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Beauty Binge!

I saw these new brushes in Superdrug and fell in love. I'd been eyeing them up for a while and when they were released I couldn't get them quick enough!

I only got 3 as I figured I probably shouldn't buy many more brushes as my collection is getting a little out of hand.
They're on offer at the moment with about £2 off so if you're thinking of getting some, I'd get some now! They range in price and are usually about £10, with the eye shadow and smaller brushes being about £6 (don't quote me).



I also ended up getting the Brush Cleanser because I didn't actually have one and only ever washed my brushes using baby shampoo, which is way too much effort! The brush cleaner is only £4.99 and is actually pretty good.

I thought it smelt a little like glue? But it seems like this is the standard smell for make up brush cleansers, as the No 7 one smells basically the same.

It's worked at getting some of my most dirty brushes back to the lovely looking white coloured bristles, So I am definitely a fan of it!
             
The bristles are very soft and I've washed them a few times and so far they have shown no signs of shedding.

The blush/contour brush is the one I now use for my blush as it's just perfect (I'm still in love with my real techniques blush brush, mind)
The powder brush is great at power but I also feel like it would be good for blusher as it's large, but not too large... Would be good for travelling so you don't have to take too many brushes with you!
The finishing brush is my least favourite. I use it after I've put my foundation on to buff it in more, but I feel like I would not be able to use it alone for foundation as it just doesn't seem to blend it in properly on it's own.
I do love it to blend my foundation in afterwards though, so it is kind of an 'extra' brush and wouldn't be an essential one.

If you were just to buy one brush, I would probably say go for one of the other two!

I'm always looking for new brushes, I have some sort of addiction with it and my collection is growing so please feel free to let me know of any amazing brushes I should try out!

Dannie xo
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If there's one thing that excites me by the start of the new month, it's Birchbox! I always look forward to trying the products and seeing what goodies are inside, I wish I could afford to subscribe to all the beauty boxes out there, I really do :(


                                     

So the one thing that I was really excited for, was the design of the box itself. As they collaborated with Habitat this month, the box had a really lovely design.

Let's get onto the contents of the box..



        

I must say I was a little  disappointed with the contents and after speaking to a few others, they feel the same way!  The first thing I noticed was that there was no bag inside like usual. I loved the bags as I found they were really useful and I actually got use out of them.

         

The first thing is Benefit - Bad gal Lash which I actually chose as it's my favourite mascara of the three that they have so it's always good to have a back up (and saves me buying it again!).

The fragrance Catherine Malandrino - Style de Paris isn't too bad! I'm usually into sweeter scents but I can just about cope with this, it's not totally amazing but it's always good to have perfume samples as they're easy to carry around.

Philip Kingsley - Elasticizer, at first I thought this was just a shampoo, which I was happy about as I'm going to London in a couple of months so travel sizes are ideal! However after reading the card just now, I've found it to be a pre-treatment shampoo! Which I'm even more excited about as I've never really tried anything like that before! It retails for £27.50  so the chances of me ever purchasing it is slim, but it's nice to have the chance to try it.

I've recently been getting more into body scrubs so to receive the Janjira - Thai lime and ginger shower scrub was pretty exciting. I recently bought 3 from soap and glory so I'm going to save this one for when I go away! It smells really fresh and I'm pretty excited to try it. It's priced at £22 so it's going to have to be pretty spectacular if I'm ever going to buy it.

The last beauty related item is the Lord & Berry Couture kohal kajal eye pencil in black, which is the only colour eye liner I ever use! I've only ever tried their bronzer before (a sample through birchbox previously) but I didn't fall in love with it. Hopefully this one, I will! You can never have too many black eye liners though so I was glad to get this!

The lifestyle extras included a mini notebook which is super cute, and a preview of a book. I'm not really into getting book chapters as much as I would used to have. I don't have the time to read so much any more so it doesn't really interest me to get these!

As always, there is a coupon code for 20% off the collaborated brand and there is also a few sneak peaks for the next box!
There is going to be a Laura Mercier sample in the April box and it also mentions another pick your own sample, which I always love doing! 
It also mentions a limited edition box coming in April, which I am VERY excited for!

When I first opened the birchbox, I was a little let down but to be honest, after thinking about each product in depth and writing this, it's made me realise that it isn't actually that bad of a box! I'll admit there has been MUCH better months, but it's not a terrible box altogether. There's a few brands that I haven't heard of so it's good to try them out.

If you were thinking about getting this box but haven't fallen in love with this months, make sure to have a look at previous months as it has been so much better before. 

If you fancy signing up and use the link below, you'll get 50 points to spend in the BirchBox shop (Equal to £5)!
http://birchbox.co.uk/?raf=48456
Much loveDannie xo
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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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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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Hi!

I've wanted to start a beauty blog for a while and after much persuasion and encouragement from a friend, I finally did it! Since I work in a beauty store and practically own half its contents (I wish I was over exaggerating) it’s fair to say I've trialed and tested enough products to give a decent opinion on them.

I’m pretty much a natural at talking people into how great something is and encouraging them to buy it, so why not put it out on the internet so it’s actually useful to people who were considering buying it anyway, rather than making just my friends spend money on things they hadn't even considered previously.

I tend to stick to high street/drugstore products since I’m only 21 and a student so unfortunately, I don’t have the money to splurge on higher end, luxury products so if you’d be interested in hearing my thoughts and opinions, give me a follow!


See you next time,
Dannie xo
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Monday, 30 March 2015

B. Makeup brushes

Posted by BanquetBeauty at 02:00 2 comments
I saw these new brushes in Superdrug and fell in love. I'd been eyeing them up for a while and when they were released I couldn't get them quick enough!

I only got 3 as I figured I probably shouldn't buy many more brushes as my collection is getting a little out of hand.
They're on offer at the moment with about £2 off so if you're thinking of getting some, I'd get some now! They range in price and are usually about £10, with the eye shadow and smaller brushes being about £6 (don't quote me).



I also ended up getting the Brush Cleanser because I didn't actually have one and only ever washed my brushes using baby shampoo, which is way too much effort! The brush cleaner is only £4.99 and is actually pretty good.

I thought it smelt a little like glue? But it seems like this is the standard smell for make up brush cleansers, as the No 7 one smells basically the same.

It's worked at getting some of my most dirty brushes back to the lovely looking white coloured bristles, So I am definitely a fan of it!
             
The bristles are very soft and I've washed them a few times and so far they have shown no signs of shedding.

The blush/contour brush is the one I now use for my blush as it's just perfect (I'm still in love with my real techniques blush brush, mind)
The powder brush is great at power but I also feel like it would be good for blusher as it's large, but not too large... Would be good for travelling so you don't have to take too many brushes with you!
The finishing brush is my least favourite. I use it after I've put my foundation on to buff it in more, but I feel like I would not be able to use it alone for foundation as it just doesn't seem to blend it in properly on it's own.
I do love it to blend my foundation in afterwards though, so it is kind of an 'extra' brush and wouldn't be an essential one.

If you were just to buy one brush, I would probably say go for one of the other two!

I'm always looking for new brushes, I have some sort of addiction with it and my collection is growing so please feel free to let me know of any amazing brushes I should try out!

Dannie xo
Categories B, banquetbeauty, blush brush, brush, brushes, foundation brush, makeup, superdrug

Monday, 9 March 2015

March Birchbox

Posted by BanquetBeauty at 02:00 0 comments
If there's one thing that excites me by the start of the new month, it's Birchbox! I always look forward to trying the products and seeing what goodies are inside, I wish I could afford to subscribe to all the beauty boxes out there, I really do :(


                                     

So the one thing that I was really excited for, was the design of the box itself. As they collaborated with Habitat this month, the box had a really lovely design.

Let's get onto the contents of the box..



        

I must say I was a little  disappointed with the contents and after speaking to a few others, they feel the same way!  The first thing I noticed was that there was no bag inside like usual. I loved the bags as I found they were really useful and I actually got use out of them.

         

The first thing is Benefit - Bad gal Lash which I actually chose as it's my favourite mascara of the three that they have so it's always good to have a back up (and saves me buying it again!).

The fragrance Catherine Malandrino - Style de Paris isn't too bad! I'm usually into sweeter scents but I can just about cope with this, it's not totally amazing but it's always good to have perfume samples as they're easy to carry around.

Philip Kingsley - Elasticizer, at first I thought this was just a shampoo, which I was happy about as I'm going to London in a couple of months so travel sizes are ideal! However after reading the card just now, I've found it to be a pre-treatment shampoo! Which I'm even more excited about as I've never really tried anything like that before! It retails for £27.50  so the chances of me ever purchasing it is slim, but it's nice to have the chance to try it.

I've recently been getting more into body scrubs so to receive the Janjira - Thai lime and ginger shower scrub was pretty exciting. I recently bought 3 from soap and glory so I'm going to save this one for when I go away! It smells really fresh and I'm pretty excited to try it. It's priced at £22 so it's going to have to be pretty spectacular if I'm ever going to buy it.

The last beauty related item is the Lord & Berry Couture kohal kajal eye pencil in black, which is the only colour eye liner I ever use! I've only ever tried their bronzer before (a sample through birchbox previously) but I didn't fall in love with it. Hopefully this one, I will! You can never have too many black eye liners though so I was glad to get this!

The lifestyle extras included a mini notebook which is super cute, and a preview of a book. I'm not really into getting book chapters as much as I would used to have. I don't have the time to read so much any more so it doesn't really interest me to get these!

As always, there is a coupon code for 20% off the collaborated brand and there is also a few sneak peaks for the next box!
There is going to be a Laura Mercier sample in the April box and it also mentions another pick your own sample, which I always love doing! 
It also mentions a limited edition box coming in April, which I am VERY excited for!

When I first opened the birchbox, I was a little let down but to be honest, after thinking about each product in depth and writing this, it's made me realise that it isn't actually that bad of a box! I'll admit there has been MUCH better months, but it's not a terrible box altogether. There's a few brands that I haven't heard of so it's good to try them out.

If you were thinking about getting this box but haven't fallen in love with this months, make sure to have a look at previous months as it has been so much better before. 

If you fancy signing up and use the link below, you'll get 50 points to spend in the BirchBox shop (Equal to £5)!
http://birchbox.co.uk/?raf=48456
Much loveDannie xo
Categories banquetbeauty, beauty, birchbox, makeup, review

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

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
Categories banquetbeauty, cosmetics, haul, makeup, milani

Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Hello..

Posted by BanquetBeauty at 10:10 2 comments
Hi!

I've wanted to start a beauty blog for a while and after much persuasion and encouragement from a friend, I finally did it! Since I work in a beauty store and practically own half its contents (I wish I was over exaggerating) it’s fair to say I've trialed and tested enough products to give a decent opinion on them.

I’m pretty much a natural at talking people into how great something is and encouraging them to buy it, so why not put it out on the internet so it’s actually useful to people who were considering buying it anyway, rather than making just my friends spend money on things they hadn't even considered previously.

I tend to stick to high street/drugstore products since I’m only 21 and a student so unfortunately, I don’t have the money to splurge on higher end, luxury products so if you’d be interested in hearing my thoughts and opinions, give me a follow!


See you next time,
Dannie xo
Categories banquetbeauty, beauty, cosmetics, makeup
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