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! 

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

Winged Out Eyeshadow Look
20 Important Things to Remember
Purple Haze Halo Eye

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Makeup Revolution Blush Palette in Sugar & Spice | Review.

Hey lovelies!

Today I'm going to do a review on this lovely palette from Makeup Revolution. 

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!

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

Glitter Cut Crease
The Power of Makeup

Dita Von Teese Inspired Makeup

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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.

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

The Power of Makeup
My 19th
MakeupGeek Haul

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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.

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

The Power of Makeup
Paris Experience
Pinky/Cranberry Eyes

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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:

The Power of Makeup
Paris Experience
Illamasqua Lip Product Collection

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my other blog

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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!

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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

Holy Grails: Top 3 Lipsticks.

Hey lovelies!

Another one of my Holy Grail posts! Today I'm bringing you my top 3 holy grail lipsticks!

Here they are:

I'm not really into neutral lipsticks, I am pretty much into just full on colourful or dark lips so here goes!

First up is Cyber by MAC. I love this dark purple colour, it's perfect over the Nightmoth lipliner by MAC and I just love this shade.

Next up is Illamasqua's ESP lipstick!

When my hair was just freshly done this suited my hair almost perfectly which was amazing!! I absolutely loved it! It's a perfect matte finish and lasts really well. Gorgeous on and gorgeous on darker skin tones as well.

Lastly is Jeffree Star's liquid lipstick, a review of which I have here.

This is in the shade Redrum and I'm really sorry about the wonky application but my lips were pretty sore by this point and I just wanted it finished by this point, haha! This is a gorgeous red, matte shade and I absolutely love it!

What are your favourite lipsticks?

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

x x x x x

Holy Grails: Top 3 Foundations.

Hey lovelies! 

I just thought I'd do a post on a couple of my holy grail beauty items, these are all things I love and will continue to repurchase.

I started these posts with foundations because I think if your foundation looks shit, guaranteed the rest of your makeup will look shit and these three always make sure I definitely don't have that problem.

I'll start with the high end one..

So, this is Illamasqua Skinbase in shade 5, I am probably a 4 or a 3.5 but I was a lot more tanned when I bought this! This is very yellow based which is perfect for counter-acting my redness - which I absolutely love. It's also very full coverage without being too thick or heavy on your skin and I think it's amazing. Always use a good moisturiser beforehand though or it can make your skin look a wee bit funny, haha! 

Next is the Rimmel Match Perfection foundation..

I'm in the shade Ivory and this foundation is a medium coverage but definitely buildable. It's really dewy and pretty once it's on but it definitely needs set, which is probably the only thing I don't like about it.

Lastly is Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation

I've lost the lid for this so I do apologise! I'm in the shade Vanilla. This is a gorgeous foundation, very very dewy (which I love) and you don't necessarily need to set it as it does set but still looks dewy. I love it though as I love the shiny disco ball look, makes my dry skin look a LOT better. It's quite a light coverage but can definitely be built to a medium coverage. I use it whenever I feel like I need that little bit more dewy-ness on my face! Absolutely love it.

What are some of your holy grail foundations/base products? I'd love to know!

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

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REVIEW: Illamasqua Pure Pigments.

Hey lovelies!

I got a few pure pigments from my fave brand, Illamasqua and I thought I'd just give a little review on them.

The colours I have are Berber, Android and Furore.

There is a decent amount of product in each which is really good. There is a lot of other colours as well which are gorgeous and I hope I'll get my hand on them one day! Generally to get the best pigment out of them you need a base and I'll show some swatches with and without a base.

Without a base, from left to right: Android, Furore & Berber.

With a base, from left to right: Berber, Furore & Android.

So as you can see the pigment of them is much stronger with a base which isn't too bad and they are unbelievably beautiful. I love these and think they are absolutely amazing! They are a bit pricey but I think they're totally worth it. Love, love, love them.

Thank you for reading & I hope you enjoyed!

x x x x x 

REVIEW: Makeup Geek Shadows.

Hey lovelies! 

I have lusted after Makeup Geek shadows ever since Marlena (who runs the youtube channel MakeupGeek, funnily enough) announced she was making products! I always admired her makeup and loved her channel so to hear she was making her own products was really exciting! Anyway, I lusted after them for a while, used to go on the MakeupGeek website and put lots of the shadows in my basket and then going against it. I just never wanted to get hit with the customs cost which always seems to happen to me. So, when Beauty Bay announced the arrival of MakeupGeek prodcuts I've never jumped on a website so quick! 

If you've ever ordered from Beauty Bay you'll know their service is amazing etcetc! But here are the shadows I currently own:

From left to right: Corrupt, Bitten, Mesmerized, Typhoon, Peach Smoothie & Shimma Shimma.

Of course I absolutely had to get the cult favourites Peach Smoothie & Corrupt. The rest are all gorgeous and have seemed to make their way into my daily routine. I also use Shimma Shimma as a highlight on the face at times as well, just a tip for anyone!!

Honestly the pigmentation of these eyeshadows is amazing and I was very pleasantly surprised, they are just as good as MAC eyeshadows, if not better, for half the price! Which honestly is amazing. I totally think these are worth the hype, totally worth the money and I think these will be a staple in my makeup collection. Sort of want every single colour they do, haha!

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

x x x x x x

REVIEW: Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick.

Hey lovelies!

Today I've brought a little review for you since the last few posts have been all about makeup and I thought what else to do it on than the massive craze atm.. liquid lipsticks!

I have Jeffree Star's Velour Liquid Lipstick in the shade Redrum. A gorgeous, blue toned, "true" red. It's a seriously stunning shade. So first I'll show you the swatches, which honestly speak for themself, talk about what Jeffree claims about his liquid lipsticks, the other shades available, where to get them and then finally what I personally think.

Here are the photos:

Okay, so from the official Jeffree Star Cosmetics website, he claims this colour is the perfect red (which it is) and that it will look amazing on any skin tone (which it would) so that I definitely agree with. These products and I'm assuming all of Jeffree's products are vegan and cruelty free - which for anyone who is worried about that will be relieved to no. Personally it doesn't bother me too much but it is good to know there are no harsh chemicals or anything in his products! He claims it goes on opaque and stays for hours. Which again, I agree with.

The swatches I have showed on my hand and my lips are with just one layer. The pigment is there as soon as you put it on which I love. It takes around 30-40 seconds to dry completely matte, which isn't really a problem. It isn't drying but I still tend to use a lip balm under it to prevent any drying at all, which also sometimes can add to the drying time but it's nothing too bad. The formula of this lipstick means it is SO easy to overline your lips, which I love because I just personally really like that look. I think these are amazing, his colours are absolutely gorgeous! He's obviously a really out there and colourful person and that shows in his makeup line. I'm a huge fan of Jeffree and I don't think anyone will be able to beat his fantastic liquid lipstick line. I want all the colours!! The packaging is super cute, signature pink for Jeffree, of course, with the little stars I think it's really cute and adorable. Also about the packaging, the lid you can actually hear 'click' when it's closed which I find good as there's been plenty of times where I've thought I've closed a lipstick properly and haven't. The applicator of these lipsticks are lovely, they only have product in the actual little dip in the doe-foot (I don't know if that's how you spell it) applicator so there's no extra product anywhere. The only thing I have trouble with about is that the doe-foot applicator is a teensy bit 'fluffy' I suppose you could call it so sometimes getting a precise line isn't always possible. But it's easily fixed with using a lip brush. 

I'd highly recommend getting your hands on a few of the colours, they're all stunning and I can't wait to get more! Watch out though as they all sell out SO fast! 

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

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REVIEW: Lush Think Pink Bath Bomb.

This cute little flowery bath bomb smells SO good. 

The main ingredients are:

Sodium Bicarbonate 

Citric Acid

Lavender Oil

Tonka Absolute

Fair trade Vanilla Absolute

Neroli Oil

Lush's description of this not their website is: "A relaxing pink bath bomb with a sweet vanilla and tonka fragrance. As it dissolves, you'll feel as though you're getting a big hug - you'll find yourself surrounded by rice paper confetti hearts that slowly melt away."

Personally I didn't sense a lot of vanilla in there, it was quite fruity/citrusy for me. I loved it though and the lavender oil definitely helped calm me.

Overall I loved this bath bomb and for £2.65 I can't complain about it.

Thank you for reading!

Hope you enjoyed 

X x x x x 

REVIEW: Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub.

Like I said in my last post, I have lots of lush things coming up on my blog!

Today's is the Bubblegum Lip Scrub from Lush. What you do with this is dip your finger, scrub the dead skin off of your lips with it to make them super soft again and then what's best is you can lick it right off!

Here is the description provided by Lush:

"Prep your lips with a buff and polish at the start of your make-up routine to ensure your lipstick glides on and stays put. Just apply with a clean finger, and let the exfoliating caster sugar and softening jojoba oil scrub away dead skin and infuse moisture to rejuvenate your smile. Bubblegum lip scrub won’t leave any greasy residue; just a sweet candy taste that you’ll enjoy licking off. Lip-smackingly good."

And the main ingredients are: 

Caster Sugar

Organic Jojoba Oil

As I said in my last post, Lush do not test on animals and use only freshnatural ingredients (their ingredients are so fresh they have a use by date). This retails for £5.50 and to be completely honest this was an impulse buy as I'd tried it before but not really, probably wouldn't buy again because it is quite expensive for something you can make in your own home. However the good side to this is that you only need a little bit so it does last a while, so I guess you get your money's worth, it tastes yummy and leaves my lips feeling super, super soft. It also comes in a mint and popcorn flavour I believe. As a matte lipstick lover a good lip scrub does me well though! 

I hope you enjoyed this post and are looking forward to my other upcoming lush posts!

Thank you for reading, I'll speak to you all soon!!

X x x x x x 

Ps. What's the bet I'm fed up of typing the word lush by the time I've finished these review posts??

REVIEW: Ickle Baby Bot Bath Ballistic.

Hey again!

I recently went out and got myself a few  perfect stuff from lush and I at first thought, "I should do a blog post and do a lush haul so I won't use any of this yet..." but that lasted a whole 24 hours because as we speak I'm running a bath to start my lush baths with! :') 

Typical. So anyway, I've decided it'd be unfair of me to show you a haul when I've used some stuff already ;) so I'll just review everything after I've used it which means lots of lush posts for you guys which ALSO means that I will no doubt tempt some of you to go spoil yourselves! Haha!

Today I'm reviewing the Ickle Baby Bot - which I only really bought because my boyfriend pointed him out and he was so cute and smelled so good that I couldn't help myself! He was £1.95 which makes sense cause he's teensy tiny.

This bath bomb is actually meant for babies (I only know this because I looked up everything about it on the lush website) and it's supposed to help you (or your baby) sleep. I may update you all on my next lush post on if I think that's accurate. It doesn't do much once it's dissolved, just smells good and turns your water a baby blue colour.

The main scent is lavender but it's main ingredients are:

Sodium Bicarbonate 

Citric Acid

Lavender Oil

Sandalwood Oil

Chamomile Blue Oil

Lush's Description:

"A gentle lavender bath bomb to relax children before bedtime. This is a bath bomb designed to look after a young child's delicate skin and is so gentle it's suitable for babies over 6 months. It's aromatherapy oils also work to soothe irritable cherubs before bedtime. Lavender is a calming aromatherapy oil, used in traditional medicine to treat skin irritations, sunburn and insect bites."

For those who may not know, Lush use all natural ingredients in their bath bombs and do not test on animals, they're a wonderful company!

Overall I think this bath bomb is super cute, affordable, it smells absolutely amazing, makes your skin soft, it's definitely very calming and can see it helping you sleep. Would 100% repurchase and recommend.

I hope you all enjoyed this post and I've included a little pic of the little guy dissolving away and giving me a lovely bath!

Thank you for reading :) I will speak to you all soon. 

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