La Femme Blush Swatches

La Femme Blush Swatches..♥

Feels like it has been ages since my last post. I'm in the process of redecorating my room so everything is all over the place. Anyway, I wanted to show you swatches of the La Femme blushes I purchased because I know there are soooo many shades to pick from and you might be interested in knowing what the ones I have look like. My palette which was bought from Makeup Mania consisted of 12 shades. I think they more or less have the full range of shades on that website. I'm not sure why Love-makeup stopped stocking these blushes and they've become quite hard to source in the UK. Genie Cosmetics stock them for £2.99 but have a very limited selection and nothing compared to Makeup Mania.



The range of shades I own have mixed finishes; some matte, some shimmer. I personally don't really like shimmery blushes so the downfall of buying from Makeup Mania is that you don't know the finish of the shade you are buying which is quite annoying (unless maybe I just didn't see it). There were so many shades to choose from and apart from Russet and Sienna, the rest were random picks.

1. Red (shimmer)

2. Sienna (matte)

3. Redwood (shimmer)

4. Russet (shimmer)

5. Grape (shimmer)

6. Magenta (matte)

7. Coral (matte)

8. Dusty Rose (shimmer)

9. Terracotta (shimmer)

10. Peach (matte)

11. Mauve (matte)

12. Indian Rose (matte)

I have only used a blush from this palette once so I cannot give you a full review yet. Though I haven't used all shades, after swatching them, my initial thoughts were that some shades were extremely pigmented!

Have any of these shades caught your eye?

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La Femme Blush Swatches

La Femme Blush Swatches..♥

Feels like it has been ages since my last post. I'm in the process of redecorating my room so everything is all over the place. Anyway, I wanted to show you swatches of the La Femme blushes I purchased because I know there are soooo many shades to pick from and you might be interested in knowing what the ones I have look like. My palette which was bought from Makeup Mania consisted of 12 shades. I think they more or less have the full range of shades on that website. I'm not sure why Love-makeup stopped stocking these blushes and they've become quite hard to source in the UK. Genie Cosmetics stock them for £2.99 but have a very limited selection and nothing compared to Makeup Mania.



The range of shades I own have mixed finishes; some matte, some shimmer. I personally don't really like shimmery blushes so the downfall of buying from Makeup Mania is that you don't know the finish of the shade you are buying which is quite annoying (unless maybe I just didn't see it). There were so many shades to choose from and apart from Russet and Sienna, the rest were random picks.

1. Red (shimmer)

2. Sienna (matte)

3. Redwood (shimmer)

4. Russet (shimmer)

5. Grape (shimmer)

6. Magenta (matte)

7. Coral (matte)

8. Dusty Rose (shimmer)

9. Terracotta (shimmer)

10. Peach (matte)

11. Mauve (matte)

12. Indian Rose (matte)

I have only used a blush from this palette once so I cannot give you a full review yet. Though I haven't used all shades, after swatching them, my initial thoughts were that some shades were extremely pigmented!

Have any of these shades caught your eye?

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What's New (Part 1): La Femme, Cover Girl, Ben Nye, DUO, MAC, etc

What's New (Part 1): La Femme, Cover Girl, Ben Nye, Clairol, DUO, MAC, Miss Adoro and Smashbox Products..♥

I've got quite a few new items to show you so I've split it into two parts as I don't want to bore you.

I'm really excited that the package I've been waiting for from America has finally arrived so I'll show you these items first.

 Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder

I've heard people rave about how good this Ben Nye powder is so I decided to purchase the Banana one for my under-eye area. Now I'm thinking maybe I should have gone for a slightly darker shade but I guess I'll see how this one goes. I purchased this from http://www.makeupmania.com/ for $10.

 Clairol Shimmer Lights Shampoo

I bought this shampoo because I was planning on bleaching the knots of a lace closure and I didn't want the lace to be orange but I've managed to get a lace closure which comes with the knots bleached already. I've got a silk closure on right now so I don't need to do any bleaching. At the moment my hair is light brown with some blonde so I may use it for my next wash. I ordered it off http://www.sallybeauty.com/ for $8.49.

 DUO Dark Lash Glue

Whilst browsing http://www.makeupmania.com I realised that my eyelash glue has nearly finished. This is the best glue I've tried so I decided to repurchase. This was $6.25.

 Smashbox Lash DNA Mascara

My aunt in America added this mascara sample to the package. I've never heard of the actual mascara so I'm excited to try it out.

Cover Girl Queen Collection Bronzer - Ebony

I wanted a bronzer specifically designed for WOC so I decided to purchase this one as many black youtubers have said that this is their favourite bronzer. My aunt helped order this from the US Amazon. 2 for $8.45.

La Femme Customised Blush Palette

After months of wanting to try these blushes, I finally decided to purchase my own palette. They've become quite difficult to source in the UK and the full range is not available. I jumped at the opportunity to order 12 different shades and customise my own palette from http://www.makeupmania.com for $35. When my palette initially arrived in the UK I was a bit disappointed with their lack of attention to detail as my palette was in the wrong order and didn't match the labels. I had to swap them around myself. 

The blushes I got are: Red, Sienna, Redwood, Russet, Grape, Magenta, Coral, Dusty Rose, Terracotta, Peach, Mauve and Indian Rose. I didn't realise that I picked colours that were really similar. They are really pigmented but I will swatch them in another post. 

MAC Blunt Blush 

Well what's a package without a MAC order? I had to get MAC Blunt as it isn't available in the UK. A lot of people use it as a contouring powder so I'd like to see how well it works as that. Bought for $20.

Miss Adoro Eyelashes

Remember my IMATS haul post? I had purchased Miss Adoro lashes there and I fell so much in love that I wanted different styles. I have used my #15 pair countless times. I really prefer human hair eyelashes to synthetic ones. Synthethic ones can look really thick and fake which I do not like at all. In total, I have 20 new pairs of these eyelashes. My aunt kindly bought them for me from a US eBay seller. I believe they were $2.10 each. 

I'm so happy with my goodies from the US. What do you think? I will try to have part 2 up within the next couple of days.

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What's New (Part 1): La Femme, Cover Girl, Ben Nye, DUO, MAC, etc

What's New (Part 1): La Femme, Cover Girl, Ben Nye, Clairol, DUO, MAC, Miss Adoro and Smashbox Products..♥

I've got quite a few new items to show you so I've split it into two parts as I don't want to bore you.

I'm really excited that the package I've been waiting for from America has finally arrived so I'll show you these items first.

 Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder

I've heard people rave about how good this Ben Nye powder is so I decided to purchase the Banana one for my under-eye area. Now I'm thinking maybe I should have gone for a slightly darker shade but I guess I'll see how this one goes. I purchased this from http://www.makeupmania.com/ for $10.

 Clairol Shimmer Lights Shampoo

I bought this shampoo because I was planning on bleaching the knots of a lace closure and I didn't want the lace to be orange but I've managed to get a lace closure which comes with the knots bleached already. I've got a silk closure on right now so I don't need to do any bleaching. At the moment my hair is light brown with some blonde so I may use it for my next wash. I ordered it off http://www.sallybeauty.com/ for $8.49.

 DUO Dark Lash Glue

Whilst browsing http://www.makeupmania.com I realised that my eyelash glue has nearly finished. This is the best glue I've tried so I decided to repurchase. This was $6.25.

 Smashbox Lash DNA Mascara

My aunt in America added this mascara sample to the package. I've never heard of the actual mascara so I'm excited to try it out.

Cover Girl Queen Collection Bronzer - Ebony

I wanted a bronzer specifically designed for WOC so I decided to purchase this one as many black youtubers have said that this is their favourite bronzer. My aunt helped order this from the US Amazon. 2 for $8.45.

La Femme Customised Blush Palette

After months of wanting to try these blushes, I finally decided to purchase my own palette. They've become quite difficult to source in the UK and the full range is not available. I jumped at the opportunity to order 12 different shades and customise my own palette from http://www.makeupmania.com for $35. When my palette initially arrived in the UK I was a bit disappointed with their lack of attention to detail as my palette was in the wrong order and didn't match the labels. I had to swap them around myself. 

The blushes I got are: Red, Sienna, Redwood, Russet, Grape, Magenta, Coral, Dusty Rose, Terracotta, Peach, Mauve and Indian Rose. I didn't realise that I picked colours that were really similar. They are really pigmented but I will swatch them in another post. 

MAC Blunt Blush 

Well what's a package without a MAC order? I had to get MAC Blunt as it isn't available in the UK. A lot of people use it as a contouring powder so I'd like to see how well it works as that. Bought for $20.

Miss Adoro Eyelashes

Remember my IMATS haul post? I had purchased Miss Adoro lashes there and I fell so much in love that I wanted different styles. I have used my #15 pair countless times. I really prefer human hair eyelashes to synthetic ones. Synthethic ones can look really thick and fake which I do not like at all. In total, I have 20 new pairs of these eyelashes. My aunt kindly bought them for me from a US eBay seller. I believe they were $2.10 each. 

I'm so happy with my goodies from the US. What do you think? I will try to have part 2 up within the next couple of days.

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