Make Up Revolution Ultra Blush & Contour Palette - Sugar & Spice Review

A few weeks ago I headed to the Summer Blogger meet in London, and in a blogger bag swap (from the lovely Sarah from And Beauty Or Something) I received the Make Up Revolution -  Sugar and Spice, Blush & Contour palette.

Make Up Revolution is a brand that I've seen quite often popping up on my bloglovin feed as well as twitter and instagram, but for some reason I hadn't managed to add any to my collection. I'm quite 'old school' when it comes to make up and I always prefer to swatch and feel products in store before I buy, and with only 2 Superdrug stores in Central London that stock Make Up Revolution, I haven't had a chance to get to one.

I was so happy to get this palette in my swap bag after eyeing it up online and I'm pleased to say that I was not disappointed. When purchasing drugstore blushers, I usually expect a certain level of pigmentation, and tend to take into account the fact that I'll need to run the brush over the product a certain umber of times. However with the Make Up Revolution palette, you get the opposite effect! This palette is so pigmented that all you need of each shade is a small dab on the brush, any more and you're in trouble.

The palette contains 8 shades that are unique to the palette, ranging from matte, shimmer and merged baked blushers, and that includes options for contouring and highlight. Over the past few weeks, on an almost daily basis, i've been wearing shades 2,4 and 7 to lightly contour, highlight and add some colour to my cheeks.

I love how affordable this palette is, at £6.00 it's incredible value, and the pigmentation is great, if anything - too great. Make up Revolution has won me over with this palette, and I'm very much looking forward to adding some more of their products to my collection.

What are your favourite Make Up Revolution products? Let me know in the comments.

Em xxx

Elf Cosmetics, Candid Coral Studio Blush Review!

In regards to Blushers, right now Elf Cosmetics can do no wrong. Every time I try a new blush by Elf, I fall in love just a little bit more. I picked up the Candid Coral blush a while back in a big Elf bundle, but it has been hiding at the back of my blusher drawer. I recently dug it out and was more than impressed with it.

As a pale kid, trying to find a coral blush that doesn't make me look like I've slapped orange face paint on my cheeks or rolled around in gold glitter is a little harder than it sounds, and this blusher has the perfect combination of soft coral tones and a light touching of shimmer which enhances my pale skin, rather than fighting against it.

I've heard this is a perfect dupe for the Nars Orgasm blusher, but as i've yet to test the Nars blusher, I can't confirm the dupe facts for you. 

At £3.95 It's not the most long lasting of products as it wears off throughout a working day. However it definitely is worth adding to your collection if you don't mind reapplying or expecting it to have the same lasting effects as more pricier brands.

I really like the studio blush collection, and i'm looking forward to adding more to my blusher drawer!

Have you tried any of the Elf Blushers??  I'd love to hear your thoughts! Let me know in the comments...

Em xxx

Elf Baked Blush - Peachy Cheeky Review!

Those of you who read my blog know that i'm a big lover of Elf Cosmetics and many of their products feature on My Pale Skin quite often. What You don't know, is that the Elf Cosmetics Baked Blush in Peachy Cheeky may just be one of my favourite Elf products of all time. 

Baked blushes were new to me up until this year, and I didn't actually own many blushes total. I recently wore this blusher in my Summer Pale Dewy Make Up Tutorial video and I have also been wearing it everyday since. Peachy Cheeky is gorgeous natural peach shade that compliments Pale Skin perfectly. I find that it  gives a good natural colour payoff without seeming chalky or over the top, yet has just the right level of shimmer to make a statement which makes it perfect for an everyday office look. However you can still build this up to create a stunning evening cheek.

On a negative side, I wish that it had a bit more staying power. I do find that by the time I get home from work it has mostly worn off, however to be fair, I don't know of many blushers that will last a full day 10 hour working day without some serious prep and setting spray.

Overall, I think the price of £3.95 - or less if you can grab one in the Elf sale, makes this an absolute must have product, and if you can, I recommend you grab one before they sell out!

What's your favourite baked blusher? Let me know in the comments! xxx

[Haul] My Weekend Haul!! 8/02/14

So, this weekend I was supposed to be dress shopping for a wedding next week, luckily i managed to pick up a dress... but i also picked up all of this! 

Grand total for this haul - £53.00 ($87.00)

I was so super freaking excited to find e.l.f products in a shop in London because you can't buy it in the shops in the UK. 

So girls, check out your local TK Maxx because they may have some hidden away on a shelf!

These are all the e.l.f  palettes i managed to pick up. The big 32 piece palette was £4.99 and the three smaller palettes were £2.99 each. An absolute bargain of a find.

The neutral and natural palettes are very similar in shades, but i'm not too worried, you can never have too many... right?

The Products

E.l.f 32 piece palette - warm shadows.

£4.99

I managed to pick this palette up from TK Maxx. It has lots of pinky shades which drew me to it as i'm getting into pink shades at the moment. I'm really excited to play with this and see what looks I can create.

e.l.f natural eyeshadow palette 

£2.99

I'm on an eyeshadow binge currently and i really liked how these colours are suitable for everyday wear, but with a little hint of shimmer!  i'm looking forward to trying them out!

e.l.f neutral eyeshadow palette

£2.99

This palette is very similar to the natural palette above, but these are warmer toned. They've got a nice pinky vibe to them and I'll probably incorporate these into my everyday look.

e.l.f Smokey eyeshadow palette £2.99

I love the purple shade in this palette. I'm seriously hoping it swatches that colour. I'm excited about this one. shimmery purple smokey eyes!

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
 £16.00

I've been meaning to pick this up for a while, and after picking up all the elf products, it was kind of a no brainer to grab this as well.  I swear every make up FOTD i see uses this, and I wanted to see what it did for myself. I had a play around with it at the Urban Decay concession stand in Debenhams, on Oxford street and swatched some of the Naked Basics shadows over it. Naked basics is my go to palette for work, and i feel like i know those colours so well. I couldn't believe how much this lifted those shadows and they're pretty pigmented alone.

e.l.f Natural mineral blemish powder & brush £2.99

I haven't a clue what to expect from this to be honest. I never tend to wear mineral products as i'm not sure they do much for me. But, for £2.99 it's a bargain, and i'm willing to put it to the test.

e.l.f Translucent mineral finishing powder & brush £2.99

Again, not a clue what to expect from this, i need a new loose powder, especially one for finishing so i'm really hoping it's good!

Real Techniques Blusher Brush
£7.49

I love amazon prime. I love how quickly it is to get things delivered. Ordered on thursday late afternoon, it arrived friday morning!
 I needed a new blusher brush as mine is a bit old and battered and i'm really into the RT brushes. They're such good quality for the money. This is the 3rd Real Techniques brush i've purchased.

NYX Blusher - Taupe
£6.00


I did it, i finally found NYX in the wild! I made sure I headed to Next in Westfields to check out the NYX display, it was in a very sorry, sad sad state; The staff at Next obviosly don't realise how cherrised some NYX products are! 

I managed to find a Taupe, and i'm super excited to try this product out for contouring.

LA Colours Lipsticks - 99p each!

L-R 
Pink-a-boo, Pink Parfait, Purple Passion

I don't really wear much lipstick, and I really want to get into more colours than my go to nude! so I picked these up at Westfields for the bargain price of 99p each!


So that's it for this haul, I'm really happy with what i've picked up, as I bought quite a lot of products for £50. I'll be reviewing each item individually over the week, so check back soon for updates, reviews and of course, swatches.