Makeup Look using some of my Beauty Crowd products...

Okay, so I wanted to do a review blog post today about something I bought recently, but something came up and it means I haven't had the chance to take photos of the product and swatches :( so I will put up that blog post tomorrow. But as I really wanted to have a blog post up today for you all I will post about the products I used for this look:

For foundation I used the sample of the Bell foundation I got from Beauty Crowd. As mentioned in my previous post, I liked this foundation but it didn't wow me enough to go and buy the full sized product. It was very VERY thick, and sort of just sat on my face and felt cakey rather than being comfortable to wear. It was medium to full coverage though which, as you might know, I like. But other than that it wasn't that amazing.









As for primer I used my favourite, L'Oreal Nude Magique Blur Cream. Followed by the natural collection green concealer on any red areas. Then I used the LA Girl Pro Concealer, which I LOVE! I definitely think it's a close dupe for Benefit's Erase Paste, in terms of thickness and coverage. I then set the concealer with my usual, MAC's Prep and Prime Transparent Finishing Powder.

 For bronzer I used Freedom's Bronzer in the shade 110, which again, I love! I contoured my face using the Freedom Pro Contour Kit in fair. I then used my natural collection blusher in Peach Melba. I then used the Milani Highlighting Powder.

 On my eyes I used various pinky and purpley shades from the LA Girl Ultra Palette, but first I primed by eyes with the lightest, almost white, shade from the Freedom Concealer palette! It really is amazing for that! I then used the Freedom liquid liner, which I thought was really nice, it is great if you want to create a really nice thin line! As the brush is so precise and thin. Then I also used the Milani Total Lash Cover Mascara (not pictured), which, again, is amazing! I also lined my lower lash line and water line with my HelenE black eyeliner. I then filled in my brows with the usual, Soap and Glory Archery and Benefit's Gimme Brow.

On the lips, I used MAC's Twig lipstick. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this lipstick.

Overall, I liked most of the products I used, but I wasn't too sure that I liked the way this look.

Did you like this look? Let me know :)

I will hopefully have the review post up tomorrow, but if you follow me on Instagram then you probably already know what I will be talking about.

And if you don't follow me on there then go follow me, my username is oxmakeupaddict

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Nicole Guerriero Inspired Makeup Look...

Hey everyone :)

I wanted to do a makeup look on myself, that was inspired by someone, and after a lot of searching, I eventually decided on doing a look inspired by my favourite YouTuber, Nicole Guerriero. No one can deny how absolutely stunning she is, and I came across a picture on her Instagram page that I loved, and wanted to do a similar look.

Here's the look, with Nicole on the left and my look on the right:

 And here is my before and after:

Here are the products I used:

On my brows I used Soap and Glory's Archery pencil, and Benefit's Gimme Brow.
I also used Khroma Beauty's Quickie mascara (which is one of my favourite mascaras EVER), as well as Benefit's Roller Lash mascara, for more dramatic lashes, without the need of falsies.
For the eyeliner I used my all time favourite liquid liner, by the Poundshop's own makeup brand called Makeup Gallery, and a No7 felt tip liner just to mark where the wing would be before using the liquid eyeliner. I also used a HelenE eyeliner on my lower lash line.

 I also used the MUA essential mattes palette on my eyes, Nicole's eyeshadow looked super simple, so I just used the first colour (the lightest) all over the lid and the the light brown colour (top row, last colour) in the crease.

On the face I used L'oreal's nude magique blur cream, followed by Benefit's Erase Paste on any blemishes and on my under eyes. I then used my sample sized Dior Star foundation, followed by a combination of Maybelline's The Eraser Eye and Fit Me concealer, under my eyes, and in the area's I'd highlight.

I set my under eye concealer with MAC's Prep and Prime Transparent Finishing Powder, and set the rest of my face with Seventeen's Miracle Matte Loose Powder. I contoured with Freedom's   Pro Contour Kit in fair, and used Benefit's Dandelion powder as a blush, and highlighted using MUA's Undress Your Skin highlighter in the shade.

Finally, to recreate Nicole's bold red lip, I used MUA's lip liner in the shade Red Drama, to line the lips, then filled in the lips using L'oreal's Colour Riche Collection Privee in the shade Blake's Red.

I loved this makeup look, ignoring the fact it was the worst lipstick application ever.

I loved the red lipstick, and I loved the contour kit by Freedom!

I hope you liked this post, I have another blog post coming soon about a makeup look using MAC's stone lipliner. But before then I will be doing a blog post review/first impressions of a product that was sent to me recently, so keep an eye out for that. :)

New makeup brand- Freedom makeup haul...

This is a very exciting post for me! I love buying make-up, obviously, and I have wanted to order some make-up from the new brand Freedom Makeup London for ages! When I saw they were giving away £15 worth of makeup when you spend £25 and I had a 20% off voucher code too, I couldn't say no. I got all of this makeup, over £50 worth, for £30!

Here are the lip products I ordered, in shades, flushed, red wine, mannequin, juicy lips, adorn, space luxe, sooner or later, and far away.
I am already in love with all of them! I have worn sooner or later today, a pinky based nude, and it nicely pigmented yet feels so light on the lips, it almost feels as though you haven't got any lipstick on at all, but there is no pigmentation lost as a result.
All of these lipsticks are £1 each.

 These are the Pro Melts, in the shades, d-ream, and just do it. Despite the fact that just do it, being blue, is a very different shade to anything I have ever worn before, I absolutely love it.
The only thing I don't like is that it can become a little streaky, and it needs to be built up on the lips for a very pigmented finish. But although it does feel thick on the lips, it isn't unpleasant, it just feels as though it will last a long time on the lips.
These are both £3 each.

 As shown on the picture to the left, I also ordered a Blush and Highlight palette in Peach Spice, the Pro Contour kit in fair, the concealer palette in light, and Pro Warm Lights palette.

I have already used the concealer palette and the coverage is amazing, and I love the range of colours, and I can pick different colours for different uses and for different areas of my face. I also used the contour kit today too, and the highlight shade is perfect! Having super pale skin I have never found the perfect shade to actually highlight my face, but this does. The contour shade is also perfect for my pale skin, and its super blendable. The kit is perfect.

The blush palette is £6, the contour kit is £3.50, the concealer palette is £5 and the Pro Warm Lights palette is £4. 

I also ordered the makeup fixing spray, which is £4, two Pro Glow powders in shades meow and purr, which are £2.50 each, blushers in shades lethal weapon and beyond, a bronzer in the shade 110 matte which is £2, and the Pro Mattify primer which is £4. I love all of these products, apart from the blusher in shade beyond, it's an orangey super shimmery blush, because of the amount of shimmer I wouldn't use it as a blush but it could be used as a highlight if used lightly. The mattifying primer is lovely, it is just the kind of primer I love! I also love the bronzer, although it says it is matte, I swear there is some shimmer in it, but I still love it. I used it today and was worried it would be orange, but it is perfect. It is one of the nicest bronzers I have ever used, especially given that it is only £2. 

 I also ordered eyeshadows in the shades, smoulder 213, brights 228, 227 & 230, gilded 216 & 217. They are all £1 each.
I haven't used any of it yet but they all look gorgeous! I have swatched a couple of them and they were both amazingly pigmented, but I can't wait to test out how easy they blend and how long they keep their colour thought the day.

 I also ordered the Pro curve mascara, which was £2, and I am pleasantly surprised. I didn't expect much, seeing as I am rather attached to the PS love curl and lift mascara and nothing seems to come close to that, but this mascara is just as good! I love it. I used it today, and I only needed too coats and my lashes look really nice.

Finally, I also ordered the Pro line waterproof in black which is £1.50. The applicator is really thin, so looks as though it'll produce a nice thin precise line, and upon swatching I found that it was really really black, where some can be more of a grey black, this was exactly what you want a black eyeliner to be- pure black!

Overall, I am super happy with everything I ordered! I will be doing first impression posts as I try out these products in the coming weeks. But so far, from the products I have tried I love them!

You can't expect too much from products that are so cheap, but they have passed my expectations by miles and miles. 

All products can be bought directly from http://www.freedommakeuplondon.com, you get free delivery when you spend £30 or more, and use the code BEFREETOMAKEUP from 20% off.

If any of you have bought any products from the Freedom Makeup brand I would love to hear what you think, or if you have any other recommendations, as I already know as soon as I have the money I will be wanting to buy more from this brand! I am already super annoyed that I didn't order their foundation, as I have heard so many good things.