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Review: P.S Berry Velvet Eyeshadow Palette & P.S The Nude Edit Liquid Lipsticks

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Hello there,

Welcome to BlogWithMise. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to check my blog out, I really appreciate it.

A couple of weeks ago I picked up this palate and set of 4 liquid lipsticks from Pennys. Now the reason this wasn’t written and posted earlier was because of procrastination, a dear friend of mine.

Just a heads up that there’s going to be more pictures than usual on this post.

I picked these up as they reminded me of the Huda Beauty Obsessions palette in Mauve and I think the lip set is the most similar to the Au Naturel Nudes liquid lipstick minis. I unfortunately don’t own anything from Huda Beauty, hence why I bought the Pennys version.

How Much do They Cost?

P.S Berry Velvets (9 shadows) eyeshadow palette – €3.50 – €0.33 each

Huda Beauty Mauve Obsessions palette – €28.14 – €3.12 each

P.S The Nude Edit (4) liquid lipsticks – €5- €1.25 each

Huda Beauty Au Naturel mini liquid lipsticks – €37.15 – €9.28 each

First Impression:

The palette has only one matte shade, two glitter shades and the rest are shimmer shadows. I personally prefer to have AT LEAST two matte shadows in a palette. When I use this, I have to dip into other matte shadows from various other palettes, which is just a bit of a hassle. I originally thought it would be a handy size for travelling, and I still do think it is. When your away, you probably won’t be doing any dramatic looks, so this is nice for a bit of colour.

Again, with the liquid lipsticks they would be handy for travelling, as they’re different shades of nudes and quite small. They don’t have any shade names on them, which I find annoying. Pennys lipsticks usually do,

Berry Velvets Eyeshadow Palette

When I applied these on my eyes, there was a lot of fallout, especially from the glitter shades. I have a blog post up, on how to prevent fallout from ruining you makeup. I would make sure that you also have a base on before you apply the shimmer shades, to help them stick better. I did find that the darker shades were a lot more pigmented than the lighter shades. The ‘white’ shade in it, also is duo chrome, not white. I think that it would be better if it was a matte instead.

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Shade names from left to right: Peace, Humble, Devotion, Selfish, Sweetness, Crush, Desire, Wild Hearts, Tough Wild

Nude Edit Liquid Lipsticks

I really liked the doe foot applicator on these lipsticks. It made it easier to get precise application without having to use a lip liner. The product itself is very pigmented and I only needed to dip into the bottle once in order to coat all my lip. I only have it on a few hours. The product did wear off in the inside of my lip after I had something to eat. It drys down to a semi-matte finish and I didn’t find it drying on my lips at all.

What Are My Final Thoughts?

I would recommend the eye shadow palette if you were looking for one for holidays. I think if it did happen to go missing while you were away it wouldn’t be the end of the world. I don’t think I would recommend it other than that. There are so many other eyeshadow palettes, that have simpler shade but are much better quality.

I do recommend the liquid lipsticks, I think they are well worth the money. Again there are so many nude lipsticks out now, but if you want a cheap option these lipsticks are the way to go. They aren’t the most long-lasting, so you’ll just have to top it up every few hours.

Would you like to see more reviews in the future? Let me know in the comments. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter and Insta, you can find the links here.

Slán, Laoise xx

Beauty Tips & Tricks I Swear By

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Hello there,

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your life to check my blog out. I know its been over two weeks since my last post, but trust me I have a reason. I have decided not to have a schedule, but that may change in the future. I just don’t want to feel like I always have to have a post up for a certain time and date. I want to be happy with what I publish and not feel like it would’ve been better, if I had more time.

Photos are also causing a bit of a problem. I’ve never really had a reason to take decent photos of items, but I do now. It’s just going to take me awhile to figure it out that’s all.

Alright now let’s get on with this:

I’m going to share some tips and tricks I’ve learned since I got into makeup. I became interested in it when I was 13. When I was 14 I started wearing it more and became more invested in it. I watched so many YouTube videos and read loads of articles in magazines.  That probably sounds odd to some people, but its the truth. I learned most of what I know today because of YouTube.

I might do a separate post on why I decided to wear makeup and just go into more detail. Let me know in the comments if you think I should.

The skin type I have is oily, especially in my t-zone. The products that I’ve mentioned are ones that work for me and I currently love. They may not work for everybody regardless if you have the same skin type as me, eye shape etc.

  • If you have oily skin or even an oily t-zone, then I highly recommend to use a primer. It creates a barrier between your skin and your foundation. It helps your foundation to also apply better as some primers can become tacky. Primer helps your base makeup last longer too. Some people don’t see the point in it, but I personally do think its important. If you have dry skin  I’d say use a moistening primer and for oily skin use a mattifying one.
  • Do your eyebrows first. Now this really depends how you fill them in. I use a pomade, so I find it easier to do it first before the rest of my makeup. I find it makes doing them less stressful, as if I mess up then I’m not ruining anything else by starting over. When I have them out, it helps the concealer blend in better with the foundation too. I’ve never filled by brows in with a pencil before, but you might be able to get away with doing them at any stage.
  • Have your eye makeup done before your base, or at least your eyeshadow. This prevents any fall out from eyeshadow from sticking to your concealer/foundation and having to remove it. It also makes it easier in case you make a mistake and have to redo it.
  • If you accidentally get mascara anywhere on your face, dont rub it off straight away. It will just smudge and ruin everything. Let it dry and then take a dry and clean mascara wand or a small eye brush and brush  it way. Just be very carefull not to rub too hard or else you could remove the product underneath.
  • Use tape at the sides of your eye to create a cat eye effect. You could also use it to help each become even. You do look a bit mad with it on, but don’t worry it’s not sore to pull off.
  • Under-eye powder. This is another product that some people think is unnecessary like the primer. I do think it is important as your under eyes can crease easily. Using a under-eye powder is much lighter than normal face powder and makes creasing less likely to occur. You could also use a banana powder, which helps to brighten and set you under-eye. Just be careful as there are some out there that do make you look very yellow, so just make sure it suits your skin tone before hand.

I use the yellow shade in the Anastasia Contour Kit in Light to Medium for my under my eyes.

  • Matching your foundation. Finding your perfect shade match, is very difficult. I’ve yet to find one that correctly matches me (granted I’ve tried very few so far). Place some of foundation that look the closest to your shade on the side of your neck, NOT on your face. Your body is always darker than your face, so your aim is to find a foundation that will match your body. The colour that matches you the closet is your foundation shade.
  • I always make sure to blend my foundation down my neck, especially if it’s not my shade. If you don’t it leaves a line all the way around your jaw line. It makes it very obvious that you’re wearing the wrong foundation shade and that you’re wearing foundation.
  • Lipstick mistakes. If you mess up when applying liquid lipsticks, lip liner or lipstick, just use concealer to clean it up. Take a small brush for precise persian and put some over the area to fix up. Make sure that you blend it in afterwards.

Would you be interested in seeing a part two? Let me know in the comments. Dont forget to follow me on Twitter and Insta, you can find the links here

Slán, Laoise xx