Make up haul & Olympia beauty show

Hope you’ve all had a good week! I attended the beauty show at The Kensington Olympia yesterday so thought I’d upload my mini haul. 

I worked on the All that Jazz stand and had a spare 20 minutes to stop by the Nyx stand & a few others to grab a few bits for my kit. 

I simply had to grab the new ombré blushes! 😍 are they pretty or what?! I Obviously purchased them just for eye candy. I don’t think I could bring myself to actually use them! 

Ombré blushers 

Blushers

Ill upload the shade names when I’m back in the salon tomorrow! 

Nyx butter glosses 

These are my absolute favourite lip glosses! I have loads of them. Nude shades – Tiramisu & Madeline are my most used shades

I went for 2 wearable coral shades- Sunday mimosa & creme brûlée 

Nyx pro foundation mixer 

I decided on warmth & dark to add to my kit. I think I’ll use those the most. They do have a few other shades but They weren’t for me I’ve also added a pic to show you guys how they work. But I’ll have a play and let you know how it goes 

Crown brushes

Numbers C519 & C514 which I purchased to use for foundation & eyeliner 

Provoc 

Concealer & corrector palette & brow pencil 

I loooooove Provocs semi permanent gel liners (black & champagne are my favourites see them Here)  so wanted to try thier brow pencils. 

It was the launch of their new corrector & concealer palettes so I picked up one of those to try out. 

Did you attend the show?

 What did you pick up? 

I’ll get some swatches up for you guys ASAP! 

Hope you enjoyed the make up porn 👍🏼

Sam 🙂 x 

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Clarria Cosmetics: Foundation review & swatches

I finally received my products from Clarria! Eeeek! Couldn’t contain my excitement when they arrived!

If you’ve seen my previous post on Clarria cosmetics then you’ll know what they are all about. But for those that haven’t check it out here.

I was really surprised at how broad the range of shades were, considering there is only 7 at the moment.

I tested the lightest 3 on my face and shade Lucky 003 was literally made for me, its the perfect shade.

Application:

I applied with my Real techniques buffing brush & it blended seamlessly into my skin. The coverage I would say is medium, but I’m having a bad skin week due to the weather so needed a little extra coverage. So with my damp beauty blender I added a little extra where needed. Its build able so I easily achieved the coverage I required.

Wearabilty:

Well 11 hours on and it still looks as perfect as it did when I applied. I haven’t used a primer (which is completely alien to me) so I could see its true staying power.

Swatches:

In natural light top to bottom 001,002,003,004,005,006,007

With flash same order as above L-R

Below: Me wearing Clarria flawless foundation in shade 003. Both taken in natural light.  Taken in the morning straight after application.
 12 hours after application. 

Overall I’m a big fan already! I can’t wait to see the other products awaiting launch. 

For more information on Clarria cosmetics and what’s to come check out their blog here

Clarria cosmetics Instagram

To purchase click here

Would you try it? What do you think so far?

Whats to come:

The Anastasia Beverly Hills Self Made palette Is winging its way to me as I type,so as soon as it arrives Ill be sure to share it with you all. I can’t contain my excitement!

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Sam 🙂 x