Makeup Revolution 144 Eyeshadow Palette Review

This was a highly appreciated Christmas gift which I couldn't wait to use as soon as I unwrapped it. I've used it a couple of times since then, though I'm yet to brave any of the blues/purples/pinks. I have been really enjoying using the darker, purple toned grey shades in the top right corner of the palette particularly. 

There is an excellent selection of colours in the palette, almost a whole rainbow, I think its great that whilst about 75% of the palette is made up of very wearable neutral shades in browns, blacks, coppers, silvers, golds and whites they've also included some interesting blues, pinks, purples and greens which I'm sure I'll get a little use out of next Halloween. They also have a great range of matte and shimmer/glitter shades too. The colours are very pigmented but do have a lot of fall out and tend to crumble a lot. They are also quite long lasting on their own, even without a primer they can last well from about 7.30-4 for my average college day.
The only complaint is that due to the size of the palette it can sometimes be a little hard to manoeuvre it and apply shadows. Obviously that isn't really a big problem at all and apart from that I love everything else about it. The palette is still available here on the Make-up Revolution website and I would definitely recommend.

What I got for Christmas 2015

I love reading posts like these in the new year so I thought I'd share some of my favourite gifts that I was so lucky to receive this year off my friends and family. My Secret Santa this year was my friend Sean again and as he did last year he went with a Game of Thrones theme which, of course, I loved! He got me the official GoT colouring book and an amazing art set full of colouring pencils and even watercolour paints, which I have already started using and love, I've always wanted to try this medium. My sister also got me an adult colouring book full of vintage patterns, plus the cute mermaid socks and some make-up brushes which haven arrived in the mail yet :(. 

My brother being the techy of the family brought me a portable charger (which will be great for V fest!) and a computer monitor for my desk so I can plug my laptop in when I go to uni and have a bigger screen. He's so thoughtful and generous and I'm so lucky to have him, he even fixed my phone for me when I smashed the screen the other day. His girlfriend brought me the amazing Make-up Revolution palette and lipstick which I can't wait to use, but what exactly does one do with 144 eye shadows?

My nan gave me some money and the Beyonce perfume which I've already had 2 bottles of and love. My mom's cousin came over from America for Christmas and brought us some awesome flavoured coffees which I can't wait to try, but our cafetiere broke a few months ago and we haven't replaced it so I could be waiting a while. And finally my parents brought me a bunch of practical stuff for uni such as stationary and a new laptop because my old one was dying a slow and painful death, some socks, a travel toiletry kit, a sports bra that I picked out and of course lots of chocolate and sweets. I may have already eaten the Chocolate Orange though.

I'd love to read your posts about what you got for Christmas so link them below!

Makeup Revolution Golden Sugar Palette Review

I have been lusting after this palette since I first saw it on I think Thirteen Thoughts and when I stumbled across it in the Superdrug store in Redditch I just couldn't say no. And at £6 I really didn't need to! The palette just looks so expensive and luxurious with it's sleek black and gold packaging, it's a very pretty edition to my makeup collection. The colours are really pigmented and the shimmer ones are so gorgeous and pick up the light just beautifully. I use the pink toned ones as blushers and the darker matte one to contour with, I haven't yet got a use for the lighter matte one though. And then the shimmery, white/nudes make great highlights on the cheekbones or brow bones. I also don't have any use for the copper one yet though, I think it would make a great eyeshadow though. I'm thinking about taking the palette on holiday actually because I can cover highlighting, contouring, blush, eyeshadows and eyebrows with this one palette in a squeeze.