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I've recently become obsessed with trying to find the perfect highlighter and in doing so I've found a couple that stand out to me, so figured I may as well share them with you.

Probably the most well known one is Benefit's 'highbeam' and for good reason, it's certainly one of my favourites! I only have a sample size but it's lasted me pretty well, clear that a little goes a long way.
The full size of highbeam is £19.50 although I'm sure I've seen it elsewhere for a tiny bit cheaper... shop around!


I heard about the supposed 'dupe' for this by Technic, a brand sold by Body Care. Clearly named after benefit as it's called 'high lights'. As this one is only around the £2 I thought it was worth trying.









Even from it's appearance you can tell it isn't quite the same. The Technic one is on the left and Benefit's on the right. It is much more liquidy and a little bit lighter. 
I feel as though the Benefit one has more colour to it, whereas the Technic one is very white looking. I definetly prefer the Benefit one and think it is worth spending the extra money on. Since you don't use a lot at a time it tends to last a while too. If you're not sure if you like the look of highlighters though and just want to try it out, the Technic one isn't completely awful.
Chella highlighter - ivory lace £15.95
I recieved this 'Chella' highlighter in a Birchbox and it's fairly decent! I tend to only use it in the inner corner of my eye as I find it difficult to use a crayon highlighter on your cheeks. I've found this one to be the best for the eye area though as it is much easier to apply.


MUA - iridescent Gold £3
We all know my strong love for MUA! The products are cheap but the quality is impressive!I know this is a popular one because it is constantly sold out and it flies off the shelves when it is in stock. It's not a bad highlighter, I bought it mainly because I thought it was pretty.. it is definetly very gold which I'm not the biggest fan of, but if I just use a little bit then it's really nice.

Now we're getting on to my favourites!


Nars illuminator - Copacabana £23
I bought this because of how much Velvetgh0st went on about it, I was never one to buy high end make up and this was one of my first ones. It looks so pretty! It's more pinky which I prefer in a highlighter. Priced at £23 it's one of he more expensive products but I believe it's well worth the money. You don't tend to use much when it comes to highlighters so you know it's going to last a while!
Revolution Sugar & Spice £6
Finally, I'd say this is the one I use the most often, pretty much everyday! 
The lighter colour in the top, from the Revolution sugar and spice blush palette.I bought this palette mainly for the blushes but fell in love with this highlighter in it. It has the perfect amount of white and pink in and looks absolutely beautiful!

The fact that it is so cheap is a HUGE bonus, it's not going to do too much damage to your bank. The one bad thing is how hard this is to get hold of. Again, it's a very popular product, I literally went round 5/6 stores to try and find this and ordered online! I finally found it in Manchester though!  Definitely worth it, if you can find it.

My highlighter collection isn't that extensive and I'm probably still going to continue buying highlighters because it's become my most recent obsession! I want to get the highlighter from Topshop, and I'm sure in the coming months I'll find a few more I want to purchase too :')

Dannie xo 






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It's rare that I throw things away, because I feel like if  I've spent the money on something I may as well use it... If it's not working for me I'll give it to a friend, at least it isn't going to waste and it might actually work for someone else.
Until now. 

Sally Hansen 'No Chip' top coat. 

I bought this after I ran out of my Sally Hansen 'Mega Shine', there wasn't any left in the shop at the time and I was in desperate need of a new top coat, so thought I may as well try this one. I really wish I hadn't of wasted my money.
I think it was around £4.95, which isn't expensive in comparison to other Sally Hansen polishes, but it is for how awful it is.


Over the past few weeks of using this (on and off) my nails have chipped so quickly! I think I put it down to being at work, or the polish underneath, I don't know why it's taken me so long to realise that no, it's the top coat.

You can see on my nail too, there is a slight line/crack down the middle, which is purely down to the top coat. I've finally decided it's time to throw this out and go buy my mega shine, I'm not even going to offer this to anyone, just for it to chip in a couple of hours. 

Dannie xo


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I've been eyeing up Milani cosmetics for the longest time! After seeing so many people talk about them on YouTube, I fell in love with them..
As they're not so readily available in the UK, I had to order them from Amazon, which I found to be surprisingly cheap!
I was immediately drawn to the rose powder blushes, because I'm a sucker for for anything that looks pretty and with the blusher looking like a rose, I couldn't resist. 



I got the colour 'Coral Cove' (05) and I have to admit I was a little scared it would be too bright, as you can never really tell the exact colour when you're buying things online - one of the only downsides. Luckily, it was the perfect coral-y colour - it's not too bright but it's bright enough and it looks absolutely amazing on. I did take me a while to convince myself to use it 'cause I didn't want to ruin how pretty it looked, but I've used it a couple of times and the rose is still going strong! Hoping this means it's going to last me a long time, a little goes a long way with this one.


I also got a couple of lipsticks, 06 'Cherry Crave' (Left) and 12 'Flamingo Pose' (Right).
First off, the packaging is so nice! I think gold can often look a bit cheap but it's made well and looks fairly decent, and they weren't even that expensive! The lipsticks themselves smell like watermelon, which is divine. I hate it when lipsticks smell of crayons and tend to stay clear of these, so I was really happy when I smelt these, weird, I know!


The colours themselves are a little bit 'out there' for what I usually go for but they have a good colour pay off and I've been enjoying wearing them.
I just wish Amazon had more of a colour range :(

                                     

Dannie xo
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Friday, 27 February 2015

Battle of the highlighters

Posted by BanquetBeauty at 03:02 1 comments

                                              

I've recently become obsessed with trying to find the perfect highlighter and in doing so I've found a couple that stand out to me, so figured I may as well share them with you.

Probably the most well known one is Benefit's 'highbeam' and for good reason, it's certainly one of my favourites! I only have a sample size but it's lasted me pretty well, clear that a little goes a long way.
The full size of highbeam is £19.50 although I'm sure I've seen it elsewhere for a tiny bit cheaper... shop around!


I heard about the supposed 'dupe' for this by Technic, a brand sold by Body Care. Clearly named after benefit as it's called 'high lights'. As this one is only around the £2 I thought it was worth trying.









Even from it's appearance you can tell it isn't quite the same. The Technic one is on the left and Benefit's on the right. It is much more liquidy and a little bit lighter. 
I feel as though the Benefit one has more colour to it, whereas the Technic one is very white looking. I definetly prefer the Benefit one and think it is worth spending the extra money on. Since you don't use a lot at a time it tends to last a while too. If you're not sure if you like the look of highlighters though and just want to try it out, the Technic one isn't completely awful.
Chella highlighter - ivory lace £15.95
I recieved this 'Chella' highlighter in a Birchbox and it's fairly decent! I tend to only use it in the inner corner of my eye as I find it difficult to use a crayon highlighter on your cheeks. I've found this one to be the best for the eye area though as it is much easier to apply.


MUA - iridescent Gold £3
We all know my strong love for MUA! The products are cheap but the quality is impressive!I know this is a popular one because it is constantly sold out and it flies off the shelves when it is in stock. It's not a bad highlighter, I bought it mainly because I thought it was pretty.. it is definetly very gold which I'm not the biggest fan of, but if I just use a little bit then it's really nice.

Now we're getting on to my favourites!


Nars illuminator - Copacabana £23
I bought this because of how much Velvetgh0st went on about it, I was never one to buy high end make up and this was one of my first ones. It looks so pretty! It's more pinky which I prefer in a highlighter. Priced at £23 it's one of he more expensive products but I believe it's well worth the money. You don't tend to use much when it comes to highlighters so you know it's going to last a while!
Revolution Sugar & Spice £6
Finally, I'd say this is the one I use the most often, pretty much everyday! 
The lighter colour in the top, from the Revolution sugar and spice blush palette.I bought this palette mainly for the blushes but fell in love with this highlighter in it. It has the perfect amount of white and pink in and looks absolutely beautiful!

The fact that it is so cheap is a HUGE bonus, it's not going to do too much damage to your bank. The one bad thing is how hard this is to get hold of. Again, it's a very popular product, I literally went round 5/6 stores to try and find this and ordered online! I finally found it in Manchester though!  Definitely worth it, if you can find it.

My highlighter collection isn't that extensive and I'm probably still going to continue buying highlighters because it's become my most recent obsession! I want to get the highlighter from Topshop, and I'm sure in the coming months I'll find a few more I want to purchase too :')

Dannie xo 






Categories banquetbeauty, beauty, chella, copacabana, highbeam, highlighter, illuminator, makeup, MUA, Nars, revolution, technic

Thursday, 12 February 2015

The worst top coat of all

Posted by BanquetBeauty at 12:00 0 comments
It's rare that I throw things away, because I feel like if  I've spent the money on something I may as well use it... If it's not working for me I'll give it to a friend, at least it isn't going to waste and it might actually work for someone else.
Until now. 

Sally Hansen 'No Chip' top coat. 

I bought this after I ran out of my Sally Hansen 'Mega Shine', there wasn't any left in the shop at the time and I was in desperate need of a new top coat, so thought I may as well try this one. I really wish I hadn't of wasted my money.
I think it was around £4.95, which isn't expensive in comparison to other Sally Hansen polishes, but it is for how awful it is.


Over the past few weeks of using this (on and off) my nails have chipped so quickly! I think I put it down to being at work, or the polish underneath, I don't know why it's taken me so long to realise that no, it's the top coat.

You can see on my nail too, there is a slight line/crack down the middle, which is purely down to the top coat. I've finally decided it's time to throw this out and go buy my mega shine, I'm not even going to offer this to anyone, just for it to chip in a couple of hours. 

Dannie xo


Categories banquetbeauty, nail polish, nails, no chip, Sally hanse, terrible product, top coat

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Milani Cosmetics - Review!

Posted by BanquetBeauty at 02:45 1 comments
I've been eyeing up Milani cosmetics for the longest time! After seeing so many people talk about them on YouTube, I fell in love with them..
As they're not so readily available in the UK, I had to order them from Amazon, which I found to be surprisingly cheap!
I was immediately drawn to the rose powder blushes, because I'm a sucker for for anything that looks pretty and with the blusher looking like a rose, I couldn't resist. 



I got the colour 'Coral Cove' (05) and I have to admit I was a little scared it would be too bright, as you can never really tell the exact colour when you're buying things online - one of the only downsides. Luckily, it was the perfect coral-y colour - it's not too bright but it's bright enough and it looks absolutely amazing on. I did take me a while to convince myself to use it 'cause I didn't want to ruin how pretty it looked, but I've used it a couple of times and the rose is still going strong! Hoping this means it's going to last me a long time, a little goes a long way with this one.


I also got a couple of lipsticks, 06 'Cherry Crave' (Left) and 12 'Flamingo Pose' (Right).
First off, the packaging is so nice! I think gold can often look a bit cheap but it's made well and looks fairly decent, and they weren't even that expensive! The lipsticks themselves smell like watermelon, which is divine. I hate it when lipsticks smell of crayons and tend to stay clear of these, so I was really happy when I smelt these, weird, I know!


The colours themselves are a little bit 'out there' for what I usually go for but they have a good colour pay off and I've been enjoying wearing them.
I just wish Amazon had more of a colour range :(

                                     

Dannie xo
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