Make Up Confidential

I'm sorry I've been MIA for a while. I've been job hunting, going back and forth between my uni flat and home and other boring activities! It's looking like I may be moving home for bit after just finishing uni and so I've been sorting through all the things I've accumulated over the past 3 years. It turn out I have A LOT of make up, more than anyone needs. So I've  begrudgingly decided to let some of it go. I still love most of these products, but just have too many or similar items. So...

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3. Avene Cleanance Skin Care Set. Cleanance Toner 200ml (usage shown), Cleanance K Gel Cream 40ml (50% left) & Cleanance soapless cleanser 200ml (usage shown) I know there is only a small amount left but I though I may as well include it. This is perfect for if you wanted to try out the line, this is for oily blemish prone skin.
Whole Set £8 plus £2 P+P



4. Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit face wash 200ml (usage shown) & daily scrub 150ml (more than 80% left, only used a few times)
Set of both - £4 plus £P+P


5. Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation Shade 51 Light Vanilla 30ml (usage shown, only used around 5 times)
£4.50 plus £1.50 P+P


6. Lancaster Beauty Variations Illuminating Compact Powder, 23g, more than 65% left.
   £3 plus £1.50 P+P


7. Lipsticks, usage shown for all, most have been used less than 5 times, L-R.
    Relvon Lipstick shade 075 Peach £2, MAC Cremesheen in Modesty £4, Models Own Lipstick in Coral
    Pink £2, Barry M lipstick Shade 101 £2 plus £1.50 P+P for each


8. Mac Lipgelee in Resort Life 15ml (used a couple of times) , from the Venemous Villain Collection, was limited edition
£6.50 plus £1.50 P+P


9. MAC Eyeshadow in Sweet Lust, 1.5g, used around 8 times
   £4 plus £1.50 P+P


10. Chanel Eyeshadow in 60 Ivory, 2g, more than 50% left, in original box and velvet pouch.
      £9 plus £1.50 P+P


11. Benefit Bad gal eyeliner £2 SOLD and it stick concealer £2, usage shown. £1.50 P+P each


12.  Nail varnishes, usage shown for all items. £1,50 P+P for each item unless buying more than one.
       L-R
      Barry M Blueberry I/C £1, Barry M Mint Green £1, China glaze Towel Boy Toy £2.50, China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise £2.50

L-R
OPI Got a Date to Knight £3.50, OPI Flit a Bit £2.50 SOLD, Nails Inc Shoreditch £2.50



13.  Bourjois Illuminating Touch, 97 Rose Essentiel, 1.5g, only swatched a few times small brush also included.
£3 plus £1.50 P+P



Thanks for looking! If you have any questions or want to make me an offer for multiple products please leave a comment.

I was going to name this 'High End Lipstick Collection' but I'm not sure if four really constitutes a collection. Anyway I wanted to share some of my make up collection on here and it's easier to do it bit by bit and give a mini review too.

This i my collection so far, I didn't include Mac here as I don't really consider it high end, more of a middle ground between drugstore and these.




The first is YSL Rouge Volupte Perle in Coral Sun number 102. These lipsticks have very luxurious packaging as do most of YSL's products. The lipstick has a very silky texture and glides on the lips easily however this is also its downfall. As easy as it glides on it also glides off in no time, one drink and this is completely gone. I still love this lipstick as it feels great on the lips has a fruity sent and the colour is fantastic. I choose this as I had no other coral lipsticks. In real life it's a brighter more orange coral than is showing up in the photo. I purchase mine from House of Fraser.




This is Estee Lauder's Pure Colour lipstick in Wild Blossom. this lipstick also has great packaging but it does feel a lot lighter and more plastic than YSL's, but it quite a bit cheaper. I love the shade of this lipstick and the finish it gives. It's a very creamy consistency and is a perfect peach colour. It is also the most pigmented and long lasting out of the collection. Available here.




My third one is Chanel's Rouge Allure in Mythic number 69.  This is my favourite packaging of any lipstick, it's very chic and timeless. The colour is a nude, but not 'concealer lips' sort of nude. It has a slight hint of rose in the scent and goes on like satin. This is fairly long lasting and a colour you can put on with almost any look and without great precision. It is my favourite one and I'm definitely considering trying out other Chanel lipsticks. I purchased this at Selfridges.




The final one and my newest purchase is the Guerlain Kiss Kiss Strauss Lipstick. I bought this in the Debenhams sale online for only £10.50, which is still quite a lot but not compared to the usually price tag of £21. I have only had this for about 2 days so can't really give a review. The colour is very sheer, the photos above are after a few layers.However I do like the consistency, scent and finish. The packaging is again great but also feels a lot lighter than the YSL one and very plastic.


I also have two mini high end lipsticks which I got in an amazing advent calendar my boyfriend bought me last year from Selfridges. It had a mini luxurious sample behind each door, it was the perfect gift for beauty lovers.



The first is YSL Rouge Pure Shine, in shade 10 I think (it has worn off a bit). The second is Lancome's L'absolu Rouge in shade 06. They are both really cute sizes and perfect to take in a clutch back for a night out. The YSL is very similar to the Rouge Volupte Perle but with a shiner finish. The Lancome one has great pigmentation and a creamy texture similar to the Estee Lauder one.


 
On the left is the Lancome and right YSL. They are both great everyday shades.




I don't really know how useful these swatches are, but I really couldn't get a decent photo of them on the back of my hand. From top to bottom they are Estee Lauder, YSL, Chanel, Guerlain, mini YSL and finally mini Lancome.

Thanks so much for reading. Please give me your opinions on high end lipsticks, are they worth the splurge? And how many do you own?

I picked up a few items in town today and thought I'd share. I went to pick up Glamour magazine as I read on twitter last night they were doing the Benefit freebies again (I do love freebies!). I also got a few other things....

1 - High Beam (4ml), a miniature of the 'luminescent complexion enhancer', one of the free gifts with this months Glamour (only £2!).

2 - Posie Tint (4ml), another miniature of the 'poppy-pink tinted lip & cheek stain', again free with Glamour. I haven't done any swatches of these as I'm sure there are plenty around, and I haven't properly tried them out yet. The other option is the Bene Tint, but I have a similar tint to this already so didn't pick it up.

3 - Maybelline Colour Sensation Lipstick in 109 Rosy Dream - swatches below. This is one of the new colours that have been released. Currently on offer for £5.19 in Superdrug.

4 -  Long gold and bead necklace - I picked this up from Dorothy Perkins, it was reduced for £9.50 to just £3. I think it's a great piece for summer, and perfect to wear over plain vests or t-shirts.

5 - Turquoise and gold ring (more expensive online than in store for some reason) - Also from Dorothy Perkins, reduced from £8.50 to £2 (you can see I don't like pay full price for things!), again this is perfect for summer. I seems to be building up a collection of turquoise jewellery.



The lipstick is a milky bubblegum pink colour. The formulation seems to have changed slightly from the older colour sensation lipsticks, maybe a bit of a shinier finish ( I think they are supposed to be Hi-shine if I remember correctly). The packaging has also been made over with a holographic finish. The security tags Superdrug use really annoy me, they're so sticky and almost impossible to remove (it took me nearly the whole of Eastenders to open it!) and leave a horrible residue that somewhat ruins the packaging.

 The lipstick has good pigmentation and is very creamy. There is a hint of glitter which I would prefer not to be there, but I only really noticed this when I swatched it on my hands, it doesn't really translate to the lips.


 
This is perfect if you like baby/bubblegum pink lipsticks and are looking for a shiny finish.

Just a quick post today. Thanks for reading, and let me know if you have tried out any of the other new colour sensation lipsticks.