DIY || Unique Palettes feat. Makeup Geek...

For a while now I've been wanting to have a customisable make up palette and I finally had an idea on how to make it fun & unique to me (and you if you feel inspired by this post).

Growing up with my Dad obsessed with auctions and vintage items, I think some of that rubbed off on me as I too have a love for quirky older items. 

I had been racking my brain on what was out there that I could use as my own version of the well known z-palette and finally thought of old cigarette cases. On good old eBay I found these cases you see below, I thought it would be good to have 2 sizes for travel purposes. Most of the DIY items I actually also bought off eBay. 

You will need -

Magnetic Sheet (sticky or non sticky)

Double Sided Sticky Tape (if you opted for the non sticky from above)

Scissors

Ruler/Measuring Tape

Your chosen case

And lastly some make up to put inside

I chose Makeup Geek as I have seen so many YouTubers loving it, I had a research and found out that the pans are magnetic. I bought my Makeup Geek eye shadows from Beauty Bay.

The rest isn't hard, you just measure & cut the size of the magnetic sheet you need to fit in your case and then stick it in. Some of the cigarette cases have a section inside that once held the cigarettes in but I just removed these so there was nothing getting in the way. 

(Step by step photos below)

I have rather a large list of Makeup Geek eye shadows that I would like to one day fill these up with but for now I chose (above left to right) - Peach Smoothie, Flame Thrower (Foiled) & Mocha.

Swatches below...

Here are the final pieces, showing how the 3 eye shadows fit in each case. I am super happy with how they turned out and can't wait to get more eye shadows to add to my new collection.

Make sure you follow my Instagram as I am always posting make up looks so there should be one soon using these stunning eye shadows.

If you get inspired to create something similar make sure to tag me in your photos on Instagram...

Coco

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Colourpop || How to get Colourpop to the UK & Swatches...

This post is all about how I got Colourpop shipped to the UK. I will take you through how long it took and how to do it via an online shopping site that couriers overseas. 

I have wanted to try Colourpop for a super long time and finally plucked up the courage and did a fairly large order, some of which involve Christmas presents both to and from my sister. 

After watching many YouTube swatch videos and reading many blog posts I decided on several Super Shock Shadows and two Lippie Stix.

Colourpop is a very affordable makeup brand but only ships to the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and a few others.

Almost all of their products are Vegan apart from a small list of eye shadows which you can read about here.

Here is a list of links to what I ordered, some of which I have swatched below 

(apart from my Christmas presents) -

Lippie Stix -

Tootsi

Lady

(I got 2 of each colour of Lippie Stix as a Christmas present to my sister, she does know...)

Eye Shadows -

Collection - 

Metamorphosis

Single Shadows -

Mixed Tape

Party Time

Bae

Central Perk

Partridge

Doe-A-Deer

So Quiche

La La

After watching this video where Jennie Jenkins from Beauty by JJ does a massive swatch video and explains how she got hers to the UK, I then decided that I would use the same postal system as she did -

>> comGateway.com <<

I found this website very easy to use, it basically allows you to buy from American sites via them and their courier business. And as Colourpop only allow American payments & addresses I had to use their BUYFORME service where I bought my items through them and then get delivered to their American address. 

The BUYFORME service does have a small fee of 10% of your order. 

My Colourpop order came to $80 and with their fee came to $88 (around £58). I didn't get charged postage from the Colourpop website as I think it's free over a certain amount.

After shopping via their website, I completed my order and received various confirmation emails. I placed my order on the 4th November. On the 7th I got another email saying that Colourpop had posted my order and it was on its way to my 'US Address', the day after (8th) it arrived which is where I then had to organise how fast and where I wanted it posted in the UK. This is where you pay for their postal service, my cost was $31.77 which is around £21.

My expected date of delivery was the 18th.
On the 10th I got another email with a tracking number which said expected delivery on the 16th. And sure enough it arrived on the 16th, I was at work at the time so couldn't wait to get home to photograph them (photos below...a lot of them).

From placing my order and it arriving at my door step took a total of 12 days.

Here is a summary of what I paid -

$80 (£53.14) - 11 x Colourpop products

$8 (£5.31) - 10% BUYFORME fee

$31.77 (£21.09) - Shipping to UK

TOTAL - $119.77 (£79.54)

UPDATE (24th November) - Import Tax - £21.76
NEW TOTAL - £101.30

Below you will find close up photos of all the products, I have tried to capture their colours as realistically as possible...

I really hope you found this useful and go on happily to purchase Colourpop products from the UK.

Make sure you follow me on Instagram - cfochler - where I will most likely be posting lots of makeup looks using these products.

Coco
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SUMMER PROOF BEAUTY || Anastasia Beverly Hills - Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown...

I am going to do a short series of Summer Proof beauty products, here is my first product...

I absolutely love this brow product by Anastasia Beverly Hills, I had the blonde colour last year but soon after started wearing my hair darker so I got this colour - Dark Brown - it is quite a neutral brown, great for medium brown to dark brown hair.

I chose this over the Brow Wiz because you get so much more product in this than you do with the Brow Wiz Pencil by Anastasia.

Pomade - 4 grams - £15.00

Brow Wiz - 0.08 grams - £15.50

I got my Dipbrow on Beauty Bay as they offer 11 different shades ranging from blonde to granite and free tracked delivery on orders over £10.

I really like the luxurious looking packaging, a glass container with classy black lid and metallic writing; I also think the logo is really cute.

I took this photos in direct sunlight so you can get a good idea of what the colour looks like and below you will find swatches on my hand and what it looks like on my eyebrows.

I use the Wing Liner Brush by Zoeva to apply it because it is thin but firm so you can create a clean lines with it, I then use disposable mascara wands (cheap off eBay) to soften the edges and blend together, especially near the front.

I have a scar in my right eyebrow which this covers really well and it stays on all day long, even through sweating at the gym.

If you're going to spend money on a good brow product it definitely has to be this as it will last a really long time. Well worth the money!

Hope you found this useful, any questions ask in the comments and I will get back to you asap.

Coco

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Primark || Lipsticks...

I have gone through a lipstick buying phase. I've never really worn lipsticks on a day to day basis as I thought it was too much effort but recently I have been really getting into it. 

I saw a few YouTube hauls on items from Primark and this made me realise I have never really looked in the beauty section. I swatched a few in store and bought one, then seeing how pigmented they were I went back for more. Their lipsticks range from glossy & hydrating to super matte. 

Below you can see the swatches of the lipsticks I have in my collection, they don't have names but I'm sure they won't be too hard to find.

This one is my favourite to wear, it is a dusky pink and is very comfortable on the lips.

This was one of the first ones I bought, a super nude which is almost a bit too blue/grey toned for my skin but I think mixing it with another colour should make it easier to pull off.

This one in gold packaging is the most matte out of all of them, goes on super pigmented but does dry out and get a little uncomfortable. When you look closely this one and the one above have gold glitter in them.

And this last one is my latest acquisition, a similar consistency to the first one, really creamy and feels super hydrating.

They all have a sweet scent to them and are definitely better than I thought Primark lipsticks would be and their packaging is really quite lovely. The prices of these ranged from 80p to £1.50.

Have you tried any recently?

Coco

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