Product Spotlight: Collection 'Bedazzled' Palette

Hey Guys!

A couple of weeks ago it was my birthday and among many other lovely presents and cards that I received from my family and friends, I was given this Collection eye shadow palette. Let me just start by saying that if you hate shimmery eye shadows and the thought of glitter makes you shudder then click away now - this definitely won't be for you.

The packaging of the product isn't fantastic, it's just a cardboard 'book style' palette with a magnetized close -however for the price point I wouldn't really expect anything too expensive looking packaging-wise.  

The eye shadows themselves are of average size, and as you can see from the above picture, very, very glittery. The bottom row of colours aren't really ones that I would think to wear (being a strictly neutrals only girl) but I think that they're a nice addition for someone who likes to add a pop of colour to their look now and again.

Sadly, as you can see from the above swatches, the colour payoff from the majority of the shadows isn't great - there is extensive glitter fallout from all but the copper toned brown on the far left, and the white, grey, peach and bronze shades barely show up at all. The shadows are fairly chalky and difficult to work with (again with the exception of the copper-brown) and so I wouldn't really recommend this product to you if you're looking for good quality eye shadow on a budget (perhaps somewhere like Sleek or MUA would be better).

The palette can be picked up from Boots or Superdrug for £4.49

Hope you've all had a great week!

Penny

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Product Spotlight: MAC Eye shadows in 'Honey Lust' and 'Bronze'

Hey Guys!

Before jetting off on my recent holiday to Switzerland I decided to make a few makeup purchases to take advantage of the duty free discounts, and when I saw a MAC store, I knew exactly where to head first. Although MAC probably isn't my most lusted after makeup range they have such a broad range of colours and the quality of all their products is extremely good, definitely worthy of their high-end price tag.

After being overwhelmed by the choice available at the counter, I eventually set my sights on two eye shadows (neutrals... Of course) in 'Honey Lust' and 'Bronze' because I felt that they were two really versatile shades which were totally different to any of the other brown-toned neutrals in my current collection.

The products come in MAC's standard 'no frills' packaging  with the round pots containing a fairly standard 1.5g of shadow (which for£12.50 each, is probably why I haven't taken the MAC eye shadow plunge before). The packaging is convenient for travel and the shadow pan can be removed and placed into a MAC palette were you to own one.

(Left=Bronze) (Right=Honey Lust)

As you can see from the swatches Bronze is a medium-brown shade with red undertones and a shimmer finish making it suitable for both an all over lid shade and a crease colour for a natural, every day, smokey eye. Honey Lust is a pink toned champagne gold colour with a lustre finish which is a good lid shade to brighten the eye when paired with something a bit darker (like bronze) in the crease for definition. Both shadows (as typical to MAC) have amazing pigmentation and consistency, particularly Bronze which has less glitter fallout than Honey Lust, and both have become a regular part of my makeup routine as they're flattering shades which are suitable for both every day and creating a more dramatic look.

You can purchase these shadows from MAC stores and counters for an RRP of £12.50.

Penny

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