Whats new in my makeup collection?

So there is nothing better in life (for me anyway) then buying new make-up. It's become a very bad and expensive addiction for me since the age of 18 and studying make-up in college. The only difference is now I like to splurge on what I would class as "normal" make-up opposed to the face paints and fake blood I used to buy back in the special effects days!

Anyway I'm starting to blab so lets get into my new purchases!

I picked up three of the NYX cosmetics Lip Lingerie Liquid lipsticks in the following shades:

(from left to right) Embellishment, Teddy and Exotic.

These were £6.50 each from Boots.

I have seen many Instagrammers showcasing these and I just had to get my hands on some of the shades.

I will be doing a swatch an review post on these so keep a look out!

Following my lipstick obsession I noticed Soap and Glory have released and repackaged an entire new range of the Sexy Mother Pucker Lipsticks so I decided to try one out and picked the colour Cinnamon Beige which is a brown nude. These are currently retailing at £9.00 in Boots which seems a little pricey for a drug store brand but they always have offers on!

To be honest I only purchased this because I am a sucker for packaging! 

So again for purely for packaging reasons which really pains me to admit! I purchased the Rimmel London Sculpting Palette by Kate in the shade #003 which is a combo of  highlighter, shading powder and a blush. The product is beautiful and well worth the price of £6.99 in Boots

Futhermore I was asked by Maybelline to be apart of the Maybelline Squad, of course I said yes and a few weeks later I was sent an amazing package filled with goodies such as the entire range of their Vivid Matte Lipsticks, the Baby Lips Moisturising lip gloss and a few other products which are yet to be released!

Let me know if you would like a blog post on all the products I received including swatches!

Love Jess xx

Urban Decay Through The Looking Glass Palette Review

 So it has been several months since my last blog post (sometimes life just gets in the way) and i thought what better way to bounce back with a new release from Urban Decay.

The above palette is the new Through The Looking Glass palette which is in collaboration with Disney's release of the new Alice in wonderland film: Alice Through The Looking Glass. It is also a sequel to the original palette Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows.

 The eye shadow palette is current retailing at £43.00 on various sites including Selfridges (where i purchased mine) and Debenhams.

So lets first talk about the packaging which is what initially drew me in to wanting to buy this palette. The palette is covered with colorful, kaleidoscopic artwork woven out of flowers and butterflies and includes several quotes from the film. It has many textures varying from gloss and embossing which shows alot of work went into this. One thing that could be a slight downfall is the fact it is all cardboard and can damage easily but for me it's nice to see that Urban Decay have taken it back to their older products.

 The palette contains 20 ALL-NEW shades varying from soft matte shades to bold,bright shades which feature on the different characters such as the Mad Hatter. It also features the standard UD double ended brush for application.

 Each Eyeshadow features Urban Decay's Pigment Infusion Systemâ„¢, the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives every shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power and blendability.

• Shades included:
• Alice shades: Looking Glass (pale pink demi-matte), Reflection (soft peach matte), Dormouse (warm brown matte w/floating gold micro-sparkle) and Metamorphosis (vibrant periwinkle blue w/micro-sparkle)
• Mad Hatter shades: Hatter (vibrant green w/tonal micro-sparkle), Gone Mad (aubergine w/pink iridescent pearl), Paradox (vibrant orange w/gold pearl) and Cake (saturated blue-pink w/silver micro-shimmer)
• Mirana shades: Lily (opal pink pearl), Duchess (peach w/pink shift and micro-sparkle), Kingdom (copper-bronze pearl) and Chessboard (medium brown matte)
• Iracebeth shades: Heads Will Roll (vibrant turquoise w/gold micro-sparkle), Bandersnatch (deep teal matte), Salazen Grum (metallic crimson) and Royal Flush (pale beige shimmer)
• Time shades: Time (black-navy satin w/soft iridescent micro-sparkle), Dream On (metallic purple-silver), Chronosphere (metallic deep bronze) and Mirror (gray-taupe satin)

I have to say I love every shade in this palette and i don't really own many other shadows which are like these. I found with this palette that the shades containing more glitter are a lot more sheer compared to the metallic like shades which are insanely pigmented.

Overall I am looking forward to creating some bold looks with this product and I am glad I have added it to my collection.

Please leave your thoughts below!

Jess xx

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