Emma Jade

Today's post is a little different. I have been looking at different tanning products, as always! I have been sticking with my St Tropez Mousse when I want a quick tan. In between I have been loving the gradual tanner from Dove.

I always apply my tan in the evenings and sleep in the guide colour then wash it off in the morning that has been the way that has worked best for me for years. There have been some evenings lately where I have wanted to apply my tan then go out. I feel that I really can't do this with the ST Tropez, as even though it gives me a wonderful colour in the end the guide colour has a greenish tint (I'm not good at rocking the hulk look!) I also find that my skin can be a little dry for the mousse, so I have been wanting to look at more oils. I came across this one from super drug from the sun kissed range. I have to say that this is normally a brand that I would overlook. But it was a good price and looked interesting so I thought I would give it a go. I have to say overall I am impressed. it gives a lovley guide colour and leaves the skin really glowly! The only thing I would say is that it does feel a little greasy but it is an oil so at the same time it is very moisturising. The smell is also a little overpowering when you first apply it, although it is a nice summery almost coco nutty scent.

The tan lasted well to and faded evenly

I also needed to top up on my Revlon foundation this has been a long time everyday favorite of mine . its a great consistency and a fairly good coverage. But is also build able if I need it to be. I also needed to replace my compact powder that I take with me, so I though I would give one from Revlon a go as they were on 3 for 2. I was surprised that this powder has a slight shimmer to it. Thinking that the name is the photo ready one I suppose that I should have realised it would have some sort of shimmer. It is a really good compact still, it comes with a handy brush and a decent sized mirror. 

These Revlon products also came with a free lip liner. This is in a lovely nude shade and it a twist one which means no sharper needed, which is always a good plus for me!

Em x

Freedom has been a brand that I have been curious about for a while now, but for one reason or another I have never actually purchased any thing from the range. I don't normally have that level of self control when it comes to makeup! 

I was having a browse on Superdrug's website and found a couple of items that I though I would give a go from the range. I didn't go crazy... surprisingly! I do have plenty of makeup to us, but I did get a couple of bits that I thought for me were products that I would not normally go for. I thought I would share my thoughts with you.... 

The 3 items that I went for are:

The brow pomade in the shade chocolate, 

Pro Contour Stick in the shade medium 

Finally the Pro Melts Stripped Collection, which is a set of 3 liquid lipsticks.

The first item the brow pomade is a product that I have been looking into trying for a while, I have tried a lot of different brow products recently for my brows and I do always seem to lean towards a brow pencil. I have tried a few powders but never a pomade product. I have seen reviews that compare this product to the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pomade, but at a much more affordable price. The product itself is very pigmented, a lot more so than I expected! So you only need a small amount, I can see this product lasting me a long time. I applied it with a small angled brush and I was very impressed with the result. It lasted me all day and did take some removing at the end of the day. It is a more dramatic look than what I would normally achieve with my pencil, but I think I also need some time to play around with it to get the look I am looking for. 

Overall I have been very impressed with this product and I am looking forward to experimenting with it even more

You can find the Brow Pomade at Superdrug here, for only £5!!!

The next item is the Pro Contour Stick, I have tried many different contour products both creme and powder but these are normally in a palette or individual, so I have never tried a stick version of the product before. I found this easy to apply exactly where I wanted it, with it been a stick. It was also very blend-able. The stick wasn't actually as pigmented as I expected it to be, I'm not sure if I see this as a positive or a negative point as I think that contour is a lot more blend-able if it is not too pigmented, if that makes sense. I want the product to create a shadow on my cheekbone mostly nothing to harsh. The highlight end was good under my eye area which is something that I would normally use a concealer for, this is a matte shade so I still did add some of my powder highlight over the top, but overall this product worked very well.

You can find the Contour Stick at Superdrug here, for only £5!!!

The final product is the liquid lipstick pack, I got the stripped collection which contained 3 shades: Expose, Stripped and Bare. As shown below (in that order)

I have been yet to try a liquid lipstick, but I have seen them all over the internet so I was intersted to see what all the fuss is about. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on one at first. I just wanted to see how I got along with them. Now I have tried them I can see why people have been raving about them.

I have been put off wearing liquid lipsticks partly as they seem to remind me of a lip gloss which I am pretty sure I have not wore since leaving primary school, the wonderful sticky lips on a windy day where it was impossible to get your hair off your mouth!! But I have been pleasantly surprised. These doe go on with a wand which does resemble a lip gloss but that has to be the only resemblance, these glide on like a lipstick, aren't sticky and have brilliant staying power. They are not as good as a lip stain, but they are more moisturising on the lips. I did have to re-apply after eating, but overall I love these! I chose very wearable shades for me, I don't tend to be too adventurous when it comes to my lip colour. So I am sure I will be getting a lot of use out of these. 

You can find this set at Superdrug here, for only £6 for the 3

At the moment selected items withing the Freedom range are on 3 for 2 at superdrug making these even better value! You can find those items here.

Em x