Wednesday 8 April 2015

All about that haul

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Hello everyone!
I hope you're enjoying the lovely weather as much as I am! I'm at home in Belfast for Easter and it's so nice and sunny here.

I have a bad habit of wandering into Superdrug and/or Boots during my lunch breaks. I'm usually quite well behaved and just leave with a swatch covered hand. However, a week or so ago I decided to treat myself and got a bit carried away! I originally planned to buy the Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit and a dark brownish red lip liner and lipstick but as you can see things didn't exactly go to plan haha.

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The first thing I picked up was the Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit. I'd read a lot of positive reviews for this and decided I wanted to purchase it after reading Magpie Jasmine's review. Highlighting and contouring has become so popular lately and it's something that I've never tried before. I received Benefit's High Beam a few years ago as a present and I love it but I've never bought any other highlighter or counter kit myself. This contour kit is really affordable at £6.49 so I thought why not buy it so I can give contouring a go. I'll be posting a review of this soon so keep an eye out if you're interested. Also, I have no idea what the green stuff on the Contour Kit is. It was there when I opened it!

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(Left - Right: Collection Gothic Glam Lipstick in #3 Revenge, Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Mystic, Barry M Lip Paint #129 Palest Lavender, MUA Matte Lipstick in Lilac Belle)

Next up are lipsticks. I've been wanting to get my hands on a dark brownish red lipstick for a while but haven't been able to fine one I like. I found the Collection Gothic Glam Lipstick in Revenge and although it wasn't exactly what I was looking for I really liked the look of it and decided to go for it as it was only £3. I had also seen my friend wearing it and liked it on her so I was hoping it would suit me too haha. I also bought Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Mystic. I have the shade Cherry from this range and I love it so I'm excited to try another. I decided to go out of my comfort zone and go for a bright colour as I usually stick to darker shades. I also ended up buying two other light purple lipsticks (in case you haven't already noticed, I love purple haha): Barry M Lip Paint 129 Palest Lavender and MUA Matte Lipstick in Lilac Belle. These were definitely impulse buys and I don't really think I'll get much wear out of them. Honestly I think I bought them in the hopes that they would suit me (unlikely) so we shall see!

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(Left - Right: Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Liner #547 Pleasure Me Red, Barry M Lip Liner #9 Mulberry, Barry M Lip Liner #6  Chocolate)

I also bought some lip liners as this is something I'm seriously lacking in. I'd read a really positive review about the Barry M lip liners somewhere (can't remember where, sorry) so I picked up two of those: #9 Mulberry and #6 Chocolate. As you can see I've already used Mulberry and I really like it so far. I also bought Maybelline Color Sensation Lip Liner #547 Pleasure Me Red as I'm in need of red lip liner to stop my red lipsticks from bleeding. This shade is beautiful and seemed to just glide on when I swatched it on my hand.

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The last two things I bought are Collection Galactica Fast Stroke Metallic Eyeliner in Silver Lining and Barry M Dazzle Dust #105 Athena. I absolutely love silver things and liquid eyeliner so I couldn't resist grabbing the silver liquid liner. Dazzle Dusts are something I overlook as a lot of them are too bright and glittery for me but this one caught my eye. It's such a beautiful colour and looks great using both a dry brush and a damp brush.

Ok well that's it for my Superdrug haul.
I'd be interested to know if anyone else still uses Barry M Dazzle Dusts as I never see them in blog posts?

Thanks for reading! I hope you have a good day,

24 comments :

  1. The colour of that dazzle dust looks amazing- that's my favourite shade to use for eye shadows. I'd be really interested to know how you like it since I'm not so much for too much sparkle either!

    My Lovelier Days

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  2. It's really pretty, it looks even nicer on and especially using a damp brush. I'll post swatches of it/an eye look with it soon :)

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  3. Emily / Hannah9 April 2015 at 12:29

    What a lovely haul, you've picked up some beautiful bits. I especially like the lip sticks shades, the barry m one really caught my eye x

    han // emandhan xo

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  4. You've definitely added a few more items to my wish list with this haul haha! I love your photography, how you edit the pictures to look like one :D

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  5. Great haul! :) I picked up the Barry M Chisel & Contour set too and I am loving it - so affordable and such a good quality contour palette xx

    Brenda BusyBee | Bella & Bear Pro Makeup Brush Set Giveaway

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  6. Hey, following your beautiful blog on bloglovin!! Loving this haul and I just adore those vampy lipstick shades! x


    Beyond The Velvet | Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle Blog

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  7. Haha my wish list seems to be never-ending! Thanks Harriet :) x

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  8. Ah thank you! Hopefully I'll get the guts to wear them during the day haha x

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  9. Thanks! It's the first time I've tried to wear some lighter lipsticks for spring haha x

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  10. Thank you for the mention :) I hope you love the contour kit as much as me! I've never checked out Barry M's lip liners but I may have to now...xx

    Magpie Jasmine | Zoeva Brush Set Giveaway

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  11. You have the most adorable and lovely photos ever! I realy love the items you picked up. The lipstick shades are really divine, and that contour kit looks gorgeous! Xx


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  12. I've read such good things about the Barry M contour kit - I definitely think I'm going to pick one up! I work right next to a huge Boots, and often spend my lunch break in there too! Great haul x

    emily x ❤ | emilyloula

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  13. I wish I could try that contour kit, It looks great for an affordable product! Love the lip shades as well :)

    RachelShuchatMakeup (I nominated you for a Liebster award)

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  14. Omg loving all of those purply lipstick colours!! You're making me want to go make-up shopping!x

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  15. Great haul! I love the lipstick shades you bought x


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  16. No problem! Honestly I really didn't like at first, every time I used it I ended up looking like I'd rub mud on my face haha. I like it a lot more now though. I think I just needed to get used to it since contouring is pretty new to me. Barry M's lipliners are pretty good, they have some lovely shades x

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  17. Very nice. Would love it if you could check out my latest Alexander McQueen fashion post!

    Kisses xo | From Aliona With Love

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  18. just want to say I love your photos! such great quality and style! lovely blog post too, definitely gonna have to pick up those lipliners x
    illustrated-wardrobe.blogspot.com

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  19. I really didn't like it at first but I love it now. I've just posted a review of it if you want to have a look! Oh man I don't think my wages would last too long if I were you haha. Thanks! x

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  20. It's really great! Ah thank you so much Rachel!

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  21. They're so lovely! Haha I know that feeling! x

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