Collection Eyes Uncovered: Nude Bronze

I love my palettes and I have been loving the Eyes Uncovered palettes from Collection, there are 3 palettes in the range (I reviewed Nude already on the blog), and up next is Nude Bronze.

August/ September Favourites

Welcome to a beauty favourites, if you have read my Hiatus Explained! post you will know why this is jam packed with things.

Collection Eyes Uncovered Palette - Nude

I love a good eyeshadow palette so when Collection realeased their brand new palettes, that was it I was scouring the aisles of Superdrug and Boots for the 3 palettes. The first palette is the Nude palette.

May Empties

Welcome to another empties post, this is another fun filled post for you, so sit down and relax with a cup of tea and let's go.

Collection Volumising Mascara

As you know I am a mascara fiend, I love mascara especially when it's good. The next mascara victim is Collections Volumising Mascara that boasts 10X volume.

Let's see shall we.

Weekly Round-Up #8 (23rd Feb 2015 - 28th Feb 2015)

Welcome to another Weekly Round-Up! I hope you are enjoying these so far.

Collection Deluxe Lipsticks

Since becoming a Beauty Blogger I have become a lipstick addict, and when I saw the packaging on the Collection Deluxe Lipsticks, that was it they managed to find their way into my basket.

Weekly Round-Up #6 (9th Feb 2015 - 14th Feb 2015)

Welcome to another Weekly Round-Up, I hope you have had a great week and let's catch up on what you might have missed on the blog

Valentine's Reds (The Lippy Edition)

Happy Valentines Day everyone and welcome to a valentines day post, last year I did my top five red nail polishes (HERE), so this year it is the turn of the lip products.

Russian Roulette - Sleek

Russian Roulette is quite a dark matte red, and the best one if you are wanting to rock a dark bold lip on Valentines Day. This lasts quite long on the lips due to it being a matte lipstick, but I will forewarn you make sure your lips aren't having a dry day as this can show up dry patches.

Hot Pepper - Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet

This is a really bright red and the Rouge Edition Velvets had to be included. The formula is so long lasting and great during that romantic meal.

Candy Apple - Revlon Lip Butter

Candy Apple is quite a sheer lipstick, so this is for those of you that want to try a red lipstick but don't want to be too daring

Prohibition - Collection Deluxe Lipstick

This again is another bright red but with a darker tinge to it then Hot Pepper above. This is a gorgeous shade on the lips and looks just fantastic. The formula is matte and is also quite long lasting on the lips.

The Redder, The Better - Rimmel Colour Rush Lip Crayon

This is another sheer red with an orange tones, it applies to the lips fantastically and is also great if you are not wanting to be too daring on Valentines Day.




I hope you liked the post, is there any red lip products that you love that weren't featured?

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Gemma
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January 2015 - Empties

Welcome to another empties post:

Weekly Round Up #2 (12th Jan 2015 - 17th Jan 2015)

Welcome to another weekly round-up, and I hoped you liked the last one.

Collection Big Fake Ulitmate Mascara

As you already know I am a mascara obsessive, I love mascara especially if it is a good one, so next on my hit list is Collection's Big Fake Ultimate Mascara (2 mascara reviews in a week, you lucky, lucky people).

July Empties 2014

Welcome to my July empties, I know my posts have been few and far between but I am trying to get back in sync with them, so let's get on with the show.

 First is skincare/ fragrance:

Johnson's Baby Shampoo - I use this mainly to clean my brushes as it isn't harsh with them, I have a larger bottle that I have started using now so it has already been repurchased.

The Body Shop Mango Body Scrub - I got this as part of a set for Mother's Day off of my stepson, and I am absolutely in love with it and I will be repurchasing this.

Forever Yours Purse Spray - I bought this for £3 in Superdrug just as a perfume that would fit in my bag, and it smelled so lovely.

Dove Original Deodorant (mini) - As you know in last months favourites I was reacquainted with an old friend which was the Dove original deodorant, I finished a mini as I use them for when I go on a night out as they fit into my clutch bag brilliantly.

Next is wipes

Boots Double Sided Round Cotton Wool - I love these, they are so soft on the skin especially when using with my micellar water to remove my makeup

Handy Wipes - These are fabulous I bought them from our local Home Bargains and they are just all purpose wipes and because they are small in size they fit perfectly in a handbag.

Baby Wipes - Another pack of baby wipes, I get through a lot of these as I use them on my vanity to wipe up any messes or wipe my hands from any makeup just until I get to the bathroom.

Next is cosmetics:

MUA Pro Base Fixing Mist - As you know this is my 2nd bottle of this setting spray which I would repurchase but at the moment I am trying out the Avon Setting Spray.

Maybelline Mega Plush Mascara - I am gutted to say goodbye to this beauty, it is rare for me to repurchase a mascara but this one I will. It worked brilliantly on my lashes and the large brush just grabbed every one of them.

Maybelline Volum' Express The Rocket (Waterproof) - This is another mascara that I am sad to be getting rid of, it is such a lovely mascara and will be one that I am repurchasing.

GOSH Prime n' Refresh Illuminating Eye Roll On - I didn't really find that this did anything for me I loved the delivery system with the massage type balls but it just didn't work for me.

GOSH Velvet Touch Foundation Primer - As you can see from the picture the bottle is still half full, the formula just turned really watery in consistency (alarm bells telling me that this needs to go)

Collection Primed & Ready Primer - I didn't like the feel of this primer as it did feel quite greasy once applied to the skin and the price as well for the amount of product wasn't that great either.

SEVENTEEN Fade Away Concealer - I liked this concealer, but it's been dossing in the back of my drawer for a while now and has seen some better days.

Sally Hansen Insta-Dry - I love this top coat but once you get past the brush the product is just pointless and it becomes messy trying to get it out of the bottle.

Last but but not least is the Look Beauty Ooomph Lashes Mascara, it's not really finished I only just opened it a couple of days ago but when I did it was all dried out just like the Accessorize mascara, so this has put me off buying any mascaras from the Look Beauty range.

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Gemma
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Collection Primed & Ready Primer

As you already know I like a good primer and I am always on the lookout for one that is going to make my makeup stay. This one I wasn't really impressed with as once you apply it it feels really watery and doesn't give me the confidence that my makeup is going to stay on as well as I'd like it to.

The primer states that it will minimise pores, smooth uneven skin and hide unsightly blemishes, I didn't think it help my foundation any as my pores were still visible and the foundation disappeared quickly from my problem areas (mainly around my nose and cheeks).

I wasn't that keen on the price of £5.99 as the primer is such a small package (18ml), for that price I do expect a tiny bit more as you can buy other primers for the same price and you do get more then 18ml so that did put me off .

Overall a product that I din't like as much as I thought I would and I wouldn't repurchase this again as there are other primers that work just as well and for a cheaper price then this.

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Mini 3 for 2 haul

DISCLAIMER: I am not bragging, these are just some things that may show up in the blog at a later date.

As you all know Boots are on a 3 for 2 on cosmetics so I had some points on my card and thought it might help my spending urges until payday on Wednesday.

Collection Work The Colour - Sonic Blue

I love my blue polish especially when it can be construed as a Doctor Who blue and this can, it's a lovely pure blue colour and one I can't wait to try. I have noticed that they have done a repackaging and renaming of their nail polish, they seemed to have discontinued their 60 seconds Hot Looks line as well and the bottles remind me of Maybelline's Color Show bottles.

Miss Sporty Clubbing Colours - Popcorn

This is my first Miss Sporty nail polish so I do have high expectations of this, and for the first one it had to be this bright yellow to get me in the mood for Summer (we are nearly there YES!!).
This is from their clubbing colours range and there were some good colours in this range as well that I might have to splurge on.

 

Collection Work The Color - Blurple

 

The name just says it all this just stood out on the stand and called to me, it said 'even though you have a load of purple nail polish you need this one' who am I to ignore the call of nail polish.
It is a lovely dark purple that looks like it might be good for Autumn but who am I kidding this might be ending up on my nails tonight it's that nice.

What was even great about these polishes is that they are all £1.99 each, bargain or what!!

Thanks for reading my blog post and have you picked up any nice nail polishes recently (I'm always on the lookout for some good ones)

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Gemma
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March Empties

Welcome to another edition of my empties, so let's roll on with the show.

First up is make-up:

1) Smashbox Photo Finish Primer (Trial Size) - This I thought I would finish up, it wasn't too bad, a silicone based primer.
2) Disaronno Lip Gloss - This I got free with a bottle of Disaronno, it was a nice lip gloss and tasted of Disaronno, so for a gimmicky lip gloss it wasn't too bad, but as you can see it is way way way out of date.
3) SEVENTEEN On The Spot Foundation (Porcelain) - I did like this foundation, and after I had posted about it I found that they do, do a lighter shade so I may have to see what the shade is like.
4) No7 Make-Up Brush Cleanser - This is my go to brush cleaner, I love this stuff, I've just started a new bottle, and I will have to get another as a back up, it's just that good.
5) Collection No Clumps Mascara - This wasn't a bad mascara but everytime my eyes watered it would just start to run, so I couldn't wear it to see a soppy movie.
6) SEVENTEEN Hide Away Concealer - This was an OK concealer it covered up what needed to.
7) MaxFactor Wild Mega Volume Mascara -  This was a good mascara but there is just too much product on the brush.

Another empty was the Accessorize mascara.

This mascara I hadn't even used yet, and when I opened the tube the mascara had all dried up, now this was all sealed with plastic and everything, so beware of accessorize mascara.

Next up is skincare:

1) Boots Double Sided Cotton Wool Pads x50 - I love these cotton wool pads, they are really soft on the skin, and as they are double sided one side is for the face and the other allows you to take your nail polish off..
2) Body Care Round Cotton Wool Pads x50 - These were very soft and not too rough on the skin.
3) Radox Brazilian Fusion Bubble Bath - A really nice bubble bath that I have had for a while and have just been trying to finish, I would buy again, but not at the moment as I have a load of bubble bath to use up.
4) Garnier Moisture Match Shine Be Gone Moisturiser - As you know I love this moisturiser, but I have noticed that my skin is starting to dry out so I have swapped my moisturiser to a different one to add a tiny bit of moisture to my face.
5) Bodycare Square Cotton Pads x50 - I like this cotton pads, but they aren't the best for spot cleaning brushes as they are quite thin.
6) Superdrug Oval Cotton Pads x50 - These are my go to pads for spot cleaning my brushes, I have just started a new packet, and have another waiting in the wings.

So that is the end of my empties, I hope you liked it.

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Collection Work the Colour Eyeshadow Pencils

I love an eyeshadow pencil, they are the greastest things to be invented, especially when you are on a night out and need to touch up they are fantastic. So when I saw Collections offeting of the Work The Colour range I just had to snap some up.
The Collection offering of eyeshadow pencil comes in 6 colours. These are:

Vanilla Sky
Gunmetal Glitz
Vintage Blush
Hot Chocolate
Midnight Glam
Denim Diva

The colours are highly pigmented, and go onto the lids really easily as well as smoothly. I found that they were easily blendable with other powder eyeshadows and didn't look too cakey on the lids. I only have four of them at the moment.

Vanilla Sky
This is a lovely white colour with a tiny bit of a shimmer running through it. Shows up very white when on the lids, this could be used as a base to enhance the colour of other eyeshadows.

Gunmental Glitz
You may remember that this was feature on my October facourites last year, this is a lovely grey colour with a shimmer running through it, easily applied to the lids.

Hot Chocolate
This is a lovely dark brown, brilliant for when you want to change your eye makeup for a night time look.

Denim Diva
This is a dark blue colour, it is highly pigmented, and I lighten the colour up by just adding a lighter eyeshadow on top.

These can be found at Boots or Superdrug or on the Collection website.

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Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

This is another of those blog and YouTube hits that you see everywhere, I had to try this and see if it was worth all the hype that it had been receiving.

The concealer comes in four shades:

Fair
Light
Medium
Deep.

I'm using fair, it's a really creamy concealer, and the shade I have is a lot lighter then my skin tone (this isn't too bad as it does brighten my undereye area quite alot).

It does also hide the dark circles under my eyes, but word of warning if you use this concealer and you're off to see a soppy movie don't expect it to last when the tears have finished (So not water resistant, don't believe that line).

I do like how much this concealer lightens up my under eye area and blends into the skin really easily (you're not sat there for what feels like hours)

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Gemma
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February Empties

Products marked with * were a present for Birthdays/ Christmas.

Welcome to the February edition of my empties, this month has been a busy month when it comes to my empties, I will forewarn you it is going to be EPIC!, Enjoy

1. NSPA Eucalyptus and Watermint Hand Wash*
This was a Christmas present, I wasn't that taken with the scent of it, it just smelled like fish to me, my partner couldn't smell it but I was glad to be rid of the smell (I'm not ungrateful I just really did not like the smell of this)

2. No7 Brush Cleanser
I love this brush cleanser, and I had another in the bathroom ready to take it's place, it just works so well on getting the make up out of my brushes.

3. Superdrug Cotton Wool Buds X100
These are fantastic for when I need to clean up any mistakes when I've been painting my nails

4. Johnsons Baby Shampoo
I finished another bottle, which I will need to replace (at the moment using a miniture, great for cleaning my brushes.

5. The Body Shop Passion Fruit Body Butter
This I bought a while ago and have just got around to finish it, it smell really fruity, and I would buy again but I think the line has been discontinued.

6. Avon Advance Techniques Mirror Shine Spray*
This I got for Christmas a while ago and have just managed to get around to using it. I didn't notice that it made my hair shine any more or any less.

7. Batiste Dry Shampoo - Cherry
I love batiste and this was my last large can of dry shampoo left, all I have now is miniatures. I would repurchase this it had such a lovely scent.

8. Simple Face Wipes x7 & x25
I love to use face wipes just on a night to remove the bulk of my face make up ( I do then do a last sweep with some micellar water). These were good wipes and didn't break me out so that is always a plus.

9. Avon Senses Winter Delight Shower Gel
This I have had flying around my bathroom for what seems like ages, and have finally managed to finish it off. It was a really nice scent very festive.

10. Strictly Professional Cosmetic Brush Cleanser
This is really good for deep cleaning my brushes, it really gets the product out of the brushes. I use the baby shampoo to rinse the product out.

11. FCUK Body Scrub*
This was a birthday present a while ago and I've managed to get to it in my massive body scrub stash, it had a really nice smell and wasn't too harsh on the skin.

12. Collection Skylash Mascara - 17 Ultra Black
I loved this mascara, it really extended my lashes. I do think this has been discontinued and I thought it was time to throw it out.

13. Boots Double Sided Cotton Wool Round Pads
I love these cotton wool pads, they are double sided (the softer side for your face, and the other side for your nails)

14. Primark Round Cotton Wool Pads X300
These weren't too bad they were quite rough so I won't buy them again, maybe I'd use them on my nails to remove nail polish but that would be about it.

15. Superdrug 100% Pure Cotton Wool X100
This was a bit rough on my face, it wasn't really bad and I could still use them but I'd probably use just to remove nail polish.

16. Collection Fix Me Up Long Lasting Make Up Fixer
This was a really good setting spray, but the only con against it is the price of it for the size of the product.

17. Wella Silvikrin Hairspray
A good hairspray kept good hold, and didn't make my hair look rock hard.

18. IKEA Tindren Candle - Apple
Smell really nice, made the room smell like apples but the wax didn't properly melt down there was quite a lot left.

19. Tesco Cotton Buds X100
These were great just to clean up any make up mistakes.

20. Style Expertise Taming Anti Frizz Serum
I love this anti frizz serum, have just repurchased it. It kept my hair from frizzing, and for under £3 that is a bargain.

21. Lily of the Valley Hand Wash*
This was a stocking filler from my mum, I love Lily of the Valley, it's my favourite smell and this smelled lovely.

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Gemma
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Make-Up Monday (24.02.2014 - 03.02.3014)

Welcome to the last Make-Up Monday of the month, and the last in the series (if you want the series to continue please leave a comment below).

So let's get on with the show.

Here's the products that are featured this week:

• GOSH Velvet Touch Primer - Clear
• Smashbox Photo Finish Primer - This is a trial size which I just want to finish up, I have a medium size tube ready to go once this has finished.
• SEVENTEEN On The Spot Foundation - Ivory - Again another product that I want to finish up (if it stays in the bag I'll use it.
• L'Oreal Eau De Teint Foundation - Porcelain - A good foundation and with the primer and face powder in the bag this might me my holy trinity of face products (we'll see)
• Natural Collection Pressed Powder - Cool  - This is a really good face powder and cheap as well so bargain!!
• SEVENTEEN Hide Away Concealer - Extra Fair -  A makeup product that I have had in my stash and am wanting to use up.
• Maybelline Instant Anti-Age The Eraser Eye Concealer - Light
• Soap & GloryTM It's About Prime Eyeshadow Underbase
• L'Oreal Color Appeal - Platinum Beige
• MUA ColourBlast Eyeshadow Tint - A Girl Like Me
• Natural Collection LashCare Mascara - Clear
• NYX Matte Finish Setting Spray - I have only just started using this as my Collection Fix Me Up has just been used up.
• Bourjois Fan-Tastic Volume Mascara - Fan-tastic Black
• KIKO Lip Base Primer
• Collection Work The Colour Eyeshadow Pencil - Hot Chocolate
• Collection Work The Colour Eyeshadow Pencil - Vanilla Sky
• Rimmel ScandalEyes Waterproof Eyeliner - Nude
• MaxFactor Dip-In Eyeshadow - Posh Pink
• Bourjois Volume Glamour Max Holidays Mascara - Ultra Black
• Miss Sporty Studio Colour Mono Eyeshadow - Romance
• Avon Big Colour Eye Pencil - Cocoa Gleam
• Soap & GloryTM Super-Colour Fabu-LipstickTM - The Missing Pink - I love this lipstick for a natural look especially when I'm at work.

Hope you like the selection, is there any products there that you have tried and loved?

If you want Make-Up Monday to return in March please comment below.

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Gemma
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