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It's Halloween week! This has absolutely no bearing on my makeup choices - just thought I'd mention it! Makeup choice-wise this week, it feels like a bit of a 'holding' week. Lots of items I want to use up plus it always feels slightly incoherent when I choose to incorporate my single eye shadows into a weekly makeup bag. But I'm actually looking forward to attempting one-palette-one-month for November and it starts towards the end of this week - so before Thursday, I'll be using the singles and duos in my stash. * Foundation (Not pictured) - Using up some samples of Estee Lauder Double Wear. When I get through some more of my opened foundations in my stash, I'm pretty sure this is the next foundation I'll buy. * E.L.F Under Eye Primer * Under Eye Concealer - Maybelline Age Rewind . I de-cluttered the Ellis Faas concealer from last week as it was far too orange. * Powder - MUA Stay Matte Loose Powder * Highlighter - Wet n Wild Megaglo Hig...

Another week choosing a palette that's big on choice. This is my rather sorry-looking Morphe 35T palette (which I bought with the two smashed-up pans already there). Last time I only used this for the one week and a week just wasn't enough time to have a full play-around with all of those shades.   * Primer - Pixi by Petra Flawless & Poreless Primer  - I don't usually use primers as I've never really met one which does a job so well that I mind having an extra layer on my face for. But because I've pulled out the Nars foundation to use this week, I'm thinking that I'm really going to need something to smooth the way! This is part of my 20/20 vision project, but I hardly reach for it. * Foundation - Nars Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation - My most expensive foundation but one that I hardly reach for. This was a big disappointment in terms of delivery - it needs a lot of work to make it sit well, and I don't think that many people want t...

Fairly simple picks this week. A couple of Model's Own products, one of my favourite Blushers and a brand new iconic mascara! * E.L.F Under Eye Primer * Missha Brightening Under Eye Concealer * Foundation - Models Own Runway Foundation in 'Natural Ivory' - Finally, a foundation that actually matches my skin tone! I'd forgotten that this is really not a bad little foundation. Medium coverage - doesn't patch or cake - lasts for a good few hours too.  * Contour  Illamasqua Gel Sculpt Contour * Highlighter - Models Own Sculpt and Glow Highlighter Stick in 'Moonlight' - This cream stick highlighter can be a little cakey and difficult to blend, but I like the colour so I'm keeping hold of it! * Blusher - Kiko Green Me in 'Coral View'  - I've come to the conclusion that after Nars, my favourite blushers all come from Kiko!     * Mascara - Hourglass Caution Extreme Lash Mascara - New to me this week. I made a post about my fi...

Never thought I'd say this but I'm getting a bit bored of makeup! Not particularly my makeup collection, but just makeup in general. I just don't seem to be 'ooh-ing' over anything new I see at the moment. This is probably not a bad thing as it will hopefully stop me needlessly accruing items I don't need. I'm also currently feeling put-out by the idea of panning products at the moment too. I ended up dumping my sample of Nars foundation yesterday that I've been trying to use up recently, as it doesn't wear well and no primer seems to help, so why am I bothering with it? It was a free sample, for god's sake! I needed to let it go. So, to stop ennui completely taking over and putting the brakes on this project (that I hope to continue until, at least week 52) I've decided to have a free-for-all makeup bag week. I'll probably stick with the chosen basics, but I want to include several eye shadow palettes and not just use one per week...

  Another good month for using up products. Looking at this lot makes me feel slightly better at some of the purchases I've made recently!    Skincare Empties     Some of these have been hanging around for ages so it's nice to finally finish them up.   WR - Will repurchase/have repurchased MR - May repurchase in the future (after I've tried other things) WNR - Would not repurchase   * Garnier Skin Active Rosewater Cleansing Milk WNR - nice enough but I'd rather use a cleansing balm or oil. * L'Oreal Age Perfect Refreshing Toner WNR - this was something I picked up on a night away and had forgotten a toner. I packed it away for ages but when I spotted it again and decided to finish it up, it wasn't too bad, so it wasn't a real pain to use up. I just have lots more toners I prefer. * Scinic Aqua All-In-One Ampoule MR - I love this stuff but it's a massive 250ml tub and only has a years shelf-life. I wouldn't have b...

Last week was so bloody hot that I really didn't want to wear much makeup and quite frankly, when I did, it looked very over the top! So this week, even though the weather is set to be a bit cooler, I'm sticking to the Erborian CC Cream as the only base I'll be wearing (if at all) and some under eye concealer.   * Isle of Paradise Self-Tanning Drops I've been adding these to my moisturiser just once or twice a week. * Under-eyes - Model Co Instant Radiance Under Eye Concealer (not pictured) - wasn't sure how keen I was about this last week - the colour is slightly orange-y but when used with the E.L.F Under Eye Primer it actually worked really well. * Face - Erborian CC Crème * Contour - Illamasqua Gel Sculpt Contour (not pictured) * Blusher - Nars Orgasm * Mascara - Ciate Wonderwand I'm loving this mini mascara and would consider buying a full size in the future. * Eyes - Urban Decay Naked Heat     Urban Decay Naked Heat Palet...

My makeup bag runneth and spilleth over this week as I cram it with single eye shadows in an attempt to use everything I have. This is the penultimate eye shadow palette this week - after next week's I can go back to cycling through them again. Just one newbie added this week - the Maybelline Khol eye liner. I feel like I haven't used a khol liner in years, but after my fruitless search for a single blue eye shadow a couple of weeks ago , I turned my attention to seeing if I could find the right shade of blue in an eyeliner - I did, and here it is!   * Primer (not pictured) The Ordinary High-Adherence Silicone Primer - I used up a sample sachet of E.l.f Mineral Infused Primer last week and really liked it - it's definitely on the 'will repurchase' list when I've finished up some more of the primers in my stash. I reluctantly bring in The Ordinary primer this week - reluctant because how I feel about the brand now that CEO Brandon Truaxe has made it so ...

 As the weeks go on I've been re-visiting lots of old and over-looked products, which isn't making the most exciting of weekly make up choices (they're over-looked for a reason!) but is helping me to streamline my make up stash. One of the most exciting inclusions in this week's bag is my D.I.Y Cushion Foundation (you can see a step-by-step guide HERE on how I made it) - because it's given new life to an old foundation that really wasn't working well for me.   * Primer (not pictured) - using up some sample sachets of primer this week, including DHC and E.L.F.   * Foundation - DIY Cushion Foundation   * Under-Eye Concealer (not pictured) - Inglot - still!   * Powder - Physician's Formula Glowing Nude Powder - I've been loving this for a quick setting sweep of soft powder. Also using the L'Oreal Nude Magique BB Powder for touch-ups.   * Bronzer/Highlighter - Mannakadar duo. This is one of the items that I'm deciding...

  A new week and three new make up buys!   I just had my face threaded and waxed for the first time and it's left me in a bit of a mess - itchy lumps along my jawline and general splotchiness. This is a bit of a pain as my skin was in great condition before I did this so I'm hoping it won't last too long!   I've also decided not to wear any make up until it calms down a bit as I don't want to make it any worse. So I'm itching (literally!) to start wearing make up again as one of the benefits of threading facial hair is that you get a smoother canvas to work on!   So here's what I've chosen for when this mess clears up a bit!       * Primer - Laura Geller Spackle Treatment - I think I've used this once before but can't really remember what it was like! So I'm giving it another try.   * Foundation - Bare Minerals Pro foundation (sample) - I picked up a sample of this at the end of last week to try out. If I use th...

For week commencing 15th January 2018 So I actually really enjoyed the challenge of sticking to a make up bag of items to use through the week. But ever on to the next - I kept thinking about what I was going to add in the next week's bag. And here it is!   * Foundation (not pictured) - Still using up the foundation samples I have lying around.   * Concealer - OLD / FAVE Inglot - picking this for a second week running as it really needs to be used up.   * Eye Shadow/ Eye Shadow Palettes - Hardly Used - Nyx - Lid Lingerie - I bought this in the latter part of last year and I love it but it just kept getting overlooked with other more pushy/show-offy palettes demanding my attention first! Hardly Used - Colourpop - Weekend Warrior - Bought last summer and again, keeps getting over-looked. There's not as many eye looks that you can do with this one, but the colours are great. NEW / FAVE - KIKO - Water Eyeshadows - erm, yes - those are two new addi...