Wednesday Wishlist #12

#1 TRESemme' Renewal Hair & Scalp Range - £4.98 - £6.98

#2 Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara - £16.91 (from Beauty Bay)

#3 MAC Cool Neutrals 15 Shadow Palette -£65.00

#4 Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stains - £7.99 each.

#5 Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics - £20.00 (launching soon)

#6 NARS Audacious Lipsticks - £19.50 each (launching soon)

Revlon Colorburst Matte & Lacquer Balms

Revlon Colourbust Matte & Lacquer Balms in Elusive, Shameless & Demure - £7.99 each.

The new Revlon Colourburst Matte & Lacquer balms have been out for a while now, they were released in January and I've been trying and testing these three shades for a few weeks now. They're in the typical crayon packaging that twists up. I prefer this to pencils you sharpen as I hate having stubby little pencils in my collection!

Elusive is a light/medium pink and one of the matte balms. It's actually one of the few lighter pink shades I can pull off, it has almost no blue tones in it. The amazing thing about the matte balms is that they are so moisturising, they're matte but not drying in the slightest! Well done Revlon! 

Shameless is a dark purple and is so bold. Again, it's very moisturising but the colour is a little patchy on the lips. If you're into purple shades I'd recommend skipping this and purchasing MAC's Heroine lipstick instead, it's a very similar shade.

Finally the only lacquer balm I picked up is in the shade Demure. It's a peachy nude with some chunky silver glitter that is obvious but not uncomfortable on the lips. Out of all three I've been wearing this the most, which is unusual because we all know I'm a matte kinda girl! It's moisturising and natural whilst adding some subtle sparkle, perfect for pairing with a smoky eye. 

Overall I really like these and will definitely be buying some of the brighter shades for spring/summer! 

Fiona xox

February Favourites

Origins Drink Up-Intensive Overnight Mask:

I was lucky enough to receive the Origins Mask Marvels set for Christmas, and I've been loving all the masks, but the Drink Up-Intensive in particular mask has been a life saver. It's an overnight mask and is just amazing for hydrating tired skin.

Maybelline The Eraser Eye Perfect & Cover Concealer:

This has quickly become my favourite every day under-eye concealer, it's not the most heavy duty product but it's very brightening and light for daytime make up. 

Rimmel BB Cream Matte:

I posted about this BB cream last week and I absolutely love it! I'm definitely going to repurchase this but next time in the shade Extra Light, as I feel the Light shade is just a little too dark for me! It's matte without being drying and provides great coverage.

Illamasqua Powder Blusher in Lover:

A true peach blush that almost verges on orange (the good kind of orange!) I've been reaching for this a lot since I got it in January. Illamasqua blushes are always incredibly pigmented and you only need a tiny bit to pack a punch on the cheeks.

MAC Pigment in Vanilla:

I really really love this pigment, it's perfect for highlighting just about everywhere, but it's especially nice on the browbone. It's frosted white with gold sparkle but it still manages not to be too OTT. Also, you get a huge amount of pigment and this is going to last a long long time!

MAC Paint Pot in Painterly:

This is another new addition to my make up collection. I loved my first MAC paint pot in Bare Study, but I'd always wanted a matte base product and Painterly is brilliant for creating a blank canvas for eyeshadow.

Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in Demure:

When Revlon released their new colorburst balms I wasn't excited about the lacquer versions at all, but I picked up the shade Demure and it's lovely. A pale peachy pink with chunky glitter (which isn't very comfortable but I can deal with that!) it's the perfect nude lip to wear with a glamorous smoky eye!

Fiona xox

Revlon Evening Opulence Collection | Lip Butter & Colorburst Gloss

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Invite Only: £7.99 (2 for £10 in Boots)

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Gloss in Adorned: £7.99 (2 for £10 in Boots)

Revlon recently released their A/W products for 2013, called the Evening Opulence collection. It consisted of two new lip butters, two new glosses and a couple of eyeshadow quads. I picked up one lip butter and one gloss, and here are my thoughts on them!

Don't panic, the lip butter in Invite Only isn't actually mint green! Only the packaging has a minty hue, the actual lip balm is clear with mint and blue iridescent sparkles. Not really worth £7.99 if I'm honest. It's also not as soft as the usual lip butters, it has a harder more balmy texture, which I quite like. It seems to be one of those 'teeth whitening' shades because of the blue sparkles. Although I love the outer packaging, the product itself is nothing to shout about and I won't repurchase. 

The Color Burst lip gloss is a totally different story, its packed with colour! It's so pigmented I'd call it more of a lip lacquer than a lip gloss! It's a gorgeous magenta pink with pink and purple shimmer that really shows through. Plus it's not sticky! I'm really really impressed, it's the first lip gloss I've tried from Revlon and I'd definitely buy more.

Fiona xox

Revlon Lip Butters | Juicy Papaya & Sugar Plum

Revlon Lip Butters in Juicy Papaya & Sugar Plum: £7.99 each from Boots & Superdrug - I recently picked up two of the new shades of  the Revlon lip butters and thought I'd show you! 

I bought Juicy Papaya, a brand new shade, and Sugar Plum, a previously US only shade. 

As I'm sure you all know I absolutely love the lip butters, their moisturising whilst packing a punch of colour! Juicy Papaya is a gorgeous peachy coral shade that I'm dying to wear this summer, and Sugar Plum is a very sheer plummy colour that seems to just darken your natural lip colour a little. 

I really really love these and I'll definitely be expanding my lip butter collection with more new shades! 

Fiona xox

Shopping The Stash | #1

Today is the start of a new (hopefully) regular feature on my blog - shopping the stash!

To encourage my spending cut down, I'll be looking out products from my collection to show you. Hopefully this will encourage me to use things more and fall back in love with products I've forgotten about! 

I don't know how often I'll be doing this (monthly or weekly) but lets begin:

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Star Wonder (LE)

Soap & Glory Lid Stuff palette in What's Nude - £10.00

Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait - £7.99 

Avon Supershock Liner in Golden Fawn - £6.00

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Star Wonder - This was limited edition as part of the Heavenly Creatures collection last year. Its a mix of plum, peachy pink and pale gold swirls, which blend together to create a really shimmery pink. It's too dark for a highlighter on me but it makes a really nice blush.

Soap & Glory 'What's Nude' palette - This is a really nice neutral palette. The matte colours are super pigmented. I own so many eyeshadows this gets forgotten about, but I think I'm going to try and use it up before I buy any more. 

Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait - My lip butters are so neglected, they seem to just sit around looking pretty in their quilted packaging. Peach Parfait is so easy to wear I should use it more often.

Avon Supershock Liner in Golden Fawn - This liner is gorgeous, its been called a dupe for a Chanel liner and its so creamy. The shimmery champagne colour looks amazing along the lower lash line. 

Hope you enjoyed this first Shopping The Stash post! 

Fiona xox

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains

Hello everyone! I've joined the hordes and masses, and jumped on the Revlon Just Kissable Balm Stain bandwagon.

I originally went in to buy the Revlon Photoready Cream blushes, but I was really unimpressed when I swatced them, they were so sheer there was really no point in wasting £5.99 on them, so instead I turned my attention onto the new balm stains!

I bought two shades, Honey - £5.99, and Darling £5.99 on offer from Boots, will normally be £7.99. Honey is a quite dark pinky nude. As I have quite pigmented lips already, this is one of those 'my lips but better' shades on me, and its really lovely. Darling is a pinky lilac, with a purple sheen. I wouldn't say these are shimmery or glittery, but they have an almost metallic sheen to them, which is really nice.

As I'm sure you all know, these are Revlon's answer to the extremely popular Clinique Chubby Sticks, which are £16.99. Personally, I wouldn't pay that money for a product like this, so the balm stains are a good alternative for someone looking for bargain!

The balm stains have a minty smell when you first apply them, but it soon fades away. They're definitely moisturising, nowhere near as moisturising as the lip butters, but still really good. As they do claim to be a 'balm stain', they have relatively good staying power. I think the 'stain' part would be more noticeable with some of the darker shades available than with the two I have.

I really like the packaging for the balm stains! They are twist up, no sharpening, so the packaging keeps its nice shape and you don't have to sharpen it down to nothing! Just like the Revlon lip butters, the balm stains packaging co-ordinates with the colour of the product inside.

Finally, some terrible swatches!

Honey, Darling

I'd definitely purchase more of these, if any more of the shades appeal to me! I already own too many pinks! Overall I prefer the lip butters to the balm stains, but I'd definitely recommend these to anyone who wants a moisturising balm with a good bit of colour.

Hope you enjoyed this, more posts coming soon! xx

Revlon Lip Butters: Review & Swatches

Hello everyone! I know Revlon lip butters have been reviewed to death, but I've just got my hands on them so I thought I'd give you a little refresher!

left to right: Lollipop, Sweet Tart, Strawberry Shortcake, Peach Parfait.

The first three lip butters I bought were part of a deal from BuyaPowa. BuyaPowa.com is a website that promotes 'co-buying' - the more people who agree to buy a product, the cheaper it gets! I love this idea, meaning I got three lip butters, Lollipop, Sweet Tart and Strawberry Shortcake, for £9.50, plus £1.95 postage and packaging. An amazing deal if you ask me, I'm getting three lip butters for less than the price I'd pay for two in Boots! The final lip butter I bought yesterday was Peach Parfait, which I got from Superdrug for £5.99. The three butters from BuyaPowa arrived yesterday, so I opened and swatched all four of them together.

Firstly, I love love love the packaging. The shimmery, quilted packaging that matches the colour of the lip butter inside is brilliant, and they're very glamourous looking! Secondly, the top of the lid is clear, allowing you to see into the lip butter to see which shade is which.

Now lets talk about the shades I got!

Lollipop: A gorgeous fuschia pink, its very pigmented and one of the darkest shades from the lip butter collection. It also has quite a bit of shimmer in. On the lips, its not far off from MAC's Girl About Town.
Sweet Tart: A lovely bright pink. Its definitely more of a yellow based pink than blue, which makes a lovely change for me. I really like it!
Strawberry Shortcake: A pretty pale pink. Not the palest pink in the collection, so perfect for me as it doesn't completely wash me out. Its not overly opaque and leaves a nice pink tint to the lips.
Peach Parfait: A peachy colour with lots of gold shimmer. This is the sheerest of the bunch, but its lovely nonetheless.

All four of the lip butters are very moisturisng, but provide the colour of a lipstick as well as the moisture of a balm! I'm all round in love with these products, I'll definitely be buying more of them!

I hope you enjoyed this, what did you think of the Revlon Lip Butters? xx

Foundation Overview.

Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts, been busy with exam revision, lack of money and festival preparation! But I'm back now :)

Thought I'd do a quick overview of all the foundations I own, and let you know what I think of them! I've never been a fan of buying lots of foundations at the one time, it seems daft, so I only have a few, if I like them, I'll repurchase, and if not, move on to something else!



Left to right; Collection 2000 Naturally Matt, Rimmel 'Wake Me Up', Bourjois Healthy Mix, Revlon ColorStay, MAC Studio Fix Fluid.

Collection 2000 Naturally Matt in Blonde 2, £2.99 - Bought this because it was so cheap but promised matte skin! Its not the best of foundations, and the colour was awful, all the shades in the range are way too orange, I had to pale mine down with white foundation. It has decent staying power though. Would I repurchase? No, probably not.

Rimmel 'Wake Me Up' Foundation in True Ivory, £8.99 - This is one of my favourite foundations, it really does make you look fresh and awake! For £8.99 its a really good high-street foundation. It has sparkle but it doesn't make your face look like a glitterball! Doesn't have the best staying power on oily skin but its better than some foundations and is fine with powder and touch ups throughout the day. Would I repurchase? Already have!

Bourjois Healthy Mix in 52 Vanille, £9.99 - This is the newest addition to my foundation collection, and I really like it. Again, not the best staying power for oily skin but it would be amazing on normal to dry skin. Avoid if you have really sensitive skin, this is highly perfumed and might break you out! Would I repurchase? Yes, but might try the Healthy Mix Serum instead of the original foundation again. 

Revlon ColorStay for Combination Oily Skin in Sand Beige, £12.40 - I had high hopes for this foundation, but it wasn't the miracle product I was looking for. It has good staying power, especially as its aimed at those with oily skin (there is a version for dry/normal skin too). The colour is good but oxodizes on extremely oily skin and goes a bit orange,  I think I need to test this foundation out a bit more. Would I repurchase? Maybe.

MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW20, £19.50 - A good sturdy foundation to have, MAC Studio Fix Fluid is good for all skin types, but especially oily skin. It has good staying power, but NW20 seems a little dark for me, which is a shame as its the lightest colour in the Studio Fix Fluid Range. For £19.50, its a good foundation but nothing overly impressive. Would I repurchase? Maybe, would like to try some other MAC foundations first.

I have a really nice collection of foundations, some nice ones for daytime and some more hardwearing ones for long nights out. Next on my hitlist to try are the Estee Lauder DoubleWear foundation, the Sleek Creme to Powder foundation, and maybe a little something from Illamasqua! Need to finish a few of these first though, and save up some money!

Hope you enjoyed this post, whats your favourite foundation? Do you like me only have a few, or do you like to have lots of different products in your collection?  Let me know! xx