Brand Spotlight: Bare Minerals

I've been using Bare Minerals brushes for quite a while, but until last month I hadn't really properly tried their makeup products.

I can never get foundation to match my skin tone myself, so my mum took me to the Bare Minerals counter in Boots and I got my colour and skin type matched to the best foundation for me. My mum also gave me a few of her other products that she had but hadn't used yet. I used all of these products in my Prom Makeup Tutorial and also my Gold Eye Makeup Tutorial that both went up recently so if you would like to see how any of the products look on the skin, head over there and check it out! 

So, there are 4 products and 3 brushes I'm going to discuss in this post so I hope you enjoy it and I hope it is helpful to you!

So the first product is the Prime Time Foundation Primer. This is the one Bare Minerals product that I have tried before and I honestly absolutely love it. It is the best primer I have ever tried, even with other products that aren't by Bare Minerals it still works really well. It is a clear gel formula and it goes onto the skin so easily. You don't need to wait for it to dry or anything you can just get straight on with the application of your foundation. I honestly can't fault this product at all, it's such a great base for your makeup and really does help to make it last all day. This obviously isn't a full size product as I believe my mum received it in a set but for the full size 30ml product it is £22 which I think is a reasonable price for this product as a little goes a really long way. 

This is the foundation that I got matched for. This is the Original SPF 15 Foundation and I believe it is in the shade 'Fairly Light'. I had never tried a powder foundation before this so I was a little skeptical when my mum took me along to get a colour match for it. However, my opinions on powder foundations have officially been changed forever! It goes onto the skin so well and it is very buildable so you can choose your coverage which I really like because some days my skin is feeling nice to me and I don't need really heavy coverage as I would do some other days. It also lasts really well both quantity wise and on the face. A little goes a long way and it stays on all day with the primer - I haven't been brave enough to try without! I've honestly absolutely loved this product since the first time I used it. It is a little too light for me now that I have a bit of a sun tan so this shade is probably more of a winter shade for me, but that's nothing a bit of bronzer can't fix! This is £26 so it is on the more pricey side for a foundation but I would highly recommend it to you if you can afford it. My mum was happy to pay for this for me so I was extremely lucky but I think I would pay £26 for this if I had the money. 

The next product is the Mineral Veil which I think is in the hydrating translucent finish. I think this powder is brilliant and works so well with the foundation which of course you would expect it would being from the same brand. It goes on really nicely with a big fluffy brush and helps to create the matte finish without looking cakey and still keeping the makeup on a little longer and preventing the natural oils coming through as much. This is priced at £21 which again, I think is quite a reasonable price for what it is and the quality of the product. Of course, this is still on the much more pricey side than the things that you can buy on the high street and I promise you, Rimmel Stay Matte will do a fine job too! If you can afford it, I recommend you give this a try.  

The final product before I move onto brushes is the All Over Face Colour in 'warmth'. This is priced at £20 which again, is expensive for quite a lot of people, including me but if you can afford to splash the cash a little bit, this bronzer is amazing and I recommend you try it out if you can! I can't stress this enough though, with this product, a little goes a VERY long way! As you can see in the images, it is actually a very, very dark powder so you really only need a tiny, tiny amount to get a good contour going. When I say tiny, I really do mean tiny. It blends really well and does give a very warm feeling to the skin, as explained in the name. I've also enjoyed using this to bronze up my face a little more as my foundation has been getting a little light after soaking up the very few rays the UK has to offer right now. Anyways, weather problems aside, this is a really good bronzer and the fact that you don't have to use much product means it will last a really long time which is a bonus considering the price.

And finally, the brushes. I love Bare Minerals brushes a lot, they're really good quality and I find they apply makeup really nicely. So, from left to right we have the Full Flawless Face (£24), the Flawless Face (£19) and then the Max Coverage Concealer (£14). Again, these brushes are slightly on the more pricey side of things but in my opinion they are 110% worth the money. The Full Flawless Face and the Flawless Face brushes are quite similar but the Full Flawless Face is much denser which makes it better for applying powder. I prefer to use the Flawless Face brush to apply bronzer as it is the perfect shape to work a contour. The Max Coverage Concealer brush has been my favourite concealer brush for probably going on 2 years now. I've actually got 2 Flawless Face brushes and 2 Max Coverage Concealer brushes I love them that much! However, all of these were given to me by my mum as she didn't need them! I don't have the money to be able to have bought all of this myself! As I was saying, the concealer brush applies a really good coverage of concealer and it is the perfect shape and size to go underneath the eyes to get rid of those dark circles! All in all, these brushes are amazing quality and they apply product so well and therefore, I would highly recommend them all to you as well as the makeup products I discussed above! 

I hope this brand spotlight was of some help to you or maybe you just found it interesting to find out a little more about the brand's products, all is fine with me! 

I will see you soon! 

Love, Becca

-xoxo

P.S. Sorry this is going up so late! I've had a busy night!

Another Mini Primark Summer Clothing Haul!

So today it actually felt slightly like summer here in the UK. And it hasn't felt like May at all so I was pretty happy when the sun came out and I was able to roll my school jumper sleeves up because I was warm.

So, I thought that why not share a haul with you? I did a mini summer clothing haul not that long ago actually, so you can read that here. But, after I'd posted that I did a little more shopping and so I thought I'd share it with you because I love seeing other people's recent buys so why not share my own! Plus, it's a bit of a Primark one so why not! We all love a bit of Primark!

Enjoy!

So I got 3 wraps to wear around the pool! The third one is really just a piece of material that you wrap around and tie rather than looking more like a dress.

I fell in love with these shorts even though this picture of them hurts my eyes... For only £5 I think they're super cute! 

This playsuit was also only £5 - I think we can all agree Primark does have some pretty good bargains!

I got 2 of these (the next one is further down) simply because I think they're just a staple really, they go with absolutely anything and again for £2.50 you can't go wrong!

I don't need to say anything more about these other than the fact they're gorgeous!

3 vest tops, just a summer wardrobe staple really!

And finally I got some more trainer socks. I really like the sport and workout socks from Primark because they're actually really good quality and they are SO comfy, honestly can't stress to you how comfy they are!

So I hope you enjoyed a little insight into Primark's summer stash! See you all very soon!

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Brand Spotlight | W7

I decided that the 7 Days of Becca series wasn't going to be an interesting series, at least not right now so I thought I'd just pack it in. I know I said I was going to see it out until the end but I think it's just gonna get really boring! If you were enjoying it, I'm sorry and I will come back to it, just at a more exciting time in my life! 

I'm gonna start this new thing where I write a post every now and again about a specific brand. I think this is a nice different way to review products and also to review a large range of products all at the same time.

Today I decided to put W7 in the spotlight because I've used this brand for god knows how long because it was really affordable for me when I was first starting out with makeup and it's still really handy now if I'm in desperate need of a product but don't want to splash the cash on something more expensive! 

I don't think W7 get enough credit for how good their products are however, they are becoming more well known as I have seen a number of bloggers reviewing their products lately which has excited me greatly because I know how good the products are for their price!

I don't actually own that many W7 products at the moment because I had a huge clear out not too long ago, but I thought I'd share the products I do have with you!

This is the W7 Cover Stick with tea tree oil. I don't actually use this very often (as you can probably tell by the top of it) because I tend to prefer liquid concealers however, this concealer really does the job for me when I need it. I used to use tea tree oil to get rid of spots all the time, not so much anymore but I find that if I do use this concealer on a spot, the tea tree infusions in it really help to lessen how dramatic it is as well as covering up the spot at the same time, so it's a two-in-one basically! This retails at £3.95. 

Eyelust - I prefer to use this mascara for a more natural look as this has a bristle applicator whereas I prefer the rubber applicators as I feel they apply the product better. So, if you prefer your lashes to stand out like I often do, this isn't always the best product for you. However, if I don't want my lashes to look too full or often I will use this on my bottom lashes, this is the perfect mascara for the job. This retails at £4.95.

Lashtastic - This has been a favourite of mine for a really long time now, I'm sure I've probably talked about it here before, I must have done! This mascara has a rubber applicator which is my absolute favourite type and size of applicator. It applies the product to the lashes really evenly and looks amazing on. (The bottle pictured is actually empty *cry* and apparently very dirty!) This retails at £4.95 also. 

Flirty Eyes - This is a more recent favourite of mine as I picked it up when I couldn't find the Lashtastic one in the shop. However, this was one of my best buys yet! Again, this mascara has a rubber applicator which pleases me as soon as I open it! This product again goes on the lashes really well and looks stunning with a huge change in length and volume after application. This product also retails at £4.95.

And finally, the Puff Perfection powder. Not going to lie, I wasn't expecting this product to be as dark as what it was so I've actually been using this as a bronzer rather than a powder because it's too dark for my whole face! But, it does work really well as a bronzer! So if you want to use it as a bronzer or if you just make the same mistake I did, it does that job fine! I'm sure in a lighter shade, this would be a really good powder to use. This product retails at £3.95.

I hope you enjoyed reading my opinions about these 5 products and if you haven't tried W7 products yet, I highly recommend you do because they're getting better and better and there are so many more products that I'm dying to try from this brand! 

See you next time,

Love, Becca

-xoxo