Huge Makeup Haul!

Normally, however, these things don’t all happen at the same time – for me, literally everything has just run out, all at the same time.

I don’t know how I’ve done it, I must be much more in sync with my makeup products than my liquid-eyeliner-fail from this morning would allow me to believe!

As I finished the last of my foundation this morning (I mean literally the last, it’s been stood upside down for over a week and the glass is now clear, not foundation coloured!) and my poor eyelids have been through nothing short of an ordeal every morning for the past week due to lack of eyeliner, I decided it had to be today.

I was also out of primer, concealer, some of my best beige-brown eyeshadow shades and highlighter so the situation was getting pretty desperate (I’m amazing I’ve managed to cobble together any kind of presentable face this week at all!)

So these are the things I bought, some were simple replacements, but a lot are brand new products to me (I mean, I’d heard of them but never used them) so I’m excited to give them a try!

1. M-A-C Studio Fix Fluid Foundation – Buy Here

I’ve been using this foundation for over a year now and I absolutely love it – its light whilst giving a great build-able coverage and it doesn’t disagree with my skin – Yay!

I was first introduced to this foundation on a photo shoot (possibly this one, but don’t quote me on that!) by the make-up artist and I fell in love.

I’m shade NW13 but as there are so many shades, your best bet is to go in store and ask for help – they will be more than happy to help you out and find you the perfect shade for your skin tone.

3. Topshop Glow Pot Highlighter – Buy Here

This is a fab little pot with a highlighter cream inside. Great for cheekbones, brow bones and I reckon it could even be used as a subtle eyeshadow for those days when you just can’t really be arsed but could do with a bit of something there….we shall see!

4. M-A-C Prep + Prime Skin Base Visage Primer – Buy Here

I was recommended this when I was in the M-A-C store looking at primers today. I have to say, when I first tried it out on the back of my hand I was completely not interested – when you put it on, it’s got tiny little specs of sparkle, almost like tiny tiny glitter specs in it – I felt a bit like one of the vampires from “Twilight” catching the light like that, but when you put foundation on top of it’s very smooth surface the sparkles disappear and it just has a really great light reflecting quality to it – you just have to get over the glittery-face aspect before you pop on your foundation!

5. Topshop Enigma Smokey Eye Palette – Buy Here

I love the colours in this one – perfect for daytime but also build-able for evenings so perfect as a makeup bag staple (I just can’t fit a Naked Palette in my handbag every day!)

6. Benefit High Beam Highlighter – Buy Here

I am incredible late for the boat on this one – everyone has been going on about this for YEARS and I’ve never tried it! (backs into the corner in a pile of blogger-shame!)

So I have it now, and can’t wait to get started with it! 🙂

Looking forward to trying this one out!

8. M-A-C Prep + Prime Highlighter in ‘Radiant Rose’ – Buy Here

This is another product that I was looking for in the M-A-C store and was recommended. I know several people who use it and speak highly of it so I thought it was a pretty good one to pop in the makeup bag! 🙂