Smashbox Full Exposure Palette - Review...

Smashbox Full Exposure Palette - £36

Is this my favourite palette I've ever bought so far?! Definitely! I'm always very wary of palette like this, I think it's only a matter of months until a cheaper version also identical comes out so I normally wait but I just couldn't help myself with this one. I've heard mixed reviews about this palette but mostly good and after reading Mouldy Fruit's review I went out and bought it the same day! 

It's a palette of 14 stunning eye shadows, 7 matte and 7 shimmer, basically everything you could want in a palette. They are all really wearable for everyday or evening, and just perfect for travel (which is one of the main reasons I caved!) 

They are super duper pigmented with minimal fall down and they are really great quality. Normally over my price limit for a make up but my taste is definitely getting more expensive! 100% worth it. Every neutral colour you could want in one palette and super intense. Pure perfection! 

The palette also include a mini sample mascara and a double ended brush, I love the brush the matte end is really perfect for blending and the shimmer end is really great for packing the colour on, you could do a perfect eye look with just this one brush. The mascara is nice, it has a big fat brush, but I'm not really impressed by it, I mean it's not bad, it's still good, I just prefer other mascaras.

Cheaper than the Naked Palette and with more two more eye shadows, with warm and cool colours, that's why I had to pick this one over the Naked 3!

Jess xo

Spring Look - A Copper Eye...

Mac Pigment in Copper Sparkle - £15

Mac Eye Shadows in Antiqued, Mythology and Coppering - £10

Clinique Chubby Stick in Ample Amber - £17

Mac Pigment Sample in Tan

Rimmel Eye Liner in Bronze - £3.99

Seventeen Wild Eyes Cream

Mac Extra Dimensions Eye Shadow in Amorous Alloy - £17

I love a copper eye! I think it's so flattering on all eye colours, especially blue but I definitely think it doesn't get as much attention as it should. I think it's the perfect transition look between seasons, so perfect for Spring and Autumn. Copper is a really nice colour if you're a bit scared of a heavier smokey eye but fancy something to make your eyes pop and the colour to stand out! All of the products I've chosen here I really really love, they're great quality and well worth the money, I've tried to throw in a mixture of prices.

I love just using a wash of Copper over the lid with winged liner, a nude lip and heaps of mascara, so simple just still just as pretty! 

Jess xo

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Punjab - Review.

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Punjab - £30

I've been really into trying out some new foundations lately, although I love all my old ones, sometimes you just need to experiment. As I'm sure you have, I heard so many rave reviews about this product and was always scared off because of the 'Sheer Glow' factor and because I have oily skin I didn't think it would work for me, but after reading tonnes of reviews, and trying a sample of it, I bit the bullet and went for it!

It's  medium coverage but very buildable and easy to work with, it makes applying foundation really effortless. Apparently it's best to apply this certain foundation with your fingers, which it does work really well with, especially if you want a fuller coverage because it's not soaked up by the brush, but also it does go on really nicely with a buffing brush too. I personally don't think it's that glowy or radiant so applying a highlight is a must for me, it doesn't look cakey whatsoever, even with powder over the top. With a primer, it lasts on me all day, with touch ups here and there of powder but I think it's going to be really nice and light in the Summer.

The packaging of this product is the only downer, it's get dirty really easily and is impossible to clean, and there's no pump which makes it extremely messy but pumps are available for an extra £3 but I found they are difficult to get hold of, so I gave up on finding one. 

Jess xo

Wishlist #29 - Spring Grunge...

wishlist #29 - Spring grunge... by jesscotton featuring a chain necklace

ASOS RECLAIMED VINTAGE v neck cami, £22 / Topshop top, £46 / Boohoo over the knee socks, £4.82 / Topshop black boots, £96 / ASOS ring, £4.98 / Topshop chain necklace, £17 / ASOS silver jewelry, £11 / ASOS bracelet, £9.07

Mac Pigment in Blue Brown - Review...

 Mac Pigment in Blue Brown - £17

 As you may already know, I've really been getting into Mac's pigments and glitters lately, I think they're really beautiful but really effortless. This shade is really stunning and unique, from angle it's a warm orangey brown and from another angle it's a lovely shimmery blue, I haven't seen anything like this before which is why I had to have it in my collection. 

It's really smooth to apply and super duper pigmented, you can apply it over the top of another eye shadow or just on it's own, but I'd definitely recommend using a primer so it has something to stick and cling to, otherwise it doesn't last as well as with one. For £17 you get a large pot of pigment and a little really goes a long way, so I think this would actually last forever! Unlike the Copper Sparkle pigment this one is really finely milled and smooth where as that one is chunkier and almost like a glitter than a pigment. It's really wearable for everyday but if you want a more intense look then this can be used wet too.

If there's any pigments you think I'd like, I'd really love to hear your suggestions! 

Jess xo

Small beauty haul!

I've been buying a few bits and bobs lately, I've been trying to be good so I've picked up these few bits over a good few months! I made sure to read plenty of reviews along the way and here is what I decided on. The Nars eye shadow is in Mekong and I've already written a review about that so check that out, it's just a few posts before this. Then the rest are just essentials and repurchases!

Mac Pigment in Blue Brown - £17

I've really really been into Mac pigments lately, I think they can look really incredible but are really effortless and easy. They are a little expensive but I think they will last forever! This one is in the colour Blue Brown which is exactly what it is, it looks brown from one angle but from another it has a really pretty blue.

 

 Seventeen Gel Colour in Emerald Tropics - £3.99

 This colour is incredible and I just couldn't leave it behind! I'm so upset that this colour just doesn't show up in the photo as it actually is, I've tried everything but it's just a really clear bright green where as it looks more blue here. The colours is called Emerald Tropics so definitely go and check it out next time you're in boots. So far I'm pretty impressed but I want to try it out more before writing a review! 

 Nars Sheer Glow Foundation - £30.50

 I've had my eye on this Nars foundation for months and eventually I got it, I got it via Asos so I could get student discount so it wasn't soooo damaging to my bank balance. 

Smashbox Full Exposure Palette - £36

Then finally, the star of the show! I've been debating whether to get this for ages and ages, and finally I caved, I've heard very mixed reviews but so far I've really been liking it and the brush it comes with is fab! 

If you've tried any of these products I'd love to hear your views! All these products I will be reviewing in the near future so keep your peepers open for that, but I'm giving myself more time to try them out and gain a proper opinion of how I feel! 

Jess xo

Photo Diary: Exploring Nottingham...

Jess xo