REVIEW | Makeup Revolution Blushing Hearts Blusher - Peachy Pink Kisses

Hello everyone! Today I'm going to give you a first impressions of a Makeup Revolution Blushing Hearts blusher than my lovely friend Tanith of Things Tanith Did picked up for me!

The shade I received is Peachy Pink Kisses - one which we'd both been searching for high and low in Superdrug but could never find in stock. The first thing I really love about this blush so far is the packaging which is clearly inspired by the Too Faced Sweetheart blushes - it's very pretty and ultra girly - good packaging is always something I appreciate in a makeup product!

The blush itself is triple baked - a formulation I always love in blushes as I find them to be really blendable and pigmented. This blush is - as the name suggests - a light peachy coral shade with three colours in it. The first two colours in the blush on me are more like highlighters with the third being the one with that has the peachy colour to it. Due to it being more highlight-y and shimmery because it's a baked formulation, I really love to layer this one top of a powder blush that is a similar but deeper shade and it really adds a beautiful glow to it.

Overall, I really love this blush so far and I think it's going to be a particularly lovely shade for the Summer and definitely one for those of you with lighter skin tones. For £4.99 from either Superdrug or Makeup Revolution's website, I really don't think you can go wrong!

Have you ever tried these blushes?

Review: Makeup Revolution's Ultra Contour Palette

Contouring. It's something I've only recently made a staple element within my makeup routine and even then, I'm not quite carving out new features into my face or anything like that. I am a fan however of the subtle contour - one that just emphasises your facial features in a natural, flattering way. 

With that in mind, I have been exploring the world of contouring products and one that I came across a few months ago was the Makeup Revolution Ultra Contour Palette.

What Makeup Revolution Says:

"The complete contouring and highlighting palette is here! The ULTRA CONTOUR PALETTE has 8 powders for perfect contouring and sculpting. Including 8 brand NEW shades for contour and shaping, with an additional 2 of our favourite merged baked highlighters for illumination". 

The Shades:

Top Row

1. A light beige with barely any shimmer - this is a great shade for setting under eye concealer but can be used all over the face without looking like a disco ball!

2. This a yellow "banana" shade which is popular for setting the under eye for a bright, highlighted effect.

3. This shade makes a nice, subtle highlight and has a slight peach undertone to it.

4. This is a super intense, white highlight  - great if you like a strong highlight but can also be used in the inner corner of the eye as one too.

Bottom Row

5. This a medium brown with a warm undertone. This is great for bronzing the skin for lighter skin tones.

6. This is a cooler medium brown - I like to use this as a contour shade and it works really well. It's subtle and not overly harsh so it's great to be used in this way.

7. This is another warm toned brown which is darker than shade #5, it's great for a more intense bronzed looked on lighter skin and should also be suitable on medium to darker skin tones too.

8. This is another highlight, this time with a bronzed undertone to it - good for layering over bronzer or used on the cheekbones and certain areas of the face for a sun kissed look! 

My Thoughts:

This palette comes with 8 shades as mentioned above and this was the first thing that encouraged me to want to purchase it. There's a good variation here not just for my skin tone but other people's and for a palette of this kind, that's important. I don't think (as far as I know) this palette comes in a Light, Medium or Dark variation and so having a good selection of colours does help to make up for this. Another important point for me was that the bronzing / contour colours have different undertones meaning that I actually CAN contour with them as well as bronze up the skin if I'd like to as well. Paler skintones generally are more flattered by ashier tones of brown more so than warmer ones and this palette manages to cover both well.

I think that all of the shades blend well into the skin and are actually highly pigmented for their price point - particularly the bottom row of shades. They are finely milled which helps them to blend so nicely into the skin and I've found that they do last all day. My personal favourites are shade's 2, 4 and 5. At what works out to be £1 a shade, I'm really impressed by the quality of each in this palette and you're getting essentially four products in one in the form of a setting powder, a highlight, a bronzer and finally, a contour shade. This not only makes it easy and convenient to use but great to travel with as well. 

First Impressions: Makeup Revolution Lipsticks!

Hey guys! So, today I'm doing a first impression post on a couple of lipsticks that I picked up a few weeks ago. These lipsticks are from a relatively new makeup brand called Makeup Revolution. I'd say in terms of price and product range, they are quite comparable to MUA. As far as I know, they too are only available from Superdrug.

Just like MUA, Makeup Revolution sell lipsticks for the amazing price of just £1 - at those prices (and the fact that Superdrug was offering a tempting free delivery on an over £10 spend), I just had to give them a go. I bought four lipsticks in total and I'll go through the shades with some pictures and swatches. What I particularly like about these lipsticks is that they all have names, which is a nice touch and makes them seem a lot more higher end to me.

The first shade I picked up was in Beloved. This is a matte pink lipstick which as far as I can tell has the tiniest bit of shimmer in it as well. It's not as pigmented as it looks in the bullet, but it's still a nice colour on the lips.

Next, I picked up Crime which is a creamy lipstick with a subtle kind of gloss finish. I love this colour personally and i think it's a really nice shade - a sort of hot pink / purple. 

I also picked up Twist which is a really interesting orange / red colour. It has a kind of glossy, metallic finish and it's very pigmented and true to colour.

Finally, I picked up Cheer which is a very shimmery, nude pink colour. It's quite sheer but it's very pretty nonetheless and it would go well a more intense eye look.

Overall, I'm really impressed with the lipsticks from Makeup Revolution and I will definitely be trying more. They're nicely pigmented and come in a range of different finishes to suit every look and every individual. They have a huge shade range which I really like and compared to MUA, they have a much more diverse range of colours on offer. 

I'll be really interested to try some more production from the brand - I'm particularly interested in the Naked Palette dupes. If I were you, I'd definitely give this a brand and their lipsticks a go - for the price you really cannot go wrong.

Have you tried any Makeup Revolution products? What do you think?