Soap and Glory Lidstuff Quad - What's Nude | Review

I'd seen a lot of people talking about how much they love the Soap and Glory Lidstuff Eyeshadow in What's Nude so I thought I'd try it since I only really wear neutral eyeshadows. It's £10 from Boots but there's usually offers on for make up since it's almost Christmas.  

Three out of the four shadows are matte, which I personally prefer but it is nice to have a shimmer eyeshadow in there too. Recently I've been applying my ELF Eyelid Primer first and then Pink T all over the lid and Mudhoney in the outer crease. It just makes my eyes look a little brighter and nicer.

The swatches above are done without using a primer, and they're still really pigmented. So with a primer, they look even better. However I would say the top two shades (Vanilla and Pink T) are very slightly chalky, but that's the only 'downside' of these shadows. I wouldn't stop wearing them because of this, and it is barely noticeable, but it's something that might really bother others.

The packaging is very simple, but doesn't look cheap. It's easy for travelling since it's compact which means taking one palette that can create a few looks, rather than four separate eyeshadows.

What are your favourite neutral eyeshadows?

Face products I wouldn't repurchase

I was looking through my make up collection and realized I had some products I needed to throw out since I don't get on with them. Here are some of the face products I really don't like for me. I'm not saying these products won't work for you, but I just don't get on with them personally.

So there are only 3 products, but I'll possibly do more of these posts later on.

(I know my packaging is disgustingly dirty, but it's been at the bottom of my make up drawer and it won't come off!)

First of all is this 2true Smooth Matte Foundation, now although this is only £1.99 and people say you get what you pay for, I did expect a little more from this foundation, maybe my standards are too high. Either way, the lightest shade Shade 1 - Ivory is still far too dark as you can see. On top of this, it gets darker as it dries, which means there is no way I can wear it even though I have tried to lighten it with other foundations etc. 

I have gone back to this foundation numerous times trying it when my skin was different, I still do not get on with it. 

The second foundation is the 17 Skin Perfecting Foundation and although this is no longer available, I still wouldn't re-purchase it. I got mine in the lightest shade which I think was Soft Ivory and it's a lot lighter than the 2true Smooth Matte Foundation it still doesn't match my skin perfectly either. It broke me out every time I used it, even after months of not trying it, it made my skin awful. It didn't give me much coverage at all, and strangely enough it made my skin look more oily, even though it's meant to be oil free.

I do like that this foundation has a pump which makes it easier to get the product, and it has SPF 12 which is always good for the skin. 

The final product is the ELF Essentials Shimmering Facial Whip, now although this product is only £1.50 I don't even think it's worth that. Mine is in the shade Spotlight so I'm not sure if the other shades are any better or if I just had one from a bad batch.

This product I have never actually used on my face more than a few times, I really should have thrown this away months ago. It may just be my one, but it is so watery it's useless. As you can see in one of the photos above, even after shaking it about 5 times, it still comes out with a lot of water. It doesn't blend well, it just clumps up and looks horrible. 

Have you tried any of these products and had a similar or completely different experience with them?

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer | Review

Most of my recent reviews are products that I did a blog post on here. I decided to try the L'Oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer even though I'd not read any reviews on it, but I just liked the sound of it. My skin always looks more dull in Winter and I hate that so instead of using a regular highlighter I thought trying a highlighter and a primer in one would be more useful. 

It's currently £9.99 on the Boots website which seems a fairly reasonable price for pretty much a two in one product. The way L'Oreal suggest you apply this in a 3 shape from your forehead to your nose, to your chin. I found this out after I had used it for the first time, where I just applied it all over my face. I found that I actually prefer applying it all over my face, purely because my skin is so dull and if I just apply it in the 3 shape, it doesn't really do much for me. Also as I'm using this as a primer too, I want my whole face to be primed, not just my forehead, nose and chin, as long as I don't apply too much I just have a nice subtle glow to my skin.

L'Oreal say the primer provides eight hours of hydration, and that's the only thing I wouldn't agree with. Personally I have combination skin, so sometimes I really do need to moisturize more than others may do, and especially with the colder whether. However I did not feel that this was moisturizing enough for me, so as usual I still applied my Simple Kind To Skin Moisturizer and then applied the primer.

I really do love this product and I have been using it every day since I bought it. I was slightly worried when I saw how bright it comes out, but it does blend in easily.

Have you tried any of the Lumi Magique products?

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation | Review

I mentioned that I bought this foundation in my recent haul post, it's my first Bourjois foundation that I've bought. Like I also said in the post I really wanted to try the Healthy Mix Serum but it wasn't available in my shade so I chose this one instead.

It claims it has 3 correcting pigments which you can see in the photo above, it claims:

1. Yellow pigments to correct dark circles
2. Mauve pigments to correct a dull complexion
3. Green pigments to correct redness

At first I was skeptical about these working, but I really think they do. I have quite a bit of redness, quite bad dark circles and my skin can look extremely dull. So I am really glad that these actually seem to work for my skin. However, when I did first try this foundation for the first time I was shocked at how watery it is which I suppose is good because it means it's not a thick foundation, so it's easier to blend.

As you'd probably expect mine's in Shade 51 Light Vanilla which is the lightest shade and even though it's slightly too dark, if I blend it out well and apply my MAC MSF Natural it's not noticeable.

It claims to last 16 hours and I'd say it lasts about 7-8 hours on my skin, which is still perfect for me since I apply it in the morning and after sixth form it's still there. If you've had a Bourjois foundation before I'm sure you'll know they have a certain scent to them, it's a pleasant scent although I'm awful at describing them so I'll just say it's not noticeable once applied it's just almost fresh smelling. It is medium coverage in my opinion, although it's build-able because I always apply a little more to my cheeks than I do everywhere else because I want to conceal the redness and it doesn't look cakey.

Overall I am loving this foundation and extremely glad I bought it. It's available for £10.99 in Boots and I found it was easy to get hold of.

Have you tried this foundation?

Soap and Glory Kickass Concealer | Review

In my recent Boots haul I mentioned that I bought this concealer after seeing MissBudgetBeauty mention how she liked it. It's £10 from Boots, but I'd say it's definitely worth it. 

I do quite like the packaging because it does have a mirror which is always useful and it has 2 concealers. The packaging clicks together nicely so I'm sure it won't open in my make up bag and make a mess. The peachy shade is for under eye darkness and the yellow shade which is for redness. The first thing I did notice about these concealers is that they're both very thick, but they're also so creamy so they apply nicely and are medium - high coverage.

I love that it comes with a setting powder because it prompts me to set under my eyes to keep the concealer on for a little longer, as I usually just apply powder to my T-zone and forget about everywhere else! The setting powder is also really light which means I don't have an orange toned residue on under my eyes which is always helpful.

I apply the peachy shade for my under eyes with my fingers because I feel it applys better that way and creases less.

When I was buying this concealer I was questioning whether £10 would be too expensive considering I love my Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, however I am glad I did buy it because it's definitely worth it. I've heard it be compared to Benefit Erase Paste which are a lot more expensive at £19.50.

Overall I would highly recommend this if you're looking for a high coverage concealer that's easy to take on the go and blends effortlessly. Also as I keep mentioning Boots still have their 'buy one get one half price' offer on certain make up, nail and beauty accessories.

Have you tried any Soap and Glory Cosmetics? If so, did you like them?

Another Boots haul

I apologise for having yet another haul post, but Boots still has the 'Buy one get one half price' offer so I have to take advantage of it!

I've wanted to try these products for a while now and I thought buying them whilst on offer was the best way to save money in case I wasn't too keen on some of the products.

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation in shade 51. I don't think I really needed to buy two new foundations in one week but I've always wanted to try a Bourjois foundation. Ideally I would have bought the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundations but there wasn't a light enough shade for me. Anyway I'm excited to try this foundation because I've not seen many reviews on it, which could mean it's awful, but I'll give it a go!

Next is L'oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer, I'd seen this last week when I bought these products but for some reason I didn't buy it and then I regretted it. So this week I bought it and although I've not tried it yet I think it'll be a good product.

I've seen MissBudgetBeauty rave about this product so I thought it was worth a try since I've not actually tried any Soap and Glory cosmetics yet. For £10 I'm hoping it will be worth it since my favourite concealer at the moment (Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection) is only £4.19!

Finally I bought the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Varnish for £3.99. I've not bought Barry M nail varnishes in a long time, even though I do love them, so I thought I'd try something from their new range. This is in the shade 'Pomegranate' and it's a beautiful red colour.

Have you bought anything whilst this Boots offer is on?