Collection 2000 Smokey Eyes Review ♥

The other day I received a lovely package from Collection! I won a competition where I won a signed FanFair smokey eyes kit! I had actually had my eyes on this palette for a while, as I was wanting to try out some smokey eyes for events happening later on in the year. So here are swatches of the colours...

The palette is such a pretty, cute palette! It is great for travelling as it so small and easy to carry round - even handbag size so I can take it everywhere. The back of the palette does actually tell you how to apply the shadows but mine has signatures over it - oops. The swatches from the palette below are taken in columns the medium, dark and then light with the cream. 

First of all, the medium shades are all very pigmented and have a nice shimmery base to them. The first is a silver shimmer shadow which looks amazing on the eye as a base on its own; the second is a  gold shimmer shadow which is also great as a base for the eye as well as the third which is more of a whiter colour. 

The second column of shadows are much darker, the first is the darkest of them all as it is a jet black colour that gets applied in the corners and the edges. The second a brown matte colour which I LOVE on it's own all over the lid and on the outer corner. Finally the final one is a golder brown compared to the one above which is really pigmented. 

These three final, lighter shades are the nicest they are creamier and great for highlighting. The first one is a white shadow that is my favourite to highlight the upper part of your brow bone! And finally the cream shade, which is specifically designed to highlight the inner corner of your eye to give your smokey eye a nice finish! 

I recommend buying this palette if you are wanting to do a smokey eye look on a budget, it definitely delivers amazing result for the price you pay. I am going to be having so much fun with this palette in the future and can't wait to try it out!! p.s it so cheap!!

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Models Own Review ♥

Hey everyone!!! First off all i want to say a huge, big thankyou for getting my blog to over 1000 views! I don't usually look at views ect. as i'm not really bothered - but this is AMAZING! thankyou!! Today's review is of a bunch of models own products that I picked up at the Clothes Show last year, however didn't really get to look at them properly. So I decided to take them out of the bag and use them!

First up nail polishes! I have heard a great deal of positive about the models own nail polishes! I constantly see them on my tumblr, and instagram dashboard! At the clothes show you got to pick two shades to have in your goodie bag! These are the two i picked, I don't really go for the glitter based polishes as I prefer to put glitter on as a top coat. But it was a different story with these, i fell in love with them! 'Scarlett Sparkle' looks amazing over a red polish or even two coats of it by its self look amazing too! The second 'Pinky Brown Bettle Juice' (love the name!) is a deep purple colour with glitter and looks amazing for a night out! The models own website allows you to view each polish in their collection! 

The next thing is the lip products, the first is their lip gloss and the second their lip balm. The lip balm is very moisturising - it doesn't feel heavy on the lips but makes them feel soft all day! The lipgloss is a gloss that is very sticky, i personally don't mind lipglosses that are sticky as they give a nice finish to your lips and have a better pigment. These products can't seem to be found online I'm afraid :( 

The next few things are eye products, however I also included the lip liner in this section as I also had the eye liner...wierd I know! The first is the pro-eyeliner, oh my golly gosh ..you guys! I hate liquid liner, as it never goes on properly for me, however I don't know what it is with this but,this just works a treat! I can hold the bottle perfectly and it draws a line in one stroke! The second is the pencil liner, which I adore, it gives such good colour where as many pencil liners don't these days! It also is such a smooth thing to apply! The lip liner is my fav! The colour is one that I would never ever have thought of buying however, I just had a different liking to this colour on me! I LOVE IT!  

MUA 'The Artiste Collection' Palette Review ♥

I have a unhealthy addiction to MUA make-up! The Superdrug based brand is definitely my go-to make up brand! I've never had a problem with their cosmetics, they are always of a good quality and excellent pigment! Here is a mini review of their  'The Artiste Collection' Palette; I got it for free from my local Superdrug - as I spent £6 or more on the MUA products! This palette by MUA is their first combination palette - eyeshadows, blush, bronzer and a highlighter.

This is the front and back of the palette, it is a very decent size (handbag size) which is what I prefer as I hate  palettes that are just far too big and are a pain to pack with you!

The eye-shadow's in the palette (top row) are as followed, each one has a extremely good pigment in them. I have dark skin and even colours like 'Chocolate' and 'Cookie' showed up on my skin tone. I especially love the colour 'Mocca' its very shiny, party like! These eye-shadow's are also very creamy based, meaning that when I put them on my eye they are much easy to apply.

The set also includes - 2 very brightly pigmented blushes 'Primrose' is not just a pretty name however also has a tiny little glitter hint to it! Which makes it flawless for the skin. The bronzer is a great addition to the palette as it a very nude bronzer  for every skin tone. The highlighter is soo pretty! It has a nice shimmer to it and is very soft for the skin.

 'The Artiste Collection' Palette is amazing overall! It has your everything you need to transform your look, if you are having a busy day! The shadow's have amazing colour in them, and the blushers, bronzer and highlighter give the palette a nice twist! You even get a nice, small brush to sit inside!