Hi everyone!
So today I thought I'd show you three things I picked up within the last month or so that have quickly become my three summer must-haves!
To start off with my foundation, I recently went on a lovely weekend trip to Paris with Jack and on our little walk around I discovered a Sephora right around the corner from our hotel! As a make-up enthusiast, I'm sure you can imagine my excitement as I yanked my hand from Jack and was practically magnetically pulled towards the shops doors.
Initially I had no idea what I really wanted and since I had only brought out a little of my euros, I was on a budget however I was instantly drawn towards the Make-Up Forever stand.
The first thing I bought is the Make-Up Forever HD Foundation and I think my shade is N115 (I'm pretty sure it's the lightest one with a pink undertone) and I absolutely LOVE it. I had heard about Make-Up Forever everywhere and I've always tried to get my hands on a product of theirs but they don't have the line in England. In fact, I thought it was only available in America. I'm pretty sure I paid around the 35euro mark for it which is great value for money because you need the tiiiiiniest amount to cover your whole face.
Make-Up Forever is super, super high coverage, more so than the Kat Von D foundation, I think, so maybe some people might not like to wear it every day, especially not in the summer however I don't mind as I do tend to do a full face of make-up every day.
It matches my skin tone super well, hides everything from spots to dark circles and it blends like a dream. All I do is apply a primer first, pump two pumps of the foundation onto the back of my hand and then blend out onto my face (starting from the middle and blending outwards) with my Real Techniques Expert Face Brush and voila! It lasts all day and it's sweat-proof AND rain-proof!
Moving on to my new favourite and go-to eye-shadow palette, I was wandering through Boots the other week and I found the Too-Faced stand. I've never actually tried anything from Too-Faced and I am looking to try their Shadow Insurance eve-shadow primer but I couldn't find it and I'd already picked my purchase! I went for the 'Boudoir Eyes' palette and I am already obsessed and have been using it every day.
It's not for everyone because it is super shimmery but I love a bit of glitz!
For starters, look at the packaging! I fell in love with it instantly. the lid is magnetic too so it's not a faff on trying to open if you have longer nails. Packaging is a very soft pink colour with gold detailing and the pattern looks like a cushion!
Opening it up, there's a mirror on the lid which is always handy for travelling and it came with a little booklet which shows you all of the different looks you can achieve from the palette.
The best thing about this palette for me is that all of the colours are already matched for you, at the left side it says Day, Classic and Fashion and then the colours to create the look are lined up to the right.
I've been playing around with the palette for about a week now and so far my favourite combination for every day has been 'In The Buff' all over my lid and up to my brow bone and 'Sugar Walls' all over my lid and into my crease, it's SUPER pretty and glittery. All of the colours are perfect for summer, they're a gem at blending and they all go really well together, even if you don't want to use the guide they give you!
Next we have my favourite nail polish collection of the summer. It's from ESSIE and it's called the 'Glow Get 'Em!' set and it's NEON!
I love a good neon colour but sometimes they look a bit weird with my skin tone because I am so pale and neons tend to look better with a tan but not these! These will literally go with any skin tone.
Left to right we have: 'BLANC', 'SITTIN' PRETTY', 'VICES VERSA' and 'SERIAL SHOPPER'.
I have tried all of them and so far 'Serial Shopper' and 'Sittin' Pretty' are my absolute fave.
I love ESSIE polishes because they last long and, even better, they dry super quickly. I did find with these colours that you might need two or three coats depending on which colour you use but because they dry super quickly, I didn't see a problem with that. The box they come in is a sleek, white box with the traditional silver ESSIE imprinting and on the back you get a description of which colour is which. Also, on the back ESSIE gives you a tip on how to make the colours even MORE neon which is to apply one coat of the white underneath any of the more vibrant colours and you won't need loads of coats!
Overall I've definitely found my three summer must-haves and who better to share them with than you!
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Thanks for reading guys! New blog post coming next Monday!
Laters,
Kate x
