3 Looks 1 Palette, Just My Luck;-

I've been super eager to do another looks post so I decided I would create 3 looks with my Colourpop Just My Luck palette. I usually do 5 looks, but I thought given that this is only a 9 pan palette with all greens, so I felt like the looks would get a little repetitive.
I've changed the layout a little and listed the shades used for each look, if you preferred the write up I did in my other posts please let me know!

This is the first Eyeshadow palette from Colourpop that I've ever tried and I'm pretty impressed, especially for the price. I really love the range of monochromatic 9 pan palettes and I've already picked up the blue one as well! I think that each of the palettes are streamlined to include the best shades that fit the colour theme. I also think that you can find a palette that speaks to you or a colour that your collection is lacking, which is great and different to a lot of palettes on the market.
All of the shadows perform really well for the price, I haven't had any major issue with fallout. The shadows are pigmented and really easy to blend. But there are a couple of shades that don't perform as well as the rest. Mary Jane, the yellowey-green shade is pretty flaky and hard to build up, I think this works a lot of better when applied wet for a better impact. The shade Chances Are, the light mint shade works really well as a transition, but is a lot harder to apply as an opaque lid colour. As you'll see from the third look I did manage to do it, but it took a lot of work and the right brushes!

 Look 1

Crease - Act Natural
Inner, outer lid and lower lash line - Mo Bamba
Centre of lid - Big Banks

Also used - Liquid liner and highlighter on the inner corner

Look 2

Outer corner and lower lashline - Charmed

Lid - Olive U

Inner corner - Mary Jane

Also used - Brown pencil liner

 Look 3

Lid - Chances Are
Crease - Kiss My Hass
Outer corner and lower lash line - Mo Bamba

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All of the Makeup I've Bought Since January;-

I had absolutely every intention of doing a Monthly Makeup Buys post every couple of months, but I've been a bit crap. I'm really trying to be better at posting regularly but I'm not doing a very good job! I also haven't bought that much makeup at all this year, I have been trying my best to only buy replacements and things that are different to what I already own. So this is everything I've bought, the majority of these were birthday gifts to myself, but there is one thing I recently picked up that I haven't dug into yet. So here's everything.

The first and most exciting things are my new eyeshadow palettes! Can you believe that these are the only palettes I've bought this year. I've been really good at not lusting after palettes by learning to love and experimenting with what I have. I picked up all three of these because I actually don't think I have anything similar in my collection already.

Revolution Forever Flawless Constellation Palette

The first palette I picked up is the Constellation palette from Revolution. I was really drawn to this palette because of the theme, it has a gorgeous galaxy print on the packaging and the inside reminds me of the whole galaxy nail trend. I really love Revolution but I feel like they do release a lot of similar products and I feel like this is different and has a proper colour story. The shades are very bright and 80s and they look a little mismatched in terms of order of the shades, but that helps to think of different colour combos that I wouldn't try if they weren't all together like this. I told myself I wouldn't buy anymore Revolution eyeshadow palettes, not because I don't love them but because I haven't tried a lot of different formulas and I wanted to experiment a little more, but this one was just too beautiful to say no to. I've only played with this a few times because I've been having a little bit of a love-in with the other palette I picked up. When I have used this I've found that the shades are super bright and I think Revolution have improved the formula of their shimmers as these are a lot more metallic than in other palettes. I really want to do another 5 Looks 1 Palette using this soon! I also really love that Revolution have started to print the shade names on the palette so I don't have to keep the annoying plastic sheet to know what shades I'm using.

Colourpop Just My Luck Palette
The second palette I bought is from Colourpop, I've never tried a palette from Colourpop or any of their pressed shadows. They've been doing this little 9 pan monochromatic palettes for a while and I've had my eye out for one I like. I think when you've got quite the collection of palettes its good to hone in on shades you might be missing and be able to pick up a palette with solely these shades. I've been absolutely loving greens this year since I picked up my Morphe 35M palette, so I decided I wanted to expand my small collection of green eyeshadows and pick this up. This cost just $12.00 and I'm super impressed with the formula especially for the price. I don't want to talk about this too much because I should have a 3 Looks 1 Palette up using this palette soon!

Colourpop Blue Moon Palette
My most recent purchase is the Blue Moon palette. I haven't had a chance to delve into this one yet, but I'm really eager to. I feel like my choice when it comes to blue eyeshadows is very limited, I have a few shimmers and the majority are royal blue so its not enough to make varied blue looks. I've been on the market for more blue shades for quite a while, but I haven't really fallen in love with any of the other blue palettes on the market. The Jeffree Star palette has way too many nuetrals that I don't need and a lot of other palettes are more teal than blue, whereas this palette is full of true blues with lots of different tones. I can't wait to dig into this one and I'll be sure to do a full review.

Colourpop Glitterally Obsessed in Eternal Sunshine
During summer I will find pretty much any excuse to put glitter all over my face and it can be super messy and removal is an absolute pain in the arse, read about my super fun experience with peel off glitter glue here. So I loved the thought of Colourpop Glittery Obsessed as they're a gel consistency with glitter suspended in them, you don't need a glitter glue, you just swipe them on your face and you're pretty much good to go. I managed to talk myself out of them until I saw Laura Neuzeth's swatch video and I instantly wanted to put glitter on my eyelids, but that's definitely not something I want to do with a loose glitter. I decided to pick mine up in the shade Eternal Sunshine, which I think is a total dupe of the Lemonhead Spacepaste in Houdini which has been worn by a tonne of celebrities (but I am absolutely not spending $22.00 on a bloody glitter). It some lights you can barely detect it but when you face the light it is UV light blue. I've worn this out quite a bit all over my lids especially when I'm getting ready in a rush but its so much quicker than eyeshadow. I also love wearing this on top of a duochrome blue highlighter on my cheeks, but it definitely does rub off when you wear it on your face. But the glitter primer from NYX really helps it stick. Removing this is also a doddle I just do it in the same way I remove my makeup and there's no mess!

Colourpop Blur Lux Lipstick in Sphynx
I've been loving using the lipsticks I already have for a blotted lip look, so I was really excited to try a product that it is meant to be used in that way. These are comfortable but matte, they apply sheer so you can build it up in the middle for a no-fuss blotted lip. The shade Sphynx is a light pink that is really nice for summer. I think blotted lips are really good for making your lips look more muted with a bright eye look and great for work because they're subtle, long wearing and wear away nicely throughout the day. I can definitely see myself picking up a few more shades from this line eventually.

Linda Hallberg Fantastick Multi-use Lipstick in Goldstone
I used to love this shade from Max Factor that was called Rosewood, it was a sheer glossy pink that was another great everyday lippy. But seeing as that wasn't cruelty free I couldn't repurchase it and I've been quietly looking for something to replace it for a while. This isn't an exact dupe as this is quite a bit glossier, but it does give a very similar effect. Its a sheer, glossy pink and an easy shade to wear because it lets a little of your natural lip colour come through. Because its glossy it does wear off pretty quickly, but it wears off nicely and I don't mind reapplying.

Colourpop BFF Mascara

Another thing that I picked up (but forgot to photograph, doh!) is the BFF Mascara. I only picked this up because I was about to run out of the mascara I was using when I was made my Colourpop order. I'm pretty impressed with this, its super black, and it lengthens and volumizes my lashes pretty well. Since the weather has got a little warmer I have found this to smudge a little underneath my eye, but I do get this with a lot of mascaras during summer (I know I should probably use a waterproof one, but I honestly cba with the aggro of removing it). Overall its not my most favourite mascara I've ever used, but I did order another tube when I ordered the Blue Moon palette and I'm still enjoying it.

Not strictly makeup, but I also wanted to include a couple of things I've bought from Revolution's skincare line. I've really enjoyed everything I've tried so far and I think the whole line is really well priced, so its another yes from me, Revolution!

Revolution CBD Oil
I decided to pick up another face oil from Revolution's skincare, this time the CBD infused one. This works about the same as any face oil, which is really well but there's nothing that makes this any better than ones I've used previously. However, there is a bit of a smell with this one that is like a mixture between butter and shoe polish. I'll definitely use this up because it works, but I can't see myself repurchasing again.

Revolution Skin Lightweight Hydrating Gel-Cream

Another thing I picked up is this moisturiser from Revolution's skin care line, this is a super weird consistency as it feels like a cream, but when you blend it in it kind of feels like water. This does a pretty good job as a daily moisturiser, but if you have dry skin it doesn't provide a deep level of moisture. This does work well for me so I can see myself repurchasing this.

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19 in 2019 Project Pan, Update 1;-

Its been over 3 months since I did my intro to my 2019 Project Pan, so I thought it was time to share my progress. I haven't finished up as many products as I thought I would have, but I am getting really close on a few! I've decided at least for the next couple of months that I will trade out products when I finish them up, but I'll probably stop this closer to the end of the year so I can make sure I finish everything.

With no further ado here is my progress.

1. Vaseline Lip Therapy Aloe Vera (Not Cruelty Free)

I think I've made pretty good progress with my first product. I use this on my lips morning and night on most days, but I have a more moisturising lip balm that I keep in my handbag to use throughout the day if I need it, and I also use this from time to time if I get dry or cracked elbows. In the last two months I've managed to finish the bottom section of this and I think I could finish up the rest in another couple of months, so I can start working on another lip balm (it will probably be the one that's in my handbag).

2. Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation - Shade 1 Fair

Next is my Charlotte Tilbury Foundation, you can definitely tell that I've used a lot of this, but you can still can't really see how much is left. The product is just below the diamond on the bottle. I did debate whether to mark this so I can see my progress, but I really like keeping my packaging pristine. I only have to use the rest and then I want to try and get as much of the product from the sides. I think in a couple of months this will be done and I can move onto my summer foundation that has SPF.

3. Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish - Shade 1 Fair

I really thought I'd have finished this powder up by now, but it got quite difficult to use as there is so little left... and then it broke. I don't have any alcohol to repress this and I can't be bothered with the fuss so I've just been using this loose. Its really messy and kind of annoying so quite often I can't be bothered and I skip powder all together, but I really want to push myself to use the rest and I think I'll be able to finish this by my next update.

4. Collection Contour Kit (Not Cruelty Free)
I have been trying so hard to keep using this bronzer because I'm so determined to finish it this year. I've managed to finish up the bottom right corner and most of the product at the bottom. I'm now working towards the left side and I'm hoping to have a little side pan by my next update. I know this one is going to take nearly all of the year to finish, but I really want to do it because I've never finished a bronzer before.

5. Avon Blusher (Not Cruelty Free)
A product I haven't made a lot of progress with is this blusher. Now its warmer I've been enjoying cream blush a lot more and I've also been skipping blush when I'm in a rush to instead use my bronzer. I've got to say that this is more of an Autumn/Winter shade for me so I don't expect to see massive progress again until after winter and if I do finish this it won't be until the end of the year.

6. Revolution Velvet Matte Palette - Shade Haze
The first thing I actually hit my goal on is this eyeshadow. My goal was just to hit pan and get some more use out of this one, I used this every day to set my primer and did this pretty quickly, I then moved onto the white shade and hit pan on that one too! I'm going to give this palette a little bit of a rest for a little while and move onto another one.

6. Revolution The Emily Edit 'The Wants' Palette - Shade The Cream
To replace the 'Haze' eyeshadow I thought I'd pick another shade that I've been using to set my primer which is 'The Cream'. I have already got quite a dip in this shade! I've had this palette for around 5 months so its one of the newer palettes to my collection. I really like it but I want to continue showing love to it. For the moment my goal is just to hit pan, but I might decide to finish it up after, or I might actually pick a more exciting shade to pan.

7. Essence Lip Liner in Wish Me A Rose

I haven't used this lip liner as much as I should. I've managed to sharpen away the first 'e' and the 's's but I feel like I could have used this quite a bit more. I haven't been using lip liner all that often because I've been wearing a lot of blotted lips. I think if I try to use this on its own in the center of my lips I could create a blotted lip with this and use it up pretty quickly that way. I definitely want to try that before my next update.

8. Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake (Not Cruelty Free)

I thought I'd have this lipstick finished by now if I'm honest, but I haven't quite got there yet. I'm very close to the plastic, but I also want to use what is left in the tube. I'll probably scrape this out and put it into a pot to finish the rest. Because I've been loving blotted lips I haven't been reaching for this as its got a glossy finish. I think if I focus on solely using this I could finish up the rest in a couple of weeks, so I definitely want this done by next update.

9. Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss - Shade Nudestar (Not Cruelty Free)

The last product is my lipgloss. You really can't see much progress on this one again I would mark this but I like packaging too much to ruin it. There's not a lot left of this and I think again I could finish this if I focused on it for a couple of weeks, but I've been preferring a matte lip. I'm going to focus on using my lip butter before I really hone in on trying to finish this one.

Let me know if you're doing any projects this year, because I really love reading them!

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Revolution 'Conceal & Define' Foundation, is it Worth the Hype?

Revolution's Conceal & Define Concealer has taken the world by storm this and I am completely in love with it, its my favourite concealer by a landslide! So when I heard they were bringing out a foundation I knew I had to get my hands on it. I featured his in a haul and gave my first impressions back in November so I've been trying this out for about three months now so I thought it was about time I gave you my thoughts.

This foundation is available from Revolution's website, Beauty Bay or Superdrug and costs just £9.00, which I think is a really good price for a foundation.
This was released in 24 shades initially, but Revolution have now added even more shades, they now have a total of 50 shades, its honestly pretty refreshing that a brand have listened to the customers' requests. I also think that 50 shades is really impressive, especially for a drugstore brand. The foundation shades match the concealer, I have the concealer in C1 so I've picked up the foundation in F1. I think that's pretty handy, if you know your shade in one product you'll be able to find it in the other and this runs across all of Revolutions different foundations and concealers. The concealer in C1 is a hair lighter than the foundation, but I imagine this is so you can highlight your undereyes a little with it.
The bottle has a doefoot applicator which I personally really like because I feel like it gives me a lot of control over how much product I put on my face and I can apply the product directly to my face without having to pump it onto the back of my hand or pour it out of a tube. I've never used a foundation with a doefoot applicator before so I had a bit of trouble the first time I used this because I really didn't know how much to apply. I ended up applying too much and I had a really hard time blending it in, the foundation just sat on top of my skin. I've learned from my mistake there, and I begin with a thin layer which usually gives me a medium coverage and you can apply layers of foundation on top with no problem blending so you can really build this product up to give yourself the coverage that you want out of this foundation.
I did have a few teething problems when I first started using this foundation I was finding that the foundation settled in some areas like on my forehead where I have fine lines, between my brows and either side of my nose. It made these areas look dry to a point of looking crepey. This is not something I've really had with other foundations, but I tried to spend a little extra time blending in these areas it doesn't happen anymore. This is just a foundation that requires a little more care when it comes to blending.
This is definitely a more lightweight feeling foundation which I love. The finish is demi-matte, its matte but not so matte it looks dry or flat which is my perfect finish. I find that because its demi-matte and not heavy feeling that it gives you a skin-like look and feel, which again is something I really love! I've had no problems with it clinging to any patches of dry skin. It also drys down and isn't tacky feeling on the skin which means you don't have to use a tonne of powder to set it.
My favourite thing about this foundation has to be the lasting power. I have combination skin and it gets really oily throughout the day, usually when I start getting oily its game over for my foundation and the look of it completely deteriorates. This foundation definitely lets through oil and if I wanted to keep my face looking matte I would need to re-powder my face once or twice throughout the day. But the difference with this foundation is once I get oily this doesn't break down, like at all. I can wear this for a full day and my foundation looks virtually the same as when I put it on. Its an absolute game changer for me which is why I named this foundation I named this as my favourite foundation in my 2018 Favourites and I'm continuing to love this in 2019. Right now if I were to finish up this bottle I would be running out to pick up another.

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9 in 2019 Project Pan, Intro;-

So I've had a little break for the first month of 2019 just experimenting with my makeup and thinking about what makeup I might like to pan next and I'm now back with my project pan for 2019. I didn't want to bite off more than I could chew so I've decided to pick just nine products that I want to use up by the end of this year, a few of them are rollover products from my last project which you can read here.
Because I'm giving myself a whole year I'm thinking that I may roll in new products when I finish one up, depending on how long it takes for me to finish the products I've included. I'm hoping by the end of this year I can whittle my collection down even further to the products I really love and I can push out a few more non cruelty free items.

Here are the products...

1. Vaseline Lip Therapy Aloe Vera (Not Cruelty Free)

My first item is the first rollover from 9 by New Year's Project, I made pretty good progress with this is in my last project but over this year I want to completely finish this. This is my Vaseline lip balm and I want to finish this for a few reasons. Firstly this isn't cruelty free and I want to make my way towards having a completely cruelty free makeup collection. This also isn't my favourite lip balm, it works well to stop your lips from looking cracked under your lipstick but it doesn't actually provide that much moisture when I really need it and I have loads of lip balms in my collection and I really need to get through them. I've been using this every morning and night so I'm hoping in a few months this will be done.

2. Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation - Shade 1 Fair

Next up is my Charlotte Tilbury foundation. I like this one a bit, but its not my favourite despite it being the most expensive foundation in my collection. I just want to whittle down my foundation collection to the ones I love most so I want to try and finish this. Although the bottle looks pretty much full I have used around a third of this bottle so I think if I use it every day I could finish this in around two or three months.

3. Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish - Shade 1 Fair

I also want to finish my Charlotte Tilbury powder. The more I use this, the less I like it despite the price of this I find it can look cakey. I don't use a lot of powder because I hate the look of it, so it normally takes me a really long time to use up a powder but I've managed to use up a lot of this quite quickly. I think I could probably use this up in a couple of months and then I can look for a powder I might like more.

4. Collection Contour Kit (Not Cruelty Free)
This is another product that I've rolled on from my Finish 9 by New Year's project, you may notice that I've managed to finish up the highlighter shade in the last month, but I really really want to finish up the bronzer too! I've been trying to use this up for the last two years and I'm still not done. I'm really pale and I don't wear a lot of bronzer so I find it really difficult, but I'm hoping at least by the end of the year I can finally finish this.

5. Avon Blusher (Not Cruelty Free)
While trying to write my 2018 Favourites post I realised that I really don't have that many cruelty free blusher options and I really need to push out some of my non cruelty free blushes to make way for some new ones. This blush is the only one I've ever hit pan on and it took me a really long time. I want to focus on using only this one for a while so I can hopefully finish it this year.

6. Revolution Velvet Matte Palette - Shade Haze
My lovely boyfriend picked me up a Revolution gift set for Christmas and this is one of the palettes that came with it. I'm not in any rush to finish this up, but I want to hit pan on the shade 'Haze'. I've been using this shade to set my eyeshadow primer everyday and I already have a bit of a dip in the shade. I also tend to find that if I'm using a palette to set my primer I tend to find that I use the other shades too. My aim is just to hit pan on this shade so that I can ensure I'm showing some love to this palette.

7. Essence Lip Liner in Wish Me A Rose

Yet another rollover item is this lip liner. I made barely any progress with this one in my last progress but this lip liner goes really well with a lot of shades of lipstick and its really good. I know this will take a while but I'm hoping by the end of the year I can actually finish it.

8. Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake (Not Cruelty Free)

My last rollover product is my lip butter. I do like this lipstick but its not cruelty free and I prefer darker shades, but I really don't have much left of this anymore. I want to give my final push to finish this, and I think I could realistically get this done in the next couple of months.

9. Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss - Shade Nudestar (Not Cruelty Free)

My last product is this lip gloss, my favourite lipgloss ever. I don't use lipgloss that often and I've had this open a while so I want to finish it up, especially as I've picked up another gloss that I want to start using. I can't see through the packaging very easily, but I think there's less that a quarter left. I want to start using this more regularly so I can finish it up.

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