The other parts...

Sunday, 27 January 2019

2 palettes, 1 look: The Shade + Light Glimmer and Lolita eyeshadow palettes, by Kat Von D Beauty...

In my reviews for both of these eyeshadow palettes I mention that even though I can and do use them alone for complete looks, on a regular everyday basis I use them as companion palettes as I like to mix different formulas for looks; Shade + Light Glimmer doesn't contain any mattes, whilst Lolita is an all-matte palette.

What better way to highlight these still-available-to-buy-at-time-of-writing limited edition palettes, than to show how well they work together?

Friday, 11 January 2019

Is there some Dark Magic in Morphe's Vault?


Today I'm going to conclude my reviews on the ill-fated Morphe/Jaclyn Hill collection of eyeshadow palettes known as The Vault, by focusing on the last of the four for me to cover - the Dark Magic palette.

This is the one that I was most hesitant to try; deep shadows are harder to blend and are generally messy at the best of times, so I usually wear lighter shades as I'm not patient and precise. So how have I fared with widely-reviewed as badly performing shadows from such an inconsistent collection?

Monday, 7 January 2019

First impressions: Heat Seduction edp, by Beyonce...

I'd become bored with the Beyonce/Coty Heat line of fragrances because they quickly began verging on the "meh" mass-production-at-low-cost generic side, but Heat Seduction has become something of a regular fixture in discount stores in my area [Home & Bargain, B&M and Wilko - about £12 to £16 for a 100ml bottle], so I've tested it around half a dozen times now.

Has my testing & the low prices been enough to rekindle my interest in the line?

Wednesday, 2 January 2019

New year, new eyeshadow: Lolita eyeshadow palette, by Kat Von D Beauty...

The popular shade 'Lolita' is described as being a 'chestnut rose' [neutral rosy mid-brown] that already comes as a best-selling matte liquid lipstick, a cream lipstick and a eyeshadow/blush single and now we are getting a limited edition eyeshadow palette, which contains the original Lolita eyeshadow shade and seven new coordinating rosy-but-neutral shades.

The 8-pan all matte Lolita palette [plus a Glimmer Veil liquid lipstick & a liquid eyeliner in new Lolita shades] was a sneak release a week before Christmas, so I've a had a few weeks to test out everything.

Is this another must-have from Kat Von D, or has their run on unique-but-still-wearable themed eyeshadow palettes finally ended for me?