Naked3 Palette Review

When I first heard there was another Naked Palette on the way I was a little sceptical, I don't own Naked or Naked2 as I just don't tend to lean towards eye shadows with a bronze or taupe hue to them and  at £37 each here in the UK, that is an awful lot of money to spend on a palette which despite the hype I might never use. But after looking into Naked3 a little more I started to get very excited. This time Urban Decay had decided to make a palette with rose-hued neutrals. My pale complexion has been begging for this for a long time. So I decided to join the Naked revolution and asked for Naked3 for Christmas. 

 

I finally got my hands on this a few days ago and I have to say I am not disappointed. It comes in such beautiful metallic rose gold case which feels wonderful to just hold. 

 

 

 

Inside are 12 stunning rose hued colours, from left to right there is:

 

 

Strange- A pale neutral matt-satin

 

Dust- A pale pink metallic shimmer with a glittery finish

 

Burnout- A peachy pink satin with an almost pearlescent finish 

 

Limit- A dusty rose matt with a very smooth feel

 

Buzz- (My personal favourite) A warm metallic rose shimmer with a glittery

finish

 

Trick- A copper pink metallic shimmer with a glittery finish

 

 

Nooner- A pinky brown medium matt with warm undertones

 

Liar- A warm mauvey brown metallic shimmer 

 

Factory- A pinky brown satin with warm almost reddish undertones 

 

Mugshot- A pinky taupe metallic shimmer

 

Darkside- A deep taupe satin with almost purple undertones and a pearlescent finish 

 

Blackheart- A smoky black with red microsparkles and warm burgundy undertones

 

All of the shadows in this palette are beautifully blendable and feel light and creamy when applied. They all have a lovely colour payoff the finishes are gorgeous. The Palette comes with a brush which is lovely quality and samples of 4 primer potions which hold about a weeks worth of primer each.

 

All in all I would definitely recommend the Naked3 Palette to anyone who likes rose toned shadows and it is a must have for any beauty enthusiasts out there like me. 

 

As always have a wonderful day and thanks for reading.

 

 

What I Got For Christmas 2013 (Beauty Related)

I would like to Start this post by saying that I am not trying to brag at all by showing what I got given this year. I have been very lucky and am incredibly grateful for each and every thing. These are a few of the beauty related items which I was given this year.

A MAC Pro 180 colour palette

Large jar Black Cherry Yankee Candle

Pretty Patisserie body butters

Ted Baker Wash bag and miniatures

Pretty Patisserie lip balms

Fearne lip crayons

A perfume holder

Some more MAC Eyeshadows



A body butter and mist set

A MAC bag and A perfume

Some Avon makeup, A Clutch, A Bracelet and truffles



Naked 3 palette and other assorted goodies



L'Oreal Million Carats gift set

Grace Cole Gift set

 I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and have a fantastic new year! Thanks for reading!

 

Birthday Boxes on a Budget

Well the holidays are well and truly over and it’s getting into birthday season once more. This year I decided that since two of the most important birthdays come around in February (Sam, aka my best friend and my mum) that I would try something a little different.

I am on a major budget this year as I am not currently working and am also moving house in the next few weeks so I decided I would show I care by giving them each a few small presents. This idea quickly evolved into making up a basket hamper for each of them but when I saw the cutest gift boxes in a local card shop I decided a gift box hamper was the way to go.

I wanted it to feel a little like Christmas for them when opening their gift boxes so I layered the presents with some nice shredded tissue paper interspersed with birthday confetti.

This is what I got them both in the end.

Neil Gaiman - American Gods

My mum is a big reader so for the bottom layer of her box I got her a book which I have heard a lot of good things about. She is also a science fiction lover so this seemed perfect for her.

In the top layer to her box is Thornton’s chocolates, Assorted Fruit Soaps, Pink grapefruit shower gel, Pink grapefruit soap and Sweet lemon soap all from The Body Shop. My mum has very sensitive skin so I made an effort to get her very gentle products.

This is the finished product. I love the glittery box because it is so pretty and she will be able to keep it to store things in which is always a plus!

On to the second box!

The bottom layer of Sam’s box has a mini bottle of her favourite wine, and some sweets from back when we were young.

Every girl loves a nice bar of Galaxy.

For the third layer of this box there is a cute sparkly shoe key ring and a manicure kit both from Claires. There is also a Lipgloss from MUA in shade 4 and a Nail polish from MUA in shade 8. .

On the final layer of this box there is a Beauty UK Palette in the shade pastels, two Beauty UK Pearl Liquid Eyeliners in number 4 blue lagoon and number 6 purple haze.  

This is the finished product for Sam. Again a lovely box which can be reused.

I really hope they both like their gifts.

Make Up Academy Professional Eye Palettes Review

Last week after doing a little research I bought some Makeup Academy products and this review will be on the MUA Professional eye palettes. I bought five of these, there are six in total but the Heaven and earth Palette was out of stock so I will pick that up at a later date. 

So here goes The first palette is the Glitter Ball.

Glitter Ball

This is a gorgeous palette with lovely shimmery colours, they are not overly glittery though but have a definite shimmer to them which is probably better as glitter tends to get very messy. My favourite colours are the two pinks on the left hand side mostly because I suit pink shades. All the colours go on very easily, they are nicely pigmented and feel creamy when wearing them.

Dusk Til Dawn

 This palette is a good mix of colours my absolute favourite has to be the dazzling deep blue sparkly colour on the bottom row, third from the right which I have been using as more of a glittery eyeliner. The colours are all extremely pigmented and so easy to blend. They are also gloriously shimmery which I love.  This palette has a few silvery toned shades on the left and a few slightly pink/lilac shades also. The greys and blues would be perfect to create a really stunning smoky eye effect.

Pretty Pastels

This palette looks much more matte than the others but at a closer look it is a little shimmery. The colours are very minimal and subtle and so it is very difficult to build us a strong colour with them. They are nice if you are just trying to add a little hint of colour to your make up. If you are looking for bold colours then this if not the right palette for you. Some of the shades are really good for highlighting though and also for using as bases.

Poptastic

The first thing I thought when I picked up this palette was “wow those colours are bright” and they are. They are mostly a mix of turquoise blues and purples with a couple of others thrown in there too. The colours are pigmented to the max and go on so strongly. They have a slight shimmer to them but not too much. These are not the kinds of colours you would wear all the time but if you are going out and looking for a really bold look then this would be the perfect palette for you.

Starry Night

Starry night is packed with shimmery silver and grey colours but also has a pink and purple in there for a little extra colour. These are less pigmented than some of the other palettes and go on lighter with less of an intense pay off but they still look pretty on. They are perfectly blendable to create a gorgeous evening smoky eye effect.

All the palettes came with a double ended sponge applicator which I personally will never use but they seemed good enough quality. The majority of the colours last for around the four or five hour mark which for a £4 palette is pretty good, much longer than expected. Using a primer doesn’t seem to give them much more wear but maybe that’s just me. I didn’t expect to get such good quality eye shadows at such a low price. I would have liked the individual colours to have had names as I always like that in a palette but that is not a big deal really. These are a definite must have, for £4 each you can’t really go wrong.

Mini Make-up Haul

Rimmel London Crack your Colour Crazy Top Coat in Silver Clash

Rimmel London Crack your Colour Crazy Top Coat in Rocking Royal

I have been hearing a lot lately about crackle effect nail polishes so I thought I would go out and buy a few to give it a go. I picked up the two of these in my local Superdrug and I have to say they are a little tricky to get the effect right especially the first few times. The trick with this particular brand seems to be to put a very thin coat on as a thicker coat doesn’t seem to crack properly. Once I figured this out I loved the effect. It is also alot of fun to experiment with different base colours.

China Glaze Ring in the Red

This was my first ever China Glaze nail polish as it is quite difficult to get hold of this brand here in the UK. I saw a great review on this colour online and it looked so beautiful and festive that I decided to see if I could try and get hold of it. When it arrived I was very pleasantly surprised at the size of the bottle, it seemed much bigger than the standard polishes we tend to get in the UK. I love this polish so much, it glitters beautifully and has such a deep gorgeous colour on the nails. I can’t wait to buy more China Glaze polishes!  

Barry M Eyeshadow Trio in Pretty Pastels

Barry M Eyeshadow Trio in Smoky Seduction

I picked up a couple of these pretty eyeshadow trios’s from Barry M and they look lovely on, they are simple and very reasonably priced. The Smoky Seduction Pallet has everything you need for a lovely smoky eye effect and the Pretty Pastels has three nice colours ideal for blending. The packaging on there also looks very pretty and feels more expensive than it really is which is always a plus.

Barry M liquid Eyeliner in Electric Blue

This was the last thing I picked up, I love Barry M eyeliners and this one is no different. It is easy to apply, lasts all day and looks fantastic. I just can’t get enough of these!