Monday, 28 February 2011

Naked Craving

I know I am a bit late but I cannot descirbe how much I want the Urban Decay Naked palette!
If anyone knows where I could get it for a reasonable price in the UK please let me know!
I asked for it for Christmas but my family don't really buy me make-up =[ gutting.
Let me know
Rachel
=]

Saturday, 26 February 2011

Review: Z-palette

I got this for Christmas and I was super excited about it.  The idea is that you take out your pans, it doesn't have to be eyeshadow, and stick them in, the bottom is magnitised so they should stay. I really the idea, but I didn't think of the practicalities of it.
It is great for storage as it saves having to store chunky packaging. I love the clear lid as you can see everything that is inside it, and don't have to open it up to see inside. It has let me rediscover some of my unused eyeshadows, I had some plastic inserts that had eyeshadows sitting it them that I never used, now I am using them everyday!
The downside is that some of my pans were not magnetized enough to stay still in the palette so I had to buy some magnetic strips, but they are relatively cheap. My main issue with this is that if you don't take the pan out it is hard to get your brush in, and if you do get your brush in the fallout from the powder goes everywhere. Mine is now pretty messy and because the bottom is black it is really obvious.
Messy!!!
Even though there are these downsides I really like the product and would recommend it, if you keep in mind that it isn't perfect. I am going to London in a few weeks and will be taking this with me. I think it will be really useful for traveling, but I will let you know how it goes.
Rachel
=]

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Natural Collection

I have had a few natural collection products before and have been hearing quite a lot about them recently from various youtubers and bloggers, so I thought I would try a few.
When I bought these on Friday they were 3 for £5. Here are a few swatches =]
Duo Eyeshadow in Mink/Sable
Pink Cloud Blush

Haul
Moisture Shone Lipstick in Rose Petal


Swatch of the eyeshadow

Swatch of lipstick


Swatch of the blush
I really like what I got.
The duo eyeshadow I have had before, as you can see from the swatches I am almost finished the brown, hence the repurchase. (Sorry I took swatches of the old one, I want to keep the new one sealed until I am ready to use it!) I think the brown colour is really pretty for everyday, I like to just swipe it all over the lid. It is metallic, with a slight shimmer. The cream also has a slight shimmer to it, as you can see it is less used than the brown.
The lipstick is very nice, unfortunately my lips need a little T.L.C before I can used it well. It is a slightly coral pink, very pretty. On my lips I probably wouldn't want anything paler, but this is a nice shade.
The blush looks a colour bit scary, but is actually a baby pink colour, really pretty.
I am not really into blush that much, my cheeks are often quite pink naturally, but when I wear foundation I like to have something to put a little colour back =]
I will be trying out more of natural collections products, with all the products being less than £2 you can't go wrong really! The packing looks really cheep, but that doesn't bother me.
Rachel
=] 

Saturday, 19 February 2011

Introduction

Hey 
I am Rachel and I am 18. 
This blog is basically going to be all about fashion, beauty, make-up ect.
I have a youtube account, but I haven't uploaded a video in over a year, it is just so much effort to edit ect. so hopefully this will be kept up to date a bit better
Rachel =]