REVIEW - Sleek - I-Candy Palette

Hullo Ladies!

Another Sleek review today :-) 

This one is about the I-Candy Eye Shadow Palette!

I remember seeing this when it first came out and although I thought it was beautiful I was slightly scared of all those bright colours. Recently though I've been experimenting with colour and decided to get it. 

This palette was released last Summer and although it's stated as Limited Edition, it is still on their website and on Amazon :-) 

Also in the collection is the Blush By 3 palette which I also own and love and a Pout Paint in a gorgeous pink colour! 

The palette contains a good mixture of both shimmer and mattes, all are very pigmented and true to the colour in the pan. 

 Names From Left to Right - Strawberry Sherbet, Bon Bon, Parma Violet, Apple Sour, Pear Drop, Flump, Liquorice, Blue Fizzle, Aniseed, Bubble Gum, Mint Cream and Cream Soda. 

Here's a look I created using mostly the pink and purple shadows in the palette. 

After applying my primer, I put Bon Bon all over the lid and up into the crease, then I took Flump and blended it into the crease. I then took Parma Violet and Liquorice in the outer 'V' to darken up the look and mixed Bon Bon and Parma violet and lined my bottom lash line. Then lastly I lined my eyes with my Soap and Glory Smoulder Kohl Liner and applied my Maybelline Falsies mascara to my lashes. 

After applying a Primer, I applied Pear Drop to the first inner part of my lid, Apple Sour to the outer part. Then I applied Mint Cream to the outer 'V' to darken up the look. Then I mixed Liquorice with Pear Drop and lined my lower lash line with it. Lastly I lined my upper lash line with my Soap and Glory Smolder Kohl Liner and applied my Maybelline Falsies Mascara.  

I'm really in love with this palette, I think the I-Candy palette is great for both people who love bright eye shadow colours and also for people who are wanting to experiment with colour like me :-) 

Have you tried this palette? Do you love it as much as me? :-) 

Linzi xxx

FOTD - Summer Makeup - Sleek, TheBalm, Bourjois + More

Hullo Ladies!

Here another FOTD post, my second one ;-) 

The sun came out today and I realized that Summer is nearly here! 

No doubt were going to have to wait a while longer here in Wales but that doesn't mean I can't pretend with makeup!

On my eyes I decided to use the Nude Tude palette from TheBalm. It's one of my favourite palettes as it's amazing quality. 

I apply Stand-offish all over the lid, then I put Sultry in my crease.I mix Selfish with Seductive and apply them on my outer corner blending up into the crease. I take Sleek to darken up my outer corner and along my lower lash line. then I use Sassy as my inner corner highlight as well as the inner part of my lower lash line and my brow bone.

To finish my eyes off I line them with my Bobbi Brown Gel liner and apply my Soap and Glory Thick and Fast Mascara to my lashes :-) 

On my brows I use my favourite Sleek Brow Kit in Dark.

For my foundation I used my Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum. 

For my cheeks I use the Sleek Face Form Palette in Fair. I apply the Contour very lightly, then use that gorgeous blush on the apples of my cheeks. I also take the highlighter and dab it onto my cheekbone so it catches the light. 

For my lips I take one of my favourite lip balms The Body Shops Born Lippy Lip Balm in Raspberry, then I apply my Sleek Matte Lipstick in Heartbreaker. It's a gorgeous warm toned bright pink :-) 

I'm in love with this look and have recreated it with a bright red lip for a night out and with a nude lip for a shopping trip. It's very versatile! 

So that's my FOTD :-) 

What palettes have you been loving lately?! 

Linzi xxx

April Favourites 2014

Hi ladies! 

It's time for my monthly favorites post and I've loved a lot of amazing products these last few months but here's a few I really want to talk about. 

The Body Shop Blue Corn 3 in 1 Deep Cleansing Mask - I used this product when I know my skin needs a deep clean, whether it's because I happened to sleep in my makeup after a night out or my skins is just feeling super awful. It's great for getting rid of flaky dry skin and gives me a super soft face! 

Sleek Brow Kit in Dark - I never really paid much attention to my brows, about a year ago I bought an MUA eyebrow pencil but never really liked it. Recently though I've decided that like filling in my brows and started using some eye shadow to do it. That then got me interested in brow products and after reading reviews after reviews I settled on the Sleek Brow Kit, as soon as I first tried it I knew It was love! I use it now in nearly every makeup look, whether its a dramatic brow or a more natural brow. Either way I love them :-) I definitely recommend this product!  

Urban Decay Naked 3 Eye Shadow Brush - This isn't my first Urban Decay Brush, I enjoy using the one I received with the Naked 1 palette but I really love this one in particular. I use it for both eye shadow and concealer. On one end you have a blending brush and on the other end you have a more smaller brush to use for precise application. 

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation - I've been using this foundation for awhile now, this is my second bottle. I love it because it's great for my dry skin, gives a lovely healthy look and a medium coverage depending on how you apply it. It's also a great colour match for me as it has a good colour range. 

Maybelline Falsies Mascara - For years I've used the Maybelline Colossal Mascara off and on, but I always heard how great the Falsies one was and when I got the chance to pick it up last month I did. I really love it, It's great. I still love the Colossal but for now I think I'll stick to this one. It's great for building up both volume and length. 

Rimmel Apocalips - Right now I only have the shades Nova and Big Bang but I'm hoping to get more :-) I absolutely adore these lip lacquers. They're so pigmented and smooth to go on. Big Bang is my favourite to use when I fancy a bright lip. I definitely suggest it to any red lipstick lovers out there. 

Roberto Cavalli EDP - I've loved this perfume since the moment I smelt it in store when It was released. It smells amazing and if you like white floral and/or oriental fragrances then I suggest trying this one out. 

So those are my favorites for this month! What were yours? 

Linzi xxx

Collective Haul : April - Enrapture, DR Jart+, New Look, Sleek + More

Hullo Ladies!

I've picked up a few lovely things in the last few weeks :-) 

Having a look on Amazon I noticed they had on offer on some of the Enrapture styling tools, I picked up the Totem Styler and I'm in love with it, I'm also in love with the price I paid for it! 

At that time it was around £21 :-) The cheapest I've seen it before that was £40 in boots around Christmas time so that's a great Bargain! 

I also stopped in TK Maxx and found some Nip+Fab goodies :-)

 I bought this CC eye fix which I've enjoyed using.

I paid £2.99 for it.

I also picked up this Pigmentation Fix which is apparently a Best Seller, I can't wait to see if it makes a difference. 

I paid £5.99 for it.

I then found this in ASDA for £5 which I thought was a great price. I have to say though, even thought it's the lightest shade they had it looks orange on me :-( hate it when that happens. I'll ever try and match it with a lighter product or give it to someone who it would  work well with. 

While in Boots I noticed they had an offer on DR.Jart which I'd heard a lot about so I picked up this Beauty Balm which I'm really liking :-) 

Also in Boot's I picked up another bottle of the Match Perfection from Rimmel which I really love using :-) 

Boot's also had an offer on Soap and Glory Skin Care, I looked to see if they had my favourite Peaches and Clean Cleanser which Is one of my favourites but they hadn't so I picked up another one which Is always talked about - The UltiMelt Hot Cloth Cleanser. I've only tried it a few times but I really like it so far.

 I still want to pick up another Peaches and Clean though as I find it great for daily use. 

I stopped in New Look and thought this top looked super cute! 

I really want a Pug one day :-)

I went out on a night out last weekend so the day before I picked up some new Eylure lashes. 

I bought them in Superdrug as they were on offer but they're huge so I ended up using something slightly more subtle pair. These would be great for something a bit more glamorous.  

So I still have my Sleek obsession and I managed to buy a few more palettes this month :-) 

The I-Candy Limited Edition palette and the Bad Girl Palette. 

I've heard many things about both and couldn't wait to have them in my hands!

Last but not least I picked up a few more essentials which I needed.

I few weeks ago I bought a Tresemme Shampoo and Conditioner and my scalp really didn't like it so I decided to pick up a new Herbal Essences Shampoo and Conditioner for coloured hair. 

I also picked up some new cotton pads as I like to use them to help take off my makeup.

Last but  not least I bought a new red hair dye. Red is so hard to maintain but I can't get enough :-) 

REVIEW - Sleek - I Divine Palette - Storm

Hullo Ladies, 

So as you may know I'm obsessed with Sleek and I thought I'd write up a review for the Storm Palette I bought a few weeks ago :-) 

Probably one of the most talked about Sleek palette's in the beauty community, Storm is a gorgeous Neutral eye shadow palette with quite a wide range of shadows. 

Included are 9 shimmer shades and 3 matte shades. 

From Left to Right - Sand Storm, Snow Storm, Calm Before The Storm, Thunder Storm, Perfect Storm, 

Firestorm, Dust Storm, Gathering Storm, Storm Cloud, Electric Storm, Eye Of The Storm and Blackout.

This stunning palette gives you the opportunity to create anything from light neutral everyday eye makeup to dark smokey night out makeup. 

I find the shadows in the Storm palette as pigmented, bendable and long lasting as all the other palette I've tried from them. In other words, Amazing!

I bought this palette from Amazon but you can also buy them from Boot's, Superdrug and the Sleek Makeup Website :-) 

No doubt I'll be buying more palettes soon, which ones are your favourite?

Linzi xxx

REVIEW - Urban Decay - Naked 3 Palette

Hullo Lovely Ladies!

Here's an exciting review that I've wanted to write since I bought this palette :-) 

Lately I've become obsessed with eye shadow palettes again and the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette is one of them! 

I don't own Naked 2 or Naked Basics but I do own the Original Naked palette (which I love) so I was wondering whether I needed this palette or not but one day after a bad week I went looking for something to treat myself with and noticed Debenhams had a 10% off fragrance and beauty. Including this palette. 

I spent a few hours on blogs and Youtube looking up reviews and everyone seemed to be in love with it and I adored the makeup looks people where creating with it so I decided to give it a go :-) 

The packaging is a lot different from the Original palette which I love because I hated the Original packaging. The letters on my original palette started peeling the day I got it! 

Apparently the packaging is similar to the Naked 2 but has a ripple effect and is a rose gold colour. 

The actual shadows all have a pinkish tone to it. Which I knew instantly I would adore. 

From Left to Right - 

Strange - Off White Matte Shadow 

 Dust - light pink with glitter particles

 Burnout - Pink Shimmer

 Limit - Muted Rose Matte 

 Buzz - Rose Shimmer with Silver Glitter

 Trick - Gold Shimmer with Gold Glitter

 Nooner - Pink Toned Matte Brown

Liar - Mauve Shimmer 

 Factory - Pink Toned Brown Shimmer

Mugshot - Taupe Shimmer 

Darkside - Grey Toned Mauve Shimmer

  Blackheart - Black Matte with Red Sparkles. 

I love every shade and use them all except for the glitter shade which is Dust as I really dislike how much glitter it contains and how it travels across the face. I'm used to have at least one shade from Urban Decay palette that are like that though so I'm not that upset as I know I'll use every other shadow.

Here's a look I created using some of the shadows from the palette....I don't know why I'm pulling that face....sorry! Hehehe!

You receive a free double ended eye shadow brush which is good quality and I use it frequently. 

 You also get a sample kit of four different Primer Potions. Yes, it's nice to try out a range of the line but I was slightly disappointed that they didn't give a mini sized primer potion like they used to do or a mini version of some other product. 

 I definitely suggest picking up this palette, like all the other Urban Decay Palettes I've tried, the shadows are amazingly pigmented and smooth to go on. 

You can buy the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette from Debenhams - Here 

Do you have the Naked 3 palette? What do you think of it?

Linzi xxx

FOTD - Sleek Storm Palette, MAC Hug Me Lipstick + more

Hullo Ladies!

I'm pretty sure this is my first FOTD post but recently I joined instagram and I've fallen in love with the beauty community on there and it's given me a bit more confidence with my blogging. I hope that If any of you have instagram that you'll either post your username in the comments section or follow me on Linzilou92 :-) 

The Product's Used:

Sleek Storm Palette

Sleek Pink Lemonade Blush By 3 Palette

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

MAC Hug Me Lipstick

Urban Decay Primer Potion

TheBalm Mary Lou-Manizer Highlighter

Soap and Glory Thick and Fast Mascara

Avon Super Shock Eyeliner

As you can tell I'm still in love with Sleek and can't wait to try some more looks out with the palette's I've bought from them recently. 

Out of the Storm palette I used the dark browns to create a smokey eye and kept the rest of my makeup quite simple.

So that's my first ever FOTD post on my blog :-) 

What products have you been loving lately? 

Linzi xxx