NYC Browser Brush-on Brow Powder with Grooming Wax and Tweezers

^ Now that's a mouthful!

I bought mine on eBay for £2 and the shade I chose was Brunette.

The brush is firm but am going to purchase a longer one just for convienience.

The powder is.. well a powder? It does it's job haha and the wax keeps your brows in place nicely.

This shade is slightly too dark for me. I was apprehensive to order Blonde as my hair is nowhere near to being Blonde but I just have (£2 again) as the powder is still a brown.

The perfect shade for me would be a golden brown as I have brown eyebrows but warm tones of brown (I have Auburn hair; basically brown with golden sheens of orange and red - Go ginge!)

This is great for achieving natural looking brows and it has a bargain-ness price tag!

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Playing around

Last night I was incredibly bored so what better way to kill some time than to paint your face with pretty colours?

What I used:

• Beauty UK eyeshadow palette number 2. I used the green across the lid and the light pearly blue in the inner corner.
• Barry M Dazzle Dust in Teal for the outer edge and lower lash line.
• Old eye-shadow as a highlighter (Very useful for you I know :P)
• NYC Liquid Liner in Black.
• Natural Collection's Lash Length Mascara in Black.

I know it's not very good but I was just playing around. I also don't like to create make-up looks because for them to look good, you need a 'good shaped/normal' face; as you can see, I have hugeee cheeks haha

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Nail Polish Collection Including Names- 6th April 2010.

This is my current nail polish collection, on a towel ;) The crazy living room carpet pattern would of distracted you ha

Asda:

Close up:

From top left to bottom right: No7 Golden Sands, No5 Under The Sea, No8 Blue Lagoon, No22 Ultra Violet, No41 Mysterious, No10 I Dazzle, No26 Mocha Ice, No3 Pink Glitz, No33 Sherbet Fizz, No31 Groove, No38 Blush, No6 Hot Pink.

Collection 2000:

2in1 Top coat, Sparkle Top Coat, 2in1 Base Coat, 246 Latin love, 59 Icy Pink, 32 BMX Bandit, 23 Show Off, 324 Hello Sailor.

Miss Sporty:

(Names are not on the bottles, only the numbers are. Names found on the stands in stores and on the website.) French Tip Whitener, 203 Zodiac, 251 Electric Beige, 30 Peachy, 106 (Not sure of the name, but it's a twinkle shine polish.), 303 Manga, 406 Red Tango, 220 Miss Red.

Barry M, No7 and NYC:

296 Coral, 305 Pink Flamingo, 279 Bright Pink, NPP1 Limited Edition Pink, 20 Clear, 105 Damson Dream, 216B Central Park, 206B East Village.

Star Gazer and Revlon:

104, 133, Goldfinger, Blackberry, Autumn Berry, Plum Attraction.

Others: (Natural Collection, random and Avon)

Clear, Random, Random, Classic Fit.

Phew! It took a longgggg time to hunt down all those names.

Hope you're having a good day :)

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N.Y.C Cosmetics

Hello Ladies! I was kindly sent a few products by Superdrug to review for you:

Metro Quartet Eyeshadow in South Street Seaport.

I love the packaging and think the double ended brush is cute and convenient. The clear sheet across the eye-shadows shows you where to put the colour which is helpful... But 3/4 of the eye-shadows are not as highly pigmented as I would of liked them to be. On the other hand, the darkest contour colour is very pigmented so on a whole, this product is a hit and miss.

Sparkle Eye Dust in Pink Champagne.

The packaging for this product is also cute but I do not like the brush as the bristles are all messed up. This gives a subtle shimmer which can be used in the day; as the colours are not bold or can be used to add some sparkle to a night time look.

Liquid Liner in Jet Black.

I really like this; dries in a reasonable time, lasts all day and has a small, thin brush. First of all I thought I would have no control over the brush as it would be flimsy but application was easy. This is really good for making those flicks perfect.

Lip Sliders Tinted Lip Balm in Sugar Baby.

I wasn't expecting much from this product as when I first swatched, it felt sticky and tacky. This gives your lips a rosy tint which looks really nice and it isn't as tacky as I thought. It doesn't slide on like a gloss but this increases the staying power as it isn't going to be accidentally wiped off your lips. All in all, a good product :)

Color Wheel Mosaic Powder in Pink Cheek Glow.

I have already written a full review on this product which can be found here.

:)

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NYC Mosaic Face Powder - Pink Cheek Glow

Shade: Pink Cheek Glow

Price: £3.99

Where to find: Superdrug

What they say: N.Y.C. New York Colour Mosaic Face Powders are ultra sheer soft, natural pressed powders. N.Y.C. New York Colour Mosaic Face Powders are made up of four harmonizing hues in one mosaic powder in the right combination of colours to enhance skin tones. When the four neutral colours in N.Y.C. New York Colour Mosaic Pressed Powders are blended together, they create a perfect single shade that balances and enhances all skin undertones.

What I say: This gives the cheeks a natural glow and is not shimmery, which I know some people hate. Its not high in pigmentation which for me is a good thing because it means the colour is build-able and I don't end up looking like a clown after one swipe. The type of brush you use to apply this definitely depends on the pigmentation of the end result. For example, my ELF blush brush gives a more intense colour than my ELF complexion brush as it is more dense.

I don't think this is the best blush I have used as its just an average colour blush, but it is a good subtle product for every day use.

Would I repurchase? Yes, although I will not need to for a while as there is a lot of product!

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Small Haul

Pink long sleeve boyfriend cardigan from Peacocks £14

N.Y.C Colour Wheel in Pink Cheek Glow £3.99

& a feather boa from Bits and Bows for New Years Eve :D

East Village

In a New York Color Minute Quick Dry Nail Polish in East Village

Some of you may have seen a few posts down that I didn't like this polish as it was VERY sheer...

Good news is that I've found the number of coats you need to apply for it to become opaque.

Bad news is that you have to apply 4 coats. This might not seem a lot to some people, but all the nail polishes I have tried apply in 1 coat, 2 at the most, so I don't think I'll be wearing it that often.

I have a blue similar to this from Collection 2000 which is amazing. Miss Sporty also do a beautiful blue. Both of these apply like a dream.

Small NYC Nail Varnish Haul

I bought:

£2.49

New York Color Minute Quick Dry Nail Polish in 216B Central Park - This is a really pretty pink/peach/beige. This is very shimmery which I love.

£2.49

New York Color Minute Quick Dry Nail Polish in 206B East Village - I don't like this so far, its VERY sheer and watery. Its a shame because the colour is gorgeous. Maybe I just got a bad bottle :/

£1.99

Long-Wearing Nail Enamel in 133 Purple Pizzazz Frost - Lovely shimmery purple.