I'm a little late writing this blog post. A lot late actually. I've been so busy with my new placement, university assignments and general life that I have neglected my blog! I've got lots of posts lined up though as I've been pretty spendy recently! (oops)
The new Tanya Burr Autumn collection looked so fabulous that I had to try out a few bits. The packaging is so beautiful! The collection is composed of 6 lipstick shades, 3 cheek illuminator shades, a body illuminator, face illuminator and a Midnight Smoulder eyeshadow palette.
Firstly, I picked up the Forever Cheek Illuminator. This is a pinky-toned highlighter. Out of the three this is the one I would use most. It provides a really glowy finish. There are no glitter particles or anything like that in it, just a really nice sheen. The texture is really creamy, It blends nicely and is super easy to apply in the stick form. This one is really lovely for a cheekbone highlight. It was £6.99.
I also picked up the Face Illuminator. This one was £7.49, a little goes a really long way with this product, so it's great value for money. This is really similar to the L'Oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer. It provides an amazing base. It adds a lot of glow to your base. Foundation applies really well on top of this. It's a little tricky to dispense as it has a pump but the product is in a tube, so sometimes the product doesn't pump out. It also smells like cocoa butter.
Out of the 6 lipsticks I chose Birthday Cake. This was the one I felt I would get the most wear out of. It's a light pink. This one is really Similar to Mac's Creme Cup. It glides on nicely and leaves a nice shine to your lips. The lipstick has really good pigmentation as well as being super hydrating. These are £6.99.
Lastly, I purchased the Midnight Smoulder Eyeshadow Palette. This was £5.99 and was such a bargain. All of Tanya's palettes are pigmented but this one is SUPER pigmented. The shadows are such good quality. I love the quad shadow palettes she comes out with as they are super handy and are so reasonably priced. This one is really good for a wintery evening look. They blend really well and the packaging is so pretty.
Swatches Bottom-Top = Forever Summer Cheek Illuminator, Lipstick in Birthday Pink, Star Gazing Shadow, Endless Sky Shadow, Midnight Navy Shadow, Into the Night Shadow.
I absolutely love this range. Good job Tanya. The products are such good quality for money and the packaging is stunning!
This contents of this month's box were chosen by Youtuber Essie Lalonde. It contains 4 full size products and one miniature product. There's also an extra mystery product in this months box! I was really impressed with this months box and love each and every product!
The first Item in the box is the Trifle Cosmetics Lip Parfait in Exotic Fruits. Firstly, the packaging of this product is adorable. I love the card packaging with the cute fruit images and the gold tube inside. The formula is very light and hydrating.The colour looks like a very light pink. However when you apply it it is so light that it looks like you have applied foundation to your lips! I was probably most disappointed by this product as it simply looks lovely.
The next product is the Universal Beauty Cosmetics Secret Flush Soothing Cream Blusher and Lip Stain Duo. It is worth £15.00! This is such a lovely product! It's a lovely colour for this time of year. As a blush I was surprised at how well it blended. It's really build-able and gives a lovely rosy glow to your cheeks. I also really like using it as a lip colour. It's really creamy and fairly pigmented with a lovely sheen.This is a handbag essential!
Another product in the box was the Rituals Ritual of Sakura Magic Touch Body Cream. This is worth £6.00. I already have the Rituals Ritual of Sakura Shower Foam that has this scent and I love it. It smells so relaxing and calming. It's quite a thick moisturiser but it sinks in pretty quickly. The smell lingers on your skin for a long time. It feels really soothing and hydrating on skin.
The Bee Good Honey and Camelina Facial Exfoliator was also included in this months box. I've tried things from this brand before and loved them, and this one didn't disappoint! It smells quite herbal and relaxing. It doesn't have as many beads in it as I usually like but I like a really harsh facial scrub. After use it it leaves my skin feeling lovely and soft. I'm going through a bit of a break out at the moment so I'm hoping this will help de-congest any clogged pores! This is worth £10.50.
Another product is the PS PRO Longwear Lip Liner Pen from the Primark Beauty range. It's in the shade Red Carpet Red. This is worth £3.00. I was so surprised by this product! The colour is a lovely deep red. I've never used a lip liner that's like a felt tipbefore, but it applied so precisely and didn't bleed at all. A real staple product for Autumn. I can't wait to try out other products from the range!
The last product was a mystery shampoo. It's a bestselling shampoo that has recently had an update. I have a feeling it's a new Head and Shoulders Shampoo as it smells very similar to one I'm currently using! It's a really handy travel size!
I've slowly been gathering items for my Autumn wardrobe. The weather is changing pretty fast and I threw out a lot of last years warmer clothes, so I had to get some more! I love layering in Autumn to keep on trend and warm at the same time! Here's what I got:
I really like high necked tops, so I stocked up on a few for winter. I love plain tops underneath dungarees, pinafores or thick skirts in the winter. I also purchased an Adidas long sleeve top for lazy days!
Zara bib front blouse- here
Next long sleeve ruffle top- here
Adidas three stripe top- here
New look dark grey turtle neck- here
Superdry mock neck top- here
Zara- you did good! (Heart eyes emoji)
Along with the tops I purchased some bottoms. I'm absolutely loving dungarees and pinafores at the moment! They look so cute over a high neck top. This burgandy pinafore is perfect for this time of year with some little booties!
I also picked up some Adidas Gazelle's because I really needed a pair of warm shoes other than boots or converse! Schuh are also currently doing 20% off for students....
Superdry grey fleck skirt- here
New look burgandy pinafore-here
New look leather look skirt-here
Superdry emmins dungarees- here
Adidas Gazelle's- here
Eyeshadow is something I absolutely love. I love the smokey eye look with winged liner. I tend to buy more eyeshadow palettes than individual eyeshadows just for the convenience. Buying a palette means you always have shades that go together, and it's more convenient for travelling. I have a mixture of high end and drugstore palettes.
My first favourite is the Too Faced Boudoir eyeshadow palette. I've had this for a few years now and I always go back to it. I love how they shades are in rows of three to create three looks. I usually always wear the bottom row for a night out, it creates an amazing dark smoky eye. The shadows in this palette are so pigmented and blend really well. The palette contains a mixture of matte,satin and glittery shades. This one is £29.
A drugstore favourite is the Wet 'n' Wild Comfort Zone eyeshadow palette. This one was a bargain at £7 off of Amazon! The shades in this palette are SO pigmented and of really amazing quality. The palette creates two looks. One is a greeny look and the other creates a berry-toned eye. Both look amazing. The shades blend really well, they are quite glittery but I like that anyway!
Another drug store palette I love is the Tanya Burr Enchanted Dream palette. This is a quad of three plum shades and a champagne colour. This palette is £5.99. Bargain. The colours aren't as pigmented as I would like them to be but what do you expect at £5.99 for three shades? There are two matte shades and two satin shades. I love the colours in this palette and I don't have any similar to these! he packaging is also super pretty.
The Morphe 35T palette is another of my faves. This is such a perfect Autumnal palette. You can create so many different bronze, berry, and grey shaded looks. There are a mixture of matte, satin and glittery shadows. They are all super pigmented and blend really well. This palette is such good value for money at £19.50!
Lastly, my most used palette. The Urban Decay Naked palette. There are three shades in this palette that I wear all the time. Half baked, smog, and darkhorse. There are matte, satin and glittery shades in the palette. They create my favourite bronze look. The shades in this palette are so buttery, and they blend like a dream. You can create so many looks with this palette, and it is £38.50.
