Showing posts with label Accessorize. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Accessorize. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

NOTD Accessorize in Truffle

 Today's post is a quick on  Accessorize nail polish in Truffle.
Truffle is a brown taupe shade that is a nice everyday colour.  I also love the packaging of Accessorize products, but I actually find the lid and brush quite short on the nail polish.  I quite like the application, it certainly isn't the best I have ever used but its ok.  I applied two thick coats here to get an opaque finish, I then applied to my nails and it only lasted about 2 days before I had wear (I had no top coat on).

What do you think? I actually prefer this over Barry M Mushroom (they are very similar).

You can see our other posts on Accessorize here.

Accessorise nail polishes are £4.00 for 10ml and can be purchased from Superdrug and Accessorize.

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Friday, 17 June 2011

Accessorize Lipgloss in Magical

Hey,

As you maybe aware on her both myself and L quite like Accessorize make-up, and find it value for money. We have both featured some other items from their range previously on here:




Today I am featuring a lipgloss I picked up from the range, its called Diamond Lipgloss in Magical. The gloss itself is a pick shade with gold shimmer running through it.These lipglosses retail at £4.00 and comes in around 10 shades, you can see more here at Superdrug. Again as with the other Accessorize products the packaging is nice and the lipgloss is non-sticky with a sort of Ice cream float smell to it! I quite like the lipgloss and I am tempted (for £4.00) to pick up a couple of other colours (Temptation, Crush, Divine, Mysterious).




Have you tried anything from the Accessorie range? What are your favourite products or what would you like to try?




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Thursday, 10 February 2011

Accessorize Bronzer in Golden Sands

Ok so I LOVE the Accessories Makeup range. For the price I think the packaging and quality of the products is spot on and so far I've not been disppointed with the bits I've tried.

I actually picked up this bronzer awhile ago but just haven't got around to reviewing it. Despite using it everyday since getting it!

I've never really used bronzers before. I'm obviously quite fair skinned and tend to find that some bronzers - especially drugstore brands are too dark for me. I end up with orangey patches on my face - so bad! This though is a gorgeous golden colour that just gives my skin a glow.


To top it off, it just shimmery and not glittery. The perfect combination for me.
Definately recommend checking out the range. I think I paid around £5.50, bargain.

Lx

Thursday, 20 January 2011

NOTD Accessroies Fudge with Revlon Star

Breaking away from my usual norm of Shimmer & Glitter free nail polishes – I’ve got a NOTD to show you using Revlon Top Coat in Star. I’d not seen this before and when I saw it in a bargain beauty stall I thought it give it a go. It was only £1.50 so it was a bargain!The Revlon polish, itself is made up a blue and silver glitter with large silver circles – the rest of the polish is a clear top coat.



I decided to pair it with my Accessorise polish in Fudge – mainly as it was on already and I was having a bit of a play.



So here’s the end result.


For me, its ok – other may like it but it’s just a little to sparkly then what I’m used to. I may give it a whirl on a night out but would never consider using it for a daytime nail.





Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Accessorize Je T'aime Magical Mocha

Firstly again I need to apologise for the pictures, I get rubbish light in my flat and my camera still doesn't seem to be right after its accident in the Souks in Marrakech.

As I love the Accessorize make-up I have so far managed to get, which you can see here, and they currently have free delivery on their website, I decided to place another order! I got myself Je T'aime Magical Mocha nail varnish, a baked eye due in Break-up which L had already swatched here, a Baked Blusher in Starlet or our Giveaway we are doing.



I really fancied Magical Mocha after seeing it on Welsh Beauty Blog, the colour looked great and I have to say it lived up to my expectations! It is a gorgeous mink colour and has a shimmery finish which I adore! For the swatch below I used two coats and I achieved a good opaque finish.


So far I am loving the Accessorize range and I think I will be getting family & friends little bits for stocking fillers at Christmas as the packaging is gorgeous and good prices!

Have you tried anything yet? what are you thoughts on the range?







Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Weekend Shopping....More Accessorize & Aldi

I went back to my mum's in Wales last weekend and wanted to show you some of my purchases!

I have been unable to look or buy and of the Accessorize make-up as my Superdrug in Milton Keynes does not stock the range, the nearest store to me to have the range is Leighton Buzzard. So I emailed Superdrug (who I have to say were helpful) to check whether Wrexham had it.....and they did yeah!!!! So I decided to get a few items :)



I first wanted this set that I had seen on the Accessorize website, which was one of there Rock Star Hot Smudge sets that contain an eyeshadow and a cream eyeliner as well as a dual ended brush, mine is the back stage set.

I absolutely love the eyeshadow in this set and will hopefully be wearing it this Saturday night! Its a lovely dark, shimmery charcoal shade and is highly pigmented. I am a little disappointed with the eyeliner as it is a bit pale and the brush in the set isn't very good to use with it. I have used this eyeliner thought to go to work on Monday and I think I will use is more as an everyday eyeliner! It just seems to come out quite pale and wasn't what I expected. But for £5 I do love it! and the packaging is soooo cute.



I also got my self two nail varnishes from the Accessorize range in Storm from the Je t'aime range and Idol from the Rock star range.

Storm's colour is completely what you would expect a stormy, cloudy grey/mauve colour and I love it on my nails. But with this colour I had to use 3 coats to get it a good opaque colour. Where as with Idol I only need 2 coats and the finish was good. Now Idol has tiny bits of glitter in the varnish, that is some lights make it have dark green or silver sheen to the polish. Out of the two Idol is my favorite but I would wear storm more as its a good dark everyday polish (that's if your allowed to wear dark nail varnish to work). I also found that both polishes were easy to apply and good value or £4 each, the choice of colour was great too!


Now the other items I purchased were from Aldi's, we had popped in as my Mum had wanted to get the serum everyone talks about. So I couldn't leave without buying something as well.


So I got myself the Lacura moisturising eye cream and Lacura Shimmering Day Cream. Now the eyecream is nice to put on and as I currently don't use any other eyecream I though why not try it, and it was only £1.49! So I will let you know how I get on with it! As I said I also got the Lacura Shimmering Day Cream which was £1.99. Now Aldi's press website states

'About Lacura Shimmering Day Cream: This day cream with light reflecting pigments adds a silky-shimmering effect, making skin appear radiant. The light cream gel is enriched with Defensil and is easily absorbed, helping to condition and protect sensitive skin'

and the press has been raving about it and supposedly it has been voted top of Radiance creams by Celebs on Sunday Beauty Survey 2010, beating Vie Skin Dew and Boots No7 radiance Beauty Balm.


But onto my review, As soon as i put a bit on my instant thoughts were how lovely it smells ( a bit like peaches) and oh! that's a bit shimmery. From the pictures below you see the shimmer that the flash brought out in the picture. Now I know it says it has a 'silky-shimmering effect' but I was a bit scared when I put it on the back of my hand.

You don't need to use much at all the cover your whole face one pump is enough. The cream doesn't absorb that quick into the skin, but I felt that it left my face feeling lovely and nourished. Now when I had put it on my hand I was a bit put off by the shimmer but I didn't notice it as much on my face. I have combination skin that is sensitive so I will also have to see how I get on with it as things that don't agree with my skin either cause a breakout or dry my skin out....I just can't win! L is exactly the same.


I don't think I would use this under my make-up as I don't think it would help to keep my make-up on. And I currently have been using Soap & Glory Bright Here Bright Now which I prefer under my make-up. What I will probably use this for is too mix in with my foundation especially or a night out, so this tub will last me ages but for £1.99 I wouldn't mind getting it again and might have a look and try some more from the range.

What are your thoughts on Accessorize? are you loving it as well? Also have you tried any of the Aldi's face care? let us know...











Saturday, 6 November 2010

Accessorize Makeup at Superdrug

As most people are aware by now Accessorize's have launched a makeup range which is available in Superdrug. By some small miracle it was all set up in my local store on Tuesday. Firstly wanted to say that it was very well laid out and it was easy to look at everything.

Ok so of course I picked a few bits up,







Couldn't resist - the packaging is super cute! Not only that, but they are also really sturdy and make the products look a lot more expensive than the range is (range between about £4 for the eye shadows and polishes to about £9 for primer and possibly the mascaras).

Firstly I picked up one of the eye shadow duo's in Break-up.







Absolutely love it! Gorgeous colours and so good for the upcoming party season! For £4, I was really impressed. It swatched really well and both colours are heavily pigmented. Just great!

Also picked a baked blusher, which look very much like the MAC ones but only £5.50!






I picked up Starlet, which is very pinkie with gold threads running through it. Love Love Love this! I've used it everyday since I got it.

Finally I picked up a polish in Storm, which is a shimmer.







I apologise the pic isn't great, but wanted to show you the quality. I only needed 2 coats and it was opaque, once again really good for £4. Only problem is I loved the colour in the bottle, but not too sure about it on. I think that's more due to the fact that I'm not too keen on shimmery polishes but wanted to give it a go.

Overall I was really impressed with the range. Its really high quality at affordable prices. Would highly recommend a look!

Lx

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Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Accessorize Makeup at Superdrug

Just a quick post about the new Accessorize makeup at Superdrug.



Picture was taken on my phone in the shop, so not great.

Everything looks gorgeous. There is a great selection of colours and products. It also all looks quite reasonable, for example duo eyeshadows at £4.00 and baked blushers at £5.50.

I've picked up a few bits and will post about them in a few days, once I've had a play!

Was also eyeing up the polishes as they have a great collection! Need to see what the qualities like, but will probably pick up a few for the price.

Anybody else picked anything up yet??

Lx
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