Drool-Worthy Products from Makeup Revolution

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon a photo of a blush/bronzer/highlighter palette on Tumblr and knew immediately that I needed to get my hands on one. I did a quick Google search and managed to find it and place an order. It's the Makeup Revolution Golden Sugar Blush Palette. While browsing the site I also picked up the Redemption Palette Iconic 3, which is an eyeshadow palette. Both are very affordable, with the blush palette being £6 and the eyeshadow palette being £4 - what bargains! Annoyingly there was a shipping fee of £7.95 because I live in Australia, but it was well worth it. 

For starters, both palettes are visually stunning. Not only are the colours themselves really beautiful, but so is the packaging. It's made of plastic, but the rose gold accents add that touch of luxury. I'll start off with the blush palette. This includes 8 shades - one being a highlight, 5 being blush colours, and 2 bronze/contour shades. 7 of the 8 are shimmery, with the contour style shade being matte. They are decently pigmented and give that healthy and glowing look to the skin. They blend out nicely and aren't anything too dramatic or disco ball-esque. I'm all for the mineralised 'Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes' style of blush that are everywhere at the moment, and if that's your kind of thing then you simply can't go wrong with this palette. Plus it comes with a very decent sized mirror which makes it perfect for travelling. 

The eyeshadow palette is clearly meant to be inspired by the Urban Decay Naked Palette, and as far as dupes go, this one is pretty darn good. It boasts a total of 12 shades, including both shimmer and matte, all of which are nicely pigmented and blendable. They also lasted all night on my oily lids, so that makes it a winner in my books! Something that I really love about this palette is the variety of looks that you can do. The possibilities seem endless. It offers lighter, more pink shades, as well as deeper plum/purple shades. This is the perfect day to night palette with a pink theme throughout the shades. In other words, I am totally all about this palette for the springtime. 

From memory these took a little over two weeks to arrive, and they arrived in perfect condition. For the price, these are absolute steals and I'm so pleased I picked them up. If you've wanted to get your hands on those blushes from Hourglass or an Urban Decay Naked palette but don't want to pay the hefty price tag, then definitely have a look at the range from Makeup Revolution (their website is here) because you will no doubt find something that's right up your street! 

Lust Have It! August Box | Happy Birthday LHI

I'm just going to come out and say it from the get-go. This is probably the best beauty box I've received thus far. I don't just mean the best Lust Have It box, but the best beauty box in general. Lust Have It are celebrating their birthday this month and the quality of items I received just reached a whole new level. My favourite thing about beauty boxes is when they include items I've never heard of/things I wouldn't normal buy - and this one did just that. Let me start off by saying that this months box included 5 full size items which make the box worth more than $80 - and the price of the box is only $19.95 (or you can get $5 off your first box with my code SAMINDIGO1). I am so, so, so impressed with this months box, so let's get into what was included. 

First we have the Red Carpet Kolour Body Glow in Medium ($49.95). This is essentially a luminous body lotion that has colour pigments within the formula to give you that healthy and glowing look. It seems like it's almost like fake tan, but not as intense. In order words, this product is right up my street. I'm the kind of girl that wants to look healthy and sun-kissed but too intimidated by fake tan to use it. I'm rather excited to give this a go, especially since we've just come into spring. 

Next up is the Reed Orange and Poppy Seed Scrub ($7.50). Body scrubs are some of my all time favourite products to use, and this one not only smells divine, but also contains all natural ingredients. I've had a little browse of their website and they sell some products that look amazing, so depending on how I get on with this scrub, I can definitely see myself trying some more things from them. They look like an independent brand and it makes me so happy that LHI have included a brand like this in their box. What good exposure and a way for them to get their name out there! 

Then we have two products from Mellow Cosmetics, the Baked Eyeshadow in Olive ($9.50) and the Mineral Auto Twist Liner in Navy ($8). I've never heard of this brand before, but the pigmentation of these two products are very decent and they look like good quality - especially for the cheaper price tag. These are two colours that I wouldn't usually go for, but I'm happy that they were included in my box because it gives me a chance to try them out. And who knows, I might end up loving them. 

Last, but certainly not least, is the Ulta3 Volume & Length Mascara in Black ($6.95). According to the little product card that was included in my box, this is a newly released product. I find it quite rare to see new products included in subscription boxes, so the fact that they have included one is great. I'm a sucker for mascara, so I cannot wait to give this one a go. It looks as though the formula contains little fibres for thickening the lashes, so I'm expecting good things from this one. 

All in all I couldn't be happier with this box. What a lovely assortment of products they've included, and they are all things that I can see myself getting a lot of use out of. If I were you, I'd hurry onto LHI's website and order one of these boxes for yourself before they run out - you can do that here (and don't forget about my code for $5 off!). Now I'm off to test out these products and get overly excited in anticipation for next months box...

*This box was sent to me for consideration, however all opinions are my own. This is not a sponsored post.