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More new makeup goodies.

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Technic is a makeup company from a little village near my home town in England called Silsden. Something about this company and knowing that they are from an area near me makes them closer to my heart in some strange way.
Today I thought I would talk through a few products I have got from them and just give you my first honest opinions and impressions among the products.



First of all I got a couple of brushes; the blending brush and then foundation brush.
My honest first impression on these was that they looked so quirky and colourful. These brushes are really soft, dense and good quality. They don't shed bristles, which again is a plus factor, instead of walking around all day with stray hairs attached to your face.


The next product I got was this insanely pigmented highlight, it is super creamy and pigmented. It may be a low cost product, but they haven't skimped on quality.


I also got a brow (powder and wax) duo in the shade Medium which I am really excited to try out as I haven't really emerged into the brow products yet and I haven't really grown much of a collection or experienced and played around with many brands or products.


I got a concealer palette, which again, I am extremely excited to play around with, try out and maybe film a video with as I know lots of people find them quite tricky and confusing. This one in particular comes with purple and peachy shades as well as shimmery and tan shades, in order for it to work with all different skin tones,



The one lippy I got is in the shade 'The lady is a Vamp.' and it is yet another red shade to add to my collection. It is really creamy on the lips, applies evenly and stays on for a bloody long time! They also have a really good colour range of these lipsticks, so who knows, I may have to save up and go cray-cray!


As loose powders are all over the place at the moment I obviously had to get one, this one applies lovely and works wonders. I don't only use it for under my eyes to set my concealer, but also to tidy up my contour or bronzer if I feel it looks very messy.



I got two quad shimmer palettes, one in blush shades and another in bronze shades and believe me now, you are going to see a lot of these, I love them! The pigmentation in them is unreal and I can't get enough!




Last of all, I got an eyeshadow palette fulfilled with both amazing shimmery and matte shades for this winter season. I was really surprised with the pigmentation in this also and I would totally recommend this palette as it is so inexpensive for its quality, especially if you are working on a budget.
As I said, all these products are worth trying out and playing around with whether you are on a budget or not, if you are only just starting out with makeup or if you are a fully experienced MUA. I think they are amazing value for money, the people over at the office are amazing, and I doubt you will be disappointed with your purchase!
Are there any other brands who's value for money is amazing and you think I should try out? If so, let me know.

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VIVO.

17:00

          If you are a frequent reader of my blog, you'll know that I do thrive for a good deal or a nice cheap money saver. Whilst in my favorite local makeup shop Primor, I come across quite a few of these. My favorite this month has to have been VIVO.


          Let me start by saying the company has amazing price for money and the packaging is also great! Its products are equally as wearable as smaller products in more expensive ranges. They are long lasting and have really good pigmentation.


          The first product I came across whilst browsing was the Baked Shimmer Palette and may I just say I haven't seen something so amazing! It comes in a set of four baked shimmer eye shadows and a baked blush that is indeed my favorite out of the palette. 


          Then I found this blush and highlight trio that comes with a cream blush in the colour Brazen, a powder blush in the colour Pursue and a baked shimmer in the colour Capture.


          And lastly I purchased the Beauty Balm BB Cream and Primer which have somehow made it into my mums everyday routine and since then has now stocked up on another two of them. 


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Inexpensive summer outfit.

16:28

ITS FINALLY SUMMER! YAY! I am so so happy it is finally summer, but at the same time I wasn't at all prepared for the 45 degree heat wave we just experienced here in Spain yesterday.
As I just said, it is very very very warm here and everyone loves a inexpensive cool outfit (or at least I think I'm not the only one) and I thought about sharing with you this one I put together the other day. The outfit itself (without shoes or sandals) tots up to a fabulous 9 euros which I think is a total bargain and it looks so summery and cool with a quirky and edgy side to it.




When I wore this outfit I styled it with a gold chain just to give it a bit more of a "dressy up" look, and I wore it with my white Stradivarious pumps (obviously!) but I think it would look really cute with some white chunky sandals (that you can find really cheap at Primark).
What do you think of this outfit? Would you like me to post more?
Love, Ellie x

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