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Hey all! Firstly, apologies for the really crappy photo. It's the only one of this product I managed to take before it ran out!  I bought these make up wipes as the package suggests at boots over a lunch break two weeks ago when I realised that I had forgotten my cleanser at home and needed some wipes for when I visited my parents in Bristol.  The wipes retail for only £1 and come in a pack of 25. After going through the whole packet, my thoughts are that this is an okay face wipe for cleaning your face if you feel a bit grotty or oily. I don't think it is as good as other wipe brands out there as the wipes themselves lack a bit of moisture and I find it incredibly hard to take my make up completely off with these wipes and have to go through 2-3 wipes before I can get my make up completely off. So if you wanted to use them on the go, they may not be idea at all as you'd end up using so many/ resorting to washing your face. My solution to their dryness was to apply some micellar water to them to give them an extra edge in taking my make up off. Above all, I didn't like the fact that these wipes are not at all scented, but hey that's just me I really like scented things. Will I buy these again? probably not unless I had any other choice or needed a quick and cheap fix for make up removal. What's your favourite make up wipe brand?

Hey everyone,  my friend Lizzie recently gave me the amazing Mac Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft & Gentle. I had previously tried this highlighter before when I was around hers getting ready for a gig. Every time after, I would tell her how much I loved the highlighter and I've been meaning to get one for myself for ages now.  So on my birthday she made my dreams come true by gifting me with one!

This highlighter is honestly so beautiful, just the way it looks and the way it is marbled is enough to catch any beauty lover's heart.  

Just as the name suggests, the highlighter is literally the smoothest thing ever.  When applied to your cheekbones, the highlight is quite subtle but it can build up if you layer it on a bit.  It isn't like some cheaper highlighters that cake on your foundation or are just a bit too in your face or rather overwhelming. This one really gives you a natural glow and at the same time cheek bones sharp enough to kill.

Quite recently I found the limited edition Multi-task brush set by Real Techniques on sale at Asda. With a brush for almost everything you need for a complete look and a carrying case, I thought that it was an absolute steal. So more or less I simply had to have it.

The set includes a multitask face brush that  the packaging describes that it can be used to set powder, apply bronzer and contour face. The multitask cheek brush on the other hand is a tapered head that can be used to blush, highlight and contour. The last brush is an extremely soft multitask eye brush that can be used to apply colour to the crease and also highlight the brow bone.

I mostly use the face brush to bronze my face when my foundation is too light and I have used it in the past to do my contour  but I find that the head is too fat to achieve neat looking cheekbones. 

As for the cheek brush, I've never used it to apply blush as I love using my Real Techniques blush brush to apply colour to my cheeks.  Instead, I mainly use this brush to do my highlighter as the taper in the brush is just right and the bristles are uber soft and gentle. 

Lastly, I cannot even explain how much I love the eye brush. It is literally my favourite and I've pretty much abandoned all my other brushes for this one.  The hair is incredibly soft and this makes it super, super easy to not only apply your eyeshadow but also to blend it. I have struggled to find a brush that doesn't feel somewhat 'rubbery' on my eyelid which causes the eyeshadow to go on creased and messy. So I am extremely pleased that I have found this eye brush.

What's also cool about the set is that it comes in this funky casing that is really pretty, bright and fun. It's also brilliant that instead of just having space for the brushes that you've purchased, there is also space for some from your existing collection. Therefore this makes a great case for carrying your brushes in when you are heading off for a weekend or even a holiday. Another nifty thing about it is as described on the packaging, the case props up and stands and is useful for drying your brushes! 

I cannot put into words how impressed and happy I am with this purchase and can only recommend that everyone should try get their own so they can try it out themselves.

Hey guys, it's been a whole while since I've done one of these make up reviews so I thought I would stop by and quickly write one.  Today I thought I'd write about my eyebrow regime and the Rimmel London Brow This Way sculpting kit which is the current centre of it.  Everyone knows how important brows are in defining your look and I often find it hard to find a brow kit that I like. Some make my brows too thick and some just wipe off instantly.  This is even the case when my brows are freshly done or even when I use the smallest of  brushes on my brows which makes it incredibly annoying for me. The best eyebrow pencil I have used the past is without a doubt the Dior Diorshow Brow Styler which retails for about £19.50 in Debenhams. However, my issue the Dior pencil was that it was one of those brow pencils that you had to twist. It was more a mechanical pencil than anything, though it was amazing to use.  Due to this, the lead kept snapping and it didn't really last more than eight applications really.  From then on I decided to just try out cheaper alternatives in an attempt to save money. Mostly it was because everything I was buying was clearly not lasting long enough for me to splurge on.

So the latest eyebrow kit in the drugstore price range I have been trying out is the Rimmel London Brow This Way brow sculpting kit which retails at £3.99 in Boots.  Honestly, really cheap but hey, it works so well so no loss there. The kit comes with a spoolie brush for combing through your brows and a small applicator brush with slanted ends for the wax and the powder in the kit. Both the wax and powder in this kit honestly last for ages. I bought this kit back at the end of September and it's now January and I've just hit the pan on the wax and I am far far off from hitting the pan on the powder.  The formula of both the wax and powder are both very very smooth which makes for an effortless and seamless application to the shape of your brows.  The powder is super pigmented and therefore only very little is necessary to fill in your brows. This is  probably one of the main factors contributing to the longeivity of the product.  Whilst this does the job really well, I have still not mastered the art of keeping them completely matte. I have really oily skin and after awhile in cold weather it just gets super oily despite my religious use of matifying sprays and powder. The situation was worse when I was in the Philippines recently as well to the point where I just decided to spend most days make up free in order to cope with the heat. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any tips on better managing oily skin? If you do, please let me know as I would love to hear from you.

Nikki xo.

I recently purchased the Too Faced Shadow Insurance  Eye Shadow Primer to replace my free samples of Urban Decay eye shadow Primer that came free with Naked 3. The retailing price of this product actually retails for £17 from Debenhams. However, I managed to score a great deal on this in TkMaxx and it ended up only costing me £4.99.  The product comes in a light blue box with gold detail which I find absolutely adorable. The primer itself is a nude fleshy tone that blends in completely colorless, so no need to worry about it ruining the look you wish to achieve.

The back of box details what the primer promises to do- secure your eye shadow for 24 whole hours. This really does an amazing job and you only need the smallest amount of product for BOTH eyelids! What's really great about this product is how smooth it glides on and it creates a genuinely smooth canvass for you to apply your eyeshadow on. This is absolutely fantastic seeing as some primers tend to turn your eyelids into a rubbery base that makes it super hard to blend your eyeshadow. It also makes your shadow 'pop' a little more adding vibrance to them.

I am genuinely impressed with this product, my eye shadow lasts all day, does not budge or crease  like it does when I do not wear eyeshadow primer. The tube is super portable due to its non bulky size and does not take up much space in my make up bag when I travel! Although I had bought this at a discounted price, I am definitely going to buy this again at full price as it does such an impressive job!