Wilko's beauty products

Wilkos (Wilkinsons) is a shop (only in England I believe!) that sells everyday essential for an amazing price. They sell everything you could need ranging from garden equipment to cookware to beauty products, the latter of which I will be reviewing today. They do sell brands such as Rimmel and Maybelline but I will be talking about their own brand (not cosmetics but other beauty products).

Firstly, Wilkos' own products (hand cream, lip balm etc.) come in a few fragrances, all of which are really strong. My favourite are orange and pomelo, passion fruit and melon, and strawberry and pomegranate.

Shower gel: this is a nice texture and it was 85p! I really enjoyed it and the packaging was good too.

Hand cream: LOVELY!!! I have 3 of these in all the shades I mentioned as my favourite, they are just nice, refreshing and come in good packaging, a plastic bottle with a pump. They are 95p each.

Lip Balm: MEHHH. These are 95p each and come in a round tin, pretty packaging and you get 15g of product. However, the balm itself it solid as a rock and when you rub it, nothing comes off. Therefore, it is not exactly my favourite product, and has a lot to be desired.

Face primer: I couldn't believe they had a face primer, and for only £3 as well!!! It claimed to be both a light reflecting and a mattifying primer, so I was curious but didn't know what to expect either. It is really soft and is white with a slight pink undertone but this is undetectable when on the skin. I cannot tell you how soft to the touch it is and it makes the skin feel instantly soft and matte. However I haven't really noticed my makeup staying on much more than usual or looking any matter (or any more light-reflecting in fact!) but it might be because of how oily my skin is. In any case, I'm going to keep trying it, to see if it affects my skin in any way.

Makeup brushes: These are the softest makeup brushes I have ever tried, I have the angled blush brush and it's amazing, better that real techniques. If you want a cheap 'dupe' (that I think is better than the real but you need to try for yourself) then this is where you need to be looking.

Overall Wilkos has some hits and some misses, but I think you should try them out yourself if you are interested, hope this blog post helped!!!

Favourite nail polishes

Hey guys, today I'm going to talk about the range of nail polishes that I've been loving recently.

 Firstly, I'm going to talk about the rita ora collab with rimmel, producing a range of nail polishes with fresh, spring colours. Rimmel left them in it's own packaging, so you can tell the brand. I got the shade "878 roll in the grass" which is a lovely turquoise colour. The first coat of this is quite blue but as you build it up, it gets more green.It was £2.99 and you get 8ml of product.

Then I have a maybelline nail polish and it's from their 40 second express finish line in the shade "250". This is a beautiful purple, blue colour with hints of glitter which has a stunning effect on the nails! It has 10ml of product and I got it for £1.99.

Another nail polish I enjoy is the nailsinc polish in the shade "tate" which is a lovely dark red. It has a good pigmentation and formula. It has 10ml of product but I don't know how much it costs (sorry!).

We have a topcoat next, the Barry M matte topcoat. It does what it says on the tin, it makes whatever nail polish you wear beneath it.You get 10ml of product and it was £2.99.

I really enjoy the W7 nail polishes, but particually this pink one in the shade "110 clubbing". It was only £2, and you get 15ml of product! It has a really good amount of pigmemtation and I would definately recommend them.

Makeup Revolution Blush Palette Review

Today I'm going to do a review (comlete with swatches!) of the makeup revolution sugar and spice blush palette. It has some really bright pink shades, along with a couple of neutrals, a shimmer and a stunning highlight. There are 3 other blush palettes but I thought that this one suited my skin tone the best. I might try some others because this one is so good and it's only £6!!!

The packaging is very sleek and black with rose gold writing. It is very shiny which means you can see fingerprints - one of the only faults I have with it. The mirror is huge and you can do your whole makeup with it, if you wanted to. The pan sizes are quite large too so you get quite a lot of product for the price. The matte blushes have a really nice, smooth texture but the shimmer ones feel a bit sandy; luckily it's mostly matte. Despite this I think that all the blushes and the highlight look good on the cheeks and they feel smooth.

The blushes swatch very well except for the highlight, however I think it was drowned out by the writing. The top row can all be everyday blushes, two nudes and one soft bubblegum pink (that can be buit up if you wanted). The highlight is very intense and has a lavander - pink undertone. The bottom row has more intense shades, I particually like the very left one which is a dark, reddish pink. There is also a coral, a dark bubblegum pink and a shimmery pink, all gorgeous shades.

Overall, I would definately check this palette out if you are interested in some bright pink shades or for the nudes. The price is very reasonable and it is well worth it. 

MUA lipsticks review

Today I'm going to show you and give a review of my whole collection of Makeup Academy (MUA) lipsticks. This isn't too big of a collection but I just wanted to share which ones worked (for me) and which ones really didn't. I just love lipsticks and want to help you choose the best of this amazingly cheap brand!!! The lipsticks are all £1 each!

The packaging is very cheap, some of the lids are good quality and some are just terrible, it's hit or miss. When the lid is off the bullet is silver and with the black lipstick, it comes off when I twist the lipstick up! It doesn't happen with any others of mine but my friends claim that the same thing happens to theirs, so it is something to be wary of.

(Left to right) 1,9,11

Shades:
Number 1 is a dark, pinky red that aplies really smoothly and looks good on the lips, however it wears quite patchy.
Number 9 is a frosty browny pink that is very sheer and takes quite a bit to build up, but looks nice on the lips, especially layered.
Number 11 is a warm toned dark nude brown, not as bright as the photo. One of my favourite and goes nicely underneath shade number 9.

(Left to right) 14, barely there, raven

Number 14 is a beautiful, pink undertoned nude shade, perfect for people with pale skin. This is my all time favourite nude lipstick, helped by the fact that it is £1!!!

'Barely there' is a really pale pink, however the formula is terrible!! It is really thick and patchy, it doesn't look nice on the lips and I just can't wear it. Eventhough it is £1 I do not recommend it

'Raven' is a jet black shade and is perfect for halloween or any occasion where you would want a pigmented, creamy black lipstick. I don't wear it often because I can't really pull it off but if you can or want to test it out, you should definately give this a go!

Overall there are some shades I would definately recommend and some that I really wouldn't, but in general they are good lipsticks for only £1!!!

Dupe for Lash Sensational

Today I'm going to show you a possible dupe of the Maybelline Lash Sensational (which is supposed to be a dupe for the Benefit Roller Lash).

The top wand is the Miss Sporty Studio Lash the Meow Look mascara. It costs £2.99 in superdrug and the wand is very similar to the Maybelline Lash Sensational. Half of the wand has short, spikey bristles and the other half is curved with thinner, more densly packed bristles and they are plastic.

The bottom wand is the Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara, one of our nations best loved mascaras. The only main difference between them is that the maybelline one has the entire wand curved, whilst the Miss Sporty one has a flat bottom half of the bristles. However I think they perform in a very similar way. The miss sporty one has a wetter formula.

The packaging is a big difference and is one of the places where you can see the price difference. The maybelline one has really nice packaging, and it should seeing as it cost £7.99!! The miss sporty packaging has lacks the wow factor, but I belive the actual mascara makes up for it.




Overall, if you are on a budget I would definately go for the Miss Sporty mascara because it is really amazing. However, the Lash Sensational is also really good and if you want something that is popular, I would choose that.