The Makeup Junkie's Diary: 2017

Friday, 29 December 2017

L'Oreal Balmain Lipsticks

Now I have to admit I'm not a fan of L'Oreal. The majority of their products do not appeal to me and that's before you even get on to the company itself, which I cannot stand, especially their views on animal testing. Yes, L'Oreal do test on animals, no matter what people at L'Oreal counters will try and tell you. As they sell in China, they have to test on animals. End of. I do happen to love Urban Decay, which unfortunately L'Oreal own.

Very occasionally and I do use the word very as it doesn't happen very often, L'Oreal will release a product that ends up being on my must have list. This year one of those products happens to be the lipstick collaboration they did with Balmain. L'Oreal basically teamed up with the French fashion house to bring out a mini collection of lipsticks in a range of different colors. The packaging also looks great too - blue or green packaging with Balmain written on it. It's got a really unique and fancy feel to it too.

I got two colors - purple and a brown grey. The pigment in them was great and they went on my lips nice and smooth too. As the pigment was good I didn't have to apply layer and layer of color either. Even though my lips were dry, these ones didn't dry them out at all. I did have to reapply some of the color later on in the day too as some of it had come off.

Even though I despise L'Oreal, I do think that these lipsticks are quite good and I recommend anyone try them. They also come in a good range of colors with a color to suit everyone.

Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Palette

Too Faced make great palettes with really fun packaging. I really like their eyeshadows and I decided to get the Boudoir Eyes palette in Debenhams. Now unfortunately I have been told that this one is being discontinued.

As I loved the color choice in this palette I decided to get one, especially as this one would be hard to find soon. It features 9 colors in shades like black, grey and nudes.

The colors are separated into three different looks, although I did like to combine different ones to create one look. I'm not a fan of natural looking eye makeup so I mainly used the darker shades to create a look I loved. The paler colors work really well as highlighters or as base colors. If you love a natural look then this palette is definitely for you or if you love something that stands out, then you will find colors you will love too.

The colors are really well pigmented and blend together nicely. Not a lot of work is needed to build the colors up as the pigment is fantastic. They also stay on all day without creasing or fading.

My favorite colors in this one were French Tickler, Garter Belt, Voulez Vous and Lap Dance.

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

The 12 Days Of Blogmas - Day 12 - Christmas Day

Christmas this year is now over and so are my Blogmas themed posts. In my last post I'm going to tell you what I got up to on Christmas Day.

When it comes to Christmas I'm like a big kid and get super excited when I wake up as there are presents waiting. I may have been on Santa's naughty list, but that didn't stop me getting loads of presents.

Now when it comes to Christmas dinner I am very untraditional. I may be unpopular for saying it, but I simply despise traditional Christmas dinner. I've never liked it, even when I was a kid I would just eat the turkey and nothing else. I like turkey, but I hate all the other stuff that goes with it. This year I had a reggae reggae Christmas dinner. Turkey with reggae reggae sauce and rice. It tasted amazing.

I also got this really awesome snowman cake from Morrisons. The top is like a pinata. You just smash it and inside are a load of white chocolate malteser type chocolates.

As usual the day went by really quick. I had a great time and enjoyed it a lot. Merry Christmas.

Tuesday, 26 December 2017

The 12 Days Of Blogmas - Day 11 - Christmas Presents

Can you believe there are an entire 364 days to go until Christmas. There definitely are as it is now the 26th. Christmas is now all over until another year. I may have been on Santa's naughty list but that didn't stop me getting spoilt rotten. Here is what Santa brought me.

Chanel No 19

Lush Soaps

Lush Gifts

Lush Shower Gel and Creme

Stocking Fillers

NARS Eyeshadow

Kat Von D Shade And Light Glimmer, Metal Crush, Everlasting Liquid Lipstick and Everlasting Glimmer Veils

Dior Lipstick

Elemis Gift Set

Chanel Lipstick

Huda Winter Highlighter Palette

NYX In Your Element Wind Palette

NYX Concealer

Too Faced Clover, White Chocolate Bar, Matte Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Gold Palettes, Peanut Butter And Jelly Palettes. Peach Kiss Lipstick and Melted Gold Lipgloss

Urban Decay Heavy Metals Palette

Urban Decay Vice Lipstick Palette

GHD Straighteners

Paddington Bear PJ's and Dressing Gown

Game Of Thrones Blu Ray

PJ's

I got some amazing gifts this year. What did Santa bring you.

Monday, 25 December 2017

NYX Faux Whites

When it comes to eye makeup I love using a brightener on my bottom lash line. This year NYX have released a product called Faux Whites. They are basically white eyeliners with a hint of colors. There are 8 available in a good choice of colors.

Colors are - Seashell (Pale Pink), Linen (Pastel Peach), Vanilla (Pastel Yellow), Honeydew (Pastel Lime Green), Mint Cream (Seafoam), Baby Powder (Pale Blue), Lavender Blush (Pale Lavender) and White Smoke (Periwinkle).

Baby Powder, White Smoke, Lavender Blush, Seashell, Linen, Vanilla, Mint Cream

I love to use these in the corner of my eyes to make them stand out. The pigment in these is very good and they have a nice creamy texture too. No need to push down or tug as the color shows up really easy. They don't fade either and stay on all day.

Baby Powder

White Smoke

Mint Cream

Linen

Seashell

Lavender Blush

Vanilla

The 12 Days Of Blogmas - Day 10 - Lush Christmas Gifts

This Holiday season why not treat friends and family to a gift from Lush. Lush always do a fantastic range of gifts to suit all tastes and budgets. So here is what they are offering this year. Be sure to check them out as you will not be disappointed.

Sweet Christmas £10.50