Urban Decay Mariposa Palette

Picked up this bad boy in TK Maxx for just £12.99 today which is ironically less than what i paid for one inika eyeshadow :)

This used to retail for about £28-00 so i am pretty pleased with this purchase, also the majority of the colours are incredibly wearable :)

First of all i'm loving the fact it's in a metal case - i'm now on my 2nd Mua undressed palette because one cracked in my bag. My only complaint about the packaging is the fact there isnt a mirror.

The palette also comes with a really nice eye shadow brush which i'm extremely happy with too :)

Rockstar - Nice deep purple shade - great for an evening smokey eye look :)

Gunmetal - Will probably blend with Rockstar to add to a smokey eyes effect.

Skimp - Ideal everyday eyeshadow or wet and wear with heavy black eyeliner for an evening look.

Infamous - I love this colour but would never have the balls to wear it, every time i've tried a bright pink/purply shade i've ended up looking like someone has punched me.

Wreckage - I imagine this will be the shade i used up first - beautiful for everyday.

Haight - Again this shade is probably a bit too out there for me - might use a bit in the corner or under my eye for an evening look.

Money - The colour of money? Much more subtle and wearable green tone.

Mushroom - A great evening eyeshadow, would wear with liquid eyeliner and red lips for a glam look.

Spotlight - My fave in the palette will mix with Limelight for a glamorous evening party eye!

Overall i'm loving the quality of these eyeshadows and costing under less than 2 quid per colour i'm loving this bargain :)

Inika Mineral Eye Shadow

I picked up an Inika Mineral Eye Shadow the other day after reading lots of different positive reviews on the company.

Im a big fan of everything the company stands for and as it states on the website all products have been awarded one of the highest safety ratings in the world by the EWG (Environmental Working Group) and is committed to maintaining our Certified Organic, Halal, Cruelty Free and Vegan status. 

You can read more about the company here.

I have a lot of day to day eye shadows in neutral browns, creams and goldy shades and for going out i tend to stick to gold or greeny colours so thought i would try something different.

I purchased the gun metal grey colour which retails for £14.50 this is obviously in the higher end of the price scale but an eye shadow but i was very very impressed with the product.

As you can see the shadow has a very luxurious look and is the perfect sort of product for creating a smokey eye. 

To create a smokey eyes look i also used Mac Powerpoint eye pencil in black which you can buy here for £14-00, Benefit Miss Popularity (they no longer make this, but you can buy this off Amazon still here) for just £6-00. The Mascara i am using is a Cargo Cosemetic one which retails at around £20-00 but Boots have actually now stopped selling it. Which created the below look.

Will defo be trying out another Inika Eyeshadow when i feel i want to fork out on another high end eye shadow :) 

Thanks for reading

N

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Monday Money Savers

Hey Everyone,

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend :) Here's a few money saving tips for this week.

Free Beauty Samples

I am a bit of a bugger for ordering free samples of the internet (whether i need them or not!) but here are a few good ones that are available currently.
Maybelline are offering free samples of BB Cream which are available here. A great way of trying out a product before you buy a full sized one.

Loreal are also giving away samples of their anti aging BB cream here!

A top tip for freebie hunting is to always ask for samples when you buy a perfume as they are ideal for putting in your handbag for nights out! You can also order perfume samples online through the following links.

Viktor & Rolf
Agent Provocateur - totally pleased about this one as this is the perfume i wear :)
Gucci - Facebook promotion :)
Calvin Klein


20% off at Biba

I adore the Biba range at House of Fraser but as all you fashionistas know this does not come cheap for a high street product :(

If you enter the code GRAZIA20 at the till, you'll get 20% off all full priced items.

5% Off at Cheap Smells

This website is very cheap anyway so the extra 5% off is a great extra bonus. :)

Just type is VOUCHUK5 at the till!