My Top 5...Make Up Items Under £5

Hi everyone,

So I'm a bit of a bargain hunter and don't like paying a lot for a product when there's something cheaper out there that does the same job or even a better job!

 

So here are my Top 5 make up items for under £5!

 

Barry M Lip Gloss in Toffee - £4.49

I think this has to be my favourite lip gloss ever and is under a fiver! It's a smooth, non sticky gloss which just provides a hint of subtle, neutral colour. It also smells sweet and sugary like toffee! The names of these glosses aren't on the packaging but they are numbered and this is number 2.

 

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer - £4.19

This concealer is such a hyped up product within the blogging world but I believe this product is totally worth the hype! If you need a high/full coverage concealer this could be the one for you, I don't use this under my eyes and it can cake up a bit, but it is fantastic for covering blemishes and pigmentation. I have the shade Light.

 

Maybelline Color Tattoo in On and on Bronze - £4.99

My most used cream eye shadow, perfect for everyday wear on it's own and fantastic for using as a base. I don't really know how to describe this shade properly as it looks more special than you'd expect and like you've put more effort in to your eye make up than you actually have. I just apply this with my ring finger and blend it out with a bit of UD's WOS eye shadow.

 

MUA Blusher in Bon Bon - £1

I recently bought this from Superdrug and have totally fallen in love with it. I was after a natural blush and I think this one is perfection. It's pretty damn pigmented and blends really nicely, perfect for a novice at using blusher, such as myself.

 

Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner in Nude - £3.99

This liner is a total gem! I love wearing this in my water line to brighten up my eyes and look a bit more awake. This product is also quite unique as there aren't many drugstore nude eyeliners, so also an absolute bargain.

 

What's your favourite make up item for under a fiver?

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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How To Keep Your Collection(2000) Concealer Looking Like New!

Hi everyone,

 

I just thought I'd share a little tip with you that I learnt a while ago. It's a tip concerning the Collection(2000) Lasting Perfection Concealer, the fantastic drugstore concealer who's packaging leaves a little to be desired. The problem is that the writing quickly rubs off the concealer tube, which isn't a massive problem but it is a little annoying.

 

So how do I keep my concealer looking like this....

 

instead of this?

 

 

The secret is...

 

Clear nail polish!
Not this Rimmel one in particular but just a clear nail polish(I wouldn't try Seche Vite top coat, as that can tend to peel off nails so it could do the same on the tube), all I did was paint the whole tube including the bottom with a good coat of clear polish and let it dry completely.
I've had my new concealer for almost 3 weeks and none of the writing on the tube has smudged or rubbed off! Result!

Have any of you tried this before?
This isn't an original idea by the way, I did hear it somewhere else I just can't remember where!

Thanks for reading,
Jess
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FOTD - In The Pink

Hi everyone,

 

Here's a pretty basic and natural look that I was wearing last weekend, I went for bright neutral eyes and a creamy, soft pink lipstick.

 

The Products I Used



 

Face

- Maybelline Dream Lumitouch Concealer in Ivory

- Bourjois 123 Foundation in 52 Vanilla

- Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light

- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle

 

Eyes

- Urban Decay Primer Potion

- Stila In The Light Palette - Kitten, Sandstone, Bare, Champagne, Bliss

- Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner in Nude

- Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Mascara in Black

 

Brows

- MUA Clear Mascara

 

Lips

17 Supreme Shine Lipstick in Barely Blush

 

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Mini Tesco Haul - Collection and Nivea

Hi everyone,

 

You know when you get really bored, end up going to 24 hour Tesco and buying beauty products? Not just me? Yeah well that happened last night :) I was pretty well behaved to be honest and only spent eight quid!

Nivea Happy Time Deodorant - £1

I really love the Happy Time shower gel and I love Nivea deodorants, therefore buying this was a no brainer! It works really well and smells of oranges!

 

Nivea Express Hydration Primer - £4

I've heard this newly released product is a bit of a gem, so when I saw it on offer I thought I'd give it a go. I really hope it'll provide me with smooth and soft skin.

 

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Shade 2, Light - £3

This was another product on offer and a repurchase for me. I love this concealer for blemishes and red pigmentation on my face, I'm very happy to have got it for a bargain price.

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Sunday Night Make Up Shake Up #6

 

Hi everyone,

 

 

I've picked a nice selection of face, cheek, eye and lip products for this week :)

 

Barry M Limited Edition Lip Gloss

This is a lovely pale pink lipgloss with pink glitter running through it, it smells kind of like strawberry sweets and feels really nice on the lips.

 

Collection 2000 Blush in Breathless

This blush was a poundland bargain and I don't think I've ever worn it! It's a peachy blush with gold shimmer, it's probably more suited to being used as a highlighter.

 

17 Eyeshadow in Statuesque

A lovely dark rose gold eyeshadow that I've hardly used :)

 

No7 Stay Perfect Eyeshadow in True Gold

Such a pretty gold colour, perfect for a subtle work make up look.

 

Smashbox Photofinish Luminizing Primer Sample

I do really like this stuff but I've not used it for a while, and it's almost finished.

 

Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner in Purple

I do like this product but it does stain my skin a little. Such a pretty colour though!

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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My Blusher/Bronzer/Highlighter Stash

 Hi Everyone, 

Here is my blusher, bronzer and highlighter stash :)

I'm pretty new to using blusher, bronzer or highlighters, I never used to wear any of these things on my cheeks! But now I love them, especially highlighters! :)

So lets start with bronzers...

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzer in Shade 51

This bronzer smells lovely, it smells kind of sweet. I kind of wish i'd bought this in the darker shade as it's pretty pale. It does a good job of warming up my complexion though.

17 Instant Glow Bronzer

This is a pretty pale bronzer, it's not that pigmented and it's pretty chalky. This was the first bronzer I bought.

MUA Bronzer in Shade 3

This is the darkest bronzer out of the three, it's very pigmented and only cost £1! I've not used it that much though as I always feel that I'm too pale to pull it off.

(L-R Bourjois, 17, MUA)

Now onto the blushers...

MAC Flower Fantasy Pearlmatte Powder

This is kinda of blush/highlighter, it's not that pigmented but it has a lovely sheen to it :)

Collection 2000 Shimmer Shades in Blushalicious

I picked this up on a whim because I saw someone talking about it on Youtube, I love that you can use this as 4 individual blushes or swirl them altogether and use as a fifth blush.

Revlon Golden Affair in Berry Daring

I love this blush, it's really warm toned and has a nice golden shimmer to it, its very pigmented and I think this will be my go to blush in the Autumn.

MUA Blush in Shade 2

I love this light berry shade, it's lovely and natural. It's also a total bargain at only £1.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Blush in Summer Fever

This was a bargain Poundland blush, it's nice that it's got three complimenting shades. 

I don't use it much though.

(L-R MAC, Collection 2000, Revlon)

(L-R MUA, Rimmel)

Last but definitely not least, are the highlighters.

 

No7 Vital Enlightening Highlighter Powder

This was from the No7 Spring collection and was the first highlighter that I bought. It's buttery soft and a gorgeous champagne colour.

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle

I am totally in love with this highlighter! 

Technics High Lights

This is a dupe for Benefit's High Beam, it's so pretty and it only cost me £1.50! I love mixing it with my foundation :)

(L-R Technics, No7, MAC)

Anyway, that was a pretty long post,

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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My Nail Polish Collection - 2true and Collection 2000

Hi everyone,

Today I'm going to show you the nail polishes I have from 2true and Collection 2000, and show you swatches of them. :)

(From L-R 2true Shade 3, Shade 6, Shade 5, Collection 2000 Minx, Collection 2000 Shimmy Shake)

Here are the swatches...

(From L-R 2true Shade 3, Shade 6, Shade 5, Collection 2000 Minx, Collection 2000 Shimmy Shake)

I find that all these polishes apply really nicely, Shimmy Shake is a little sheer so needs a good couple of coats, but they're all lovely to use.

I really like how shade 5 and 6 from 2true are kind of duo chrome.

All these polishes are also really cheap! The Collection 2000 ones retail for £1.79 each and the 2true ones cost £1.99 each or 3 for £5.

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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FOTD - Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Palette

Hi everyone :) 

Here is my  FOTD featuring the Wet n Wild palette I recently won from a giveaway.

What I Used

- Benefit Porefessional

- Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation - Shade 52

- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - Light

- Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer

- MUA Eye Primer

- Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Palette - 4 Shades out of the 6

- Urban Decay Eyeshadow - Infamous(just a little on my lower lash line)

- Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara - Black

- No7 Liplicious Lip Gloss - Marshmallow

 So yeah, that's just my FOTD. I want to do some more review posts soon, does anyone have any suggestions or requests? I just feel like I do loads of FOTDs and NOTDs and not too much else. :D 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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NOTD - Glittery Mauve

Hi everyone! :)

Last night I went out for a meal with people from work and I thought It'd be a great chance to try out some of my new nail varnishes!

I decided to go for BarryM's Dusky Mauve, topped with BarryM's Iridescent Pink on all my fingers expect my ring finger. Then as an accent nail I used Shimmy Shake by Collection 2000 which I topped with BarryM's Sliver Glitter.

 I know this one's blurry but I thought it showed all the colours in the glitter quite well.

The finished look.

 The polishes I used to create this NOTD.

I used Rimmel 60 seconds in Clear as a base coat and I tried out my new topcoat, Sally Hansen Mega Shine.

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Haul - Superdrug and Poundland!

Hi everyone,

I've got a haul post for you today, I went to Preston the other day and picked up a few bargains and some Sleek products I'd been wanting to try.

Yay new makeup! :D

Mmm Sleek Palettes :D

This is the 'Oh so special' Palette

And again :)

The pictures above are of the 'Sunset' Palette.

This is the Storm palette, I'm a great lover or neutral eyeshadows and I've been tempted to buy this for agges :D

These palettes were £6.49 each, and I got them on a 3 for 2 offer at Superdrug. But anyway enough drooling over those and on to the rest of the stuff.

Here are the nail varnishes I picked up,

- Peach Smoothie by Revlon - £1 from Poundland(this is a scented nail varnish!)

- Pink Iridescent by BarryM - £2.99 from Superdrug

- Disco Ball by Rimmel - £2.99 from Superdrug

Now for some eye products, these are all by Collection 2000

- Glam Metallics Coloured Liquid Eyeliner in Groupie - 50p from Poundland(this came with the Glam Glitter, in a sachet)

- Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in Funk - £2.99 from Superdrug

- Glam Glitter Loose Glitter Wand in OMG! - 50p from Poundland

Swatches for the eye products :D

Another product I got from Poundland was this lipgloss by Rimmel

I bought this in the shade Glimmer, a pale, glittery pink.

I didn't have a bright red lip liner in my collection, so when I saw this Rimmel lip liner in Red Dynamite for just a pound I had to have it.

This is a product I hadn't seen before, It's called Eyeful Eye Glistener, by Rimmel. I got it in the shade Flaunt and it can be used as a shadow or liner.

The last thing I bought was a Concealer Foundation Stick by NYC. I got it in the shade Natural Ivory and for only £1 in Poundland!

Look out for some reviews coming up!

Thanks for reading this crazily long post!

Jess

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FOTD - Blushed and Bronzed

Hi everyone :)

This was how I did my make up yesterday, we didn't do anything special yesterday just some household jobs and went to a few shops. So I kept my make up quite natural and couldn't resist using my new L'oreal Caresse.

Please tell me if you think I look weird but I actually put bronzer and blusher on yesterday which I never normally do. Hence the title of this FOTD :)

What I wore:

- 17 Photo Flawless Skin Primer

- Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation - in No. 52 Vanilla

- Technic High Lights(mixed into my foundation)

- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - in Light

- Revlon Golden Affair Blusher - in 425 Berry Daring

- Bourjois Bronzing Powder - in shade 51

- MUA Professional Eye Primer

- Urban Decay Eyeshadow - Sin and Half Baked

- Rimmel Lash Accelerator - in Black

- L'oreal Caresse - in Aphrodite Scarlet

Thanks for reading :)

Jess

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Haul :)

Hi everyone :)

Just a little haul post today to show some of the things I've bought in the last week or two.

I'll start with the facial skincare first, I picked up some Olay Daily Facial cloths in Tesco as I've been wanting to try some better quality face wipes. I bought these for £5 which is annoying as I saw them in Superdrug today for £4! Oh well. I tried one of these last night and it was nice, it lathered up really well and I felt like it got all of my make up off.

In Tesco I also picked up a Garnier Simply Essentials Toner, this was half price so I only paid £1.45. It's fragrance free and it felt very refreshing last night when I used it for the first time.

Then today I picked up..

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - £4.19 - I bought this in the shade light so I could use it under my eyes, I tried it out this morning and I'm pretty impressed so far. :)

Superdrug Coconut & Shea Butter Body Polish - £1.29 - 200ml - I bought this after seeing it being reccomended on another blog, I don't really need another body scrub, but this was cheap and it smells yummy!

Nivea Visage Young Be Beautiful Tinted Moisturiser - £1.49 - 75ml - This was a bargain find in Home Bargains, I havn't tried a tinted moisturiser for ages so I thought for the price I'd give it a go. There will be a review coming up on this soon.

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation - £6.99 - 30ml - I've read some good Bourjois foundation reveiws and seeing as this is £4 off in Boots at the moment I thought I'd try it. I bought it in shade number 52, Vanilla.



Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder - £4.99 - 16.5g - This was also on offer in Boots, it smells gorgeous so I'm glad I picked it up for the smell alone! :D

Anyway, that's all that I bought so thanks for reading :)

Jess

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NOTD - Golden Raspberry

Oooh Sparkly!

Last night I was playing around with a new nail varnish I picked up yesterday and decided I'd do a nail of the day using it. :)

Here are the nail varnishes I used...

From left to right, Collection 2000 Shimmy Shake(£1.79), BarryM Raspberry(£2,99), Seche Vite Top Coat(£9), Sally Hansen Base Coat(£4.50).

To create this look I used the base coat first, then one coat of the raspberry colour, a coat of shimmy shake and then finished it all off with top coat! :D

I hope you enjoyed my first NOTD and thank you for taking the time to read my blog :)

Jess
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