This is a new kind of blog post for me although I hate been negitive but I do love when reading someones honest opinion on when a product just doesn't work for them. So I thought a love and let down blog post would be much more interesting then just my regular favourites. Every month as a makeup artist I'm constantly trying new beauty products some of which you never hear of because they just didnt do it for me. Hate is a strong word but if a product just wasn't up to the mark for me I am going to included it here and let you know excatly why it didnt. Hopefully there will be more loves than dislikes but its important that I am completely honest with you.
Loves
Victoria secert sprays & body lotions.
I have been obsessed with these Victoria secrets sprays all month. I bought two bottles of the Pure seduction one because I love it so much. Its such a gorgeous fruity smell prefect for summer. Its hands down my favourite spray.
The blue bottle Aqua kiss smells just so fresh like cotton.
The light pink pure day dream smells so sweet like candy floss.
Its one of those things you'll just have to smell for yourself to fall in love. I just love carrying these around in my bag and literally shower myself in them, prefect for everyday when you don't want to wear your expensive perfumes.
I got both in McCabes Pharmacy.
Price: €11.95
Luxe cheek finish brush
This brush is amazing when it comes to contouring with powders. Its just prefect to give defintion without looking to harsh. The hairs are so soft and tappers with the longest hairs been at the centre and the shorter hairs been at the outter edges.
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Price: €18.40
Inglot AMC face and body illuminator #61
I am obbessed with this product. I went out and bought another two bottles thats how amazing it is.
I like to use it under foundation on myself and clients. When first putting it out the skin you man feel a tiny tiny bit like the tin man, but trust me this just gives the skin the most beautiful glow from within look. It gives a flawless complexion with a healthy glow. For dry clients ill apply this nearly all over the skin. On oily clients I tend to avoid the t-zone area and just apply it to the usual areas we would add light.
I cant recomend this enough this the shade is a prefect universal shade.
Peaches and cream lipgloss bambi
I have followed peaches and cream makeup for years now! I've always been a fan of their work so when I found out you could get their makeup on beauty bay I just had to try something. I picked up their bambi lipgloss for my kit. I love how hygenic these glosses are because you just squeeze a little out as needed so good for a freelance kit also loving having squeeze tubes because you can cut them to get every bit out rather than the waste that does be in a glass tube.
Myself and alot of my clients tend to adore a nude lip and this gloss is a gorgeous brown with a pink under tone which goes with lots of liners. Its almost like a creme gloss and feels hydrating on. I love this and will definetly be buying more.
Inglot HD foundation
I have read mixed reviews on this foundation so I was a bit nervous but excited to try it out. My friend who works in Inglot told me I needed to try this out as the photo finish is incredicble and that it is so long wearing on the skin. I had to give it a go for my clients as thats excatly what they are looking for from a makeup application.
Straight away using it I knew I would love it. It gives great coverage without looking cakey, there is no flash back as it contains no SPF and the price point is much more affordable then a mac foundation. I have been using it on lots of different skin types over the last month and honestly it does work best on oily skin types. Its an oily girls best friend. For dry or mature skin I mix it with mac face and body to give it a more dewy finish I would also apply an illumatining primer and only set the t-zone area.
My clients have told me that this foundation lasted flawlessly on them all day & night and for me its a winner. I picked up shades 73 which is similar to a mac NC25 and a 77 which is similar to a mac NC40 the however not as yellowed based as the mac one they have a slightly more nutreal undertone.
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PRICE:€33.00
Let downs
Sadly this falls into the let down section of this months loves and let downs. I really wanted to absolutely love it but i've too many mixed feelings on it. When I first opened this pallet I was in love like its beautiful, the swatches where amazing and the formula felt gorgeous.
However, Then the first time I used the pallet the shadows just fell flat on my eyes and I found I had to work hard for colour pay off on some shadows. Some shadows where incredible and so pigmented but others where a little less than average.
First attempt using only the pallet.
I wasnt happy with the first look I created but I thought I'd give the pallet another go.
But I did use my bronzer as a transition shade to add a bit of warmth to the look.
Second attempt using pallet
I was much happier with the second time using the pallet but there not the most amazing eyeshadows that I've used I just don't think they lived up to the hype for me because so many makeup artists raves about them. Dont get me wrong for the price point its amazing and the range of colours you get is great. But I am just spoiled with the qualitly of oher brands. I will deffiently use this pallet mixed with other of my shadows in future but I don't think Ill be buying any more morphe eyeshadows.
If your on a budget and your curious I wouldn't tell you not to get it. I think these pallets are good for people starting out with makeup or even for personal use but I just wouldn't rate the quality of the pallet as highly as some of my other shadows. I prefer quality over quanity personally i'd rather four amazing eyeshadows than 35 mixed quality. Saying that for the same price your paying for this whole pallet you would only get 2 mac eyeshadow pans.
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Price: €23.50
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