Suzie Q Reviews: Estee Lauder Double Wear

Hey Ladies,

Incase you missed it I posted a new video on my YouTube all about the Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation which has been my go to lately as my skin has been utter crap since Christmas and it's the only thing that guarantees total coverage on my skin. In the video below you will see me apply the foundation and give you a little more information on how to apply this product. If you haven't tried this foundation yet you need, even just get a sample and try it out! You won't be disappointed I promise, so less of the waffling and check out my video below...

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Suzie Q Reviews: PS Love This.. Make Up Fixing Spray

Hey Ladies,

If you have been following me on Snapchat I have been sharing new products as I get them, demos and first impressions. But I am saving the full review for the blog so you will hear it here first! Last month I picked up this setting spray in Penneys on a whim, it caught my eye on a shelf and I had just run out of my beloved MUFE Mist and Fix (review here). Costing a mere €2.50 sure why not give it a bash, I couldn't pass up a deal that good. 

 

So I have been trying it out for the past month and I have to say I really like it, the market is flooding with setting sprays at the moment as they become the new "it" beauty product and of course Penneys was on the ball. The idea behind this spray is to prolong your makeup by fixing it into place. It comes in an aerosol can which to be honest isn't the most attractive packaging and the spray nozzle is a bit crap because it doesn't spray evenly so you will need a few sprays to cover your whole face. 

The texture of the product is a bit strange and hard to explain, when you spray it onto your face it comes out like a spray but feels like you have sprayed foam or bubbles on your skin. It only takes a second or two to dry and you're good to go. One piece of advice is try not spray this onto your lips as you will taste it throughout the day and it isn't the most pleasant taste, so try avoid that.

Does it work? Yes, I have tried it out with many different variations of foundations, concealers, powders and primers and regardless of what's on my face it lasts quite well through the day. In comparison to the likes of MAC, NYX or Makeup Forever the packaging and texture are complete polar opposites but you are basically getting the same product for a fraction of the price. If you are passing your local Penneys I would pick one up just to have handy for the likes of a night out! 

Have you tried this product or something similar? Would you bother with a setting spray or just stick to a primer?

Disappointing Products #1

Hey Ladies,

As a beauty blogger I love buying new products testing them out and telling you all about them but not all the products I buy are amazing and get glowing reviews. Every now and again I come across products that just leave me feeling really hard done by and annoyed that I spent my hard earned cash on them. 

The first of the two products I am showing you today you may have already seen in my latest haul on my YouTube channel (link here). I picked up the Rimmel BB Cream during a Boots 3 for 2 offer and was quite excited because I don't normally use a BB cream. The one positive point I do have to say about this product is that its brilliant for the paler girls. But it just lets me down when it comes to coverage and with this product you can really only use one layer as it does NOT like layering up. I'll keep this one in my stash for the Summer days when I only want a touch of foundation but I honestly wouldn't write home about it just yet.

The other product is something that I have in my stash for a VERY long time and it has only been used twice....TWICE and I wouldn't mind but it wasn't cheap (€45 to be exact). I picked up the Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer which is like a blusher type deal back when I was in college and completely frivolous with money. To look at it you would just fall in love instantly, the packaging is stunning and the product is a gorgeous soft peachy tone which is right up my alley. But, I have NEVER been able to make it work and not for lack of trying. I've tried it on with BB creams, dewy foundations, matte foundations, with a brush and with my fingers. It just doesn't blend and pulls on foundation making it look patchy (think foundation with a touch of broken capillaries -FABLISS). I have just deemed it a lost cause for the time being, so if you know of any tips on using this product let me know in the comment section below I need all the help I can get! 

Until next time. 

Whats New Suzie Q? Expensive Splurges!

Hey Ladies,

Although am I am a self confessed beauty junkie, big splurges are very few and far between and last month I was feeling very spendy. Here is the latest products that have made it into the Suzie Q stash!

First up... YSL Fusion Ink Foundation. When I bought this foundation a few weeks back I was so....undecided on whether it was love or not. The texture was something totally new to me a very liquidy silky foundation (think L'oreal Nude Magique or Armani Maestro). After a couple of weeks of wear I have finally decided that this foundation is the bomb diggity. I find it a little dry when I first put it on but an hour or two on the skin its so beautiful and dewy. Surprisingly you only need a tiny amount of product to get a gorgeous medium coverage. At €40 its not cheap but you really do get what you pay for a fantastic product and beautiful packaging 10/10!

And the other item I picked up was this uhh-mazing Tom Ford Lipstick in Pink Dusk. The packaging, the pleasing noise when it clicks close, the ultra-creamy texture and the mouth watering smell of vanilla makes for a seriously good lipstick. With a price tag of €47 its enough to make your eyes water but I think its so worth it for a special occasion such as a wedding day it would be the cherry on top, pick of the pack and the créme de la crop!

Until next time,

Collective Haul!

Hey Ladies,
Lately all I seem to be doing is posting about hauls, do I buy too much? However, I have been really getting down and buying this from my kit wish list so I can build up a fantastic freelance kit so the things below are the things I have bought most recently! Some of these things were on my wish list and some were and impulse buy, I just can't help myself. Prices and details of where I bought them will be above the picture!

Essence Silk Touch Blush

Colour: 10 Adorable

Cost: Under €4 

 ASOS

Nars Blush 

Colour: Orgasm

Cost: €25 (Usually €29)

Superdrug

 

 Bourjois Nail Polish Remover 

Cost €6

 NYC All Day Foundations

Cost: €4 (Buy 3 beauty products get 1 free) 

Colour: 745 Soft Honey and 746 Classic Tan

 Superdrug Pointed Cotton Buds

Cost: €2

Some clothes.....

Penney's Playsuits 

Cost: €6

 

Schuh

Vans

Cost: €55 

  

Hope your enjoying the sunshine!

Love, 

S

Collective Haul

Hey Ladies,
A quick warning that this post will be photo heavy. Over the last couple of weeks I have been picking up bits and bobs along my journeys and I thought instead of doing individual posts that I would just do a collective haul. Lately I have been trying to expand the brands of products that I use so that I have more variety in my collection.

I picked the following products up in various stores such as Superdrug, Boots and Pennys/Primark.

Penny's Trip 1

NYC Cheek Glow Powder Blush

Colour:  652 West Side Wine

Cost: 2.99

Catrice Eye-shadow

Colour: 500 Hip Hop On The Tree Top

Cost: 3.29

Superdrug

 

NYC All Day Long Foundation

Colour:  737 Classic Ivory

Cost: 3.65

 

 

Revlon Lip Butter

Colour: 050 Berry Smoothie

Cost : 9.95

Superdrug Pointed Cotton Buds

Cost: 1.65

Garnier Deodorant

Cost: 1.78

Penny's Trip 2

NYC All Day Long Foundation

Colour: 739 Classic Beige 

Cost: 3.99

Quilted Flats

Size: 7

Cost: 8 

Boots

Oilatum Natural Repair Face Cream 

Cost: 11.73

 

Hope you enjoyed!
Love,
S