Too Faced Collection | FreshOutTheRunway

I absolutely love Too Faced, I guess it's one of the brands that I couldn't live without, anyone agree? From packaging to products it's insanely beautiful.

I defiantly have purchased a fair amount of products, in order to come to a conclusion of whether the brand is a hit or miss. Overall, I can't fault the brand apart from one product which I particularly was disappointed in. But other than that, the products are clearly a hit!

So, based upon that I've decided to write about my Too Faced collection, and why I adore it so much.

Soul Mates Blush Bronzer - Ross & Rachel

This would be great for travelling, it has got a combination of a blush and a bronzer which is handy because you wouldn't need to take both. This bronzer helps to add a subtle pop of bronze onto the face without it looking too much. It's very light and defiantly build able, this is great for days when you don't want a full contour but want to add some warmth into the face.

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless Bronzer

I've recently talked about this in my blog post 'Products I won't be buying again'. I won't go into too much detail about this as I will leave the link to that post down below, but I didn't like this at all. The colour was completely wrong for me and didn't do what the packaging said it would. However, just because this didn't work for me doesn't mean it won't work for you :).

Brow Envy Eyebrow Kit

This is amazing! It's great for travelling and really cute. This would be great as a birthday or Christmas present. Within the set you get; a shade for blonde hair and a shade for brunette hair. Also, a highlighter and setting wax. Personally I prefer not to use the wax as it can look clumpy in my brows and let's be honest we all want perfect brows. The great thing about this is that if you struggle with your brows then there are stencils which help to outline the brow for you. It also comes with the most adorable mini tweezers, a mini brush and spoolie and a pencil. What more could you need?

Romantic Eyes Eyeshadow Palette

This palette would be great for Valentines day, all the colours are gorgeous. They are pigmented and not chalky. Too Faced are known for their insanely beautiful eyeshadows, and this palette doesn't disappoint. The gold shade especially is beautiful, I struggle to find a great gold shade but this one is perfect. The palette contains 9 shades, each are miles different to the each other but they all compliment each other very well.

Absolutely Invisible Translucent Powder

I have two of these powders, one I've hit pan on (sad times) but they are great. They apply smoothly on the face, I tend to get an oily nose and they help to stop the oil from getting though. They also could be used to set the under eye concealer, as the translucent  essence doesn't add any colour.

Links:

Too Faced Website

Too Faced Amazon

Blog Post - Products I Won't Be Buying Again

Love, Chloe x

My Go To Spring Makeup Look | FreshOutTheRunway

It's officially Spring, so what better time to bring out the pastels and pinks. Today, I thought I would talk you through my Spring go to makeup look; consisting of pink lips and a lot of highlight!

For foundation I like to use an illuminating one. During Spring I prefer to have a dewy foundation which looks healthy, where as in Winter I prefer a matte face. Furthermore, I use a light concealer to brighten my under eyes and to cover any dark circles. My eyebrows are defiantly the most important part on my face, so I use my dip brow pomade applied by an angled brush. Then I take a spoolie with product on and brush that through my brows, this gives a feathered look which makes them look natural. Lastly, the highlight. I'm obsessed with highlight so I basically apply this everywhere on my face. I apply it above my eyebrows, my cheekbones, chin and nose.

 The Carli Bybel palette produced with BHcosmetics is perfect for spring. The mauve pink shades look gorgeous in the crease and the gold highlighter applied on the lid. I also like to put the lightest highlighter shade in my inner corner and under the brow to add an extra pop of glow. Moreover, I apply a thick layer of mascara onto my lashes. I love long lashes and for Spring it helps the eyes to look awake.

On my lips, I like to lip line my lips before applying anything. I'm loving pink lips at the moment, especially glossy. I use the Revlon ColorBurst lip butter, it's gorgeous. It's not a lip gloss, but they do give a finish of a lip gloss and are hydrating which I love since my lips are forever chapped. If I'm not using the lip butter I will use the NYX soft matte lip cream, these are amazing. Their stay power is great and the colours are beautifully pigmented.

Products used:

Stila Illuminating Liquid Foundation

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

theBalm Mary Lou Manizer

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade

Elf Eyebrows

bhCosmetics Carli Bybel Palette

MAC False Lashes Mascara

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter - Cotton Candy

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream - Tokyo

Essence Lip Liner - 06

Love, Chloe x

Naked 2 Dupe | FreshOutTheRunway

I'm always on the look out for cheaper alternatives of a high end product, so when I seen this palette I instantly fell in love! Urban Decay eyeshadows have always been internationally loved by makeup artists and makeup lovers all around the world.

Both palettes are very similar in colour, packaging and layout. The Naked 2 palette has a nude/cream metal case, with grey font. Also, the W7 palette has the same style of packaging. The case is nude with grey font; however the case isn't as strong as the Naked 2 palettes. Moreover, in the Naked 2 all the pans have a name underneath them, unlike the W7. The names on the W7 palette are located on the back.

Both brushes are double ended, but the Naked 2 has a significantly better one. The W7 brush isn't bad, but it does have a foam end which I'm particularly not fond of. In addition, the Naked 2 has a large mirror which is extremely handy, especially for traveling. However, the W7 doesn't come with a mirror.

The first image is swatches of the Naked 2 and the second image is swatches of the W7 palette. I'm extremely pleased with the W7 eyeshadows. They are pigmented and the shimmers are gorgeous! I'm especially blown away by the 8th shadow up, it is insanely pigmented and creamy. Also, the 4th shadow up, it's even more pigmented than Urban Decay's! However the only fault I have with this palette is that some of the eyeshadows can be chalky. The W7 palettes are an amazing dupe and I WILL be purchasing the other palettes!

W7 Palettes

Naked 2 Palette

Love, Chloe x

Top 3 Eyeshadow Palettes | FreshOutTheRunway

Eyeshadow is the product that can take any eye look from basic to brilliant! I've used many eyeshadow palettes and after a lot of thought and swatches, I've finally found my top 3!

The famous Morphe palette! Ever since I watched Jaclyn Hill talk about these palettes I've been on the look out. I'm completely and utterly obsessed with this palette. I purchased mine on Beauty Bay for around £15. Morphe palettes are extremely affordable and highly pigmented.

In each palette you get 35 different shades of eyeshadow. My favourite palette from their range is the 35N Matte. All the shades are matte, which is defiantly useful to have. I have never found a palette which every shade is matte, until I found this.

The shades are pigmented perfectly, there is a great range of warm and cool tones in this palette. Many of the shades I put in my crease, as they are amazing transition colours.

The only thing I don't like about this palette is there is a lot of fall out when you put your brush into the shadow. However, I've come to realise that what's a bit of fall out when you get these insanely great eyeshadows, and for the price they are truly amazing!

I've never used ABH (Anastasia Beverly Hills) eyeshadows before but once I tried these out I instantly fell in love. ABH Self Made palette has a range of matte and shimmery shadows. This palette is one that can be used all year around, there are dark and light shadows which would look great on anyone. I'm especially loving the shade 'Pink Champagne' and 'Hot Chocolate'.

My friend bought me this for Christmas, but I believe she bought this on Beauty Bay. The palette comes with a double ended brush, which is great for blending out the shadows. Also, the shades are pigmented and creamy. They glide on smoothly without being chalky.

Swatches of the eyeshadows:

(Left to right)

- Hot Chocolate

- Spirit Rock

- Isla

- Sherbert

- Hot & Cold

- Treasure

- Deep Purple

- Buttery

- Blossom

- Blush

- Witchy

- Self Made

- Metallic Plum

- Pink Champagne

Lastly, the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. These palettes have had so many great reviews, and I have to agree with them all! Urban Decay are known for having amazing eyeshadow palettes and makeup. I love warm toned palettes and this one is great. There is a mixture of matte and shimmery shades. The shades are pigmented, creamy and not at all chalky. This palette also comes with a brush which is double ended, and a large mirror which is perfect if you are doing your eyeshadow on the go.

I love this palette. The 4 different palettes retail for £37 each. I bought mine from Debenhams but you can also buy them from lots of different shops. They are amazing to give as a gift for a birthday and Christmas.

Swatches from left to right:

- Foxy

- Half Baked

- Bootycall

- Chopper

- Tease

- Snakebite

- Suspect

- Pistol

- Verve

- YDK

- Busted

- Blackout

Links:

Morphe 35N Palette

Anastasia Self Made Palette

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

BeautyBay

Love, Chloe x

Stila Magnificent Metals Review | FreshOutTheRunway

My holy grail eye product!

In my current makeup favourites (which I'll link below) I briefly talked about the Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eyeshadow. I'm completely and utterly obsessed with them! Late last year I was exploring my local TK Maxx's makeup section, to which I found these. I had been previously looking on sites such as Beauty Bay for these, but I couldn't bring myself to pay £32!!! To my excitement TK Maxx were selling them for £3.99 each, well I couldn't believe my eyes! They were also selling the brush/applicator for £1.99, which retails for £11.50.

I bought 5 different shades:

Top left - Titanium; a dark silver with hints of black.

Middle top line - Metallic Dusty Rose; a baby pink with hints of silver glitter.

Top right - Comex Platinum; a strong silver.

Bottom left - Comex Copper; a dark, golden brown.

Bottom right - Metallic Cobalt; a navy blue with silver glisten.

These foiled eyeshadows are gorgeous. They reflect beautifully and have a glisten when light hits. I love the colour range which the brand has! These eye shadows can take an everyday subtle look, to a dramatic night time one. They are pigmented and creamy, and apply great to the eye lid. The packaging is sleek and is easy to open, in order to get the product out.

However, these products are very hard to apply! The tinniest amount is needed, it goes a long way. I apply in patting motions across the eyelid, starting from the inner corner. They also do take a little while to dry as they are so pigmented. But overall they are defiantly my holy grail product; I haven't found any product like these since discovering them.

The products come in a paper/cardboard box, wrapped in bubble wrap. Inside there is a metal plate, a puppet and liquid. Once you pick the eyeshadow out of the pot, you add it onto the plate. Then take the lid off the liquid, put the puppet inside the liquid bottle and squeeze the top. It then should pull some liquid up. Use one squeeze of the puppet to drop the liquid onto the eyeshadow, on the plate. Then take the brush you are going to be applying your eyeshadow with and mix together. This should create a wet, slimy mixture.

The brush that I use is Magnificent Metals Eyeshadow Applicator. This product is especially made to apply the eyeshadow. It has a flat shape which makes it easy to pat whilst applying the product over the lid. It is also silicon, therefore it is easy transferred onto the eye and no product is wasted. I really like this brush as it adds the product to the eye smoothly and in small amounts. It is tricky to apply, but I do think this brush helps massively with applying. If I don't have this brush handy I would otherwise use a flat Morphe brush.

If you want to buy a Magnificent Metal Eyeshadow I do suggest looking in your local TK Maxx before you spend £32.

Stila did a great job with these!

Links:

Stila Website

Sephora Website

My Current Makeup Favourites:

ForeverUrbanBlogs

Love, Chloe x

Bareminerals Eyeshadow Review | FreshOutTheRunway

Hey Guys!

Eyeshadow is the product that can bring a whole makeup look together, it's bold and it's brilliant! That being said I couldn't wait to try these out!

When my mum showed me these I thought, cool toned, dark dramatic smoky eye, or warm pink in the crease and gold on the lid. I've never used Bareminerals eyeshadow before so I didn't know what to aspect.

This eyeshadow duo is called The Inspiration; it consists of two shades called Muse(the lighter shade) and Passion. Muse is very light and would be a great highlight shade for the inner corner or the brow bone. Where as, Passion is a soft purple with hints of shimmer. I think Passion would look amazing as the lid colour in a dark smoky eye.

Here we have the eyeshadow duo called The Flashback; it consists of two shades called Deja  Vu(being the silver eyeshadow) and Amnesia. These colours are very cool toned which I normally wouldn't go for, however they are great for a smoky eye(if I'm being brave enough to do it). Amnesia is a grey/black colour and would be great if you wanted to give the crease definition. Deja Vu is a gorgeous silver shade, I can see myself as having it all over the lid. But if you spray Fix+ onto your brush, it becomes shiny and has a foiled essence to it.

Lastly, this eyeshadow duo is called The 15 minutes; the light pink shade is called Page Six and the other Most Requested. I love the pink shade it's super light and would look gorgeous in summer with golds. The red/burgundy shade would be great for a fall eye look, adding some cranberry tones to give a soft yet bold effect.

Overall, I am really pleased with these eye shadows. They are pigmented and long-wearing. The packaging is good as it's small, sturdy and there's a mirror inside too. Therefore, it can be thrown into your bag for on the go and there's no worry about it breaking. The colour range is great, I can't wait to fully use these!

Love, Chloe x

Bareminerals website

Feelunique website