Makeup Buying Ban Week 60

I can not believe it has been over a year since I first started this challenge, I have managed to finish one item completely and there is 2 items which is almost finished.
Not really that happy that I have only managed to use up only 1 item through a year.
I think this is just because I am starting to really want to buy makeup now.

But there is no way that I am going to quit this challenge now, I am determined to get most of my makeup used up.

The item that I managed to finish was Maybelline Dream Mousse, 04 Heavenly Blue.
I was so disappointed with this as it was not what I was expecting. When I first saw this I thought it was going to have this lovely pigment, wouldn't have that heavy feeling on the eyes and would be smooth to apply. While it was not heavy on the eyes, the pigment was hardly there, it would take about 3 swipes to actually get some sort of colour and even then it wasn't really that flattering as it had some shimmer to it and so with each layer I was adding to try and get colour I was adding more shimmer to my eyes, which I didn't really like.
I couldn't apply it with a brush and my adding it with my fingers wasn't working either. Plus it didn't apply that smoothly for me.
I am just glad that I had bought this when it was only a £1, I would never have payed the full price for it and I would never buy this again to be honest.
The only good thing about this is that at the end you can keep the empty jar and adding some other product to it.

1 Swipe of Maybelline Dream Mousse

2 Swipes of Maybelline Dream Mousse

As I was search through my makeup bag to see what eyeshadows I had to start using, I found some Face UK eyeshadows, I had to throw these out as they were over 5 year old and when I was trying to do swatches of them, it was going clumpy and I didn't want to take a chance of applying that to my eyes.
I am trying to hold back on using my ELF eyeshadows as I want to save them to last, just because I love them.

So the eyeshadows that I am now starting to use are Go Cosmetics and W7 Cosmetics.

(L-R) Go Cosmetics -05 & 14. W7 - 03 Toffee, 06 Bamboo

(L-R) Go Cosmetics -05 & 14. W7 - 03 Toffee, 06 Bamboo

From the first look at these swatches it doesn't really seem like they are going to be that pigmented, but the two more neutral colours would probably be good for a highlight. I did swatch 06 Bamboo a few times but it wasn't really changing with each layer.
Go Cosmetics 14 would probably be a good duplicate for the Maybelline Dream Mousse.

For the rest of the face I am using; ELF Natural Radiance Blusher in Glow, Collection 2000 3 in 1 foundation, Avon Lipstick and Rimmel Glam Eyes mascara (couldn't seem to find a name for the colours on the foundation and lipstick)

My Sleek MakeUp Collection - i-Divine Palettes

I thought it would be easier to split this up as there would have been a huge amount of photos for one blog and it may have made a few computers go nuts.
Again I have not been able to use these fully so I am not going to be doing a review of them just yet, so these are just the swatches.
Some of these palettes were limited edition so you may not be able to get them (unless you are lucky and can find them on eBay).

The ones marked with a * are the ones that are still being sold on their website.

Safari

Safari

Bohemian

Bohemian

Chaos

Chaos

Jewels

Jewels

Curious

Curious

Acid *

Acid *

Sunset *

Sunset *

Storm *

Storm *

The Original *

The Original *

Graphite

Graphite

You can buy Sleek MakeUp on their website - www.sleekmakeup.com or you can buy it at your local Superdrug store or buy it from their website - www.superdrug.com

My Sleek Makeup Collection - Pout Polishes

Sometime last year Sleek Makeup had two competitions going on, one to win the full I-divine eyeshadow palettes (what they had at the time) and the other one to win all the pout polishes (again, the ones they had at the time).
I was one of those lucky people to win both competitions.

This is not going to be a review of them, that will probably come later on. As I haven't really used them that much so I don't think it would be fair for me to do a review, but I thought I would do some swatches of them.

Perfect Plum

Chocolate Kiss

Pink Cadlilac

Electro Peach

(L-R)
Perfect Plum, Chocolate Kiss, Pink Cadlilac, Electro Peach

You can buy Sleek MakeUp on their website - www.sleekmakeup.com or you can buy it at your local Superdrug store or buy it from their website - www.superdrug.com

Cosmopolitan freebie

This month in cosmopolitan UK are giving away 3 Missguided nail polishes.
I couldn't seem to find the third colour which is MissChievous, but I did manage to pick up the other two colours.
This is a really good buy, the magazine is £3.50 and the nail polishes bought from the official site are £5.00, so you are saving £1.50 which isn't that bad.
Also on the back of the box of the nail polish there is a code that gives you 15% off your total order when you buy from Missguided (offer is valid from 1st July 2011 until 20th August 2011 - offer does not include items that are on sale or on offer).
So here is the code: SPLASHMG15

I have never tried Missguided nail polishes before and after trying them for the first time, I really do like these nail polishes. They are very bold and colourful, the first coat that was applied was very much true to the colour in the bottle and after the second coat they were even more true.
I will definitely be getting some more of their colours.

MissTaken

(L-R) MissTaken & MissTique

(L-R) MissTique & MissTaken)

Makeup Buying Ban Week 41

This ban is taking even longer than what I first thought it would, I am starting to feel the cravings creep in even more now, especially when you see some great offers on from ELF. But I have been very good and not bought anything.
I have also noticed that most of the brands that I am using are tested on animals, I am against this and wish to throw these products away, but I know that I will be cheating with this ban so I will try and use these them up as much as I can and will not use them again.

Make up buying ban update 3

It has been about 4 months since I started this ban and I am no where near finishing it and it feels like none of the products are going down either.
The last couple of weeks I have been very tempted to buy make up, I managed to stop myself so that was good, but I do feel like I am gonna crack and buy something.

I think I have done pretty good for not buying makeup for 4 months and I am finding things in my make up bag which I didn't realise I had, some of the products I have I wonder why I even bothered as they are that bad of quality, but never mind, I will learn for next time not to buy it.

That is all I have to update on really, but until next time - hopefully I will still be good and not buy anything!

My ELF Collection - Face

To be honest, I don't own that much products for the face area as I am always nervous when applying anything to my face, my eyes and lips are fine, I pretty much know what I am doing with them two areas. It is just applying blush/bronzer, foundation, concealer etc.Which I am pretty much clueless about, although I have been learning more and understanding what is my right colour to use for foundation and concealer. I do have a few face products which I will show you.

Blush

(L-R) Glow, Innocence

I did clean these honest I did! But it is easy for them to get messy all over again.
These are the Natural Radiance Blusher, they feel like talc powder and go on very smoothly, the only problem with them is that they are too powdery (as you can see in the photo), they can get very messy easily, not on the face, once applied it looks very beautiful and you can build it up to achieve the right colour for your own taste which is brilliant. But it does get very messy when it is opened, when you put your brush in there, if you drop it, it tends to go like what it shown in the photo - Well that is what I have found.
But for £1.50 I don't think it is a waste of money at all.

Glow

Glow

Innocence

Innocence

Concealer

I had bought these back when they had only a few selection (the fair, light, medium), so I didn't really know which colour would suit me the best - none suited me as when I received them they were too dark for my skin colour. But I still kept these, sometimes I use them just like primers for my eyes, or lips. Or even if and when I do get a little bit of a tan I could apply this in some areas, but I mainly use them for primers.
The all over color stick is a bit more thicker than the tone correcting concealer, sometimes I don't like this product at all because it is too thick and sometimes makes me feel as if I am wearing loads of makeup, but other days I feel it is really good.
I cant really say anything about the tone correcting concealer as I have hardly worn it sadly, but the times I did wear it I was happy with the out come, over all I think I would choose the tone correcter over the all over stick. Although with the all over color stick you get to choose how much you apply to your face, which is a good thing.
Maybe I could do a better review when I am able to get the right colour for my skin and understand it more better..
Both of these products are £1.50 each.

All over color stick - Apricot Beige (fair)

Tone Correcting Concealer - Apricot Beige (fair)

All over color stick(s)

These are so good if you want that tiny bit of makeup, but don't want to look like you are wearing that much. They just seem to add that tiny bit of glow to either your cheeks, eyes or lips. The colour doesn't show that well, but like some of the ELF products you can always build them up til you have the right amount of colour etc. They don't feel sticky either when they are applied to your face, which is really good as well.

The only problem I had with one of them was, that I turned it too far up and it wouldn't go down and down it looks bad. It managed to go down when I put the lid on it, some of it stuck to the lid but as long as I got it back inside that was the main thing, so whatever you do, don't do what I did and turn it all the way to the top until it clicks and you realise you have gone too far!
Anyways, these are a very handy product to have. They cost £1.50 each.

Lilac Petal

Lilac Petal

Persimmon

Inside of the lid

Persimmon

My ELF Collection - Lips

  I mainly have lip products from their normal range (this range doesn't really have a name so this is what I call it), as well as a lip product from their mineral range, all these are brilliant to wear. They don't feel that heavy when applied, I also find that they are not that sticky so you don't feel as if you have applied to move on. The smell of them I can put up with, they all smell really nice to me so I don't have a problem with that - The Luscious Liquid Lipstick has a vanilla mint scent to it and the Super Glossy Lip Shine Spf 15 has a grape vanilla scent. 
The mineral lipstick goes on so nice, very smoothly and I find that it moisturizes my lips which is really good for me as I do suffer from dry lips all the time
And then you have the Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm, the scent of this lip balm is strawberry crème, they also have vanilla, orange crème and raspberry crème.
Luscious Liquid Lipstick, Super Glossy Lip Shine Spf 15 and the Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm cost around £1.50 each and the mineral lipstick is £3.50 each.

I also have the Lip Definer and Shaper which is pretty good for those who want to make out that lips are a bit more fuller than what they really are, if you don't like the feel of a plumping lip gloss then this is probably a good thing to have. There are two ends to this product, the definer and then the shaper - on each side they have written which end is what and then the other side of the pencil has the colour written on. The pencil lip is also really good and useful, it has a sharpener on.
The Lip Definer & Shaper costs £3.50.

Caramel Candy

Caramel Candy

Bark

Bark

Nicely Nude

Nicely Nude

Angel

Pink Kiss

Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm
Strawberry Crème

 

You cant see it that well, but I thought
to add the swatch in just in case..

(L-R) Natural, Nude