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One of my 2016 Goals was to buy less makeup. That seems to have completely gone out of the window as I've just bought all of the makeup in January and February. And I haven't stopped...
As I spent a lot on makeup last year on the run up to my wedding, I need to try and slow it and with Canada coming up. Well try to.

But seeing as I've bought SO much I thought it might be nice to have a quick go through everything I got. Mainly so I feel the shame of buying so much and stop doing it...


Stila Whole Lotta Love Palette
I picked this up in M&S in the sale because it was £18 down from £49 and I just thought why not. And that was the start of the 2016 purchasing. It has a nice mix of eyeshadows, blush and a mascara. I don't actually use it very much sadly. It's a bit of a chunk to carry round.
(It feels like FOREVER since I bought this.)

Stila Whole Lotta Love Palette

MAC Lipsticks Please Me (Matte) and Viva Glam I (Matte)
I really wanted a light pink (and as I said in my MAC Lipstick Collection post have now realised that Faux was what I was looking for and I had it all along) and I wanted a red. Caved and bought these. I've worn Please Me a couple of times, it's very bright on me. And I haven't worn Viva Glam I get, I love the colour, but I just cannot get red to go on my lips, they look messy and patchy and like a kid put it on. Seriously, anyone have any tips?

MAC Lipsticks Viva Glam I & Please Me

YSL Touche Eclat
Pre job interviews I wanted a good concealer as Benefit Boi-ing wasn't working for me. I'm not in love with Touche Eclat, I do use it everyday, but I'm enjoying using the Maybelline Age Renew more.

YSL Touche Eclat & Clinique Stay-Matte Pressed Powder

 Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder
I needed a setting powder, I chickened out of buying the YSL one I wanted (only to go and buy the YSL one anyway). I do really like this, it doesn't cake, the packaging is nice and the sponge is good for touch ups!


Sleek Highlighting Palettes & Blush
I was seduced! The highlighting palettes are SO pretty, and I've been AWFUL and haven't used them yet. Must try harder. I do really like the blush and it isn't like any other I've got. Plus it was a bargain.
First impressions on my mini haul here.

Sleek MakeUP Highlighting Palettes in Solstice and Previous Metals Sleek MakeUP Rose Gold Blush

YSL Poudre Compact Radiance Powder Universelle
See above. I don't feel like it makes me look radiant, but it's nice and has a nice smell!

YSL Poudre Compact Radiance Powder Universelle

Tanya Burr Cheek Palettes
LOVE these, they popped up in my inbox as being back in stock at Superdrug and I've wanted them for a while now. I'm so glad I got them when they had them!

Tanya Burr Peachy Glow Cheek Palette

Maybelline Age Renew Concealer
I am usually so down on drugstore, but I do love this concealer. It's so easy to use. But I am yet to find something that actually covers my dark circles.

Maybelline Age Renew Concealer & Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer
I had one of these before, but I dropped it, the plastic cracked, it leaked and so in the bin it went. I haven't really used it much yet as I feel like it's quite heavy. I need to use it more. If it's good enough for Zoella, it's good enough for me!


Rosie for Autograph Eyeshadow Palettes
I LOVE these. They aren't that pigmented, which does annoy me slightly (I know that lots of people like that they're buildable though), but the colours are beautiful, so is the packaging. And they're nice and compact.

Rosie for Autograph Eyeshadow Palette in I Feel Like A Million Dollars & Lipstick in Lady Rose

 Rosie for Autograph Lipsticks & Cream Blush
I caved on the packaging again, and made my first venture into non matte/satin lipsticks. I'm enjoying them so far, I think I prefer the lighter pink (Camisole Blush) over the Lady Rose, but I'm all about the light pinks at the moment.
I've only used the blush once, I'm not sure if I've quite got the hang of cream blush yet, I need to try using it a bit more.


Pixi Glow Tonic
I must say I was taken in by the hype and I'm not completely sure that I agree with it. Sorry guys. It's nice, I like the way it feels and it smells like honey, which is amazing. I'll work my way through the bottle and get back to you.
Maybe I should try twice a day instead of once?

Tanya Burr Rosy Flush Cheek Palette, Rosie for Autograph Eyeshadow Palette & Lipstick, Pixi Glow Tonic Natural Collection Blush & Bronzing Pearls

Natural Collection Bronzing Pearls & Blush
I only really bought these to get a Boots points bonus. Shameful. I haven't even swatched the two sets of Bronzing Pearls, so I don't know what shades they are. The blush is a matte peachy shade.


Brush Washing Mat
This was a cheapy ebay purchase, I haven't used it yet as I washed my brushes quite recently. They only tend to get washed every 6 months or so. Oh dear.


Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Colour Mascara
This was a bargain in TKMaxx, so I couldn't pass it up. I do feel like it's a bit thick for me, I need to try and use it more and stop just using the same old mascaras EVERYDAY.

Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eyeshadow & Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Colour Mascara

Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eyeshadow
Another TKMaxx bargain. This is a gorgeous foil eyeshadow. I have one by Makeup Revolution, which I gave a try and it just creased EVERYWHERE. I haven't tried this one yet, I hope it's better.


Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick Between The Sheets
Well, technically my husband bought me this for our anniversary, so it doesn't count. But I LOVE it, it's sucha  gorgeous pink and so creamy, even though it's matte. I'm so sad that it's out of stock now, I wish I'd bought another!

Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Between The Sheets

I had a small panic attack when I first wrote that all down. I couldn't believe how much stuff it is. I think I'm a bit more desentistised now that I've worked on the post for a while. Not sure if that's good or bad.

Also March isn't going so well either...so far I've bought:

Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lipstick in Kiss Chase - It was limited edition and going out of stock! Sleek i-Divine Eyeshadow Palettes - I got Vintage Romance and A New Day, they were 2 for £10 at Boots.Seventeen Sheen Supreme Lipsticks - I got Pink Posey, Barely Blush and Hot Stuff, I'm not sure why I ended up getting these. Seventeen Wow Skin Primer.  Seventeen Define and Conquer Contour Kit - I wanted to test out some contour kits before I go to Canada, so I know whether to shell out on a good one there, so this is the powder contour part of my research. Makeup Revolution Ultra Cream Contour Kit- Same as above, this is the cream contour part of my research. Makeup Revolution Fortune Favours the Brave Eyeshadow Palette - Supporting #teaminternet, plus SO pretty. Benefit Cheekathon Palette - This palette is a BARGAIN, 5 full sized blushes & bronzers for £44.50, that's less than 2 of them cost. Real Techniques Collectors Edition Sculpting Set - well, I needed something to go with my Contour Kits...right?


And now Debenhams have Triple Points AND I have a £5 voucher...
and after my post about makeup regrets I ordered the Urban Decay Vice 4 Palette for a mere £25. In the 24 hours following the order I seriously doubted my decision and decided to cancel the order, but it was too late and so I might return the palette now.

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I'm starting this off plainly...I will not, I repeat, NOT be buying any of thing from this list this month. The No Spend March will prevail!! It's also worth mentioning that, I already bought a large number of things that were meant to be on this list...I've included some of them anyway. When will I learn?

Charlotte Tilbury Date Night Duo

Kiss Chase & Between the Sheets

 This duo consists of the two new shades to the Matte Revolution and K.I.S.S.I.N.G. ranges. These shades were named by the public via a campaign that on the CT website, Twitter and Instagram.
Matte Revolution - Between The Sheets
K.I.S.S.I.N.G - Kiss Chase
I have the Matte Revolution lipstick in Bond Girl, but I find it's got a bit too much of an orange/red undertone for me (even though it really doesn't look like it should) and I don't end up wearing it enough. Also, just wanted to throw in that I bought it just after I'd had my makeup done by Nelson, Charlotte's lead makeup artist. Swoon!
These two shades are both gorgeous pinky shades and the packaging is enough to make me want to buy all the shades. I also want Bitch Perfect, the colour is lovely...and that name!

Edit: since I first starting writing this, my husband bought me Between The Sheets for our 3 year anniversary! I'm in love with it! I can't believe that he bought it for me considering how much he disagrees with me and my makeup love.


Sleek Face Form Contour Kit in Light

Face Form Contour Kit Light

or was it Fair? Let's go with both.
I stumbled upon Sleek last month when the Solstice Highlighting Palette suddenly popped up in front of my eyes (and into my shopping basket). Obviously I'd heard of Sleek, but I'm such a snob that I ruled it out straight away as a drugstore brand. Well how wrong was I?!
I gave in, a small haul happened as I was seduced by the Solstice and Precious Metals Highlighting Palettes and the Rose Gold blush. At the same time I'd also spotted the Face Form Contour Kits too...a matte bronzer, plus a highlight shade and blush? Yes please. I do love blush and highlight. And that's how they ended up on this list.

Face Form Contour Kit in Fair

Rosie for Autograph
Now this is love.
This brand suddenly popped up in an email from Marks & Spencer sometime last month, I spotted the rose gold packaging and frantically got onto the page of the website as fast as my little fingers could type/click! My God, it's pretty. Think Charlotte Tilbury and take the price tag down a notch. I rushed to my nearest M&S at lunch to find a holding place where the makeup is soon to appear. WHY WASN'T IT THERE? I've since been back nearly every day to the M&S and it hasn't appeared yet (we're talking over 2 weeks now).
Since then I've recieved two seperate 20% off offers from M&S. Complete disaster, I caved and on the first round I ordered a couple of the things that were meant to be on this wishlist. And then the second 20% off came into my inbox, the day before my No Spend March started...that coupled with wanting to reward myself after having a job interview that day meant that a few more things slipped into by basket.

First Round Purchase
Eyeshadow Palette - I Feel Like A Million Dollars
 I was desperate for a small eyeshadow palette, my UD Naked and Stila Whole Lotta Love palettes are too hefty to carry around with me. The colours in these palettes are gorgeous, I love warm, neutral shades (obviously gold is neutral, everyone knows that).
Lipstick - Lady Rose
This is a gorgous colour, quite dark on me (you can see on my instagram), and one of the few lipsticks I own that isn't a satin or matte finish. And the rose gold packaging, it's just sublime.

Lipstick in Lady Rose & Eyeshadow Palette in I Feel Like A Million Dollars

Second Round Purchases
Eyeshadow Palette - Copper Gold Rush
I was so bowled over with the I Feel Like A Million Dollars palette and I'd been wanting a more burgandy/purple colour, that I gave in and this went into my basket.
Lipstick - Camisole Blush
I actually managed to find the Rosie for Autograph in the Westfield Stratford store and swatched an amazing pink colour on my hand. I wasn't taking much notice and didn't remember what the shade was called. I gambled on this being the right one...I think it is!
Cream Blush - English Rose Flush
I only have one cream blush from MUA, which I never really use, and I don't have any blushes in this colour. Justified. It looks a lot darker in the picture, it's not such a brown colour in real life.

Lipstick in Camisole Blush Cream Blush in English Rose Flush

Eyeshadow Palette in Copper Gold Rush

My Wishlist
Starstruck Highlighter
Highlighter Powder
Cream Blush - Romatic Flush
Lipstick - Dolly Baby, I Love You So Much (ILYSM)
Amazing Radiance Cream
The Amazing Radiance Cream, looks lovely and glowy and I am all about the glow at the moment. That's also why I want the highlighters, I did swatch them in store and thought they were a bit glittery, but apparently my brain can overcome that because they're highlighter, so I still want them. I'd like to see what the other Cream Blushes and Lipsticks are like too, more swatches are in order. But I need to stop buying from this brand at the moment, at least for now!

Dolly Baby	I Love You So Much (ilysm)	Highlight Powder
Romantic Flush	Starstuck Highlight	Amazing Radiance Cream

Nars Eyeshadow Duo in Isolde

Isodale

 Typically I stumbled across this through Zoella, I don't know if it was a current or old video or maybe I was trawling through her blog and came across it. But amazing colours, I don't know if I need to say much more!

Isodale

Tangle Teezer
I've been meaning to get one of these for well over a year and it's just something I KEEP putting off. I really have no idea why. I need two, one of the shower and one for not in the shower, so I'm thinking an Original and an Aqua Splash maybe. I'd like to try the Blow-Styling ones too.

L-R: Aqua Splash, The Original, Blow Styling Half Paddle

Things that were meant to be on this wishlist
Tanya Burr Cheek Palettes in Peachy Glow and Rosy Flush - they're ALWAYS out of stock on Superdrug and when I got the notification emails to say there were back in stock, I absolutely went for it and added them straight to my basket without a second thought. No regrets, they are truly gorgeous and so pigmented.

Tanya Blur Peachy Glow Cheek Palette

Tanya Blur Rosy Flush Cheek Palette

Pixi Glow Tonic - in my defense I got it on one of the many M&S 20% offers that I took advantage of this month, making this £14.40 instead of £18.

Pixi Glow Tonic

Overall I'm not sure how successful this wishlist has been, seeing as I've actually bought like half of it already. I'll try harder next month, I promise.


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I have been VERY bad this month and have ordered nearly all the items on my February Wishlist, plus about 1000 other things. Last week, after what seemed like a VERY long wait over the weekend, I finally picked up my Sleek MakeUP order from Superdrug.

I couldn't really get into the products once I got home mainly as the husband certainly does not approve of more makeup purchases. Since then I have kept meaning to take photos and swatches, but I can never get any light!! It's too dark before work, and how ever would I find the time in the morning? And it's dark by the time I get home, so finally this weekend I managed to get some natural light photos - although it was still a struggle, damn this British weather!

Following on from that moan, I apologise for the mish mash of pictures. I took some one evening under our bedroom lights and some in natural light and completed failed to check that I had everything I needed in natural light...so yeah...mixing it up.
Also problems with shiny packaging is that they act like a bloody mirror! So excuse the unintentional selfies (I already had to get rid of a great photo because I had a duck face in it).

Solstice Highlighting Palette : Precious Metals Highlighting Palette Rose Gold Blush

Solstice Highlighting Palette : Precious Metals Highlighting Palette Rose Gold Blush

The morning after I picked them up I cracked them open at my desk and got to properly lay my eyes on them! Since then I've swatched the highlights (oh my) and I've worn the blush.


Blush in Rose Gold
The packaging is very nice, it looks as you would expect from the brand - sleek. It's matte, black and good and sturdy, with a good sized mirror...although I was pretty hard to open it the first time, I even googled and found that other people had the same problem. On the other hand, plus points, it shouldn't pop open in my makeup bag! Once I finally got the darn thing open, I managed to get a peek inside. Now I'm not going to lie, I found the colour in the pan to be slightly terrifying, it looks VERY orange-y pink.

Sleek Blush in Rose Gold

 I've worn it, putting it on with the Real Techniques Blush Brush (I looooove this brush) and it goes on very sheer. It does take a little bit of building up to see and I couldn't get as much on as I usually would (PACK IT ON), but it left a gorgeous glowy flush on my cheeks which I loved.
I swatched it, it took a few swipes to build up to this intensity, but it's gorgeous.

Rose Gold Blush

Rose Gold Blush in natural light

So far I'm really happy with it, and for £4.49, who can argue! I will definitely be looking at buying some more of these.


Precious Metals Highlighting Palette
Starting with the packaging again, it certainly looks very pretty, a sort of shiny gunmetal colour, but it does smudge A LOT, mine is already covered in marks - I had to clean it to take photos. The palette isn't too bulky, good to cart around (as if I need to carry more makeup with me) and maybe not as study as the blush, but still pretty good. Much easier to open and it has a magnetic closure, fancy (I'm sure it's not really, but I'm a fan!)
When you open it, OH. MY. GOD. those highlighters sparkle up at you - they're calling my name!

Precious Metals Highlighting Palette

 Clockwise the shades are:
Platinum - cream highlight, this is quite pearlscent and it is just gorgeous!
Royal Gold - a very bright, shimmery gold
Renaissance Gold -very similar to Royal Gold in colour, but slightly more subtle in it's shimmer
Antique Bronze - the only powder of the palette, a warm bronze

Clockwise: Platinum, Royal Gold, Renaissance Gold, Antique Bronze

 I didn't think I'd like that this had so many cream formulas in it, but they are just SO creamy, I love them.

L-R: Platinum, Royal Gold, Renaissance Gold, Antique Bronze

Solstice Highlighting Palette
This one...the packaging is hot on trend being rose gold, a reason in itself to buy it, maybe it's more on the bronze side (but rose gold = bronze - no?), but so lovely either way you look at it. Like the Precious Metals it certainly attracts finger prints and smudges. And same packaging style, fairly study, good size, magnetic closure.
 Pop that bad boy open and that highlight!! I was put off this when I first saw it online, I mean what is that purple shade? But in reality it is just so gorgeous, the highlighters in the pans are just SO. DAMN. PRETTY.

Solstice Highlighting Palette

Clockwise the shades are:
Ecliptic – a warm pink colour, the only cream highlighter in the palette, I'm a little sad after how creamy the Precious Metals ones are
Hemisphere – THE PURPLE ONE, soz I can't get over that! This is one of the baked highlights, it really is a lovely colour, a light purple colours and I'm very keen to test this out!
Subsolar – a pale, slightly yellow shimmer powder
Equinox – a bronze-y, slightly orangy colour, another baked one

Clockwise: Ecliptic, Hemisphere, Subsolar, Equinox

 This palette definitely has some colours that I wouldn't have usually picked, but they are just so gorgoues that I couldn't resist. Looking forward to experimenting and worse comes to the worse, I've got an eyeshadow palette!

L-R: Ecliptic, Hemisphere, Subsolar, Equinox

I know I totally ignored that both palettes have a brush in them, but I HATE brushes that come with palettes, I never, ever use them.

So there you have it, I'm yet to wear the Highlighter Palettes, so I will get back to you on that.
Overall a definite success, I'm really, so happy that I had a naughty splurage and bought these.
Even if it's just cause they look so pretty.

Sleek MakeUP Highlighting Palettes in Solstice & Precious Metals

Sleek MakeUP Blush in Rose Gold

Another note, after having a bit of a swatch party (hello ALL my blushes) I feel like maybe I should just swatch makeup onto my hand each morning so I can look at how pretty it is throughout the day, ha.

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Here's a work around of the whole no posts with photos thing. I don't own the products yet, so I don't have my own photos - perfect!

I thought it would be nice to do a little round up of the things that I am currently lusting after. Which obviously is ALL the makeup that I do not currently own, but I've tried to get it down to a more targeted list.
Sadly I doubt that I can actually afford these things at the moment, I need to remember that I'm saving for our Canada trip and I need to visulaise everything on my wishlist.
I also redeemed my Debenhams Beauty Club reward points (worth £10) at the weekend to buy YSL Touche Eclat and Clinique Stay Matte Pressed Powder...but I did get £5 worth of points from that purchase alone.


Sleek MakeUP Solstice Highlighting Palette

I spotted a review about this palette on The Sunday Girl and that was it, I need to have it. I thought it looked a little strange at first, I mean what is that purple colour? But...I've changed my mind and I want it. Really, really want it.
£9.99 at Boots and Superdrug
£10 at Sleek MakeUP

Sleek MakeUP Precious Metals Highlighting Palette

 After my sudden lust over the Solstice Highlighting Palette I thought I'd take a look at what else Sleek has to offer, especially in the highlighting range. HELLO! Highlighter, precious metals, need I say more?
Let me just add, I swatched this on my hand (see edit below) and OH MY GOD. I need it even more now.
£9.99 at Boots and Superdrug
£10 at Sleek MakeUP

Sleep MakeUP Blush in Rose Gold

Sleek MakeUP Rose Gold Blush

I think the name says it all, Rose Gold is everywhere at the moment and I do not know a person who isn't in love with ANYTHING Rose Gold. Based on the name alone, I knew that I needed this in my life.
I also saw a swatch that compares it to NARS Orgasm and Benefit Bella Bamba. I've always wanted Bella Bamba, but as it's discontinued I've missed out. I would say that theBalm Hot Mama is going to be pretty similar too, as I've seen some people say it's a dupe for NARS Organsm.
But at £4.49 and the cheapest of the bunch, who can argue?
£4.49 at Boots, Superdrug and Sleek MakeUP

YSL Touche Eclat Blur Perfector

YSL Touche Eclat Blur Perfector Balm

Now I know there are mixed reviews on this, but I went to the YSL counter at the weekend and swatched it on my hand. My God it's the softest, creamiest most velvety thing I've ever touched and I must have it. And that packaging.
£31.50

YSL Poudre Compact Radiance Powder in Shade 01 Universelle

YSL Poudre Compact Radiance Powder in Shade 01 Universelle