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