Hello everyone
The weather in the south east of England has been so lovely I almost forgot to blog this week.
After my massive elf haul I have used a few of the products both professionally and personally so I thought I'd give my review of them.
First up the 100 shadow palette
The colour range is wonderful in this pallette. I was certain that there are bound to be some dud colours as it is so cheep but so far I'm very impressed. There are a good mix of matte and pearly shades of which there don't appear to be any majorly glittery ones which is good as they just irritate my eyes, they are soft in texture which is only a problem when it comes to picking up too much product a good soft brush is recommended with these as a hard one will not blend they colours as well. The shimmer and mattes blend so well together and are buildable but be carefully to blend fully otherwise they do get a little cakey a problem easily solved with a fluffy blending brush.
I'm so happy I purchased this pallette I've done numerous looks from golden glow to vintage inspired and they really have all day staying power, especially when teamed with the eye primer, which I got in the colour champagne.
The eye primer first impressions weren't great I'm not going to lie, it is a little shimmery which I don't like. It's very pinky which I thought would cause a problem when applying shadow, it glided on lightly evenly and quite sheer. This in itself is not a problem but I didn't hold out much hope. I don't get on with eye primers as a rule, I have slightly greasy lids and this seems to worsen with primer I have no idea why. Oh my goodness I love this one, the shimmer and colour are not a problem as they are completely masked by shadow (as you would expect from a primer) It dries so even tho it is sheer it does provide a good light base, at the end of long hot days I experienced no creasing or flaking and it still felt light weight. Again for the prices such good value I will definitely be repurchasing this in future.
The last thing that I have had a chance to give a good run of is the HD blush in headliner.
WOW this is so pigmented it's unbelievable you only need a tiny amount and it give great colour. I have a theory with cream blush, I believe it's only as good as your foundation in the fact that if your foundation wears away in 4 hours it's most likely your blush will too and vice versa if your foundation lasts all day so should you blush (just a theory) this one most definitely stays all day, I've fond this applies best with the elf stippling brush as you get the best coverage. Beware when I say it's pigmented I mean it half a pea size amount is too much. Less is more you don't want clown cheeks :)
That's just a snippet of my haul but you don't want it in one whack you will be reading all day.
Lots of love
Mrs G xxx
P.S sorry there are no pics my google thingy won't let me upload them hopefully will have it sorted next time.
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Friday, 2 May 2014
Absolute beauty excitement !!
Hello :):):):)
The smiles are because I have received my massive amount of beauty goodies this week and oh my god I want to scream I'm so excited.
First off a big up to vita liberata on being the nicest company to deal with, I ordered a sample on Wednesday, that evening I had an email with lots of info on the brand, today (Friday) I received the sample wonderfully packed and recorded delivery. Well done the patch test is gorgeous and my friend is tanning me next week so verdict will be posted ASAP.
Elf makeup arrived. I received almost as many freebies as I did items that I purchased so I got to work swatching straight away, I also couldn't resist a little try of the eyeshadow pallette. I went for a nude light smokey eye with the eye primer under and I am so impressed, they are buttery, easy to blend, great colour pay off and so far no creasing. For the price well actually for eye shadows they are pretty damn good. Full post to come.
My latest in beauty boxes also arrived and it was my first purchase from them. They were prompt with delivery, and I'm excited to try out the hair product (of course I am a hair junkie) and the serum.
Short but sweet post but I was too excited not to share.
Lots of love
Mrs G xxx
The smiles are because I have received my massive amount of beauty goodies this week and oh my god I want to scream I'm so excited.
First off a big up to vita liberata on being the nicest company to deal with, I ordered a sample on Wednesday, that evening I had an email with lots of info on the brand, today (Friday) I received the sample wonderfully packed and recorded delivery. Well done the patch test is gorgeous and my friend is tanning me next week so verdict will be posted ASAP.
Elf makeup arrived. I received almost as many freebies as I did items that I purchased so I got to work swatching straight away, I also couldn't resist a little try of the eyeshadow pallette. I went for a nude light smokey eye with the eye primer under and I am so impressed, they are buttery, easy to blend, great colour pay off and so far no creasing. For the price well actually for eye shadows they are pretty damn good. Full post to come.
My latest in beauty boxes also arrived and it was my first purchase from them. They were prompt with delivery, and I'm excited to try out the hair product (of course I am a hair junkie) and the serum.
Short but sweet post but I was too excited not to share.
Lots of love
Mrs G xxx
Thursday, 1 May 2014
My beau bronze tanning experience and starting out in spray tan
Hello everyone
This is mainly for those tanning therapists just starting out but hopefully will be helpful for making a decision as to what brand of spray tan you want to go for.
When I decided to do my tanning course I went for a city and guilds over the day deploma purely for the fact you learn about the anatomy and physiology, contraindications, and it is just more in depth, this ment I had to do a lot of reaserch into the kits available. This was good for the fact that I learnt a lot about different solutions, paraben free formulas, different deals available etc. it was also bad as there are so many brands out there. I settled on fresh indulgence for my kit, I have the TS50 with helia gun, and it came with, sticky feet, 3 bottles of solution and the tent as well as the machine and gun. The solution has mainly good reviews so I went for it in any case it was cheap for the kit so it's a win win. It makes my skin feel amazing, soft and the colour is nice, it's not the best but it's ok. The fade off is very even and long lasting, I'm currently 6 days post tan and I still have a noticeable tan on my legs, even after 3 exfoliation showers. I must add that I have only done it on myself and will be trying it properly when my friend can spray me. The beau bronze I brought kind of on impulse, I saw it in beauty express so naturally I googled it, there isn't a massive amount of info out there but all that I read was good. I went to the company direct and as it was cheaper via them I bit the bullet very hard and got 3 bottles of tan, all three colours, the dramatic drops, exfoliese and the hydrating lock. It cost more than my kit. Ouch !!!
Firstly I love the colour of beau bronze, it is very natural looking, it has a hint of red which is a good thing because when we have been in the sun for real we all have a hint of red in our tan, this seems to really love my skin. I am fairly pale with lots of pigmentation on my face (due to my thyroid condition) I don't naturally tan well, I burn and when I fake tan most of them make me look stupid, either too yellow, orange or patchy. I hand applied the quick fix tan which is maybe not ideal but as the guide colour is good you can really get an even finish. It claims to give a medium tan in 2-4 hours and dark tan in 6-8 hours. After 4 hours I showered off as per tanning rules, just rub lightly with your hands until water runs clear, I moisturised with Nivea straight after and wow!! The colour was the best tan I have ever had, however this is totally my error but the next day my hands were even darker, make sure you advise your clients to really rub all areas to remove this tan as it continues to develop and my hands looked like I had soaked them in tan all night, not a good look. The colour fade on this particular tan was not great after 4 days it started to go patchy which was not rectified by exfoliation so that didn't wow me especially considering it is very expensive. My clients have been loving the beau bronze I've used the bronze original and forever and they both have come back with great comments about how long it lasts, the natural colour etc.
Overall beau bronze it lovely, definitely a luxury tan but I'm not sure as a mobile tan therapist you can make as much as with other brands.
I have been researching even more and have two more lots of samples, nouva tan and vita liberata. I have currently got patch tests of nouva on my arm and will do the same with vita liberata before using on any of my clients and I must say so far nouva tan is very similar to beau bronze at a fraction of the cost.
My advice to anyone thinking of tanning read reviews, speak to companies and get as many samples as you can before you commit to a brand. If you try and get hold of a company and it ends up being a pain leave well alone. Customer service goes a long way when you are trying to build your business.
Good luck choosing tan
Lots of love
Mrs G xxx
This is mainly for those tanning therapists just starting out but hopefully will be helpful for making a decision as to what brand of spray tan you want to go for.
When I decided to do my tanning course I went for a city and guilds over the day deploma purely for the fact you learn about the anatomy and physiology, contraindications, and it is just more in depth, this ment I had to do a lot of reaserch into the kits available. This was good for the fact that I learnt a lot about different solutions, paraben free formulas, different deals available etc. it was also bad as there are so many brands out there. I settled on fresh indulgence for my kit, I have the TS50 with helia gun, and it came with, sticky feet, 3 bottles of solution and the tent as well as the machine and gun. The solution has mainly good reviews so I went for it in any case it was cheap for the kit so it's a win win. It makes my skin feel amazing, soft and the colour is nice, it's not the best but it's ok. The fade off is very even and long lasting, I'm currently 6 days post tan and I still have a noticeable tan on my legs, even after 3 exfoliation showers. I must add that I have only done it on myself and will be trying it properly when my friend can spray me. The beau bronze I brought kind of on impulse, I saw it in beauty express so naturally I googled it, there isn't a massive amount of info out there but all that I read was good. I went to the company direct and as it was cheaper via them I bit the bullet very hard and got 3 bottles of tan, all three colours, the dramatic drops, exfoliese and the hydrating lock. It cost more than my kit. Ouch !!!
Firstly I love the colour of beau bronze, it is very natural looking, it has a hint of red which is a good thing because when we have been in the sun for real we all have a hint of red in our tan, this seems to really love my skin. I am fairly pale with lots of pigmentation on my face (due to my thyroid condition) I don't naturally tan well, I burn and when I fake tan most of them make me look stupid, either too yellow, orange or patchy. I hand applied the quick fix tan which is maybe not ideal but as the guide colour is good you can really get an even finish. It claims to give a medium tan in 2-4 hours and dark tan in 6-8 hours. After 4 hours I showered off as per tanning rules, just rub lightly with your hands until water runs clear, I moisturised with Nivea straight after and wow!! The colour was the best tan I have ever had, however this is totally my error but the next day my hands were even darker, make sure you advise your clients to really rub all areas to remove this tan as it continues to develop and my hands looked like I had soaked them in tan all night, not a good look. The colour fade on this particular tan was not great after 4 days it started to go patchy which was not rectified by exfoliation so that didn't wow me especially considering it is very expensive. My clients have been loving the beau bronze I've used the bronze original and forever and they both have come back with great comments about how long it lasts, the natural colour etc.
Overall beau bronze it lovely, definitely a luxury tan but I'm not sure as a mobile tan therapist you can make as much as with other brands.
I have been researching even more and have two more lots of samples, nouva tan and vita liberata. I have currently got patch tests of nouva on my arm and will do the same with vita liberata before using on any of my clients and I must say so far nouva tan is very similar to beau bronze at a fraction of the cost.
My advice to anyone thinking of tanning read reviews, speak to companies and get as many samples as you can before you commit to a brand. If you try and get hold of a company and it ends up being a pain leave well alone. Customer service goes a long way when you are trying to build your business.
Good luck choosing tan
Lots of love
Mrs G xxx
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