Face of The Night - Orange & Purple Eyes!

My first FOTN post! The Mr and I went out for drinks some weeks ago when I rocked this FOTN, I hadn't posted it earlier as I've been pretty strapped for time lately. Better late than never I say though! I thought I'd experiment a bit with my lovely FASH palette so I chose to do a look using orange and purple.

Eyes

All eyeshadows from my FASH palette

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Eyeliner

Brows filled in with MUA's individual eyeshadow in shade 19

L'Oreal Extra Volume Collagen Mascara

Helen E black eyeliner in waterline

Face

Me Me Me Seventh Heaven Moisturising Face Base

Max Factor Xperience Weightless Foundation in 85 Soap Stone

Bobbi Brown Eye Shimmer Brick (Sunshine) as highlighter

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Medium under eyes

Sleek Blush in Sahara

Maybelline Fit Me Pressed Powder in 330

Lips

Estée Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in 301 Crystal Baby

My T-Zone is quite shiny as I took the pictures after getting home rather than before. Though it does come off a bit shinier than reality due to the flash. Also it shows the performance of the foundation and powder after long hours. The Maybelline Fit Me powder is definitely a very gentle and light powder that doesn't really control shine in anyway at all so if you prefer powders that help to control shine don't go for this one. As for the Max Factor Xperience Weightless Foundation (which is oil free), I find that this also does not control shine in any way, neither does it leave a matte finish. If I apply too much it can cause my skin to get oilier. So again do not go for this if you like mattifying foundations. I personally quite like this foundation and would recommend it. Click here if you would like to see my video review of it.

I definitely enjoyed the finished result of this look and will probably do it again. What colour combinations have you experimented with?

L'oreal Hydrafresh Active Day Ultra Hydrating Gel-Crème

I came across this moisturiser at a duty free shop going for two for $15 so how could I resist!? These types of gel like textured moisturisers always grab my attention because I usually feel they are usually the best type for my combination/oily skin. However my previous regular Garnier moisturiser isn't as gel-like, it has a slightly more creamy feel to it, which I like as it's a pleasant contrast to the more gel-like textured moisturisers I tend to opt for. My current moisturiser is completely different as it has a lovely rich velvety texture, it's a dream to use! Definitely my HG moisturiser, unfortunately it's been discontinued but I will be doing a post about it just because I think it's so amazing!! Also, you'll all know about it if it should ever come back on the shelves hehe, anyway back to the review...

Texture - The first thing I noticed about this moisturiser is its texture is similar to Clinique's Moisture Surge. In comparison I would say that Clinique Moisture Surge is slightly thicker in texture while L'oreal Hydrafresh Actice Day has a lighter feel to it. 

Scent - The scent, in my opinion, is absolutely lush! The words that come to mind when thinking about the scent would be fresh, zesty, citrus, and zingy. It's got a very refreshing 'awake' scent which makes it a pleasure to use just after an invigorating afternoon shower! It's quite strong but seeing as the scent is so nice I don't find it overbearing or annoying, though if you're the type who prefers subtly scented moisturisers or with no scent all together I don't think you'd appreciate this moisturiser's moderately potent scent.

"Enriched with calcium, magnesium and Vitamin C, E, B5" this moisturiser is aimed at normal/combination skin and claims to lock in hydration, intensely moisturise, refresh and reinvigorate the skin. Sounds amazing right?? Ha, but is it?? Well, I have to say I really liked this moisturiser! I do feel like it's a cheaper lighter dupe for the Moisture Surge which I quite like so if you like that give this a go if you're trying to save the pennies. I had been reaching for this on drier days when I felt like I needed more moisture than my Garnier Youthful Radience offers me. It smells gorgeous, feels lovely massaging it into your skin and it sinks in nicely leaving your skin feeling quenched with moisture. I find it best to use this moisturiser sparingly or else it doesn't absorb completely into my combination/oily skin. I don't think I'd use this in hotter humid conditions.

Verdict: 10/10 as I don't have anything bad to say about this moisturiser! If you like light fresh feeling moisturisers I definitely would recommend this one. What are your favourite light and gel-like moiturisers?

FOTD

 

Face - MAC Studio Fix, Estée Lauder Satin Cream Blush in 02 Mauve Light, Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer & 'Sunshine' from Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Eye Palette as highlighter

Lips - Bourjois Rouge á Levres lipstick in 41 Sweet Kiss/Beige élégant

Eyes - Fraulein 120 Color Palette, Fash Warm Palette, La Femme Shimmer palette,  L'oreal Volume Million Lashes mascara & Sleek clear mascara

Hi beautylicious lurrvs! Excited about getting more use out of my bargainous Amazon eyeshadow palettes, I thought I'd share a FOTD post with you! Conincidently it actually matches my top which I only just realised hehe. The purples and main gold are from the Fraulein palette, my brow bone highlighter was from the Fash palette and my inner eye corner highlighter was from the La Femme palette. 

I applied the gold all over my lid then a light purple in the crease and blended it out. I then layered a darker purple over the lighter purple to intensify and continued to blend. The colour I used on my brow bone was a creamy warm colour so if you've got fairer skin you may prefer to use a lighter colour than that. I tend to opt for highlighters that aren't too light as I feel they don't work as well for my skin tone. Lastly I subtly lined my upper and lower lash line with a shimmery purple and the golds in the corners of my eyes. For my lashes I applied clear mascara as usual on my lower lashes and L'oreal's Volume Million Lashes to my upper lashes.

So there you have it, my purple and gold FOTD. I love it and got a few compliments on it so I'll definitely be going back to this one again in the future! Good vibes and peace to y'all, hope all has been wonderful. See you in Luxe 'n' Lush's next post! xoxo

Review: Eyeshadow palettes by Fraulein, Fash & La Femme

I recently bought a few eyeshadow palettes on Amazon which I've been loving, so I thought I'd do a post about them as I think they're well worth the mention for being such great value for money!

I bought four palettes; two buy Fash, one by Fraulein and one by La Femme. The latter is a very shimmery palette and the Fash and Fraulein palettes all have a mixture of matte and shimmer colours. All palettes have okay pigmentation, of course I wasn't expecting anything amazing for the price but the colour pay off for most of the shadows are alright without using any eyelid primer or base. And besides, I wasn't too worried about this as my main reason for buying the palettes was being able to experiment with loads of different colours without having to fork out loads of money for higher end stuff or buying lots of cheaper smaller palettes. I can't remember exactly what I paid for the palettes when I bought them but they were all around or under £10. The La Femme one was the cheapest and is only £4.20 on Amazon right now! You have to get them when they've got a big discount as the 'normal' price is usually something like £20 which I think is quite a lot for the quality of the palettes. 

All the following pictures of the palettes are a mixture of flash and no flash pictures.

Here is the La Femme shimmer palette.

Fraulein palette

FASH palette

 

FASH warm palette

Lots of colours to play with, eh? I read somewhere that all these types of multi coloured palettes (Coastal Scents and Blush Professionals included) are made in the factories so I wasn't too bothered about what brand I got before I bought the palettes. At first I wasn't going to buy the Fraulein palette but when I happened to come across it I noticed the colours are a lot more vibrant than the FASH palette.

Here are some pictures of when I've used the palettes.

Excuse the unruly brows in the top picture! Notice how in the green look the eyeshadow is slightly faded. I had taken the picture after I had got home from a night out. Gives you an idea how the eyeshadows last without a primer. With this look I used a green cream eyeshadow from FCUK together with the FASH palette and with the pink look I used a Helena Rubinstein individual shadow called Plumb Cognac as the outer colour. The rest of the pink colours are all from the La Femme shimmer palette. In case you are wondering I'm wearing L'oreal's Extra-Volume Collagene Mascara in the pink look and Maybelline's Define-A-Lash Mascara in the green. My lower lashes aren't very dramatic as I only ever wear clear mascara on them and just put a little of the dark mascara on the eyelash ends and in the corners.

Verdict: Great for experimenting loads and loads of different looks on a budget! Like I said, the pigmentation isn't amazing or anything but if you're looking to try out different looks without having to go out and buy lots of smaller palettes or even individual eyeshadows this is your best bet. Using these palettes also helps you determine which colours suit you best. Like the La Femme palette has a beautiful cobalt-ish blue colour which I tired out once but didn't really look nice on me when I used it as it didn't compliment my skin tone, so I don't think I would buy anything similar if I were to come across something like that of better quality. It would definitely look good on someone with a cool skin tone like Courtney Cox for example. Overall I like the palettes and definitely recommend them! Just remember to wait for them to go on sale if you do decide to give them a go.