Monday 23 May 2011

If you can find the time...

These are a few products I have loved / hated this week...

Benefit Coralista Blush - My new favorite blush. I couldn't find the Sleek blush i was after this week, so I treated myself to this instead. It is a beautiful deep pink color, with a slight shimmer. It is the perfect pink color for the summer and the packaging is lovely. I would defiantly recommend this to you all :-)


ELF Studio Powder Brush - Love this! The bristles are really dense, meaning it is really good for blending powders. I wouldn't recommend this for applying liquid foundation, although it is good for using after application, as it creates a lovely finish.


Barry M Ice Cream Nail varnishes (Blueberry & Strawberry) - These are cute colours, perfect for the summer. I do like the pink more than the blue (would have preferred the blue to be paler), but will defiantly be wearing both. At £2.90 each, you can't really go wrong.


ELF Studio Lip Balm - HATE THIS! It has the consistency of warm glue, awful. It shows every little crack on your lip and is anything but moisturizing. Do not waste your money buying this, the pink Vaseline is half the price and 10 times better!


Hope your all well & not stressing too much about exams!
Jen x x 

30 comments:

Gillian said...

The Coralista blush looks lovely, I would buy the entire Benefit range if I was rich enough haha!

Ellie said...

Thank god you said something about the Elf lip balm! I was thinking how great it looked!
Loving this post :)
Have a great day!
-Ellie

Ellie said...

Thank god you said something about the Elf lip balm! I was thinking how great it looked!
Loving this post :)
Have a great day!
-Ellie

Sarah Frills4Thrills said...

love this girl! i hate spending money on useless beauty products, especially if you can just buy the pinl vaseline for half the price! New follower!

Kelsey said...

PINK VASELINE?! where is this! but also, i LOVE coralista it's literally the best color :)

l said...

I have and adore that blusher too!
If you wanted blueberry ice cream to be paler, their new shade 'blue moon' might be exactly what you want :) x

l said...

I have and adore that blusher too!
If you wanted blueberry ice cream to be paler, their new shade 'blue moon' might be exactly what you want :) x

Shore Delano said...

I actually love the pink nail varnish & Pink vaseline is the way forward!

http://girlintheskullscarf.blogspot.com/

Xxx

Amy McMillan said...

Love the Barry M colours
& I agree with what you said about the lip balm - vaseline all the way!

www.amyssecretcloset.blogspot.com
Xx

Jenny said...

the blue and pink nail varnish's are gorgeous! x

Sophie said...

that blush looks amazing and those nail polish colours are gorgeous! xx

Imogen said...

I love Coralista too, it's gorgeous. Those polishes are lovely, yum!

Shannon Marie said...

I love the Barry M nail varnishes :) such pretty colours! xx

Jennifer said...

Great purchases! The Benefit blush is such a pretty colour and oh thanks so much for the review on the ELF studio powder brush! I've been wanting to get it but wasn't sure if the hairs come off from the brush etc! I love the flat surface of it, seems like it would blend well with foundation :)

Pretty nail polish! and eek with the ELF lip balm! I have to agree with a few of their lipgloss first trial it wasn't sticky but after it starts to get sticky which I hate too! hahaha!

Good luck with your exams, I am totally stressing out with mine! ahhhhh :(

Lauren Ellingham said...

cute nail colour combination x

Bee. said...

Oooh, I love the Benefit packaging! Looks pretty vibrant. I'm also liking those Barry M colours. It's a shame the lip stuff wasn't great!

Sara Luxe said...

have herd so much good stuff about benefit i need to try it !¬

Unknown said...

love the nail polish colours xxx

Anonymous said...

that blusher looks great, benefit stuff always look amazing, and usually are! i hate when you get lip products and they show cracks in your lips! my lips are prone to flaking etc so it's difficult to find lip products!
xxx
Catflicks

Rachel said...

I did love using Coralista, but I'm still undecided if I want to repurchase or not as I'm coming to an end...

And I got that blue Barry M polish for a friend this week!

Jazzy E (Hivenn) said...

Benefit is so lovely. x hivenn

Mila said...

Blue nail polish! Ohhh amazing!

Stephanie said...

Ooh love the nail polishes, so cute. I use benefits coralista too :) xx

Emma Jade said...

Great post! The blue and pink polishes look so good together!

Maryam Maquillage said...

I loooooove coralista--it looks good on any skin tone! lov your blog btw, come check out mine!!


http://fixyourfacemakeup.blogspot.com/

Teresa said...

Great nail polish colors! I have that blue in several shades but I need a soft pink like the Strawberry. Perfect for the summer!

invasionista

Sarah said...

Love the nails, def give this a try when thesun reappears! So glad i saw your review on the elf lipbalm, was just about to pop one in my basket! xxxx

Stefy said...

love the seletction of the bright nails in different colours!
Coralista blush by benefit looks amazing for summer with that hint of shimmer!

Stefy x
www.britese.blogspot.com

Lucy said...

omg i REALLY want to get straweberry! it looks so pretty and girly!! i have blueberry, its so nice! :) i have a youtube channel - http://www.youtube.com/lucybeauty22 and i put blueberry in my top 5 summer nail varnishes! xx

Chantelle said...

Barry M have great nail polish colours ! I'm looking into buying a big heap of them from their website soon :) Especially the "Red glitter" one? I think thats what its called. I've heard people say it resembles Dorothy's Red sparkly shoes from the Wizard of Oz :)