1000 Page Views Special:

Before I get into the details of this post, I'd like to thank everyone who has read my posts and clicked on my all links ever since I started - we just reached the 1000 page views milestone with 1,282!💁

Thank you so much for all your support and feedback concerning this blog as I try to grow it more and more. 

To celebrate, I am starting a new series called Perfect Product Pairings 😋

The series will feature reviews and sometimes combination ideas on two of my favourite products that I love to pair together! I will be skipping the 'Worth the Money?' section on these types of posts, because I definitely think they are if they are a part of this series. I will include price information in the descriptions of the products. 

This post will be the first one, and the products I will be featuring are the Urban Decay Naked Illuminated Shimmering Powder and the Colour Pop Ultra Glossy Lipgloss in Honey B. 

Thanks again everyone!

Description of the Products:

Urban Decay Naked Illuminated:
According to the Urban Decay website, this is a shimmering (pressed) powder for face and body. It comes in the colours Aura, Luminous and Lit, which is the one I purchased and the one show in the picture below. It includes a thicker than usual mini fan shaped brush under the powder. It is advertised as 'Vegan', which I'm pretty sure means it contains no animal parts and did not use animal testing during it's manufacturing process.
It costs about 36 Canadian dollars at Sephora, which is not bad at all considering I've been using it continuously for about three weeks now and I seem to have hardly made a dent.

Colour Pop Ultra Glossy in Honey B 💋: 

The colour pop website describes this product as a full coverage vivid magenta gloss. 

It is one of the currently 29 different ultra glossy lippies on their site where I purchased it, and costs 6 US dollars.

Link to the product on their site: Honey B by Colour Pop (opens in a new window)

Reviews:

Urban Decay Naked Illuminated:

Though not as pigmented as some other shimmery highlighters, this powder is one of my staple every day go to products. I can't get enough of it 💞! (Literally, I have to put on quite an amount to get my desired pigmentation)

In my opinion, this powder is considerably light and very fine grained, and it needs larger amounts of application on darker skin than caucasian skin, which I noticed when the Sephora assistant applied it once on her wrist and it was immediately shiny, as opposed to when I applied it, and had to reapply about three times to get the pigmentation I wanted. 

In contrast to probably a good amount of people however, it's lightness and relatively low pigmentation after one application is the reason I love this product. It means I can build up pigmentation to exactly the shade I want, which is usually crucial for me with shimmery products like this one. 

It lasts for about 6 hours before it starts to fade, but I think that is partially because I have oily skin so my make up gets more and more dewy throughout the day, which would inevitably lessen the effect of a powder. 

It's more of a day to day product for me when I want a subtle but at the same time shimmery glow, so I would not recommend this if you're going for a full out glam look. For something with a huge pop, I would recommend Gold Deposit by MAC. At the time of writing this post I haven't tried this product yet, but I've heard from many that it gives and amazing extra bold glow. 

If however, you just need a slightly subtle but still shimmery princessy type glow, then the Naked Illuminated Powder is probably for you.

ColourPop Ultra Glossy in Honey B 💋:

This lipgloss is currently my FAVE out of all the ones I own so far. It's one of the prettiest shades of pink I've ever used, it's truly as ultra glossy as colour pop says, and most importantly, it doesn't leave my lips feeling like sand paper which I get with almost any lip product I use because of my naturally dry lips. It lasts for AGES, and I usually don't need to top it up unless I've been eating. 

Because of how bold it is, I don't usually use this product daily unless i am going out. 

It is understandably one of Colour Pop's most popular glosses, and is currently sold out on their website, but hopefully it will be back in stock soon. Because of how much I like it, I will probably be buying some more of their ultra glossy lips soon. Once I do, I will review them and maybe do a comparison, so watch this space (              ) 😏.

How I Use Them:

To apply the Naked Illuminated Face Powder, I usually dust it on with the brush that came with it on my cheekbones just above where I would contour, my chin, underneath my eyebrows, and the bridge of my nose. 

For the Honey B gloss, I first use a lip brush to apply it once on the outline of my lips (sort of like a lipliner) and the inside, then carefully go over it with the wand from the lip gloss itself to increase pigmentation. 

Why are they PPPs?

I use these two products together as part of my 'slightly more than natural' going out make up look, if I was for example going to the movies or out to a restaurant. I find that the subtle dewy golden glow from the powder goes really well with the pop of colour from the gloss, and over time I have grown to love the way they look together. 

I hope you enjoyed this review! 😊

This is a picture with the gloss on:

Thanks again everyone!

Please leave a comment and feel free to email me if you have any questions, or know any particular products you would like me to review :)

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner Review

Description:

This product is a water proof liquid eyeliner with a fine tip by Kat Von D. It comes in the colors Trooper (satin black), which is the colour I have, and Mad Max Brown (rich chocolate brown).

Review:

This isn't a product I would normally buy myself, because I usually try to spend less than its price ($25 at Sephora) on eyeliner, and I received it as a birthday gift from my friend Christabelle for my birthday in May. However, as soon as I tried the product, I really really liked it and it is now my go to daily eyeliner. It's very well pigmented and isn't greying at all, like a find with a lot of eyeliners of this type. The only thing I would say is that it can understandably be a bit difficult to use after eyeshadow, because the shadow can sometimes coat or dry out the tip. Because of the flexibility of the tip it can be difficult to control sometimes, but I quickly got used to it. 

I tested out the waterproof claim by running water on my face for a few seconds after applying, and it was mostly still there but a tiny bit smudged. 

Worth the Money?

As I mentioned before, this product costs 25 dollars at Sephora. For the pigment quality and staying power (lasts all day for me, about 8am to 11 pm, though it starts fading a little bit by about 9pm) I would say it is definitely worth it, and I will probably repurchase it myself when it runs out. 

How I Use It:

I use this product for pretty basic eyeliner styles, just because I usually mess up anything too complicated with this because of it's super flexible tip. 

Please leave a comment and feel free to email me if you have any questions, or know any particular products you would like me to review :)

Rimmel London HD 5 Pan Eyeshadow

Description:
This product is a 5 pan eye shadow by Rimmel London. It comes in 4 different variations, Brixton Brown, Foggy Grey, Pinkadilly Circus, and Golden Eye, which is the one I purchased and the one shown in the picture.

 Review:
This is definitely one of my favorite eye shadow palettes. I first bought this palette so I could try out Youtuber Maya Mia's Smoldering Smokey Eye Tutorial, and it was perfect because it had nearly all the shades I needed for the look. You can find the tutorial here.
The palette worked wonderfully well for the look, and when I noticed how good the quality was, I began to use it to create my own looks too. The best shade on this palette is by the far the gold shade, which is extremely well pigmented and packs on a lots of color at once, even though is it a bit more loose than most other shadows, so you need to be careful if applying it somewhere like the inner corner, and if you are blending it into another color. The other colors are alright, though I feel that the shade beneath the black looks a bit too much like the color of lead when applied to the lid. The lightest silver color is probably the least pigmented, but that's typical of light shadows. Overall, the palette is very good and great quality for the price, and all the colors are well pigmented, which is one of the most important things to me.

 Worth the Money?
I bought this palette for 6.99 pounds at Boots in the UK, and it is the same price at Superdrug. I would say this is definitely worth the money, because some higher end brands would probably charge you a lot more for the same quality.

How I Use It:
As I mentioned before, I use this palette to create a smoldering smokey eye, which I learned from Youtuber Maya Mia. Sometimes I also use the black and gold shades to create a golden smokey eye. This is definitely my go-to palette when I am not feeling too creative and want to do something relatively simple and quick.

  Please leave a comment and feel free to email me if you have any questions, or know any particular   products you would like me to review :)