Face Of The Day Using Some Bargain Buys

I noticed that a lot of my FOTD's recently have featured mostly high end brands so I wanted to create a look using some of the bargain buys I have picked up lately. The Beauty UK Eyeshadow trio I used is absolutely gorgeous and in my opinion performs just as well as some of the more expensive products I own. I did sneak some of my usual products in but the key items in this look are all drugstore price range items.

Products Used

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Topshop Skin Tint

Topshop Cream Blush in Flush

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Eyes:

UDPP

Beauty UK Baked Eyeshadow Trio in Earth

Lightest shade on inner corners

Light Golden Brown on lid and under lower lashes

Dark Brown in Crease and outer corners

Topshop Kohl Liner In Saddle on upper lashline and waterline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Topshop Lipstick In Show Off

Bargain Alert - Glamour Magazine Freebies

I am sure you already know this but just in case you missed it, this month Glamour Magazine are giving away Clinique products on the magazine. There are 10 different products available so I am sure you will find at least one you want (I got the lipstick). The magazine is priced at £2 so is worth getting for the freebie alone!

A tiny superdrug haul

I popped into Superdrug on my lunch break today and as well as picking up a few essentials a couple of makeup items happened to make their way into my basket, I have no idea how it happened!! I picked up the Beauty UK Metallic Eyes Quad Number 1 and Barry M Lip Laquer Crayon in Number 1.

The swatches above are with flash, this is one swipe with my finger, this quad was £3.50 and honestly I wasn't expecting them to be this good! They are very pigmented and the shadows actually feel quite buttery.
It was really the second shade in the picture above that made me pick up this palette, it's such a gorgeous silvery taupe shade.

I am also really impressed with the lip laquer, its a gorgeous red shade with shimmer, I had to really scrub to get this off my hand! This was £4.49 and I think it is pretty decent value for money!

Expect to see these in a face of the day soon!

ASOS Haul

Last week I finally caved and placed my first ASOS order as they had some great beauty bargains in the clearance section.

Models Own set  at the top £2.50 (This is now £4, not sure whats going on with that!)

Korres Shimmer Eyeshadow in Green White £4, Duwop Smoke Olive Branch £7,Jemma Kid Hi-Design Eye Colours in Dramatic £2

 

Swatches from bottom to top in the same order as above

ASOS Ciate paints in Agyness, Pixie and Mary-Kate these were £1.50 each and are the first Ciate polishes I have tried.

I found a 20% discount code online and so this lot was even cheaper and postage was only £1.95. I have to say I am really impressed with ASOS and will definately be checking out their clearance section regularly!

Revlon Renewist Lipstick Review, my 99p bargain!

I love me a bargain, I really do! Considering I spent £20 on that dior eyeliner not long ago (Still blame that on lipglossiping) I really needed to find some cheap thrills!

Whilst out the other day I nipped into the 99p shop, not a place renowned for its beauty products but they do tend to get discontinued lines every now and then. Whilst having a rummage I found a stand of these Revlon lipsticks, I can't say I have ever seen them before but they intrigued me. I picked the shade Red Reinvented as I am having a bit of an obsession with reds. Its a standard lipstick but with a moisturising bit in the middle, I'm not gonna try and describe it anymore because I am failing miserably so here is a picture

I have to admit I was skeptical about this as I thought the colour wouldn't go on evenly and I would need to go over it loads to get a decent coverage but actually its really nice. Its very shiny so no need to put a gloss on top and its also really pigmented. The colour actually reminds me of one of the YSL Rouge Voluptes I was lusting after. So here are some lip swatches, excuse the shoddy application!

With Flash

Without Flash

I really do like it, its a gorgeous shade of red and it does feel really nice on the lips. I don't know if it lives up to the 80% moisture boost that it claims on the packet but I can say that its not at all drying. It lasts pretty well too, I have been eating and drinking and its faded a bit but not gone patchy and it still looks as though I am wearing lipstick.

For 99p I think this was a steal and I can see myself going back to pick up a couple more shades. This gets a big thumbs up from me