An unwritten new years resolution for me was to not spend as much on make up... and here's to how it's going. After a long week at school and a little encouragement from a friend I found myself with 12 new products, oopsy.
Revlon Lip Butter - Strawberry Shortcake - £5.00
Everyone and their aunt has one of these and loves it! I had always been tempted but never been drawn in by the colour range. However I was dying to try one out so I bit the bullet.
The colour isn't for me, but pigmentation as well as moisturising properties are spot on! I won't blab on as there are already a million and one reviews out there, but if you see a colour that you fancy it will hit the spot perfectly. I am tempted so go back and get either the nude or red that they have released so I can get a real feel for the product.
L'Oreal Carsse - Dating Coral - £5.99
These have always been compared to the Revlon Lip Butters many saying that they were far better, others saying the opposite. The colour range for the Carsse is smaller, although offering many of the same shades. Personally I prefer the Revlon Lip Butter. The consistency of these is much lighter and pigmentation is lacking. Where as the Revlon Lip Butters are heavier on the lips more moisturising and far more pigmented. This in consideration I feel that they are different products, the Carsse is a tinted lip balm where as the Revlon is a lipstick/lip butter.
17 Mirror Shine Lipstick - Beehive - £4.79
This is was the last product that I picked up and the one that I am glad I did. I had been wanting it for ages!
It's lovely, a mix between the L'Oreal Caresse and the Revlon Lip Butters. The colour has no undertone and is just a sheer your lips but better colour, it would suit anyone. Furthermore it's a cheap as chips. The only down fall is the change in packaging as the blue shiny tube was far more appealing.
From left to right
17 Mirror Shine Beehive - Revlon Lip Butter Strawberry Shortcake - L'Oreal Carsse Dating Coral.
MUA Pro Concealer and highlighter palette- Porcelain - £2.50
I brought this on a whim, purely because I was curious. It contains a pinkie toned concealer, a more neutral to yellow toned one and a highlighter.
Overall it has blown me away, the pink toned concealer (to the far left) is perfect for under the eyes and the central concealer is gorgeous covering everything, however slightly too light for me. The highlight is okay, offering a undetectable sheen suitable for the daytime. If there's anything I suggest you go and check out from this post undoubtedly it's this.
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Kohl Waterproof Liner - 005 Nude - £3.99
Finding a nude liner on the high street has never been easy which is why there was so much hype when these were released. Rimmel have always been known for their kohl liners and been a HG product for many. I love liners that open up your eyes but never been able to find one that stays all day and wears off evenly, until now. The colour is the perfect nude, not to white or too dark of a skin tone, it brightens the eye undetectably. There's not much else to say, it does wear off throughout the day but not in a patchy manner and doesn't settle in the tear duct.
So there was part one of my haul, the other half should be on here around Wednesday I am also planning on having a nail polish post up, and a 2012 favourites up :)
Alanya xxxx
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