Category: Make-Up
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Urban Decay: Stay Naked Foundation
Urban Decay recently brought out their Naked foundation reformulated and rebranded. Stay Naked Weightless Liquid Foundation comes in a whopping 50 shades. I thought the original was OK but I didn’t repurchase it. The same reason applies to the concealer of the same namesake. But then I was intrigued by the new version and my…
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Behind the scenes at Tropic
In the beauty industry where competition is fiercer than before and elbows sharply push you out of the way (sounds a bit like blogging), it’s harder to stand out and shout unless there is a big budget behind a campaign. One brand which thankfully doesn’t rely on hype or imitation is Tropic, founded by Susie…
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Foundation Files: The Ordinary Coverage Foundation
The Ordinary isn’t just about skincare. It also does make-up – namely foundation. There are two types to choose from: Serum Foundation (which I’ve not yet tried) and pictured above, Coverage Foundation. Like their skincare, the foundation is set at a highly affordable price of £5.90-£6 (depending on where you are buying it from). Housed…
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Foundation Files: L.A Girl PRO Matte Foundation
Figuring out what shade I am in L.A Girl’s new PRO Matte Foundation was a challenge: no swatches online, no reviews, no help on matching it against my usual foundation choices on the matrix and the names do not correspond with their PRO.Coverage HD Long Wear Illuminating Liquid Foundation range. That would have been the…
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Foundation Files: Estee Lauder – Double Wear revisited
Over a year ago I penned my thoughts on Estee Lauder’s Double Wear foundation. You can read the post for this right here. What I didn’t elaborate on was how I was colour matched three times (twice at The Estee Edit shop and once at the Estee Lauder ‘Foundation the Nation’ campaign event). I was…
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EX1 Delete Fluide Concealer
Finding the right concealer is much harder than you think. It’s not just about the right match but whether or not it can stand up to covering up dark circles (without creasing), blemishes and spots. EX1 Cosmetics’ Delete Fluide Concealer has been wowing the celebs with its full coverage results and it only costs £10.50.…
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Sleek MakeUP’s Matte Me Liquid Lip – new shades!
Sleek MakeUP has recently introduced five new shades to its Matte Me Liquid Lip range and I was kindly sent them to try. These fab five join the rest of the broad spectrum of colours bringing the total number to 20 and they’re only a fiver each. Let’s take a closer look, shall we? Hellalicious…
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P.Louise Base
There’s an eyeshadow base that has got everyone talking. It only costs a tenner and it’s a homegrown brand. Step forward P. Louise, better known as Paige Louise, a renowned make-up artist whose eyeshadow base has taken the beauty world by storm, selling out as a result of being endorsed and praised by Nikki Tutorials.…
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Beauty Adikt: New Solar Glows
In case you weren’t aware, last summer YouTuber Miss Beauty Adikt (whom I am proud to call my friend) launched her make-up line with four blinding loose powder highlighters called Solar Glows. This year she is taking 2018 by the horns with not just more highlighters to add to her arsenal but eye shadows and…