Mac Creme Cup

I’ve owned Mac’s lipstick in Creme Cup for a while now but I realised yesterday I’ve never actually written a review on it and I have no idea why because it’s probably one of my all time favourite lipsticks! I find this lipstick to be so versatile, I can wear it alone for a natural every day look, paired with a darker nude which looks amazing with a smokey eye and even on my cheeks as a blush. What an amazing little product!

Finish: Cremesheen
Price: £15
Colour: A blue toned pink
Texture: moisturising and creamy but does tend to settle into some fine lines so a good lip balm is required before application
Lasting Power: 3/5. As this is a light lipstick it tends to only last around 3 hours before needing to be reapplied again
Pigmentation: Not completely opaque but not sheer, I’d say two coats will give you a nice opaque finish.
Looks best with: a smokey eye look in the night or a natural everyday look.
Overall Rating: 4/5 one of my favourite lipsticks purely for the fact it’s so versatile and can also double up as a blush.

Competition Goodies: BarryM Summer Love Palette & Gelly Hi Shine Lips

A few weeks ago I entered LazyDaysBeauty 100 follower giveaway to win this gorgeous BarryM Summer Love Shadow & Glow Palette and one of the new Gelly Hi Shine Lips.
I woke up Thursday morning completely shocked to find out that I had won & the package arrived on Saturday!

Up until now I’ve never tried anything from the BarryM make up line, but I have definitely been missing out. Every colour in the eyeshadow palette is so smooth and pigmented and creates the perfect summer eye look. The highlighter is a beautiful peachy gold shade which I adore and is going to look amazing on the cheekbones and inner corners of the eyes for the upcoming summer months. The packaging of the product is really good for the price and includes a large mirror which is great for travelling and on the go, it also comes with 2 double ended applications which also come in handy for emergencies.

Now onto the lip product, I wasn’t expecting much from the Gelly Hi Shines and mainly entered the competition just because of the palette, but I have to stay I’m amazed by how much I love this thing!I got the shade Sirius which is the perfect deep pink which I personally think would suit everyone! They apply so smoothly and feel more like a lip balm than a lipstick. As it says in the name they are really high shine and last a good 3/4 hours before needing to be reapplied.

Have you tried anything from the BarryM make up line that you love?

Mac Pro Longwear Foundation

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Last weekend I popped into my nearest Mac store (after just discovering they had one, I was extremely happy) and I really wanted to try out a new foundation after trying out the Mineralize Moisture and not liking it. After I has explained to the wonderful Mac assistant she said that I would be more suited to Pro Longwear as I have combination skim which tends to make my foundation not last as long. She also said that the NC range (which I had been using before) is too yellow for my skin tone and tried a NW15 on me instead, It seemed to match my skin tone perfectly and after she had talked my through the Pro Longwear and explained about how it lasted up to 15 hours I decided to try it out.

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Now the Mac website says the foundation provides sheer to medium coverage but I’d say it’s more medium to full if it’s built up, I personally really like this as I’m not a fan of thin watery foundations as to me if you’re going to spend all that money on a foundation you’re going to want it to cover up your imperfections right?
One problem you may find is that when you apply it to your face it sets rather quickly due to the long wearing of it, I’d suggest that you apply the product directly to your brush then work into your face so that you’re not letting it sit on your face first and then buffing it in. The key to this foundation is to really work fast with it! Don’t let that put you off though as once it’s applied it dries to a semi – matte finish which I absolutey LOVE! I’ve been stuck looking for the perfect in between of sheer and matte and I think I’ve found it with Pro Longwear.

Onto the staying powder of this foundation. The Mac website suggests that this product lasts for 15 hours! and I can by some sense see where they’re coming from, after a long 10 hour day I came home and checked my face in the mirror to see that the foundation had barely budged, I took a tissue and blotted my face and hardly anything came off..Seriously impressed!

If you’re looking for a long wearing, nearly matte foundation that will keep your face looking flawless all day then Pro Longwear is for you, if you remember to work fast with the product then this will easily become a favourite for many skin types!

Overall rating: 9/10

What do you make of this foundation?

Mac Mineralize Moisture Foundation

I recently bought this foundation on the suggestion of a mac worker, I asked her for a foundation that would suit my dry combination skin and she told me that the Minerlize Moisture Foundation would work like a dream! She suggested the shade nc15 which I thought would be too light but it actually matches my skin perfectly.

I really appreciate the packaging of this product as it looks quite expensive and comes with a pump which is always great. It is however glass so isn’t the best for travelling.

Now the actual consistency of this product is quite watery and provides light to medium coverage once built up, it feels more like a tinted moisturiser on the skin than a foundation and blends like a dream. This foundation does however have a strong sheen/glow to it, which if you’re into that is great but if you’re not I’d stay away as it doesn’t seem to matteify even with powder.

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I’d say this foundation lasts around 5-6 hours before starting to disappear and after 7 hours it’s pretty much gone from the skin, this means it’s not the best for a long day at the office or a late night out but is great for an afternoon out.

I can imagine this product becoming a holy grail for many people with dry skin as it does apply like a moisturiser and glide over any dry patches you may have. However if you suffer with oily skin and are thinking of buying this product I’d stay well away as it will just highlight any oiliness you may have.

My final verdict
For £27 I was expecting a longer wear from this foundation and a tiny bit more coverage but apart from that it’s probably going to become one of my holy grail winter foundations just for the hydration it gives my skin.
I doubt I will be wearing this much in the summer though which is a shame as it has spf15 in it, but as my skin tends to get more oily in the warmer months this product will only highlight that, even with a layer of powder.
7/10

You can get this foundation for £27 here

Have you tried this foundation, what are your thoughts?

Rimmel Apocalips Review

From left to right – Nude Eclipse, Luna, Apocoliptic and Galaxy

Now before I start I know that I’m way behind with the whole bandwagon of this product but I was sorting out my make up today and realised how much of a statement they are in my collection and thought why not do a review?

If you aren’t a bold lip person this product probably isn’t for you as the colour payoff from these things is amazing! Nude Eclipse is my go to everyday lip colour and goes amazingly with a smokey eye. Although the lighter colours I own are easy to wear, I wouldn’t say the same for the darker colours as they are insanely pigmented and opaque.
When using the bolder colours I recommend using the back side of the applicator so that you’re not getting as much colour and to blot your lips afterwards, especially with Apocoliptic!

The only fault I have with these is that they can be quite drying if you don’t prepare your lips beforehand and tend to seep into the cracks of your lips, this however can be easily avoided by using a lip scrub before hand.

These retail for £5.99 each which for a product of this type I think is a bargain!

Do you own any of the Apocalips? What’s your favourite colour?

MAC Retro Matte Lipstick: All Fired Up

The lipstick:

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Verdict
Can I just start by saying I LOVE the smell of this lipstick, it’s like walking into a sweet shop!

Anyway..Mac All Fired Up is a part of the retro matte range which I have personally never tried anything from up until now. The lipstick itself is a deep fuchsia pink, this colour is rather bold on my skin (Mac NW20) and would probably appear a lot less out there on darker skin tones. However saying this I do believe that this shade would suit all skin shades!

I find the lasting power of it to be insane! I wore this lipstick out recently for my birthday and it lasted a good 8 hours without being reapplied.

The only dislike I have about this lipstick is how drying it is on the lips but that’s down to matteness of it. I find that a good solution to this is by using a hydrating lip balm before applying so that the lipstick is not going on to dry skin.

The lipstick retails at £15 and you can buy it here

What is your opinion on this lipstick?

L’Oreal Paris True Match Foundation

I bought this item from Bootslast week on a 3 for 2 offer at £9.99, and couldn’t wait to get home and try it! It’s safe to say though that I was highly disappointed!

The bottle:

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Verdict:
Firstly the colour I picked up (w4)was horrendous, I usually get a yellow toned foundation to counteract the redness in my skin which usually works wonderfully! This one however was the strongest yellow in a foundation I have ever seen, it made me look like I was suffering with kidney problems!

The product itself is a very fine, watery consistency which I’m not too keen on, when applying to my face with a real techniques buffing brush I found it was easy to blend, but made my face not only extrmeley patchy but it also stuck to the dry patches under my eyes and around my nose area. As well as this it made my small pores appear much larger than they are, which I never usually have a problem with! I honestly wanted to remove the whole entire product from my face and start again with my trusty Match Perfection foundation, but seeing as I had college in less than 20 minutes I didn’t have time. After powdering my face I moved onto my contour and blush, these products usually glide onto my face no problem, but with this foundation I felt as though they weren’t sitting right and again made my pores look even larger again!

After returning from college 6 hours later I checked my face in my mirror to not only realise that it had oxidised throughout the day and made my face appear rather orange, but also to find a patchy, oily mess! My t zone was extremely oily and most of the product had disappeared and the rest of my face was dry and scaly!

The one good point I do have about this foundation is that I loved the glow it gave my skin when I first applied it and maybe if unlike me you have a normal skin type then it may work well for you.

Have you tried this foundation,
what are your thoughts on it?