Full Face of Revolution Makeup

As a makeup enthusiast people often expect me to only purchase & own high end, luxury makeup. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. I would estimate that my collection is actually 50/50 between high end makeup & drug store makeup.

There are so many high quality affordable options out there. One of those affordable brands
which I love is Revolution Makeup. In the last year or two they have noticeably stepped up their game in both packaging & product range.

While some of there products are almost direct copies of higher end products (I prefer to try & stay away from these products as it’s a bit murky ethics wise) they release some great products taking only a hint of inspiration from their luxury counterparts.

When I decided to do a full face of  Revolution products I didn’t actually have to buy anything as I pretty already had a full face worth of products in my collection (just missing brows which I improvised for)

First up the the Fast Base Stick Foundation in F1 (€5.99) & the Conceal & Define Concealer in C1 (€4.99) While it’s so handy to have a Foundation in stick form, this one disappointed me despite the glowing reviews from influencers. It didn’t seem to blend into my skin, just sat on top & highlighted every single pore & line in my face. The Concealer is good, & I will probably repurchase when I run out.

One of the standout products for me is is the Luxury Baking Powder in “Lace” which I use for setting my under eyes. At only €5.99 this is a steal, it makes my under eyes look flawless. The Loquid Highlighter in “Unicorn Elixir” was not a standout product unfortunately, I found it too greasy & it lifts the Foundation when applied over it. For this look I applied it under my foundation & it seemed to work ok, but I wasn’t blown away. The Aqua Seal Liquid Eye Primer (€3.99) is another product I will be repurchasing, while the liquid formula takes a bit of getting used to, it’s a good primer.

The Ultra Sculpt & Contour Lit in “Ultra Fair” (€4.80) is the perfect multi-use product for travel, combining a contour, blush & highlight in one slim package. The Ultra Blush palette in “Hot Spice” is a product I would highly, highly recommend. Six blushes & two highlighters for
€6.99, yes please. The Triple Baked Bronzer in “Summer of Love” (€5.99) is very pigmented so a light hand is needed.

The Soph x Revolution collection is a collab with Youtuber Soph Does Nails. The Highlighter palette retails €9.99 & is a very high quality product, with a mixture of both warm & cool tone highlighters with a variety of finishes. The Eyeshadow palette is good, seems to be a different formula than the other Revolution Palettes. My only complaint would be the colours, it’s a warm, neutral colour scheme, so if you have a lot of palettes, chances are you already have these colours in other palettes. Great choice for someone who’s only just starting their collection though.

Jaclyn Hill X Morphe Palette

I thought I didn’t need this palette. I was wrong.

This palette is the result of a collaboration between Youtuber Jaclyn Hill & Makeup brand Morphe Cosmetics. All these shadows were formulated by Jaclyn herself, so they are different from the traditional Morphe shadows. I purchased mine from Beauty Bay for €46

Formula: Buttery & easily blendable. There is quite a bit of kick back in the pan with the matte shades, but this isn’t a deal breaker for me. The shimmers apply perfectly without having to wet your brush.

Highlights: The formula is great & the colour range has so far proved to versatile.

Lowlights: I would have preferred more cool tones. Also I would have preferred a brown dark enough to be an alternative to the black, as I find black can sometimes be a bit too harsh, as well as a matte brow bone shade (the lightest shades both have shimmer in them).

Vampira Palette

The original Scream Queen "Vampira" was a character created by American-Finnish actress Manila Nurmi in the 1950s. Her role was to host her own horror series "The Vampira Show" in which she introduced a different horror movie each episode from her skull adorned sofa.

Lunatick Cosmetic Labs has immortalised Vampira in their latest coffin shaped palette.

This is second Palette they have released in honour of Horror Vixens. Their first offering was the "Elvira Palette " created for Vampira's 1980s successor .

The Vampira palette is a collection of cool toned, gothic shades which for me is a breath of fresh air after the saturation of warm toned palettes currently on the market.

Benefit Minis

Why is mini makeup so much harder to resist?? I picked these Benefit Cosmetics minis at the weekend as Boots. You get your choice of three makeup minis for €30, plus the free cosmetics bag. Pretty much the price of one full sized product & minis tend to last for ages for me!

- Dandelion Twinkle Highlighter 

-They’re Real Push-up Liner

-They’re Real Lipstick in Revved Up Red 

I prefer to carry minis around with me instead of full size products as they take up less room & don’t add as much to my day-to-day bag.

Robot SFX

Robot SFX look using the Makeup Forever Flash Palette