Blog Sale Bargains!

Hello again lovelies! Lately I have been really getting into blog sales. Despite the fact that I spend an alarming amount of money on beauty products, I still love a bargain and blog sales are a great chance to try out new brands and products for a really great price. I got all of these products from the Sophie's Beautique blog sale and I only paid £22 (including delivery) for everything which is amazing and means I saved about £70! I'm really happy with everything I got so I thought I would share them with you all.

First up is this beautiful Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour in 493 Jade Rose. This colour was actually limited edition, so I was really lucky to get my hands on it. It is a classic, slightly peach nude which leaves your nails looking perfectly polished and sophisticated. In the bottle you can see some iridescent pink shimmer, although this doesn't really show up on the nails. This nail varnish does require two or three coats to achieve full opacity as it is rather sheer, but the final colour is so pretty that I don't really mind! 

Next up is another Chanel product- Le Sourcil De Chanel Perfect Brows Kit in the shade 20 Brun. I've been using MAC's Charcoal Brown eyeshadow to fill in my brows for months now, but I wanted to try something new. This beautifully packaged little kit comes with three different shades of powder, which can be used separately, or mixed together to create a perfect match for your natural brow colour. It also contains a little brush and teeny tiny tweezers, which actually work really well. The mirror inside is magnified too which is really useful. I haven't had the chance to use this yet so I can't go into too much more detail, but i'm really excited about trying this out.

The next thing I purchased was this MAC lipstick in Myth. It is a satin finish, meaning it gives quite an opaque, matte result which can sometimes be quite drying, but i'm sure that applying some lip balm beforehand will make it more wearable. Myth is a light nude, which usually I tend to shy away from as my natural lip colour is so pigmented, but as this is so opaque I find it a lot easier to wear. Cremesheen finishes are still my favourites at the moment, but overall this is a lovely nude and i'm glad it's now in my collection! 

The final thing that I purchased was this MAC 15 pan pro palette. It is one of the old style palettes without the clear lid, but I actually prefer this style as it comes with the pan inserts in it already, whereas with the new palettes they are sold separately. I only have two MAC eyeshadows as I rarely stray from my Urban Decay Naked palette (the original one), but I depotted them and put them in my palette and it has definitely inspired me to buy more! It will also work out cheaper in the long run, as now when I buy MAC shadows I can just buy the pro palette refill pans and save £2.50 on packaging each time.

(From top to bottom-Wedge and Charcoal Brown)

I hope you enjoyed this post, i'm really looking forward to trying out all of my new things! Have you ever bought anything from a blog sale?

NARS Foreplay Orgasm Palette Review

Hey lovelies! 

I bought this limited edition NARS palette in a blog sale recently and it's so beautiful that I just had to share it with you! Never one for subtle names, this palette is called Foreplay and is inspired by the famous Orgasm blush. 

I'm relatively new to NARS products, I only own the Laguna bronzer and the Orgasm illuminator, but i've wanted to try out a NARS blush for ages and had heard a lot about the Orgasm blush. Therefore, when I saw this lovely palette I thought it would be a great way to try a few different colours out. 

The packaging is lovely, the rubberised case looks very sleek and high end, but unfortunately I doubt it will stay this way for long as NARS packaging gets dirty very quickly! 

The individual colours do not have names, but there is a dark peach shade (1), a golden highlighter (2), a matte fuchsia pink (3) and Orgasm (4), which is compiled of all of these different aspects, therefore creating a peachy pink with hints of golden shimmer. I have read reviews online however which have claimed that the Orgasm shade in this palette differs slightly to the original Orgasm, but as I don't own it I can't really comment on this. Nonetheless, I am glad it is the biggest shade in this palette as on me it shows up as a beautiful pink/rose gold colour. That said, the two matte colours are also lovely and are the most pigmented. I actually think that the golden colour would double up as a great brow bone highlight too, so this is a really versatile little palette. 

The only major downside I would say this palette has is that the highlight colour in particular is extremely small, which makes applying it with a big brush quite tricky. Also, if you fall in love with any of these shades (excluding Orgasm), you can't repurchase them outside of this palette, which is slightly irritating as they're so lovely!

Overall, I love this palette and I think it is a great way of trying out the formulation of NARS blushes without having to invest in four different products. All of the blushes have a silky soft texture which makes applying and blending them into the skin really easy and results in a very natural looking finish. The compact packaging makes it ideal for travelling and the blushes themselves are really beautiful and I can tell I am going to get a lot of use out of this palette!

You can buy this palette for £39.50 from narscosmetics.co.uk.

Have you tried any NARS blushes?