A few things I picked up from Cult Beauty lately…

I’ve been itching for a splurge on makeup since I’ve been saving for a holiday for ages and putting myself on a complete spending ban. So I decided to order a couple (or more) bits from Cult Beauty. I actually had a 15% off discount code to use that I completely forgot about too so that was a nice surprise and gave me some $$ off yay! I only got four things which probably doesn’t warrant enough for a haul but I thought I’d share them anyway as a couple of them are things that have been on my wish list for absolutely aaaaages, so without further ado…

Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette // £41.00

We’ll start with the star of the show… the very very popular ABH Modern Renaissance Palette. So every blogger under the sun was once posting about this and I never felt the need to buy it. It honestly just didn’t appeal to me at all and then recently I had been getting bored of my palettes, I tend to reach for the same ones (about three out of them all) all the time and I just wanted something new. I was having a browse on CB of what to buy and I spotted this and for the first time, I really really wanted it. I kept googling swatches and getting that “omg I need it” feeling so I decided to use the opportunity to get it! I mean, how I didn’t want this before now is so strange because I’m well and truly obsessed!! In some ways, I’m kind of glad I waited until now to get it as all the blog posts on it have died down and my thoughts on it won’t be lost in a sea of them. Just look at those shades though, like they are so so gorgeous. I think what appeals to me most about this palette is that it’s unlike any others I’ve got, I don’t really have any of these red/berry type tones in any palettes that I own so it’s something completely different. I wore this palette for Reuben’s Christening yesterday and my eyeshadow was so nice, I got loads of compliments! I didn’t really want to do an in-depth review of this just because there’s so many out there already but I wanted to mention it on the blog so here we are. I think the shades are so lovely and pigmented and they blend like a dream, this palette is the besttttttt.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation in 3.5 // £30.00
I had no intention of ever buying this, it wasn’t on my wish list or anything, but I couldn’t decide what to treat myself to so I thought about getting another high end foundation. I saw that CB stocked the CT Magic Foundation and I’ve seen SO many bloggers raving about it that I thought I’d try it out for myself. I really want to say that I love it too, but I used it for the first time this morning and absolutely hated the coverage… I put two pumps onto my hand which is the same as what I do for any of my other foundations and I could still see all of my redness, blemishes and everything. I put another pump of foundation on to try and cover up those areas better and it still looked pretty bad. I got it in the shade 3.5 as I wanted something that wasn’t really pale but wasn’t really dark either, that way I can easily lighten or darken it for when I’m pale/tanned but it actually turned out to be the perfect shade for my current skin tone. I have tan on but it’s faded quite a lot and the colour matches me perfectly so it’s such a shame I don’t like the formula. It’s so annoying spending £30 on a foundation that you don’t like, I don’t think it’s ever happened to me before but I am so annoyed ha. I think I will carry on using it and see if I start to get on with it as sometimes you can change your mind on something after a few uses rather than the first time! Maybe I’ll apply it differently or use a good concealer with it, we’ll see!

NYX Pro Foundation Mixer in Opal // £8.00
I’ve recently been sent a couple of foundations that are too dark for me, even with fake tan on and I wanted something fairly cheap that I can lighten them with. I did have The Body Shop lightening drops but I gave them to my sister and I think they’re so expensive for what you get. The last time I used them I ended up having to use probably a quarter of the bottle for one foundation application which is completely ridiculous at that cost! I decided to give something else a go instead and I saw this on the CB website. I’ve never seen it before or even heard anyone mention it but for the price I decided it was worth a go, plus NYX never usually let me down. I haven’t actually used this yet so I can’t tell you what it’s like but I got it in the shade Opal which is an off-white shade. They do do this in a pure white shade but I didn’t know if that would be a bit much so I went for this option instead. The foundations I want to lighten only need lightening a bit so I don’t need something that extreme, hopefully this works!

NYX Ombre Blush in Mauve Me // £9.00
I’ve seen this NYX Ombre Blush floating around and it’s so photogenic which is basically the only reason I picked it up. I did google swatches and thought that this mauve shade looks really pretty first but I got it mainly for the photography – not gonna lie. However, once it arrived and I swatched it, I completely fell in love. This is SUCH a beautiful blush, like how do more people not talk about this?! It’s got a sheen to it so it gives your cheeks lots of beautiful glowy-ness and just looks gorge.

Let me know your thoughts if you own any of these beauties! 🙂