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  • Makeup Revolution Review – The £9.50 Makeup Haul

    Makeup Revolution Review – The £9.50 Makeup Haul

    I was browsing the aisles of Superdrug recently when I came across a makeup brand I’d never heard of before: Makeup Revolution . Intrigued, I deiced to take a closer look, as I’d spotted a few stand out lip colours and some shimmery gold shadows that had caught my eye. Before I knew it I was making my way to the till will an arm full of produfs.

    Makeup Revolution Review

    Eyeshadow – Shade, Mountains of Gold

    This stuff is amazing, it’s highly pigmented, long lasting, gives an amazing true gold shimmer to the eyelids and at only £1, what can I say, it’s an absolute bargain.

    Makeup Revolution Mountains of Gold Mono Eyeshadow

    Makeup Revolution Mountains of Gold Eyeshadow Review

    Makeup Revolution Mountains of Gold Eyeshadow Swatch

    Bronzer – Shade, Ready to Go

    I’d been torn between this shade and the one that had more golden tones (really I should have just purchased both) but after buying and trying I must say that I’m happy with this shade. I like to use it in the checks and it even looks nice on the eyelids. It has subtle coral tones and it adds a lovely highlight and shimmer when you apply it.

    Makeup Revolution Vivid baked bronzer shade Ready to Go Review

    Makeup Revolution Vivid baked bronzer shade Ready to Go swatch

    Blush – Shade, Wow!

    Again, this was another £1 bargain. I’d been after a baby pink blusher for a while and this one is again highly pigmented and comes out easily, so I’m very happy with it.

    Makeup Revolution blush shade Wow Review

    Makeup Revolution blush review

    Makeup Revolution blush shade Wow swatch

    Blush Lacquer – Shade, Lacquer Heart

    This is probably my favourite purchase out of this collection of products. This cream blush glides on like a dream and adds a smooth and well blended colour to the cheeks. I’ve been using it a lot since I purchased it. I usually go for pink tones when it comes to my blusher but I’m loving this beautiful coral shade.

    Makeup Revolution Blush Lacquer review

    Makeup Revolution Blush Lacquer Heart Swatch

    Lipstick – Purple – Shade, Depraved

    Always a sucker for the boldest colours, I had to purchase this purple. It glides on easily and doesn’t dry out on the lips. The only thing I’d say is that you have to reapply it sometimes to make sure that the colour has full coverage. At only £1, it’s another great purchase.

    Makeup Revolution Lipstick Depraved

    Makeup Revolution Lipstick Depraved Swatch

    Lipstick – shade, Rebel With Cause (similar in Lip Lacquer)

    This lipstick actually seems to be a slightly different consistency than the other one and also it has a slightly different scent. Still, the colour comes out bold and again it doesn’t dry out on the lips. This one also has a slightly better coverage.

    Makeup Revolution Lipstick Rebel With Cause Review

    Makeup Revolution Lipstick Rebel With Cause swatch

    Purple lipstick

    Red lipstick gold eyeshadow makeup look

    I’m super impressed with all these products, which collectively cost only £9.50.

    Have you tried any of the Makeup Revolution profucts or do you know any great budget makeup brands?

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    Samio x

  • Illamasqua Multi Facet Palette Review

    Illamasqua Multi Facet Palette Review

    Illamasqua Review

    As much as I said I wasn’t going to shop in the sales, some things are just destined to make me fail. Like the Illamasqua sale for example. I’d noticed this delightful shiny Illamasqua Multi Facet Palette when it had first gone into the sale at £22 (if I remember correctly) down from £45. A whole week went by without me making the online purchase of this incredibly tempting item, until a few days ago when the price went down in the sale even further, to £13.50! So I have to admit, this time I didn’t even hesitate. Will power had gone out of the window and this gorgeous little palette had arrived before I knew it.

    I have to say though, that this Multi Facet Palette certainly did not disappoint and I definitely got a bargain with this one…
    Okay, so what’s inside. Well, the product contains eight different palettes including,a highlighter, blush, contour cream, three eye shadows, a solid brow powder and solid powder eye liner. Not forgetting the double ended brush that comes with it too.

    I went for the palette in Semblance. I was a little worried at first that maybe the brow powder might be a little too pale for my eyebrows but it turned out to be the perfect match!

    Illamasqua MULTI FACET PALETTE in Semblance
    Illamasqua makeup

    Illamasqua Sembalance review

    Illamasqua Makeup brush

    The highlighter is creamy and is really easy to apply. I used it to highlight my cheeks and below my brow. It’s nice and subtle too, so it gives a great shimmery glow without being to shiny and dramatic. So it’s definitely a good one if you’re a first timer at trying out a highlighter.

    The eye shadows come in three gorgeous colours. The shimmery nude for the base, the pink for the lid and a pretty bronzed brown sort of colour which I used to define around the eye socket area. The three colours blended onto the eye together look splendid.

    The blush is so vibrant, I love it. It’s a really nice shade of pink and it’s easy to blend in to give a nice rosy tint to your cheeks.

    The eye liner was probably the product in the palette that I was unsure about as it is a powder and I’m used to using pencil or liquid eye liners. Anyway, I decided to give it a go and I can’t believe how much I loved it. It’s actually really easy to apply and using the angle edged end of the brush that comes in the palette, you can create a great slick line and flick.

    The only thing in the palette that isn’t quite right for me is the contour cream as it’s not right for my skin tone. I gave it a go none the less and I’m wearing all of the products in the palette in the images below.

    Illamasqua multi face palette review

    My foundation is also Illamasqua. If you’d like to find out more about that one you can read the review I previously did on that here. Also my lipstick is shade Growl from Illamasaqua, it’s one I’ve had for a while but I think that one is currently in the sale at the moment too.

    Illamasqua eye makeup

    Overall I’m absolutely delighted with this palette. It’s actually so handy and the large mirror that sits in the inside lid of the palette stands up itself so that you can place it down anywhere and do your makeup. It’s such a perfect travel size palette and I only wish I had had it last weekend when I went to stay in Liverpool for a night out with my best girlfriends. It would have saved me bringing a few different products that’s for sure.

    Samio Makeup

    I give this palette a big thumbs up and would definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for a travel sized multi purpose makeup palette. But I’d say to be quick if you are wanting to purchase this one as it is limited edition and apparently the sale ends on Monday! You can shop the Illamasqua sale and their other products at Illamasqua online.

    Samio x