Stila in the Light Palette

Although this palette has been out a few years, I never managed to buy one and jump on the hype. The palette comes with 10 shadows with a mixture of matte and shimmer going from light to dark. At £25 and with an eyeliner each shadow costs under £2.50 which compared to some palettes is relatively cheap.

It looks like you can create so many looks with this palette, I feel like it ticks all the boxes for me. There is various gorgeous shades to apply to the lid, and a matte brown and black for smoking it out lightly, or more dramatic on a night. Although I haven't had a chance to play around with the colours in the palette it is going to definitely be a favourite palette in the up and coming months!

I don't think I'll use the 'Night Sky' colour which is the dark shimmery blue but I'll see if there are any looks online with this colour as I think it would look good in a blue smoky eye. But whatever its still a beautiful palette from what I have seen so far.

Have you got this palette or any other from Stila?

Charl xxx

Product of The Week #2

I thought I would treat myself before I go on holiday to a MAC lipstick, I don't have many but the ones I do have I love. I picked up Rebel which is a satin finish lipstick which makes my lips glossy but not too glossy and DAMN I love it! I tend to get dry lips whatever the season and this lipstick has helped keep them moisturised.

(although this looks a bit like Cyber, I promise its Rebel - its the lighting!)

I'm not great at describing colours but I'd say this is a very plummy shade but with some blue undertones - I have no clue but what the even heck its a lovely shade and I think since I have darker skin it looks better. And I have to say that the colour in the stick looks darker than on your lips. MAC lipsticks are great and I love all of them but I have to say that the Satin finishes are probably my favourite!

Whats your favourite product this week and whats your favourite MAC lipstick?

Charl xxx

Favourite 5 Friday: Mascaras

It has occurred to me that I seem to be a mascara whore as I can never stick to one mascara and nor do I have a holy grail mascara so it seemed fitting to me to share my top 5 mascaras. 

I thought I could turn this into a series where I share my top 5 *insert product* every Friday - until I run out!

Here I have a mix of both high end and drugstore mascaras which I LOVE! And in a random order I'll tell you my opinion of each of them.

At the top we have the L'Oreal False Lash Flutter mascara which is a plastic wand. This mascara manages to make my eyes look wider and my lashes look longer which I love! From the drugstore it costs £10.99 and is 100% worth it as it is beautiful. The packaging is lovely however the brush handle is a very weird shape which makes it hard for me to hold.

Next there is a Maybelline the Falsies mascara which is a cult favourite and rightly so! This mascara makes your eyelashes look fake and with the help of eyelash curlers can make them look beautiful. The wand is fibre (I think) which is my personal favourite and is curved so it manages to get every eyelash, and for £7.99 who can go wrong!

The one mascara I have repurchased a few times is the MAC Zoom Lash mascara and oh boy do I love this mascara, and at £14.50 it doesn't break the bank to say its from MAC. The formula is very wet so manages to lengthen and add volume to my lashes and I only need one coat of this to make my eyelashes how I like them. I don't know what type of brush it is but it looks like a weird hybrid between a plastic and fibre one - whatever it still does its job. The only downside is that the packaging gets dirty easily which isn't major but I like my mascaras to look neat.

They're Real by Benefit has been talked about for what seems like forever and rightly so! The mascara makes your eyelashes fab and really does make them look fake. However I would avoid applying it to the bottom lashes as it tends to smudge on me. Another downfall is the £19.50 price tag that comes with it so I'd say this is a treat as it is rather pricey.

Last but definitely not least is the Rocket Volume by Maybelline. The wand is plastic but does a great job at making my eyelashes look fuller and longer - one or two strokes and I'm done! This is a great everyday mascara and would be perfect for anyone starting to try out makeup and is on the cheaper side at £7.99.

 What are your favourite mascaras? x