TAG: Make up

Stole this off Sarah ;)

-How many times do you wash your face daily?

I wash my face every other day. Washing it everyday over time can lead to dry skin...I learnt that lesson when I was 14 with an exfoliating wash

-What skin type do you have?

I'm a lucky one with Normal skin

-What is your current facial wash?

 I have 3 (different ones for how my skin feels/looks)

* Simple Kind to Skin Refreshing Facial Wash Gel 

*Simple Clear Skin Oil Balancing Exfoliating Wash 

*Neutrogena Visibly Clear Blackhead Scrub

-Do you exfoliate?
Yup

-What brand do you use?
Simple Clear Skin Oil Balancing Exfoliating Wash 

OR 

Neutrogena Visibly Clear Blackhead Scrub

What moisturizer do you use?

 Simple Kind to Skin hydrating Light Moisturiser

-Do you have freckles? 

No

-Do you use eye cream?

yup. Avon's Anew Clinical Eye lift

-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
Nope

-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
 Never have *TOUCH WOOD*

MAKE-UP 

-What foundation do you use?

 The one I'm using at the mo is Avon Smooth Minerals Liquid Foundation

-Do you know your undertone color?

Yellow 

-What do you think of fake eyelashes?

 Fickle as hell! I've never been comfortable with them on.

-Did you know that you are supposed to change your mascara every 3 months?

 Sounds like BS to me. All of my mascara's have lasted WAAAAAAY longer then that and I'm not one to waste product!

-What brand of mascara do you use?

 Avon SuperSHOCK

OR 

Avon SuperFULL 

(Though I have found superFULL is easier to apply on the bottom) 

-Sephora or MAC?

 Neither

-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?

 Nope

-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?

 Foundation Brush, Angled Blusher Brush, Angled Liner Brush, Paddle Brush, Kabuki Brush

-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?

 I have something that works like it that I put on my eyes but I do not really own either

-For the face?

YES. Avon's Magix face perfector

-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?

Both 

-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?

 Once in a blue moon

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?

 Fickley to handle but I love them none the less :)

-Do you use mineral makeup?

 Yup! They apply so much easier for me

-What is your favorite lipstick?

Avon Ultra Colour Rich Mega Impact Lipstick in Really Rosey 

-How about lipgloss?

 Barry M. Hands down my favourite!

-What is your favorite blush to use?

 Avon True Colour Blush in Russet

-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?

No. Never will, you have no idea what's in them

-Do you like drugstore makeup?

 Yup. Barry M, Gosh and Sleek are my favourites.

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)
Nope

-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?

 I really want to but they are pricey

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?

 Nope

-Name a makeup crime that you hate?

 Giant winged eyeliner 

OR

Layers apon layers of mascara. It doesn't look nice, it looks like spiders have died on your eyes.

-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?

 COLOUR!

-Which celebrity always has great make up?

Jennifer Love Hewitt 

AND 

Reese Witherspoon

<3

-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?

Lip balm

-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?

I do...alot.

-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?

I have my days where I think "Ugh" but alot of people say I'm a natural beauty so take their opinions

-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?

Avon

OR

Barry M

(I can't decide)

-What do you think of Makeup?

It gives me a way to express myself the way I want and lets me be unique (how many girls do you know that walk around with rainbow eyeshadow? ;] )

Swatches: 2nd Edition 120 pallet

So I was told by my dear friend Sarah to do some swatches.

So here they are!

Matte colours

Under natural light

Under a flash

Metalic/shimmery colours

Under natural light 

Under a flash

*I applied them with my finger and without a base*

Hope this will help if you're deciding to possibly buy it.

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Review: bhcosmetics 2nd edition 120 Pallet

I first laid my eyes on the pallet in an xsparkage video, it looked absolutely amazing! I looked at their website and thought the $29.95 for the 2nd edition was reasonable but then the postage was about $25 and my dreams of owning one were shattered...or so I thought. 

A few weeks later I came across them on Twitter and noticed they were doing a giveaway. All you had to do was tell them what you liked most about their products. I entered thinking I had no hope in hell however myself and 6 other lucky girls won. 

The mailing time was about a week and a half (from the US to the UK). It arrived in a medium sized box and was well protected on the inside with brown paper and bubble wrap. 

Pros

- The colour pay off/opacity on most of the colours is great -so much so you don't need a base to make it stand out- and there's no need to really push your brush into it to get more colour.

- It has a mix of shimmery and matte colours that are very similar which is good if you want just one colour but want a bit of shimmer in certain places.

-  It has pretty much every colour you could ever need.

- The packaging is great, it's simple and there's a little tag to pull up the pallet from beneath without your fingers slipping in to a shadow the process.

Cons

- The light blues don't apply to my eyelid very well and don't stand out as much as I'd like.

- I thought the pallet as a whole and the shadows themselves would be bigger. 

- Shipping out of the US is pretty expensive, almost as much as the product itself.

Overall I really liked it and I'd give this 8/10

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P.S. Their website has 20% off sale on 120 pallets right now for a limited time