As you guys know me by now, I love a bargain and I love dupes. I am all for high end brands too, but being a student I hardly have any money to splurge. So I discovered this brand Famous cosmetics, they were in superdrug stores at one point and I remember them but every time I wanted to purchase something, everything was cleared out off their shelves because of popularity, this was before they re branded. Anyways I discovered their website and everything on their website is on special offer (if i had the money i would have purchased all the blushes, their palettes, compact mirror and all their facial products). I'm really obsessed with blushers and bronzers at the moment. So i purchased all their baked bronzers and shimmer bricks.
As can been their package is amazing, its a gorgeous reflective mirror effect screw top lid with a leopard print design on. The leopard print seems to be universal across most of their packaging. So stylish and absolutely lovely to carry in your purse and whip out for everyone to admire!
Inside you can see there a built in mirror, they do come with mini brushes in each i haven't really tested them out, they are cheapo things but soft and not scratchy so could be used just for on the go. There used to be another shade of these but unfortunately it got discontinued. But they could easily be dupes for MAC Mineralise Skin Finishes.
Bali
Miami
Hawaii
Swatches of all 3 baked bronzers
As you can see the swatches show how pigmented they are Hawaii is slightly on the orange side but can be used as a blusher rather than an all over face bronzer but could work great on deeper skins in that way. These swatches don't have glitter in them they have a lovely finish and are shimmery but not over the top. just as long as you use the products sparingly. Miami is very faint so can be used all over the face like a M.A.C MSF. These will leave a dewy finish so would not be ideal for contouring or if you have oily skin.
I'm so in love with these shimmer bricks, for one, they are great dupes of the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks, secondly the shimmer bricks are versatile and there's so many colours packed in each the possibilities are endless with these you can pick and choose which colour you want to use and they can be used for eye shadows as well as for the cheeks. Therefore, it is great for travelling as you can grab one of these and save carrying a load of products, plus the mirrors are great for touch ups. I love the look of the compacts I think they look really attractive, older generations may not like it but that would be down to personal preference, if you aren't liking the packaging these could easily be depotted and no one would know ;).
Again with these and as the name of the products imply, they are shimmery and they are very pigmented so be cautious when dipping your brushes into these as your face will look like a disco ball if you pick up too much product. They blend out beautifully though and give a subtle hint of colour to the cheeks, its great if you love a dewy finish, and eliminates the need for an illuminator/highlighter on your cheek bones. I also love the names of their products as they are named after Famous people just like the brand name, I think its a nice touch.
Swatches of them separately and sweeped together shown below:
Lady Shimmer Brick
Lady Shimmer Swatches
Rihanna Shimmer Brick
Rihanna Shimmer Swatches
Mariah Shimmer Brick
Mariah Shimmer Swatches
Beyonce Shimmer Brick
Beyonce Shimmer Swatches
I love the brand and the quality of makeup is superb, I will purchase again, I am even thinking about buying some of their blushes and palettes for a friend.
Overall the products are pigmented and silky, they are also not dusty, so you wont be wasting product. Highly recommended for beginners and anyone who loves shimmery cheek products without glitter or obvious shimmer. Definitely comparable to high end products!
Hi guys so today I bring you like the name is suggesting a dupe for only £1/$1 depending on what country you are in. As we all know Lime Crime create magnificent lipsticks, I myself own 3 as they came as a set. But I have had my eye on the babette, geradium and the one i have wanted the most is Poisonberry since it was released. I decided I was going to purchase Poisonberry out of my xmas money but I found myself coming into the predicament that to buy it off a UK website including p&p costs a whopping £16 and I did not have much cash going spare, so i decided not to rest until i found some dupes for them, I founds some close dupes for babette and geradium (they aren't too hard to find) but they were not close enough for me. I then came across the posionberry dupe on a youtubers page that goes by the name of "shyfacediva". I liked her comparison and review, so I went ahead and bought myself the dupe.
The dupe itself is by Kleancolor and is called the Kleancolor Everlasting Lipstick in shade "Fiesta".
My initial thoughts on this lipstick is the packaging, we all know its nowhere near as beautiful as a lime crime lipstick packaging but what it lacks in packaging it makes up for in the lipstick.
The lipstick has a glossy finish like no lipstick i have ever seen before on the lips mimicking the lime crime version.
The scent is of an artificial cherry smell but I rather like it!!! It tastes not too bad, like cherries then slightly like perfume, but this does not bother me, (I've experienced bitter tasting lipsticks from higher end brands like UD).
The lipstick is extremely moisturising (like no other lipstick i have ever used) and even when drinking and eating it stayed on alright instead of completely being ruined. But due to the finish of this lipstick you will have to expect re-application.
My only niggle about the packaging is even when the bullet has been twisted completely down it is still exposed (see picture above) and when replacing its lid, it can be easily damaged, so you have to be extra careful. (see youtube video link below to see what I mean).
I purchased the lipstick from ebay on xmas day (link is in the description bar of my youtube video) and it arrived 2 days after xmas!! This lipstick came from America, i was extremely shocked about how fast it arrived!!!! Not even stuff I have ordered from the UK have arrived yet at that point!
Below are some swatches of the lipstick, the swatch on the top is of 1 layer and the swatch below it is after 3 layers. The lipstick is extremely pigmented and buildable.
With flash
without flash
I can safely say I have fallen in love with this lipstick and the brand itself offers a vast range of colours, I will definitely be purchasing more of these amazing lipsticks!
This is what it looks like on my lips unfortunately, my camera seems to turn gorgeous Burgundies into a more red tone rather than staying true to its purple tones, but you can get an idea of the texture on the lips.
Here's my quick review on the product on my youtube!!
Hi guys HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! So i know I havent written a post in a while (since last year to be precise lol) i have been so busy with university amd i still am, due to this being my final year. I am glad to say I only have 3 months of uni when i return, but no rest for me as I have to start my dissertation. However, I have given myself some slack and I went out for NYE with friends upto London to watch the fireworks. This is the makeup look I did:
Products used:
FACE:- Foundation: L'oreal Lumi Magique in "Golden linen"
Concealer: Rimmel Wake Me up Concealer
Blush: Milani Baked Blush in "coralina"
Contour powder: Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder in "Tanned"
Lipstick: MAC Viva Glam Gaga 1 & 2
Eyebrows: hd Brows palette
EYES:- Eye Primer: Sleek Primer Palette-Silver
Transition crease colour Manly 120 palette: Matte warm reddy brown
Outer V colour/crease: Urban Decay eyeshadow in "Blackout"
Lid colour: Urban Decay eyeshadow in "Evidence"
Gel Eyeliner: Shu Uemera Painting liner in black
Mascara: Maybelline the colossal volum express in "black"
Brow Bone Highlight: Urban Decay "Virgin:
LIPS:- Lipstick: MAC Viva Glam Gaga 1 & 2
These are the nails I did as i was eager to try out the illamasqua nail polish I was given but I also wanted something really sparkly in aid of NYE.
Barry m polish in "Amythist glitter" & Illamasqua polish in "jo'mina"
