Glamour Fast Beauty App

I'm always looking for new apps to try out when I'm bored and I thought I'd share one of the beauty related apps I found since we all have that interest in common. Many magazines have realised apps and this one is from Glamour. I think it's been out for a while but I've only had it for a few weeks and best of all it was free!

The first section of the app is 'Get the Look'. As the name suggests, it gives you tips and tricks on creating classic looks such as the red lip and smokey eyes. Each look has a short video which takes you through what to do and what products to use. As someone who loves watching make up tutorials on YouTube, I have loved browsing through the videos.










'Update your look' is the next section of the app. It gives you a step-by-step guide on achieving trends such as  'The Coral Lip' and suggests different products that would be perfect to use.

You can then add the products suggested  in the how to guides to your wishlist. I've found this to be a good way to create myself a little shopping list for the next time I'm in Boots or Superdrug. The picture help so you know what to look out for and it gives you a price so you know what you can expect to pay. When it's added to your wishlist you can also click 'purchase' which will take you to a website where you can buy the product if you want to get it online. 

What are your favourite beauty apps?

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28 Colour Warm E/s Palette

A few days ago I picked myself up a little bargain on eBay. I've recently been admiring the Urban Decay Naked 2 and the Basics Palette after seeing them on what seems like hundreds of YouTube videos and blog posts. I do hope to buy one (or both!) of these palettes at some point but in the mean time I decided to get myself a cheaper alternative - the 28 Colour Warm Eyeshadow Palette.

(I've just realised I accidentally cut of one of the eyeshadows from the picture. The shadow in the bottom right corner of the palette is a black in case you were wondering)

The palette comes in plain black packaging. The eyeshadows are a mix of matte and shimmer. Each one is just slightly bigger than a UK 10 pence piece (sorry if you don't know how big that is buts it's a decent size for an eyeshadow). All the shades are fairly neutral and wearable so it's perfect for me as that's all I ever seem to wear (How boring!).

The seller I bought it from also includes a 7 piece brush set which comes in a cute little gold brush roll.

The 28 eyeshadow palette and the brush set only cost me £9.89 in total! I'm really happy with this little purchase and think its great value for the price.

You can find the exact one I bought on eBay here (with free postage and packaging!). The product comes from London and I think they ship everywhere in Europe. If you're outside of Europe and are interested in this, just have a look on eBay or Amazon as there are tons of brands selling what I'm sure is this exact palette (they may not all come with the brush set). I'd definitely recommend having a look around before buying. This version of the palette has no brand but I've seen some being sold with some brand name stuck on (usually meaning it's more expensive). Before finding the one I got, I saw this palette at various prices, usually dearer, without the brush set and with £4/£5 p&p depending on where it was coming from.

What's your favourite eyeshadow palette?

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Collection 2000 Haul

So the other day I went with my mum to Tesco to help her with the shopping. (By help I mean I took advantage of the lift there, headed straight for the cosmetics isle leaving her to do the shopping and meeting her at the checkouts when I was ready to leave). She's so lucky to have a daughter like me.

I only got a few things. Tesco are currently doing a 3 for 2 offer on a lot of make up, so I picked up a few things from Collection 2000. Collection 2000 is one of my favourite 'drugstore' brands. They have a great range of prices and are generally one of the cheapest brands available. If you're into the whole blogging and Youtube beauty thing, you probably know of them for their 'Lasting Perfection Concealer' which everyone seems to have and love (including me). I didn't need a new one of that though, so decided to try out a few other products from this brand that I've had my eye on for a while.

What I bought:

• 'Lasting Colour Gel Eyeliner' in Black - £4.99
• 'Volume Sensation Lipstick' in '#12 Tea Rose' - £3 
• 'Cream Puff Lip Cream' in 'Cotton Candy' - £3 (free)

I've tried on both the lip products and really liked them but I haven't properly worn them yet. I wore the gel eyeliner yesterday and so far I'm really impressed! I applied it with the little brush it came with and the application was smooth and easy. I'm just hoping the product in the pot doesn't dry up too quickly as that happened with the last gel eyeliner I had and I could no longer use it.

Have you tried any of these products?

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