Naked Shimmer from Fashionista

I was excited to try out the Fashionista palette I put together so when I went out for my friends birthday last night I used it and this is what I came up with.. pretty samey for me but I thought I'd share my first "look" from the range. I used Nude Glimmer on the inner corner blended out to Berry Brown in the outer corner and crease and Black Out to define my lash line. First impressions on applying them.. the pigments pretty standard for drugstore shadows. They are very similar to the MUA Heaven and Earth palette so if you have that already I'd recommend you branch out into colour from the Fashionista line. I don't feel like I've added anything new to my collection here but they are nice to work with and these pictures were taken at 1am (after we got home) so I can definitely vouch for their staying power!

*Please don't scrutinize my eyebrows too much... I'm putting off tinting/plucking until I have time to film a how-to video*

For my original swatch post from this palette check this link

Have you tried any of these shadows yet? I am going to have to go back to get a colour quad so any recommendations are very welcome

Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman - First Look

Unii Palette - First Look

 This post has been a week in the uploading due to various glitches I've experienced with blogger so it may be a touch briefer than initially intended given that this must be the 3rd time I've written it. I received my Unii Palette recently and thought I'd give you a little first look before I do a run down and comparison between this, the Z Palette and the MAC Pro Palette. Above you can see l-r  the box the palette comes in, a magnetic strip which can be cut to shape and stuck on your depotted products to enable them to be used with the palette and the unii palette itself. The magnetic strip is a very nice touch as it makes the kit that you buy an all inclusive package. You don't need to buy anything to make this work for you. one side of the strip is self adhesive and the other is writable so you can label the products you depot in case you forget what they are.

Below you can see the palette inside. In white I think it really resembles an apple product in it's sleek design.

Inside is a steel magnetic plate which can be removed for cleaning, a rubber bumper which can be removed to accommodate more shadows but I like the added security it gives. You also get a "thumb grip" magnet which could be used as a separator or again removed to get in more shadows. Another nice touch is the mirror which you don't get in many custom palettes.

So far I've used this one to house some of my favourite MAC eyeshadows. Without the thumb grip I could fit in 14, only one less than the MAC Pro Palette and the Unii is a bit smaller and a lot more secure. If you're wary of how to depot or use the palette at all you'll be glad to know the box it comes in unfolds to reveal step by step instructions on how to depot and what will fit. On the site they also list a huge amount of brands that fit in the palette including travel sized brushes which is something I would never have thought of myself but would be a really handy addition if you're travelling with this palette. 

Overall it feels like a really substantial piece of kit. Indestructible almost which makes it ideal for travelling with. You can buy these for $29 each from http://uniicosmetics.com/ I bought two and including shipping they cost me just under £40 for both with current exchange rates.

Have any of you tried the Unii Palette? They are available in various colours and I'm just not sure which to go for next...

Venomous Villains Swatches/Haul :)

Hey Guys!

This has got to be my most exciting beauty purchase to date!!!

(maybe even including the UD Naked Palette)

The Black Box arrived from MAC this afternoon and I almost jumped for joy!

It was a special moment when I opened it up to see the beautiful packaging...

First up the two lipsticks I picked up...

The nude I picked up from the Cruella DeVille collection

Innocence, Beware! 

It looks a lot pinker on my lips... very sheer and needs to be built up to get a really good colour but overall a very wearable nude for my NW20 colouring and I'm sure this one will get a lot of use! 

The next lippie is Toxic Tale from the Evil Queen Selection.. 

It's a real corally/orangey red kinda colour.

Very vibrant and really pigmented, It's a satin finish but is really kinda matte.

I'm pleased to report it's stubborn, when I tried to wash off the swatches and my lips it really stuck,

It may become one of the more wearable brights in my collection if it has this kind of staying power :) 

Next up,

Nail Laquers...

This collection offered 3 new shades and I picked up my two faves..

They are fab glittery "duo-chromes" that almost change colour when seen in different light/at different angles..

The reddy/pinky colour is "Bad Fairy" and the darker Purply/Teal colour is "Formidable" 

Bad Fairy is my absolute ultimate favourite polish of ALL TIME!!!

It is an absolute must have peeps so you all need to rush out and buy this

WHILE STOCKS LAST!!!

The MAC website describes it as a red base with red multi-changing pearl

It's so cute and not too dramatic

You could wear this every day and your nails wouldn't look too dressy..

just FABULOUS!

I really tried to get a good shot of how metallic/glittery it is but it was tough :(

The Formidable shade is cool but so not as good as Bad Fairy..

It's a much less wearable shade for me,

quite dark and the teal/darker shades to it would put me off a bit

The effect is much the same and so cute with the whole light refelction/colour change deal but the colour is a bit "so what" for me... a little dissappointing but hey... you live you learn!

This one is again very glittery but not quite as WOW as Bad Fairy

Lastly (this should have been first)

The one and only thing I absolutely HAD TO HAVE from this collection!!

It's from the Evil Queen collection and it's a blush called "bite of an apple"

I wanted this SO bad when I saw the preview pictures like MONTHS AGO

This picture is deceptive because it's SO much brighter than it seems..

It's a lot closer to what it looks like in the above picture through the plastic.

It's a cure kind of hot matte coral colour.

On the left is a swatch of the blush at its brightest

On the right is the blush blended out

It's so versatile, I think this one would be great on most skin tones because it's so blendable and so pigmented so it can pretty much be whatever you want it to be..

This is my favourite from The V/V Collection for sure!

So...

My overall Thoughts...

I was SOOO excited as you all know, for this collection to launch.

In some ways I was a touch dissappointed.

The lippies were my first ever by MAC and I think maybe I expected too much... they weren't a creamy formula as I'd hoped for but I think perhaps because of that they will have a much longer lasting effect so I'm hoping my opinion of the lipsticks will change!

The Formidable Nail Polish was raved about by those in the US that got it before us so I was looking forward to it but it's just not really for me... I'll stick with it and it might grow on me... I'll keep you posted!

Lastly the packaging on the blush felt really cheap.

I compared it to my other MAC blushes and it was like half the weight and it just felt so plasticky and kind of "toy-like" if you understand?

I don't know, maybe it's just me but these blushes are slightly more expensive than the usual blushes... surely they should be of a slightly higher quality?

I love the blush colour, I love the lipstick colour, I LOVE the Bad Fairy Nail Laquer so overall I do still kind of ADORE the V/V but I have to be honest with you guys... I don't spend big money on designer products and when I do I want to be WOWed and a couple of aspects about this collection were lacking. On eother thing was the Nail Laquers which were created specifically for the collection didn't have V/V packaging... whaaa??? I get when They put in mascara, liner, brushes etc in with a launch they wont re-brand but if an item is new for the collection it should have the cute packaging so that kinda sucked...

I really buy into that stuff :p

ANYWHO!!!

I am blogging while my video uploads - it's taking like 3 days as it's supposedly in HD - We'll see!

so I am readying the blog in advance... for those of you checking this out before the video is live... be on the lookout... it's coming to a youtube near you very soon!!

Thanks for reading, share your VV excitement/reviews below

love you guys

xoxo

miss bb

Beauty Events

Has anyone been to a beauty event?
I never have!
I follow LOTS of people on twitter.. mostly youtubers and I love that they have their own little community!
I love the idea of being invited to launch parties and pr events but doubt I'd make any youtube friends :(
I don't mesh well with cliques.. there are so many vlogger and bloggers put ther that already know each other. I'm not so popular now but if I become more popular in the future and AM invited to this stuff is there a hierarchy? I dont know!
So... I've been invited to a superdrug christmas pr event.. exciting? yes! But I dont want to go all the way to london on my own (2.5hours thanks  you very much)
so I can take someone along they tell me.. my boyfriend would of course oblige but I'd hate for him to feelall odd one outy with all the girls... my ONLY friend can't get off work and so I invited my go to youtube "friend" kelly (allthingsarty) who is from blackpool...
she said she's love to accompany me, of course... we've never met :s

What are these events like? are the girls the same mean bitchy girls I remember from school (the reason I eventually LEFT school) I don't do well with girls.. they dont tend to like me, I dont know what it is about me.. maybe I'm just REALLY annoying?! I dunno.
Anyway! I thought I'd voice my concerns on my blog.. so you all know that i the future if I DO get invited to this stuff I will be anxious and scared!
Have any of YOU been invited to this event?

let me know!

any tips for my nerves at meeting new blogger girls for the first time??
I dont do well in new social situations :(

xoxo

miss bb