Miners Matte Effect

Fiesta, Barely Buff, Wonderland, Vixen

Last week I received 12 newly launched lip colours from Miners and being the dutiful blogger that I am I immediately swatted and photographed them all but am only just getting around to posting no (oops)

There are 4 new regular Lip Colours, 4 new Moisture Effect and the 4 I am showing you today.. Matte Effect. You all know how much I LOVED their Matte Factor lip paints so when I opened these newly reformulated matte shades I was pretty excited, and they didn't disappoint. 

They go on beautifully and although they don't look so matte in the picture below (they were freshly swatched) they dry quickly without feeling dry on your poor winter lips. As you'd imagine due to their matte finish they are longer wearing than your average lipstick which I always appreciate and the colours are beautiful. The pink and the nude aren't quite my colouring which is a real shame because they swatch so nicely but I'm sure I'll make them work.

My last thought will be on packaging. The old packaging felt cheap (sorry Miners but it did). I liked the colour indicator on the lid.. All lipsticks should have one in my opinion, very handy, but otherwise it was just a bit rubbish. They seem to have really upped their game where packaging is concerned withe their rent launches.. it's all looking a bit more drugstore and a little less pharmacy (where the brand is currently stocked). They have great quality products but previously I don't think I'd have looked twice at a stand whereas now they're just... better! On the left you can see 'barely buff' when these lipsticks were called 'Fashion Matte'. Since the revamp the colour indicator remains but  I'm sure you'll agree the whole thing just looks a little more lush!

Overall I'm really impressed with these new offerings and I'll be following this up with swatches of the other formulas too.. some of which I actually prefer.

You can purchase these here for £3.99

Miss BB

Miracle Matte! FACT!

I totally missed the buzz around this new launch.. was there one? I was wandering around Boots at the weekend and spied a big display.. couldn't resist! I haven't trialled many foundations in the past 6 months.. not since I started using BB cream but I'm on a roll now and after the Maybelline foam disappointed me I thought I'd give this a go. Matte is always what I'm aiming to be but I rarely achieve it, I suffer from an oily t-zone and the occasional dry patch so it's tough to find a foundation that suits my combination skin while leaving me shine free.. this ticks all the boxes!If you're looking for something mattifying but non-drying this might just be for you. I didn't even need a powder!

I was also really impressed by their shade range for us paler girls. It's not going to be great for anyone darker than "biscuit" which I know isn't ideal but I can so rarely find a shade pale enough and with 6 colours from the paler side of the spectrum I'm pleased!I think this colour match is better than my beloved NARS mont blanc which is HUGE and definitely has me considering other 17 foundations.

It does need blending well around creases/pores as it will be visible if not. You can see in the photo below.. this is AFTER blending, effort is required and that might not be for everyone!!

That's my one issue with this foundation.

It offers a medium coverage.. I wouldn't want to build on a matte finish. Once dry they don't blend well so if you want something heavy this isn't for you but amazingly this stuff stayed matte ALL DAY! In the house all day with central heating on, getting out with the pushchair to school... not a single sign of shine. I can't tell you how impressed I am. 

 

I picked mine up for the intro price of £4.99 (link)

But the RRP of £5.99 is so affordable for what has instantly become my new favourite matte foundation. The funny thing is I went in to Boots seriously considering treating myself the new Chanel Perfection Lumiere (£36 here) but they couldn't match me, ha!

Miss BB

Warm Winter Look

What I used...

Garnier BB Cream in Light

YSL Touche Eclat in Light

Maybelline Superstay 24 Concealer in Light 2

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent

ELF Studio Cool Bronzer

MAC Blush in Desert Rose

HD Brows Palette in Vamp

Too Faced Natural Eye Palette (Silk Teddy, Erotica and Sexpresso)

2True Easyglide Khol Liner

Maybelline One by One Mascara

Miners Matte Factor Lip Colour in Peach

Really loved this look.. it's glowy and bronzed but still winter-appropriate. I filmed a tutorial and will post it here once it's live! 

The Matte Factor

I get sent samples of all new releases from the Miners range.. some I don't post on because quite frankly.. I don't like them.. but when I got these... WOW! They are Ah-Mazing! Upon uploading these pictures I realised my error with my swatched immediately... I didn't let them dry before I photographed them so they come off glossy.. they're really not. They go on so smoothly, dry quickly and are smudge/kiss proof. They don't claim to be long lasting but as with most matte colours they are.. unlike most matte lip products, however, they do not dry out my lips at all. I haven't found a lip product I've loved this much in a long time! The only colour I don't think will get much use is the light pink, otherwise I will wear them all. This is one Miners launch I am whole heartedly behind, I would recommend these to anyone and for £3.99 how can you not want one? They do have a strong vanilla scent which could put some people off but I don't mind it. The only thing that puts Miners at a disadvantage is that you can only purchase online (here) but I guess it's the same with ELF here in the UK and they still do pretty well for themselves.  

L-R

Light Pink, Peach, Hot Pink, Warm Red, Deep Red, Cappuccino

Have you tried these? I never tried the Cream Puff lip colours from Collection 2000 but I'd imagine they are similar... I'd be interested to hear from you if you'd compared the two.

Outfit Month #7

You may be able to tell... Today was a rainy day. Didn't get much in the way of an oufit shot but from what you can see I'm wearing a top from New Look, Next Maternity trousers and Lee's River Island coat.. I don't have anything waterproof.

I pretty much never blowdry my hair so today was not the best day to do it (argh!) I am wearing MAC tete a tint on my eyes and peaches blush. Really basic as usual for work. I've been looking everywhere for some good drugstore matte shadows to replace my MAC staples so if anyone has a recommendation I'm all ears. On my hunt I did discover Samantha Chapman's Real Techniques brushes are selling in the UK now online at cocktail cosmetics and love-makeup.co.uk so obviously I had to put in an order. I stuck with eye brushes for now but if they're awesome I will be going back for more 'cause they're so affordable! £20.95 for five brushes!!! I will have them on Friday so keep you eyes peeled for my "first look" video.

Have any of you tried her brushes already?

That's it for today but I will leave you with a final photo.. Food for thought..

 

Matte Makeup Tutorial

Here are some pictures from my recent youtube tutorial

The products I used are below..

NARS Sheer Glow in Mont Blanc

Maybelline Superstay 24 Concealer in Light

MAC Natural MSF in Light

ELF Studio Cool Bronzer

MAC Peaches Blush

Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in ABC Gum

MAC Eyeshadows in Tete a Tint and Espresso

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Zero

Maybelline One by One Mascara

MAC Lipstick in Freckletone

MAC Haul

Hey Hey!

I arrived home today with a little package of loveliness waiting for me from Holly (yummy mummys beauty blog) ... I bought these bits from her blogsale for an absolute steal.

MAC Amazon Eyes Quad

MAC Please Me Lipstick (matte)

Loving the lippie... really different to what I have already!

What bargains have you guys nabbed on  blogsales recently?

PS

for those interested my blogsale items have all now been posted to those who've paid, sorry for the delay but I was waiting to do them all at once.

Drugstore Matte Foundations - REVIEW

This is the blog as promised to accompany my latest video, if you have any questions afterwards please feel free to ask, preferably on youtube or twitter (@msbudgetbeauty) for a speedy response

NYC Natural Matte £2.99

good coverage, good colour match, doesn't stay matte well, goes patchy and sinks into pores over time also made me break out!

3/10

Rimmel Stay Matte £5.99

i just couldn't get this to work for me, perhaps it's the application, went on matte straight away but dried instantly so very difficult to blend, also made me break out!

4/10

misssporty So Matte £2.99

sheer coverage but you can build it up, stays matte for around 5 or 6 hours and doesn't go patchy, doesn't set though so can be rubbed off accidentally.

7/10

Natural Collection Shine Away£1.99

terrible (for me) i could not blend this as hard as i tried it was so thick and totally patchy, couldn't manage to get it to look right even once.

0/10

2true Smooth Matte £1.95

same as natural collection, couldnt blend, couldnt get an even coverage even once enough to really review how well it stays matte. no good for me!

0/10

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse £6.99

This was my absolute favourite! it's very much like a blendable powder, it's not wet or sticky it just goes on really smooth and stays matte nicely, even when i did get a little shiny it just gave a nice glowy look.

10/10

this is what the swatches i took in the video looked like after 10 mins... as you can see some set and dried a lot darker than they seemed in the tube... others just stayed wet... which isn't really ideal for a MATTE product?!?

SWATCHES ARE IN ORDER AS ABOVE!