Haul. Part deux.

Hey dolls, i'm back with the second half of my drugstore haul. So rather than waffling on about not much lets just get straight into it.

Needless to say I got a bit carried away when it came to foundation, purchasing 3 in one got is maybe a tad unnecessary  I'm going to keep things short and sweet.

Rimmel Wake Me Up - True Ivory - £9

100%  this lives up to the hype, undoubtedly it is a brightening foundation and brings a glow but not in the slightest shimmer to your face. I wouldn't recommend this for someone with extremely oily skin unless you are willing to cake the powder on. Staying power was average, nothing amazing, however you can afford to go a shade deeper than what you think you are as it blends fantastically.

Maybelline Fit Me - 220 - £8

Gossmakeup on you tube raved about this product and I just don't see it, it's just no. my cup of tea. I would recommend this is you have good skin and just want a tiny bit of coverage and a dewy finish. Another draw back is that it's extremely orange! 

Revlon Colour Stay - 180 Sand Beige - £12.79 - Combination to oily

I have loved this foundation for atleast 2 years now. The only downfall is it's shade range. However I can now achieve my exact colour my mixing some of the maybelline for me foundation in with it. A quick summary of this foundation is that it's full matt coverage and stays all day! 

MUA Blush - Shade 2 - £1

I am currently on my hunt for the perfect everyday blush (proving difficult)
The blush is nice but nothing is working for me at the moment. The product is nice, has a light sheen and is not chalky giving and nice colour and finish on the cheek. Nothing to dislike nothing to love.

Collections lasting perfection concealer - Fair 1 - 4?

I have reviewed and raved about this previously and this is truly a HG product, if you have no tried this you MUST! I brought it in the lightest shade to use under my eyes,

MUA Eyeshadow - Shade ? - £1

I purchased this because I needed a matt brown for my crease and it does the job perfectly. There is little fall out and the colour is not too warm or cool. For £1 I'm not complaining.

Collection 2000 Loose Powder - £4

I picked this up purely for the sake of it and I actually really like it as far as a loose setting powder goes it's good. The powder it's self is not finely milled so i suggest using it with a brush rather than a powder puff which is my preferred way. The only downfall is that it have a strong scent which I'm not a huge fan of.

That wraps things up for today, I'll hopefully have a couple more posts up soon but school and work have been pretty heavy recently, which makes spare time pretty much non existent! 

xxxx

Big haul part 1.

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