Sleek Blush By 3 palette in the shade 'Pink Sprint 366'

 I'd never tried a blush by Sleek before, so being a blush obsessive, I felt like it was time to try one and get my first blush palette. I chose a more berry pink toned palette called 'Pink Sprint'.

 As you can see by the packaging, Sleek really does live up to its name...incredibly slim and delicate packaging.

 I thought the names of the blushes were adorable and were fun. Nothing worse than numbers or unoriginal names for beauty products. Sleek did a great job here!

 Here are the colours in the palette. My favourite is the one on the far right which appears to be a mix of the two shades on the left of it. It's a wearable berry pink tone which would be perfect for Autumn/ Winter seasons. The bright pink shade in the centre, 'Pink Ice' is the most neon of the trio and would be amazing for Spring/Summer times. These shades are so wearable and diverse, that they could even be used as eye shadows!

 These are extremely pigmented. I was in shock at how strongly coloured these were. They're easy to work with, blendable and have a lovely smooth and creamy texture. No chalkiness! The blushes are long lasting and don't smudge. I tend to find that some blushes and eye shadows tend to fallout or drop onto other parts of your face - these definitely don't do that! I would say however, that you should apply these lightly and then build them up! Don't go in heavy-handed or with your brush loaded or these will definitely be difficult to work with or blend out for a more natural look.

 (L-R) Pink Parfait, Pink Ice, Pinktini.

As you can see they are bright in colour and easy to blend! I think that Pink Parfait might be a struggle to wear for paler and fairer skin tones such as myself, but the other two shades are perfectly wearable!

This was originally retailed at £9.99 however, it was on the Sleek website sale for £4.99

Are you a Sleek blush fan?
Let me know your favourite shades!

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in the shade '080 Strawberry Shortcake'

 So yes, I caved in and bought a Revlon lip butter. Everyone raved about them and in all honesty, I was pretty skeptical about these. They appeared to be glorified lip balms but boy was I wrong.

Originally these retail at £7.99 but luckily not long ago, Boots had a reduction on particular items and the Revlon Lip Butters were being sold for £5.99 (bargain!) So I frantically searched for swatches of the shades in an attempt to find one that I felt I would wear often since I was paying nearly 6 pounds for one. I stumbled across Strawberry Shortcake which I can now say has become one of my favourite makeup products of all time.

 The colour is gorgeous (as you can see below) and has a soft, light pink look on the lips which is perfect for everyday wear. It felt sort of sticky at first, but once worn down a bit it's the right consistency and you become accustomed to the texture. I can easily throw this on without looking in the mirror which is perfect for those in a rush days or even days when you are wearing no makeup to bring a bit of colour to your face. It's surprisingly incredibly moisturising and great for everyday use. All in all, I am fully converted to the Revlon Lip Butter.

What's your opinion on this lip product? Let me know in the comments :)

MUA's Powder Blush in the shade 'Candyfloss'

 I've always seen people love MUA's blushers. In search for a new, less shimmery blush (I currently use the mosaic blush in English Rose) I stumbled upon this little beauty. Once again, MUA didn't break my bank balance as this gorgeous blusher is only £1! Who can argue with that?

 There was quite a good range of colours available but this one really grabbed my attention. It's the perfect colour for getting that natural 'flush' which is what blusher is intended for. It has a slight shimmer in it, but nothing too in your face. In general, it's quite a matte blusher which is perfect for the summer.

 The packaging is perfect. It's sturdy and strong so I know that it won't get broken while being battered around in my cluttered makeup bag! I also know that the lid won't come flying off either, the lid stays on strong.

 Here you can see the slight shimmer.

It has a great pigmentation without having that chalky consistency. Often blushers can be chalky and dusty which can often lead to loss of pigmentation when applied. But this isn't like that. It's surprisingly creamy and blends well to give that soft blush look.

Overall, I'm in love with this blusher! It's everything you'd want for a blusher, especially when it suits so many skin types! For a pound, you can't go wrong.

Have you tried MUA's £1 blushers? What do you think of them?

Let me know in the comments! :)

Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in the shade '205 Elusive'

 After a long search on Twitter and asking every #BBlogger available, I've finally got my hands on the perfect nude/pink balm. At £7.99 I was a little reluctant to try this but after seeing so many great reviews about this product and in particular this shade, I knew it was a must buy! Let's start of by saying how much I love the packaging! I love the matte texture and I like how the colour of the tube matches the actual colour, often some companies don't do well at matching them.

 The shade Elusive is a dusty pink shade which is perfect for a natural or everyday look. It glides on smoothly and has a lovely creamy texture. I absolutely adore this colour and cannot get over how amazing it looks. It does slightly settle into lip lines but I can skip past that!!

 It isn't entirely matte, it does have a slight sheen to it which I actually really like and looks great on the lips. It's unbelievably pigmented and with one quick swipe you have a good solid colour which is perfect for no hassle days or days when you're in a rush or late!

 This product just doesn't budge which is something I definitely look for in a lip product as some tend to smudge, not a good look! This stays put exactly where you left it. It's perfect and I'm obsessed with it! This product doesn't claim to be a stain so don't expect it to stay put on your lips for too long, you probably will need a bit of a touch up here and there but for such a great product, I can put up with that! It has a slight minty smell and tingles on the lips when you first put it on which I wasn't too keen on but I'm sure I'll get used to it. 

Overall this is an amazing product! I'm disappointed that I didn't pick this up earlier!!

I do wish that the price was a little cheaper but apart from that, I love it.

Give it a go!

Beauty Bite: Rimmel London Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick by Kate Moss in Shade '101'

Everyone kept raving about the Kate Moss lipsticks, and for a lipstick lover like me I had to go and get one. I'm a big lover of matte lipsticks and this was one of the nicest shades out of the original collection and the matte line.

 It's a lovely natural pink colour that you could easily wear on an everyday basis. It seems like one of those 'my lip colour but better' kind of shades. I absolutely adore it! It glides on lovely, it doesn't tug at my lips or cling to any dry patches at all. For a matte lipstick it's such a nice creamy consistency.

I wore it on a night out to the local pub and it stayed on the whole night and even me walking there and back in the rain. So it seems weatherproof too! It truly is long lasting as the name suggests.

 It has a bit of an odd smell. It smells sort of like berries but a bit of a chemically smell. One minute I like the smell, the next I don't. It's a bit hit and miss.

 The only real problem I have with this lipstick is that on the inside of my bottom lip, the lipstick started to form a sort of line. This may have been due to the weather at the time so I will re-try it and keep you posted as to whether or not it happens again. But essentially this is a gorgeous shade and the perfect natural look lipstick. I paid £5.49 for this at Superdrug which I think is a reasonable price!

Give it a try!

Let me know if you've tried the matte lipsticks or the originals

Beauty Bite: Collection's Deluxe Lipstick in '04 Speakeasy'

So sorry for the delay in posting, I'm now fully moved into my uni accommodation and have been here for about a month! I can now get back into my beauty blogging. So today I bring you Collection's  new Deluxe Lipstick in '04 Speakeasy'. This is an adorable barbie pink colour! I loved this colour out of all the shades available (I believe there's about 5 shades?) They were on offer for £2.99 as an introduction price so I just had to jump at the chance!

 For a starter, I'm a sucker for cute packaging, so this was an easy buy for me. This packaging is quite different from any of Collection's products, so different that I thought that the lipsticks had accidentally been put in the wrong stands! But I absoloutely love it!

But, I'm not overly impressed with this lipstick, I may have possibly had too high of an expectation for it. I found it hard to apply (As you can see in the photo haha) I could not get it to get a decent outline, it seemed to tug at my lips as I applied it, it clung to the skin on my lips even though they were moisturised. It kept smudging and I really didn't like the smell of it.

However, I did like the colour and the thickness of the lipstick. The packaging again was a big bonus and the amount of lipstick you get is quite generous!

This is a slight disappointment for me, but overall an okay lipstick. I will continue to use it but it is not a favourite.

Possibly worth a go?

Let me know what you think!

Beauty Bite: Maybelline New York's Baby Lips in Pink Punch

So I've been a little absent recently as I've been preparing for university! Yes, I'm off to uni in a weeks time...I'm a fresher! Since I've been away I'm gonna do a blog post that I should've done a while ago. I've jumped onto the bandwagon with this one but I now know why there is a bandwagon! It's the Maybelline New York Baby Lips lip balm in Pink Punch!

 I actually have two as there was a 2 for £5 offer on at Tesco so I jumped at the chance! Everywhere I've gone these lip balms have been there too! But for some reason this particular flavour or shade of lip balm seemed to be out of stock (Or hiding from me) There just seemed to be lots of the blue packaged lip balm that appears white/clear (Does no one like that one?) But...I finally found this one!

For a start I must say I'm pretty easy at parting with my money when it comes to products in adorable and cute packaging! The smell of this product is amazing! Sort of tropical and fruity! Absolutely adore it! Then it came to actually applying the product. It glided on well, didn't seem sticky and it added a lovely colour to my lips! Actually a more solid colour than I expected!

 It claims to give '8 hours moisture' which doesn't mean that the product stays on for that amount of time but that it keeps your lips moisturised for that amount of time which I can say it does! The colout doesn't stay to long though which is slightly disappointing but you just have to reapply :)

 

I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of product you get. You get a good amount (As shown in the picture) which shows that you definitely get your moneys worth!

 I know that this product divides opinions. Some say it's 'not worth the hype' but I'm totally bought. I love this one, it's now my go to lip balm! I say it is worth the hype and that you should give it a go!

 

Beauty Bite: Pig Nail Art

Here's another nail art tutorial for you and this time it's farm animal related...It's pig nail art!

Want to have cute piggies on your nails? Look no further!

Step 1: Apply a basecoat or clear coat to protect your nails and prevent the nail polish from staining your nail
Step 2: Using the brush of your lightest pink shade, sweep it across 2/3 of your nail having a slightly round shape. This will be the head
Step 3: Then using a darker pink, do the same as step 2 but slightly smaller so it only covers the first 1/3 of your nail (The tip) After that, using a dotting tool (Or something to create this shape) take the same darker pink nail polish and create triangles for the ears.
Step 4: Using an even darker pink/purple, use the dotting tool to create to dots at the end of your nail for nostrils.
Step 5: Create black dots for the eyes and add a top coat!

Here are the nail polishes I used to create this nail art design:

Rimmel London's 60 Seconds in shade 740 'Clear'

Collection (2000) Hot Looks Fast Dry in shade 48 'Candy Floss'

Miss Sporty's Clubbing Colours Quick Dry

Claire's Cosmetics Chip Resistant Nail Polish (Pink and Black, no shade name)

 

Beauty Bite: MUA's Kiss Proof Lip Stain

 

Hi all!

If you've seen my recent MUA haul, you'll know I purchased this Kiss Proof lip stain in the shade 'Fabulicious' and here's my review for it! If you haven't seen my MUA haul blog post, CLICK HERE!! 

Plus, there's only a few days left of their half price sale, so go go go!

 

Now I've had my eye on this for a very long time, not just the MUA one but any lip stain pen in general and I was in two minds about getting one. So when this was on sale from £3 to £1.50 I just had to give it a go! I purchased the most 'pink' shade of them all (There are 3 shades so far).

 

I'm quite impressed with the size of it, it's a decent size worth you money for a start. The smell of the product was something I was most worried about but actually it has a pleasant sweet, fruity type smell to it that I was relieved and happy that it had.

 

I moisturised my lips prior to applying this to make sure it didn't stick to any dry skin! I would say if you do use it, don't use it on chapped or dry/flaky skin because it will cling to it and draw attention to it.

 

It took a while to get an even coverage but it's buildable! Which is lovely because if you made a mistake, it won't be too noticable. The colour is slightly darker than the colour of the packaging but is a really nice natutal looking pink lip colour.

 

It lasts for a good few hours, didn't smudge and didn't bleed.

For this price, you can't say no to such a great product! Will I repurchase and will I buy in other shades? YES!

If you want a hint of colour to your lips rather than a bold colour, try it!

Give it a go!