Suzie Q Reviews: Flormar Beauty On A Budget

Hey Ladies,

Way back last Summer I attended the relaunch of Flormar into Ireland, a brand known for its nail polishes and inexpensive makeup. Since then Flormar has grown and almost every pharmacy in my local area has a stand and their products have been written about hugely in the Irish blogging community. I want to give you my two cents on the brand and some of their stand out products!

In terms of quality I was blown away by the packaging, pigmentation and price range of these products. I was kindly given all of these products to try and the item I was most excited for was the Eyeshadow palette no 7 Nude Dudes* costing as little as €9.95. As you can see from the swatches the palette contains  5 matte eye shadows that are incredible soft and pigmented. A neutral matte eyeshadow palette is a staple in any makeup bag. I have been using this palette for quite a while and have found myself reaching for it daily over the likes of my more expensive palettes from MAC or Inglot. If you try anything from this range, let it be the eye shadows. 

Bearing in mind it was the Summer when I attended this event and the goody bag contained a bright orange coral lipstick which at this current moment is a tad bit bright for me. It is one of their Revolution Lipstick in Provocative Orange* and it retails at €6.95. I found the Flormar lipsticks to be seriously creamy and definitely long lasting. The lipstick is tapered at the tip on both sides so there is no need for a lip liner when you first buy it  but it will eventually wear down.  The packaging again for me was surprisingly nice quality. I think in the future I would like to try a few more of these lipsticks in more everyday neutral shades to really put them to the test!

Lip gloss wouldn't be a product I would buy myself and especially not in a colour like Backstage* that is a pink blue duo chrome with glitter, it's a tad too much for me. One thing I will say though is that the pigmentation is bomb and the formulation isn't as sticky as traditional lip glosses. At €5.95 it isn't going to break the back but I'm afraid this product isn't for me.

If you watch my YouTube channel you may have seen me haul these products and one thing I really praise Flormar for is quality for money. With their Face And Body Bronzing Powder* you get a tonne of product for €9.95, the photos below really don't show the true size of this product as it is legitimately bigger than my head. It is super soft and is easily to blend, which is ideal. For the paler gals this one won't suit you but if you a gal who prefers their bronzer to their blush you can't pass this value up and it comes in three different shades!

Last but certainly not least is their Jelly Look Nail Enamel in Turquoise Green*. It took me about a week trying to pry into this product as it was sealed so tightly and love nor money was getting it open. Eventually risking mo fiacla I managed to get it open. First off the formulation is easy to apply and the pigmentation is super strong especially in such a bright colour, in the photo below I applied two coats on my acrylic nails. The only downside for me is that I don't like the pointed lid as it makes it a little harder to hold and control the brush but other than that I think Flormar have nail polish covered and with over 1000 nail polishes in their collection and starting at €4.45!

There are a few more products from the Flormar range I want to try such as the Double Radiance Highlighting Primer and the Blush On blushes. You'll be delighted to know that everything in the Flormar range is under €13 so its beauty on a budget! You can find Flormar in most pharmacies nationwide or you can check their stock list here to find your local stand. As mentioned these products were gifted to me but that doesn't hamper my opinion in anyway. I hope you enjoyed this review and if you would like to see more of Flormar on the blog let me know what products you want to see and bob shall be your uncle.

A Look Inside My Most Used Palette

Hey Ladies,

Bit of a late one for you but I really wanted to share this post with you. We all do it, we buy the latest palette on the market that EVERYONE and their granny is talking about (I'm looking at you Urban Decay) and it's not long before it sits gathering dust in a drawer and we only dig it out to use one or two shades. That is why I love my MAC palette, its customisable so I only put in colours that I like and will use. No wasted space!

As you can see many of the shadows have hit pan and these are the shadows that I have repurchased over and over again and already have backups to fill their spot once they've gone. Building a MAC palette can be expensive but I have added to mine bit by bit (30 shadows at €10 each...YIKES) starting with a single palette to then moving to a double palette and I'm already onto my next palette. I literally use this palette every single day and its the only one I bring when going on holiday.

I have listed all of the shades in the palette just in case you want to have a snoop. Lemme know in the comments what are your favourite MAC shadows? My top 5 would have to be Vanilla the perfect everyday base, Embark the perfect warm brown to deepen the crease, Woodwinked the only shadow you need when you have 5 seconds to do eyes and lastly either White Frost or Vapour as they are my go to brow/inner corner highlight!

Cloud10 Beauty Haul

Hey Ladies,

Not to toot my own horn but I like to think of myself as a lucky person, it seems that I win competitions all the time. Recently I entered into Cherry Sue's Cloud 10 Beauty €100 giveaway and whaddya know? I came out victorious once again. I actually just before I went to Amsterdam so I spent my holiday daydreaming about what I would spend my 100squid on. Top of the list was the GlamGlow Supermud Mask which has been making the rounds on blogs for some time now and has been getting rave reviews. This mask in particular is geared towards more problematic skin and I could definitely do with the help.Also big thanks to Yaz from GlitterMamaWishes.com for the recommendation!

I also picked up the Waxperts Wonder Pads which I've been wanting to try for the longest time, claiming to remover ingrown hairs, skin breakouts and razor burns its right up my alley. Orofluido Beauty Elixir hair oil was also on my shopping list as I have been testing it out over the last month and not only is it amazing but it smells to die for! I also picked up two Sleek palettes and a Sleek brow pencil because it would be rude not to, and last but not least a Tanya Burr nail polish! To say that I was over the moon when the postman called at 9am in the morning would be an understatement, the box was literally in my hands for the whole of 10 seconds before I ripped it apart and gave everything a good go. And don't worry over the next couple of weeks I will be doing reviews of my favourites!

Avon Goodies

Hey Ladies,
I mentioned a couple of posts ago that my friend has recently become an Avon representative and since then I have fallen into a routine of purchasing more products (I ain't complaining). I just thought I would throw up a quick post of the items I bought this week and I will do the same when I get my next order of products.

So what did I get? 

 Ideal Flawless Pressed Powder 

Colour: Fair

Cost: 6.50

 6 in 1 Eye Palette

Colour: Neutral Eyes

Cost: 7 (discontinued)

 

 Miami Party Mist 

Cost: 2

 Senses Shower Gel

Scent: Mystique

Cost: Free ( I also bought Sleeptherapy which isn't pictured. Buy 1 get 1 free offer)

 Magix Face Perfector

Cost: 9

I will have another post up when the next order arrives if you are interested!

Love,
S

AVON Haul

Hey Ladies,
Recently one of my friends became an Avon Representative in my local area and like any girl would do I gave the catalogue a good reading and ordered some things. My friend held an AVON party in her home to show off the products and to encourage buyers, she asked me to come along and do some make-up looking using the AVON products.but the only problem was that I didn't own any AVON so I picked up some essentials for creating a simple smoky eye that anyone could do! After the party had ended I ordered some more products for my kit as the girls at the party had recommended them to me.

I thought I would share these products with you because the are super cheap, really great quality and widely available. Search on the AVON website to find a representative in your area and support them as this is a tough job! I will leave all of the prices below and I will also link you to the most recent catalogue so you too can have a browse.

Some of the products mentioned you may have seen some of the bigger You Tubers like the Pixiwoo girls talk about. They are always raving about the SuperShock eye liners! Naturally I just had to try them because they like them.

True Colour 4 in 1 Palette

Colour: Purple Haze

Cost: Usually 11 each but offer of 2 palettes for 12

 

 True Colour 4 in 1 Palette

Colour: Mocha Latte

Cost: Usually 11 each but offer of 2 palettes for 12

 SuperShock Gel Eye Liner Pencil

Colour: Black

Cost: Usually 7.50 but was 5

 Super Extend Extreme Mascara

Colour: Black

Cost: Usually 13 but half price 6.50

 SuperShock Gel Eye Liner 

Colour: Blackened Metal and Shimmering Sapphire

Cost: Usually 8 but offer of 2 for 10

 Sarah also gave me a tester of this lipstick in Sparkling Blush. It is so cute and tiny!

 The most recent AVON catalogue can be found here!

Hope you enjoyed!
Love,
S