Foundation Swatches

From Left to Right:Bourjous Healthy Mix Foundation in 'Beige Clair'Mac Studio Sculpt Foundation in NC30Dior Forever Foundation in '030 - Medium'Max Factor Lasting Performance Foundation in 'Natural Beige 106'Max Factor Lasting Performance Foundation in 'Deep Beige 111'Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation in '205'Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in '008 Golden Beige'Maybelline Dream Creamy Foundation in 'Nude'Maybelline Dream Creamy Foundation...

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Products I Regret Buying

First up we have Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light. £5.99I brought this after seeing it on youtube and hated it. I purchased it in 'Light' and I find that the bronzer doesn't look right on my skin and the Highlighting powder is too peach toned and too glittery.Maybelline Super Stay 24 Hour Concealer. £5It looks fine when you first dot it on your skin but then when you attempt to blend it in it just cakes up and settles into fine lines. Hate...

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Illamasqua: First Thoughts

I've never tried out Illamasqua products before so I decided to treat myself to some goodies.Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation in RF205Illamasqua Concealer in CC210Illamasqua Powder Blusher in 'Katie'To start off, I don't have a counter near where I live so the only option is to order online. This is where the stressful part comes in...Illamasqua offer a vast range of colours for their foundations and concealers which sounds great but when...

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Miss Sporty 'Innocence' Lipstick

Just a quick post on a lipstick I found lurking about in my make-up bag..Bare LipsMiss Sporty 'Innocence' LipstickI did apply a thin layer of foundation on my lips before applying this lipstick, purely because my lips are so pigmented and I do this with all - even nudes!If you're looking for the perfect pink on a budget, miss sporty innocence is for you and only costs around ...

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Maybelline Dream Creamy Foundation

Maybelline are doing pretty well as a 'low end' brand, they hold their own against quite a few of the high end names and I'm a big fan of a few of their foundations (such as this one, the Pure Liquid Minerals and I've heard good things about their Satin Dream Liquid Foundation also) and their mascaras.Price: £7.99 for 14 grams.As you can see I've repurchased quite a few times and have this in (left to right) Nude, Fawn and Sun Beige.The...

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Maybelline Pure Cover Mineral Concealer

After a horrible little breakout the other week I decided a concealer was urgently needed. A quick visit to Superdrug led me to picking this up not expecting much and thinking I would just bin it at the end of the week.Price: Around £6 for 5mlThe applicator reminds me of a lipgloss and is handy to swipe onto problem areas or pop on the back of your hand. The product itself has a nice consistency and doesn't dry too quickly making it blend...

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Sigma F80 Brush Winner!

My Sigma brush contest ends tonight at 12pm so I thought as it's almost there, I need sleeeep and I'm going to be busy with college the next few days I thought I'd get it up now, so here it is!I used random.org.24 Entries.It generated number 4 and that comment belonged to Sophie.If you'd like to send me your shipping details to my e-mail address bubblinbudz@hotmail I'll pass it on to Sigma and they'll get your brush shipped of...

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YAY!!!!!!

So I just got back from the test centre and...I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!!!!For those of you that commented on my last post about failing, thank you so much! If it hadn't of been for your encouragement I wasn't even going to try again...

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Mascara Overview

Elite Mascara£8?Available in SuperdrugOdd wand, the bristles spiral round and look like a corkscrew opener instead of a normal brush!Lengthens LashesSeperates WellDoesn't add alot of volume!6/10Benefit Bad Gal Mascara£15.50Massive wand that covers every little hair.Attractive packagingLovely formula, seperates, lengthens and add volume.Can be built up.9/10Bourjous Elastic Mascara£9Rubber wand with very short bristles.Very strange handle,...

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Simple Smokey Eye

I never usually attempt smokey eye looks as I can never get the hang of blending and don't have the patience.However, if I do happen to have some time to spare I take the simple route and follow these quick easy steps.1. Liquid liner on the top lidStarting on the outer 3/4 of the eye and creating a flick at the end.2. Benefit Bad Gal Liner on the eyelid, smudge with your finger.3. Benefit Bad Gal on the bottom waterline.4. Lashings of Rimmel...

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Chanel Pro Lumiere Foundation Review

It really pains me to write this review as I've been lusting after Chanel Pro Lumiere for ages after watching the PixiWoo videos and buying into the hype. I envisaged a slightly thick formula that would give me medium to full coverage, buildable, with a beautiful dewy sheen and that I would instantly fall in love.However, that wasn't the case.Starting with the positivies...Chanel packaging is simple yet attractive and makes you feel like...

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Chanel Sublimage Essential Regenerating Eye Cream

I mentioned the Chanel Eye Cream a few days ago when I recieved a sample unexpectedly and decided to try it out.. why not, hey? The packaging, even in the sample testers are gorgeous as you can see!The cream comes out thick and white and has a lovely refreshing scent that I think would appeal to most people! It feels lovely and moisturising round the eyes and applies almost like a gel consistency as you pat it around the eye area. I've...

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Feline Flicks with Loreal Super Liner

I love liquid liner and wear it on a daily basis, my eyes look quite small without it so a lovely little feline flick elongates them and adds a bit of drama to my make-up.Anyone new to liquid liner might find drawing a straight line or getting it right next to the lashes a bit of a challenge so for beginners or experianced eyeliner lovers I'd suggest.. Loreal Super Liner.It retails for around £5 so it's completely affordable and the packaging...

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Chanel Pro Lumiere

I had a little look around in Debenhams yesterday and got a few samples from the Chanel counter. I've been wanting to try Chanel Pro Lumiere for a while after seeing PixiWoo and Tanya Burrs videos on Youtube but I didn't want to pay out £28.00 on a foundation I might not like.The lovely lady at Chanel gave me two little sample testers of Pro Lumiere in 20 - Clair and a little tube of the Sublimage Eye Cream aswell which so far I think is...

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What's in my Mum's Make Up Bag

Bit of a random post but I've never really looked in my mums make-up bag before. I know from previous conversations that she doesn't like to wear a lot of make up and rarely uses foundation or blush as she has 'sensitive skin'. (I think she just says this to escape my makeovers haha)She has a cute cream clutch bag that's spacious and clips up at the top. I got this for her last Christmas from New Look.Inside she has..A Bourjous, Maybelline...

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Benefit Hoola Bronzer: Warm Up Your Face For Winter

Even though I hate to think about winter already, here in England it's gradually getting colder and I'm pretty sure the Summer is done with. I absolutely hate Winter. I could rant for ages about the things that drive me crazy about cold English winters and how gritters seem to be non-exsistant where I live.. especially on hills. But, this is a post about bronzer. The closest anyone English will get to 'tan skin' now is with a bronzer unless...

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Contest Time! [CLOSED]

A few weeks ago I posted a review on the Sigma F80 Flat Top Kabuki Brush.This can be found following the link below:http://goldenglowww.blogspot.com/2010/08/sigma-flat-top-kabuki-f80-review.htmlI loved the brush and use it to apply my foundation every day now so I wanted to give one of you lovely followers a chance to get one too..The lovely ladies over at Sigma have offered to provide a brand new F80 Flat Top Kabuki Brush worth $16.00 plus free shipping for one of you to win!All you have to do to enter is:Be a follower, obviously.Be 18 or over....

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Mini Haul!

I've been trying to save my money lately and be sensible.. but every girl deserves a few treats every now and then! So I picked up..Calvin Klien Infinate Matte Oil-Free Foundation in '212 Wheat'Hawaiian Tropic Island Radiance Self Tanning CremeTrusty St.Moriz Bronzing MousseAnd I finally gave in and got myself a Blackberry Curve!I'm such a newbie with the keypad and type ridicuously slow at the moment hahaHave any of you girlies picked...

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NYC: Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of

It's been almost a year since I visited New York on a college trip but I didn't have a blog back then and haven't been able to share photos so I thought I may aswell give you all a taste of NYC!Apart from the 2 hour coach trip, 8 hour flight and waiting around that we went through getting there and back everything was amazing.. Our college was quite lenient and let us go off on our own after little visits as long as we were back at the...

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