My Most Loved Eyeshadow Palettes.

I never used to be a huge user of eyeshadow, I'd collect the odd palette here and there but I never reached for them on a daily basis. Recently I've worn shadow more or less every single day, mainly to work but also on the occasional day off if I'm going anywhere. Today I'm going to share with you a selection of Eyeshadow Palettes that I can't stop reaching for and yes I know a lot of them are from Urban Decay but what can I say!? They're amazing! Let me know if you'd like to see a more in depth post, such as an Eyeshadow Palette collection. Enjoy!!

Zoeva Cocoa Blend

This is such a stunning, convenient palette to have. When I don't know what eyeshadow look to create I usually end up grabbing this and creating some form of warm neutral smokey eye. There are champagne highlight shades, warm transition colours and even a matte black, all with amazing pigmentation. This palette only costs £15 on Beauty Bay so is fairly inexpensive for a high quality palette. The packaging is light and sleek so perfect for anyone on the go or who travels a lot with their makeup. I couldn't recommend this enough for anyone to add to their collections, I definitely want to collect more palettes from Zoeva in the near future. 

Too Faced Chocolate Bar

One very similar shade wise to the Cocoa Blend is Too Faced's famous Chocolate Bar Palette. I've been a frequent user of this ever since purchasing it last year. For someone like me who constantly sticks to warm neutrals this is an absolute must have in my opinion. The shades vary from gold and bronze tones, warm browns, to pinks and purples. These colours are buttery, super blendable and pigmented, the packaging is gorgeous and I LOVE the chocolate scent so much. What else could I possibly ask for?

Naked 1/Naked 3

These are without a doubt my ultimate favourites from Urban Decay's Naked range. I fell in immediate love when I bought the original Naked palette, the colours are literally to die for. If you don't already have this in your collection, you need it, like right now. My favourite shades from this have got to be Sidecar and Half Baked (my favourite gold shade ever). Naked 3 I love just as much, the beautiful rose gold shades are some of my favourites to wear. I love how you can create a soft pink or rose gold look or deepen it up with the darker shades. Both palettes staples in my collection and I constantly use. I'd highly recommend them both.

Urban Decay Gwen Stefani 

This is a new addition to my collection but I've 100% fallen in love with it. These shadows are so pigmented, you barely need to press your brush to them and you'll get amazing colour payoff, especially with the darker shades. I treated myself to this palette after seeing so many good reviews online, it was £40 from Debenhams but worth every penny. The packaging is slightly heavy and bulky but still a lovely design with a big mirror inside. I've been reaching for this almost every day since I got it and now desperately want to get the matching blush palette from this collection. If you haven't picked this up yet, what're you waiting for?? (Gwen Stefani pun intended there). 

Urban Decay Vice 4

This is a very new palette that I've added to my collection, I've only had it for a couple of weeks now. I wanted something with a bit more colour to it rather than the same neutrals I always reach for. I love the shade range in this palette and even though I'm yet to experiment with them all, I feel like theres a colour for every look you could ever want to create in here. I especially love the shade 'flame', a beautiful copper shade that makes my eyes pop like no other. I got this for £40 at my local Urban Decay counter and it was worth every penny. Definitely check it out if you want to inject some more colour into your shade range. 

My MAC 15 Pan Neutral Palette

I am clearly yet to completely fill up this palette but nevertheless Its still one that I always reach for. So far I have collected the shades; Phloof, Amber Lights, Patina, Wood winked, Satin Taupe, Sable and Espresso. The purple shade between Sable and Satin Taupe I'm not too sure the name of, If anyone thinks they recognise it, let me know in the comments below. I adore Mac shadows, they'll always be one of my favourites. They have an amazing shade range to choose from and I've loved creating my own palette so far. They're around £10 per pan shadow and the palette itself cost me around £15 from my local Mac counter. So much easier than rummaging around through several palettes to find shades when you can have all your favourites in one. 

Thank you so much for reading this post. If you think you know of any eyeshadow palettes that I'd love from seeing my favourites today, let me know as I'm always wanted to expand my collection. Don't forget to follow my blog via Bloglovin and check out my Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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The POREfessional Matte Rescue / Your New Secret Weapon Against Pores.

If you haven't already heard, Benefit Cosmetics have finally extended the much loved POREfessional family, please welcome the Matte Rescue Mattifying Gel! 

Matte Rescue is a water based gel which mattifies the skin by absorbing excess surface oil whilst also blurring pores to leave a smooth, hydrated finish. You can pick this up from any local Benefit counter or online for £21.50, for 50ml. 

There are three star ingredients that works its wonders within this product, which are;

Glycerin; Hydrates and attracts moisture to the skin. 

Mushroom Extract; Clarifies pores.

Diamond Powder; Smooths and blurs the appearance of pores for a soft focus effect.

Benefit tested this product on 66 women over a one week period. 93% of them said it mattifies the skin instantly, 92% said their skin felt clean and refreshed and finally 89% said it absorbed excess surface oil. For all you dry skin ladies (like myself|) you're probably thinking this is not a product for you, well you're wrong. With Matte Rescue containing Glycerin it will in fact hydrate your skin whilst of course blurring those pores away at the same time. It's also great if you're going on a night out, or have a long day ahead of you and don't want to have to constantly touch up with powder. I have dry skin so I was a bit hesitant to try this product, but working for Benefit myself I wanted to be able to give honest feedback from my experience with having dry skin and using Matte Rescue. 

I recently went clubbing at the weekend just after receiving this product so what better time to try it out. I usually get quite oily throughout the night and touch up my face a couple of times as I wear quite heavy makeup on a night out. I applied the gel to my forehead, around my nose and on my chin, then moisturised and applied my makeup. I was out from around half 10pm to 2.45am and I didn't have to powder once. My skin looked beyond amazing, I had a lot of highlighter on, but not once did I look shiny or oily, I was amazed at how well my makeup had lasted. I would definitely now recommend this to anyone with dry skin as well as oily because as long as you're using a moisturiser as well, Matte Rescue is perfect for anyone.

If you already have the original POREfessional primer then the two also work perfectly well together.  Though its aimed for anyone with oilier skin, this product works so amazingly well whatever your skin type. Definitely come down to your local Benefit counter and try it out for yourself, we can do a little comparison (before & after) test in store to show you just how well it works on your skin. Let me know if you've already picked this up or tried it, or now you want to give it a go, I'd love to know your opinions! Thank you so much for reading once again, don't forget to follow my blog on Bloglovin'. Talk soon xxx