Christmas/New Year update

Hello everyone,

Sorry for being away for so long, as I'm sure you are all aware Christmas is a very busy time, and I have been enjoying spending time with my family and friends, so my blog has taken a bit of  back seat. However with the new year just over the horizon I felt it was time i got back on it, since there are so many beautiful new products out there to try out and review.

Christmas time is always a great time to be a beauty blogger especially if your friends and family know, as you get loads of things that you maybe wouldn't buy for yourself or maybe stuff you would but couldn't really afford. Well this year I have been a very lucky girl as I got so many beautiful gifts I could barely fit them into one photograph.

As you can see I got quite a selection of different things, and I can't wait to start reviewing these all for you. Did you get anything that you are really please with this year? Let me know in the comments below I'd love to hear from you.

In the new year I am also looking to start making videos to go along side my blog, and I'd love to hear from you would like to see in them? Do you want to see product reviews, make-up tutorials, nail art designs, hauls, outfit of the day or maybe something else entirely? 

As this is likely to be my last blog of 2012 I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has checked out my little blog, and for my 5 followers a special thank you for taking the time to keep coming back for more. I know 5 doesn't seem like a big number to most people but to me it means so much that you have chosen my blog out of all of the hundreds of thousands out there. If you would like to join this special group of people and follow my blog, I would welcome you with open arms.

So in brief I am really grateful for all of you who have checked out my blog so far and I hope you will return for more in the new year.

I hope you all have an amazing new year's eve whatever you are doing, and I'll see you all in 2013!

Love

Jude xxxx

Review: Topshop Dark side of the Nude collection Eye Palette in Prism

Hiya,

Topshop are becoming very well known for their gorgeous make-up collections, and this year’s winter/Christmas collection is no different. It’s called “Dark side of the Nude” and on the website they describe it as:

“Gothic goes glamorous with our decadent capsule make-up collection, Dark Side of Nude. Vampy-claret lips are teamed with metallic mushroom eyes and an icy pale base for a high shine and high impact look.”

Collections like this are one of the reasons I love winter, as it brings out all the deep, dark sultry colours of the spectrum and with all the Christmas and New Year parties just around the corner it’s a great excuse to get all glammed up. So when I saw this palette in my local Topshop I couldn't resist trying it out.

The outer packaging is the usual matte cardboard we have come to love from Topshop, with the diamond/cracked ice style design and the essential information all in glossy black printed over the top. This gives a very sophisticated feel to the product and this continues inside the box.

The smooth matt and glossy accents again add elegance, although I would worry that every bit of eyeshadow is going to stick to it but I’m sure that’s nothing a baby wipe won’t fix.

Inside is a 3 inch mirror and 3 eyeshadows that are embossed with the same diamond/cut glass pattern from the outside, which makes them catch the light and glisten.

There is a matte black, a rose gold/copper and a pewter/silver colour. The look so pretty next to each other in the palette I hope they look just as good on my skin.

The matt black is pretty highly pigmented and goes on smoothly.

The rose gold/copper is filled with micro glitter which makes it really
 sparkle under bright light and shimmer in daylight. It is very
 pigmented and is going to look gorgeous layered on top
 of the matt black or on its own.

The silver/pewter colour is also packed full with micro-glitter
 and shimmer particles and is so beautifully pigmented.

Swatched dry with no primer or base

 

Over all I’m really pleased with this compact, really bright shimmer metallic colours can often be very sheer and difficult to get real impact from. However these are very highly pigmented and especially when used with a damp brush are so opaque and sparkly they are sure to create an impact this party season.

This compact along with the rest of the Dark Side of the Nude collection is available online at Topshop.com or in your local Topshop store. I’d highly recommend you go and check it out.

Have to tried this compact out? or anything else from Topshop's winter collection? I'd love to hear what you think about it, so please leave your comments or questions below.

Love Jude xxx