After an 8 day week at work last week I was left needing as much help to fake the glow of 8 hours sleep as I could get and although I felt like the walking dead inside these little treasures ensured it didn't show on the outside!

MAC Strobe Cream | RRP £24.50 50ml

This product is my ultimate quick fix for tired skin, it's loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, green tea and iridescent particles to enhance the effects of light on the skin under all lighting conditions. I like to apply a small amount after moisturising and it really leaves my skin with a glow.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Blush | Santa Rose | RRP £3.99

I love it when you discover a fantastic product from an old brand, this blusher is just that. I will admit that in the last couple of years I have got swept up in the media hype of high-end products and have dismissed a lot of the drugstore brand releases, how wrong have I been?! Whilst browsing the aisles of my local Boots this little gem really jumped out at me, it's the perfect combination of peach and pink that goes with everything and leaves cheeks with a healthy flush of colour.

Bobbi Brown Corrector | Porcelain Bisque | RRP £19

This is my wonder product for tired eyes. I'm quite pale so I use the fairest shade Porcelain Bisque, I'm yet to discover another product that rivals the ability of this one to lighten and brighten the eye area. 

Makeup Revolution Radiant Light | Exhale | RRP £5

Out of all of the powder highlighters I own, including some high-end brands like MAC and Urban Decay, this highlighter is my all-time favourite! The formula is so finely milled that your skin is left with the perfect amount of glow and not looking like a disco-ball!

Lancome Hypnose Mascara | RRP £22.50

Since purchasing this mascara I have been completely converted from my usual brand and won't consider anything else! This mascara does an amazing job of separating and lengthening lashes and doesn't dry and flake like some brands.

Makeup Revolution Essential Mattes 2 Palette

I'm really loving Makeup Revolution's recent releases, one of which is the new Essential Mattes 2 palette rrp £4. Following on from their original Essential Mattes palette this new version has more neutral, wearable shades still with their silky formula and rich colour pay-off.

I love this palette! It has every shade in it you need to create a variety of natural daytime looks. Ok so the palette housing the shades isn't the prettiest, there's no mirror included and the applicator is a little naff but who cares when you are getting 12 super pigmented shades for £4?

Makeup Revolution Ultra Bronze Palette

I'm quite excited to be reviewing this little gem from Makeup Revolution as it has the perfect variety of shades in it for us pale gals whether it be for bronzing or contouring.

The palette includes 4 matte shades, 2 shimmer shades and 2 merged baked highlighting shades, each of which work incredibly well on my pale (NC15) skin tone.

The formula is silky, pigmented and each blend very well. I can see this palette getting a lot of use as it has the perfect range of fair to medium shades to carry me from winter through to summer. The palette has a great sized mirror in it and the product itself is housed in a sturdy plastic case.

The Ultra Bronze palette is a mere £6 which is amazingly great value for the amount and quality of product you receive!

Makeup Revolution You're Gorgeous Palette

Following on from my last couple of posts of the contents of my recent Makeup Revolution haul I bring to you today their You're Gorgeous palette that was chucked into my order as a freebie!

This palette has a gorgeous variety of shades 10 of which are beautifully pigmented mattes and 22 lovely shimmer shades. The pallet is quite a bit larger than expected meaning it will last forever and it includes a great sized mirror. Although this was a freebie the rrp of £8.99 is still an absolute bargain as the shades I have tried have been of great quality and a silky finish. 

Makeup Revolution Radiant Light Highlighters in Breathe and Exhale

Following on from Friday's post on my recent Makeup Revolution haul I bring to you today their new Radiant Light highlighter's in the shades Breathe and Exhale. These new baked highlighters are absolutely beautiful, the formula is smooth and incredibly finely milled leaving skin looking radiant and glowing.

The shade Breathe is a touch too dark and golden for my skin tone at this time of the year, dark was probably the wrong word to use, it just blends in with my colouring more than highlighting it but it gives a lovely natural sheen to my skin.

Exhale is the fairest highlighter in their range and is a gorgeous neutral, leaning on the pink side, coloured highlighter that just looks gorgeous on. I find this shade really lifts my complexion and isn't really obvious that I'm wearing it.

L Exhale
R Breathe

Both of these shades come with a good sized mirror in the compact and are surprisingly large for the mere £5 price tag. I hate to say it as an Urban Decay lover but I actually prefer these highlighters over  my Naked Illuminated highlighter as these don't have the large glittery particles in that Urban Decay's does.

Makeup Revolution Lip Hug Lipsticks in To Get Lucky and Love Can Set You Free

A couple of weeks ago I did a small Makeup Revoution haul and included in said haul were their new Lip Hug lipsticks in the shades Love Can Set You Free and To Get Lucky. After seeing a few previews on Instagram of these lipsticks and the claim of incredible colour and staying power with a comfortable formula I couldn't resist adding them to my order.

I took a bit of a gamble with choosing the shades I did as the swatches aren't the best on their website but without sounding too careless with my money I really didn't mind for the money. I can joyfully say I love the shades and the formula!

Love Can Set You Free is an extremely wearable muted pinky brown shade which has been my go-to nude shade since receiving it. As you can see the finish has a slight sheen sand leaves your lips feeling moisturised and comfortable,

To get lucky is a gorgeous berry shade which I wore Christmas day and it lasted surprisingly well through eating and drinking. I did find the colour bled a little bit with this shade but found it to wear better with a lip liner.

I love these new offerings from Makeup Revolution and will definitely look into adding more shades to my collection when I see some more swatches online.