Makeup Obsession
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| Instagram / Makeup Obsession |
PRICES
£10
RELEASE DATE
6th June
WHERE
Revolution Beauty
Revolution Beauty
HOT
- Good value for money.
- Cute, eye-catching packaging that's lightweight and therefore perfect for travelling.
- Everyone will like either one or the other, or both.
- Love that both palettes contain neutral colours, because it means you can create any type of eye look.
NOT
- The 'Neon Jungle' palette isn't too dissimilar to the 'Love Is My Drug' palette, they could have perhaps added some more unique, distinct shades.
VERDICT = HOT
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Makeup Revolution
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| Instagram / Makeup Revolution |
Makeup Revolution have released an entire collection dedicated to celebrating pride awareness month! They are such a diverse and inclusive brand, and I love how they're bringing awareness to such an important cause through makeup. What's more, is that they're donating £25,000 to The Human Dignity Trust, which is an international legal organisation dedicated to helping those of the LGBT community.
The 3 palettes firstly include, 'Proud Of My Life' which is an eyeshadow palette containing 32 shades of both neutrals and pops of colours in blue, red and pink. There are 2 formulas in this palette, matte and shimmer. We also have 'Express Myself', an 8-pan face paint palette. You can create whatever looks your heart desires. Finally, there's the 'Spirit Of Pride'. The 8-pan palette has 4 glitter formulas and 4 shimmers in bright colours, making it perfect for pride and festivals!
PRICES
£10 - Eyeshadow palette
£8 - Face paint palette
£8 - Glitter palette
RELEASE DATE
4th June
WHERE
HOT
- LOVE that Makeup Revolution are donating a significant amount of money to a charity that help people of the LGBT community with legal cases, which is sadly still an ongoing issue.
- Perfect for a pride parade or a festival.
- I like that the eyeshadow palette contains wearable colourful shades.
- Love that Makeup Revolution have provided the goods with a paint palette! This could be a great affordable dupe of the famous Makeup Forever version.
- The glitter shades in the 'Spirit Of Pride' palette look gorgeous!
- The names of all the palettes are lovely.
NOT
- Nothing.
VERDICT = HOT
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Jeffree Star Cosmetics
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| Instagram / Jeffree Star |
If you're into your highlighters, then you will definitely love this collection as there is a new 'Brain Freeze Skin Frost Pro Palette', containing a variety of icy, golden and peachy shades, as well as 3 new 'Supreme Frost' highlighters in 'Diamond Wet' (icy white), 'Candy Apple Drip' (green), and 'Caramel Kiss' (golden bronze).
If highlighters aren't your thing, and you're more into your lip products, then there's loads in store for you too! First off, we have 6 new shades of the original 'Lip Ammunition' bullet lipsticks in a metallic formula, in a beautiful neon green packaging. There's the iconic 'Jawbreaker' (icy blue), 'Brown Sugar' (golden metallic), 'Glazed' (warm gold nude), 'Snowcone' (pale green metallic, which is not one for the faint hearted), 'Yummy' (metallic purple, which actually isn't too much and looks very wearable), and finally 'Candy Freeze' (metallic shimmery pink). For someone who doesn't like metallic lipsticks, I've surprised myself by falling in love with 'Candy Freeze'! There's also 6 new shades of Jeffree's iconic 'Velour Liquid Lipstick' formula in; 'Yes Ma'am' (hot pink), 'No Offence' (pale lime green), 'Fully Nude' (peachy brown nude), 'Purple Urkle' (pastel purple), 'Bronze Blood' (metallic bronze), and 'Strawberry Crush' (raspberry red). We also have 3 new 'Velour Lip Scrubs' in 'Lemon Sucker', 'Cucumber Mint' and 'Pineapple Juice'.
Finally, there will also be new merchandise! New hand mirror colour-ways in pink and white jawbreaker patterns and also a neon green, which is my personal favourite and if I didn't already own the yellow mirror from last year's summer collection, I would totally be purchasing this one! We also get 5 new makeup mags in a variety of styles, sizes and colours.
PRICES
£54 - Jawbreaker eyeshadow palette
£25 - Mini Breaker palette
£37 - Highlighter palette
£30 - Supreme Frost
£16 - Bullet lipsticks
£16 - Liquid lipsticks
£12 - Lip scrubs
£26 - Mirrors
£25-30 - Makeup bags
RELEASE DATE
21st June
WHERE
Beauty Bay
HOT
- Love that there's something in this launch for everyone, as there's some very unique green shades of lipstick and highlighter, but also some beautiful wearable nudes.
- Love the neon green and jawbreaker packaging.
- The mirrors and makeup bags are a huge hit for me!
NOT
- The palettes are quite expensive, even the mini. But it's up to you whether his formula and the shades are worth the price tag.
VERDICT = HOT
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MAC
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| MAC Cosmetics Website |
MAC have finally released foundation and paint palettes! The foundation palette is a perfect edition for a makeup artist's kit as it contains the shades: NC15, NC20, NC30, NC35, NC45, NC55, NW20, NW25, NW40, NW45 and NW50. The wide array of shades is great because they can be mixed together to make the perfect shade or undertone and can be used for highlighting or contouring, depending on the skin tone of the client. It claims to be long-wearing for up to 12 hours, be crease-proof and water-resistant.
The paint palette contains 12 pigmented colours from the rainbow, and is perfect to create more dramatic, editorial looks for either the catwalk or Instagram.
PRICES
£60
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- Great for makeup artists.
- Great for those of you who get creative with your content!
- Great value for money.
NOT
- Nothing.
VERDICT = HOT
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Pixi
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| Instagram / Pixi Beauty |
Pixi have announced a new range that has been curated entirely with content creators. Chloe Morello has created 3 new 'Lip Icing' liquid lipsticks in 'Bonbon', 'Parfait' and 'Sorbet', From Head To Toe has collaborated to make 2 highlighters and an eyeshadow stick, Heart Defencer has created a beautiful warm-toned eyeshadow palette, Rachh Loves is the person behind the highlighting and eyeshadow palette, and finally Maryam Maquillage has created a day and night kit including 1 glitter eyeshadow and 1 liquid lipstick.
PRICES
£16 - Liquid lipsticks
£14 - Highlighter
£12 - Eyeshadow stick
£18 - Eyeshadow palette
£22 - Highlighting and eyeshadow palette
£16 - Eye and lip kits
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- Love that they've collaborated with lots of different influencers to create an entire collection.
- Something for everyone.
- The colours chosen for everything is beautiful.
- Fair price-points.
NOT
- Nothing.
VERDICT = HOT
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I Heart Revolution
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| Revolution Beauty Website |
Makeup Revolution's sister brand, I Heart Revolution, have released new bath products including a range of chocolate bath fizzers. The scents include orange, rose, chocolate, mint, vanilla, lavender and peach, meaning there should be something for everyone's tastes.
PRICES
£3
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- Love the packaging, it's super cute and totally on brand.
- Love the scents chosen, and would love to try out the orange, rose, lavender and peach ones!
- Great price for £3.
- Convenient packaging, as you can break off sections of the chocolate bar to make it last longer!
NOT
- Would love them to expand the range!
VERDICT = HOT
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The Balm
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| Instagram / The Balm |
The Balm have announced that they will be releasing new highlighting-blush duos in 3 different shade combinations. There will be 'Beach Goer' (pink and lavender), 'Game Day' (deep purple and mid-tone pink), and finally 'Night Owl' (coral and deep bronze).
PRICES
$26
RELEASE DATE
5th June
WHERE
HOT
- Cute, unique packaging that is very on brand.
- Nice colours individually.
NOT
- Mirror could have been bigger.
- Odd pairing of colours in my opinion.
VERDICT = NOT - I'd pass on these; I just find them a little underwhelming and know you can get cheaper and nicer shades for just as great quality.
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Kylie Cosmetics
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| Instagram / Kylie Cosmetics |
Kylie Cosmetics have revealed their new collaboration will be with Khloe Kardashian! It will be the third time the sisters have worked together, and it gets better every time. This collection includes the Koko eyeshadow palette, with all the shade names being named after Khloe's daughter True. There will also be 2 matte liquid lipsticks in 'The Bigger the Hoops' (pinky nude), and 'Allergic to Bullshit' (brown nude), both are stunning shades and I would love to own both of them! There is also a corresponding lip liner in 'Handbag Ho', and a highlighter in 'True Mama', a blinding light champagne shade.
PRICES
$42 - Eyeshadow palette
$17 - Matte liquid lipsticks
$12 - Lip liner
$20 - Highlighter
$95 - Entire collection
RELEASE DATE
14th June
WHERE
HOT
- Love the colours in the eyeshadow palette, as you can easily create multiple day time and night time looks with the help of the shimmery shades.
- Love the liquid lipstick shades.
- Great that the lip liner matches both the liquid lip colours.
- Love the baby pink packaging.
NOT
- Would have been nice if one of the liquid lipsticks was in her velvet formula, as not everyone likes a matte lip.
- A shame that the highlighter will only suit lighter skin tones.
VERDICT = HOT
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MAC
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| MAC Website |
MAC have released their cult favourite product Fix +, in 5 brand new scents in travel size. The new editions come in watermelon, pineapple, cucumber, white tea and peony.
Another new Fix + is being added to the family. A SPF 30 version that provides a fine mist that lays on top of your makeup and gives you a layer of protection from the sun.
PRICES
£12.50 - Minis
£ NYA - SPF
RELEASE DATE
4th July - Minis
18th July - SPF
WHERE
HOT
- Travel sized products are so cute and practical.
NOT
- Shame that the mini Fix + are limited edition.
- You should still use a moisturiser that contains SPF as the dose of SPF in the spray won't be strong enough to provide a full layer of protection.
VERDICT = HOT
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Makeup Revolution
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| Instagram / Makeup Revolution |
Makeup Revolution have a new collaboration with YouTuber, Roxxsaurus (aka Roxi)! This collection includes; 'Ride or Die', an 18-pan eyeshadow palette that contains warm neutral shades of brown and pink, perfect for everyday looks. 'Colour Burst', is also an 18-pan eyeshadow palette that holds the perfect pastel shades, which is ideal for festivals, nights out, or any of you who are confident enough to wear bright shades on your eyes every day! Finally, there's the 'Highlight and Contour' palette, which features 4 highlighters in different shades to suit different skin tones, and 4 different contour shades in light to deep.
PRICES
£10
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- Love the marble packaging, and the fact that the different palettes have different colours of marble, it really ties the collection together.
- Love the highlight and contour palette.
- Really great price.
- Love that there's an everyday palette and a bright eyeshadow palette, because it means there's something for all her supporters!
NOT
- Nothing.
VERDICT = HOT
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Morphe
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| Instagram / Morphe Brushes |
As you may know, June is pride month, and Morphe are celebrating it with makeup! They have created a 'Pride Palette', containing a variety of rainbow shades with matching eyeshadow brushes in a rainbow decorated case. This collection in itself is something inspiring, however the brand has gone above and beyond by donating 100% of the proceeds to the Trevor Project.
PRICES
£20 - Eyeshadow palette
£26 - Brush set
RELEASE DATE
5th June
WHERE
HOT
- Love that they released these items inspired by and in aid of pride month! It's so nice to see larger makeup companies doing more to help the LGBT community.
- The shades in the eyeshadow palette are colourful, unique, but also wearable. There's plenty of shimmery shades to tone a look down if needed.
- Love that the brush set comes with a case, and it makes it better value for money!
NOT
- Feel like different brushes could have been included into the brush set.
- Such a shame that it's limited edition, but hopefully they will continue to celebrate pride month this way every year.
VERDICT = HOT
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Physicians Formula
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| Feel Unique Website |
For the longest time, I have always watched American YouTubers do makeup hauls, favourite's videos and tutorials using Physicians Formula, and I have always been frustrated because we could never get the products here in the UK... until now! Yes, that's right, the wait is finally over, we will soon be able to find Physicians Formula on the Feel Unique website! So, if like me, you've always wanted to try the 'Butter Bronzer', we will soon be able to get our hands on it, and see for ourselves if it's worth the hype.
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Makeup Revolution
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| Instagram / Makeup Revolution |
Makeup Revolution never slow down on the releases, do they? This time they have created 2 additional glitter palettes called 'Diva', a pink and purple themed palette and 'Illusion', pulling more blue and silver. The palettes contain 6 metallic shadows and 3 pressed glitters.
PRICES
£10
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- In perfect time for festival season, as no one needs an excuse to put on glitter.
- The concept is quite unique, in the sense that its not loose glitter that will get everywhere, it's compact and all in one palette, removing the need to take loads of individual pots of glitter that could get everywhere.
- Love that it has a mirror, it means if you do take it to a festival, you don't need to pack a separate decent sized mirror.
NOT
- Don't know if I would spend £10 on a glitter palette.
VERDICT = HOT if you're going to a festival and want some easily accessible glitter, however, otherwise I would probably pass on this one
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KKW Beauty
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| Instagram / KKW Beauty |
KKW's latest launch is the 'Body Collection', which includes a new 'Skin Perfecting Body Foundation', designed to 'blur imperfections' and provide a 'flawless finish' to the skin. Basically, it's a foundation for your body, it's suppose to cover up any marks or scaring you may have. There's also 3 shades of the 'Skin Perfecting Body Shimmer' in both liquid and powder forms, in 'Pearl', 'Gold' and 'Bronze', and are meant to highlight certain areas of your body.
PRICES
$45 - Body foundation
$35 - Liquid body shimmer
$27 - Powder body shimmer
RELEASE DATE
21st June
WHERE
HOT
- Great for those of you who want to cover any marks on your body, as her formula is less likely to transfer onto clothing as it is specifically designed to be worn on the body.
- Packaging is simple and sleek.
- Love liquid body shimmers, however, quite a few brands have released one this summer including Huda Beauty, Fenty Beauty and Anastasia Beverly Hills, so it's up to you who you chose to buy from.
NOT
- Expensive for how much product you get, because if you're going to use this product on a regular basis, then it probably won't be very cost effective.
- Body shimmer powder is a gimmick. You do not need a specific body powder highlighter; you can just use your normal highlighters you already own.
- The body foundation needs more shades, because 7 is nowhere near enough. I understand it's a body foundation, but there's literally 1 light shade, that isn't even that light, and the jump from that to medium is huge.
VERDICT = NOT - sadly, the cons outweigh the pros for me personally
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Makeup Revolution
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| Instagram / Makeup Revolution |
Makeup Revolution have released 3 new eyeshadow palettes inspired by wild animals. The 'Integrity' palette has a zebra cover and contains some super bright rainbow shades along with some more neutral tones. The 'Fierce' palette comes in a tiger print design and is filled with tones of orange, brown and yellow, perfect for all you warm toned lovers out there! Finally, we have the 'Courage' palette, that bears a leopard print cover and features cooler shades of beige and burgundy.
PRICES
£10
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- Something for everyone.
- Unique packaging.
NOT
- Nothing we haven't seen before, and therefore you probably have shades similar to these in palettes you already own.
VERDICT = NOT
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MAC
MAC are extending their 'Extra Dimension Skin Finish' highlighting palettes with the addition of 'Galaxy Glow', 'Among the Stars' and 'Constellation Dreams'. They're coming to the UK in August so keep your eyes peeled for them in store!
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Fenty Beauty
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| Harvey Nichols Website |
Fenty Beauty have come out with more minis! The brand already have a mini bronzer and contour stick, mini face primer, mini highlighter and lip gloss, and a mini powder available, but now they have added a mini eye primer and liquid eyeliner to the collection!
PRICES
£19 for the set
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- I. LOVE. MINIS.
- Mini's are so convenient for travelling, but also it's a great, more affordable, alternative to try a product out, rather than spending a lot more money on a full-sized version that you might not even end up liking.
- Good value for money.
- The pairing of the products makes sense to me.
NOT
- Wish Rihanna could make a mini for every single one of her products!
VERDICT = HOT
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Benefit
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| Instagram / Benefit Cosmetics UK |
Benefit have announced that they will be releasing new liquid and corresponding powder foundations! The new 'Hello Happy Flawless Brightening Foundation' claims to be medium to full coverage, contain SPF 15 with a natural-glowy finish, and will be available in 12 shades. The 'Hello Happy Velvet Powder Foundation' will also come in 12 shades and provides an extra layer of coverage to the skin whilst mattifying for up to 12 hours.
PRICES
£26
RELEASE DATE
21st June
WHERE
HOT
- I like that the packaging of the powder foundation corresponds to the colours of the powder inside, as this would be super helpful for MUAs who have multiple shades of products in their kit and can easily identify it.
- Interested in the powder foundation as companies don't tend to release powder foundations anymore.
- The finish and coverage of the liquid foundation sounds right up my street.
NOT
- 12 shades... really... to be honest, it's not even the amount of shades anymore, it's the variety of shades and undertones, and 12 is just not enough to have a complete variety, and I am disappointed.
VERDICT = HOT - but needs a shade amendment, which shouldn't be an afterthought
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Revolution PRO
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| Instagram / Makeup Revolution |
Makeup Revolution have finally extended their Revolution PRO range with a 'Makeup That Does More' collection! Firstly, there's 2 new eyeshadow palettes, the 'Colour Focus Day & Night' and the 'Colour Focus Black Earth & Stone'. Both palettes look like they contain a baked powder formula with beautiful shimmers and mattes in neutral shades. Next, we have new satin-matte lipsticks in gorgeous leopard print packaging, with shades ranging from a bright red, to a nude pink. There's also new 'Sculpt and Glow' palettes, which contain one highlighting shade and one contour shade. It's in petite packaging, so perfect for on the go.
If you're in the market for a new concealer, Revolution PRO bring to you the 'Brightening and Tightening Under Eye Concealing Wand', which is designed to hide those pesky under-eye bags and brighten up the area. However, if that doesn't sound like the product for you, there's also the 'Ultimate Coverage Crease Proof Concealer' that will cover dark under-eye circles, spots, scars, you name it! This formula contains hyaluronic acid, collagen, and anti-oxidants to help care for your skin, as well as being waterproof and leaving the skin hydrated but with a matte finish. To set these concealers in place, this is where the 'Hydra Matte Translucent Setting Powder' comes into play. It apparently hydrates the skin whilst setting your makeup without being cakey.
The 'Goddess Glow Primer Serum' is for those of you who like a glowy base underneath your makeup as it provides a great base for makeup application, but also gives your skin a healthy-looking glow from within. However, if this sounds like your worst nightmare, never fear, as the 'Hydra Matte Primer Serum' combats excess oil and shine on the skin whilst also creating a perfect base for foundation. It does not stop here, there is also the 'Blur Stick' which is a retractable balm that can be swiped onto the face to fill in pores and help create a more flawless looking base. Any skin type can profit from this product, as everyone has pores they wish they didn't.
The new 'Volume and Sculpt Gel' is perfect for those of you who love natural looking fluffy brows, whereas the 'Define and Fill Brow Pencil' is catered to those who need to fill some areas in or outline the shape of the brow, as it has a skinny tip, perfect for recreating actual brow hairs. However, if you're like me and you need a lot more help in the brow department, Revolution PRO have created a 'Build & Grow Brow Serum', which is a double ended product with one end containing a slanted edge to replicate hairs created by microblading, and the other looks like a clear felt tip that contains a serum enriched with ingredients to help promote the growth and volume of hair.
PRICES
£12 - Eyeshadow palettes
£5 - Lipsticks
£8 - Highlighting and contour palettes
£7 - Undereye concealer
£7 - Ultimate coverage concealer
£8 - Setting powder
£10 - Primers
£7 - Brow gel
£6 - Brow pencil
£8 - Brow serum
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- The formula of the 'Sculpt and Glow' kits look promising.
- Everything is really affordable.
- I appreciate that they have created 2 different primers to suit 2 differing skin types.
- Love the sound of the brow serum.
NOT
- Eyeshadow palettes don't blow me away.
- Would have been nice to see more than 5 lipsticks in the launch.
- Need more than 2 'Sculpt and Glow' sets.
VERDICT = HOT
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Iconic London
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| Instagram / Iconic London |
Iconic London have released a very unique product called 'Brow Silk'. It's meant to be an easier version of 'soap brows' which set brow hairs in place all day.
PRICES
£16 - Brow silk
£20 - Brow silk and brush
RELEASE DATE
Out now!
WHERE
HOT
- More convenient than using actual soap.
- Less messy.
- Unique applicator.
- Great that it comes with a mirror.
- I like that you can buy the applicator with the brow silk as a set or individually.
NOT
- A lot cheaper to use an actual bar of clear soap.
VERDICT = HOT
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That's everything new in makeup for the month of June! I hope I helped you to decide which launches are worth your money and which you can pass on.
I hope to see you next time!!
xoxo - Amelia
* All hot and not descriptions are my own opinion
** Photos are not my own
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