Mini Haul!!

So, apparently I am beyond crap at a 'spending ban' and I think I might have only lasted one measly day at stopping myself from buying anything but sure....here's a mini haul of things I have bought in the last little while (I have bought a lot more but I lost my new Mac Lipstick :( and the others things will come in a later blog). Also, these products were all bought online of which I will leave links to as well!!

Honour Blush; RoseGold Blush

First up, Sleek Cosmetics. I bought two blushes, one of which I had tried to buy before but they were out of stock. I bought RoseGold Blush, a gorgeous pinky colour with gold through it, it is a lot sheerer than I had thought it would be so I have being applying it along with another colour but it does highlight the cheeks nicely and is nicely natural. The second product I got is also a blush (although I thought it was a bronzer when I bought it). It is a limited edition product from Sleek which they brought out for the London Olympics. It is a lot more purpley brown than I would like so I haven't used it that much, but it does look nicer on the skin than it does in the pan. Bought these blushes were 5.50, a very good price particularly for the quality of products you get. (Also the shipping from the UK is around 9euro, expensive enough). Ordered from SleekMakeup.

Next, is from another random makeup brand, NYX Cosmetics. I ordered these from Cherry Culture, an American website as the brand is American itself. These products were all on sale on the websites, probably the reason I bought them at all (and the colours seriously attracted me, Magpie much??? )
4 lipglosses, 2 glittered eyeliners. The lipglosses (Mega Shine Lipgloss) are amazing, the smell alone is fantastic, smells exactly like bubblegum, YUM! The four colours I got were, L-R: DollyPink, FrenchKiss, AfricanQueen, Pop. Pigment is fantastic and did I mention the scent??? :O (French Kiss is my least favourite, very metallic on the lips, a look I don't like and the pinks a gorgeous, Orange one is mainly a sheer lipgloss with glitter in it, bit disappointing to be honest). The glittered eyeliners (Crystal Pink & Crystal Aqua) have brilliant pigment, not something I will be using a lot but I have a certain look in mind, I'll keep you posted. Altogether I spent around 30euro including shipping from America, I was really pleased and the products came pretty quickly. Thumbs Up from Me!

Swatches, on my freckly hand :D

Have any of you used NYX or Sleek before? What do you think??
Thats all from me for now, check out the websites, both are worth a look for sure!!!

Thanks for reading!
Kate xXx

Friday's Fix....

    So, today marks the first of many 'Friday Fix' slots to come...hopefully they will be every Friday 'cos that's the plan obviously enough. Today's fix is mascara. I love mascara, and I might as well let you in on something from the outset, I'm beyond rubbish at putting mascara on myself, there is always a clean up job to be done after I apply it...(this is probably a shocking statement to make as a make-up artist but sure...)
   Brand: Clinque,
   Mascara: High Impact Mascara.
I got this as a gift when I purchased a new Clinque Chubby Stick awhile back and I have to say it was possibly one the better gifts I've received from a cosmetics counter. Clinque give gifts with practically every purchase, and these are just crappy gifts, they're using tester size samples of their best selling products. The mascara came in a pretty little makeup case along with a gorgeous deep purple lipgloss. The gloss is pretty, too much glitter in it for my liking but still gorgeous.

The mascara is perfect. Lengthens and defines lashes, whilst curling them somewhat even without using eyelash curler. It's not the most long lasting mascara though....makes it easy to reapply throughout the day. I defo prefer mascara's like this, I hate clumpy, spidery mascara's that you can't reapply, which usually means they are waterproof and bloody impossibly to take off. At least with this mascara you can put the curl and lift back into your lashes throughout the day, suits me down to the ground.  

            Without Mascara (without make-up in general, hence the brows :D)

 With Mascara, lengthened and defined (and messy, my usual mascara look :D)


   Not the best photos ever but my photography skills lack at the best of times. I love this mascara, defo worth the money I'm going to be paying for the full size mascara. Clinque are known for their mascara, they have a fantastic 'Bottom Lash' mascara that has the 'bloggersphere' raving with everyone from Pixiwoo to Fleur De Force to whoever else using it in nearly every makeup tutorial. Now, these mascara would retail around the 20e mark, I'm imagining but totally work it. You really do get what you pay or. As good as you make this an Essence mascara is, its clumpy 9 times outta 10 and never lasts longer than a week. For value, you need to go a touch more expensive, and Clinque's High Impact mascara is worth the muhla.....!
    My next review on the cards....Benefit's Sun Beam, their fantastic new edition to their range....possibly next Friday's Fix?? who knows.... :)

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Kate xXx