MUA Undressed Eyeshadow Palette: Review

Hello everyone!

I think I have an obsession forming. After trying the MUA Heaven and Earth Palette (review here) and loving it, I knew I had to venture out and pick up another one. I had been lusting over the Undressed Palette for a while, so a couple of weeks ago I went and picked it up! ...and I have fallen head over heels in love all over again - and not only with the price.

The MUA Undressed Palette consists of a variety of neutral shades: beiges, browns, greys, pinks, and even a blue-black toned shade. Most of the shadows have shimmery finishes, but they're definitely not too overwhelming in the shimmer department so don't shy away just because of this. Along with the shimmery shades, there are also a few matte finishes too! 

Overall, this palette is utterly amazing. I find that the shadows last well all day and don't crease at all. The shimmery shades are all super creamy and extremely pigmented, where as the matte shades 3 & 5 I found were a lot harder to swatch - whether this be because they are beige toned or not very pigmented I don't know. But considering that out of 12 shades only two are a tad naff, it is undoubtedly worth the £4 price tag! I know, I know. The price is always such a shocker. 

I would definitely recommend trying this eyeshadow palette out yourselves (and guilt free too, as you won't be breaking the bank!) There are so many other gorgeous palettes by MUA ranging from £4-£8, which I would also recommend having a look at!

The MUA Undressed Eyeshadow Palette retails at just £4 and is available to buy here (when it's in stock!), or you can also try Superdrug. 

What do you think of the MUA Undressed Palette? Do you own any other MUA Palettes? I would love to know!

Calvin Klein Delicious Luxury Creme Lipstick: Review

Hey guys!

About a month ago, I decided it was time to place my first ever order with Fragrance Direct. After hearing so many good things about the site and seeing for myself all the bargains they have, I picked up a few items. 

Two of the items I picked up were the lovely Calvin Klein Luxury Creme Lipstick's for only £1.99 (RRP £13.50). Wow! Such a great saving I just couldn't resist. I decided to got for the shades Orange Too and Sinful; but there are so many colour choices I struggled to decide what to get!

Left - Orange Too      Right - Sinful

These lipstick's have quite a thick consistency and are very pigmented. On application I found Orange Too to be a little bit more of a matte/dry texture than Sinful is, but I have not found it to actually be drying on the lips. The staying power of these lipstick's is incredible (better than most of my other lipsticks), although I do find myself re-applying on occasion, but that is the case with most darker/brighter lipsticks. 

At first glance the shade Orange Too may seem a little daring, but it's such a lovely orange/coral shade and I have worn this a lot even in the day time to sixth form as it isn't too in your face! Sinful is a lovely creamy pinky red colour and would look absolutely lovely on a night out.

Orange Too

Sinful

Left - Orange Too          Right - Sinful

These lipsticks are amazing value at only £1.99, and you get 3.5g of product which is definitely a decent amount; especially for the price! You can view the other colours here.

Have you got any of these lipsticks? What is your favourite shade?

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The Blogger Made Me Buy It: TAG

I saw Kal from Cluttered Closet do 'The Blogger Made Me Buy It' Tag and I thought it looked like fun & would give you all some good blog recommendations, so here goes!

1) Who are your most influential bloggers?  Who are the ones that you really rely on for reviews and swatches?

I regularly find myself reading Gemma from Miss Makeup Magpie's posts, as she blogs near enough every day and mostly features affordable products! Her reviews are very informative, with great pictures (which I think is really important), and they really give me a brilliant insight into whether I'd like to purchase a product or not. I also like Lily Pebbles, despite the fact that quite often she features high-end products; this month she has been focused purely on highstreet makeup which has been really helpful & perfect for me to read.

2) Do you buy a product solely as a result from one review from your favourite bloggers, or do you look for more reviews from others?

I've never bought a product purely because of one review! Just because I may rely on someone for their reviews, I always make sure I check out a few more reviews before purchasing, as everyone has different skin types & therefore different opinions on products. 

3) What is your most favourite item that you have ever bought as a consequence of blogs?

Most probably my Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze. I use this almost every day either as a base or just as my eyeshadow and I love it. It's so quick to apply yet looks amazing! I couldn't imagine myself without this product now.

4) What is your least favourite item that you have ever bought as a consequence of blogs?

I don't think I have ever actually bought something I've disliked yet due to blogs. Hopefully that day will never come!

5) Name 5 products you have bought recently as a result of blogs.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent, W7 Honolulu Bronzing Powder, Rimmel Apocalips in 304 Eclipse, Calvin Klein Luxury Creme Lipstick in Sinful, and the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer!

6) Have you ever given into blogger hype? If so, which hype?

Yes I have! The Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent was definitely a blogger hype and I am not disappointed that I purchased this at all. Transparent was the hyped about shade too, which is perfect as it isn't really visible on the skin, so doesn't look cakey either, yet still gives you a lovely matte finish to your skin. It's such a great finishing touch to my face every day!

7) Have you ever avoided a blogger hype? If so, which hype?

I haven't purchased any of the Naked Palettes, but this is only down to the price. I would give in to the hype if I had a little more money in my pocket! I have also never purchased any of the Maybelline Baby Lips. I love Burt's Bee's Lip Balms, and I haven't heard all good reviews on the Maybelline Baby Lips, so I think I'll still to my trusty Burt's Bee's.

8) Is everything you buy based on blogger reviews or are there some items you buy without checking out a review?

Unless there is something specific I'm looking for, I normally just end up popping into Boots or Superdrug and buying whatever seems to catch my eye. I would say it's a 50/50 as to whether I buy based on reviews or without reading reviews.

Let me know if you would like to see a full post on anything spoken about above. Feel free to do this tag too & tweet me at @alicebailey_ if you do, I'd love to read yours!

NEW BLOG URL

Hey everyone!

Just a quick little update to tell you that I decided to change my blog url as I really didn't like my old one!

If you followed me with bloglovin', I would appreciate it if you'd follow me again. Due to the url change I'm starting from scrath with my bloglovin' followers! I figured it would be better to do this now with minimal followers, as it would be better for me in the long run.

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SLEEK FACE CONTOUR KIT AND BLUSHER REVIEW

Hello everyone! Just over a week ago, me and my boyfriend went to Milton Keynes to do a little bit of shopping! When I saw that the superdrug there sold Sleek products, I knew I had to buy a few bits as I've heard so much about them within the beauty sphere. I knew their blushers are super raved about - seemingly by everyone - so I picked up the shade 'Flushed' for only £4.49! 

The first thing that stood out to me with this blush was how pigmented the colour looks! The shade is a deep berry shade with a little bit of shimmer (which doesn't show once applied), and it's beautiful. Others may shy away from how deeply pigmented it looks but you shouldn't - it gives such a lovely, natural, rosy-cheeked look. The best thing is, as it is so pigmented you only need a little bit on your brush (don't be too heavy handed, especially with lighter skin tones), so you know it's going to last you a while! 

It also has such a silky, smooth formation and compared to my Natural Collection Blusher it's so soft to touch. I also found that it's super easy to blend, so you're not going to look like a clown with little red circles on your cheeks!! 

I have used this blush every day for the past week and I am so utterly in love with it, it lasts all day despite the fact that I don't use a primer. It also has no scent to it so you won't be getting a whiff of a strange smell throughout your day. It's just wonderful!

Finally, for £4.49, who can go wrong?! With such chic packaging it looks like it would be much more expensive than this.

I also bought the much raved about Sleek Face Contour Kit in the shade 'Medium' for £6.49 as my skin is fairly tanned/olive toned. The Face Contour Kit consists of a bronzer and a highlighter, with a nice sized mirror in the (very SLEEK) packaging, which is brilliant for travelling!

The product comes with two sides, a larger side with the bronzing/sculpting powder, whilst the smaller side is a lovely highlighting powder. The only problem I found with the highlighter is that it doesn't seem to show up very much on my skin tone, but it's still lovely to use as it does add a little more brightness to my face.

The texture is certainly great and easy to work with. It is easily blend-able and as it isn't too powdery, it is easy to get the right amount on the brush without getting too much on the brush and turning yourself into an oompa loompa...

It is not really a bronzer you would use all over your face for a bronzing effect, it is definitely more suited as a contour. The colour of the contour isn't orange at all either, and suits my tanned/olive skin perfectly. You do have to make sure that you don't pile on too much though, a streak of brown across your face is not a good look... 

Here I swatched the blush and the contour quite heavily to really show just how pigmented they are! My camera just wouldn't pick up the colour of the highlighter so I gave up with that. As you can see, the blush can come out very heavy so you've got to be careful with it.

Let me know if you own either of these products and what you think of them :) 

I also have another sleek product I will be doing a separate review on fairly soon!

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HOW MUCH IS YOUR FACE WORTH?

 Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation (£8.99), Sleek Face Contour Kit (£6.49), Sleek Blush in 'Flushed' (£4.49), Maybelline Colour Tattoo (£4.99), Maybelline Eyestudio in 105 'Rose Tint' (£.4.09), Rimmel Waterproof Gel Eyeliner (£6.49), Boots Natural Collection Eye Liner (£1.99), Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara (£4.99), Burt's Bees Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil (£3.69), Sleek Pout Polish in 'Electro Peach' (£4.49) = A grand total of £50.70!

It's weird to think that I've spent that much on my face... not including the other items in my make up bag?! I've never been a huge fan of high end make up as I know there are cheaper options out there which do the job just as well. Imagine what the total would have been if I ONLY used high end make up. It's crazy. It alls adds up in the end, even when you're buying bargains!

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My August Wishlist

Here are just a few of the bits and pieces which are on my August wishlist! There are many more lovely items around in different shops but these are just a few that I'm really lusting for :) 

1 - 'Marian Tumbled Slippers' (£18) in a neon lime/yellow colour from Topshop which can be found HERE
2 - 'Silk Floral Print Blouse' ($98.09) with watercolour effect flowers all over which can be found HERE
3 - 'Maybelline Baby Lips' in shade Cherry Me (£2.99) which can be found HERE
4 - 'MAC Mineralize Skinfinish' in Soft and Gentle (£22.00) which can be found HERE
5 - 'Lara High Neck Floral Playsuit' (£25.00) from Boohoo which can be found HERE
6 - 'Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer' in shade Apocaliptic (£5.99) which can be found HERE 
7 - 'Dark Vintage Joni Jeans' (£36.00) from Topshop (also in various other colours) which can be found HERE
8 - 'Spot Sheer Shirt' (£32.00) from Miss Selfridge which can be found HERE
9 - 'Silk Tiger and Spots Print Beaded Blouse' ($70.19) which can be found HERE

I hope you may take a liking to some of these products and yes I know - some are majorly raved about products by EVERY beauty/fashion guru which are a MUST-HAVE!

Love ya 
Alice xxx

Rimmel Gel Liner - Review!

I know that the Rimmel Gel Liner isn't a particularly new product on the market, but I'm sure there are some of you eager to try out your first gel liner but you're undecided! Decision made for you - gel liner is great!

Previously, I had owned and used the Collection Fast Stroke Liquid Eyeliner. It was a lovely liquid liner and easy to apply as the brush was nice and firm and not flimsy at all. Although - and I've heard other beauty guru's say this - it used to make my eyelid sting a little bit if a little too much was applied! So I decided to try out MY first gel liner.

First impressions of the Rimmel Gel Liner were brilliant, retailing at £6.49 it's a fairly good price for the long-lasting product you're getting (I still have plenty left despite using it for 4-5 months!). It gives a slightly more subtle look than a liquid liner, but you can layer it up to make it as dramatic as you want! I found it a lot easier to apply, and a lot easier to correct if I made a mistake. (Which ALWAYS happens when doing eye liner)!! I've read people saying in other reviews that it doesn't stay on all day, but I haven't experienced this with it... mine seems to stay on all day and doesn't smudge at all. It can fade a tiny bit throughout the day, but not so much that it bothers me!

The only downside to it seems to be that sometimes it can apply a little see-through so usually you have to apply a couple of layers to make it slightly more bold.

I hope this review helped some of you in your decisions! I'm yet to try different gel liners but I've also heard the maybelline gel liners are lovely! Love ya xxx

Rimmel London 1000 Kisses Lip Tint - Review

Hey guys!

So I know this is a pretty old product, so I'm very late in writing about it but I was sitting wondering what to blog about today and I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to share my views on this product with you.

I have the Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Tint in the shade 'Carry on Cherry' and at first, I loved this product to bits - so much that I used to wear it every day! It looks like a little pen so is easy to carry around. On one end is the 'pen' side, with the actual lip tint product, and the other end is a moisturising lip balm, which sounds like a good combo and as stated, it sounds 'moisturising'.
So, after using this for a few days I was in love with it... it gives a very deep, bold colour deep pink/cherry pigment with a lovely matte finish (although the lip balm can make it a little shinier). But, after using it for a while I noticed that my lips began to dry out a lot and become very red, sore and cracked. Maybe the lip balm isn't so moisturising after all... or maybe I was just silly using it every day, haha - oops!
But despite this, I still continued using it, just less often and successfully made the product run out. I won't be purchasing this product again, though - purely due to the fact of how drying it was on my poor little lips! But for all of you out there who want to try it, I say go for it, as it is a good price and does give a lovely look... but just make sure you really moisturise your lips before and after use (I recommend Burt's bee's lip balms!) and maybe don't use it quite as excessively as me... ha!

Introducing: Me

Evidently I'm bad at introducing myself by posting a year old photo of me. But hey, it's nearly 1am - who can blame me?

I've been watching youtube videos and reading various blogs on beauty, fashion, life discussions, and all sorts for a while now. After reading Zoella's blog I decided that maybe I could give it a go; so here I am.

I'm Alice, I'm 16 and from England. I'm a generally happy person, although shy when you first meet me - I know it's a generic thing to say but - I'm a bit of a weirdo when you get to know me! I'm currently doing my A levels, studying Philosophy, Psychology, History and English Lit (I think I was crazy when I chose these!!).

I'm hoping to blog about all things fashion, beauty, and life. There isn't a day where you won't see me doing some sneaky online shopping! (But never buying anything, I NEVER have any money.) 

I hope this interests a few people and I shall be posting a blog post tomorrow - any ideas anyone may have for a post would be appreciated.

Love love love xx