Believe it or not, I've had a MAC gift card in my purse since my birthday last May. How have I managed to not buy anything there for so long you'll ask, well I don't know. I guess I have been waiting for a special occasion to get my make up done and get the most of the gift card but up until now I haven't had any major events to go to. I couldn't wait any longer so in the end I just got my make up done there just because, because I really wanted to get some new products. I honestly had MAC withdraw.

So here's the products I got.

Eye Shadow - Deep Truth.
I've been wanting a very dark blue eye shadow for a long time, I want to do a make up look where the crease is black and the lid is packed up with this dark blue. I shall let you know how it looked!

Eye Shadow - Nocturnelle.
I saw this shade and I literally fell in love with it. I love purples to give some colour to the eyes and I think purples look great on dark eyes.

Lipstick - Antique Velvet.
For some reason it looks purple-ish in this photo, but I can assure you it's mega brown, literally the brownest brown I've ever seen! It looks stunning on and it has a matte finish, which I love.

Eyebrow Pencil - Spiked.
I've been on the hunt for a very thin eye brow pencil for ages and I think I've found it. It's very precise.

To Go Pigment.
This is like a green-purple-gold metallic pigment and it looks amazing on olive skins,

Here's everything I bought in this MAC haul this time, do you have any of this products? Let me know what your favorite MAC eye shadows are as I think I'll be buying a lot more of these dark colours!

DIOR CHRISTMAS COLLECTION EVENT

In my teens I always saw Dior as more of a grown up brand. There's no doubt that it is a lot more sophisticated, elegant and classy that many of other brands. It was almost inaccessible and quite expensive for a seven teen year old just getting into the whole make up 'thing'. But guess what? I am now a more sophisticated, elegant and classy twenty eight year old grown up. Or at least I like to think so. It's no lie that I got mega excited when I got invited to the State of Gold DIOR Christmas collection blogger event in Debhenams Cardiff and I could not refuse the invitation.

Apart from the J'adore perfume, I've never had a Dior product before so it was great to see not only the Christmas collection but everything else they have in store.

At the event, Anthony (in store make up artist) showed us how to create a winter/festive look with a gold and copper tones using the Blazing Gold eye shadow palette which, by the way, I love!

What struck me most was that he also used the Diorskin Airflash spray foundation. Some of us got to try it after the demonstration and I can honestly say it looks flawless. You can use on top of your regular foundation for an airbrushed finished or you can use it as a foundation by itself. The bottle is £33 but unlike most foundations this one is 70ml.

When having a look around I found these Addict Fluid eye shadows and I couldn't resist swatching them. They are absolutely gorgeous and so long lasting that even five hours after the event finished they were still intact on my wrist. I especially love the copper tone on the top right corner, I think it would look great on the eye lid with a black smokey eye. I will definitely be adding them to my letter to Santa. 

We also got an amazing goodie bag *who doesn't love a goodie bag*. There's some perfume testers (great to have them in your bag) and the cutest little samples!

Dior Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum. A lash primer that creates a smooth, even mascara base while promoting long-term lash growth, strength and vitality.

Dior Addict Lip Maximizer. Give your lips an instant volume and shine with this lip plumper.

Rouge Dior 999 Red Lipstick, A luxurious, full-coverage lip colour. 

I can't thank enough the staff at the Dior counter as they were both very nice and helpful. I bought something from their Christmas collection and it's limited edition so I will be writing another post about my purchase. Stay tuned because it is beautiful! Also, if you haven't checked out the Dior counter at your local Debhenams lately do it, because this collection is amazing!

WISHLIST 1 - HIGH END PRODUCTS

A girl can dream right? With Christmas pretty much around the corner (YAY!:D) I thought I'd put together a wishlist of things I've been wanting for a while. (The prices shown here may vary) 

Too Faced Born This Way Foundation £26

I hate to say this but I have never tried anything by Too Faced! I know, SAY WHAAT! But I've literally read so many reviews on this foundation and all of them are great so me being the foundation junkie that I am..well, I want to try it and I want to love it.

Zoeva Rose Golden Luxury Set 2 £65

Well this are out of this world. How beautiful! Zoeva brushes are such good quality (I only have two) and they're just so pretty!

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Kit £50

This is probably the most talked about brow kit on the internet and I want it. I'm rubbish at doing my eyebrows so hopefully they'll look slightly better with this.

Kat Von D Contour Palette £46

I have always been a big fan of Kat Von D so when I heard a while ago that she has her own make up line I got so excited but unfortunately I haven't had the chance to buy anything from it yet and this contour kit looks amazing so it'll definitely be my first KVD purchase.

YSL Forever Youth Liberator Serum £65

I haven't got any good serums and this one has really good reviews. I have been loving YSL lately and I want to try a lot more of their products!

Candy L'eau Kiss by Prada £40

I don't know if you've smelled this but it smells amazing! I must admit that pretty much everytime I go to Boots I end up spraying myself with this beauty.

Have you got any of this products? What's on your wishlist for this christmas?

YSL FUSION INK REVIEW

Well well well, here I am again with yet another foundation review *#foundationhorder*.  I have been eyeing this beauty for about a year (since I tried the tester which lasted me about two weeks) and as I just started a new job I thought I'd treat myself (any excuse eh).

First of all, this is an expensive foundation (£31.50) and I just noticed when taking this photo that it isn't even 30ml! WHAT! But never mind, I know I would've bought it eventually anyway so why wait.

FEELS LIKE A FEATHER. WEARS LIKE AN INK. NO MORE COMPROMISE. 24 hours of soft-matte perfection and comfort. Our exclusive fine-as-ink formula perfects the skin yet wears weightlessly all day. Never cakey or heavy. Feel the difference of all day perfection and freedom. SPF 18. Available in 21 shades.

Let's start with the packaging, isn't it beautiful? I am a big fan of the whole black and gold theme and this could not fit it any better. The bottle is made of matte glass and it's slightly heavier than others. This foundation doesn't come with a pump but it comes with a applicator wand which I personally prefer as I don't waste any foundation on the back of my hand.

As for the 24h coverage, well, I think it's a bit ambitious, however it does last a good 16 hours but let's be fair, when are you ever going to wear make up for 24 hours straight? So as long as it last all day without having to re-touch it is good enough for me.

I decided to take photos of the before and after so you guys can judge by yourselves.

As you can see I have a little bit of pigmentation and quite a lot of freckles around my nose area and my forehead.

The application of this foundation is hands down the best I've ever tried (even better than the GA). It is mega soft, it blends heavenly and it really does feels like velvet.

I only applied one layer as I wanted to see how the coverage is without building it. As you can see it did cover all my redness but not so much my freckles (but it's ok, I like my freckles).

Overall I really like this foundation. I have quite dry skin and I have read some reviews where it said that this foundation flakes around the dry areas but I must say this hasn't happened to me so I'm guessing that only happens with severe dry skin. I also didn't wear any primer here so maybe a primer would help with that problem too.

Have you tried YSL Fusion Ink? What did you think of it? What do you think of the final result?
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