Lord & Berry Makeup Review

I recently had the pleasure of trying out some Lord & Berry products for the first time, and wanted to share my thoughts and first impressions with you guys. I've had around two weeks trying each of the products, and thoroughly tested them in various situations (I drink a lot of coffee and never have time to reapply my makeup in work!), so I feel I can confidently share my thoughts now.

I don't know why I've never tried Lord & Berry before, it's just never really hit my radar until now. A lovely friend kindly gifted me with some products she thought would be perfect for me, and I was thrilled to take them on a test drive. I've been using the semi-matte red lipstick in 'Vogue', eyeliner in 'Sparkle Black', and the stardust loose eye shadow in 'Gold Black'. Maybe these choices were on a whim, but I prefer to imagine my friends think I'm very suited to smoky eyes and red lips; oooh yes, suave and sophisticated I am.

Is there anything quite like unwrapping a new lipstick, popping off the top, turning the base and revealing that beautiful colour for the first time? Just look at this beauty, it's a stunning shade of deep cherry red.

From the first smooth swipe across my lips, I knew this lipstick was just made for me. It's a semi-matte finish which means it stays in place very well, but is still full of enough moisture to make your lips feel soft and supple. I always fall for a really good red when it comes to lipsticks, and this one is no different. I feel it strikes a good balance between a daytime red and nightwear too, which is usually as hard as it sounds. This has quickly become my new staple lipstick. The formula is beautiful and I'm already looking at other shades in their range.

When I first tried out the sparkle black eyeliner my honest reaction was, 'Ooh!' - I'm easily impressed. But I think I've only ever used plain black eyeliners, so the idea of a little sparkle appealed to me greatly. 

As you can see from the photographs, this eyeliner offers a strong, deep black with delicate flecks of silver/white sparkle. I have to tell you guys, I love this! It's so pretty and powerful all at once. I've only used this for evenings and special, dressier occasions as I find it make me feel a little more 'dolled up', but you could easily rock this style daytime if you preferred. 

And finally I've been using the Gold Black eye shadow that you can see above, which is so beautiful. It really is made for a sultry smokey lid and killer cats eye. I do really love this and I'll be using it as much as possible, however; I do worry it's wasted on my eyes as I have hooded lids unfortunately. Which means you can't always see the work that goes into my eye makeup, but there we go. I'll be enjoying this anyway.
Have you tried any products from Lord & Berry before?





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W7 In The Night Palette Review

As you can see I've been trying out another W7 palette this week, and what a little treat it is. This palette is all about the smokes, and I couldn't have spotted this at a better time. With Autumn/Winter underway and the even more exciting Halloween almost here, I felt a smokey but vibrant palette was just what my eyes needed. So we have: 1. Dusty 2. Wonderland 3. Summer 4. Atlanta 5. Abracadabra 6. Top Hat 7. Razzamataz 8. Lady Luck 9. Laura E 10. Party Pooper 11. Gate Crash 12. Bologna On first look at this palette I definitely think this is more suited for the party season, and it even has some party/magic themed names for the shades, which I love. I feel this is a nice change for me as I've been all about the nudes for the last few months, and this vampy little set is set to shake things up for sure. My favourite shades are 6, 7, & 8; the violet tones. They have great colour payoff and blend beautifully with many of the other shades. I do find 10, Party Pooper a great little shade to pop in the corner of my eyes to brighten them right up without looking too 'pixie-like'. If I had to pick one I'm not so much a fan of, it would be number 1, because you can hardly see it at all on my skin as I'm so pale. But the rest of the shades are absolutely incredible. Overall though like I've said before of W7 palettes, the pigmentation is fantastic and the price is so affordable. I bought this from a one off small cosmetics store locally for around £5 but I have had a look about online and you can get it from Argos at £7.49 or Direct Cosmetics for £4.99. I'm not sure if they charge for delivery though. If so, you might want to keep your eye out in smaller cosmetics stores around town like I did! I think there's something for everyone in this palette whether you're dark or light skinned, or whether you're bold or subtle with your makeup. I'm quite enjoying playing about with these shades to create various looks and I have even discovered a combination which would be great for Halloween makeup! :) What do you think, would you try this palette?

W7 In The Nude Palette

W7 eyeshadow palettes have made the rounds thoroughly throughout blogger land for being great dupes for the Urban Decay Naked palettes, and I'm only just getting around to trying them. I've no idea why, since I'm still sadly lusting over the Naked 3 and this is the obvious choice if you can't quite afford that yet.

I thought I'd finally give it a go and pay a tiny fraction of the price for this palatte (£5!) rather than the much more expensive Naked palettes.

In The Nude features basically every colour I lust after when it comes to shadows. Lots of neutrals, rose golds and browns, with a combination of shimmer and matte formulas. This palette is literally a representation of the only eye colours I wear really. I probably should branch out a little.. but oh well.

All of the shades feel pretty soft, and lasted longer on my eyes than I'd have thought. The pigmentation is so much better than I expected for such a small price, and applies beautifully! The only thing I don't love is the brush that comes with it. I'll definitely be sticking with my own brushes to apply this, but that's not a problem!

These four shades are my favourite so far, and the ones I can see myself enjoying most. They are Angel, Venice, Marilyn, Copper Pot. Although props to Tokyo right down the darker end of the scale too, lovely!

Personally I love this palette! It has all the shades I know and love, from light to dark in a variety of shimmer and matte. So I find it very versatile and I've already created a fair few different looks with it.

What are your thoughts? xx