FACE OF THE DAY // Smokey Heat

Hello everyone! Happy Monday - I hope you've all had a good weekend and whilst I know it's a day most of us dread the arrival of, I hope your Monday is good too. Today I'm here with a face of the day post featuring a smokey look utilising my Naked Heat palette from Urban Decay. I love doing a smokey eye look on myself and I really think it's one of the most flattering and actually easy to axheive eye looks you can do. 

FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW | URBAN DECAY NAKED HEAT PALETTE

Hello everyone and happy Friday! Today I'm bring you a review of the highly popular Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette. This palette was kindly gifted to me by beautiful friend Shazia for my birthday in July - the month it was actually released in the UK - I was excited to say the least! 

In this post I'll tell you a bit about the Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette and give you some first impressions and thoughts on it based on my time using it.

The Heat palette is the fifth palette in Urban Decay's "Naked" collection which started with Naked 1, 2, 3 and then Naked Smoky before the release of Heat this year. As with the other palettes in the collection, it retails at £39.50 in the UK and can be purchased from Debenhams, John Lewis and the Urban Decay website to name a few retailers. 

#FOTD | NAKED HEAT

Happy Sunday, everyone! I'm bring you a Face of the Day in this post - this look features on my newest beauty additions; the Naked Heat palette which was gifted to me by my wonderfully generous friend, Shazia. Expect a review on the palette soon but to let you know my opinions in short, I do really like the Naked Heat palette and I'm really impressed by its quality and the colours within it. 

COLLECTIVE BEAUTY HAUL

Happy Friday! I hope you've all had a good week so far. Today I'm bringing you a collective beauty haul featuring some of the recent purchases I've made over the past couple of weeks. Most of these items are things I've been eyeing up for a while and finally decided to purchase.

Firstly, I purchased a 115ml bottle of the Mario Badescu Skincare Facial Spray  - I'm very into hydrating facial sprays at the moment and use them mainly to refresh my makeup. An avid fan of MAC's Fix +, I'm always looking for sprays that give me the same or similar results to that. This one is infused with aloe, herbs and rosewater and has a distinct yet pleasant rose scent. 

Next I purchased my first Zoya nail polish in the shade "Brigette" - a beautiful mauve-nude. On the subject of nudes, I bought another Jeffree Starr lipstick this time in the shade "Doll Parts". It's a beautiful mauve-pink shade - it's very flattering and super wearable. 

I also purchased an Eye Of Horus brow pencil - it's packaging and design is very similar to that of the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz pencil. I'm particularly excited to try this product and see how it performs! Last but not least, I got the above MakeUP Geek duo chrome eyeshadow in Mai Tai. It's a beautiful rose gold with a lilac sheen.


And that's my collective haul - look out for reviews on some the products above in future posts!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS | TOOFACED PEACH PALETTE

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Today I bring you a first impressions of a beauty product that is currently taking the community by storm; TooFaced's Peach Palette. I was gifted this palette by my beautiful friend Heather (I know, what a great friend right?) and since receiving it, I have absolutely fallen in love with it.

This particular palette was actually released back in early 2016 and was re-released later that year in December. This re-release was when the palette and it's subsequent collection really took off in the beauty community and created a huge buzz. As mentioned, with the palette's release, a whole collection of other products were created too included blushes, a glow palette and lip oils. 

Palette Overview

The palette contains 18 shades ranging from matte finishes to satin and metallic. There's a huge variety in colours within these shades too - all of which though are of course on the warmer side to fit into the overall peach theme. TooFaced say this about it:

Be sweet as a peach with these fresh-picked shades infused with the juicy scent and antioxidant-rich essence of peach. Create endless looks with 18 shades of peachy pinks, corals, bronzes, and pops of purples that will have you looking summer-fresh year-round. Includes our signature Glamour Guide with three looks to get your started.

So, the shades themselves are as follows:

Row 1:

White Peach: Matte. Light beige, yellow undertones. 

Luscious: Metallic. Medium golden brown, copper undertones.

Just Peachy: Satin. Bright, medium pink w/ gold undertones.

Bless Her Heart: Muted olive green w/ warm undertones.

Tempting: Strong deep brown w/ a black base.

Charmed I'm Sure: Matte. Medium-dark brown.

Row 2:

Nectar: Shimmer / frost. Light-medium yellow.

Cobbler: Satin. Medium brown w/ red undertones.

Candied Peach: Matte. Bright, medium coral. 

Bellini: Muted rose gold w/ a pink base.

Peach Pit: Deep brown.

Delectable: Matte w/ micro sparkle. Medium-dark plum. 

 Row 3:

 Peaches N' Cream: Matte. Light-medium yellowed peach. 

Georgia: Matte. Muted medium coral.

Caramelized: Medium, golden bronze.

Puree: Medium dark brown w/ caramel undertones.

Summer Yum: Matte. Dark, red brown.

Talk Derby To Me: Deep, blackened purple. 

Initial Thoughts:

My overall opinions on this palette are very positive. Whilst at first I didn't really get the hype surrounding this palette, since receiving and using it, I already know it's going to be one of my all time favourites. The colour collection is so versatile - there's a look for any occasion within it and you can easily go from natural to glamourous. As with most TooFaced shadows, I find these shades to be pigmented, buttery and easily bendable - they do work best with a primer and certain colours reach their full potential on a white base. As a girl with a warmer skin tone, I love how these colours look on me and I find them really flattering and wearable. If you're a TooFaced fan or just looking for a new eyeshadow palette to add to your collection, I think this is one you should definitely consider. And yes, it totally smells of peach!

You can get this palette in the UK from Debenhams or the TooFaced website, it retails at £39.00.

Do you have this palette / do you plan on getting it? What are your thoughts on it?