Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette

Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette (light)

I think just about everybody obsessed with the contouring trend has this palette and rightly so, all the hype certainly wasn't a let down. I've had the palette since before Christmas when it was difficult to get hold of but now it's always available on Cult Beauty, BeautyBay ect.
I was so excited when it arrived! It comes with Three contour and Three highlight shades. By far my favourite shade in the palette in Banana, LOVE LOVE LOVE it's perfect for brightening under the eye and setting concealer, which in the past I've found a lot of powders to still crease but not with this one its finely milled so it blends out lovely!
The shimmer highlight is nice very subtle for someone like me who loves TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer, but nice for people who aren't used to wearing a shimmer or prefer a more sheer wash day to day.
For the contour colours I generally use Havana as more of a transition contour colour if you will or bronzer as it is slightly warmer and fawn to contour. The powders are nice and buildable and easy to blend out to avoid that dreaded muddy streak which can be far to easy to achieve!
The great thing about the palette is that you can purchase the pans separately as I know there will be certain shades that I will run out quicker than others and with the wide selection of shades theres plenty I want to try. Also with it being metal its easy to pop in a Z-Palette which makes it ideal for travelling, always a plus! As for the rest of the packaging its slim and compact but it does get marked and dirty quickly much like the NARS packaging but I can live with that. For £39 it's well worth the cash and would definitely recommend for you all to try it.

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Holly x

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Make Up Forever HD Foundation

Make Up Forever HD Foundation

This is is my favourite foundation and has been since I got my first bottle back in June. With all the hype id heard about it and a certain Kim K wearing it I couldn't go to the U.S and not buy it.

It is a perfect colour match to my skin I use shaded 125, my newer one being 123 for when I'm slightly more tanned. I'd say its a medium- buildable coverage while still feeling natural on the skin and certainly not cakey looking. I use my Sigma F80 brush to apply it when I want a fuller coverage or a damp Beauty Blender for a more natural coverage.

I do have to make sure my skin is well moisturised before hand as I do have dry skin and if I didn't it would cling to drier areas, but I regularly exfoliate and moisturise regardless so that's no bother to me.

The foundation has no SPF which means no ghost face in photos!! and nobody wants ghost face. 

The wearability for me is amazing, lasts me a long busy day and takes some removing at night, I've even gone to bed after a night out without removing my make up (we've all done it don't judge me) and it still be pretty much in the same place the next morning. I'd recommend anyone who likes to look 'flawless' try it.

With it being and American its hard to get hold of over here. Guru Makeup Emporium in London do sell it other than that it would have to be an online order which can be annoying if you don't know your shade.  matchmymakeup.com is a site where you put your current foundation and shade and they give you a match to other brands and shades similar if your willing to take the risk. Hope this helps.

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Holly x

shades 125, 123 and Mac NC20 to compare

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Post Number Two.

Goodies from America

When my mum told me her friend was taking a trip to the U.S i immediately got on the Sephora website and started making lists of what i wanted!
I obviously had to narrow it down.... Alot. So i picked out a few things that I've been wanting to try for a while and the things we cant get over here so easily.
The first was the Makeup Forever HD foundation which i already owned and love but got in a slightly darker shade. Next, the Hourglass ambient lighting powder palette, I've never tried these before and couldn't decide on which shade to get so i splurged on the palette instead. I also got one of the Buxom full on lip creams and lastly the Elizabeth and James Nirvana White perfume.
It's always exciting when you see that black white bag filled with treats, I wish we had a Sephora here that carried all the brands they have in the U.S
I'll be doing full reviews on each of these products soon.

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Holly x

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Post Number One.

I have been meaning to set up a blog now for some time now so here it is, My Holly Grail.

I am a twenty-something Hair Stylist living in the North with a passion for Make-Up and all things Beauty. My passion started when I was 'very' young (see pic...) and since then I have been on a quest to become 'Flawless'.

When I got diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2011, I had to take a lot of time off work which consequently gave me a lot of spare time to discover and develop my skills and actually became pretty good at 'doing' Make Up. When my Make Up bag turned into two, which then turned into three, which then turned into a desk (see pic), I decided (with persistence from my friends and family) to set up a blog to help people develop their knowledge and help them discover new and Holy Grail products that's needed in any Make-Up bag. My own collection ranges from Mac (obviously) to Illamasqua, Larura Mercier to Make Up Forever and LOTS more.

It all started with PixiWoo as I'm sure it did with most others. My current favorite bloggers/vloggers are Jaclyn Hill, Desi Perkins and Vivianna, all of whom can be found in the links below. I hope you enjoy my blog, I will try and keep it simple and to the point. I will review each of my favorite products that I already own and whatever else I choose to buy and review to show you.

Thanks for looking,

Holly x

Jaclyn Hill

PixiWoo

Desi Perkins

Vivianna

Morphe Jaclyn Hill Palette, MAC Warm Palette, Makeup Geek Shadows

Lippys

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