REVIEW // MAKEUP REVOLUTION BLUSH PALETTE

Makeup Revolution Ultra Blush Palette in Hot Spice £8

I'm a sucker for a good palette. So on a recent browse around Superdrug on my lunch break, I came across a new display of Makeup Revolution products. I can't say I'd ever heard of the brand, but palettes are hard to come by when it comes to high-street makeup brands. The range of palettes and other products including bronzers and lipsticks was pretty impressive, and it's safe to say I was there a while deciding which products I should pick out to try.

The first item I picked out to review was the Ultra Blush Palette in Hot Spice. There are two blush palettes in the range, the other called Sugar and Spice which is a more cool-toned palette with bright pinks and mauves. I'm a sucker for a peachy-toned blush so the Hot Spice palette was a no-brainer.

'Our ULTRA Blush & Contour palette is perfect for the professional application desired by all of us. Perfect for highlighting and contouring too. Professional and highly pigmented, yet easy to blend, these contain 8 shades consisting of shimmer and matte blushers, merged baked blusher, and merged baked highlighter powder. The ULTIMATE blush palette offering you 8 shades in 1 to suit any occasion!'

I really had no idea what to expect from this palette when I initially tried it, but I was beyond impressed at the results. The shades suit my warm-toned skin perfectly, adding a boost of brightness in the current dull autumnal days. And the fact that there are two darker shades to use to bronze/contour and two marbled metallic shades to use as highlighters makes it all the more impressive in my eyes. This would be ideal to travel with, giving you a lovely range of shades in compact packaging.

PIGMENTATION: 8/10

Slightly powdery, but amazing colour payoff for the price.

VALUE FOR MONEY: 10/10

8 shades for £8, can't get much better value for money than that can you?

PACKAGING: 9/10

It's basic but compact and sleek, easily cleaned and there's a massive mirror inside.

I also picked up one of the limited edition eyeshadow palettes along with the Mattes palette which I will be reviewing pretty soon for you lovelies. 

Have you tried Makeup Revolution before?

Lotsa Love.

REVIEW // MAC MSF IN SOFT & GENTLE

Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle - £23

I'd had my eye on the Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle for a very long time, not to mention the fact that every beauty blogger raves about it. I've had it for a while now, as a gift for my 21st birthday back in May and have had enough use of it now to give a good opinion of the product. 

Soft & Gentle is described as a 'luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish. Smoothes on: adding buffed-up highlights to cheeks and brows, or an overall ultra-deluxe polish to the face' and the shade described as 'gilded peach bronze'.

With its peachy undertones and gold shimmer, it suits my warm/yellow based skin tone perfectly. However, I have seen an abundance of reviews of this product in the past from bloggers of all different skintones. I have also used Soft & Gentle as a highlighter possibly every single day I have worn makeup since receiving this, and I've barely touched the surface. I use this along with my Real Techniques stippling brush, and a single swipe on each cheekbone is enough to create a lovely glowy finish.

COLOUR PAY OFF: 10/10

This product should have a warning saying : BEWARE! Use in moderation for fear of turning your face into a disco ball. But that's not a bad thing, the product will last longer and it doesn't take a lot to create a beautiful highlighted glow. 

VALUE FOR MONEY: 8/10

There is a hell of a lot of product and it will last me a very long time. However, there's no denying it's expensive, but it's MAC and its high end so that's to be expected. 

PACKAGING: 10/10

Always a fan of MAC packaging, especially this new 'window compact' style. Sleek, chic and easy to clean.

Have you tried the Mac MSF in Soft & Gentle? If so are you as big of a fan of it as I am?

Lotsa Love.

Fashion // Missguided A/W Haul

Manila Tartan Crop Top - £5.99

Ann Check Textured Mini Skirt - £14.99

Suellah Snake Print Crop Top - £5.99

Lynne Ribbed High Neck Crop Top Nude - £3.99

Alycia Fluffy Knit Cropped Jumper - £14.99

Catriona Loop Knit Shrug Cardigan - £19.99

Lynne Ribbed High Neck Crop Top Deep Green - £3.99

Annika Crop Short Sleeve Monochrome Spot Jumper Black - £14.99

Luna Floral Skate Pumps £16.99

Guinevre Gold Chain Elastic Waist Belt - £7.99

Its that time of the year again that every student looks forward to - student loan! I know I should be sensible, and not spend it on clothes, but I can't help myself. I've had a massive wardrobe clear out, and I'm realising that I need to buy more basic items that I can shove on with a pair of jeans or leggings and still look remotely fashionable for university. 90% of the occasions where I'm late for lectures it is because I couldn't decide what to wear (ridiculous I know). I actually loved everything I bought when it arrived, and I'm sure you'll see some of the pieces in some upcoming OOTDs. Those ribbed crop tops are a total steal too!

Love Ruby.

Polyvore // Outfit Inspiration #4

To me, this is the ultimate drinks with the girls outfit. I love the matchy-matchiness of the embroidered kimono and crop top from Topshop paired with some black Topshop Joni Jeans which every girl should have in her wardrobe. I actually bought these ASOS Hoxton heels a few weeks ago as the 'barely there' heel is by far my favourite.

Lotsa Love.

DIY // OMBRE TURQUOISE HAIR INSPIRED BY KYLIE JENNER

L'OREAL WILD OMBRE HAIR DYE 2 FOR £8 ASDA

L'OREAL GLAM LIGHTS HIGHLIGHTING KIT 2 FOR £8 ASDA

PROVOKE TOUCH OF SILVER BRIGHTENING SHAMPOO £1.59

LA RICHE DIRECTIONS TURQUOISE SEMI-PERMANENT HAIR DYE  £3.30

I have had 21 years of boring brown hair and how I came about dying my hair turquoise is fairly odd. Last week I had a dream that I dyed my hair turquoise and I woke up the next morning thinking 'yes Ruby, go to the beauty supply store, buy the stuff and just do it'. I then swiftly talked myself out of it, but a few days later mentioned it to my boyfriend and he said to just go for it. I actually didn't have Kylie Jenner in mind when doing it, but the outcome was pretty reminiscent of her hair.

I couldn't be bothered as well as couldn't afford to get this done in a salon, so improvised and did it myself. I had already slightly ombred my hair a few weeks previously with the L'Oreal Wild Ombre Kit which came out okay but I was looking quite brassy and the purple shampoo didn't really do much to help tone it down. So to lighten it further I used the L'Oreal Glam Lights Highlighting Kit, all of these products have basically if not the exact same ingredients. Be under no assumption that these products won't damage your hair - any lightening product will contain hydrogen peroxide aka bleach which is always going to dry out and damage your hair in some way shape or form. The lighter your hair is, the truer the colour will be in the end. With the highlighting kit I managed to get my ends as light as possible without my hair falling out. After this step I really should have toned my hair as it was very yellow, plus going a blue/green shade, mixed with yellow it will end up a nasty green shade which I found on the first application of the turquoise dye. To keep the colour vibrant I stuck a spoonful of the turquoise dye in with my conditioner so my hair got a bit of a pick me up. After the first wash I also went out and bought a cobalt blue colour so that with the yellowness in my hair it would go a truer turquoise. 

Even though I do like this colour a lot, there's a lot of clothes that I can't wear as they would clash with my hair. I'm basically confined to black, grey, white and denim. It was fun while it lasted, and it definitely attracted a lot of attention, but I think I'll probably go back to brown pretty soon.

Lotsa Love.