Thursday 5 September 2013

Unused Products: Sleek and Revlon


I have a heck load of makeup in my collection that I have used several times but then put in a drawer and forgotten about, however, today is a new day and I want to get more use out of such items.

From left to right: Crochet, Guipure, Chantilly
Check that mark on the far right where my nail went into it (holds back tears)

From left to right: Crochet, Guipure, Chantilly

First up is the Sleek Blush By 3 Lace Palette which retails for £9.99 here. This is one of those products that literally everyone raves about and, as always, I was drawn in and thought I couldn't live without it, BUT, I have hardly got any use out of this product. The only blusher I use is Crochet, the far left orange shade, and haven't once tried Chantilly, the far right coral pink shade, and only tested out the middle shade, Guipure once. I've been trying to reach for this palette more as they are so pigmented and are really good quality from what I have read and heard. Also Zoella loves it so isn't that enough reason?!


From left to right: Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon, PhotoReady foundation in Shell

Next are two items from Revlon (sorry Revlon), a lip butter and a foundation. Again, I bought a Colourburst  Lip Butter due to the amount of popularity they received and chose the shade Wild Watermelon, available here, as it seemed more pigmented than the rest of the shades. However, I bought it a good few months ago and I honestly haven't worn this out of the house entirely because I like wearing really bright and obvious lip colours so this is just too sheer for me. I really want to wear it out though as I think it'll vary up my look (ha) a bit if I'm wearing a more subtle colour. At £7.99 I find the lip butters to be quite pricey and it kills me inside that such money has gone to waste! I should have worn this throughout the summer but now I'm going to have to be all weird and opposite to everyone and wear it in the Autumn/Winter... not that anyone is going to analyse my lips for traces of a lip butter.

Next is the PhotoReady foundation which I bought on a complete whim without having read any reviews. It was quite a pricey whim at £12.99 but I think I had been feeling bored/sad about something (maybe when they ran out of chicken at McDonald's. Joke) so wanted to cheer myself up. It did cheer me up for the initial 5 seconds it took to rip open the packaging and wear it on my face for the first time but, then after a few more wears I realised I didn't like the shimmer it had in it and cast it to the side. Recently I tried this foundation again and used a very small amount and really liked the natural look it gave but also it seemed to cover up my bad skin that I've been having and so I have been using it more and am quite enjoying it. I bought this in the shade Shell and it is a really good colour match as well which is half the battle won. I looked on Superdrug's website and the PhotoReady foundation is currently on offer here for £9.99 which I think is still expensive for a highstreet brand foundation but you know, we must continue living life.

I have far more makeup that I should try and wear more but these are just some of the items that I honestly want to get use out of! Are there any products that you own but rarely use? Also, if anyone wants to know about any of these products in more detail I'll make it my sole aim to use them regularly so I can review them properly for you!

4 comments:

  1. I had the same issue with the revlon lip butters! I have peach parfait and when I try to build it up, it just feels too thick on my lips.

    Thanks for the follow on bloglovin :)

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    1. Yeah I don't really understand the hype too much but ah well, I shall make myself love it haha! And that's okay thanks for the follow as well :) x

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  2. 'If Zoella likes it, I need to try it' is pretty much my motto when it comes to makeup! xx

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    1. Hahaha I know it's crazy how much I trust her considering I've never met her! xx

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