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Thursday, 22 March 2012

Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo In Eternal Gold

Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo In Eternal Gold

Finally the UK have been graced with the Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoos! As you can see I was so excited I couldn't wait to swatch it! These have been highly raved about over in the US so all UK beauty bloggers have gone mad for their release. 

I swathed a few of the more neutral shade (had to step away from the amazing blue shade I would never wear). I chose Eternal Gold as I thought of it as the most "me" shade. Before I even got it home I was thinking up eyeshadow combos in my mind! I love this shade with MAC's Expensive Pink blended through the crease it's become one of my favorite eye combos over night! As far as long wear goes these definitely don't budge! I love my MAC paint pots but they crease and look awful on there own by the end of the day. These stay put and still have that nice creamy look to them. I applied the product with my finger and quickly blended it over the eye, it made my eye make up so easy and I can see myself buying the taupe or bronze shade to blend into the gold for lazy days! I apply the shadow at around 7:30am and when it hits home time from work it is still completely in tack and the color is still strong, seriously impressive for a cream consistency eyeshadow.

I am beyond impress with the Maybelline Color Tattoos and will definitely be purchasing more, they're perfect for my lazy days! They are so inexpensive and really live up to their name and are a fantastic product. I would love for Maybelline to maybe branch out into some more shades maybe a nice peachy/golden color?!

Hope you're all well!
Caterina xo

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

No7 Spring Collection Vital Enlightening Highlighter Powder

No7 Spring Collection Vital Enlightening Highlight Powder £13.00 @ Boots

The No7 five pound vouchers are back and how could I resist not purchasing something from their spring collection! I have to admit I'm not the biggest No7 fan but this product really caught my eye, it's such a gorgeous colour! The new spring collection also includes some really gorgeous cream blushers and lipsticks I might have a look at next time I'm in Boots.

The powder is really soft and easy to apply and on my pale NW15 complexion it leaves a gorgeous golden glow. It isn't too stark on the face like some highlighters come across but it gives a really gorgeous glow to the cheeks. I could see this looking stunning dusted along the collar bones if you were really going "out there". The packaging is really cute and feels very chunky and sturdy. I apply the product with a MAC 188 brush for a lighter effect as I do think you can go a bit highlighter mad if your not careful!

The only thing that gets to me is the price! At £13.00 in my opinion thats an expensive product! With the voucher it came to £8.00 which is reasonable but still a bit on the steep side for a drugstore highlighter! I would say I probably wouldn't have purchased it without the voucher however they are running at the moment and it's definitely not a purchase I regret, I'm really enjoying using it.

Caterina xo