Vampiress Beauty Randomness 19

NYX Jumbo Pencil in French Fries- A Bronzed Antique Gold this is my third NYX pencil in my collection and I can see myself using this as a liner too. NYX jumbo pencils are always so creamy, pigmented and opaque.
I've got the basic two wonderful shades which are Black Bean and Milk, which work superbly at bringing out the best of a shadow, especially glitters and shimmers as they seem to adhere to it. So I sometime use these over my Urban Decay Primer Potion then I apply this as a base and start working the shadow. An extra step but you do see results.

Revlon Pure Confection Highlighting Face Powder- Found at a pound shop, yes really. I think I love highlighters more than blush, seriously! I don't think I remember ever seeing this product at a counter. So maybe it was a 'Limited Edition' for a very short time?
Anyhow it's amazingly pigmented and applies beautifully. It has no chunky glitters just pure highlighting glow. This is perfect for paler skintones as it is quite more white based than the majority, although I can imagine it looking lush on other skintones too.

Maybelline Foreverstrong Nail Color in 101 Timeless Taupe- A pearly mauve toned taupe.
For some reason I tend to reach for older polishes much more than my newer ones. I absolutely love the older Maybelline packaged nail polishes so much more than their newer ones. They just seem to glide on better, leave a better finish and last longer, actually all around better. So I always keep an eye out for the oldies, *hints Ebay*

 Flower By Kenzo- One of my many Xmas presents from my Mum and I really wanted this fragrance. The scent I'd describe is like walking into a sugary sweet flower garden. It lingers on and lasts all day and such a beautiful feminine fragrance.

Vampiress Beauty Randomness 9

BYS Lip Liner in French Pink and First Kiss- These aren't ordinary drug store liners at all.
They are so pigmented and creamy. The weird thing about them is that they do not look like they'd be strong at all by looking at them in the pencil, as you can see from the pictures.


GOSH Single Eyeshadow in 282- Some of their products they don't like to name. This shade is a pretty electric sky blue.




Stargazer Pink Pout Pearl Eyeshadow- Which you can see the love on this one. It's a gorgeous pearly pink red.



Eyeko Creamy Cupcake Lipgloss- I wouldn't say this is a lipgloss but more like a moisturising balm. The glitter particles that you see in the pan don't show up on the lips. The main part of why I love this so much is that it has the most powerful yummy rich chocolatey cake smell. It has a slight sweet taste too. :)




Soap & Glory Sexy Motherpucker in Baby Doll- A very sheer medium pale pink, lovely plumping gloss. As with all Soap & Glory lip products, they all have a sweet chocolate smell.
I love the tingly sensation with this, but don't apply too much as it will go gunky which I did on my lip swatch hence the small size pic. One swipe is enough. :)

Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick in 240 Galactic Mauve

I just love this shade, it's a obvious mauve tone and has the most pretty luminous micro gold sparkle to it. The texture also happens to be silky smooth, glide on lipstick style, the casing is also very... shall I say 'Posh' for Maybelline.  

Ok, there I'm getting on it, there's a big fat downside to this 'would of been a lovely lipstick' if it didn't reek of play-doh and taste oh so bitter. I'm not sure if I can get past it, Play-Doh really shouldn't be near the lips. These lipsticks are apparently enriched with honey nectar, so I was expecting a sort of honey scent, never this. I've seen a few other reviews comment about the bad taste/smell and in my opinion they're right. 


My first ever lipstick that was not kiddie style was from Maybelline and I always had a place in my heart for their lipsticks but this has definitely disappointed me. 


If they did sort out the weird, tasting and smelly lipstick thing, then I would definitely be purchasing more Colorsensational lipsticks but until then, no thank you.


RRP is around £6.99

Purchased at Superdrug

TBS Sale Haul & Happy 2010!

Say bye to the 'Noughties' and hello to the um.... Tennies....Tenners or maybe Nu-Tens? I wonder what we will call this decade?

Anyway I hope you all had a 'Happy New Year' and didn't get too drunk :P

To start my first post for this year with a haul from The Body Shop. They actually had quite a few bargains and this is what I got. *Click to Enlarge*



Blush Trio in Cool Dusk- A very pretty baked shimmered pinked out blush. This is truly pigmented and gives your a flush of highlight and blush in one stroke. I think this is from the 'Summer' collection.
Separately
Mixed Together


Eye Trio in Moonlight Lustre- I think this should have been called Mermaid Lagoon. The delicate reflective colours and shimmered pearls just remind me of a mermaid scene.
Separate
Mixed


Hot Bright Eye Liner in 02- Not all of their makeup have names. I'm unsure of what collection is from. Anyway I think these pencils are ok, not great. Nice colours but comes out sort of crumbly and uneven. Maybe they'll work a little better if I warm them up before applying.
This colour is a medium metallic blue and the other side is a sparkled icy blue. You can't really see the glitter in the swatch for some reason.



Hot Brights Eye Liner in 01- Mauve shades, they actually look the same in the swatches. Surprisingly both the colours are very similar in real life too, being one that's darker and the other a little lighter with slight glitter.


Metallic Eyeliner in 01- This is a beautiful pigmented rich copper that just glides on and lives up to it's name 'Metallic'. It has a brush applicator.



Black Velvet Apricot Lip Balm- Absolutely delicious and moisturising like mostly all Body Shop balms. The smell is like a fresh dessert apricot and tastes lovely without being too overpowering.


Nutmeg And Vanilla Lip Balm- Taste gorgeous and smells like a spiced festive vanilla pudding.

*~Mauve Berry Sparks EOTD~*

Flake out mascara looks pretty bad, yep it's a new one and only freshly applied.

~Products Used~

Base- Urban Decay Primer Potion, NYX Jumbo Pencil Milk
Mascara- Bourjois Elastic
Eyeliner- Revlon Liquid Liner, The Body Shop Sparkle Eyeliner 01
Eyeshadow- Claire's Palette, Bloom Eskimo, Bourjois Ombre Stretch 13 Black Glitter