All for one and one for all? [reviewing the Instant Look In A Palette compact, by Charlotte Tilbury].

Darlings, beautify your face in a flash...

My Instant Look in a Palette in Gorgeous, Glowing Beauty features the most mesmerising, rich shades to instantly create a spellbinding glow. This is a fresh, gorgeous makeup look in a 7-shade palette for eyes, face and cheeks! Sculpt and define your complexion with effortless ease and prepare to dance the night away!

This is everything you need to mesmerise the world in a palette…

As much as I usually enjoy making my own colour stories using different shades and brands together for different combinations every time that I wear makeup, I admit that there  are days when I do want to put on 'a little something', but am too rushed or lazy to put in the brain power.

Will this compact deliver a quick & easy look, that still provides that suitable touch of glam?

Juicy K [reviewing Citrus | 08, by Kayali [Huda Beauty]].

Kayali = Arabic for "my imagination"

A contemporary twist of innovation, CITRUS | 08 subverts olfactory expectations. Sparkling citrus notes of Italian Bergamot and Pink Grapefruit mingle with Rhubarb, Blackcurrant and Pink Pepper. Immaculate floral chords of Rose Centifolia and Rose Damascena from Bulgaria lie at its heart. A lingering veil of Musk, Tonka and mystical Oakmoss grounds the hypnotic scent in nature - Huda's blog.

I really like every Huda Beauty product I have and I'm really into having a nice fragrance collection, so I went into the exploration of the Kayali perfume range with very high expectations and now it's time for me to deliver my opinions...

Second chances [reviewing the India Sun Sun Stalk'r bronzer, by Fenty Beauty]

As we're going from winter to spring this month, I wanted to look for a barely-there bronzer to add a subtle hint of glow to my corpse-like complexion and when I think barely-there, I remember my 'did you apply any' thoughts when I went to Harvey Nichols for a wear test of the Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r bronzer in the shade India Sun. The shade didn't wow me, however I remember the formula feeling nice on my skin.

 Now that I know not to trust the lighting in Harvey Nichols (the next deepest shade - Shady Biz - looked great in the store lighting, but was too dark when I got home & opened the packaging) and had loads of unspent points on my Boots card to splurge with, I wanted to give India Sun another chance to impress me.

Has this turned out to be a hidden gem, or am I an idiot who doesn't know when to give up?

EOTD: the Love palette, by Natasha Denona.

There's no special reason for today's look; I just wanted to showcase some of my favourite shades from the limited edition Love palette whilst it is still available to buy. 

Yeah,there's no need for a rambling intro today. Just read on if you want some inspiration for color combinations and/or shadow placement for flattering deepset eyes...

Love at first sight? [reviewing the Love palette, by Natasha Denona]

Discover 15 brand NEW shades of Natasha’s signature eyeshadow formula in pinks, mauves, purples, corals, silvery neutrals, rich burgundy’s and a fiery red that melt together in perfect harmony. This seductive palette can be used for playfully bold creations or effortlessly wearable everyday looks.

Made with the highest quality pure colour pigments, dazzling chroma crystals, and luminous mineral pearls, for maximum colour payoff with minimal effort. Shades and formulas were hand designed by world renowned makeup artist Natasha Denona Buttery smooth, hydrating eyeshadow formula wears beautifully on any skintype and skin tone.

Become infatuated with the captivatingly romantic Love Palette by Natasha Denona.

I thought that the first Natasha Denona palette I tried was extremely good, so when I learned of a new 'low cost ' palette release from the brand, I jumped on it immediately.

I've now had almost a month's worth of wearing every shade multiple times and have decided if I think that the shadow formulas here are worth the price or not. Read on to see if I think the Love palette can compare to Sunrise, or if my love affair with the brand has already fizzled out...

EOTD; palette bingo with the Jaclyn Hill palette, by Morphe.

Palette bingo = where you pick an eyeshadow palette and number the shades in it. You then use a random number generator app to choose five numbers [as bingo has five letters], and you then use the corresponding shades in the palette for your look.

Today I'm doing the palette bingo with the Jaclyn Hill palette, that I recently mentioned that I planned on doing: I haven't used the palette for a while and am trying to get back into it [it would have been decluttered by now, if it wasn't so grubby-looking that I was embarrassed to give it away], so am looking forward to seeing which shades I'll end up with, as I want some fresh ideas.

The numbers I got from the random number generator are 6 (Sissy), 11 (Pukey), 20 (Buns), 26 (24/7) and 29 (Pool Party)...