I love nothing more than a good old route around the high street to see what the likes of Boots and Superdrug have to offer - who says you have to spend a lot to look and feel great? Here is what I have found recently that I think is worth while investigating.
At the moment Seventeen (previously referred to as 17 - Boots own brand) are knocking it out of the park with their newest additions - my current favourite concealer is Seventeen's On the Spot offering. This nifty little tube of liquid concealer is an absolute dream for concealing under eye circles due to the slightly pink under tone. As it is a liquid it sits rather well on such area without settling into fine lines or clinging to dry areas nor does it encourage my mascara to smudge (oily girl problem if ever there was one). It does promise to clear up blemishes in three weeks but I don't really use it for that purpose but that is not to say that it won't cover pimples because it does and rather well at that. I liken it to the likes of NARS Creamy Concealer only with a slightly less intense level of coverage. A great find at £4.99 (I have since bought the matching foundation and will do a review post on both next week) find Seventeen On the Spot Concealer here - link.
Speaking of Seventeen if you are a nail enthusiast you need to pop along to your local Boots store and purchase the Seventeen Deconstructed Nail Studs. These funky little silver triangle nail studs (the packaging says gold but mine are silver) will toughen up any manicure and are fairly easy to use too! I think they would look great teamed with a glossy black manicure don't you? Find them here for £3.99 - link.
As it is still officially winter the new Gothic Glam lipsticks from Collection are perfect for glamming up your look and dupe some cult MAC shades rather well for a snippet of the price (£2.99 each). My favourite shades from the quad of new hues have to be shade 1 Seduction which is a deep almost red dusky cool toned pink and shade 2 scorned which is a deep plum based purple (almost black) which could give MAC cyber a run for its money! Truthfully the formula does veer a little dry but the pigmentation is there and they do wear well on the lips (around three hours and fading evenly). You can find them for £2.99 each via Superdrug - link.
Last and not technically a new addition to my make-up bag but as I just repurchased a new pencil I thought it was time to share my love for Rimmel Scandaleyes Khol Kajal Pencil in Nude. Every make-up wearer should own a nude eye liner to line the waterline with to really open and brighten the eyes not to mention create the illusion of larger eyes. It also helps to disguise blood shoot eyes if you have perhaps partied a little too hard this festive season. I have tried a good few nude ey eliners over the last few years and Rimmel Scandaleyes Khol Kajal is one of the best - it glides on without tugging, has a creamy yet rich texture that is loaded with pigment, it doesn't irritate my eyes and most importantly wears for up to four hours on my water line. In a word? Winner. Find it here for £3.99 - link.
Have you found any wonderful budget beauty finds recently?
- This post contains both press samples and products I have purchased myself.
nice selection, I love the look of the Collection lipsticks
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I brought a white rimmel liner for my waterline, but its very white! And too obvious! I think I shall try this one instead as it looks more natural!
ReplyDeleteI brought a white rimmel liner for my waterline, but its very white! And too obvious! I think I shall try this one instead as it looks more natural!
ReplyDeleteI love using the nude Rimmel liner it's so much more effective than a regular white liner! x
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The Rimmel pencil is on my wishlist for a while already, it has so many great reviews!
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I think the scandeleyes eyeliners are great!
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Great finds!
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The rimmel eyeliners are great! Eyeshadows.. Not so much! ;)
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Can't wait for a full review on the concealer especially if its similar to the nars one.
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Totally agree - Seventeen are so surprisingly good right now !! Xx
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gorgeous finds Hun , my favorite budget find this month has defiantly been rimmels eyebrow pencil , brilliant product :)
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Those lipsticks are very pigmented & pretty. Utter bargain. I love the Rimmel eyeliners too. I hope they release more colours this year
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I really want to try some of the new seventeen products, especially those of the concealer variety.
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Such lovely products! Especially I love the eye pencil, its color is really great!
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The ScandalEyes eye pencils are some of my favourites. Excellent quality for a fraction of the price of high end brands. Definitely worth getting a few! :)
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I love that rimmel nude eyeliner. Perfect for the waterline!
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I'm in the process of moving and I've put 3/4 of my beauty stash in storage, its killing me that my nude Scandleyes Pencil is in there, I might just go and purchase a new one!
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Oh yes I love this liner it's fab and I saw corrie (dizzy brunette) talk about that concealer on her latest YT video I'm sure, must check it out!
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That seventeen concealer looks very promising indeed and I love the packaging :)
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I have both those lippies - good choices ;) haha. Love the look of those nail studs! Have you tried them out yet? Wondering how well they stay, but I guess that'll be down to what you use to stick them! Defo gonna try the eye liner too :) great post x
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I love the scandaleyes nude liner! I rely on it when i'm looking tired, the on the spot concealer looks great too xx
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I think Seventeen are a great brand in general, have you tried their Stay TIme Concealer? It's like a creamier version of Collection's.
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Love those gothic glam lippies :)
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Seventeen are doing really well with their new releases at the moment, the Stay Time Foundation is excellent as well as the powder I just blogged about!
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I love this post! being a student I'm a real high street lover. xx
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I really want to try out the Revlon Black Cherry
ReplyDeleteI love the Gothic Glam lipsticks from Collection!! I have the Shade 3, "Revenge" one, it's such a sexy colour :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to get back to the UK and try out some of the new bits from 17!
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Interesting concealer and its price! Nice lipsticks! Are you sharing a photo with the "gothic" one? :D
ReplyDeleteNice review. The nail studs look dope!
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Thanks for sharing! That plum lipstick looks AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteI like that liner too, i want to try the 17 concealer, i found nars creamy aging under eyes, new love of mine is soap and glory kick ass retouch pressed powder,it makes your skin look flawless, like soft focus bluring out all your pores and hideous bits lol x
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I really want to look at the seventeen make up! Their pan concealer looks good too! I also love the rimmel scandaleyes eyeliners at the moment. They are so good for making you look awake :)
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The nail studs look really interesting :)
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Those Collection lipsticks look lovely and are great shades and those nail studs are perfect for darker manicures.
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I've found that 17 products are quite good quality considering the prices they are at. I personally love the Collections illuminating touch brightening concealer which i have recently found. So inexpensive and i find that it is quite similar to the YSL touche eclat :) I love finding great budget beauty finds~
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I love the Scandal eyes nude liner and am definitely going to pop into Boots and grab those 17 goodies next week! I'm all about nails and have super bad dark circles!
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I'm dying to try the Rimmel eye pencil in Nude but they don't seem to sell this colour in Prague and it was sold out everywhere I went during my visit in London. I will have to keep my eyes opened during my future trips :-)
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I found a new product called the wonder pencil by nyx I got the light shade. It does allsorts. Inner eye rimms. Conceals pimples. It does a reverse lipline. I really like mine.x
ReplyDeleteNude waterliner - I have genuinely never seen one before your post! Normally I hammer my poor eyes with MAC's teddy eyeliner, but going to have a think about giving nude liner a go! thanks!
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Love the packing of the 17 concealer, can't wait to try it!
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I'm absolutely loving the Collection Gothic Glam lipsticks.. such fab colours! I might have to buy myself some :-) great post by the way!
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I need to have a hunt for these lipsticks!!
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I LOVE that eyeliner!
ReplyDeleteGreat round-up, I've been really impressed with the new Collection lipsticks :)
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these all look amazing, my makeup wishlist has just grown, need to get my hands on some of these goodies xx
ReplyDeleteI don't wear eyeliner so the fact its an eyeliner pencil really puts me off buying it! hmmm x
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