Hello with Christmas approaching I thought it would be a good time for me to tell you to TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GIFT SETS/ PALETTES! All of my favourite brands such as M.A.C., Bobbi Brown, Urban Decay and many more have released their palettes/sets for the coming holiday season!
With so many to choose from I don't know where to start! There are many that are out that include quite a lot of products so it really is good value for money and I do like to save mine, if I can!
M.A.C.
Where do I start with M.A.C's Holiday Collection?! It is absolutely unreal! I have definitely added some of these to my Christmas list!
The first of the M.A.C gift sets that I am going to
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to talk about is the
Primped Out Brush Collection.
The first of the M.A.C gift sets that I would like to talk about is their Mini Brush Sets.
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They are so lovely! The one thing I do really love about these gift sets is that they are categorised by colours. Your Pink brushes are your Advanced brush set, your Turquoise brushes are the Essentials set and the Peachy coloured (tell me if you think they are different!) brushes are the Mineralize set.
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The M.A.C. brushes are of very high quality and I think that these sets are very good value for money £39.50. I remember my dad paid £45 for a M.A.C. 187 stippling brush alone so around £40 for 5 miniatures, I believe is pretty good value!
Next, is the gorgeous Holiday Face and Eye palettes that M.A.C. have released recently. I saw these in House of Fraser today and to be honest the pictures really don't do them justice! They are such good colours that have a really good pay off - matte and shimmer.
I particularly love this kit as it includes your bronze, 2 lipsticks/sheen, 3 eye shadows and an eyeshadow applicator. I found that the bronze was very good for contouring as it didn't seem to have too much shimmer in it so still added good shadows to the face.
I think that the lipsticks are very versatile shades that will suit almost all colourings to the skin, they are not too light or dark.
The palette only features shimmer eye shadows, but they do have good pay off. I believe that these shades will be suited to more blue and green eyes to really contrast and make those colours stand out.
M.A.C. released 3 eye kits that each have 5 different shades together that can be worn together to create a dramatic look or simply be worn by themselves for a glamorous day look. I particularly like the smokey eye palette as it was filled with plums and purples and they have been seen to be the key colours for A/W12 match them together with a plum/berry lip to really pull this look together, day or night.
Liz Earle
Here are a few of my favourites that I have even added to my Christmas list myself!
The first thing I am going to talk about is the Eucalyptus and Rosemary Candle from Liz Earle! I saw it in John Lewis and the smell was absolutely divine! It is the perfect candle to have for when your relaxing in the bath!
It gives off such a relaxing fresh scent and it burns for 40 hours so you will definitely get your moneys worth!
It is on my Christmas list and I am secretly hoping to receive it!!
The next thing that I have decided to mention is the Sheer Pink Lip Shimmer from Liz Earle. It is a great product as it helps to condition your lips, whilst adding a little bit of colour.
When it is applied with your finger, it gives a lovely light summer shimmer to your lips. Perfect for the winter as it helps to keep your lips conditioned. But, if you add some lip liner and use a lip brush to apply this, the colour is gorgeous and rich!
Definitely a staple product that I will be adding to my makeup bag!
Bobbi Brown
On to Bobbi Brown, one of my favourite make up brands!!
One of the things I love about Bobbi Brown is that they release some unreal palettes ready for Christmas, but be quick because they are only limited edition and once they have gone, they are gone!
Bobbi has just released the Caviar and Oyster Palette and it is absolutely beautiful!
It comes with 4 eye shadows on the left side that will be suitable for a daytime look. I particularly liked the matte plum colour and the bronze shimmer, they really suited my eyes! I really liked the white shimmer in the inner corner of the eye, it really helped to brighten up your eyes but still keeping them within the daytime look.
On the right hand side, were a selection of colours that would be really suitable for an evening look. The silver shimmer teamed with the dark brown in the outer corner would be perfect for a Christmas party!
The pink ballet shimmer highlighter is adds a lovely sheen to the skin. Perfect for the tops of the cheeks and through the brow bone. This also doubles up as an eyeshadow as well!!
The next product that I would like to talk about is the Limited Edition 24 Karat Shimmer Brick Compact.
I love the shimmer bricks from Bobbi Brown as they add colour as well as a bit of shimmer to highlight.
But, this is different to other highlighters as it doesn't give much colour but a beautiful sheen to the cheeks that looks absolutely beautiful when it catches the light.
I was a bit concerned that the highlight would be a yellow gold colour but it was more of a warm pink/rose colour that really did look beautiful on the skin.
Definitely added to my collection!
Urban Decay
Urban Decay have recently released the Vice palette! It is 20 new never before seen shades! Hooray!!
The colours vary from those that are subtle enough to wear for a daytime look and there are glitters and brights that will look so classy for an evening look!
One thing that surprised me was the dual ended brush that came with the palette. It is surprisingly quite good! On one end is your flat brush that is used to apply the eye shadows and the other is the crease brush that was good for blending and apply a darker shade to your crease.
One tip - Urban Decay eye shadows tend to have quite a bit of fall out but if you dampen your brush before you apply it will reduce fall out and I found it also made the colour more intense.
If you love Urban Decay eye shadows then you definitely need this palette added to your collection!
So that is it for the Perfect Christmas Treats! If you would like me to do a blog post on my Christmas list just let me know!
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Thank you!
Katie x
