Make-Up Revolution Mermaids Forever Eyeshadow Palette Review

Over the last year I have tried my fair few palettes from Make-Up Revolution and have always been impressed and satisfied with the quality, especially for their small (and down right crazy) prices!

So when this new palette popped through my letterbox I was looking forward to seeing what the gang at MUR had come up with now.
With the name "Mermaids Forever" and the shiny blue boxing I expecting some blue, shimmery shades but what I actually got was that and so, so much more!

Make-Up Revolution Mermaids Forever Eyeshadow Palette*

With 32 shades this palette has ALL your colour needs in one handy place. From light nudes to bright fierce emerald greens - this really has something for everyone which is why I've decided it's got to be my favourite palette from MUR so far. It even has a mirror on the inside, another brilliant extra for the price you pay!

I'll admit a few of the lighter shades aren't as pigmented as I would like but the brighter shimmer shades totally make up for this - the quality is insane.
The only other thing I would say is that I would love this even more if the palette itself was a gorgeous blue 'sea themed' colour.
The box it comes in is a lovely metallic blue but the compact itself is the same as all their other palettes, plain black.
 This makes it hard to stand out when sat with the rest of them but at the same time it is understandable as the price you are paying isn't alot so I'm sure they'd rather save money on packaging and put more money into the actually products.

I've swatched all the colours below - I've done 2 vertical lines at the time.

Nudes & Coppers - Bottom to Top : 

Forever | Seashell | Enchant | Future 

Bay | Creature | Starfish | Ariel

(you see what I mean about the lighter nudes?)

Pinks & Purples - Bottom To Top :

Myth | Magic | Pretty | Pink Sea

Song | Urchin | Princess | Ocean

I am obsessed with pretty and pink sea, the pigmentation is amazing, this is just after one sweep of colour. These are great colours for if you are trying to venture of of the standard neutral shades but don't want anything too drastic.

Blues & Greens - Bottom to Top :

Mermaids | Sea | Waves | Splash

Fishtail | Land | Turtle | Undersea

Earth & Smokey - Bottom to Top :

Treasure | Kingdom | Mineral | Seabed

Imagine | Harmony | Prince | Whale

These are the sort of colours I'm so used to using and playing around with, I'm looking forward to trying out some of the brighter colours alongside them though - I need to get out of my neutral comfort zone, espically this season.

How adorable are all the names too? I'm so glad that MUR added this feature - there's nothing worst than a beautiful shade with no name, the names almost make them prettier you know?

At only £8 Mermaids Forever is pretty much a no-brainer - 32 amazing shades to keep you going all summer long... you can find it HERE on the official website.

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My Top Highlighter Picks Under £7

 Highlighters are probably one of my favourite make-up products. For years now I have been obsessed with getting a pretty glowing complexion and the amount of products I have bought, tried and tested is endless! 
Some of the best highlighters I own and use most seem to be ones which don't break the bank - which is a total win-win situation right?
I've picked out 5 of my favourites to chat about today... and they are all under £7 ... most of them under £5! *Barry Bargain Alert!*
I've choosen a mix of brands plus a mix of both liquids and powders, as I know some of you are more of a fan of one than the other!

First up my ultimate favourite - 1. Seventeen's Skin Wow! Highlighter - £5.99. This is a product which I have raved and raved about since it was released in 2013 now! The amount of friends I've made buy this is countless now haha! The bottle of this stuff literally lasts me for months on end even though I use it daily and it is a great dupe for Benefit's High Beam at just the fraction of the price!
The most expensive of the bunch is the 2. Sleek Contour Kit - £6.49. Being a bronzer and a highlighter you can forgive it for being a little pricier than the others I'm featuring. I've already gone through one of these kits and had to buy a replacement, so for me this is a keeper! With the amount of different products I own and test to use one up completely is not something that happens regularly. The highlighter is a gorgeous alongside the matte bronzer, it's a lovely peachy shade, great for summer.
Next is the newest on the block which I actually did a review on not too long ago. 3. Rimmel Good To Glow Highlighter is only £4.99, a great price for one of the best high street brands in the UK. The shade I have is Notting Hill Glow and it is a lovely pearly liquid highlighter which I have been wearing more or less everyday under my foundation to highlighter certain areas, if you are a Rimmel fan this is a must-have for your collection.
The last two are both from one of the most popular bargain brands out there at the moment - Make-Up Revolution. 
Number 4. is the Make-Up Revolution Vivid Baked Highlighter and at only £3 is it the cheapest product. The shade I've shown here is Pink Lights and my favourite of the bunch. The lightest and pinkest of the lot this is a beaut... although the product pattern itself is a bit off-putting... let me know what you think it looks like.
Lastly we have 5. the Make-Up Revolution Radiant Lights Highlighter* - £5. These super pigmented powders are amazing value for money and with a range of shades there is a highlight for every skin tone. Pictured is the shade Exhale, a pretty creamy colour perfect for contouring aswell as highlighting.

What are your favourite highlighters? Do you like buying cheaper brands aswell as high end?

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Quick & Easy Look : Ashley Benson - Pretty Little Nude

Products Used : 

Remington Waving Wand

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer

Rimmel Lasting Finish Concealer

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Rodial Contouring Powder

Nars Orgasm Blush

theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer

Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil - Hazel

HD Brows Palette

Make-Up Revolution Iconic Pro Palette

Eylure 101 Eylashes

MAC Velvet Teddy Lipstick

What do you think about these simple and quick posts? Up your street or do you prefer something a little more detailed? Please let me know below!

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Beauty Wishlist : March

Nip + Fab Glycolic Instant Fix Mask

Well... if it's good enough for Kylie Jenner is totes good enough for me! I'ma  big fan of Nip + Fab and have loved everything I've tried from them before and the sound of this sounds right up my street!

Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub

I have wanted to buy a lip scrub for so long and this has been on the top of my list. The last few weeks my lips have been dry, chapped, flaky - totally gross, so this would be a fab little treat....if only I lived near a Lush store!

Rimmel Lasting Fix Concealer

NEW new new product alert! I love Rimmel and get so excited for new releases from them.... and this little beaut is one of the things this spring that I am looking forward to trying most! Cream concealers are slowly becoming my fav kind of concealers so I'm hoping this is a winner.

MAC Lipliner - Beet

For months now I have been using an old elf lipliner with my Rebel lipstick - and yeah it's okay but it's not the best. Beet is meant to be the best lipliner to use with Rebel so I think it's about time I invested in it.

MAC Lipstick - Brave

Over the last couple of months I have bought THREE new MAC lipsticks.... this is not like me at all - naughty Kirstie! My wishlist of lipsticks is never-ending and this is top of it at the moment! I'm loving nudes and all the photos I've seen of this just look gorgeous.

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Beauty Trio

My holy grail of all skincare is Cleanse and Polish and the amazing people at Liz Earle are celebrating their 20th birthday with this beauty trio! 3 different C&P's in a lovely collectable tin - I need this in my life.

ghd V Gold Styler

My ghd's are officially 11 years old.... so it about bloomin' time I got some newbies! These are top of my wishlist of things at the moment - they are so much prettier than my beat up old things!

Make-Up Revolution Salvation Intense Lip Lacquer - Depravity 

How stunning is this colour! It's sold out at the moment but I'm determined to get my mitts on it for summer!

Thierry Mugler Alien Perfume

After spraying this recently I have become obsessed. I love this so much .... one of my besties wears it but I think I may have treat myself to some on payday - perfect glam scent!

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This Week I'm Loving... #11

Katy Perry Prismatic World Tour

YAY! I got to see Katy again this past week. You might remember I went to the tour back in May 2014 and last week I hoped on a plane to Germany to go and see it again! This was the 5th time I've seen Katy and have to say she was better than ever! I had so so much fun and I'm so sad it's over! Thank you KP!

Neal & Wolf Silk* & Elevate 

These products are my total holy grail at the moment. Elevate makes my hair so soft and sooth and Silk (the newest in my hair routine) is a fabulous blow-drying lotion which I feel like I've used so much over the last few weeks! Having long hair makes me more prone to wash, dry and style when going out, so this is a must! .... I'm considering cutting my hair short - thoughts please?

Make-Up Revolution Kohl & Flick*

This is a product that I had sat in a draw for so long and only discovered recently. I think it's a known fact that I am pants at eyeliner. I always used to stay clear as my eyes are so small and I thought it made them even smaller but I want to be able to do fabulous cat eye flicks so I have started practising with this and it is such a brilliant eyeliner. Plus it's super cheap!

Naked Palette

My palette collection seems to have tripled over the last few months so picking one to sit down and do my make-up with each time I want a snazzy smokey eye is becoming a slight challenge. Recently I picked up my ultimate fav... the original Naed palette from Urban Decay and fell back in love. I found a fab tutorial on youtube to use and really loved the outcome. 

Sensodyne True White

New toothpaste alert! I spotted this in my local Boots and had to pick it up.... even those it has a painful price tag of £7.99! I love sensodyne toothpastes, I suffer from sensitive teeth so anything that helps that plus whitens my teeth is a winner for me. So far I've really enjoyed using it.

New Look Mom Jeans

I have finally ventured out of the world of skinny jeans... I know it's a miracle! I'd actually been eyeing these up on New Look's website for a few months so when they went into the sale I nabbed them straight away... for only £10! I wore them to Germany last week and they are so comfortable... although I got a size 12 and they are a little baggy I am so pleased with them and think they are going to get alot of wear during the upcoming Spring months!

Love, Rosie

I watched this on a whim yesterday and was so pleasantly surprised by how much I fell in love with it. Lily Collins is a favourite of mine and her English accent was awesome - so impressed! The story made me laugh out loud and want to sit and cry, such great chemistry with all the cast and a great story... I actually think I'm going to buy it on DVD!

MAC Cinderella Royal Ball Lipstick

Why hello lipstick that I've waiting for for what seems like months on end! The Cinderella collection was finally available online last week and I had all of 60 seconds to grab something as it was at the end of my work break when it went live. It was safe to say that I panic bought and only managed to get a lipstick.... which sucked! (But at last I got something eh!) This is a gorgeous nude and I am obsessed with the packaging - super pretty!

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This Week I'm Loving... #10

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Okay... I LOVE this show! By the time this post goes up I'm 99% sure I would have seen the whole season already! It is hilarious, I don't want to spoil it so if you have Netflix go and watch it now! (The theme song is the best!)

MAC Velvet Teddy Lipstick
I've wanted this beauty for so long now, so when I saw it was back in stock I thought I'd treat myself! Such a gorgeous nude, I'm sure it will be featured on here alot more!

Fringed H&M Bag
This was the best purchase I've made in a while! I love love love this new bag, it is the perfect size for me - I can't wait to take it to Berlin with me this week!

The Following Season 3
Yay! I have been waiting for this for what seems like forever! This show is awesome, yes it's tense and a bit gory but it is brilliant, love a bit of Kevin Bacon!

Make-up Revolution Contour Brush

This has slowly become my everyday go-to brush for contouring! I use this with my Rodial Contouring powder and my Mary-Lou Manizer from theBalm! They are only £3 too, bargain! 

Chocolate Chip Hobnobs

I have come to a serious conclusion, chocolate chip hobnobs are better than chocolate hobnobs... call me crazy - but they are!

Focus
Yes Margot Robbie was in my post last week BUT she's making an appearance once again! I went to see Focus in the week and thought it was awesome! I love a good con-artist movie/TV show.... seriously thy need to bring back Hustle - that was a favourite of mine! Will Smith and Margot are great and my crushes on them both are strong.

Afterlight
I'm all for fun editing apps and this one is now a favourite of mine! I found out about this after reading a post from the lovely Megan from Thumbelina Lillie! It isn't a free app which sucks but I love all the filters and thing you get on it so I think it's worth it!

Eylure 101 Eyelashes
These are now my eyelashes of choice! I used to be obsessed with 107's but they've change them and now thy feel way too big for my teeny tiny eyes! These are great though, I keep buying the 3 packs from Boots, I wish I could wear them 24/7!

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Make-Up Revolution Iconic Pro 1 Palette

So last week the postman literally made my day when he dropped off a mystery parcel which turned out to be a fabulous make-up delivery!

Yes this surprise package was from the lovely and generous people at Make-up Revolution - what cuties!

I think everyone knows I'm a netural eye palette obsessor! I'm quite basic with eye make-up so love using browns, bronzes, creams and pinks which makes this palette kind of the perfect palette for me!

So because I'm a 'beauty blogger' I whipped out my camera and got a few shots of it in all it's new and unused glory for you lot to have a little nosey at!

 Top (Matte) : Left to right

Ghost | Luna | Must | Enigma | Fade | Drama | Afflicted | Pitch

Bottom (Shimmer) : Left to right

Need | Dawn | Getter | Breathe | Too Grey | Stage | Addicted | Player

  Seriously how beautiful is this?!

The perfect mix of matte's and shimmer's (which is great as I tend to use both!)
 I cannot wait to have a play around with it, being at work for what seems like 24/7 this past week or so I still haven't had time too!

These new palette's are only £6.99 and the quality is insanely good - I'm always so impressed with everything form this brand!

Why fork out for a Naked palette now when you can get one of these for a fraction of the price AND you get more shades per palette!

You can see the palette and the rest of the fab products from MUR on their website - here.

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POTW #30 : Make-Up Revolution Salvation Intense Lip Lacquer - Gave You All My ove

Woop woop it's my first POTW of September and today its a pretty pink lip colour - I own about 137309 pink lip products so when one makes it onto the blog you know it's a gooden!

 I've talked about Make-Up Revolution many times before on A Yellow Brick Blog, I'm a big fan of their products and the seriously reasonable prices! The quality of their stuff is always top ntoch and rivals all the other drug store brands out there!

This is one of the more "expensive" lip products from MUR, with lots of their lipsticks being £1 these seem slightly steep at £3.... but really I needed to have strong word with myself thinking £3 was alot for this!

This Salvation Intense Lip Laquer, for me. is a total mix between Barry M's lipglosses and Rimmel Apocalips. (Two of my ultimate favs)

The consistency is smooth, and thick but non-sticky and glides on easy to give a bright and bold colour in seconds - I love bubblegum pinks (all year round) and this has got to be one of my favourties in my collection!

This has been living in my handbag for the last couple of weeks, it's perfect for everyday wear, I love it for work! I can't believe it took me so long to try it out properly! I want to get some more of these in more Autumn-type shades, deep reds and purples! 

Have you tried any of these yet? What are your favourite MUR products?

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July Favourites 2014

August is here - we are 8 months into the year.... where has time gone?! Cray cray! I'm off on holiday next month, I can't believe how fast it has come around!

With a new month beginning, the blogging world knows what this means - monthly favourites time! Here's the stuff I have been loving in July!

First up - the Focus & Fix Original Eye Primer from Make-Up Revolution. After apparently loosing all of my other eyeshadow primers recently (seriously I have no idea where they've all gone?!), this has majorly come to my rescue. You may remember me talking about it in my MUR haul a few weeks back! This is great and I have used it everytime I've rocked eyeshadow in July and it has worked a charm! A total bargain too!

The Miss. Sporty Just Clear Mascara is one of those products I picked up randomly when browsing through Superdrug - I'd been looking for a cheap clear mascara for ages ... and not for my eyelashes! I use this on my eyebrows to keep them neat and in place throughout the day (hence the dodgey colour!)! Works like a charm and under £2! 

Next a couple of products from Nivea. I seriously love Nivea and the Sensitive 3 in 1 Micellar Cleansing Water and the Refreshing Toner have made their way into my daily skincare routine over the last 4 weeks. I've been using this after I've removed my make-up at night  (not too remove my make-up... I need something slightly stronger for that mission)  and after my shower in the morning! It leaves my skin feeling cleanse and fresh and ready for the day - or bedtime!! I also got these while they were on offer so total bargains too!

Onto a hair product now - I have been obsessed with this whole range since it entered my life (read all about it here) and this product has made it's way too firm favourite... I think - it's a tough call! This is the Lee Stafford Moisturising Heat Protection Spray from the new Ubuntu Oils range. This stuff smells amazing - I love that you can keep the smell of the shampoo and conditioner fresh by layering it with this stuff! Works great before drying and styling - love love love.

This month I have been plagued by a horrendous outbreak and one in particular huge giant unfriendly spot. Like literally needed it's own postcode. Not cool, seriously not cool. This stuff though seemed to help me a tiny bit it's Clearasil's Ultra Rapid Action Treatment Cream. This is the stuff I always reach for when I have an unwanted pal arrive on my face - in fact I've probably mentioned it before on here! It reduces redness and size in just 4 hours and really has helped - total lifesaver.

Last up is a non-beauty related product! I recently watched Vampire Academy after rented it from the Playstation store. I had seen this advertised and in my opinion it looked awesome! I love Zoey Deutch, after watching her in Ringer & Beautiful Creatures I decided she is awesome and I must watch everything she's in haha! Because I loved the movie (I don't know how it got such bad reviews!) I decided to start reading the books - as far as I know there's 6 in he series and I got the first 3 on my kindle for just £6.99 - woopwoop! Totally loving them so far!

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Dress Like Disney #11 : Lilo & Stitch

Lilo & Stitch. One of my favourite Disney movies ever - I had this on video when I was younger (obviously upgraded to DVD now) and I used to watch it constantly, I probably know the script off by heart! So, of course it was time for both of them to be featured on here!

Lilo

Dress | Shoes | Hairband | Bronzer | Camera | Bag

Stitch

Playsuit | Bag | Lipstick | Necklace | Shoes | Sunglasses | Bracelet 

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Favourite Summer Lips : Part 1

We're in July, the sun has been shining (on and off) and it's finally appropriate to wear the brightest colours possible... in both clothing and on our faces!

I love love love buying lip products, I literally have an addiction (it's been an issue for a while now...) and I love nothing more than a gorgeous fun bright shade! So I thought I would share with you, my lovely readers, my current go-to lip products!

I managed to narrow  it down to just 10 so I thought I'd do it in two posts, sharing 5 in each, so here is part 1!  

I have a mix of lipsticks, lipglosses and lip crayons - all great fun summer shades which are always top of my pile this time of year! 

Left to Right :

Mac Matte Lipstick -  Candy Yum Yum (review)

Barry M Lipgloss - 5 Bubblegum

Make-up Revolution Lipstick - Depraved

Bourjois Lip Crayon - Peach On The Beach (review)

Maybelline Megawatt Lipstick - Flash Of Fuchsia (review)

I love love love these shades and the prices range from £15 (MAC) to just £1 (MUR) so there is something for everyone! Do you own any of them? 

Keep your eyes peeled for Part 2 when I will be sharing the other 5 lip shades/products that have made their way to the top of my favourites for summer!

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