Last year I purchased the NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette from Boot.com, yes NYX is now available at Boots online. For any American folk, NYX is quite difficult to get hold of in the UK but not anymore (yay).
So the palette itself retails for £18.00, which you might think is quite a lot for NYX but this palette is totally worth the price. It is also a lot cheaper than some of the cult contour palettes out there, just saying.
The packaging is simple, which I like a lot. Be aware that the powders do jiggle a little in the palette, it's nothing to worry about. I believe it's because you can replace individual shades if you run out (I'm not sure on the availability of replaces in the UK).
The palette contains two shimmer highlights, two matte highlights & 4 matte bronzing/ contouring shades.
The powders themselves are super soft & buttery. They blend really well too, which is what you want from a contour palette! They are also quite pigmented, but not too pigmented if you know what I mean. The shades in the palette are very buildable & there is something for all skin shades too.
This is where the 'pale part' comes in. The two left hand highlight shades are perfect if you're pale, even someone who is literally white could use these! The shimmer highlight is just gorgeous! When I say shimmer I mean it too, there is no chunky glitter in these shimmer highlights, which makes them look natural on the skin.
As for the contour shades I'll admit some of them I probably won't get much use out of, but I love some of the highlight shades so much it doesn't matter!
If you're a make up artist however, this should definitely be in your kit!
As a woman I love bags! Hence the name of this blog post!
So today we're going to kickstart this series with a make up bag.
This is a set of three make up bags by Soap & Glory.
I've had these for over a year so I'm not 100% sure they still make them, but I'm sure if you google them you can pick them up somewhere.
The three bags you get variety in size. The smallest isn't pictured here, but is roughly the size of a coin purse. The use this one for smaller things like hairbands & bobby pins.
The second bag is the pink one depicted inside the largest bag this is ideal for make up brushes.
Lastly there is the largest bag which is transparent, which means it doubles up at the airport in your hand luggage (ps. it holds about three times more than those bloody sandwich bags you have to use at the airport). This bag is my favourite of the three, it's mostly clear plastic as well so it's easy to clean. It must also be pretty good at protecting your products as I've never had any break when travelling with this bag.
I love Soap & Glory's face & body products and their make up bags are no different.
So here's to my most loved make up bag & will be for years to come I'm sure!
In preparation for my holiday (#IBIZA14) I have been buying some things, as you do.
I have already posted a link to a fashion haul that's up on my youtube channel, so I thought I would also post a drugstore one!
I love holidays but there's nothing worse than having to leave essential products at home because you can't fit them in your luggage, hence the very cute mini products that make up this haul.
Products I purchased:
- Halo Eye Make Up Review pads
- Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint
- Soap & Glory Hand Maid hand cleanser
- Maybelline Baby Lips Intense Care
- Sudocrem mini tube
- Tresemme mini hairspray
- Boots own clear travel bottles
- Gilette Satin Care mini shaving foam
- Batiste Radiant & Red dry shampoo
For more info on these products please watch the video below!
Hi, I'm Eve. I'm a 23 year old professional photographer, who also has an interest in blogging/ vlogging. I like to write about anything really, from beauty to health issues!
