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Thursday, 22 September 2016

Quick Little Superdrug Haul.

Hey!

So in the last couple of weeks I picked a couple of things up that I'd been dying to try from Superdrug - all things which I will do reviews on once I've used them a bunch and know my thoughts on them!


So, I got the Barry M Fine Glitter Dust in Gold Iridescent, it was £4.59 and I thought this would be perfect for the inner corners, to use as a highlight (because it is very fine, barely feels like glitter) and for cut creases and such. It also looked like a very cheap alternative to MAC's Reflect Gold glitter! I'll let you all know how I get on with this when I get to using it properly.

Next up was the MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in the shade Tranquility, for £3. When I swatched this in store it looked like a much more matte version of one of my MAC lipsticks (one which I wish was matte as well) so I decided to pick it up too! Again I'll let you all know how I get on with this. It's a gorgeous colour though!

Lastly are the MUA Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighters in Iridescent Gold and Pink Shimmer, both £3. Originally, I just swatched these and decided that I didn't need yet another highlighter... So I carried on my way around Superdrug and swatched things but kept going back and looking at these and looking at the swatches and just completely falling in love! They ended up being in my hands before I knew it - and luckily too, because they were the last ones! 

I hope you enjoyed this little mini haul, will be posting my reviews as soon as I get to know my thoughts and all these products! :)

Thank you for reading!

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email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com


Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:


x x x

Monday, 19 September 2016

Urban Decay Electric Palette: Swatches + Review

Hey lovelies!

As it was my birthday recently, I got a £30 gift card to House of Frasers which I happily spent in Urban Decay on a palette I've been eyeing up for what seems like forever. It's the Urban Decay Electric palette.

I also bought a mini primer potion and it's super good too! Might do a review on that of how my eyeshadow lasts with and without it.. 


Excuse the flash but I was in terrible lighting so I had to do what I had to do. Here are the 10 beautiful shades that you have in the palette to work with and actually, a pretty decent double sided brush considering normally they're not that great.

From left to right there is: Revolt, Gonzo, Slowburn, Savage, Fringe, Chaos, Jilted, Urban, Freak and Thrash.


These eyeshadows are all immensely pigmented and people say it's hard to work with but I actually find them easy to work with, easy to build up and you can use other palettes/eyeshadows you have in combination with these to make it more "wearable" for everyday use. The palette has very pretty packaging, a decent sized mirror and ten absolutely awesome shades I feel like this will be secure and also a good purchase for my makeup kit as well as to use for myself. My favourite of the shades are Chaos (the royal blue), Urban (the deeper, shimmery purple) and Savage (the hot matte pink).

I totally think this is worth the money, I think the palette is super pretty and definitely brings out more of a creative edge with me whenever I pick it up (which has been more or less everyday since I bought it!) and I can see myself getting the use out of it... Even using some of the eyeshadows as liners with my Illamasqua Sealing Gel, it's just such a cool palette and I'm really enjoying working with it and playing with it! Obviously if you don't really like colourful eyeshadows, this isn't going to be the one for you but I'm glad I bought it as I feel like we are completely makeup soul-mates.

I hope you enjoyed this post! 

Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com


Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:

x x x

Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Favourite Everyday Makeup Eyeshadows

Hey lovelies,


Sorry for the lack of posting, I will get back into the swing of things soon! Today's post is about my favourite 'everyday makeup' eyeshadows! The three eyeshadows I reach for the most on a day to day basis, in other words.


From left to right: Cocoa Bear, Shimma Shimma and Mesmerised (all from Makeup Geek)


They are all beautiful colours and so easy to use from day to day! I can rarely ever go a day without using Cocoa Bear in my crease, it's just the perfect warm brown and goes with almost every look. Shimma Shimma is an absolutely stunning inner corner/brow bone highlight and it's also stunning all over the lid! Mesmerised is just such a gorgeous, unique shade and I love it for something quick to throw on that instantly makes it look like you've made an effort! 

So that's it from me today! What are your favourite day to day eyeshadows?

Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com


Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:

x x x

Friday, 19 August 2016

My Brow Dream Team!

Hey lovelies!

So after around 3/4 years of having to fill my eyebrows in (because I have barely ANY hair where I should!) and countless products bought, I think I have finally found my brow dream team.

Here it is:



From left to right it is the Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Mascara, Illamasqua Brow Cake in Gaze (sidenote: I have had this since late 2014 and I use it almost daily and look how much I still have!!) and lastly, Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown. I've almost finished this after over a year having it and using it every day!

I start off with the Dipbrow and define the lower line of my eyebrows and do the same on top and fill it in going from the tail of my brow to the front and when there's less product on my brush I brush it upwards at the front of my brow. Then I go in with the Brow Cake and darken the tail of my eyebrows as I don't actually have any hair there and finally go over with the Sculpting Mascara!

If you'd like to see me doing it then check this video out! :)
Normally I just clean them up after with whatever concealer I'm using at that time!

I hope you enjoyed this post, I'd love to hear what your fave brow products are! :)

Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com


Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:

x x x


Thursday, 11 August 2016

Top 5 Must Follow Instagram Accounts

Hey lovelies!

Sorry about the delay in blog posts, I've not been very well and could barely stop sneezing/coughing long enough to sit down and write Tuesday's post so I decided to just give it a miss this one time and do one today if I felt better. Thankfully, I do so here I am! :)

I decided to do a must follow Instagram accounts on only people that are similar to me in that they don't have a huge following because I feel like they should have a much bigger following and deserve the recognition! So, in no particular order, here are my top 5 smaller Instagram accounts you should be following:



Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Top Tips for Dry Skin

Hey lovelies,

Today we're talking dry skin.

I am someone who suffers from dry skin on my face. Mines is so bad actually that it's really flaky and I can't stand it. It makes my makeup look like shit and it makes it look like I've not had a drink of water in about 50 years, haha! 

Here are my top tips for dry skin:

  1. Exfoliate! I can't stress how important this is! Try to make sure you are using a facial exfoliant at least once a week. I wouldn't recommend anymore than twice though cause sometimes exfoliating your skin can make it a little bit drier and feel quite 'tight'. If you're like me and have quite sensitive skin, there are scrubs out there made for us just search around for one that doesn't irritate your skin!
  2. Drink plenty of water. I am bad for this too, it can be quite tedious to remind yourself to drink lots of water every day but it's honestly so good for moisture in your skin! 
  3. Moisturise. Moisturise after you wash your face in the morning and at night. Try oils and serums too that are moisturising - your skin will thank you for it.
  4. If you're into a matte base for your makeup try getting a matte/liquid to powder foundation and rather than setting it with lots of powder (which can show dryness a lot) try a matte setting spray! If you like a more glowy base then just don't set your face with powder everywhere - only in the areas that's essential (chin and under eye, unless you find your foundation wears off in any extra places)
Well, that's my post for today! I hope you enjoyed.


Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com

Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:


x x x

Saturday, 18 June 2016

REVIEW: Glitter Tubes Pressed Glitter Pans.

Hey lovelies!

Today's post is another review on these sparkly babies:


First off, these are from Glittertubes - they are pressed glitter pans. It seemed a lot easier than dealing with loose glitter when I first saw them and all their swatches and everything looked gorgeous. I am also like a magpie - any sparkly thing (especially glitter) I'm immediately attracted to!
From Left to Right - Pound, Twinkle, Honeysuckle, Tease and Marble.

I absolutely love these gorgeous glitters!


From left to right (cause I stupidly swatched them in the wrong order from the first pic) - Honeysuckle, Marble, Tease, Twinkle and Pound.

My absolute favourites have to be Honeysuckle and Twinkle - they are absolutely gorgeous. They swatch very easily, kind of feel like a cream eyeshadow with little grains almost - it's definitely not a bad feeling though! The colour pay off for all of them except Marble is absolutely gorgeous and just what you'd expect from a loose glitter as well. There is no need for glitter glue or a base (although sometimes I use a base just as an extra bit of precaution if I'm wearing my makeup for a long time) and they also last really well on the lids/face/wherever you want to smear it, haha!

I think these are well worth the money and just absolutely beautiful. These little guys are magnetic and so will fit into any Z-Palette you have or even probably a MAC palette, it's super handy! The girls that do them do it all hand made so for that reason, your order - especially if it's a big one - takes a couple days to get to you but it's definitely worth it.

Another thing I love about them is that it's generally always signed for - meaning the postman can't possibly drop and smash them when posting them through your letterbox - although the packaging is very secure so it probably won't smash anyway.

I hope you enjoyed this post, I will link at least one post to show what one of these babies look like in action below! Thanks for reading, I'll see you in my next one!

Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com

Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:

x x x

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24 Hr | Review + Swatches

Hey lovelies,



These are the Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24hr Cream eyeshadows! I have the shades Eternal Gold, Pink Gold and Creme de Rose.

The only difference in these photos is one is with flash and one is without. These are gorgeous as bases for any eyeshadow (or pigment) that you put on top of them. They can be quite sheer or you can build them up to be opaque like in the photos and they are just gorgeous for everyday. I will say that when I use them I definitely see a difference in the longevity of my eyeshadow - and for the price point and how much you generally get in a little pot - I think that's pretty amazing!

There's so many gorgeous colours that I just can't wait to get my hands on, and I'll definitely be repurchasing these 3 when I run out of them!
Overall these are a 8/10 and I highly recommend them.

Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com

Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:


x x x

Sunday, 12 June 2016

Makeup Revolution Awesome Metals | REVIEW.

Hey lovelies!

I have had these Makeup Revolution Awesome Metals colours for ages now but I've only recently started breaking them out properly!


Basically you can use these all over the lid, on the inner corner - anywhere if you wanted really! They are gorgeous and very buildable whilst still being able to be subtle, too. These are also dupes for the Stila Magnificent Metals and from what I've heard they're just as good so it definitely saves a bit of money!


Photo on the left is where I've really built it up to be incredibly solid and opaque.
Photo on the right is where I've just done one swipe and this is generally what I use on my inner corner and I love it. 
They are absolutely gorgeous, quite a strange formula but definitely worth the money and worth a try! 

Thanks for reading this little post today! I hope you enjoyed.

Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com

Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:

x x x

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Jeffree Star Liquid Lipstick Haul/Review.

Hey lovelies!

I'm coming at you with a cute little haul from Jeffree Star Cosmetics!


I ordered Androgyny and Scorpio and it's safe to say I'm absolutely in love with both. The formula is just as amazing as Redrum and I can't wait to get every single colour, I genuinely really love this lipstick and brand so far, he's done so amazing and I'm quickly becoming a Jeffree Star Cosmetic ride or die kinda girl. I think these lipsticks are my ride or die defo, I pick them up over my MAC and Illamasqua ones anyday.


These are the swatches on my arm, on the left is Scorpio which is coming off a lot more purple than it actually is - it's more of a grey toned sort of purple and it's gorgeous. Androgyny is a very pretty nudey purpley/pink/mauve and it's stunning too!


Androgyny on the lips



Scorpio on the lips.


Overall I highly recommend these lipsticks - I've also tried on my bestfriend's Unicorn Blood lipstick and it's so gorgeous too, I love it!! Honestly just buy one and try them, there are no complaints!

Thank you for reading!

Here are a couple of my favourite posts to read after this:


Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com
my other blog

x x x 

Monday, 30 May 2016

New Video!

Hey lovelies, 

My new youtube video went live! I'll link it here for you to go watch but it's basically based on my post on my MAC Lipstick collection! 

I hope you enjoy it and I'll see you again soon!

Thank you for watching!

If you wanna check out my 5 most viewed posts of all time, I'll list them here!


Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com


x x x 

Monday, 23 May 2016

Lip Lovin' - TAG.

Hey lovelies!
So, I was searching for tags to do since I was just super in the mood for one and I found this one on this blog and I am a total lip product addict so I figured why not! :)
1. What was the first lipstick you ever owned?
Oh man, honestly I don't even really remember, how sad is that?! I do remember always stealing my mums makeup and that probably included lipsticks, haha! 
2. Which lip product has been the biggest disappointment?
Uhm, probably the Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in Black Cherry, reason being that I thought it would be an awesome dupe for a MAC lipstick (I think it's called Dark Side) and it just wasn't, the pigment was no where near as strong.
3. Which lipstick is your holy grail product?
Definitely any liquid lip by Jeffree Star. I have a post coming up on two more colours I got and adore, plus this review on Redrum by him. The formula is perfect and they are unbelievably long lasting - what is there not to like?
4. Roughly how many lipsticks do you own?
If I actually say this, all of you that are reading have to not judge me, ok? Ok? So I have roughly between 29 - 34 lipsticks (I cant quite remember if I've thrown out the extra 5 so that's why I'm saying that, but definitely 29)
5. If you could only ever have 3 lip products for the rest of your life, which 3 would they be and why?
Jeffree Star Velour liquid lipstick in Redrum because it's the perfect red of my whole life and existence and everyone else's existence with the most perfect formula, MAC's Velvet Teddy because it's the perfect nude and it's a very comfortable matte formula from them and probably Illamasqua ESP lipstick because it's bright purple and makes me feel like a beautiful alien princess when I wear it, tbh.
6. Matte or glossy?
Matte, all the way. 
7. Which is the most expensive lipstick you own?
Probably my Illamasqua lipsticks. I think they're roughly 18-19 quid each so that's a lot, haha!
8. What is the cheapest lippie in your collection?
Probably a L'OReal one tbh.
9. What is your favourite non lipstick lip product?
Honestly I don't know, does lipliner count?? If so, that.
10. What non traditional lip colour would you love to see come into fashion?
BLACK HONEY! I love black lips and I love rocking them (I also think anyone can rock them) but I hate the stigma that comes with it (goth, emo etcetc)
Well, that's my tag over! I tag anyone that has a blog and fancies doing this too!
I hope you enjoyed and thank you so much for reading!
If you would like to read some more, why don't you check out my most viewed posts ever? Here, here and here.
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Friday, 20 May 2016

Makeup Geek Mini-Haul!

Hey lovelies!

I am coming at you with a mini haul from Beauty Bay in the form of four gorgeous Makeup Geek eyeshadows!


As some of you may know from this post here where I do a full review on more of the Makeup Geek eyeshadows, I love them! For the price and the intense pigmentation, they truly are amazing!

I'll start this off with the only matte one I got!


This is Cocoa Bear - I'm sure if you watch Jaclyn Hill or Rosi Jay Pierce you'll have heard them talk about this, it's a gorgeous warm brown transition and outer-v colour. I love it. Very happy I picked this up, prefer it to Peach Smoothie actually!

Next up is a foiled eyeshadow formula.


This is Grandstand. It's an absolutely gorgeous shimmery beautiful gold colour. It's definitely more of a bronzey-gold but it's gorgeous all over the lid. Definitely worth picking up!

Next two are the duo-chrome formula.



Top one is Steampunk and the bottom one is Blacklight. Steampunk is quite browny/green in colour, kind of like if you see oil on the road and it flashes lots of different sort of colours. It's really different and pretty. Blacklight is lilac/blue/pink. It's also gorgeous, it's quite interesting as in inner corner highlight actually. 

As always these eyeshadows blend like an absolute dream and they are well worth buying. 

I hope you enjoyed this post, thank you for reading!

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Friday, 13 May 2016

Night Out Makeup, Hair + Outfit.

Hey lovelies!

You should read part one of this little blog post here if you haven't. If you have, I'll get right to it!

I always pick my outfit realistically like a week in advance, so I'll make sure it's washed, ironed etc and laid out over the chair that sits at my vanity table.

Next is on to my makeup:




For this I used:

Anastasia Dipbrow in Dark Brown
Illamasqua Browcake in Gaze
Makeup Revolution Ultra Cover & Conceal palette - light
Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder - translucent
Makeup Geek eyshadows in Corrupt to define the crease & Cocoa Bear to blend
Glittertubes glitter in Honeysuckle
Illamasqua Gel liner in Infinity
Soap & Glory Thick and Fast Mascara
Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Ivory
Collection Illuminating Touch in Ivory
Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in Fair
Makeup Revolution Ultra Cream Contour palette in Light
Anastasia Beverly Hills contour kit in light-medium
MAC MSF in Soft & Gentle
Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour Liquid Lips in Scorpio + Androgyny (I mixed them on the back of my hand first)

The makeup and outfit all together: 



I pretty much just straightened my hair and put my fringe up and away from my face. My whole outfit is from Boohoo.com, the top and shoes you won't be able to get anymore, the bra and skirt you will.

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed, might do a post like this every couple of months because I enjoyed doing it, too! See you in my next post :) 

x x x 

Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Would You Rather? - TAG

Hello lovelies!

I'm back with a Would You Rather? Beauty Edition Tag today :) 
You should let me know in the comments what the most difficult question would be for you to answer!
I just thought this would be a quick and easy post for me to do today so here goes!

QUESTIONS:
1.) Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lipglosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?
I'm a massive lipstick girl - liner and lipstick is all a girl really needs to rock a look so I'd say I'd rather lose all of my eyeshadows/palettes.

2.) Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?
Honestly this doesn't really bother me, I loved having long hair and when I had to cut it because I'd ruined it I wasn't too bothered - it's just hair, it grows! :) So chop it all off.

3.) Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?
Eugh, I hate blush, haha, so I'd rather neither but for this I'll pick coral.

4.) If you had $1000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or makeup?
Makeup. 100%.

5.) Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?
I've done both and like both - and now you can get eyeliners that are lipstick colours and lipstick that is eyeliner colours! Anyway if it's talking like satin-finish lipsticks I'd probably rather apply eyeliner as lipstick.

6.) Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?
I have never shopped at Sephora - sad face! :( We don't have it here in the UK, so MAC, easy peasy.

7.) Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?
One lip colour. Red all the way, baby.

8.) Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?
I'm a chunky monkey so I already wear winter clothes in summer so I'd rather that.

9.) Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?
Dark nails, not fond of bright nails.

10.) Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?
Favourite lip product fo sure.

11.) Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun?
Messy bun obviously.

12.) Would your rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?
Can I choose both for this one, haha? I hate lipgloss and find painting my nails really tedious... But I'll go for never use lipgloss. 

13.) Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in everyday?
I pretty much have no eyebrows so I'd rather shave them and then I can do them however I want! Haha

14.) Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?
Without nail polish, without a doubt!


Well, that was fun! I quite enjoyed doing this little tag, I hope you enjoyed reading it. Remember and let me know in the comments what your hardest question to answer would be!

Thank you for reading.

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twitter - rachelgarment
my other blog - itsok4ytonotbeok.blogspot.co.uk

 x x x x x 

Tuesday, 26 April 2016

REVIEW: Makeup Revolution Salted Caramel Palette + Swatches.

Hey lovelies,

I think it's about time to introduce you to my be all, end all eyeshadow palette.
It's the Makeup Revolution Salted Caramel palette.



Funnily enough, since taking these photos I have majorly hit pan on the matte white and the warm orangey/brown colour. Help. I don't know what I'd do without them.

Here are the swatches of all the colours.


Obviously the colour pay off for some of them is better than others - it's mainly the matte shades that need a couple layers, but other than that I absolutely love this palette. The packaging is cute, looks like a chocolate bar, the eyeshadows blend like a dream, more or less all of them feel so buttery and smooth when you swatch them and the palette is incredibly versatile - so many looks can be created with it so it's also super handy to travel with! It also smells like chocolate - so what more could you want really?! It's a dupe for the Too Faced chocolate bar palettes and they are more than half the price of them, it's pretty amazing quality for money. I don't even feel the need to get the Too Faced version when this one is so good!

I highly recommend this palette. I'm dying to get my hands on the other Chocolate bar palettes from them! What have you tried from Makeup Revolution that is a must have?
Let me know in the comments.

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

Other places to find me:

Instagram - tod4ylovesmiledonme
twitter - rachelgarment
my other blog - itsok4ytonotbeok.blogspot.co.uk

x x x 

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

MAC Palette Update + Pigment Review.

Hey lovelies!

Today I bring you an update on the post that I had for my MAC palette that I've been building up. See the first post here. So really, at the point of writing this, I only have 2 extra shadows from MAC that are now in my collection so I thought I'd also give a little mini review of the two pigments I also have!



From left to right: Patina, Mulch, Naked and Vanilla. 

It's important to remember that with any pigment, generally, using a base underneath makes it pop a lot more. Anyway, I love the pigments, I reckon there's a massive amount of usage left in them and they are both gorgeous colours. Vanilla is very good for inner corner highlights - especially if you want it quite intense. The two eyeshadows are staples that everyone seems to love so I'm happy I also have them.

Thank you for reading! 

Hope you enjoyed :)

x x x x x x 

Saturday, 16 April 2016

REVIEW: Makeup Revolution Highlight Palette in Radiance.

Hey lovelies! 

So if you know me personally, you'll know that I am a total highlighter junkie! I am obsessed with dewy, glowing skin and highlights just make my absolute life. It's my favourite part of putting makeup on tbh! So when I seen the Makeup Revolution Radiance palette I jumped right on that, 3 highlighters for 8 pounds seemed pretty amazing to me!

Here it is:



The packaging is very pretty, black and sleek with gold writing - the usual for most Makeup Revolution products. I love their packaging. There's also a massive mirror which is always useful so in the fact this is quite travel friendly I give that an A+. However, here are the swatches of the highlights..


For a total highlighter junkie, these just aren't cutting it for me unfortunately.. I love really, really shimmery - almost making your skin look like it's oily sort of highlights and these just aren't like that. However for your makeup kit or for someone who's new to highlight and wants something subtle, these are perfect.

Overall I'd give them about a 6/10. They are pretty colours, just not out there enough for me. Will continue to use in my kit though!


I hope you enjoyed and thank you for reading!

x x x x x