Estée Lauder Eyeshadow Palette in Bronze Sands

This beautiful palette is just one of the jewels available from estée's Bronze Godess Collection. I am truly impressed with this collection. I could talk about it looooooaaads so to save some time I want to talk about my favourite piece from the collection - the bronze sands palette. The first thing you notice about this palette is the packaging. It is a typical Estée Lauder gold case - a real classic and would great on anyone's dresser, makeup kit or even your suitcase for your summer holidays. As for the palette it reminds me of a lush, deep and hypnotising blue Oasis in the middle of the golden sands of the dessert. This palette would look especially good with a tan, but I am as white as a ghost right now and it still looks great so I reccomend this for all skin shades!

The shadows themselves are embossed with a rippled effect like you would see in the dessert or on the tide of the beach. The bronze shadows are various in their shades. The bottom left is a sheer shimmery gold. It is the perfect highlight of the brow bone. The top left is a very pigmented copper bronze colour, again it is shimmery. As seen in the photo I blended this colour inbetween the blue and the dark brown which is in the bottom right of the palette. I also reccommend using this dark brown to line half of the bottom lash line and then use the blue to finish the line to the corner of your eye. I think the blue works well blended out from the corner of the eye out. I think it looks like the sand leading to the sea! That is what inspired the look. As a final touch I blended the dark brown through the socket slightly. With some mascara you got the perfect bronze Godess look for a night out! A tip from me, is toupee a blue kohl on the waterline just to give more definition. Another tip is to use the copper colour as a bronzer. It blends in so well into your cheeks even though it is an eye shadow so I reccommend trying that!

If dramatic eyes are not your thing then no problem! This palette has a lovely medium gold colour in the top right corner that can be worn alone with the dark brown to line the eyes. Or worn with the dark brown on the outter corner of the eye and smudged into the crease. You could swap that brown for the copper if you proffered. Honestly this palette is so versatile that you can experiment freely.

 

This palette was £35 from Debenhams. I got mine for the same price but from Boots. Basically anywhere that has an estée Lauder counter should have this jewel! It may be pricey but I genuinely believe that you cannot go wrong with this price compared to other high end palettes on the market that are over £40. I believe this palette is good value for a high end brand. Am so in love with this product!!! I have to admit I love this collection so much I got the lipgloss too and I'm debating on a lipstick!

This palette is a true Jewel for the Summer :)

....Hey just thinking ahead for Summer ;)

Miss B xx

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Maybelline Illegal Length Mascara

What I love about this mascara is its wearability. Good mascaras look good in the day. Good mascaras look good in the night. Great mascaras look good day and night!

I saw this particular mascara advertised on TV and thought I had to try it! When I first got it I thought not very much of it because the packaging looked slightly cheap, however never judge a mascara by its packaging! This mascara took me by surprise, in fact. I immedietely noticed a difference in colour, length and volume. Whilst wearing this during the day I found it hard for this mascara to budge anywhere. It did stay put. In saying that, this mascara was easy to remove at night with a simple makeup remover. I love that also about this mascara because there is no fussing with it. You want it there - its there. You want it off - one wipe and its off.

The formula is unique to the rest of the Maybelline mascaras because of it is thier first fibre extension mascara, this means when applied to your lashes, fibres are sealed into your lashes, hence making them longer and fuller! Now Maybelline claim that this mascara adds 4mm to your lashes. Im not so sure of that because I never measured (not that I think I can without looking silly and asking someone to hold the ruler!), however I did notice a nice longer length which is the main thing!

Before

After

I bought mine from Boots! Maybelline is currently on offer there aswell - Buy one get one half price on selected Maybelline products! I got mine for £8.49. I'm sure there are SO many places to where you can purchase this mascara!

My overall verdict.. if this mascara is illegal then it is worth going to jail for!

Miss B xx

Barry M Giveaway!!

Hey everyone I have decided to go ahead with the Barry M giveaway! I am giving away a Barry M Magnetic Polish in 'Magnetic Violet'. To check out more about this polish you can read my review on it on this blog or go to the Barry M website! The effect of this particular polish is beautiful and because it is not available worldwide this beautiful British brand polish could be yours! To enter all you have to do is follow me on twitter (@rebeccabewick) - Simple!

Effect is on the false nail :) Preeety

Small print: This competition is open WORLDWIDE! The winner shall be selected at random. The closing date for this competition is (GMT) 12:00AM  on 18/5/2012.

Good luck everyone :)

Blog Post: http://missbewick.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/barry-m-magnetic-burgandy-nail-polish.html


Miss B xx

Maxfactor Flipstick Colour Effect in Salsa Red

I believe that every girl or make up lover should own a Red Lipstick. This is because Red is such a timeless and classy colour that can suit everyone and will never go out of style. I do understand however that not everyone likes bright red lips because it is very dramatic, but also it is bout how you wear your Red lipstick. Whenever I think of Red Lipstick I instantly think of a 50s pin-up look, for instance Marylin Monroe. I believe if you tone the rest of your makeup down to the bare essentials such as just a flick of liner on the eye with some mascara, Red lips look beautiful!

I chose this product by Maxfactor because it is basically two shades of Red in one Lipstick. I love products that allow you to experiment or create a colour that you specifically choose yourself. One side is a deep and creamy Fire Engine Red (Id say), while the other end has an Orange undertone to it.When blended together creates this soft light Red that I believe is wearable. I reccomend the lighter Red for the day time and then both together or just the Fire Engine Red for the night. You could also wear the darker Red all over the lip, then put the lighter Red in the centre of your lips.

This range of lipsticks come in 4 colours: Bloomy Pink, Gypsy Red, Salsa Red and Swingy Brown. Before you purchase of these I reccommend swatching them to find which one you prefer especially in regards to Gypsy Red and Salsa Red.

They are on offer right now in Superdrug (which is where I purchased mine). It was £6.49 reduced from £8.49.

http://www.superdrug.com/max-factor/max-factor-flipstick-colour-effect-salsa-red/invt/411954/

Miss B xx

Nail Rock Nail Wraps in Tribal Gold

This is the first time that I had tried nail wraps! After putting the very first wrap on my nail I was immedietely impressed! The effect is amazing, and looks like you had your nails professionally done. It did not take too long at all to apply. It took me slightly longer because I decided to use false nails underneath because my true length was too short.

These wraps come with instructions, an acetone wipe, nail file and wooden hoof stick. Basically the kit provides you with EVERYTHING. These wraps are easy to use and the instructions are very clear, however if you do not achieve perfect results on your first try, don't worry because a little practise is needed to get the hang of using these! What I found was that these wraps where too long for even my false nails, so cutting them down with scissors just ruined them slightly. Therefore I would recommend having nails that are the same length as the wraps or that you be patient and practise the art that is nail wraps.

I believe that having that patience will pay off in the end because the results really are remarkable.

I purchased mine from Topshop and Boots. They where £6.65. Are they easier than nail varnish??? For me they are because you literally just pop them on your nail, however I believe it takes practise to achieve the result that you see on the box, or that you are happy with.

I reccomend this for those of you who love unique nails, and who are patient enough to keep at them! I bought my second lot of nail wraps today from Nail Rock in the design Red and Gold Metallic Moon....fingers crossed!!!

http://www.nailrock.com/

Miss B xx

Barry M Magnetic Burgandy Nail Polish

Today I found an amazing gem in Boots!! It is this beautiful Magnetic Nail Polish by Barry M in the colour Burgandy! As you can see from the pictures that it creates a Magnetic effect to your nails. If I had to discribe this Nail Varnish in one word it would have be astonishing. It is astonishing how easy, fast and beautiful the effect is. I love it when your nails look professionally done, and I believe this product does just that!

This polish come sin four colours: Purple, Dark Silver, Burgandy and Blue. Each polish is unique because they each have a different magnetic pattern. I chose the Burgandy one because I thought the colour looked the prettiest, as you can see is co-modelled by my friend Laura! The effect came out great and it was easy to do.

It is the magnet on top of the lid that creates the effect. To create this look you first apply a base coat of clear polish or sometimes I use nail strengthener because my nails are very weak. Then apply one caot of Magnetic polish and let it dry. Apply a second coat on top, and while it is still wet place the magnet over the nail, but make sure the magnet doesnt touch your nail (as it will smudge!). Leave the magnet there for 5 seconds and lift to marvel at your amazing creation! I then apply clear varish on top just to make the polish last longer and help prevent chipping!

I bought these varnishes from Boots for £4.99. They can be bought at any Barry M counter on the High Street. Im not sure about Barry M internationally Im afraid. However if you do want to check them out then the website is http://www.barrym.com/products/product.asp?id=168. I may do my first Give Away with these polishes, Im between two products right now to give away, so if you follow me on Twitter (@RebeccaBewick) I shall keep you posted of when it will be and what the Give Away is!

I do reccommend these polishes for those of you just love interesting looking nails and who enjoy nail art. However if this seems a little dramatic I suggest using this Polish on one of your nails and then painting the others a subtle colour. In this situation I would reccommend a nude cream or Gold. It is your choice and your freedom to experiment!

Miss B xx

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

This palette has been on the top of my must-have list for a really long time!! It embodies 12 beautiful, matte and shimmery eyeshadows that all blend together beautifully and easily. This palette is the sequal to the original Naked palette (which is in the mail to me as we speak!).

These shadows come in a long and sturdy tin, and includes a mirror on the inside lid, 12 beautiful shadows all with unique and quirky names and a double ended applicator brush. My palette also came with a little Lip Junkie in the colour Naked which is a great lip-plumping gloss that tastes like peppermint! The colours included in the palette are as follows on my swatch picture bottom to top:

• Foxy - A matte, flesh colour. Perfect Highlighter for the underneath the brow. This is not on my swatch picture because it literally is the same colour as my skin and you would not be able to see it!
• HalfBaked - Light Shimmery Gold Colour. Perfect on its own or blended with a darker shade from this palette.
• BootyCall - Shimmery Nude Colour. I love this as an all over lid base, with Tease through the socket and black liner for an Adele inspired look.

BootyCall and Tease

• Chooper - A shimmery Copper Bronze Colour. Im wearing this as a base today with Tease through the socket, but it still looks good on its own and take underneath the eye (See picture). Also during my make over at Urban Decay in Cardiff, this colour was used as a BLUSH!! It looked amazing aswell.

Chopper and Tease

• Tease - Matte Light Brown. This colour is great for creatig thaqt natural shadow in the socket of your eye. It goes with any colour in the palette. The sky is the limit.
• Snakebite - Dark shimmery Gold. I love wearing this all over the lid and then using Tease through the socket!

• Suspect - Brown with gold shimmer. Yet again great on its own or put through the socket  of another, lighter colour from this palette.

• Pistol - Shimmery Grey that looks metallic. Beautiful on its own but can be used to create beautiful smoke alongside Blackout!

Pistol and Blackout

• Verve - Light Brown with Silver Shimmer. Beautiful on its own again but blended with Pistol in the socket and outter corners would create a great day time beautiful smokey look.
• YDK - Very shimmery Bronze. Wear this on its own or with a lighter colour. Id put this through the socket and blended out at the outter corners to give your makeup a bit of an edge!
• Busted - Dark shimmery Brown. Wear on its own or again with a lighter colour in this palette. I reccomend it with BootyCall for an edgy day time look.
• Blackout - Matte Black. Use with Pistol for a clascic smokey eye or with Verve. You could use this as a liner for all the colours if you want.

Pistol and Blackout

I reccommend this palette highly to anyone who loves makeup and experimenting with makeup! It would make an amazing gift. It can be used for day looks, night looks even wedding looks!! This is the most excited I have ever been about a product, and righly so because it is very hard to go wrong with this palette. For 12 shadows, this palette is good value for money. Im SO in love with this product I bought the first naked palette this morning. If there is a Naked 3 palette comming out soon I put my name on the list for it straight away!

I got this palette from Debenhams in Cardiff, but you can get it anywhere with an Urban Decay counter. Obviously you can get these off the internet! I reccommend buying this palette from www.beautybaycosmetics/urbandecay/nakedpalette2/.com as postage is WORLDWIDE (even South Africa) and it's postage is free! Also when I followed them on twitter  (@beautybay) I got 10% off your order, so that is worth checking out!

If you want to read more reviews about this product then the Uran Decay website is worth checking out too: http://www.urbandecay.com/Naked-2-Palette-by-Urban-Decay/282,default,pd.html?start=1&cgid=9999&prefn1=isBestSeller&prefv1=true

....beauty with an edge? I would definetely say so!

Miss B xx