Sunday, October 18, 2020

Pat McGrath Labs Eye Ecstasy Eye Shadow Palette, Eyedols Eye Shadow and Mini Lip Fetish Lip Balm Trio

I recently won a giveaway from the lovely Siobhán of Beauty Lymin which included these gorgeous products from Pat McGrath Labs. I was so excited because the only product of hers that I have tried until now is the MatteTrance Lipstick in the shade Elson. I've been wanting to try out more of her products for a while and I've since ordered the new Dark Star Mascara, the Mthrship Mega: Celestial Divinity Palette and the LuxeTrance Lipstick in Psycho Candy. I'm sure I'll be featuring them on the blog soon. 

The prize consisted of the Eye Ecstasy Eye Shadow Palette in Sublime, the Eyedols Eye Shadows in the shades Deep Velvet, Gold Standard and Burnished Honey and the Mini Lip Fetish Lip Balm Trio with mini versions of the shades Clear, Blow Up and Flesh 3.

As you can see from the swatches below the eyeshadows are beautiful, I had been wanting to try them for a long time and I wasn't disappointed. The Eye Ecstasy palette is only €15 reduced from €30 at the moment so it's a great way to try her eyeshadows if you don't have the money to buy one of the bigger palettes. The Eyedols are €14 each reduced from €27 as is the Mini Lip Fetish Trio. I don't think the formula of the Lip Fetish Lip Balms is special or unique enough to warrant the €38 price tag for a full size product so if you want to try out the formula, this set is a great price at the moment. The formula is a sheer balm formula so they would suit any skin tone and they do feel very hydrating. I just think €38 is far too expensive for a tinted lip balm. 

The eyeshadows on the other hand are all gorgeous. I can now see why people rave about her shadows as the formula is beautiful. They're super buttery and easy to blend and I love the shades too. The palette in particular would be a great gift for someone as it's on sale at the moment and it has shades in it that most people would wear. The one thing I will say is that the packaging with the sequins, while fun, is just so unnecessary and not environmentally friendly. I actually kept the sequins and gave them to my sister to use in crafts with my niece because she loved them. 

I tried to use all of the eyeshadows in the look below and I loved how it turned out. I've worn some of them alone too and they look great on their own. I liked the Lip Fetish balms paired with this eye look because it's quite full on glam so the sheer lip colour works well with it. What do you think?


Deep Velvet, Gold Standard, Burnished Honey


Gold Standard



Burnished Honey, Gold Standard, Deep Velvet


Eye Ecstasy Eye Shadow Palette in Sublime 


Sinful, Illicit, Gold Nectar, Corruption, Sextrovert


Mini Lip Fetish Lip Balm Trio: Blow Up, Flesh 3 and Clear


Top: Flesh 3, Bottom: Blow Up


Flesh 3


Blow Up


Clarins SOS Primer (00 Universal Light)
*Clarins Skin Illusion Foundation (101 Linen)
Uoma Beauty Stay Woke Concealer (White Pearl T1)
Fenty Beauty Match Stix Matte Skinstick (Amber)
Milk Makeup Matte Bronzer (Baked)
Kevyn Aucoin Eyelash Curler
Soap Brows and Prep Mist
Glossier Brow Flick (Brown)
Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Amplifying Eye Primer
Pat McGrath Labs Eye Ecstasy Eyeshadow Palette (Sublime)
Pat McGrath Labs Eyedols Eye Shadow (Gold Standard, Burnished Honey, Deep Velvet)
PÜR Cosmetics On Point Eye Liner (Down to Earth)
*Urban Decay Lash Freak Mascara
Kiko Glamorous Eye Pencil (Discontinued, similar here)
Glossier Cloud Paint (Dusk)
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (1 Fair)
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder (1 Fair)
Becca Cosmetics Skin Love Glow Shield Prime & Set Mist
Pixi Glow Mist
NYX Professional Makeup Lip Liner Pencil (Nude Beige)
Pat McGrath Labs Mini Lip Fetish Lip Balm Trio 

What do you think of this look and of Pat McGrath products in general? Have you tried any of her products? 


Emma x


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Saturday, October 3, 2020

Fenty Beauty Glossy Posse: Holo'daze Edition Mini Gloss Bomb Collection

If you've been reading my blog or following me on Instagram for a while you'll know about my love for the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizers. You can see me wearing them here, here, here, here and here. I've used up the original Fenty Glow shade and I also have Fu$$y (which is Rihanna's fave and mine too) as well as the shades from last years limited edition set, two of which are now part of the permanent range, Hot Chocolit and Cheeky. 

I loved the set last year and have been wearing the glosses a lot, they are probably one of my most worn lip products. When I saw this years set I knew I'd end up buying it. There are four mini glosses as opposed to last years five but it's also less expensive at €32. I'm not usually one for limited edition products as I hate that you can't repurchase the product if you like it but I thought it might be interesting for some people to review this as there are plenty of shades of the Gloss Bombs so if you can't get your hands on this you'll definitely be able to get other shades. There are also other Gloss Bomb sets available. 

If you love glosses or have tried and loved any of the other Gloss Bomb shades you won't be disappointed in this. If you haven't tried them before, they aren't the most pigmented glosses and I personally prefer that as it means I can wear them alone or layered over liner or lipstick. How they appear on your lips will depend on your natural lip colour and what you have used underneath, if anything. I like to wear a little bit of liner with these glosses most of the time just to give my lips more of a defined shape, however I will also wear them alone. I am wearing the first three shades below with liner and none with Ruby Milk just so you can see how it looks. I have also worn them with a more pigmented lip stain underneath for a stronger colour. 

The Gloss Bombs have single handedly turned me back into a gloss girl. I used to only wear glosses when I first started wearing makeup as a teenager (as I'm sure most girls growing up in the early noughties did). When I first tried them two and a half years ago it was love at first application. If you have tried these you know how smooth and comfortable they are and the scent is addictive. Obviously if you don't like gloss this will probably not be for you but I wanted to share it in case you have a gloss lover in your life as I think it would be a lovely gift to receive for the holidays or a birthday. 

As you can see below there are varying levels of shimmer in the four shades and I know some people really don't like a glittery gloss in which case I would avoid these as they are very sparkly. I, however love some glitter as you may know and on the lips is no exception. 

You'll see below I also have some swatches of the relatively new Cheeks Out Cream Blush in the shade Strawberry Drip and the Full Frontal Mascara in the shade Mi$$ Merlot. I absolutely love the cream blush. I have been using it almost every day for work since I bought it in July. It's a cream formula that is so easy to use, I just tap it onto my cheeks with my fingers and it melts on my skin but you could also use a stippling brush too. I tend to prefer using my fingers as it doesn't move the foundation underneath as much. It's just pigmented enough making it difficult to over apply as can sometimes be the case with liquid or cream colour products. The shade Strawberry Drip is a beautiful coral that brings such life to my face, perfect for the days when you want to look more awake but don't have that much time to do your makeup. 

I'm not as crazy about the mascara. To be honest my first disappointment was the colour. Although it looks like a beautiful rich wine/ purple shade, the colour is barely noticeable on my lashes as you can see in the photo below. I don't know whether having more light coloured lashes would help it to show up more. Secondly it's just not my favourite formula. I did really like how it looked on but I tend to prefer a more wet formula that can dry out as you wear it more and more but this formula is more on the dry side to begin with which I find difficult to layer. The finished effect is quite defined and fluttery lashes but it's just not my preferred formula. I know some people love this mascara so it's just about personal preference. It's not a bad product, just not what I prefer. 

Baby Brut, Taffy Tease, Cake Shake, Ruby Milk




Baby Brut


Cake Shake


Taffy Tease


Ruby Milk




Farsáli Rose Gold Elixir

What do you think of this set? Would you buy it or do you prefer one single full size shade? Have you tried any of these products before? I'd love to know what you think. 

Emma x


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