Quick Picks!

Hiya guysssssssssssssssssssssssssssss (obnoxious enough for ya?)

So over the past week I've picked up a couple of things, not each worth their own post bar the foundation (and something I'm saving for next time), so they can all be lumped together here because I'm hoping not to ramble about them too much.

SEPHORA Pencil Sharpener

This little cutie is from Sephora, my new favourite place since one opened up nearby recently. As you can see, it doesn't exactly warrant it's own post as it's just a run of the mill pencil sharpener. It came in green, purple, orange and pink. I channelled my inner girly girl and went for the pink. I like the addition of the colour because a) it's fun and b) easy to find in your bag if you need it on the go for whatever reason!

REVLON COLORSTAY gel eyeliner in Black

This is Revlon's COLORSTAY gel eyeliner. I'm late to this gel eyeliner trend, and so as it was reduced from $12.99 to $9.99 I decided to finally partake. If you can see in the photo, there's a little line in the handle. This twists off and holds the brush on the end. Very clever. I like the applicator, I like the consistency of the product, and most importantly how the gel looks when it first goes on but I'm not overly impressed with the staying power of it. Maybe I'm just too much of a newbie with it? If anybody has any tips to increase longer wear let me know. I do usually love Revlon products so this is surprising to me.

Rimmel STAY MATTE pressed powder in shade 003 Natural

This is Rimmel's "Stay Matte" pressed powder. Not much to say about this, as powder isn't exactly an exciting product even though it is what I consider to be an essential (just to set everything and even out). It's one of the few products I'm already loyal to and it lasts ages and barely costs anything! Absolute bargain beauty of a product at only $7.99, and in the UK I believe it's £3.99.

Rimmel Hide The Blemish concealer. I bought Ivory!

Another Rimmel bargain beauty at £4.49 and roughly $8.00 in North America. Does exactly what it promises, comes in a variety of shades and is easy to apply and throw in your handbag for on-the-go applications! (Apologies for the stock photo, I couldn't find my own when I wanted to post this)

Hope you enjoyed my Quick Picks!

Hannah :)

Product Review: L'OREAL True Match LUMI

Hey there!

So here is my first proper post on here, as I have done a wee bit of shopping lately. Sadly, not TOO much for me, because after all tis the season to be giving.

I am a sucker for a gimmick, or a new product. Often I buy new products even though there is a couple that I KNOW for a fact work. I'm a bit of a risk-taker, (this is the only aspect of my life in which I am slightly rebellious, so sad) which I know a lot of people don't like when it comes to putting things on their face (and for good reason). In fact, I should really be more careful as I do suffer from eczema and as the title of my blog would suggest - pale.

I'll do these a post at a time over the next few days because I do tend to go on and I don't wanna do one post with 9 billion pages. So I shall begin with the product I was most excited about...

L'OREAL PARIS True Match LUMI
Shade: Neutral 1-2 Classic Ivory

As you can see by the caption, this is the newly released L'OREAL foundation - True Match LUMI. 

The foundation is the latest addition to the "True Match" line, a technology L'OREAL have been using in the facial products for some years. They profess that the True Match line adapts to your individual skin tone. What I personally like about the True Match line is that you can find a shade that is suitable for the tone of your skin. They offer shades in warmer tones, colder tones, and neutral shades if you're not sure your skin swings in one particular direction (lucky you, you can pull off pretty much any colour under the sun). You can tell what tone family the shade belongs in by the colouring of the dots on the bottle - red for warm, blue for cold and an orange for neutral. Last time I used a True Match foundation, I went for a colder shade, but I found it slightly too pale for my actual skin tone, which surprised me. Normally my issue is the foundation being that little bit too dark and appearing orange on my skin (not a hot look). This time, with the LUMI, I went for a neutral shade which so far seems a little better but is still not my perfect match. 

I do tend to favour liquid foundations as a rule, which is what this one is - and I love love love foundations that come with a pump. Although I do apply my foundation with a brush and only use my fingers to blend, I am still a clumsy fool and therefore prefer pumps because they provide no room for spilling or over-usage of product! So top marks for packaging.

I like, as I stated above, the availability of shades and tones with this product and the entirety of L'OREAL'S True Match line. Top marks again for that. 

The product itself comes out very sheer, and if you still feel it's too glowy or dewy they can regulate it with the application of powder over it. I liked it, it made a refreshing change to my favoured matte looks of the past and if you're too lazy to apply a highlighter this is perfect for you. I'm a fan of anything that makes me look awake when I'm actually half asleep (read: 7am Monday morning).

The SPF 20 is a great feature in the sense it's skin protection without forethought but it can lead to the dreaded "ghostface" look in photos which I know my friends hate. I haven't been photographed wearing it so I'll let you guys know when I do!

All in all, a satisfying product from L'OREAL who usually do not disappoint. A solid drugstore/high street buy. If I had to rate this product on a scale of 1-10, I would probably go with a strong 6/7. But I've only used it twice, so I might upper or lower that at a later date, so far so good though.  I paid $21.99 for this product (without tax) and that equates to my homeland's currency (pounds sterling) as £13.69. I'm not sure if it's available in the UK yet? Like I said, I live in Canada now so the North American side of things is all I tend to see nowadays. Let me know if you've seen it! I'll upload a picture of it on my actual skin soon.

Thank you for reading, more posts to come soon!

The palest of the pale

Hi guys!

My name is Hannah. I am twenty-two years old. I now live in Canada but I was born and raised in England.

I decided to start this blog because I've been inspired lately to come up with a new hobby and writing is one of my favourite things to do, as is nattering about beauty and fashion and all sorts of other things. I do plan to keep all things materialistic as the focus, but I imagine other stuff will creep in. I actually have another blog, which focuses currently on my relationship from its humble beginnings to what it is now - as people tell my husband and I it is quite the story, so I have begun to chronicle it from the start of our romaaaaaance to now (I can't say romance seriously, sorry). So I shall see if I keep them both running without one of them suffering, or sort of merge the two as I go along. I'm new to all this so you'll have to forgive me if I'm making absolutely no sense and sound a bit brain-dead.

What else about me? Well, I have a filthy sailor mouth (but I'll try to keep it off here) that often surprises people as it is at odds with my rather childlike features. My favourite colour is either blue or green. I'm a measly 5"2. Naturally I am a brunette, but currently my hair is bright red! Not Rihanna red though. That looked fantastic on her, but considering I am paaaaale (wasn't kidding with the blog title there guys) it would look horrendous on me.

Anyway, sidetracked! I find it very easy to go off on tangents.

I love beauty, and I equally love trying new products. I think I speak to the average young woman with the aim of this blog. This blog is tailored to the young woman who wants to know the skinny on a product before committing to buying it, and mixes the more high-end cosmetic brands with the basic high street/drugstore finds.

That's probably enough about me for now. There's reviews to come, and possibly a few videos or something if I'm feeling particularly brave!

Thank you so much for reading, and please visit Pale & Interesting again!