Highlight For Less

Highlighting can make a big difference to your everyday makeup, it can make you look more youthful and glowy. I found a product in my local Poundland which has become one of my everyday staples, it is the Chit Chat Highlighter. The first thing I love about this highlighter is that it is a dupe for the benefit high beam! The packaging is also very very similar to the benefit one. As for the product it is a nice pinky shade so it is not as harsh as a white highlight and you get 12ml which is quite a lot as you don't need to use much. I highly recommend anyone to get this highlight and if it isn't for you well you only paid £1 after all!

 

 

 

 

Lovebudgetbeauty <3

My Top 3 Palettes Under £10

The 3 palettes I am about to share are just a few of my all time favourites and to make it better they are all under £10! One company that have excelled themselves with their affordable palettes is MUA Makeup Academy which can be found online and in any Superdrug store. Most of their palettes are around £4 with amazing pigmentation and good quality, so no surprise that 2 of the 3 palettes in this post are by MUA!

The first palette by MUA I am going to talk about is their "Undressed" palette (which is also a dupe for the Urban Decay Naked 1) comes in the cheapest of my 3 at £4. It has 12 amazing neutral shades ranging from dark to light and matte to shimmer. The pigmentation in this palette is amazing and it enables you to do so many looks whether it be for day or night. The only thing I do not like about their palettes is that the colours don't have names they are just called "shade 1" "Shade 2" etc. but that can be forgiven because the palette is so good!

 

 

The next palette is also by MUA and it is their "Immaculate Collection" palette. It is the dearest palette they do at £8 which is amazing value considering you get 24 shades. It has a really good selection of colours ranging from bright and colourful to neutral, it also has mattes and shimmers including a matte black which I love as it is a staple for a classic smokey eye. Again the colours don't have names which is sad because I love it when eye shadows have cute little names! I also forgot to say the MUA palettes also come with little tutorials on the back which I think is a nice touch.

 

 

 

 

The last of my top 3 is the "Oh So Special" palette by Sleek at £7.99. You can find Sleek in most Superdrug stores and online. The first thing I love about the Sleek palettes is the packaging, they are matte black and very sleek (probably how they got their name!) Inside it has a good sized mirror perfect for on the go and 12 beautiful shades (Which have names yey!). Again mattes and shimmers so you can create a range of looks. This also has the matte black, perfect for smokey eyes! All the colours are very pigmented and I think it should be in every ones collection.

 

 

 

Lovebudgetbeauty <3

Inexpensive Brush Guards

I wanted to share this inexpensive way of keeping your makeup brushes clean and protected. I found this metre of uncut brush guard on eBay for £1 odd free post, I don't have the link to the seller but it was easy to find. The brush guards remind me of those "Chinese finger traps" and it stretches so it will fit any size brush, unfortunately it doesn't fit smaller brushes like eye or concealer brushes as it just slides back off. I have some pictures below of what I did, it's really easy, I just cut it size, slipped it over the handle and slid it up over the brush head.
 

 

 

 

Lovebudgetbeauty <3

First Impressions On The e.l.f Makeup Brushes

This blog post is going to be about my first impressions on the e.l.f brushes that I purchased recently. I ordered off their website www.eyeslipsface.co.uk which was easy to do as you can use paypal, their delivery for UK standard was reasonable and came quite quickly. The ones that I bought where from their standard range at £1.50 each which is amazing value for makeup brushes. They have a studio line which is a little more expensive but only by a few pounds so still really good value. I got the concealer brush, eye crease brush, blending eye brush, bronzing brush and the fan brush (in order of the picture bellow).

 

 

They feel good quality for the price and I really like the white handles which look professional. The two eye brushes shed the littlest amount but that was expected for £1.50, the bronzing brush and fan brush have not shed yet but they did need neatening with a pair of scissors and they aren't the softest of brushes but overall I must say I am happy with them and I think for anyone just starting out with makeup or just someone who doesn't want to spend a lot on makeup brushes these will be perfect for you. Lovebudgetbeauty <3