I have been a bit addicted to buying Make-up recently. A few things have been repurchase of my holy grail products as well as some new products that I wanted to try.
Highlighting has become more and more popular. I prefer powder highlights over cream ones, I own Mac's Soft and Gentle which I choose over Benefit High beam every time. I wanted to try out some different shades, so I was on the hunt for some new ones to try. When I saw that Sleek had brought out a new collection, I was intrigued especially when I saw a highlighter palette. The one I picked up is in the shade 'solstice' it has 3 powder shades and also a cream colour. All the shades are different with a pinky cream colour, a pale lilac, a yellow tone and copper colour. This palette is versatile as it can be used as a highlight and eye-shadows,I have used the cream colour as an eye-shadow a few times since owning this palette. Although I will admit that I haven't really reached for it that much!
Another Highlighter that I picked up is one that I had my eye on for a while as its always being talked about. The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer is probably owned by every make-up addict. I finally decided to pick it up and the colour is a beautiful champagne colour! The texture is creamy and very pigmented its no wonder its so popular. Its very finely milled which makes it perfect for a natural finish as well as building it up heavy. Which as a lover of highlighters I definitely don't apply it light handedly.
Another make-up addiction of mine is false eyelashes which I am guilty of wearing almost every day of the week. For a very long time my favourite has been the Ardell Demi Wispies which are natural looking. I have constantly been repurchasing these in bulk. I've tried cherry lashes in number 43 and many eyelure lashes. I recently stumbled across the brand Prima lash which have got a very similar style to the Demi Wispies. They are extremely similar with a natural fluttery finish, they look slightly thicker and fuller which would be great for a more dramatic look. Although I still prefer the Ardell lashes!
In terms of foundation I have been loving the Bourjois healthy mix in the shade 'light vanilla' it has great coverage as well as looking natural. I started running low and the thought was scary so I had to pick it up again! Another foundation which I have been trying out is 'one heck of a blot' by Soap and Glory which has a matte finish which was expected as its described as being a liquid to powder finish, I have it in the shade 'fair enough' which is slightly too dark for my skin but with a lighter concealer or mixed with my Mac sculpt foundation the finish is flawless.
Another product I have repurchased is the Urban Decay all nighter make-up setting spray which after buying the travel size to try out I fell in love with, My make-up routine isn't complete without a couple of sprays of this. It makes a powder finish look dewy as well as helping my make-up last 'all night' as it claims.
The best part of this post is about lipsticks. I have been lusting over the Maybelline Matte colour sensational's for some time. In particular the shade 'Nude embrace' which in my opinion is the perfect nude shade. Its a brown tone nude with a matte finish. But it isn't too matte, that it dries out my lips. I have worn this so much in the last few weeks. Although, I found that if I ate anything or had a drink I would have to re-apply, which I didn't mind because I love the colour. The second shade I picked up is 'Divine wine' which I thought could be a dupe for Diva as its a deep burgundy colour. The colour pay off is great, I haven't tested this shade in terms of its longevity but the buttery texture is appealing enough.
Another lipstick collection I couldn't wait to get my hand on was the Rosie for Autograph. The lush rose gold packaging was too tempting to give a miss. I picked up the shade 'Lady Rose' which is a muted rose shade as the name suggests. The creamy texture makes it very moisturising as well being very pigmented.
Finally I picked up some Rouge edition velvets from Bourjois after swatching them a few weeks ago and loving the shade 07. I watched one of Estee Lalonde's favourites videos where she talked about these lipsticks. The formula is very similar to the Rimmel laquers although the colour range of Bourjois is a lot better. The shade 07 'Nude-ist' is a rosey brown shade which I have fallen in love with its a perfect winter nude although I also think it would look great with a tan. The other shade I picked up is shade 10 'Dont pink of it' which is a very natural muted pink. Both apply like a lip-gloss but dry matte, they feel really comfortable on the lips and not too drying, Both of these colours lasted very well on my lips although after eating I did have to top it up a little.
I definitely need to stop buying make-up especially lipsticks! Let me know what are your favourite Holy grail products!
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Next is Twig a colour that I had an obsession with through all of 2015, its a 'soft muted Brownish-pink', in the formula Satin. This formula in my opinion is the best, whilst being pigmented it is creamy and has a semi matte finish without it being too dry. Its brownish undertones makes it very autumnal. I like to pair this with Double time lip-liner which is also from MAC just to add to its longevity and create a neat line. 
A lustre finish that I own from MAC is 'Plumful' it is described as being a 'Blossoming rose-plum' colour. the sheer formula of this lipstick means that when you have to constantly re apply. In my opinion I prefer the satin finish or the amplified over lustre due to they're longevity. I brought Plumful in the winter as an alternative to the purple lipstick trend that was going on in 2015, its a beautiful colour but due to its finish I find I don't reach for it very often.
