Welcome to my blog :)

Hello all, for this shiny new blog of mine I thought a sweeping overview of my fave picks for this month may be the place to start!

Ok, so I know it's a bit of a cop out, but I'm easing in to this blogging malarky with what I know and love best...

make-up! :)

Let's get started..

1. (2 and 3!)

This week like any other devoted follwer of the metaphorical beauty world, I trundled out to my local supermarket and picked myself up three of Glamour(UK)'s July issue...

and tadaaaaaaaaaaaah:

...3 Benefit eye crayons worth £45 for £6- who could resist!?

So I won't bore you with an indepth anylis of each product- pretty tedious and there are plenty of better informed girlies on here to do it for you!

However I will put my 2 cents in...

All three are unbelievably creamy in consistency and texture making them easily blendable and malleable. The pigmentation is not half bad either!

I find that 'It Stick' is the least universal of the trio due to it's fairly restricting colour. However has a pale-faced and pinky-toned gal I presonally benefit from the peachy accents which calm down the dark circles under my eyes.

I've tried to snap a few swatches in the hopes of capturing a pretty good representation of each pencil...

here goes:

(from left to right= 'eye bright', 'it stick', 'bad gal')

In conclusion...

Sold? What are you still doing reading this then!? Get your kind self swiftly off to a shop and buy these bad boys. Admittedly you're pretty slacking on this front if you've not already got them - but there's hope for you yet! My darling father informed me there were still a couple of each stick still left in our local Tescos. (He's fairly bemused by the offer and enjoys a treasure hunt!)

So hopefully where ever you are a few may be left!

Case closed.

4.

I finally finished my tiddly sample sized high beam from benefit's 'celebutante' palette (unfortunately limited edition) and purchased the big mamma herself.

Cue comparative family photo:

Now that lil cutie lasted me an unbelievable amount of time- I was truly shocked at the amount of product packed into the little'un. I therefore cannot fathom how long full sized will last me!

Mini review- A well deserved staple product in my make-up collection. This does not budge all day unlike a powder highlighter would and provides a beautifully natural glow and shine. The versatility of this product as a highlight and base furthers the value for money- good job 'Benefit'!

However...


It may be personal preference, but I prefer the sponge tip applicator of the sample to the actual brush of the full sized product. I found I had more control over product placement and even coverage with the sponge than the nail varnish-esque applicator.

Solution? Keep the sample and use the applicator in the new product! Yes a bit excessive but worth it in my opinion :)

5.

Reccently I discovered Maybelline's 'Volum' Express Lift-up Mascara' (oh so memerably named)

This beautifully gimmickless mascara has replaced my beloved 'sexy curves' as top dog. Creating both volume and separated lashes in balanced proportions, I am able to effortlessly slick it on in the morning and have no need for touch ups or worry about flaking.

I feel that in a few weeks the formulation will have dried out to optimum consistency even further bettering this mascara! At utmost carlessness I have smudged this onto my lids a couple of times as it is slightly wetter than preferred. Other than that, kudos to Maybelline :)

6. Finally for today's post....

MAC's 'Melba' blush is a matte and perfect for adding a girlish flush minus copious amounts of unnecessary glitter and pink.

I haven't heard much about 'melba' via the youtube guru community or otherwise and though it deserved it's moment in the spotlight...

[INSERT SPOTLIGHT HERE]

Extreme pigmentation allows a sharpish swoop to be enough, as a light hand is all that this blush requires. Whilst niftily avoiding 'orange' status, 'melba' is unmistakebly a coral and perfect for those long summer days to come. Yipeeeee! (fingers crossed those in England, we can hope)

That concludes my first ever blog post, I could go on for hours but I doubt you'd stay awake!

Until next time lovlies,
stay swish!

Hattie
xoxo