Inglot AMC (Advanced Makeup Components) Face Blush 87

There is currently only one INGLOT store in the UK, and I really really hope that they open some more soon - The current store in Westfields Shopping centre near Shepherds Bush tube station is fab, and I make a point of calling in whenever I can. Their eye palettes in particular are great value for money. 

Last time I was there I picked up this as I thought it looked similar to the MUFE HD blushers - I haven't got any of those to compare it with but its a nice product so I wanted to do a mini review...

From memory, this cost me about £8 and you get 15 mls of product - a little goes a long way, so I can see this lasting me a long time!

The packaging is fine - its simple and comes with a pump, which is hygienic. One gripe is that the lid gan get a bit grubby when excess product from the pump ends up dribbling out and onto the inside of the lid. But thats no major deal, and I'll survive!

The product is really concentrated in terms of pigment, however the formula itself is a thin gel like liquid... The shade I chose (87) is one of the lightest ones, however there were more vivid shades available - whereas with this shade I think there is room for more error, with more dramatic shade, care sould have to be taken to build it up slowly.

When blended out the product looks very natural and adds a pretty pale flush to the skin...

One strength I feel this particular shade offers is to act as a base to blushers that might be fab but have poor staying power - in my case many of the MAC blushers I own are lovely colours but disappear after half an hour. 


Dusting a powder blusher over the top of these works well as the Inglot blush grabs and intensifies the colour... I've demonstrated this by brushing the Body Shop bronzer in Warm Glow over the top...

Obviously, you'd use a far lighter hand in reality, but the strong sunshine kept washing out my more subtle attempts to demonstrate this handy little property of this product!

When applying the INGLOT pruduct to the cheeks, I use a duofibre brush - usually the MAC 188 for a natural finish. I have also appliedit with a MAC 109 for a more intense look, and that works really well too. I think this is a bargain for the price, and a versatile product to boot.

What have you tried from INGLOT? Do you wish they were more easily available?!

FOTD... And Newly Dyed Hair!

Another quick and easy look today... for some reason everything is rather washed out today on photo's... but hopefully, you get the idea!

I used Bourjois healthy mix foundation, Chanel Bronze Universal (or Soleil Tan De Chanel as its know nowadays... *tut*), and Inglot liquid blush in shade 87 on the face, with The Body Shop Bronzer in Warm Glow over the top of the cheeks. Highlight was MAC msf in Perfect Topping...

On the eyes the Body Shop eye colour in Jade from the "Baked To Last" collection, and a black kohl on the water line. 

On the lips, I have Estee Lauders Crystal Baby - its probably one of my top five fave lippies of the hundreds I have! A definite repurchase!

I also did a quick dye job on my hair today as well - I used a L'oreal Herbashine which I picked up in Boots recently for around a fiver. I have chucked the box away but it was a medium mahogony brown shade and had a picture of Bar Rafielli on the box (I have no idea who she is). The Herbashines are one of those new generation ten minute jobs - non permanent, so you get a shiny refreshed look without damage. Not dramatic but it looks a lot better than it did this morning!

Because I'm Worth It!

Face of the Day

Its been a while since I've done a FOTD post, and although I have a LOT of reviews to do, I fancied doing something a bit more relaxed... 

Nothing too complicated here as you can see - oh I'm wearing the new Revlon PhotoReady foundation here (I'm shade number three, shell - amazed is not the word when I discovered I am not the palest shade in a foundation for once!). I'm liking this foundation a lot overall, and I haven't taken on the appearance of Edward Cullen, which is nice.

I fancied a play with my green Inglot palette, so I dug that out too;

I'm really impressed with these shadows actually - they are well pigmented, and go on smoothly. They also blend well, and stay put well without a base... and they are very well priced too - these five shadow palettes cost about £15 if my memory serves me right...
I wish Inglot would hurry the heck up and get more shops in the UK! Also, I wish you could buy the pans on their own too... but thats by the by...

I also used this cheap and cheerful mascara from C2000 called Big Fake - I'm only allowed to buy very cheap things until we move and I have paid for my makeup course. I expected NOTHING from this mascara to be completely honest, as it only cost about £4. Also, when I saw the size of the brush I expected to just get this mascara all over myself...

 Seriously, this brush can be seen from space - its HUGE. But you'll also notice a distinct lack of clumps here - this mascara is actually not bad - it doesn't, in my opinion give massive false lashes, but for £4 it does a really decent job.

As you can see in the pic, the mascara gives decent definition with no clumping, rather than big false looking lashes. I'd repurchase this for an everyday mascara, rather than a night time dramatic one. Its easily removed with an oily eye makeup remover or facial oil too. Oh , I have Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Lucky on the waterline too.


On the cheecks I used my Illamasqua bronzing duo for contouring and blush, and on the lips Crystal Baby from Estee Lauder, which I love... Eyebrows are all my own (although they have asked me to apologise for their ungroomed state).