Part 2: Colorpop Highlighters

Round 2: Highlighters. I've been watching YouTube makeup related videos for the past 7 years, and let me tell you, highlighters are the main culprit of the orgasm sound, and with good reason. I love highlighters and I hope this trend never dies. Sooo, whilst looking on Colorpop I came across the highlighter section and the rest is history. Their colour range colorpop has for all of their products in general is amazing, so much so that I bought three colours, which are all pretty similar, I'm not going to lie; I did not need all three of these but, here we are.

If you're looking at these swatches and thinking meh, you're wrong. When I got these and started playing with them I assumed they were 'subtle', heaven forbid. These, like the Colorpop eyeshadows and blushes are a creamy, sort of mousse texture.

L - R: Lunch Money, Spoon, Stole the show

These are amazing, when I applied them at first, I wasn't too impressed until I caught sight of the gleam when I turned my head. These are pretty intense. I love the fact that they don't really emphasise too much texture on the skin and they give an intense glow without being completely obvious. Another hit from Colorpop. What do you think of cream highlighters?

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Part 1:Colorpop Blushes via Shipitto

Ok, so, I did a bad thing. Colorpop had a sale 20% off their already low prices, and of course I caved. I had heard about shipitto as a way of getting your American online shopping shipped over, for a fee (which I'll get to later). So naturally I bought a lot of the line. The order took 2 weeks (not including weekends) to dispatch, it was then sent to the allotted address, and then I had to choose a delivery method and pay the fee (which I believe is dependent on weight) and then fill out a customs declaration with all the products and the exact price. The package is sent over to the UK where you're hit with a customs fee charge on top of the delivery, is you're wallet crying yet? After that process you receive the package petty quickly. To be honest, I'd say if you have any trips to the USA planned, just order it whilst you're over there. I know Colorpop are working on getting UK delivery in place, but I'm not a patient woman. So here I am buying more storage for my makeup additions and wishing I could stop spending money.

Colorpop blushes, highlighters and eyeshadows all have a similar texture, a really soft, cream to powder formula. I tested these out, and they last quite well for this type of formula, that being said I didn't wear them on a hardcore long wear day. So I need to have a bit more of a play with these. I used a stippling brush to apply which definitely stopped me from going overboard (an everyday occurrence) but I think next time I'll try a different technique.

L -R: Pie, Cruel intentions, Aphrodisiac

Overall I think these blushes are absolutely gorgeous, the colour range is also amazing, I think there is something for everyone and the texture of these is really unique. Would I recommend buying them from the UK via a service like shipitto? Not really, unless you're willing to pay over the odds like this idiot, but if you can get your hands on them while in the US, then I'm telling you, you won't regret it. Just to clarify though, I did order a lot of the range, so that is most likely why I had to pay a lot more, so if you only want a few items it will be less in the tax/delivery charges. Colorpop are working on trying to get delivery to the UK so hopefully it won't be too long until we can get our hands on all the Colorpop products! Next in the Colorpop review series: Highlighters...
What products would you pay over the odds for?

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I Heart Makeup Pink Fizz palette

I love makeup revolution/I heart makeup, as a brand they offer amazing quality products for the best prices, I don't thinks there's a product I've bought from them that I disliked. Their Pink fizz palette is just another one of their chocolate themed palettes, which I have been unknowingly collecting. I love the packaging, yes it's a bit tacky in some ways, but it brings back memories of the type of 'makeup' toys you'd get as a child.

I have to say, though this isn't bad quality by any means, this palette isn't my favourite, the colours don't really seem to be very well put together. It's still a pretty palette, it just is not changing my life.

L-R: Champers, Drink, Flute, Sparkling, Toast

L - R: Bubbles, Girl, Party, Elegant, Celebrate, Truffle

L - R: Rosy, Cork, Pop, France, Pink Fizz

Overall, this is a good palette and if the colours collectively appeal to you, then you can't go wrong for the £7.99 price tag. What do you think of the Makeup Revolution/I Heart Makeup brand?

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Long time, no see..

Ok, so anyone at university knows that assignments at deadlines at the end of the academic year, completely consumes your life and devours your soul until you're nothing but a shell of your former self. I'm not even exaggerating, I wish I was. So it didn't really leave me much time for blog posts or any other enjoyable activities.
I get super stressed during deadline season, which has a knock on effect on good ol' Fibromyalgia. I do plan on doing a post about Fibromyalgia soon, I just need to find the right time because writing about it upsets me quite a bit, so I should probably do it on a day when I'm already feeling crappy.
I also have a few blog posts about Makeup Revolution products, which I've been meaning to post for the last month or so, but I'll try and stagger them out a bit. I also picked up a few (a lot) essence products, as well as some foundations. I think I should stop buying things, but after my all my assignments were finished my mind was all like 'Treat Yo'self' (I miss Parks and Rec so much).
Oh and lastly, I got myself a proper DSLR (2nd hand) camera, I did have a small stockpile of pictures though, so the next few blog posts are using my old, somewhat blurry camera. It may take me some time to adjust so please bear with me while I figure it out. I'm also going to Boston in July, so I'll try and keep you all updated on my travels! This feels so weird writing to an unknown entity, alas I hope you're all doing well.

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Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick

Are you noticing a trend yet? Yes, I'm Hannah and I have a liquid lipstick addiction. I should call this Hannah's search for the holy grail of liquid lipsticks, because that is essentially the only thing I'm doing with my life. I digress, this is my Kat Von D collection of Liquid lipsticks, and these things aren't the easiest to get hold of in Britain, lucky for me I visit America a fair amount for holidays, so I tend to hit up Sephora for all the brands that are like a forbidden fruit to the English, it mainly consisted of Kat Von D, Tarte and generally any new releases that hadn't hit the UK. So these liquid lipsticks were an obvious choice, with a lot of hype surrounding them, I picked up four before I could stop myself.

L-R: Lolita, Requiem, Outlaw, Backstage Bambi.

The shad range is probably the most impressive line I've been, there's something for everyone, with colours equally for the casual and the bold. The texture of these is quite mousse-link, they glide on well, are amazingly pigmented and look velvety matte on the lips, pretty much instantly. Despite claiming to be 'Everlasting' I wouldn't necessarily say they're the most long lasting, but they're not bad, they last a good amount of time, and I also don't find them overly-drying, but just don't expect these to look amazing after 12 hours. Overall though, I'd say these liquid lipsticks are probably my favourite out of my collection, and the range of colours is just so overwhelming that I fell the need to have them all, but then again I probably feel like that with most makeup. Have you tried any of these liquid lipsticks?

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Nyx Liquid Suede Cream Lipsticks

As of late, I seem to have been obsessed with trying all of the liquid lipsticks in the world, I feel like it's a trend that will never die, and to be honest all liquid lipsticks have their merit, I mean I have never tried one that I hated in every aspect, and the Nyx Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick is no exception to that. What I should mention is that the texture of these, despite being hailed a 'cream lipstick' is a lot thinner than I anticipated. I would compare the texture to the Jeffree Star Liquid lipsticks, however the main difference being that these dry satin, and seem to transfer a little more than the Jeffree Star ones. That being said, they don't disrupt the colour, it does stay on, it just tends to transfer onto glasses or mugs etc.

L-R: Soft Spoken, Sandstorm, Cherry Skies, Vintage.

The colour of these lipsticks are really beautiful, they have quite a few colours in the line, I ended up picking four all of which are very pigmented. They aren't quite as patchy as they look on my arm, but you do have to make sure you distribute the colour evenly on your lips, especially with the darker colours. The main selling point for the liquid lipstick, I would say, is the comfort and lightweight texture. Its not the most long wearing, but it's nowhere near as drying as most liquid lipsticks. While for some people that's a drawback, if you're someone who wants to try liquid lipsticks but can't handle the drier, matte textures, then these are definitely worth a try, especially with the price being more than half the price of the likes of the Jeffree Star Liquid lipsticks and theBalm's Meet Matte Hughes. So, what do you think of the liquid lipstick trend? If you have any recommendations for liquid lipsticks let me know so I can feed my addiction.

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Feelunique haul

Lately I've been a complete idiot, buying things that I honestly don't need, but that's pretty much capitalism and let's just say I've been rather good at it. Anyways I made a (small by my standards) order for feelunique, I usually end up turning to the beauty sites after I've had a particularly bad day (most days) and I did show some restraint and refrained from buying about ten liquid lipsticks and eight skincare products. These three dudes made the cut...

First of all I purchased theBalm's Meet Matte Hughes Liquid Lipstick in the colour Charming which is a gorgeous deep berry colour. These liquid lipsticks not only smell like mint chocolate, they are also ridiculously pigmented, no patchy application whatsoever. I haven't tested out the wear time very much, I'll let you know how I get on, but its giving me some seriously good vibes.

Next up I purchased L'Oréal's True Match Foundation in the colour N1. Now, I originally did have this a while back, but the shade was way too warm for me (I think the colour was W1) and I wasn't a huge fan as it clung to a few dry patches, but I decided to give it another go in the correct colour as it was just recently reformulated and I'm always one for giving people a second chance. Again, I haven't used it too much but I'll update you if its groundbreakingly better than before.  

Lastly, I don't know about you, but whenever I make a purchase I can't help but throw in a face mask. I love face masks, I have a collection of them and I thought, why not throw another into the mixing pot. I noticed that the Dead Sea Magic Mud Mask was around £7-8 if I recall and it intrigued me, I have tried this out and I did really enjoy it, but I'm not really sure whether its a must have, it probably performs just like any other mud mask, but it did seem to clean out any clogged pores so I'm happy with it!

So, that was my mini (unfortunately not that mini in price however) haul from feelunique, if you have any of these products let me know what you think of them!

L'Oréal True Match Foundation - N1 and theBalm Meet Matte Hughes Liquid Lipstick - Charming

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