Its Nice to be Nice!

Today I was in the line at the local post office collecting a parcel (It was not Makeup I promise Steven!) when a girl in the queue commented on how much she loved my eye makeup. Me being me, I was shy and just said Thank you. What this girl doesn't know is how much this meant to me. Now don't get me wrong people quite often comment on my Makeup (possibly due to how rough I look without it!) but today it really meant a lot to me. Why?

Because I've had a rough few weeks. I won't bore you with the details but as many of you will know, being a working mum can be hard sometimes especially with all the other crap life throws at you. The stress of the last few weeks has meant my 'me' time disappeared, my skincare routine went out the window and I haven't been wearing any makeup. Today I decided I wanted to go outside my comfort zone. I created a look I had never attempted before (pictures above) with a totally different technique and I loved how it turned out. Is this a big deal in the grand scheme of things? no! of course not. But, to me after a really rough few weeks it was nice to be feeling experimental again and to have someone I don't know make such a lovely comment about my work really cheered me up and reignited my passion. Now I can't wait till tomorrow to see what look I can create next.

If you see someone out in the street or in the pub and you love their makeup or their outfit, Tell them! You never know you might just make their day.

So to the girl in the post office.....

Thank You!

Its nice to be nice! Why don't you leave a comment below saying something nice about someone. You might just make their day!

Eye Make was created using KathleenLights x Morphe Palette which is currently out of stock. Review coming Tuesday.

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Huda Beauty Rose Gold Palette Review

I am a sucker for warm red and burgundy shade shadows, so it was a no brainer that I would have to get my hands on the Huda Beauty textured Shadows Palette. The Rose Gold edition is the first eye shadow palette release from the brand who have had huge success in the cosmetic industry with their world famous false lashes and more recently lip contour pencils and liquid Mattes.

I have never seen anything but amazing quality from all Huda Beauty products so wasn't too worried about paying such a high price for this palette (£54!!). My husband on the other hand wasn't impressed oops.

There are 18 shades in this palette with 3 different textures (hence the name). There are 10 matte shadows, 6 3D metals which Huda recommends to apply using your finger and not a brush and lastly 2 Chromatic pressed pearl shadows.

I have used this palette on myself and also on a client. The matte shadows in this palette are beautiful. There is such a great selection of colours and they all blend so beautifully. You can see from the swatches below they are also very pigmented which I was very impressed with because usually you will find there are at least a few matte shadows in a palette that aren't that great.

       The 2 Chromatic shadows in the palette are 'Angelic' and 'Moondust'. Angelic is a pretty pink shade with gold reflects and Moondust is the perfect gold highlight shade for either the inner corner of the eye or would be beautiful on the cheekbones.

The 3D metal shadows are the selling point of this palette but in all honestly so far I am not overly impressed. Don't get me wrong they are absolutely stunning! You just have to look at the swatches below to see how beautifully pigmented they are with just one swipe. The shades 'Fling', 'Rose Gold' and 'Trust Fund' are my favourites. When I read that Huda advised these eyeshadows should be applied with your fingers I never thought much of it as I find the formula very similar to Colourpop shadows and they apply so easily with your finger. Unfortunately that is not the case with these shadows, they are a complete nightmare to apply to myself and to clients with my finger. You have to apply the tiniest amount of product to your finger, which is hard because the minute you touch the shadow it just seems to clump together on your finger. You then have to slowly try build the shadow up on the lid. It is such a hard product to blend, it just seems to sit where you originally placed it and not want to move. Although it takes a fair bit of time and effort to get these shadows on the lid once they are on they do look absolutely stunning and do not budge all day.

Huda was right in saying these shadows were not made to be used with a brush of any kind because you will get absolutely no product on your brush if you dip it into the shadows. I did think about using Mac Fix+ on my brush before dipping into the shadows but I was concerned it may ruin the shadows? Let me know if you have tried this? and how you got on.

 The fallout of these 3D shadows is also a huge problem so I would highly recommend doing your eye makeup before your base so you can clean up any fall out.

Overall, this is a beautiful palette. The matte shades alone I think make this palette worth it money. Although as I've explained I have had problems working with the 3d shadows I am in no doubt I will find an easier way to make them work and will keep you updated.

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Let me know what new Makeup releases you would like to see reviewed. I am always happy to buy makeup 'for the good of the blog' heehee.

You can buy the Huda Beauty Rose Gold Palette Here for £56.00

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Urban Decay Full Spectrum Palette Review

If you are a follower of my social media accounts you will know I love bold bright eyeshadows. My all time favourite is the Urban Decay Electic palette, but as this only has 10 shades I was so excited when Urban Decay announced they were bring out the Full Spectrum Palette that has 21 beautiful bright shades.

I was lucky enough to be given this palette as a surprise gift from my husband on its release date! (I may or may not have gone on and on about it for weeks lol). I was very excited to play with this palette but so far have been

disappointed. The packaging is such high quality and really impressed me, especially the embossed logo on the front and the huge mirror inside. It definitely feels and looks higher quality than the recently released Ultimate basics palette.

The shadows themselves are what has disappointed me . As I am a big lover of the Electric palette, I was excited for really pigmented, easy to blend eyeshadows. These shadows aren't as pigmented as they look in the pan or as those in the Electric palette. Saying that, most of them can easily be built up  to get a good colour payoff and blending is so ridiculously easy. The shadows  'Midnight Blaze' and 'Iced' are completely pointless shades and have no colour payoff at all.

  Some shades in this palette especially the yellow shade 'Calavera' has a lot of fallout so I would suggest doing your eye makeup first before your foundation so you can easily wipe away any fall out.   

Overall, this is a pretty palette that I will get use of but I am not overly impressed. If I am doing a look that needs bright colours I will definitely reach for my Electric Palette and/or my Morphe 35B Palette first.

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I found a lot of these shadows to be very similar to shadows in the Electric palette so I have included swatches below to show you the comparisons.

In my opinion if you already own the Electric palette I wouldn't go out and buy the Spectrum. If you wish to purchase one of them I would definitely go for the Electric as the shadows are more pigmented, the packaging is smaller so easier to travel with and hold while you are using it and lastly it is cheaper.

What do you think of this palette? Is it on your Christmas wishlist?

You can buy the Urban Decay Full Spectrum Palette Here for £43. You can also buy The Urban Decay Electric Palette Here for £38.

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