Makeup Revolution Fast Base Foundation Stick Review, Demo On Oily Skin

Makeup Revolution Fast Base Foundation Stick Review, Demo On Oily Skin

Videos Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Makeup Revolution's Fast Base Foundation Stick costs just £5, and is a buildable medium-to-full coverage foundation that blends out like a dream.
Let me get this straight. I dislike stick foundations. I've noticed that they go on streaky, are hard to blend out, and don't stay on very well on my freakishly oily skin.
This one is the exception. And, I can't get over the cost! It is cheaper than The Ordinary's foundations. There are 18 shades, with more being added soon. You can take it along while travelling; nothing happens when you drop it - been there, done that - and, while I require some mattifying powder over lunch, it does perform quite well on my skin. As well as the average high-end foundation does.

Scroll down for my review and demo of the Makeup Revolution Fast Base Foundation Stick.

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Makeup Revolution Advent Calendar 2017 Spoilers: Ships Worldwide

Makeup Revolution Advent Calendar 2017 Spoilers: Ships Worldwide

Makeup Revolution Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, September 22, 2017

Hold your horses. Makeup Revolution's Advent Calendar for Holiday 2017 is here, AND it contains a whopping 25 FULL-SIZED products, for which it costs £30. All the products are makeup. It ships worldwide. What, if anything, is not to love about this Advent Calendar?
Certainly not the packaging, which is beautiful. The colour scheme and the design are on par with John Lewis', which costs a far higher £149.

Scroll down for the contents of the Makeup Revolution Advent Calendar for Holiday 2017.

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Freedom Pro Decadence Eyeshadow Palettes Review, Swatches

Freedom Pro Decadence Eyeshadow Palettes Review, Swatches

Swatches Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, June 15, 2016

They have gone and invented them. Affordable eyeshadow palettes with everything - pigmentation, staying power, shade range... just £6 for a palette of 20 eyeshadows. And do not, even for a moment, presume that quality is compromised because the shades are so many; wait till you see the swatches.
From the same firm that makes Makeup Revolution and Makeup Academy products in the UK comes Freedom Pro Decadence. I bought three of the palettes last Autumn - one for myself; one for Mum's birthday, and one for my sis.

Scroll down for reviews and swatches of the Freedom Pro Decadence Eyeshadow Palettes. 

Six Drugstore Body Lotions for Summer

Six Drugstore Body Lotions for Summer

Summer Cosmetopia Digest   Tuesday, April 28, 2015

For silky-smooth skin.

Slathering a body butter, cream or lotion all over yourself, twice daily, is the best way to acquire silky, soft skin. All-over moisturising two times a day has made a wealth of difference to my skin in six months flat, reducing the reptilian fish-scales to just one or two dry spots, on my elbows, knees and shin. To avoid those lazy "I'll just skip today" days, keep the bottles or jars in your shower and apply as soon as you towel-dry. That way, you will need less product and it will absorb faster.
This is the season when you really don't want heavy body butters on your skin. Lighter body lotions are the way to go when the weather is hot and humid.

Here are six drugstore body lotions that will keep your skin moisturised this Summer.

Six cooling drugstore foot treatments for Spring/Summer

Six cooling drugstore foot treatments for Spring/Summer

Summer Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Six drugstore options to keep your feet cool this Spring/Summer.

So I have feet that feel uncomfortably hot, especially in the night, and are extremely dry and warm all day. I get up many times to reapply foot lotion because they are burning hot, despite the room temperature set at 17C. No, it's not hormonal, it is there all the time and I have inherited it. And it ruins my already non-existent sleep.
This Spring/Summer, I am determined to break the pattern, keep my feet cool and hydrated at all times and get some decent sleep. I have stalked the drugstore aisles - offline and online - to come up with six products that are keeping my feet from boiling up.

More on the drugstore foot care products I reach for to keep my feet cool and hydrated:

Caramel eye makeup look, sunny Spring FOTD ft. Too Faced Semi-Sweet, Bourjois

Caramel eye makeup look, sunny Spring FOTD ft. Too Faced Semi-Sweet, Bourjois

Too Faced Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Caramel eyeshadows, a pop of eyeliner and dusty rose lipstick are my go-to this Spring.

What with the Cricket World Cup and a round of Spring-cleaning, I haven't found the time to blog over the last few days. My desk, floor and bed are strewn with the evidence of my cleaning-spree, the scorecards and the euphoria/disappointment experienced during the matches. On the bright side, my cupboards are all clean and bare and the World Cup ends this weekend.
I wanted to do a look with the caramel and orange-ish eyeshadows in the Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette (reviewed and swatched here) as soon as I got the palette. I had an orange eye pencil from a Memebox that paired nicely with the eyeshadows, and then there was a new bronzer to try out. This post is the result.

Here is a sunny Spring makeup look with caramel eyeshadows and a pop of orange, featuring Bourjois foundation, Physician's Formula Argan Bronzer and Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette.