXT stores & also learn about their makeup and products that would glam up our party make up. If you search the hashtag #NYXinNEXT on twitter you can read back through our tips & tricks

I was fortunate enough to win a jam packed NYX goodie bag. So I thought I’d share with you all the gorgeous products.

NYX Cosmetics NYX Roll on Shimmer Mega Shine Lip Gloss

I love what NYX sent me, so very generous, I can’t wait to try everything. That Mega Shine Lip Gloss has Christmas written all over it. Have you used any NYX products? I’d love to hear what other products you’d recommend.

A big thank you to NYX & Tattooed Tea Lady x

NYX in NEXT

Vivo Eyeshadow Palette

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Vivo Unprotected Palette

Whilst I was in Tesco, super late at night picking up paper I saw the new Vivo stand with quite a few new products on, and I was drawn to this palette. It was £3.00 and you get 12 shadows. I need another neutral palette like I need a hole in the head. But I thought this would be great for travelling as it’s compact and really slim.

The colours are really intense and pigmented. Not what you would expect for the price. They are a little powdery, but nothing you can’t tap off. As you can see from the back of the palette all the shades are named which is nice as often lesser expensive brands tend to number their colours and I don’t like that. I like them to have names.

Vivo Cosmetics Palette in Unprotected 

For £3.00 you get a lovely range of colours and finishes. There are 3 matte colours and the rest have an almost frost finish to them, they’re gorgeous. I found they blended well if you take your time and work them – but you get a lovely finish and many of these shades can create a smokey eye. As I said, the colours are really pigmented.

Top row, Middle row and Bottom row

I think my favourite colours from this Unprotected Palette are Engage and Adore – but they are all nice. It’s great to see a Drugstore palette with matte shades. I’m really impressed with the quality of the shadows. They are quite creamy and rich, you get 8.4g of product for £3 which is really great value.

Vivo have a perfect range of products in their collection, I already love using their Brow palette and their baked blushes. Their range is available in larger Tesco Stores and online at vivocosmetics.co.uk if you haven’t already, you should check them out, they are always doing great deals.