Makeup Gallery Eyeshadow in Mocha Review

I haven’t seen too many reviews of the Poundland makeup but from the few items I have tried I really like the range that they have. I have previously shared my feelings about the Blush in Candyfloss which I really like as it is a great everyday shade. Today I am going to be sharing my thoughts on the eyeshadow in Mocha. I picked up a few other shades which I will also be reviewing, I thought I would start with my favourite shade first. 

Firstly let’s start with the packaging. The packaging is the same as the blushes only smaller, I like that the brand has decided to use the same packaging for all of their powder products as it makes it easier to store and makes it look better as well. I really like the square packaging although it isn’t very glamorous it does feel very sturdy and secure. Also for the eyeshadows the packaging is quite compact. 

The shade Mocha is a light shimmery brown shade which is my personal favourite shade to wear. I like to wear this all over my lid for a very quick eyeshadow look. The eyeshadow is very pigmented. It has a very soft and blendable texture. I would advise wearing a primer with this colour as it can fade throughout the day but that isn't too much of a problem and I've only experienced fading with the lighter shades. Poundland has a wide range of colours to choose from so there should be something for everyone. I really like this shadow and it has made its way into my everyday makeup storage. 

I think these eyeshadows are a great affordable option. Everything in the range is £1 and I have been impressed with the items I have tried although I haven’t tried every product type yet so I can’t speak for the whole range.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Collection Little Mix All About The Eyes Palette Review

I haven’t tried too much from Collection and I had heard great things about their eyeshadow palettes. You can never truly have too many neutral palettes. I got the Little Mix Love All About The Eyes Palette. 

This palette retails for £3.19 which makes it a very affordable palette. The packaging is quite simple, it comes in a cardboard palette which has a magnet to close and open it. It isn't the sturdiest of packaging but I think that it feels pretty secure and I would take it travelling as it is so compact. The palette comes with 6 shadows which makes it the perfect size for travelling as you can create so many different looks with it. This palette has a mixture of mattes and shimmers so there is something in it for everyone. Another thing I really like about this palette is that all the shadows have names which makes it easier to identify them in posts but makes it slightly more interesting than shades 1,2,3 etc. 

The quality of these shadows is really good. They are really pigmented and soft which makes them really easy to blend. All the shadows are really wearable and I use all of them. My most worn look is Dazzling Brown all over my lid, Cocoa Brown in my crease and Blackbird as a liner. I also really like Sunkissed and Golden Sand, as they are golden shades and they really compliment my blue eyes. Feather makes a really good brow bone and inner corner highlight. This is one of my favourite palettes as unlike some of the palettes I own I actually use all of the colours and I reach for it quite a lot. I really want to try some of their other palettes as the quality of this one is really impressive. 

Overall I would really recommend this palette, if you love neutral eyeshadows then this is perfect. I love how compact it is, it will easily fit in most makeup bags.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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NKDSKN Eyeshadow in Cinnamon Review

I picked up this eyeshadow in Poundland, I'd never heard of the brand before but I really liked the look of the colour. 

The packaging is nothing special, it is very plasticy and bulky. I don't know a lot about this brand so I don't know how much it would have been originally but the packaging is very cheap looking. 

However I can get past the horrible packaging as I love the colour of this shadow. I have blue eyes and I think that gold shadows really compliment them so I like to wear gold eyeshadows as much as I can. This colour is gorgeous and I wear it a lot. It is a pretty pigmented eyeshadow and the formula is quite good as well. It isn't chalky like a lot of cheaper eyeshadow and it is easy to work with. 

Overall I am very pleased with this eyeshadow and I am glad that I picked it up as despite the not so great packaging it is a gorgeous eyeshadow which I have been wearing a lot and will be wearing even more when it is sunny.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeshadow Paint in Rich Russet Review

Today I am going to be reviewing the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeshadow Paint in Rich Russet. I am a massive fan of cream eyeshadows as they are so quick and easy to wear. 

The packaging of this is different to all the other cream eyeshadows I own, most of them come in pots or pencil format. This comes in a tube with a doe foot applicator. The applicator is really good as it is flexible so it makes it very easy to evenly apply the product to the lid. 

I apply this directly to my lid with the applicator and I blend it out with a blending brush. I am currently using the MUA E3 Brush. The product does dry quite quickly so I usually do one eye at a time. 

This is a gorgeous bronze shade which I love to wear on a daily basis. The pigmentation of this is fantastic you only need one sweep over your lid. The formula feels quite wet when you first apply it but it quickly dries and just feels like a normal eyeshadow on your lid. I find this to be really long lasting as it will last all day without fading or going patchy. I like to wear this by itself on days when I haven’t got very much time to apply my makeup. Sometimes I will apply a powder bronze shade on top to further intensify the look.

Overall I really like this product and I highly recommend it if you are a fan of cream eyeshadows. I’m not sure if these have been discontinued as I couldn’t find them on the Boots website. I really hope they haven’t as this is really amazing and is much better than their eyeshadow pencil.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Illamasqua Eyeshadow Never Review

I have had this eyeshadow for quite a while now and today I thought I would share with you what I thought of it. 

I got this in a Mystery Box which was in the sale for around £20 and it came with 2 eyeshadows, 2 nail polishes, a precision ink and a liquid metal. I would never normally spend a lot on single eyeshadows the Illamasqua ones cost £15.50 which is a lot of money I would rather spend that money on a palette rather than just one eyeshadow. The packaging is quite nice it looks very high end the only problem is that due to it being an odd shape it can be difficult to store. 

Never is a matte navy blue shade. Notoriously matte shades often lack the pigmentation especially compared to shimmer shades. This is no different the pigmentation is not that great for such an expensive shadow. The colour is not one I would normally pick and I don’t reach for it a lot. The way I wear this is as an eyeliner on my upper lash line. I apply it with an angled eyeliner brush I like to wear this with light colours on my lid so that the colours don’t clash. I like the effect this gives and I think it is a great way of wearing a pop of colour. 

For me personally unless it is a colour that I would wear all the time I don’t think it is worth spending such a large amount on a single eyeshadow. 

Overall I do really like this eyeshadow but I would be reluctant to buy another Illamsaqua eyeshadow as the 2 that I have tried have not been any better than some cheaper ones I have tried. I think I would only purchase another if it was on sale or the colour was really unique.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Illamasqua Eyeshadow Shiver Review

I have had this eyeshadow for quite a while now and today I thought I would share with you what I thought of it. 

I got this in a Mystery Box which was in the sale for around £20 and it came with 2 eyeshadows, 2 nail polishes, a precision ink and a liquid metal. I would never normally spend a lot on single eyeshadows the Illamasqua ones cost £15.50 which is a lot of money I would rather spend that money on a palette rather than just one eyeshadow. The packaging is quite nice it looks very high end the only problem is that due to it being an odd shape it can be difficult to store. 

Shiver is a gorgeous shimmery highlighter colour which has gold undertones. I often use this as an inner corner and brow bone highlighter. Occasionally I will wear this as an all over colour on my lids. I like to apply it on top of a cream base to give it more of an impact. I like to apply it on top of Calvin Klein’s Tempting Glimmer in Bare Silk or the Collection Work the Colour Eyeshadow Stick in Vanilla Sky. I have also been wearing it with the other Illamasqua eyeshadow I have. I also have Never which is a matte blue which I have been using to line my upper lash line. The colours work really well together and I have been enjoying wearing them. The pigmentation is ok but considering it is a high end eyeshadow it is not amazing. I would not want to spend £15 on this eyeshadow as I don’t think the quality is any better than some drugstore eyeshadows I have tried. 

Overall I do really like this eyeshadow but I would be reluctant to buy another Illamsaqua eyeshadow as the 2 that I have tried have not been any better than some cheaper ones I have tried. I think I would only purchase another if it was on sale or the colour was really unique.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Bellapierre Eyeshadow Palette in 24K Taupe Review

I have had this eyeshadow trio for a while now and I have mentioned it a fair amount on my blog but I have not written a review on it. Today I thought I would review it for you.

The packaging is really simple, it comes in a black plastic compact which has a large mirror inside. The packaging is very sleek which makes it ideal for travelling as it takes up little space in a makeup bag. 

Being a trio it comes with 3 shades, all of the shades are shimmery colours. There is a brown, pink and a cream colour. You can create a variety of different looks with this trio. I like to apply the pink shade all over my lid, the brown in the crease and the cream shade in the inner corner. To apply these shadows I use the Real Techniques Base Shadow Brush to apply the colours to my lid and crease and I use the Real Techniques Essential Crease Brush. 

The formula of these shadows is really good, they are all shimmery shades but there is little fallout. The shadows are really pigmented and long lasting.

The trios from Bellapierre cost £22 which in my opinion is a lot of money however Bellapierre is a mineral makeup brand and it uses natural ingredients which is why it is quite expensive. I got this in a set from TK Maxx, the set was the Travel Essentials which costs £50 and I believe I got it for £15 or £20.  

Overall I do really like this trio and I use it a lot but I am not sure whether I would pay £22 for it as to me that is a lot of money. You can get the Naked Palettes for £10 more and they come with 12 shades.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Makeup Revolution Redemption Palette Iconic 1 Review

When I placed a Makeup Revolution order I knew I had to try out some of their eyeshadow palettes. I went for the Iconic Palettes as they are dupes for the Naked Palettes by Urban Decay. I have the MUA versions and I had hit pan on a few of the shades in my Undressed palette so I thought I would try the Iconic 1 to see how it compares. Although I don’t own any of the Naked palettes I think the first one would be my favourite as the shades in that palette seem to suit me more. 

Makeup Revolution was launched last year and I have heard nothing but good things about them. They are the new MUA although they are not connected there are similarities in the packaging and the prices. This palette only cost me £4 which is an absolute steal for 12 eyeshadows. The MUA palettes have the eyeshadows in a circular pan whereas the Makeup Revolution palettes have put them in rectangles which I think makes them look more high end. The packaging is a simple black case with a clear bit so you can see the eyeshadows inside. Although the packaging is simple I think it feels very sturdy and I would take this with me when I travel. 

All of the shades are really soft and easy to blend. The shadows are pigmented and even the matte shades are pretty impressive. Recently I have been experimenting with eyeshadow a lot more so I have used pretty much every shade in the palette whereas before I mainly only ever used the first 6 shades. My favourite shades in the palette are shades 2,4,5,6,9 and 11.  I like that you can create so many different looks with this palette, you can be very simple and just one colour all over your lid or you can be a bit more creative. I have been enjoying using shade 11 as a liner and I find that it works really well. I never used to bother using a primer however I have been using one recently and I can see the difference that it makes to the shadows but you can wear these without a primer and they are still very pigmented. 

Shades 1-6

Shades 7-12 

Overall I am really pleased with this palette and I find myself reaching for it on a daily basis. I also have the Iconic 2 and 3 palettes to try out as well and I can’t wait to start experimenting with them. I might start sharing some of the looks that I do with you.

Do you have any Makeup Revolution recommendations?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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N07 Eye Appeal Palette Review

I've had this palette for such a long time now and I can’t believe that I've only just got around to reviewing it. 

Firstly I let’s talk about the packaging. Although the packaging is pretty, it is a gorgeous purple colour it isn't the most practical. It is one of those cardboard palettes that is magnetic which means that it isn't that secure. Also the individual pans are glued in but they can fall out if you aren't careful. The palette comes with a large mirror and a sponge applicator which I threw in the bin as I never use them. 

This palette is a neutral palette but I like that it isn't just browns. There is quite a few different colours which makes it a bit different from other palettes all the colours are really wearable. It is slightly smaller than a lot of palettes as it only has 8 shades rather the usual 10 or 12. 

The first shade is a pale cream colour which I use as a brow bone highlight or an inner corner highlight. Sometimes if the look I have created is a bit too dark for every day then I’ll tone it down with this shade. Next is a really pale shimmery pink colour. I don’t use it that often but if I do use it I apply it all over my lid and apply the 4^th shade in my crease. I do sometimes apply this over the top of my Collection Work the Colour Eyeshadow Stick in Vintage Blush. The next shade is a really pretty brown shade. It is a shimmery brown and I either use this in the crease with the 4^th shade or I use it by itself all over my lid. The 4^th shade is probably my favourite in the whole palette. Whenever I use this palette I always use this shade. It works really well by itself or as a base for other shadows. The next shade is a purple/grey shade that is quite pretty although I don’t use it too often. The next shade is a super shimmery golden brown which I use in my crease a lot. The next shade is a purple colour which works really well in the crease with either shade 3 or 4. The last shade is my second most used in the palette. It is a black shade which in the pan has some red sparkle but that doesn't translate to the eye. I use the black shade to line my upper lash line.

The quality of this palette is ok but there are definitely better quality ones out there. Considering NO7 is quite expensive I didn't think the quality was that great. I got this palette at Christmas time for £10 but all the shades are taken from NO7 trios and quads. I think you can get better quality eyeshadows for much less for example the Makeup Revolution palettes are excellent. I do like this palette for the colour range but I wouldn't want to spend £10 on it.

Have you tried NO7 eyeshadows?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Favourite Single Eyeshadows

Today I am going to be sharing with you 3 of my favourite single eyshadows. I have quite a lot of single eyeshadows but they are sometimes neglected as I use a palette more often as it has a wide range of colours in. However I do love single eyeshadows as they can provide a very quick look when I am in a rush. I like to use single eyeshadows  as all over lid colours and I will often reach for them when I am in a rush. 

The first one I have to share with you is from Rimmel, it is from the Glam Eyes range and it is in the shade Tribute(130). I love this shade as I think it really compliments my eye colour on the back it says it compliments blue and green eyes however I think it would look good on everyone. The quality of the Rimmel eyeshadows is really impressive they are so pigmented and easy to blend. 

The next one is a recent discovery for me. I am sure you have heard of Makeup Revolution as they have bought out some amazing products and a lot of people rave about their eyeshadow palettes (which are amazing) but I have fallen in love with this eyeshadow from their single eyeshadow collection. The shade is Sold Out and it only cost me £1. Although the packaging is simple the product inside is brilliant. This shade is so pigmented which is amazing considering it is only £1. I have a few of their other shades on my wishlist to try as I think they are brilliant. 

The last one I have to share with you is an old favourite. It is a cream eyeshadow and it is the MaybellineColour Tattoo in On and On Bronze. I always reach for this when I want a wash of colour over my lids. I use this when I know I am going to be out for a long time as this is really long lasting and once you have applied it, it will not budge. 

Until I photographed them I didn’t realise how similar these shades are to one another.  I guess I just love the bronzey browns as they seem to really suit me.

Do you have any favourite single eyeshadows?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Makeup Revolution Haul

If you are an avid blog reader then you will probably of heard of Makeup Revolution. They are a new brand which seems to have taken the blogging world by storm . They are a super affordable brand with lots of exciting products on offer many of which are dupes for higher end products. 

I recently made an order as I could not wait any longer. After reading so many posts I needed to try some of their products and I know I will be ordering some more as I am very impressed with what they have on offer. Firstly I got 3 of their lipsticks which are only £1. The shades I got were Mystify, Rebel With Cause and The One. 

I picked up 2 of their individual eyeshadows as I heard that they were really good. I got the shades Sold Out and Promised Land. They are only £1 each and they are super pigmented. I picked up one of the powder blushes in Wow!, it is a really pretty pink blush which I can't wait to try. 

I got 3 of the All Day & Night eyeliners after reading good things about them. I got One Sin Too Many, Stars Come Out and Channeling My Inner. I am really looking forward to trying these eyeliners out as when I swatched them they feel really soft and creamy. 

Lastly I got probably one of their most popular products. The eyeshadow palettes have been talked about quite a lot. I got the Iconic 1,2 and 3 palettes which are dupes for the Naked palettes. 

I can't wait to try everything out and I will be reviewing everything as soon as I try it out. 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Rimmel Glam Eyes Eyeshadow in Tribute Review

I haven't used many single eyeshadows as I much prefer to use palettes, trios or quads as I often like to use more than one colour on my lids so it is much easier when they are all together. However when I was in a local discount shop I stumbled across this eyeshadow from Rimmel, I feel in love with the colour and I decided despite it being a single eyeshadow I just had to have it. 

The packaging is quite simple but sturdy. I like that the packaging is quite compact as often cheaper brands have really bulky packaging which is really inconvenient if you want to take it travelling as it takes up a lot of space in a makeup bag. However you do not need to worry about that with this eyeshadow as it is very easy to slip into a makeup bag.   

These eyeshadows retail at £4.49 and you can get them from Boots and Superdrug but you can find them in discount shops and on discount websites such as Fragrance Direct for much less. I do feel that nearly £5 is quite a lot for 1 eyeshadow when you can buy a whole palette for £4 which has 12 shades in however I think I can justify the price considering the amazing quality of this eyeshadow. I can't speak for the whole range though so there could be potentially some shades that are not as pigmented. 

The eyeshadow itself has a lovely embossed pattern as well as the Rimmel crown. The quality of the eyeshadow is fantastic for such an affordable product. The eyeshadow is very soft and easy to blend. The pigmentation is amazing and I was very impressed when I first swatched it. I love to wear this all over my lids when I'm going for a much easier and quicker look. This looks really pretty on especially with a bit of black eyeliner. This is a great colour for when I'm in a rush and want some colour on my lids but don't have time to apply more than one colour. This still looks like I have put in a lot of effort even though I haven't. 

Overall I am really impressed with this eyeshadow from Rimmel and I would really like to try more from this range. I do have another shade from this range called Punchy Taupe which I will be reviewing soon. 

Have you tried these eyeshadows? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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