Review - Oh My Glitter by Robyn McCattrall Liquid Lipstick - Sakura

Oh My Glitter by Robyn McCattrall - Image from www.facebook.com/OhMyGlitterOMG

About a week or so ago, a Facebook page that I had been keeping my eye on, but never actually purchased from made a post that caught my eye.

I  have been following Oh My Glitter by Robyn McCattrall for a little while, I think I had seen her products mentioned in one of the many Facebook makeup groups I'm in, although after receiving my lipstick I reached out to Robyn for a little chat as I wanted to write this blog. 

Robyn Makes eyeshadows, highlighters, pressed glitters and lipsticks. Robyn started her business around 7 months ago, after her friends had mentioned that they struggled to find vegan and cruelty free makeup so she created some products to pass around friends and after the great response she got, she decided to look into making and selling her own makeup. 

You will probably recognise this very pretty packaging as being similar to a certain well known fashion designer's lip gloss component. Very expensive looking, with a mermaid scale design on the bottle, these lipsticks are a packaging lovers dream (and at a fraction of the price of the designer lip gloss)!

I ordered a mini liquid lipstick in the shade Sakura. This is a VERY pale pinky nude with a gold duochrome shift to it, and it is absolutely stunning. I'm very fair skinned so I do prefer to wear it on top of another lip colour, although I have worn it alone a couple of times. Here's a swatch of Sakura.

And a lip swatch.

And Sakura on top of a purple liquid lipstick.

I do really like this lipstick. I paid £8.99 for a mini, and the full size versions retail at £14.99. Postage (within the UK) took two days and I don't remember the cost but it was certainly reasonable.

I find that when applying this lipstick I do need to dip the applicator back into the tube a few times, but I wonder if that could be an issue with the actual doe foot applicator than the product itself. The product is not at all lumpy or patchy, just a nice smooth formula that dries down completely  matte and most importantly, is comfortable to wear.

I have to say, the last time I wore this lipstick out I ate like a pig (burger and ice cream) and it barely budged. A bit had come away from the inner bottom lip, but I had expected it to have completely vanished, especially with it being such a pale colour.

I am certainly more than impressed with the wear time and formula of this lipstick and I can't wait to try more colours and maybe even one of Robyn's subscription boxes!

Robyn's Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/OhMyGlitterOMG

Robyn's Website: www.ohmyglitteromg.com

Review - Charlotte Tilbury Bar of Gold

First released in 2013 as a limited edition, the Bar of Gold highlighter is now back in stock! This highlighter has become a cult favourite among collectors, mainly because of how stunning it looks! 
Charlotte Tilbury is well known for her high end products and beautiful packaging. The products look astounding and the items I have tried from her range have all performed really well. It's nice to find a brand that has eye catching packaging and that works like a dream too.

If you Google reviews on the Bar of Gold, probably the first thing you will notice is people saying that it is smaller than expected. It. Is. Tiny. Absolutely miniscule, especially for something that retails at £32. The packaging is also cardboard, which I have seen quite a few complaints about. Ideally I'd like to see this in a plastic or metal component, but it's not the end of the world for me that it's in cardboard. Here's a comparison with a Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick box:

See. Tiny. Good job it's highlighter and that you don't need to use much of it at a time!

On to the swatches! Here is a finger swatch (top) and a brush swatch using the Illamasqua highlighter brush (now discontinued, but I'd compare it to the Morphe M510 if you want an idea of the brush used). No primer, NW10 skin:

I was worried that this would be too dark for my skin, as I tend to find gold highlights too warm toned and dark for me. I was very pleasantly surprised, however, to find that this is very much a white toned gold shade on the skin and looks great on us ghost faced girls (and boys, of course)!

If you're expecting Instagram levels of glow, then this highlighter is definitely not for you. It gives a really pretty, subtle glow to the cheekbones. I'm sure it can be built up, but I really don't think it's necessary with a product like this. I don't have a picture of me wearing this highlighter so I threw some on this afternoon and took a quick picture - please excuse pretty much everything about this picture!!

That's a shadow, not muddy contour I promise!

I really do enjoy this highlighter for day to day use, and I will get a lot of use out of it. I can't see this working well on anything darker than a medium toned skin though (although I'd love you to prove me wrong, please tag me in your swatches on Instagram), and as I said before, if you like the whole "glowing to the gods" Tin Man look then this is definitely not for you. I think it's a great little item for a makeup collector as it's fast becoming an iconic piece of makeup and it's bound to sell out again this time around!

Review - Kat Von D Pastel Goth Palette

I don't think anyone will ever understand how happy my heart was when I first saw this palette! The promo pictures showed the eyeshadow pans as being really bright colours, and prompted one YouTuber to ask "honestly, where's the pastels?" In truth, although the colours do look fairly vibrant in the pans (although perhaps not as much as in the promo images), on the skin they absolutely do translate as pastel shades.

The palette is smaller than the palettes we are usually used to seeing from Kat. In comparison to the Shade and Light, Chrysalis and Innerstellar palettes, for example, this palette has 8 shades rather than the usual 12.

The Pastel Goth palette is currently a Sephora exclusive, retailing at $38. If you are in the UK, you can order from Sephora or wait until the spring, when Debenhams will be stocking it. I have no patience whatsoever so I went for the first option.

The 8 shades in this palette are Star (sunshine yellow), Clementine (peach), Meow (pinky lilac), Dope (cool toned purple), Doom (bright blue, probably the most vibrant in the palette), Gloom (cool toned green), Dagger (grey) and Skull (white).

I really love all of these colours, but Dagger is a bit out of place for me. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a nice matte grey shadow as much as the next person, but I can't see me using it in conjunction with the rest of the shades in this palette.

Brush swatches over primer on NW10 skin

The palette comes in a matching box, complete with Kat's artwork on the front.  I know her packaging is a huge selling point for a lot of people. I'm not generally a fan, but I do like the colours on this one, it's very pretty and definitely screams Pastel Goth!

I think my favourite thing about the packaging is that the palette has the names underneath the shadows rather than just on the bottom, making them much easier to refer to by name!

I also like that this palette doesn't kick up anywhere near as much shadow as Kat's palettes usually do. Yes, they are still a little dusty but that is due to the amount of pigment, and although there is some kick up, I haven't experienced any fallout when applying to my eyes, which happens with every other palette of hers I have tried.

The colours blend easily and they last a really good amount of time on the eyes (I always use a primer, I haven't tested them without) without fading. I think this palette is a pretty versatile one, there are tons of different looks you can get from it and a great way to introduce yourself to colour if you are a bit scared of it and prefer your neutrals!

I've done a couple of looks with this palette so far and I think my favourite shade definitely has to be Clementine! It's so pretty and summery. Although at the rate I've been using it, I don't know if there will be any left by the summer.

I'm really enjoying this palette and I will definitely be picking up a backup when it comes to Debenhams in the Spring. I can't wait to play around more with it and see what other looks I can come up with!