Another neutral palette?! Smashbox Full Exposure Palette

I know I don't need any more neutral eyeshadow palettes, but they just seem to lure me in every time! My newest addition is the Full Exposure palette from Smashbox - a brand which I (surprisingly) have not ventured into until now.

I don't have too much to say about the packaging, it's nice and simple - the text on the front is holographic, and the packaging itself is cardboard, and slightly bulky. Regardless, it does feel quite sturdy; I often travel with larger palettes and have yet to break one! Touch wood...

I love how the colours are laid out in the palette, warm shades on the left, cooler tones on the right, and different finishes on each row. The top row of shadows all contain very small specks of glitter, except for the middle shade which is a frost finish. The bottom row are all matte shadows.

Top row (please excuse my blindingly fair skin!)

The shimmer shades aren't the most pigmented eyeshadows, but they all have a good texture, and have a consistent colour pay off. I've noticed that these shades apply best with fingers, as a brush seems to cause the glitter to fall out.

Bottom row

The matte shades definitely impress me, I love the shade selection, particularly the cooler shades. They aren't super creamy like some shadows (Urban Decay as an example) but they aren't chalky either.

Along with this palette, comes a double ended brush, and their Full Exposure mascara. The brush has a blending side, which is extremely similar to a MAC 217. The flat end of the brush has 2 different sides, synthetic and natural hairs, which can be useful for different shadow textures. The mascara reminds me of Benefit's Bad Gal Lash; the brush is quite large, but it doesn't seem to do too much for my lashes.

Overall, I really do like this palette, mostly because of the shade selection. I can definitely see myself using the matte shades very regularly.

If you have this palette, please tell me what you think!

Thanks for reading. x

Battle of the Mascaras!

Currently I've noticed that I have a lot of mascaras floating around my makeup bag, mostly from Christmas gift sets. I'm not one to stick to one particular mascara and repurchase it, simply because I haven't yet found my "perfect" mascara. My lashes are short and straight, therefore I look for mascaras that give me length, and hold a curl - without smudging or flaking!

So far, a few that I have enjoyed (though I wouldn't say they are my holy grail) are YSL's Babydoll Mascara, Maybelline's The Falsies & The Rocket (Both waterproof), and L'oreal's Million Lashes Mascara.

Mascaras that I dislike: Benefit's They're real, Revlon's Grow Luscious, Maybelline's Illegal Lengths, YSL Shocking Mascara.

Here are some mini reviews of the mascaras that I am currently testing out!

Bare Minerals' Lash Domination

Claims to lengthen, thicken, separate, lift, curl, and volumize by up to 345% after two coats.

345%?! I definitely don't think that it does that much, but it is a decent mascara. I still have to use eyelash curlers, but it does hold the curl for most of the day, even though it is not a waterproof mascara. The one thing that I do not like about this mascara is the brush - it's plastic bristles are so sharp, and if you're like me and you often poke yourself in the eye... ouch!

Rated: 3.5/5

Lancôme's Hypnôse Star

Unique dual-sided brush enhances lash volume while a “Black Diamond” shade dresses lashes in a deep and glamorous intensity. Eyelashes are enhanced from the ends to the tips, revealing a fuller, dramatic eye makeup look.

I love the brush on this one, it's a fibre brush, with a tapered end - the brush kind of resembles a Christmas tree! This mascara holds a curl, and lengthens well. I'm not sure I notice a difference from the "Black Diamond" shade, but that's not what I was looking for in a mascara.

Rated: 4/5

Max Factor's False Lash Effect (Waterproof) in Black Brown

False Lash Effect's biggest brush ever doubles lash size appearance vs. bare lashes.

I've always liked the False Lash Effect mascaras, specifically False Lash Effect Fusion (the purple tube). I don't enjoy this one as much as the "Fusion" version, it doesn't seem to lengthen or separate as much. However, I enjoy this mascara as it's a nice alternative on more natural makeup days, as it is not as harsh as black, but still darkens my lashes and makes them stand out. This mascara also holds a curl, as most waterproof mascaras do.

Rated: 3/5

My top pick out of these is definitely the Lancôme mascara, but I would like a mascara with more length. If you have any suggestions please leave them in a comment, I'd love to try something new! 

What is your favourite mascara?

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(LIMITED EDITION) Holiday Collection 2013, Chanel Eyeshadow palette in Charming.

All shades used 2-3 times

RRP £48 (no longer sold) 

£45 £35 (SOLD)

(LIMITED EDITION) Nars Eyeshadow Trio in Douce France - Spring 2013 collection.

All shades used 2-3 times

RRP £33

£25 £18

Sleek Lip4 lipstick palette in Tease

All shades swatched with brush, never used.

£6

(LIMITED EDITION) MAC Peacocky collection Mega Metal Eyeshadows in Noir Plum, Odalisque and Ego - Holiday collection 2010.

Usage as shown. Large eyeshadows - 3.4g

£14 £10 each

NYX Nude matte eyeshadow in Underneathe it all.

Used 4-5 times.

£3

MAC Frost eyeshadow in Electra.

Used 2-3 times.

£9 £7.50

Maybelline Colour Tattoo cream eyeshadows in Everlasting Navy and Endless Purple.

Used 1-2 times.

£2.50 each

Barry M Dazzle Dusts in 27 and 84.

Both used once, still full.

£2.50 each (SOLD)

Bourjois Color Edition 24H in Merville d'argent.

Used once.

£4

YSL Pure Chromatics - 4 Wet & Dry eyeshadows in 4 and 19

All shadows used 2-3 times.

RRP £42

£30 £26 each

Urban Decay Shattered Face Case

All shades swatched or used lightly once, lip crayon used once, mini eyeliner missing. Almost brand new.

RRP £30

£22

Bourjois Rouge Edition lipsticks in 07 and 04.

Both used less than 5 times.

£4 each

Mally Liquid Lipstick in Mally Melon

Swatched once.

£12

Maybelline Super Stay 24hour lip colour in Red Passion.

Used 2-3 times

£4.50

OPI polish in Skyfall (James Bond Skyfall collection)

Used once.

£7 (SOLD

Clarins travel set - Beauty Flash Balm 15ml, Instant definition mascara mini, Instant light natural lip perfector in 01 5ml.

Brand new.

£10

E.L.F Studio Kabuki Face Brush

£3.50 (SOLD)

• Seventeen On the Spot Foundation - "Soft Ivory" (Used Once) £3.50
• Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation - Shade "Shell 1C0" (50% Left) £10 RRP £27.50 (SOLD)
• L'Oreal Nude Magique Eau De Teint Foundation - Warm Ivory (Brand new, only swatched) £5
• L'Oreal Nude Magique CC Cream - Anti-redness (Used twice) £4 (SOLD)

• Sugarpill Burning Heart palette (Barely used, purple shade chipped, but the rest of the eyeshadow remains intact.) £15 RRP £25 (SOLD)

• e.l.f  Contouring Blush and Brozning Powder (both shades lightly used, no dip) £1.50 (SOLD)

• Sleek Contouring and Blush palette "Light" (all shades lightly used) £4 (SOLD)
• Sleek Blush by 3 "Pink Sprint" (Brand new, lightly swatched) £5 (SOLD)

• HD brows in Foxy (Usage as shown) £4 
• Catrice Eyebrow Set (Both shades lightly used) £3

• Illamasqua Lipstick in "Encounter" (Used twice) £8 (SOLD)
• Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick (Used about 5 times) "Legende" £17 £14 (SOLD)

• The Vintage Cosmetic Company Eyelash curler (BNIB) £3
• Ardell Eyelashes 117 Black (Brand new, no box) £2 
• bdellium Tools 957 (flat top brush) £7 (SOLD)

• Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick "Va Va Violet" (Used Twice) £3 
• MAC Lipstick "Hue" (Atleast 60% left) £8 £6 (SOLD)

• Revlon Lip Butter "Raspberry Pie" (90% left) £3 
• Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick "Rose Passion 880" (Used less than 5 times) £2 
• Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick "Sunset 180" (Used twice) £2.50

• MUA Pro-Base Conceal and Brighten kit "Porcelain - Beige" (All shades lightly used) £1.50 (SOLD)
• £1.50 Vivo Baked Shimmer Palette "Chocolate Box" (Swatched) £2 (SOLD)

• MUA Undress me too palette (All shades very lightly used) £2 
• Sleek Storm palette (All shades very lightly used) £3.50

• Kryolan Eyeshadow Palettes "Paris, Tokyo, Rio, Dublin" (All shades swatched) £6 each or £20 for all 4 (SOLD)

• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream "Amsterdam" (Used twice) £4
• Rimmel Apocalips "Big Bang" (Used twice) £3
• MAC Kissable Lip Colour "Peacocky" (Limited Edition from Peackocky Collection - Swatched once) Accepting offers

• MAC Wonderwoman Mineralize Skinfinish "Pink Powder" (Limited edition from Wonder Woman collection - used blush/bronzer sections very lightly, although highlighter side is well used) £25

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Packaging scuffed from being inside make-up bag, product not damaged.

• e.l.f Cream Eyehadow Palette (All Shades lightly used or swatched) £3
• B. Complete Eyeshadow palette "Charleson" (All shades very lightly used) £3

• Steam Cream 75g (Limited Edition packaging - Brand New, sealed) £6
• Philosophy Purity Cleanser (Mini 30ml sizes) £4 for both (SOLD)

• Illamasqua Cream Foundation "100" - White (SOLD)
•  "115" - Pale yellow tone (100 swatched lightly, 115 used lightly once) £15 £10 each

• Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain "Crush 005" (Used once) £4
• e.l.f Mineral Lipstick "Beautiful Berry" (Used twice) £2
• Rimmel Kate Lipstick "04" (Used 2-3 times) £3 (SOLD)

• Maybelline Colour Tattoo "Light in Purple 85" (Swatched) £2
• Stila Smudge Pot "Kitten" (Used less than 10 times) £5
• Bellá Pierre pigment "Celebration" (Brand new) £5

(Bad lighting on this one, sorry!) 

• Illamasqua Eyeshadow "Fame" (Used once) £10 £8 (SOLD)
• MAC Eyeshadow "Black Tied" (Used once) £10 £8 (SOLD)

• Eyeko Skinny Eyeliner "Black" (Used once or twice) £4
• NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil "Rocky Mountain Green" (Used once) £3
• MaxFactor Clump Defy Mascara - Water Resistant (Used once) £4
• NYX Glam Liner Aqua Luxe Water Proof  "Glam Lagoon" (Used twice) £3

• Maybelline SuperStay Lipgloss tint "Timeless Plum" (Used once) £3
• Benefit Posietint & Benetint minis (Both half full) £4 for both
• Revlon Photoready Cream Blush "Coral Reef" (Used twice) £3
• Urban Decay mini lipgloss "Naked" £3 (Used once)
• Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush (Brand new) £4

• Sleek Pout Paint "Milkshake" and "Port" (Both used 2-3 times) £3 each/£5 for both
• Benefit Lipgloss "Life on the A List" £5
• MAC lipglass "Oyster Girl" (90% left, packaging slightly worn) £10 £8
• L'Oreal Caresse Lipgloss Stain "Eve 400" (Used 2-3 times) £4

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