Birthday Makeup Haul

Hey Guys!

It was my birthday a few days ago, and i got given plenty of makeup. So i thought I'd do a review/haul of everything i got. 

1) The first thing I got was the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I have used it... so excuse the fact that the shadows aren't all neat and perfect anymore. I love how wearable the colours are! I've said this before but I'm a neutrals girl, but recently I've been using a bit more colour. For example the dark blue on the very end of the palette called 'gunmetal' is a favourite of mine from the palette. The shadows themselves are very pigmented and are easy to blend. 

The palette comes with 2 little primer potions by Urban Decay and those are actually really good too! I wasn't expecting the primer to be brilliant to be honest, but it is very good indeed. I really like the packaging as it is velvet and it makes the palette feel very... luxurious. The only fault i can find on the palette would be that because it is velvet, as time goes on things will stick to it and it will be harder to keep clean. I'm going to try so hard to make sure that doesn't happen though! 

There are a few matte colours in the palette but most of them are shimmery/glittery. Some of you might not like that but i love shimmery shadows. I like the matte ones to blend in my crease. You could also use them for your brows but they are too light for mine! Other than that, I am in love with it. I would recommend it to anyone! 

2) The second thing i got were these real techniques brushes. I already had the expert face brush, but i got given the purple ones. I put these on my wish list so i am so happy that i got them! I'm not disappointed either - I love them! The only bad thing i will say is the deluxe crease brush is so big! It's too big for my eyelids, so i use it for buffing in concealer. They're not expensive either, i think they're totally worth buying. 

3) Benefit they're real! Mascara. I've had this before, and i love it. In fact, i love it so much that when my old one ran out i kept the wand because it seemed to do a better job than any other mascara i have. Is that sad? Oh well. I have a new one now. It makes my lashes look so long and full without any clumps whatsoever. I cannot stress how amazing this mascara is - if you have it, you'll know what I'm talking about. Before i had this, my favourite mascara was maybelline 'the falsies', but that comes nowhere near close to this. A little goes a long way with this and it lasts so long! I even have trouble getting it off sometimes! That is the sign of a great mascara.

4) Next is the Naked 2 Palette by Urban Decay. Like the first one, i am very much in love. This one has a bigger mirror, which is very helpful. The palette smells like mint - not something i look for when buying eyeshadow but it is a nice bonus! The palette has 12 shadows, 3 of which are matte. This palette has what the first one lacks, a matte black! Everyone needs a matte black. 

One problem i have with this is that 'Half baked' (the shimmery gold) is repeated. It was also in the first palette. It is however my most used colour in the first palette so in the long run it'll be helpful to have a back-up. The palette comes with a little lip junkie in the shade 'naked' (of course!) which is the perfect size to throw in your bag and use throughout the day. It makes my lips feels all tingly and minty and i love it. I don't think I'd buy a full-size one though, only because the colour isn't that strong. Its just a nice little addition to the palette. Unlike the first one, the packaging on this palette is a metally-tin type material. (I have no clue how to describe it) This means that it'll be easier to keep clean and it feels more expensive. Even though both palettes cost the same. This palette comes with a double sides brush, a flat shader on one side and a crease brush on the other. The first palette only had a flat shader brush. That's helpful for travelling with. 

5) This is something I've been meaning to buy for AGES. I've heard zoella talk about this blush trio from sleek 'lace' , and my friend Sally also has it. Its so beautiful! I only have one other sleek blush which is in the shade 'pixie pink'.  If you were to buy them individually i think they come to just under £5. That is so cheap considering how pigmented they are. Only a little bit is needed to add colour to the cheeks. The shades are (from left to right) : Crochet, Guipure and Chantilly. 

6) Next is this contour and blush kit from sleek. Again - AMAZING quality and pigmentation. This is in the shade 'light'. The blush is in the colour 'Guipure'. I can't say I've owned that many highlighters before... but this one has made me want to go out and buy them. Its fantastic! The contouring powder is also amazing -  you can build it up, and if you add too much its easy to blend so you don't look muddy. The blush is the same colour as the middle one in my 'lace' blush trio (mentioned above) and i love that. 

Overall I'm very happy with everything i got for my birthday. I would happily re-purchase everything over and over again. Obviously as these things were gifts, i didn't look up the prices of them. I'd feel really bad if they were expensive - especially the naked palettes! So I've avoided looking up prices. I apologise for that. You'll just have to do some intense googling. 

Thanks for reading! 

See you next time!

Bye!

xox