May Favourites

It's almost the end of the month which means it's obviously a monthly favourites post. It feels like yesterday since my April favourites and time is flying which means it's closer to my holiday, so I'm not complaining!

My first favourite is the Clarins Hydraquench Cream, if you read my skincare routine post (click here if you haven't!) then you'll know how much I love this. I've tried many different moisturisers from more affordable brands to higher end brands too but this one is definitely my all time favourite. It smells beautiful, it sinks right into my skin and I wake up with the softest skin - it's basically an ice cold pint of water for my thirsty skin! This is my second batch of using this moisturiser and using it the second time now made me realise how much I liked it the first time.

Next up is the Morphe 35O palette. I've had this palette since around November last year so I've had it a long time and I do love it but I just kept forgetting to reach for it as I was using other brands such as Makeup Geek. However, towards the beginning of this month I thought to myself I'm going to do an eyeshadow look using only the 35O palette and now I can't stop! I find myself reaching for this everyday it has everything you need from a base shadow, transition colours, warm tones (even a few cool tones), shimmers and inner corner highlight colours - the possibilities are endless!

Last but not least in this months favourites is the Morphe M521 brush. If you follow me on instagram (rebeccacapel) you will have seen a recent splurge of spotlight/halo eyeshadow looks. I personally think that a halo/spotlight eyeshadow look is really flattering and something a little different from your average smokey eye. This brush works miracles for me for this particular type of eyeshadow look as the brush is pinched at the base so although it is a blending brush its flatter than, for example, a MAC 217 which means that it's perfect for packing on colour seemlessly on the inner and outer corners of the eye for that spotlight eyeshadow look. What's best is this brush was so cheap compared to other brands and there was no compromise on quality, I purchased mine on BeautyBay.com i'll leave a link just here.

That's all for my May favourites! Let me know what your favourites were in the comments or let me know how you feel about any of the products I have mentioned today in this post! See you soon!

Rebecca x

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Collection

My love for Makeup Geek Eyeshadows is definitely not a shock to anyone. I've talked about them on here before in a few posts but I've never actually talked about the different types of eyeshadows, their prices or shown you the different ones I have in my collection with swatches. When Beauty Bay started stocking Makeup Geek eyeshadows back in the late months of last year it was relief to all of us in the UK as we can now order them and not have to pay the shipping price from the US. 

The three types of shadows I own from Makeup Geek are the original eyeshadows which have a matte, shimmery or metallic finish (£4.95). Foiled eyeshadows which have an intense, opaque and metallic finish (£7.95). Duochrome eyeshadows which are two toned pigmented eyeshadows (£4.95).  

What started off as a little collection of 4 has spiralled out of control (in a good way I promise) into 33 little pans of heaven. I store mine in a large Z palette displayed above however I do have 6 extra eyeshadows that are not in the picture above as they are stored in a separate Z palette. What I love about Makeup Geek eyeshadows is that they are more affordable than higher end eyeshadows but there is certainly no compromise on quality. I am terrible at describing colours so the descriptions of the shades below are from Makeup Geek. 

FIRST ROW

White Lies - Pure white (matte finish)

Baby Face - Light brown with cool grey undertones (matte finish)

Vanilla Bean - Light beige (matte finish with very light shimmer)

Peach Smoothie - Light peachy beige (matte finish)

Chickadee - Warm yellow orange (matte finish)

Creme Brûlée - Medium sand (matte finish)

Grandstand (Foiled Eyeshadow) - Medium rose gold with slight taupe undertones

SECOND ROW

Americano - Dark brown with subtle purple undertones (matte finish)

Steampunk (Duochrome eyeshadow) - Blue/black base with copper reflects

Brown Sugar - Warm copper brown (shimmery finish)

Country Girl - pink brown (shimmery finish)

Flamethrower (Foiled eyeshadow) - Bright warm copper

Cocoa Bear - Reddish brown (matte finish)

Frappe - medium maple brown (matte)

THIRD ROW

Showtime (Foiled eyeshadow) - Rusty brown with warm undertones

Burlesque - Muted burgundy with warm undertones (metallic finish)

Bitten - Deep maroon red (matte finish)

Cherry Cola - Deep brown with strong red undertones (matte finish)

Vintage - Medium brown with mauve undertones (matte finish)

Cupcake - Medium pink (matte finish)

Confection - Blush pink with subtle grey undertones (matte finish)

FOURTH ROW

Motown - Deep eggplant purple (matte finish)

Drama Queen - Densely dark purple (shimmery finish)

Corrupt - Intense black (matte with a very subtle sparkle)

Bedrock - Medium grey with strong brown undertones (matte finish)

Prom Night - Pale purple with hints of grey (shimmery finish)

Sorbet - Pastel melon pink (matte finish)

OTHER SHADOWS

Havoc (Duochrome eyeshadow) - Warm red brown base with teal reflects

Masquerade (Foiled eyeshadow) - Bright medium plum with warm undertones

Wisteria - Pale purple (matte finish)

Daydreamer (Foiled eyeshadow) - Light lilac with cool undertones

Whimsical (Foiled eyeshadow) - Frosted silvery pale pink

Neptune - Bright blue (matte finish)

That concludes my collection, let me know what your favourite shades are from Makeup Geek or your favourite eyeshadows in general in the comments below! See you soon!

Rebecca x

Makeup Geek Eyeshadows

Hello loves! Apologies for the few months of absence, Christmas was extremely busy and spare time was none existent! Work and college took over but now that the new year is here I'm back and feeling better than ever. Over the time that I've had away from my blog I've discovered many different brands for makeup and brushes and all that good stuff! However, I think my favourite brand over the past couple of months is definitely Makeup Geek. I first heard about these eyeshadows through youtubers and when I saw that Beauty Bay started selling the single eyeshadows online I knew it was a sign that I had to get my hands on them!

So I first purchased about 6 eyeshadow pans to begin with and then I became OBSESSED and I couldn't stop buying them. They're so pigmented and creamy and the best part is that they're super affordable! I've been storing them in my Z Palette which is so easy because the Makeup Geek eyeshadows are already magnetic so you can just pop them right in. Not all the eyeshadows in the picture above are Makeup Geek but the majority are! (I can't wait to fill a full palette!). My favourite shades are currently Peach Smoothie, Bitten, Brown Sugar and Havoc. 

I find myself reaching for these eyeshadows every single day (my other eyeshadows are definitely feeling slightly unloved) I'm extremely glad I found this brand and I will 100 percent be purchasing more in the near future. 

Let me know what your favourite new discoveries have been these past few months and why you love them! See you soon!

Rebecca x