I had a huge makeup clear out and threw away basically everything. So, then I got online and ordered LOTS of new makeup and brushes. I'm not discussing the brushes today, only the makeup, but I will be doing an august favourites so you may see them in there if they're worth the time of day!
I found a SUPER affordable brand called W7. They do dupes of the naked palettes and benefit blushers and bronzers. Their products are very high quality and the price is exceptional! As a student I will definitely be sticking to W7, even when I have enough money because they are so excellent! (I am not being sponsored by them!)
All of the above palettes are clearly dupes of the urban decay naked palettes, but in my opinion they are just as good quality and much more affordable!
This consists of bronzer blusher and highlighter as you can see, the bronzer is very pigmented and natural, I love the blusher, it gives a really natural glow, however I am not so keen on the highlighter, it doesn't really do much to be honest, but that's just my opinion, I still think it was worth the money!
This set is amazing, I carry it round in my bag everyday, it has a brow wax, a highlighter shade (which is AMAZING), a blonde and a brown brow powder, tweezers and a brush with an eyebrow brush on one end and an angled brush on the other. The brow shades are great and I do use them, but the blonde shade has a red undertone, so if you're looking for a grey undertoned blonde shade, I wouldn't get this. But again it was so cheap!
I sometimes just wear this on its own with some mascara, if I don't have time for eyeshadow because it gives a gorgeous natural, glowy, almost glittery effect on the eyelids, it conceals my veins but it is not white when you put it onto the eyes, it comes out more clear. Bare in mind I bought the "white pearl" colour so the others might be different, but again this was something like £2 from Amazon so totally worth it!
You can't really see it on my hand but it gives a GORGEOUS golden base on the eyes, you can just wear it on its own or use it as a base. It doesn't crease, which I think is so good. I have the colour "mocha" but there is 3 more shades.
This is a dupe of the Benefit Hoola Bronzer, it is SUCH a good product. It is perfect for summer and I will definitely be taking this on my holidays with me!
This is sort of an all in one bronzer blusher and highlighter, so you can just whack it on and Bob's your uncle (British saying). This is perfect for when you're in a rush.
This came to me broken but I think it was the fault of the delivery people rather than W7. This is supposed to be a blusher but I find it more like a highlighter, so I just run it along the tops of my cheek bones and the green part cancels out any redness I don't want, the pink adds a natural flush and the rest gives a healthy glow.
I'm not sure how I feel about the foundation yet, It is very natural, which I like, but it is buildable, which I also like. But I haven't tested to see how long it lasts, but so far I'm fine with it, especially at that price, I can afford to try it!
As you can see I have been using this concealer palette a lot. This product is so creamy and it conceals spots really well, and you can't tell it's on your face. It stays put as long as you set it with powder, however I DO NOT use this under my eyes. I found that using it to conceal dark circles, it takes a lot of product (which is a waste) and if you touch it after it just moves and looks patchy. So it's brilliant for spots and scars, but not for under eye circles.
I LOVE THIS PALETTE!!! I got it for 99p on Amazon (It's probably like a dollar in America) and it's powders, the yellow I use under my eyes, white for highlighting, the top middle one I use for all over my face, the bottom middle one I use as blusher (it looks so natural!) and the other two I use as bronzers or to contour. The powders are so pigmented and I even use them on their own without using foundation, they are sooooo good, definitely recommend these!!! If you want to find them, just search in Amazon "powder palette"
Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara, because a lot of people have been singing its praises to me. It's good, I use it and it's a good mascara, but it's not as amazing as everyone makes it out to be. If you build it and build it you can get HUGE spidery lashes, but I don't like that, I like mine looking long but not clumpy. Don't get me wrong this is a great mascara and I would buy it again, but people hype it up to much. The higher the pedastool, the harder the fall.
This is the MOST PIGMENTED EYELINER I have ever used!! It is soooooo black and so creamy. The only downside is it smudges like crazy. For some people who always scratch their eyes or like perfect lines that would suck. But me, I love a good smokey eye or smoked out liner, so this is PERFECT for me, it is so easy to smoke out. I'm out of breath from typing so hard because I love this eyeliner so much!!!
All the products I bought, I got from Amazon. Disclaimer: I am not showing off. I am not rich, once you see the prices of these things, you will know why I can afford it! Also, I did chuck out all of my old makeup so it's not like I didn't need it. I was still using lipglosses I got from magazines when I was 14! Let me live ok!!
Hope you liked this post, if you're a student on a budget like me, or just love a bargain, the brand is W7 and I highly recommend them!
