MUA – Glamour Night Palette

If I am not careful, this blog is turning more into like what makeup I would like to indulge into rather than makeup I actually bought and can share my impressions with you on. The truth is that money is a bit tight at the moment and while I have heaps and heaps of 'old' makeup to review, these take time and natural sunlight to be photographed at their best. I am working on this gorgeous beautyuk cosmetics new nail polish collection which I am dying to share with you but the sunrays are missing and the flash of my camera cannot cope with chrome and foil polishes.


Lame apologies aside, I wanted to share with you some swatches of 'Glamour Nights' a gorgeous eyeshadow palette designed by MUA Cosmetics. This palette is usually £4 but I managed to find it in a blog sale at half price. I had vowed myself to stop buying shimmery eyeshadows as I don't like wearing eyeshadow in the crease of my eye and beyond, but here am I with yet another mainly shimmery eyeshadow palette. I couldn't resist, the colours are too pretty.








We'll start with the positives: The shimmery shades are absolutely gorgeous. Minus the silver which produces a lot of fall out, the shimmery shades offer very good pigmentation and are easy to work with.






The matte shades however are very disappointing. The white (first from the left, top row) barely shows but then again, I am not too bothered. Sleek Makeup is not capable either at making a decent white and nyx white answers to all my white needs. The browny grey (5th colour from the left, top row) which was the colour I was looking forward the most to play with is nowhere near satisfactory in terms of pigmentation. No problem with the matte black (first shadow, bottom row) however the 4th and final matte eyeshadow of this palette, the matte purple (4th shadow from the left, bottom row) is really not happening: patchy, patchy, patchy and patchy. What a shame.








Matte lovers, this palette is not for you. Shimmery Lovers, eat your heart out, you really can't go wrong with so many shades for £4.

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Win Bliss Skincare Beauty Prizes Every Day In March

Have you ever tried any Bliss Products? I haven't. I've always found them a little bit too high end for me. If you're like me and is a Bliss virgin, there could never be a better time to try them ... for free!

This March, Glamour Magazine is offering their lucky readers gorgeous FREE Bliss skincare beauty goodies, every single day. Each day, there's a different prize to win. Here are my personal picks.

03 March
Bliss triple oxygen instant energizing cleansing foam, £24
"Breathe new life into a lacklustre complexion back with this fantastically frothy cleanser. The first step in our Triple Oxygen regimen, it infuses your daily cleansing routine with a burst of O2. Used in our spa’s radiance-revving Triple Oxygen Treatment™, the refreshing liquid-to-foam formula is the first to deliver oxygen along with a super-powered form of vitamin C, while hydrating and gently washing away makeup and impurities. Tired skin will be left looking bright and revitalized—so ‘glow’ wash up!"


05 March
Bliss the youth as we know it anti-ageing moisture lotion spf 30, £55
Our The Youth As We Know It anti-aging collection is packed with turn-back-time perks—but we’ve managed to squeeze in one more with the latest addition to the line. A daytime alternative to the much-loved moisture cream, this lightweight lotion boasts the 10 age-battling benefits (visibly diminishing wrinkles, filling fine lines, hydrating and firming, to name a few), but adds SPF 30 to the mix for UVA/UVB protection that keeps both aging and burning at bay. It’s a ‘sun’-beatable daily moisturizing must-have!

09 March
Bliss fatgirl soap, £14
Get ‘lean’ while you get clean with this soap sister to our famed ‘Fatgirl’ formulas. Made with massaging nubs and caffeine to stimulate circulation and contour the body, ‘skin’-vigorating peppermint and grapefruit extracts, it’s a lively lather that really raises the ‘bar’ on body toning.

11 March
Bliss daily detoxifying facial toner, £20.50
This really refreshing, mega-moisturising, pH priming toner will not only help you milk your moisturiser for all it's worth, but it's amped up with antioxidants to purify and protect you from everyday age-expediting aggressors. Think of it as one small step for you, one giant leap for your skin.

12 March
Bliss triple oxygen + c energizing cream, £46
This lightweight gel-cream is formulated with a trio of oxygen ingredients and an advanced form of vitamin C to revive fatigued, sallow, stressed skin and give it that just-stepped-out-of-the-shower sheen. The unique pairing of Oxygen, which helps to support cell respiration and super-powered form of Vitamin C, which reinforces collagen synthesis, helps the skin rebound from external and internal stresses, improves skin hydration, and breathes new life into lacklustre complexions.

13 March
Bliss fabulous face lotion spf 15, £25.60
This stalwart beauty hero, with added SPF 15 instantly illuminates the skin with phytonutrients, whilst delivering a nice dose of vitamins, minerals and omegas to promote healthy skin.

16 March
Bliss peeling groovy, £49.10
This gently exfoliating dermatologist-developed formula is a triple threat against aging: it simultaneously perfects skin's texture, lightens dark spots (from sun, breakouts or other complexion-related mishaps) and lessens the look of lines and large pores. With moisture-magnetizing AAEs (amino acid exfoliators) instead of irritating AHAs, it's A-OK even for those who skew sensitive.

19 March
Bliss the youth as we know it serum, £46
A light weight illuminating moisture lotion.

23 March
Bliss triple oxygen instant energizing mask, £39.90
A super quick fix for dull, tired and sallow, 'I'm sick of my skin' skin. Engineered to mimic the effects of our spa's famous Triple Oxygen Treatment Facial in seconds.


Now I just need to remember to enter the competition on these days. Bliss offers many more products than just cellulite treatments and anti ageing care but these were my personal favourites.

Will you be entering the competition too?


Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Glamour Magazine and/or Bliss.
I am not being paid or compensated in any way for writing about this competition.
I stumbled on the competition today and thought I could share it with you :)

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April Showers and May … Giveaways

May lady luck be with you. Glamour Magazine is running a gigantic giveaway whereby you can win different beauty prizes everyday for the whole of month of May. {Open to UK and Eire residents only}The prizes are absolutely amazing and you need to check them out. To see the calendar of all the prizes to win, click here. To enter the giveaway, it's very easy, you just need to enter your details here.

Where's the catch? There is none. Other than the prizes are bound to attract lots of participants, you need to remember to enter on the same day the prize of the day is available for.
These are my personal favourites: 




10 May  Rapid Lash Eyelash Enhancing Serum - £39.99 
(50 copies to win)


11 May
Dainty Doll By Nicola Roberts Blusher in My Girl - £13 
(500 copies to win)


16 May
Eylure Naturalites Glamour Lashes in 107  - £5.06
(500 copies to win)


19 May
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Moisturising Body Treatment  -£20 
(600 copies to win) 


22 May  
 L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream - £7 
(600 copies to win)


31 May  Takeaways On The Go Dry Shampoo £1.99 and Takeaways On The Go Serum £1.99
both Charles Worthington
(800 copies to win)




If you're feeling really lucky (only 20 copies to win for this one) on Monday 23 May you can win a bag of £187.50 worth of Benefit products (High Beam Complexion Enhancer, Coralista Coral Blush, Some Kind-A Gorgeous Foundation Faker and the list goes on...) 


To see the full calendar of all the prizes to win, click here.
Good luck :) x

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*new* Glamour to Go: Party Animal Lashes by Girls with Attitude

The massive false lashes addict couldn’t resist from telling you about the brand new additions to the Girls with Attitude Lashes, just released yesterday for the party animals in us. How cool is the whole concept, packaging and make up of the model! Love it!




They say:

Release your inner fashionista with the brand new Glamour to Go faux lashes from Girls with Attitude. Take a walk on the wild side and rock your supermodel style with Glamour to Go lashes
With edgy and glam designs in the collection, you can have it all with these oh-so-now catwalk inspired lashes. Perfect for getting you ready for your close-up, thee fierce lashes will transform you into a wild child in an instant.
Seriously comfy and super sexy, the Glamour to Go lashes are easy peasy to apply and feel as light as a feather. So take a walk on the wild side and rock your supermodel style with Glamour to Go lashes.

I say:

How much money have I got on my paypal left?

 








These new lashes are priced at £5 each. If you can’t find them in the shops, not to worry, you can order them online at the same price as Girls with Attitude offers free delivery on everything, anytime. Which party animal are you? The no.3 are calling my name.

Oh they do stick on false nails and nail wraps as well.

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Shopping Spree at Girls with Attitude

Absolutely delighted by the DIVA eyelashes by Girls with Attitude (my post here) I couldn’t wait to try other other lashes from the brand. So when Girls with Attitude announced on twitter their special offer (25% off all orders over £10) well, it was a no brainer and it was perfect time to buy some more. I don’t usually do haul videos or blogposts as I find them to be bragging a bit and not as meaningful if they’re not accompanied by a review so this exception to the rule. Besides I am crazy about lashes and I just had to tell you about this offer. I am not by the way affiliated by any way, shape or form with Girls with Attitude. 


So I placed an order for 3 pairs of  lashes. The original amount was £12 but with the reduction I only paid £9 in total, including delivery! All orders placed on the website have free UK postage and they accept payments via Paypal. Finally this offer ends on 11 December.






So , I got a pair of fancy lashes,  crazy lashes and absolutely bonker lashes. We’ll start with the fancy ones, shall we? These are called GLAMOUR. My friend on twitter and blogger Catherine from Perfectly Polished Nails has been raving about them so you bet I just had to give them a go too. 






I love the gradual effect on this to mimic natural lashes. I don’t know if I will find them dramatic enough for my liking (I have zero lashes) and if these lashes are more suited for people who have already some lashes and want to blend their natural ones seamlessly with these babies, but we’ll see and I can’t wait to try them.






Then, we have the STARRY EYED false eyelashes (£3) I chose this from the ‘bargain bucket’ section from the website, well the sale section. I would imagine this model is discontinued. I love the little discs of colours on these but I feel I am going to have to double these lashes with some others to have a fuller lashes look {I love playing with lashes and doubling them up} Incidentally, this packet was soooooo hard to photograph, I kept on seeing my reflection on the mirror case!









And finally (brace yourselves – girls with a sensitive shy nature might want to turn away now) I bought the DRAMATIC COUTURE. These were on sale at £4, instead of the original price of £10. I imagine this is because they have been replaced by a newer version. When am I going to wear this? I haven’t got a clue but fear not, I’ll make sure to photograph them when I wear them! I don’t think these are going to be as nightmarish to put on as the blue feather eyelashes I wore last year (look posted here) but should still score a whopping  5 on the scale of application ease (1 is easy,  5 is difficult) but I do like a challenge and I am stubborn ^_^  So Katie Weasel from the X factor, you think you got the craziest lashes? Bring it on :) haha!

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